FORTRESS FIGHT: CLSK @ $13.14

BE SS: $20.74  |  CC-SS: $17.35  |  25 contracts (2,500 sh) |  ⌂ PORTFOLIO

GENERATED2026-07-17 01:47

CLSK @ $13.14   UNDERWATER $7.59 (36.6% below BE SS)

⚠ EARNINGS · SHORT EXPIRY ONLY
CLSK reports 2026-08-07 (Fri), in 21 days. The recommended CC (7d) closes BEFORE earnings , that one is safe , but the richer/longer options below expire after it and would sell through the gap. Keep the tenor inside 2026-08-07.

25 contracts (2,500 sh)  |  BE SS: $20.74  |  CC-SS: $17.35  |  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$4,848/mo95% ann ROI on ML
Hedge (static, never rolled)$0/moHP expiry = SP LEAPS; decay ≈ $454/mo (info only, already in marks)
Unrealized P&L$-8,725fortress legs from IBKR
INCOME GOALPOSTS & VELOCITY
50% INCOME FLOOR
$2,424/mo
HEDGE COVER
$0/mo (static)
NORMAL INCOME
$4,848/mo (ATM CC, chain)
IC VELOCITY
1.9 mo to earn back $9,350
ML VELOCITY
5.5 mo to earn back $26,850
Deep drawdown confirmed: a CC at CC-SS $17.35 (probe: $17.5C 14d) brings only $482/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 52 (live) · RSI 49 · MACD bearish, hist falling
DAILYFALLING (provisional) · RSI 44 · %B 33 · hist rising (nightly)
LEVELSUpper BB (CC ceiling) $18.78 (+43%) · daily UBB $17.82 · 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: 19 contracts at $14.50 / 7d. This is the safest strike (survival 79%, breach 21%) that still earns 50% of normal income ($2,424/mo); it brings $2,443/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 20 × $13.50/7d for $4,971/mo, but breach risk rises to 40% (+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 25 × $15.50/7d (90% survival, $1,393/mo).
Downside anchor: the primary mortgages $4,837 (52% of IC) ONLY on a full V-bounce all the way to SS $21, recoverable in 1.0 months of normal income. That is the rare tail; the frequent case is the strike holding. Surgical close on the 19 contracts realizes $-6,660 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: NEXT FRIDAY · 24 Jul 2026 (7d) · sell 19 × $14.50, 79% survival, $2,443/mo (E[net] $795/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 · 7d19 × $14.5079%$2,443$795

