FORTRESS FIGHT: COIN-LC145 @ $148.52

BE SS: $182.40  |  CC-SS: $188.09  |  3 contracts (300 sh) |  ⌂ PORTFOLIO

GENERATED2026-08-05 21:42

COIN-LC145 @ $148.52   UNDERWATER $33.88 (18.6% below BE SS)

3 contracts (300 sh)  |  BE SS: $182.40  |  CC-SS: $188.09 (banked floor $183.64)  |  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 2026-10-16 (entry $0.505/sh)

Economics

Max Loss$43,440(ND $19.80 + SW $125) x 300
Normal income ref$4,753/mo95% ann ROI on ML
Hedge rolling cost$109/mo
Unrealized P&L$-13,196fortress legs from IBKR
INCOME GOALPOSTS & VELOCITY
50% INCOME FLOOR
$2,377/mo
HEDGE COVER
$109/mo
NORMAL INCOME
$4,753/mo (ATM CC, chain)
IC VELOCITY
1.2 mo to earn back $5,940
ML VELOCITY
9.1 mo to earn back $43,440
Deep drawdown confirmed: a CC at CC-SS $188.09 (probe: $190C 16d) brings only $518/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)
$11,705
was $13,196 · 11% earned back
Cycles closed
5
Credit in flight
$1,110
CC-SS · banked floor (info)
$188.09 → $183.64
? 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 20 (live) · RSI 38 · MACD bullish, hist falling
DAILYFALLING (provisional) · RSI 43 · %B 16 · hist falling (nightly)
LEVELS20W MA (bounce target) $171.36 (+15%) · daily UBB $174.77 · 1-wk expected move ±$15 (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 $162.50 / 2d. This is the safest strike (survival 90%, breach 10%) that still earns 50% of normal income ($2,377/mo); it brings $3,420/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 × $160/2d for $4,950/mo, but breach risk rises to 14% (+4pp vs the primary). The lower strike is hit by a smaller bounce.
More safety, less income: for just the hedge you can sit at 2 × $185/2d (99% survival, $150/mo).
Downside anchor: the primary mortgages $7,450 (125% of IC) ONLY on a full V-bounce all the way to SS $182, recoverable in 1.6 months of normal income. That is the rare tail; the frequent case is the strike holding. Surgical close on the 3 contracts realizes $-13,206 and cuts bleed by $109/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 (2d) · sell 3 × $162.50, 90% survival, $3,420/mo (E[net] $3,016/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 · 2d3 × $162.5090%$3,420$3,016
NEXT FRIDAY14 Aug 2026 · 9d3 × $162.5079%$2,680$245
E[net] arithmetic on the grand pick: keep $228 with probability 90%; on the 10% touch you roll, paying $1,164 to close and taking $1,126 back from the best priced door (net cash $38) 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 · 2d · E[net] $3,016/mo 🏆 GRAND PICK

🎯 Engine pick: sell 3 × $162.50 (50% normal), 90% survival, breach 10%, $3,420/mo.
The pick is already past the ~80% (≈1σ) comfort line, so take the income. Stepping out to the $165 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 92% (breach 10% → 8%) for $1,215/mo less (36% income) buys safety you do not really need here.
COIN  spot $148.52 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsFIGHT edgePer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
cover hedge2 × $1857 Aug2d24.6%99%hist 99%2%hist 1%-2pp$10$150-$3,270$608
Sell 2 × $185 24.6% OTM over spot $148.52 7 Aug 2026 (2d, $0.07 mid)
= $10 credit for the 2d cycle → $150/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $185)
99%
Breach risk
1%
POP (stays ≤ $185.07)
99%
EV / mo
+$115
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
-2pp
72% whole by 9mo vs 74% doing nothing · roll costs eat the credits at this rung
FIRE DRILLS
~0.2/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$267/mo
median; plan ~$182/mo after 68% keep · $370 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~0.6 mo [0.3-1.6], measured ONLY among the 72% 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)
-$943
Free roll-up
+$14/wk
Safest escape (by 28 Aug 2026)
$219 @ 84% POP
81% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 2 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 1 of 2); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $6.73/sh now → $4.76 mid-life → ≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.05/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$4.71/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (2 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$18514 Aug 20268d left+$4.74/sh+$949
cycle +$959
67%
surv 53%
+$77 SAFE
cap gain +$13,272
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$19914 Aug 20268d left+$0.21/sh+$41
cycle +$51
79%
surv 73%
+$2,535 SAFE
cap gain +$15,731
Max even-money escape in the band~$21928 Aug 202622d left+$0.05/sh+$10
cycle +$20
84%
surv 81%
+$7,321 SAFE
cap gain +$20,516
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$150/mo
vs 50% target ($2,377/mo)-94%
vs normal income ($4,753/mo)3% covered
Net income (after hedge)$287/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $185 is $3 below CC-SS $188.09: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$608
… as % of IC ($5,940)10.2%
… as % of ML ($43,440)1.4%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.1 mo
Surgical close (2 ct)$-8,801
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 $0.05 collected) or spot ≥ $185.07 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $185)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $174.77 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $183.15Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$183-185.07
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
≥ $185.07
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 1.14 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$185.00 (4.4σ)$10$-872+$12,323+$248
