FORTRESS FIGHT: CRWV @ $84.77

BE SS: $125.45  |  CC-SS: $128.93  |  5 contracts (500 sh) |  ⌂ PORTFOLIO

GENERATED2026-08-24 21:44

CRWV @ $84.77   UNDERWATER $40.68 (32.4% below BE SS)

5 contracts (500 sh)  |  BE SS: $125.45  |  CC-SS: $128.93 (banked floor $125.29)  |  IV: HIGH  |  Accounts: Neville:0865

LC: $105 exp 2028-01-21 (entry $63.535/sh)
SP: $120 exp 2028-01-21 (entry $43.524/sh)
HP: $40 exp 2026-10-16 (entry $0.601/sh)

Economics

Max Loss$50,225(ND $20.45 + SW $80) x 500
Normal income ref$6,409/mo95% ann ROI on ML
Hedge rolling cost$42/mo
Unrealized P&L$-23,082fortress legs from IBKR
INCOME GOALPOSTS & VELOCITY
50% INCOME FLOOR
$3,205/mo
HEDGE COVER
$42/mo
NORMAL INCOME
$6,409/mo (ATM CC, chain)
IC VELOCITY
1.6 mo to earn back $10,225
ML VELOCITY
7.8 mo to earn back $50,225
Deep drawdown confirmed: a CC at CC-SS $128.93 (probe: $130C 11d) brings only $68/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
$1,903
Hole (after banked)
$21,180
was $23,082 · 8% earned back
Cycles closed
16
Credit in flight
$1,003
CC-SS · banked floor (info)
$128.93 → $125.29
? 4 leg(s) closed as UNKNOWN (vanished with no fill in window): banked $0, conservative. Fix campaign.json by hand if wrong.
Open legAcctCredit/shIn flightOpened
5x $125C 28 Aug 2026U13190865$2.01$1,0032026-08-13
TECHNICALS (cc_timing weekly gate + daily trigger)
WEEKLYNEUTRAL · %B 29 (live) · RSI 47 · MACD bearish, hist rising
DAILYFALLING (provisional) · RSI 45 · %B 40 · hist falling (nightly)
LEVELSUpper BB (CC ceiling) $128.05 (+51%) · daily UBB $112.14 · 1-wk expected move ±$9 (chain IV)
SETUPNo tilt: engine default. (advisory; floors and picks are chain-only)
⚠ Next earnings 2026-11-11: candidates whose expiry crosses it are flagged in the spectrum; EV is unreliable across earnings.
INTERPRETATION
Primary: 5 contracts at $92 / 4d. This is the safest strike (survival 85%, breach 15%) that still earns 50% of normal income ($3,205/mo); it brings $3,562/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 5 × $88/4d for $7,162/mo, but breach risk rises to 33% (+18pp vs the primary). The lower strike is hit by a smaller bounce.
More safety, less income: for just the hedge you can sit at 3 × $120/4d (99+% survival, $45/mo).
Downside anchor: the primary mortgages $17,989 (176% of IC) ONLY on a full V-bounce all the way to SS $125, recoverable in 2.8 months of normal income. That is the rare tail; the frequent case is the strike holding. Surgical close on the 5 contracts realizes $-23,100 and cuts bleed by $42/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 5 contracts). The master ranks the two by E[net]/mo to pick one grand pick; both are shown here so you can choose the tenor that fits your roll cadence.

🏆 Grand pick: THIS FRIDAY · 28 Aug 2026 (4d) · sell 5 × $92, 85% survival, $3,562/mo (E[net] $2,184/mo).
The two weekly tracks below are ranked by E[net]/mo = income kept when unchallenged − the net cash cost and forgone cycle when it is. Each has its own full ladder.
TrackExpirySellSurvivalIncome/moE[net]/mo
THIS FRIDAY 🏆28 Aug 2026 · 4d5 × $9285%$3,562$2,184
NEXT FRIDAY4 Sep 2026 · 11d5 × $9171%$3,368$-167
E[net] arithmetic on the grand pick: keep $475 with probability 76%; on the 24% touch you roll, paying $1,272 to close and taking $983 back from the best priced door (net cash $289) and parking about one cycle of income. Charging the FULL buyback with no door credit (the pre-2026-07-25 model) contradicted the campaign simulation, which prices the same event as a cash-neutral even roll.

