FORTRESS FIGHT: AMZN @ $249.49

BE SS: $267.92  |  CC-SS: $270.32  |  5 contracts (500 sh) |  ⌂ PORTFOLIO

GENERATED2026-10-01 21:47

AMZN @ $249.49   UNDERWATER $18.43 (6.9% below BE SS)

5 contracts (500 sh)  |  BE SS: $267.92  |  CC-SS: $270.32 (banked floor $267.77)  |  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$5,423/mo75% ann ROI on ML
Hedge rolling cost$843/mo
Unrealized P&L$-11,055fortress legs from IBKR
INCOME GOALPOSTS & VELOCITY
50% INCOME FLOOR
$2,712/mo
HEDGE COVER
$843/mo
NORMAL INCOME
$5,423/mo (ATM CC, chain)
IC VELOCITY
6.3 mo to earn back $33,960
ML VELOCITY
9.5 mo to earn back $51,460
Deep drawdown confirmed: a CC at CC-SS $270.32 (probe: $270C 13d) brings only $323/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
$1,422
Hole (after banked)
$9,634
was $11,055 · 13% earned back
Cycles closed
8
Credit in flight
$0
CC-SS · banked floor (info)
$270.32 → $267.77
? 5 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 42 (live) · RSI 50 · MACD bearish, hist falling
DAILYFALLING (provisional) · RSI 43 · %B 36 · hist rising (nightly)
LEVELSUpper BB (CC ceiling) $278.08 (+11%) · daily UBB $259.29 · 1-wk expected move ±$10 (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: 5 contracts at $257.50 / 8d. This is the safest strike (survival 77%, breach 23%) that still earns 50% of normal income ($2,712/mo); it brings $2,869/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 5 × $252.50/8d for $5,625/mo, but breach risk rises to 38% (+15pp vs the primary). The lower strike is hit by a smaller bounce.
More safety, less income: for just the hedge you can sit at 5 × $275/22d (92% survival, $614/mo).
Downside anchor: the primary mortgages $5,646 (17% of IC) ONLY on a full V-bounce all the way to SS $268, recoverable in 1.0 months of normal income. That is the rare tail; the frequent case is the strike holding. Surgical close on the 5 contracts realizes $-11,085 and cuts bleed by $843/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: NEXT FRIDAY · 9 Oct 2026 (8d) · sell 5 × $257.50, 77% survival, $2,869/mo (E[net] $1,512/mo).
This week's Friday is inside the pin/gamma window, so only the next weekly is shown.
TrackExpirySellSurvivalIncome/moE[net]/mo
NEXT FRIDAY 🏆9 Oct 2026 · 8d5 × $257.5077%$2,869$1,512
E[net] arithmetic on the grand pick: keep $765 with probability 64%; on the 36% touch you roll, paying $1,662 to close and taking $1,429 back from the best priced door (net cash $233) 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.

