FORTRESS FIGHT: BMNR-LC25 @ $15.57

BE SS: $44.46  |  CC-SS: $54.24  |  50 contracts (5,000 sh) |  ⌂ PORTFOLIO

GENERATED2026-07-17 03:39

BMNR-LC25BBC @ $15.57   UNDERWATER $28.89 (65.0% below BE SS)

50 contracts (5,000 sh)  |  BE SS: $44.46  |  CC-SS: $54.24  |  IV: HIGH  |  Accounts: Main:1299

LC: $25 exp 2028-01-21 (entry $9.034/sh)
SP: $45 exp 2028-01-21 (entry $26.818/sh)
HP: $15 exp 2028-01-21 (entry $4.977/sh)

Economics

Max Loss$244,550(ND $18.91 + SW $30) x 5000
Normal income ref$9,482/mo95% ann ROI on ML
Hedge (static, never rolled)$0/moHP expiry = SP LEAPS; decay ≈ $1,451/mo (info only, already in marks)
Unrealized P&L$-196,425fortress legs from IBKR
INCOME GOALPOSTS & VELOCITY
50% INCOME FLOOR
$4,741/mo
HEDGE COVER
$0/mo (static)
NORMAL INCOME
$9,482/mo (ATM CC, chain)
IC VELOCITY
10.0 mo to earn back $94,550
ML VELOCITY
25.8 mo to earn back $244,550
Deep drawdown (unpriceable at CC-SS): no listed call within 92% of CC-SS $54.24 in the fetched chain; the deepest available is $25C (14d, $107/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 23 (live) · RSI 39 · MACD bullish, hist rising
DAILYRISING (provisional) · RSI 50 · %B 71 · hist rising (nightly)
LEVELS20W MA (bounce target) $18.66 (+20%) · daily UBB $16.62 · 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: 49 contracts at $17 / 7d. This is the safest strike (survival 80%, breach 20%) that still earns 50% of normal income ($4,741/mo); it brings $4,830/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 46 × $16/7d for $9,660/mo, but breach risk rises to 38% (+18pp vs the primary). The lower strike is hit by a smaller bounce.
More safety, less income: for just the hedge you can sit at 50 × $18/7d (90% survival, $2,357/mo).
Downside anchor: the primary mortgages $181,356 (192% of IC) ONLY on a full V-bounce all the way to SS $44, recoverable in 19.1 months of normal income. That is the rare tail; the frequent case is the strike holding. Surgical close on the 49 contracts realizes $-192,594 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 (7d) · sell 49 × $17, 80% survival, $4,830/mo (E[net] $1,421/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 · 7d49 × $1780%$4,830$1,421

