FORTRESS FIGHT: COPX @ $74.65

BE SS: $93.40  |  CC-SS: $95.37  |  1 contracts (100 sh) |  ⌂ PORTFOLIO

GENERATED2026-07-17 01:33

COPX @ $74.65   UNDERWATER $18.75 (20.1% 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: $95.37 (banked floor $95.02)  |  IV: MEDIUM  |  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$546/mo75% ann ROI on ML
Hedge (static, never rolled)$0/moHP expiry = SP LEAPS; decay ≈ $71/mo (info only, already in marks)
Unrealized P&L$-1,980fortress legs from IBKR
INCOME GOALPOSTS & VELOCITY
50% INCOME FLOOR
$273/mo
HEDGE COVER
$0/mo (static)
NORMAL INCOME
$546/mo (ATM CC, chain)
IC VELOCITY
5.2 mo to earn back $2,840
ML VELOCITY
9.2 mo to earn back $5,040
Deep drawdown confirmed: a CC at CC-SS $95.37 (probe: $88C 14d) brings only $11/mo (<20% of normal), 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)
$1,945
was $1,980 · 2% earned back
Cycles closed
1
Credit in flight
$760
CC-SS · banked floor (info)
$95.37 → $95.02
Open legAcctCredit/shIn flightOpened
19x $81.5C 17 Jul 2026U6241782$0.40$7602026-07-11
TECHNICALS (cc_timing weekly gate + daily trigger)
WEEKLYNEUTRAL · %B 24 (live) · RSI 47 · MACD bearish, hist falling
DAILYFALLING (provisional) · RSI 45 · %B 31 · hist rising (nightly)
LEVELSUpper BB (CC ceiling) $90.17 (+21%) · daily UBB $83.04 · 1-wk expected move ±$4 (chain IV)
SETUPNo tilt: engine default. (advisory; floors and picks are chain-only)
INTERPRETATION
Primary: 1 contract at $78 / 7d. This is the safest strike (survival 77%, breach 23%) that still earns 50% of normal income ($273/mo); it brings $279/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 × $76/7d for $557/mo, but breach risk rises to 37% (+15pp 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 × $81/7d (91% survival, $64/mo).
Downside anchor: the primary mortgages $1,672 (59% of IC) ONLY on a full V-bounce all the way to SS $93, recoverable in 3.1 months of normal income. That is the rare tail; the frequent case is the strike holding. Surgical close on the 1 contracts realizes $-1,992 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 (7d) · sell 1 × $78, 77% survival, $279/mo (E[net] $7/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 · 7d1 × $7877%$279$7

📅 NEXT FRIDAY · 24 Jul 2026 · 7d · E[net] $7/mo 🏆 GRAND PICK

🎯 Engine pick: sell 1 × $78 (primary), 77% survival, breach 23%, $279/mo.
⚖️ Worth a safer step: the $79 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 83% (breach 23% → 17%) for $64/mo less (23% 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 $79 rung, unless you need the income to cover the hedge bleed, or you expect COPX to stay flat-to-down near term.