📅 NEXT FRIDAY · 9 Oct 2026 · 8d · E[net] $1,512/mo 🏆 GRAND PICK

🎯 Engine pick: sell 5 × $257.50 (50% normal), 77% survival, breach 23%, $2,869/mo.
⚖️ Worth a safer step: the $260 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 83% (breach 23% → 17%) for $881/mo less (31% income), and it still covers your hedge. The pick sits below the ~80% (≈1σ) comfort line; on a drawdown you are nursing back, dodging the frequent breach usually beats the extra premium. Lean: the safer $260 rung, unless you need the income to cover the hedge bleed, or you expect AMZN to stay flat-to-down near term.
AMZN  spot $249.49 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsFIGHT edgePer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
▸cover hedge5 × $2659 Oct8d6.2%91%hist 96%18%hist 14%+0pp$260$975-$1,894$2,401
Sell 5 × $265 6.2% OTM over spot $249.49 9 Oct 2026 (8d, $0.55 mid)
= $260 credit for the 8d cycle → $975/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $265)
91%
Breach risk
9%
POP (stays ≤ $265.56)
92%
EV / mo
+$477
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+0pp
71% whole by 9mo vs 71% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~0.6/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$-99/mo
median; plan ~$-67/mo after 68% keep · $-212 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.2 mo [0.5-2.6], measured ONLY among the 71% 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)
13%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,451
Free roll-up
none
Safest escape (by 23 Oct 2026)
$271 @ 73% POP
64% 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 4 of 8); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $4.84/sh now → $3.42 mid-life (likely $3.04–$4.97) → ≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.52/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.90/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 378 simulated challenges: the $265 strike is typically first touched on day 6 of 8, at $267 (overshoots $2.49). 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)~$26512 Oct 20267d left+$0.11/sh+$54
cycle +$314
[+$1…+$291] · 75% credit
66%
surv 51%
-$2,405 NOT
cap gain +$8,650
Max even-money escape in the band~$27123 Oct 202618d left+$0.35/sh+$176
cycle +$436
[-$125…+$395] · 64% credit
73%
surv 64%
+$679 SAFE
cap gain +$11,734
reaches 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$975/mo
vs 50% target ($2,712/mo)-64%
vs normal income ($5,423/mo)18% covered
Net income (after hedge)$132/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $265 is $5 below CC-SS $270.32: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$2,401
… as % of IC ($33,960)7.1%
… as % of ML ($51,460)4.7%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.4 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-11,073
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.13/sh (~25% of the $0.52 collected) or spot ≥ $265.56 (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 $259.29 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $262.35Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$262-265.56
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
≥ $265.56
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 1.07 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$265.00 (1.5σ)$260$-2,458+$8,597+$55
+2.5%$271.62 (2.1σ)$-3,052$-2,210+$8,845-$1,195
+5%$278.25 (2.7σ)$-6,365$-1,962+$9,093-$1,195
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $270.32, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-11,055
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$11,198
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $265): -$2,401
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-2,259 (+$8,796 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,064 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-1,195, the opportunity cost of earning $975/mo FIGHT income now)
▸33% normal ← lean5 × $2609 Oct8d4.2%83%hist 86%35%hist 33%+5pp$530$1,988-$881$4,631
Sell 5 × $260 4.2% OTM over spot $249.49 9 Oct 2026 (8d, $1.11 mid)
= $530 credit for the 8d cycle → $1,988/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $260)
83%
Breach risk
17%
POP (stays ≤ $261.11)
85%
EV / mo
+$704
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+5pp
79% whole by 9mo vs 73% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~1.2/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$416/mo
median; plan ~$283/mo after 68% keep · $835 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.2 mo [0.5-2.7], 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)
26%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,149
Free roll-up
+$1/wk
Safest escape (by 23 Oct 2026)
$271 @ 79% POP
75% 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 4 of 8); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $4.75/sh now → $3.36 mid-life (likely $3.33–$5.11) → ≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.06/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.30/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 769 simulated challenges: the $260 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 8, at $262 (overshoots $2.27). 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%)~$26123 Oct 202618d left+$2.80/sh+$1,399
cycle +$1,929
