FORTRESS FIGHT: CRWV @ $81.52

BE SS: $125.45  |  CC-SS: $126.60  |  5 contracts (500 sh)  |  2026-07-07 23:11 |  ⌂ PORTFOLIO

CRWV @ $81.52   UNDERWATER $43.93 (35.0% below BE SS)

5 contracts (500 sh)  |  BE SS: $125.45  |  CC-SS: $126.60  |  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 2026-09-18 (entry $0.425/sh)

Economics

Max Loss$50,225(ND $20.45 + SW $80) x 500
Normal income ref$5,515/mo95% ann ROI on ML
Hedge rolling cost$253/mo
Unrealized P&L$-24,242fortress legs from IBKR
INCOME GOALPOSTS & VELOCITY
50% INCOME FLOOR
$2,757/mo
HEDGE COVER
$253/mo
NORMAL INCOME
$5,515/mo (ATM CC, chain)
IC VELOCITY
1.9 mo to earn back $10,225
ML VELOCITY
9.1 mo to earn back $50,225
Deep drawdown confirmed: a CC at CC-SS $126.60 (probe: $127C 17d) brings only $88/mo (<20% of normal), so FIGHT below it is warranted.
🏦 CAMPAIGN LEDGER , realized CC income since 2026-07-02; banked cash shrinks the hole, so CC-SS ratchets down (seeded from open positions, reconciled from IBKR executions nightly)
Banked since 2026-07-02
$1,028
Hole (after banked)
$23,215
was $24,242 · 4% earned back
Cycles closed
1
Credit in flight
$0
CC-SS ratchet
$128.59 → $126.60
TECHNICALS (cc_timing weekly gate + daily trigger)
WEEKLYNEUTRAL · %B 24 (live) · RSI 45 · MACD bearish, hist falling
DAILYFALLING (provisional) · RSI 33 · %B 7 · hist falling (nightly)
LEVELSUpper BB (CC ceiling) $127.34 (+56%) · daily UBB $120.59 · 1-wk expected move ±$11 (chain IV)
SETUPNo tilt: engine default. (advisory; floors and picks are chain-only)
INTERPRETATION
Primary: 5 contracts at $90 / 3d. This is the safest strike (survival 87%, breach 13%) that still earns 50% of normal income ($2,757/mo); it brings $3,100/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 × $87/3d for $5,750/mo, but breach risk rises to 23% (+9pp vs the primary). The lower strike is hit by a smaller bounce.
More safety, less income: for just the hedge you can sit at 4 × $101/3d (98% survival, $280/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 3.3 months of normal income. That is the rare tail; the frequent case is the strike holding. Surgical close on the 5 contracts realizes $-24,262 and cuts bleed by $253/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 · 10 Jul 2026 (3d) · sell 5 × $90, 87% survival, $3,100/mo (E[net] $873/mo).
The two weekly tracks below are ranked by E[net]/mo = income − P(touch) × escape cost. Each has its own full ladder.
TrackExpirySellSurvivalIncome/moE[net]/mo
THIS FRIDAY 🏆10 Jul 2026 · 3d5 × $9087%$3,100$873
NEXT FRIDAY17 Jul 2026 · 10d5 × $9077%$3,015$505

📅 THIS FRIDAY · 10 Jul 2026 · 3d · E[net] $873/mo 🏆 GRAND PICK

🎯 Engine pick: sell 5 × $90 (primary), 87% survival, breach 13%, $3,100/mo.
The pick is already past the ~80% (≈1σ) comfort line, so take the income. Stepping out to the $92 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 91% (breach 13% → 9%) for $1,150/mo less (37% income) buys safety you do not really need here.