📅 THIS FRIDAY · 28 Aug 2026 · 4d · E[net] $2,184/mo 🏆 GRAND PICK

🎯 Engine pick: sell 5 × $92 (50% normal), 85% survival, breach 15%, $3,562/mo.
The pick is already past the ~80% (≈1σ) comfort line, so take the income. Stepping out to the $94 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 90% (breach 15% → 10%) for $1,088/mo less (31% income) buys safety you do not really need here.
CRWV  spot $84.77 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsFIGHT edgePer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
cover hedge3 × $12028 Aug4d41.6%99+%hist 96%1%hist 3%+0pp$6$45-$3,518$2,672
Sell 3 × $120 41.6% OTM over spot $84.77 28 Aug 2026 (4d, $0.03 mid)
= $6 credit for the 4d cycle → $45/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $120)
99+%
Breach risk
0%
POP (stays ≤ $120.03)
99+%
EV / mo
+$37
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+0pp
53% whole by 9mo vs 53% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~0.1/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$31/mo
median; plan ~$21/mo after 68% keep · $125 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.7 mo [0.7-2.8], measured ONLY among the 53% 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)
0%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$989
Free roll-up
+$3/wk
Safest escape (by 18 Sep 2026)
$131 @ 79% POP
74% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 3 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 2 of 4); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $4.69/sh now → $3.32 mid-life → ≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.02/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$3.30/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (3 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$1204 Sep 20269d left+$1.57/sh+$471
cycle +$477
67%
surv 52%
-$3,743 NOT
cap gain +$19,339
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1234 Sep 20269d left+$0.11/sh+$32
cycle +$38
72%
surv 62%
-$2,455 NOT
cap gain +$20,628
Max even-money escape in the band~$13118 Sep 202623d left+$0.07/sh+$20
cycle +$26
79%
surv 74%
+$567 SAFE
cap gain +$23,650
reaches SS ✓
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 -0.4 vol pt per +1% move (equity skew: vol eases as spot rises; buyback shift floored at 0). 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$45/mo
vs 50% target ($3,205/mo)-99%
vs normal income ($6,409/mo)1% covered
Net income (after hedge)$41/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $120 is $9 below CC-SS $128.93: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$2,672
… as % of IC ($10,225)26.1%
… as % of ML ($50,225)5.3%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.4 mo
Surgical close (3 ct)$-13,851
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.01/sh (~25% of the $0.02 collected) or spot ≥ $120.03 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $120)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $112.14 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $118.80Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$119-120.03
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
≥ $120.03
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 1.07 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$120.00 (5.1σ)$6$-4,214+$18,868-$15
+2.5%$123.00 (5.5σ)$-894$-3,509+$19,573-$915
+5%$126.00 (6.0σ)$-1,794$-3,004+$20,078-$1,515
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $128.93, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-23,082
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$23,624
− CC assignment net of premium (3 × $120): -$2,672
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (2 × $125): -$772
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-2,902 (+$20,181 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,387 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-1,515, the opportunity cost of earning $45/mo FIGHT income now)
🛡 safe yield5 × $1024 Sep11d20.3%90%hist 96%20%hist 13%+3pp$340$927-$2,635$13,124
Sell 5 × $102 20.3% OTM over spot $84.77 4 Sep 2026 (11d, $0.72 mid)
= $340 credit for the 11d cycle → $927/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $102)
90%
Breach risk
10%
POP (stays ≤ $102.72)
91%
EV / mo
+$390
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+3pp
48% whole by 9mo vs 45% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~0.8/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$529/mo
median; plan ~$360/mo after 68% keep · $3,320 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~2.5 mo [1.4-4.0], measured ONLY among the 48% 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)
-$1,772
Free roll-up
+$1/wk
Safest escape (by 18 Sep 2026)
$110 @ 76% POP
70% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 5 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 5 of 11); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $5.97/sh now → $4.22 mid-life (likely $3.35–$5.92)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.68/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$3.54/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 379 simulated challenges: the $102 strike is typically first touched on day 7 of 11, at $105 (overshoots $2.54). 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 (5 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$10211 Sep 202612d left+$0.62/sh+$308
cycle +$648
[+$156…+$721] · 91% credit
67%
surv 52%
-$13,216 NOT
cap gain +$9,866
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$10618 Sep 202620d left+$0.48/sh+$241
cycle +$581
[-$47…+$665] · 71% credit
72%
surv 63%
-$11,020 NOT
cap gain +$12,062
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$10311 Sep 202612d left+$0.11/sh+$57
cycle +$397
[-$150…+$443] · 58% credit
69%
surv 56%
-$12,809 NOT
cap gain +$10,273
Max even-money escape in the band~$10718 Sep 202620d left+$0.13/sh+$65
cycle +$405
[-$252…+$475] · 54% credit
74%
surv 65%
-$10,662 NOT
cap gain +$12,421
SS $125 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$11018 Sep 202620d left-$0.62/sh-$309
cycle +$31
[-$689…+$60] · 29% credit
76%
surv 70%
-$9,698 NOT
cap gain +$13,384
budget: banked $340 debit $309 (91% used ≈ 1.4 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$31 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $2,703/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 -0.4 vol pt per +1% move (equity skew: vol eases as spot rises; buyback shift floored at 0). 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$927/mo
vs 50% target ($3,205/mo)-71%
vs normal income ($6,409/mo)14% covered
Net income (after hedge)$885/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $102 is $27 below CC-SS $128.93: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$13,124
… as % of IC ($10,225)128.3%
… as % of ML ($50,225)26.1%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.0 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-23,102