📅 NEXT FRIDAY · 24 Jul 2026 · 7d · E[net] $795/mo 🏆 GRAND PICK

🎯 Engine pick: sell 19 × $14.50 (primary), 79% survival, breach 21%, $2,443/mo.
⚖️ Worth a safer step: the $15 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 85% (breach 21% → 15%) for $814/mo less (33% income), and it still covers your hedge. The pick sits below the ~80% (≈1σ) comfort line; on a drawdown you are nursing back, dodging the frequent breach usually beats the extra premium. Lean: the safer $15 rung, unless you need the income to cover the hedge bleed, or you expect CLSK to stay flat-to-down near term.
CLSK  spot $13.14 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsFIGHT edgePer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
🛡 safe yield25 × $15.5024 Jul7d17.9%90%20%+8pp$325$1,393-$1,050$4,290
Sell 25 × $15.50 17.9% OTM over spot $13.14 24 Jul 2026 (7d, $0.15 mid)
= $325 credit for the 7d cycle → $1,393/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $15.50)
90%
Breach risk
10%
POP (stays ≤ $15.65)
92%
EV / mo
+$827
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+8pp
69% whole by 9mo vs 60% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~0.9/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$885/mo
median; plan ~$602/mo after 68% keep · $3,243 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.8 mo [0.8-3.6], measured ONLY among the 69% 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)
14%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,454
Free roll-up
+$1/wk
Safest escape (by 14 Aug 2026)
$19 @ 83% POP
80% 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 3 of 7); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $1.01/sh now → $0.71 mid-life (likely $0.61–$1.09)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.13/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.58/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 412 simulated challenges: the $16 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 7, at $16 (overshoots $0.49). 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)~$1631 Jul 202610d left+$0.39/sh+$978
cycle +$1,303
[+$904…+$1,331] · 100% credit
69%
surv 53%
-$2,623 NOT
cap gain +$6,102
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$1814 Aug 202624d left+$0.19/sh+$470
cycle +$795
[+$155…+$746] · 83% credit
80%
surv 74%
+$1,666 SAFE
cap gain +$10,391
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1631 Jul 202610d left+$0.04/sh+$89
cycle +$414
[-$164…+$296] · 58% credit
74%
surv 65%
-$1,770 NOT
cap gain +$6,955
Max even-money escape in the band~$1814 Aug 202624d left+$0.03/sh+$82
cycle +$407
[-$315…+$350] · 50% credit
81%
surv 77%
+$2,297 SAFE
cap gain +$11,022
SS $21 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$1914 Aug 202624d left-$0.09/sh-$224
cycle +$101
[-$687…+$44] · 28% credit
83%
surv 80%
+$3,010 SAFE
cap gain +$11,735
budget: banked $325 debit $224 (69% used ≈ 0.7 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$101 cash · rolled 25 ct earn ≈ $1,944/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$1,393/mo
vs 50% target ($2,424/mo)-43%
vs normal income ($4,848/mo)29% covered
Net income (after hedge)$1,393/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $15.50 is $2 below CC-SS $17.35: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$4,290
… as % of IC ($9,350)45.9%
… as % of ML ($26,850)16.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.9 mo
Surgical close (25 ct)$-8,775
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 $0.13 collected) or spot ≥ $15.65 (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 $17.82 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $15.35Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$15-15.65
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
≥ $15.65
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$15.50 (1.3σ)$325$-3,602+$5,123+$275
+2.5%$15.89 (1.6σ)$-644$-3,781+$4,944-$694
+5%$16.28 (1.8σ)$-1,613$-3,960+$4,765-$1,663
SS (= V-bounce)$20.74 (4.3σ)$-12,775$-6,025+$2,700-$10,975
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $17.35, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-8,725
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$8,559
− CC assignment net of premium (25 × $15.50): -$4,290
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-4,455 (+$4,270 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-116 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-4,340, the opportunity cost of earning $1,393/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $18.78 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$7,875, position total $-5,119 (+$3,606 vs today)
33% normal ← lean19 × $1524 Jul7d14.1%85%31%+7pp$380$1,629-$814$4,077
Sell 19 × $15 14.1% OTM over spot $13.14 24 Jul 2026 (7d, $0.22 mid)
= $380 credit for the 7d cycle → $1,629/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $15)
85%
Breach risk
15%
POP (stays ≤ $15.22)
87%
EV / mo
+$795
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+7pp
70% whole by 9mo vs 63% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~1.4/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$977/mo
median; plan ~$664/mo after 68% keep · $3,102 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.4 mo [0.7-2.9], measured ONLY among the 70% 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)
23%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$905
Free roll-up
+$1/wk
Safest escape (by 14 Aug 2026)
$19 @ 86% POP
84% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 19 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: $0.96/sh now → $0.68 mid-life (likely $0.65–$1.05)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.20/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.48/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 685 simulated challenges: the $15 strike is typically first touched on day 4 of 7, 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 (19 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$1531 Jul 202610d left+$0.37/sh+$706
cycle +$1,086
[+$599…+$871] · 100% credit
69%
surv 53%
-$3,848 NOT
cap gain +$4,877
Max even-money escape in the band~$1714 Aug 202624d left+$0.15/sh+$281
cycle +$661
[+$5…+$426] · 75% credit
80%
surv 75%
+$526 SAFE
cap gain +$9,251
SS $21 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1631 Jul 202610d left+$0.02/sh+$35
cycle +$415
[-$170…+$137] · 45% credit
75%
surv 66%
-$2,776 NOT
cap gain +$5,949
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$1914 Aug 202624d left-$0.17/sh-$324
cycle +$56
[-$716…-$231] · 12% credit
86%
surv 84%
+$2,977 SAFE
cap gain +$11,702
budget: banked $380 debit $324 (85% used ≈ 0.9 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$56 cash · rolled 19 ct earn ≈ $1,201/mo while parked; 6 ct free to re-sell
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted +0.5 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$1,629/mo
vs 50% target ($2,424/mo)-33%
vs normal income ($4,848/mo)34% covered
Net income (after hedge)$1,646/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $15 is $2 below CC-SS $17.35: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$4,077
… as % of IC ($9,350)43.6%
… as % of ML ($26,850)15.2%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.8 mo
Surgical close (19 ct)$-6,669
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.05/sh (~25% of the $0.20 collected) or spot ≥ $15.22 (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 $17.82 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $14.85Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$15-15.22
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
≥ $15.22
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 (1.1σ)$380$-4,553+$4,172+$342
+2.5%$15.37 (1.3σ)$-332$-4,502+$4,223-$370
+5%$15.75 (1.5σ)$-1,045$-4,450+$4,275-$1,083
SS (= V-bounce)$20.74 (4.3σ)$-10,526$-4,208+$4,517-$9,158
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $17.35, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-8,725
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$8,559
− CC assignment net of premium (19 × $15): -$4,077
+ Conservative CC premium (6 × $20): +$12
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-4,231 (+$4,494 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-116 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-4,115, the opportunity cost of earning $1,629/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $18.78 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$6,802, position total $-4,034 (+$4,691 vs today)