+2.5%$189.62 (5.0σ)$-915$-683+$12,512+$248
+5%$194.25 (5.5σ)$-1,840$-495+$12,701+$248
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $188.09, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-13,196
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$13,486
− CC assignment net of premium (2 × $185): -$608
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (1 × $182.50): -$428
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-746 (+$12,450 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-994 (this trade vs do-nothing: +$248, the opportunity cost of earning $150/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $171.36 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$0, position total $-5,281 (+$7,915 vs today)
🛡 safe yield3 × $17514 Aug9d17.8%91%hist 99%18%hist 6%+0pp$285$950-$2,470$3,643
Sell 3 × $175 17.8% OTM over spot $148.52 14 Aug 2026 (9d, $1.05 mid)
= $285 credit for the 9d cycle → $950/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $175)
91%
Breach risk
9%
POP (stays ≤ $176.05)
92%
EV / mo
+$473
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+0pp
70% whole by 9mo vs 70% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~0.6/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$572/mo
median; plan ~$389/mo after 68% keep · $1,585 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.3 mo [0.6-3.0], 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)
11%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,924
Free roll-up
+$6/wk
Safest escape (by 28 Aug 2026)
$191 @ 78% POP
72% 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 4 of 9); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $10.41/sh now → $7.36 mid-life (likely $5.83–$10.10)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.95/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$6.41/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 341 simulated challenges: the $175 strike is typically first touched on day 7 of 9, at $179 (overshoots $4.09). 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)~$17521 Aug 202612d left+$2.31/sh+$693
cycle +$978
[+$611…+$1,172] · 99% credit
67%
surv 53%
-$3,194 NOT
cap gain +$10,002
Max even-money escape in the band~$18628 Aug 202618d left+$1.14/sh+$343
cycle +$628
[+$168…+$803] · 87% credit
75%
surv 67%
+$369 SAFE
cap gain +$13,565
reaches SS ✓
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$18121 Aug 202612d left+$0.53/sh+$158
cycle +$443
[+$2…+$513] · 75% credit
72%
surv 62%
-$1,520 NOT
cap gain +$11,675
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$19128 Aug 202618d left-$0.87/sh-$260
cycle +$25
[-$572…+$180] · 37% credit
78%
surv 72%
+$1,470 SAFE
cap gain +$14,666
budget: banked $285 debit $260 (91% used ≈ 1.2 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$25 cash · rolled 3 ct earn ≈ $3,248/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$950/mo
vs 50% target ($2,377/mo)-60%
vs normal income ($4,753/mo)20% covered
Net income (after hedge)$841/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $175 is $13 below CC-SS $188.09: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$3,643
… as % of IC ($5,940)61.3%
… as % of ML ($43,440)8.4%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.8 mo
Surgical close (3 ct)$-13,226
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.24/sh (~25% of the $0.95 collected) or spot ≥ $176.05 (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 $174.77 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $173.25Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$173-176.05
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
≥ $176.05
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 1.14 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$175.00 (1.5σ)$285$-3,886+$9,309-$108
+2.5%$179.37 (1.8σ)$-1,027$-3,708+$9,488-$1,420
+5%$183.75 (2.0σ)$-2,340$-3,529+$9,666-$2,358
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $188.09, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-13,196
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$13,486
− CC assignment net of premium (3 × $175): -$3,643
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-3,352 (+$9,844 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-994 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-2,358, the opportunity cost of earning $950/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $171.36 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$0, position total $-5,412 (+$7,784 vs today)
33% normal3 × $1657 Aug2d11.1%92%hist 99%15%hist 6%+4pp$147$2,205-$1,215$6,781
Sell 3 × $165 11.1% OTM over spot $148.52 7 Aug 2026 (2d, $0.54 mid)
= $147 credit for the 2d cycle → $2,205/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $165)
92%
Breach risk
8%
POP (stays ≤ $165.54)
93%
EV / mo
+$1,275
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+4pp
78% whole by 9mo vs 73% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~1.5/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$1,439/mo
median; plan ~$979/mo after 68% keep · $2,359 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)
7%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,045
Free roll-up
+$9/wk
Safest escape (by 28 Aug 2026)
$194 @ 84% POP
82% 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 2); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $5.62/sh now → $3.97 mid-life (likely $4.01–$7.36)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.49/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$3.48/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 197 simulated challenges: the $165 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 2, at $169 (overshoots $3.95). 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)~$16514 Aug 20268d left+$3.86/sh+$1,157