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.17/sh (~25% of the $0.68 collected) or spot ≥ $102.72 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $102)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $112.14 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $100.98Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$101-102.72
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $102.72
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 1.07 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$102.00 (1.5σ)$340$-13,524+$9,558+$305
+2.5%$104.55 (1.7σ)$-935$-13,435+$9,647-$970
+5%$107.10 (1.9σ)$-2,210$-13,346+$9,737-$2,245
SS (= V-bounce)$125.45 (3.5σ)$-11,385$-12,704+$10,379-$11,195
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $128.93, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-23,082
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$23,624
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $102): -$13,124
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-12,582 (+$10,501 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,387 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-11,195, the opportunity cost of earning $927/mo FIGHT income now)
33% normal5 × $9428 Aug4d10.9%90%hist 96%20%hist 13%+13pp$330$2,475-$1,088$17,134
Sell 5 × $94 10.9% OTM over spot $84.77 28 Aug 2026 (4d, $0.69 mid)
= $330 credit for the 4d cycle → $2,475/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $94)
90%
Breach risk
10%
POP (stays ≤ $94.69)
92%
EV / mo
+$1,776
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+13pp
56% whole by 9mo vs 42% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~1.9/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$1,571/mo
median; plan ~$1,068/mo after 68% keep · $9,500 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~2.8 mo [1.4-5.2], measured ONLY among the 56% 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)
16%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$969
Free roll-up
+$4/wk
Safest escape (by 18 Sep 2026)
$109 @ 84% POP
81% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 5 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 2 of 4); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $3.67/sh now → $2.60 mid-life (likely $2.63–$4.47)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.66/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.94/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 468 simulated challenges: the $94 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 4, at $96 (overshoots $2.43). 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 (5 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$944 Sep 20269d left+$1.95/sh+$976
cycle +$1,306
[+$855…+$1,199] · 100% credit
67%
surv 52%
-$16,838 NOT
cap gain +$6,244
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$10318 Sep 202623d left+$0.95/sh+$475
cycle +$805
[+$45…+$607] · 78% credit
78%
surv 73%
-$12,402 NOT
cap gain +$10,681
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$984 Sep 20269d left+$0.21/sh+$107
cycle +$437
[-$230…+$201] · 49% credit
74%
surv 66%
-$15,444 NOT
cap gain +$7,638
Max even-money escape in the band~$10718 Sep 202623d left+$0.07/sh+$33
cycle +$363
[-$510…+$108] · 36% credit
82%
surv 79%
-$10,704 NOT
cap gain +$12,379
SS $125 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$10918 Sep 202623d left-$0.28/sh-$139
cycle +$191
[-$726…-$82] · 21% credit
84%
surv 81%
-$9,805 NOT
cap gain +$13,277
budget: banked $330 debit $139 (42% used ≈ 0.2 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$191 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $1,514/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 -0.4 vol pt per +1% move (equity skew: vol eases as spot rises; buyback shift floored at 0). 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$2,475/mo
vs 50% target ($3,205/mo)-23%
vs normal income ($6,409/mo)39% covered
Net income (after hedge)$2,433/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $94 is $35 below CC-SS $128.93: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$17,134
… as % of IC ($10,225)167.6%
… as % of ML ($50,225)34.1%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.7 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-23,098
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.17/sh (~25% of the $0.66 collected) or spot ≥ $94.69 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $94)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $112.14 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $93.06Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$93-94.69
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
≥ $94.69
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 1.07 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$94.00 (1.3σ)$330$-17,814+$5,268+$295
+2.5%$96.35 (1.7σ)$-845$-17,732+$5,350-$880
+5%$98.70 (2.0σ)$-2,020$-17,650+$5,433-$2,055
SS (= V-bounce)$125.45 (5.9σ)$-15,395$-16,714+$6,369-$15,205
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $128.93, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-23,082
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$23,624
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $94): -$17,134
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-16,592 (+$6,491 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,387 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-15,205, the opportunity cost of earning $2,475/mo FIGHT income now)
🎯 50% normal5 × $9228 Aug4d8.5%85%hist 85%30%hist 31%+12pp$475$3,562$17,989
Sell 5 × $92 8.5% OTM over spot $84.77 28 Aug 2026 (4d, $0.98 mid)
= $475 credit for the 4d cycle → $3,562/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $92)
85%
Breach risk
15%
POP (stays ≤ $92.98)
88%
EV / mo
+$2,216
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+12pp
57% whole by 9mo vs 44% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~3.0/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$1,928/mo
median; plan ~$1,311/mo after 68% keep · $11,649 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~2.6 mo [1.5-4.8], 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)
24%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$797
Free roll-up
+$4/wk
Safest escape (by 11 Sep 2026)
$105 @ 85% POP
83% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 5 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 2 of 4); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $3.60/sh now → $2.54 mid-life (likely $2.59–$4.40)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.95/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.59/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 722 simulated challenges: the $92 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 4, at $94 (overshoots $2.32). The [P25–P75] under each Total is that door's credit across those paths; % credit is the share of those challenges where the roll is a net credit.
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (5 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$924 Sep 20269d left+$1.97/sh+$983
cycle +$1,458
[+$807…+$1,184] · 100% credit
67%
surv 52%
-$17,757 NOT
cap gain +$5,326
