FORTRESS FIGHT: BMNR-LC10 @ $15.81

BE SS: $17.13  |  CC-SS: $19.65  |  50 contracts (5,000 sh) |  ⌂ PORTFOLIO

GENERATED2026-07-16 14:41

BMNR-LC10 @ $15.81   UNDERWATER $1.32 (7.7% below BE SS)

⚠ EARNINGS · DO NOT SELL INCOME INTO IT
BMNR reports 2026-07-16 (Thu), TODAY. The recommended CC (8d) expires on/after it, so selling now holds a short call through the earnings gap, a report can blow past your strike overnight and cap you at a loss. Wait for the print, or sell only an expiry that closes BEFORE 2026-07-16.

50 contracts (5,000 sh)  |  BE SS: $17.13  |  CC-SS: $19.65  |  IV: HIGH  |  Accounts: RetireInc:7291

LC: $10 exp 2028-01-21 (entry $13.315/sh)
SP: $18 exp 2028-01-21 (entry $7.355/sh)
HP: $10 exp 2026-08-21 (entry $0.258/sh)

Economics

Max Loss$71,250(ND $6.25 + SW $8) x 5000
Normal income ref$9,500/mo95% ann ROI on ML
Hedge rolling cost$417/mo
Unrealized P&L$-21,750fortress legs from IBKR
INCOME GOALPOSTS & VELOCITY
50% INCOME FLOOR
$4,750/mo
HEDGE COVER
$417/mo
NORMAL INCOME
$9,500/mo (ATM CC, chain)
IC VELOCITY
3.3 mo to earn back $31,250
ML VELOCITY
7.5 mo to earn back $71,250
Deep drawdown confirmed: a CC at CC-SS $19.65 (probe: $19.5C 15d) brings only $1,600/mo (<20% of normal), so FIGHT below it is warranted.
🏦 Campaign ledger: seeded, nothing tracked yet. Open short calls and banked credits appear here from the next cycle on; the banked-floor (info) shows how far premium would ratchet the floor, but the recommended CC-SS stays the pure recovery strike.
TECHNICALS (cc_timing weekly gate + daily trigger)
WEEKLYPULLBACK · %B 25 (live) · RSI 40 · MACD bullish, hist rising
DAILYRISING (provisional) · RSI 51 · %B 76 · hist rising (nightly)
LEVELS20W MA (bounce target) $18.67 (+18%) · daily UBB $16.67 · 1-wk expected move ±$2 (chain IV)
SETUPBounce ignition risk is maximal: stay at 🎯 min-cap, shortest DTE, momentum override armed. Challenges are the plan, not the surprise. (advisory; floors and picks are chain-only)
⚠ Next earnings 2026-07-16: candidates whose expiry crosses it are flagged in the spectrum; EV is unreliable across earnings.
INTERPRETATION
Primary: 37 contracts at $17 / 8d. This is the safest strike (survival 75%, breach 25%) that still earns 50% of normal income ($4,750/mo); it brings $4,856/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 38 × $16/8d for $9,690/mo, but breach risk rises to 44% (+18pp vs the primary). The lower strike is hit by a smaller bounce.
More safety, less income: for just the hedge you can sit at 23 × $20/8d (96% survival, $431/mo).
Downside anchor: the primary mortgages $8,495 (27% of IC) ONLY on a full V-bounce all the way to SS $17, recoverable in 0.9 months of normal income. That is the rare tail; the frequent case is the strike holding. Surgical close on the 37 contracts realizes $-16,187 and cuts bleed by $308/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 50 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 · 24 Jul 2026 (8d) · sell 37 × $17, 75% survival, $4,856/mo (E[net] $1,282/mo).
This week's Friday is inside the pin/gamma window, so only the next weekly is shown.
TrackExpirySellSurvivalIncome/moE[net]/mo
NEXT FRIDAY 🏆24 Jul 2026 · 8d37 × $1775%$4,856$1,282