CRWV  spot $81.52 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalBreachPer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
cover hedge4 × $10110 Jul3d23.9%98%2%$28$280-$2,820$10,211
Sell 4 × $101 23.9% OTM over spot $81.52 10 Jul 2026 (3d, $0.08 mid)
= $28 credit for the 3d cycle → $280/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $101)
98%
Breach risk
2%
POP (stays ≤ $101.08)
98%
EV / mo
+$201
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 2.1 mo [1.2-4.3] median  ·  44% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 44% without)  ·  ~0.6 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $-411
🛡 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)
1%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,128
Free roll-up
+$3/wk
Safest escape (by 24 Jul 2026)
$111 @ 80% POP
75% 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 1 of 3); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $4.09/sh now → $2.89 mid-life → ≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.07/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.82/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (4 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$10117 Jul 20268d left+$2.32/sh+$926
cycle +$954
67%
surv 53%
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$10417 Jul 20268d left+$0.81/sh+$323
cycle +$351
72%
surv 62%
Max even-money escape in the band~$11024 Jul 202616d left+$0.28/sh+$111
cycle +$139
79%
surv 73%
SS $125 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$11124 Jul 202616d left-$0.02/sh-$8
cycle +$20
80%
surv 75%
budget: banked $28 debit $8 (28% used ≈ 0.1 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$20 cash · rolled 4 ct earn ≈ $2,152/mo while parked; 1 ct free to re-sell
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$280/mo
vs 50% target ($2,757/mo)-90%
vs normal income ($5,515/mo)5% covered
Net income (after hedge)$45/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $101 is $26 below CC-SS $126.60: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$10,211
… as % of IC ($10,225)99.9%
… as % of ML ($50,225)20.3%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.9 mo
Surgical close (4 ct)$-19,398
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.02/sh (~25% of the $0.07 collected) or spot ≥ $101.08 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $101)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $120.59 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $99.99Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$100-101.08
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
≥ $101.08
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 1.03 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$101.00 (2.6σ)$28$-14,176+$10,066+$4
+2.5%$103.52 (2.9σ)$-982$-13,886+$10,357-$1,006
+5%$106.05 (3.3σ)$-1,992$-13,596+$10,647-$2,016
SS (= V-bounce)$125.45 (5.9σ)$-9,752$-11,410+$12,833-$9,596
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $126.60, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-24,242
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$23,215
− CC assignment net of premium (4 × $101): -$10,211
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (1 × $125): -$154
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-11,392 (+$12,850 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,796 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-9,596, the opportunity cost of earning $280/mo FIGHT income now)
33% normal5 × $9210 Jul3d12.9%91%9%$195$1,950-$1,150$17,104
Sell 5 × $92 12.9% OTM over spot $81.52 10 Jul 2026 (3d, $0.42 mid)
= $195 credit for the 3d cycle → $1,950/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $92)
91%
Breach risk
9%
POP (stays ≤ $92.42)
92%
EV / mo
+$963
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 2.4 mo [1.2-4.0] median  ·  54% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 47% without)  ·  ~6.4 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $5,066
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
11%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,121
Free roll-up
+$3/wk
Safest escape (by 24 Jul 2026)
$103 @ 81% 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 1 of 3); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $3.72/sh now → $2.63 mid-life (likely $2.51–$4.65)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.39/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.24/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 324 simulated challenges: the $92 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 3, at $95 (overshoots $2.59). 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
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$9217 Jul 20268d left+$2.34/sh+$1,169
cycle +$1,364
[+$944…+$1,324] · 97% credit
67%
surv 53%
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$9517 Jul 20268d left+$0.85/sh+$425
cycle +$620
[+$24…+$542] · 77% credit
72%
surv 63%
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$9924 Jul 202616d left+$0.78/sh+$390
cycle +$585
[-$62…+$528] · 69% credit
77%
surv 70%
Max even-money escape in the band~$10224 Jul 202616d left+$0.05/sh+$23
cycle +$218
[-$526…+$142] · 38% credit
80%
surv 76%
SS $125 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$10324 Jul 202616d left-$0.21/sh-$105
cycle +$90
[-$692…+$7] · 26% credit
81%
surv 78%
budget: banked $195 debit $105 (54% used ≈ 0.2 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$90 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $2,271/mo while parked; 0 ct free to re-sell
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$1,950/mo
vs 50% target ($2,757/mo)-29%
vs normal income ($5,515/mo)35% covered
Net income (after hedge)$1,697/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $92 is $35 below CC-SS $126.60: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$17,104
… as % of IC ($10,225)167.3%
… as % of ML ($50,225)34.1%
Recovery months (at normal income)3.1 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-24,258
