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We like to explore, educate, and share ideas involving options trading. Come along with us on
our journey to demystify the complex yet rewarding world of options trading.

  1. Cash Secured Puts Strategy: $27K+ Selling Puts
    Cash Secured Puts Strategy: $27K+ Selling Puts
    Learn how to sell cash secured puts for consistent income with this step-by-step guide covering stock selection, strike prices, and risk management.
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  2. Free Wheel Options Screener: Find Your Next Trade in Seconds
    Free Wheel Options Screener: Find Your Next Trade in Seconds
    Find your next wheel strategy trade in seconds with our free options screener. Filter by DTE, premium, delta, and more.
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  3. Best Stocks for the Wheel Strategy in 2026
    Best Stocks for the Wheel Strategy in 2026
    I explain how to pick the best stocks for the wheel strategy, since stock selection matters more than execution for generating consistent premium income.
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  4. Wheel Options Strategy: The Complete Income Guide
    Wheel Options Strategy: The Complete Income Guide

    The wheel options strategy is one of the most reliable income-generating approaches for options traders. Since 2024, I have generated over $27,000 in profit using this strategy—and I share every trade publicly.

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  5. Momentum RSI Strategy Backtest: 81% Win Rate with VIX Filter
    Momentum RSI Strategy Backtest: 81% Win Rate with VIX Filter
    I backtested a Momentum RSI strategy with a VIX Rank filter: 91 trades, 81.3% win rate, 2.52 profit factor, and 32% lower drawdown, with the full trade log inside.
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  6. Options Trading Drawdowns: Lessons From 2025 Losses
    Options Trading Drawdowns: Lessons From 2025 Losses
    2025 started with one of the worst options trading drawdowns of my career, and here is what those losses taught me about discipline and staying in the game.
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  7. Wheel Strategy Real-Time Alerts: Full Transparency
    Wheel Strategy Real-Time Alerts: Full Transparency
    I now share real-time Wheel Strategy alerts with full transparency, so you can see every trade I make when I make it, no cherry-picked winners.
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  8. Zero DTE SPX Iron Butterfly Alerts: Why They Slowed
    Zero DTE SPX Iron Butterfly Alerts: Why They Slowed
    An honest look at why my Zero DTE SPX Iron Butterfly alerts slowed down, how market volatility hurt the strategy, and my shift toward the Wheel.
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  9. From Day Trading to Monthly Options Income
    From Day Trading to Monthly Options Income
    I share my journey from blowing up day trading accounts to earning consistent monthly income with options through persistence and probability-based strategies.
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  10. Options Trading Course: Better Than YouTube Videos
    Options Trading Course: Better Than YouTube Videos
    Scattered YouTube videos make options trading confusing, so I built a structured, college-level course that teaches you to trade with real confidence.
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