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$10118 Sep 202623d left+$0.95/sh+$477
cycle +$952
[+$17…+$583] · 76% credit
78%
surv 73%
-$13,324 NOT
cap gain +$9,759
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$964 Sep 20269d left+$0.23/sh+$116
cycle +$591
[-$246…+$200] · 46% credit
74%
surv 66%
-$16,361 NOT
cap gain +$6,722
Max even-money escape in the band~$10518 Sep 202623d left+$0.08/sh+$38
cycle +$513
[-$515…+$90] · 31% credit
82%
surv 79%
-$11,623 NOT
cap gain +$11,459
SS $125 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$10511 Sep 202616d left-$0.84/sh-$422
cycle +$53
[-$1,024…-$402] · 3% credit
85%
surv 83%
-$12,083 NOT
cap gain +$11,000
budget: banked $475 debit $422 (89% used ≈ 0.5 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$53 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $1,594/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 -0.4 vol pt per +1% move (equity skew: vol eases as spot rises; buyback shift floored at 0). 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$3,562/mo
vs 50% target ($3,205/mo)+11%
vs normal income ($6,409/mo)56% covered
Net income (after hedge)$3,520/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $92 is $37 below CC-SS $128.93: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$17,989
… as % of IC ($10,225)175.9%
… as % of ML ($50,225)35.8%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.8 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-23,100
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.24/sh (~25% of the $0.95 collected) or spot ≥ $92.98 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $92)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $112.14 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $91.08Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$91-92.98
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
≥ $92.98
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 1.07 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$92.00 (1.0σ)$475$-18,739+$4,343+$440
+2.5%$94.30 (1.4σ)$-675$-18,659+$4,424-$710
+5%$96.60 (1.7σ)$-1,825$-18,578+$4,504-$1,860
SS (= V-bounce)$125.45 (5.9σ)$-16,250$-17,569+$5,514-$16,060
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $128.93, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-23,082
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$23,624
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $92): -$17,989
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-17,447 (+$5,636 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,387 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-16,060, the opportunity cost of earning $3,562/mo FIGHT income now)
100% normal5 × $8828 Aug4d3.8%67%hist 66%68%hist 61%+17pp$955$7,162+$3,600$19,509
Sell 5 × $88 3.8% OTM over spot $84.77 28 Aug 2026 (4d, $1.96 mid)
= $955 credit for the 4d cycle → $7,162/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $88)
67%
Breach risk
33%
POP (stays ≤ $89.95)
75%
EV / mo
+$1,647
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+17pp
68% whole by 9mo vs 51% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~6.8/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$2,453/mo
median; plan ~$1,668/mo after 68% keep · $10,849 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~2.3 mo [1.1-4.2], measured ONLY among the 68% 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)
50%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$261
Free roll-up
+$4/wk
Safest escape (by 18 Sep 2026)
$113 @ 92% POP
91% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 5 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 2 of 4); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $3.44/sh now → $2.43 mid-life (likely $3.01–$4.86)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.91/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.52/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,506 simulated challenges: the $88 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 4, at $90 (overshoots $2.47). 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 (5 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$884 Sep 20269d left+$1.98/sh+$992
cycle +$1,947
[+$767…+$988] · 100% credit
67%
surv 53%
-$19,408 NOT
cap gain +$3,675
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$9718 Sep 202623d left+$0.96/sh+$478
cycle +$1,433
[-$141…+$383] · 66% credit
79%
surv 73%
-$14,983 NOT
cap gain +$8,099
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$924 Sep 20269d left+$0.26/sh+$129
cycle +$1,084
[-$346…+$51] · 29% credit
75%
surv 67%
-$18,007 NOT
cap gain +$5,075
Max even-money escape in the band~$10118 Sep 202623d left+$0.09/sh+$45
cycle +$1,000
[-$701…-$98] · 18% credit
83%
surv 79%
-$13,277 NOT
cap gain +$9,806
SS $125 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$11318 Sep 202623d left-$1.41/sh-$707
cycle +$248
[-$1,698…-$945]
92%
surv 91%
-$7,608 NOT
cap gain +$15,474
budget: banked $955 debit $707 (74% used ≈ 0.4 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$248 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $664/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 -0.4 vol pt per +1% move (equity skew: vol eases as spot rises; buyback shift floored at 0). 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$7,162/mo
vs 50% target ($3,205/mo)+124%
vs normal income ($6,409/mo)112% covered
Net income (after hedge)$7,120/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $88 is $41 below CC-SS $128.93: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$19,509
… as % of IC ($10,225)190.8%
… as % of ML ($50,225)38.8%
Recovery months (at normal income)3.0 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-23,105
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.48/sh (~25% of the $1.91 collected) or spot ≥ $89.95 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $88)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $112.14 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $87.12Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$87-89.95
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
≥ $89.95
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 1.07 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$88.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$955$-20,399+$2,683+$920
+2.5%$90.20 (≤1σ, normal week)$-145$-20,322+$2,760-$180
+5%$92.40 (1.1σ)$-1,245$-20,245+$2,837-$1,280
SS (= V-bounce)$125.45 (5.9σ)$-17,770$-19,089+$3,994-$17,580
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $128.93, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-23,082
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$23,624
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $88): -$19,509
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-18,967 (+$4,116 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,387 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-17,580, the opportunity cost of earning $7,162/mo FIGHT income now)
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 CRWV are the tiebreakers.

