FORTRESS FIGHT: COIN-LC500 @ $180.01

BE SS: $563.00  |  CC-SS: $351.31  |  25 contracts (2,500 sh) |  ⌂ PORTFOLIO

GENERATED2026-09-15 21:51

COIN-LC500BBC @ $180.01   UNDERWATER $382.99 (68.0% below BE SS)

25 contracts (2,500 sh)  |  BE SS: $563.00  |  CC-SS: $351.31 (banked floor $340.42)  |  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$45,838/mo95% ann ROI on ML
Hedge (static, never rolled)$0/moHP expiry = SP LEAPS; decay ≈ $0/mo (info only, already in marks)
Unrealized P&L$-182,625fortress legs from IBKR
INCOME GOALPOSTS & VELOCITY
50% INCOME FLOOR
$22,919/mo
HEDGE COVER
$0/mo (static)
NORMAL INCOME
$45,838/mo (ATM CC, chain)
IC VELOCITY
3.4 mo to earn back $157,500
ML VELOCITY
5.1 mo to earn back $232,500
Deep drawdown (unpriceable at CC-SS): no listed call within 92% of CC-SS $351.31 in the fetched chain; the deepest available is $300C (17d, $353/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
$15,088
Hole (after banked)
$167,537
was $182,625 · 8% earned back
Cycles closed
14
Credit in flight
$0
CC-SS · banked floor (info)
$351.31 → $340.42
? 4 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)
WEEKLYNEUTRAL · %B 66 (live) · RSI 50 · MACD bullish, hist falling
DAILYMIXED (provisional) · RSI 52 · %B 49 · hist rising (nightly)
LEVELSUpper BB (CC ceiling) $202.63 (+13%) · daily UBB $195.74 · 1-wk expected move ±$18 (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 $200 / 3d. This is the safest strike (survival 89%, breach 11%) that still earns 50% of normal income ($22,919/mo); it brings $23,100/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 24 × $192.50/3d for $47,280/mo, but breach risk rises to 21% (+10pp vs the primary). The lower strike is hit by a smaller bounce.
More safety, less income: for just the hedge you can sit at 23 × $205/3d (93% survival, $15,410/mo).
Downside anchor: the primary mortgages $330,570 (210% of IC) ONLY on a full V-bounce all the way to SS $563, recoverable in 7.2 months of normal income. That is the rare tail; the frequent case is the strike holding. Surgical close on the 22 contracts realizes $-160,776 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: THIS FRIDAY · 18 Sep 2026 (3d) · sell 22 × $200, 89% survival, $23,100/mo (E[net] $18,677/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 🏆18 Sep 2026 · 3d22 × $20089%$23,100$18,677
NEXT FRIDAY25 Sep 2026 · 10d23 × $19576%$23,805$2,976
E[net] arithmetic on the grand pick: keep $2,310 with probability 89%; on the 11% touch you roll, paying $10,904 to close and taking $9,229 back from the best priced door (net cash $1,675) 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 · 18 Sep 2026 · 3d · E[net] $18,677/mo 🏆 GRAND PICK

🎯 Engine pick: sell 22 × $200 (50% normal), 89% survival, breach 11%, $23,100/mo.
The pick is already past the ~80% (≈1σ) comfort line, so take the income. Stepping out to the $202.50 rung (🛡 safe yield) lifts survival to 91% (breach 11% → 9%) for $1,850/mo less (8% income) buys safety you do not really need here.
