FORTRESS FIGHT: COIN-LC165 @ $147.92

BE SS: $210.90  |  CC-SS: $218.60  |  8 contracts (800 sh) |  ⌂ PORTFOLIO

GENERATED2026-08-18 21:37

COIN-LC165 @ $147.92   UNDERWATER $62.98 (29.9% below BE SS)

8 contracts (800 sh)  |  BE SS: $210.90  |  CC-SS: $218.60 (banked floor $215.80)  |  IV: HIGH  |  Accounts: Main:1299

LC: $165 exp 2028-01-21 (entry $101.085/sh)
SP: $240 exp 2028-01-21 (entry $85.833/sh)
HP: $85 exp 2026-10-16 (entry $2.740/sh)

Economics

Max Loss$137,440(ND $16.80 + SW $155) x 800
Normal income ref$11,506/mo95% ann ROI on ML
Hedge rolling cost$289/mo
Unrealized P&L$-64,860fortress legs from IBKR
INCOME GOALPOSTS & VELOCITY
50% INCOME FLOOR
$5,753/mo
HEDGE COVER
$289/mo
NORMAL INCOME
$11,506/mo (ATM CC, chain)
IC VELOCITY
1.2 mo to earn back $13,440
ML VELOCITY
11.9 mo to earn back $137,440
Deep drawdown confirmed: a CC at CC-SS $218.60 (probe: $215C 17d) brings only $14/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
$2,558
Hole (after banked)
$62,302
was $64,860 · 4% earned back
Cycles closed
10
Credit in flight
$0
CC-SS · banked floor (info)
$218.60 → $215.80
? 5 leg(s) closed as UNKNOWN (vanished with no fill in window): banked $0, conservative. Fix campaign.json by hand if wrong.
TECHNICALS (cc_timing weekly gate + daily trigger)
WEEKLYPULLBACK · %B 23 (live) · RSI 39 · MACD bullish, hist rising
DAILYFALLING (provisional) · RSI 44 · %B 29 · hist rising (nightly)
LEVELS20W MA (bounce target) $169.85 (+15%) · daily UBB $169.06 · 1-wk expected move ±$13 (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: 7 contracts at $160 / 3d. This is the safest strike (survival 88%, breach 12%) that still earns 50% of normal income ($5,753/mo); it brings $5,950/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 8 × $155/3d for $13,120/mo, but breach risk rises to 23% (+11pp vs the primary). The lower strike is hit by a smaller bounce.
More safety, less income: for just the hedge you can sit at 8 × $220/3d (99+% survival, $80/mo).
Downside anchor: the primary mortgages $40,426 (301% of IC) ONLY on a full V-bounce all the way to SS $211, recoverable in 3.5 months of normal income. That is the rare tail; the frequent case is the strike holding. Surgical close on the 7 contracts realizes $-56,780 and cuts bleed by $253/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 8 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 · 21 Aug 2026 (3d) · sell 7 × $160, 88% survival, $5,950/mo (E[net] $4,614/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 🏆21 Aug 2026 · 3d7 × $16088%$5,950$4,614
NEXT FRIDAY28 Aug 2026 · 10d8 × $16078%$5,904$1,091
E[net] arithmetic on the grand pick: keep $595 with probability 87%; on the 13% touch you roll, paying $2,520 to close and taking $2,118 back from the best priced door (net cash $402) 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 · 21 Aug 2026 · 3d · E[net] $4,614/mo 🏆 GRAND PICK

🎯 Engine pick: sell 7 × $160 (50% normal), 88% survival, breach 12%, $5,950/mo.
The pick is already past the ~80% (≈1σ) comfort line, so take the income. Stepping out to the $162.50 rung (🛡 safe yield) lifts survival to 92% (breach 12% → 8%) for $1,230/mo less (21% income) buys safety you do not really need here.
COIN  spot $147.92 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsFIGHT edgePer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
cover hedge6 × $18521 Aug3d25.1%99%hist 97%2%hist 1%+1pp$30$300-$5,650$20,131
Sell 6 × $185 25.1% OTM over spot $147.92 21 Aug 2026 (3d, $0.14 mid)
= $30 credit for the 3d cycle → $300/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $185)
99%
Breach risk
1%
POP (stays ≤ $185.13)
99%
EV / mo
+$241
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+1pp
53% whole by 9mo vs 52% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~0.1/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$-32/mo
median; plan ~$-22/mo after 68% keep · $-155 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~2.0 mo [1.0-4.3], measured ONLY among the 53% 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)
-$2,754
Free roll-up
+$7/wk
Safest escape (by 11 Sep 2026)
$215 @ 84% POP
81% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 6 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: $6.56/sh now → $4.64 mid-life → ≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.05/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$4.59/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (6 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$18528 Aug 20268d left+$3.99/sh+$2,395
cycle +$2,425
68%
surv 52%
-$27,427 NOT
cap gain +$37,433
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$19228 Aug 20268d left+$1.35/sh+$811
cycle +$841
75%
surv 65%
-$22,328 NOT
cap gain +$42,532
Max even-money escape in the band~$21511 Sep 202622d left+$0.21/sh+$125
cycle +$155
84%
surv 81%
-$2,690 NOT
cap gain +$62,170
reaches 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$300/mo
vs 50% target ($5,753/mo)-95%
vs normal income ($11,506/mo)3% covered
Net income (after hedge)$23/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $185 is $34 below CC-SS $218.60: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$20,131
… as % of IC ($13,440)149.8%
… as % of ML ($137,440)14.6%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.7 mo
Surgical close (6 ct)$-48,696
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 ≥ $185.13 (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 $169.06 (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
$183-185.13
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
≥ $185.13
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 1.18 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$185.00 (4.4σ)$30$-29,822+$35,038+$18
+2.5%$189.62 (5.0σ)$-2,745$-28,231+$36,629-$2,757
+5%$194.25 (5.5σ)$-5,520$-26,640+$38,220-$5,532
SS (= V-bounce)$210.90 (7.5σ)$-15,510$-21,093+$43,767-$14,982
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $218.60, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-64,860
