FORTRESS FIGHT: COPX @ $77.07

BE SS: $93.40  |  CC-SS: $94.30  |  1 contracts (100 sh) |  ⌂ PORTFOLIO

GENERATED2026-07-16 16:00

COPX @ $77.07   UNDERWATER $16.33 (17.5% below BE SS)

PARTIAL: 19 of 20 contracts already capped (19x $82C). FIGHTing the 1 uncapped; all figures (income, hedge, cap give-up) are for that slice.

1 of 20 contracts (100 sh uncapped)  |  BE SS: $93.40  |  CC-SS: $94.30 (banked floor $93.95)  |  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$5,040(ND $28.40 + SW $22) x 100
Normal income ref$566/mo95% ann ROI on ML
Hedge (static, never rolled)$0/moHP expiry = SP LEAPS; decay ≈ $70/mo (info only, already in marks)
Unrealized P&L$-1,660fortress legs from IBKR
INCOME GOALPOSTS & VELOCITY
50% INCOME FLOOR
$283/mo
HEDGE COVER
$0/mo (static)
NORMAL INCOME
$566/mo (ATM CC, chain)
IC VELOCITY
5.0 mo to earn back $2,840
ML VELOCITY
8.9 mo to earn back $5,040
Deep drawdown (unpriceable at CC-SS): no listed call within 92% of CC-SS $94.30 in the fetched chain; the deepest available is $86C (15d, $70/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 2026-07-02; banked cash shrinks the hole (shown as an info-only banked floor, the recommended CC-SS stays the pure recovery strike; seeded from open positions, reconciled from IBKR executions nightly)
Banked since 2026-07-02
$35
Hole (after banked)
$1,625
was $1,660 · 2% earned back
Cycles closed
1
Credit in flight
$760
CC-SS · banked floor (info)
$94.30 → $93.95
Open legAcctCredit/shIn flightOpened
19x $81.5C 17 Jul 2026U6241782$0.40$7602026-07-11
TECHNICALS (cc_timing weekly gate + daily trigger)
WEEKLYNEUTRAL · %B 35 (live) · RSI 49 · MACD bearish, hist falling
DAILYMIXED (provisional) · RSI 48 · %B 46 · hist rising (nightly)
LEVELSUpper BB (CC ceiling) $90.10 (+17%) · daily UBB $84.81 · 1-wk expected move ±$5 (chain IV)
SETUPNo tilt: engine default. (advisory; floors and picks are chain-only)
INTERPRETATION
Primary: 1 contract at $80.50 / 8d. This is the safest strike (survival 75%, breach 25%) that still earns 50% of normal income ($283/mo); it brings $300/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 1 × $78/8d for $656/mo, but breach risk rises to 42% (+16pp vs the primary). The lower strike is hit by a smaller bounce.
More safety, less income: for just the hedge you can sit at 1 × $84.50/8d (91% survival, $38/mo).
Downside anchor: the primary mortgages $1,300 (46% of IC) ONLY on a full V-bounce all the way to SS $93, recoverable in 2.3 months of normal income. That is the rare tail; the frequent case is the strike holding. Surgical close on the 1 contracts realizes $-1,698 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 1 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 · 24 Jul 2026 (8d) · sell 1 × $80.50, 75% survival, $300/mo (E[net] $-2/mo).
This week's Friday is inside the pin/gamma window, so only the next weekly is shown.
TrackExpirySellSurvivalIncome/moE[net]/mo
NEXT FRIDAY 🏆24 Jul 2026 · 8d1 × $80.5075%$300$-2

