FORTRESS FIGHT: BMNR-LC23-1782 @ $15.61

BE SS: $30.29  |  CC-SS: $20.81  |  50 contracts (5,000 sh) |  ⌂ PORTFOLIO

GENERATED2026-07-18 03:37

BMNR-LC23-1782BBC @ $15.61   UNDERWATER $14.68 (48.5% below BE SS)

PARTIAL: 100 of 150 contracts already capped (100x $16C). FIGHTing the 50 uncapped; all figures (income, hedge, cap give-up) are for that slice.

50 of 150 contracts (5,000 sh uncapped)  |  BE SS: $30.29  |  CC-SS: $20.81  |  IV: HIGH  |  Accounts: Joint:1782

LC: $23 exp 2028-01-21 (entry $6.155/sh)
SP: $65 exp 2028-01-21 (entry $48.015/sh)
HP: $25 exp 2028-01-21 (entry $12.331/sh)

Economics

Max Loss$52,353(ND $-29.53 + SW $40) x 5000
Normal income ref$10,212/mo95% ann ROI on ML
Hedge (static, never rolled)$0/moHP expiry = SP LEAPS; decay ≈ $4,654/mo (info only, already in marks)
Unrealized P&L$-24,600fortress legs from IBKR
INCOME GOALPOSTS & VELOCITY
50% INCOME FLOOR
$5,106/mo
HEDGE COVER
$0/mo (static)
NORMAL INCOME
$10,212/mo (ATM CC, chain)
IC VELOCITY
0.0 mo to earn back $0
ML VELOCITY
5.1 mo to earn back $52,353
Deep drawdown confirmed: a CC at CC-SS $20.81 (probe: $21C 13d) brings only $462/mo (<20% of normal), so FIGHT below it is warranted.
🏦 CAMPAIGN LEDGER , realized CC income since 2026-07-16; banked cash shrinks the hole (shown as an info-only banked floor, the recommended CC-SS stays the pure recovery strike; seeded from open positions, reconciled from IBKR executions nightly)
Banked since 2026-07-16
$0
Hole (after banked)
$24,600
was $24,600 · 0% earned back
Cycles closed
0
Credit in flight
$1,724
Open legAcctCredit/shIn flightOpened
100x $16.5C 24 Jul 2026U6241782$0.17$1,7242026-07-18
TECHNICALS (cc_timing weekly gate + daily trigger)
WEEKLYPULLBACK · %B 23 (live) · RSI 40 · MACD bullish, hist rising
DAILYMIXED (provisional) · RSI 49 · %B 74 · hist falling (nightly)
LEVELS20W MA (bounce target) $18.67 (+20%) · daily UBB $16.52 · 1-wk expected move ±$2 (chain IV)
SETUPOversold with mixed daily momentum: lean 🎯, keep DTE short, watch the daily band. (advisory; floors and picks are chain-only)
INTERPRETATION
Primary: 45 contracts at $17 / 6d. This is the safest strike (survival 81%, breach 19%) that still earns 50% of normal income ($5,106/mo); it brings $5,175/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 42 × $16/6d for $10,290/mo, but breach risk rises to 38% (+19pp 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 × $18/6d (91% survival, $2,500/mo).
Downside anchor: the primary mortgages $16,096 (0% of IC) ONLY on a full V-bounce all the way to SS $30, recoverable in 1.6 months of normal income. That is the rare tail; the frequent case is the strike holding. Surgical close on the 45 contracts realizes $-22,185 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 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 (6d) · sell 45 × $17, 81% survival, $5,175/mo (E[net] $1,971/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 · 6d45 × $1781%$5,175$1,971