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$66,723
− CC assignment net of premium (6 × $185): -$20,131
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (2 × $210): -$1,716
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-19,984 (+$44,876 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-5,002 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-14,982, the opportunity cost of earning $300/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $169.85 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$0, position total $-44,154 (+$20,706 vs today)
33% normal7 × $162.5021 Aug3d9.9%92%hist 97%17%hist 10%+7pp$413$4,130-$1,820$38,858
Sell 7 × $162.50 9.9% OTM over spot $147.92 21 Aug 2026 (3d, $0.62 mid)
= $413 credit for the 3d cycle → $4,130/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $162.50)
92%
Breach risk
8%
POP (stays ≤ $163.12)
93%
EV / mo
+$2,614
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+7pp
51% whole by 9mo vs 44% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~2.1/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$2,526/mo
median; plan ~$1,717/mo after 68% keep · $15,634 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~3.2 mo [1.6-4.9], measured ONLY among the 51% 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)
-$2,176
Free roll-up
+$7/wk
Safest escape (by 11 Sep 2026)
$187 @ 85% POP
82% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 7 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: $5.23/sh now → $3.70 mid-life (likely $3.45–$6.18)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.59/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$3.11/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 219 simulated challenges: the $162 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 3, at $166 (overshoots $3.33). 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 (7 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$16228 Aug 20268d left+$3.12/sh+$2,182
cycle +$2,595
[+$2,027…+$2,605] · 99% credit
68%
surv 52%
-$48,500 NOT
cap gain +$16,360
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$18011 Sep 202622d left+$0.96/sh+$672
cycle +$1,085
[-$57…+$990] · 73% credit
80%
surv 75%
-$33,886 NOT
cap gain +$30,974
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$17028 Aug 20268d left+$0.50/sh+$349
cycle +$762
[-$243…+$595] · 65% credit
76%
surv 68%
-$43,649 NOT
cap gain +$21,211
Max even-money escape in the band~$18511 Sep 202622d left+$0.23/sh+$163
cycle +$576
[-$683…+$453] · 50% credit
83%
surv 80%
-$29,675 NOT
cap gain +$35,185
SS $211 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$18711 Sep 202622d left-$0.38/sh-$266
cycle +$147
[-$1,237…+$2] · 25% credit
85%
surv 82%
-$27,744 NOT
cap gain +$37,116
budget: banked $413 debit $266 (65% used ≈ 0.3 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$147 cash · rolled 7 ct earn ≈ $3,167/mo while parked; 1 ct free to re-sell
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted +0.5 vol pt per +1% move (spike-vol name: vol expands on a fast move, richer buyback). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$4,130/mo
vs 50% target ($5,753/mo)-28%
vs normal income ($11,506/mo)36% covered
Net income (after hedge)$3,847/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $162.50 is $56 below CC-SS $218.60: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$38,858
… as % of IC ($13,440)289.1%
… as % of ML ($137,440)28.3%
Recovery months (at normal income)3.4 mo
Surgical close (7 ct)$-56,774
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.15/sh (~25% of the $0.59 collected) or spot ≥ $163.12 (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 $169.06 (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
$161-163.12
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $163.12
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 1.18 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$162.50 (1.7σ)$413$-50,681+$14,179+$399
+2.5%$166.56 (2.2σ)$-2,431$-49,690+$15,170-$2,445
+5%$170.62 (2.7σ)$-5,274$-48,699+$16,161-$5,288
SS (= V-bounce)$210.90 (7.5σ)$-33,467$-38,962+$25,898-$32,851
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $218.60, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-64,860
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$66,723
− CC assignment net of premium (7 × $162.50): -$38,858
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (1 × $210): -$858
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-37,853 (+$27,007 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-5,002 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-32,851, the opportunity cost of earning $4,130/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $169.85 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$4,732, position total $-48,888 (+$15,972 vs today)
🛡 safe yield8 × $162.5021 Aug3d9.9%92%hist 97%17%hist 10%+8pp$472$4,720-$1,230$44,409
Sell 8 × $162.50 9.9% OTM over spot $147.92 21 Aug 2026 (3d, $0.62 mid)
= $472 credit for the 3d cycle → $4,720/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $162.50)
92%
Breach risk
8%
POP (stays ≤ $163.12)
93%
EV / mo
+$2,987
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+8pp
54% whole by 9mo vs 46% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~2.1/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$2,908/mo
median; plan ~$1,978/mo after 68% keep · $17,454 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~2.3 mo [1.5-4.6], measured ONLY among the 54% 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)
-$2,487
Free roll-up
+$7/wk
Safest escape (by 11 Sep 2026)
$187 @ 85% POP
82% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 8 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: $5.23/sh now → $3.70 mid-life (likely $3.25–$6.07)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.59/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$3.11/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 221 simulated challenges: the $162 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 3, at $165 (overshoots $3.00). 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 (8 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$16228 Aug 20268d left+$3.12/sh+$2,494
