> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.openalgo.in/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.openalgo.in/analytics-and-options-tools.md).

# Analytics and Options Tools

OpenAlgo ships **18 analytics surfaces** under `/tools`, covering the options desk, portfolio analysis and backtesting. They run inside your own installation against your broker's live data, so nothing here depends on an external service.

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These are interactive UI tools rather than API endpoints. Several are backed by the [Options API](/api-documentation/v1/data-api/option-chain.md), so anything you can see on screen you can also automate.

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## Options Desk

| Tool              | Path           | What it shows                                                       |
| ----------------- | -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Option Chain**  | `/optionchain` | Real-time chain with live Greeks, OI data and quick order placement |
| **Option Greeks** | `/ivchart`     | Historical IV, Delta, Theta, Vega and Gamma charts for ATM options  |
| **Max Pain**      | `/maxpain`     | Max pain strike with the pain distribution across strikes           |
| **IV Smile**      | `/ivsmile`     | Call and put IV curves, ATM IV and skew analysis                    |
| **Vol Surface**   | `/volsurface`  | 3D implied volatility surface across strikes and expiries           |

<figure><img src="https://17901342-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FmBwEhITzgv0O0fEGIIRN%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-337d1fd30433ce61c152ca191615aac70bfa13dd%2Fopenalgo-ui-vol-surface.png?alt=media" alt="3D implied volatility surface for NIFTY"><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

## Open Interest

| Tool              | Path            | What it shows                                                                                           |
| ----------------- | --------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **OI Tracker**    | `/oitracker`    | CE and PE OI bars, PCR overlay and the ATM strike marker                                                |
| **OI Range**      | `/oirange`      | OI by strike over a custom range, with ATM-relative selectors and optional one-minute auto-refresh      |
| **OI Profile**    | `/oiprofile`    | Futures candlesticks with an OI butterfly and daily OI change across strikes                            |
| **GEX Dashboard** | `/gex`          | Gamma exposure with OI walls, net GEX per strike and the top gamma strikes                              |
| **Gamma Density** | `/gammadensity` | Gamma times OI density and convexity zones, intraday and to-expiry, with ATM IV and expected-move bands |

<figure><img src="https://17901342-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FmBwEhITzgv0O0fEGIIRN%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-54bf91cfb14296250365427c283a7a2ca05c924a%2Fopenalgo-ui-gex.png?alt=media" alt="GEX dashboard with OI walls and net GEX charts"><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

## Straddles and Spreads

| Tool               | Path           | What it shows                                                                                         |
| ------------------ | -------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Straddle Chart** | `/straddle`    | Dynamic ATM straddle with rolling strike, spot and synthetic futures overlay                          |
| **Straddle PnL**   | `/straddlepnl` | Simulated intraday ATM straddle P\&L with automated adjustments and a trade log                       |
| **Arbitrage**      | `/arbitrage`   | Real-time futures calendar-spread scanner across NFO and MCX, ranked by executable bid and ask spread |

<figure><img src="https://17901342-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FmBwEhITzgv0O0fEGIIRN%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-33eb70d741d6a3cfeb92b4636b2af12066dd1bb5%2Fopenalgo-ui-straddle.png?alt=media" alt="ATM straddle chart for NIFTY"><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

## Strategy Building

| Tool                   | Path                         | What it shows                                                                       |
| ---------------------- | ---------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Strategy Builder**   | `/strategybuilder`           | Multi-leg option strategies with live Greeks, payoff diagram and what-if simulators |
| **Strategy Portfolio** | `/strategybuilder/portfolio` | Saved strategies across MyTrades and Simulation watchlists                          |

## Portfolio and Backtesting

| Tool                     | Path                    | What it shows                                                                                                                            |
| ------------------------ | ----------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Portfolio Backtester** | `/portfolio-backtester` | Weighted portfolio against an index with real delivery costs, rebalancing rules, crisis periods and a full tearsheet                     |
| **SIP Backtester**       | `/sip-backtester`       | What a monthly, weekly or quarterly SIP would have returned: XIRR, rupee-cost averaging, start-date sensitivity and a lumpsum comparison |
| **Portfolio Analyzer**   | `/portfolio-analyzer`   | Grades the holdings you actually own: concentration, co-movement, drawdown resilience and behaviour in past crises                       |

<figure><img src="https://17901342-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FmBwEhITzgv0O0fEGIIRN%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-d78ab45b7b5d353c30b37503a66a4545d50dc446%2Fopenalgo-ui-portfolio-backtester-results.png?alt=media" alt="Portfolio backtest report overview"><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

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## What These Tools Need

**A connected broker.** The options tools read the live option chain, so they need a broker session with market-data entitlement for the relevant exchange. A plugin that does not cover NFO or MCX cannot feed the tools that depend on it. See [Brokers](/connect-brokers/brokers.md) for per-plugin exchange coverage.

**Local history, for the backtesters.** The portfolio and SIP backtesters read stored data by default rather than calling the broker on every run. Download the range you need with [Historify](/new-features/historify.md) first.

**Nothing else.** There is no external data vendor, no subscription and no account beyond your own broker.

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## Automating What You See

Several tools have a REST equivalent, so a strategy can consume the same numbers the screen shows:

| Tool                           | API                                                                                                                                         |
| ------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Option Chain                   | [Option Chain](/api-documentation/v1/data-api/option-chain.md)                                                                              |
| Option Greeks                  | [OptionGreeks](/api-documentation/v1/data-api/optiongreeks.md) and [MultiOptionGreeks](/api-documentation/v1/data-api/multioptiongreeks.md) |
| Straddle and synthetic futures | [SyntheticFuture](/api-documentation/v1/data-api/syntheticfuture.md)                                                                        |
| SIP Backtester                 | [SIP Backtest](/api-documentation/v1/utilities-api/sip-backtest.md)                                                                         |

The Greeks endpoints are rate limited separately and more tightly than general data endpoints. See [Rate Limiting](/api-documentation/v1/rate-limiting.md) before polling them in a loop.

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## Related

* [Why to Build with OpenAlgo?](/why-to-build-with-openalgo.md)
* [Chart Trading Terminal](/new-features/trading-terminal.md) for trading from the chart itself
* [Scalping Terminal](/new-features/fast-scalper.md) for keyboard-driven execution