FORTRESS FIGHT: COPX @ $76.16

BE SS: $93.40  |  CC-SS: $94.09  |  20 contracts (2,000 sh) |  ⌂ PORTFOLIO

GENERATED2026-07-10 22:25

COPX @ $76.16   UNDERWATER $17.24 (18.5% below BE SS)

20 contracts (2,000 sh)  |  BE SS: $93.40  |  CC-SS: $94.09  |  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$8,957/mo95% ann ROI on ML
Hedge rolling cost$1,489/mo
Unrealized P&L$-34,200fortress legs from IBKR
INCOME GOALPOSTS & VELOCITY
50% INCOME FLOOR
$4,479/mo
HEDGE COVER
$1,489/mo
NORMAL INCOME
$8,957/mo (ATM CC, chain)
IC VELOCITY
6.3 mo to earn back $56,800
ML VELOCITY
11.3 mo to earn back $100,800
Deep drawdown confirmed: a CC at CC-SS $94.09 (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 48 · MACD bearish, hist falling
DAILYFALLING (provisional) · RSI 42 · %B 35 · hist rising (nightly)
LEVELSUpper BB (CC ceiling) $92.94 (+22%) · daily UBB $89.68 · 1-wk expected move ±$5 (chain IV)
SETUPNo tilt: engine default. (advisory; floors and picks are chain-only)
INTERPRETATION
Primary: 18 contracts at $80 / 7d. This is the safest strike (survival 79%, breach 21%) that still earns 50% of normal income ($4,479/mo); it brings $4,629/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 20 × $77/7d for $9,000/mo, but breach risk rises to 42% (+21pp 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 $24,281 (43% of IC) ONLY on a full V-bounce all the way to SS $93, recoverable in 2.7 months of normal income. That is the rare tail; the frequent case is the strike holding. Surgical close on the 18 contracts realizes $-30,870 and cuts bleed by $1,340/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 18 × $80, 79% survival, $4,629/mo (E[net] $252/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 · 7d18 × $8079%$4,629$252

