FORTRESS FIGHT: COIN-LC145 @ $150.43

BE SS: $182.40  |  CC-SS: $190.34  |  3 contracts (300 sh) |  ⌂ PORTFOLIO

GENERATED2026-08-04 21:40

COIN-LC145 @ $150.43   UNDERWATER $31.97 (17.5% below BE SS)

3 contracts (300 sh)  |  BE SS: $182.40  |  CC-SS: $190.34 (banked floor $185.89)  |  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$5,122/mo95% ann ROI on ML
Hedge rolling cost$104/mo
Unrealized P&L$-13,405fortress legs from IBKR
INCOME GOALPOSTS & VELOCITY
50% INCOME FLOOR
$2,561/mo
HEDGE COVER
$104/mo
NORMAL INCOME
$5,122/mo (ATM CC, chain)
IC VELOCITY
1.2 mo to earn back $5,940
ML VELOCITY
8.5 mo to earn back $43,440
Deep drawdown confirmed: a CC at CC-SS $190.34 (probe: $190C 17d) brings only $588/mo (<20% of normal), so FIGHT below it is warranted.
🏦 CAMPAIGN LEDGER , realized CC income since 2026-07-02; banked cash shrinks the hole (shown as an info-only banked floor, the recommended CC-SS stays the pure recovery strike; seeded from open positions, reconciled from IBKR executions nightly)
Banked since 2026-07-02
$1,491
Hole (after banked)
$11,915
was $13,405 · 11% earned back
Cycles closed
5
Credit in flight
$1,110
CC-SS · banked floor (info)
$190.34 → $185.89
? 1 leg(s) closed as UNKNOWN (vanished with no fill in window): banked $0, conservative. Fix campaign.json by hand if wrong.
Open legAcctCredit/shIn flightOpened
3x $195C 14 Aug 2026U18827291$3.70$1,1102026-07-23
TECHNICALS (cc_timing weekly gate + daily trigger)
WEEKLYPULLBACK · %B 22 (live) · RSI 39 · MACD bullish, hist falling
DAILYFALLING (provisional) · RSI 44 · %B 18 · hist falling (nightly)
LEVELS20W MA (bounce target) $171.43 (+14%) · daily UBB $174.36 · 1-wk expected move ±$16 (chain IV)
SETUPSpring loaded, not ignited: 🎯 or 💎 at short DTE, normal tripwires. (advisory; floors and picks are chain-only)
⚠ Next earnings 2026-10-29: candidates whose expiry crosses it are flagged in the spectrum; EV is unreliable across earnings.
INTERPRETATION
Primary: 3 contracts at $167.50 / 3d. This is the safest strike (survival 90%, breach 10%) that still earns 50% of normal income ($2,561/mo); it brings $2,610/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 × $160/3d for $6,480/mo, but breach risk rises to 22% (+12pp 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 × $195/3d (99% survival, $120/mo).
Downside anchor: the primary mortgages $6,590 (111% of IC) ONLY on a full V-bounce all the way to SS $182, recoverable in 1.3 months of normal income. That is the rare tail; the frequent case is the strike holding. Surgical close on the 3 contracts realizes $-13,425 and cuts bleed by $104/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: THIS FRIDAY · 7 Aug 2026 (3d) · sell 3 × $167.50, 90% survival, $2,610/mo (E[net] $1,771/mo).
The two weekly tracks below are ranked by E[net]/mo = income kept when unchallenged − the net cash cost and forgone cycle when it is. Each has its own full ladder.
TrackExpirySellSurvivalIncome/moE[net]/mo
THIS FRIDAY 🏆7 Aug 2026 · 3d3 × $167.5090%$2,610$1,771
NEXT FRIDAY14 Aug 2026 · 10d3 × $16579%$2,700$487
E[net] arithmetic on the grand pick: keep $261 with probability 88%; on the 12% touch you roll, paying $1,518 to close and taking $1,051 back from the best priced door (net cash $466) and parking about one cycle of income. Charging the FULL buyback with no door credit (the pre-2026-07-25 model) contradicted the campaign simulation, which prices the same event as a cash-neutral even roll.

📅 THIS FRIDAY · 7 Aug 2026 · 3d · E[net] $1,771/mo 🏆 GRAND PICK

🎯 Engine pick: sell 3 × $167.50 (50% normal), 90% survival, breach 10%, $2,610/mo.
The pick is already past the ~80% (≈1σ) comfort line, so take the income. Stepping out to the $170 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 93% (breach 10% → 7%) for $600/mo less (23% income) buys safety you do not really need here.