COIN  spot $180.01 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsFIGHT edgePer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
33% normal23 × $20518 Sep3d13.9%93%hist 96%15%hist 14%+16pp$1,541$15,410-$7,690$334,970
Sell 23 × $205 13.9% OTM over spot $180.01 18 Sep 2026 (3d, $0.71 mid)
= $1,541 credit for the 3d cycle → $15,410/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $205)
93%
Breach risk
7%
POP (stays ≤ $205.71)
93%
EV / mo
+$8,351
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+16pp
34% whole by 9mo vs 18% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~2.3/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$10,863/mo
median; plan ~$7,387/mo after 68% keep · $77,206 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~4.3 mo [3.0-6.0], measured ONLY among the 34% 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)
-$10,311
Free roll-up
+$10/wk
Safest escape (by 9 Oct 2026)
$237 @ 83% POP
80% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 23 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 1 of 3); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $7.29/sh now → $5.15 mid-life (likely $4.86–$9.07)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.67/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$4.48/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 213 simulated challenges: the $205 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 3, at $211 (overshoots $5.74). 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 (23 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$20525 Sep 20268d left+$4.39/sh+$10,106
cycle +$11,647
[+$10,389…+$12,548] · 100% credit
67%
surv 52%
-$153,170 NOT
cap gain +$29,455
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$21525 Sep 20268d left+$0.82/sh+$1,885
cycle +$3,426
[-$412…+$3,236] · 69% credit
75%
surv 68%
-$154,274 NOT
cap gain +$28,351
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$2329 Oct 202622d left+$1.06/sh+$2,440
cycle +$3,981
[-$832…+$4,022] · 66% credit
81%
surv 77%
-$141,250 NOT
cap gain +$41,375
Max even-money escape in the band~$2379 Oct 202622d left+$0.15/sh+$344
cycle +$1,885
[-$3,574…+$1,831] · 46% credit
83%
surv 80%
-$139,783 NOT
cap gain +$42,842
SS $563 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
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$15,410/mo
vs 50% target ($22,919/mo)-33%
vs normal income ($45,838/mo)34% covered
Net income (after hedge)$15,416/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $205 is $146 below CC-SS $351.31: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$334,970
… as % of IC ($157,500)212.7%
… as % of ML ($232,500)144.1%
Recovery months (at normal income)7.3 mo
Surgical close (23 ct)$-168,096
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.17/sh (~25% of the $0.67 collected) or spot ≥ $205.71 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $205)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $195.74 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $202.95Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$203-205.71
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
≥ $205.71
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 0.28 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$205.00 (2.1σ)$1,541$-163,277+$19,348+$1,518
+2.5%$210.12 (2.5σ)$-10,246$-171,413+$11,212-$10,269
+5%$215.25 (3.0σ)$-22,034$-179,549+$3,076-$22,057
SS (= V-bounce)$563.00 (32.3σ)$-821,859$-784,202-$601,577-$216,982
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $351.31, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-182,625
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$122,051
− CC assignment net of premium (23 × $205): -$334,970
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (2 × $300): -$10,260
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-405,804 ($-223,179 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-188,822 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-216,982, the opportunity cost of earning $15,410/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $202.63 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$0, position total $-166,506 (+$16,119 vs today)
🛡 safe yield25 × $202.5018 Sep3d12.5%91%hist 96%18%hist 14%+21pp$2,125$21,250-$1,850$369,898
Sell 25 × $202.50 12.5% OTM over spot $180.01 18 Sep 2026 (3d, $0.91 mid)
= $2,125 credit for the 3d cycle → $21,250/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $202.50)
91%
Breach risk
9%
POP (stays ≤ $203.41)
92%
EV / mo
+$10,936
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+21pp
39% whole by 9mo vs 18% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~2.9/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$13,535/mo
median; plan ~$9,204/mo after 68% keep · $93,785 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~4.3 mo [2.9-6.3], measured ONLY among the 39% 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)
9%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$10,511
Free roll-up
+$10/wk
Safest escape (by 9 Oct 2026)
$235 @ 84% POP
81% 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 1 of 3); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $7.15/sh now → $5.05 mid-life (likely $4.68–$8.64)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.85/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$4.20/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 265 simulated challenges: the $202 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 3, at $208 (overshoots $5.44). 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)~$20225 Sep 20268d left+$4.29/sh+$10,735
cycle +$12,860
[+$10,911…+$13,274] · 100% credit
67%
surv 52%
-$153,741 NOT
cap gain +$28,884