cycle +$1,304
[+$1,000…+$1,295] · 98% credit
67%
surv 52%
-$6,275 NOT
cap gain +$6,921
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$18628 Aug 202622d left+$1.49/sh+$447
cycle +$594
[-$36…+$541] · 73% credit
81%
surv 76%
+$335 SAFE
cap gain +$13,530
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$17414 Aug 20268d left+$0.70/sh+$210
cycle +$357
[-$198…+$265] · 61% credit
76%
surv 69%
-$4,161 NOT
cap gain +$9,034
Max even-money escape in the band~$19128 Aug 202622d left+$0.24/sh+$71
cycle +$218
[-$509…+$142] · 40% credit
83%
surv 80%
+$1,664 SAFE
cap gain +$14,859
reaches SS ✓
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$19428 Aug 202622d left-$0.08/sh-$23
cycle +$124
[-$635…+$40] · 30% credit
84%
surv 82%
+$2,421 SAFE
cap gain +$15,617
budget: banked $147 debit $23 (16% used ≈ 0.0 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$124 cash · rolled 3 ct earn ≈ $1,594/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$2,205/mo
vs 50% target ($2,377/mo)-7%
vs normal income ($4,753/mo)46% covered
Net income (after hedge)$2,096/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $165 is $23 below CC-SS $188.09: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$6,781
… as % of IC ($5,940)114.2%
… as % of ML ($43,440)15.6%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.4 mo
Surgical close (3 ct)$-13,210
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.12/sh (~25% of the $0.49 collected) or spot ≥ $165.54 (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 $174.77 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $163.35Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$163-165.54
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
≥ $165.54
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 1.14 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$165.00 (2.0σ)$147$-7,432+$5,763-$246
+2.5%$169.12 (2.5σ)$-1,090$-7,264+$5,932-$1,483
+5%$173.25 (3.0σ)$-2,328$-7,096+$6,100-$2,721
SS (= V-bounce)$182.40 (4.1σ)$-5,073$-6,722+$6,473-$5,466
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $188.09, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-13,196
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$13,486
− CC assignment net of premium (3 × $165): -$6,781
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-6,490 (+$6,706 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-994 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-5,496, the opportunity cost of earning $2,205/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $171.36 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$1,761, position total $-7,173 (+$6,023 vs today)
🎯 50% normal3 × $162.507 Aug2d9.4%90%hist 95%21%hist 18%+5pp$228$3,420$7,450
Sell 3 × $162.50 9.4% OTM over spot $148.52 7 Aug 2026 (2d, $0.79 mid)
= $228 credit for the 2d cycle → $3,420/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $162.50)
90%
Breach risk
10%
POP (stays ≤ $163.29)
91%
EV / mo
+$1,955
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+5pp
81% whole by 9mo vs 76% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~2.0/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$2,153/mo
median; plan ~$1,464/mo after 68% keep · $3,326 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.0 mo [0.5-2.1], measured ONLY among the 81% 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)
10%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$936
Free roll-up
+$9/wk
Safest escape (by 28 Aug 2026)
$194 @ 86% POP
84% 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 2); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $5.49/sh now → $3.88 mid-life (likely $4.01–$8.01)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.76/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$3.12/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 304 simulated challenges: the $162 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 2, at $167 (overshoots $4.18). 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)~$16214 Aug 20268d left+$3.75/sh+$1,126
cycle +$1,354
[+$869…+$1,250] · 97% credit
67%
surv 52%
-$7,077 NOT
cap gain +$6,118
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$18428 Aug 202622d left+$1.31/sh+$394
cycle +$622
[-$254…+$457] · 64% credit
81%
surv 77%
-$488 NOT
cap gain +$12,707
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$17114 Aug 20268d left+$0.60/sh+$181
cycle +$409
[-$343…+$210] · 54% credit
76%
surv 69%
-$4,962 NOT
cap gain +$8,233
Max even-money escape in the band~$18928 Aug 202622d left+$0.10/sh+$29
cycle +$257
[-$721…+$65] · 31% credit
84%
surv 81%
+$851 SAFE
cap gain +$14,046
reaches SS ✓
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$19428 Aug 202622d left-$0.72/sh-$215
cycle +$13
[-$1,050…-$200] · 9% credit
86%
surv 84%
+$2,311 SAFE
cap gain +$15,506
budget: banked $228 debit $215 (94% used ≈ 0.3 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$13 cash · rolled 3 ct earn ≈ $1,294/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$3,420/mo
vs 50% target ($2,377/mo)+44%
vs normal income ($4,753/mo)72% covered
Net income (after hedge)$3,311/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $162.50 is $26 below CC-SS $188.09: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$7,450
… as % of IC ($5,940)125.4%
… as % of ML ($43,440)17.1%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.6 mo
Surgical close (3 ct)$-13,206