[+$1,170…+$1,605] · 100% credit
67%
surv 52%
-$3,203 NOT
cap gain +$7,852
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$26012 Oct 20267d left+$0.22/sh+$109
cycle +$639
[-$38…+$258] · 65% credit
66%
surv 51%
-$4,767 NOT
cap gain +$6,288
Max even-money escape in the band~$26623 Oct 202618d left+$0.47/sh+$237
cycle +$767
[-$144…+$336] · 57% credit
73%
surv 64%
-$1,677 NOT
cap gain +$9,378
SS $268 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$26112 Oct 20267d left+$0.02/sh+$10
cycle +$540
[-$151…+$130] · 43% credit
67%
surv 53%
-$4,591 NOT
cap gain +$6,464
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$27123 Oct 202618d left-$0.82/sh-$412
cycle +$118
[-$918…-$341] · 9% credit
79%
surv 75%
+$362 SAFE
cap gain +$11,417
budget: banked $530 debit $412 (78% used ≈ 0.9 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$118 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $2,112/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$1,988/mo
vs 50% target ($2,712/mo)-27%
vs normal income ($5,423/mo)37% covered
Net income (after hedge)$1,144/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $260 is $10 below CC-SS $270.32: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$4,631
… as % of IC ($33,960)13.6%
… as % of ML ($51,460)9.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.9 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-11,080
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.27/sh (~25% of the $1.06 collected) or spot ≥ $261.11 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $260)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $259.29 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $257.40Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$257-261.11
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
≥ $261.11
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 1.07 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$260.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$530$-4,876+$6,179+$325
+2.5%$266.50 (1.6σ)$-2,720$-4,632+$6,423-$2,925
+5%$273.00 (2.2σ)$-5,970$-4,388+$6,667-$3,425
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $270.32, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-11,055
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$11,198
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $260): -$4,631
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-4,489 (+$6,566 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,064 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-3,425, the opportunity cost of earning $1,988/mo FIGHT income now)
▸🎯 50% normal5 × $257.509 Oct8d3.2%77%hist 82%47%hist 41%+6pp$765$2,869—$5,646
Sell 5 × $257.50 3.2% OTM over spot $249.49 9 Oct 2026 (8d, $1.59 mid)
= $765 credit for the 8d cycle → $2,869/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $257.50)
77%
Breach risk
23%
POP (stays ≤ $259.09)
81%
EV / mo
+$860
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+6pp
76% whole by 9mo vs 70% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~1.7/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$804/mo
median; plan ~$547/mo after 68% keep · $1,534 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.0 mo [0.4-2.6], measured ONLY among the 76% 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)
-$897
Free roll-up
+$1/wk
Safest escape (by 23 Oct 2026)
$268 @ 79% POP
75% 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 4 of 8); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $4.70/sh now → $3.32 mid-life (likely $3.65–$5.50) → ≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.53/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.79/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,087 simulated challenges: the $258 strike is typically first touched on day 4 of 8, at $260 (overshoots $2.40). 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%)~$25823 Oct 202618d left+$2.86/sh+$1,429
cycle +$2,194
[+$1,148…+$1,518] · 100% credit
67%
surv 53%
-$4,281 NOT
cap gain +$6,774
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$25812 Oct 20267d left+$0.27/sh+$135
cycle +$900
[-$44…+$203] · 63% credit
66%
surv 51%
-$5,849 NOT
cap gain +$5,206
Max even-money escape in the band~$26323 Oct 202618d left+$0.53/sh+$267
cycle +$1,032
[-$207…+$243] · 52% credit
72%
surv 64%
-$2,756 NOT
cap gain +$8,299
SS $268 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$25812 Oct 20267d left+$0.07/sh+$37
cycle +$802
[-$157…+$84] · 38% credit
67%
surv 53%
-$5,673 NOT
cap gain +$5,382
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$26823 Oct 202618d left-$0.77/sh-$383
cycle +$382
[-$1,000…-$467] · 9% credit
79%
surv 75%
-$719 NOT
cap gain +$10,336
budget: banked $765 debit $383 (50% used ≈ 0.6 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$382 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $2,132/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$2,869/mo
vs 50% target ($2,712/mo)+6%
vs normal income ($5,423/mo)53% covered
Net income (after hedge)$2,026/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $257.50 is $13 below CC-SS $270.32: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$5,646
… as % of IC ($33,960)16.6%
… as % of ML ($51,460)11.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.0 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-11,085
