FORTRESS FIGHT: CLSK @ $12.20

BE SS: $20.74  |  CC-SS: $17.30  |  25 contracts (2,500 sh) |  ⌂ PORTFOLIO

GENERATED2026-07-14 03:38

CLSK @ $12.20   UNDERWATER $8.54 (41.2% below BE SS)

25 contracts (2,500 sh)  |  BE SS: $20.74  |  CC-SS: $17.30  |  IV: HIGH  |  Accounts: RetireInc:7291

LC: $17 exp 2028-01-21 (entry $7.807/sh)
SP: $17 exp 2028-01-21 (entry $6.523/sh)
HP: $10 exp 2028-01-21 (entry $2.461/sh)

Economics

Max Loss$26,850(ND $3.74 + SW $7) x 2500
Normal income ref$3,816/mo95% ann ROI on ML
Hedge (static, never rolled)$0/moHP expiry = SP LEAPS; decay ≈ $472/mo (info only, already in marks)
Unrealized P&L$-10,538fortress legs from IBKR
INCOME GOALPOSTS & VELOCITY
50% INCOME FLOOR
$1,908/mo
HEDGE COVER
$0/mo (static)
NORMAL INCOME
$3,816/mo (ATM CC, chain)
IC VELOCITY
2.5 mo to earn back $9,350
ML VELOCITY
7.0 mo to earn back $26,850
Deep drawdown confirmed: a CC at CC-SS $17.30 (probe: $17.5C 17d) brings only $132/mo (<20% of normal), so FIGHT below it is warranted.
🏦 Campaign ledger: seeded, nothing tracked yet. Open short calls and banked credits appear here from the next cycle on; the banked-floor (info) shows how far premium would ratchet the floor, but the recommended CC-SS stays the pure recovery strike.
TECHNICALS (cc_timing weekly gate + daily trigger)
WEEKLYNEUTRAL · %B 44 (live) · RSI 47 · MACD bearish, hist falling
DAILYFALLING (provisional) · RSI 37 · %B 17 · hist rising (nightly)
LEVELSUpper BB (CC ceiling) $18.74 (+54%) · daily UBB $18.81 · 1-wk expected move ±$2 (chain IV)
SETUPNo tilt: engine default. (advisory; floors and picks are chain-only)
⚠ Next earnings 2026-08-07: candidates whose expiry crosses it are flagged in the spectrum; EV is unreliable across earnings.
INTERPRETATION
Primary: 22 contracts at $14 / 3d. This is the safest strike (survival 91%, breach 9%) that still earns 50% of normal income ($1,908/mo); it brings $1,980/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 24 × $13.50/3d for $3,840/mo, but breach risk rises to 15% (+6pp vs the primary). The lower strike is hit by a smaller bounce.
More safety, less income: for just the hedge you can sit at 21 × $14.50/3d (95% survival, $1,260/mo).
Downside anchor: the primary mortgages $7,073 (76% of IC) ONLY on a full V-bounce all the way to SS $21, recoverable in 1.9 months of normal income. That is the rare tail; the frequent case is the strike holding. Surgical close on the 22 contracts realizes $-9,295 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 25 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: THIS FRIDAY · 17 Jul 2026 (3d) · sell 22 × $14, 91% survival, $1,980/mo (E[net] $1,081/mo).
The two weekly tracks below are ranked by E[net]/mo = income − P(touch) × escape cost. Each has its own full ladder.
TrackExpirySellSurvivalIncome/moE[net]/mo
THIS FRIDAY 🏆17 Jul 2026 · 3d22 × $1491%$1,980$1,081
NEXT FRIDAY24 Jul 2026 · 10d25 × $1483%$1,950$291

