FORTRESS FIGHT: COPX @ $76.00

BE SS: $93.40  |  CC-SS: $97.46  |  20 contracts (2,000 sh)  |  2026-07-10 10:41 |  ⌂ PORTFOLIO

COPX @ $76.00   UNDERWATER $17.40 (18.6% below BE SS)

20 contracts (2,000 sh)  |  BE SS: $93.40  |  CC-SS: $97.46  |  IV: HIGH  |  Accounts: Joint:1782

LC: $65 exp 2028-01-21 (entry $38.858/sh)
SP: $90 exp 2028-01-21 (entry $19.960/sh)
HP: $68 exp 2028-01-21 (entry $9.525/sh)

Economics

Max Loss$100,800(ND $28.40 + SW $22) x 2000
Normal income ref$10,071/mo95% ann ROI on ML
Hedge rolling cost$1,500/mo
Unrealized P&L$-41,360fortress legs from IBKR
INCOME GOALPOSTS & VELOCITY
50% INCOME FLOOR
$5,036/mo
HEDGE COVER
$1,500/mo
NORMAL INCOME
$10,071/mo (ATM CC, chain)
IC VELOCITY
5.6 mo to earn back $56,800
ML VELOCITY
10.0 mo to earn back $100,800
Deep drawdown confirmed: a CC at CC-SS $97.46 (probe: $91.5C 14d) brings only $214/mo (<20% of normal), so FIGHT below it is warranted.
🏦 Campaign ledger: seeded, nothing tracked yet. Open short calls and banked credits appear here from the next cycle on; CC-SS ratchets down as premium accrues.
TECHNICALS (cc_timing weekly gate + daily trigger)
WEEKLYNEUTRAL · %B 30 (live) · RSI 47 · MACD bearish, hist falling
DAILYFALLING (provisional) · RSI 42 · %B 32 · hist rising (nightly)
LEVELSUpper BB (CC ceiling) $92.96 (+22%) · daily UBB $90.02 · 1-wk expected move ±$5 (chain IV)
SETUPNo tilt: engine default. (advisory; floors and picks are chain-only)
INTERPRETATION
Primary: 15 contracts at $79 / 7d. This is the safest strike (survival 73%, breach 27%) that still earns 50% of normal income ($5,036/mo); it brings $5,143/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 18 × $77/7d for $10,414/mo, but breach risk rises to 41% (+14pp vs the primary). The lower strike is hit by a smaller bounce.
More safety, less income: for just the hedge you can sit at 18 × $83/7d (91% survival, $1,543/mo).
Downside anchor: the primary mortgages $26,492 (47% of IC) ONLY on a full V-bounce all the way to SS $93, recoverable in 2.6 months of normal income. That is the rare tail; the frequent case is the strike holding. Surgical close on the 15 contracts realizes $-31,132 and cuts bleed by $1,125/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 20 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 · 17 Jul 2026 (7d) · sell 15 × $79, 73% survival, $5,143/mo (E[net] $1,043/mo).
This week's Friday is inside the pin/gamma window, so only the next weekly is shown.
TrackExpirySellSurvivalIncome/moE[net]/mo
NEXT FRIDAY 🏆17 Jul 2026 · 7d15 × $7973%$5,143$1,043