📅 NEXT FRIDAY · 24 Jul 2026 · 8d · E[net] $-2/mo 🏆 GRAND PICK

🎯 Engine pick: sell 1 × $80.50 (primary), 75% survival, breach 25%, $300/mo.
Stay at the pick. Stepping safer (the $81.50 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 80% (breach 25% → 20%) for $112/mo less (38% income)) buys little extra safety; the income is doing real work covering the bleed.
COPX  spot $77.07 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsPer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
🛡 safe yield1 × $84.5024 Jul8d9.6%91%19%$10$38-$262$970
Sell 1 × $84.50 9.6% OTM over spot $77.07 24 Jul 2026 (8d, $0.30 mid)
= $10 credit for the 8d cycle → $38/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $84.50)
91%
Breach risk
9%
POP (stays ≤ $84.80)
92%
EV / mo
$-14
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 2.3 mo [1.3-4.2] median  ·  57% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 60% without)  ·  ~2.9 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $153
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
13%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$217
Free roll-up
+$1/wk
Safest escape (by 7 Aug 2026)
$87 @ 73% POP
64% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 1 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 4 of 8); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $3.22/sh now → $2.27 mid-life (likely $1.85–$3.08)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.10/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.17/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 403 simulated challenges: the $84 strike is typically first touched on day 6 of 8, at $86 (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 (1 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$8431 Jul 202611d left+$0.69/sh+$69
cycle +$79
[+$55…+$112] · 98% credit
67%
surv 52%
-$883 NOT
cap gain +$777
Max even-money escape in the band~$877 Aug 202618d left+$0.12/sh+$12
cycle +$22
[-$17…+$56] · 65% credit
73%
surv 64%
-$665 NOT
cap gain +$995
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)~$8631 Jul 202611d left+$0.03/sh+$3
cycle +$13
[-$20…+$40] · 57% credit
70%
surv 59%
-$815 NOT
cap gain +$845
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$38/mo
vs 50% target ($283/mo)-87%
vs normal income ($566/mo)7% covered
Net income (after hedge)$38/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $84.50 is $10 below CC-SS $94.30: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$970
… as % of IC ($2,840)34.1%
… as % of ML ($5,040)19.2%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.7 mo
Surgical close (1 ct)$-1,680
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.03/sh (~25% of the $0.10 collected) or spot ≥ $84.80 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $84)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $84.81 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $83.66Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$84-84.80
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
≥ $84.80
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 0.94 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$84.50 (1.4σ)$10$-952+$708-$25
+2.5%$86.61 (1.8σ)$-201$-965+$695-$175
+5%$88.73 (2.2σ)$-413$-978+$682-$175
SS (= V-bounce)$93.40 (3.1σ)$-880$-1,007+$653-$175
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $94.30, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-1,660
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$1,618
− CC assignment net of premium (1 × $84.50): -$970
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-1,012 (+$648 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-837 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-175, the opportunity cost of earning $38/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $90.10 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$550, position total $-986 (+$674 vs today)
33% normal1 × $81.5024 Jul8d5.7%80%41%$50$188-$112$1,230
Sell 1 × $81.50 5.7% OTM over spot $77.07 24 Jul 2026 (8d, $0.78 mid)
= $50 credit for the 8d cycle → $188/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $81.50)
80%
Breach risk
20%
POP (stays ≤ $82.28)
84%
EV / mo
+$26
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 2.3 mo [1.3-4.3] median, 0.2 mo faster than no FIGHT (2.4 mo)  ·  61% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 58% without)  ·  ~6.5 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $538
🛡 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)
-$161
Free roll-up
+$0/wk
Safest escape (by 7 Aug 2026)
$86 @ 76% POP
70% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 1 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 4 of 8); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $2.98/sh now → $2.11 mid-life (likely $2.11–$3.30)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.50/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.61/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 903 simulated challenges: the $82 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 8, at $83 (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 (1 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$8231 Jul 202611d left+$0.64/sh+$64
cycle +$114
