Wealth Building With Options

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 Feb 42min

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 Feb 29min

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 Feb 33min

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 Feb 40min

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 Jan 33min

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 Jan 35min

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 Jan 33min

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 Jan 11min