About
I’m Chuck Shmayel, the founder of Covered Call Research — a platform built to bring clarity, discipline, and structure to covered call investing.
After more than 25 years in IT leadership and consulting, I decided to apply my analytical mindset to something I’ve always been passionate about — the stock market. Over the years, I developed a 30-day covered call strategy that focuses on consistency, probability, and logic rather than speculation or emotion. This structured approach helped me transform a once-complex process into a repeatable system for identifying income opportunities month after month.
My background in data analysis, operations, and strategic problem-solving shaped how I view investing: treat it like research, not roulette. That philosophy became the foundation of CoveredCallResearch — a service designed to help investors understand the why behind every trade, not just the what.
Each weekly report applies a combination of proprietary filters, data models, and scoring logic to analyze stocks and their corresponding options. The research considers strike price distance, delta, bid premium, open interest, and return if called to produce a ranked list of covered call candidates. You can use the strategy in different ways — some investors target the highest potential return based on bid or bid percentage, while others prefer a steady and conservative approach by following the Top 10 ranked list for balanced, consistent results.
Here, I don’t tell anyone what to buy or sell. Instead, I share my own research, insights, and methodology so others can learn to evaluate covered call opportunities with confidence. I’m not going to promise you’ll become a millionaire in six months — that’s not what this is about. What I can promise is that my data, structure, and experience will help you make clearer, more informed decisions about which stocks to consider — the same challenge I faced when I began my own covered call journey.
Each report focuses on positions expiring roughly 30 days out — the sweet spot for balancing risk and return.
If you’re ready to approach investing with clarity, data, and confidence, welcome to Covered Call Research — where smart research leads to steady income.
What Makes Us Different
Educational, Not Advisory
We don’t tell you what to buy or sell. Instead, we share research-based rankings and data filters you can use to make informed, independent decisions.
30-Day Focus
Every list centers on 30-day expirations — not short-term trades — giving investors time to plan, adjust, and act with discipline.
Transparency & Integrity
All reports are built from public market data and proprietary screening logic — nothing is hidden, promoted, or sponsored.