📅 NEXT FRIDAY · 4 Sep 2026 · 11d · E[net] $-167/mo

🎯 Engine pick: sell 5 × $91 (50% normal), 71% survival, breach 29%, $3,368/mo.
⚖️ Worth a safer step: the $95 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 80% (breach 29% → 20%) for $1,227/mo less (36% 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 $95 rung, unless you need the income to cover the hedge bleed, or you expect CRWV to stay flat-to-down near term.
CRWV  spot $84.77 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsFIGHT edgePer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
cover hedge4 × $1304 Sep11d53.4%99%hist 96%1%hist 3%-0pp$20$55-$3,314$0
Sell 4 × $130 53.4% OTM over spot $84.77 4 Sep 2026 (11d, $0.07 mid)
= $20 credit for the 11d cycle → $55/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $130)
99%
Breach risk
1%
POP (stays ≤ $130.06)
99%
EV / mo
+$40
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
-0pp
46% whole by 9mo vs 46% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~0.0/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$18/mo
median; plan ~$12/mo after 68% keep · $74 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~2.1 mo [1.0-3.9], measured ONLY among the 46% 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)
0%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$2,133
Free roll-up
none
Safest escape (by 18 Sep 2026)
$133 @ 70% POP
59% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 4 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 5 of 11); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $7.61/sh now → $5.38 mid-life → ≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.05/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$5.33/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (4 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$13011 Sep 202612d left-$0.39/sh-$158
cycle -$138
66%
surv 52%
+$485 SAFE
cap gain +$23,567
Max even-money escape in the band~$13318 Sep 202620d left+$0.03/sh+$10
cycle +$30
70%
surv 59%
+$1,840 SAFE
cap gain +$24,923
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 -0.4 vol pt per +1% move (equity skew: vol eases as spot rises; buyback shift floored at 0). 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$55/mo
vs 50% target ($3,205/mo)-98%
vs normal income ($6,409/mo)1% covered
Net income (after hedge)$31/mo
Downside budget
✓ $130 is at/above CC-SS $128.93: assignment is break-even or better.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$0
… as % of IC ($10,225)0.0%
… as % of ML ($50,225)0.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.0 mo
Surgical close (4 ct)$-18,472
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.01/sh (~25% of the $0.05 collected) or spot ≥ $130.06 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $130)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $112.14 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $128.70Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$129-130.06
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
≥ $130.06
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 1.07 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$130.00 (3.9σ)$20$643+$23,725+$1,992
+2.5%$133.25 (4.2σ)$-1,280$756+$23,839+$1,992
+5%$136.50 (4.5σ)$-2,580$870+$23,953+$1,992
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $128.93, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-23,082
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$23,624
− CC assignment net of premium (4 × $130): -$0
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (1 × $125): -$386
Total Position P&L @ SS: $156 (+$23,239 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,387 (this trade vs do-nothing: +$1,543, the opportunity cost of earning $55/mo FIGHT income now)
🛡 safe yield5 × $1024 Sep11d20.3%90%hist 96%20%hist 13%+3pp$340$927-$2,441$13,124
Sell 5 × $102 20.3% OTM over spot $84.77 4 Sep 2026 (11d, $0.72 mid)
= $340 credit for the 11d cycle → $927/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $102)
90%
Breach risk
10%
POP (stays ≤ $102.72)
91%
EV / mo
+$390
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+3pp
48% whole by 9mo vs 45% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~0.8/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$529/mo
median; plan ~$360/mo after 68% keep · $3,320 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~2.5 mo [1.4-4.0], measured ONLY among the 48% 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)
-$1,772
Free roll-up
+$1/wk
Safest escape (by 18 Sep 2026)
$110 @ 76% POP
70% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 5 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 5 of 11); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $5.97/sh now → $4.22 mid-life (likely $3.35–$5.92)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.68/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$3.54/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 379 simulated challenges: the $102 strike is typically first touched on day 7 of 11, at $105 (overshoots $2.54). 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 (5 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$10211 Sep 202612d left+$0.62/sh+$308
cycle +$648
[+$156…+$721] · 91% credit
67%
surv 52%
-$13,216 NOT
cap gain +$9,866
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$10618 Sep 202620d left+$0.48/sh+$241
cycle +$581
[-$47…+$665] · 71% credit
72%
surv 63%
-$11,020 NOT
cap gain +$12,062
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$10311 Sep 202612d left+$0.11/sh+$57
cycle +$397
[-$150…+$443] · 58% credit
69%
surv 56%
-$12,809 NOT
cap gain +$10,273
Max even-money escape in the band~$10718 Sep 202620d left+$0.13/sh+$65
cycle +$405
[-$252…+$475] · 54% credit
74%
surv 65%
-$10,662 NOT
cap gain +$12,421
SS $125 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$11018 Sep 202620d left-$0.62/sh-$309
cycle +$31
[-$689…+$60] · 29% credit
76%
surv 70%
-$9,698 NOT
cap gain +$13,384
budget: banked $340 debit $309 (91% used ≈ 1.4 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$31 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $2,703/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 -0.4 vol pt per +1% move (equity skew: vol eases as spot rises; buyback shift floored at 0). 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$927/mo
vs 50% target ($3,205/mo)-71%
vs normal income ($6,409/mo)14% covered
Net income (after hedge)$885/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $102 is $27 below CC-SS $128.93: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$13,124
… as % of IC ($10,225)128.3%
… as % of ML ($50,225)26.1%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.0 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-23,102
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.17/sh (~25% of the $0.68 collected) or spot ≥ $102.72 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $102)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $112.14 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $100.98Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$101-102.72