📅 NEXT FRIDAY · 24 Jul 2026 · 8d · E[net] $1,282/mo 🏆 GRAND PICK

🎯 Engine pick: sell 37 × $17 (primary), 75% survival, breach 25%, $4,856/mo.
⚖️ Worth a safer step: the $18 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 87% (breach 25% → 13%) for $1,684/mo less (35% 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 $18 rung, unless you need the income to cover the hedge bleed, or you expect BMNR to stay flat-to-down near term.
BMNR  spot $15.81 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsPer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
cover hedge23 × $2024 Jul8d26.5%96%7%$115$431-$4,425$0
Sell 23 × $20 26.5% OTM over spot $15.81 24 Jul 2026 (8d, $0.06 mid)
= $115 credit for the 8d cycle → $431/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $20)
96%
Breach risk
4%
POP (stays ≤ $20.05)
97%
EV / mo
+$299
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.7 mo [0.8-4.0] median, 0.1 mo SLOWER than no FIGHT (1.6 mo): roll costs eat the credits at this rung  ·  71% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 79% without)  ·  ~0.7 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $10,661
🛡 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)
3%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,603
Free roll-up
+$0/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$20 @ 69% POP
56% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 23 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: $1.06/sh now → $0.75 mid-life (likely $0.50–$1.01)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.05/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.70/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 91 simulated challenges: the $20 strike is typically first touched on day 6 of 8, at $20 (overshoots $0.49). 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 (23 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$2031 Jul 202611d left+$0.23/sh+$533
cycle +$648
[+$525…+$1,039] · 98% credit
68%
surv 52%
-$8,727 NOT
cap gain +$13,023
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$2031 Jul 202611d left+$0.14/sh+$321
cycle +$436
[+$282…+$815] · 93% credit
69%
surv 56%
-$8,597 NOT
cap gain +$13,153
Max even-money escape in the band~$2031 Jul 202611d left+$0.14/sh+$321
cycle +$436
[+$282…+$815] · 93% credit
69%
surv 56%
-$8,597 NOT
cap gain +$13,153
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$431/mo
vs 50% target ($4,750/mo)-91%
vs normal income ($9,500/mo)5% covered
Net income (after hedge)$3,255/mo
Downside budget
✓ $20 is at/above CC-SS $19.65: assignment is break-even or better.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$0
… as % of IC ($31,250)0.0%
… as % of ML ($71,250)0.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.0 mo
Surgical close (23 ct)$-10,016
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.01/sh (~25% of the $0.05 collected) or spot ≥ $20.05 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $20)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $16.67 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $19.80Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$20-20.05
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
≥ $20.05
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 0.90 (fallback)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$20.00 (2.2σ)$115$-9,260+$12,490+$5,635
+2.5%$20.50 (2.5σ)$-1,035$-9,510+$12,240+$5,635
+5%$21.00 (2.8σ)$-2,185$-9,760+$11,990+$5,635
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $19.65, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-21,750
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$17,261
− CC assignment net of premium (23 × $20): -$0
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (27 × $17): -$5,524
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-10,012 (+$11,738 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-14,718 (this trade vs do-nothing: +$4,705, the opportunity cost of earning $431/mo FIGHT income now)
🛡 safe yield50 × $18.5024 Jul8d17.0%90%20%$600$2,250-$2,606$5,129
Sell 50 × $18.50 17.0% OTM over spot $15.81 24 Jul 2026 (8d, $0.14 mid)
= $600 credit for the 8d cycle → $2,250/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $18.50)
90%
Breach risk
10%
POP (stays ≤ $18.64)
91%
EV / mo
+$1,093
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.6 mo [0.7-3.2] median, 0.1 mo faster than no FIGHT (1.7 mo)  ·  66% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 85% without)  ·  ~2.6 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $3,618
🛡 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)
12%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$2,856
Free roll-up
+$0/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$19 @ 73% POP
64% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 50 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: $0.98/sh now → $0.69 mid-life (likely $0.56–$1.00)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.12/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.57/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 363 simulated challenges: the $18 strike is typically first touched on day 6 of 8, at $19 (overshoots $0.45). 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 (50 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$1831 Jul 202611d left+$0.26/sh+$1,320
cycle +$1,920
[+$1,068…+$2,016] · 100% credit
68%
surv 53%
-$7,725 NOT
cap gain +$14,025
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1931 Jul 202611d left+$0.17/sh+$860
cycle +$1,460
[+$555…+$1,450] · 94% credit
69%
surv 56%
-$7,330 NOT
cap gain +$14,420
Max even-money escape in the band~$1931 Jul 202611d left+$0.17/sh+$860
cycle +$1,460
[+$555…+$1,450] · 94% credit
69%
surv 56%
-$7,330 NOT
cap gain +$14,420
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$1931 Jul 202611d left-$0.02/sh-$96
cycle +$504
[-$589…+$375] · 42% credit
73%
surv 64%
-$6,036 NOT
cap gain +$15,714
budget: banked $600 debit $96 (16% used ≈ 0.2 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$504 cash · rolled 50 ct earn ≈ $9,161/mo while parked; 0 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$2,250/mo
vs 50% target ($4,750/mo)-53%
vs normal income ($9,500/mo)24% covered
Net income (after hedge)$1,833/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $18.50 is $1 below CC-SS $19.65: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$5,129
… as % of IC ($31,250)16.4%
… as % of ML ($71,250)7.2%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.5 mo
Surgical close (50 ct)$-21,825