📅 NEXT FRIDAY · 17 Jul 2026 · 7d · E[net] $1,043/mo 🏆 GRAND PICK

🎯 Engine pick: sell 15 × $79 (primary), 73% survival, breach 27%, $5,143/mo.
Stay at the pick. Stepping safer (the $80 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 79% (breach 27% → 21%) for $1,714/mo less (33% income)) buys little extra safety; the income is doing real work covering the bleed.
COPX  spot $76.00 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsPer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
cover hedge18 × $8317 Jul7d9.2%91%19%$360$1,543-$3,600$25,670
Sell 18 × $83 9.2% OTM over spot $76.00 17 Jul 2026 (7d, $0.33 mid)
= $360 credit for the 7d cycle → $1,543/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $83)
91%
Breach risk
9%
POP (stays ≤ $83.33)
91%
EV / mo
+$509
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 2.9 mo [1.8-5.1] median, 0.1 mo SLOWER than no FIGHT (2.8 mo): roll costs eat the credits at this rung  ·  48% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 44% without)  ·  ~3.9 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $-2,930
🛡 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)
-$2,692
Free roll-up
+$1/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$88 @ 76% POP
71% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 18 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 3 of 7); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $2.40/sh now → $1.70 mid-life (likely $1.43–$2.57)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.20/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.50/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 334 simulated challenges: the $83 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 7, at $84 (overshoots $1.23). 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 (18 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$8324 Jul 202610d left+$0.75/sh+$1,343
cycle +$1,703
[+$1,142…+$1,852] · 99% credit
65%
surv 52%
-$27,047 NOT
cap gain +$14,313
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$8424 Jul 202610d left+$0.34/sh+$619
cycle +$979
[+$311…+$1,037] · 87% credit
68%
surv 57%
-$25,971 NOT
cap gain +$15,389
Max even-money escape in the band~$8631 Jul 202618d left+$0.19/sh+$350
cycle +$710
[-$197…+$821] · 64% credit
73%
surv 66%
-$21,740 NOT
cap gain +$19,620
SS $93 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$8831 Jul 202618d left-$0.17/sh-$314
cycle +$46
[-$1,015…+$148] · 32% credit
76%
surv 71%
-$19,704 NOT
cap gain +$21,656
budget: banked $360 debit $314 (87% used ≈ 0.9 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$46 cash · rolled 18 ct earn ≈ $4,562/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$1,543/mo
vs 50% target ($5,036/mo)-69%
vs normal income ($10,071/mo)15% covered
Net income (after hedge)$57/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $83 is $14 below CC-SS $97.46: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$25,670
… as % of IC ($56,800)45.2%
… as % of ML ($100,800)25.5%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.5 mo
Surgical close (18 ct)$-37,449
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.05/sh (~25% of the $0.20 collected) or spot ≥ $83.33 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $83)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $90.02 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $82.17Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$82-83.33
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
≥ $83.33
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 0.90 (fallback)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$83.00 (1.4σ)$360$-28,390+$12,970+$270
+2.5%$85.07 (1.8σ)$-3,375$-28,390+$12,970-$3,465
+5%$87.15 (2.2σ)$-7,110$-28,390+$12,970-$7,200
SS (= V-bounce)$93.40 (3.5σ)$-18,360$-28,670+$12,690-$15,930
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $97.46, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-41,360
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$38,630
− CC assignment net of premium (18 × $83): -$25,670
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (2 × $92): -$1,082
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-29,482 (+$11,878 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-13,552 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-15,930, the opportunity cost of earning $1,543/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $92.96 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$17,568, position total $-28,582 (+$12,778 vs today)
33% normal16 × $8017 Jul7d5.3%79%42%$800$3,429-$1,714$27,138
Sell 16 × $80 5.3% OTM over spot $76.00 17 Jul 2026 (7d, $0.60 mid)
= $800 credit for the 7d cycle → $3,429/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $80)
79%
Breach risk
21%
POP (stays ≤ $80.60)
82%
EV / mo
+$575
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 3.3 mo [2.0-5.6] median  ·  45% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 40% without)  ·  ~9.5 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $1,548
🛡 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)
30%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,715
Free roll-up
+$1/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$86 @ 78% POP
74% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 16 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 3 of 7); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $2.22/sh now → $1.57 mid-life (likely $1.56–$2.54)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.50/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.07/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 904 simulated challenges: the $80 strike is typically first touched on day 4 of 7, at $81 (overshoots $1.12). 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 (16 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$8024 Jul 202610d left+$0.69/sh+$1,106
cycle +$1,906
[+$751…+$1,372] · 99% credit