📅 NEXT FRIDAY · 24 Jul 2026 · 6d · E[net] $1,971/mo 🏆 GRAND PICK

🎯 Engine pick: sell 45 × $17 (primary), 81% survival, breach 19%, $5,175/mo.
The pick is already past the ~80% (≈1σ) comfort line, so take the income. Stepping out to the $17.50 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 87% (breach 19% → 13%) for $1,800/mo less (35% income) buys safety you do not really need here.
BMNR  spot $15.61 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsFIGHT edgePer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
🛡 safe yield50 × $1824 Jul6d15.3%91%18%+4pp$500$2,500-$2,675$13,535
Sell 50 × $18 15.3% OTM over spot $15.61 24 Jul 2026 (6d, $0.11 mid)
= $500 credit for the 6d cycle → $2,500/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $18)
91%
Breach risk
9%
POP (stays ≤ $18.11)
92%
EV / mo
+$1,438
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+4pp
62% whole by 9mo vs 57% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~1.0/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$1,598/mo
median; plan ~$1,086/mo after 68% keep · $6,323 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.4 mo [0.7-2.8], measured ONLY among the 62% 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)
9%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$2,289
Free roll-up
+$0/wk
Safest escape (by 14 Aug 2026)
$20 @ 81% POP
77% 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 6); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $0.79/sh now → $0.56 mid-life (likely $0.50–$0.89)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.10/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.46/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 267 simulated challenges: the $18 strike is typically first touched on day 4 of 6, at $18 (overshoots $0.44). 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+$0.33/sh+$1,630
cycle +$2,130
[+$1,400…+$2,163] · 100% credit
67%
surv 52%
-$10,280 NOT
cap gain +$14,320
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1831 Jul 202610d left+$0.16/sh+$793
cycle +$1,293
[+$388…+$1,188] · 89% credit
71%
surv 59%
-$9,106 NOT
cap gain +$15,494
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$2014 Aug 202624d left+$0.15/sh+$750
cycle +$1,250
[-$65…+$1,121] · 73% credit
79%
surv 73%
-$1,513 NOT
cap gain +$23,087
Max even-money escape in the band~$2014 Aug 202624d left+$0.04/sh+$194
cycle +$694
[-$734…+$518] · 50% credit
81%
surv 77%
+$475 SAFE
cap gain +$25,075
SS $30 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
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$2,500/mo
vs 50% target ($5,106/mo)-51%
vs normal income ($10,212/mo)24% covered
Net income (after hedge)$2,500/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $18 is $3 below CC-SS $20.81: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$13,535
… as % of IC ($0)0.0%
… as % of ML ($52,353)25.9%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.3 mo
Surgical close (50 ct)$-24,625
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 $0.10 collected) or spot ≥ $18.11 (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 $16.52 (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
$18-18.11
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $18.11
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 1.02 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$18.00 (1.5σ)$500$-11,909+$12,691+$150
+2.5%$18.45 (1.8σ)$-1,750$-11,869+$12,731-$2,100
+5%$18.90 (2.1σ)$-4,000$-11,828+$12,772-$4,350
SS (= V-bounce)$30.29 (9.2σ)$-60,950$-10,803+$13,797-$24,850
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $20.81, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-24,600
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$26,478
− CC assignment net of premium (50 × $18): -$13,535
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-11,657 (+$12,943 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $2,228 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-13,885, the opportunity cost of earning $2,500/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $18.67 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$2,850, position total $-11,849 (+$12,751 vs today)
33% normal45 × $17.5024 Jul6d12.1%87%27%+8pp$675$3,375-$1,800$14,206
Sell 45 × $17.50 12.1% OTM over spot $15.61 24 Jul 2026 (6d, $0.16 mid)
= $675 credit for the 6d cycle → $3,375/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $17.50)
87%
Breach risk
13%
POP (stays ≤ $17.66)
89%
EV / mo
+$1,708
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+8pp
62% whole by 9mo vs 54% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~1.5/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$2,041/mo
median; plan ~$1,388/mo after 68% keep · $9,093 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.6 mo [1.0-3.5], measured ONLY among the 62% of futures that got whole
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
16%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,765
Free roll-up
+$0/wk
Safest escape (by 14 Aug 2026)
$21 @ 86% POP
84% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 45 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 3 of 6); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $0.77/sh now → $0.54 mid-life (likely $0.48–$0.83)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.15/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.39/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 478 simulated challenges: the $18 strike is typically first touched on day 4 of 6, 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 (45 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+$0.33/sh+$1,493
