A clearer picture.
The details that help you decide whether OptionTrigger fits your trading process.
The workflow
What does OptionTrigger do?
OptionTrigger is built for intraday traders who analyze a stock and trade its calls or puts. Put targets and stops on the underlying stock chart in TradingView, choose your option contract, then explicitly enter. The local engine watches the stock-price rules and sends option exits through IBKR for the quantity actually filled.
Are targets based on the stock or the option premium?
The chart-based take-profit and stop-loss levels are prices of the underlying stock, not the option premium. For example, a rule can sell 50% of your NVDA calls when NVDA stock reaches $187.20. Your broker’s option bid/ask quotes are a separate input used for sizing and order pricing. The actual option fill price is not fixed by the stock-price target.
Does arming a plan place an order?
No. Arming activates the plan, starts data subscriptions and lets AutoSize prepare suggestions. You explicitly click Buy to submit an entry order. Live-entry confirmation is enabled by default and can be changed in settings.
Can I see why an exit did not trigger?
Yes. Plan and branch health show reason codes. The desktop application offers event history, replay and a redacted incident export to inspect the decision path. Replay explains recorded events; it is not a strategy backtest or a promise about future results.
Can I trade spreads or automate Pine Script alerts?
The launch scope is single-leg long calls and puts. Multi-leg strategies, conditional automatic entries and Pine Script/webhook execution are not supported. Entries are explicit; exits follow your plan.
Setup & requirements
Which brokers are supported?
The launch scope supports Interactive Brokers through TWS or IB Gateway. DEMO is a built-in simulator. Moomoo is deferred and is not currently available.
Which platforms can I use?
OptionTrigger Desktop runs on Mac (macOS, Apple Silicon) and Windows 10 (64-bit). The same extension works in Chrome and in TradingView Desktop on either system. Windows 11 and Arm PCs are not verified yet.
Do I need market-data subscriptions?
Your TradingView plan and data subscriptions determine the underlying feed available to the chart. Tradable option bid/ask quotes come from your broker and its entitlements. Delayed, frozen or stale quotes do not satisfy live execution safety checks.
What needs to keep running?
Keep OptionTrigger Desktop, its local backend, your broker connection and the required market-data source running. Chart-based feeds need a connected TradingView carrier. If a source or broker fails, check the visible health status; automatic exits depend on fresh data and a working connection.
Are my orders routed through your website?
No. The desktop application runs the execution engine locally and connects to your broker from your computer. Website account and subscription services are separate from the trading path. Local execution still depends on your computer, data and broker connection.
Plans & support
What is included in the Free plan?
Free includes the built-in DEMO broker and IBKR Paper accounts, with the planning and execution workflow available for practice. Using a live brokerage account requires Premium. There is no separate alert-only mode.
How do the monthly and annual plans compare?
Both include the same Premium features. Monthly is $29.99 USD per month. Annual is $299 USD per year, saving $60.88 compared with twelve monthly payments. The annual price is equivalent to about $24.92 per month, billed once per year.
Where can I get help?
Start with the guides in the Learn section. For product or account questions, contact contact@optiontrigger.com. Include your app version and a redacted incident export when relevant; never email brokerage credentials.
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