📅 THIS FRIDAY · 17 Jul 2026 · 3d · E[net] $1,081/mo 🏆 GRAND PICK

🎯 Engine pick: sell 22 × $14 (primary), 91% survival, breach 9%, $1,980/mo.
The pick is already past the ~80% (≈1σ) comfort line, so take the income. Stepping out to the $14.50 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 95% (breach 9% → 5%) for $720/mo less (36% income) buys safety you do not really need here.
CLSK  spot $12.20 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsPer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
33% normal21 × $14.5017 Jul3d18.9%95%11%$126$1,260-$720$5,764
Sell 21 × $14.50 18.9% OTM over spot $12.20 17 Jul 2026 (3d, $0.07 mid)
= $126 credit for the 3d cycle → $1,260/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $14.50)
95%
Breach risk
5%
POP (stays ≤ $14.56)
95%
EV / mo
+$922
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.4 mo [0.7-3.3] median  ·  61% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 55% without)  ·  ~3.1 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $3,522
🛡 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)
4%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$938
Free roll-up
+$1/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$17 @ 81% POP
77% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 21 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 1 of 3); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $0.72/sh now → $0.51 mid-life (likely $0.45–$0.82)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.06/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.45/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 112 simulated challenges: the $14 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 3, at $15 (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 (21 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$1424 Jul 20268d left+$0.43/sh+$908
cycle +$1,034
[+$825…+$1,054] · 99% credit
68%
surv 53%
-$4,860 NOT
cap gain +$5,677
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1524 Jul 20268d left+$0.12/sh+$249
cycle +$375
[+$62…+$373] · 75% credit
74%
surv 66%
-$3,900 NOT
cap gain +$6,638
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$1631 Jul 202616d left+$0.11/sh+$232
cycle +$358
[-$2…+$380] · 74% credit
79%
surv 74%
-$1,904 NOT
cap gain +$8,634
Max even-money escape in the band~$1731 Jul 202616d left+$0.01/sh+$19
cycle +$145
[-$284…+$157] · 46% credit
81%
surv 77%
-$1,111 NOT
cap gain +$9,427
SS $21 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 +0.5 vol pt per +1% move (spike-vol name: vol expands on a fast move, richer buyback). 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$1,260/mo
vs 50% target ($1,908/mo)-34%
vs normal income ($3,816/mo)33% covered
Net income (after hedge)$1,267/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $14.50 is $3 below CC-SS $17.30: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$5,764
… as % of IC ($9,350)61.7%
… as % of ML ($26,850)21.5%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.5 mo
Surgical close (21 ct)$-8,862
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.01/sh (~25% of the $0.06 collected) or spot ≥ $14.56 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $14)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $18.81 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $14.36Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$14-14.56
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
≥ $14.56
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 0.81 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$14.50 (2.0σ)$126$-5,769+$4,769+$105
+2.5%$14.86 (2.4σ)$-635$-5,800+$4,737-$656
+5%$15.23 (2.7σ)$-1,397$-5,832+$4,705-$1,418
SS (= V-bounce)$20.74 (7.5σ)$-12,978$-6,811+$3,727-$10,395
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $17.30, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-10,538
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$10,284
− CC assignment net of premium (21 × $14.50): -$5,764
+ Conservative CC premium (4 × $19.50): +$4
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-6,014 (+$4,523 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-229 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-5,785, the opportunity cost of earning $1,260/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $18.74 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$8,778, position total $-6,140 (+$4,398 vs today)
🎯 50% normal22 × $1417 Jul3d14.8%91%8%$198$1,980$7,073
Sell 22 × $14 14.8% OTM over spot $12.20 17 Jul 2026 (3d, $0.10 mid)
= $198 credit for the 3d cycle → $1,980/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $14)
91%
Breach risk
9%
POP (stays ≤ $14.10)
92%
EV / mo
+$1,240
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.3 mo [0.6-2.7] median, 0.1 mo faster than no FIGHT (1.4 mo)  ·  63% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 56% without)  ·  ~5.1 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $4,188
🛡 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)
8%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$859
Free roll-up
+$1/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$16 @ 82% POP
78% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 22 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 1 of 3); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $0.68/sh now → $0.48 mid-life (likely $0.45–$0.82)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.09/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.39/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 255 simulated challenges: the $14 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 3, at $14 (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 (22 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$1424 Jul 20268d left+$0.41/sh+$901