[+$33…+$79] · 95% credit
67%
surv 52%
-$1,130 NOT
cap gain +$530
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$837 Aug 202618d left+$0.65/sh+$65
cycle +$115
[+$22…+$81] · 90% credit
70%
surv 59%
-$995 NOT
cap gain +$665
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$8231 Jul 202611d left+$0.38/sh+$38
cycle +$88
[+$3…+$52] · 79% credit
68%
surv 54%
-$1,115 NOT
cap gain +$545
Max even-money escape in the band~$847 Aug 202618d left+$0.04/sh+$4
cycle +$54
[-$49…+$18] · 32% credit
73%
surv 65%
-$915 NOT
cap gain +$745
SS $93 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$867 Aug 202618d left-$0.42/sh-$42
cycle +$8
[-$104…-$32] · 13% credit
76%
surv 70%
-$820 NOT
cap gain +$840
budget: banked $50 debit $42 (84% used ≈ 1.0 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$8 cash · rolled 1 ct earn ≈ $282/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$188/mo
vs 50% target ($283/mo)-34%
vs normal income ($566/mo)33% covered
Net income (after hedge)$188/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $81.50 is $13 below CC-SS $94.30: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$1,230
… as % of IC ($2,840)43.3%
… as % of ML ($5,040)24.4%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.2 mo
Surgical close (1 ct)$-1,688
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 ≥ $82.28 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $82)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $84.81 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $80.69Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$81-82.28
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
≥ $82.28
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 0.94 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$81.50 (≤1σ, normal week)$50$-1,194+$466+$15
+2.5%$83.54 (1.2σ)$-154$-1,206+$454-$189
+5%$85.58 (1.6σ)$-358$-1,219+$441-$393
SS (= V-bounce)$93.40 (3.1σ)$-1,140$-1,267+$393-$435
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $94.30, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-1,660
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$1,618
− CC assignment net of premium (1 × $81.50): -$1,230
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-1,272 (+$388 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-837 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-435, the opportunity cost of earning $188/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $90.10 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$810, position total $-1,246 (+$414 vs today)
🎯 50% normal1 × $80.5024 Jul8d4.5%75%39%$80$300$1,300
Sell 1 × $80.50 4.5% OTM over spot $77.07 24 Jul 2026 (8d, $1.18 mid)
= $80 credit for the 8d cycle → $300/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $80.50)
75%
Breach risk
25%
POP (stays ≤ $81.67)
81%
EV / mo
+$70
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 2.4 mo [1.2-4.2] median  ·  66% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 59% without)  ·  ~8.3 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $655
🛡 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)
39%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$126
Free roll-up
+$0/wk
Safest escape (by 7 Aug 2026)
$85 @ 77% POP
71% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 1 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 4 of 8); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $2.91/sh now → $2.06 mid-life (likely $2.16–$3.32)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.80/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.26/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,175 simulated challenges: the $80 strike is typically first touched on day 4 of 8, at $82 (overshoots $1.09). 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 (1 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$8031 Jul 202611d left+$0.62/sh+$62
cycle +$142
[+$26…+$72] · 94% credit
67%
surv 52%
-$1,195 NOT
cap gain +$465
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$827 Aug 202618d left+$0.61/sh+$61
cycle +$141
[+$13…+$67] · 86% credit
70%
surv 59%
-$1,062 NOT
cap gain +$598
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$8131 Jul 202611d left+$0.37/sh+$37
cycle +$117
[-$4…+$42] · 70% credit
68%
surv 54%
-$1,181 NOT
cap gain +$479
Max even-money escape in the band~$837 Aug 202618d left+$0.01/sh+$1
cycle +$81
[-$58…+$1] · 26% credit
73%
surv 65%
-$982 NOT
cap gain +$678
SS $93 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$857 Aug 202618d left-$0.44/sh-$44
cycle +$36
[-$112…-$47] · 9% credit
77%
surv 71%
-$886 NOT
cap gain +$774
budget: banked $80 debit $44 (55% used ≈ 0.6 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$36 cash · rolled 1 ct earn ≈ $270/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$300/mo
vs 50% target ($283/mo)+6%
vs normal income ($566/mo)53% covered
Net income (after hedge)$300/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $80.50 is $14 below CC-SS $94.30: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$1,300
… as % of IC ($2,840)45.8%
… as % of ML ($5,040)25.8%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.3 mo
Surgical close (1 ct)$-1,698
