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META wheel watch: $550 put leaves a 9.0% cushion
The September 4 $550 put offered a $10.18 reference credit and a 9.0% breakeven cushion at 11:56 a.m. ET. META is bouncing after earnings, but price remains below all three key moving averages and spending pressure is still visible.
Wheel screen says wait: 3 lines, 0 inside the spread cap
Three puts reached the first screen, but their spreads ran from 14.80% to 34.64%, versus an 8% cap. No premium or entry ticket is published because zero contracts survived the market gate.
Wheel screen says wait: 0 contracts reach the shortlist
At 9:52 a.m. ET, none of 13 eligible watchlist names had a 30–45 DTE put reach the first chain shortlist. No strike or premium is published because the market gate stopped the screen before a setup existed.
Wheel screen says wait: SPCX spot feeds differ 3.40%
At 9:51 a.m. ET, the SPCX September 4 $100 put cleared the option-liquidity checks, but its stock marks differed by 3.40%. With Yahoo rate-limited and FMP unavailable, the screen withheld the ticket rather than guess at spot.
MSFT wheel watch: $370 put crosses tonight’s earnings
The August 28 $370 put showed an $8.45 midpoint reference and an 8.6% breakeven cushion at 3:37 p.m. ET. Microsoft reports after the close, so rich event premium comes with overnight gap risk.
TSLA wheel watch: $270 put pays 1.70% in 30 days
The August 28 $270 put showed a $4.60 midpoint credit and an 11.8% breakeven cushion at 11:56 a.m. ET. TSLA is oversold and below every major average, so the low delta does not turn a broken trend into safety.
Cash-Secured Is Not Downside-Protected
A cash-secured put reserves the purchase cash, but that reserve does not cap the stock's downside. Start with assignment-ready math before treating premium as income.
Wheel screen says wait: tightest Cboe quote is still 18.98%
At 9:51 a.m. ET, none of 12 eligible watchlist names had a 30–45 DTE put clear every hard gate on Nasdaq and Cboe. HOOD was the nearest Cboe quote at 18.98%, still more than twice the 8% cap.
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.
Wheel screen says wait: spreads stay above the 8% cap
At 9:52 a.m. ET, none of 12 eligible watchlist names had a 30–45 DTE put clear every hard gate on Nasdaq and Cboe. AMZN came closest, while MRVL and HOOD were wider, so no contract ticket is published.
MU wheel watch: $800 put leaves a 17.1% cushion
The August 28 $800 put closed at a $53.68 reference credit and a 17.1% breakeven cushion. The 3:55 p.m. ET entry window has passed, so the final-session quote must be re-priced at the next open.
A 48.7% Annualized Wheel Yield Is Not a Forecast
A $2 premium on a 30-day $50 cash-secured put is 4.0% for the contract period and 48.7% when simply annualized—but assignment, downside and idle capital make that display very different from an expected return.