FORTRESS FIGHT: BMNR-LC10 @ $15.53

BE SS: $17.13  |  CC-SS: $19.55  |  50 contracts (5,000 sh) |  ⌂ PORTFOLIO

GENERATED2026-07-17 01:37

BMNR-LC10 @ $15.53   UNDERWATER $1.60 (9.4% below BE SS)

50 contracts (5,000 sh)  |  BE SS: $17.13  |  CC-SS: $19.55  |  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$10,018/mo95% ann ROI on ML
Hedge rolling cost$429/mo
Unrealized P&L$-22,950fortress legs from IBKR
INCOME GOALPOSTS & VELOCITY
50% INCOME FLOOR
$5,009/mo
HEDGE COVER
$429/mo
NORMAL INCOME
$10,018/mo (ATM CC, chain)
IC VELOCITY
3.1 mo to earn back $31,250
ML VELOCITY
7.1 mo to earn back $71,250
Deep drawdown confirmed: a CC at CC-SS $19.55 (probe: $19.5C 14d) brings only $321/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 22 (live) · RSI 39 · MACD bullish, hist rising
DAILYRISING (provisional) · RSI 50 · %B 70 · hist rising (nightly)
LEVELS20W MA (bounce target) $18.66 (+20%) · daily UBB $16.61 · 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)
INTERPRETATION
Primary: 35 contracts at $16.50 / 7d. This is the safest strike (survival 73%, breach 27%) that still earns 50% of normal income ($5,009/mo); it brings $5,100/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 48 × $16/7d for $10,080/mo, but breach risk rises to 37% (+10pp vs the primary). The lower strike is hit by a smaller bounce.
More safety, less income: for just the hedge you can sit at 50 × $21.50/7d (99% survival, $429/mo).
Downside anchor: the primary mortgages $9,501 (30% 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 35 contracts realizes $-16,152 and cuts bleed by $300/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 (7d) · sell 35 × $16.50, 73% survival, $5,100/mo (E[net] $1,599/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 · 7d35 × $16.5073%$5,100$1,599