COIN  spot $150.43 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsFIGHT edgePer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
cover hedge3 × $1957 Aug3d29.6%99%hist 99%1%hist 1%-2pp$12$120-$2,490$0
Sell 3 × $195 29.6% OTM over spot $150.43 7 Aug 2026 (3d, $0.09 mid)
= $12 credit for the 3d cycle → $120/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $195)
99%
Breach risk
1%
POP (stays ≤ $195.09)
99%
EV / mo
+$85
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
-2pp
66% whole by 9mo vs 69% doing nothing · roll costs eat the credits at this rung
FIRE DRILLS
~0.1/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$-6/mo
median; plan ~$-4/mo after 68% keep · $-4 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~0.8 mo [0.4-1.8], measured ONLY among the 66% 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)
0%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,925
Free roll-up
+$12/wk
Safest escape (by 28 Aug 2026)
$225 @ 81% POP
77% 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 1 of 3); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $9.13/sh now → $6.46 mid-life → ≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.04/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$6.42/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)~$19514 Aug 20268d left+$4.64/sh+$1,393
cycle +$1,405
69%
surv 53%
+$3,445 SAFE
cap gain +$16,850
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$20714 Aug 20268d left+$0.01/sh+$2
cycle +$14
77%
surv 70%
+$6,238 SAFE
cap gain +$19,644
Max even-money escape in the band~$22528 Aug 202622d left+$0.24/sh+$72
cycle +$84
81%
surv 77%
+$12,371 SAFE
cap gain +$25,777
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$120/mo
vs 50% target ($2,561/mo)-95%
vs normal income ($5,122/mo)2% covered
Net income (after hedge)$16/mo
Downside budget
✓ $195 is at/above CC-SS $190.34: assignment is break-even or better.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$0
… as % of IC ($5,940)0.0%
… as % of ML ($43,440)0.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.0 mo
Surgical close (3 ct)$-13,420
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 $0.04 collected) or spot ≥ $195.09 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $195)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $174.36 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $193.05Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$193-195.09
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
≥ $195.09
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 1.16 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$195.00 (4.4σ)$12$2,052+$15,457+$3,516
+2.5%$199.87 (4.8σ)$-1,450$2,278+$15,684+$3,516
+5%$204.75 (5.3σ)$-2,913$2,505+$15,911+$3,516
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $190.34, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-13,405
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$13,830
− CC assignment net of premium (3 × $195): -$0
Total Position P&L @ SS: $424 (+$13,830 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,681 (this trade vs do-nothing: +$2,105, the opportunity cost of earning $120/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $171.43 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$0, position total $-6,127 (+$7,278 vs today)
🛡 safe yield3 × $177.5014 Aug10d18.0%91%hist 99%20%hist 6%+0pp$351$1,053-$1,557$3,500
Sell 3 × $177.50 18.0% OTM over spot $150.43 14 Aug 2026 (10d, $1.30 mid)
= $351 credit for the 10d cycle → $1,053/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $177.50)
91%
Breach risk
9%
POP (stays ≤ $178.81)
91%
EV / mo
+$527
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+0pp
68% whole by 9mo vs 68% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~0.6/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$628/mo
median; plan ~$427/mo after 68% keep · $1,811 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.2 mo [0.6-2.8], measured ONLY among the 68% of futures that got whole
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
13%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$2,106
Free roll-up
+$5/wk
Safest escape (by 28 Aug 2026)
$192 @ 76% POP
69% 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 5 of 10); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $11.58/sh now → $8.19 mid-life (likely $6.83–$11.21)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.17/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$7.02/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 401 simulated challenges: the $178 strike is typically first touched on day 7 of 10, at $182 (overshoots $4.05). 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)~$17821 Aug 202612d left+$2.75/sh+$826
cycle +$1,177
[+$718…+$1,257] · 100% credit
68%
surv 53%
-$2,847 NOT
cap gain +$10,558
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$18221 Aug 202612d left+$0.69/sh+$207
cycle +$558
[+$27…+$550] · 77% credit
71%
surv 60%
-$1,881 NOT
cap gain +$11,525
Max even-money escape in the band~$18728 Aug 202619d left+$0.70/sh+$210
cycle +$561
[-$76…+$636] · 69% credit
73%
surv 64%
-$145 NOT
cap gain +$13,260
reaches SS ✓
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$19228 Aug 202619d left-$1.05/sh-$314
cycle +$37
[-$688…+$38] · 29% credit
76%
surv 69%
+$1,063 SAFE
cap gain +$14,468
budget: banked $351 debit $314 (90% used ≈ 1.3 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$37 cash · rolled 3 ct earn ≈ $3,383/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$1,053/mo
vs 50% target ($2,561/mo)-59%
vs normal income ($5,122/mo)21% covered
Net income (after hedge)$949/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $177.50 is $13 below CC-SS $190.34: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$3,500
… as % of IC ($5,940)58.9%
… as % of ML ($43,440)8.1%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.7 mo
Surgical close (3 ct)$-13,446
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.29/sh (~25% of the $1.17 collected) or spot ≥ $178.81 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $178)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $174.36 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $175.72Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$176-178.81
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
≥ $178.81
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 1.16 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$177.50 (1.5σ)$351$-3,673+$9,732+$105
+2.5%$181.94 (1.7σ)$-980$-3,467+$9,939-$1,226
+5%$186.38 (1.9σ)$-2,312$-3,260+$10,145-$1,395
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $190.34, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-13,405
