FORTRESS FIGHT: COIN-LC145 @ $159.80

BE SS: $182.40  |  CC-SS: $188.32  |  3 contracts (300 sh) |  ⌂ PORTFOLIO

GENERATED2026-07-11 14:09

COIN-LC145 @ $159.80   UNDERWATER $22.60 (12.4% below BE SS)

3 contracts (300 sh)  |  BE SS: $182.40  |  CC-SS: $188.32  |  IV: HIGH  |  Accounts: RetireInc:7291

LC: $145 exp 2028-01-21 (entry $87.285/sh)
SP: $200 exp 2028-01-21 (entry $68.614/sh)
HP: $75 exp 2026-09-18 (entry $1.148/sh)

Economics

Max Loss$43,440(ND $19.80 + SW $125) x 300
Normal income ref$5,608/mo95% ann ROI on ML
Hedge rolling cost$196/mo
Unrealized P&L$-9,735fortress legs from IBKR
INCOME GOALPOSTS & VELOCITY
50% INCOME FLOOR
$2,804/mo
HEDGE COVER
$196/mo
NORMAL INCOME
$5,608/mo (ATM CC, chain)
IC VELOCITY
1.1 mo to earn back $5,940
ML VELOCITY
7.7 mo to earn back $43,440
Deep drawdown confirmed: a CC at CC-SS $188.32 (probe: $187.5C 13d) brings only $741/mo (<20% of normal), so FIGHT below it is warranted.
🏦 CAMPAIGN LEDGER , realized CC income since 2026-07-02; banked cash shrinks the hole, so CC-SS ratchets down (seeded from open positions, reconciled from IBKR executions nightly)
Banked since 2026-07-02
$432
Hole (after banked)
$9,303
was $9,735 · 4% earned back
Cycles closed
1
Credit in flight
$0
CC-SS ratchet
$195.86 → $188.32
TECHNICALS (cc_timing weekly gate + daily trigger)
WEEKLYPULLBACK · %B 23 (live) · RSI 40 · MACD bullish, hist rising
DAILYMIXED (provisional) · RSI 46 · %B 52 · hist falling (nightly)
LEVELS20W MA (bounce target) $179.18 (+12%) · daily UBB $174.22 · 1-wk expected move ±$15 (chain IV)
SETUPOversold with mixed daily momentum: lean 🎯, keep DTE short, watch the daily band. (advisory; floors and picks are chain-only)
⚠ Next earnings 2026-07-31: candidates whose expiry crosses it are flagged in the spectrum; EV is unreliable across earnings.
INTERPRETATION
Primary: 3 contracts at $170 / 6d. This is the safest strike (survival 77%, breach 23%) that still earns 50% of normal income ($2,804/mo); it brings $3,300/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 3 × $162.50/6d for $6,450/mo, but breach risk rises to 41% (+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 3 × $200/6d (99% survival, $255/mo).
Downside anchor: the primary mortgages $4,835 (81% of IC) ONLY on a full V-bounce all the way to SS $182, recoverable in 0.9 months of normal income. That is the rare tail; the frequent case is the strike holding. Surgical close on the 3 contracts realizes $-9,757 and cuts bleed by $196/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 3 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 · 17 Jul 2026 (6d) · sell 3 × $170, 77% survival, $3,300/mo (E[net] $950/mo).
This week's Friday is inside the pin/gamma window, so only the next weekly is shown.
TrackExpirySellSurvivalIncome/moE[net]/mo
NEXT FRIDAY 🏆17 Jul 2026 · 6d3 × $17077%$3,300$950

