FORTRESS FIGHT: AMZN @ $254.56

BE SS: $267.92  |  CC-SS: $270.43  |  5 contracts (500 sh) |  ⌂ PORTFOLIO

GENERATED2026-09-14 21:51

AMZN @ $254.56   UNDERWATER $13.36 (5.0% below BE SS)

5 contracts (500 sh)  |  BE SS: $267.92  |  CC-SS: $270.43 (banked floor $268.63)  |  IV: MEDIUM  |  Accounts: Joint:1782

LC: $200 exp 2028-01-21 (entry $94.731/sh)
SP: $250 exp 2028-01-21 (entry $29.636/sh)
HP: $215 exp 2026-11-20 (entry $2.831/sh)

Economics

Max Loss$51,460(ND $67.92 + SW $35) x 500
Normal income ref$5,464/mo75% ann ROI on ML
Hedge rolling cost$739/mo
Unrealized P&L$-8,202fortress legs from IBKR
INCOME GOALPOSTS & VELOCITY
50% INCOME FLOOR
$2,732/mo
HEDGE COVER
$739/mo
NORMAL INCOME
$5,464/mo (ATM CC, chain)
IC VELOCITY
6.2 mo to earn back $33,960
ML VELOCITY
9.4 mo to earn back $51,460
Deep drawdown confirmed: a CC at CC-SS $270.43 (probe: $270C 14d) brings only $996/mo (<20% of normal), so FIGHT below it is warranted.
🏦 CAMPAIGN LEDGER , realized CC income since 2026-08-13; banked cash shrinks the hole (shown as an info-only banked floor, the recommended CC-SS stays the pure recovery strike; seeded from open positions, reconciled from IBKR executions nightly)
Banked since 2026-08-13
$980
Hole (after banked)
$7,222
was $8,202 · 12% earned back
Cycles closed
4
Credit in flight
$0
CC-SS · banked floor (info)
$270.43 → $268.63
? 2 leg(s) closed as UNKNOWN (vanished with no fill in window): banked $0, conservative. Fix campaign.json by hand if wrong.
TECHNICALS (cc_timing weekly gate + daily trigger)
WEEKLYNEUTRAL · %B 49 (live) · RSI 52 · MACD bearish, hist falling
DAILYMIXED (provisional) · RSI 47 · %B 26 · hist rising (nightly)
LEVELSUpper BB (CC ceiling) $281.53 (+11%) · daily UBB $265.82 · 1-wk expected move ±$11 (chain IV)
SETUPNo tilt: engine default. (advisory; floors and picks are chain-only)
⚠ Next earnings 2026-10-29: candidates whose expiry crosses it are flagged in the spectrum; EV is unreliable across earnings.
INTERPRETATION
Primary: 4 contracts at $262.50 / 4d. This is the safest strike (survival 81%, breach 19%) that still earns 50% of normal income ($2,732/mo); it brings $2,790/mo. The engine maximizes the odds the pullback never reaches your strike, rather than chasing the fattest near-ATM premium.
More income, less safety: the ladder tops out at 4 × $257.50/4d for $6,390/mo, but breach risk rises to 37% (+17pp vs the primary). The lower strike is hit by a smaller bounce.
More safety, less income: for just the hedge you can sit at 4 × $270/4d (94% survival, $750/mo).
Downside anchor: the primary mortgages $2,802 (8% of IC) ONLY on a full V-bounce all the way to SS $268, recoverable in 0.5 months of normal income. That is the rare tail; the frequent case is the strike holding. Surgical close on the 4 contracts realizes $-6,578 and cuts bleed by $591/mo.

📅 Two weekly tracks, this Friday & next Friday

Each Friday gets its own recommended pick and full income ladder (safest strike per income rung, sized across your 5 contracts). The master ranks the two by E[net]/mo to pick one grand pick; both are shown here so you can choose the tenor that fits your roll cadence.

🏆 Grand pick: THIS FRIDAY · 18 Sep 2026 (4d) · sell 4 × $262.50, 81% survival, $2,790/mo (E[net] $884/mo).
The two weekly tracks below are ranked by E[net]/mo = income kept when unchallenged − the net cash cost and forgone cycle when it is. Each has its own full ladder.
TrackExpirySellSurvivalIncome/moE[net]/mo
THIS FRIDAY 🏆18 Sep 2026 · 4d4 × $262.5081%$2,790$884
NEXT FRIDAY25 Sep 2026 · 11d5 × $262.5072%$3,136$-304
E[net] arithmetic on the grand pick: keep $372 with probability 74%; on the 26% touch you roll, paying $1,022 to close and taking $430 back from the best priced door (net cash $592) and parking about one cycle of income. Charging the FULL buyback with no door credit (the pre-2026-07-25 model) contradicted the campaign simulation, which prices the same event as a cash-neutral even roll.