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $102.72
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 1.07 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$102.00 (1.5σ)$340$-13,524+$9,558+$305
+2.5%$104.55 (1.7σ)$-935$-13,435+$9,647-$970
+5%$107.10 (1.9σ)$-2,210$-13,346+$9,737-$2,245
SS (= V-bounce)$125.45 (3.5σ)$-11,385$-12,704+$10,379-$11,195
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $128.93, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-23,082
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$23,624
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $102): -$13,124
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-12,582 (+$10,501 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,387 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-11,195, the opportunity cost of earning $927/mo FIGHT income now)
33% normal ← lean5 × $954 Sep11d12.1%80%hist 85%41%hist 38%+6pp$785$2,141-$1,227$16,179
Sell 5 × $95 12.1% OTM over spot $84.77 4 Sep 2026 (11d, $1.61 mid)
= $785 credit for the 11d cycle → $2,141/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $95)
80%
Breach risk
20%
POP (stays ≤ $96.61)
83%
EV / mo
+$674
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+6pp
56% whole by 9mo vs 50% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~1.8/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$1,001/mo
median; plan ~$681/mo after 68% keep · $5,548 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~2.2 mo [1.3-3.9], measured ONLY among the 56% 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)
31%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,182
Free roll-up
+$1/wk
Safest escape (by 18 Sep 2026)
$107 @ 82% POP
78% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 5 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 5 of 11); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $5.56/sh now → $3.93 mid-life (likely $3.94–$6.18)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.57/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.36/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 942 simulated challenges: the $95 strike is typically first touched on day 6 of 11, at $97 (overshoots $2.50). 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 (5 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$9511 Sep 202612d left+$0.79/sh+$395
cycle +$1,180
[+$145…+$527] · 93% credit
67%
surv 53%
-$16,430 NOT
cap gain +$6,653
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$9918 Sep 202620d left+$0.62/sh+$312
cycle +$1,097
[-$68…+$412] · 66% credit
73%
surv 63%
-$14,249 NOT
cap gain +$8,833
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$9611 Sep 202612d left+$0.29/sh+$144
cycle +$929
[-$142…+$248] · 51% credit
69%
surv 56%
-$16,022 NOT
cap gain +$7,061
Max even-money escape in the band~$10118 Sep 202620d left+$0.02/sh+$11
cycle +$796
[-$427…+$78] · 32% credit
75%
surv 68%
-$13,481 NOT
cap gain +$9,602
SS $125 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$10718 Sep 202620d left-$1.51/sh-$755
cycle +$30
[-$1,398…-$740] · 3% credit
82%
surv 78%
-$11,037 NOT
cap gain +$12,046
budget: banked $785 debit $755 (96% used ≈ 1.5 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$30 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $1,817/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 -0.4 vol pt per +1% move (equity skew: vol eases as spot rises; buyback shift floored at 0). 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$2,141/mo
vs 50% target ($3,205/mo)-33%
vs normal income ($6,409/mo)33% covered
Net income (after hedge)$2,098/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $95 is $34 below CC-SS $128.93: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$16,179
… as % of IC ($10,225)158.2%
… as % of ML ($50,225)32.2%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.5 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-23,102
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.39/sh (~25% of the $1.57 collected) or spot ≥ $96.61 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $95)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $112.14 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $94.05Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$94-96.61
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
≥ $96.61
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 1.07 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$95.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$785$-16,824+$6,258+$750
+2.5%$97.37 (1.1σ)$-402$-16,741+$6,341-$437
+5%$99.75 (1.3σ)$-1,590$-16,658+$6,424-$1,625
SS (= V-bounce)$125.45 (3.5σ)$-14,440$-15,759+$7,324-$14,250
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $128.93, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-23,082
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$23,624
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $95): -$16,179
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-15,637 (+$7,446 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,387 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-14,250, the opportunity cost of earning $2,141/mo FIGHT income now)
🎯 50% normal5 × $914 Sep11d7.3%71%hist 84%60%hist 43%+8pp$1,235$3,368$17,729
Sell 5 × $91 7.3% OTM over spot $84.77 4 Sep 2026 (11d, $2.54 mid)
= $1,235 credit for the 11d cycle → $3,368/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $91)
71%
Breach risk
29%
POP (stays ≤ $93.53)
78%
EV / mo
+$825
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+8pp
57% whole by 9mo vs 49% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~3.0/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$1,281/mo
median; plan ~$871/mo after 68% keep · $7,810 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~2.7 mo [1.4-4.5], 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)
48%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$649
Free roll-up
+$2/wk
Safest escape (by 11 Sep 2026)
$103 @ 86% POP
84% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 5 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 5 of 11); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $5.33/sh now → $3.77 mid-life (likely $4.34–$6.17)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $2.47/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.30/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,450 simulated challenges: the $91 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 11, at $93 (overshoots $2.29). 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 (5 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$9111 Sep 202612d left+$0.87/sh+$437
cycle +$1,672
[+$133…+$449] · 93% credit
67%
surv 53%
-$18,077 NOT
cap gain +$5,005
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$9518 Sep 202620d left+$0.69/sh+$343
cycle +$1,578
[-$94…+$293] · 62% credit
73%
surv 64%
-$15,908 NOT
cap gain +$7,175
Max even-money escape in the band~$9718 Sep 202620d left+$0.09/sh+$44
