FORTRESS FIGHT: COIN-LC500 @ $171.27

BE SS: $563.00  |  CC-SS: $351.02  |  25 contracts (2,500 sh) |  ⌂ PORTFOLIO

GENERATED2026-09-10 21:51

COIN-LC500BBC @ $171.27   UNDERWATER $391.73 (69.6% below BE SS)

25 contracts (2,500 sh)  |  BE SS: $563.00  |  CC-SS: $351.02 (banked floor $341.75)  |  IV: HIGH  |  Accounts: Main:1299

LC: $500 exp 2027-12-17 (entry $79.745/sh)
SP: $330 exp 2027-12-17 (entry $100.135/sh)
HP: $300 exp 2027-12-17 (entry $83.388/sh)

Economics

Max Loss$232,500(ND $63.00 + SW $30) x 2500
Normal income ref$43,500/mo95% ann ROI on ML
Hedge (static, never rolled)$0/moHP expiry = SP LEAPS; decay ≈ $0/mo (info only, already in marks)
Unrealized P&L$-188,500fortress legs from IBKR
INCOME GOALPOSTS & VELOCITY
50% INCOME FLOOR
$21,750/mo
HEDGE COVER
$0/mo (static)
NORMAL INCOME
$43,500/mo (ATM CC, chain)
IC VELOCITY
3.6 mo to earn back $157,500
ML VELOCITY
5.3 mo to earn back $232,500
Deep drawdown (unpriceable at CC-SS): no listed call within 92% of CC-SS $351.02 in the fetched chain; the deepest available is $300C (15d, $350/mo, a BELOW-CC-SS strike, not a safe CC). Income at true CC-SS ≈ $0, so FIGHT below it is warranted.
🏦 CAMPAIGN LEDGER , realized CC income since 2026-07-16; 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 2026-07-16
$12,888
Hole (after banked)
$175,612
was $188,500 · 7% earned back
Cycles closed
13
Credit in flight
$2,200
CC-SS · banked floor (info)
$351.02 → $341.75
? 4 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
25x $225C 11 Sep 2026U10001299$0.88$2,2002026-09-04
TECHNICALS (cc_timing weekly gate + daily trigger)
WEEKLYNEUTRAL · %B 52 (live) · RSI 47 · MACD bullish, hist rising
DAILYFALLING (provisional) · RSI 50 · %B 44 · hist falling (nightly)
LEVELSUpper BB (CC ceiling) $204.01 (+19%) · daily UBB $201.56 · 1-wk expected move ±$16 (chain IV)
SETUPNo tilt: engine default. (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: 22 contracts at $185 / 8d. This is the safest strike (survival 78%, breach 22%) that still earns 50% of normal income ($21,750/mo); it brings $22,275/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 21 × $175/8d for $43,706/mo, but breach risk rises to 40% (+18pp vs the primary). The lower strike is hit by a smaller bounce.
More safety, less income: for just the hedge you can sit at 25 × $350/8d (99+% survival, $94/mo).
Downside anchor: the primary mortgages $359,301 (228% of IC) ONLY on a full V-bounce all the way to SS $563, recoverable in 8.3 months of normal income. That is the rare tail; the frequent case is the strike holding. Surgical close on the 22 contracts realizes $-166,001 and cuts bleed by $0/mo.

📅 Two weekly tracks, this Friday & next Friday

Each Friday gets its own recommended pick and full income ladder (safest strike per income rung, sized across your 25 contracts). The master ranks the two by E[net]/mo to pick one grand pick; both are shown here so you can choose the tenor that fits your roll cadence.

🏆 Grand pick: NEXT FRIDAY · 18 Sep 2026 (8d) · sell 22 × $185, 78% survival, $22,275/mo (E[net] $6,737/mo).
This week's Friday is inside the pin/gamma window, so only the next weekly is shown.
TrackExpirySellSurvivalIncome/moE[net]/mo
NEXT FRIDAY 🏆18 Sep 2026 · 8d22 × $18578%$22,275$6,737
E[net] arithmetic on the grand pick: keep $5,940 with probability 68%; on the 32% touch you roll, paying $13,579 to close and taking $6,571 back from the best priced door (net cash $7,009) 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.