cycle +$2,168
[+$1,278…+$1,947] · 100% credit
68%
surv 52%
-$12,751 NOT
cap gain +$11,849
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1831 Jul 202610d left+$0.16/sh+$740
cycle +$1,415
[+$398…+$1,051] · 92% credit
71%
surv 60%
-$11,494 NOT
cap gain +$13,106
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$1914 Aug 202624d left+$0.15/sh+$688
cycle +$1,363
[+$36…+$989] · 77% credit
79%
surv 73%
-$3,911 NOT
cap gain +$20,689
Max even-money escape in the band~$2014 Aug 202624d left+$0.04/sh+$190
cycle +$865
[-$548…+$477] · 46% credit
81%
surv 77%
-$1,864 NOT
cap gain +$22,736
SS $30 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$2114 Aug 202624d left-$0.13/sh-$575
cycle +$100
[-$1,449…-$325] · 15% credit
86%
surv 84%
+$2,461 SAFE
cap gain +$27,061
budget: banked $675 debit $575 (85% used ≈ 0.7 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$100 cash · rolled 45 ct earn ≈ $2,332/mo while parked; 5 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$3,375/mo
vs 50% target ($5,106/mo)-34%
vs normal income ($10,212/mo)33% covered
Net income (after hedge)$3,428/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $17.50 is $3 below CC-SS $20.81: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$14,206
… as % of IC ($0)0.0%
… as % of ML ($52,353)27.1%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.4 mo
Surgical close (45 ct)$-22,185
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 $0.15 collected) or spot ≥ $17.66 (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 $16.52 (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
$17-17.66
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
≥ $17.66
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 1.02 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$17.50 (1.2σ)$675$-14,244+$10,356+$360
+2.5%$17.94 (1.5σ)$-1,294$-13,986+$10,614-$1,609
+5%$18.38 (1.7σ)$-3,262$-13,728+$10,872-$3,578
SS (= V-bounce)$30.29 (9.2σ)$-56,880$-10,343+$14,257-$24,390
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $20.81, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-24,600
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$26,478
− CC assignment net of premium (45 × $17.50): -$14,206
+ Conservative CC premium (5 × $23): +$35
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-12,293 (+$12,307 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $2,228 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-14,521, the opportunity cost of earning $3,375/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $18.67 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$4,590, position total $-13,554 (+$11,046 vs today)
🎯 50% normal45 × $1724 Jul6d8.9%81%27%+10pp$1,035$5,175$16,096
Sell 45 × $17 8.9% OTM over spot $15.61 24 Jul 2026 (6d, $0.24 mid)
= $1,035 credit for the 6d cycle → $5,175/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $17)
81%
Breach risk
19%
POP (stays ≤ $17.24)
84%
EV / mo
+$2,270
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+10pp
68% whole by 9mo vs 59% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~2.3/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$2,681/mo
median; plan ~$1,823/mo after 68% keep · $10,770 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.7 mo [0.7-3.6], measured ONLY among the 68% 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)
27%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,336
Free roll-up
+$1/wk
Safest escape (by 14 Aug 2026)
$21 @ 88% POP
86% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 45 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 3 of 6); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $0.74/sh now → $0.53 mid-life (likely $0.56–$0.88)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.23/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.30/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 811 simulated challenges: the $17 strike is typically first touched on day 4 of 6, at $17 (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 (45 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$1731 Jul 202610d left+$0.34/sh+$1,516
cycle +$2,551
[+$1,192…+$1,714] · 100% credit
68%
surv 53%
-$14,914 NOT
cap gain +$9,686
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$1914 Aug 202624d left+$0.15/sh+$696
cycle +$1,731
[-$112…+$763] · 70% credit
79%
surv 74%
-$6,088 NOT
cap gain +$18,512
Max even-money escape in the band~$1914 Aug 202624d left+$0.04/sh+$202
cycle +$1,237
[-$695…+$207] · 35% credit
82%
surv 78%
-$4,037 NOT
cap gain +$20,563
SS $30 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1831 Jul 202610d left+$0.00/sh+$3
cycle +$1,038
[-$622…+$19] · 26% credit
76%
surv 68%
-$11,871 NOT
cap gain +$12,729
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$2114 Aug 202624d left-$0.19/sh-$862
cycle +$173
[-$2,018…-$929] · 5% credit
88%
surv 86%
+$2,534 SAFE
cap gain +$27,134
budget: banked $1,035 debit $862 (83% used ≈ 0.7 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$173 cash · rolled 45 ct earn ≈ $1,886/mo while parked; 5 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$5,175/mo
vs 50% target ($5,106/mo)+1%
vs normal income ($10,212/mo)51% covered
Net income (after hedge)$5,228/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $17 is $4 below CC-SS $20.81: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$16,096
… as % of IC ($0)0.0%
… as % of ML ($52,353)30.7%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.6 mo
Surgical close (45 ct)$-22,185
