
Ep55 - Pro Tips on Middling Markets
Dan explains why execution price is the one place retail traders truly “compete” with market makers and how improving it can dramatically reduce slippage, the biggest hidden cost in options trading. Y...
24 Helmi 42min

Ep54 - Managing Trading Expenses Like a Boss
Dan breaks down the real costs of trading and why commissions, while worth managing, are rarely the biggest threat to your returns. The true hidden expense is slippage, driven largely by liquidity. He...
17 Helmi 29min

Ep53 - Lemonade Stands and Other Moments of Trauma
Dan explains how wheel-style covered calls can turn “meh” or even speculative stocks into strategic, risk-managed income plays through cumulative premium and even share-loan income. He also explores t...
10 Helmi 33min

Ep52 - Wheel Trades That Don’t Suck (Part II)
Dan shifts from cash-secured put “double threat” setups to covered calls, especially the skate objective (keeping premium without assignment). He explains why technical analysis is often the most prac...
4 Helmi 40min

Ep51 – Wheel Trades That Don’t Suck
Dan tackles a common complaint he hears from traders: “The wheel doesn’t work.” His take is straightforward: When wheel trades are placed without clear standards for strike selection, premium adequacy...
27 Tammi 33min

Ep50 - That Which Is Measured Is Improved
Dan lays out the core performance metrics that help wheel traders evaluate, compare, and improve covered calls and cash-secured puts. He explains why isolating the option component of returns matters ...
20 Tammi 35min

Ep49 - The Problem with Backtesting
Dan takes a critical but balanced look at backtesting and why it often leads traders astray, especially when it comes to strike and expiration selection for covered calls and cash-secured puts. Drawin...
13 Tammi 33min

Ep 48 - The Wheel Strategy Resolutely
Dan ties the wheel strategy to New Year’s resolutions, emphasizing that the wheel only works when it’s traded consistently and in cycles. He explains how to systematize the process so it fits into rea...
6 Tammi 11min



