cycle +$1,279
[-$448…-$40] · 22% credit
75%
surv 68%
-$15,138 NOT
cap gain +$7,945
SS $125 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$9311 Sep 202612d left+$0.02/sh+$9
cycle +$1,244
[-$362…-$36] · 22% credit
71%
surv 60%
-$17,312 NOT
cap gain +$5,770
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$10311 Sep 202612d left-$2.41/sh-$1,205
cycle +$30
[-$1,943…-$1,392]
86%
surv 84%
-$13,176 NOT
cap gain +$9,906
budget: banked $1,235 debit $1,205 (98% used ≈ 1.6 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$30 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $1,697/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 -0.4 vol pt per +1% move (equity skew: vol eases as spot rises; buyback shift floored at 0). 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$3,368/mo
vs 50% target ($3,205/mo)+5%
vs normal income ($6,409/mo)53% covered
Net income (after hedge)$3,326/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $91 is $38 below CC-SS $128.93: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$17,729
… as % of IC ($10,225)173.4%
… as % of ML ($50,225)35.3%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.8 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-23,115
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.62/sh (~25% of the $2.47 collected) or spot ≥ $93.53 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $91)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $112.14 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $90.09Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$90-93.53
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
≥ $93.53
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 1.07 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$91.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,235$-18,514+$4,568+$1,200
+2.5%$93.27 (≤1σ, normal week)$98$-18,435+$4,648+$63
+5%$95.55 (≤1σ, normal week)$-1,040$-18,355+$4,727-$1,075
SS (= V-bounce)$125.45 (3.5σ)$-15,990$-17,309+$5,774-$15,800
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $128.93, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-23,082
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$23,624
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $91): -$17,729
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-17,187 (+$5,896 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,387 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-15,800, the opportunity cost of earning $3,368/mo FIGHT income now)
100% normal5 × $854 Sep11d0.3%54%hist 69%98%hist 89%+12pp$2,350$6,409+$3,041$19,614
Sell 5 × $85 0.3% OTM over spot $84.77 4 Sep 2026 (11d, $4.78 mid)
= $2,350 credit for the 11d cycle → $6,409/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $85)
54%
Breach risk
46%
POP (stays ≤ $89.78)
68%
EV / mo
+$1,008
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+12pp
62% whole by 9mo vs 51% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~8.6/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$1,722/mo
median; plan ~$1,171/mo after 68% keep · $9,314 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~2.6 mo [1.5-4.5], measured ONLY among the 62% 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)
81%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
+$590
Free roll-up
+$2/wk
Safest escape (by 11 Sep 2026)
$100 @ 90% POP
89% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 5 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 5 of 11); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $4.98/sh now → $3.52 mid-life (likely $4.95–$6.82)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $4.70/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets +$1.18/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 2,425 simulated challenges: the $85 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 11, at $88 (overshoots $2.58). 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 (5 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$8511 Sep 202612d left+$0.98/sh+$491
cycle +$2,841
[+$97…+$253] · 88% credit
67%
surv 53%
-$20,119 NOT
cap gain +$2,964
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$8818 Sep 202620d left+$0.98/sh+$488
cycle +$2,838
[-$84…+$179] · 64% credit
72%
surv 62%
-$18,394 NOT
cap gain +$4,689
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$8711 Sep 202612d left+$0.13/sh+$64
cycle +$2,414
[-$425…-$186] · 8% credit
71%
surv 60%
-$19,352 NOT
cap gain +$3,730
Max even-money escape in the band~$9118 Sep 202620d left+$0.16/sh+$81
cycle +$2,431
[-$572…-$238] · 7% credit
76%
surv 68%
-$17,195 NOT
cap gain +$5,888
SS $125 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$10011 Sep 202612d left-$2.65/sh-$1,323
cycle +$1,027
[-$2,395…-$1,766]
90%
surv 89%
-$13,785 NOT
cap gain +$9,298
budget: banked $2,350 debit $1,323 (56% used ≈ 0.9 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$1,027 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $1,091/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 -0.4 vol pt per +1% move (equity skew: vol eases as spot rises; buyback shift floored at 0). 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$6,409/mo
vs 50% target ($3,205/mo)+100%
vs normal income ($6,409/mo)100% covered
Net income (after hedge)$6,367/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $85 is $44 below CC-SS $128.93: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$19,614
… as % of IC ($10,225)191.8%
… as % of ML ($50,225)39.1%
Recovery months (at normal income)3.1 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-23,120
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $1.18/sh (~25% of the $4.70 collected) or spot ≥ $89.78 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $85)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $112.14 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $84.15Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$84-89.78
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
≥ $89.78
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 1.07 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$85.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$2,350$-20,609+$2,473+$2,315
+2.5%$87.12 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,288$-20,535+$2,547+$1,253
+5%$89.25 (≤1σ, normal week)$225$-20,461+$2,622+$190
SS (= V-bounce)$125.45 (3.5σ)$-17,875$-19,194+$3,889-$17,685
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $128.93, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-23,082
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$23,624
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $85): -$19,614
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-19,072 (+$4,011 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,387 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-17,685, the opportunity cost of earning $6,409/mo FIGHT income now)
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 CRWV are the tiebreakers.
⚔ FIGHT CC options · full candidate scan (27 clear the floor), click to expand