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$13,830
− CC assignment net of premium (3 × $177.50): -$3,500
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-3,076 (+$10,329 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,681 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-1,395, the opportunity cost of earning $1,053/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $171.43 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$0, position total $-6,127 (+$7,278 vs today)
33% normal3 × $1707 Aug3d13.0%93%hist 99%15%hist 6%+3pp$201$2,010-$600$5,900
Sell 3 × $170 13.0% OTM over spot $150.43 7 Aug 2026 (3d, $0.72 mid)
= $201 credit for the 3d cycle → $2,010/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $170)
93%
Breach risk
7%
POP (stays ≤ $170.72)
93%
EV / mo
+$1,268
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+3pp
74% whole by 9mo vs 71% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~1.1/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$1,324/mo
median; plan ~$900/mo after 68% keep · $2,548 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~0.9 mo [0.5-2.4], measured ONLY among the 74% 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)
7%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,353
Free roll-up
+$10/wk
Safest escape (by 28 Aug 2026)
$195 @ 82% POP
78% 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 1 of 3); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $7.32/sh now → $5.18 mid-life (likely $4.36–$8.81)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.67/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$4.51/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 206 simulated challenges: the $170 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 3, at $174 (overshoots $3.85). 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)~$17014 Aug 20268d left+$3.60/sh+$1,081
cycle +$1,282
[+$980…+$1,425] · 100% credit
68%
surv 52%
-$5,341 NOT
cap gain +$8,064
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$19028 Aug 202622d left+$0.84/sh+$252
cycle +$453
[-$257…+$580] · 65% credit
79%
surv 74%
+$613 SAFE
cap gain +$14,018
Max even-money escape in the band~$19228 Aug 202622d left+$0.25/sh+$74
cycle +$275
[-$460…+$395] · 54% credit
81%
surv 76%
+$1,301 SAFE
cap gain +$14,707
reaches SS ✓
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$18014 Aug 20268d left+$0.04/sh+$11
cycle +$212
[-$364…+$256] · 52% credit
77%
surv 69%
-$3,093 NOT
cap gain +$10,312
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$19528 Aug 202622d left-$0.29/sh-$87
cycle +$114
[-$664…+$225] · 41% credit
82%
surv 78%
+$2,007 SAFE
cap gain +$15,412
budget: banked $201 debit $87 (43% used ≈ 0.2 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$114 cash · rolled 3 ct earn ≈ $2,001/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$2,010/mo
vs 50% target ($2,561/mo)-22%
vs normal income ($5,122/mo)39% covered
Net income (after hedge)$1,906/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $170 is $20 below CC-SS $190.34: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$5,900
… as % of IC ($5,940)99.3%
… as % of ML ($43,440)13.6%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.2 mo
Surgical close (3 ct)$-13,419
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.17/sh (~25% of the $0.67 collected) or spot ≥ $170.72 (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 $174.36 (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
$168-170.72
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
≥ $170.72
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 1.16 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$170.00 (1.9σ)$201$-6,422+$6,984-$45
+2.5%$174.25 (2.3σ)$-1,074$-6,224+$7,181-$1,320
+5%$178.50 (2.7σ)$-2,349$-6,027+$7,379-$2,595
SS (= V-bounce)$182.40 (3.1σ)$-3,519$-5,845+$7,560-$3,765
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $190.34, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-13,405
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$13,830
− CC assignment net of premium (3 × $170): -$5,900
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-5,476 (+$7,929 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,681 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-3,795, the opportunity cost of earning $2,010/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $171.43 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$228, position total $-6,355 (+$7,050 vs today)
🎯 50% normal3 × $167.507 Aug3d11.4%90%hist 99%20%hist 18%+4pp$261$2,610$6,590
Sell 3 × $167.50 11.4% OTM over spot $150.43 7 Aug 2026 (3d, $0.94 mid)
= $261 credit for the 3d cycle → $2,610/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $167.50)
90%
Breach risk
10%
POP (stays ≤ $168.44)
91%
EV / mo
+$1,506
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+4pp
76% whole by 9mo vs 72% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~1.5/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$1,593/mo
median; plan ~$1,083/mo after 68% keep · $3,074 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~0.9 mo [0.5-2.4], measured ONLY among the 76% 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)
12%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,257
Free roll-up
+$7/wk
Safest escape (by 28 Aug 2026)
$195 @ 84% POP
81% 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 1 of 3); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $7.15/sh now → $5.06 mid-life (likely $4.66–$9.14)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.87/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$4.19/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 346 simulated challenges: the $168 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 3, at $172 (overshoots $4.42). 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)~$16814 Aug 20268d left+$3.50/sh+$1,051
cycle +$1,312
[+$873…+$1,291] · 98% credit
68%
surv 52%
-$6,177 NOT
cap gain +$7,229
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$18528 Aug 202622d left+$1.23/sh+$370
cycle +$631
[-$178…+$564] · 68% credit
78%
surv 72%
-$941 NOT
cap gain +$12,464
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$17514 Aug 20268d left+$0.49/sh+$148
cycle +$409
[-$263…+$314] · 54% credit
75%
surv 66%
-$4,628 NOT
cap gain +$8,777
Max even-money escape in the band~$19028 Aug 202622d left+$0.11/sh+$32
cycle +$293
[-$579…+$216] · 45% credit
81%
surv 77%
+$453 SAFE
cap gain +$13,858
reaches SS ✓
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$19528 Aug 202622d left-$0.82/sh-$247
cycle +$14