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$21225 Sep 20268d left+$0.73/sh+$1,819
cycle +$3,944
[-$432…+$3,320] · 71% credit
75%
surv 68%
-$155,539 NOT
cap gain +$27,086
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$2309 Oct 202622d left+$0.90/sh+$2,249
cycle +$4,374
[-$1,040…+$4,024] · 66% credit
82%
surv 78%
-$142,640 NOT
cap gain +$39,985
Max even-money escape in the band~$2359 Oct 202622d left+$0.01/sh+$14
cycle +$2,139
[-$3,884…+$1,683] · 42% credit
84%
surv 81%
-$141,313 NOT
cap gain +$41,312
SS $563 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
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$21,250/mo
vs 50% target ($22,919/mo)-7%
vs normal income ($45,838/mo)46% covered
Net income (after hedge)$21,250/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $202.50 is $149 below CC-SS $351.31: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$369,898
… as % of IC ($157,500)234.9%
… as % of ML ($232,500)159.1%
Recovery months (at normal income)8.1 mo
Surgical close (25 ct)$-182,763
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 ≥ $203.41 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $202)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $195.74 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $200.47Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$200-203.41
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
≥ $203.41
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 0.28 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$202.50 (1.9σ)$2,125$-164,476+$18,149+$2,100
+2.5%$207.56 (2.3σ)$-10,531$-173,525+$9,100-$10,556
+5%$212.62 (2.8σ)$-23,188$-182,574+$51-$23,212
SS (= V-bounce)$563.00 (32.3σ)$-899,125$-808,870-$626,245-$241,650
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $351.31, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-182,625
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$122,051
− CC assignment net of premium (25 × $202.50): -$369,898
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-430,472 ($-247,847 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-188,822 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-241,650, the opportunity cost of earning $21,250/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $202.63 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$0, position total $-166,508 (+$16,117 vs today)
🎯 50% normal22 × $20018 Sep3d11.1%89%hist 86%23%hist 26%+20pp$2,310$23,100$330,570
Sell 22 × $200 11.1% OTM over spot $180.01 18 Sep 2026 (3d, $1.08 mid)
= $2,310 credit for the 3d cycle → $23,100/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $200)
89%
Breach risk
11%
POP (stays ≤ $201.08)
90%
EV / mo
+$10,821
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+20pp
43% whole by 9mo vs 23% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~3.3/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$14,876/mo
median; plan ~$10,115/mo after 68% keep · $98,389 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~4.0 mo [2.6-6.0], measured ONLY among the 43% of futures that got whole
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
11%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$8,594
Free roll-up
+$10/wk
Safest escape (by 9 Oct 2026)
$235 @ 85% POP
83% 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 1 of 3); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $7.01/sh now → $4.96 mid-life (likely $4.73–$8.49)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.05/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$3.91/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 333 simulated challenges: the $200 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 3, at $205 (overshoots $5.03). 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)~$20025 Sep 20268d left+$4.19/sh+$9,229
cycle +$11,539
[+$8,788…+$11,298] · 100% credit
67%
surv 52%
-$156,840 NOT
cap gain +$25,785
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$2229 Oct 202622d left+$1.76/sh+$3,872
cycle +$6,182
[+$997…+$5,320] · 83% credit
80%
surv 75%
-$146,173 NOT
cap gain +$36,452
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$21025 Sep 20268d left+$0.64/sh+$1,402
cycle +$3,712
[-$841…+$2,581] · 64% credit
76%
surv 68%
-$157,549 NOT
cap gain +$25,076
Max even-money escape in the band~$2309 Oct 202622d left+$0.28/sh+$609
cycle +$2,919
[-$3,122…+$1,932] · 48% credit
83%
surv 80%
-$144,092 NOT
cap gain +$38,533
SS $563 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$2359 Oct 202622d left-$0.56/sh-$1,231
cycle +$1,079
[-$5,387…+$17] · 25% credit
85%
surv 83%
-$142,370 NOT
cap gain +$40,255
budget: banked $2,310 debit $1,231 (53% used ≈ 0.2 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$1,079 cash · rolled 22 ct earn ≈ $13,190/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$23,100/mo
vs 50% target ($22,919/mo)+1%
vs normal income ($45,838/mo)50% covered
Net income (after hedge)$23,109/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $200 is $151 below CC-SS $351.31: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$330,570
… as % of IC ($157,500)209.9%
… as % of ML ($232,500)142.2%
Recovery months (at normal income)7.2 mo
Surgical close (22 ct)$-160,776
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 $1.05 collected) or spot ≥ $201.08 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $200)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $195.74 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $198.00Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$198-201.08
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
≥ $201.08
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 0.28 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$200.00 (1.7σ)$2,310$-166,069+$16,556+$2,288