cycle +$1,099
[+$791…+$1,047] · 99% credit
68%
surv 53%
-$5,803 NOT
cap gain +$4,735
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1524 Jul 20268d left+$0.10/sh+$215
cycle +$413
[-$22…+$318] · 71% credit
75%
surv 66%
-$4,869 NOT
cap gain +$5,669
Max even-money escape in the band~$1631 Jul 202616d left+$0.08/sh+$174
cycle +$372
[-$125…+$290] · 65% credit
79%
surv 75%
-$2,897 NOT
cap gain +$7,640
SS $21 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$1631 Jul 202616d left-$0.02/sh-$38
cycle +$160
[-$413…+$68] · 34% credit
82%
surv 78%
-$2,103 NOT
cap gain +$8,435
budget: banked $198 debit $38 (19% used ≈ 0.1 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$160 cash · rolled 22 ct earn ≈ $1,911/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 +0.5 vol pt per +1% move (spike-vol name: vol expands on a fast move, richer buyback). 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$1,980/mo
vs 50% target ($1,908/mo)+4%
vs normal income ($3,816/mo)52% covered
Net income (after hedge)$1,985/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $14 is $3 below CC-SS $17.30: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$7,073
… as % of IC ($9,350)75.6%
… as % of ML ($26,850)26.3%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.9 mo
Surgical close (22 ct)$-9,295
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.02/sh (~25% of the $0.09 collected) or spot ≥ $14.10 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $14)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $18.81 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $13.86Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$14-14.10
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
≥ $14.10
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 0.81 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$14.00 (1.6σ)$198$-6,704+$3,834+$176
+2.5%$14.35 (1.9σ)$-572$-6,770+$3,768-$594
+5%$14.70 (2.2σ)$-1,342$-6,835+$3,702-$1,364
SS (= V-bounce)$20.74 (7.5σ)$-14,630$-8,340+$2,198-$11,924
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $17.30, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-10,538
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$10,284
− CC assignment net of premium (22 × $14): -$7,073
+ Conservative CC premium (3 × $19.50): +$3
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-7,324 (+$3,214 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-229 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-7,095, the opportunity cost of earning $1,980/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $18.74 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$10,230, position total $-7,593 (+$2,945 vs today)
🛡 safe yield25 × $1417 Jul3d14.8%91%18%$225$2,250+$270$8,037
Sell 25 × $14 14.8% OTM over spot $12.20 17 Jul 2026 (3d, $0.10 mid)
= $225 credit for the 3d cycle → $2,250/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $14)
91%
Breach risk
9%
POP (stays ≤ $14.10)
92%
EV / mo
+$1,409
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.9 mo [0.8-4.3] median, 0.1 mo SLOWER than no FIGHT (1.7 mo): roll costs eat the credits at this rung  ·  72% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 60% without)  ·  ~5.1 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $5,398
🛡 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)
-$976
Free roll-up
+$1/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$16 @ 82% POP
78% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 25 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 1 of 3); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $0.68/sh now → $0.48 mid-life (likely $0.44–$0.89)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.09/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.39/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 280 simulated challenges: the $14 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 3, at $14 (overshoots $0.47). 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 (25 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$1424 Jul 20268d left+$0.41/sh+$1,024
cycle +$1,249
[+$856…+$1,178] · 98% credit
68%
surv 53%
-$5,656 NOT
cap gain +$4,881
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$1531 Jul 202616d left+$0.20/sh+$498
cycle +$723
[+$145…+$663] · 81% credit
76%
surv 70%
-$3,556 NOT
cap gain +$6,982
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1524 Jul 20268d left+$0.10/sh+$245
cycle +$470
[-$121…+$373] · 67% credit
75%
surv 66%
-$4,815 NOT
cap gain +$5,722
Max even-money escape in the band~$1631 Jul 202616d left+$0.08/sh+$198
cycle +$423
[-$246…+$346] · 59% credit
79%
surv 75%
-$2,850 NOT
cap gain +$7,688
SS $21 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$1631 Jul 202616d left-$0.02/sh-$43
cycle +$182
[-$596…+$88] · 35% credit
82%
surv 78%
-$2,084 NOT
cap gain +$8,453
budget: banked $225 debit $43 (19% used ≈ 0.1 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$182 cash · rolled 25 ct earn ≈ $2,172/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 +0.5 vol pt per +1% move (spike-vol name: vol expands on a fast move, richer buyback). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$2,250/mo
vs 50% target ($1,908/mo)+18%
vs normal income ($3,816/mo)59% covered
Net income (after hedge)$2,250/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $14 is $3 below CC-SS $17.30: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$8,037
… as % of IC ($9,350)86.0%
… as % of ML ($26,850)29.9%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.1 mo
