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PremiumGuard Research Desk

The desk behind the data-driven entries on the blog: cycle statistics, cost-basis mechanics, withdrawal math, and what anonymized platform aggregates say about how the wheel actually behaves. Everything published under this byline is checked against the same methodology that runs the product.

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Entries from the desk

Jul 17, 202612 min read

Range band of realistic wheel strategy annual returns from 8% to 25%, with markers for conservative, return-seeking, and margin-using operator profiles and a caution flag on the levered high end.

Wheel strategy returns: realistic expectations for operators

What realistic wheel strategy returns look like: premium yield vs total return, why 20% claims mislead, margin math, and how closed cycles keep score.

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Jul 16, 202613 min read

Editorial illustration of a brass coin traveling an amber orbital track around a deep navy sphere, three quarters of the orbit lit, representing the monthly covered call premium cycle.

How to sell covered calls for income

A repeatable monthly workflow for selling covered calls: strike selection by delta, roll decisions with net-credit math, and income verified at cycle close.

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Jul 14, 202610 min read

Excel workbook view of an AAPL-Lot1 covered call campaign: the formula bar computes NetBasis as StockCost minus NetOption, the trades ledger logs the roll as two highlighted rows, and a selected cell shows the 18,410.00 running net basis, 184.10 per share.

7 covered call Excel formulas that won't break when you roll

Most covered call spreadsheets break the moment you roll. Seven Excel formulas that keep your cost basis, break-even, and monthly income honest through rolls, assignment, and partial lots.

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