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.38/sh (~25% of the $1.53 collected) or spot ≥ $259.09 (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 $259.29 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $254.93Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$255-259.09
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
≥ $259.09
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 1.07 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$257.50 (≤1σ, normal week)$765$-5,985+$5,070+$560
+2.5%$263.94 (1.4σ)$-2,454$-5,743+$5,312-$2,659
+5%$270.38 (2.0σ)$-5,672$-5,502+$5,553-$4,440
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $270.32, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-11,055
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$11,198
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $257.50): -$5,646
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-5,504 (+$5,551 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,064 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-4,440, the opportunity cost of earning $2,869/mo FIGHT income now)
▸100% normal5 × $252.509 Oct8d1.2%62%hist 64%78%hist 68%+10pp$1,500$5,625+$2,756$7,411
Sell 5 × $252.50 1.2% OTM over spot $249.49 9 Oct 2026 (8d, $3.12 mid)
= $1,500 credit for the 8d cycle → $5,625/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $252.50)
62%
Breach risk
38%
POP (stays ≤ $255.62)
72%
EV / mo
+$1,078
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+10pp
79% whole by 9mo vs 69% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~3.4/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$1,492/mo
median; plan ~$1,014/mo after 68% keep · $2,152 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.1 mo [0.4-2.2], 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)
63%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$130
Free roll-up
+$1/wk
Safest escape (by 23 Oct 2026)
$273 @ 91% POP
90% 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 4 of 8); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $4.61/sh now → $3.26 mid-life (likely $4.19–$5.84) → ≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $3.00/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.26/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,894 simulated challenges: the $252 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 8, at $255 (overshoots $2.30). 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%)~$25323 Oct 202618d left+$2.97/sh+$1,487
cycle +$2,987
[+$1,126…+$1,367] · 100% credit
67%
surv 53%
-$6,176 NOT
cap gain +$4,879
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$25212 Oct 20267d left+$0.37/sh+$187
cycle +$1,687
[-$47…+$111] · 56% credit
66%
surv 51%
-$7,750 NOT
cap gain +$3,305
Max even-money escape in the band~$25823 Oct 202618d left+$0.65/sh+$323
cycle +$1,823
[-$260…+$102] · 39% credit
72%
surv 64%
-$4,652 NOT
cap gain +$6,403
SS $268 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$25312 Oct 20267d left+$0.18/sh+$89
cycle +$1,589
[-$157…+$2] · 25% credit
67%
surv 53%
-$7,574 NOT
cap gain +$3,481
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$27323 Oct 202618d left-$2.31/sh-$1,153
cycle +$347
[-$2,130…-$1,509]
91%
surv 90%
+$1,934 SAFE
cap gain +$12,989
budget: banked $1,500 debit $1,153 (77% used ≈ 0.9 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$347 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $796/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$5,625/mo
vs 50% target ($2,712/mo)+107%
vs normal income ($5,423/mo)104% covered
Net income (after hedge)$4,782/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $252.50 is $18 below CC-SS $270.32: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$7,411
… as % of IC ($33,960)21.8%
… as % of ML ($51,460)14.4%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.4 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-11,118
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.75/sh (~25% of the $3.00 collected) or spot ≥ $255.62 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $252)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $259.29 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $249.97Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$250-255.62
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
≥ $255.62
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 1.07 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$252.50 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,500$-7,937+$3,118+$1,295
+2.5%$258.81 (≤1σ, normal week)$-1,656$-7,700+$3,355-$1,861
+5%$265.12 (1.5σ)$-4,812$-7,464+$3,591-$5,018
SS (= V-bounce)$267.92 (1.7σ)$-6,210$-7,359+$3,696-$6,205
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $270.32, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-11,055
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$11,198
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $252.50): -$7,411
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-7,269 (+$3,786 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,064 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-6,205, the opportunity cost of earning $5,625/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 (34 clear the floor), click to expand