COPX  spot $74.65 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsFIGHT edgePer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
🛡 safe yield1 × $8124 Jul7d8.5%91%18%+5pp$15$64-$214$1,422
Sell 1 × $81 8.5% OTM over spot $74.65 24 Jul 2026 (7d, $0.28 mid)
= $15 credit for the 7d cycle → $64/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $81)
91%
Breach risk
9%
POP (stays ≤ $81.28)
92%
EV / mo
+$18
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+5pp
43% whole by 9mo vs 38% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~1.2/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$45/mo
median; plan ~$31/mo after 68% keep · $351 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~3.1 mo [1.9-5.4], measured ONLY among the 43% of futures that got whole
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
13%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$179
Free roll-up
+$1/wk
Safest escape (by 14 Aug 2026)
$86 @ 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 3 of 7); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $2.74/sh now → $1.94 mid-life (likely $1.56–$2.86)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.15/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.79/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 382 simulated challenges: the $81 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 7, at $82 (overshoots $1.06). 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)~$8131 Jul 202610d left+$0.75/sh+$75
cycle +$90
[+$54…+$110] · 98% credit
66%
surv 52%
-$1,305 NOT
cap gain +$675
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$8514 Aug 202624d left+$0.44/sh+$44
cycle +$59
[+$11…+$82] · 83% credit
75%
surv 67%
-$981 NOT
cap gain +$999
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$8231 Jul 202610d left+$0.15/sh+$15
cycle +$30
[-$9…+$46] · 65% credit
72%
surv 60%
-$1,241 NOT
cap gain +$739
Max even-money escape in the band~$8614 Aug 202624d left+$0.12/sh+$12
cycle +$27
[-$26…+$48] · 56% credit
77%
surv 71%
-$920 NOT
cap gain +$1,060
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$64/mo
vs 50% target ($273/mo)-76%
vs normal income ($546/mo)12% covered
Net income (after hedge)$64/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $81 is $14 below CC-SS $95.37: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$1,422
… as % of IC ($2,840)50.1%
… as % of ML ($5,040)28.2%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.6 mo
Surgical close (1 ct)$-1,992
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.04/sh (~25% of the $0.15 collected) or spot ≥ $81.28 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $81)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $83.04 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $80.19Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$80-81.28
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
≥ $81.28
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 0.92 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$81.00 (1.4σ)$15$-1,380+$600+$10
+2.5%$83.02 (1.9σ)$-187$-1,395+$585-$192
+5%$85.05 (2.4σ)$-390$-1,411+$569-$395
SS (= V-bounce)$93.40 (4.2σ)$-1,225$-1,476+$504-$1,230
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $95.37, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-1,980
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$1,910
− CC assignment net of premium (1 × $81): -$1,422
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-1,492 (+$488 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-102 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-1,390, the opportunity cost of earning $64/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $90.17 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$902, position total $-1,451 (+$529 vs today)
33% normal ← lean1 × $7924 Jul7d5.8%83%35%+13pp$50$214-$64$1,587
Sell 1 × $79 5.8% OTM over spot $74.65 24 Jul 2026 (7d, $0.65 mid)
= $50 credit for the 7d cycle → $214/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $79)
83%
Breach risk
17%
POP (stays ≤ $79.65)
86%
EV / mo
+$94
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+13pp
54% whole by 9mo vs 41% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~2.2/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$123/mo
median; plan ~$84/mo after 68% keep · $894 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~3.2 mo [1.8-5.4], measured ONLY among the 54% of futures that got whole
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
25%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$134
Free roll-up
+$1/wk
Safest escape (by 14 Aug 2026)
$86 @ 82% POP
