Options Scorecard

Top options positions of the week

The single best option structure per underlying, drawn from each report’s last-close overlay and ranked in three buckets — Income, Leverage and Hedge. A defined-risk expression of the equity view; nothing here is hand-picked. Chain data as of 2026-07-17.

Income

Cash-secured puts and covered calls, ranked by yield-per-underlying-quality — premium weighted by the stock’s composite quality score, so income backed by durable businesses rises above premium reached for on weak ones.

#	Underlying	Structure	Rating	Ann. yield	Yield ÷ risk	Quality	Yield/quality
1	DatadogDDOG	Covered Call (if held) Short 260 C · 2026-08-21 · 35d	HOLD	116.3%	116.3	87/100	101.2
2	CintasCTAS	Covered Call (if held) Short 185 C · 2026-08-21 · 35d	HOLD	128.3%	128.3	78/100	100.1
3	KLA CorporationKLAC	Cash-Secured Put Short 202 P · 2026-08-21 · 35d	HOLD	102.2%	123	94/100	96.1
4	CognizantCTSH	Covered Call (if held) Short 42 C · 2026-08-21 · 35d	HOLD	114.6%	114.6	78/100	89.4
5	Monolithic Power SystemsMPWR	Covered Call (if held) Short 1400 C · 2026-08-21 · 35d	HOLD	90.6%	90.6	84/100	76.1
6	AppLovinAPP	Covered Call (if held) Short 460 C · 2026-08-21 · 35d	HOLD	81.4%	81.4	90/100	73.3
7	Cadence Design SystemsCDNS	Cash-Secured Put Short 335 P · 2026-08-28 · 42d	HOLD	69.5%	82.2	95/100	66
8	ServiceNowNOW	Covered Call (if held) Short 110 C · 2026-08-21 · 35d	HOLD	67.2%	67.2	98/100	65.9
9	Intuitive SurgicalISRG	Cash-Secured Put Short 370 P · 2026-08-28 · 42d	HOLD	74.7%	88.9	87/100	65
10	FortinetFTNT	Covered Call (if held) Short 170 C · 2026-08-21 · 35d	HOLD	71.2%	71.2	90/100	64.1
11	Trade Desk (The)TTD	Covered Call (if held) Short 20 C · 2026-08-21 · 35d	HOLD	74.4%	74.4	86/100	64
12	ON SemiconductorON	Covered Call (if held) Short 95 C · 2026-08-21 · 35d	HOLD	84.8%	84.8	72/100	61.1
13	SupermicroSMCI	Cash-Secured Put Short 22 P · 2026-08-28 · 42d	BUY	82.6%	100.4	74/100	61.1
14	CoStar GroupCSGP	Cash-Secured Put Short 30 P · 2026-08-21 · 35d	HOLD	85.5%	94	71/100	60.7
15	Arista NetworksANET	Covered Call (if held) Short 180 C · 2026-08-21 · 35d	HOLD	66.2%	66.2	91/100	60.2
16	Palantir TechnologiesPLTR	Covered Call (if held) Short 140 C · 2026-08-21 · 36d	HOLD	66.2%	66.2	91/100	60.2
17	VertivVRT	Covered Call (if held) Short 310 C · 2026-08-21 · 35d	HOLD	75.5%	75.5	78/100	58.9
18	Flex Ltd.FLEX	Covered Call (if held) Short 130 C · 2026-08-21 · 35d	BUY	100.3%	100.3	54/100	54.2
19	GE VernovaGEV	Covered Call (if held) Short 1110 C · 2026-08-21 · 35d	HOLD	70.1%	70.1	77/100	54
20	QualcommQCOM	Covered Call (if held) Short 185 C · 2026-08-21 · 35d	HOLD	60.3%	60.3	87/100	52.5

Leverage

Defined-risk debit spreads (bull-call / bear-put) expressing the equity direction, ranked by return-on-risk — max profit as a multiple of the premium at risk.

