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Three scheduled events will decide this week’s prices: Wednesday morning’s inflation report, Nvidia’s earnings Wednesday night, and the new Fed Chair’s first major speech on Friday.
So we sell in three windows, and each window opens only after its event has cleared. Non-tech names go first on Wednesday once the inflation number is out, tech waits until Thursday with Nvidia behind it, and the longer-dated contracts hold off until the Fed Chair has spoken Friday.
The slate itself leans toward covered calls, 9 of the 15 picks, and it stays completely clear of retail names and of anything reporting earnings this week. In between the windows, we sit still.
You’ll get the calendar of what matters and when, the earnings to stay away from, and 15 contracts sorted into the exact windows where each becomes worth selling.
Every Monday, I map the full week so you know exactly when to act, when to sit still, and where the best premium is hiding.
If you’re holding open positions from previous weeks, yesterday’s Sunday post walks through how to read them after last week’s drop, with real examples of when to hold, when to roll, and when to close. Start there if anything in your account is showing red.
This is the market’s fear gauge, and it decides how much your premium is worth before you even pick a contract. At 15, with the S&P 500 near 7,674 and about 2% below its early-August record, we’re in a calm stretch, so premium runs thin outside our three windows. That’s why this week’s picks cluster right after Wednesday’s inflation report, Nvidia, and Friday’s Fed speech, instead of spreading evenly across the week.
This is what the government pays to borrow for 30 years, and it just hit a level last seen in 2007. Rising long rates hit expensive growth and tech stocks hardest, and that’s exactly what happened last week. Every tech contract in this week’s slate waits until Thursday, after Nvidia, for that reason. If this yield jumps again mid-week, expect Thursday’s calls to open richer, not weaker.
This week's real risk is packed into one 48-hour stretch, Wednesday morning through Friday morning, once the inflation report, Nvidia's earnings, and the Fed Chair's speech all land back to back.
Everything before and after that window is calm enough to leave alone.
**One mechanic worth understanding this week: Chair Warsh took office in May and has almost no public track record. Markets can’t predict him from past speeches, which widens the range of possible reactions to whatever he says. That’s why the longest-dated contracts in this plan wait for Friday.
A major earnings report moves its whole sector, not just its own stock.
That’s the blast radius, and it’s the reason a company you don’t own can still move a position you do.
We never sell options through an earnings report. Everything here is built for retirement income, and money you’ll live on has no business riding a single print that can jump a stock past any strike overnight. That’s my approach and my recommendation.
Disclaimer: This content is for educational purposes only and is not financial, investment, or tax advice. I am not your personal financial advisor or tax professional, and nothing here is a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold any investment, or to take any specific tax-related action. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. You are responsible for your own financial and tax decisions, so always do your own due diligence or consult a qualified professional before acting.
Premium is on the lean side this week.
A 15 VIX doesn’t pay much for quiet days, so instead of selling a little every day, we time our selling around the three moments when uncertainty resolves.
Each window below tells you what has to happen first, then gives you the contracts that become worth selling once it does.
PCE lands at 8:30 Wednesday morning, before the market opens. It’s the report that decides whether the Fed’s September rate hike stays on the table.
If the number comes in cool, hike odds fade and these non-tech names get a calm backdrop.
If it comes in hot, expect a rough morning: let prices settle until midday, then sell into the richer premium the selloff creates, at smaller size.
Either way, you’re acting on a known number, not guessing at one.
FCX $70P [2026-10-16] (53 DTE, Δ-0.29, 31.2% ann.) - 💰 $317 | $7,000 | Balanced — 8.7% below the stock price, the widest cushion on this week’s slate.
KKR $105P [2026-09-18] (25 DTE, Δ-0.35, 37.1% ann.) - 💰 $267 | $10,500 | Aggressive — A quality asset manager you’d own at $105.
ZTS $75P [2026-09-18] (25 DTE, Δ-0.33, 34.1% ann.) - 💰 $175 | $7,500 | Aggressive — Pet medicine demand doesn’t care what the Fed does.
GM $85P [2026-09-18] (25 DTE, Δ-0.33, 30.1% ann.) - 💰 $175 | $8,500 | Aggressive — Entry at $85 means buying GM 3.3% below Friday’s price.
V $380C [2026-09-18] (25 DTE, Δ+0.35, 18.2% ann.) - 💰 $462 | $37,104 | Conservative — Steady income on shares many long-term accounts already hold.
HWM $280C [2026-09-18] (25 DTE, Δ+0.39, 32.0% ann.) - 💰 $595 | $27,168 | Balanced — The most premium per day on the slate, $23.80 for each day held.
Nvidia reports Wednesday after the close, and by Thursday’s open the whole tech sector has repriced around it.
That’s when these five become sellable.
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