+2.5%$205.00 (2.1σ)$-8,690$-173,507+$9,118-$8,712
+5%$210.00 (2.5σ)$-19,690$-180,944+$1,681-$19,712
SS (= V-bounce)$563.00 (32.3σ)$-796,290$-784,932-$602,307-$217,712
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $351.31, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-182,625
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$122,051
− CC assignment net of premium (22 × $200): -$330,570
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (3 × $300): -$15,390
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-406,534 ($-223,909 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-188,822 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-217,712, the opportunity cost of earning $23,100/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $202.63 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$3,476, position total $-169,981 (+$12,644 vs today)
100% normal24 × $192.5018 Sep3d6.9%79%hist 84%42%hist 39%+45pp$4,728$47,280+$24,180$376,414
Sell 24 × $192.50 6.9% OTM over spot $180.01 18 Sep 2026 (3d, $2.04 mid)
= $4,728 credit for the 3d cycle → $47,280/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $192.50)
79%
Breach risk
21%
POP (stays ≤ $194.54)
83%
EV / mo
+$14,764
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+45pp
64% whole by 9mo vs 19% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~6.0/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$23,834/mo
median; plan ~$16,207/mo after 68% keep · $143,595 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~4.5 mo [2.9-6.4], measured ONLY among the 64% 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)
26%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$6,474
Free roll-up
+$10/wk
Safest escape (by 9 Oct 2026)
$232 @ 88% POP
86% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 24 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: $6.60/sh now → $4.67 mid-life (likely $5.15–$9.11)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.97/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.70/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 777 simulated challenges: the $192 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 3, at $198 (overshoots $5.32). 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 (24 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$19225 Sep 20268d left+$3.90/sh+$9,371
cycle +$14,099
[+$8,167…+$10,805] · 100% credit
67%
surv 52%
-$159,626 NOT
cap gain +$22,999
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$2159 Oct 202622d left+$1.26/sh+$3,034
cycle +$7,762
[-$1,351…+$3,765] · 65% credit
80%
surv 76%
-$149,939 NOT
cap gain +$32,686
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$20225 Sep 20268d left+$0.38/sh+$903
cycle +$5,631
[-$2,563…+$1,441] · 41% credit
76%
surv 69%
-$160,976 NOT
cap gain +$21,649
Max even-money escape in the band~$2209 Oct 202622d left+$0.30/sh+$711
cycle +$5,439
[-$4,390…+$1,115] · 34% credit
83%
surv 79%
-$148,700 NOT
cap gain +$33,925
SS $563 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$2329 Oct 202622d left-$1.48/sh-$3,541
cycle +$1,187
[-$10,258…-$3,627] · 3% credit
88%
surv 86%
-$144,045 NOT
cap gain +$38,580
budget: banked $4,728 debit $3,541 (75% used ≈ 0.3 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$1,187 cash · rolled 24 ct earn ≈ $10,447/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$47,280/mo
vs 50% target ($22,919/mo)+106%
vs normal income ($45,838/mo)103% covered
Net income (after hedge)$47,283/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $192.50 is $159 below CC-SS $351.31: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$376,414
… as % of IC ($157,500)239.0%
… as % of ML ($232,500)161.9%
Recovery months (at normal income)8.2 mo
Surgical close (24 ct)$-175,488
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.49/sh (~25% of the $1.97 collected) or spot ≥ $194.54 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $192)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $195.74 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $190.57Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$191-194.54
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $194.54
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 0.28 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$192.50 (1.1σ)$4,728$-168,997+$13,628+$4,704
+2.5%$197.31 (1.5σ)$-6,822$-177,118+$5,507-$6,846
+5%$202.12 (1.9σ)$-18,372$-185,239-$2,614-$18,396
SS (= V-bounce)$563.00 (32.3σ)$-884,472$-820,516-$637,891-$253,296
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $351.31, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-182,625
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$122,051
− CC assignment net of premium (24 × $192.50): -$376,414
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (1 × $300): -$5,130
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-442,118 ($-259,493 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-188,822 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-253,296, the opportunity cost of earning $47,280/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $202.63 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$19,584, position total $-186,091 ($-3,466 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 · 25 Sep 2026 · 10d · E[net] $2,976/mo

🎯 Engine pick: sell 23 × $195 (50% normal), 76% survival, breach 24%, $23,805/mo.
⚖️ Worth a safer step: the $205 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 86% (breach 24% → 14%) for $8,430/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 $205 rung, unless you need the income to cover the hedge bleed, or you expect COIN to stay flat-to-down near term.