📅 NEXT FRIDAY · 24 Jul 2026 · 7d · E[net] $1,599/mo 🏆 GRAND PICK

🎯 Engine pick: sell 35 × $16.50 (primary), 73% survival, breach 27%, $5,100/mo.
⚖️ Worth a safer step: the $17.50 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 87% (breach 27% → 13%) for $1,749/mo less (34% 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 $17.50 rung, unless you need the income to cover the hedge bleed, or you expect BMNR to stay flat-to-down near term.
BMNR  spot $15.53 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsFIGHT edgePer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
cover hedge50 × $21.5024 Jul7d38.5%99%2%-11pp$100$429-$4,671$0
Sell 50 × $21.50 38.5% OTM over spot $15.53 24 Jul 2026 (7d, $0.04 mid)
= $100 credit for the 7d cycle → $429/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $21.50)
99%
Breach risk
1%
POP (stays ≤ $21.54)
99%
EV / mo
+$369
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
-11pp
66% whole by 9mo vs 78% doing nothing · roll costs eat the credits at this rung
FIRE DRILLS
~0.1/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$-106/mo
median; plan ~$-72/mo after 68% keep · $-91 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.0 mo [0.4-2.2], measured ONLY among the 66% 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)
0%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$3,506
Free roll-up
none
Safest escape (by 14 Aug 2026)
$23 @ 77% POP
69% 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 3 of 7); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $1.02/sh now → $0.72 mid-life → ≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.02/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.70/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
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)~$2231 Jul 202610d left+$0.19/sh+$961
cycle +$1,061
68%
surv 52%
+$12,378 SAFE
cap gain +$35,328
Max even-money escape in the band~$2314 Aug 202624d left+$0.12/sh+$616
cycle +$716
77%
surv 69%
+$20,492 SAFE
cap gain +$43,442
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$429/mo
vs 50% target ($5,009/mo)-91%
vs normal income ($10,018/mo)4% covered
Net income (after hedge)$0/mo
Downside budget
✓ $21.50 is at/above CC-SS $19.55: assignment is break-even or better.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$0
… as % of IC ($31,250)0.0%
… as % of ML ($71,250)0.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.0 mo
Surgical close (50 ct)$-23,025
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 $0.02 collected) or spot ≥ $21.54 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $22)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $16.61 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $21.29Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$21-21.54
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
≥ $21.54
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 1.15 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$21.50 (3.6σ)$100$11,417+$34,367+$20,350
+2.5%$22.04 (3.9σ)$-2,587$11,812+$34,762+$20,350
+5%$22.57 (4.2σ)$-5,275$12,207+$35,157+$20,350
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $19.55, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-22,950
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$23,110
− CC assignment net of premium (50 × $21.50): -$0
Total Position P&L @ SS: $160 (+$23,110 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-10,363 (this trade vs do-nothing: +$10,523, the opportunity cost of earning $429/mo FIGHT income now)
🛡 safe yield50 × $1824 Jul7d15.9%91%19%-9pp$550$2,357-$2,743$7,223
Sell 50 × $18 15.9% OTM over spot $15.53 24 Jul 2026 (7d, $0.12 mid)
= $550 credit for the 7d cycle → $2,357/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $18)
91%
Breach risk
9%
POP (stays ≤ $18.12)
92%
EV / mo
+$1,311
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
-9pp
66% whole by 9mo vs 75% 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
$1,139/mo
median; plan ~$775/mo after 68% keep · $3,540 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.1 mo [0.6-2.7], measured ONLY among the 66% 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)
-$2,469
Free roll-up
+$0/wk
Safest escape (by 14 Aug 2026)
$20 @ 83% POP
79% 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 3 of 7); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $0.85/sh now → $0.60 mid-life (likely $0.47–$0.85)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.11/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.49/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 309 simulated challenges: the $18 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 7, at $18 (overshoots $0.39). 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 202610d left+$0.27/sh+$1,358
cycle +$1,908
[+$1,182…+$2,077] · 99% credit
68%
surv 52%
-$6,848 NOT
cap gain +$16,102
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$1914 Aug 202624d left+$0.19/sh+$962
cycle +$1,512
[+$469…+$1,704] · 88% credit
77%
surv 70%
+$1,215 SAFE
cap gain +$24,165
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1831 Jul 202610d left+$0.07/sh+$353
cycle +$903
[-$1…+$953] · 75% credit
72%
surv 61%
-$5,129 NOT
cap gain +$17,821
Max even-money escape in the band~$2014 Aug 202624d left+$0.02/sh+$107
cycle +$657
[-$545…+$799] · 53% credit
80%
surv 75%
+$3,228 SAFE
cap gain +$26,178
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$2014 Aug 202624d left-$0.04/sh-$207
cycle +$343
[-$914…+$450] · 39% credit
83%
surv 79%
+$5,782 SAFE
cap gain +$28,732
budget: banked $550 debit $207 (38% used ≈ 0.4 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$343 cash · rolled 50 ct earn ≈ $3,515/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$2,357/mo
vs 50% target ($5,009/mo)-53%
vs normal income ($10,018/mo)24% covered
Net income (after hedge)$1,929/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $18 is $2 below CC-SS $19.55: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$7,223
… as % of IC ($31,250)23.1%
… as % of ML ($71,250)10.1%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.7 mo
Surgical close (50 ct)$-23,025
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 $0.11 collected) or spot ≥ $18.12 (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 $16.61 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $17.82Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$18-18.12
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
≥ $18.12
