Top 5 CSPs for each account — screened at Friday's close (Jul 24)
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CSP candidates for the trading week of July 27, 2026
The top 5 candidates from each account universe as of Friday's market close, July 24. Prices will have moved by Monday's open — treat these as a starting shortlist, not live quotes.
META, TSLA, AMZN, GOOGL, and QQQ dominate today's top 5, with high beta tech names driving the rankings due to their elevated IV ranks, which serve as the primary yield driver for most of these candidates, particularly TSLA and GOOGL, both with IV ranks of 100. The exception is AMZN, where a higher delta is the primary yield driver, contributing to its #3 spot. All of these names are returning to the top 5, with no new entrants. Notably, TSLA is trading near its 52-week low, while META is in the lower third of its 52-week range, and QQQ is in the upper third of its range, with AMZN and GOOGL near the middle of their respective ranges.
Small Account universe (stocks $20–$200 · up to ~$20K capital per position)
INTC76.5%
$83 put · Aug 21 (25d) · credit $4.35 · capital $8,300
RBLX53.5%
$42.5 put · Sep 18 (53d) · credit $3.30 · capital $4,250
PLTR48.1%
$110 put · Aug 21 (25d) · credit $3.63 · capital $11,000
CCL31.9%
$24 put · Aug 21 (25d) · credit $0.53 · capital $2,400
AA30.7%
$40 put · Sep 18 (53d) · credit $1.79 · capital $4,000
Big Account universe
META35.8%
$555 put · Aug 28 (32d) · credit $17.43 · capital $55,500
TSLA34.4%
$290 put · Aug 28 (32d) · credit $8.75 · capital $29,000
AMZN31.4%
$220 put · Aug 28 (32d) · credit $6.05 · capital $22,000
GOOGL22.2%
$305 put · Aug 28 (32d) · credit $5.93 · capital $30,500
QQQ19.8%
$655 put · Aug 28 (32d) · credit $11.34 · capital $65,500
New here? The methodology behind this screen is explained step by step in the CSP Starter Guide ($4.99 on Kindle, $5 on Buy Me a Coffee).
This email is a screening result, not investment advice or a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Options involve risk and are not suitable for all investors. Do your own due diligence. Data as of Friday's close and may be stale by the time you read this.
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