Slow Income Lab
CSP candidates for the trading week of August 31, 2026
The top 5 candidates from each account universe as of Friday's market close, August 28.
Prices will have moved by Monday's open — treat these as a starting shortlist, not live quotes.
Small Account universe (stocks $20–$200 · up to ~$20K capital per position)
PLTR, RBLX, AA, DAL, and PFE rank in the top five, with PLTR and RBLX leading due to elevated IV ranks of 89 and 97 that boost annualized yields to 33.2% and 32.7% respectively; AA follows with a moderately elevated IV rank of 42 yielding 24.2%, while DAL and PFE achieve their positions through higher deltas around 0.28‑0.30, producing yields of 22.8% and 12.7% despite lower IV ranks. PLTR is trading in the upper third of its 52‑week range, RBLX near its 52‑week low, AA and DAL near the middle of their ranges, and PFE also in the upper third. RBLX appears as a new entrant to the top five, while the others are returning candidates.
PLTR34.5%
$175 put · Sep 25 (26d) · credit $4.30 · capital $17,500
RBLX33.4%
$35 put · Oct 16 (47d) · credit $1.50 · capital $3,500
AA24.8%
$45 put · Oct 16 (47d) · credit $1.44 · capital $4,500
DAL23.2%
$75 put · Oct 16 (47d) · credit $2.25 · capital $7,500
PFE12.9%
$27 put · Oct 16 (47d) · credit $0.45 · capital $2,700
Big Account universe
META, AMD, NVDA, AMZN, and GOOGL lead today’s top‑5 cash‑secured puts, each scoring high annualized yields largely because elevated IV rank boosts premium income; META (IV 70) and AMZN (IV 92) sit at the top with the highest IV‑driven yields, while AMD (IV 63) and GOOGL (IV 58) follow, and NVDA’s moderate IV rank of 40 still supports a 20.1% yield. META and AMZN are new entrants to the list, whereas AMD, NVDA, and GOOGL return from the prior cycle. META trades in the lower third of its 52‑week range, while AMD, NVDA, AMZN and GOOGL each sit in the upper third of their respective 52‑week ranges.
META24.2%
$550 put · Oct 2 (33d) · credit $12.05 · capital $55,000
AMD23.4%
$420 put · Oct 2 (33d) · credit $8.90 · capital $42,000
NVDA20.1%
$205 put · Oct 2 (33d) · credit $3.72 · capital $20,500
AMZN19.7%
$255 put · Oct 2 (33d) · credit $4.55 · capital $25,500
GOOGL16.0%
$330 put · Oct 2 (33d) · credit $4.78 · capital $33,000
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