Intraday % change vs previous close. ETFs on the right axis, VIX on the left.
Tap a card for details. OI is from the previous close (updates overnight). Pre-market option prices are last close.
+ Add shares you already own
Covered calls only: ideas use the shares you hold, 100 per contract, never more.
Filters & symbols
Notifications
Daily pushes (ET, trading days)
Devices & sign-in
Two-step sign-in
1. In an authenticator app (iPhone Passwords, Google/Microsoft Authenticator…) add an account with this key, or tap the link on the phone that has the app:
2. Enter the 6-digit code it shows:
With two-step on, a NEW device needs the passcode and a code from your authenticator app.
Devices already signed in aren't affected. Lost the app? Run scripts/reset_two_step.py on the server.
Position alerts (open trades)
Checked every minute during market hours. Each alert says what happened and what you could do; tap it for the numbers and roll choices. Loss stop and expiry-day alerts are critical.
Less typing
Schwab position sync (read-only): for accounts with a Schwab # set below, sold options are imported into Trades every 10 minutes during market hours. Trades you already logged are linked, not doubled. If a position disappears, you're asked to confirm what happened; nothing is guessed. Other brokers: keep logging by hand.
Alerts & reliability
iPhone tip: to let critical alerts through a Focus mode, add Theta Desk under Settings → Focus → (your focus) → Apps. Web apps can't mark single alerts “time-sensitive”.
Events: FOMC · CPI · jobs · earnings
FOMC dates come from the Federal Reserve; CPI and jobs dates come from BLS and are re-checked weekly from its public calendar feed; the Fed page is re-checked monthly. Add earnings (NVDA, AAPL, MSFT…) yourself. You get a push the afternoon before each event, a check-in after it (9:35 AM for 8:30 releases, 30 min after FOMC, next open for after-close earnings), and the morning brief lists this week's events.
Trading accounts
Used for logging trades and sizing put ideas. Any broker; nothing connects to them. Available for puts = the $ you're willing to commit in that account; open trades are subtracted automatically.
Watchlist (max 5 ETFs)
VIX is always included.
VIX range badge
Only colors the dashboard. Create a rule to get alerts.
Schwab login
- Tap Start login, then sign in to Schwab in the new tab.
- If the page Schwab sends you to doesn't load, copy its full address and paste it below.