65%
surv 52%
-$32,234 NOT
cap gain +$9,126
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$8231 Jul 202618d left+$0.41/sh+$664
cycle +$1,464
[+$84…+$888] · 80% credit
71%
surv 63%
-$28,176 NOT
cap gain +$13,184
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$8124 Jul 202610d left+$0.29/sh+$466
cycle +$1,266
[+$23…+$671] · 76% credit
68%
surv 58%
-$31,074 NOT
cap gain +$10,286
Max even-money escape in the band~$8431 Jul 202618d left+$0.11/sh+$179
cycle +$979
[-$497…+$348] · 41% credit
73%
surv 67%
-$26,861 NOT
cap gain +$14,499
SS $93 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$8631 Jul 202618d left-$0.40/sh-$633
cycle +$167
[-$1,498…-$526] · 10% credit
78%
surv 74%
-$24,073 NOT
cap gain +$17,287
budget: banked $800 debit $633 (79% used ≈ 0.8 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$167 cash · rolled 16 ct earn ≈ $3,137/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$3,429/mo
vs 50% target ($5,036/mo)-32%
vs normal income ($10,071/mo)34% covered
Net income (after hedge)$1,957/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $80 is $17 below CC-SS $97.46: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$27,138
… as % of IC ($56,800)47.8%
… as % of ML ($100,800)26.9%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.7 mo
Surgical close (16 ct)$-33,248
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.12/sh (~25% of the $0.50 collected) or spot ≥ $80.60 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $80)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $90.02 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $79.20Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$79-80.60
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
≥ $80.60
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 0.90 (fallback)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$80.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$800$-33,340+$8,020+$720
+2.5%$82.00 (1.2σ)$-2,400$-32,940+$8,420-$2,480
+5%$84.00 (1.6σ)$-5,600$-32,540+$8,820-$5,680
SS (= V-bounce)$93.40 (3.5σ)$-20,640$-31,220+$10,140-$18,480
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $97.46, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-41,360
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$38,630
− CC assignment net of premium (16 × $80): -$27,138
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (4 × $92): -$2,165
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-32,032 (+$9,328 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-13,552 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-18,480, the opportunity cost of earning $3,429/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $92.96 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$19,936, position total $-31,132 (+$10,228 vs today)
🎯 50% normal15 × $7917 Jul7d3.9%73%42%$1,200$5,143$26,492
Sell 15 × $79 3.9% OTM over spot $76.00 17 Jul 2026 (7d, $0.88 mid)
= $1,200 credit for the 7d cycle → $5,143/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $79)
73%
Breach risk
27%
POP (stays ≤ $79.88)
79%
EV / mo
+$1,173
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 3.2 mo [1.8-5.9] median, 0.2 mo SLOWER than no FIGHT (3.1 mo): roll costs eat the credits at this rung  ·  47% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 37% without)  ·  ~13.3 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $4,971
🛡 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)
42%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,098
Free roll-up
+$1/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$86 @ 83% POP
80% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 15 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 3 of 7); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $2.17/sh now → $1.53 mid-life (likely $1.72–$2.58)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.80/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.73/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,249 simulated challenges: the $79 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 7, at $80 (overshoots $1.11). The [P25–P75] under each Total is that door's credit across those paths; % credit is the share of those challenges where the roll is a net credit.
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (15 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$7924 Jul 202610d left+$0.67/sh+$1,010
cycle +$2,210
[+$623…+$1,067] · 99% credit
65%
surv 52%
-$33,725 NOT
cap gain +$7,635
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$8231 Jul 202618d left+$0.38/sh+$577
cycle +$1,777
[-$39…+$553] · 72% credit
71%
surv 63%
-$29,658 NOT
cap gain +$11,702
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$8024 Jul 202610d left+$0.27/sh+$412
cycle +$1,612
[-$59…+$405] · 67% credit
68%
surv 58%
-$32,523 NOT
cap gain +$8,837
Max even-money escape in the band~$8231 Jul 202618d left+$0.09/sh+$128
cycle +$1,328
[-$580…+$50] · 28% credit
73%
surv 67%
-$28,307 NOT
cap gain +$13,053
SS $93 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$8631 Jul 202618d left-$0.71/sh-$1,067
cycle +$133
[-$2,086…-$1,240] · 0% credit
83%
surv 80%
-$22,302 NOT
cap gain +$19,058
budget: banked $1,200 debit $1,067 (89% used ≈ 0.9 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$133 cash · rolled 15 ct earn ≈ $2,050/mo while parked; 5 ct free to re-sell
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted +0.5 vol pt per +1% move (spike-vol name: vol expands on a fast move, richer buyback). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$5,143/mo
vs 50% target ($5,036/mo)+2%
vs normal income ($10,071/mo)51% covered
Net income (after hedge)$3,679/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $79 is $18 below CC-SS $97.46: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$26,492
… as % of IC ($56,800)46.6%
… as % of ML ($100,800)26.3%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.6 mo