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.10/sh (~25% of the $0.39 collected) or spot ≥ $92.42 (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 $120.59 (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
$91-92.42
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
≥ $92.42
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 1.03 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$92.00 (1.4σ)$195$-18,650+$5,592+$165
+2.5%$94.30 (1.7σ)$-955$-18,616+$5,627-$985
+5%$96.60 (2.0σ)$-2,105$-18,581+$5,661-$2,135
SS (= V-bounce)$125.45 (5.9σ)$-16,530$-18,149+$6,094-$16,335
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $126.60, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-24,242
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$23,215
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $92): -$17,104
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-18,131 (+$6,111 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,796 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-16,335, the opportunity cost of earning $1,950/mo FIGHT income now)
🎯 50% normal5 × $9010 Jul3d10.4%87%13%$310$3,100$17,989
Sell 5 × $90 10.4% OTM over spot $81.52 10 Jul 2026 (3d, $0.66 mid)
= $310 credit for the 3d cycle → $3,100/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $90)
87%
Breach risk
13%
POP (stays ≤ $90.66)
88%
EV / mo
+$1,403
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 2.7 mo [1.5-4.7] median, 0.1 mo faster than no FIGHT (2.8 mo)  ·  53% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 42% without)  ·  ~10.0 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $7,883
🛡 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)
17%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$977
Free roll-up
+$6/wk
Safest escape (by 24 Jul 2026)
$102 @ 83% POP
79% 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 1 of 3); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $3.64/sh now → $2.57 mid-life (likely $2.58–$4.83)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.62/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.95/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 519 simulated challenges: the $90 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 3, at $93 (overshoots $2.63). 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
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$9017 Jul 20268d left+$2.34/sh+$1,168
cycle +$1,478
[+$887…+$1,299] · 99% credit
67%
surv 53%
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$9724 Jul 202616d left+$0.78/sh+$391
cycle +$701
[-$147…+$481] · 65% credit
77%
surv 70%
Max even-money escape in the band~$10024 Jul 202616d left+$0.05/sh+$26
cycle +$336
[-$613…+$92] · 32% credit
80%
surv 76%
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)~$9617 Jul 20268d left+$0.01/sh+$4
cycle +$314
[-$615…+$47] · 29% credit
76%
surv 70%
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$10224 Jul 202616d left-$0.42/sh-$211
cycle +$99
[-$925…-$157] · 14% credit
83%
surv 79%
budget: banked $310 debit $211 (68% used ≈ 0.3 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$99 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $2,018/mo while parked; 0 ct free to re-sell
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$3,100/mo
vs 50% target ($2,757/mo)+12%
vs normal income ($5,515/mo)56% covered
Net income (after hedge)$2,847/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $90 is $37 below CC-SS $126.60: 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 ($50,225)35.8%
Recovery months (at normal income)3.3 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-24,262
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.15/sh (~25% of the $0.62 collected) or spot ≥ $90.66 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $90)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $120.59 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $89.10Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$89-90.66
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
≥ $90.66
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 1.03 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$90.00 (1.1σ)$310$-19,565+$4,677+$280
+2.5%$92.25 (1.4σ)$-815$-19,532+$4,711-$845
+5%$94.50 (1.7σ)$-1,940$-19,498+$4,745-$1,970
SS (= V-bounce)$125.45 (5.9σ)$-17,415$-19,034+$5,209-$17,220
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $126.60, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-24,242
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$23,215
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $90): -$17,989
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-19,016 (+$5,226 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,796 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-17,220, the opportunity cost of earning $3,100/mo FIGHT income now)
100% normal5 × $8710 Jul3d6.7%77%23%$575$5,750+$2,650$19,224
Sell 5 × $87 6.7% OTM over spot $81.52 10 Jul 2026 (3d, $1.20 mid)
= $575 credit for the 3d cycle → $5,750/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $87)
77%
Breach risk
23%
POP (stays ≤ $88.20)
82%
EV / mo
+$2,032
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 2.3 mo [1.3-4.1] median, 0.2 mo SLOWER than no FIGHT (2.1 mo): roll costs eat the credits at this rung  ·  60% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 42% without)  ·  ~17.1 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $11,080
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
30%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$669
Free roll-up
+$6/wk
Safest escape (by 24 Jul 2026)
$103 @ 87% POP
85% 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 1 of 3); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $3.52/sh now → $2.49 mid-life (likely $2.79–$4.87)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.15/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.34/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 887 simulated challenges: the $87 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 3, at $90 (overshoots $2.59). 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
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$8717 Jul 20268d left+$2.33/sh+$1,165
cycle +$1,740