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.19/sh (~25% of the $0.76 collected) or spot ≥ $163.29 (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 $174.77 (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
$161-163.29
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
≥ $163.29
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 1.14 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$162.50 (1.7σ)$228$-8,203+$4,992-$165
+2.5%$166.56 (2.2σ)$-991$-8,037+$5,158-$1,384
+5%$170.62 (2.7σ)$-2,210$-7,872+$5,324-$2,602
SS (= V-bounce)$182.40 (4.1σ)$-5,742$-7,391+$5,804-$6,135
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $188.09, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-13,196
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$13,486
− CC assignment net of premium (3 × $162.50): -$7,450
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-7,159 (+$6,037 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-994 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-6,165, the opportunity cost of earning $3,420/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $171.36 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$2,430, position total $-7,842 (+$5,354 vs today)
100% normal3 × $1607 Aug2d7.7%86%hist 95%29%hist 18%+12pp$330$4,950+$1,530$8,098
Sell 3 × $160 7.7% OTM over spot $148.52 7 Aug 2026 (2d, $1.15 mid)
= $330 credit for the 2d cycle → $4,950/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $160)
86%
Breach risk
14%
POP (stays ≤ $161.15)
88%
EV / mo
+$2,636
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+12pp
80% whole by 9mo vs 68% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~2.9/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$2,757/mo
median; plan ~$1,875/mo after 68% keep · $5,374 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 80% 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)
15%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$806
Free roll-up
+$9/wk
Safest escape (by 21 Aug 2026)
$186 @ 86% POP
84% 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 2); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $5.35/sh now → $3.79 mid-life (likely $4.09–$8.02)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.10/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.69/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 438 simulated challenges: the $160 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 2, at $164 (overshoots $4.13). 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+$3.65/sh+$1,095
cycle +$1,425
[+$841…+$1,129] · 98% credit
67%
surv 52%
-$7,858 NOT
cap gain +$5,337
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$17628 Aug 202622d left+$2.04/sh+$612
cycle +$942
[+$5…+$593] · 76% credit
78%
surv 73%
-$2,725 NOT
cap gain +$10,470
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$16914 Aug 20268d left+$0.51/sh+$152
cycle +$482
[-$383…+$125] · 44% credit
77%
surv 70%
-$5,741 NOT
cap gain +$7,454
Max even-money escape in the band~$18428 Aug 202622d left+$0.21/sh+$64
cycle +$394
[-$700…+$24] · 28% credit
82%
surv 79%
-$717 NOT
cap gain +$12,478
reaches SS ✓
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$18621 Aug 202615d left-$1.00/sh-$300
cycle +$30
[-$1,123…-$353]
86%
surv 84%
-$228 NOT
cap gain +$12,967
budget: banked $330 debit $300 (91% used ≈ 0.3 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$30 cash · rolled 3 ct earn ≈ $1,673/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$4,950/mo
vs 50% target ($2,377/mo)+108%
vs normal income ($4,753/mo)104% covered
Net income (after hedge)$4,841/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $160 is $28 below CC-SS $188.09: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$8,098
… as % of IC ($5,940)136.3%
… as % of ML ($43,440)18.6%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.7 mo
Surgical close (3 ct)$-13,210
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.28/sh (~25% of the $1.10 collected) or spot ≥ $161.15 (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 $174.77 (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
$158-161.15
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
≥ $161.15
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 1.14 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$160.00 (1.4σ)$330$-8,953+$4,242-$63
+2.5%$164.00 (1.9σ)$-870$-8,790+$4,406-$1,263
+5%$168.00 (2.4σ)$-2,070$-8,627+$4,569-$2,463
SS (= V-bounce)$182.40 (4.1σ)$-6,390$-8,039+$5,156-$6,783
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $188.09, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-13,196
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$13,486
− CC assignment net of premium (3 × $160): -$8,098
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-7,807 (+$5,389 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-994 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-6,813, the opportunity cost of earning $4,950/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $171.36 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$3,078, position total $-8,490 (+$4,706 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 · 9d · E[net] $245/mo

🎯 Engine pick: sell 3 × $162.50 (50% normal), 79% survival, breach 21%, $2,680/mo.
⚖️ Worth a safer step: the $167.50 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 85% (breach 21% → 15%) for $1,030/mo less (38% 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 $167.50 rung, unless you need the income to cover the hedge bleed, or you expect COIN to stay flat-to-down near term.
