First HalfYear 2026 - Premium Income Overview

Gerold M
Jul 05, 2026By Gerold M

2026 so far

Many traders believe that the key to higher returns is taking more trades. In reality, the opposite is often true. More trades usually lead to more mistakes, higher transaction costs, and unnecessary emotional decisions.

Consistently outperforming broad market indices like the S&P 500 or the Nasdaq is extremely difficult. That's why, as income traders, we don't rely on constant market activity—we rely on a repeatable, rules-based strategy.

Our approach is simple: we follow institutional order flow.

We don't try to predict where institutional money might go next. Instead, we wait patiently until institutional buying becomes visible on the charts. We primarily analyze monthly timeframes, where large capital flows become much clearer and market noise is significantly reduced.

Once we identify strong institutional accumulation, we position ourselves with the expectation that this momentum is likely to continue into the following month. We don't chase every opportunity. We simply wait for high-probability setups that align with our strategy.

No guessing. No overtrading. Just following the money.

Lets have a look into the monthly income for 2026 so far: 


Month OptionUnderlyingProfit
01-2026Selling Put Options EEM Strike 56,5 EEM ETF$210
02-2026Selling Puts on Silver ETF (SLV) for 30d Strike 50SLV ETF$385
03-2026Sell Puts USO (Oil) Strike 80USO ETF$445
04-2026Sell Puts MAGS Strike 56MAGS ETF$630
05-2026Sell Puts EWY Strike 150EWY ETF$860
06-2026Sell Puts SOXX Strike 455SOXX ETF $397

Selling Puts means in easy words - you are ready to buy at least 100 shares of the underlying ETF for a defined price (Strike Price). If the market price do not reach your Strike price in a give time (for us 30d) the option is worthless and you have your ProfitPremium. Important: You will always stay with your ProfitPremium.

If you want to know more how this works please sent me a message: hello[a]growleads.tech