Surgical close (15 ct)$-31,132
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.20/sh (~25% of the $0.80 collected) or spot ≥ $79.88 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $79)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $90.02 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $78.21Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$78-79.88
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
≥ $79.88
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 0.90 (fallback)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$79.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,200$-34,735+$6,625+$1,125
+2.5%$80.97 (1.0σ)$-1,762$-34,142+$7,218-$1,837
+5%$82.95 (1.4σ)$-4,725$-33,550+$7,810-$4,800
SS (= V-bounce)$93.40 (3.5σ)$-20,400$-31,115+$10,245-$18,375
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $97.46, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-41,360
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$38,630
− CC assignment net of premium (15 × $79): -$26,492
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (5 × $92): -$2,706
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-31,927 (+$9,433 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-13,552 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-18,375, the opportunity cost of earning $5,143/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $92.96 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$19,740, position total $-31,027 (+$10,333 vs today)
100% normal18 × $7717 Jul7d1.3%59%83%$2,430$10,414+$5,271$34,400
Sell 18 × $77 1.3% OTM over spot $76.00 17 Jul 2026 (7d, $1.45 mid)
= $2,430 credit for the 7d cycle → $10,414/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $77)
59%
Breach risk
41%
POP (stays ≤ $78.45)
70%
EV / mo
+$1,013
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 3.1 mo [1.8-6.0] median, 0.3 mo faster than no FIGHT (3.4 mo)  ·  48% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 34% without)  ·  ~26.0 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $12,983
🛡 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)
66%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$185
Free roll-up
+$1/wk
Safest escape (by 24 Jul 2026)
$86 @ 92% POP
91% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 18 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 3 of 7); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $2.05/sh now → $1.45 mid-life (likely $1.94–$2.77)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.35/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.10/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,983 simulated challenges: the $77 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 7, at $78 (overshoots $1.21). 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 (18 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$7724 Jul 202610d left+$0.64/sh+$1,149
cycle +$3,579
[+$544…+$885] · 97% credit
65%
surv 52%
-$35,971 NOT
cap gain +$5,389
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$7931 Jul 202618d left+$0.47/sh+$855
cycle +$3,285
[-$90…+$465] · 70% credit
70%
surv 62%
-$32,665 NOT
cap gain +$8,695
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$7824 Jul 202610d left+$0.24/sh+$435
cycle +$2,865
[-$325…+$119] · 38% credit
68%
surv 58%
-$34,885 NOT
cap gain +$6,475
Max even-money escape in the band~$8031 Jul 202618d left+$0.03/sh+$61
cycle +$2,491
[-$1,069…-$400] · 11% credit
74%
surv 68%
-$30,759 NOT
cap gain +$10,601
SS $93 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$8624 Jul 202610d left-$1.19/sh-$2,139
cycle +$291
[-$3,921…-$2,796]
92%
surv 91%
-$23,959 NOT
cap gain +$17,401
budget: banked $2,430 debit $2,139 (88% used ≈ 0.9 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$291 cash · rolled 18 ct earn ≈ $1,429/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$10,414/mo
vs 50% target ($5,036/mo)+107%
vs normal income ($10,071/mo)103% covered
Net income (after hedge)$8,929/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $77 is $20 below CC-SS $97.46: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$34,400
… as % of IC ($56,800)60.6%
… as % of ML ($100,800)34.1%
Recovery months (at normal income)3.4 mo
Surgical close (18 ct)$-37,404
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.34/sh (~25% of the $1.35 collected) or spot ≥ $78.45 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $77)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $90.02 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $76.23Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$76-78.45
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
≥ $78.45
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 0.90 (fallback)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$77.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$2,430$-37,120+$4,240+$2,340
+2.5%$78.92 (≤1σ, normal week)$-1,035$-37,120+$4,240-$1,125
+5%$80.85 (≤1σ, normal week)$-4,500$-37,120+$4,240-$4,590
SS (= V-bounce)$93.40 (3.5σ)$-27,090$-37,400+$3,960-$24,660
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $97.46, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-41,360
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$38,630
− CC assignment net of premium (18 × $77): -$34,400
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (2 × $92): -$1,082
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-38,212 (+$3,148 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-13,552 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-24,660, the opportunity cost of earning $10,414/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $92.96 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$26,298, position total $-37,312 (+$4,048 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 COPX are the tiebreakers.
⚔ FIGHT CC options · full candidate scan (20 clear the floor), click to expand