📅 THIS FRIDAY · 18 Sep 2026 · 4d · E[net] $884/mo 🏆 GRAND PICK

🎯 Engine pick: sell 4 × $262.50 (50% normal), 81% survival, breach 19%, $2,790/mo.
The pick is already past the ~80% (≈1σ) comfort line, so take the income. Stepping out to the $265 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 87% (breach 19% → 13%) for $900/mo less (32% income) buys safety you do not really need here.
AMZN  spot $254.56 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsFIGHT edgePer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
cover hedge4 × $27018 Sep4d6.1%94%hist 96%12%hist 14%-4pp$100$750-$2,040$74
Sell 4 × $270 6.1% OTM over spot $254.56 18 Sep 2026 (4d, $0.26 mid)
= $100 credit for the 4d cycle → $750/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $270)
94%
Breach risk
6%
POP (stays ≤ $270.26)
94%
EV / mo
+$393
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
-4pp
79% whole by 9mo vs 84% doing nothing · roll costs eat the credits at this rung
FIRE DRILLS
~0.5/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$224/mo
median; plan ~$153/mo after 68% keep · $278 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~0.6 mo [0.3-1.7], measured ONLY among the 79% of futures that got whole
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
6%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$951
Free roll-up
+$1/wk
Safest escape (by 2 Oct 2026)
$280 @ 79% POP
75% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 4 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 2 of 4); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $3.72/sh now → $2.63 mid-life (likely $2.08–$4.10)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.25/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.38/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 166 simulated challenges: the $270 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 4, at $273 (overshoots $2.63). The [P25–P75] under each Total is that door's credit across those paths; % credit is the share of those challenges where the roll is a net credit.
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (4 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$27021 Sep 20265d left+$0.39/sh+$157
cycle +$257
[+$119…+$335] · 89% credit
64%
surv 51%
+$129 SAFE
cap gain +$8,331
Max even-money escape in the band~$2809 Oct 202623d left+$0.91/sh+$366
cycle +$466
[+$121…+$588] · 81% credit
77%
surv 72%
+$4,837 SAFE
cap gain +$13,040
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$27021 Sep 20265d left+$0.18/sh+$71
cycle +$171
[+$15…+$247] · 77% credit
65%
surv 53%
+$233 SAFE
cap gain +$8,436
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$2802 Oct 202616d left-$0.17/sh-$69
cycle +$31
[-$349…+$136] · 42% credit
79%
surv 75%
+$4,403 SAFE
cap gain +$12,606
budget: banked $100 debit $69 (69% used ≈ 0.4 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$31 cash · rolled 4 ct earn ≈ $1,842/mo while parked; 1 ct free to re-sell
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted -0.4 vol pt per +1% move (equity skew: vol eases as spot rises; buyback shift floored at 0). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$750/mo
vs 50% target ($2,732/mo)-73%
vs normal income ($5,464/mo)14% covered
Net income (after hedge)$355/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $270 is $0 below CC-SS $270.43: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$74
… as % of IC ($33,960)0.2%
… as % of ML ($51,460)0.1%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.0 mo
Surgical close (4 ct)$-6,566
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.06/sh (~25% of the $0.25 collected) or spot ≥ $270.26 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $270)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $265.82 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $267.30Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$267-270.26
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $270.26
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 1.06 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$270.00 (1.9σ)$100$-28+$8,175+$596
+2.5%$276.75 (2.7σ)$-2,600$181+$8,384+$596
+5%$283.50 (3.5σ)$-5,300$391+$8,593+$596
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $270.43, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-8,202
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$8,429
− CC assignment net of premium (4 × $270): -$74
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (1 × $267.50): -$167
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-14 (+$8,188 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-610 (this trade vs do-nothing: +$596, the opportunity cost of earning $750/mo FIGHT income now)
🛡 safe yield5 × $267.5018 Sep4d5.1%91%hist 96%18%hist 14%-3pp$190$1,425-$1,365$1,277
Sell 5 × $267.50 5.1% OTM over spot $254.56 18 Sep 2026 (4d, $0.40 mid)
= $190 credit for the 4d cycle → $1,425/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $267.50)
91%
Breach risk
9%
POP (stays ≤ $267.90)
92%
EV / mo
+$615
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
-3pp
82% whole by 9mo vs 85% doing nothing · roll costs eat the credits at this rung
FIRE DRILLS
~0.8/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$423/mo
median; plan ~$288/mo after 68% keep · $396 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~0.6 mo [0.3-1.4], measured ONLY among the 82% of futures that got whole
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
10%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,112
Free roll-up
+$1/wk
Safest escape (by 9 Oct 2026)
$283 @ 83% POP
79% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 5 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 2 of 4); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $3.68/sh now → $2.60 mid-life (likely $2.15–$4.22)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.38/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.22/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 309 simulated challenges: the $268 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 4, at $270 (overshoots $2.48). The [P25–P75] under each Total is that door's credit across those paths; % credit is the share of those challenges where the roll is a net credit.
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (5 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$26821 Sep 20265d left+$0.43/sh+$216
cycle +$406
[+$140…+$429] · 90% credit
64%
surv 51%
-$926 NOT
cap gain +$7,277
Max even-money escape in the band~$2789 Oct 202623d left+$0.97/sh+$485
cycle +$675
[+$92…+$749] · 79% credit
77%
surv 72%
+$4,887 SAFE
cap gain +$13,090
reaches SS ✓
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$26821 Sep 20265d left+$0.22/sh+$109
cycle +$299
[-$8…+$317] · 74% credit
65%
surv 53%
-$799 NOT
cap gain +$7,404
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$2839 Oct 202623d left-$0.21/sh-$103
cycle +$87
[-$607…+$126] · 35% credit
83%
surv 79%
+$6,954 SAFE
cap gain +$15,157
budget: banked $190 debit $103 (54% used ≈ 0.3 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$87 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $1,564/mo while parked; 0 ct free to re-sell · clears SS ✓
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted -0.4 vol pt per +1% move (equity skew: vol eases as spot rises; buyback shift floored at 0). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$1,425/mo