#	Underlying	Structure	Rating	Net debit	Max profit	Return-on-risk	Quality
1	Snap Inc.SNAP	Bull Call Spread Long 5 C / Short 8 C · 2027-01-15 · 182d	BUY	$0.51	$2.49	488%	27/100
2	WelltowerWELL	Bear Put Spread Long 240 P / Short 170 P · 2027-01-15 · 182d	SELL	$13.2	$56.8	430%	57/100
3	Apple Inc.AAPL	Bear Put Spread Long 335 P / Short 235 P · 2027-01-15 · 182d	SELL	$21.69	$78.31	361%	90/100
4	Williams CompaniesWMB	Bear Put Spread Long 75 P / Short 50 P · 2027-01-15 · 182d	SELL	$6.14	$18.86	307%	45/100
5	SupermicroSMCI	Bull Call Spread Long 25 C / Short 28 C · 2027-03-19 · 245d	BUY	$0.75	$2.25	300%	74/100
6	Union Pacific CorporationUNP	Bear Put Spread Long 300 P / Short 230 P · 2027-01-15 · 182d	SELL	$17.52	$52.48	299%	64/100
7	Travelers Companies (The)TRV	Bear Put Spread Long 370 P / Short 310 P · 2027-01-15 · 182d	SELL	$15.65	$44.35	283%	64/100
8	Iron MountainIRM	Bear Put Spread Long 120 P / Short 90 P · 2027-01-15 · 182d	SELL	$8.03	$21.98	274%	39/100
9	JPMorgan ChaseJPM	Bear Put Spread Long 340 P / Short 280 P · 2027-01-15 · 182d	SELL	$16.07	$43.92	273%	97/100
10	News Corp (Class A)NWSA	Bear Put Spread Long 30 P / Short 20 P · 2027-01-15 · 182d	SELL	$2.79	$7.21	258%	57/100
11	C.H. RobinsonCHRW	Bear Put Spread Long 210 P / Short 145 P · 2027-01-15 · 182d	SELL	$18.25	$46.75	256%	66/100
12	Expeditors InternationalEXPD	Bear Put Spread Long 180 P / Short 140 P · 2027-02-19 · 217d	SELL	$11.32	$28.68	253%	76/100
13	Marathon PetroleumMPC	Bear Put Spread Long 310 P / Short 210 P · 2027-01-15 · 182d	SELL	$28.4	$71.6	252%	40/100
14	MSCI Inc.MSCI	Bear Put Spread Long 640 P / Short 480 P · 2026-12-18 · 154d	SELL	$46.1	$113.9	247%	83/100
15	Phillips 66PSX	Bear Put Spread Long 210 P / Short 145 P · 2027-01-15 · 182d	SELL	$18.98	$46.02	243%	38/100
16	KKR & Co.KKR	Bear Put Spread Long 105 P / Short 70 P · 2027-01-15 · 182d	SELL	$10.78	$24.23	225%	98/100
17	Everest GroupEG	Bull Call Spread Long 370 C / Short 480 C · 2027-01-15 · 182d	BUY	$34.29	$75.71	221%	52/100
18	Fox Corporation (Class A)FOXA	Bear Put Spread Long 55 P / Short 45 P · 2027-01-15 · 182d	SELL	$3.15	$6.85	217%	69/100
19	Host Hotels & ResortsHST	Bull Call Spread Long 24 C / Short 27 C · 2027-01-15 · 182d	HOLD	$1	$2.15	215%	56/100
20	Builders FirstSourceBLDR	Bull Call Spread Long 80 C / Short 95 C · 2027-03-19 · 245d	BUY	$4.8	$10.2	213%	38/100

Hedge

Protective collars for existing holders, ranked by collar favourability — a tighter downside floor, more upside retained and better financing (most print a net credit), at a broadly comparable protection band.

