I make thousands each week buying and selling options
Hereโs my entire framework:
โ Hold a base portfolio of stocks I love - $NVDA $AMD $AAPL $GOOG $AMZN $TSLA
โ Access regular margin on Robinhood and portfolio margin on Tastytrade
โ Sell 7-42 DTE Puts in Robinhood on a regular basis at a Delta 0.15 to 0.25 (on margin)
โ Buy LEAPS calls on fundamentally great stocks (see above + $NBIS $META $MU and more) in Robinhood
โ Sell 90-365+ DTE Puts in Tastytrade on same stocks as above on portfolio margin
โ Keep DCAโing into the base portfolio + some other names like $NBIS $RKLB $PLTR $HOOD $MU $META $MSFT and many more
โ Trade occasional Put Credit Spreads on both Robinhood and Tastytrade
If you die without a plan...
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- The government takes 40% in tax
- Probate court costs $100k+
- Your kids get the scraps
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If you love your family, here's every document you need to protect them:
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(from a CPA & father of two)
1) Emergency Access List
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This should include:
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-> All bank account numbers
-> Investment account logins
-> Life insurance policies
-> 401k/IRA beneficiaries
-> Safe deposit box location
-> Password manager master code
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Keep a digital & physical version for safety...
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And make sure your spouse has access.
2) Legal Documents
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-> Will (name guardians for kids)
-> Durable Power of Attorney
-> Healthcare Power of Attorney
-> Living Will/Healthcare Directive
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Setting all of this up costs about $500...
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($1,500 with an attorney)
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But without them, the state decides everything.
3) Money Protection
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Your family will need time to mourn.
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Make sure they can do it without going broke:
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-> Term life insurance (10x income)
-> Emergency fund (6-12 mo in a HYSA)
-> Retirement accounts with spouse access
4) The "First 48 Hours" Sheet
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Write down clear instructions for your family:
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Call this attorney: [Name/Number]
Call this CPA: [Name/Number]
File life insurance claim here: [Details]
Don't touch investments for 6 months
All bills are on autopay from [Account]
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Grief destroys decision making.
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This protects them.
5) Business Owner Addition
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If you have a business, set up:
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-> Buy sell agreements
-> Key person insurance
-> Business succession plan
-> Separate LLC owned by trust
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If your company can't survive without you...
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It's a 9-5 with extra steps.
6) Trust Setup
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A proper trust can save your family $400k+ in probate costs.
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But 90% of them are set up wrong:
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-> Assets never get transferred in
-> Beneficiaries aren't updated
-> Pour-over will is missing
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Here's how to fix that:
"Bulletproof" Trust System:
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1) Revocable Living Trust
-> Avoids probate completely
-> Keeps finances private
-> Protects kids' inheritance
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2) Pour-Over Will
-> Catches forgotten assets
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3) Guardian Designation
-> Who raises your kids
-> How they get paid
Setting this up takes a weekend...
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But ignoring it could cost your family everything.
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So start before you're ready...
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Because no one plans on dying.
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Hope this helps!
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Share with your spouse if you want to set this up...
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And follow me for more ๐ค๐ป
After years of selling cash-secured puts, here's the system that works for me consistently:
The setup I look for:
- Stock on my watchlist that I'd own for years
- RSI oversold on daily, ideally weekly confirming
- Price at or near meaningful support levels
- High IV environment so premiums are worth the risk
- Tight bid-ask spreads and strong open interest
- 30 DTE, ~0.20 delta
- Strike at or below support where buyers have historically stepped in
The rules:
- Close at 50% profit and redeploy. The annualized math crushes holding to expiration.
- If assigned, flip to covered calls above cost basis. That's not a loss. That's the wheel working.
- Premium collected gets reinvested into the next CSP or used to DCA into long-term holdings.
- Base hits compound. I'm not swinging for home runs.
Names I'm selling puts on right now:
$IREN - high IV, AI infrastructure thesis I have deep conviction in
$HOOD - extremely liquid chain, friendly premiums, would happily own more shares
$ONDS - defense/drone demand accelerating, elevated premiums on pullbacks
$SOFI - $1B quarterly revenue, CEO buying stock, premiums are rich after the selloff
$HIMS - telehealth platform with GLP-1 tailwind, elevated IV makes premiums attractive
What I've learned to avoid:
- Selling into earnings, CPI, or Fed days. Binary events are not my game.
- Names with wide spreads or low volume. Illiquidity silently destroys your edge.
- Stocks I don't actually want to own. Even if I'm "sure" I won't get assigned.
- Entering without a clear support level on the chart. No setup, no trade.
I wait for red days on quality names and collect premium like rent.
NFA DYOR
The wash sale rule costs investors $1000's every year.
If you sell a stock at a loss and buy it back within 30 days before or after the sale, the IRS disallows that loss.
This applies across ALL your accounts. Including IRAs. If you sell at a loss in your brokerage and buy the same stock in your IRA within 30 days, the loss is gone.