vs 50% target ($2,732/mo)-48%
vs normal income ($5,464/mo)26% covered
Net income (after hedge)$686/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $267.50 is $3 below CC-SS $270.43: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$1,277
… as % of IC ($33,960)3.8%
… as % of ML ($51,460)2.5%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.2 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-8,212
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.10/sh (~25% of the $0.38 collected) or spot ≥ $267.90 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $268)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $265.82 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $264.82Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$265-267.90
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $267.90
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 1.06 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$267.50 (1.6σ)$190$-1,141+$7,061-$440
+2.5%$274.19 (2.4σ)$-3,154$-934+$7,268-$440
+5%$280.88 (3.2σ)$-6,498$-727+$7,476-$440
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $270.43, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-8,202
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$8,429
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $267.50): -$1,277
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-1,050 (+$7,152 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-610 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-440, the opportunity cost of earning $1,425/mo FIGHT income now)
33% normal4 × $26518 Sep4d4.1%87%hist 86%27%hist 26%-0pp$252$1,890-$900$1,922
Sell 4 × $265 4.1% OTM over spot $254.56 18 Sep 2026 (4d, $0.64 mid)
= $252 credit for the 4d cycle → $1,890/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $265)
87%
Breach risk
13%
POP (stays ≤ $265.64)
88%
EV / mo
+$725
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
-0pp
86% whole by 9mo vs 86% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~1.1/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$1,105/mo
median; plan ~$751/mo after 68% keep · $837 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~0.6 mo [0.2-1.5], measured ONLY among the 86% of futures that got whole
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
16%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$780
Free roll-up
+$1/wk
Safest escape (by 9 Oct 2026)
$280 @ 82% POP
79% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 4 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 2 of 4); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $3.65/sh now → $2.58 mid-life (likely $2.40–$4.58)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.63/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.95/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 475 simulated challenges: the $265 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 4, at $268 (overshoots $2.74). The [P25–P75] under each Total is that door's credit across those paths; % credit is the share of those challenges where the roll is a net credit.
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (4 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$26521 Sep 20265d left+$0.47/sh+$188
cycle +$440
[+$73…+$337] · 86% credit
64%
surv 51%
-$2,093 NOT
cap gain +$6,110
Max even-money escape in the band~$2759 Oct 202623d left+$1.02/sh+$410
cycle +$662
[+$20…+$558] · 76% credit
77%
surv 72%
+$2,878 SAFE
cap gain +$11,081
reaches SS ✓
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$26521 Sep 20265d left+$0.26/sh+$102
cycle +$354
[-$38…+$238] · 67% credit
65%
surv 53%
-$1,945 NOT
cap gain +$6,258
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$2809 Oct 202623d left-$0.16/sh-$62
cycle +$190
[-$572…+$50] · 29% credit
82%
surv 79%
+$4,561 SAFE
cap gain +$12,764
budget: banked $252 debit $62 (25% used ≈ 0.1 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$190 cash · rolled 4 ct earn ≈ $1,265/mo while parked; 1 ct free to re-sell · clears SS ✓
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted -0.4 vol pt per +1% move (equity skew: vol eases as spot rises; buyback shift floored at 0). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$1,890/mo
vs 50% target ($2,732/mo)-31%
vs normal income ($5,464/mo)35% covered
Net income (after hedge)$1,495/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $265 is $5 below CC-SS $270.43: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$1,922
… as % of IC ($33,960)5.7%
… as % of ML ($51,460)3.7%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.4 mo
Surgical close (4 ct)$-6,566
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.16/sh (~25% of the $0.63 collected) or spot ≥ $265.64 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $265)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $265.82 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $262.35Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$262-265.64
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $265.64
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 1.06 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$265.00 (1.3σ)$252$-2,281+$5,922-$252
+2.5%$271.62 (2.1σ)$-2,398$-1,825+$6,377-$1,252
+5%$278.25 (2.9σ)$-5,048$-1,620+$6,582-$1,252
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $270.43, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-8,202
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$8,429
− CC assignment net of premium (4 × $265): -$1,922
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (1 × $267.50): -$167
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-1,862 (+$6,340 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-610 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-1,252, the opportunity cost of earning $1,890/mo FIGHT income now)
🎯 50% normal4 × $262.5018 Sep4d3.1%81%hist 86%39%hist 30%+1pp$372$2,790$2,802
Sell 4 × $262.50 3.1% OTM over spot $254.56 18 Sep 2026 (4d, $0.97 mid)
= $372 credit for the 4d cycle → $2,790/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $262.50)
81%
Breach risk
19%
POP (stays ≤ $263.47)
83%
EV / mo
+$747
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+1pp
88% whole by 9mo vs 87% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~1.6/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$1,561/mo
median; plan ~$1,062/mo after 68% keep · $1,194 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~0.5 mo [0.2-1.5], measured ONLY among the 88% of futures that got whole
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
26%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$650
Free roll-up
+$1/wk
Safest escape (by 9 Oct 2026)
$278 @ 82% POP
79% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 4 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 2 of 4); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $3.61/sh now → $2.56 mid-life (likely $2.66–$4.65)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.93/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.63/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 791 simulated challenges: the $262 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 4, at $265 (overshoots $2.65). The [P25–P75] under each Total is that door's credit across those paths; % credit is the share of those challenges where the roll is a net credit.
