Poor Man's Covered Call setups ranked by quality score. Score = annualized cycle yield × cap-efficiency bonus × trend multiplier × IV-skew bonus.
Long leg ~80Δ 180+ DTE LEAPS · Short leg ~25Δ 25-50 DTE · Short strike always ≥ long strike + net debit.
MARA · spot $14.28
quality 1.34
Long LEAPS (buy-to-open)
$10 CALL exp 2027-01-15
233 DTE
Δ 0.81
IV 90%
ask $6.20
OI 7488
Short call (sell-to-open)
$17 CALL exp 2026-06-26
30 DTE
Δ 0.28
IV 84%
bid $0.50
OI 225
net debit $5.70 = $570 total
capital efficiency 40%
breakeven $15.70
max profit $130
cycle yield 9%
annualized 112%
IV skew -6pp
IV ELEVATED (55)
uptrend
RSI 67
AMD · spot $503.89
quality 1.25
Long LEAPS (buy-to-open)
$380 CALL exp 2026-12-18
205 DTE
Δ 0.80
IV 74%
ask $179.50
OI 1826
Short call (sell-to-open)
$600 CALL exp 2026-06-26
30 DTE
Δ 0.24
IV 73%
bid $13.70
OI 210
net debit $165.80 = $16580 total
capital efficiency 33%
breakeven $545.80
max profit $5420
cycle yield 9%
annualized 105%
IV skew -0pp
IV ELEVATED (68)
uptrend
RSI 77
MU · spot $895.88
quality 1.24
Long LEAPS (buy-to-open)
$670 CALL exp 2027-09-17
478 DTE
Δ 0.80
IV 83%
ask $438.00
OI 122
Short call (sell-to-open)
$1200 CALL exp 2026-06-26
30 DTE
Δ 0.22
IV 108%
bid $30.65
OI 1673
net debit $407.35 = $40735 total
capital efficiency 45%
breakeven $1077.35
max profit $12265
cycle yield 8%
annualized 94%
IV skew +25pp
IV HIGH (100)
uptrend
RSI 71
+ IV skew bonus
TSLA · spot $433.59
quality 1.16
Long LEAPS (buy-to-open)
$340 CALL exp 2027-03-19
296 DTE
Δ 0.80
IV 51%
ask $134.85
OI 398
Short call (sell-to-open)
$480 CALL exp 2026-06-26
30 DTE
Δ 0.25
IV 46%
bid $8.40
OI 618
net debit $126.45 = $12645 total
capital efficiency 29%
breakeven $466.45
max profit $1355
cycle yield 7%
annualized 81%
IV skew -4pp
IV MODERATE (39)
uptrend
RSI 65
leverage strong
NVDA · spot $214.86
quality 1.15
Long LEAPS (buy-to-open)
$175 CALL exp 2026-12-18
205 DTE
Δ 0.80
IV 46%
ask $53.15
OI 5198
Short call (sell-to-open)
$235 CALL exp 2026-07-02
36 DTE
Δ 0.26
IV 39%
bid $3.80
OI 343
net debit $49.35 = $4935 total
capital efficiency 23%
breakeven $224.35
max profit $1065
cycle yield 8%
annualized 80%
IV skew -7pp
IV ELEVATED (71)
uptrend
RSI 64
leverage strong
SOFI · spot $15.98
quality 0.00
Long LEAPS (buy-to-open)
$12 CALL exp 2027-01-15
233 DTE
Δ 0.80
IV 68%
ask $5.70
OI 26323
Short call (sell-to-open)
$18 CALL exp 2026-06-26
30 DTE
Δ 0.26
IV 55%
bid $0.36
OI 2027
net debit $5.34 = $534 total
capital efficiency 33%
breakeven $17.34
max profit $66
cycle yield 7%
annualized 85%
IV skew -13pp
IV MODERATE (37)
downtrend
RSI 50
PLTR · spot $136.60
quality 0.00
Long LEAPS (buy-to-open)
$105 CALL exp 2027-03-19
296 DTE
Δ 0.80
IV 57%
ask $46.95
OI 143
Short call (sell-to-open)
$152.5 CALL exp 2026-06-26
30 DTE
Δ 0.23
IV 46%
bid $2.23
OI 317
net debit $44.72 = $4472 total
capital efficiency 33%
breakeven $149.72
max profit $278
cycle yield 5%
annualized 62%
IV skew -11pp
IV MODERATE (43)
downtrend
RSI 52