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CCR vs. The Wheel Strategy: Two Ways to Turn Stocks Into Monthly Income
CCR or the Wheel? Same engine, different entry. One monetizes what you own. One pays you to wait. Both beat guessing.
Chuck Shmayel
Mar 284 min read


The Covered Call Playbook: Building Income Without the Guesswork
Covered calls generate income from stocks you own, balancing premium and probability through structured, repeatable 30-day cycles.
Chuck Shmayel
Mar 246 min read


$79K in Premium YTD — What Covered Calls Actually Look Like in Practice
$79K in premium from one account—and people still say covered calls don’t work. The difference isn’t the strategy. It’s consistency.
Chuck Shmayel
Mar 203 min read


Set Up a Covered Call in 20 Minutes (Shares, Strike, DTE, Exit — No Guesswork)
Turn your shares into income with a simple 20-minute covered call setup. Follow a rules-based checklist to pick shares, strike, DTE, and exi
Chuck Shmayel
Mar 183 min read


How I Evaluate Covered Call Trades (The Framework I Use)
How I evaluate covered call trades: stock quality, delta, premium yield, volatility, timing, and return if called.
Chuck Shmayel
Mar 65 min read


If You Own 300+ Shares of a Stock, You Should Be Getting Paid
Own 300+ shares? Here’s how I use covered calls to generate monthly income while keeping my long-term core position intact.
Chuck Shmayel
Feb 272 min read


Why “Premium Collected” Is the Wrong Performance Metric
A 3% strike distance monthly isn’t “income” — it’s ~40% annualized capital velocity if redeployed consistently.
Chuck Shmayel
Feb 253 min read


My Covered Call Strategy Runs on AI — Because No Human Can Analyze Thousands of Contracts Weekly
My covered call strategy evaluates thousands of option contracts weekly. Without AI, that level of screening is not possible
Chuck Shmayel
Feb 132 min read
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