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.06/sh (~25% of the $0.23 collected) or spot ≥ $17.24 (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 $16.52 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $16.83Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$17-17.24
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
≥ $17.24
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 1.02 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$17.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,035$-16,429+$8,171+$720
+2.5%$17.42 (1.1σ)$-877$-16,179+$8,421-$1,192
+5%$17.85 (1.4σ)$-2,790$-15,928+$8,672-$3,105
SS (= V-bounce)$30.29 (9.2σ)$-58,770$-12,233+$12,367-$26,280
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $20.81, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-24,600
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$26,478
− CC assignment net of premium (45 × $17): -$16,096
+ Conservative CC premium (5 × $23): +$35
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-14,183 (+$10,417 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $2,228 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-16,411, the opportunity cost of earning $5,175/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $18.67 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$6,480, position total $-15,444 (+$9,156 vs today)
100% normal42 × $1624 Jul6d2.5%62%80%+11pp$2,058$10,290+$5,115$18,131
Sell 42 × $16 2.5% OTM over spot $15.61 24 Jul 2026 (6d, $0.51 mid)
= $2,058 credit for the 6d cycle → $10,290/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $16)
62%
Breach risk
38%
POP (stays ≤ $16.50)
73%
EV / mo
+$2,534
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+11pp
71% whole by 9mo vs 60% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~5.7/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$3,716/mo
median; plan ~$2,527/mo after 68% keep · $11,933 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.6 mo [0.9-3.4], measured ONLY among the 71% of futures that got whole
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
60%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$24
Free roll-up
+$1/wk
Safest escape (by 7 Aug 2026)
$20 @ 91% POP
90% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 42 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 3 of 6); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $0.70/sh now → $0.50 mid-life (likely $0.65–$0.97)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.49/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.01/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,804 simulated challenges: the $16 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 6, at $16 (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 (42 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+$0.34/sh+$1,446
cycle +$3,504
[+$1,020…+$1,295] · 100% credit
68%
surv 53%
-$19,030 NOT
cap gain +$5,570
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$1714 Aug 202624d left+$0.30/sh+$1,267
cycle +$3,325
[+$364…+$954] · 88% credit
77%
surv 70%
-$12,108 NOT
cap gain +$12,492
Max even-money escape in the band~$1814 Aug 202624d left+$0.05/sh+$197
cycle +$2,255
[-$952…-$212] · 16% credit
82%
surv 78%
-$8,088 NOT
cap gain +$16,512
SS $30 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1731 Jul 202610d left+$0.01/sh+$41
cycle +$2,099
[-$743…-$240] · 12% credit
76%
surv 68%
-$15,879 NOT
cap gain +$8,721
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$207 Aug 202617d left-$0.31/sh-$1,284
cycle +$774
[-$2,810…-$1,785]
91%
surv 90%
-$1,934 NOT
cap gain +$22,666
budget: banked $2,058 debit $1,284 (62% used ≈ 0.5 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$774 cash · rolled 42 ct earn ≈ $1,409/mo while parked; 8 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$10,290/mo
vs 50% target ($5,106/mo)+102%
vs normal income ($10,212/mo)101% covered
Net income (after hedge)$10,374/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $16 is $5 below CC-SS $20.81: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$18,131
… as % of IC ($0)0.0%
… as % of ML ($52,353)34.6%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.8 mo
Surgical close (42 ct)$-20,727
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 ≥ $16.50 (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 $16.52 (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
$16-16.50
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
≥ $16.50
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 1.02 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$16.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$2,058$-20,475+$4,125+$1,764
+2.5%$16.40 (≤1σ, normal week)$378$-20,119+$4,481+$84
+5%$16.80 (≤1σ, normal week)$-1,302$-19,763+$4,837-$1,596
SS (= V-bounce)$30.29 (9.2σ)$-57,960$-13,589+$11,011-$27,636
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $20.81, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-24,600
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$26,478
− CC assignment net of premium (42 × $16): -$18,131
+ Conservative CC premium (8 × $23): +$56
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-16,197 (+$8,403 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $2,228 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-18,425, the opportunity cost of earning $10,290/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $18.67 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$9,156, position total $-18,099 (+$6,501 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 (14 clear the floor), click to expand