📅 NEXT FRIDAY · 24 Jul 2026 · 7d · E[net] $1,421/mo 🏆 GRAND PICK

🎯 Engine pick: sell 49 × $17 (primary), 80% survival, breach 20%, $4,830/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 86% (breach 20% → 14%) for $1,676/mo less (35% income) buys safety you do not really need here.
BMNR  spot $15.57 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsFIGHT edgePer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
🛡 safe yield50 × $1824 Jul7d15.6%90%20%+1pp$550$2,357-$2,473$180,657
Sell 50 × $18 15.6% OTM over spot $15.57 24 Jul 2026 (7d, $0.11 mid)
= $550 credit for the 7d cycle → $2,357/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $18)
90%
Breach risk
10%
POP (stays ≤ $18.11)
91%
EV / mo
+$1,228
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+1pp
4% whole by 9mo vs 3% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~1.8/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$1,587/mo
median; plan ~$1,079/mo after 68% keep · $14,215 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~7.1 mo [5.8-7.9], measured ONLY among the 4% 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)
-$2,390
Free roll-up
+$0/wk
Safest escape (by 14 Aug 2026)
$20 @ 82% POP
78% 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: $0.83/sh now → $0.59 mid-life (likely $0.46–$0.83)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.11/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.48/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 317 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+$0.26/sh+$1,322
cycle +$1,872
[+$1,166…+$2,030] · 99% credit
68%
surv 52%
-$182,234 NOT
cap gain +$14,191
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1831 Jul 202610d left+$0.08/sh+$385
cycle +$935
[+$48…+$946] · 78% credit
71%
surv 60%
-$181,012 NOT
cap gain +$15,413
Max even-money escape in the band~$2014 Aug 202624d left+$0.06/sh+$291
cycle +$841
[-$339…+$912] · 62% credit
79%
surv 74%
-$173,486 NOT
cap gain +$22,939
SS $44 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-$0.05/sh-$259
cycle +$291
[-$988…+$308] · 34% credit
82%
surv 78%
-$171,496 NOT
cap gain +$24,929
budget: banked $550 debit $259 (47% used ≈ 0.5 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$291 cash · rolled 50 ct earn ≈ $3,350/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 ($4,741/mo)-50%
vs normal income ($9,482/mo)25% covered
Net income (after hedge)$2,357/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $18 is $36 below CC-SS $54.24: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$180,657
… as % of IC ($94,550)191.1%
… as % of ML ($244,550)73.9%
Recovery months (at normal income)19.1 mo
Surgical close (50 ct)$-196,450
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 ≥ $18.11 (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 $16.62 (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)$550$-183,556+$12,869+$500
+2.5%$18.45 (1.7σ)$-1,700$-183,520+$12,905-$1,750
+5%$18.90 (2.0σ)$-3,950$-183,484+$12,941-$4,000
SS (= V-bounce)$44.46 (17.4σ)$-131,750$-181,439+$14,986-$34,500
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $54.24, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-196,425
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$196,425
− CC assignment net of premium (50 × $18): -$180,657
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-180,657 (+$15,768 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-146,157 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-34,500, the opportunity cost of earning $2,357/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $18.66 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$2,750, position total $-183,503 (+$12,922 vs today)
33% normal46 × $17.5024 Jul7d12.4%86%28%+2pp$736$3,154-$1,676$168,274
Sell 46 × $17.50 12.4% OTM over spot $15.57 24 Jul 2026 (7d, $0.17 mid)
= $736 credit for the 7d cycle → $3,154/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $17.50)
86%
Breach risk
14%
POP (stays ≤ $17.67)
88%
EV / mo
+$1,477
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+2pp
6% whole by 9mo vs 4% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~2.7/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$1,865/mo
median; plan ~$1,268/mo after 68% keep · $16,508 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~7.5 mo [4.4-8.5], measured ONLY among the 6% 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)
-$1,893
Free roll-up
+$0/wk
Safest escape (by 14 Aug 2026)
$20 @ 84% POP
81% 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: $0.81/sh now → $0.57 mid-life (likely $0.54–$0.90)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.16/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.41/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 530 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+$0.27/sh+$1,252
cycle +$1,988
[+$957…+$1,574] · 99% credit
68%
surv 52%
-$184,654 NOT
cap gain +$11,771
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$1914 Aug 202624d left+$0.20/sh+$935
cycle +$1,671
[+$225…+$1,185] · 83% credit
77%
surv 70%
-$177,732 NOT
cap gain +$18,693
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1831 Jul 202610d left+$0.09/sh+$391
cycle +$1,127
[-$87…+$614] · 70% credit
71%
surv 60%
-$183,356 NOT
cap gain +$13,069
Max even-money escape in the band~$1914 Aug 202624d left+$0.06/sh+$292
cycle +$1,028
[-$535…+$504] · 50% credit
79%
surv 74%
-$175,835 NOT
cap gain +$20,590
SS $44 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-$663
cycle +$73
[-$1,675…-$515] · 12% credit
84%
surv 81%
-$171,710 NOT
cap gain +$24,715
budget: banked $736 debit $663 (90% used ≈ 0.9 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$73 cash · rolled 46 ct earn ≈ $2,458/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$3,154/mo
vs 50% target ($4,741/mo)-33%
vs normal income ($9,482/mo)33% covered
Net income (after hedge)$3,163/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $17.50 is $37 below CC-SS $54.24: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$168,274
… as % of IC ($94,550)178.0%
… as % of ML ($244,550)68.8%
Recovery months (at normal income)17.7 mo
Surgical close (46 ct)$-180,757
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 $0.16 collected) or spot ≥ $17.67 (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 $16.62 (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
$17-17.67
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
≥ $17.67
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)$736$-185,906+$10,519+$690
+2.5%$17.94 (1.4σ)$-1,276$-185,696+$10,729-$1,322
+5%$18.38 (1.7σ)$-3,289$-185,486+$10,939-$3,335
SS (= V-bounce)$44.46 (17.4σ)$-123,280$-180,749+$15,676-$33,810
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $54.24, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-196,425
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$196,425
− CC assignment net of premium (46 × $17.50): -$168,274
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (4 × $25): -$11,693
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-179,967 (+$16,458 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-146,157 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-33,810, the opportunity cost of earning $3,154/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $18.66 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$4,600, position total $-185,349 (+$11,076 vs today)
🎯 50% normal49 × $1724 Jul7d9.1%80%29%+2pp$1,127$4,830$181,356
Sell 49 × $17 9.1% OTM over spot $15.57 24 Jul 2026 (7d, $0.25 mid)
= $1,127 credit for the 7d cycle → $4,830/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $17)
80%
Breach risk
20%
