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 | Delta | Earnings | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very conservative | NVDA | 2026-07-31 | 14 | $178.00 | $205.45 | $0.92 | $177.08 | 13.48% | 13.36% | 0.07 | 08-27after exp | 32 |
| Conservative | NVDA | 2026-07-31 | 14 | $190.00 | $205.45 | $1.95 | $188.06 | 26.69% | 7.52% | 0.16 | 08-27after exp | 41 |
| Balanced | NVDA | 2026-07-31 | 14 | $192.50 | $205.45 | $2.43 | $190.07 | 32.91% | 6.30% | 0.19 | 08-27after exp | 43 |
| Aggressive | NVDA | 2026-08-21 | 35 | $195.00 | $205.45 | $5.88 | $189.12 | 31.42% | 5.09% | 0.28 | 08-27after exp | 37 |
| Very aggressive | NVDA | 2026-08-21 | 35 | $199.00 | $205.45 | $7.95 | $191.05 | 41.66% | 3.14% | 0.38 | 08-27after exp | 35 |
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.
Live — updated daily
Every ranked pick is settled against recorded prices and published on the Performance page: settled counts, and a cohort comparison against the full qualified pool and a yield-only baseline, updated daily. All figures are hypothetical, before costs, and not a forecast. View the settlement record →
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.
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
