Find covered calls and cash-secured puts by asking
How I look for covered calls and cash-secured puts by asking. Beginner questions, expert filters, unusual volume, options flow, and GEX.
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Selling Covered Calls After Assignment: The Wheel's Second Leg (Step-by-Step) (2026)
Put assignment hands you shares. The wheel's second leg is selling covered calls with a clear basis, delta band, and roll plan—without repeating assignment 101.
Selling Premium Around Earnings: A Wheel Trader's Checklist (2026)
Earnings week inflates option prices but also gap risk. Use this wheel-trader checklist for calendar timing, delta, IV rank, and screeners—before you sell.
Put/Call Ratio for Wheel Traders: What Premium Sellers Should Watch (2026)
Put/call ratio is context for premium sellers—not a timing signal. Volume vs OI, a six-step checklist, and when to pair PCR with unusual volume and Strike GEX.
Max Pain Options: How Wheel Traders Use It (2026)
Max pain is the expiration strike that leaves option writers paying out the least. Here is how wheel traders use that number, and when they ignore it.
How to Read a GEX Heatmap to Pick Option Strikes
Strike × expiry GEX heatmap for option sellers: read call/put walls and zone, then pick CC and CSP strike bands. NVDA snapshot walkthrough included.
Covered Call ETF vs Selling Your Own Calls (JEPI, XYLD, and the Wheel)
JEPI and XYLD are packaged covered calls. Here is how they differ from selling your own strikes — fees, the upside cap, and when a screener is the better tool.
Covered Call Calculator: How to Estimate Premium Yield Before You Sell
A covered call calculator turns strike, premium, and DTE into income, yield, and breakeven. Here’s the math wheel traders use—and where to run it on live chains.
IV Rank Checker for Options Trading (vs Calculator & Live IVR)
IV rank shows where current implied volatility sits in its 52-week range. Here’s how wheel traders check it, what 50%+ means for selling premium, and where to get live IVR.
What Is the Options Wheel Strategy? (2026 Guide)
The wheel is a repeatable cycle of cash-secured puts and covered calls on stocks you would own. Here is how each phase works, what to filter for, and where most traders slip up.
Wheel Strategy Spreadsheet vs Trade Tracker: When to Use Each (2026)
A wheel spreadsheet works until assignments and rolls pile up. Here is how to decide between Sheets and a dedicated tracker — plus a six-step migration path.
Best Covered Call Strategy for MU Stock Over 14 Days (2026)
Worked MU covered call example with 14-day DTE strikes, yield table, and screener workflow—compare live chains on the MU ticker page when IV is elevated.
Best Covered Call Strategy for AAPL Stock Over 14 Days (2026)
Worked AAPL covered call example with 14-day DTE strikes, yield table, and screener workflow—compare live chains on the AAPL ticker page before Apple’s next earnings.
Unusual Options Activity: What Wheel Traders Should Look For (2026)
Unusual options activity flags contracts trading far above normal volume. Here is what premium sellers check before selling a covered call or CSP.