📅 NEXT FRIDAY · 17 Jul 2026 · 7d · E[net] $252/mo 🏆 GRAND PICK

🎯 Engine pick: sell 18 × $80 (primary), 79% survival, breach 21%, $4,629/mo.
⚖️ Worth a safer step: the $83 rung (cover hedge) lifts survival to 91% (breach 21% → 9%) for $3,086/mo less (67% 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 $83 rung, unless you need the income to cover the hedge bleed, or you expect COPX to stay flat-to-down near term.
COPX  spot $76.16 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsPer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
cover hedge ← lean18 × $8317 Jul7d9.0%91%19%$360$1,543-$3,086$19,601
Sell 18 × $83 9.0% OTM over spot $76.16 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)
92%
EV / mo
+$563
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 2.3 mo [1.4-4.0] median  ·  51% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 47% without)  ·  ~3.6 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $-2,700
🛡 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)
-$2,931
Free roll-up
+$1/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$87 @ 74% POP
68% 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: $2.59/sh now → $1.83 mid-life (likely $1.55–$2.75)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.20/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.63/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 336 simulated challenges: the $83 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 7, at $84 (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)~$8324 Jul 202610d left+$0.42/sh+$753
cycle +$1,113
[+$357…+$1,246] · 87% credit
64%
surv 52%
-$20,450 NOT
cap gain +$13,750
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$8631 Jul 202618d left+$0.32/sh+$584
cycle +$944
[+$56…+$1,113] · 76% credit
72%
surv 64%
-$15,377 NOT
cap gain +$18,823
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$8424 Jul 202610d left+$0.04/sh+$80
cycle +$440
[-$475…+$536] · 51% credit
66%
surv 56%
-$19,573 NOT
cap gain +$14,627
Max even-money escape in the band~$8731 Jul 202618d left+$0.01/sh+$19
cycle +$379
[-$642…+$519] · 46% credit
74%
surv 68%
-$14,096 NOT
cap gain +$20,104
SS $93 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$1,543/mo
vs 50% target ($4,479/mo)-66%
vs normal income ($8,957/mo)17% covered
Net income (after hedge)$68/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $83 is $11 below CC-SS $94.09: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$19,601
… as % of IC ($56,800)34.5%
… as % of ML ($100,800)19.4%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.2 mo
Surgical close (18 ct)$-31,005
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 $89.68 (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 0.92 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$83.00 (1.4σ)$360$-21,203+$12,997+$270
+2.5%$85.07 (1.8σ)$-3,375$-21,108+$13,092-$3,465
+5%$87.15 (2.2σ)$-7,110$-21,012+$13,188-$7,200
SS (= V-bounce)$93.40 (3.5σ)$-18,360$-20,725+$13,475-$18,450
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $94.09, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-34,200
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$33,098
− CC assignment net of premium (18 × $83): -$19,601
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (2 × $93.50): -$108
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-20,811 (+$13,389 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-2,181 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-18,630, the opportunity cost of earning $1,543/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $92.94 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$17,532, position total $-20,746 (+$13,454 vs today)
33% normal12 × $8017 Jul7d5.0%79%43%$720$3,086-$1,543$16,187
Sell 12 × $80 5.0% OTM over spot $76.16 17 Jul 2026 (7d, $0.65 mid)
= $720 credit for the 7d cycle → $3,086/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $80)
79%
Breach risk
21%
POP (stays ≤ $80.65)
82%
EV / mo
+$893
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 2.1 mo [1.1-4.2] median  ·  45% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 40% without)  ·  ~9.1 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $521
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
32%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,312
Free roll-up
+$1/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$85 @ 78% POP
74% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 12 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 → $1.69 mid-life (likely $1.77–$2.71)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.60/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.09/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 951 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 (12 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+$0.39/sh+$465
cycle +$1,185
[+$36…+$555] · 78% credit
64%
surv 52%
-$25,886 NOT
cap gain +$8,314
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$8131 Jul 202618d left+$0.43/sh+$520
cycle +$1,240
[-$18…+$617] · 73% credit
67%
surv 58%
-$23,357 NOT
cap gain +$10,843
Max even-money escape in the band~$8331 Jul 202618d left+$0.23/sh+$282
cycle +$1,002
[-$246…+$365] · 50% credit
72%
surv 65%
-$20,827 NOT
cap gain +$13,373
SS $93 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$8124 Jul 202610d left+$0.02/sh+$25
cycle +$745
[-$483…+$89] · 31% credit
67%
surv 57%
-$24,776 NOT
cap gain +$9,424
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$8531 Jul 202618d left-$0.47/sh-$565
cycle +$155
[-$1,271…-$555] · 7% credit
78%
surv 74%
-$17,059 NOT
cap gain +$17,141
budget: banked $720 debit $565 (78% used ≈ 0.8 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$155 cash · rolled 12 ct earn ≈ $2,446/mo while parked; 8 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$3,086/mo
vs 50% target ($4,479/mo)-31%
vs normal income ($8,957/mo)34% covered
Net income (after hedge)$1,654/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $80 is $14 below CC-SS $94.09: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$16,187
… as % of IC ($56,800)28.5%
… as % of ML ($100,800)16.1%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.8 mo
Surgical close (12 ct)$-20,580
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.15/sh (~25% of the $0.60 collected) or spot ≥ $80.65 (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 $89.68 (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
$79-80.65
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
≥ $80.65
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 0.92 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$80.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$720$-26,351+$7,849+$660
+2.5%$82.00 (1.2σ)$-1,680$-25,059+$9,141-$1,740
+5%$84.00 (1.6σ)$-4,080$-23,767+$10,433-$4,140
SS (= V-bounce)$93.40 (3.5σ)$-15,360$-17,695+$16,505-$15,420
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $94.09, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-34,200
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$33,098
− CC assignment net of premium (12 × $80): -$16,187
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (8 × $93.50): -$432
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-17,721 (+$16,479 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-2,181 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-15,540, the opportunity cost of earning $3,086/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $92.94 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$14,808, position total $-17,992 (+$16,208 vs today)
🎯 50% normal18 × $8017 Jul7d5.0%79%34%$1,080$4,629$24,281
Sell 18 × $80 5.0% OTM over spot $76.16 17 Jul 2026 (7d, $0.65 mid)
= $1,080 credit for the 7d cycle → $4,629/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $80)