COIN  spot $180.01 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsFIGHT edgePer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
🛡 safe yield25 × $212.5025 Sep10d18.0%90%hist 96%20%hist 14%+10pp$3,225$9,675-$14,130$343,798
Sell 25 × $212.50 18.0% OTM over spot $180.01 25 Sep 2026 (10d, $1.40 mid)
= $3,225 credit for the 10d cycle → $9,675/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $212.50)
90%
Breach risk
10%
POP (stays ≤ $213.90)
91%
EV / mo
+$4,257
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+10pp
22% whole by 9mo vs 12% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~1.2/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$6,368/mo
median; plan ~$4,330/mo after 68% keep · $52,283 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~5.5 mo [3.9-7.8], measured ONLY among the 22% 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)
-$17,662
Free roll-up
+$7/wk
Safest escape (by 9 Oct 2026)
$232 @ 78% POP
72% 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 5 of 10); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $11.81/sh now → $8.35 mid-life (likely $6.01–$10.66)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.29/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$7.06/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 314 simulated challenges: the $212 strike is typically first touched on day 7 of 10, at $217 (overshoots $4.37). 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)~$2122 Oct 202612d left+$3.24/sh+$8,095
cycle +$11,320
[+$7,790…+$12,593] · 100% credit
67%
surv 53%
-$148,156 NOT
cap gain +$34,469
Max even-money escape in the band~$2279 Oct 202619d left+$0.54/sh+$1,348
cycle +$4,573
[+$5…+$6,135] · 75% credit
75%
surv 68%
-$144,222 NOT
cap gain +$38,403
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)~$2202 Oct 202612d left+$0.18/sh+$450
cycle +$3,675
[-$817…+$4,277] · 64% credit
71%
surv 62%
-$150,465 NOT
cap gain +$32,160
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$2329 Oct 202619d left-$0.92/sh-$2,288
cycle +$937
[-$4,298…+$2,571] · 39% credit
78%
surv 72%
-$144,296 NOT
cap gain +$38,329
budget: banked $3,225 debit $2,288 (71% used ≈ 1.0 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$937 cash · rolled 25 ct earn ≈ $29,368/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$9,675/mo
vs 50% target ($22,919/mo)-58%
vs normal income ($45,838/mo)21% covered
Net income (after hedge)$9,675/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $212.50 is $139 below CC-SS $351.31: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$343,798
… as % of IC ($157,500)218.3%
… as % of ML ($232,500)147.9%
Recovery months (at normal income)7.5 mo
Surgical close (25 ct)$-182,888
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.32/sh (~25% of the $1.29 collected) or spot ≥ $213.90 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $212)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $195.74 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $210.38Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$210-213.90
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
≥ $213.90
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 0.28 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$212.50 (1.5σ)$3,225$-156,251+$26,374+$3,200
+2.5%$217.81 (1.7σ)$-10,056$-165,747+$16,878-$10,081
+5%$223.12 (2.0σ)$-23,338$-175,243+$7,382-$23,362
SS (= V-bounce)$563.00 (17.7σ)$-873,025$-782,770-$600,145-$215,550
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $351.31, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-182,625
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$122,051
− CC assignment net of premium (25 × $212.50): -$343,798
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-404,372 ($-221,747 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-188,822 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-215,550, the opportunity cost of earning $9,675/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $202.63 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$0, position total $-166,508 (+$16,117 vs today)
33% normal ← lean25 × $20525 Sep10d13.9%86%hist 86%30%hist 26%+12pp$5,125$15,375-$8,430$360,648
Sell 25 × $205 13.9% OTM over spot $180.01 25 Sep 2026 (10d, $2.14 mid)
= $5,125 credit for the 10d cycle → $15,375/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $205)
86%
Breach risk
14%
POP (stays ≤ $207.14)
87%
EV / mo
+$6,033
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+12pp
23% whole by 9mo vs 10% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~1.9/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$8,949/mo
median; plan ~$6,085/mo after 68% keep · $74,450 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~6.2 mo [4.2-7.8], measured ONLY among the 23% 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)
-$14,509
Free roll-up
+$7/wk
Safest escape (by 9 Oct 2026)
$227 @ 80% POP
75% 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 5 of 10); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $11.10/sh now → $7.85 mid-life (likely $7.10–$11.30)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $2.05/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$5.80/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 557 simulated challenges: the $205 strike is typically first touched on day 6 of 10, at $210 (overshoots $4.53). 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)~$2052 Oct 202612d left+$3.05/sh+$7,613
