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A selection filter panel scoring three anonymized candidates against five covered call criteria

Best stocks for covered calls: a selection framework

Ticker lists go stale every quarter. Five criteria for picking stocks to sell covered calls against, from option liquidity to position sizing.

PremiumGuard Research Deskcovered callsincomecapital
17 min read
Three expiration payoff lines drawn from a $100 entry: stock alone running straight through, a covered call flattening into a ceiling at the $110 strike, and a collar flattening into that same ceiling while stopping at a floor at the $90 put strike.

Covered call risk explained: why the payoff isn't just income

A covered call caps your upside and barely cushions a drop. See the full payoff, plus what a protective put or collar actually costs you.

PremiumGuard Research Deskcovered callsassignmentcapital
12 min read
Price anatomy of a LEAPS call: a $12 option on a $50 strike with the stock at $60, split into $10 of intrinsic value and $2 of extrinsic value.

What is a LEAPS call and how do you actually price one?

What a LEAPS call is, what actually moves its price day to day, and a seven-step checklist for picking a strike and modeling it before you buy.

PremiumGuard Research Deskcapitalcovered calls
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Strike versus expiration grid showing the two legs of a poor man's covered call: a long LEAPS call at a lower strike with 9 to 24 months to expiration, and a short call at a higher strike with 30 to 60 days to expiration.

Poor man's covered call explained: structure, math, and risks

How a poor man's covered call works: the LEAPS long call, the short call sold against it, and the three numbers that decide if the trade makes money.

PremiumGuard Research Deskcovered callscapitalincome
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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.

PremiumGuard Research Deskwheel strategyincomecapital
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Safe-to-withdraw card showing $4,850 for the month: $6,120 trailing closed-cycle net income minus $1,270 held in reserve, equity base of $104,850 above target.

How much can you actually withdraw from a wheel account?

Premium income is only income if taking it out does not shrink the machine that produces it. A framework for setting a withdrawal amount your equity base can survive.

Michael O'Donnellwithdrawalscapital