Surgical close (25 ct)$-10,563
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.02/sh (~25% of the $0.09 collected) or spot ≥ $14.10 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $14)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $18.81 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $13.86Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$14-14.10
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
≥ $14.10
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 0.81 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$14.00 (1.6σ)$225$-6,680+$3,858+$200
+2.5%$14.35 (1.9σ)$-650$-6,851+$3,687-$675
+5%$14.70 (2.2σ)$-1,525$-7,021+$3,516-$1,550
SS (= V-bounce)$20.74 (7.5σ)$-16,625$-9,966+$572-$13,550
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $17.30, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-10,538
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$10,284
− CC assignment net of premium (25 × $14): -$8,037
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-8,291 (+$2,246 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-229 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-8,062, the opportunity cost of earning $2,250/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $18.74 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$11,625, position total $-8,991 (+$1,547 vs today)
100% normal24 × $13.5017 Jul3d10.7%85%31%$384$3,840+$1,860$8,748
Sell 24 × $13.50 10.7% OTM over spot $12.20 17 Jul 2026 (3d, $0.17 mid)
= $384 credit for the 3d cycle → $3,840/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $13.50)
85%
Breach risk
15%
POP (stays ≤ $13.67)
87%
EV / mo
+$2,143
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.7 mo [0.8-3.3] median, 0.1 mo faster than no FIGHT (1.8 mo)  ·  73% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 55% without)  ·  ~8.4 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $6,821
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
19%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$708
Free roll-up
+$1/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$16 @ 85% POP
83% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 24 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 1 of 3); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $0.64/sh now → $0.46 mid-life (likely $0.46–$0.84)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.16/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.30/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 566 simulated challenges: the $14 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 3, at $14 (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 (24 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$1424 Jul 20268d left+$0.39/sh+$929
cycle +$1,313
[+$731…+$1,053] · 99% credit
68%
surv 53%
-$6,597 NOT
cap gain +$3,940
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$1531 Jul 202616d left+$0.17/sh+$399
cycle +$783
[+$20…+$497] · 77% credit
77%
surv 70%
-$4,501 NOT
cap gain +$6,037
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1424 Jul 20268d left+$0.08/sh+$187
cycle +$571
[-$177…+$262] · 57% credit
75%
surv 67%
-$5,719 NOT
cap gain +$4,819
Max even-money escape in the band~$1531 Jul 202616d left+$0.05/sh+$118
cycle +$502
[-$326…+$199] · 44% credit
80%
surv 75%
-$3,775 NOT
cap gain +$6,762
SS $21 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$1631 Jul 202616d left-$0.15/sh-$371
cycle +$13
[-$973…-$330]
85%
surv 83%
-$2,252 NOT
cap gain +$8,285
budget: banked $384 debit $371 (97% used ≈ 0.4 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$13 cash · rolled 24 ct earn ≈ $1,352/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 +0.5 vol pt per +1% move (spike-vol name: vol expands on a fast move, richer buyback). 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$3,840/mo
vs 50% target ($1,908/mo)+101%
vs normal income ($3,816/mo)101% covered
Net income (after hedge)$3,842/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $13.50 is $4 below CC-SS $17.30: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$8,748
… as % of IC ($9,350)93.6%
… as % of ML ($26,850)32.6%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.3 mo
Surgical close (24 ct)$-10,140
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 ≥ $13.67 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $14)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $18.81 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $13.37Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$13-13.67
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
≥ $13.67
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 0.81 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$13.50 (1.2σ)$384$-7,526+$3,011+$360
+2.5%$13.84 (1.5σ)$-426$-7,657+$2,881-$450
+5%$14.18 (1.7σ)$-1,236$-7,788+$2,750-$1,260
SS (= V-bounce)$20.74 (7.5σ)$-16,992$-10,456+$82-$14,040
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $17.30, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-10,538
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$10,284
− CC assignment net of premium (24 × $13.50): -$8,748
+ Conservative CC premium (1 × $19.50): +$1
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-9,001 (+$1,537 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-229 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-8,772, the opportunity cost of earning $3,840/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $18.74 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$12,192, position total $-9,557 (+$981 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 CLSK are the tiebreakers.

