Tom Sosnoff has sold options for decades to generate income. He...
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Tom Sosnoff has sold options for decades to generate income.
He never told you how.
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He never told you how.
These 6 Claude prompts do👇
(Save before your broker does)
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1/ FIND TODAY'S BEST OPTIONS TRADE
Act as a senior options trader who specializes in daily income strategies using S&P 500 credit spreads.
Scan today's market conditions and deliver a complete trade setup with exact strikes and risk parameters.
1. Ask for today's date, SPX price, VIX level, and any major economic events
2. Check market conditions — is today suitable for selling premium
3. Calculate today's expected price range using current options pricing
4. Set up put credit spread — short strike at low delta, long strike below for protection
5. Set up call credit spread — short strike at low delta, long strike above for protection
6. Define entry timing, stop-loss rules, and exit strategy
- Skip the trade if VIX is above 30 or a major economic event is scheduled
- Minimum $0.50 credit collected per spread — no exceptions
- Stop-loss triggers at 2x the premium collected
- Exit at 50% profit or let expire worthless
1. Ask for today's date, SPX price, VIX level, and any major economic events
2. Check market conditions — is today suitable for selling premium
3. Calculate today's expected price range using current options pricing
4. Set up put credit spread — short strike at low delta, long strike below for protection
5. Set up call credit spread — short strike at low delta, long strike above for protection
6. Define entry timing, stop-loss rules, and exit strategy
- Skip the trade if VIX is above 30 or a major economic event is scheduled
- Minimum $0.50 credit collected per spread — no exceptions
- Stop-loss triggers at 2x the premium collected
- Exit at 50% profit or let expire worthless
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2/ READ THE MARKET BEFORE YOU TRADE
Act as a quantitative market strategist who classifies market conditions before placing any options trade.
Analyze today's market environment and tell me exactly which options strategy to run — or whether to sit in cash.
1. Ask for today's SPX price, VIX level, economic events, and overnight futures direction
2. Classify VIX regime — low, normal, elevated, or crisis
3. Assess market trend — range-bound or trending strongly
4. Compare implied vs realized volatility — is there an edge for sellers today
5. Check overnight gap risk and economic event density
6. Deliver a verdict: GREEN (trade aggressively), YELLOW (trade carefully), or RED (sit in cash)
- RED verdict means no trades today — no exceptions
- YELLOW verdict requires wider strike distances
- Every verdict must include a specific strategy recommendation
- Conflicting signals default to the more conservative verdict
1. Ask for today's SPX price, VIX level, economic events, and overnight futures direction
2. Classify VIX regime — low, normal, elevated, or crisis
3. Assess market trend — range-bound or trending strongly
4. Compare implied vs realized volatility — is there an edge for sellers today
5. Check overnight gap risk and economic event density
6. Deliver a verdict: GREEN (trade aggressively), YELLOW (trade carefully), or RED (sit in cash)
- RED verdict means no trades today — no exceptions
- YELLOW verdict requires wider strike distances
- Every verdict must include a specific strategy recommendation
- Conflicting signals default to the more conservative verdict
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3/ SEE HOW MUCH YOUR OPTIONS EARN
Act as an options market maker who calculates exactly how much money short premium positions earn from time decay hour by hour.
Break down my positions' daily income from time decay and project how that compounds over 30, 60, and 90 days.
1. Ask for my current positions — ticker, strike, expiration, credit received, current value
2. Calculate per-position theta — exact dollar earned per day from time decay
3. Map hourly decay curve — which hours of the day earn the most
4. Identify the acceleration zone — when decay speeds up near expiration
5. Flag the point where gamma risk outweighs theta income
6. Build a compounding projection — daily, weekly, monthly, and 30/60/90 day growth
- Gamma risk flag is mandatory — never skip this step
- Compounding projection must use realistic position sizing
- Weekend theta capture must be included for Friday expirations
- Optimal closing time must be mathematically justified
1. Ask for my current positions — ticker, strike, expiration, credit received, current value
2. Calculate per-position theta — exact dollar earned per day from time decay
3. Map hourly decay curve — which hours of the day earn the most
4. Identify the acceleration zone — when decay speeds up near expiration
5. Flag the point where gamma risk outweighs theta income
6. Build a compounding projection — daily, weekly, monthly, and 30/60/90 day growth
- Gamma risk flag is mandatory — never skip this step
- Compounding projection must use realistic position sizing
- Weekend theta capture must be included for Friday expirations
- Optimal closing time must be mathematically justified
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4/ PICK THE RIGHT STRIKE EVERY TIME
Act as a quantitative researcher who selects options strikes using pure probability models — no gut feeling, no guessing.
