01 — BAC · CASH-SECURED PUTS

Best BAC cash-secured puts setups.

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Rate-sensitive money-center bank with steady options flow tied to NIM, deposit costs, and credit cycle.

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Bank of America
Financials
BAC
$50.01-8.1% / 30d
IV rank (1y)
46.5% · moderate
Next earnings
Jan 15
Market cap
$346.2B
P/E (fwd)
9.6
Dividend
$1.16 · Dec 4
Option vol
49K /day

02 — Live setups

Suggested strikes

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$49 put · Dec 4
34 DAYS · 2.0% OTM · SELL TO OPEN
Credit
$120
Return
2.4%
PoP
62%
StrikeExpirationCreditReturn ↓PoP
$49
2.0% OTM
Nov 27
27 days
$102
$1.02 / share
2.04%64%
$48
4.0% OTM
Dec 4
34 days
$71
$0.71 / share
1.42%70%
$48
4.0% OTM
Nov 27
27 days
$69
$0.69 / share
1.38%74%
$35
30.0% OTM
Nov 27
27 days
$9
$0.09 / share
0.18%70%
$35
30.0% OTM
Dec 4
34 days
$0
$0.00 / share
0%70%
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03 — Strategy

Cash-Secured Puts, plainly explained

Income-focused traders comfortable owning shares if assigned.

P&L at expiration · $49 put · 34 DTE

$0+$120losses$47.80 BREAKEVEN$49 STRIKE

Key numbers

Premium collected+$120
Max profit+$120
Breakeven$47.80
Capped above$49
Probability of profit62%
Days to expiration34

When this trade makes sense

Use when

  • ✓You have cash to buy 100 shares at the strike
  • ✓You'd be happy owning the stock at the strike price
  • ✓You think the stock holds or drifts up
  • ✓IV rank is elevated — premiums are rich

Avoid when

  • ✕You think the stock is about to drop hard
  • ✕You don't actually want to own the stock
  • ✕Earnings are inside the expiration window
  • ✕Premiums are unusually low — nothing to collect
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