A rules-based screener for cash-secured puts — not a signals service.
| # | Ticker | Expiration | DTE | Strike | Mid | Breakeven | AnnYield | Buffer | Earnings | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MSFT | 2026-08-18 | 32 | $395.00 | $4.86 | $390.14 | 14.0% | 5.9% | 08-24after exp | 71 |
| 2 | JPM | 2026-08-14 | 28 | $205.00 | $2.05 | $202.95 | 13.0% | 4.7% | 09-04after exp | 68 |
| 3 | NVDA | 2026-08-21 | 35 | $126.00 | $1.81 | $124.19 | 15.0% | 7.4% | 08-27after exp | 67 |
| 4 | META | 2026-08-21 | 35 | $545.00 | $6.53 | $538.47 | 12.5% | 6.8% | 08-28after exp | 65 |
| 5 | GOOGL | 2026-08-14 | 28 | $175.00 | $1.84 | $173.16 | 13.7% | 5.4% | 09-10after exp | 63 |
| 6 | AMZN | 2026-08-18 | 32 | $192.00 | $2.26 | $189.74 | 13.4% | 6.3% | ⚠ 07-31before exp | 52 |
Buffer- and quality-aware ranking — not yield-chasing. The amber ⚠ badge flags an earnings report inside the trade window; the earnings gate penalizes the Score only when the report falls close to expiration (a graded penalty), and gates a setup out entirely right before expiry.
Enter a ticker → its best cash-secured puts, ranked across strikes and expirations.
| Tier | Ticker | Expiration | DTE | Strike | Stock$ | Mid | Breakeven | AnnYield | Buffer | PoP (est.) | Earnings | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | NVDA | 2026-07-31 | 14 | $190.00 | $205.45 | $1.95 | $188.06 | 26.69% | 7.52% | 84% | 08-27after exp | 41 |
| Balanced | NVDA | 2026-07-31 | 14 | $192.50 | $205.45 | $2.43 | $190.07 | 32.91% | 6.30% | 81% | 08-27after exp | 43 |
| Aggressive | NVDA | 2026-08-21 | 35 | $195.00 | $205.45 | $5.88 | $189.12 | 31.42% | 5.09% | 72% | 08-27after exp | 37 |
PutFinder helps you answer
Rules are public. Every run is timestamped. Results are never deleted.
Results now stand on timestamped receipts recorded before the outcomes were known — see /performance — not cherry-picked screenshots.
Who it's for
Every evening it’s the same pass: flipping through option chains, weighing premium against downside, checking earnings dates, second-guessing whether the yield justifies the risk. PutFinder runs that pass for you across a curated universe — and shows every number behind the ranking.
Not the right fit if you want trade alerts, a win-rate guarantee, or someone to tell you what to buy. PutFinder ranks and documents — the decision stays with you.
How it works
The same rule set runs at the same time each day. Every factor is documented — no undisclosed overrides.
PutFinder is a screening engine, not a crystal ball. It surfaces setups worth researching — you decide what to do with them.
Panel A: option time value erodes convexly toward zero at expiry (Θ decay). The ~30 DTE window targets meaningful premium while limiting late-life gamma risk. Panel B: risk-neutral price density at expiry; OTM tail = probability of closing below strike K. PoP ≈ 1−|Δ| is a model-estimated probability derived from Black–Scholes delta, not a historical win rate. Illustrative — not actual data.
One hard gate, then three graded factors that multiply.
The non-advisory boundary is a design feature, not a disclaimer.
A score of 94/100 means “ranks near the top of today’s pool” — not “a 94-quality investment.”
All thresholds come from a config table, not hardcoded values. Recalibration is a data edit, not a code change.
Build in Public
Methodology first, receipts second, claims third — each step timestamped and verifiable.
Active
Developing the research engine in public, with transparent methodology, product updates, and continuous iteration.
Recording Daily
A timestamped snapshot of every daily Top 10 ranking is recorded before market outcomes are known, creating a permanent historical dataset.
Building a Track Record
Performance analysis is based exclusively on previously recorded snapshots. Validation reports will be published after sufficient observations have accumulated.
Questions
Signal services tell you what to trade and hide how. PutFinder does the opposite: it ranks setups and documents every factor behind the number and how they combine into the score, with the weightings tuned over time against the data. No alerts, no “trade now” — a documented, reproducible ranking you can audit and disagree with. See the full methodology. 查看完整方法论。
Nothing. PutFinder is free during the build-in-public phase — an account costs nothing and unlocks the current ranked Top-10, starred tickers, a watchlist, and analysis of any ticker. The scoring methodology stays open to everyone with no sign-in, as does /performance — already live and updating daily, an early, small-sample record of how each day’s picks actually resolved. A fuller forward-validated track record keeps building (Phase C), with no claims beyond what the data shows.
Option chains from a market-data provider, scored with documented indicators (IV30, volatility risk premium, Black–Scholes delta with a recorded fallback). Nothing is fabricated — every metric is reproducible from the stored raw inputs.
Yes — an early one. The /performance page is live now and shows how each day’s ranked picks actually resolved, including a cohort comparison against a zero-skill baseline, updated daily. It’s still a small, early, all-hypothetical sample (marked at the close mid, not real fills) — described honestly, with no performance claims beyond what the settled data shows. A fuller, forward-validated record keeps accumulating (Phase C).
No. PutFinder is a relative ranking heuristic — not a recommendation, return predictor, or win-rate machine. A high score means “ranks near the top of today’s pool,” nothing more. You make every decision.
Yes. Selling a cash-secured put obligates you to buy 100 shares at the strike if the stock is below it at expiration. Your loss below the breakeven (strike − premium) is the same as owning the shares from that price — there is no floor short of zero. The Buffer% column is the distance to the strike as of the run, not protection: it does not stop a gap, and PutFinder never claims a setup is safe. A high score means a setup ranks near the top of today's pool on premium-vs-risk — it says nothing about whether this particular trade will resolve in your favour.
Liquidity. The universe is deliberately limited to liquid US names where bid-ask spreads are tight and fills are realistic — screening illiquid options produces ranks you can’t actually act on.
Last updated July 27, 2026