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 1.15 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$18.00 (1.5σ)$550$-8,206+$14,744+$3,300
+2.5%$18.45 (1.8σ)$-1,700$-7,875+$15,075+$3,300
+5%$18.90 (2.0σ)$-3,950$-7,544+$15,406+$3,300
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $19.55, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-22,950
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$23,110
− CC assignment net of premium (50 × $18): -$7,223
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-7,063 (+$15,887 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-10,363 (this trade vs do-nothing: +$3,300, the opportunity cost of earning $2,357/mo FIGHT income now)
33% normal ← lean46 × $17.5024 Jul7d12.7%87%27%-8pp$782$3,351-$1,749$8,669
Sell 46 × $17.50 12.7% OTM over spot $15.53 24 Jul 2026 (7d, $0.17 mid)
= $782 credit for the 7d cycle → $3,351/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $17.50)
87%
Breach risk
13%
POP (stays ≤ $17.68)
89%
EV / mo
+$1,756
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
-8pp
67% whole by 9mo vs 75% doing nothing · roll costs eat the credits at this rung
FIRE DRILLS
~1.2/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$2,024/mo
median; plan ~$1,376/mo after 68% keep · $6,209 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.4 mo [0.7-2.7], measured ONLY among the 67% 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)
17%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,918
Free roll-up
+$0/wk
Safest escape (by 14 Aug 2026)
$20 @ 85% POP
83% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 46 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 3 of 7); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $0.83/sh now → $0.59 mid-life (likely $0.54–$0.93)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.17/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.42/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 511 simulated challenges: the $18 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 7, at $18 (overshoots $0.41). 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 (46 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$1831 Jul 202610d left+$0.28/sh+$1,285
cycle +$2,067
[+$975…+$1,627] · 99% credit
68%
surv 52%
-$9,576 NOT
cap gain +$13,374
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$1914 Aug 202624d left+$0.20/sh+$907
cycle +$1,689
[+$199…+$1,215] · 81% credit
77%
surv 70%
-$2,085 NOT
cap gain +$20,865
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1831 Jul 202610d left+$0.08/sh+$362
cycle +$1,144
[-$142…+$612] · 67% credit
72%
surv 61%
-$7,966 NOT
cap gain +$14,984
Max even-money escape in the band~$1914 Aug 202624d left+$0.03/sh+$127
cycle +$909
[-$723…+$406] · 40% credit
80%
surv 75%
-$197 NOT
cap gain +$22,753
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$2014 Aug 202624d left-$0.14/sh-$663
cycle +$119
[-$1,681…-$427] · 13% credit
85%
surv 83%
+$4,347 SAFE
cap gain +$27,297
budget: banked $782 debit $663 (85% used ≈ 0.9 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$119 cash · rolled 46 ct earn ≈ $2,546/mo while parked; 4 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$3,351/mo
vs 50% target ($5,009/mo)-33%
vs normal income ($10,018/mo)33% covered
Net income (after hedge)$3,309/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $17.50 is $2 below CC-SS $19.55: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$8,669
… as % of IC ($31,250)27.7%
… as % of ML ($71,250)12.2%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.9 mo
Surgical close (46 ct)$-21,137
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 $0.17 collected) or spot ≥ $17.68 (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 $16.61 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $17.32Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$17-17.68
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
≥ $17.68
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 1.15 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$17.50 (1.2σ)$782$-10,861+$12,089+$1,012
+2.5%$17.94 (1.5σ)$-1,230$-10,540+$12,410+$1,012
+5%$18.38 (1.7σ)$-3,243$-10,218+$12,732+$1,012
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $19.55, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-22,950
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$23,110
− CC assignment net of premium (46 × $17.50): -$8,669
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (4 × $17): -$842
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-9,351 (+$13,599 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-10,363 (this trade vs do-nothing: +$1,012, the opportunity cost of earning $3,351/mo FIGHT income now)
🎯 50% normal35 × $16.5024 Jul7d6.3%73%42%-4pp$1,190$5,100$9,501
Sell 35 × $16.50 6.3% OTM over spot $15.53 24 Jul 2026 (7d, $0.36 mid)
= $1,190 credit for the 7d cycle → $5,100/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $16.50)
73%
Breach risk
27%
POP (stays ≤ $16.86)
79%
EV / mo
+$1,762
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
-4pp
74% whole by 9mo vs 78% doing nothing · roll costs eat the credits at this rung
FIRE DRILLS
~2.7/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$3,400/mo
median; plan ~$2,312/mo after 68% keep · $9,422 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.5 mo [0.8-3.2], measured ONLY among the 74% 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)
42%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$747
Free roll-up
+$0/wk
Safest escape (by 14 Aug 2026)
$20 @ 90% POP
89% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 35 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 3 of 7); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $0.78/sh now → $0.55 mid-life (likely $0.62–$0.95)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.34/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.21/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,265 simulated challenges: the $16 strike is typically first touched on day 4 of 7, at $17 (overshoots $0.38). 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 (35 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$1631 Jul 202610d left+$0.29/sh+$1,024
cycle +$2,214
[+$689…+$1,067] · 99% credit
68%
surv 52%
-$14,470 NOT
cap gain +$8,480
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$1814 Aug 202624d left+$0.20/sh+$711
cycle +$1,901
[+$40…+$655] · 78% credit
78%
surv 71%
-$7,786 NOT
cap gain +$15,164
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1731 Jul 202610d left+$0.09/sh+$323