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (4 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$26221 Sep 20265d left+$0.51/sh+$203
cycle +$575
[+$62…+$310] · 85% credit
64%
surv 51%
-$3,285 NOT
cap gain +$4,917
Max even-money escape in the band~$2739 Oct 202623d left+$1.08/sh+$430
cycle +$802
[+$20…+$471] · 76% credit
77%
surv 71%
+$1,942 SAFE
cap gain +$10,144
reaches SS ✓
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$26321 Sep 20265d left+$0.29/sh+$118
cycle +$490
[-$49…+$207] · 64% credit
65%
surv 53%
-$3,137 NOT
cap gain +$5,065
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$2789 Oct 202623d left-$0.11/sh-$43
cycle +$329
[-$554…-$47] · 23% credit
82%
surv 79%
+$3,623 SAFE
cap gain +$11,826
budget: banked $372 debit $43 (12% used ≈ 0.1 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$329 cash · rolled 4 ct earn ≈ $1,277/mo while parked; 1 ct free to re-sell · clears SS ✓
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted -0.4 vol pt per +1% move (equity skew: vol eases as spot rises; buyback shift floored at 0). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$2,790/mo
vs 50% target ($2,732/mo)+2%
vs normal income ($5,464/mo)51% covered
Net income (after hedge)$2,395/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $262.50 is $8 below CC-SS $270.43: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$2,802
… as % of IC ($33,960)8.3%
… as % of ML ($51,460)5.4%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.5 mo
Surgical close (4 ct)$-6,578
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.23/sh (~25% of the $0.93 collected) or spot ≥ $263.47 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $262)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $265.82 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $259.88Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$260-263.47
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $263.47
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 1.06 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$262.50 (≤1σ, normal week)$372$-3,488+$4,714-$132
+2.5%$269.06 (1.8σ)$-2,253$-2,785+$5,418-$2,132
+5%$275.62 (2.6σ)$-4,878$-2,581+$5,621-$2,132
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $270.43, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-8,202
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$8,429
− CC assignment net of premium (4 × $262.50): -$2,802
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (1 × $267.50): -$167
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-2,742 (+$5,460 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-610 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-2,132, the opportunity cost of earning $2,790/mo FIGHT income now)
100% normal4 × $257.5018 Sep4d1.2%63%hist 65%74%hist 67%+5pp$852$6,390+$3,600$4,322
Sell 4 × $257.50 1.2% OTM over spot $254.56 18 Sep 2026 (4d, $2.19 mid)
= $852 credit for the 4d cycle → $6,390/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $257.50)
63%
Breach risk
37%
POP (stays ≤ $259.69)
72%
EV / mo
+$788
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+5pp
89% whole by 9mo vs 84% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~3.3/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$2,814/mo
median; plan ~$1,913/mo after 68% keep · $1,624 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~0.5 mo [0.2-1.4], measured ONLY among the 89% of futures that got whole
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
54%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$151
Free roll-up
+$1/wk
Safest escape (by 9 Oct 2026)
$283 @ 91% POP
90% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 4 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 2 of 4); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $3.55/sh now → $2.51 mid-life (likely $3.19–$5.23)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $2.13/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.38/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,615 simulated challenges: the $258 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 4, at $260 (overshoots $2.91). The [P25–P75] under each Total is that door's credit across those paths; % credit is the share of those challenges where the roll is a net credit.
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (4 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$25821 Sep 20265d left+$0.58/sh+$233
cycle +$1,085
[+$30…+$207] · 81% credit
64%
surv 51%
-$5,431 NOT
cap gain +$2,772
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$2689 Oct 202623d left+$1.18/sh+$470
cycle +$1,322
[-$92…+$326] · 69% credit
77%
surv 71%
+$307 SAFE
cap gain +$8,509
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$25821 Sep 20265d left+$0.37/sh+$147
cycle +$999
[-$87…+$108] · 50% credit
65%
surv 53%
-$5,283 NOT
cap gain +$2,920
Max even-money escape in the band~$2682 Oct 202616d left+$0.06/sh+$24
cycle +$876
[-$580…-$140] · 14% credit
79%
surv 75%
-$140 NOT
cap gain +$8,062
reaches SS ✓
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$2839 Oct 202623d left-$1.45/sh-$580
cycle +$272
[-$1,470…-$805]
91%
surv 90%
+$5,722 SAFE
cap gain +$13,924
budget: banked $852 debit $580 (68% used ≈ 0.4 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$272 cash · rolled 4 ct earn ≈ $552/mo while parked; 1 ct free to re-sell · clears SS ✓
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted -0.4 vol pt per +1% move (equity skew: vol eases as spot rises; buyback shift floored at 0). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$6,390/mo
vs 50% target ($2,732/mo)+134%
vs normal income ($5,464/mo)117% covered
Net income (after hedge)$5,995/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $257.50 is $13 below CC-SS $270.43: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$4,322
… as % of IC ($33,960)12.7%
… as % of ML ($51,460)8.4%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.8 mo
Surgical close (4 ct)$-6,588
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.53/sh (~25% of the $2.13 collected) or spot ≥ $259.69 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $258)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $265.82 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $254.93Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$255-259.69
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $259.69
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 1.06 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$257.50 (≤1σ, normal week)$852$-5,663+$2,539+$348
+2.5%$263.94 (1.1σ)$-1,723$-4,820+$3,382-$2,227
+5%$270.38 (1.9σ)$-4,298$-4,264+$3,938-$3,652
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $270.43, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-8,202
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$8,429
− CC assignment net of premium (4 × $257.50): -$4,322
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (1 × $267.50): -$167
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-4,262 (+$3,940 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-610 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-3,652, the opportunity cost of earning $6,390/mo FIGHT income now)
A nudge, not a rule: the engine maximizes income at acceptable safety; this weighs the income you would give up against the breach risk you would shed. Your hedge bleed and your read on AMZN are the tiebreakers.