📅 NEXT FRIDAY · 18 Sep 2026 · 8d · E[net] $6,737/mo 🏆 GRAND PICK

🎯 Engine pick: sell 22 × $185 (50% normal), 78% survival, breach 22%, $22,275/mo.
⚖️ Worth a safer step: the $190 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 85% (breach 22% → 15%) for $7,785/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 $190 rung, unless you need the income to cover the hedge bleed, or you expect COIN to stay flat-to-down near term.
COIN  spot $171.27 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsFIGHT edgePer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
🛡 safe yield25 × $197.5018 Sep8d15.3%91%hist 96%18%hist 13%+10pp$2,575$9,656-$12,619$381,221
Sell 25 × $197.50 15.3% OTM over spot $171.27 18 Sep 2026 (8d, $1.09 mid)
= $2,575 credit for the 8d cycle → $9,656/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $197.50)
91%
Breach risk
9%
POP (stays ≤ $198.59)
92%
EV / mo
+$5,069
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+10pp
19% whole by 9mo vs 10% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~1.4/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$6,742/mo
median; plan ~$4,584/mo after 68% keep · $55,805 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~5.5 mo [4.6-7.6], measured ONLY among the 19% 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)
-$14,729
Free roll-up
+$6/wk
Safest escape (by 2 Oct 2026)
$216 @ 79% POP
74% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 25 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 4 of 8); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $9.79/sh now → $6.92 mid-life (likely $5.46–$9.36)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.03/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$5.89/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 315 simulated challenges: the $198 strike is typically first touched on day 6 of 8, at $201 (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 (25 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$19825 Sep 202611d left+$3.36/sh+$8,401
cycle +$10,976
[+$8,286…+$12,636] · 100% credit
68%
surv 53%
-$159,950 NOT
cap gain +$28,550
Max even-money escape in the band~$2112 Oct 202618d left+$0.75/sh+$1,882
cycle +$4,457
[+$150…+$5,749] · 78% credit
76%
surv 69%
-$157,270 NOT
cap gain +$31,230
SS $563 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$20425 Sep 202611d left+$0.56/sh+$1,408
cycle +$3,983
[+$59…+$4,681] · 76% credit
72%
surv 62%
-$162,769 NOT
cap gain +$25,731
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$2162 Oct 202618d left-$0.31/sh-$772
cycle +$1,803
[-$2,981…+$2,727] · 46% credit
79%
surv 74%
-$156,574 NOT
cap gain +$31,926
budget: banked $2,575 debit $772 (30% used ≈ 0.3 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$1,803 cash · rolled 25 ct earn ≈ $27,553/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$9,656/mo
vs 50% target ($21,750/mo)-56%
vs normal income ($43,500/mo)22% covered
Net income (after hedge)$9,656/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $197.50 is $154 below CC-SS $351.02: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$381,221
… as % of IC ($157,500)242.0%
… as % of ML ($232,500)164.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)8.8 mo
Surgical close (25 ct)$-188,663
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.26/sh (~25% of the $1.03 collected) or spot ≥ $198.59 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $198)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $201.56 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $195.53Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$196-198.59
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
≥ $198.59
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 0.27 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$197.50 (1.5σ)$2,575$-168,351+$20,149+$2,400
+2.5%$202.44 (1.8σ)$-9,769$-177,387+$11,113-$9,944
+5%$207.38 (2.1σ)$-22,112$-186,422+$2,078-$22,288
SS (= V-bounce)$563.00 (23.0σ)$-911,175$-837,216-$648,716-$253,850
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $351.02, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-188,500
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$120,432
− CC assignment net of premium (25 × $197.50): -$381,221
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-449,290 ($-260,790 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-195,440 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-253,850, the opportunity cost of earning $9,656/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $204.01 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$13,700, position total $-180,264 (+$8,236 vs today)
33% normal ← lean21 × $19018 Sep8d10.9%85%hist 86%32%hist 31%+10pp$3,864$14,490-$7,785$334,275
Sell 21 × $190 10.9% OTM over spot $171.27 18 Sep 2026 (8d, $1.90 mid)
= $3,864 credit for the 8d cycle → $14,490/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $190)
85%
Breach risk
15%
POP (stays ≤ $191.90)
87%
EV / mo
+$6,224
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+10pp
20% whole by 9mo vs 9% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~2.6/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$8,742/mo
median; plan ~$5,945/mo after 68% keep · $74,239 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~5.9 mo [4.5-7.1], measured ONLY among the 20% 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)
21%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$9,717
Free roll-up
+$6/wk
Safest escape (by 2 Oct 2026)
$211 @ 81% POP
77% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 21 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 4 of 8); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $9.14/sh now → $6.47 mid-life (likely $5.96–$9.75)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.84/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$4.63/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 633 simulated challenges: the $190 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 8, at $194 (overshoots $3.85). The [P25–P75] under each Total is that door's credit across those paths; % credit is the share of those challenges where the roll is a net credit.
