Mastering Theta Decay: The Silent Force in Options Trading
Master the hunt for high implied volatility (IV) trades! In this deep-dive training session, we’re sharing the exact tactics used by the pros to find options with the highest premium potential.
Join Dave Durham as he walks you through his personal stock scan identifier checklist and reveals the secrets to finding the best stocks for selling options.
Stock Scan Identifier Checklist
Master the hunt for high implied volatility (IV) trades! In this deep-dive training session, we’re sharing the exact tactics used by the pros to find options with the highest premium potential.
Join Dave Durham as he walks you through his personal stock scan identifier checklist and reveals the secrets to finding the best stocks for selling options.
How To Rescue Losing Iron Condors
In options trading, things don’t always go exactly as planned. You make a brilliant call, set up a perfect trade, and then… bam. The market decides to throw a wrench in your meticulously crafted machine. Sound familiar?
Options Assignments: What Every Trader Needs to Know
In the fast-paced world of options trading, understanding the nuances of how positions can evolve is crucial. While the market might be making headlines with giants like Nvidia hitting $4 trillion (again!), or airlines like Delta and United soaring, the real story for many traders lies in managing their positions effectively. Today, we’re diving deep into a topic that often causes more annoyance than fear for options traders: assignments.
Market Hits Highs, Then Stalls
The S&P just hit another high because, of course, it did.
The S&P 500 is officially drunk on its own success again, hitting fresh all-time highs this week while everyone pretends this is totally normal. We’re sitting pretty at 6,280+ after a strong recent run of three weeks, because apparently, gravity is just a suggestion now.
But here’s the thing nobody wants to talk about: this week has been essentially flat after Monday’s post-holiday gap down. We spent the entire week just trying to crawl back to where we closed last week, like someone who stumbled but is determined to play it off cool.
Translation: The market’s still bullish overall, but this week was more about recovery than momentum—and that’s when things get interesting.
Smart Money Buying Market Insurance
Markets are hitting records, but the VIX just flashed a warning signal that smart traders recognize from November 2021, February 2020, and July 2023—right before major selloffs. While everyone celebrates new highs, volatility stayed elevated instead of falling. With bank earnings Friday and inflation data next week, someone’s quietly hedging. Time to pay attention.
Your Weekly Income Report
We netted over $900 in profits during the holiday-shortened week, which also marked the conclusion of the Options Income Weekly program. This transition reflects a strategic pivot toward more profitable spread trading, now the core focus of the Income Masters program.
Today, we’ll look back at our results since launching the Income Masters daily channel in June and our performance for the first half of the year, during which we’ve closed more than 100 trades and generated more than $18,000 in cash.
July Rally: Can the Bulls Hold?
So here we are. The S&P just wrapped up a pretty spectacular run from that April tariff mess—up 22.4% from the low of 5,062 to close June at 6,193. Not bad for a few months’ work, right?
Now everyone’s asking the same question: can this thing keep going in July? And honestly, the seasonal data is kind of hard to ignore here. But some bear traps are being set that you need to be aware of before getting too excited about summer.
Your Weekly Income Report
We closed seven winning trades across our services last week and generated nearly $1,500 in cash. The bulk of those profits came from the Income Masters program, where we netted more than $1,200 in cash for the week.
As we close in on our first full month of Income Masters daily programming, let’s take a quick look back at how we’ve fared thus far. Plus, as we gear up to launch the Millionaire’s Trading Club VIP channel next week, let’s take a quick look at the differences between the two programs and what traders can expect in terms of setups, tactics, income goals and more.
Scan Smarter. Trade What Works.
Looking to sell premium without getting run over? The best bull put spreads start with stocks trending cleanly higher, not coasting sideways or sitting on an earnings bomb. I built a ThinkorSwim (TOS) scanner to surface those setups—no noise, no guesswork.
Want to see which names made the list and the scan criteria (who else is showing you their exact scans they use)?