78% 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 3 of 7); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $2.60/sh now → $1.84 mid-life (likely $1.76–$2.87)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.50/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.34/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 764 simulated challenges: the $79 strike is typically first touched on day 4 of 7, at $80 (overshoots $1.05). 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)~$7931 Jul 202610d left+$0.71/sh+$71
cycle +$121
[+$41…+$92] · 95% credit
66%
surv 52%
-$1,458 NOT
cap gain +$522
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$8314 Aug 202624d left+$0.35/sh+$35
cycle +$85
[-$12…+$58] · 66% credit
75%
surv 68%
-$1,139 NOT
cap gain +$841
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$8031 Jul 202610d left+$0.11/sh+$11
cycle +$61
[-$23…+$30] · 47% credit
72%
surv 60%
-$1,394 NOT
cap gain +$586
Max even-money escape in the band~$8414 Aug 202624d left+$0.04/sh+$4
cycle +$54
[-$47…+$23] · 38% credit
78%
surv 71%
-$1,078 NOT
cap gain +$902
SS $93 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$8614 Aug 202624d left-$0.43/sh-$43
cycle +$7
[-$101…-$26] · 13% credit
82%
surv 78%
-$940 NOT
cap gain +$1,040
budget: banked $50 debit $43 (86% used ≈ 0.9 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$7 cash · rolled 1 ct earn ≈ $176/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$214/mo
vs 50% target ($273/mo)-22%
vs normal income ($546/mo)39% covered
Net income (after hedge)$214/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $79 is $16 below CC-SS $95.37: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$1,587
… as % of IC ($2,840)55.9%
… as % of ML ($5,040)31.5%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.9 mo
Surgical close (1 ct)$-1,995
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 ≥ $79.65 (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 $83.04 (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
$78-79.65
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
≥ $79.65
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$79.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$50$-1,529+$451+$45
+2.5%$80.97 (1.4σ)$-147$-1,544+$436-$152
+5%$82.95 (1.9σ)$-345$-1,560+$420-$350
SS (= V-bounce)$93.40 (4.2σ)$-1,390$-1,641+$339-$1,395
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $95.37, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-1,980
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$1,910
− CC assignment net of premium (1 × $79): -$1,587
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-1,657 (+$323 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-102 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-1,555, the opportunity cost of earning $214/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $90.17 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$1,067, position total $-1,616 (+$364 vs today)
🎯 50% normal1 × $7824 Jul7d4.5%77%35%+12pp$65$279$1,672
Sell 1 × $78 4.5% OTM over spot $74.65 24 Jul 2026 (7d, $0.78 mid)
= $65 credit for the 7d cycle → $279/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $78)
77%
Breach risk
23%
POP (stays ≤ $78.78)
82%
EV / mo
+$90
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+12pp
54% whole by 9mo vs 42% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~3.3/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$139/mo
median; plan ~$95/mo after 68% keep · $970 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~3.4 mo [1.8-5.3], measured ONLY among the 54% of futures that got whole
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
35%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$114
Free roll-up
+$1/wk
Safest escape (by 14 Aug 2026)
$85 @ 82% POP
78% 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 3 of 7); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $2.53/sh now → $1.79 mid-life (likely $1.87–$2.85)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.65/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.14/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,063 simulated challenges: the $78 strike is typically first touched on day 4 of 7, at $79 (overshoots $0.97). 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 202610d left+$0.70/sh+$70
cycle +$135
[+$37…+$78] · 95% credit
66%
surv 52%
-$1,536 NOT
cap gain +$444
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$8114 Aug 202624d left+$0.45/sh+$45
cycle +$110
[-$3…+$53] · 73% credit
74%
surv 66%
-$1,252 NOT
cap gain +$728
Max even-money escape in the band~$8214 Aug 202624d left+$0.30/sh+$30
cycle +$95
[-$19…+$37] · 54% credit
76%
surv 68%
-$1,221 NOT
cap gain +$759