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (21 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$19025 Sep 202611d left+$3.13/sh+$6,581
cycle +$10,445
[+$5,664…+$8,571] · 100% credit
68%
surv 52%
-$165,478 NOT
cap gain +$23,022
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$2012 Oct 202618d left+$1.33/sh+$2,785
cycle +$6,649
[+$603…+$4,682] · 82% credit
75%
surv 67%
-$161,750 NOT
cap gain +$26,750
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$19625 Sep 202611d left+$0.37/sh+$767
cycle +$4,631
[-$1,143…+$2,237] · 53% credit
72%
surv 63%
-$167,118 NOT
cap gain +$21,382
Max even-money escape in the band~$2042 Oct 202618d left+$0.40/sh+$842
cycle +$4,706
[-$1,640…+$2,654] · 51% credit
77%
surv 70%
-$162,018 NOT
cap gain +$26,482
SS $563 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$2112 Oct 202618d left-$1.52/sh-$3,192
cycle +$672
[-$6,503…-$1,840] · 16% credit
81%
surv 77%
-$161,027 NOT
cap gain +$27,473
budget: banked $3,864 debit $3,192 (83% used ≈ 1.0 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$672 cash · rolled 21 ct earn ≈ $17,315/mo while parked; 4 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$14,490/mo
vs 50% target ($21,750/mo)-33%
vs normal income ($43,500/mo)33% covered
Net income (after hedge)$14,546/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $190 is $161 below CC-SS $351.02: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$334,275
… as % of IC ($157,500)212.2%
… as % of ML ($232,500)143.8%
Recovery months (at normal income)7.7 mo
Surgical close (21 ct)$-158,466
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.46/sh (~25% of the $1.84 collected) or spot ≥ $191.90 (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 $201.56 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $188.10Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$188-191.90
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $191.90
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 0.27 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$190.00 (1.1σ)$3,864$-172,059+$16,441+$3,717
+2.5%$194.75 (1.4σ)$-6,111$-178,851+$9,649-$6,258
+5%$199.50 (1.7σ)$-16,086$-185,644+$2,856-$16,233
SS (= V-bounce)$563.00 (23.0σ)$-779,436$-810,649-$622,149-$227,283
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $351.02, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-188,500
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$120,432
− CC assignment net of premium (21 × $190): -$334,275
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (4 × $300): -$20,379
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-422,723 ($-234,223 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-195,440 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-227,283, the opportunity cost of earning $14,490/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $204.01 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$25,557, position total $-192,093 ($-3,593 vs today)
🎯 50% normal22 × $18518 Sep8d8.0%78%hist 83%45%hist 39%+18pp$5,940$22,275$359,301
Sell 22 × $185 8.0% OTM over spot $171.27 18 Sep 2026 (8d, $2.75 mid)
= $5,940 credit for the 8d cycle → $22,275/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $185)
78%
Breach risk
22%
POP (stays ≤ $187.75)
82%
EV / mo
+$8,084
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+18pp
26% whole by 9mo vs 8% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~3.8/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$10,907/mo
median; plan ~$7,416/mo after 68% keep · $90,056 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~6.5 mo [4.6-7.4], measured ONLY among the 26% of futures that got whole
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
32%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$7,639
Free roll-up
+$6/wk
Safest escape (by 2 Oct 2026)
$211 @ 84% POP
81% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 22 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 4 of 8); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $8.73/sh now → $6.17 mid-life (likely $6.38–$9.96)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $2.70/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$3.47/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 960 simulated challenges: the $185 strike is typically first touched on day 4 of 8, at $189 (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 (22 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$18525 Sep 202611d left+$2.99/sh+$6,571
cycle +$12,511
[+$5,141…+$8,058] · 100% credit
68%
surv 52%
-$166,769 NOT
cap gain +$21,731
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$1962 Oct 202618d left+$1.09/sh+$2,392
cycle +$8,332
[-$403…+$3,210] · 67% credit
75%
surv 67%
-$163,424 NOT
cap gain +$25,076
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$19125 Sep 202611d left+$0.24/sh+$524
cycle +$6,464
[-$1,800…+$1,143] · 39% credit
72%
surv 63%
-$168,642 NOT
cap gain +$19,858
Max even-money escape in the band~$1992 Oct 202618d left+$0.18/sh+$393
cycle +$6,333
[-$2,665…+$1,150] · 36% credit
77%
surv 70%
-$163,748 NOT
cap gain +$24,752
SS $563 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$2112 Oct 202618d left-$2.58/sh-$5,683
cycle +$257
[-$10,446…-$5,712] · 2% credit
84%
surv 81%
-$161,449 NOT
cap gain +$27,051
budget: banked $5,940 debit $5,683 (96% used ≈ 1.1 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$257 cash · rolled 22 ct earn ≈ $13,161/mo while parked; 3 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$22,275/mo
vs 50% target ($21,750/mo)+2%
vs normal income ($43,500/mo)51% covered
Net income (after hedge)$22,317/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $185 is $166 below CC-SS $351.02: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$359,301
