Confidence Score
59/100
Workable but with notable compromises | Fair alignment
AAPL
Apr 17, 2026 | Strike pending | Balanced
Covered call intelligence for smarter income decisions
MarketScope evaluates covered-call setups through timeframe behavior, strike distance, premium efficiency, recent trend context, and a hidden confidence engine designed to frame retention-versus-assignment tradeoffs.
Premium Yield
+1.10%
Max capped return +3.66%
Strike Distance
+2.56%
30 DTE | IV rank 54
Confidence Score
59/100
Workable but with notable compromises (Fair alignment)
Setup Type
Income-Favored
Balanced objective selected
Retention Fit
Moderate
45/100 support for keeping shares
Income Score
Good
77/100 premium attractiveness
Assignment Risk
Moderate
63/100 assignment pressure
Premium Efficiency
Reasonable
74/100 yield versus upside cap
Decision Summary
The setup is workable for balanced, but the tradeoffs are no longer clean.
Why this works
The setup is workable for balanced, but the tradeoffs are no longer clean.
- Retention fit scores 45/100 while assignment risk sits at 63/100, which is why the engine frames this as a income-favored structure rather than a generic premium sale.
- Premium yield is +1.10% with +3.66% max capped return over 30 DTE, giving premium efficiency a reasonable read.
- Market context scores 66/100 using +6.20% over the last 60 calendar days, +11.40% YTD, and IV rank (chain) at 54.
Main risk
The main risk is that trend continuation changes the retention-versus-income balance faster than the collected premium can offset.
Confidence framing
Workable but with notable compromises. Objective alignment is fair for balanced, and the published score reflects fit to the selected objective rather than generic trade attractiveness.
Intelligence Engine
How CC Intelligence evaluates a setup
Scores against the selected objective rather than generic trade attractiveness.
Blends retention fit, assignment pressure, premium quality, and market context with objective-specific weights and ceiling rules.
Missing optional historical blocks are omitted safely, and the engine still runs on the required live inputs.
Strike Ladder
Nearby strikes for the loaded expiration
Compare the safer, balanced, and more aggressive nearby covered-call strikes without leaving the current CC workflow.
Continue with a loaded contract to compare nearby covered-call strikes for this expiration.
Evidence Layer
Key metrics and evidence
Strike Distance %
+2.56%
Distance between spot and strike
Premium Yield %
+1.10%
Premium divided by current price
Max Capped Return %
+3.66%
Strike gap plus premium
Days to Expiration
30
Calendar days to the selected expiration used in the income attractiveness score
IV Rank (Chain)
54
Percentile rank of the selected contract IV within the loaded expiration call chain
Market Context Score
66/100
Weighted blend of 60D change, YTD change, and chain IV context
Last 60D Change
+6.20%
Trailing 60 calendar-day underlying change
YTD Change
+11.40%
Change from the first trading day of the current year
Inverse Assignment Safety
37/100
100 minus the final assignment risk score
Volatility Meter
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Available after Step 2 loads. Volatility-adjusted premium yield using IV, strike cushion, and event risk context
Structure Zones
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Available after Step 2 loads. Nearest support and resistance zones from spot price
Positioning Sentiment
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Available after Step 2 loads. Put/call ratio with light sentiment context
Future Integration
Covered-call intelligence endpoint placeholder. The frontend shell is ready, and the production objective-aware scoring flow remains intact for future backend wiring.
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