Select long-dated equity options by IV

Filter and rank 1-3 year equity options for leverage with macro/insider guards

When sizing long-dated leverage on a stock thesis, preventing LEAPS disaster (5-10x losses in weeks).

• · ticker symbol
• · optional target price
• · user conviction/confidence (1-10)
• · optional regime (GREEN/YELLOW/RED)

• · 2-3 recommended strikes with expiry
• · R/R for each (breakeven %, 2x/3x scenarios)
• · position sizing (0.5-2% per position)
• · pre-flight checklist status

• · yfinance option chains
• · insider form 4 check (Form P only)
• · macro regime signal

• · equity ticker with liquid LEAPS market (OI > 1000)
• · user conviction stated

• · IV > 80% making premium too rich
• · insider selling while user builds LEAPS
• · macro regime RED but user forces entry
• · wrong expiry selected (too short)

• · 5-layer pre-flight (macro regime, insider, 3-tier underlying entry, sizing caps, tax awareness)
• · theta + IV crush math transparent
• · hard rules enforced (no ATM momentum in YELLOW)