[-$939…-$77] · 17% credit
84%
surv 81%
+$1,907 SAFE
cap gain +$15,312
budget: banked $261 debit $247 (94% used ≈ 0.4 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$14 cash · rolled 3 ct earn ≈ $1,733/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$2,610/mo
vs 50% target ($2,561/mo)+2%
vs normal income ($5,122/mo)51% covered
Net income (after hedge)$2,506/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $167.50 is $23 below CC-SS $190.34: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$6,590
… as % of IC ($5,940)110.9%
… as % of ML ($43,440)15.2%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.3 mo
Surgical close (3 ct)$-13,425
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.22/sh (~25% of the $0.87 collected) or spot ≥ $168.44 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $168)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $174.36 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $165.82Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$166-168.44
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
≥ $168.44
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 1.16 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$167.50 (1.7σ)$261$-7,228+$6,177+$15
+2.5%$171.69 (2.1σ)$-995$-7,033+$6,372-$1,241
+5%$175.88 (2.5σ)$-2,252$-6,839+$6,567-$2,498
SS (= V-bounce)$182.40 (3.1σ)$-4,209$-6,535+$6,870-$4,455
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $190.34, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-13,405
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$13,830
− CC assignment net of premium (3 × $167.50): -$6,590
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-6,166 (+$7,239 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,681 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-4,485, the opportunity cost of earning $2,610/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $171.43 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$918, position total $-7,045 (+$6,360 vs today)
100% normal3 × $1607 Aug3d6.4%78%hist 92%44%hist 32%+8pp$648$6,480+$3,870$8,453
Sell 3 × $160 6.4% OTM over spot $150.43 7 Aug 2026 (3d, $2.22 mid)
= $648 credit for the 3d cycle → $6,480/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $160)
78%
Breach risk
22%
POP (stays ≤ $162.22)
83%
EV / mo
+$3,004
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+8pp
78% whole by 9mo vs 70% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~3.2/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$3,119/mo
median; plan ~$2,121/mo after 68% keep · $4,982 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~0.9 mo [0.4-2.2], measured ONLY among the 78% 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)
28%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$764
Free roll-up
+$7/wk
Safest escape (by 28 Aug 2026)
$195 @ 88% POP
87% 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 1 of 3); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $6.65/sh now → $4.71 mid-life (likely $5.43–$9.35)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $2.16/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.55/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 836 simulated challenges: the $160 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 3, at $164 (overshoots $4.43). 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 (3 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$16014 Aug 20268d left+$3.22/sh+$967
cycle +$1,615
[+$667…+$1,102] · 98% credit
68%
surv 52%
-$8,473 NOT
cap gain +$4,932
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$17228 Aug 202622d left+$2.32/sh+$695
cycle +$1,343
[+$78…+$753] · 78% credit
75%
surv 68%
-$4,561 NOT
cap gain +$8,845
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$16714 Aug 20268d left+$0.25/sh+$74
cycle +$722
[-$463…+$92] · 30% credit
75%
surv 67%
-$6,914 NOT
cap gain +$6,491
Max even-money escape in the band~$18028 Aug 202622d left+$0.28/sh+$83
cycle +$731
[-$685…+$68] · 29% credit
80%
surv 76%
-$2,574 NOT
cap gain +$10,831
SS $182 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$19528 Aug 202622d left-$2.13/sh-$638
cycle +$10
[-$1,627…-$730]
88%
surv 87%
+$1,903 SAFE
cap gain +$15,308
budget: banked $648 debit $638 (98% used ≈ 0.4 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$10 cash · rolled 3 ct earn ≈ $1,055/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$6,480/mo
vs 50% target ($2,561/mo)+153%
vs normal income ($5,122/mo)127% covered
Net income (after hedge)$6,376/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $160 is $30 below CC-SS $190.34: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$8,453
… as % of IC ($5,940)142.3%
… as % of ML ($43,440)19.5%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.7 mo
Surgical close (3 ct)$-13,423
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.54/sh (~25% of the $2.16 collected) or spot ≥ $162.22 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $160)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $174.36 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $158.40Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$158-162.22
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
≥ $162.22
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 1.16 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$160.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$648$-9,440+$3,966+$402
+2.5%$164.00 (1.3σ)$-552$-9,254+$4,152-$798
+5%$168.00 (1.7σ)$-1,752$-9,068+$4,338-$1,998
SS (= V-bounce)$182.40 (3.1σ)$-6,072$-8,398+$5,007-$6,318
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $190.34, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-13,405
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$13,830
− CC assignment net of premium (3 × $160): -$8,453
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-8,029 (+$5,376 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,681 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-6,348, the opportunity cost of earning $6,480/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $171.43 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$2,781, position total $-8,908 (+$4,497 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.

📅 NEXT FRIDAY · 14 Aug 2026 · 10d · E[net] $487/mo

🎯 Engine pick: sell 3 × $165 (50% normal), 79% survival, breach 21%, $2,700/mo.
⚖️ Worth a safer step: the $170 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 84% (breach 21% → 16%) for $738/mo less (27% 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 $170 rung, unless you need the income to cover the hedge bleed, or you expect COIN to stay flat-to-down near term.