📅 NEXT FRIDAY · 24 Jul 2026 · 10d · E[net] $291/mo

🎯 Engine pick: sell 25 × $14 (primary), 83% survival, breach 17%, $1,950/mo.
The pick is already past the ~80% (≈1σ) comfort line, so take the income. Stepping out to the $14.50 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 87% (breach 17% → 13%) for $654/mo less (34% income) buys safety you do not really need here.
CLSK  spot $12.20 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsPer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
🛡 safe yield25 × $1524 Jul10d23.0%90%20%$275$825-$1,125$5,487
Sell 25 × $15 23.0% OTM over spot $12.20 24 Jul 2026 (10d, $0.12 mid)
= $275 credit for the 10d cycle → $825/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $15)
90%
Breach risk
10%
POP (stays ≤ $15.12)
91%
EV / mo
+$332
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.9 mo [1.0-4.7] median, 0.1 mo SLOWER than no FIGHT (1.8 mo): roll costs eat the credits at this rung  ·  59% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 52% without)  ·  ~2.4 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $2,723
🛡 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)
15%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,787
Free roll-up
+$0/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$16 @ 73% POP
64% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 25 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 5 of 10); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $1.17/sh now → $0.82 mid-life (likely $0.70–$1.14)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.11/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.71/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 439 simulated challenges: the $15 strike is typically first touched on day 7 of 10, at $15 (overshoots $0.48). 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 (25 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$1531 Jul 202612d left+$0.32/sh+$789
cycle +$1,064
[+$765…+$1,158] · 100% credit
68%
surv 54%
-$3,828 NOT
cap gain +$6,710
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1531 Jul 202612d left+$0.20/sh+$502
cycle +$777
[+$420…+$832] · 100% credit
70%
surv 58%
-$3,502 NOT
cap gain +$7,035
Max even-money escape in the band~$1531 Jul 202612d left+$0.20/sh+$502
cycle +$777
[+$420…+$832] · 100% credit
70%
surv 58%
-$3,502 NOT
cap gain +$7,035
SS $21 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$1631 Jul 202612d left-$0.01/sh-$23
cycle +$252
[-$193…+$244] · 44% credit
73%
surv 64%
-$3,021 NOT
cap gain +$7,517
budget: banked $275 debit $23 (8% used ≈ 0.1 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$252 cash · rolled 25 ct earn ≈ $5,097/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 +0.5 vol pt per +1% move (spike-vol name: vol expands on a fast move, richer buyback). 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$825/mo
vs 50% target ($1,908/mo)-57%
vs normal income ($3,816/mo)22% covered
Net income (after hedge)$825/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $15 is $2 below CC-SS $17.30: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$5,487
… as % of IC ($9,350)58.7%
… as % of ML ($26,850)20.4%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.4 mo
Surgical close (25 ct)$-10,575
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 ≥ $15.12 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $15)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $18.81 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $14.85Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$15-15.12
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
≥ $15.12
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 0.81 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$15.00 (1.4σ)$275$-4,617+$5,920+$250
+2.5%$15.37 (1.5σ)$-662$-4,800+$5,737-$687
+5%$15.75 (1.7σ)$-1,600$-4,983+$5,554-$1,625
SS (= V-bounce)$20.74 (4.1σ)$-14,075$-7,416+$3,122-$11,000
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $17.30, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-10,538
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$10,284
− CC assignment net of premium (25 × $15): -$5,487
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-5,741 (+$4,796 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-229 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-5,512, the opportunity cost of earning $825/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $18.74 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$9,075, position total $-6,441 (+$4,097 vs today)
33% normal24 × $14.5024 Jul10d18.9%87%28%$432$1,296-$654$6,300
Sell 24 × $14.50 18.9% OTM over spot $12.20 24 Jul 2026 (10d, $0.19 mid)
= $432 credit for the 10d cycle → $1,296/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $14.50)
87%
Breach risk
13%
POP (stays ≤ $14.69)
88%
EV / mo
+$526
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.8 mo [1.0-3.7] median, 0.1 mo faster than no FIGHT (1.9 mo)  ·  62% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 55% without)  ·  ~3.2 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $3,398
🛡 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)
20%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,447
Free roll-up
+$0/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$15 @ 74% POP
65% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 24 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 5 of 10); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $1.11/sh now → $0.78 mid-life (likely $0.72–$1.14)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.18/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.60/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 587 simulated challenges: the $14 strike is typically first touched on day 6 of 10, at $15 (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 (24 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$1431 Jul 202612d left+$0.30/sh+$717
