Every other tracker records your trades. MyOptionDiary reads your positions and tells you which ones need attention today, what rolling each one will net you, and exactly where you stand across your entire account — before you open your brokerage.
7 DTE, delta creeping past 0.40, and you're checking manually. By the time you notice, rolling costs money instead of making it. One missed roll erases two months of premium.
Closed trades look great. But two open positions are underwater and you haven't updated prices this week. Your real account could be thousands different from what your journal shows.
You've collected $12 in CC premium against AAPL since assignment. What's your effective cost now? If you can't answer that in three seconds, you risk selling a call below your basis.
Every other tracker shows a red flag and stops. MyOptionDiary shows the flag and three pre-calculated roll scenarios — net credit, new premium, full P&L impact — right there, before you touch your brokerage.
No broker needed. Type current stock price and IV — Black-Scholes prices the option and generates three roll strategies with full P&L. Connect Schwab, Tradier, or Polygon.io and it fills automatically.
Buy back current, sell new 30 days out. Fast credit reset, less time extension.
The Tastytrade-standard roll. Resets theta clock fully. Strongest credit, same strike.
Roll out in time and move the strike in your favour. More room, less assignment risk.
Most journals show one number. It's never the right one. MyOptionDiary shows three — each answering a different question a wheel trader actually needs answered.
Every premium Black-Scholes verified. Every expiry on a real market Friday. Every trade has a 💡 Explain button — what was sold, what was at risk, what happened, why the P&L is exactly what it is.
Demo mode loads a complete wheel portfolio with dynamically calculated dates — DTE values always look current because they are.
The NVDA demo shows every feature in context: CSP → assignment → three covered calls → called away. +$30,260 total return. Every dollar explained.
Most journals record trades. This tracks the compounding cycle — effective cost basis falling with every premium collected.
OTM put, 30–45 DTE. App tracks DTE, fires alerts at 21 and 7 days, shows roll math immediately.
One click "Assigned →". Closes the CSP, calculates effective cost (strike − premium), creates the lot. Ready for covered calls.
Net cost per share drops with every premium collected. App warns before you sell a CC below your effective cost basis.
One click "Called Away →". Closes everything, calculates full cycle return — premium income plus share gain — from day one to exit.
Acquired via CSP at $800. Three covered calls ($34, $36.50, $49.50) dropped effective cost to $641/share. Called away at $960: $16,000 share gain + $14,260 options income. Pre-loaded in demo — click Explain on any leg.
Trades live at C:\Users\You\AppData\Local\MyOptionDiary\ — a SQLite file on your PC. No server. No cloud sync. Works 100% offline. WingmanTracker, TrackTheta, TradesViz, TraderSync — all cloud-only.
Works fully offline after activation. No internet, no problem.
Cancel and your history stays. The database is on your PC. Unlike every cloud alternative.
Cloud journals are breach targets. No server means nothing to expose.
Flat monthly rate. No affiliate links, no broker referrals, no sponsored strategies.
MyOptionDiary is not tax software and produces no tax report — consult your CPA. What it does is keep every number your advisor needs, exactly where the IRS expects it to be.
When a CSP is assigned, the option and the stock purchase appear as disconnected transactions. Effective cost basis — strike minus premium — is rarely calculated correctly. The app pins the correct number to the lot automatically.
Selling a CC on shares held 11 months can suspend the holding period — turning a 15% tax rate into 37%. Your broker doesn't flag this. The app shows each lot's entry date alongside every CC written against it.
Sell shares at a loss, then sell a new CSP on the same ticker within 30 days — the IRS may disallow the loss. Wheel traders hit this constantly. Your complete dated history gives your advisor the visibility to catch it before filing.
We researched every major options journal in March 2026. Including the two areas where competitors currently lead — we are transparent about both.
| Feature | MyOptionDiaryfrom $19.99/mo | WingmanTracker$49/mo | TrackTheta$20/mo | TradesViz$20/mo | TraderSync$30–80/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roll scenarios with Black-Scholes P&LNet credit + full P&L for every roll option | |||||
| Wheel lifecycle as one unified positionEffective cost basis falls with every premium | |||||
| Demo mode · 22 trades · Explain buttonTrain before risking capital | |||||
| P&L curve with Black-Scholes today line | |||||
| Data 100% local · never cloud-synced | |||||
| % Max Profit live close-early signal | |||||
| Assignment auto-creates lot at effective cost | |||||
| Live broker data (Schwab · Tradier · Polygon) | |||||
| Works 100% offline | |||||
| Native mobile appComing soon · on roadmap | |||||
| AI trade analysisCompetitors lead here · on roadmap |
Every feature unlocked from day one. Cancel any time. Your trade history stays on your machine — it does not disappear when your subscription ends.
Full access. No commitment. Try properly, then decide.
Three months to see your strategy improve. One payment.
Best rate. $428 saved vs WingmanTracker. All features, all future updates.
14 days free. No credit card. Every alert, every roll scenario, every P&L number — live from the moment you log your first trade.
Windows 10+ · Web · iPhone · Android · From $19.99/month