📅 NEXT FRIDAY · 17 Jul 2026 · 6d · E[net] $950/mo 🏆 GRAND PICK

🎯 Engine pick: sell 3 × $170 (primary), 77% survival, breach 23%, $3,300/mo.
⚖️ Worth a safer step: the $175 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 85% (breach 23% → 15%) for $1,275/mo less (39% 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 $175 rung, unless you need the income to cover the hedge bleed, or you expect COIN to stay flat-to-down near term.
COIN  spot $159.80 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsPer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
cover hedge3 × $20017 Jul6d25.2%99%3%$51$255-$3,045$0
Sell 3 × $200 25.2% OTM over spot $159.80 17 Jul 2026 (6d, $0.18 mid)
= $51 credit for the 6d cycle → $255/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $200)
99%
Breach risk
1%
POP (stays ≤ $200.19)
99%
EV / mo
+$206
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.0 mo [0.5-2.5] median  ·  67% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 74% without)  ·  ~0.3 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $10
🛡 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)
0%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,813
Free roll-up
+$10/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$225 @ 81% POP
76% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 3 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 3 of 6); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $8.79/sh now → $6.21 mid-life → ≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.17/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$6.04/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (3 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$20024 Jul 202610d left+$4.41/sh+$1,324
cycle +$1,375
68%
surv 53%
+$2,494 SAFE
cap gain +$12,229
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$21024 Jul 202610d left+$0.53/sh+$160
cycle +$211
75%
surv 67%
+$4,084 SAFE
cap gain +$13,819
Max even-money escape in the band~$22531 Jul 202617d left+$0.53/sh+$158
cycle +$209
81%
surv 76%
+$8,132 SAFE
cap gain +$17,867
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$255/mo
vs 50% target ($2,804/mo)-91%
vs normal income ($5,608/mo)5% covered
Net income (after hedge)$59/mo
Downside budget
✓ $200 is at/above CC-SS $188.32: assignment is break-even or better.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$0
… as % of IC ($5,940)0.0%
… as % of ML ($43,440)0.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.0 mo
Surgical close (3 ct)$-9,739
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.04/sh (~25% of the $0.17 collected) or spot ≥ $200.19 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $200)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $174.22 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $198.00Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$198-200.19
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
≥ $200.19
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 0.90 (fallback)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$200.00 (2.9σ)$51$1,170+$10,905+$4,740
+2.5%$205.00 (3.2σ)$-1,449$1,020+$10,755+$4,740
+5%$210.00 (3.6σ)$-2,949$870+$10,605+$4,740
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $188.32, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-9,735
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$7,699
− CC assignment net of premium (3 × $200): -$0
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-2,036 (+$7,699 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-3,219 (this trade vs do-nothing: +$1,184, the opportunity cost of earning $255/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $179.18 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$0, position total $-4,502 (+$5,233 vs today)
🛡 safe yield3 × $18017 Jul6d12.6%91%19%$255$1,275-$2,025$2,240
Sell 3 × $180 12.6% OTM over spot $159.80 17 Jul 2026 (6d, $0.88 mid)
= $255 credit for the 6d cycle → $1,275/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $180)
91%
Breach risk
9%
POP (stays ≤ $180.88)
92%
EV / mo
+$714
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.4 mo [0.6-3.0] median  ·  70% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 72% without)  ·  ~2.8 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $2,130
🛡 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)
10%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,290
Free roll-up
+$8/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$205 @ 83% POP
80% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 3 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 3 of 6); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $7.28/sh now → $5.15 mid-life (likely $4.17–$7.59)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.85/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$4.30/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 307 simulated challenges: the $180 strike is typically first touched on day 4 of 6, at $183 (overshoots $3.45). 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 (3 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$18024 Jul 202610d left+$3.67/sh+$1,102
cycle +$1,357
[+$1,057…+$1,455] · 100% credit
67%
surv 52%
-$2,924 NOT
cap gain +$6,811
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$18824 Jul 202610d left+$0.61/sh+$182
cycle +$437
[-$17…+$447] · 73% credit
74%
surv 66%
-$1,765 NOT
cap gain +$7,970
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$19831 Jul 202617d left+$0.86/sh+$257
cycle +$512
[-$31…+$559] · 72% credit
79%
surv 73%
+$1,010 SAFE
cap gain +$10,745
Max even-money escape in the band~$20031 Jul 202617d left+$0.26/sh+$77
cycle +$332
[-$240…+$370] · 57% credit
80%
surv 75%
+$1,505 SAFE
cap gain +$11,240
reaches SS ✓
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$20531 Jul 202617d left-$0.48/sh-$145
cycle +$110
[-$498…+$130] · 33% credit
83%
surv 80%
+$2,633 SAFE
cap gain +$12,368
budget: banked $255 debit $145 (57% used ≈ 0.5 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$110 cash · rolled 3 ct earn ≈ $2,470/mo while parked; 0 ct free to re-sell · clears SS ✓
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$1,275/mo
vs 50% target ($2,804/mo)-55%
vs normal income ($5,608/mo)23% covered
Net income (after hedge)$1,079/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $180 is $8 below CC-SS $188.32: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$2,240
… as % of IC ($5,940)37.7%
… as % of ML ($43,440)5.2%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.4 mo
Surgical close (3 ct)$-9,744
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.21/sh (~25% of the $0.85 collected) or spot ≥ $180.88 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $180)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $174.22 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $178.20Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$178-180.88