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)~$7931 Jul 202610d left+$0.09/sh+$9
cycle +$74
[-$27…+$14] · 37% credit
72%
surv 61%
-$1,473 NOT
cap gain +$507
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$8514 Aug 202624d left-$0.46/sh-$46
cycle +$19
[-$108…-$44] · 10% credit
82%
surv 78%
-$1,021 NOT
cap gain +$959
budget: banked $65 debit $46 (71% used ≈ 0.7 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$19 cash · rolled 1 ct earn ≈ $166/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$279/mo
vs 50% target ($273/mo)+2%
vs normal income ($546/mo)51% covered
Net income (after hedge)$279/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $78 is $17 below CC-SS $95.37: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$1,672
… as % of IC ($2,840)58.9%
… as % of ML ($5,040)33.2%
Recovery months (at normal income)3.1 mo
Surgical close (1 ct)$-1,992
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.16/sh (~25% of the $0.65 collected) or spot ≥ $78.78 (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 $83.04 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $77.22Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$77-78.78
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
≥ $78.78
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$78.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$65$-1,606+$374+$60
+2.5%$79.95 (1.2σ)$-130$-1,621+$359-$135
+5%$81.90 (1.6σ)$-325$-1,637+$343-$330
SS (= V-bounce)$93.40 (4.2σ)$-1,475$-1,726+$254-$1,480
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $95.37, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-1,980
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$1,910
− CC assignment net of premium (1 × $78): -$1,672
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-1,742 (+$238 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-102 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-1,640, the opportunity cost of earning $279/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $90.17 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$1,152, position total $-1,701 (+$279 vs today)
100% normal1 × $7624 Jul7d1.8%63%76%+20pp$130$557+$279$1,807
Sell 1 × $76 1.8% OTM over spot $74.65 24 Jul 2026 (7d, $1.40 mid)
= $130 credit for the 7d cycle → $557/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $76)
63%
Breach risk
37%
POP (stays ≤ $77.40)
73%
EV / mo
+$134
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+20pp
57% whole by 9mo vs 38% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~6.7/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$198/mo
median; plan ~$135/mo after 68% keep · $1,329 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~3.4 mo [2.0-5.2], measured ONLY among the 57% of futures that got whole
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
60%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$39
Free roll-up
+$1/wk
Safest escape (by 14 Aug 2026)
$88 @ 91% POP
90% 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 3 of 7); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $2.40/sh now → $1.69 mid-life (likely $2.19–$3.13)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.30/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.39/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,800 simulated challenges: the $76 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 7, at $77 (overshoots $1.08). 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)~$7631 Jul 202610d left+$0.66/sh+$66
cycle +$196
[+$21…+$50] · 89% credit
66%
surv 52%
-$1,659 NOT
cap gain +$321
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$7914 Aug 202624d left+$0.51/sh+$51
cycle +$181
[-$14…+$28] · 60% credit
74%
surv 65%
-$1,412 NOT
cap gain +$568
Max even-money escape in the band~$8014 Aug 202624d left+$0.21/sh+$21
cycle +$151
[-$49…-$4] · 22% credit
76%
surv 69%
-$1,349 NOT
cap gain +$631
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)~$7731 Jul 202610d left+$0.05/sh+$5
cycle +$135
[-$44…-$13] · 14% credit
72%
surv 61%
-$1,596 NOT
cap gain +$384
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$8814 Aug 202624d left-$1.20/sh-$120
cycle +$10
[-$234…-$160]
91%
surv 90%
-$707 NOT
cap gain +$1,273
budget: banked $130 debit $120 (92% used ≈ 0.9 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$10 cash · rolled 1 ct earn ≈ $62/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$557/mo
vs 50% target ($273/mo)+104%
vs normal income ($546/mo)102% covered
Net income (after hedge)$557/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $76 is $19 below CC-SS $95.37: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$1,807
… as % of IC ($2,840)63.6%