COIN  spot $150.43 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsFIGHT edgePer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
cover hedge3 × $20014 Aug10d33.0%98%hist 99%5%hist 1%-3pp$45$135-$2,565$0
Sell 3 × $200 33.0% OTM over spot $150.43 14 Aug 2026 (10d, $0.30 mid)
= $45 credit for the 10d cycle → $135/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $200)
98%
Breach risk
2%
POP (stays ≤ $200.31)
98%
EV / mo
+$52
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
-3pp
70% whole by 9mo vs 73% doing nothing · roll costs eat the credits at this rung
FIRE DRILLS
~0.1/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$-6/mo
median; plan ~$-4/mo after 68% keep · $-6 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.1 mo [0.5-2.8], 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)
1%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$2,969
Free roll-up
+$5/wk
Safest escape (by 28 Aug 2026)
$212 @ 73% POP
65% 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 5 of 10); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $14.20/sh now → $10.05 mid-life → ≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.15/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$9.90/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)~$20021 Aug 202612d left+$3.39/sh+$1,017
cycle +$1,062
68%
surv 53%
+$4,834 SAFE
cap gain +$18,240
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$20521 Aug 202612d left+$1.31/sh+$393
cycle +$438
71%
surv 59%
+$5,795 SAFE
cap gain +$19,200
Max even-money escape in the band~$21228 Aug 202619d left+$0.69/sh+$208
cycle +$253
73%
surv 65%
+$8,209 SAFE
cap gain +$21,615
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$135/mo
vs 50% target ($2,561/mo)-95%
vs normal income ($5,122/mo)3% covered
Net income (after hedge)$31/mo
Downside budget
✓ $200 is at/above CC-SS $190.34: assignment is break-even or better.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$0
… as % of IC ($5,940)0.0%
… as % of ML ($43,440)0.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.0 mo
Surgical close (3 ct)$-13,452
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.04/sh (~25% of the $0.15 collected) or spot ≥ $200.31 (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 $174.36 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $198.00Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$198-200.31
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
≥ $200.31
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 1.16 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$200.00 (2.7σ)$45$3,817+$17,223+$5,049
+2.5%$205.00 (2.9σ)$-1,455$4,050+$17,455+$5,049
+5%$210.00 (3.2σ)$-2,955$4,282+$17,688+$5,049
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $190.34, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-13,405
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$13,830
− CC assignment net of premium (3 × $200): -$0
Total Position P&L @ SS: $424 (+$13,830 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,681 (this trade vs do-nothing: +$2,105, the opportunity cost of earning $135/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $171.43 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$0, position total $-6,127 (+$7,278 vs today)
🛡 safe yield3 × $177.5014 Aug10d18.0%91%hist 99%20%hist 6%+0pp$351$1,053-$1,647$3,500
Sell 3 × $177.50 18.0% OTM over spot $150.43 14 Aug 2026 (10d, $1.30 mid)
= $351 credit for the 10d cycle → $1,053/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $177.50)
91%
Breach risk
9%
POP (stays ≤ $178.81)
91%
EV / mo
+$527
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+0pp
68% whole by 9mo vs 68% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~0.6/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$628/mo
median; plan ~$427/mo after 68% keep · $1,811 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.2 mo [0.6-2.8], measured ONLY among the 68% of futures that got whole
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
13%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$2,106
Free roll-up
+$5/wk
Safest escape (by 28 Aug 2026)
$192 @ 76% POP
69% 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 5 of 10); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $11.58/sh now → $8.19 mid-life (likely $6.83–$11.21)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.17/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$7.02/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 401 simulated challenges: the $178 strike is typically first touched on day 7 of 10, at $182 (overshoots $4.05). 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)~$17821 Aug 202612d left+$2.75/sh+$826
cycle +$1,177
[+$718…+$1,257] · 100% credit
68%
surv 53%
-$2,847 NOT
cap gain +$10,558
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$18221 Aug 202612d left+$0.69/sh+$207
cycle +$558
[+$27…+$550] · 77% credit
71%
surv 60%
-$1,881 NOT
cap gain +$11,525
Max even-money escape in the band~$18728 Aug 202619d left+$0.70/sh+$210
cycle +$561
[-$76…+$636] · 69% credit
73%
surv 64%
-$145 NOT
cap gain +$13,260
reaches SS ✓
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$19228 Aug 202619d left-$1.05/sh-$314
cycle +$37
[-$688…+$38] · 29% credit
76%
surv 69%
+$1,063 SAFE
cap gain +$14,468
budget: banked $351 debit $314 (90% used ≈ 1.3 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$37 cash · rolled 3 ct earn ≈ $3,383/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$1,053/mo
vs 50% target ($2,561/mo)-59%
vs normal income ($5,122/mo)21% covered
Net income (after hedge)$949/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $177.50 is $13 below CC-SS $190.34: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$3,500
… as % of IC ($5,940)58.9%
… as % of ML ($43,440)8.1%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.7 mo
Surgical close (3 ct)$-13,446
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.29/sh (~25% of the $1.17 collected) or spot ≥ $178.81 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $178)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $174.36 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $175.72Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$176-178.81
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
≥ $178.81
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 1.16 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$177.50 (1.5σ)$351$-3,673+$9,732+$105
+2.5%$181.94 (1.7σ)$-980$-3,467+$9,939-$1,226
+5%$186.38 (1.9σ)$-2,312$-3,260+$10,145-$1,395