cycle +$2,966
[+$2,310…+$3,035] · 100% credit
68%
surv 52%
-$48,131 NOT
cap gain +$16,729
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$18011 Sep 202622d left+$0.96/sh+$768
cycle +$1,240
[-$93…+$1,220] · 73% credit
80%
surv 75%
-$33,733 NOT
cap gain +$31,127
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$17028 Aug 20268d left+$0.50/sh+$399
cycle +$871
[-$240…+$749] · 68% credit
76%
surv 68%
-$43,542 NOT
cap gain +$21,318
Max even-money escape in the band~$18511 Sep 202622d left+$0.23/sh+$187
cycle +$659
[-$810…+$606] · 55% credit
83%
surv 80%
-$29,594 NOT
cap gain +$35,266
SS $211 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$18711 Sep 202622d left-$0.38/sh-$305
cycle +$167
[-$1,420…+$112] · 31% credit
85%
surv 82%
-$27,726 NOT
cap gain +$37,134
budget: banked $472 debit $305 (65% used ≈ 0.3 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$167 cash · rolled 8 ct earn ≈ $3,620/mo while parked; 0 ct free to re-sell
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted +0.5 vol pt per +1% move (spike-vol name: vol expands on a fast move, richer buyback). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$4,720/mo
vs 50% target ($5,753/mo)-18%
vs normal income ($11,506/mo)41% covered
Net income (after hedge)$4,431/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $162.50 is $56 below CC-SS $218.60: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$44,409
… as % of IC ($13,440)330.4%
… as % of ML ($137,440)32.3%
Recovery months (at normal income)3.9 mo
Surgical close (8 ct)$-64,884
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.15/sh (~25% of the $0.59 collected) or spot ≥ $163.12 (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 $169.06 (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
$161-163.12
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $163.12
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 1.18 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$162.50 (1.7σ)$472$-50,624+$14,236+$456
+2.5%$166.56 (2.2σ)$-2,778$-50,039+$14,821-$2,794
+5%$170.62 (2.7σ)$-6,028$-49,454+$15,406-$6,044
SS (= V-bounce)$210.90 (7.5σ)$-38,248$-43,655+$21,205-$37,544
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $218.60, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-64,860
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$66,723
− CC assignment net of premium (8 × $162.50): -$44,409
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-42,546 (+$22,314 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-5,002 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-37,544, the opportunity cost of earning $4,720/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $169.85 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$5,408, position total $-49,566 (+$15,294 vs today)
🎯 50% normal7 × $16021 Aug3d8.2%88%hist 87%24%hist 25%+11pp$595$5,950$40,426
Sell 7 × $160 8.2% OTM over spot $147.92 21 Aug 2026 (3d, $0.89 mid)
= $595 credit for the 3d cycle → $5,950/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $160)
88%
Breach risk
12%
POP (stays ≤ $160.89)
90%
EV / mo
+$3,415
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+11pp
52% whole by 9mo vs 42% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~3.2/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$3,403/mo
median; plan ~$2,314/mo after 68% keep · $21,009 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~3.4 mo [1.6-5.4], measured ONLY among the 52% 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)
-$1,925
Free roll-up
+$7/wk
Safest escape (by 11 Sep 2026)
$187 @ 86% POP
84% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 7 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: $5.09/sh now → $3.60 mid-life (likely $3.41–$6.34)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.85/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.75/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 402 simulated challenges: the $160 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 3, at $163 (overshoots $3.14). 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 (7 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$16028 Aug 20268d left+$3.03/sh+$2,118
cycle +$2,713
[+$1,787…+$2,437] · 99% credit
68%
surv 52%
-$50,741 NOT
cap gain +$14,119
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$17711 Sep 202622d left+$0.81/sh+$569
cycle +$1,164
[-$480…+$857] · 66% credit
80%
surv 76%
-$36,167 NOT
cap gain +$28,693
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$16728 Aug 20268d left+$0.41/sh+$290
cycle +$885
[-$491…+$513] · 57% credit
76%
surv 68%
-$45,886 NOT
cap gain +$18,974
Max even-money escape in the band~$18211 Sep 202622d left+$0.09/sh+$65
cycle +$660
[-$1,062…+$324] · 40% credit
84%
surv 81%
-$31,951 NOT
cap gain +$32,909
SS $211 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$18711 Sep 202622d left-$0.84/sh-$590
cycle +$5
[-$1,876…-$367] · 11% credit
86%
surv 84%
-$27,886 NOT
cap gain +$36,974
budget: banked $595 debit $590 (99% used ≈ 0.4 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$5 cash · rolled 7 ct earn ≈ $2,633/mo while parked; 1 ct free to re-sell
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted +0.5 vol pt per +1% move (spike-vol name: vol expands on a fast move, richer buyback). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$5,950/mo
vs 50% target ($5,753/mo)+3%
vs normal income ($11,506/mo)52% covered
Net income (after hedge)$5,667/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $160 is $59 below CC-SS $218.60: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$40,426
… as % of IC ($13,440)300.8%
… as % of ML ($137,440)29.4%
Recovery months (at normal income)3.5 mo
Surgical close (7 ct)$-56,780