📅 NEXT FRIDAY · 25 Sep 2026 · 11d · E[net] $-304/mo

🎯 Engine pick: sell 5 × $262.50 (50% normal), 72% survival, breach 28%, $3,136/mo.
Stay at the pick. Stepping safer (the $265 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 78% (breach 28% → 22%) for $1,260/mo less (40% income)) buys little extra safety; the income is doing real work covering the bleed.
AMZN  spot $254.56 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsFIGHT edgePer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
cover hedge5 × $272.5025 Sep11d7.0%90%hist 86%21%hist 26%-4pp$335$914-$2,223$0
Sell 5 × $272.50 7.0% OTM over spot $254.56 25 Sep 2026 (11d, $0.71 mid)
= $335 credit for the 11d cycle → $914/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $272.50)
90%
Breach risk
10%
POP (stays ≤ $273.21)
91%
EV / mo
+$375
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
-4pp
77% whole by 9mo vs 82% doing nothing · roll costs eat the credits at this rung
FIRE DRILLS
~0.4/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$-81/mo
median; plan ~$-55/mo after 68% keep · $-108 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~0.8 mo [0.3-2.4], measured ONLY among the 77% of futures that got whole
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
15%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,712
Free roll-up
none
Safest escape (by 9 Oct 2026)
$278 @ 72% POP
63% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 5 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 5 of 11); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $5.79/sh now → $4.09 mid-life (likely $3.31–$5.74)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.67/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$3.42/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 457 simulated challenges: the $272 strike is typically first touched on day 8 of 11, at $275 (overshoots $2.62). The [P25–P75] under each Total is that door's credit across those paths; % credit is the share of those challenges where the roll is a net credit.
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (5 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Max even-money escape in the band~$2789 Oct 202620d left+$0.46/sh+$229
cycle +$564
[-$37…+$581] · 73% credit
72%
surv 63%
+$4,776 SAFE
cap gain +$12,978
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$27228 Sep 20268d left-$0.06/sh-$31
cycle +$304
[-$151…+$250] · 51% credit
65%
surv 51%
+$1,627 SAFE
cap gain +$9,830
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted -0.4 vol pt per +1% move (equity skew: vol eases as spot rises; buyback shift floored at 0). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$914/mo
vs 50% target ($2,732/mo)-67%
vs normal income ($5,464/mo)17% covered
Net income (after hedge)$175/mo
Downside budget
✓ $272.50 is at/above CC-SS $270.43: assignment is break-even or better.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$0
… as % of IC ($33,960)0.0%
… as % of ML ($51,460)0.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.0 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-8,222
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.17/sh (~25% of the $0.67 collected) or spot ≥ $273.21 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $272)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $265.82 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $269.77Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$270-273.21
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $273.21
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 1.06 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$272.50 (1.3σ)$335$1,659+$9,861+$2,205
+2.5%$279.31 (1.8σ)$-3,071$1,870+$10,072+$2,205
+5%$286.12 (2.3σ)$-6,478$2,081+$10,284+$2,205
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $270.43, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-8,202
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$8,429
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $272.50): -$0
Total Position P&L @ SS: $227 (+$8,429 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-610 (this trade vs do-nothing: +$837, the opportunity cost of earning $914/mo FIGHT income now)
33% normal4 × $26525 Sep11d4.1%78%hist 84%45%hist 39%-1pp$688$1,876-$1,260$1,486
Sell 4 × $265 4.1% OTM over spot $254.56 25 Sep 2026 (11d, $1.77 mid)
= $688 credit for the 11d cycle → $1,876/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $265)
78%
Breach risk
22%
POP (stays ≤ $266.77)
81%
EV / mo
+$512
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
-1pp
86% whole by 9mo vs 87% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~0.9/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$1,259/mo
median; plan ~$856/mo after 68% keep · $1,132 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~0.7 mo [0.3-2.0], measured ONLY among the 86% of futures that got whole
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
36%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$905
Free roll-up
none
Safest escape (by 9 Oct 2026)
$275 @ 78% POP
73% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 4 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 5 of 11); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $5.63/sh now → $3.98 mid-life (likely $4.27–$6.13)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.72/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.26/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,090 simulated challenges: the $265 strike is typically first touched on day 6 of 11, at $267 (overshoots $2.42). The [P25–P75] under each Total is that door's credit across those paths; % credit is the share of those challenges where the roll is a net credit.
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (4 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Max even-money escape in the band~$2709 Oct 202620d left+$0.66/sh+$265
