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Open Interest Is Not a Queue of Buyers
Sixty contracts can trade while open interest ends exactly where it started. For wheel sellers, outstanding positions are not a promise of liquidity or an easy exit.
Assigned Put Basis Is Strike Minus Premium
When a cash-secured put is assigned, the share cost basis is the strike less the premium already received—not the strike alone, and not the premium counted twice. One table walks the math with fees excluded.
ORCL wheel watch: $110 put sits below a one-year low
The August 28 $110 put offered a $4.38 midpoint reference and a 12.4% breakeven cushion at 3:40 p.m. ET. The spread sat at the 8% ceiling and ORCL remained below all three moving averages.
AMZN wheel watch: $220 put leaves a 12.2% cushion
The August 21 $220 put offered a $2.65 reference credit and a 12.2% breakeven cushion at 9:51 a.m. ET. Confirmed July 30 earnings keep gap risk central despite deep liquidity.
MRVL wheel watch: $160 put leaves a 21.9% cushion
The August 21 $160 put showed a $7.825 midpoint credit and a 21.9% breakeven cushion late Monday. MRVL’s support shelf and 101.07% put IV come with a damaged short trend and premium valuation.
MU wheel watch: $700 put leaves a 25.3% cushion
The August 21 $700 put offered a $34.75 reference credit and a 25.3% breakeven cushion near noon ET. MU’s oversold RSI and 110.0% put IV come with sharp memory-cycle risk.
PLTR wheel watch: $115 put pays 2.74% in 32 days
The August 21 $115 put offered a $3.15 reference credit and a 15.9% breakeven cushion at 9:55 a.m. ET. Confirmed August 3 earnings and a premium valuation keep the downside risk real.
ORCL wheel watch: $110 put leaves a 15.8% cushion
The August 21 $110 put offered a $3.48 reference credit and a 15.8% breakeven cushion at 3:36 p.m. ET. Oracle’s shares sat below all three major averages, so the premium does not erase the falling-trend risk.
HOOD wheel watch: $80 put leaves a 23.7% cushion
The August 21 $80 put offered a $2.35 reference credit and a 23.7% breakeven cushion at 11:56 a.m. ET. Estimated July 29 earnings and a 37.8×–48.3× forward-P/E range keep the downside risk real.
RKLB wheel watch: $55 put, 22.5% breakeven cushion
The August 21 $55 put offered a $3.00 comparison credit with a 22.5% breakeven cushion. Rocket Lab's estimated August 6 report sits inside the contract while the shares trade below all three major averages.
INTC wheel watch: $82.50 put, earnings inside
The August 21 $82.50 put offered a $4.10 comparison credit with a 21.3% breakeven cushion. Intel reports July 23, so the rich premium comes with a real gap risk.