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.21/sh (~25% of the $0.85 collected) or spot ≥ $160.89 (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 $169.06 (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
$158-160.89
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
≥ $160.89
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 1.18 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$160.00 (1.4σ)$595$-52,859+$12,001+$581
+2.5%$164.00 (1.9σ)$-2,205$-51,883+$12,977-$2,219
+5%$168.00 (2.4σ)$-5,005$-50,907+$13,953-$5,019
SS (= V-bounce)$210.90 (7.5σ)$-35,035$-40,530+$24,330-$34,419
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $218.60, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-64,860
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$66,723
− CC assignment net of premium (7 × $160): -$40,426
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (1 × $210): -$858
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-39,421 (+$25,439 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-5,002 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-34,419, the opportunity cost of earning $5,950/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $169.85 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$6,300, position total $-50,456 (+$14,404 vs today)
100% normal8 × $15521 Aug3d4.8%77%hist 85%47%hist 38%+15pp$1,312$13,120+$7,170$49,569
Sell 8 × $155 4.8% OTM over spot $147.92 21 Aug 2026 (3d, $1.71 mid)
= $1,312 credit for the 3d cycle → $13,120/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $155)
77%
Breach risk
23%
POP (stays ≤ $156.72)
82%
EV / mo
+$5,203
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+15pp
61% whole by 9mo vs 46% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~5.9/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$5,808/mo
median; plan ~$3,949/mo after 68% keep · $30,743 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~2.6 mo [1.4-4.3], measured ONLY among the 61% 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)
29%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,414
Free roll-up
+$7/wk
Safest escape (by 11 Sep 2026)
$187 @ 90% POP
89% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 8 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: $4.82/sh now → $3.41 mid-life (likely $3.66–$6.61)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.64/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.77/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 881 simulated challenges: the $155 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 3, at $158 (overshoots $3.20). 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 (8 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$15528 Aug 20268d left+$2.85/sh+$2,279
cycle +$3,591
[+$1,780…+$2,569] · 99% credit
68%
surv 52%
-$54,585 NOT
cap gain +$10,275
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$17011 Sep 202622d left+$1.05/sh+$841
cycle +$2,153
[-$457…+$993] · 64% credit
79%
surv 74%
-$42,260 NOT
cap gain +$22,600
Max even-money escape in the band~$17211 Sep 202622d left+$0.53/sh+$426
cycle +$1,738
[-$961…+$535] · 43% credit
81%
surv 77%
-$40,315 NOT
cap gain +$24,545
SS $211 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$16228 Aug 20268d left+$0.25/sh+$200
cycle +$1,512
[-$849…+$294] · 37% credit
77%
surv 69%
-$49,981 NOT
cap gain +$14,879
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$18711 Sep 202622d left-$1.46/sh-$1,170
cycle +$142
[-$3,024…-$1,204]
90%
surv 89%
-$27,751 NOT
cap gain +$37,109
budget: banked $1,312 debit $1,170 (89% used ≈ 0.4 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$142 cash · rolled 8 ct earn ≈ $2,123/mo while parked; 0 ct free to re-sell
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted +0.5 vol pt per +1% move (spike-vol name: vol expands on a fast move, richer buyback). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$13,120/mo
vs 50% target ($5,753/mo)+128%
vs normal income ($11,506/mo)114% covered
Net income (after hedge)$12,831/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $155 is $64 below CC-SS $218.60: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$49,569
… as % of IC ($13,440)368.8%
… as % of ML ($137,440)36.1%
Recovery months (at normal income)4.3 mo
Surgical close (8 ct)$-64,920
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 $1.64 collected) or spot ≥ $156.72 (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 $169.06 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $153.45Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$153-156.72
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
≥ $156.72
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 1.18 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$155.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,312$-56,864+$7,996+$1,296
+2.5%$158.88 (1.3σ)$-1,788$-56,306+$8,554-$1,804
+5%$162.75 (1.8σ)$-4,888$-55,748+$9,112-$4,904
SS (= V-bounce)$210.90 (7.5σ)$-43,408$-48,815+$16,045-$42,704
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $218.60, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-64,860
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$66,723
− CC assignment net of premium (8 × $155): -$49,569
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-47,706 (+$17,154 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-5,002 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-42,704, the opportunity cost of earning $13,120/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $169.85 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$10,568, position total $-54,726 (+$10,134 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 · 28 Aug 2026 · 10d · E[net] $1,091/mo

🎯 Engine pick: sell 8 × $160 (50% normal), 78% survival, breach 22%, $5,904/mo.
⚖️ Worth a safer step: the $165 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 85% (breach 22% → 15%) for $2,040/mo less (35% 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 $165 rung, unless you need the income to cover the hedge bleed, or you expect COIN to stay flat-to-down near term.