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 ≥ $81.67 (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 $84.81 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $79.69Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$80-81.67
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
≥ $81.67
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 0.94 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$80.50 (≤1σ, normal week)$80$-1,258+$402+$45
+2.5%$82.51 (1.0σ)$-121$-1,270+$390-$156
+5%$84.53 (1.4σ)$-323$-1,282+$378-$358
SS (= V-bounce)$93.40 (3.1σ)$-1,210$-1,337+$323-$505
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $94.30, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-1,660
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$1,618
− CC assignment net of premium (1 × $80.50): -$1,300
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-1,342 (+$318 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-837 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-505, the opportunity cost of earning $300/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $90.10 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$880, position total $-1,316 (+$344 vs today)
100% normal1 × $7824 Jul8d1.2%58%86%$175$656+$356$1,455
Sell 1 × $78 1.2% OTM over spot $77.07 24 Jul 2026 (8d, $1.98 mid)
= $175 credit for the 8d cycle → $656/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $78)
58%
Breach risk
42%
POP (stays ≤ $79.97)
72%
EV / mo
+$141
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 2.3 mo [1.2-4.4] median, 0.2 mo faster than no FIGHT (2.5 mo)  ·  69% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 57% without)  ·  ~19.1 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $919
🛡 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)
69%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$18
Free roll-up
+$0/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$87 @ 91% POP
91% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 1 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 4 of 8); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $2.72/sh now → $1.93 mid-life (likely $2.60–$3.67)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.75/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.18/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 2,059 simulated challenges: the $78 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 8, at $79 (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 (1 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$7831 Jul 202611d left+$0.58/sh+$58
cycle +$233
[+$9…+$35] · 84% credit
67%
surv 52%
-$1,339 NOT
cap gain +$321
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$797 Aug 202618d left+$0.64/sh+$64
cycle +$239
[-$3…+$34] · 72% credit
69%
surv 57%
-$1,246 NOT
cap gain +$414
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$7831 Jul 202611d left+$0.33/sh+$33
cycle +$208
[-$23…+$8] · 38% credit
68%
surv 54%
-$1,324 NOT
cap gain +$336
Max even-money escape in the band~$807 Aug 202618d left+$0.01/sh+$1
cycle +$176
[-$83…-$36] · 9% credit
72%
surv 64%
-$1,169 NOT
cap gain +$491
SS $93 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$8731 Jul 202611d left-$1.70/sh-$170
cycle +$5
[-$317…-$227]
91%
surv 91%
-$730 NOT
cap gain +$930
budget: banked $175 debit $170 (97% used ≈ 1.1 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$5 cash · rolled 1 ct earn ≈ $60/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$656/mo
vs 50% target ($283/mo)+132%
vs normal income ($566/mo)116% covered
Net income (after hedge)$656/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $78 is $16 below CC-SS $94.30: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$1,455
… as % of IC ($2,840)51.2%
… as % of ML ($5,040)28.9%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.6 mo
Surgical close (1 ct)$-1,683
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.44/sh (~25% of the $1.75 collected) or spot ≥ $79.97 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $78)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $84.81 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $77.22Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$77-79.97
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
≥ $79.97
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 0.94 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$78.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$175$-1,398+$262+$140
+2.5%$79.95 (≤1σ, normal week)$-20$-1,410+$250-$55
+5%$81.90 (≤1σ, normal week)$-215$-1,421+$239-$250
SS (= V-bounce)$93.40 (3.1σ)$-1,365$-1,492+$168-$660
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $94.30, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-1,660
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$1,618
− CC assignment net of premium (1 × $78): -$1,455
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-1,497 (+$163 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-837 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-660, the opportunity cost of earning $656/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $90.10 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$1,035, position total $-1,471 (+$189 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 (25 clear the floor), click to expand

