Slow Income Lab
CSP candidates for the trading week of November 2, 2026
The top 5 candidates from each account universe as of Friday's market close, October 30.
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, DAL, RBLX, VZ, and MO rank in the top five, with INTC and VZ tied to an IV rank of 100 that drives their high annualized yields, while DAL and MO benefit from a delta around 0.28‑0.30 and RBLX gains from a modest IV rank of 61 combined with a low delta. INTC and VZ sit in the lower and upper thirds of their 52‑week ranges respectively, RBLX is near its 52‑week low, DAL sits near the middle, and MO is near its 52‑week high. INTC, RBLX, and VZ are new to the top five, the others return from the previous cycle.
INTC46.3%
$60 put · Nov 27 (26d) · credit $1.98 · capital $6,000
DAL26.7%
$75 put · Dec 18 (47d) · credit $2.58 · capital $7,500
RBLX20.0%
$35 put · Dec 18 (47d) · credit $0.90 · capital $3,500
VZ14.8%
$43 put · Dec 18 (47d) · credit $0.82 · capital $4,300
MO12.8%
$75 put · Dec 18 (47d) · credit $1.23 · capital $7,500
Big Account universe
AMD, META, AMZN, QQQ and IWM rank in the top five because their combination of moderate IV rank (AMD) or higher delta (META, AMRN, QQQ, IWM) with 33‑day DTE yields annualized returns from 39.5% to 14.8%; the high‑beta tech bucket pushes AMD, META and AMZN toward the top, while the broad‑index bucket places QQQ and IWM next. AMD is a new entrant, the other four are returning candidates. AMD trades in the upper third of its 52‑week range, META, AMZN, QQQ and IWM sit near the middle of their 52‑week ranges.
AMD39.5%
$450 put · Dec 4 (33d) · credit $16.07 · capital $45,000
META27.7%
$580 put · Dec 4 (33d) · credit $14.53 · capital $58,000
AMZN23.9%
$230 put · Dec 4 (33d) · credit $4.97 · capital $23,000
QQQ19.1%
$665 put · Dec 4 (33d) · credit $11.46 · capital $66,500
IWM14.8%
$271 put · Dec 4 (33d) · credit $3.63 · capital $27,100
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Data as of Friday's close and may be stale by the time you read this.