COIN  spot $147.92 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsFIGHT edgePer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
cover hedge7 × $19028 Aug10d28.4%98%hist 97%5%hist 1%+0pp$105$315-$5,589$19,916
Sell 7 × $190 28.4% OTM over spot $147.92 28 Aug 2026 (10d, $0.55 mid)
= $105 credit for the 10d cycle → $315/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $190)
98%
Breach risk
2%
POP (stays ≤ $190.55)
98%
EV / mo
+$165
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+0pp
41% whole by 9mo vs 40% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~0.2/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$-34/mo
median; plan ~$-23/mo after 68% keep · $-187 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~2.6 mo [1.4-4.5], measured ONLY among the 41% 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)
-$5,314
Free roll-up
+$7/wk
Safest escape (by 11 Sep 2026)
$202 @ 74% POP
67% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 7 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: $10.94/sh now → $7.74 mid-life → ≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.15/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$7.59/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (7 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$1904 Sep 202612d left+$3.02/sh+$2,113
cycle +$2,218
68%
surv 53%
-$22,917 NOT
cap gain +$41,943
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1974 Sep 202612d left+$0.10/sh+$69
cycle +$174
73%
surv 63%
-$18,277 NOT
cap gain +$46,583
Max even-money escape in the band~$1974 Sep 202612d left+$0.10/sh+$69
cycle +$174
73%
surv 63%
-$18,277 NOT
cap gain +$46,583
SS $211 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$20211 Sep 202619d left-$0.01/sh-$8
cycle +$97
74%
surv 67%
-$13,633 NOT
cap gain +$51,227
budget: banked $105 debit $8 (7% used ≈ 0.1 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$97 cash · rolled 7 ct earn ≈ $8,544/mo while parked; 1 ct free to re-sell
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted +0.5 vol pt per +1% move (spike-vol name: vol expands on a fast move, richer buyback). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$315/mo
vs 50% target ($5,753/mo)-95%
vs normal income ($11,506/mo)3% covered
Net income (after hedge)$32/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $190 is $29 below CC-SS $218.60: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$19,916
… as % of IC ($13,440)148.2%
… as % of ML ($137,440)14.5%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.7 mo
Surgical close (7 ct)$-57,032
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 ≥ $190.55 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $190)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $169.06 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $188.10Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$188-190.55
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
≥ $190.55
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 1.18 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$190.00 (2.7σ)$105$-25,029+$39,831+$91
+2.5%$194.75 (3.1σ)$-3,220$-23,870+$40,990-$3,234
+5%$199.50 (3.4σ)$-6,545$-22,711+$42,149-$6,559
SS (= V-bounce)$210.90 (4.1σ)$-14,525$-20,020+$44,840-$13,909
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $218.60, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-64,860
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$66,723
− CC assignment net of premium (7 × $190): -$19,916
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (1 × $210): -$858
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-18,911 (+$45,949 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-5,002 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-13,909, the opportunity cost of earning $315/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $169.85 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$0, position total $-44,156 (+$20,704 vs today)
🛡 safe yield8 × $17028 Aug10d14.9%90%hist 97%20%hist 25%+4pp$848$2,544-$3,360$38,033
Sell 8 × $170 14.9% OTM over spot $147.92 28 Aug 2026 (10d, $1.14 mid)
= $848 credit for the 10d cycle → $2,544/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $170)
90%
Breach risk
10%
POP (stays ≤ $171.13)
91%
EV / mo
+$1,327
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+4pp
47% whole by 9mo vs 42% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~1.1/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$1,325/mo
median; plan ~$901/mo after 68% keep · $9,429 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~3.1 mo [1.7-5.1], measured ONLY among the 47% 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)
-$4,205
Free roll-up
+$2/wk
Safest escape (by 11 Sep 2026)
$182 @ 76% POP
70% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 8 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: $8.93/sh now → $6.32 mid-life (likely $5.26–$8.80)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.06/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$5.26/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 360 simulated challenges: the $170 strike is typically first touched on day 7 of 10, at $173 (overshoots $3.43). 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 (8 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$1704 Sep 202612d left+$2.46/sh+$1,972
cycle +$2,820
[+$1,807…+$2,843] · 100% credit
68%
surv 53%
-$41,197 NOT
cap gain +$23,663
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1724 Sep 202612d left+$0.93/sh+$747
cycle +$1,595
[+$339…+$1,549] · 90% credit
69%
surv 56%
-$40,458 NOT
cap gain +$24,402
Max even-money escape in the band~$17711 Sep 202619d left+$1.09/sh+$873
cycle +$1,721
[+$339…+$1,828] · 87% credit
72%
surv 63%
-$35,612 NOT
cap gain +$29,248
SS $211 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$18211 Sep 202619d left-$0.69/sh-$551
cycle +$297
[-$1,337…+$275] · 34% credit
76%
surv 70%
-$32,316 NOT
cap gain +$32,544
budget: banked $848 debit $551 (65% used ≈ 0.9 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$297 cash · rolled 8 ct earn ≈ $7,109/mo while parked; 0 ct free to re-sell
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted +0.5 vol pt per +1% move (spike-vol name: vol expands on a fast move, richer buyback). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$2,544/mo