cycle +$1,149
[+$631…+$1,026] · 100% credit
68%
surv 54%
-$4,749 NOT
cap gain +$5,789
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1531 Jul 202612d left+$0.18/sh+$439
cycle +$871
[+$308…+$700] · 100% credit
70%
surv 58%
-$4,413 NOT
cap gain +$6,124
Max even-money escape in the band~$1531 Jul 202612d left+$0.18/sh+$439
cycle +$871
[+$308…+$700] · 100% credit
70%
surv 58%
-$4,413 NOT
cap gain +$6,124
SS $21 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$1531 Jul 202612d left-$0.02/sh-$58
cycle +$374
[-$268…+$124] · 36% credit
74%
surv 65%
-$3,904 NOT
cap gain +$6,633
budget: banked $432 debit $58 (14% used ≈ 0.2 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$374 cash · rolled 24 ct earn ≈ $4,552/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 +0.5 vol pt per +1% move (spike-vol name: vol expands on a fast move, richer buyback). 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$1,296/mo
vs 50% target ($1,908/mo)-32%
vs normal income ($3,816/mo)34% covered
Net income (after hedge)$1,298/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $14.50 is $3 below CC-SS $17.30: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$6,300
… as % of IC ($9,350)67.4%
… as % of ML ($26,850)23.5%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.7 mo
Surgical close (24 ct)$-10,140
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.04/sh (~25% of the $0.18 collected) or spot ≥ $14.69 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $14)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $18.81 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $14.36Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$14-14.69
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
≥ $14.69
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 0.81 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$14.50 (1.1σ)$432$-5,466+$5,072+$408
+2.5%$14.86 (1.3σ)$-438$-5,606+$4,931-$462
+5%$15.23 (1.5σ)$-1,308$-5,747+$4,791-$1,332
SS (= V-bounce)$20.74 (4.1σ)$-14,544$-8,008+$2,530-$11,592
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $17.30, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-10,538
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$10,284
− CC assignment net of premium (24 × $14.50): -$6,300
+ Conservative CC premium (1 × $19.50): +$1
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-6,553 (+$3,985 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-229 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-6,324, the opportunity cost of earning $1,296/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $18.74 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$9,744, position total $-7,109 (+$3,429 vs today)
🎯 50% normal25 × $1424 Jul10d14.8%83%30%$650$1,950$7,612
Sell 25 × $14 14.8% OTM over spot $12.20 24 Jul 2026 (10d, $0.27 mid)
= $650 credit for the 10d cycle → $1,950/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $14)
83%
Breach risk
17%
POP (stays ≤ $14.27)
85%
EV / mo
+$846
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.9 mo [0.9-3.6] median, 0.1 mo faster than no FIGHT (2.0 mo)  ·  66% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 55% without)  ·  ~4.3 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $4,272
🛡 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)
30%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,205
Free roll-up
+$0/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$15 @ 77% POP
71% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 25 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 5 of 10); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $1.05/sh now → $0.74 mid-life (likely $0.76–$1.14)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.26/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.48/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 894 simulated challenges: the $14 strike is typically first touched on day 6 of 10, at $14 (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 (25 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$1431 Jul 202612d left+$0.28/sh+$705
cycle +$1,355
[+$563…+$894] · 100% credit
68%
surv 54%
-$5,550 NOT
cap gain +$4,988
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1431 Jul 202612d left+$0.17/sh+$413
cycle +$1,063
[+$237…+$561] · 99% credit
70%
surv 58%
-$5,228 NOT
cap gain +$5,310
Max even-money escape in the band~$1431 Jul 202612d left+$0.17/sh+$413
cycle +$1,063
[+$237…+$561] · 99% credit
70%
surv 58%
-$5,228 NOT
cap gain +$5,310
SS $21 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$1531 Jul 202612d left-$0.19/sh-$483
cycle +$167
[-$834…-$453] · 6% credit
77%
surv 71%
-$4,111 NOT
cap gain +$6,426
budget: banked $650 debit $483 (74% used ≈ 1.1 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$167 cash · rolled 25 ct earn ≈ $3,432/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 +0.5 vol pt per +1% move (spike-vol name: vol expands on a fast move, richer buyback). 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$1,950/mo
vs 50% target ($1,908/mo)+2%
vs normal income ($3,816/mo)51% covered
Net income (after hedge)$1,950/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $14 is $3 below CC-SS $17.30: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$7,612
… as % of IC ($9,350)81.4%
… as % of ML ($26,850)28.4%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.0 mo
Surgical close (25 ct)$-10,563