cycle +$12,738
[+$6,352…+$10,070] · 100% credit
67%
surv 53%
-$152,081 NOT
cap gain +$30,544
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$2179 Oct 202619d left+$0.95/sh+$2,377
cycle +$7,502
[-$271…+$4,821] · 72% credit
74%
surv 67%
-$148,418 NOT
cap gain +$34,207
Max even-money escape in the band~$2209 Oct 202619d left+$0.21/sh+$533
cycle +$5,658
[-$2,349…+$2,929] · 47% credit
76%
surv 69%
-$148,481 NOT
cap gain +$34,144
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)~$2122 Oct 202612d left+$0.01/sh+$29
cycle +$5,154
[-$2,328…+$1,855] · 41% credit
72%
surv 63%
-$154,329 NOT
cap gain +$28,296
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$2279 Oct 202619d left-$1.67/sh-$4,175
cycle +$950
[-$7,864…-$2,210] · 15% credit
80%
surv 75%
-$147,845 NOT
cap gain +$34,780
budget: banked $5,125 debit $4,175 (81% used ≈ 1.2 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$950 cash · rolled 25 ct earn ≈ $24,409/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$15,375/mo
vs 50% target ($22,919/mo)-33%
vs normal income ($45,838/mo)34% covered
Net income (after hedge)$15,375/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $205 is $146 below CC-SS $351.31: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$360,648
… as % of IC ($157,500)229.0%
… as % of ML ($232,500)155.1%
Recovery months (at normal income)7.9 mo
Surgical close (25 ct)$-182,850
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.51/sh (~25% of the $2.05 collected) or spot ≥ $207.14 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $205)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $195.74 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $202.95Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$203-207.14
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
≥ $207.14
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 0.28 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$205.00 (1.2σ)$5,125$-159,695+$22,930+$5,100
+2.5%$210.12 (1.4σ)$-7,687$-168,856+$13,769-$7,712
+5%$215.25 (1.6σ)$-20,500$-178,017+$4,608-$20,525
SS (= V-bounce)$563.00 (17.7σ)$-889,875$-799,620-$616,995-$232,400
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $351.31, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-182,625
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$122,051
− CC assignment net of premium (25 × $205): -$360,648
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-421,222 ($-238,597 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-188,822 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-232,400, the opportunity cost of earning $15,375/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $202.63 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$0, position total $-166,508 (+$16,117 vs today)
🎯 50% normal23 × $19525 Sep10d8.3%76%hist 84%50%hist 44%+19pp$7,935$23,805$351,576
Sell 23 × $195 8.3% OTM over spot $180.01 25 Sep 2026 (10d, $3.73 mid)
= $7,935 credit for the 10d cycle → $23,805/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $195)
76%
Breach risk
24%
POP (stays ≤ $198.72)
80%
EV / mo
+$5,929
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+19pp
29% whole by 9mo vs 9% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~3.6/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$10,831/mo
median; plan ~$7,365/mo after 68% keep · $89,169 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~5.9 mo [4.3-7.6], measured ONLY among the 29% 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)
38%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$8,644
Free roll-up
+$5/wk
Safest escape (by 9 Oct 2026)
$225 @ 84% POP
82% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 23 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: $10.19/sh now → $7.21 mid-life (likely $7.95–$11.37)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $3.45/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$3.76/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,152 simulated challenges: the $195 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 10, at $199 (overshoots $4.33). 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 (23 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$1952 Oct 202612d left+$2.80/sh+$6,434
cycle +$14,369
[+$4,553…+$7,139] · 100% credit
67%
surv 53%
-$157,574 NOT
cap gain +$25,051
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$2059 Oct 202619d left+$1.44/sh+$3,302
cycle +$11,237
[+$328…+$3,761] · 81% credit
74%
surv 65%
-$153,587 NOT
cap gain +$29,038
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$2002 Oct 202612d left+$0.74/sh+$1,713
cycle +$9,648
[-$782…+$1,867] · 56% credit
70%
surv 60%
-$158,739 NOT
cap gain +$23,886
Max even-money escape in the band~$2079 Oct 202619d left+$0.52/sh+$1,196
cycle +$9,131
[-$2,144…+$1,363] · 40% credit
75%
surv 68%
-$153,913 NOT
cap gain +$28,712
SS $563 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$2259 Oct 202619d left-$3.32/sh-$7,643
cycle +$292
[-$12,989…-$8,410] · 2% credit
84%
surv 82%
-$150,282 NOT