vs 50% target ($5,753/mo)-56%
vs normal income ($11,506/mo)22% covered
Net income (after hedge)$2,255/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $170 is $49 below CC-SS $218.60: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$38,033
… as % of IC ($13,440)283.0%
… as % of ML ($137,440)27.7%
Recovery months (at normal income)3.3 mo
Surgical close (8 ct)$-64,920
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.27/sh (~25% of the $1.06 collected) or spot ≥ $171.13 (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 $169.06 (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
$168-171.13
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
≥ $171.13
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 1.18 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$170.00 (1.4σ)$848$-43,168+$21,692+$832
+2.5%$174.25 (1.7σ)$-2,552$-42,556+$22,304-$2,568
+5%$178.50 (2.0σ)$-5,952$-41,944+$22,916-$5,968
SS (= V-bounce)$210.90 (4.1σ)$-31,872$-37,279+$27,581-$31,168
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $218.60, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-64,860
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$66,723
− CC assignment net of premium (8 × $170): -$38,033
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-36,170 (+$28,690 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-5,002 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-31,168, the opportunity cost of earning $2,544/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $169.85 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$0, position total $-44,158 (+$20,702 vs today)
33% normal ← lean8 × $16528 Aug10d11.5%85%hist 87%30%hist 30%+6pp$1,288$3,864-$2,040$41,593
Sell 8 × $165 11.5% OTM over spot $147.92 28 Aug 2026 (10d, $1.66 mid)
= $1,288 credit for the 10d cycle → $3,864/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $165)
85%
Breach risk
15%
POP (stays ≤ $166.66)
87%
EV / mo
+$1,752
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+6pp
46% whole by 9mo vs 40% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~1.6/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$1,896/mo
median; plan ~$1,290/mo after 68% keep · $13,071 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~3.2 mo [1.9-5.3], measured ONLY among the 46% 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)
19%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$3,498
Free roll-up
+$2/wk
Safest escape (by 11 Sep 2026)
$180 @ 78% POP
73% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 8 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: $8.46/sh now → $5.98 mid-life (likely $5.40–$8.67)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.61/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$4.37/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 581 simulated challenges: the $165 strike is typically first touched on day 6 of 10, at $168 (overshoots $3.11). 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 (8 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$1654 Sep 202612d left+$2.33/sh+$1,868
cycle +$3,156
[+$1,521…+$2,607] · 100% credit
68%
surv 52%
-$45,581 NOT
cap gain +$19,279
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1674 Sep 202612d left+$0.84/sh+$671
cycle +$1,959
[+$127…+$1,302] · 80% credit
69%
surv 56%
-$44,814 NOT
cap gain +$20,046
Max even-money escape in the band~$17211 Sep 202619d left+$0.90/sh+$716
cycle +$2,004
[+$19…+$1,419] · 76% credit
73%
surv 64%
-$40,049 NOT
cap gain +$24,811
SS $211 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$18011 Sep 202619d left-$1.30/sh-$1,039
cycle +$249
[-$2,007…-$463] · 16% credit
78%
surv 73%
-$34,724 NOT
cap gain +$30,136
budget: banked $1,288 debit $1,039 (81% used ≈ 1.2 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$249 cash · rolled 8 ct earn ≈ $5,917/mo while parked; 0 ct free to re-sell
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted +0.5 vol pt per +1% move (spike-vol name: vol expands on a fast move, richer buyback). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$3,864/mo
vs 50% target ($5,753/mo)-33%
vs normal income ($11,506/mo)34% covered
Net income (after hedge)$3,575/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $165 is $54 below CC-SS $218.60: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$41,593
… as % of IC ($13,440)309.5%
… as % of ML ($137,440)30.3%
Recovery months (at normal income)3.6 mo
Surgical close (8 ct)$-64,896
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.40/sh (~25% of the $1.61 collected) or spot ≥ $166.66 (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 $169.06 (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
$163-166.66
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $166.66
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 1.18 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$165.00 (1.1σ)$1,288$-47,448+$17,412+$1,272
+2.5%$169.12 (1.4σ)$-2,012$-46,854+$18,006-$2,028
+5%$173.25 (1.7σ)$-5,312$-46,260+$18,600-$5,328
SS (= V-bounce)$210.90 (4.1σ)$-35,432$-40,839+$24,021-$34,728
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $218.60, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-64,860
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$66,723
− CC assignment net of premium (8 × $165): -$41,593
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-39,730 (+$25,130 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-5,002 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-34,728, the opportunity cost of earning $3,864/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $169.85 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$2,592, position total $-46,750 (+$18,110 vs today)
🎯 50% normal8 × $16028 Aug10d8.2%78%hist 85%45%hist 38%+6pp$1,968$5,904$44,913
Sell 8 × $160 8.2% OTM over spot $147.92 28 Aug 2026 (10d, $2.56 mid)
= $1,968 credit for the 10d cycle → $5,904/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $160)
78%
Breach risk
22%
POP (stays ≤ $162.56)
82%
EV / mo
+$2,241
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+6pp
46% whole by 9mo vs 40% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~2.4/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$2,560/mo