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.07/sh (~25% of the $0.26 collected) or spot ≥ $14.27 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $14)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $18.81 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $13.86Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$14-14.27
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
≥ $14.27
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 0.81 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$14.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$650$-6,255+$4,283+$625
+2.5%$14.35 (1.0σ)$-225$-6,426+$4,112-$250
+5%$14.70 (1.2σ)$-1,100$-6,596+$3,941-$1,125
SS (= V-bounce)$20.74 (4.1σ)$-16,200$-9,541+$997-$13,125
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $17.30, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-10,538
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$10,284
− CC assignment net of premium (25 × $14): -$7,612
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-7,866 (+$2,671 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-229 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-7,637, the opportunity cost of earning $1,950/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $18.74 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$11,200, position total $-8,566 (+$1,972 vs today)
100% normal20 × $12.5024 Jul10d2.5%59%87%$1,300$3,900+$1,950$8,310
Sell 20 × $12.50 2.5% OTM over spot $12.20 24 Jul 2026 (10d, $0.69 mid)
= $1,300 credit for the 10d cycle → $3,900/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $12.50)
59%
Breach risk
41%
POP (stays ≤ $13.19)
71%
EV / mo
+$498
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.8 mo [0.8-3.3] median, 0.3 mo faster than no FIGHT (2.0 mo)  ·  64% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 54% without)  ·  ~16.4 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $4,623
🛡 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)
71%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
+$49
Free roll-up
+$0/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$16 @ 94% POP
94% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 20 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 5 of 10); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $0.88/sh now → $0.63 mid-life (likely $0.85–$1.18)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.65/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets +$0.02/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 2,143 simulated challenges: the $12 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 10, at $13 (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 (20 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$1231 Jul 202612d left+$0.23/sh+$470
cycle +$1,770
[+$289…+$375] · 100% credit
68%
surv 54%
-$8,149 NOT
cap gain +$2,389
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1331 Jul 202612d left+$0.12/sh+$233
cycle +$1,533
[+$20…+$119] · 82% credit
71%
surv 59%
-$7,772 NOT
cap gain +$2,765
Max even-money escape in the band~$1331 Jul 202612d left+$0.12/sh+$233
cycle +$1,533
[+$20…+$119] · 82% credit
71%
surv 59%
-$7,772 NOT
cap gain +$2,765
SS $21 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$1631 Jul 202612d left-$0.54/sh-$1,077
cycle +$223
[-$1,885…-$1,401]
94%
surv 94%
-$2,038 NOT
cap gain +$8,499
budget: banked $1,300 debit $1,077 (83% used ≈ 1.2 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$223 cash · rolled 20 ct earn ≈ $435/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 +0.5 vol pt per +1% move (spike-vol name: vol expands on a fast move, richer buyback). 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$3,900/mo
vs 50% target ($1,908/mo)+104%
vs normal income ($3,816/mo)102% covered
Net income (after hedge)$3,909/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $12.50 is $5 below CC-SS $17.30: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$8,310
… as % of IC ($9,350)88.9%
… as % of ML ($26,850)30.9%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.2 mo
Surgical close (20 ct)$-8,510
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.16/sh (~25% of the $0.65 collected) or spot ≥ $13.19 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $12)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $18.81 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $12.38Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$12-13.19
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
≥ $13.19
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 0.81 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$12.50 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,300$-8,619+$1,919+$1,280
+2.5%$12.81 (≤1σ, normal week)$675$-8,615+$1,923+$655
+5%$13.12 (≤1σ, normal week)$50$-8,611+$1,927+$30
SS (= V-bounce)$20.74 (4.1σ)$-15,180$-9,136+$1,402-$12,720
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $17.30, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-10,538
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$10,284
− CC assignment net of premium (20 × $12.50): -$8,310
+ Conservative CC premium (5 × $19.50): +$5
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-8,559 (+$1,979 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-229 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-8,330, the opportunity cost of earning $3,900/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $18.74 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$11,180, position total $-8,541 (+$1,997 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 CLSK are the tiebreakers.
⚔ FIGHT CC options · full candidate scan (14 clear the floor), click to expand