COIN  spot $148.52 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsFIGHT edgePer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
cover hedge3 × $20014 Aug9d34.7%99%hist 99%3%hist 1%-3pp$45$150-$2,530$0
Sell 3 × $200 34.7% OTM over spot $148.52 14 Aug 2026 (9d, $0.33 mid)
= $45 credit for the 9d cycle → $150/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $200)
99%
Breach risk
1%
POP (stays ≤ $200.32)
99%
EV / mo
+$105
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
-3pp
67% whole by 9mo vs 70% 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
$1/mo
median; plan ~$1/mo after 68% keep · $3 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.0 mo [0.5-2.5], measured ONLY among the 67% 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)
-$2,730
Free roll-up
+$6/wk
Safest escape (by 28 Aug 2026)
$216 @ 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 4 of 9); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $13.08/sh now → $9.25 mid-life → ≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.15/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$9.10/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+$2.92/sh+$876
cycle +$921
67%
surv 53%
+$5,270 SAFE
cap gain +$18,465
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$20621 Aug 202612d left+$1.35/sh+$406
cycle +$451
72%
surv 61%
+$7,009 SAFE
cap gain +$20,204
Max even-money escape in the band~$21628 Aug 202618d left+$0.15/sh+$46
cycle +$91
76%
surv 69%
+$10,056 SAFE
cap gain +$23,251
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$150/mo
vs 50% target ($2,377/mo)-94%
vs normal income ($4,753/mo)3% covered
Net income (after hedge)$41/mo
Downside budget
✓ $200 is at/above CC-SS $188.09: assignment is break-even or better.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$0
… as % of IC ($5,940)0.0%
… as % of ML ($43,440)0.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.0 mo
Surgical close (3 ct)$-13,248
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 ≥ $200.32 (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 $174.77 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $198.00Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$198-200.32
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
≥ $200.32
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 1.14 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$200.00 (2.9σ)$45$4,394+$17,589+$4,902
+2.5%$205.00 (3.2σ)$-1,455$4,598+$17,793+$4,902
+5%$210.00 (3.5σ)$-2,955$4,802+$17,997+$4,902
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $188.09, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-13,196
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$13,486
− CC assignment net of premium (3 × $200): -$0
Total Position P&L @ SS: $291 (+$13,486 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-994 (this trade vs do-nothing: +$1,285, the opportunity cost of earning $150/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $171.36 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$0, position total $-5,412 (+$7,784 vs today)
🛡 safe yield3 × $17514 Aug9d17.8%91%hist 99%18%hist 6%+0pp$285$950-$1,730$3,643
Sell 3 × $175 17.8% OTM over spot $148.52 14 Aug 2026 (9d, $1.05 mid)
= $285 credit for the 9d cycle → $950/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $175)
91%
Breach risk
9%
POP (stays ≤ $176.05)
92%
EV / mo
+$473
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+0pp
70% whole by 9mo vs 70% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~0.6/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$572/mo
median; plan ~$389/mo after 68% keep · $1,585 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.3 mo [0.6-3.0], 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)
11%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,924
Free roll-up
+$6/wk
Safest escape (by 28 Aug 2026)
$191 @ 78% POP
72% 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 4 of 9); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $10.41/sh now → $7.36 mid-life (likely $5.83–$10.10)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.95/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$6.41/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 341 simulated challenges: the $175 strike is typically first touched on day 7 of 9, at $179 (overshoots $4.09). 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)~$17521 Aug 202612d left+$2.31/sh+$693
cycle +$978
[+$611…+$1,172] · 99% credit
67%
surv 53%
-$3,194 NOT
cap gain +$10,002
Max even-money escape in the band~$18628 Aug 202618d left+$1.14/sh+$343
cycle +$628
[+$168…+$803] · 87% credit
75%
surv 67%
+$369 SAFE
cap gain +$13,565
reaches SS ✓
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$18121 Aug 202612d left+$0.53/sh+$158
cycle +$443
[+$2…+$513] · 75% credit
72%
surv 62%
-$1,520 NOT
cap gain +$11,675
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$19128 Aug 202618d left-$0.87/sh-$260
cycle +$25
[-$572…+$180] · 37% credit
78%
surv 72%
+$1,470 SAFE
cap gain +$14,666
budget: banked $285 debit $260 (91% used ≈ 1.2 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$25 cash · rolled 3 ct earn ≈ $3,248/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$950/mo
vs 50% target ($2,377/mo)-60%
vs normal income ($4,753/mo)20% covered
Net income (after hedge)$841/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $175 is $13 below CC-SS $188.09: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$3,643
… as % of IC ($5,940)61.3%
… as % of ML ($43,440)8.4%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.8 mo
Surgical close (3 ct)$-13,226