Every eligible strike x expiry in the 4-45 DTE band (3 expiries scanned, 20 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: 0.900 (fallback)  |  Recovery@SS: +$38,630 (un-capped fortress gain if stock rallies to SS)  |  Do-nothing @ SS: $-13,552

StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$797d17 Jul 2026$0.8015/20$5,143$3,67973%79%+$1,173-$26,49246.6%$-31,927 (vs do-nothing $-18,375)
$7914d24 Jul 2026$1.3019/20$5,293$3,80068%75%+$392-$32,60757.4%$-35,877 (vs do-nothing $-22,325)
$787d17 Jul 2026$0.9014/20$5,400$3,94367%74%+$184-$25,98645.7%$-31,962 (vs do-nothing $-18,410)
$78.5021d31 Jul 2026$1.9519/20$5,293$3,80063%72%+$135-$32,32256.9%$-35,592 (vs do-nothing $-22,040)
$7814d24 Jul 2026$1.6015/20$5,143$3,67963%72%+$244-$26,79247.2%$-32,227 (vs do-nothing $-18,675)
$7821d31 Jul 2026$2.1017/20$5,100$3,62161%71%+$58-$29,51452.0%$-33,867 (vs do-nothing $-20,315)
$777d17 Jul 2026$1.359/20$5,207$3,78659%70%+$506-$17,20030.3%$-25,882 (vs do-nothing $-12,330)
$77.5021d31 Jul 2026$2.4015/20$5,143$3,67959%70%+$289-$26,34246.4%$-31,777 (vs do-nothing $-18,225)
$7714d24 Jul 2026$1.9513/20$5,432$3,98257%69%+$117-$24,06542.4%$-30,582 (vs do-nothing $-17,030)
$7721d31 Jul 2026$2.5514/20$5,100$3,64357%68%+$164-$25,07644.1%$-31,052 (vs do-nothing $-17,500)
$76.5014d24 Jul 2026$2.1511/20$5,068$3,63255%67%+$59-$20,69336.4%$-28,292 (vs do-nothing $-14,740)
$76.5021d31 Jul 2026$2.8013/20$5,200$3,75055%67%+$214-$23,61041.6%$-30,127 (vs do-nothing $-16,575)
$7621d31 Jul 2026$2.9013/20$5,386$3,93652%67%$-30-$24,13042.5%$-30,647 (vs do-nothing $-17,095)
Show 7 more candidates (lower strikes: more income, lower survival)
StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$7614d24 Jul 2026$2.3510/20$5,036$3,60752%66%$-20-$19,11133.6%$-27,252 (vs do-nothing $-13,700)
$767d17 Jul 2026$1.658/20$5,657$4,24351%65%$-114-$15,84927.9%$-25,072 (vs do-nothing $-11,520)
$75.5021d31 Jul 2026$3.2012/20$5,486$4,04350%66%+$65-$22,51439.6%$-29,572 (vs do-nothing $-16,020)
$7521d31 Jul 2026$3.5011/20$5,500$4,06448%65%+$121-$20,85836.7%$-28,457 (vs do-nothing $-14,905)
$7514d24 Jul 2026$2.909/20$5,593$4,17146%64%+$37-$17,60531.0%$-26,287 (vs do-nothing $-12,735)
$74.5021d31 Jul 2026$3.6010/20$5,143$3,71445%63%$-140-$19,36134.1%$-27,502 (vs do-nothing $-13,950)
$757d17 Jul 2026$2.156/20$5,529$4,12943%62%$-179-$12,18721.5%$-22,492 (vs do-nothing $-8,940)

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%). 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 20 contracts at the conservative CC.

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