Slow Income Lab
CSP candidates for the trading week of October 19, 2026
The top 5 candidates from each account universe as of Friday's market close, October 16.
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)
INTC, UAL, RBLX, CSCO, and DAL fill today’s top‑5 cash‑secured put list; INTC and UAL are new entrants while the others returned from the prior cycle. The rankings reflect a mix of relatively low IV ranks (35‑44) combined with higher deltas (≈0.27‑0.29) that boost annualized yields, especially for INTC, UAL, and CSCO where “higher delta” is the primary yield driver; RBLX and DAL achieve their yields through a combination of modest IV rank, delta, and the 34‑day DTE. INTC and CSCO sit near the midpoint of their 52‑week price ranges, UAL and RBLX trade in the lower third, and DAL is also near the midpoint.
INTC52.0%
$82.5 put · Nov 20 (33d) · credit $3.88 · capital $8,250
UAL35.9%
$90 put · Nov 20 (33d) · credit $2.92 · capital $9,000
RBLX31.8%
$40 put · Nov 20 (33d) · credit $1.15 · capital $4,000
CSCO30.7%
$100 put · Nov 20 (33d) · credit $2.78 · capital $10,000
DAL21.8%
$70 put · Nov 20 (33d) · credit $1.38 · capital $7,000
Big Account universe
AMD, META, FDX, BA, and ABT rank at the top because the combination of relatively high deltas (≈0.30) and, for META and BA, elevated IV ranks pushes their annualized yields above 20%, while the other three rely on the higher‑delta effect; the high‑beta tech bucket contributes to AMD’s and META’s strong yields, and the moderate cyclical and defensive buckets explain FDX’s, BA’s and ABT’s positions. AMD and META appear as new entrants to the top five, each sitting in the upper third of their 52‑week ranges, whereas FDX, BA and ABT trade near the middle or lower third of their respective 52‑week ranges.
AMD46.1%
$490 put · Nov 20 (33d) · credit $20.43 · capital $49,000
META31.0%
$665 put · Nov 20 (33d) · credit $18.63 · capital $66,500
FDX27.9%
$280 put · Nov 20 (33d) · credit $7.07 · capital $28,000
BA24.7%
$180 put · Nov 20 (33d) · credit $4.03 · capital $18,000
ABT21.3%
$100 put · Nov 20 (33d) · credit $1.93 · capital $10,000
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