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.03/sh (~25% of the $0.12 collected) or spot ≥ $18.64 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $18)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $16.67 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $18.32Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$18-18.64
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
≥ $18.64
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 0.90 (fallback)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$18.50 (1.4σ)$600$-9,045+$12,705+$5,100
+2.5%$18.96 (1.7σ)$-1,712$-9,276+$12,474+$5,100
+5%$19.43 (1.9σ)$-4,025$-9,507+$12,242+$5,100
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $19.65, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-21,750
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$17,261
− CC assignment net of premium (50 × $18.50): -$5,129
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-9,618 (+$12,132 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-14,718 (this trade vs do-nothing: +$5,100, the opportunity cost of earning $2,250/mo FIGHT income now)
33% normal ← lean47 × $1824 Jul8d13.9%87%26%$846$3,172-$1,684$6,890
Sell 47 × $18 13.9% OTM over spot $15.81 24 Jul 2026 (8d, $0.20 mid)
= $846 credit for the 8d cycle → $3,172/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $18)
87%
Breach risk
13%
POP (stays ≤ $18.20)
89%
EV / mo
+$1,740
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.3 mo [0.7-2.8] median, 0.1 mo faster than no FIGHT (1.4 mo)  ·  65% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 81% without)  ·  ~3.2 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $7,023
🛡 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)
19%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$2,314
Free roll-up
+$0/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$19 @ 77% POP
71% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 47 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: $0.95/sh now → $0.67 mid-life (likely $0.62–$0.99)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.18/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.49/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 582 simulated challenges: the $18 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 8, at $18 (overshoots $0.43). 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 (47 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$1831 Jul 202611d left+$0.27/sh+$1,282
cycle +$2,128
[+$1,031…+$1,729] · 100% credit
68%
surv 53%
-$9,887 NOT
cap gain +$11,863
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1831 Jul 202611d left+$0.18/sh+$851
cycle +$1,697
[+$526…+$1,247] · 96% credit
69%
surv 56%
-$9,520 NOT
cap gain +$12,230
Max even-money escape in the band~$1831 Jul 202611d left+$0.18/sh+$851
cycle +$1,697
[+$526…+$1,247] · 96% credit
69%
surv 56%
-$9,520 NOT
cap gain +$12,230
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$1931 Jul 202611d left-$0.17/sh-$784
cycle +$62
[-$1,452…-$594] · 9% credit
77%
surv 71%
-$6,955 NOT
cap gain +$14,795
budget: banked $846 debit $784 (93% used ≈ 1.1 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$62 cash · rolled 47 ct earn ≈ $6,482/mo while parked; 3 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$3,172/mo
vs 50% target ($4,750/mo)-33%
vs normal income ($9,500/mo)33% covered
Net income (after hedge)$3,116/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $18 is $2 below CC-SS $19.65: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$6,890
… as % of IC ($31,250)22.0%
… as % of ML ($71,250)9.7%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.7 mo
Surgical close (47 ct)$-20,515
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.04/sh (~25% of the $0.18 collected) or spot ≥ $18.20 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $18)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $16.67 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $17.82Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$18-18.20
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
≥ $18.20
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 0.90 (fallback)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$18.00 (1.2σ)$846$-11,169+$10,581+$2,726
+2.5%$18.45 (1.4σ)$-1,269$-11,394+$10,356+$2,726
+5%$18.90 (1.6σ)$-3,384$-11,619+$10,131+$2,726
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $19.65, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-21,750
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$17,261
− CC assignment net of premium (47 × $18): -$6,890
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (3 × $17): -$614
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-11,992 (+$9,758 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-14,718 (this trade vs do-nothing: +$2,726, the opportunity cost of earning $3,172/mo FIGHT income now)
🎯 50% normal37 × $1724 Jul8d7.5%75%41%$1,295$4,856$8,495
Sell 37 × $17 7.5% OTM over spot $15.81 24 Jul 2026 (8d, $0.38 mid)
= $1,295 credit for the 8d cycle → $4,856/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $17)
75%
Breach risk
25%
POP (stays ≤ $17.38)
80%
EV / mo
+$1,650
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.7 mo [0.8-3.7] median, 0.2 mo faster than no FIGHT (1.9 mo)  ·  71% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 85% without)  ·  ~7.3 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $11,777
🛡 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)
41%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,055
Free roll-up
+$1/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$19 @ 81% POP
78% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 37 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: $0.90/sh now → $0.64 mid-life (likely $0.70–$1.05)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.35/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.29/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,217 simulated challenges: the $17 strike is typically first touched on day 4 of 8, at $17 (overshoots $0.42). 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 (37 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$1731 Jul 202611d left+$0.29/sh+$1,065
cycle +$2,360
[+$717…+$1,190] · 100% credit
68%
surv 53%
-$13,255 NOT
cap gain +$8,495
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$1731 Jul 202611d left+$0.20/sh+$727
cycle +$2,022
[+$332…+$803] · 96% credit
69%
surv 56%
-$12,985 NOT
cap gain +$8,765
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1831 Jul 202611d left+$0.01/sh+$23