Every eligible strike x expiry in the 4-45 DTE band (7 expiries scanned, 34 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: 1.075 (IBKR)  |  Recovery@SS: +$11,198 (un-capped fortress gain if stock rallies to SS)  |  Do-nothing @ SS: $-1,064

StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$2554d5 Oct 2026$0.885/5$3,300$2,45778%82%+$1,009-$7,22121.3%$-7,079 (vs do-nothing $-6,015)
$257.508d9 Oct 2026$1.535/5$2,869$2,02677%81%+$860-$5,64616.6%$-5,504 (vs do-nothing $-4,440)
$2556d7 Oct 2026$1.524/5$3,040$2,30973%78%+$775-$5,52116.3%$-5,620 (vs do-nothing $-4,556)
$2558d9 Oct 2026$2.214/5$3,315$2,58470%76%+$861-$5,24515.4%$-5,344 (vs do-nothing $-4,280)
$25511d12 Oct 2026$2.335/5$3,177$2,33469%76%+$595-$6,49619.1%$-6,354 (vs do-nothing $-5,290)
$252.504d5 Oct 2026$1.463/5$3,285$2,66667%74%+$657-$4,90914.5%$-5,249 (vs do-nothing $-4,185)
$25513d14 Oct 2026$3.004/5$2,769$2,03867%75%+$616-$4,92914.5%$-5,028 (vs do-nothing $-3,964)
$25515d16 Oct 2026$3.604/5$2,880$2,14965%74%+$631-$4,68913.8%$-4,788 (vs do-nothing $-3,724)
$252.506d7 Oct 2026$2.273/5$3,405$2,78664%73%+$644-$4,66613.7%$-5,006 (vs do-nothing $-3,942)
$25522d23 Oct 2026$4.555/5$3,102$2,25963%73%+$464-$5,38615.9%$-5,244 (vs do-nothing $-4,180)
$252.508d9 Oct 2026$3.003/5$3,375$2,75662%72%+$647-$4,44713.1%$-4,787 (vs do-nothing $-3,723)
$252.5011d12 Oct 2026$3.154/5$3,436$2,70561%72%+$488-$5,86917.3%$-5,968 (vs do-nothing $-4,904)
$252.5013d14 Oct 2026$3.654/5$3,369$2,63860%71%+$419-$5,66916.7%$-5,768 (vs do-nothing $-4,704)
Show 21 more candidates (lower strikes: more income, lower survival)
StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$252.5015d16 Oct 2026$4.504/5$3,600$2,86959%70%+$632-$5,32915.7%$-5,428 (vs do-nothing $-4,364)
$2504d5 Oct 2026$2.422/5$3,630$3,12254%67%+$504-$3,58110.5%$-4,162 (vs do-nothing $-3,098)
$2506d7 Oct 2026$3.302/5$3,300$2,79253%67%+$449-$3,40510.0%$-3,986 (vs do-nothing $-2,922)
$2508d9 Oct 2026$4.052/5$3,038$2,53053%67%+$430-$3,2559.6%$-3,836 (vs do-nothing $-2,772)
$25011d12 Oct 2026$4.403/5$3,600$2,98153%67%+$530-$4,77714.1%$-5,117 (vs do-nothing $-4,053)
$25013d14 Oct 2026$4.703/5$3,254$2,63453%69%+$296-$4,68713.8%$-5,027 (vs do-nothing $-3,963)
$25022d23 Oct 2026$6.953/5$2,843$2,22453%67%+$408-$4,01211.8%$-4,352 (vs do-nothing $-3,288)
$25015d16 Oct 2026$5.603/5$3,360$2,74153%67%+$475-$4,41713.0%$-4,757 (vs do-nothing $-3,693)
$247.5015d16 Oct 2026$6.852/5$2,740$2,23246%64%+$295-$3,1959.4%$-3,776 (vs do-nothing $-2,712)
$247.5013d14 Oct 2026$5.853/5$4,050$3,43145%64%+$189-$5,09215.0%$-5,432 (vs do-nothing $-4,368)
$247.5011d12 Oct 2026$5.302/5$2,891$2,38344%64%+$131-$3,50510.3%$-4,086 (vs do-nothing $-3,022)
$247.508d9 Oct 2026$5.352/5$4,012$3,50544%63%+$408-$3,49510.3%$-4,076 (vs do-nothing $-3,012)
$247.506d7 Oct 2026$4.552/5$4,550$4,04242%62%+$355-$3,65510.8%$-4,236 (vs do-nothing $-3,172)
$24522d23 Oct 2026$9.653/5$3,948$3,32842%63%+$391-$4,70213.8%$-5,042 (vs do-nothing $-3,978)
$24515d16 Oct 2026$8.302/5$3,320$2,81239%62%+$272-$3,40510.0%$-3,986 (vs do-nothing $-2,922)
$247.504d5 Oct 2026$3.701/5$2,775$2,37939%61%+$199-$1,9125.6%$-2,735 (vs do-nothing $-1,671)
$24513d14 Oct 2026$7.252/5$3,346$2,83938%63%+$67-$3,61510.6%$-4,196 (vs do-nothing $-3,132)
$24511d12 Oct 2026$7.002/5$3,818$3,31136%62%+$205-$3,66510.8%$-4,246 (vs do-nothing $-3,182)
$2458d9 Oct 2026$6.902/5$5,175$4,66735%60%+$370-$3,68510.8%$-4,266 (vs do-nothing $-3,202)
$2456d7 Oct 2026$6.051/5$3,025$2,62932%62%+$94-$1,9275.7%$-2,750 (vs do-nothing $-1,686)
$2454d5 Oct 2026$5.301/5$3,975$3,57926%56%+$64-$2,0025.9%$-2,825 (vs do-nothing $-1,761)

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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