Typically you want to choose options that have a higher than 70% chance of being out of the money, since then you only have a 30% chance of actually acquiring the stock. Beyond that maximumizing the annualized rate of return is a good idea.
Annualized rate of return is computed fairly bullish as (max_return * odds + (1 - odds)) ^ (252 / calendar_days). This assumes that if you accidently acquire the stock you will be able to do something such that effectively get you a 1x return immediately.
| Ticker | Strike | Premium | Ticker Price | Calendar Days To Expiration | Odds Out Of The Money % | Maximum Return % | Annualized Rate Of Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAS | 172.91 | 6.7 | 174.86 | 8 (2026-09-18) | 56.32% | 3.87% | 1.97x |
| TQQQ | 72.0 | 2.22 | 72.16 | 6 (2026-09-16) | 52.78% | 3.08% | 1.97x |
| TQQQ | 72.0 | 1.73 | 72.16 | 4 (2026-09-14) | 52.73% | 2.40% | 1.89x |
| TQQQ | 72.0 | 2.57 | 72.16 | 8 (2026-09-18) | 52.89% | 3.57% | 1.80x |
| TQQQ | 71.0 | 1.33 | 72.16 | 4 (2026-09-14) | 61.17% | 1.87% | 1.78x |
| TQQQ | 71.5 | 2.35 | 72.16 | 8 (2026-09-18) | 55.86% | 3.29% | 1.77x |
| TQQQ | 70.0 | 1.4 | 72.16 | 6 (2026-09-16) | 65.95% | 2.00% | 1.73x |
| TQQQ | 71.0 | 2.11 | 72.16 | 8 (2026-09-18) | 58.82% | 2.97% | 1.73x |
| TQQQ | 70.5 | 2.0 | 72.16 | 8 (2026-09-18) | 61.34% | 2.84% | 1.72x |
| TQQQ | 71.0 | 1.5 | 72.16 | 6 (2026-09-16) | 60.59% | 2.11% | 1.71x |
| TNA | 68.5 | 1.29 | 68.98 | 3 (2026-09-11) | 56.17% | 1.88% | 1.70x |
| TQQQ | 69.0 | 1.2 | 72.16 | 6 (2026-09-16) | 71.11% | 1.74% | 1.68x |
| TQQQ | 70.0 | 1.79 | 72.16 | 8 (2026-09-18) | 64.22% | 2.56% | 1.67x |
| TQQQ | 71.5 | 1.25 | 72.16 | 3 (2026-09-11) | 57.83% | 1.75% | 1.66x |
| TQQQ | 72.0 | 1.36 | 72.16 | 3 (2026-09-11) | 52.83% | 1.89% | 1.65x |
| TNA | 68.0 | 1.11 | 68.98 | 3 (2026-09-11) | 61.08% | 1.63% | 1.65x |
| TNA | 67.5 | 1.71 | 68.98 | 8 (2026-09-18) | 61.57% | 2.53% | 1.63x |
| TQQQ | 70.0 | 0.98 | 72.16 | 4 (2026-09-14) | 68.99% | 1.40% | 1.62x |
| TNA | 68.5 | 1.91 | 68.98 | 8 (2026-09-18) | 55.21% | 2.79% | 1.62x |
| TNA | 68.0 | 1.73 | 68.98 | 8 (2026-09-18) | 58.75% | 2.54% | 1.60x |
| TNA | 67.0 | 1.5 | 68.98 | 8 (2026-09-18) | 64.86% | 2.24% | 1.57x |
| TQQQ | 71.0 | 0.97 | 72.16 | 3 (2026-09-11) | 63.32% | 1.37% | 1.54x |
| TNA | 67.5 | 0.86 | 68.98 | 3 (2026-09-11) | 66.53% | 1.27% | 1.53x |
