What Is the OptiView Options Chart?
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What is the OptiView options chart?

The OptiView options chart is a strategy analysis tool that allows users to build options strategies and visualize payoff across different underlying prices. OptiView combines a strategy builder with an interactive chart to evaluate profit, loss, and risk scenarios.

Strategy builder

  • Build single-leg and multi-leg options strategies
  • View contract pricing, premiums, and total position cost
  • Modify strikes, expirations, and position size within the strategy
  • Send order instructions to a connected broker if enabled

Payoff chart

  • Visualize profit and loss across a range of underlying prices over time
  • Update payoff instantly when adjusting strikes or expirations
  • Identify breakeven points, max profit, and max loss
  • Analyze how different market scenarios affect the strategy outcome

How the chart updates

  • The OptiView chart initially displays the historical price of the selected underlying
  • After adding an option strategy, the chart adds payoff visualization based on the selected positions in the same chart and dimensions
  • The OptiView chart recalculates profit and loss dynamically as inputs are changed

Related Questions

Charting
What does options P&L visualization show?Options P&L visualization shows how an options strategy performs across different underlying prices over time. OptiView displays projected profit and loss, allowing users to evaluate payoff, risk, and breakeven points before expiration.
Strategy Builder
Where can I start building an options strategy in OptiView?OptiView allows users to start building an options strategy from the Options Chart or the Options Scanner. Users can select contracts and add them to the chart to construct and analyze multi-leg strategies with payoff visualization.
Charting
What indicators are available in the OptiView chart?The OptiView chart includes statistical indicators and annotation tools that help users analyze underlying price behavior alongside options strategies. The OptiView chart provides chart indicators such as moving averages and Bollinger Bands, as well as drawing tools for identifying trends and price levels.