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
≥ $180.88
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 0.90 (fallback)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$180.00 (1.4σ)$255$-4,026+$5,709-$306
+2.5%$184.50 (1.8σ)$-1,095$-4,161+$5,574-$1,056
+5%$189.00 (2.1σ)$-2,445$-4,296+$5,439-$1,056
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $188.32, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-9,735
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$7,699
− CC assignment net of premium (3 × $180): -$2,240
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-4,275 (+$5,460 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-3,219 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-1,056, the opportunity cost of earning $1,275/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $179.18 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$0, position total $-4,502 (+$5,233 vs today)
33% normal ← lean3 × $17517 Jul6d9.5%85%30%$405$2,025-$1,275$3,590
Sell 3 × $175 9.5% OTM over spot $159.80 17 Jul 2026 (6d, $1.39 mid)
= $405 credit for the 6d cycle → $2,025/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $175)
85%
Breach risk
15%
POP (stays ≤ $176.39)
87%
EV / mo
+$927
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.5 mo [0.7-3.3] median  ·  75% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 75% without)  ·  ~4.4 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $2,735
🛡 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)
-$1,064
Free roll-up
+$8/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$200 @ 84% POP
80% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 3 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 3 of 6); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $6.93/sh now → $4.90 mid-life (likely $4.60–$7.77)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.35/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$3.55/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 550 simulated challenges: the $175 strike is typically first touched on day 4 of 6, at $179 (overshoots $3.61). 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 (3 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$17524 Jul 202610d left+$3.50/sh+$1,049
cycle +$1,454
[+$941…+$1,304] · 100% credit
67%
surv 52%
-$4,177 NOT
cap gain +$5,558
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$19031 Jul 202617d left+$1.35/sh+$406
cycle +$811
[+$76…+$542] · 81% credit
78%
surv 72%
-$716 NOT
cap gain +$9,019
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$18324 Jul 202610d left+$0.45/sh+$135
cycle +$540
[-$129…+$245] · 57% credit
74%
surv 66%
-$3,012 NOT
cap gain +$6,723
Max even-money escape in the band~$19531 Jul 202617d left+$0.03/sh+$9
cycle +$414
[-$389…+$121] · 35% credit
81%
surv 76%
+$237 SAFE
cap gain +$9,972
reaches SS ✓
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$20031 Jul 202617d left-$0.70/sh-$209
cycle +$196
[-$651…-$107] · 17% credit
84%
surv 80%
+$1,369 SAFE
cap gain +$11,104
budget: banked $405 debit $209 (52% used ≈ 0.4 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$196 cash · rolled 3 ct earn ≈ $2,224/mo while parked; 0 ct free to re-sell · clears SS ✓
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$2,025/mo
vs 50% target ($2,804/mo)-28%
vs normal income ($5,608/mo)36% covered
Net income (after hedge)$1,829/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $175 is $13 below CC-SS $188.32: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$3,590
… as % of IC ($5,940)60.4%
… as % of ML ($43,440)8.3%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.6 mo
Surgical close (3 ct)$-9,747
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.34/sh (~25% of the $1.35 collected) or spot ≥ $176.39 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $175)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $174.22 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $173.25Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$173-176.39
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
≥ $176.39
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 0.90 (fallback)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$175.00 (1.1σ)$405$-5,226+$4,509-$156
+2.5%$179.37 (1.4σ)$-907$-5,357+$4,378-$1,468
+5%$183.75 (1.7σ)$-2,220$-5,489+$4,246-$2,406
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $188.32, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-9,735
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$7,699
− CC assignment net of premium (3 × $175): -$3,590
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-5,625 (+$4,110 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-3,219 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-2,406, the opportunity cost of earning $2,025/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $179.18 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$849, position total $-5,351 (+$4,384 vs today)
🎯 50% normal3 × $17017 Jul6d6.4%77%34%$660$3,300$4,835
Sell 3 × $170 6.4% OTM over spot $159.80 17 Jul 2026 (6d, $2.28 mid)
= $660 credit for the 6d cycle → $3,300/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $170)
77%
Breach risk
23%
POP (stays ≤ $172.28)
82%
EV / mo
+$1,192
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.3 mo [0.7-3.0] median, 0.1 mo faster than no FIGHT (1.4 mo)  ·  74% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 72% without)  ·  ~7.1 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $3,995
🛡 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)
34%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$736
Free roll-up
+$8/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$200 @ 87% POP
85% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 3 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 3 of 6); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $6.58/sh now → $4.65 mid-life (likely $4.97–$7.93)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $2.20/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.45/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,010 simulated challenges: the $170 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 6, at $173 (overshoots $3.36). 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 (3 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$17024 Jul 202610d left+$3.33/sh+$998
cycle +$1,658
[+$820…+$1,120] · 100% credit
67%
surv 52%
-$5,323 NOT
cap gain +$4,412
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$18531 Jul 202617d left+$1.10/sh+$329
cycle +$989
[-$80…+$326] · 68% credit
78%
surv 72%
-$1,888 NOT
cap gain +$7,847
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$17824 Jul 202610d left+$0.30/sh+$90
