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Poor Man’s Covered Calls: The Definitive Guide to Smarter Options Income

Poor Man’s Covered Calls: The Definitive Guide to Smarter Options Income

Poor Man’s Covered Calls (PMCCs) use LEAPS to replace expensive stock positions, reducing capital needs by 65 to 85%. Learn how this strategy generates consistent income with flexibility and lower risk.

Best Stocks for Credit Spreads: A 7-Step Selection Framework

Best Stocks for Credit Spreads: A 7-Step Selection Framework

How to find the best stocks for credit spreads using liquidity, IV rank, IV percentile, and expected move. A step-by-step framework for consistent profits.

Earnings Season Options Trade: A Step-by-Step Guide

Earnings Season Options Trade: A Step-by-Step Guide

Learn Andy Crowder's 5-step earnings options framework: liquidity, IV rank, expected move, historical behavior, and iron condor setup with real Visa trade numbers.

How to Profit with The Wheel Strategy: A Step-by-Step Guide to Consistent Income Using a Conservative Options Strategy

How to Profit with The Wheel Strategy: A Step-by-Step Guide to Consistent Income Using a Conservative Options Strategy

Learn how The Wheel Strategy can boost your portfolio with cash-secured puts and covered calls for steady income and lowered risk.

Options Traders' Must-Have: Mastering the Expected Move

Options Traders' Must-Have: Mastering the Expected Move

Learn how to calculate the expected move using implied volatility, place strikes outside the range, and build high-probability credit spreads with real SPY examples.

Law of Large Numbers in Options Trading: Your Statistical Edge

Law of Large Numbers in Options Trading: Your Statistical Edge

How the Law of Large Numbers powers probability-based options trading with 70-85% win rates. The math, the strategy, and a real SPY bear call spread example.

Most Recent Posts, Alerts, Updates

🚨 The Income Foundation Trade Alert: August 24, 2026
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🚨 The Income Foundation Trade Alert: August 24, 2026

Selling Call Against Newly Acquired Shares

📩 The Implied Perspective Weekly Update - August 23, 2026
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📩 The Implied Perspective Weekly Update - August 23, 2026

The index gave back 1.4%, and the tested condor got most of its money back. Gold ran 5% the week after we left it. And the earnings wall arrives Monday with Nvidia carrying the cheapest ticket on it.

📩 The Income Foundation Weekly Update - August 23, 2026
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📩 The Income Foundation Weekly Update - August 23, 2026

Friday delivered both expiration outcomes exactly as written, the crush ledger recorded its biggest week yet, and one open position turned a quiet judgment call into the most expensive lesson of the summer without costing the account a dime.

📩 The Option Premium Weekly Issue - August 23, 2026

📩 The Option Premium Weekly Issue - August 23, 2026

First Down Week Since July. WMT Fell 10% Through Its Priced Move. GLD Crossed the Dual Filter at the 74th Percentile. NVDA's IV Rank: 25.5 to 37.0 in Five Sessions.

📩 Wealth Without Shares Weekly Update - August 23, 2026
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📩 Wealth Without Shares Weekly Update - August 23, 2026

Merck at an all-time high, Coca-Cola's biggest week ever, and a portfolio at records. So naturally, today's issue is about what winning costs.

The Wheel Strategy: When Covered Calls and Cash-Secured Puts Become a System

The Wheel Strategy: When Covered Calls and Cash-Secured Puts Become a System

The Wheel Strategy combines cash-secured puts and covered calls into a continuous income cycle. Here is how the three phases work, what triggers each transition, and how to choose candidates.

Andrew Crowder
Conviction Over Confirmation: Why the Best Options Trades Still Feel Uncomfortable

Conviction Over Confirmation: Why the Best Options Trades Still Feel Uncomfortable

The market pays for uncertainty because most traders cannot act inside it. Five objective conviction triggers, a worked panic trade, and the sequence.

Why Vertical Spreads Deserve a Spot in Every Trader's Toolkit

Why Vertical Spreads Deserve a Spot in Every Trader's Toolkit

Vertical spreads offer defined risk and probability-based income. The full guide: setup, the IV Rank gate, adjustments, exits, and a worked example.

Retirement Income with Options: Safe Strategies for Seniors

Retirement Income with Options: Safe Strategies for Seniors

Generate retirement income with options. Expert guide covers risk-defined strategies, position sizing, and realistic returns for seniors seeking steady cash flow.

🚨 Wealth Without Shares Trade Alert: August 19, 2026
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🚨 Wealth Without Shares Trade Alert: August 19, 2026

Rolling Three Positions

🚨 The Implied Perspective Trade Alert: August 19, 2026
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🚨 The Implied Perspective Trade Alert: August 19, 2026

Closing the GLD Bull Put Spread for a Profit

The Jade Lizard: High-Probability Income When Volatility Pays You to Wait

The Jade Lizard: High-Probability Income When Volatility Pays You to Wait

The jade lizard combines a cash-secured put with a bear call spread for zero upside risk. Full construction with a worked example, chains, and management rules.

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