There aren’t many times I get genuinely excited about a structural shift in the options market…
But this is one of them.
Next year, we’re getting 0DTE (zero days till expiration) options on individual stocks — not just indexes — and I’m telling you, I’m going to be like a kid in a candy store.
If you’ve been following my strategies, you know I already love working with weekly expirations. The premium decay is faster, the setups repeat and I can get paid every few days instead of waiting around for monthly expirations.
On names where I already own shares and run covered calls, I’ll be able to sell calls in the morning and watch them expire worthless by the close. Then do it again the next day if the setup repeats.
But dailies? That’s a whole different level.
Right now, when I want to sell premium, I’m lining up Wednesday-to-Friday windows or looking at the next weekly cycle. In 2026, I’ll be moving to dailies on a lot of this stuff.
Same names. Same strategy. Just faster cash collection.
Why the Launch Window Is Going to Be Extra Juicy
Here’s the part that has me fired up.
When a new options product rolls out — especially something as short-dated as 0DTE — they have to price these dailies higher than normal. The weeklies are a little bit higher priced than the monthlies sometimes, and I think they’re gonna start off with really high premiums on the dailies.
Why?
Because retail traders see a daily option that expires in four hours and they can’t help themselves. People will be buying it like crazy. 0DTE — they’re just gonna love it.
They want the lottery ticket. They want the quick flip. They want to brag about a 300% gain before lunch.
And I’ll be on the other side, selling them that hope and collecting the premium.
The mispricing opportunity is going to be real — at least in the early days. Once the exchanges figure out how traders are actually using these things, the pricing will tighten up.
But in that initial window? You talk about premium income — this could be the richest environment we’ve seen since weeklies launched.
How I’m Already Thinking About the Setup
I’m not changing my core approach. I’m just compressing the timeline.
Same tickers I already trade. Same strike selection. Same rules around liquidity, trend and risk.
But instead of waiting for the next Friday expiration, I’ll have the option — literally — to set up a new trade every single day.
That doesn’t mean I will. I’m not going to trade just to trade. But on the days when the setup is clean, the premium is fat and the risk is defined? I’ll have that tool in the bag.
And on names where I already own shares and run covered calls, I’ll be able to use the same rhythm I use today — just sped up. Sell in the morning, potentially watch it burn off by the close, then reassess the next day.
It’s not about being more aggressive. It’s about being more efficient with the same discipline I’ve used for decades.
So yeah — for dailies, I cannot wait.
If you’ve been building your premium-selling process with weeklies, keep doing that. Get good at the rhythm. Understand how time decay works over three or four days.
Because when 2026 rolls around, you’re going to have a much shorter runway to work with — and a much bigger opportunity if you know what you’re doing.
Trade well,
Jack Carter
Jack Carter Trading
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