cycle +$750
[-$238…+$92] · 37% credit
75%
surv 67%
-$4,152 NOT
cap gain +$5,583
Max even-money escape in the band~$18831 Jul 202617d left+$0.38/sh+$114
cycle +$774
[-$336…+$94] · 36% credit
80%
surv 75%
-$1,428 NOT
cap gain +$8,307
reaches SS ✓
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$20031 Jul 202617d left-$1.78/sh-$535
cycle +$125
[-$1,151…-$582] · 2% credit
87%
surv 85%
+$1,298 SAFE
cap gain +$11,033
budget: banked $660 debit $535 (81% used ≈ 0.7 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$125 cash · rolled 3 ct earn ≈ $1,520/mo while parked; 0 ct free to re-sell · clears SS ✓
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$3,300/mo
vs 50% target ($2,804/mo)+18%
vs normal income ($5,608/mo)59% covered
Net income (after hedge)$3,104/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $170 is $18 below CC-SS $188.32: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$4,835
… as % of IC ($5,940)81.4%
… as % of ML ($43,440)11.1%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.9 mo
Surgical close (3 ct)$-9,757
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.55/sh (~25% of the $2.20 collected) or spot ≥ $172.28 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $170)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $174.22 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $168.30Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$168-172.28
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
≥ $172.28
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 0.90 (fallback)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$170.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$660$-6,321+$3,414+$99
+2.5%$174.25 (1.0σ)$-615$-6,448+$3,286-$1,176
+5%$178.50 (1.3σ)$-1,890$-6,576+$3,159-$2,451
SS (= V-bounce)$182.40 (1.6σ)$-3,060$-6,693+$3,042-$3,621
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $188.32, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-9,735
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$7,699
− CC assignment net of premium (3 × $170): -$4,835
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-6,870 (+$2,865 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-3,219 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-3,651, the opportunity cost of earning $3,300/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $179.18 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$2,094, position total $-6,596 (+$3,139 vs today)
100% normal3 × $162.5017 Jul6d1.7%59%84%$1,290$6,450+$3,150$6,455
Sell 3 × $162.50 1.7% OTM over spot $159.80 17 Jul 2026 (6d, $4.40 mid)
= $1,290 credit for the 6d cycle → $6,450/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $162.50)
59%
Breach risk
41%
POP (stays ≤ $166.90)
71%
EV / mo
+$1,287
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.2 mo [0.6-2.4] median, 0.2 mo faster than no FIGHT (1.4 mo)  ·  75% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 70% without)  ·  ~16.2 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $4,563
🛡 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)
+$1
Free roll-up
+$8/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$203 @ 92% POP
92% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 3 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 3 of 6); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $6.08/sh now → $4.30 mid-life (likely $5.69–$8.46)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $4.30/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets +$0.00/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,945 simulated challenges: the $162 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 6, at $166 (overshoots $3.61). 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 (3 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$16224 Jul 202610d left+$3.08/sh+$924
cycle +$2,214
[+$700…+$831] · 100% credit
67%
surv 52%
-$6,792 NOT
cap gain +$2,943
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$17331 Jul 202617d left+$2.15/sh+$645
cycle +$1,935
[+$189…+$469] · 88% credit
75%
surv 67%
-$4,317 NOT
cap gain +$5,418
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$17024 Jul 202610d left+$0.09/sh+$26
cycle +$1,316
[-$413…-$147] · 12% credit
75%
surv 68%
-$5,611 NOT
cap gain +$4,124
Max even-money escape in the band~$18031 Jul 202617d left+$0.06/sh+$17
cycle +$1,307
[-$600…-$214] · 10% credit
80%
surv 76%
-$2,920 NOT
cap gain +$6,815
SS $182 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$20331 Jul 202617d left-$2.83/sh-$848
cycle +$442
[-$1,772…-$1,158]
92%
surv 92%
+$2,290 SAFE
cap gain +$12,025
budget: banked $1,290 debit $848 (66% used ≈ 0.6 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$442 cash · rolled 3 ct earn ≈ $778/mo while parked; 0 ct free to re-sell · clears SS ✓
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$6,450/mo
vs 50% target ($2,804/mo)+130%
vs normal income ($5,608/mo)115% covered
Net income (after hedge)$6,254/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $162.50 is $26 below CC-SS $188.32: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$6,455
… as % of IC ($5,940)108.7%
… as % of ML ($43,440)14.9%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.2 mo
Surgical close (3 ct)$-9,765
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $1.07/sh (~25% of the $4.30 collected) or spot ≥ $166.90 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $162)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $174.22 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $160.88Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$161-166.90
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
≥ $166.90
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 0.90 (fallback)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$162.50 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,290$-7,716+$2,019+$729
+2.5%$166.56 (≤1σ, normal week)$71$-7,838+$1,897-$490
+5%$170.62 (≤1σ, normal week)$-1,148$-7,960+$1,775-$1,708
SS (= V-bounce)$182.40 (1.6σ)$-4,680$-8,313+$1,422-$5,241
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $188.32, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-9,735
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$7,699
− CC assignment net of premium (3 × $162.50): -$6,455
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-8,490 (+$1,245 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-3,219 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-5,271, the opportunity cost of earning $6,450/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $179.18 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$3,714, position total $-8,216 (+$1,519 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 COIN are the tiebreakers.
⚔ FIGHT CC options · full candidate scan (18 clear the floor), click to expand