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.24/sh (~25% of the $0.95 collected) or spot ≥ $176.05 (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 $174.77 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $173.25Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$173-176.05
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
≥ $176.05
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 1.14 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$175.00 (1.5σ)$285$-3,886+$9,309-$108
+2.5%$179.37 (1.8σ)$-1,027$-3,708+$9,488-$1,420
+5%$183.75 (2.0σ)$-2,340$-3,529+$9,666-$2,358
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $188.09, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-13,196
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$13,486
− CC assignment net of premium (3 × $175): -$3,643
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-3,352 (+$9,844 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-994 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-2,358, the opportunity cost of earning $950/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $171.36 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$0, position total $-5,412 (+$7,784 vs today)
33% normal ← lean3 × $167.5014 Aug9d12.8%85%hist 95%31%hist 22%+2pp$495$1,650-$1,030$5,683
Sell 3 × $167.50 12.8% OTM over spot $148.52 14 Aug 2026 (9d, $1.87 mid)
= $495 credit for the 9d cycle → $1,650/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $167.50)
85%
Breach risk
15%
POP (stays ≤ $169.37)
87%
EV / mo
+$624
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+2pp
76% whole by 9mo vs 74% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~1.0/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$952/mo
median; plan ~$647/mo after 68% keep · $2,469 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.3 mo [0.7-2.9], 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)
22%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,556
Free roll-up
+$6/wk
Safest escape (by 28 Aug 2026)
$184 @ 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 4 of 9); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $9.67/sh now → $6.84 mid-life (likely $6.52–$10.21)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.65/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$5.19/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 670 simulated challenges: the $168 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 9, at $171 (overshoots $3.91). 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)~$16821 Aug 202612d left+$2.14/sh+$642
cycle +$1,137
[+$446…+$887] · 99% credit
67%
surv 53%
-$5,590 NOT
cap gain +$7,605
Max even-money escape in the band~$17928 Aug 202618d left+$0.77/sh+$231
cycle +$726
[-$99…+$431] · 65% credit
76%
surv 68%
-$2,088 NOT
cap gain +$11,107
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)~$17421 Aug 202612d left+$0.30/sh+$90
cycle +$585
[-$167…+$242] · 49% credit
73%
surv 63%
-$3,934 NOT
cap gain +$9,262
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$18428 Aug 202618d left-$1.13/sh-$338
cycle +$157
[-$789…-$174] · 17% credit
78%
surv 73%
-$954 NOT
cap gain +$12,242
budget: banked $495 debit $338 (68% used ≈ 0.9 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$157 cash · rolled 3 ct earn ≈ $2,855/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$1,650/mo
vs 50% target ($2,377/mo)-31%
vs normal income ($4,753/mo)35% covered
Net income (after hedge)$1,541/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $167.50 is $21 below CC-SS $188.09: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$5,683
… as % of IC ($5,940)95.7%
… as % of ML ($43,440)13.1%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.2 mo
Surgical close (3 ct)$-13,262
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.41/sh (~25% of the $1.65 collected) or spot ≥ $169.37 (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 $174.77 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $165.82Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$166-169.37
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
≥ $169.37
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 1.14 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$167.50 (1.1σ)$495$-6,232+$6,963+$102
+2.5%$171.69 (1.3σ)$-761$-6,061+$7,134-$1,154
+5%$175.88 (1.6σ)$-2,018$-5,890+$7,305-$2,410
SS (= V-bounce)$182.40 (1.9σ)$-3,975$-5,624+$7,571-$4,368
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $188.09, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-13,196
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$13,486
− CC assignment net of premium (3 × $167.50): -$5,683
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-5,392 (+$7,804 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-994 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-4,398, the opportunity cost of earning $1,650/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $171.36 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$663, position total $-6,075 (+$7,121 vs today)
🎯 50% normal3 × $162.5014 Aug9d9.4%79%hist 92%44%hist 32%+3pp$804$2,680$6,874
Sell 3 × $162.50 9.4% OTM over spot $148.52 14 Aug 2026 (9d, $2.89 mid)
= $804 credit for the 9d cycle → $2,680/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $162.50)
79%
Breach risk
21%
POP (stays ≤ $165.39)
83%
EV / mo
+$986
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+3pp
68% whole by 9mo vs 65% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~1.7/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$1,296/mo
median; plan ~$882/mo after 68% keep · $3,461 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.2 mo [0.6-2.2], 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)
34%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,145
Free roll-up
+$6/wk
Safest escape (by 28 Aug 2026)
