# Why I Completely STOPPED Selling Weekly Options (Doing This Instead)

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Podcast: [Peter Pru | Option Sellers School](https://stenobird.com/podcast/peter-pru-option-sellers-school-7298973)
Published: 2026-06-05T19:00:02+00:00
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## Resource

🖥️ Register For A Workshop + Free Calculators & Watchlist: 👉 https://onlypeterpru.com/ark-options-workshop?utm_source=pod&utm_id=social 🚨Get Trade Ideas & Market Updates: 👉 https://theweeklywheel.beehiiv.com/ If you are running the Wheel Strategy by selling weekly options, you are likely losing a massive portion of your potential profit to wide bid-ask spreads, excessive commissions, and uncontrollable Gamma spikes in the final days of the contract. In this video, I explain why monthly options provide a superior "decay-to-risk" ratio, giving your trades the time they actually need to recover from minor dips rather than forcing you into a panic-management cycle every Friday.

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