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Options Fundamentals
Build your foundation from the ground up
Risk Management
Position sizing and portfolio discipline
Probabilities & Math
The law of large numbers at work
Building an Options Portfolio
Construct a diversified options portfolio
The Greeks
Delta, theta, gamma, vega explained
Mental Capital
Master the mental game of trading
Expected Move
Use the market's projected range
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Strategy breakdowns on YouTube coming soon.
The Income Foundation
Wheel strategy model portfolio with weekly trade alerts and premium-selling education
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Advanced implied volatility strategies with IV-ranked trade alerts and weekly analysis
Wealth Without Shares
LEAPS and poor man's covered call portfolio for capital-efficient options income
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All three options trading services bundled at the best value with full community access
Cash-Secured Puts
Get paid to buy stocks at your target price with defined risk
The Wheel Strategy
Combine cash-secured puts and covered calls for recurring options income
Poor Man's Covered Call
Capital-efficient covered call alternative using LEAPS options
Bear Call Spread
Bearish to neutral credit spread that profits from time decay
Jade Lizard
Eliminate upside risk while collecting premium on neutral setups
Covered Strangle
Sell puts and calls against stock you own for enhanced income
Covered Calls
Generate weekly income by selling calls against shares you own
LEAPS
Long-term options for stock replacement and capital-efficient income
Bull Put Spread
Bullish to neutral credit spread with defined risk and reward
Iron Condor
Sell both sides of the market with defined risk in range-bound conditions
Collar Strategy
Protect stock gains with a put while offsetting cost with a covered call
Ratio Spreads
Advanced multi-leg setups using unequal contract ratios
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Sep 13, 2026
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6 min read
Three defined-risk ways to hedge a long portfolio: put spreads, bear call spreads, and VIX call spreads, with current numbers and how each honestly breaks.
Sep 10, 2026
7 min read
Covered calls, cash-secured puts, and collars: what decades of academic research actually found, with exact numbers, and the fine print the hype machine skips.
Sep 8, 2026
Expected move, delta, probability OTM, and probability of touch are one system, not four numbers. The complete pre-trade risk framework for premium sellers.
Sep 6, 2026
12 min read
The September condor's full arc: five weeks underwater, out at 13.8%. Plus three new October trades.
10 min read
Two roll triggers crossed in the same week, the shaded card the board carried for three issues finally answered with the steepest earnings drop of the season, and a fund whose volatility read zero two weeks ago just took the number one seat.
15 min read
The revision erased July's print, hike odds hit 63%, and the sell zone is down to three names.
11 min read
Merck at a record, Small Dogs at all-time highs, and one bill for 6.33 points that teaches more than both.
Success creates the conditions that destroy success. The documented psychology of overconfidence in options trading, and the systems that defend against it.
Vertical spreads cap your risk, but the cap has a price: half the income for 96 percent of the tail. The honest ledger, and when the trade is worth it.
Sep 5, 2026
5 min read
A long put can be a bearish directional bet or a portfolio insurance tool. Here is the difference, when each use is appropriate, and when selling premium is the better choice.
Sep 4, 2026
4 min read
Adding a New Position
Adding a Bear Call Spread for the October Expiration
