FORTRESS FIGHT: BMNR-LC23-1299 @ $15.53

BE SS: $39.13  |  CC-SS: $37.01  |  75 contracts (7,500 sh) |  ⌂ PORTFOLIO

GENERATED2026-07-17 01:33

BMNR-LC23-1299BBC @ $15.53   UNDERWATER $23.61 (60.3% below BE SS)

75 contracts (7,500 sh)  |  BE SS: $39.13  |  CC-SS: $37.01  |  IV: HIGH  |  Accounts: Main:1299

LC: $23 exp 2028-01-21 (entry $6.149/sh)
SP: $65 exp 2028-01-21 (entry $48.333/sh)
HP: $25 exp 2028-01-21 (entry $12.312/sh)

Economics

Max Loss$75,959(ND $-29.87 + SW $40) x 7500
Normal income ref$15,027/mo95% ann ROI on ML
Hedge (static, never rolled)$0/moHP expiry = SP LEAPS; decay ≈ $6,332/mo (info only, already in marks)
Unrealized P&L$-170,512fortress legs from IBKR
INCOME GOALPOSTS & VELOCITY
50% INCOME FLOOR
$7,513/mo
HEDGE COVER
$0/mo (static)
NORMAL INCOME
$15,027/mo (ATM CC, chain)
IC VELOCITY
0.0 mo to earn back $0
ML VELOCITY
5.1 mo to earn back $75,959
Deep drawdown (unpriceable at CC-SS): no listed call within 92% of CC-SS $37.01 in the fetched chain; the deepest available is $23C (14d, $161/mo, a BELOW-CC-SS strike, not a safe CC). Income at true CC-SS ≈ $0, 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: 52 contracts at $16.50 / 7d. This is the safest strike (survival 73%, breach 27%) that still earns 50% of normal income ($7,513/mo); it brings $7,577/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 72 × $16/7d for $15,120/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 75 × $18/7d (91% survival, $3,536/mo).
Downside anchor: the primary mortgages $104,882 (0% of IC) ONLY on a full V-bounce all the way to SS $39, recoverable in 7.0 months of normal income. That is the rare tail; the frequent case is the strike holding. Surgical close on the 52 contracts realizes $-118,352 and cuts bleed by $0/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 75 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 52 × $16.50, 73% survival, $7,577/mo (E[net] $2,652/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 · 7d52 × $16.5073%$7,577$2,652