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $190.34, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-13,405
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$13,830
− CC assignment net of premium (3 × $177.50): -$3,500
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-3,076 (+$10,329 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,681 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-1,395, the opportunity cost of earning $1,053/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $171.43 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$0, position total $-6,127 (+$7,278 vs today)
33% normal ← lean3 × $17014 Aug10d13.0%84%hist 95%32%hist 22%+4pp$654$1,962-$738$5,447
Sell 3 × $170 13.0% OTM over spot $150.43 14 Aug 2026 (10d, $2.32 mid)
= $654 credit for the 10d cycle → $1,962/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $170)
84%
Breach risk
16%
POP (stays ≤ $172.31)
87%
EV / mo
+$906
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+4pp
73% whole by 9mo vs 70% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~1.0/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$1,129/mo
median; plan ~$768/mo after 68% keep · $2,694 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.2 mo [0.6-2.8], 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)
23%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,629
Free roll-up
+$5/wk
Safest escape (by 28 Aug 2026)
$187 @ 78% POP
73% 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 5 of 10); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $10.76/sh now → $7.61 mid-life (likely $7.10–$11.40)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $2.18/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$5.43/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 693 simulated challenges: the $170 strike is typically first touched on day 6 of 10, at $174 (overshoots $4.02). 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)~$17021 Aug 202612d left+$2.55/sh+$766
cycle +$1,420
[+$568…+$1,011] · 100% credit
68%
surv 53%
-$5,203 NOT
cap gain +$8,203
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$17728 Aug 202619d left+$1.24/sh+$373
cycle +$1,027
[-$12…+$629] · 73% credit
72%
surv 62%
-$3,145 NOT
cap gain +$10,261
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$17521 Aug 202612d left+$0.50/sh+$150
cycle +$804
[-$127…+$346] · 59% credit
71%
surv 60%
-$4,234 NOT
cap gain +$9,172
Max even-money escape in the band~$18028 Aug 202619d left+$0.42/sh+$127
cycle +$781
[-$291…+$372] · 48% credit
73%
surv 65%
-$2,525 NOT
cap gain +$10,881
SS $182 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$18728 Aug 202619d left-$1.95/sh-$586
cycle +$68
[-$1,122…-$405] · 11% credit
78%
surv 73%
-$639 NOT
cap gain +$12,767
budget: banked $654 debit $586 (90% used ≈ 1.3 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$68 cash · rolled 3 ct earn ≈ $2,679/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$1,962/mo
vs 50% target ($2,561/mo)-23%
vs normal income ($5,122/mo)38% covered
Net income (after hedge)$1,858/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $170 is $20 below CC-SS $190.34: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$5,447
… as % of IC ($5,940)91.7%
… as % of ML ($43,440)12.5%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.1 mo
Surgical close (3 ct)$-13,446
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 $2.18 collected) or spot ≥ $172.31 (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 $174.36 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $168.30Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$168-172.31
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
≥ $172.31
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 1.16 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$170.00 (1.0σ)$654$-5,969+$7,437+$408
+2.5%$174.25 (1.3σ)$-621$-5,771+$7,634-$867
+5%$178.50 (1.5σ)$-1,896$-5,574+$7,832-$2,142
SS (= V-bounce)$182.40 (1.7σ)$-3,066$-5,392+$8,013-$3,312
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $190.34, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-13,405
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$13,830
− CC assignment net of premium (3 × $170): -$5,447
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-5,023 (+$8,382 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,681 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-3,342, the opportunity cost of earning $1,962/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $171.43 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$0, position total $-6,127 (+$7,278 vs today)
🎯 50% normal3 × $16514 Aug10d9.7%79%hist 92%45%hist 32%+4pp$900$2,700$6,701
Sell 3 × $165 9.7% OTM over spot $150.43 14 Aug 2026 (10d, $3.20 mid)
= $900 credit for the 10d cycle → $2,700/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $165)
79%
Breach risk
21%
POP (stays ≤ $168.20)
83%
EV / mo
+$1,025
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+4pp
73% whole by 9mo vs 69% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~1.5/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$1,318/mo
median; plan ~$896/mo after 68% keep · $3,740 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.2 mo [0.6-3.1], 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)
34%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,271
Free roll-up
+$5/wk
Safest escape (by 28 Aug 2026)
$185 @ 80% 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 5 of 10); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $10.23/sh now → $7.24 mid-life (likely $7.28–$11.08)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $3.00/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$4.24/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,007 simulated challenges: the $165 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 10, at $169 (overshoots $3.67). 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)~$16521 Aug 202612d left+$2.43/sh+$728
cycle +$1,628
[+$487…+$905] · 100% credit
68%
surv 53%
-$6,727 NOT
cap gain +$6,678
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$17028 Aug 202619d left+$2.91/sh+$873
cycle +$1,773
[+$539…+$1,054] · 99% credit
71%
surv 60%
-$4,997 NOT
cap gain +$8,408
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$17021 Aug 202612d left+$0.38/sh+$113
cycle +$1,013
[-$197…+$205] · 45% credit
72%
surv 60%
-$5,757 NOT
cap gain +$7,649
Max even-money escape in the band~$17528 Aug 202619d left+$0.24/sh+$73
cycle +$973
[-$389…+$173] · 36% credit
74%
surv 66%
-$4,064 NOT
cap gain +$9,341