Every eligible strike x expiry in the 3-45 DTE band (3 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: 0.805 (IBKR)  |  Recovery@SS: +$10,284 (un-capped fortress gain if stock rallies to SS)  |  Do-nothing @ SS: $-229

StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$143d17 Jul 2026$0.0922/25$1,980$1,98591%92%+$1,240-$7,07375.6%$-7,324 (vs do-nothing $-7,095)
$13.503d17 Jul 2026$0.1612/25$1,920$1,94385%87%+$1,071-$4,37446.8%$-4,615 (vs do-nothing $-4,386)
$1410d24 Jul 2026$0.2625/25$1,950$1,95083%85%+$846-$7,61281.4%$-7,866 (vs do-nothing $-7,637)
$13.5010d24 Jul 2026$0.3519/25$1,995$2,00675%80%+$506-$6,56470.2%$-6,812 (vs do-nothing $-6,583)
$133d17 Jul 2026$0.258/25$2,000$2,03075%81%+$838-$3,24434.7%$-3,481 (vs do-nothing $-3,252)
$13.5017d31 Jul 2026$0.5221/25$1,927$1,93472%78%+$432-$6,89873.8%$-7,148 (vs do-nothing $-6,919)
$1310d24 Jul 2026$0.4814/25$2,016$2,03568%75%+$374-$5,35557.3%$-5,598 (vs do-nothing $-5,369)
$1317d31 Jul 2026$0.6717/25$2,010$2,02466%75%+$375-$6,17966.1%$-6,425 (vs do-nothing $-6,196)
$12.503d17 Jul 2026$0.415/25$2,050$2,08562%74%+$639-$2,19723.5%$-2,431 (vs do-nothing $-2,202)
$12.5010d24 Jul 2026$0.6510/25$1,950$1,97659%71%+$249-$4,15544.4%$-4,394 (vs do-nothing $-4,165)
$12.5017d31 Jul 2026$0.8713/25$1,996$2,01759%71%+$329-$5,11554.7%$-5,357 (vs do-nothing $-5,128)
$1217d31 Jul 2026$1.0611/25$2,058$2,08251%68%+$206-$4,66949.9%$-4,909 (vs do-nothing $-4,680)
$1210d24 Jul 2026$0.878/25$2,088$2,11850%66%+$176-$3,54837.9%$-3,785 (vs do-nothing $-3,556)
Show 1 more candidates (lower strikes: more income, lower survival)
StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$123d17 Jul 2026$0.604/25$2,400$2,43745%66%+$369-$1,88220.1%$-2,115 (vs do-nothing $-1,886)

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 25 contracts at the conservative CC.

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