cap gain +$32,343
budget: banked $7,935 debit $7,643 (96% used ≈ 1.4 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$292 cash · rolled 23 ct earn ≈ $14,111/mo while parked; 2 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$23,805/mo
vs 50% target ($22,919/mo)+4%
vs normal income ($45,838/mo)52% covered
Net income (after hedge)$23,811/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $195 is $156 below CC-SS $351.31: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$351,576
… as % of IC ($157,500)223.2%
… as % of ML ($232,500)151.2%
Recovery months (at normal income)7.7 mo
Surgical close (23 ct)$-168,648
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.86/sh (~25% of the $3.45 collected) or spot ≥ $198.72 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $195)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $195.74 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $193.05Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$193-198.72
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
≥ $198.72
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 0.28 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$195.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$7,935$-164,008+$18,617+$7,912
+2.5%$199.87 (≤1σ, normal week)$-3,277$-171,747+$10,878-$3,300
+5%$204.75 (1.1σ)$-14,490$-179,486+$3,139-$14,513
SS (= V-bounce)$563.00 (17.7σ)$-838,465$-800,808-$618,183-$233,588
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $351.31, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-182,625
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$122,051
− CC assignment net of premium (23 × $195): -$351,576
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (2 × $300): -$10,260
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-422,410 ($-239,785 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-188,822 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-233,588, the opportunity cost of earning $23,805/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $202.63 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$9,614, position total $-176,120 (+$6,505 vs today)
100% normal25 × $18525 Sep10d2.8%61%hist 65%81%hist 79%+31pp$15,625$46,875+$23,070$400,148
Sell 25 × $185 2.8% OTM over spot $180.01 25 Sep 2026 (10d, $6.58 mid)
= $15,625 credit for the 10d cycle → $46,875/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $185)
61%
Breach risk
39%
POP (stays ≤ $191.57)
72%
EV / mo
+$7,522
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+31pp
40% whole by 9mo vs 9% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~7.6/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$15,539/mo
median; plan ~$10,566/mo after 68% keep · $120,742 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~5.9 mo [4.3-7.3], measured ONLY among the 40% 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)
67%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$850
Free roll-up
+$5/wk
Safest escape (by 9 Oct 2026)
$225 @ 90% POP
89% 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 5 of 10); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $9.32/sh now → $6.59 mid-life (likely $8.81–$11.90)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $6.25/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.34/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 2,003 simulated challenges: the $185 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 10, at $189 (overshoots $4.26). 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)~$1852 Oct 202612d left+$2.56/sh+$6,399
cycle +$22,024
[+$3,770…+$5,161] · 100% credit
67%
surv 53%
-$157,046 NOT
cap gain +$25,579
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$1929 Oct 202619d left+$1.75/sh+$4,365
cycle +$19,990
[+$442…+$2,502] · 82% credit
72%
surv 63%
-$153,743 NOT
cap gain +$28,882
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1902 Oct 202612d left+$0.52/sh+$1,304
cycle +$16,929
[-$2,188…-$403] · 19% credit
71%
surv 60%
-$158,585 NOT
cap gain +$24,040
Max even-money escape in the band~$1979 Oct 202619d left+$0.12/sh+$298
cycle +$15,923
[-$4,473…-$2,026] · 11% credit
76%
surv 69%
-$154,247 NOT
cap gain +$28,378
SS $563 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$2259 Oct 202619d left-$4.57/sh-$11,431
cycle +$4,194
[-$20,317…-$15,292]
90%
surv 89%
-$146,383 NOT
cap gain +$36,242
budget: banked $15,625 debit $11,431 (73% used ≈ 1.1 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$4,194 cash · rolled 25 ct earn ≈ $7,964/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$46,875/mo
vs 50% target ($22,919/mo)+105%
vs normal income ($45,838/mo)102% covered
Net income (after hedge)$46,875/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $185 is $166 below CC-SS $351.31: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$400,148
… as % of IC ($157,500)254.1%
… as % of ML ($232,500)172.1%
Recovery months (at normal income)8.7 mo
Surgical close (25 ct)$-183,438
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $1.56/sh (~25% of the $6.25 collected) or spot ≥ $191.57 (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 $195.74 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $183.15Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$183-191.57