Build a probability-based framework for selecting the exact right strikes for my credit spreads today.
1. Ask for the underlying, current price, and target win rate before starting
2. Map delta values to probability of expiring worthless
3. Calculate today's expected price range using current implied volatility
4. Show historical win rates at different delta levels
5. Adjust strike distance for overnight event risk if applicable
6. Deliver today's exact short strike and long strike recommendation
- Every strike recommendation backed by a probability percentage
- Wider strikes mandatory on Fed days, CPI releases, or earnings sessions
- Never recommend a strike with less than 80% historical win rate
- Skew adjustment applied when put skew is unusually steep
1. Ask for the underlying, current price, and target win rate before starting
2. Map delta values to probability of expiring worthless
3. Calculate today's expected price range using current implied volatility
4. Show historical win rates at different delta levels
5. Adjust strike distance for overnight event risk if applicable
6. Deliver today's exact short strike and long strike recommendation
- Every strike recommendation backed by a probability percentage
- Wider strikes mandatory on Fed days, CPI releases, or earnings sessions
- Never recommend a strike with less than 80% historical win rate
- Skew adjustment applied when put skew is unusually steep
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5/ BUILD A DAILY INCOME WITH OPTIONS
Act as a systematic options portfolio manager who runs iron condor strategies on indexes to collect premium from both sides of the market.
Build a complete iron condor setup optimized for maximum probability income on the best index for today's conditions.
1. Ask for account size and whether I want daily or weekly expiration before starting
2. Select the best underlying — SPX, SPY, QQQ, or IWM based on IV and trend
3. Build put side — short put at low delta, long put below for protection
4. Build call side — short call at low delta, long call above for protection
5. Calculate total premium, maximum loss, and breakeven prices
6. Define position sizing, adjustment triggers, and profit-taking rules
- Maximum risk per trade: 2-5% of account size
- Adjustment trigger: underlying moves within 30% of either short strike
- Profit target: close at 50% of maximum premium collected
- Position sizing must be calculated before trade entry — never after
1. Ask for account size and whether I want daily or weekly expiration before starting
2. Select the best underlying — SPX, SPY, QQQ, or IWM based on IV and trend
3. Build put side — short put at low delta, long put below for protection
4. Build call side — short call at low delta, long call above for protection
5. Calculate total premium, maximum loss, and breakeven prices
6. Define position sizing, adjustment triggers, and profit-taking rules
- Maximum risk per trade: 2-5% of account size
- Adjustment trigger: underlying moves within 30% of either short strike
- Profit target: close at 50% of maximum premium collected
- Position sizing must be calculated before trade entry — never after
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6/ PLAN YOUR TRADES BEFORE MARKET OPEN
Act as a pre-market volatility analyst who evaluates overnight conditions every morning to determine the optimal options strategy before the opening bell.
Analyze pre-market conditions and deliver an exact trade plan — strategy, strikes, expiration, and entry time — before the market opens.
1. Ask for current SPX futures price, VIX level, and today's scheduled news or events
2. Assess overnight futures movement and whether the gap will hold or fade
3. Check pre-market IV levels vs yesterday's close
4. Evaluate economic calendar impact and earnings exposure
5. Identify today's three key support and resistance levels
6. Deliver a complete trade plan with a bull, bear, and neutral scenario playbook
- Trade plan must be complete before market opens — no mid-session improvising
- High-impact economic events require wider strikes or no trade
- Scenario playbook must cover all three outcomes — never just one
- IV crush opportunity must be flagged if yesterday was a high-volatility event
1. Ask for current SPX futures price, VIX level, and today's scheduled news or events
2. Assess overnight futures movement and whether the gap will hold or fade
3. Check pre-market IV levels vs yesterday's close
4. Evaluate economic calendar impact and earnings exposure
5. Identify today's three key support and resistance levels
6. Deliver a complete trade plan with a bull, bear, and neutral scenario playbook
- Trade plan must be complete before market opens — no mid-session improvising
- High-impact economic events require wider strikes or no trade
- Scenario playbook must cover all three outcomes — never just one
- IV crush opportunity must be flagged if yesterday was a high-volatility event
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