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📩 The Implied Perspective Weekly Update - August 2, 2026

We closed a losing trade this week and it cost the book about 1%. The anatomy of that loss is the most valuable lesson of the summer.

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📩 The Income Foundation Weekly Update - August 2, 2026

A new copper position, a Wells Fargo cycle closed and reopened inside a single day, and the honest translation of 84.8%: it fails about one week in seven, and this book is built to expect exactly that.

📩 The Option Premium Weekly Issue - August 2, 2026

Microsoft Added $483 Billion in a Day. Meta Lost 9% the Same Morning. The Capex Audit Came Back, and It Was Itemized. The Fed Held 9-3, With Three Votes to Hike. The VIX Round-Tripped From 20.66 to 15.99. The Sell Zone Thinned to 7. And by Reader Request, the Buy Zone Debuts Below.

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📩 Wealth Without Shares Weekly Update - August 2, 2026

Coca-Cola printed its best volume quarter in seventeen years. We collected the gain and paid a toll on the way through. This week: which strike actually earns the wage, and what the research says about the ones that only look like they do.

Managing a Losing Cash-Secured Put: Assignment Is the Plan, Not the Failure

When a cash-secured put moves against you, the four responses are not equal. Assignment is the default; rolling, strangle, and closing are exceptions.

The Poor Man's Covered Put: A Capital-Efficient Hedge That Pays You to Hold It

The Poor Man's Covered Put is a bearish structural mirror of the PMCC. Long-dated LEAPS put plus short OTM put. Capital efficient. Positive carry hedge.

Andrew Crowder

How to Sell Your First Covered Call (A Complete Step-by-Step)

Six steps to placing your first covered call, from checking eligibility through confirming the fill. A complete practical walkthrough with a real options chain example.

Andrew Crowder

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