Every eligible strike x expiry in the 4-45 DTE band (4 expiries scanned, 14 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: 1.018 (IBKR)  |  Recovery@SS: +$26,478 (un-capped fortress gain if stock rallies to SS)  |  Do-nothing @ SS: $2,228

StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$176d24 Jul 2026$0.2345/50$5,175$5,22881%84%+$2,270-$16,0960.0%$-14,183 (vs do-nothing $-16,411)
$1713d31 Jul 2026$0.4847/50$5,206$5,23874%79%+$1,611-$15,6370.0%$-13,738 (vs do-nothing $-15,966)
$16.506d24 Jul 2026$0.3431/50$5,270$5,47072%79%+$1,833-$12,2980.0%$-10,287 (vs do-nothing $-12,515)
$16.5013d31 Jul 2026$0.6137/50$5,208$5,34567%75%+$1,284-$13,6790.0%$-11,710 (vs do-nothing $-13,938)
$16.5020d7 Aug 2026$0.8342/50$5,229$5,31365%74%+$1,150-$14,6030.0%$-12,669 (vs do-nothing $-14,897)
$16.5027d14 Aug 2026$1.0246/50$5,213$5,25564%74%+$1,163-$15,1200.0%$-13,214 (vs do-nothing $-15,442)
$166d24 Jul 2026$0.4921/50$5,145$5,45062%73%+$1,267-$9,0660.0%$-6,985 (vs do-nothing $-9,213)
$1613d31 Jul 2026$0.7829/50$5,220$5,44060%71%+$1,004-$11,6780.0%$-9,653 (vs do-nothing $-11,881)
$1620d7 Aug 2026$1.0234/50$5,202$5,37059%71%+$971-$12,8760.0%$-10,886 (vs do-nothing $-13,114)
$1627d14 Aug 2026$1.2039/50$5,200$5,31559%72%+$970-$14,0670.0%$-12,112 (vs do-nothing $-14,340)
$15.5027d14 Aug 2026$1.4233/50$5,207$5,38553%69%+$829-$12,8270.0%$-10,830 (vs do-nothing $-13,058)
$15.5020d7 Aug 2026$1.2228/50$5,124$5,35552%68%+$706-$11,4440.0%$-9,411 (vs do-nothing $-11,640)
$15.5013d31 Jul 2026$0.9923/50$5,255$5,53851%67%+$748-$9,9290.0%$-7,862 (vs do-nothing $-10,090)
Show 1 more candidates (lower strikes: more income, lower survival)
StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$15.506d24 Jul 2026$0.7015/50$5,250$5,61849%67%+$845-$6,9100.0%$-4,787 (vs do-nothing $-7,015)

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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