cycle +$1,318
[-$512…+$0] · 25% credit
73%
surv 64%
-$12,089 NOT
cap gain +$9,661
Max even-money escape in the band~$1831 Jul 202611d left+$0.01/sh+$23
cycle +$1,318
[-$512…+$0] · 25% credit
73%
surv 64%
-$12,089 NOT
cap gain +$9,661
reaches SS ✓
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$1931 Jul 202611d left-$0.29/sh-$1,060
cycle +$235
[-$1,925…-$1,198]
81%
surv 78%
-$9,972 NOT
cap gain +$11,778
budget: banked $1,295 debit $1,060 (82% used ≈ 0.9 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$235 cash · rolled 37 ct earn ≈ $3,517/mo while parked; 13 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$4,856/mo
vs 50% target ($4,750/mo)+2%
vs normal income ($9,500/mo)51% covered
Net income (after hedge)$6,000/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $17 is $3 below CC-SS $19.65: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$8,495
… as % of IC ($31,250)27.2%
… as % of ML ($71,250)11.9%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.9 mo
Surgical close (37 ct)$-16,187
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.09/sh (~25% of the $0.35 collected) or spot ≥ $17.38 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $17)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $16.67 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $16.83Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$17-17.38
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
≥ $17.38
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 0.90 (fallback)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$17.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,295$-14,320+$7,430-$925
+2.5%$17.42 (≤1σ, normal week)$-277$-14,532+$7,218-$925
+5%$17.85 (1.1σ)$-1,850$-14,745+$7,005-$925
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $19.65, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-21,750
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$17,261
− CC assignment net of premium (37 × $17): -$8,495
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (13 × $17): -$2,660
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-15,643 (+$6,107 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-14,718 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-925, the opportunity cost of earning $4,856/mo FIGHT income now)
100% normal38 × $1624 Jul8d1.2%56%92%$2,584$9,690+$4,834$11,270
Sell 38 × $16 1.2% OTM over spot $15.81 24 Jul 2026 (8d, $0.71 mid)
= $2,584 credit for the 8d cycle → $9,690/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $16)
56%
Breach risk
44%
POP (stays ≤ $16.71)
70%
EV / mo
+$1,697
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.6 mo [0.8-3.4] median, 0.4 mo faster than no FIGHT (2.0 mo)  ·  74% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 86% without)  ·  ~18.9 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $12,230
🛡 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)
74%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
+$313
Free roll-up
+$1/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$19 @ 91% POP
90% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 38 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: $0.85/sh now → $0.60 mid-life (likely $0.82–$1.17)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.68/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets +$0.08/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 2,206 simulated challenges: the $16 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 8, at $16 (overshoots $0.46). 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 (38 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$1631 Jul 202611d left+$0.30/sh+$1,138
cycle +$3,722
[+$668…+$896] · 100% credit
68%
surv 53%
-$16,453 NOT
cap gain +$5,297
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$1631 Jul 202611d left+$0.21/sh+$792
cycle +$3,376
[+$243…+$520] · 92% credit
69%
surv 56%
-$15,944 NOT
cap gain +$5,806
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1731 Jul 202611d left+$0.02/sh+$72
cycle +$2,656
[-$659…-$251] · 8% credit
74%
surv 65%
-$14,414 NOT
cap gain +$7,336
Max even-money escape in the band~$1731 Jul 202611d left+$0.02/sh+$72
cycle +$2,656
[-$659…-$251] · 8% credit
74%
surv 65%
-$14,414 NOT
cap gain +$7,336
SS $17 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$1931 Jul 202611d left-$0.48/sh-$1,831
cycle +$753
[-$3,511…-$2,460]
91%
surv 90%
-$7,695 NOT
cap gain +$14,055
budget: banked $2,584 debit $1,831 (71% used ≈ 0.8 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$753 cash · rolled 38 ct earn ≈ $1,202/mo while parked; 12 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$9,690/mo
vs 50% target ($4,750/mo)+104%
vs normal income ($9,500/mo)102% covered
Net income (after hedge)$10,713/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $16 is $4 below CC-SS $19.65: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$11,270
… as % of IC ($31,250)36.1%
… as % of ML ($71,250)15.8%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.2 mo
Surgical close (38 ct)$-16,644
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 $0.68 collected) or spot ≥ $16.71 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $16)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $16.67 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $15.84Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$16-16.71
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
≥ $16.71
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 0.90 (fallback)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$16.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$2,584$-17,591+$4,159+$304
+2.5%$16.40 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,064$-17,311+$4,439-$1,216
+5%$16.80 (≤1σ, normal week)$-456$-17,031+$4,719-$2,736
SS (= V-bounce)$17.13 (≤1σ, normal week)$-1,710$-16,956+$4,794-$3,496
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $19.65, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-21,750
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$17,261
− CC assignment net of premium (38 × $16): -$11,270
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (12 × $17): -$2,455
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-18,214 (+$3,536 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-14,718 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-3,496, the opportunity cost of earning $9,690/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 BMNR are the tiebreakers.
⚔ FIGHT CC options · full candidate scan (8 clear the floor), click to expand