79%
Breach risk
21%
POP (stays ≤ $80.65)
82%
EV / mo
+$1,340
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 3.0 mo [1.6-5.2] median, 0.1 mo SLOWER than no FIGHT (2.8 mo): roll costs eat the credits at this rung  ·  52% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 42% without)  ·  ~9.1 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $4,950
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
34%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,969
Free roll-up
+$1/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$85 @ 78% POP
74% 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 → $1.69 mid-life (likely $1.77–$2.81)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.60/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.09/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,005 simulated challenges: the $80 strike is typically first touched on day 4 of 7, at $81 (overshoots $1.16). 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)~$8024 Jul 202610d left+$0.39/sh+$698
cycle +$1,778
[+$19…+$827] · 76% credit
64%
surv 52%
-$25,323 NOT
cap gain +$8,877
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$8131 Jul 202618d left+$0.43/sh+$781
cycle +$1,861
[-$76…+$908] · 71% credit
67%
surv 58%
-$22,767 NOT
cap gain +$11,433
Max even-money escape in the band~$8331 Jul 202618d left+$0.23/sh+$423
cycle +$1,503
[-$431…+$533] · 50% credit
72%
surv 65%
-$20,356 NOT
cap gain +$13,844
SS $93 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$8124 Jul 202610d left+$0.02/sh+$37
cycle +$1,117
[-$783…+$122] · 31% credit
67%
surv 57%
-$24,433 NOT
cap gain +$9,767
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$8531 Jul 202618d left-$0.47/sh-$848
cycle +$232
[-$1,975…-$837] · 8% credit
78%
surv 74%
-$17,011 NOT
cap gain +$17,189
budget: banked $1,080 debit $848 (78% used ≈ 0.8 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$232 cash · rolled 18 ct earn ≈ $3,669/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$4,629/mo
vs 50% target ($4,479/mo)+3%
vs normal income ($8,957/mo)52% covered
Net income (after hedge)$3,154/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $80 is $14 below CC-SS $94.09: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$24,281
… as % of IC ($56,800)42.7%
… as % of ML ($100,800)24.1%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.7 mo
Surgical close (18 ct)$-30,870
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.15/sh (~25% of the $0.60 collected) or spot ≥ $80.65 (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 $89.68 (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
$79-80.65
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
≥ $80.65
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 0.92 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$80.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,080$-26,021+$8,179+$990
+2.5%$82.00 (1.2σ)$-2,520$-25,929+$8,271-$2,610
+5%$84.00 (1.6σ)$-6,120$-25,837+$8,363-$6,210
SS (= V-bounce)$93.40 (3.5σ)$-23,040$-25,405+$8,795-$23,130
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $94.09, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-34,200
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$33,098
− CC assignment net of premium (18 × $80): -$24,281
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (2 × $93.50): -$108
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-25,491 (+$8,709 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-2,181 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-23,310, the opportunity cost of earning $4,629/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $92.94 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$22,212, position total $-25,426 (+$8,774 vs today)
100% normal20 × $7717 Jul7d1.1%58%86%$2,100$9,000+$4,371$32,079
Sell 20 × $77 1.1% OTM over spot $76.16 17 Jul 2026 (7d, $1.35 mid)
= $2,100 credit for the 7d cycle → $9,000/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $77)
58%
Breach risk
42%
POP (stays ≤ $78.35)
68%
EV / mo
$-1,857
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 2.8 mo [1.7-4.9] median, 0.2 mo SLOWER than no FIGHT (2.6 mo): roll costs eat the credits at this rung  ·  56% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 44% without)  ·  ~25.1 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $7,382
🛡 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)
-$1,028
Free roll-up
+$0/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$85 @ 85% POP
83% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 20 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: $2.21/sh now → $1.56 mid-life (likely $2.10–$3.01)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.05/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.51/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 2,020 simulated challenges: the $77 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 7, at $78 (overshoots $1.16). 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 (20 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$7831 Jul 202618d left+$0.56/sh+$1,128
cycle +$3,228
[-$123…+$615] · 69% credit
66%
surv 56%
-$27,870 NOT
cap gain +$6,330
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$7724 Jul 202610d left+$0.36/sh+$717
cycle +$2,817
[-$340…+$282] · 50% credit
64%
surv 52%
-$29,832 NOT
cap gain +$4,368
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$7724 Jul 202610d left+$0.19/sh+$387
cycle +$2,487
[-$754…-$83] · 20% credit
65%
surv 54%
-$29,535 NOT
cap gain +$4,665
Max even-money escape in the band~$8031 Jul 202618d left+$0.15/sh+$301
cycle +$2,401
[-$1,015…-$249] · 15% credit
73%
surv 66%
-$25,006 NOT
cap gain +$9,194
SS $93 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$8531 Jul 202618d left-$0.81/sh-$1,625
cycle +$475
[-$3,527…-$2,365]
85%
surv 83%
-$17,702 NOT
cap gain +$16,498
budget: banked $2,100 debit $1,625 (77% used ≈ 0.8 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$475 cash · rolled 20 ct earn ≈ $2,506/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$9,000/mo
vs 50% target ($4,479/mo)+101%
vs normal income ($8,957/mo)100% covered
Net income (after hedge)$7,511/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $77 is $17 below CC-SS $94.09: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$32,079
… as % of IC ($56,800)56.5%
… as % of ML ($100,800)31.8%
Recovery months (at normal income)3.6 mo
Surgical close (20 ct)$-34,800
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 ≥ $78.35 (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 $89.68 (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
$76-78.35
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
≥ $78.35
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 0.92 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$77.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$2,100$-30,549+$3,651+$2,000
+2.5%$78.92 (≤1σ, normal week)$-1,750$-30,846+$3,354-$1,850
+5%$80.85 (≤1σ, normal week)$-5,600$-31,142+$3,058-$5,700
SS (= V-bounce)$93.40 (3.5σ)$-30,700$-33,075+$1,125-$30,800
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $94.09, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-34,200
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$33,098
− CC assignment net of premium (20 × $77): -$32,079
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-33,181 (+$1,019 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-2,181 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-31,000, the opportunity cost of earning $9,000/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $92.94 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$29,780, position total $-33,004 (+$1,196 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 (22 clear the floor), click to expand