… as % of ML ($5,040)35.8%
Recovery months (at normal income)3.3 mo
Surgical close (1 ct)$-1,990
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.33/sh (~25% of the $1.30 collected) or spot ≥ $77.40 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $76)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $83.04 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $75.24Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$75-77.40
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
≥ $77.40
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$76.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$130$-1,726+$254+$125
+2.5%$77.90 (≤1σ, normal week)$-60$-1,740+$240-$65
+5%$79.80 (1.2σ)$-250$-1,755+$225-$255
SS (= V-bounce)$93.40 (4.2σ)$-1,610$-1,861+$119-$1,615
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $95.37, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-1,980
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$1,910
− CC assignment net of premium (1 × $76): -$1,807
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-1,877 (+$103 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-102 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-1,775, the opportunity cost of earning $557/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $90.17 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$1,287, position total $-1,836 (+$144 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 (30 clear the floor), click to expand

Every eligible strike x expiry in the 4-45 DTE band (4 expiries scanned, 30 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: 0.922 (IBKR)  |  Recovery@SS: +$1,910 (un-capped fortress gain if stock rallies to SS)  |  Do-nothing @ SS: $-102

StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$787d24 Jul 2026$0.651/1$279$27977%82%+$90-$1,67258.9%$-1,742 (vs do-nothing $-1,640)
$777d24 Jul 2026$0.951/1$407$40770%78%+$120-$1,74261.3%$-1,812 (vs do-nothing $-1,710)
$77.5014d31 Jul 2026$1.451/1$311$31169%77%+$92-$1,64257.8%$-1,712 (vs do-nothing $-1,610)
$76.507d24 Jul 2026$1.101/1$471$47167%76%+$121-$1,77762.6%$-1,847 (vs do-nothing $-1,745)
$7714d31 Jul 2026$1.601/1$343$34366%75%+$90-$1,67759.0%$-1,747 (vs do-nothing $-1,645)
$76.5014d31 Jul 2026$1.751/1$375$37563%73%+$86-$1,71260.3%$-1,782 (vs do-nothing $-1,680)
$767d24 Jul 2026$1.301/1$557$55763%73%+$134-$1,80763.6%$-1,877 (vs do-nothing $-1,775)
$76.5021d7 Aug 2026$2.251/1$321$32161%73%+$66-$1,66258.5%$-1,732 (vs do-nothing $-1,630)
$76.5028d14 Aug 2026$2.601/1$279$27960%72%+$43-$1,62757.3%$-1,697 (vs do-nothing $-1,595)
$7614d31 Jul 2026$2.001/1$429$42960%72%+$101-$1,73761.2%$-1,807 (vs do-nothing $-1,705)
$7621d7 Aug 2026$2.451/1$350$35059%71%+$68-$1,69259.6%$-1,762 (vs do-nothing $-1,660)
$7628d14 Aug 2026$2.901/1$311$31158%71%+$54-$1,64758.0%$-1,717 (vs do-nothing $-1,615)
$75.5014d31 Jul 2026$2.201/1$471$47157%71%+$100-$1,76762.2%$-1,837 (vs do-nothing $-1,735)
Show 17 more candidates (lower strikes: more income, lower survival)
StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$75.5021d7 Aug 2026$2.701/1$386$38656%71%+$74-$1,71760.4%$-1,787 (vs do-nothing $-1,685)
$75.5028d14 Aug 2026$3.101/1$332$33256%70%+$52-$1,67759.0%$-1,747 (vs do-nothing $-1,645)
$757d24 Jul 2026$1.701/1$729$72954%70%+$128-$1,86765.7%$-1,937 (vs do-nothing $-1,835)
$7528d14 Aug 2026$3.401/1$364$36454%70%+$60-$1,69759.7%$-1,767 (vs do-nothing $-1,665)
$7514d31 Jul 2026$2.451/1$525$52554%70%+$104-$1,79263.1%$-1,862 (vs do-nothing $-1,760)
$7521d7 Aug 2026$2.851/1$407$40754%70%+$64-$1,75261.7%$-1,822 (vs do-nothing $-1,720)
$74.5028d14 Aug 2026$3.601/1$386$38652%69%+$56-$1,72760.8%$-1,797 (vs do-nothing $-1,695)
$74.5021d7 Aug 2026$3.101/1$443$44351%69%+$66-$1,77762.6%$-1,847 (vs do-nothing $-1,745)
$74.5014d31 Jul 2026$2.701/1$579$57951%67%+$57-$1,81764.0%$-1,887 (vs do-nothing $-1,785)
$7428d14 Aug 2026$3.801/1$407$40749%68%+$51-$1,75761.9%$-1,827 (vs do-nothing $-1,725)
$7421d7 Aug 2026$3.401/1$486$48649%67%+$72-$1,79763.3%$-1,867 (vs do-nothing $-1,765)
$7414d31 Jul 2026$2.951/1$632$63248%67%+$107-$1,84264.8%$-1,912 (vs do-nothing $-1,810)
$73.5028d14 Aug 2026$4.001/1$429$42947%67%+$44-$1,78762.9%$-1,857 (vs do-nothing $-1,755)
$73.5021d7 Aug 2026$3.601/1$514$51446%67%+$62-$1,82764.3%$-1,897 (vs do-nothing $-1,795)
$747d24 Jul 2026$2.251/1$964$96446%66%+$142-$1,91267.3%$-1,982 (vs do-nothing $-1,880)
$73.5014d31 Jul 2026$3.201/1$686$68645%65%+$59-$1,86765.7%$-1,937 (vs do-nothing $-1,835)
$73.507d24 Jul 2026$2.551/1$1,093$1,09341%65%+$178-$1,93268.0%$-2,002 (vs do-nothing $-1,900)

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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