Slow Income Lab
CSP candidates for the trading week of September 14, 2026
The top 5 candidates from each account universe as of Friday's market close, September 11.
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, PLTR, CCL, KMI, and T occupy today’s top five cash‑secured put slots; INTC and PLTR lead thanks to short‑dated expirations that boost annualized yield, while CCL’s moderately elevated IV rank lifts it above the defensive names, and KMI and T benefit from higher deltas at the same IV rank. All five are trading near the middle of their 52‑week ranges except CCL, which sits near its 52‑week low, and no candidates are flagged as new entrants to the list.
INTC46.2%
$95 put · Oct 9 (26d) · credit $3.13 · capital $9,500
PLTR37.0%
$157.5 put · Oct 9 (26d) · credit $4.15 · capital $15,750
CCL26.6%
$21 put · Oct 16 (33d) · credit $0.51 · capital $2,100
KMI19.9%
$30 put · Oct 16 (33d) · credit $0.54 · capital $3,000
T18.1%
$25 put · Oct 16 (33d) · credit $0.41 · capital $2,500
Big Account universe
AMD, TSLA, META, CAT and CRM rank at the top because their 33‑day puts sit in the 0.25‑0.29 delta band with an IV rank of 50, delivering annualized yields from 23.7% to 34.6%; the primary yield driver is the higher delta for AMD, TSLA, META and CAT, while CRM benefits from a moderately elevated IV rank. All five sit either near the middle or in the upper third of their 52‑week price ranges, which limits intrinsic value loss and supports the high yields. No candidates are flagged as returning from the previous cycle, indicating a fresh composition of the top five.
AMD34.6%
$480 put · Oct 16 (33d) · credit $15.03 · capital $48,000
TSLA27.3%
$345 put · Oct 16 (33d) · credit $8.50 · capital $34,500
META26.4%
$615 put · Oct 16 (33d) · credit $14.68 · capital $61,500
CAT25.0%
$780 put · Oct 16 (33d) · credit $17.60 · capital $78,000
CRM23.7%
$230 put · Oct 16 (33d) · credit $4.92 · capital $23,000
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Data as of Friday's close and may be stale by the time you read this.