[+$851…+$1,245] · 98% credit
67%
surv 53%
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$9424 Jul 202616d left+$0.78/sh+$390
cycle +$965
[-$202…+$396] · 63% credit
77%
surv 71%
Max even-money escape in the band~$9724 Jul 202616d left+$0.06/sh+$30
cycle +$605
[-$660…+$2] · 25% credit
81%
surv 76%
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)~$9317 Jul 20268d left+$0.02/sh+$9
cycle +$584
[-$633…-$29] · 23% credit
76%
surv 70%
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$10324 Jul 202616d left-$1.09/sh-$544
cycle +$31
[-$1,427…-$627]
87%
surv 85%
budget: banked $575 debit $544 (95% used ≈ 0.4 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$31 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $1,313/mo while parked; 0 ct free to re-sell
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$5,750/mo
vs 50% target ($2,757/mo)+109%
vs normal income ($5,515/mo)104% covered
Net income (after hedge)$5,497/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $87 is $40 below CC-SS $126.60: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$19,224
… as % of IC ($10,225)188.0%
… as % of ML ($50,225)38.3%
Recovery months (at normal income)3.5 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-24,268
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.29/sh (~25% of the $1.15 collected) or spot ≥ $88.20 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $87)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $120.59 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $86.13Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$86-88.20
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
≥ $88.20
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 1.03 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$87.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$575$-20,845+$3,397+$545
+2.5%$89.17 (1.0σ)$-512$-20,813+$3,430-$542
+5%$91.35 (1.3σ)$-1,600$-20,780+$3,462-$1,630
SS (= V-bounce)$125.45 (5.9σ)$-18,650$-20,269+$3,974-$18,455
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $126.60, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-24,242
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$23,215
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $87): -$19,224
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-20,251 (+$3,991 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,796 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-18,455, the opportunity cost of earning $5,750/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 · 17 Jul 2026 · 10d · E[net] $505/mo

🎯 Engine pick: sell 5 × $90 (primary), 77% survival, breach 23%, $3,015/mo.
Stay at the pick. Stepping safer (the $92.50 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 80% (breach 23% → 20%) for $825/mo less (27% income)) buys little extra safety; the income is doing real work covering the bleed.
CRWV  spot $81.52 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalBreachPer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
cover hedge5 × $11017 Jul10d34.9%97%3%$90$270-$2,745$8,209
Sell 5 × $110 34.9% OTM over spot $81.52 17 Jul 2026 (10d, $0.20 mid)
= $90 credit for the 10d cycle → $270/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $110)
97%
Breach risk
3%
POP (stays ≤ $110.19)
97%
EV / mo
+$170
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 2.7 mo [1.4-4.2] median  ·  46% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 46% without)  ·  ~0.8 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $-326
🛡 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)
5%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$2,404
Free roll-up
+$1/wk
Safest escape (by 24 Jul 2026)
$112 @ 69% POP
59% 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 10); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $7.05/sh now → $4.99 mid-life (likely $3.57–$6.84)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.18/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$4.81/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 138 simulated challenges: the $110 strike is typically first touched on day 8 of 10, at $113 (overshoots $3.46). 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
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$11024 Jul 202612d left+$1.39/sh+$693
cycle +$783
[+$689…+$1,390] · 100% credit
67%
surv 53%
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$11124 Jul 202612d left+$0.37/sh+$183
cycle +$273
[+$49…+$823] · 80% credit
68%
surv 56%
Max even-money escape in the band~$11124 Jul 202612d left+$0.37/sh+$183
cycle +$273
[+$49…+$823] · 80% credit
68%
surv 56%
SS $125 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$11224 Jul 202612d left-$0.09/sh-$45
cycle +$45
[-$241…+$554] · 60% credit
69%
surv 59%
budget: banked $90 debit $45 (50% used ≈ 0.7 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$45 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $6,123/mo while parked; 0 ct free to re-sell
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$270/mo
vs 50% target ($2,757/mo)-90%
vs normal income ($5,515/mo)5% covered
Net income (after hedge)$17/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $110 is $17 below CC-SS $126.60: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$8,209
… as % of IC ($10,225)80.3%
… as % of ML ($50,225)16.3%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.5 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-24,250
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 $0.18 collected) or spot ≥ $110.19 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $110)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $120.59 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $108.90Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$109-110.19
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
≥ $110.19
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 1.03 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$110.00 (2.1σ)$90$-9,485+$14,757+$60
+2.5%$112.75 (2.3σ)$-1,285$-9,444+$14,798-$1,315
+5%$115.50 (2.5σ)$-2,660$-9,403+$14,840-$2,690
SS (= V-bounce)$125.45 (3.2σ)$-7,635$-9,254+$14,989-$7,440