median; plan ~$1,741/mo after 68% keep · $18,233 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~2.6 mo [1.6-5.3], measured ONLY among the 46% 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)
-$2,559
Free roll-up
+$2/wk
Safest escape (by 11 Sep 2026)
$177 @ 81% POP
77% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 8 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: $8.00/sh now → $5.66 mid-life (likely $5.65–$8.62)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $2.46/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$3.20/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,018 simulated challenges: the $160 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 10, at $163 (overshoots $2.98). 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 (8 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$1604 Sep 202612d left+$2.21/sh+$1,767
cycle +$3,735
[+$1,304…+$2,131] · 100% credit
68%
surv 52%
-$49,722 NOT
cap gain +$15,138
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$16511 Sep 202619d left+$1.46/sh+$1,170
cycle +$3,138
[+$378…+$1,478] · 88% credit
71%
surv 60%
-$45,995 NOT
cap gain +$18,865
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1624 Sep 202612d left+$0.75/sh+$597
cycle +$2,565
[-$67…+$814] · 70% credit
69%
surv 57%
-$48,928 NOT
cap gain +$15,932
Max even-money escape in the band~$16711 Sep 202619d left+$0.71/sh+$565
cycle +$2,533
[-$298…+$820] · 58% credit
73%
surv 64%
-$44,240 NOT
cap gain +$20,620
SS $211 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$17711 Sep 202619d left-$1.95/sh-$1,558
cycle +$410
[-$2,790…-$1,410] · 5% credit
81%
surv 77%
-$36,923 NOT
cap gain +$27,937
budget: banked $1,968 debit $1,558 (79% used ≈ 1.1 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$410 cash · rolled 8 ct earn ≈ $4,688/mo while parked; 0 ct free to re-sell
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted +0.5 vol pt per +1% move (spike-vol name: vol expands on a fast move, richer buyback). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$5,904/mo
vs 50% target ($5,753/mo)+3%
vs normal income ($11,506/mo)51% covered
Net income (after hedge)$5,615/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $160 is $59 below CC-SS $218.60: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$44,913
… as % of IC ($13,440)334.2%
… as % of ML ($137,440)32.7%
Recovery months (at normal income)3.9 mo
Surgical close (8 ct)$-64,944
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.61/sh (~25% of the $2.46 collected) or spot ≥ $162.56 (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 $169.06 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $158.40Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$158-162.56
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $162.56
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 1.18 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$160.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,968$-51,488+$13,372+$1,952
+2.5%$164.00 (1.0σ)$-1,232$-50,912+$13,948-$1,248
+5%$168.00 (1.3σ)$-4,432$-50,336+$14,524-$4,448
SS (= V-bounce)$210.90 (4.1σ)$-38,752$-44,159+$20,701-$38,048
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $218.60, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-64,860
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$66,723
− CC assignment net of premium (8 × $160): -$44,913
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-43,050 (+$21,810 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-5,002 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-38,048, the opportunity cost of earning $5,904/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $169.85 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$5,912, position total $-50,070 (+$14,790 vs today)
100% normal7 × $15028 Aug10d1.4%57%hist 69%89%hist 79%+10pp$3,850$11,550+$5,646$44,171
Sell 7 × $150 1.4% OTM over spot $147.92 28 Aug 2026 (10d, $5.72 mid)
= $3,850 credit for the 10d cycle → $11,550/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $150)
57%
Breach risk
43%
POP (stays ≤ $155.72)
71%
EV / mo
+$2,565
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+10pp
45% whole by 9mo vs 35% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~8.0/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$3,147/mo
median; plan ~$2,140/mo after 68% keep · $23,188 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~3.1 mo [1.9-5.3], measured ONLY among the 45% 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)
72%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
+$325
Free roll-up
+$2/wk
Safest escape (by 11 Sep 2026)
$180 @ 91% POP
90% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 7 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: $7.12/sh now → $5.04 mid-life (likely $6.83–$9.42)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $5.50/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets +$0.46/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 2,169 simulated challenges: the $150 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 10, at $153 (overshoots $3.13). 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 (7 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$1504 Sep 202612d left+$1.97/sh+$1,377
cycle +$5,227
[+$782…+$1,072] · 100% credit
68%
surv 52%
-$57,668 NOT
cap gain +$7,192
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$15211 Sep 202619d left+$2.09/sh+$1,466
cycle +$5,316
[+$509…+$964] · 95% credit
69%
surv 57%
-$55,615 NOT
cap gain +$9,245
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1524 Sep 202612d left+$0.57/sh+$399
cycle +$4,249
[-$479…-$26] · 22% credit
69%
surv 57%
-$56,682 NOT
cap gain +$8,178
Max even-money escape in the band~$15711 Sep 202619d left+$0.35/sh+$246
cycle +$4,096
[-$925…-$311] · 13% credit
74%
surv 65%
-$52,115 NOT
cap gain +$12,745
SS $211 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$18011 Sep 202619d left-$3.66/sh-$2,564
cycle +$1,286
[-$4,714…-$3,453]
91%
surv 90%
-$33,685 NOT
cap gain +$31,175
budget: banked $3,850 debit $2,564 (67% used ≈ 1.0 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$1,286 cash · rolled 7 ct earn ≈ $1,518/mo while parked; 1 ct free to re-sell
