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Most traders get caught up in the complexity of options strategies, but I’m here to tell you there’s one simple number that helps me cut through all the noise. It’s not about exotic Greeks (just one simple one) or complicated calculations — it’s about finding stocks with enough juice to make your time worthwhile.

My secret weapon? Beta over 1.0. That’s it.

The Volatility Filter That Changes Everything

Here’s what most people don’t understand: Volatility is a good thing when you’re selling options. While other investors run from price swings, we embrace them because that’s where the premium lives.

Beta is a measure of volatility, and when you see that number above 1.0, you know you’ve found a stock that moves more than the broader market.

Take Direxion Daily TSLA Bull 1.5x Shares (TSLL) as an ideal example — it has everything working in its favor. Just be aware of the fact that this is a leveraged ETF that is designed to move 1.5x more than the underlying stock, Tesla (TSLA).

TSLL is going for just over $20 a share, so it’s affordable from a capital allocation perspective, but most importantly, it generates the kind of premiums that make this strategy profitable.

The contrast becomes clear when you look at popular dividend names. Realty Income (O) is terrible for this strategy despite being a monthly dividend darling.

Same goes for International Business Machines (IBM) — there’s no option action, there’s no beta. Sure, the stock pays 4-5% annually, but you gotta sell six months out to get a meaningful premium.

Real Examples That Prove the Rule

Now compare that to ExxonMobil (XOM), which is awesome for the wheel strategy. The difference? Sufficient volatility creates meaningful weekly premiums that compound into serious annual returns.

Even boring old Dollar Tree (DLTR) can work when it has the beta characteristics we need. Most people think you’d have to buy a stock and have it go up a ton to make decent returns, but that’s not how this game works.

The beauty of focusing on beta over 1.0 is that it eliminates the guesswork. You’re not hoping for miracle moves or trying to time perfect entries. You’re simply identifying stocks with enough natural volatility to generate consistent premium income, whether they’re trending up or moving sideways.

Trade well,

Jack Carter
Jack Carter Trading 

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It’s created a rare market setup… one that ties directly to a powerful phenomenon unfolding on one of Wall Street’s biggest stocks.

And you can “hijack” this phenomenon to target payouts of $1,250 on a $2,500 stake… week in and week out.

No matter what’s happening in the market.

I know that sounds hard to believe…

But thanks to this phenomenon, a few traders had the opportunity to quietly book a perfect run through September.

That’s an extra $5,010 without doing too much.

Mind you, the S&P moved 3.5% in the same month.

The same stake in the market would have returned only $87.

Now there were smaller winners, and those that didn’t work out. There are bound to be winners and losers in trading.

But this market setup is set to supercharge this special phenomenon even more…

And there will be tons of opportunities to target payouts like $1,250 on a $2,500 stake.

The only question is…

Will you get lost in the noise like everyone else?

Or will you leverage this phenomenon for what I believe is the #1 way to take advantage of this opportunity?

If you’re going with the latter…

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We develop tools and strategies to the best of our ability, but no one can guarantee the future. There is always a risk of loss when trading. Past Performance is not indicative of future results. From 4/03/25 through 9/29/25, the average win rate on live published trade alerts is 81%. The average return on options trades was 24.74% over a 6-day average hold time.