cycle +$1,513
[-$147…+$289] · 58% credit
72%
surv 61%
-$12,446 NOT
cap gain +$10,504
Max even-money escape in the band~$1814 Aug 202624d left+$0.04/sh+$130
cycle +$1,320
[-$667…+$32] · 27% credit
80%
surv 75%
-$6,250 NOT
cap gain +$16,700
reaches SS ✓
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$2014 Aug 202624d left-$0.27/sh-$934
cycle +$256
[-$1,953…-$1,096] · 0% credit
90%
surv 89%
+$1,157 SAFE
cap gain +$24,107
budget: banked $1,190 debit $934 (78% used ≈ 0.8 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$256 cash · rolled 35 ct earn ≈ $1,254/mo while parked; 15 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$5,100/mo
vs 50% target ($5,009/mo)+2%
vs normal income ($10,018/mo)51% covered
Net income (after hedge)$6,118/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $16.50 is $3 below CC-SS $19.55: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$9,501
… as % of IC ($31,250)30.4%
… as % of ML ($71,250)13.3%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.9 mo
Surgical close (35 ct)$-16,152
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 $0.34 collected) or spot ≥ $16.86 (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 $16.61 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $16.34Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$16-16.86
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
≥ $16.86
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 1.15 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$16.50 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,190$-15,493+$7,457-$385
+2.5%$16.91 (≤1σ, normal week)$-254$-14,571+$8,379-$1,829
+5%$17.32 (1.1σ)$-1,697$-14,137+$8,813-$2,135
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $19.55, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-22,950
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$23,110
− CC assignment net of premium (35 × $16.50): -$9,501
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (15 × $17): -$3,157
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-12,498 (+$10,452 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-10,363 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-2,135, the opportunity cost of earning $5,100/mo FIGHT income now)
100% normal48 × $1624 Jul7d3.1%63%76%-4pp$2,352$10,080+$4,980$14,710
Sell 48 × $16 3.1% OTM over spot $15.53 24 Jul 2026 (7d, $0.53 mid)
= $2,352 credit for the 7d cycle → $10,080/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $16)
63%
Breach risk
37%
POP (stays ≤ $16.53)
74%
EV / mo
+$2,673
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
-4pp
74% whole by 9mo vs 78% doing nothing · roll costs eat the credits at this rung
FIRE DRILLS
~4.4/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$3,583/mo
median; plan ~$2,437/mo after 68% keep · $9,608 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.3 mo [0.7-3.0], measured ONLY among the 74% 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)
60%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$224
Free roll-up
+$0/wk
Safest escape (by 14 Aug 2026)
$20 @ 90% POP
89% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 48 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 3 of 7); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $0.76/sh now → $0.54 mid-life (likely $0.68–$0.99)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.49/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.05/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,787 simulated challenges: the $16 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 7, at $16 (overshoots $0.39). 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 (48 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$1631 Jul 202610d left+$0.30/sh+$1,429
cycle +$3,781
[+$887…+$1,278] · 99% credit
68%
surv 53%
-$16,355 NOT
cap gain +$6,595
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$1714 Aug 202624d left+$0.20/sh+$981
cycle +$3,333
[-$78…+$626] · 71% credit
78%
surv 71%
-$8,439 NOT
cap gain +$14,511
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1631 Jul 202610d left+$0.10/sh+$469
cycle +$2,821
[-$265…+$220] · 51% credit
72%
surv 62%
-$14,591 NOT
cap gain +$8,359
Max even-money escape in the band~$1814 Aug 202624d left+$0.04/sh+$192
cycle +$2,544
[-$1,042…-$228] · 17% credit
80%
surv 76%
-$6,460 NOT
cap gain +$16,490
reaches SS ✓
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$2014 Aug 202624d left-$0.26/sh-$1,247
cycle +$1,105
[-$2,841…-$1,773] · 0% credit
90%
surv 89%
+$3,171 SAFE
cap gain +$26,121
budget: banked $2,352 debit $1,247 (53% used ≈ 0.5 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$1,105 cash · rolled 48 ct earn ≈ $1,662/mo while parked; 2 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$10,080/mo
vs 50% target ($5,009/mo)+101%
vs normal income ($10,018/mo)101% covered
Net income (after hedge)$9,844/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $16 is $4 below CC-SS $19.55: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$14,710
… as % of IC ($31,250)47.1%
… as % of ML ($71,250)20.6%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.5 mo
Surgical close (48 ct)$-22,224
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.12/sh (~25% of the $0.49 collected) or spot ≥ $16.53 (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 $16.61 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $15.84Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$16-16.53
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
≥ $16.53
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 1.15 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$16.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$2,352$-17,784+$5,166+$192
+2.5%$16.40 (≤1σ, normal week)$432$-17,410+$5,540-$1,728
+5%$16.80 (≤1σ, normal week)$-1,488$-17,036+$5,914-$3,648
SS (= V-bounce)$17.13 (≤1σ, normal week)$-3,072$-16,753+$6,197-$4,608
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $19.55, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-22,950
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$23,110
− CC assignment net of premium (48 × $16): -$14,710
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (2 × $17): -$421
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-14,971 (+$7,979 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-10,363 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-4,608, the opportunity cost of earning $10,080/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 (12 clear the floor), click to expand