… as % of IC ($157,500)228.1%
… as % of ML ($232,500)154.5%
Recovery months (at normal income)8.3 mo
Surgical close (22 ct)$-166,001
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.68/sh (~25% of the $2.70 collected) or spot ≥ $187.75 (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 $201.56 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $183.15Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$183-187.75
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
≥ $187.75
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 0.27 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$185.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$5,940$-173,340+$15,160+$5,786
+2.5%$189.62 (1.1σ)$-4,235$-180,416+$8,084-$4,389
+5%$194.25 (1.3σ)$-14,410$-187,492+$1,008-$14,564
SS (= V-bounce)$563.00 (23.0σ)$-825,660$-830,580-$642,080-$247,214
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $351.02, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-188,500
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$120,432
− CC assignment net of premium (22 × $185): -$359,301
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (3 × $300): -$15,285
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-442,654 ($-254,154 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-195,440 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-247,214, the opportunity cost of earning $22,275/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $204.01 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$35,882, position total $-202,425 ($-13,925 vs today)
100% normal21 × $17518 Sep8d2.2%60%hist 65%82%hist 79%+25pp$11,655$43,706+$21,431$357,984
Sell 21 × $175 2.2% OTM over spot $171.27 18 Sep 2026 (8d, $5.70 mid)
= $11,655 credit for the 8d cycle → $43,706/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $175)
60%
Breach risk
40%
POP (stays ≤ $180.70)
72%
EV / mo
+$9,651
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+25pp
33% whole by 9mo vs 8% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~9.5/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$14,153/mo
median; plan ~$9,624/mo after 68% keep · $114,891 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~6.4 mo [4.7-7.4], measured ONLY among the 33% 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)
-$112
Free roll-up
+$4/wk
Safest escape (by 2 Oct 2026)
$211 @ 90% POP
89% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 21 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 4 of 8); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $7.92/sh now → $5.60 mid-life (likely $7.41–$10.53)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $5.55/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.05/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,955 simulated challenges: the $175 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 8, at $179 (overshoots $3.94). 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 (21 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$17525 Sep 202611d left+$2.70/sh+$5,678
cycle +$17,333
[+$3,752…+$4,999] · 100% credit
67%
surv 52%
-$168,640 NOT
cap gain +$19,860
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$1812 Oct 202618d left+$2.09/sh+$4,380
cycle +$16,035
[+$1,167…+$3,165] · 92% credit
72%
surv 62%
-$165,764 NOT
cap gain +$22,736
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$17925 Sep 202611d left+$1.02/sh+$2,141
cycle +$13,796
[-$520…+$1,059] · 61% credit
71%
surv 59%
-$169,678 NOT
cap gain +$18,822
Max even-money escape in the band~$1862 Oct 202618d left+$0.64/sh+$1,334
cycle +$12,989
[-$2,595…-$250] · 22% credit
76%
surv 69%
-$165,460 NOT
cap gain +$23,040
SS $563 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$2112 Oct 202618d left-$3.83/sh-$8,036
cycle +$3,619
[-$15,376…-$10,812]
90%
surv 89%
-$158,080 NOT
cap gain +$30,420
budget: banked $11,655 debit $8,036 (69% used ≈ 0.8 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$3,619 cash · rolled 21 ct earn ≈ $6,219/mo while parked; 4 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$43,706/mo
vs 50% target ($21,750/mo)+101%
vs normal income ($43,500/mo)100% covered
Net income (after hedge)$43,762/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $175 is $176 below CC-SS $351.02: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$357,984
… as % of IC ($157,500)227.3%
… as % of ML ($232,500)154.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)8.2 mo
Surgical close (21 ct)$-158,655
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $1.39/sh (~25% of the $5.55 collected) or spot ≥ $180.70 (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 $201.56 (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
$173-180.70
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $180.70
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 0.27 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$175.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$11,655$-174,318+$14,182+$11,508
+2.5%$179.37 (≤1σ, normal week)$2,468$-180,574+$7,926+$2,321
+5%$183.75 (≤1σ, normal week)$-6,720$-186,830+$1,670-$6,867
SS (= V-bounce)$563.00 (23.0σ)$-803,145$-834,358-$645,858-$250,992
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $351.02, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-188,500
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$120,432
− CC assignment net of premium (21 × $175): -$357,984
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (4 × $300): -$20,379
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-446,432 ($-257,932 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-195,440 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-250,992, the opportunity cost of earning $43,706/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $204.01 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$49,266, position total $-215,802 ($-27,302 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 (19 clear the floor), click to expand