Every eligible strike x expiry in the 4-45 DTE band (4 expiries scanned, 27 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: 1.070 (IBKR)  |  Recovery@SS: +$23,624 (un-capped fortress gain if stock rallies to SS)  |  Do-nothing @ SS: $-1,387

StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$924d28 Aug 2026$0.955/5$3,562$3,52085%88%+$2,216-$17,989175.9%$-17,447 (vs do-nothing $-16,060)
$914d28 Aug 2026$1.144/5$3,420$3,39782%86%+$1,957-$14,715143.9%$-14,559 (vs do-nothing $-13,172)
$904d28 Aug 2026$1.364/5$4,080$4,05778%83%+$2,123-$15,027147.0%$-14,871 (vs do-nothing $-13,484)
$894d28 Aug 2026$1.613/5$3,622$3,61874%81%+$1,688-$11,495112.4%$-11,725 (vs do-nothing $-10,338)
$9111d4 Sep 2026$2.475/5$3,368$3,32671%78%+$825-$17,729173.4%$-17,187 (vs do-nothing $-15,800)
$9011d4 Sep 2026$2.785/5$3,791$3,74869%76%+$888-$18,074176.8%$-17,532 (vs do-nothing $-16,145)
$884d28 Aug 2026$1.913/5$4,298$4,29367%75%+$988-$11,705114.5%$-11,935 (vs do-nothing $-10,548)
$8911d4 Sep 2026$3.054/5$3,327$3,30466%74%+$682-$14,751144.3%$-14,595 (vs do-nothing $-13,208)
$8811d4 Sep 2026$3.354/5$3,655$3,63163%73%+$651-$15,031147.0%$-14,875 (vs do-nothing $-13,488)
$874d28 Aug 2026$2.232/5$3,345$3,36063%72%+$651-$7,94077.6%$-8,555 (vs do-nothing $-7,168)
$8818d11 Sep 2026$4.155/5$3,458$3,41662%72%+$470-$18,389179.8%$-17,847 (vs do-nothing $-16,460)
$87.5025d18 Sep 2026$5.555/5$3,330$3,28860%72%+$522-$17,939175.4%$-17,397 (vs do-nothing $-16,010)
$8711d4 Sep 2026$3.704/5$4,036$4,01360%71%+$635-$15,291149.5%$-15,135 (vs do-nothing $-13,748)
Show 14 more candidates (lower strikes: more income, lower survival)
StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$8718d11 Sep 2026$4.555/5$3,792$3,74959%71%+$489-$18,689182.8%$-18,147 (vs do-nothing $-16,760)
$8725d18 Sep 2026$5.655/5$3,390$3,34859%71%+$464-$18,139177.4%$-17,597 (vs do-nothing $-16,210)
$864d28 Aug 2026$2.642/5$3,960$3,97558%70%+$699-$8,05878.8%$-8,673 (vs do-nothing $-7,286)
$8625d18 Sep 2026$6.055/5$3,630$3,58857%70%+$456-$18,439180.3%$-17,897 (vs do-nothing $-16,510)
$8611d4 Sep 2026$4.153/5$3,395$3,39157%70%+$515-$11,633113.8%$-11,863 (vs do-nothing $-10,476)
$8618d11 Sep 2026$4.904/5$3,267$3,24357%70%+$353-$15,211148.8%$-15,055 (vs do-nothing $-13,668)
$8525d18 Sep 2026$6.555/5$3,930$3,88855%69%+$492-$18,689182.8%$-18,147 (vs do-nothing $-16,760)
$8518d11 Sep 2026$5.304/5$3,533$3,51054%68%+$325-$15,451151.1%$-15,295 (vs do-nothing $-13,908)
$8511d4 Sep 2026$4.703/5$3,845$3,84154%68%+$605-$11,768115.1%$-11,998 (vs do-nothing $-10,611)
$854d28 Aug 2026$3.002/5$4,500$4,51553%68%+$587-$8,18680.1%$-8,801 (vs do-nothing $-7,414)
$8425d18 Sep 2026$7.054/5$3,384$3,36152%68%+$408-$15,151148.2%$-14,995 (vs do-nothing $-13,608)
$8418d11 Sep 2026$5.704/5$3,800$3,77751%67%+$275-$15,691153.5%$-15,535 (vs do-nothing $-14,148)
$8411d4 Sep 2026$5.103/5$4,173$4,16850%67%+$538-$11,948116.9%$-12,178 (vs do-nothing $-10,791)
$844d28 Aug 2026$3.352/5$5,025$5,04048%65%+$372-$8,31681.3%$-8,931 (vs do-nothing $-7,544)

Income/mo = FIGHT leg gross, DTE-prorated. Net/mo = FIGHT + conservative CC gross minus hedge cost. POP (mid) = probability stock closes at or below (strike + mid premium) at expiry, per-strike chain IV when available. Survival = CC expires fully worthless. EV/mo = premium minus expected buyback, monthly, with realized vol = IV x 85% (variance risk premium 15%). Survival, POP and touch use vol x 1.00 (raw implied: the VRP haircut is applied to the premium edge but NOT to risk, because understating the edge costs opportunity while understating breach odds costs capital; the risk-side haircut arms only from the graded ledger). Cap give-up @ SS = recovery mortgaged on a V-bounce to SS, net of premium. Total P&L @ SS = absolute position P&L if the stock closes at SS; "vs do-nothing" = opportunity cost against holding all 5 contracts at the conservative CC.

fortress_fight.py v6.3  |  2026-08-24 21:44