POP (stays ≤ $17.25)
84%
EV / mo
+$1,884
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+2pp
4% whole by 9mo vs 2% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~4.0/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$2,510/mo
median; plan ~$1,707/mo after 68% keep · $22,299 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~6.6 mo [5.7-8.0], measured ONLY among the 4% 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)
29%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,594
Free roll-up
+$0/wk
Safest escape (by 14 Aug 2026)
$20 @ 86% POP
84% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 49 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: $0.79/sh now → $0.56 mid-life (likely $0.57–$0.90)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.23/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.33/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 877 simulated challenges: the $17 strike is typically first touched on day 4 of 7, 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 (49 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+$0.28/sh+$1,368
cycle +$2,495
[+$979…+$1,553] · 99% credit
68%
surv 52%
-$186,690 NOT
cap gain +$9,735
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$1814 Aug 202624d left+$0.21/sh+$1,011
cycle +$2,138
[+$205…+$1,094] · 82% credit
77%
surv 70%
-$179,808 NOT
cap gain +$16,617
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1731 Jul 202610d left+$0.09/sh+$452
cycle +$1,579
[-$92…+$526] · 68% credit
71%
surv 60%
-$185,447 NOT
cap gain +$10,978
Max even-money escape in the band~$1914 Aug 202624d left+$0.07/sh+$331
cycle +$1,458
[-$618…+$376] · 41% credit
79%
surv 74%
-$177,948 NOT
cap gain +$18,477
SS $44 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-$0.18/sh-$873
cycle +$254
[-$2,080…-$901] · 5% credit
86%
surv 84%
-$171,532 NOT
cap gain +$24,893
budget: banked $1,127 debit $873 (77% used ≈ 0.8 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$254 cash · rolled 49 ct earn ≈ $2,309/mo while parked; 1 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$4,830/mo
vs 50% target ($4,741/mo)+2%
vs normal income ($9,482/mo)51% covered
Net income (after hedge)$4,832/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $17 is $37 below CC-SS $54.24: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$181,356
… as % of IC ($94,550)191.8%
… as % of ML ($244,550)74.2%
Recovery months (at normal income)19.1 mo
Surgical close (49 ct)$-192,594
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 ≥ $17.25 (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 $16.62 (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
$17-17.25
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
≥ $17.25
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)$1,127$-188,058+$8,367+$1,078
+2.5%$17.42 (1.1σ)$-955$-187,981+$8,444-$1,004
+5%$17.85 (1.4σ)$-3,038$-187,905+$8,520-$3,087
SS (= V-bounce)$44.46 (17.4σ)$-133,427$-185,061+$11,364-$38,122
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $54.24, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-196,425
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$196,425
− CC assignment net of premium (49 × $17): -$181,356
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (1 × $25): -$2,923
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-184,279 (+$12,146 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-146,157 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-38,122, the opportunity cost of earning $4,830/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $18.66 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$7,007, position total $-187,759 (+$8,666 vs today)
100% normal46 × $1624 Jul7d2.7%62%79%+2pp$2,254$9,660+$4,830$173,656
Sell 46 × $16 2.7% OTM over spot $15.57 24 Jul 2026 (7d, $0.52 mid)
= $2,254 credit for the 7d cycle → $9,660/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $16)
62%
Breach risk
38%
POP (stays ≤ $16.52)
73%
EV / mo
+$2,266
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+2pp
6% whole by 9mo vs 4% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~10.6/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$3,295/mo
median; plan ~$2,240/mo after 68% keep · $29,063 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~6.9 mo [5.9-7.9], measured ONLY among the 6% 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)
61%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$150
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 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: $0.74/sh now → $0.52 mid-life (likely $0.68–$1.00)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.49/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.03/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,831 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 (46 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+$1,336
cycle +$3,590
[+$813…+$1,151] · 99% credit
68%
surv 52%
-$190,672 NOT
cap gain +$5,753
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$1714 Aug 202624d left+$0.21/sh+$962
cycle +$3,216
[-$126…+$603] · 69% credit
77%
surv 70%
-$183,807 NOT
cap gain +$12,618
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1631 Jul 202610d left+$0.10/sh+$480
cycle +$2,734
[-$252…+$231] · 53% credit
72%
surv 61%
-$189,369 NOT
cap gain +$7,056
Max even-money escape in the band~$1814 Aug 202624d left+$0.07/sh+$335
cycle +$2,589
[-$899…-$56] · 20% credit
80%
surv 75%
-$181,894 NOT
cap gain +$14,531
SS $44 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-$1,204
cycle +$1,050
[-$2,873…-$1,753] · 0% credit
90%
surv 89%
-$170,733 NOT
cap gain +$25,692
budget: banked $2,254 debit $1,204 (53% used ≈ 0.5 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$1,050 cash · rolled 46 ct earn ≈ $1,499/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$9,660/mo
vs 50% target ($4,741/mo)+104%
vs normal income ($9,482/mo)102% covered
Net income (after hedge)$9,669/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $16 is $38 below CC-SS $54.24: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$173,656
… as % of IC ($94,550)183.7%
… as % of ML ($244,550)71.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)18.3 mo
Surgical close (46 ct)$-180,849
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 ≥ $16.52 (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 $16.62 (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
$16-16.52
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
≥ $16.52
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)$2,254$-192,008+$4,417+$2,208
+2.5%$16.40 (≤1σ, normal week)$414$-191,816+$4,609+$368
+5%$16.80 (≤1σ, normal week)$-1,426$-191,624+$4,801-$1,472
SS (= V-bounce)$44.46 (17.4σ)$-128,662$-186,131+$10,294-$39,192
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $54.24, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-196,425
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$196,425
− CC assignment net of premium (46 × $16): -$173,656
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (4 × $25): -$11,693
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-185,349 (+$11,076 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-146,157 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-39,192, the opportunity cost of earning $9,660/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $18.66 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$9,982, position total $-190,731 (+$5,694 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: 1.016 (IBKR)  |  Recovery@SS: +$196,425 (un-capped fortress gain if stock rallies to SS)  |  Do-nothing @ SS: $-146,157

StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$177d24 Jul 2026$0.2349/50$4,830$4,83280%84%+$1,884-$181,356191.8%$-184,279 (vs do-nothing $-38,122)
$16.507d24 Jul 2026$0.3433/50$4,809$4,84572%78%+$1,534-$123,424130.5%$-173,118 (vs do-nothing $-26,961)
$1721d7 Aug 2026$0.6750/50$4,786$4,78671%78%+$1,493-$182,857193.4%$-182,857 (vs do-nothing $-36,700)
$16.5014d31 Jul 2026$0.5839/50$4,847$4,87168%76%+$1,142-$144,929153.3%$-177,084 (vs do-nothing $-30,927)
$16.5021d7 Aug 2026$0.7943/50$4,853$4,86866%75%+$1,117-$158,891168.0%$-179,353 (vs do-nothing $-33,196)
$16.5028d14 Aug 2026$0.9647/50$4,834$4,84165%74%+$990-$172,872182.8%$-181,642 (vs do-nothing $-35,485)
$167d24 Jul 2026$0.4923/50$4,830$4,88862%73%+$1,133-$86,82891.8%$-165,753 (vs do-nothing $-19,596)
$1614d31 Jul 2026$0.7430/50$4,757$4,80060%72%+$845-$112,504119.0%$-170,967 (vs do-nothing $-24,810)
$1621d7 Aug 2026$0.9735/50$4,850$4,88259%71%+$833-$130,450138.0%$-174,297 (vs do-nothing $-28,140)
$1628d14 Aug 2026$1.1439/50$4,764$4,78759%72%+$807-$144,695153.0%$-176,850 (vs do-nothing $-30,693)
$15.5028d14 Aug 2026$1.4032/50$4,800$4,83953%69%+$803-$119,492126.4%$-172,109 (vs do-nothing $-25,952)
$15.5021d7 Aug 2026$1.1729/50$4,847$4,89253%68%+$607-$108,957115.2%$-170,343 (vs do-nothing $-24,186)
$15.5014d31 Jul 2026$0.9624/50$4,937$4,99352%68%+$702-$90,67595.9%$-166,677 (vs do-nothing $-20,520)
Show 1 more candidates (lower strikes: more income, lower survival)
StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$15.507d24 Jul 2026$0.7016/50$4,800$4,87350%67%+$777-$60,86664.4%$-160,253 (vs do-nothing $-14,096)

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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