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The Wheel Strategy

Sell cash-secured puts until assigned, then sell covered calls until called away. The Wheel is a repeatable income cycle that builds equity over time through disciplined premium collection.

How to Pick the Best Stocks for the Wheel Strategy: A Professional Trader's Guide

Sep 20, 2026

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7 min read

How to Pick the Best Stocks for the Wheel Strategy: A Professional Trader's Guide

How to pick Wheel Strategy stocks: five filters with the statistics underneath, the 98.6 percent assignment math, and an honest AAPL versus PLTR comparison.

The Wheel in a Low VIX World: How to Avoid Thin Premium Syndrome and Still Get Paid

Aug 30, 2026

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5 min read

The Wheel in a Low VIX World: How to Avoid Thin Premium Syndrome and Still Get Paid

When the VIX goes quiet, Wheel credits get thin and discipline gets tested. The five-move playbook for low volatility, with the research and honest math.

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

Aug 23, 2026

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6 min read

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.

Retirement Income with Options: Safe Strategies for Seniors

Aug 20, 2026

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7 min read

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.

Using Expected Move to Optimize Strike Prices in the Wheel Strategy

Aug 16, 2026

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6 min read

Using Expected Move to Optimize Strike Prices in the Wheel Strategy

Learn how to use the expected move to select strike prices for cash-secured puts and covered calls. Formulas, a worked example, and the pitfalls to avoid.

The Wheel Strategy on Dividend Stocks: A Step-by-Step Framework for Accumulating Shares at a Discount

Aug 9, 2026

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7 min read

The Wheel Strategy on Dividend Stocks: A Step-by-Step Framework for Accumulating Shares at a Discount

How disciplined options sellers use cash-secured puts and covered calls to accumulate high-yield dividend stocks at a discount to spot. A step-by-step framework.

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

Aug 2, 2026

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8 min read

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.

When to Sell Puts: Using Breadth, RSI, and Volatility as Your Timing System

Jun 30, 2026

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7 min read

When to Sell Puts: Using Breadth, RSI, and Volatility as Your Timing System

Selling puts is not a bullish bet. See how breadth, RSI, and implied volatility tell you when to sell puts into fear, and when to stand down instead.

The Wheel Strategy Explained: How to Sell Puts and Calls for Income, and Where It Goes Wrong

Jun 21, 2026

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6 min read

The Wheel Strategy Explained: How to Sell Puts and Calls for Income, and Where It Goes Wrong

The Wheel sells cash secured puts, then covered calls, for income. See the clean DKNG math, where it wins, and the crash risk the hype leaves out.

How to Build a 6-Stock Wheel Portfolio for Retirement Income

May 31, 2026

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6 min read

How to Build a 6-Stock Wheel Portfolio for Retirement Income

A six-stock Wheel sleeve sized at 3 to 5 percent per position. Selection criteria, strike parameters, and the sequence-of-returns risk.

When Professors Crack the Code: How Taiwan Researchers Just Solved Option Selling's Biggest Problem

May 31, 2026

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9 min read

When Professors Crack the Code: How Taiwan Researchers Just Solved Option Selling's Biggest Problem

Sometimes the most important investment breakthroughs come from the most unexpected places.

The Wheel After Assignment: When Covered Calls Finally Earn Their Place

May 17, 2026

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11 min read

The Wheel After Assignment: When Covered Calls Finally Earn Their Place

Covered calls as a management tool, not an entry strategy. After assignment, systematic call selling reduces cost basis cycle by cycle until the shares are called away at a profit. The complete framework for the second phase of the wheel.

Mar 4, 2026

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14 min read

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.

Warren Buffett's Quiet Options Strategy: Lessons for Income Investors

Jan 20, 2026

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9 min read

Warren Buffett's Quiet Options Strategy: Lessons for Income Investors

The Oracle of Omaha has used derivatives for decades, not to speculate, but to buy quality businesses at better prices. His approach offers a disciplined framework for today's premium sellers.

Building a Wheel Strategy Portfolio: Step-by-Step Implementation

Oct 9, 2025

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14 min read

Building a Wheel Strategy Portfolio: Step-by-Step Implementation

The wheel strategy generates steady income through cash-secured puts and covered calls. Complete implementation guide with realistic expectations and common mistakes.

Options 101: Learn the Wheel Strategy for Options Trading Step by Step

Sep 21, 2025

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5 min read

Options 101: Learn the Wheel Strategy for Options Trading Step by Step

Learn the Wheel Strategy for options trading step by step. Discover how cash-secured puts and covered calls generate consistent income, why stocks under $100 make the Wheel ideal for beginners, and how to avoid common mistakes.