$184 @ 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 4 of 9); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $9.18/sh now → $6.50 mid-life (likely $6.70–$10.63)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $2.68/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$3.82/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,022 simulated challenges: the $162 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 9, at $167 (overshoots $4.01). 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)~$16221 Aug 202612d left+$2.03/sh+$609
cycle +$1,413
[+$324…+$761] · 97% credit
67%
surv 53%
-$7,018 NOT
cap gain +$6,177
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$16928 Aug 202618d left+$1.59/sh+$476
cycle +$1,280
[+$68…+$624] · 81% credit
72%
surv 62%
-$4,943 NOT
cap gain +$8,252
Max even-money escape in the band~$17428 Aug 202618d left+$0.54/sh+$161
cycle +$965
[-$267…+$270] · 45% credit
76%
surv 68%
-$3,554 NOT
cap gain +$9,641
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)~$16921 Aug 202612d left+$0.16/sh+$47
cycle +$851
[-$279…+$122] · 35% credit
73%
surv 63%
-$5,372 NOT
cap gain +$7,824
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$18428 Aug 202618d left-$2.17/sh-$650
cycle +$154
[-$1,294…-$626] · 5% credit
82%
surv 78%
-$956 NOT
cap gain +$12,239
budget: banked $804 debit $650 (81% used ≈ 1.1 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$154 cash · rolled 3 ct earn ≈ $2,166/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$2,680/mo
vs 50% target ($2,377/mo)+13%
vs normal income ($4,753/mo)56% covered
Net income (after hedge)$2,571/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $162.50 is $26 below CC-SS $188.09: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$6,874
… as % of IC ($5,940)115.7%
… as % of ML ($43,440)15.8%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.4 mo
Surgical close (3 ct)$-13,258
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.67/sh (~25% of the $2.68 collected) or spot ≥ $165.39 (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 $174.77 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $160.88Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$161-165.39
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
≥ $165.39
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 1.14 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$162.50 (≤1σ, normal week)$804$-7,627+$5,568+$411
+2.5%$166.56 (1.0σ)$-415$-7,461+$5,734-$808
+5%$170.62 (1.3σ)$-1,634$-7,296+$5,900-$2,026
SS (= V-bounce)$182.40 (1.9σ)$-5,166$-6,815+$6,380-$5,559
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $188.09, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-13,196
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$13,486
− CC assignment net of premium (3 × $162.50): -$6,874
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-6,583 (+$6,613 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-994 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-5,589, the opportunity cost of earning $2,680/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $171.36 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$1,854, position total $-7,266 (+$5,930 vs today)
100% normal3 × $152.5014 Aug9d2.7%61%hist 78%81%hist 81%+6pp$1,575$5,250+$2,570$9,103
Sell 3 × $152.50 2.7% OTM over spot $148.52 14 Aug 2026 (9d, $5.65 mid)
= $1,575 credit for the 9d cycle → $5,250/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $152.50)
61%
Breach risk
39%
POP (stays ≤ $158.15)
72%
EV / mo
+$954
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+6pp
74% whole by 9mo vs 68% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~4.1/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$1,957/mo
median; plan ~$1,331/mo after 68% keep · $4,265 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.1 mo [0.5-2.7], 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)
65%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$178
Free roll-up
+$4/wk
Safest escape (by 28 Aug 2026)
$186 @ 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 4 of 9); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $8.26/sh now → $5.84 mid-life (likely $7.72–$10.54)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $5.25/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.59/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,962 simulated challenges: the $152 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 9, at $156 (overshoots $3.62). 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)~$15221 Aug 202612d left+$1.82/sh+$546
cycle +$2,121
[+$185…+$405] · 94% credit
67%
surv 53%
-$9,718 NOT
cap gain +$3,477
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$15628 Aug 202618d left+$2.26/sh+$677
cycle +$2,252
[+$196…+$486] · 92% credit
70%
surv 59%
-$8,231 NOT
cap gain +$4,965
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$15621 Aug 202612d left+$0.35/sh+$105
cycle +$1,680
[-$319…-$73] · 18% credit
70%
surv 60%
-$8,802 NOT
cap gain +$4,393
Max even-money escape in the band~$16428 Aug 202618d left+$0.09/sh+$28
cycle +$1,603
[-$528…-$209] · 13% credit
77%
surv 70%
-$6,323 NOT
cap gain +$6,872
SS $182 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$18628 Aug 202618d left-$4.21/sh-$1,263
cycle +$312
[-$2,288…-$1,684]
90%
surv 89%
+$53 SAFE
cap gain +$13,248
budget: banked $1,575 debit $1,263 (80% used ≈ 1.0 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$312 cash · rolled 3 ct earn ≈ $815/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$5,250/mo
vs 50% target ($2,377/mo)+121%
vs normal income ($4,753/mo)110% covered
Net income (after hedge)$5,141/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $152.50 is $36 below CC-SS $188.09: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$9,103