cycle +$953
[-$42…+$277] · 68% credit
72%
surv 63%
+$1,015 SAFE
cap gain +$9,217
reaches SS ✓
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$26528 Sep 20268d left+$0.11/sh+$42
cycle +$730
[-$135…+$65] · 37% credit
65%
surv 51%
-$1,803 NOT
cap gain +$6,400
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$2759 Oct 202620d left-$0.90/sh-$359
cycle +$329
[-$789…-$405] · 6% credit
78%
surv 73%
+$2,545 SAFE
cap gain +$10,748
budget: banked $688 debit $359 (52% used ≈ 0.8 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$329 cash · rolled 4 ct earn ≈ $1,850/mo while parked; 1 ct free to re-sell · clears SS ✓
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted -0.4 vol pt per +1% move (equity skew: vol eases as spot rises; buyback shift floored at 0). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$1,876/mo
vs 50% target ($2,732/mo)-31%
vs normal income ($5,464/mo)34% covered
Net income (after hedge)$1,481/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $265 is $5 below CC-SS $270.43: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$1,486
… as % of IC ($33,960)4.4%
… as % of ML ($51,460)2.9%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.3 mo
Surgical close (4 ct)$-6,584
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.43/sh (~25% of the $1.72 collected) or spot ≥ $266.77 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $265)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $265.82 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $262.35Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$262-266.77
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $266.77
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 1.06 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$265.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$688$-1,845+$6,358+$184
+2.5%$271.62 (1.3σ)$-1,962$-1,389+$6,813-$816
+5%$278.25 (1.8σ)$-4,612$-1,184+$7,018-$816
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $270.43, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-8,202
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$8,429
− CC assignment net of premium (4 × $265): -$1,486
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (1 × $267.50): -$167
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-1,426 (+$6,776 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-610 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-816, the opportunity cost of earning $1,876/mo FIGHT income now)
🎯 50% normal5 × $262.5025 Sep11d3.1%72%hist 84%56%hist 44%+0pp$1,150$3,136$2,817
Sell 5 × $262.50 3.1% OTM over spot $254.56 25 Sep 2026 (11d, $2.39 mid)
= $1,150 credit for the 11d cycle → $3,136/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $262.50)
72%
Breach risk
28%
POP (stays ≤ $264.89)
78%
EV / mo
+$714
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+0pp
85% whole by 9mo vs 85% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~1.2/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$1,915/mo
median; plan ~$1,302/mo after 68% keep · $1,732 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~0.6 mo [0.3-1.7], measured ONLY among the 85% of futures that got whole
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
46%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$822
Free roll-up
none
Safest escape (by 9 Oct 2026)
$278 @ 83% POP
81% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 5 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 5 of 11); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $5.58/sh now → $3.94 mid-life (likely $4.39–$6.28)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $2.30/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.64/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,372 simulated challenges: the $262 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 11, at $265 (overshoots $2.48). The [P25–P75] under each Total is that door's credit across those paths; % credit is the share of those challenges where the roll is a net credit.
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (5 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Max even-money escape in the band~$2689 Oct 202620d left+$0.73/sh+$364
cycle +$1,514
[-$56…+$327] · 67% credit
72%
surv 63%
+$416 SAFE
cap gain +$8,619
reaches SS ✓
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$26228 Sep 20268d left+$0.16/sh+$80
cycle +$1,230
[-$160…+$80] · 34% credit
65%
surv 51%
-$2,757 NOT
cap gain +$5,446
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$2789 Oct 202620d left-$1.94/sh-$971
cycle +$179
[-$1,695…-$1,113] · 0% credit
83%
surv 81%
+$4,391 SAFE
cap gain +$12,594
budget: banked $1,150 debit $971 (84% used ≈ 1.3 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$179 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $1,502/mo while parked; 0 ct free to re-sell · clears SS ✓
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted -0.4 vol pt per +1% move (equity skew: vol eases as spot rises; buyback shift floored at 0). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$3,136/mo
vs 50% target ($2,732/mo)+15%
vs normal income ($5,464/mo)57% covered
Net income (after hedge)$2,398/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $262.50 is $8 below CC-SS $270.43: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$2,817
… as % of IC ($33,960)8.3%
… as % of ML ($51,460)5.5%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.5 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-8,248
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.57/sh (~25% of the $2.30 collected) or spot ≥ $264.89 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $262)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $265.82 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $259.88Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$260-264.89
