The System
8 layers. Fully automated.
Built on live data.
No manual analysis. No editorial opinion. An 8-layer algorithm confirms market conditions, scores every stock, identifies strategy-specific patterns, and grades every candidate 0–100 — using live prices, option chains, and Greeks captured after the market opens. Only A/B grades reach your inbox — by 11:00 AM ET, every trading day.
Market
regime
regime
900+
stocks
stocks
Pattern
confirmed
confirmed
A/B grade
only
only
11:00 AM
inbox
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The Daily Cadence
Live market data, delivered by 11:00 AM ET
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9:30 AM ET
Market Opens — U.S. equity and options markets open. IVIntel begins its complete live analysis.
Automated
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9:30–10:00 AM ET
Live Scan & Scoring — 900+ S&P 500 + MidCap 400 stocks scored using live prices, option chains, Greeks, implied volatility, real bid/ask spreads, and actual liquidity. Market regime evaluated in real time.
Automated
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11:00 AM ET
IVIntel Daily Edge Delivered — Your morning intel package arrives in your inbox, built entirely from live, executable market data.
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11:05 AM ET
Review the Edge — Read the Daily Edge in five minutes.
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11:10 AM ET
Place Your Trade — Enter the setup using live, executable pricing — no guessing what it costs at the open.
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Rest of your day
Focus on Your Day — Your trade manages itself while you focus on work.
You
The System
8 layers. One verdict.
Every trading morning, eight sequential layers evaluate the market, score every stock, match strategy to volatility conditions, and grade every candidate 0–100. Only A or B grades (75+) reach your inbox. Here's how it works.
L1
Market Regime Engine
Reads five signals — VIX level, SPY 50/200MA trend, small-cap breadth (IWM/SPY), risk appetite (XLY/XLP), sector leadership — and classifies the day as BULLISH / NEUTRAL / BEARISH / DEFENSIVE. In DEFENSIVE mode the entire pipeline stops. No signals are sent. Zero.
BULLISH
NEUTRAL
BEARISH
DEFENSIVE — no trades
L2
Candidate Scorer — 900+ Stocks
Every stock in the S&P 500 + S&P MidCap 400 is scored 0–100 across five dimensions: Trend Quality (25 pts), Relative Strength (20 pts), Technical Structure (20 pts), Volatility Opportunity (15 pts), Momentum (10 pts), Volume (10 pts). Stocks below 45 are eliminated before options analysis begins.
L3
Strategy-Specific Pattern Scanner
25 candlestick patterns are evaluated — but ranked per strategy, not generically. A hammer is the #1 pattern for a Bull Put Spread but #6 for a Bull Call Spread. Each of the 7 strategies has its own ranked pattern library so the confirmation matches the trade type.
L4
IVP-Matched Strategy Selection
IV Percentile determines strategy type. IVP ≥ 50 → credit strategies (Bull Put Spread, Bear Call Spread, Cash-Secured Put, Covered Call; Iron Condor at ≥ 40). IVP < 50 → debit strategies (Bull Call Spread, Bear Put Spread). The algorithm never sells overpriced premium — or underpriced.
Bull Put Spread
Bear Call Spread
Iron Condor
Cash-Secured Put
Covered Call
Bull Call Spread
Bear Put Spread
Sample Morning — July 7, 2026
Market Regime: BULLISH
VIX low, SPY above 50/200MA, breadth healthy
✓ GO
confirmed
↓ Candidate scoring
Universe
S&P 500 + MidCap 400 evaluated
900+
tickers
↓ IVP + pattern + liquidity
All Criteria Met
Pattern confirmed, earnings clean, liquid
~22
qualify
↓ 7-dimension composite score ≥75
A/B Grade Only
Score ≥75 — only the best reach your inbox
≤3
delivered
We scan 900+. We send you the best — A/B grades only. Some mornings the algorithm finds none. That's the system working. No quota, no filler. If the market is DEFENSIVE, zero signals go out. Discipline over frequency.
The System — Layers 5–7
0–100 composite score.
75+ or it doesn't ship.
75+ or it doesn't ship.
After L1–L4 filter and classify, layers 5–7 run the options math, validate historical edge, and rank every candidate on 7 dimensions. No subjectivity. No gut feel. A hard threshold — only A and B grades reach your inbox.
Historical Edge
25 pts
How often has this strategy on this underlying outperformed in similar IVP + regime conditions? Backtested over 3+ years of signals. The heaviest weight because past statistical edge is the strongest predictor of forward edge.
Technical Setup
20 pts
Pattern quality, volume confirmation, support/resistance proximity, and momentum alignment for the assigned strategy. A bullish engulfing at major support scores far higher than a doji at a midpoint.
Trend Strength
15 pts
MA alignment, ADX reading, and slope of the dominant trend. A credit spread placed in the direction of a strong trend has historically shown better survival rates than one fighting it.
Volatility Fit
15 pts
IVP level vs. strategy type — how well the current IV environment matches what the strategy needs. An IVP of 82 with a credit spread scores higher than the same spread at IVP 51. Debit strategies score inversely.
Risk / Reward
10 pts
Credit-to-risk ratio (credit spreads) or max-profit-to-max-loss ratio (debit spreads). Candidates where premium exceeds max risk — like the AAPL example below — score at or near maximum.
Liquidity
10 pts
Open interest and bid/ask spread at the target strikes. Narrow spreads mean you enter and exit at close to theoretical value. Wide spreads erode real-world returns even on winning trades.
Market Regime Alignment
5 pts
Directional fit between the trade and the confirmed L1 regime. A bullish trade in a BULLISH regime captures all 5 points. A bullish trade in a NEUTRAL regime captures partial credit. DEFENSIVE = no trades, period.
Signal Scorecard — 7 Dimensions
AAPL — Bull Put Spread
Grade: A
Historical Edge
22/25 pts
Technical Setup
18/20 pts — engulfing at support
Trend Strength
13/15 pts — ADX 28, uptrend
Volatility Fit
13/15 pts — IVP 78 credit spread
Risk / Reward
10/10 pts — $108 credit vs $92 risk
Liquidity
8/10 pts — tight spreads
Regime Alignment
5/5 pts — bullish in BULLISH
Spread
$213/$211 Put · Aug 15 exp
Composite Score
89 / 100
Grade A — published in today's newsletter
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Defined risk. Always.
All 7 strategy types have a hard cap on maximum loss, built into the trade structure itself — no naked options, ever. See construction, max profit/loss, and broker requirements for each.
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Proof
Every signal published. Wins and losses.
No cherry-picking, no hypothetical backtests. See the complete, dated record.
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