One AAPL call per delta target, about 30 days out, with the covered call math applied
Answered against 22 years of US equities and 12 years of US options data and published with the query that produced it. This result is stored as of 2026-10-05, from Covered Calls on AAPL: A Worked Example.
| delta_target | strike | call_delta | premium | premium_per_contract | static_return_pct | if_called_pct | breakeven | days_to_expiry | as_of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.15 | 360 | 0.141 | 1.53 | 153 | 0.46 | 8.37 | 332.07 | 28 | October 2, 2026 |
| 0.20 | 355 | 0.196 | 2.33 | 233 | 0.7 | 7.11 | 331.27 | 28 | October 2, 2026 |
| 0.25 | 350 | 0.264 | 3.48 | 348 | 1.04 | 5.96 | 330.12 | 28 | October 2, 2026 |
| 0.30 | 350 | 0.264 | 3.48 | 348 | 1.04 | 5.96 | 330.12 | 28 | October 2, 2026 |
| 0.35 | 345 | 0.336 | 4.79 | 479 | 1.44 | 4.85 | 328.81 | 28 | October 2, 2026 |
| 0.40 | 340 | 0.424 | 6.95 | 695 | 2.08 | 4 | 326.65 | 28 | October 2, 2026 |
- Rows × columns
- 6 × 10
- Computed
- Completeness
- No missing values
- Source
- US exchange, SIP and OPRA market data
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What each column holds
| Column | Type | Range | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
delta_target |
text | 6 distinct values (0.15, 0.20, 0.25…) | |
strike |
text | 5 distinct values (340, 345, 350…) | |
call_delta |
number | 0.141 to 0.424 | |
premium |
number | 1.53 to 6.95 | US dollars |
premium_per_contract |
text | 5 distinct values (153, 233, 348…) | |
static_return_pct |
number | 0.46 to 2.08 | percent |
if_called_pct |
number | 4 to 8.37 | percent |
breakeven |
text | 5 distinct values (326.65, 328.81, 330.12…) | |
days_to_expiry |
text | 1 distinct value (28) | |
as_of |
text | 1 distinct value (October 2, 2026) |
Computed from Strasmore's warehouse of US exchange, SIP and OPRA market data. Equity prices are delayed; options greeks and implied volatility are end-of-day. This result is stored, not recomputed on load — it is exactly the numbers that were returned on , and the query below is what returned them.
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WITH
(
SELECT max(date)
FROM global_markets.options_greeks
WHERE underlying_symbol = 'AAPL'
AND lower(toString(option_type)) IN ('call', 'c')
AND toFloat64(option_close) > 0
) AS snap_date,
(
SELECT argMin(expiration_date, abs(toInt32(days_to_expiry) - 30))
FROM global_markets.options_greeks
WHERE underlying_symbol = 'AAPL'
AND lower(toString(option_type)) IN ('call', 'c')
AND toFloat64(option_close) > 0
AND date = snap_date
AND toInt32(days_to_expiry) BETWEEN 21 AND 45
) AS write_expiry
SELECT
delta_target,
toString(round(argMin(strike_usd, gap), 1)) AS strike,
round(argMin(delta_measured, gap), 3) AS call_delta,
round(argMin(premium_usd, gap), 2) AS premium,
toString(round(argMin(premium_usd, gap) * 100, 0)) AS premium_per_contract,
round(argMin(static_pct, gap), 2) AS static_return_pct,
round(argMin(called_pct, gap), 2) AS if_called_pct,
toString(round(argMin(breakeven_usd, gap), 2)) AS breakeven,
toString(argMin(dte, gap)) AS days_to_expiry,
argMin(as_of, gap) AS as_of
FROM
(
SELECT
tg.delta_target AS delta_target,
abs(toFloat64(g.delta) - toFloat64(tg.delta_target)) AS gap,
toFloat64(g.strike_price) AS strike_usd,
toFloat64(g.delta) AS delta_measured,
toFloat64(g.option_close) AS premium_usd,
100 * toFloat64(g.option_close) / toFloat64(g.underlying_close) AS static_pct,
100 * (toFloat64(g.option_close) + toFloat64(g.strike_price) - toFloat64(g.underlying_close))
/ toFloat64(g.underlying_close) AS called_pct,
toFloat64(g.underlying_close) - toFloat64(g.option_close) AS breakeven_usd,
toInt32(g.days_to_expiry) AS dte,
concat(monthName(toDate(g.date)), ' ', toString(toDayOfMonth(toDate(g.date))), ', ', toString(toYear(toDate(g.date)))) AS as_of
FROM global_markets.options_greeks AS g
CROSS JOIN
(
SELECT arrayJoin(['0.15', '0.20', '0.25', '0.30', '0.35', '0.40']) AS delta_target
) AS tg
WHERE g.underlying_symbol = 'AAPL'
AND lower(toString(g.option_type)) IN ('call', 'c')
AND g.date = snap_date
AND g.expiration_date = write_expiry
AND toFloat64(g.option_close) > 0
AND toFloat64(g.delta) BETWEEN 0.05 AND 0.60
)
GROUP BY delta_target
ORDER BY delta_target
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