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $264.89
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 1.06 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$262.50 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,150$-2,836+$5,366+$520
+2.5%$269.06 (1.1σ)$-2,131$-2,633+$5,570-$1,980
+5%$275.62 (1.6σ)$-5,412$-2,429+$5,773-$1,980
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $270.43, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-8,202
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$8,429
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $262.50): -$2,817
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-2,590 (+$5,612 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-610 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-1,980, the opportunity cost of earning $3,136/mo FIGHT income now)
100% normal5 × $25525 Sep11d0.2%52%hist 70%97%hist 90%+4pp$2,450$6,682+$3,545$5,267
Sell 5 × $255 0.2% OTM over spot $254.56 25 Sep 2026 (11d, $5.05 mid)
= $2,450 credit for the 11d cycle → $6,682/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $255)
52%
Breach risk
48%
POP (stays ≤ $260.05)
66%
EV / mo
+$616
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+4pp
87% whole by 9mo vs 83% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~3.3/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$4,112/mo
median; plan ~$2,796/mo after 68% keep · $2,327 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~0.4 mo [0.2-1.3], measured ONLY among the 87% of futures that got whole
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
82%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
+$534
Free roll-up
+$1/wk
Safest escape (by 2 Oct 2026)
$273 @ 90% POP
89% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 5 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 5 of 11); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $5.42/sh now → $3.83 mid-life (likely $5.38–$7.31)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $4.90/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets +$1.07/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 2,452 simulated challenges: the $255 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 11, at $258 (overshoots $2.95). The [P25–P75] under each Total is that door's credit across those paths; % credit is the share of those challenges where the roll is a net credit.
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (5 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$2559 Oct 202620d left+$3.07/sh+$1,536
cycle +$3,986
[+$1,150…+$1,290] · 100% credit
67%
surv 52%
-$3,749 NOT
cap gain +$4,454
Max even-money escape in the band~$2609 Oct 202620d left+$0.91/sh+$456
cycle +$2,906
[-$148…+$140] · 55% credit
72%
surv 63%
-$2,174 NOT
cap gain +$6,029
SS $268 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$25528 Sep 20268d left+$0.31/sh+$157
cycle +$2,607
[-$193…-$29] · 18% credit
65%
surv 51%
-$5,361 NOT
cap gain +$2,841
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$25528 Sep 20268d left+$0.10/sh+$49
cycle +$2,499
[-$332…-$145] · 7% credit
65%
surv 52%
-$5,236 NOT
cap gain +$2,967
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$2732 Oct 202612d left-$3.01/sh-$1,506
cycle +$944
[-$2,703…-$2,018]
90%
surv 89%
+$2,501 SAFE
cap gain +$10,703
budget: banked $2,450 debit $1,506 (61% used ≈ 1.0 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$944 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $1,024/mo while parked; 0 ct free to re-sell · clears SS ✓
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted -0.4 vol pt per +1% move (equity skew: vol eases as spot rises; buyback shift floored at 0). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$6,682/mo
vs 50% target ($2,732/mo)+145%
vs normal income ($5,464/mo)122% covered
Net income (after hedge)$5,943/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $255 is $15 below CC-SS $270.43: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$5,267
… as % of IC ($33,960)15.5%
… as % of ML ($51,460)10.2%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.0 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-8,278
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $1.23/sh (~25% of the $4.90 collected) or spot ≥ $260.05 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $255)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $265.82 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $252.45Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$252-260.05
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $260.05
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 1.06 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$255.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$2,450$-5,519+$2,684+$1,820
+2.5%$261.38 (≤1σ, normal week)$-737$-5,321+$2,881-$1,368
+5%$267.75 (≤1σ, normal week)$-3,925$-5,124+$3,079-$4,430
SS (= V-bounce)$267.92 (≤1σ, normal week)$-4,010$-5,118+$3,084-$4,430
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $270.43, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-8,202
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$8,429
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $255): -$5,267
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-5,040 (+$3,162 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-610 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-4,430, the opportunity cost of earning $6,682/mo FIGHT income now)
A nudge, not a rule: the engine maximizes income at acceptable safety; this weighs the income you would give up against the breach risk you would shed. Your hedge bleed and your read on AMZN are the tiebreakers.
⚔ FIGHT CC options · full candidate scan (35 clear the floor), click to expand

