Focus mode deep analysis
How to use Radar's Focus tab to analyze any single trade — Greeks, Monte Carlo, P&L profile, and what-if scenarios.
Radar finds candidates. Focus mode analyzes them. Once you’ve narrowed down to one trade, Radar’s Focus tab gives you the deep view: full Greeks, Monte Carlo distribution, P&L profile chart, what-if scenarios for moves in price, time, and IV. This is the “before I click trade” surface.
How to open Focus mode
- From Radar results:click any result row → “Analyze in Focus.” The trade preloads with all its parameters intact.
- From Portfolio positions:click any open position → “Analyze in Focus.” The current marks are used for the entry baseline.
- Directly: navigate to the Focus tab at /radar?focus=1 and use the new-trade builder to enter a ticker, pick a strategy, and run a deep analysis. Focus mode does not require a scan to feed it.
The four cards
1. Strategy summary
At-a-glance numbers: net credit/debit, max profit, max loss, breakevens, POP, R:R, current Tradient Score, days to expiration. This is the same row you’d see in Radar, just blown up.
2. Position-level Greeks
Net delta, gamma, theta, vega, rho summed across all legs. Each Greek has a small sensitivity readout next to it:
- Delta “+0.12” → “+$12 per $1 SPY move up”
- Theta “+$4.30” → “+$4.30/day if nothing else changes”
- Vega “−$8.50” → “−$8.50 per 1pt IV up”
3. Monte Carlo distribution
10,000 simulated terminal P&L outcomes, displayed as a histogram with the key percentiles overlaid (5th, 25th, 50th, 75th, 95th). The card also shows the simulated expected P&L — which is sometimes very different from the simple edge calculation in the row above. See Monte Carlo simulation for the underlying math.
4. P&L profile chart
The classic options P&L diagram. X axis is underlying price at expiration; Y axis is profit/loss. Two curves overlay:
- At expiration (solid) — payoff if held to expiry.
- Today (dashed) — current value of the position based on Black-Scholes pricing of each leg.
The gap between the two curves is the time value remaining in the trade. As DTE shrinks, the dashed curve converges toward the solid curve. See Reading the P&L profile for the full guide.
What-if scenarios
Below the four cards, Focus mode has a what-if panel where you can shift three sliders independently:
- Price— “what if SPY moves to X?” The Greeks and P&L update live.
- Time— “what if 7 days pass and nothing else moves?” Theta accumulates, the P&L curve flattens toward expiration.
- IV— “what if IV moves up 5 points?” Vega gets multiplied by the shift and applied to position value.
The three sliders compose. Move price up $5, time forward 14 days, IV down 3 points — Focus mode recomputes the position value through Black-Scholes for each leg under the new world. This is the closest thing to a stress test you can do without leaving the browser.
Comparing trades
Focus mode supports up to three trades in the comparison panel. Add a trade from Radar, then add a second one — the comparison view shows side-by-side P&L curves on the same axis, plus a delta of every metric (POP, R:R, score, edge). This is how you decide between two condors that look equally good in the scan.
Saving Focus analyses
Click “Save” on any analysis to keep it for later. Saved analyses live in your Focus history and persist even after the underlying trade has expired. Use this to keep a record of trades you considered and rejected — the rejection record is often more valuable than the trades you placed.