| TQQQ | 70.5 | 0.86 | 72.16 | 3 (2026-09-11) | 67.59% | 1.22% | 1.51x |
| TQQQ | 69.0 | 0.75 | 72.16 | 4 (2026-09-14) | 75.41% | 1.09% | 1.51x |
| TNA | 67.0 | 0.77 | 68.98 | 3 (2026-09-11) | 70.35% | 1.15% | 1.50x |
| TNA | 68.0 | 2.4 | 68.98 | 13 (2026-09-25) | 57.56% | 3.53% | 1.48x |
| TQQQ | 70.0 | 0.75 | 72.16 | 3 (2026-09-11) | 71.43% | 1.07% | 1.47x |
| TNA | 66.5 | 0.67 | 68.98 | 3 (2026-09-11) | 74.02% | 1.01% | 1.45x |
| TQQQ | 68.0 | 0.78 | 72.16 | 6 (2026-09-16) | 77.85% | 1.15% | 1.45x |
| FAS | 172.5 | 7.83 | 174.86 | 18 (2026-10-02) | 56.88% | 4.54% | 1.43x |
| FAS | 173.0 | 1.99 | 174.86 | 3 (2026-09-11) | 61.22% | 1.15% | 1.42x |
| FAS | 172.0 | 7.56 | 174.86 | 18 (2026-10-02) | 57.76% | 4.40% | 1.42x |
| TNA | 68.0 | 2.97 | 68.98 | 18 (2026-10-02) | 57.16% | 4.37% | 1.41x |
| TQQQ | 68.0 | 0.56 | 72.16 | 4 (2026-09-14) | 80.86% | 0.82% | 1.40x |
| TNA | 65.0 | 1.56 | 68.98 | 13 (2026-09-25) | 71.34% | 2.40% | 1.39x |
| FAS | 172.5 | 5.05 | 174.86 | 13 (2026-09-25) | 57.95% | 2.93% | 1.39x |
| TNA | 66.0 | 2.15 | 68.98 | 18 (2026-10-02) | 66.00% | 3.26% | 1.35x |
| TQQQ | 72.0 | 0.69 | 72.16 | 1 (2026-09-09) | 53.90% | 0.96% | 1.30x |
| FAS | 170.0 | 1.0 | 174.86 | 3 (2026-09-11) | 76.25% | 0.59% | 1.25x |
| QQQ | 715.0 | 5.21 | 718.36 | 5 (2026-09-15) | 58.50% | 0.73% | 1.24x |
| QQQ | 715.0 | 4.53 | 718.36 | 4 (2026-09-14) | 59.32% | 0.63% | 1.21x |
| QQQ | 710.0 | 3.62 | 718.36 | 5 (2026-09-15) | 68.80% | 0.51% | 1.19x |
| TQQQ | 71.0 | 0.34 | 72.16 | 1 (2026-09-09) | 72.64% | 0.48% | 1.19x |
| QQQ | 710.0 | 3.1 | 718.36 | 4 (2026-09-14) | 70.42% | 0.44% | 1.17x |
| QQQ | 714.0 | 3.38 | 718.36 | 3 (2026-09-11) | 63.39% | 0.47% | 1.16x |
| QQQ | 705.0 | 2.55 | 718.36 | 5 (2026-09-15) | 76.95% | 0.36% | 1.15x |
| TQQQ | 70.0 | 0.2 | 72.16 | 1 (2026-09-09) | 82.80% | 0.29% | 1.13x |
| QQQ | 705.0 | 2.07 | 718.36 | 4 (2026-09-14) | 78.94% | 0.29% | 1.12x |
| QQQ | 700.0 | 1.82 | 718.36 | 5 (2026-09-15) | 83.03% | 0.26% | 1.11x |
| QQQ | 700.0 | 1.35 | 718.36 | 4 (2026-09-14) | 85.45% | 0.19% | 1.09x |
| TQQQ | 69.0 | 0.11 | 72.16 | 1 (2026-09-09) | 90.43% | 0.16% | 1.08x |
| QQQ | 695.0 | 1.13 | 718.36 | 5 (2026-09-15) | 88.54% | 0.16% | 1.08x |
| QQQ | 695.0 | 0.94 | 718.36 | 4 (2026-09-14) | 89.74% | 0.14% | 1.06x |
| TQQQ | 68.0 | 0.06 | 72.16 | 1 (2026-09-09) | 94.87% | 0.09% | 1.04x |