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted +0.5 vol pt per +1% move (spike-vol name: vol expands on a fast move, richer buyback). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$11,550/mo
vs 50% target ($5,753/mo)+101%
vs normal income ($11,506/mo)100% covered
Net income (after hedge)$11,267/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $150 is $69 below CC-SS $218.60: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$44,171
… as % of IC ($13,440)328.7%
… as % of ML ($137,440)32.1%
Recovery months (at normal income)3.8 mo
Surgical close (7 ct)$-56,910
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $1.38/sh (~25% of the $5.50 collected) or spot ≥ $155.72 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $150)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $169.06 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $148.50Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$148-155.72
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
≥ $155.72
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 1.18 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$150.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$3,850$-59,044+$5,816+$3,836
+2.5%$153.75 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,225$-58,129+$6,731+$1,211
+5%$157.50 (≤1σ, normal week)$-1,400$-57,214+$7,646-$1,414
SS (= V-bounce)$210.90 (4.1σ)$-38,780$-44,275+$20,585-$38,164
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $218.60, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-64,860
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$66,723
− CC assignment net of premium (7 × $150): -$44,171
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (1 × $210): -$858
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-43,166 (+$21,694 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-5,002 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-38,164, the opportunity cost of earning $11,550/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $169.85 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$10,045, position total $-54,201 (+$10,659 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 (36 clear the floor), click to expand

Every eligible strike x expiry in the 3-45 DTE band (4 expiries scanned, 36 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: 1.180 (IBKR)  |  Recovery@SS: +$66,723 (un-capped fortress gain if stock rallies to SS)  |  Do-nothing @ SS: $-5,002

StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$1603d21 Aug 2026$0.857/8$5,950$5,66788%90%+$3,415-$40,426300.8%$-39,421 (vs do-nothing $-34,419)
$157.503d21 Aug 2026$1.126/8$6,720$6,44383%86%+$3,081-$35,989267.8%$-35,842 (vs do-nothing $-30,840)
$16010d28 Aug 2026$2.468/8$5,904$5,61578%82%+$2,241-$44,913334.2%$-43,050 (vs do-nothing $-38,048)
$1553d21 Aug 2026$1.644/8$6,560$6,29577%82%+$2,602-$24,784184.4%$-26,354 (vs do-nothing $-21,352)
$157.5010d28 Aug 2026$2.608/8$6,240$5,95174%79%+$1,443-$46,801348.2%$-44,938 (vs do-nothing $-39,936)
$152.503d21 Aug 2026$2.273/8$6,810$6,55169%77%+$2,182-$19,149142.5%$-21,577 (vs do-nothing $-16,575)
$15510d28 Aug 2026$3.656/8$6,570$6,29369%77%+$1,890-$35,971267.6%$-35,824 (vs do-nothing $-30,822)
$15517d4 Sep 2026$5.307/8$6,547$6,26466%75%+$1,567-$40,811303.7%$-39,806 (vs do-nothing $-34,804)
$15524d11 Sep 2026$6.158/8$6,150$5,86165%74%+$1,090-$45,961342.0%$-44,098 (vs do-nothing $-39,096)
$152.5010d28 Aug 2026$3.905/8$5,850$5,57963%73%+$821-$31,101231.4%$-31,812 (vs do-nothing $-26,810)
$152.5017d4 Sep 2026$5.656/8$5,982$5,70661%72%+$822-$36,271269.9%$-36,124 (vs do-nothing $-31,122)
$152.5024d11 Sep 2026$6.907/8$6,038$5,75561%72%+$838-$41,441308.3%$-40,436 (vs do-nothing $-35,434)
$1503d21 Aug 2026$3.102/8$6,200$5,94760%72%+$1,579-$13,10097.5%$-16,386 (vs do-nothing $-11,384)
Show 23 more candidates (lower strikes: more income, lower survival)
StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$15010d28 Aug 2026$5.504/8$6,600$6,33557%71%+$1,466-$25,240187.8%$-26,810 (vs do-nothing $-21,808)
$15017d4 Sep 2026$6.655/8$5,868$5,59757%70%+$702-$30,976230.5%$-31,687 (vs do-nothing $-26,685)
$15024d11 Sep 2026$7.906/8$5,925$5,64857%71%+$715-$36,421271.0%$-36,274 (vs do-nothing $-31,272)
$1493d21 Aug 2026$3.552/8$7,100$6,84756%71%+$1,712-$13,21098.3%$-16,496 (vs do-nothing $-11,494)
$14924d11 Sep 2026$8.806/8$6,600$6,32355%70%+$1,062-$36,481271.4%$-36,334 (vs do-nothing $-31,332)
$14910d28 Aug 2026$5.004/8$6,000$5,73555%69%+$358-$25,840192.3%$-27,410 (vs do-nothing $-22,408)
$14917d4 Sep 2026$6.456/8$6,829$6,55355%69%+$173-$37,891281.9%$-37,744 (vs do-nothing $-32,742)
$14824d11 Sep 2026$8.856/8$6,638$6,36153%69%+$755-$37,051275.7%$-36,904 (vs do-nothing $-31,902)
$14817d4 Sep 2026$8.154/8$5,753$5,48853%69%+$992-$24,980185.9%$-26,550 (vs do-nothing $-21,548)
$14810d28 Aug 2026$6.254/8$7,500$7,23552%68%+$1,313-$25,740191.5%$-27,310 (vs do-nothing $-22,308)
$1483d21 Aug 2026$3.902/8$7,800$7,54752%68%+$1,546-$13,34099.3%$-16,626 (vs do-nothing $-11,624)
$14724d11 Sep 2026$9.006/8$6,750$6,47352%68%+$508-$37,561279.5%$-37,414 (vs do-nothing $-32,412)
$14717d4 Sep 2026$7.855/8$6,926$6,65651%67%+$551-$31,876237.2%$-32,587 (vs do-nothing $-27,585)
$14624d11 Sep 2026$9.505/8$5,938$5,66750%67%+$423-$31,551234.8%$-32,262 (vs do-nothing $-27,260)
$14710d28 Aug 2026$6.104/8$7,320$7,05550%67%+$550-$26,200194.9%$-27,770 (vs do-nothing $-22,768)
$14617d4 Sep 2026$7.855/8$6,926$6,65649%66%+$104-$32,376240.9%$-33,087 (vs do-nothing $-28,085)
$14524d11 Sep 2026$10.105/8$6,312$6,04248%67%+$472-$31,751236.2%$-32,462 (vs do-nothing $-27,460)
$1473d21 Aug 2026$4.452/8$8,900$8,64747%67%+$1,679-$13,43099.9%$-16,716 (vs do-nothing $-11,714)
$14610d28 Aug 2026$6.603/8$5,940$5,68147%66%+$395-$19,800147.3%$-22,228 (vs do-nothing $-17,226)
$14517d4 Sep 2026$8.754/8$6,176$5,91247%65%+$344-$25,940193.0%$-27,510 (vs do-nothing $-22,508)
$14510d28 Aug 2026$7.703/8$6,930$6,67144%65%+$889-$19,770147.1%$-22,198 (vs do-nothing $-17,196)
$1463d21 Aug 2026$4.952/8$9,900$9,64743%65%+$1,607-$13,530100.7%$-16,816 (vs do-nothing $-11,814)
$1453d21 Aug 2026$5.252/8$10,500$10,24738%63%+$1,031-$13,670101.7%$-16,956 (vs do-nothing $-11,954)

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 8 contracts at the conservative CC.

fortress_fight.py v6.3  |  2026-08-18 21:37