Every eligible strike x expiry in the 4-45 DTE band (3 expiries scanned, 18 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: 0.900 (fallback)  |  Recovery@SS: +$7,699 (un-capped fortress gain if stock rallies to SS)  |  Do-nothing @ SS: $-3,219

StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$1706d17 Jul 2026$2.203/3$3,300$3,10477%82%+$1,192-$4,83581.4%$-6,870 (vs do-nothing $-3,651)
$167.506d17 Jul 2026$2.743/3$4,110$3,91472%78%+$1,231-$5,42391.3%$-7,458 (vs do-nothing $-4,239)
$17013d24 Jul 2026$4.453/3$3,081$2,88571%77%+$813-$4,16070.0%$-6,195 (vs do-nothing $-2,976)
$17020d31 Jul 2026$7.003/3$3,150$2,95467%75%+$652-$3,39557.1%$-5,430 (vs do-nothing $-2,211)
$167.5013d24 Jul 2026$5.153/3$3,565$3,37067%75%+$811-$4,70079.1%$-6,735 (vs do-nothing $-3,516)
$1656d17 Jul 2026$3.442/3$3,439$3,67566%75%+$850-$3,97566.9%$-6,406 (vs do-nothing $-3,186)
$167.5020d31 Jul 2026$7.653/3$3,443$3,24764%75%+$576-$3,95066.5%$-5,985 (vs do-nothing $-2,766)
$16513d24 Jul 2026$6.003/3$4,154$3,95862%73%+$831-$5,19587.5%$-7,230 (vs do-nothing $-4,011)
$16520d31 Jul 2026$8.953/3$4,028$3,83261%72%+$748-$4,31072.6%$-6,345 (vs do-nothing $-3,126)
$162.506d17 Jul 2026$4.302/3$4,300$4,53659%71%+$858-$4,30372.4%$-6,733 (vs do-nothing $-3,514)
$162.5013d24 Jul 2026$6.902/3$3,185$3,42158%70%+$530-$3,78363.7%$-6,213 (vs do-nothing $-2,994)
$162.5020d31 Jul 2026$9.952/3$2,985$3,22157%71%+$493-$3,17353.4%$-5,603 (vs do-nothing $-2,384)
$16020d31 Jul 2026$10.752/3$3,225$3,46154%68%+$396-$3,51359.1%$-5,943 (vs do-nothing $-2,724)
Show 5 more candidates (lower strikes: more income, lower survival)
StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$16013d24 Jul 2026$8.102/3$3,738$3,97453%68%+$580-$4,04368.1%$-6,473 (vs do-nothing $-3,254)
$1606d17 Jul 2026$5.242/3$5,244$5,48052%68%+$742-$4,61477.7%$-7,045 (vs do-nothing $-3,825)
$157.5020d31 Jul 2026$11.802/3$3,540$3,77650%69%+$341-$3,80364.0%$-6,233 (vs do-nothing $-3,014)
$157.5013d24 Jul 2026$8.952/3$4,131$4,36748%66%+$401-$4,37373.6%$-6,803 (vs do-nothing $-3,584)
$157.506d17 Jul 2026$6.451/3$3,225$3,89245%64%+$332-$2,43741.0%$-5,261 (vs do-nothing $-2,042)

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 3 contracts at the conservative CC.

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