📅 NEXT FRIDAY · 24 Jul 2026 · 7d · E[net] $2,652/mo 🏆 GRAND PICK

🎯 Engine pick: sell 52 × $16.50 (primary), 73% survival, breach 27%, $7,577/mo.
⚖️ Worth a safer step: the $17.50 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 87% (breach 27% → 13%) for $2,550/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
🛡 safe yield75 × $1824 Jul7d15.9%91%19%+2pp$825$3,536-$4,041$141,747
Sell 75 × $18 15.9% OTM over spot $15.53 24 Jul 2026 (7d, $0.12 mid)
= $825 credit for the 7d cycle → $3,536/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $18)
91%
Breach risk
9%
POP (stays ≤ $18.12)
92%
EV / mo
+$1,966
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+2pp
15% whole by 9mo vs 13% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~1.7/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$2,376/mo
median; plan ~$1,616/mo after 68% keep · $19,891 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~5.5 mo [3.9-6.9], measured ONLY among the 15% 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)
11%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$3,703
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 75 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 $0.50–$0.88)≈ $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 328 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 (75 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+$2,037
cycle +$2,862
[+$1,692…+$2,889] · 99% credit
68%
surv 52%
-$148,939 NOT
cap gain +$21,573
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$1914 Aug 202624d left+$0.19/sh+$1,443
cycle +$2,268
[+$557…+$2,216] · 84% credit
77%
surv 70%
-$138,382 NOT
cap gain +$32,130
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1831 Jul 202610d left+$0.07/sh+$529
cycle +$1,354
[-$103…+$1,126] · 72% credit
72%
surv 61%
-$146,856 NOT
cap gain +$23,656
Max even-money escape in the band~$2014 Aug 202624d left+$0.02/sh+$160
cycle +$985
[-$938…+$896] · 49% credit
80%
surv 75%
-$135,885 NOT
cap gain +$34,627
SS $39 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$2014 Aug 202624d left-$0.04/sh-$310
cycle +$515
[-$1,453…+$394] · 36% credit
83%
surv 79%
-$132,576 NOT
cap gain +$37,937
budget: banked $825 debit $310 (38% used ≈ 0.4 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$515 cash · rolled 75 ct earn ≈ $5,273/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$3,536/mo
vs 50% target ($7,513/mo)-53%
vs normal income ($15,027/mo)24% covered
Net income (after hedge)$3,536/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $18 is $19 below CC-SS $37.01: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$141,747
… as % of IC ($0)0.0%
… as % of ML ($75,959)186.6%
Recovery months (at normal income)9.4 mo
Surgical close (75 ct)$-170,625
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 1.01 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$18.00 (1.5σ)$825$-150,976+$19,536+$750
+2.5%$18.45 (1.8σ)$-2,550$-150,950+$19,563-$2,625
+5%$18.90 (2.0σ)$-5,925$-150,923+$19,590-$6,000
SS (= V-bounce)$39.13 (14.2σ)$-157,650$-149,709+$20,804-$36,750
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $37.01, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-170,512
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$162,424
− CC assignment net of premium (75 × $18): -$141,747
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-149,836 (+$20,677 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-113,086 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-36,750, the opportunity cost of earning $3,536/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $18.66 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$4,125, position total $-150,937 (+$19,576 vs today)
33% normal ← lean69 × $17.5024 Jul7d12.7%87%27%+4pp$1,173$5,027-$2,550$133,443
Sell 69 × $17.50 12.7% OTM over spot $15.53 24 Jul 2026 (7d, $0.17 mid)
= $1,173 credit for the 7d cycle → $5,027/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $17.50)
87%
Breach risk
13%
POP (stays ≤ $17.68)
89%
EV / mo
+$2,634
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+4pp
15% whole by 9mo vs 10% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~2.5/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$3,086/mo
median; plan ~$2,099/mo after 68% keep · $26,201 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~5.4 mo [3.5-6.8], measured ONLY among the 15% 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)
18%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$2,877
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 69 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–$0.91)≈ $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 538 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 (69 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+$1,928
cycle +$3,101
[+$1,505…+$2,499] · 99% credit
68%
surv 52%
-$152,474 NOT
cap gain +$18,038
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$1914 Aug 202624d left+$0.20/sh+$1,361
cycle +$2,534
[+$372…+$1,894] · 84% credit
77%
surv 70%
-$141,890 NOT
cap gain +$28,622
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1831 Jul 202610d left+$0.08/sh+$543
cycle +$1,716
[-$153…+$976] · 69% credit
72%
surv 61%
-$150,269 NOT
cap gain +$20,244
Max even-money escape in the band~$1914 Aug 202624d left+$0.03/sh+$191
cycle +$1,364
[-$1,008…+$689] · 43% credit
80%
surv 75%
-$139,280 NOT
cap gain +$31,232
SS $39 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$2014 Aug 202624d left-$0.14/sh-$995
cycle +$178
[-$2,432…-$586] · 13% credit
85%
surv 83%
-$132,906 NOT
cap gain +$37,606
budget: banked $1,173 debit $995 (85% used ≈ 0.9 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$178 cash · rolled 69 ct earn ≈ $3,820/mo while parked; 6 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$5,027/mo
vs 50% target ($7,513/mo)-33%
vs normal income ($15,027/mo)33% covered
Net income (after hedge)$5,040/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $17.50 is $20 below CC-SS $37.01: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$133,443
… as % of IC ($0)0.0%
… as % of ML ($75,959)175.7%
Recovery months (at normal income)8.9 mo
Surgical close (69 ct)$-156,906
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 1.01 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$17.50 (1.2σ)$1,173$-154,402+$16,110+$1,104
+2.5%$17.94 (1.5σ)$-1,846$-154,114+$16,399-$1,915
+5%$18.38 (1.7σ)$-4,864$-153,825+$16,688-$4,934
SS (= V-bounce)$39.13 (14.2σ)$-148,074$-149,805+$20,708-$36,846
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $37.01, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-170,512
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$162,424
− CC assignment net of premium (69 × $17.50): -$133,443
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (6 × $23): -$8,400
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-149,932 (+$20,581 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-113,086 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-36,846, the opportunity cost of earning $5,027/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $18.66 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$6,831, position total $-153,637 (+$16,876 vs today)
🎯 50% normal52 × $16.5024 Jul7d6.3%73%40%+4pp$1,768$7,577$104,882
Sell 52 × $16.50 6.3% OTM over spot $15.53 24 Jul 2026 (7d, $0.36 mid)
