Updated 2026-04-06 · Week of April 6–April 10, 2026

Best covered calls
this week

Every Monday, our scanner processes every option chain across 668 liquid symbols and surfaces the highest-yield covered call opportunities — ranked strictly by annualized return. ITM and OTM. No editorial bias.

Top return
441.7%
USO · annualized
Candidates found
20
this week
Symbols scanned
668
equities + ETFs
Avg IV (top 20)
65.4%
implied volatility
Data: Options chains scanned daily after market close (4:30 PM ET). Annualized return = (premium ÷ stock price) × (365 ÷ DTE). Min. liquidity: open interest ≥ 100, spread ≤ 5% of mid. Full methodology →

Top covered calls this week

April 6–April 10, 2026
#SymbolTypeStockStrikeExpiryDTEPremiumDownside prot.Ann. returnDeltaIV
1
USO
$130.00 Call
ITM$138.08$130.0004/08/261d$9.7512.9%
441.7%
0.76173.6%
2
TQQQ
$43.00 Call
ITM$44.15$43.0004/10/263d$2.317.8%
320.0%
0.62108.5%
3
NVDA
$177.50 Call
ITM$178.10$177.5004/08/261d$2.061.5%
299.3%
0.5746.7%
4
IWM
$254.00 Call
OTM$252.91$254.0004/09/262d$2.751.1%
277.4%
0.4542.9%
5
IBIT
$37.50 Call
ITM$39.10$37.5004/08/261d$1.898.9%
270.1%
0.8668.3%
6
IWM
$253.00 Call
OTM$252.91$253.0004/09/262d$3.301.3%
244.6%
0.5043.9%
7
MARA
$8.50 Call
ITM$8.96$8.5004/10/263d$0.6412.3%
244.6%
0.71115.5%
8
CRCL
$90.00 Call
ITM$94.12$90.0004/10/263d$6.0010.8%
243.3%
0.69105.3%
9
TQQQ
$42.00 Call
ITM$44.15$42.0004/10/263d$3.0011.7%
234.8%
0.70112.7%
10
IBIT
$36.50 Call
ITM$39.10$36.5004/08/261d$2.8513.9%
233.6%
0.9478.5%
11
SLV
$66.50 Call
OTM$65.94$66.5004/13/266d$1.862.8%
223.3%
0.4863.0%
12
SLV
$66.00 Call
OTM$65.94$66.0004/13/266d$2.113.2%
200.1%
0.5263.5%
13
SPY
$660.00 Call
OTM$659.22$660.0004/09/262d$6.240.9%
193.5%
0.4832.9%
14
SPY
$659.00 Call
ITM$659.22$659.0004/09/262d$6.831.1%
182.5%
0.5232.2%
15
SLV
$65.50 Call
ITM$65.94$65.5004/13/266d$2.364.3%
177.0%
0.5564.0%
16
IBIT
$39.00 Call
ITM$39.10$39.0004/13/266d$1.123.1%
158.8%
0.5347.0%
17
IWM
$253.00 Call
OTM$252.91$253.0004/14/267d$4.911.9%
103.2%
0.5134.4%
18
SPY
$660.00 Call
OTM$659.22$660.0004/14/267d$9.081.4%
78.2%
0.5124.5%
19
SPY
$659.00 Call
ITM$659.22$659.0004/14/267d$9.691.5%
75.1%
0.5225.4%
20
SPY
$658.00 Call
ITM$659.22$658.0004/14/267d$10.321.8%
72.0%
0.5325.8%
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How to read this table

Annualized return is the option premium divided by stock price, scaled to a yearly rate by DTE. It lets you compare contracts across expirations on equal footing.

Delta approximates the probability the option expires in-the-money. Delta 0.35 = ~35% chance of assignment.

Picking the right candidate

  • Income + low assignment risk → delta 0.20–0.30
  • Maximum premium → sort by Ann. Return, IV > 50%
  • Conservative accounts → large-cap, delta < 0.25
  • Retirement / IRA → avoid small-cap, downside prot. > 3%
  • Always check for earnings ⚠ before selling

Frequently asked questions

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