OptionSpreaders Reports First-Half 2026 Returns of 17.19% for Standard Program and 18.12% for Advanced Program

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OptionSpreaders.com reported net performance for the first half of 2026, with the Standard Program returning 17.19% and the Advanced Program returning 18.12% for the six months ended June 30, 2026. Coffee options led the Softs sector as record prices and retail demand pushed call-side premiums far above fundamental valuations, creating favorable openings for structured option sales. Precious metals also performed well, with call option strikes in silver and gold trading at two to three times the value of underlying futures, allowing the firm to collect additional premium. In energy, fears of prolonged Middle East supply disruptions kept call options above $200 per barrel popular, but the firm's view that the Strait of Hormuz bottleneck would be temporary proved correct as WTI returned to the $60s, benefiting structured option sales. Head Options Analyst Justin Cardwell noted that fear and speculation in coffee, precious metals, and energy drove option premiums to levels difficult to reconcile with fundamentals.

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⛏Coffee Futures
COFFEE
▲ PositiveDemandrelevance

Record prices and retail demand pushed call-side premiums far above fundamental valuations, creating favorable openings for structured option sales.

⛏Crude Oil WTI Futures
WTI
▲ PositiveGeopoliticsrelevance

Fears of Middle East supply disruptions kept call options popular, but firm's view that Strait of Hormuz bottleneck would be temporary proved correct as WTI returned to $60s, benefiting structured option sales.

⛏Gold Futures
GOLD
▲ PositiveDemandrelevance

Precious metals performed well; call option strikes in gold traded at high premiums, benefiting structured option sales.

⛏Silver Futures
SILVER
▲ PositiveDemandrelevance

Precious metals performed well; call option strikes in silver traded at high premiums, benefiting structured option sales.

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OptionSpreaders.comPrivate▲ Positive
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OptionSpreaders.com reported strong first-half 2026 returns of 17.19% for Standard and 18.12% for Advanced programs.

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