Every eligible strike x expiry in the 4-45 DTE band (2 expiries scanned, 8 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: 0.900 (fallback)  |  Recovery@SS: +$17,261 (un-capped fortress gain if stock rallies to SS)  |  Do-nothing @ SS: $-14,718

StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$178d24 Jul 2026$0.3537/50$4,856$6,00075%80%+$1,650-$8,49527.2%$-15,643 (vs do-nothing $-925)
$1715d31 Jul 2026$0.6040/50$4,800$5,58370%77%+$1,274-$8,18326.2%$-14,718 (vs do-nothing +$0)
$16.508d24 Jul 2026$0.5026/50$4,875$7,33866%75%+$1,314-$6,87922.0%$-16,278 (vs do-nothing $-1,560)
$16.5015d31 Jul 2026$0.7632/50$4,864$6,60763%74%+$1,082-$7,63524.4%$-15,806 (vs do-nothing $-1,088)
$168d24 Jul 2026$0.6819/50$4,845$8,14856%70%+$849-$5,63518.0%$-16,466 (vs do-nothing $-1,748)
$1615d31 Jul 2026$0.9525/50$4,750$7,33356%70%+$834-$6,74021.6%$-16,343 (vs do-nothing $-1,625)
$15.5015d31 Jul 2026$1.1920/50$4,760$7,94348%67%+$669-$5,91218.9%$-16,538 (vs do-nothing $-1,820)
$15.508d24 Jul 2026$0.9214/50$4,830$8,73346%65%+$590-$4,51614.5%$-16,370 (vs do-nothing $-1,652)

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%). 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 50 contracts at the conservative CC.

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