🎯 50% normal19 × $14.5024 Jul7d10.3%79%32%+9pp$570$2,443$4,837
Sell 19 × $14.50 10.3% OTM over spot $13.14 24 Jul 2026 (7d, $0.32 mid)
= $570 credit for the 7d cycle → $2,443/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $14.50)
79%
Breach risk
21%
POP (stays ≤ $14.81)
83%
EV / mo
+$1,039
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+9pp
71% whole by 9mo vs 62% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~2.0/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$1,295/mo
median; plan ~$880/mo after 68% keep · $3,705 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.3 mo [0.7-3.1], 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)
32%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$649
Free roll-up
+$1/wk
Safest escape (by 14 Aug 2026)
$19 @ 90% POP
89% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 19 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: $0.91/sh now → $0.64 mid-life (likely $0.68–$1.06)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.30/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.34/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 946 simulated challenges: the $14 strike is typically first touched on day 4 of 7, 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 (19 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$1431 Jul 202610d left+$0.35/sh+$669
cycle +$1,239
[+$536…+$781] · 100% credit
69%
surv 53%
-$4,713 NOT
cap gain +$4,012
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$1614 Aug 202624d left+$0.24/sh+$447
cycle +$1,017
[+$135…+$490] · 89% credit
78%
surv 72%
-$1,155 NOT
cap gain +$7,570
Max even-money escape in the band~$1714 Aug 202624d left+$0.11/sh+$208
cycle +$778
[-$142…+$238] · 54% credit
81%
surv 76%
-$376 NOT
cap gain +$8,349
SS $21 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1531 Jul 202610d left+$0.00/sh+$4
cycle +$574
[-$251…+$24] · 28% credit
75%
surv 67%
-$3,636 NOT
cap gain +$5,089
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$1914 Aug 202624d left-$0.28/sh-$533
cycle +$37
[-$1,033…-$552] · 1% credit
90%
surv 89%
+$3,976 SAFE
cap gain +$12,701
budget: banked $570 debit $533 (94% used ≈ 0.9 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$37 cash · rolled 19 ct earn ≈ $857/mo while parked; 6 ct free to re-sell
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted +0.5 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$2,443/mo
vs 50% target ($2,424/mo)+1%
vs normal income ($4,848/mo)50% covered
Net income (after hedge)$2,460/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $14.50 is $3 below CC-SS $17.35: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$4,837
… as % of IC ($9,350)51.7%
… as % of ML ($26,850)18.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.0 mo
Surgical close (19 ct)$-6,660
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 $0.30 collected) or spot ≥ $14.81 (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 $17.82 (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
$14-14.81
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
≥ $14.81
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 (≤1σ, normal week)$570$-5,382+$3,343+$532
+2.5%$14.86 (≤1σ, normal week)$-119$-5,332+$3,393-$157
+5%$15.23 (1.2σ)$-808$-5,282+$3,443-$846
SS (= V-bounce)$20.74 (4.3σ)$-11,286$-4,968+$3,757-$9,918
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $17.35, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-8,725
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$8,559
− CC assignment net of premium (19 × $14.50): -$4,837
+ Conservative CC premium (6 × $20): +$12
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-4,991 (+$3,734 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-116 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-4,875, the opportunity cost of earning $2,443/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $18.78 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$7,562, position total $-4,794 (+$3,931 vs today)
100% normal20 × $13.5024 Jul7d2.7%60%83%+14pp$1,160$4,971+$2,529$6,532
Sell 20 × $13.50 2.7% OTM over spot $13.14 24 Jul 2026 (7d, $0.60 mid)
= $1,160 credit for the 7d cycle → $4,971/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $13.50)
60%
Breach risk
40%
POP (stays ≤ $14.11)
72%
EV / mo
+$1,173
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+14pp
73% whole by 9mo vs 59% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~5.3/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$1,655/mo
median; plan ~$1,126/mo after 68% keep · $4,630 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.2 mo [0.6-2.9], measured ONLY among the 73% 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)
65%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
+$10
Free roll-up
+$0/wk
Safest escape (by 14 Aug 2026)
$18 @ 92% POP
91% 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 3 of 7); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $0.81/sh now → $0.58 mid-life (likely $0.77–$1.13)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.58/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets +$0.00/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,943 simulated challenges: the $14 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 7, 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 (20 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$1431 Jul 202610d left+$0.31/sh+$630
cycle +$1,790
[+$432…+$573] · 100% credit
69%
surv 53%
-$6,202 NOT
cap gain +$2,523
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$1514 Aug 202624d left+$0.30/sh+$594
cycle +$1,754
[+$179…+$439] · 91% credit
76%
surv 69%
-$3,477 NOT
cap gain +$5,248
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1431 Jul 202610d left+$0.16/sh+$316
cycle +$1,476
[+$45…+$209] · 83% credit
71%
surv 60%
-$5,792 NOT
cap gain +$2,933
Max even-money escape in the band~$1614 Aug 202624d left+$0.04/sh+$78
cycle +$1,238
[-$448…-$114] · 15% credit
82%
surv 77%
-$1,955 NOT
cap gain +$6,770
SS $21 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$1814 Aug 202624d left-$0.31/sh-$626
cycle +$534
[-$1,378…-$898]
92%
surv 91%
+$2,434 SAFE
cap gain +$11,159
budget: banked $1,160 debit $626 (54% used ≈ 0.5 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$534 cash · rolled 20 ct earn ≈ $656/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$4,971/mo
vs 50% target ($2,424/mo)+105%
vs normal income ($4,848/mo)103% covered
Net income (after hedge)$4,986/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $13.50 is $4 below CC-SS $17.35: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$6,532
… as % of IC ($9,350)69.9%
… as % of ML ($26,850)24.3%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.3 mo
Surgical close (20 ct)$-7,030
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.14/sh (~25% of the $0.58 collected) or spot ≥ $14.11 (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 $17.82 (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
$13-14.11
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
≥ $14.11
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 0.81 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$13.50 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,160$-6,832+$1,893+$1,120
+2.5%$13.84 (≤1σ, normal week)$485$-6,819+$1,906+$445
+5%$14.18 (≤1σ, normal week)$-190$-6,806+$1,919-$230
SS (= V-bounce)$20.74 (4.3σ)$-13,320$-6,930+$1,795-$11,880
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $17.35, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-8,725
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$8,559
− CC assignment net of premium (20 × $13.50): -$6,532
+ Conservative CC premium (5 × $20): +$10
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-6,687 (+$2,038 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-116 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-6,572, the opportunity cost of earning $4,971/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $18.78 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$9,400, position total $-6,634 (+$2,091 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 (16 clear the floor), click to expand