#	Underlying	Structure	Rating	Floor	Cap	Net credit	Collar score
1	CintasCTAS	Protective Collar (if held) Long 155 P / Short 190 C · 2027-01-15 · 182d	HOLD	-10%	+11%	+14.47%	15.47
2	Domino'sDPZ	Protective Collar (if held) Long 260 P / Short 310 C · 2027-01-15 · 182d	HOLD	-9%	+9%	+10.98%	10.98
3	DatadogDDOG	Protective Collar (if held) Long 220 P / Short 260 C · 2027-01-15 · 182d	HOLD	-8%	+8%	+10.33%	10.33
4	CognizantCTSH	Protective Collar (if held) Long 35 P / Short 45 C · 2027-01-15 · 182d	HOLD	-13%	+12%	+10.37%	9.37
5	HP Inc.HPQ	Protective Collar (if held) Long 22 P / Short 28 C · 2027-01-15 · 182d	HOLD	-9%	+16%	+0.79%	7.79
6	Dollar TreeDLTR	Protective Collar (if held) Long 105 P / Short 130 C · 2027-01-15 · 182d	HOLD	-11%	+10%	+7.87%	6.87
7	Dollar GeneralDG	Protective Collar (if held) Long 105 P / Short 130 C · 2027-01-15 · 182d	HOLD	-11%	+11%	+6.82%	6.82
8	HumanaHUM	Protective Collar (if held) Long 350 P / Short 430 C · 2027-01-15 · 182d	SELL	-9%	+11%	+4.33%	6.33
9	CortevaCTVA	Protective Collar (if held) Long 75 P / Short 90 C · 2026-12-18 · 154d	HOLD	-8%	+10%	+4.23%	6.23
10	Paramount Skydance CorporationPSKY	Protective Collar (if held) Long 8 P / Short 10 C · 2027-01-15 · 182d	HOLD	-9%	+14%	+0.91%	5.91
11	Danaher CorporationDHR	Protective Collar (if held) Long 175 P / Short 210 C · 2027-01-15 · 182d	HOLD	-9%	+9%	+5.87%	5.87
12	Chevron CorporationCVX	Protective Collar (if held) Long 155 P / Short 190 C · 2027-01-15 · 182d	HOLD	-10%	+10%	+5.72%	5.72
13	Hewlett Packard EnterpriseHPE	Protective Collar (if held) Long 41 P / Short 50 C · 2027-01-15 · 182d	SELL	-9%	+11%	+3.7%	5.7
14	DoorDashDASH	Protective Collar (if held) Long 160 P / Short 195 C · 2027-01-15 · 182d	HOLD	-10%	+10%	+5.55%	5.55
15	Marathon PetroleumMPC	Protective Collar (if held) Long 280 P / Short 340 C · 2027-01-15 · 182d	SELL	-8%	+11%	+2.55%	5.55
16	Dow Inc.DOW	Protective Collar (if held) Long 28 P / Short 32 C · 2027-01-15 · 182d	HOLD	-6%	+11%	+0.27%	5.27
17	Freeport-McMoRanFCX	Protective Collar (if held) Long 55 P / Short 65 C · 2027-01-15 · 182d	HOLD	-6%	+11%	+0.26%	5.26
18	Palantir TechnologiesPLTR	Protective Collar (if held) Long 120 P / Short 145 C · 2027-01-15 · 183d	HOLD	-9%	+10%	+4.23%	5.23
19	Centene CorporationCNC	Protective Collar (if held) Long 58 P / Short 70 C · 2027-01-15 · 182d	HOLD	-10%	+10%	+5.17%	5.17
20	Deckers BrandsDECK	Protective Collar (if held) Long 90 P / Short 115 C · 2027-01-15 · 182d	HOLD	-12%	+12%	+5.02%	5.02

How the numbers are built. DTE = days to expiry from the chain date. Annualised yield = period yield × 365 ÷ DTE (capped at 250% to suppress short-dated noise). Yield ÷ risk = annualised yield per unit of capital committed. Yield/quality = annualised yield × quality score ÷ 100. Return-on-risk = max profit ÷ premium at risk. Collar score = floor% + cap% + net-credit% (higher = tighter floor, more upside kept, better financed). These are indicative screening ratios, not return forecasts.

Indicative options structures — a defined-risk expression of the equity view, model-and-market illustrated from the last-close chain. NOT personalised advice or an executable quote; premiums, IV and greeks move intraday. Options carry the risk of total loss of premium. Not a registered financial adviser.