VolRadar is a daily options analytics platform for premium sellers that scans 500+ S&P 500 stocks after close, ranks the best setups by volatility edge, and delivers computed strikes before the next market open — enabling a 30-second morning check instead of a 55-minute research session.
What is VolRadar?
VolRadar is a web-based tool that analyzes end-of-day options data from ORATS and CBOE for 500+ US stocks and major ETFs. It produces a Weather Score (0–100) indicating whether conditions favor selling options premium, plus per-ticker metrics (IV Rank, VRP, earnings risk) and computed strikes for strategies like short puts, iron condors, and credit spreads. Updated daily after market close (~6 PM ET). See the detailed methodology.
Key Features
- Weather Score — A 0–100 composite of five signals (Premium Edge, VIX Regime, Volatility Trend, Earnings Safety, Term Structure). Score ≥65 means favorable for selling premium; <40 means sit out.
- Ranked Candidates — Top tickers sorted by volatility edge with signal strength (Strong, Medium, Weak). Free users see top 5; Starter unlocks all 500+ with sort/filter.
- Full Ticker Report — Per-ticker view showing IV Rank (252-day), VRP (30-day IV minus 20-day realized), earnings risk flags, strategy rankings, and historical earnings-crush IV collapse.
- Strategy Builder — Pre-filled strikes for 7 strategy types (short put, covered call, iron condor, etc.) with P&L estimates, breakeven, and max loss. DTE targets and earnings gates block positions near events.
- Daily Market Brief — AI-generated pre-market summary emailed at 8:30 AM ET for Starter users, covering Weather Score, top ticker, and key changes.
- Adaptive Strategy Engine — Automatically selects the best 1–3 strategies per ticker based on current conditions, and can recommend no trade when conditions are poor.
Who is it for?
- Wheel sellers — Find cash-secured put candidates with strong VRP, safe earnings distance, and manageable capital via the scanner and strategy builder.
- Spread and condor traders — Get auto-ranked iron condors and credit spreads with computed strikes at 30–45 DTE, including risk gates for earnings.
- Busy professionals — Replace multi-site research (TradingView, CBOE, ORATS) with one 30-second morning check: Weather Score + top candidates.
- Learning traders — Understand volatility metrics through inline explanations and built-in trade examples like IV Analysis and Covered Call Screener.
Use cases
- Pre-market screening — Open VolRadar at 8:45 AM, check the Weather Score, pick a top-ranked ticker, and use the Strategy Builder to place a short put or iron condor before the bell.
- Evening research replacement — After 6 PM ET, review the updated scanner for new high-IV and positive-VRP names, add to watchlist, and receive the daily email at 8:30 AM ET.
- Earnings-risk avoidance — The platform flags tickers with upcoming earnings and blocks strategies that would be exposed to IV crush; use the Earnings Crush page to see historical post-announcement IV collapse.
How does it work?
VolRadar runs four steps: (1) Check the daily Weather Score (free), (2) pick a ticker from ranked candidates (top 5 free), (3) view the full ticker report (1 per day free), and (4) build the trade using pre-filled strikes in the Strategy Builder (Starter tier). Data is pulled from ORATS and CBOE after each market close.