Every eligible strike x expiry in the 4-45 DTE band (4 expiries scanned, 16 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: 0.815 (IBKR)  |  Recovery@SS: +$8,559 (un-capped fortress gain if stock rallies to SS)  |  Do-nothing @ SS: $-116

StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$14.507d24 Jul 2026$0.3019/25$2,443$2,46079%83%+$1,039-$4,83751.7%$-4,991 (vs do-nothing $-4,875)
$14.5014d31 Jul 2026$0.5023/25$2,464$2,47073%79%+$660-$5,39557.7%$-5,557 (vs do-nothing $-5,441)
$14.5021d7 Aug 2026$0.7423/25$2,431$2,43771%78%+$671-$4,84351.8%$-5,005 (vs do-nothing $-4,889)
$147d24 Jul 2026$0.4114/25$2,460$2,49170%78%+$770-$4,11044.0%$-4,254 (vs do-nothing $-4,138)
$14.5028d14 Aug 2026$0.9125/25$2,438$2,43869%77%+$502-$4,84051.8%$-5,005 (vs do-nothing $-4,890)
$1414d31 Jul 2026$0.6418/25$2,469$2,48967%75%+$545-$4,87052.1%$-5,022 (vs do-nothing $-4,906)
$1421d7 Aug 2026$0.9019/25$2,443$2,46065%75%+$581-$4,64749.7%$-4,801 (vs do-nothing $-4,685)
$1428d14 Aug 2026$1.0123/25$2,489$2,49564%74%+$300-$5,37257.5%$-5,534 (vs do-nothing $-5,418)
$13.507d24 Jul 2026$0.5810/25$2,486$2,52960%72%+$586-$3,26634.9%$-3,402 (vs do-nothing $-3,286)
$13.5014d31 Jul 2026$0.8314/25$2,490$2,52159%72%+$453-$4,22245.2%$-4,366 (vs do-nothing $-4,250)
$13.5028d14 Aug 2026$1.2019/25$2,443$2,46059%72%+$239-$5,02753.8%$-5,181 (vs do-nothing $-5,065)
$13.5021d7 Aug 2026$1.1016/25$2,514$2,54059%72%+$523-$4,39347.0%$-4,541 (vs do-nothing $-4,425)
$1328d14 Aug 2026$1.4416/25$2,469$2,49454%69%+$226-$4,64949.7%$-4,797 (vs do-nothing $-4,681)
Show 3 more candidates (lower strikes: more income, lower survival)
StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$1321d7 Aug 2026$1.3213/25$2,451$2,48653%69%+$418-$3,93442.1%$-4,075 (vs do-nothing $-3,960)
$1314d31 Jul 2026$1.0511/25$2,475$2,51551%68%+$373-$3,62538.8%$-3,763 (vs do-nothing $-3,647)
$137d24 Jul 2026$0.778/25$2,640$2,68949%67%+$350-$2,86130.6%$-2,992 (vs do-nothing $-2,877)

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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