Most people find out the hard way during tax season.
Bookmark this before April 15.
If the market keeps sliding over the next few weeks, hereโs what Iโd be looking to adding to:
๐ข $IREN โ IREN Limited (renewable-powered data centers, AI/HPC focus)
โจ๐ข $RKLB โ Rocket Lab (space launch and systems)
โจ๐ข $NBIS โ Nebius Group (AI cloud infrastructure)
โจ๐ข $NVDA โ Nvidia (AI chips leader)
โจ๐ข $AMZN โ Amazon (cloud, e-commerce giant)
โจ๐ข $PATH โ UiPath (robotic process automation)
โจ๐ข $HOOD โ Robinhood Markets (fintech trading platform)
โจ๐ข $SOFI โ SoFi Technologies (digital banking and lending)
โจ๐ข $BMNR โ Bitmine Immersion Technologies (blockchain/crypto treasury and mining focus)
โจ๐ข $PLTR โ Palantir Technologies (AI/big data analytics platform)
โจ๐ข $BTC โ Bitcoin (the original crypto king, direct exposure via spot or related vehicles)
Lower prices = better entry points on names I have serious long-term conviction in.
Whatโs on your dip-buying list if we keep going lower?
10 options strategies every investor should understand:
1. Cash-Secured Put - Get paid to wait for prices you want to buy at. The foundation of income trading.
2. Covered Call - Own shares, sell calls against them. Collect premium while you hold.
3. The Wheel - Combine CSPs and covered calls into one repeatable income loop.
4. Long Call (LEAPs) - Buy long-dated calls on high-conviction stocks. Leveraged upside, defined risk.
5. Bull Put Spread - Sell a put, buy a cheaper put below it. Collect credit with limited downside.
6. Iron Condor - Sell a put spread and a call spread. Profit when the stock stays in a range.
7. Calendar Spread - Sell a short-term option, buy a longer-term one. Profit from time decay differences.
8. Bear Call Spread - Sell a call, buy a higher one. Collect credit when you're bearish.
9. Short Put - Sell a put on a stock you want to own. Keep the premium if it stays above your strike.
10. Bull Call Spread - Buy a call, sell a higher one. Cheaper way to play upside with defined risk.
You don't need to master all 10. Start with 1-3 and get consistent before adding complexity.
Which ones are you using?
After years of selling cash-secured puts, here's the framework that changed everything.
The setup I look for:
- RSI pulling back toward 30-40
- 30 DTE, around 0.20 delta
- A strike price I'd happily own shares at
- Close around 50% profit, usually within 7-10 days
- If assigned, flip to covered calls above cost basis
This cycle can repeat 3-4 times per month on quality names.
The way I think about it:
- Sell a put for $500
- Close at $250 in 7-10 days
- Redeploy into the next setup
- 3 rotations = $750 vs $500 holding to expiration
Less time in the market. More profit. More at-bats.
My favorite names to sell puts on right now:
- $IREN - high IV, strong AI infrastructure thesis
- $HOOD - liquid options chain, clear support levels
- $ONDS - elevated premiums on defense momentum
- $RKLB - volatile enough to pay well, strong long-term setup
What I've learned to avoid:
- Selling into earnings, CPI, or Fed days
- Wide bid/ask spreads that eat your edge
- Stacking correlated positions in the same sector
- Entering without knowing where I'm wrong
Most people sell puts every week and wonder why they blow up.
I wait for red days on quality stocks and collect premium like rent.
The secret to selling puts isn't the premium.
It's the patience to only sell when the setup is obvious.
What will make you the most money in the stock market over the next 5 years?
1. $SOFI - Best fintech in America right now.
2. $TSLA - Best world wide company for all around AI and manufacturing.
3. $NVDA - Best compute networking and GPU processing.
4. $PLTR - Best ontology AI tech in the game.
5. $HOOD - Best retail trading platform in the world and soon to be prediction markets.
6. $NU - Best international fintech play.
7. $AMZN - Best all around business and cashflow machine + AWS.
8. $EOSE - American battery storage beast.
9. $BMNR - Best DAT in the game.
10. $COST - Best wholesaler in the world.
11. $RKLB - Picks and shovels business for space.
12. $IREN - AI Data center king.
13. $GOOGL - cash cow of search and AI.
14. $LMND - Up and coming insurance key player.
15. $ONDS - Drones.
What are you adding to the list? ๐ค๐ป
If your account size supports it, layering options with staggered expirations spread across multiple weeks or months turns premium collection into a smooth, weekly paycheck.
Instead of one big expiration per month, you sell contracts that close almost every week. Premiums hit your account like clockwork.
This setup spreads risk across different market environments, harvests time decay relentlessly (often 1โ3% per month on deployed capital), and lets you adjust positions far less often.
Just stay on top of volatility spikes and assignment risk so everything stays aligned with your plan.
Turn options into a cash-flow machine. ๐ฐ