… as % of IC ($5,940)153.2%
… as % of ML ($43,440)21.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.9 mo
Surgical close (3 ct)$-13,316
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $1.31/sh (~25% of the $5.25 collected) or spot ≥ $158.15 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $152)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $174.77 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $150.97Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$151-158.15
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
≥ $158.15
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 1.14 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$152.50 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,575$-10,264+$2,931+$1,182
+2.5%$156.31 (≤1σ, normal week)$431$-10,109+$3,087+$38
+5%$160.12 (≤1σ, normal week)$-712$-9,953+$3,242-$1,106
SS (= V-bounce)$182.40 (1.9σ)$-7,395$-9,044+$4,151-$7,788
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $188.09, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-13,196
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$13,486
− CC assignment net of premium (3 × $152.50): -$9,103
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-8,812 (+$4,384 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-994 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-7,818, the opportunity cost of earning $5,250/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $171.36 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$4,083, position total $-9,495 (+$3,701 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 (38 clear the floor), click to expand

Every eligible strike x expiry in the 2-45 DTE band (4 expiries scanned, 38 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: 1.136 (IBKR)  |  Recovery@SS: +$13,486 (un-capped fortress gain if stock rallies to SS)  |  Do-nothing @ SS: $-994

StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$162.502d7 Aug 2026$0.763/3$3,420$3,31190%91%+$1,955-$7,450125.4%$-7,159 (vs do-nothing $-6,165)
$1602d7 Aug 2026$1.102/3$3,300$3,43786%88%+$1,757-$5,39890.9%$-5,536 (vs do-nothing $-4,542)
$157.502d7 Aug 2026$1.512/3$4,530$4,66781%84%+$2,109-$5,81697.9%$-5,954 (vs do-nothing $-4,960)
$162.509d14 Aug 2026$2.683/3$2,680$2,57179%83%+$986-$6,874115.7%$-6,583 (vs do-nothing $-5,589)
$1609d14 Aug 2026$3.053/3$3,050$2,94175%80%+$889-$7,513126.5%$-7,222 (vs do-nothing $-6,228)
$1552d7 Aug 2026$2.051/3$3,075$3,45774%80%+$1,205-$3,10452.3%$-3,670 (vs do-nothing $-2,676)
$16016d21 Aug 2026$4.953/3$2,784$2,67671%77%+$690-$6,943116.9%$-6,652 (vs do-nothing $-5,658)
$157.509d14 Aug 2026$3.852/3$2,567$2,70471%78%+$741-$5,34890.0%$-5,486 (vs do-nothing $-4,492)
$16023d28 Aug 2026$6.603/3$2,583$2,47469%77%+$627-$6,448108.5%$-6,157 (vs do-nothing $-5,163)
$157.5016d21 Aug 2026$5.453/3$3,066$2,95767%75%+$584-$7,543127.0%$-7,252 (vs do-nothing $-6,258)
$152.502d7 Aug 2026$2.831/3$4,245$4,62866%76%+$1,418-$3,27655.2%$-3,842 (vs do-nothing $-2,848)
$1559d14 Aug 2026$4.402/3$2,933$3,07066%75%+$637-$5,73896.6%$-5,876 (vs do-nothing $-4,882)
$157.5023d28 Aug 2026$6.803/3$2,661$2,55266%75%+$419-$7,138120.2%$-6,847 (vs do-nothing $-5,853)
Show 25 more candidates (lower strikes: more income, lower survival)
StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$15516d21 Aug 2026$6.802/3$2,550$2,68764%74%+$598-$5,25888.5%$-5,396 (vs do-nothing $-4,402)
$15523d28 Aug 2026$7.653/3$2,993$2,88563%73%+$430-$7,633128.5%$-7,342 (vs do-nothing $-6,348)
$152.509d14 Aug 2026$5.252/3$3,500$3,63761%72%+$636-$6,068102.2%$-6,206 (vs do-nothing $-5,212)
$152.5016d21 Aug 2026$7.202/3$2,700$2,83760%71%+$407-$5,67895.6%$-5,816 (vs do-nothing $-4,822)
$152.5023d28 Aug 2026$8.753/3$3,424$3,31559%71%+$388-$8,053135.6%$-7,762 (vs do-nothing $-6,768)
$1502d7 Aug 2026$3.801/3$5,700$6,08257%71%+$1,545-$3,42957.7%$-3,995 (vs do-nothing $-3,001)
$15023d28 Aug 2026$10.002/3$2,609$2,74656%70%+$391-$5,61894.6%$-5,756 (vs do-nothing $-4,762)
$1509d14 Aug 2026$6.352/3$4,233$4,37056%69%+$696-$6,348106.9%$-6,486 (vs do-nothing $-5,492)
$15016d21 Aug 2026$8.602/3$3,225$3,36256%70%+$545-$5,89899.3%$-6,036 (vs do-nothing $-5,042)
$14923d28 Aug 2026$10.352/3$2,700$2,83754%69%+$368-$5,74896.8%$-5,886 (vs do-nothing $-4,892)
$14916d21 Aug 2026$8.452/3$3,169$3,30654%68%+$321-$6,128103.2%$-6,266 (vs do-nothing $-5,272)
$1499d14 Aug 2026$6.752/3$4,500$4,63753%69%+$662-$6,468108.9%$-6,606 (vs do-nothing $-5,612)
$1492d7 Aug 2026$3.901/3$5,850$6,23253%69%+$1,046-$3,51959.2%$-4,085 (vs do-nothing $-3,091)
$14823d28 Aug 2026$10.802/3$2,817$2,95453%69%+$365-$5,85898.6%$-5,996 (vs do-nothing $-5,002)
$14816d21 Aug 2026$8.852/3$3,319$3,45652%68%+$295-$6,248105.2%$-6,386 (vs do-nothing $-5,392)
$14723d28 Aug 2026$11.352/3$2,961$3,09851%68%+$384-$5,948100.1%$-6,086 (vs do-nothing $-5,092)
$1489d14 Aug 2026$7.201/3$2,400$2,78251%68%+$321-$3,28955.4%$-3,855 (vs do-nothing $-2,861)
$14716d21 Aug 2026$9.302/3$3,488$3,62450%67%+$280-$6,358107.0%$-6,496 (vs do-nothing $-5,502)
$14623d28 Aug 2026$11.752/3$3,065$3,20250%67%+$359-$6,068102.2%$-6,206 (vs do-nothing $-5,212)
$1482d7 Aug 2026$4.401/3$6,600$6,98249%67%+$1,075-$3,56960.1%$-4,135 (vs do-nothing $-3,141)
$1479d14 Aug 2026$7.102/3$4,733$4,87049%66%+$238-$6,798114.5%$-6,936 (vs do-nothing $-5,942)
$14616d21 Aug 2026$9.852/3$3,694$3,83149%66%+$294-$6,448108.6%$-6,586 (vs do-nothing $-5,592)
$1469d14 Aug 2026$7.801/3$2,600$2,98247%65%+$188-$3,42957.7%$-3,995 (vs do-nothing $-3,001)
$1472d7 Aug 2026$4.751/3$7,125$7,50845%65%+$805-$3,63461.2%$-4,200 (vs do-nothing $-3,206)
$1462d7 Aug 2026$5.501/3$8,250$8,63241%64%+$1,062-$3,65961.6%$-4,225 (vs do-nothing $-3,231)

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.

fortress_fight.py v6.3  |  2026-08-05 21:42