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What is PredictDesk?See how PredictDesk gives stock and options traders a broker-agnostic research desk for setups, diagnostics, backtests, and monitoring context.About PredictDeskLearn why PredictDesk gives serious stock and options traders one research workflow for setup review, diagnostics, evidence, and broker boundaries.Backtests and diagnostics in PredictDeskReview how PredictDesk uses backtests, diagnostics, near misses, and robustness checks as trading research context, not guarantees.Stock and options research workflowSee a stock and options research workflow for setup discovery, diagnostics, monitoring context, and broker-agnostic handoff.Options Research WorkflowExplore an options research workflow for structure, timing, volatility context, diagnostics, hypothetical tests, and broker boundaries.Trading Research WorkflowUse a trading research workflow to define ideas, inspect evidence, compare tradeoffs, and preserve reasoning before capital is at risk.Screeners vs Research WorkflowsCompare screeners and research workflows: symbols can reveal starting points, but traders still need evidence, diagnostics, and context.Backtesting Software for TradersUse backtesting software to challenge trading setups, inspect assumptions, compare diagnostics, and avoid treating history as a forecast.Trading Research ChecklistUse a trading research checklist to define setups, inspect evidence, compare tradeoffs, and preserve reasoning before capital is at risk.Options Research ChecklistUse an options research checklist to review structure, timing, risk context, hypothetical behavior, and broker boundaries before acting.Backtest Interpretation ChecklistUse a backtest interpretation checklist to review hypothetical results, assumptions, diagnostics, drawdowns, and forecast risk.Product UpdatesFollow PredictDesk product updates across research workflow, diagnostics, monitoring context, invite-only access, and trust boundaries.
Product and workflow
What is PredictDesk?
A broker-agnostic decision workspace for stocks and options. It helps serious traders find ideas, inspect diagnostics, review hypothetical results, and carry the reasoning forward before handing execution to their broker.
Is PredictDesk a broker or investment advice?
No. PredictDesk is not a broker, does not custody assets, and does not provide investment advice or recommendations.
Does it support stocks and options?
Yes. PredictDesk supports both stocks and options in one workflow. The right expression for an idea may be a stock position or an options structure.
What makes it different from charting or backtest tools?
PredictDesk is not another charting stack, screener, or isolated backtest page. It scans for qualified setups, explains the tradeoffs, shows what nearly qualified, and carries the reasoning forward instead of forcing you to restart at every step.
What is Strategy Lab?
Strategy Lab is where the idea earns its place. It gives you a shortlist you can rank, near misses you can inspect, diagnostics you can challenge, and full strategy configurations you can carry forward.
What are diagnostics and near misses?
They explain why an idea qualified, why something almost qualified, and what tradeoffs changed the result. That context is a core differentiator, not an afterthought.
Does PredictDesk include backtests or scenario results?
Yes, but they should always be read as hypothetical research outputs rather than promises of future results.
How does the invite-only phase work?
You join the waitlist for updates and an email when broader beta signup opens. Joining the waitlist does not create product access or begin billing. When your cohort opens, you can return, review the plans, and decide whether to subscribe.
Plans, access, and fit
What is the difference between Research and Pro?
Research is the complete research desk for one serious trader. Pro keeps that desk and adds seamless monitoring, live routing context, workflow continuity, and route-and-signal-oriented handoff for heavier individual use.
When should I choose Desk?
Choose Desk when the buyer is a team, firm, or desk and needs shared workflows, governance, onboarding, entitlements, or a contact-led operating path.
What happens when I join the waitlist?
You add your email for product updates and a cohort notice. Joining the waitlist does not create product access, start a trial, or begin billing.
When does billing begin?
Not when you join the waitlist. If your cohort opens later, you review the plan and billing details before deciding whether to subscribe.
Can I cancel?
Cancellation and renewal terms are shown clearly before signup so you can review them before you commit.
What does beta mean for me right now?
PredictDesk is invite-only right now. You can review the product direction and pricing, join the waitlist, and wait for a cohort notice before deciding whether to subscribe.
Trust and disclosures
Why are there strong disclosures?
Because this is a serious trading workflow product. Options involve significant risk. Backtests are hypothetical. The boundaries should be clear.
Do market-data entitlements matter?
In some cases. Professional usage may require additional rights. Desk is the right path when that matters.
Does PredictDesk market full automation or unattended execution?
No. PredictDesk is not marketing closed-loop unattended execution at launch. The public product story is research, diagnostics, continuity, monitoring, and broker-agnostic handoff.
Data, methodology, and workflow depth
How far back does options data go?
Equities and options scans and backtests typically use up to ~3 years of historical data, depending on the symbol, structure, and interval. This is disclosed throughout the product.
Are the diagnostics just pass/fail?
No. Diagnostics show why something qualified, what tradeoffs changed the result, which metrics were near thresholds, and how near misses compare. The reasoning is visible.
Can I use PredictDesk with any broker?
Yes. PredictDesk is broker-agnostic. You keep your broker and remain responsible for execution and risk decisions.
What happens when my cohort opens?
We email you when your cohort opens so you can return, review the plans, and decide whether to subscribe.
Does PredictDesk support both shorter and longer-horizon research?
Yes. The workflow is built to support intraday-focused traders and traders holding positions over days or weeks.