Every eligible strike x expiry in the 4-45 DTE band (3 expiries scanned, 22 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: 0.923 (IBKR)  |  Recovery@SS: +$33,098 (un-capped fortress gain if stock rallies to SS)  |  Do-nothing @ SS: $-2,181

StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$807d17 Jul 2026$0.6018/20$4,629$3,15479%82%+$1,340-$24,28142.7%$-25,491 (vs do-nothing $-23,310)
$797d17 Jul 2026$0.6018/20$4,629$3,15473%78%$-203-$26,08145.9%$-27,291 (vs do-nothing $-25,110)
$8014d24 Jul 2026$1.0520/20$4,500$3,01172%78%+$387-$26,07945.9%$-27,181 (vs do-nothing $-25,000)
$8021d31 Jul 2026$1.6020/20$4,571$3,08269%76%+$507-$24,97944.0%$-26,081 (vs do-nothing $-23,900)
$787d17 Jul 2026$0.9512/20$4,886$3,45466%74%+$247-$18,16732.0%$-19,701 (vs do-nothing $-17,520)
$7921d31 Jul 2026$1.9017/20$4,614$3,14665%73%+$436-$22,42239.5%$-23,686 (vs do-nothing $-21,505)
$78.5021d31 Jul 2026$1.7019/20$4,614$3,13263%72%$-513-$26,39046.5%$-27,546 (vs do-nothing $-25,365)
$7814d24 Jul 2026$1.5514/20$4,650$3,20462%71%$-40-$20,35535.8%$-21,781 (vs do-nothing $-19,600)
$7821d31 Jul 2026$1.9017/20$4,614$3,14661%70%$-418-$24,12242.5%$-25,386 (vs do-nothing $-23,205)
$77.5021d31 Jul 2026$2.1015/20$4,500$3,04658%69%$-363-$21,73438.3%$-23,106 (vs do-nothing $-20,925)
$777d17 Jul 2026$1.0510/20$4,500$3,08258%68%$-928-$16,04028.2%$-17,681 (vs do-nothing $-15,500)
$7714d24 Jul 2026$1.8012/20$4,629$3,19657%68%$-409-$18,34732.3%$-19,881 (vs do-nothing $-17,700)
$7721d31 Jul 2026$2.3014/20$4,600$3,15456%68%$-364-$20,70536.5%$-22,131 (vs do-nothing $-19,950)
Show 9 more candidates (lower strikes: more income, lower survival)
StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$76.5021d31 Jul 2026$2.5513/20$4,736$3,29654%67%$-296-$19,55134.4%$-21,031 (vs do-nothing $-18,850)
$76.5014d24 Jul 2026$2.0011/20$4,714$3,28954%67%$-428-$17,14830.2%$-18,736 (vs do-nothing $-16,555)
$7621d31 Jul 2026$2.8012/20$4,800$3,36851%66%$-261-$18,34732.3%$-19,881 (vs do-nothing $-17,700)
$7614d24 Jul 2026$2.2510/20$4,821$3,40451%65%$-366-$15,84027.9%$-17,481 (vs do-nothing $-15,300)
$767d17 Jul 2026$1.707/20$5,100$3,70450%66%$-91-$11,47320.2%$-13,276 (vs do-nothing $-11,095)
$75.5021d31 Jul 2026$3.0011/20$4,714$3,28949%65%$-330-$17,14830.2%$-18,736 (vs do-nothing $-16,555)
$7521d31 Jul 2026$3.2010/20$4,571$3,15447%64%$-405-$15,89028.0%$-17,531 (vs do-nothing $-15,350)
$7514d24 Jul 2026$3.307/20$4,950$3,55445%65%+$524-$11,05319.5%$-12,856 (vs do-nothing $-10,675)
$757d17 Jul 2026$2.255/20$4,821$3,43942%62%$-95-$8,42014.8%$-10,331 (vs do-nothing $-8,150)

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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