Question 1

What exactly is Collect52?

Accepted Answer

An AI-powered financial education and decision-support platform focused on cash-secured put and covered call income. Every week, our engine scans a broad universe of tickers, scores the best opportunities, and explains the reasoning behind each one — you decide what to do with it.

Question 2

Where does the name come from?

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"52" represents 52 weeks — the idea of a systematic, repeatable approach to generating real income from your portfolio every single week, rather than a one-off trade.

Question 3

Who is this actually for?

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Primarily people who want consistent income from their portfolio and want to actually understand what they're doing, not hand control to a black box. We also work well for people with existing concentrated or inherited stock positions who want covered-call income without selling.

Question 4

Do I need options trading experience to start?

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No prior options experience is required, though a basic understanding of how stocks work helps. Our Methodology page and educational content are built to bring you up to speed either way.

Question 5

Do you manage my money or place trades for me?

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No. We are not a fund, brokerage, robo-advisor, or automated trading system. You always execute your own trades manually, through your own brokerage account. We provide research, scoring, and education — never execution.

Question 6

Is this personalized investment advice?

Accepted Answer

No. Collect52 operates as an educational research service, not a registered investment advisor. Everything we publish — scores, statistics, commentary — is general educational information, not advice tailored to your individual financial situation.

Question 7

How is this different from a fully automated platform like PutHouse?

Accepted Answer

Automated platforms trade for you without explaining why — you don't see or understand what's happening under the hood. We do the opposite: we show you the data, our reasoning, and the tools to evaluate opportunities yourself, so you build real understanding rather than dependency on a black box.

Question 8

Can I connect my actual brokerage account?

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Yes — connecting is optional and free, and it's strictly read-only, so your real account value and positions show up on your Dashboard and Positions pages. It also powers Portfolio Construction and, for Plus and above, automatic Portfolio Risk Comparison. We will never have the ability to place trades or move money in your account.

Question 9

How does the scoring actually work?

Accepted Answer

Each contract is scored using a weighted model covering delta alignment, rate of change, trend, pullback context, expected move, and implied volatility rank — across two strategy tracks, one for high-volatility assets focused on pure premium capture, and one for individual stocks where being assigned shares is acceptable. Full detail is on our Methodology page.

Question 10

How is the backtested win rate calculated?

Accepted Answer

It reflects how a comparable contract would have performed if opened under similar historical conditions, using price data over the stated lookback window. A trade counts as a win if it would have expired worthless or been closed profitably before expiry.

Question 11

Does a high win rate mean a trade is guaranteed to work?

Accepted Answer

No — past performance does not guarantee future results. A strong historical win rate describes what has happened under past market conditions, not what will happen next. We show this figure separately from our own conviction call for exactly this reason.

Question 12

How many tickers and contracts does the engine actually evaluate?

Accepted Answer

The engine scans 90+ tickers weekly across sectors — leveraged ETFs, mega cap tech, semis, financials, energy, healthcare, consumer, and more — evaluating over 1,000 individual contracts per scan once every strike and expiry is accounted for.

Question 13

How much does this cost?

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Free ($0, no card required) gets you sample Top Picks with full reasoning, an optional read-only brokerage connection, and a spot on the list for real picks by email. Plus ($20/mo) adds Portfolio Construction and Portfolio Risk Comparison. Live ($50/mo) adds this week's real live picks and the full dashboard. See our Pricing page for full detail.

Question 14

What brokerage do I need?

Accepted Answer

Any brokerage that supports options trading works — you execute trades yourself wherever your account already is. We don't require you to move accounts or open a new one anywhere specific.

Question 15

How do I get started?

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Join free to see sample Top Picks and the reasoning behind them, no card required. When you're ready for real live picks and the full dashboard, upgrade to Plus or Live instantly through our Pricing page.

Question 16

Is there a free trial on paid plans?

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Yes — Plus and Live both start with a 7-day free trial. If you cancel before the trial ends, you won't be charged.

Question 17

Can I cancel anytime?

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Yes — Plus and Live are billed monthly and you can cancel anytime. Reach out through our Contact page with any questions about your plan.

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