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
≥ $191.57
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 0.28 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$185.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$15,625$-163,445+$19,180+$15,600
+2.5%$189.62 (≤1σ, normal week)$4,063$-171,712+$10,913+$4,038
+5%$194.25 (≤1σ, normal week)$-7,500$-179,979+$2,646-$7,525
SS (= V-bounce)$563.00 (17.7σ)$-929,375$-839,120-$656,495-$271,900
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $351.31, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-182,625
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$122,051
− CC assignment net of premium (25 × $185): -$400,148
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-460,722 ($-278,097 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-188,822 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-271,900, the opportunity cost of earning $46,875/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $202.63 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$28,450, position total $-194,958 ($-12,333 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 (33 clear the floor), click to expand

Every eligible strike x expiry in the 3-45 DTE band (4 expiries scanned, 33 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: 0.285 (IBKR)  |  Recovery@SS: +$122,051 (un-capped fortress gain if stock rallies to SS)  |  Do-nothing @ SS: $-188,822

StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$2003d18 Sep 2026$1.0522/25$23,100$23,10989%90%+$10,821-$330,570209.9%$-406,534 (vs do-nothing $-217,712)
$197.503d18 Sep 2026$1.2918/25$23,220$23,24186%88%+$9,627-$274,534174.3%$-371,018 (vs do-nothing $-182,196)
$1953d18 Sep 2026$1.6015/25$24,000$24,03083%85%+$8,770-$232,064147.3%$-343,937 (vs do-nothing $-155,115)
$192.503d18 Sep 2026$1.9712/25$23,640$23,67979%83%+$7,382-$188,207119.5%$-315,470 (vs do-nothing $-126,648)
$19510d25 Sep 2026$3.4523/25$23,805$23,81176%80%+$5,929-$351,576223.2%$-422,410 (vs do-nothing $-233,588)
$1903d18 Sep 2026$2.4510/25$24,500$24,54575%80%+$6,502-$158,859100.9%$-296,382 (vs do-nothing $-107,560)
$192.5010d25 Sep 2026$4.0020/25$24,000$24,01573%78%+$5,380-$309,618196.6%$-395,842 (vs do-nothing $-207,020)
$19517d2 Oct 2026$5.2025/25$22,941$22,94172%78%+$4,423-$377,773239.9%$-438,347 (vs do-nothing $-249,525)
$187.503d18 Sep 2026$3.008/25$24,000$24,05170%76%+$4,980-$128,64781.7%$-276,430 (vs do-nothing $-87,608)
$192.5017d2 Oct 2026$5.8523/25$23,744$23,75069%76%+$3,987-$351,806223.4%$-422,640 (vs do-nothing $-233,818)
$19010d25 Sep 2026$4.8016/25$23,040$23,06769%76%+$5,238-$250,415159.0%$-357,158 (vs do-nothing $-168,336)
$192.5024d9 Oct 2026$7.5025/25$23,438$23,43868%76%+$4,592-$378,273240.2%$-438,847 (vs do-nothing $-250,025)
$19017d2 Oct 2026$6.6020/25$23,294$23,30966%74%+$3,457-$309,418196.5%$-395,642 (vs do-nothing $-206,820)
Show 20 more candidates (lower strikes: more income, lower survival)
StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$187.5010d25 Sep 2026$5.4015/25$24,300$24,33065%74%+$4,413-$237,614150.9%$-349,487 (vs do-nothing $-160,665)
$19024d9 Oct 2026$8.4022/25$23,100$23,10965%74%+$4,450-$336,400213.6%$-412,364 (vs do-nothing $-223,542)
$1853d18 Sep 2026$3.757/25$26,250$26,30464%73%+$4,535-$113,79172.2%$-266,704 (vs do-nothing $-77,882)
$187.5017d2 Oct 2026$7.4018/25$23,506$23,52763%73%+$2,982-$281,536178.8%$-378,020 (vs do-nothing $-189,198)
$187.5024d9 Oct 2026$9.1521/25$24,019$24,03163%73%+$4,031-$324,784206.2%$-405,878 (vs do-nothing $-217,056)
$18510d25 Sep 2026$6.2513/25$24,375$24,41161%72%+$3,912-$208,077132.1%$-330,210 (vs do-nothing $-141,388)
$18517d2 Oct 2026$8.3516/25$23,576$23,60360%71%+$2,695-$252,735160.5%$-359,478 (vs do-nothing $-170,656)
$18524d9 Oct 2026$10.1019/25$23,988$24,00660%71%+$3,720-$296,797188.4%$-388,151 (vs do-nothing $-199,329)
$182.503d18 Sep 2026$4.605/25$23,000$23,06058%70%+$3,087-$82,10552.1%$-245,277 (vs do-nothing $-56,455)
$182.5010d25 Sep 2026$7.2011/25$23,760$23,80257%69%+$3,291-$177,770112.9%$-310,163 (vs do-nothing $-121,341)
$182.5017d2 Oct 2026$9.1515/25$24,221$24,25157%69%+$1,914-$239,489152.1%$-351,362 (vs do-nothing $-162,540)
$182.5024d9 Oct 2026$11.1517/25$23,694$23,71857%70%+$3,411-$268,021170.2%$-369,634 (vs do-nothing $-180,812)
$18024d9 Oct 2026$12.1516/25$24,300$24,32753%68%+$2,997-$254,655161.7%$-361,398 (vs do-nothing $-172,576)
$18017d2 Oct 2026$10.4013/25$23,859$23,89553%67%+$1,928-$209,182132.8%$-331,315 (vs do-nothing $-142,493)
$18010d25 Sep 2026$8.3010/25$24,900$24,94552%67%+$3,012-$163,009103.5%$-300,532 (vs do-nothing $-111,710)
$1803d18 Sep 2026$5.655/25$28,250$28,31052%66%+$3,048-$82,83052.6%$-246,002 (vs do-nothing $-57,180)
$177.5024d9 Oct 2026$13.3014/25$23,275$23,30850%67%+$2,526-$224,713142.7%$-341,716 (vs do-nothing $-152,894)
$177.5017d2 Oct 2026$11.5012/25$24,353$24,39250%66%+$1,491-$194,771123.7%$-322,034 (vs do-nothing $-133,212)
$177.5010d25 Sep 2026$9.359/25$25,245$25,29348%65%+$2,204-$148,01394.0%$-290,666 (vs do-nothing $-101,844)
$177.503d18 Sep 2026$6.704/25$26,800$26,86345%63%+$1,587-$66,84442.4%$-235,146 (vs do-nothing $-46,324)

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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