Every eligible strike x expiry in the 4-45 DTE band (3 expiries scanned, 25 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: 0.939 (IBKR)  |  Recovery@SS: +$1,618 (un-capped fortress gain if stock rallies to SS)  |  Do-nothing @ SS: $-837

StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$80.508d24 Jul 2026$0.801/1$300$30075%81%+$70-$1,30045.8%$-1,342 (vs do-nothing $-505)
$808d24 Jul 2026$0.951/1$356$35672%78%+$83-$1,33547.0%$-1,377 (vs do-nothing $-540)
$8015d31 Jul 2026$1.451/1$290$29067%76%+$37-$1,28545.2%$-1,327 (vs do-nothing $-490)
$798d24 Jul 2026$1.401/1$525$52565%75%+$146-$1,39048.9%$-1,432 (vs do-nothing $-595)
$8022d7 Aug 2026$2.101/1$286$28665%74%+$49-$1,22043.0%$-1,262 (vs do-nothing $-425)
$79.5015d31 Jul 2026$1.801/1$360$36065%75%+$75-$1,30045.8%$-1,342 (vs do-nothing $-505)
$79.5022d7 Aug 2026$2.151/1$293$29363%73%+$35-$1,26544.5%$-1,307 (vs do-nothing $-470)
$7915d31 Jul 2026$1.651/1$330$33062%73%+$10-$1,36548.1%$-1,407 (vs do-nothing $-570)
$7922d7 Aug 2026$2.351/1$320$32061%72%+$39-$1,29545.6%$-1,337 (vs do-nothing $-500)
$78.5015d31 Jul 2026$2.201/1$440$44060%72%+$83-$1,36047.9%$-1,402 (vs do-nothing $-565)
$78.5022d7 Aug 2026$2.701/1$368$36859%71%+$62-$1,31046.1%$-1,352 (vs do-nothing $-515)
$788d24 Jul 2026$1.751/1$656$65658%72%+$141-$1,45551.2%$-1,497 (vs do-nothing $-660)
$7815d31 Jul 2026$1.751/1$350$35057%69%$-48-$1,45551.2%$-1,497 (vs do-nothing $-660)
Show 12 more candidates (lower strikes: more income, lower survival)
StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$7822d7 Aug 2026$2.801/1$382$38257%70%+$50-$1,35047.5%$-1,392 (vs do-nothing $-555)
$77.5015d31 Jul 2026$2.601/1$520$52054%70%+$78-$1,42050.0%$-1,462 (vs do-nothing $-625)
$77.5022d7 Aug 2026$3.101/1$423$42354%70%+$62-$1,37048.2%$-1,412 (vs do-nothing $-575)
$7722d7 Aug 2026$3.101/1$423$42352%68%+$31-$1,42050.0%$-1,462 (vs do-nothing $-625)
$7715d31 Jul 2026$2.901/1$580$58051%68%+$90-$1,44050.7%$-1,482 (vs do-nothing $-645)
$778d24 Jul 2026$2.201/1$825$82551%68%+$141-$1,51053.2%$-1,552 (vs do-nothing $-715)
$76.5022d7 Aug 2026$3.401/1$464$46449%68%+$40-$1,44050.7%$-1,482 (vs do-nothing $-645)
$76.5015d31 Jul 2026$2.751/1$550$55049%67%+$10-$1,50553.0%$-1,547 (vs do-nothing $-710)
$76.508d24 Jul 2026$2.101/1$788$78847%66%+$7-$1,57055.3%$-1,612 (vs do-nothing $-775)
$7622d7 Aug 2026$3.901/1$532$53247%67%+$73-$1,44050.7%$-1,482 (vs do-nothing $-645)
$7615d31 Jul 2026$3.401/1$680$68046%66%+$86-$1,49052.5%$-1,532 (vs do-nothing $-695)
$768d24 Jul 2026$2.801/1$1,050$1,05043%66%+$164-$1,55054.6%$-1,592 (vs do-nothing $-755)

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 1 contracts at the conservative CC.

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