Every eligible strike x expiry in the 4-45 DTE band (3 expiries scanned, 19 clear the income floor), each sized to the minimum contracts that clear it. Sorted by survival (safest first): the primary 🎯 is the safest; rows below trade safety for income.

Fortress delta: 0.268 (IBKR)  |  Recovery@SS: +$120,432 (un-capped fortress gain if stock rallies to SS)  |  Do-nothing @ SS: $-195,440

StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$1858d18 Sep 2026$2.7022/25$22,275$22,31778%82%+$8,084-$359,301228.1%$-442,654 (vs do-nothing $-247,214)
$182.508d18 Sep 2026$3.2019/25$22,800$22,88475%80%+$7,159-$314,105199.4%$-412,743 (vs do-nothing $-217,303)
$1808d18 Sep 2026$3.9515/25$22,219$22,35970%77%+$6,565-$250,603159.1%$-369,620 (vs do-nothing $-174,180)
$182.5015d25 Sep 2026$5.0522/25$22,220$22,26270%77%+$5,015-$359,631228.3%$-442,984 (vs do-nothing $-247,544)
$182.5022d2 Oct 2026$6.9024/25$22,582$22,59668%76%+$5,352-$387,884246.3%$-461,048 (vs do-nothing $-265,608)
$18015d25 Sep 2026$5.9019/25$22,420$22,50467%75%+$5,409-$313,725199.2%$-412,363 (vs do-nothing $-216,923)
$177.508d18 Sep 2026$4.5013/25$21,938$22,10665%74%+$4,925-$219,724139.5%$-348,931 (vs do-nothing $-153,491)
$18022d2 Oct 2026$7.4522/25$22,350$22,39265%74%+$4,172-$359,851228.5%$-443,204 (vs do-nothing $-247,764)
$177.5015d25 Sep 2026$6.6017/25$22,440$22,55263%73%+$4,374-$283,762180.2%$-392,589 (vs do-nothing $-197,149)
$177.5022d2 Oct 2026$8.3520/25$22,773$22,84362%73%+$4,537-$330,337209.7%$-423,880 (vs do-nothing $-228,440)
$1758d18 Sep 2026$5.5511/25$22,894$23,09060%72%+$5,055-$187,515119.1%$-326,912 (vs do-nothing $-131,472)
$17515d25 Sep 2026$7.6515/25$22,950$23,09059%71%+$4,159-$252,553160.4%$-371,570 (vs do-nothing $-176,130)
$17522d2 Oct 2026$9.4017/25$21,791$21,90358%71%+$3,422-$283,252179.8%$-392,079 (vs do-nothing $-196,639)
Show 6 more candidates (lower strikes: more income, lower survival)
StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$172.5022d2 Oct 2026$10.3516/25$22,582$22,70855%70%+$3,591-$269,070170.8%$-382,992 (vs do-nothing $-187,552)
$172.508d18 Sep 2026$6.459/25$21,769$21,99355%69%+$3,869-$154,86298.3%$-304,448 (vs do-nothing $-109,008)
$172.5015d25 Sep 2026$8.7013/25$22,620$22,78855%69%+$3,691-$220,764140.2%$-349,971 (vs do-nothing $-154,531)
$17022d2 Oct 2026$11.8014/25$22,527$22,68151%68%+$3,670-$236,906150.4%$-361,018 (vs do-nothing $-165,578)
$17015d25 Sep 2026$10.0011/25$22,000$22,19651%67%+$3,241-$188,120119.4%$-327,517 (vs do-nothing $-132,077)
$1708d18 Sep 2026$7.758/25$23,250$23,48849%67%+$3,905-$138,61588.0%$-293,296 (vs do-nothing $-97,856)

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 25 contracts at the conservative CC.

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