SS $182 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$18528 Aug 202619d left-$2.58/sh-$774
cycle +$126
[-$1,404…-$720] · 4% credit
80%
surv 76%
-$1,447 NOT
cap gain +$11,959
budget: banked $900 debit $774 (86% used ≈ 1.2 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$126 cash · rolled 3 ct earn ≈ $2,205/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$2,700/mo
vs 50% target ($2,561/mo)+5%
vs normal income ($5,122/mo)53% covered
Net income (after hedge)$2,596/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $165 is $25 below CC-SS $190.34: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$6,701
… as % of IC ($5,940)112.8%
… as % of ML ($43,440)15.4%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.3 mo
Surgical close (3 ct)$-13,465
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.75/sh (~25% of the $3.00 collected) or spot ≥ $168.20 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $165)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $174.36 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $163.35Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$163-168.20
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
≥ $168.20
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 1.16 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$165.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$900$-7,455+$5,950+$654
+2.5%$169.12 (1.0σ)$-337$-7,263+$6,142-$583
+5%$173.25 (1.2σ)$-1,575$-7,072+$6,334-$1,821
SS (= V-bounce)$182.40 (1.7σ)$-4,320$-6,646+$6,759-$4,566
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $190.34, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-13,405
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$13,830
− CC assignment net of premium (3 × $165): -$6,701
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-6,277 (+$7,128 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,681 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-4,596, the opportunity cost of earning $2,700/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $171.43 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$1,029, position total $-7,156 (+$6,249 vs today)
100% normal3 × $15514 Aug10d3.0%62%hist 78%80%hist 59%+7pp$1,755$5,265+$2,565$8,846
Sell 3 × $155 3.0% OTM over spot $150.43 14 Aug 2026 (10d, $6.22 mid)
= $1,755 credit for the 10d cycle → $5,265/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $155)
62%
Breach risk
38%
POP (stays ≤ $161.22)
73%
EV / mo
+$1,284
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+7pp
75% whole by 9mo vs 68% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~3.5/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$2,250/mo
median; plan ~$1,530/mo after 68% keep · $4,247 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~0.9 mo [0.5-2.5], measured ONLY among the 75% 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)
-$199
Free roll-up
+$5/wk
Safest escape (by 28 Aug 2026)
$190 @ 90% POP
89% 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 5 of 10); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $9.21/sh now → $6.51 mid-life (likely $8.66–$11.78)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $5.85/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.66/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,944 simulated challenges: the $155 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 10, at $159 (overshoots $3.76). 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)~$15521 Aug 202612d left+$2.18/sh+$654
cycle +$2,409
[+$314…+$501] · 99% credit
68%
surv 53%
-$9,411 NOT
cap gain +$3,994
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$16028 Aug 202619d left+$2.43/sh+$728
cycle +$2,483
[+$247…+$513] · 94% credit
71%
surv 60%
-$7,752 NOT
cap gain +$5,654
Max even-money escape in the band~$16228 Aug 202619d left+$0.70/sh+$211
cycle +$1,966
[-$412…-$75] · 20% credit
72%
surv 63%
-$7,403 NOT
cap gain +$6,003
SS $182 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$16021 Aug 202612d left+$0.15/sh+$44
cycle +$1,799
[-$402…-$165] · 12% credit
72%
surv 61%
-$8,436 NOT
cap gain +$4,969
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$19028 Aug 202619d left-$4.82/sh-$1,445
cycle +$310
[-$2,586…-$1,924]
90%
surv 89%
+$470 SAFE
cap gain +$13,875
budget: banked $1,755 debit $1,445 (82% used ≈ 1.2 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$310 cash · rolled 3 ct earn ≈ $804/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$5,265/mo
vs 50% target ($2,561/mo)+106%
vs normal income ($5,122/mo)103% covered
Net income (after hedge)$5,161/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $155 is $35 below CC-SS $190.34: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$8,846
… as % of IC ($5,940)148.9%
… as % of ML ($43,440)20.4%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.7 mo
Surgical close (3 ct)$-13,518
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $1.46/sh (~25% of the $5.85 collected) or spot ≥ $161.22 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $155)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $174.36 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $153.45Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$153-161.22
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
≥ $161.22
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 1.16 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$155.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,755$-10,065+$3,340+$1,509
+2.5%$158.88 (≤1σ, normal week)$592$-9,885+$3,520+$346
+5%$162.75 (≤1σ, normal week)$-570$-9,705+$3,701-$816
SS (= V-bounce)$182.40 (1.7σ)$-6,465$-8,791+$4,614-$6,711
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $190.34, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-13,405
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$13,830
− CC assignment net of premium (3 × $155): -$8,846
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-8,422 (+$4,983 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,681 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-6,741, the opportunity cost of earning $5,265/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $171.43 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$3,174, position total $-9,301 (+$4,104 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 (34 clear the floor), click to expand

Every eligible strike x expiry in the 3-45 DTE band (4 expiries scanned, 34 clear the income floor), each sized to the minimum contracts that clear it. Sorted by survival (safest first): the primary 🎯 is the safest; rows below trade safety for income.