Every eligible strike x expiry in the 4-45 DTE band (4 expiries scanned, 12 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: 1.147 (IBKR)  |  Recovery@SS: +$23,110 (un-capped fortress gain if stock rallies to SS)  |  Do-nothing @ SS: $-10,363

StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$16.507d24 Jul 2026$0.3435/50$5,100$6,11873%79%+$1,762-$9,50130.4%$-12,498 (vs do-nothing $-2,135)
$16.5014d31 Jul 2026$0.5742/50$5,130$5,47368%76%+$1,192-$10,43633.4%$-11,959 (vs do-nothing $-1,596)
$16.5021d7 Aug 2026$0.7845/50$5,014$5,06866%75%+$1,185-$10,23632.8%$-11,128 (vs do-nothing $-765)
$16.5028d14 Aug 2026$0.9649/50$5,040$4,70865%75%+$1,233-$10,26432.8%$-10,314 (vs do-nothing +$49)
$167d24 Jul 2026$0.4924/50$5,040$7,11963%74%+$1,336-$7,35523.5%$-12,667 (vs do-nothing $-2,304)
$1614d31 Jul 2026$0.7532/50$5,143$6,45061%72%+$1,024-$8,97528.7%$-12,603 (vs do-nothing $-2,240)
$1621d7 Aug 2026$0.9637/50$5,074$5,89960%72%+$996-$9,60030.7%$-12,176 (vs do-nothing $-1,813)
$1628d14 Aug 2026$1.1442/50$5,130$5,47360%72%+$1,067-$10,14232.5%$-11,665 (vs do-nothing $-1,302)
$15.5028d14 Aug 2026$1.3435/50$5,025$6,04354%69%+$756-$9,50130.4%$-12,498 (vs do-nothing $-2,135)
$15.5021d7 Aug 2026$1.1631/50$5,137$6,54153%69%+$760-$8,97328.7%$-12,812 (vs do-nothing $-2,449)
$15.5014d31 Jul 2026$0.9625/50$5,143$7,12553%69%+$793-$7,73724.8%$-12,838 (vs do-nothing $-2,475)
$15.507d24 Jul 2026$0.7017/50$5,100$7,85451%68%+$996-$5,70318.2%$-12,488 (vs do-nothing $-2,125)

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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