Slow Income Lab
CSP candidates for the trading week of October 26, 2026
The top 5 candidates from each account universe as of Friday's market close, October 23.
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)
RBLX, GM, KO, T, and MO occupy today’s top five cash‑secured put slots, with RBLX leading thanks to a short 27‑day DTE that drives a 44.2% annualized yield despite a modest IV rank of 32, while GM follows as a new entrant where an elevated IV rank of 79 lifts its 22.9% yield; KO and T rank similarly on short DTE (KO) or a maxed‑out IV rank of 100 (T) producing yields around 15%, and MO, also new, sits in the upper third of its 52‑week range where a blend of IV rank, delta and longer 55‑day DTE yields 10%—the defensive bucket for KO, T and MO, the moderate cyclical bucket for GM, and high‑beta tech for RBLX explain the ranking distribution.
RBLX45.9%
$45 put · Nov 20 (26d) · credit $1.47 · capital $4,500
GM23.8%
$72.5 put · Nov 20 (26d) · credit $1.23 · capital $7,250
KO16.5%
$90 put · Nov 20 (26d) · credit $1.06 · capital $9,000
T15.4%
$20 put · Dec 18 (54d) · credit $0.45 · capital $2,000
MO10.2%
$70 put · Dec 18 (54d) · credit $1.06 · capital $7,000
Big Account universe
META, AMZN, and JNJ rank at the top as their elevated IV ranks combined with moderate delta (≈0.25‑0.30) and 34‑day DTE produce the highest annualized yields; META’s yield is driven primarily by its IV rank of 57, AMZN’s by the joint effect of IV rank 34, delta 0.25 and 34‑day term, and JNJ’s by an IV rank of 99 despite a defensive profile. META and AMZN sit near the middle of their 52‑week ranges, while JNJ trades in the upper third of its 52‑week range. No new entrants appear in this cycle.
META26.3%
$610 put · Nov 27 (33d) · credit $14.52 · capital $61,000
AMZN25.5%
$230 put · Nov 27 (33d) · credit $5.30 · capital $23,000
JNJ12.9%
$250 put · Nov 27 (33d) · credit $2.92 · capital $25,000
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