= $1,768 credit for the 7d cycle → $7,577/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $16.50)
73%
Breach risk
27%
POP (stays ≤ $16.86)
79%
EV / mo
+$2,618
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+4pp
16% whole by 9mo vs 12% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~5.8/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$3,311/mo
median; plan ~$2,251/mo after 68% keep · $28,281 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~5.4 mo [4.1-6.7], measured ONLY among the 16% 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)
40%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,110
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 52 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–$0.94)≈ $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 1,198 simulated challenges: the $16 strike is typically first touched on day 4 of 7, at $17 (overshoots $0.37). 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 (52 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+$1,521
cycle +$3,289
[+$1,026…+$1,583] · 99% credit
68%
surv 52%
-$159,830 NOT
cap gain +$10,683
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$1814 Aug 202624d left+$0.20/sh+$1,056
cycle +$2,824
[+$92…+$985] · 79% credit
78%
surv 71%
-$149,143 NOT
cap gain +$21,369
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1731 Jul 202610d left+$0.09/sh+$480
cycle +$2,248
[-$194…+$432] · 59% credit
72%
surv 61%
-$157,280 NOT
cap gain +$13,233
Max even-money escape in the band~$1814 Aug 202624d left+$0.04/sh+$193
cycle +$1,961
[-$944…+$33] · 27% credit
80%
surv 75%
-$146,227 NOT
cap gain +$24,286
SS $39 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$2014 Aug 202624d left-$0.27/sh-$1,388
cycle +$380
[-$2,866…-$1,646] · 0% credit
90%
surv 89%
-$132,687 NOT
cap gain +$37,825
budget: banked $1,768 debit $1,388 (78% used ≈ 0.8 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$380 cash · rolled 52 ct earn ≈ $1,863/mo while parked; 23 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$7,577/mo
vs 50% target ($7,513/mo)+1%
vs normal income ($15,027/mo)50% covered
Net income (after hedge)$7,626/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $16.50 is $21 below CC-SS $37.01: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$104,882
… as % of IC ($0)0.0%
… as % of ML ($75,959)138.1%
Recovery months (at normal income)7.0 mo
Surgical close (52 ct)$-118,352
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 1.01 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$16.50 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,768$-161,350+$9,162+$1,716
+2.5%$16.91 (≤1σ, normal week)$-377$-160,377+$10,135-$429
+5%$17.32 (1.1σ)$-2,522$-159,404+$11,109-$2,574
SS (= V-bounce)$39.13 (14.2σ)$-115,908$-145,043+$25,470-$32,084
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $37.01, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-170,512
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$162,424
− CC assignment net of premium (52 × $16.50): -$104,882
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (23 × $23): -$32,199
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-145,170 (+$25,343 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-113,086 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-32,084, the opportunity cost of earning $7,577/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $18.66 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$9,464, position total $-156,253 (+$14,260 vs today)
100% normal72 × $1624 Jul7d3.1%63%76%+4pp$3,528$15,120+$7,543$147,741
Sell 72 × $16 3.1% OTM over spot $15.53 24 Jul 2026 (7d, $0.53 mid)
= $3,528 credit for the 7d cycle → $15,120/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $16)
63%
Breach risk
37%
POP (stays ≤ $16.53)
74%
EV / mo
+$4,009
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+4pp
14% whole by 9mo vs 10% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~9.5/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$5,145/mo
median; plan ~$3,499/mo after 68% keep · $44,573 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~6.0 mo [4.6-7.1], measured ONLY among the 14% 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)
59%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$336
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 72 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–$0.98)≈ $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 1,780 simulated challenges: the $16 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 7, at $16 (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 (72 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+$2,143
cycle +$5,671
[+$1,337…+$1,918] · 99% credit
68%
surv 53%
-$161,248 NOT
cap gain +$9,265
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$1714 Aug 202624d left+$0.20/sh+$1,471
cycle +$4,999
[-$90…+$944] · 72% credit
78%
surv 71%
-$150,769 NOT
cap gain +$19,744
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1631 Jul 202610d left+$0.10/sh+$704
cycle +$4,232
[-$381…+$333] · 50% credit
72%
surv 62%
-$159,096 NOT
cap gain +$11,417
Max even-money escape in the band~$1814 Aug 202624d left+$0.04/sh+$289
cycle +$3,817
[-$1,542…-$315] · 17% credit
80%
surv 76%
-$148,171 NOT
cap gain +$22,342
SS $39 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$2014 Aug 202624d left-$0.26/sh-$1,870
cycle +$1,658
[-$4,208…-$2,653] · 0% credit
90%
surv 89%
-$135,210 NOT
cap gain +$35,303
budget: banked $3,528 debit $1,870 (53% used ≈ 0.5 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$1,658 cash · rolled 72 ct earn ≈ $2,492/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$15,120/mo
vs 50% target ($7,513/mo)+101%
vs normal income ($15,027/mo)101% covered
Net income (after hedge)$15,126/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $16 is $21 below CC-SS $37.01: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$147,741
… as % of IC ($0)0.0%
… as % of ML ($75,959)194.5%
Recovery months (at normal income)9.8 mo
Surgical close (72 ct)$-163,980
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 1.01 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$16.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$3,528$-163,390+$7,122+$3,456
+2.5%$16.40 (≤1σ, normal week)$648$-163,246+$7,266+$576
+5%$16.80 (≤1σ, normal week)$-2,232$-163,102+$7,410-$2,304
SS (= V-bounce)$39.13 (14.2σ)$-163,008$-159,903+$10,610-$46,944
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $37.01, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-170,512
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$162,424
− CC assignment net of premium (72 × $16): -$147,741
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (3 × $23): -$4,200
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-160,030 (+$10,483 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-113,086 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-46,944, the opportunity cost of earning $15,120/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $18.66 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$15,624, position total $-162,433 (+$8,080 vs today)
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: 1.008 (IBKR)  |  Recovery@SS: +$162,424 (un-capped fortress gain if stock rallies to SS)  |  Do-nothing @ SS: $-113,086

StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$16.507d24 Jul 2026$0.3452/75$7,577$7,62673%79%+$2,618-$104,8820.0%$-145,170 (vs do-nothing $-32,084)
$16.5014d31 Jul 2026$0.5762/75$7,573$7,60168%76%+$1,759-$123,6250.0%$-149,914 (vs do-nothing $-36,828)
$16.5021d7 Aug 2026$0.7868/75$7,577$7,59266%75%+$1,790-$134,1610.0%$-152,050 (vs do-nothing $-38,964)
$16.5028d14 Aug 2026$0.9674/75$7,611$7,61465%75%+$1,862-$144,6670.0%$-154,156 (vs do-nothing $-41,070)
$167d24 Jul 2026$0.4936/75$7,560$7,64463%74%+$2,004-$73,8710.0%$-136,558 (vs do-nothing $-23,472)
$1614d31 Jul 2026$0.7547/75$7,554$7,61461%72%+$1,505-$95,2200.0%$-142,508 (vs do-nothing $-29,422)
$1621d7 Aug 2026$0.9655/75$7,543$7,58660%72%+$1,481-$110,2730.0%$-146,361 (vs do-nothing $-33,275)
$1628d14 Aug 2026$1.1462/75$7,573$7,60160%72%+$1,575-$123,1910.0%$-149,480 (vs do-nothing $-36,394)
$15.5028d14 Aug 2026$1.3453/75$7,609$7,65654%69%+$1,145-$106,8990.0%$-145,787 (vs do-nothing $-32,701)
$15.5021d7 Aug 2026$1.1646/75$7,623$7,68553%69%+$1,128-$93,6080.0%$-142,296 (vs do-nothing $-29,210)
$15.5014d31 Jul 2026$0.9637/75$7,611$7,69353%69%+$1,173-$76,0330.0%$-137,321 (vs do-nothing $-24,235)
$15.507d24 Jul 2026$0.7026/75$7,800$7,90551%68%+$1,523-$54,1050.0%$-130,792 (vs do-nothing $-17,706)

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 75 contracts at the conservative CC.

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