The trade idea
Alerts with the reasoning
Read the open trades and new alerts published during your pass. Each includes the contract, entry parameters, risk and exit guidelines, and Ian’s case for the trade.
14-Day Research Desk Pass
See the research.Make your own call.
Spend 14 days inside Ian Harvey’s weekly options research desk. Read the trade ideas, understand the reasoning and follow what happens next.
For options traders who want researched ideas and a clear process to evaluate, with less time spent gathering the research themselves.
See the $19 pass and billing terms ↓Inside each research alert
- What
- The stock, option contract and entry parameters
- Why
- Ian’s research, market context and catalysts
- Risk
- Exit guidelines and the published stop
- 01Start with what’s open
Read current alerts and explore past research as soon as access opens.
- 02Follow the desk
Read new alerts and research notes as Ian publishes them.
- 03Decide before renewal
Use the 14 days to judge how the research fits your own process.
What your pass opens
The idea. The reasoning.
The follow-through.
The working desk and its research archive, with tools to help you examine the ideas and record your own decisions.
The market context
Ian’s research notes
Read Ian’s view of market conditions, the stocks on his watch list and how the model positions are developing. Follow new notes as he publishes them.
The follow-through
Closing results
When an alert closes during your access, its closing result arrives by email and appears on the public record. Compare the model outcome with the reasoning in the original alert.
The research archive
Hundreds of original write-ups
Explore the research behind past trades, including wins and losses. Search by ticker, calls or puts, or keyword, and read the reasoning as it was published.
The wider picture
The Track Record Lab
Explore the record by ticker, month and direction. Inspect streaks and losing runs alongside the gains to understand more than a headline result.
Your own decisions
Planning and review tools
Use the position planner and payoff chart to work through the numbers. Record your decisions in the trade journal and print it for your own review.
My Weekly Options USA Tracker is a full-membership feature. The Practice Lab is a separate course and is not included in the pass.
Evidence you can inspect
The public record.
Wins and losses together.
The results are free to read. The pass opens the research behind hundreds of those trades, so you can examine the decisions behind the numbers.
1,016
Alerted trades closed
86.3%
Closed at a potential gain
13.2%
Closed at a loss
+136%
Average potential gain
+83%
Median result
−60%
Worst published model result
4
Longest run of losses
443
Results of 100% or more
1,016 closed trades, 2020 to 2026: 877 winning, 134 losing, 5 flat. Published closed results, including losses, are on the track record page.
How these figures are measured
Published percentages describe potential gains and losses on paper-tracked model positions. Every position we publish is a model position, tracked on paper against real delayed market quotes. We write alerts in the evening, while trading is closed. The entry is the recorded model entry, selected using the following trading day’s prices. Where no entry was recorded, the percentage is measured from the close before the alert, and the row says so. For model trades up to mid-July 2026, the exit is the exit price Ian recorded when the position closed. For model positions tracked since late July 2026, it is the highest price the option reached between entry and expiry, or the published 60 per cent stop, whichever came first. A position is recorded as a gain only if the option reached at least 20 per cent above the entry before the 60 per cent stop. If the stop came first, it is recorded at the stop. If it reached neither, it is recorded at its last price before expiry, or when the position closed. No member is claimed to have bought or sold at those prices. Best entry and peak exit prices are selected with hindsight; daily highs and lows alone do not establish their order within a session. A model stop does not guarantee an executable exit price. Losses appear beside wins. The figures exclude individual fills, fees, taxes and execution differences, and they show potential profit, never a return anyone received.
The person behind the research
Ian Harvey’s working desk
Ian has spent more than 30 years in options and has published trade research since 2009, under the Weekly Options USA banner since 2020.
He researches, writes and personally reviews every alert before it reaches members. You receive the same published research as other readers and make your own trading decisions.
See the research and closing results →Before you start
A clear offer.
Straight answers.
No fixed alert count or trading result is promised. The pass gives you time to evaluate the research and the way the desk works.
What will I pay, and when can I cancel?
$19 today for 14 days, once per account. On day 14, the pass becomes Monthly Membership. Your $19 counts toward $119, leaving $100 for your first month, then $119 monthly until canceled.
We email you three days before the first membership charge. Cancel before day 14 from your account and you are not charged again. Your pass still runs for the full 14 days. Pass payments are non-refundable.
What can I use straight away?
After payment, open the member area for current alerts, published research notes, the historical write-ups and included analysis and planning tools. New alerts and closing results arrive by email and in the member area during your access.
How many new trades will I see?
Ian publishes when a setup clears his research process. The number varies with market conditions, and a trade may remain open beyond your pass. You can explore the existing open alerts and historical research throughout the 14 days.
Do I need to watch the market all day?
Alerts arrive by email and in your member area with the contract and published entry, risk and exit guidelines. You decide whether and how to trade them with your broker. Options can move quickly; this service does not place or manage orders for you.
Is the Practice Lab included?
The Practice Lab is a separate course for practising on historical trades. It costs $49 once on its own. With full Monthly Membership or Trader’s Trio, the Lab is $49 $19 once, separate from membership charges. A pass alone does not qualify. Explore the Practice Lab →
Who is the pass for?
Options traders who understand the basics and want to assess Ian’s research before continuing with membership. It is an introductory offer, available once per account, and is not available to Australian residents. If you have used the pass before, review the full membership options.
Are these actual trading returns or personal advice?
No. Published positions are model positions tracked on paper using delayed quotes. The record shows potential results under the published methodology. Your own results depend on your entry, exit and costs. This is general research, not advice tailored to you; options can lose their entire value. Read the full disclosures.
Your next step
Read it. Follow it.
Decide for yourself.
Start with 14 days of the desk’s research, alerts and archive.
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