Fortress delta: 1.155 (IBKR)  |  Recovery@SS: +$13,830 (un-capped fortress gain if stock rallies to SS)  |  Do-nothing @ SS: $-1,681

StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$167.503d7 Aug 2026$0.873/3$2,610$2,50690%91%+$1,506-$6,590110.9%$-6,166 (vs do-nothing $-4,485)
$1653d7 Aug 2026$1.183/3$3,540$3,43687%89%+$1,908-$7,247122.0%$-6,823 (vs do-nothing $-5,142)
$162.503d7 Aug 2026$1.582/3$3,160$3,30283%86%+$1,564-$5,25188.4%$-5,529 (vs do-nothing $-3,848)
$16510d14 Aug 2026$3.003/3$2,700$2,59679%83%+$1,025-$6,701112.8%$-6,277 (vs do-nothing $-4,596)
$1603d7 Aug 2026$2.162/3$4,320$4,46278%83%+$2,003-$5,63594.9%$-5,913 (vs do-nothing $-4,232)
$162.5010d14 Aug 2026$3.453/3$3,105$3,00175%80%+$1,007-$7,316123.2%$-6,892 (vs do-nothing $-5,211)
$157.503d7 Aug 2026$2.831/3$2,830$3,21873%79%+$1,171-$3,00150.5%$-3,980 (vs do-nothing $-2,299)
$162.5017d21 Aug 2026$5.203/3$2,753$2,64971%78%+$757-$6,791114.3%$-6,367 (vs do-nothing $-4,686)
$16010d14 Aug 2026$4.253/3$3,825$3,72171%78%+$1,211-$7,826131.8%$-7,402 (vs do-nothing $-5,721)
$16017d21 Aug 2026$6.003/3$3,176$3,07268%76%+$851-$7,301122.9%$-6,877 (vs do-nothing $-5,196)
$157.5010d14 Aug 2026$4.802/3$2,880$3,02267%75%+$722-$5,60794.4%$-5,885 (vs do-nothing $-4,204)
$16024d28 Aug 2026$7.103/3$2,662$2,55866%75%+$404-$6,971117.4%$-6,547 (vs do-nothing $-4,866)
$1553d7 Aug 2026$3.601/3$3,600$3,98866%76%+$1,264-$3,17453.4%$-4,153 (vs do-nothing $-2,472)
Show 21 more candidates (lower strikes: more income, lower survival)
StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$157.5017d21 Aug 2026$6.403/3$3,388$3,28465%74%+$700-$7,931133.5%$-7,507 (vs do-nothing $-5,826)
$157.5024d28 Aug 2026$7.903/3$2,962$2,85863%73%+$385-$7,481125.9%$-7,057 (vs do-nothing $-5,376)
$15510d14 Aug 2026$5.852/3$3,510$3,65262%73%+$856-$5,89799.3%$-6,175 (vs do-nothing $-4,494)
$15517d21 Aug 2026$7.802/3$2,753$2,89561%72%+$578-$5,50792.7%$-5,785 (vs do-nothing $-4,104)
$15524d28 Aug 2026$9.703/3$3,638$3,53460%72%+$707-$7,691129.5%$-7,267 (vs do-nothing $-5,586)
$152.503d7 Aug 2026$4.501/3$4,500$4,88858%72%+$1,278-$3,33456.1%$-4,313 (vs do-nothing $-2,632)
$152.5010d14 Aug 2026$6.802/3$4,080$4,22257%71%+$842-$6,207104.5%$-6,485 (vs do-nothing $-4,804)
$152.5024d28 Aug 2026$9.903/3$3,712$3,60857%70%+$393-$8,381141.1%$-7,957 (vs do-nothing $-6,276)
$152.5017d21 Aug 2026$8.552/3$3,018$3,16057%70%+$546-$5,85798.6%$-6,135 (vs do-nothing $-4,454)
$15024d28 Aug 2026$11.152/3$2,788$2,93053%69%+$291-$5,83798.3%$-6,115 (vs do-nothing $-4,434)
$15017d21 Aug 2026$10.102/3$3,565$3,70752%69%+$625-$6,047101.8%$-6,325 (vs do-nothing $-4,644)
$14924d28 Aug 2026$11.552/3$2,888$3,03052%68%+$373-$5,957100.3%$-6,235 (vs do-nothing $-4,554)
$15010d14 Aug 2026$7.952/3$4,770$4,91252%69%+$852-$6,477109.0%$-6,755 (vs do-nothing $-5,074)
$14917d21 Aug 2026$10.602/3$3,741$3,88351%68%+$680-$6,147103.5%$-6,425 (vs do-nothing $-4,744)
$1503d7 Aug 2026$5.801/3$5,800$6,18850%69%+$1,456-$3,45458.1%$-4,433 (vs do-nothing $-2,752)
$14824d28 Aug 2026$11.802/3$2,950$3,09250%68%+$310-$6,107102.8%$-6,385 (vs do-nothing $-4,704)
$14910d14 Aug 2026$8.452/3$5,070$5,21249%68%+$853-$6,577110.7%$-6,855 (vs do-nothing $-5,174)
$14817d21 Aug 2026$10.652/3$3,759$3,90149%67%+$503-$6,337106.7%$-6,615 (vs do-nothing $-4,934)
$14810d14 Aug 2026$9.051/3$2,715$3,10347%67%+$449-$3,32956.0%$-4,308 (vs do-nothing $-2,627)
$1493d7 Aug 2026$6.201/3$6,200$6,58847%68%+$1,338-$3,51459.2%$-4,493 (vs do-nothing $-2,812)
$1483d7 Aug 2026$6.751/3$6,750$7,13844%66%+$1,329-$3,55959.9%$-4,538 (vs do-nothing $-2,857)

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%). Survival, POP and touch use vol x 1.00 (raw implied: the VRP haircut is applied to the premium edge but NOT to risk, because understating the edge costs opportunity while understating breach odds costs capital; the risk-side haircut arms only from the graded ledger). 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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