Every eligible strike x expiry in the 4-45 DTE band (7 expiries scanned, 35 clear the income floor), each sized to the minimum contracts that clear it. Sorted by survival (safest first): the primary 🎯 is the safest; rows below trade safety for income.

Fortress delta: 1.062 (IBKR)  |  Recovery@SS: +$8,429 (un-capped fortress gain if stock rallies to SS)  |  Do-nothing @ SS: $-610

StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$262.504d18 Sep 2026$0.934/5$2,790$2,39581%83%+$747-$2,8028.3%$-2,742 (vs do-nothing $-2,132)
$262.509d23 Sep 2026$1.685/5$2,800$2,06175%80%+$611-$3,1279.2%$-2,900 (vs do-nothing $-2,290)
$2604d18 Sep 2026$1.423/5$3,195$3,14373%78%+$602-$2,7048.0%$-2,812 (vs do-nothing $-2,202)
$262.5011d25 Sep 2026$2.305/5$3,136$2,39872%78%+$714-$2,8178.3%$-2,590 (vs do-nothing $-1,980)
$2607d21 Sep 2026$1.644/5$2,811$2,41670%76%+$255-$3,51810.4%$-3,458 (vs do-nothing $-2,848)
$262.5018d2 Oct 2026$3.605/5$3,000$2,26169%76%+$678-$2,1676.4%$-1,940 (vs do-nothing $-1,330)
$2609d23 Sep 2026$2.414/5$3,213$2,81868%75%+$624-$3,2109.5%$-3,150 (vs do-nothing $-2,540)
$26011d25 Sep 2026$3.054/5$3,327$2,93266%74%+$634-$2,9548.7%$-2,894 (vs do-nothing $-2,284)
$26014d28 Sep 2026$3.005/5$3,214$2,47565%73%+$82-$3,71710.9%$-3,490 (vs do-nothing $-2,880)
$26018d2 Oct 2026$4.404/5$2,933$2,53864%73%+$546-$2,4147.1%$-2,354 (vs do-nothing $-1,744)
$257.504d18 Sep 2026$2.132/5$3,195$3,48763%72%+$394-$2,1616.4%$-2,436 (vs do-nothing $-1,826)
$26025d9 Oct 2026$5.655/5$3,390$2,65162%72%+$636-$2,3927.0%$-2,165 (vs do-nothing $-1,555)
$257.507d21 Sep 2026$2.493/5$3,201$3,15062%71%+$277-$3,1339.2%$-3,241 (vs do-nothing $-2,631)
Show 22 more candidates (lower strikes: more income, lower survival)
StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$257.509d23 Sep 2026$3.153/5$3,150$3,09861%71%+$362-$2,9358.6%$-3,043 (vs do-nothing $-2,433)
$257.5011d25 Sep 2026$3.853/5$3,150$3,09859%70%+$407-$2,7258.0%$-2,833 (vs do-nothing $-2,223)
$257.5018d2 Oct 2026$5.404/5$3,600$3,20558%70%+$575-$3,0148.9%$-2,954 (vs do-nothing $-2,344)
$2554d18 Sep 2026$3.052/5$4,575$4,86753%66%+$252-$2,4777.3%$-2,752 (vs do-nothing $-2,142)
$2557d21 Sep 2026$3.452/5$2,957$3,24952%66%+$103-$2,3977.1%$-2,672 (vs do-nothing $-2,062)
$25525d9 Oct 2026$7.853/5$2,826$2,77452%67%+$405-$2,2756.7%$-2,383 (vs do-nothing $-1,773)
$2559d23 Sep 2026$4.102/5$2,733$3,02552%66%+$148-$2,2676.7%$-2,542 (vs do-nothing $-1,932)
$25518d2 Oct 2026$6.503/5$3,250$3,19852%67%+$417-$2,6807.9%$-2,788 (vs do-nothing $-2,178)
$25511d25 Sep 2026$4.903/5$4,009$3,95852%66%+$370-$3,1609.3%$-3,268 (vs do-nothing $-2,658)
$25514d28 Sep 2026$5.103/5$3,279$3,22752%67%+$87-$3,1009.1%$-3,208 (vs do-nothing $-2,598)
$252.5018d2 Oct 2026$7.703/5$3,850$3,79847%64%+$364-$3,0709.0%$-3,178 (vs do-nothing $-2,568)
$252.5011d25 Sep 2026$6.202/5$3,382$3,67445%63%+$237-$2,3476.9%$-2,622 (vs do-nothing $-2,012)
$252.509d23 Sep 2026$5.402/5$3,600$3,89244%62%+$119-$2,5077.4%$-2,782 (vs do-nothing $-2,172)
$252.507d21 Sep 2026$4.702/5$4,029$4,32143%62%+$20-$2,6477.8%$-2,922 (vs do-nothing $-2,312)
$25025d9 Oct 2026$10.503/5$3,780$3,72843%63%+$376-$2,9808.8%$-3,088 (vs do-nothing $-2,478)
$252.504d18 Sep 2026$4.251/5$3,188$3,82342%61%+$16-$1,3684.0%$-1,811 (vs do-nothing $-1,201)
$25018d2 Oct 2026$9.202/5$3,067$3,35941%62%+$249-$2,2476.6%$-2,522 (vs do-nothing $-1,912)
$25014d28 Sep 2026$7.652/5$3,279$3,57140%62%$-67-$2,5577.5%$-2,832 (vs do-nothing $-2,222)
$25011d25 Sep 2026$7.602/5$4,145$4,43838%60%+$162-$2,5677.6%$-2,842 (vs do-nothing $-2,232)
$2509d23 Sep 2026$6.652/5$4,433$4,72536%60%$-107-$2,7578.1%$-3,032 (vs do-nothing $-2,422)
$2507d21 Sep 2026$6.002/5$5,143$5,43534%58%$-261-$2,8878.5%$-3,162 (vs do-nothing $-2,552)
$2504d18 Sep 2026$5.801/5$4,350$4,98632%57%$-73-$1,4634.3%$-1,906 (vs do-nothing $-1,296)

Income/mo = FIGHT leg gross, DTE-prorated. Net/mo = FIGHT + conservative CC gross minus hedge cost. POP (mid) = probability stock closes at or below (strike + mid premium) at expiry, per-strike chain IV when available. Survival = CC expires fully worthless. EV/mo = premium minus expected buyback, monthly, with realized vol = IV x 85% (variance risk premium 15%). Survival, POP and touch use vol x 1.00 (raw implied: the VRP haircut is applied to the premium edge but NOT to risk, because understating the edge costs opportunity while understating breach odds costs capital; the risk-side haircut arms only from the graded ledger). Cap give-up @ SS = recovery mortgaged on a V-bounce to SS, net of premium. Total P&L @ SS = absolute position P&L if the stock closes at SS; "vs do-nothing" = opportunity cost against holding all 5 contracts at the conservative CC.

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