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $126.60, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-24,242
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$23,215
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $110): -$8,209
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-9,236 (+$15,006 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,796 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-7,440, the opportunity cost of earning $270/mo FIGHT income now)
🛡 safe yield5 × $10017 Jul10d22.7%92%8%$295$885-$2,130$13,004
Sell 5 × $100 22.7% OTM over spot $81.52 17 Jul 2026 (10d, $0.61 mid)
= $295 credit for the 10d cycle → $885/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $100)
92%
Breach risk
8%
POP (stays ≤ $100.61)
93%
EV / mo
+$445
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 2.6 mo [1.3-4.4] median  ·  40% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 36% without)  ·  ~2.9 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $1,538
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
16%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,972
Free roll-up
+$2/wk
Safest escape (by 24 Jul 2026)
$104 @ 72% POP
64% 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 10); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $6.41/sh now → $4.53 mid-life (likely $4.15–$6.42)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.59/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$3.94/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 471 simulated challenges: the $100 strike is typically first touched on day 7 of 10, at $103 (overshoots $3.14). 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
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$10024 Jul 202612d left+$1.58/sh+$792
cycle +$1,087
[+$665…+$1,116] · 100% credit
67%
surv 53%
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$10124 Jul 202612d left+$0.59/sh+$293
cycle +$588
[+$74…+$541] · 82% credit
68%
surv 57%
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$10224 Jul 202612d left+$0.14/sh+$69
cycle +$364
[-$195…+$294] · 53% credit
69%
surv 59%
Max even-money escape in the band~$10224 Jul 202612d left+$0.14/sh+$69
cycle +$364
[-$195…+$294] · 53% credit
69%
surv 59%
SS $125 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$10424 Jul 202612d left-$0.52/sh-$260
cycle +$35
[-$578…-$66] · 18% credit
72%
surv 64%
budget: banked $295 debit $260 (88% used ≈ 1.3 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$35 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $5,019/mo while parked; 0 ct free to re-sell
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$885/mo
vs 50% target ($2,757/mo)-68%
vs normal income ($5,515/mo)16% covered
Net income (after hedge)$632/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $100 is $27 below CC-SS $126.60: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$13,004
… as % of IC ($10,225)127.2%
… as % of ML ($50,225)25.9%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.4 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-24,255
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.15/sh (~25% of the $0.59 collected) or spot ≥ $100.61 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $100)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $120.59 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $99.00Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$99-100.61
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
≥ $100.61
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 1.03 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$100.00 (1.4σ)$295$-14,430+$9,812+$265
+2.5%$102.50 (1.5σ)$-955$-14,393+$9,850-$985
+5%$105.00 (1.7σ)$-2,205$-14,355+$9,887-$2,235
SS (= V-bounce)$125.45 (3.2σ)$-12,430$-14,049+$10,194-$12,235
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $126.60, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-24,242
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$23,215
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $100): -$13,004
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-14,031 (+$10,211 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,796 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-12,235, the opportunity cost of earning $885/mo FIGHT income now)
33% normal5 × $92.5017 Jul10d13.5%80%20%$730$2,190-$825$16,319
Sell 5 × $92.50 13.5% OTM over spot $81.52 17 Jul 2026 (10d, $1.52 mid)
= $730 credit for the 10d cycle → $2,190/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $92.50)
80%
Breach risk
20%
POP (stays ≤ $94.02)
82%
EV / mo
+$276
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 2.6 mo [1.2-4.9] median  ·  44% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 39% without)  ·  ~6.8 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $4,498
🛡 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)
33%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,367
Free roll-up
+$3/wk
Safest escape (by 24 Jul 2026)
$100 @ 78% POP
72% 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 10); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $5.93/sh now → $4.19 mid-life (likely $4.30–$6.59)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.46/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.73/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 987 simulated challenges: the $92 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 10, at $95 (overshoots $2.92). 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
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$9224 Jul 202612d left+$1.69/sh+$845
cycle +$1,575
[+$619…+$1,017] · 100% credit
67%
surv 53%
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$9424 Jul 202612d left+$0.71/sh+$356
cycle +$1,086
[+$27…+$445] · 78% credit
68%
surv 57%
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$9624 Jul 202612d left+$0.01/sh+$4
cycle +$734
[-$390…+$65] · 28% credit
71%
surv 62%
Max even-money escape in the band~$9624 Jul 202612d left+$0.01/sh+$4
cycle +$734
[-$390…+$65] · 28% credit
71%
surv 62%
SS $125 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$10024 Jul 202612d left-$1.45/sh-$727
cycle +$3
[-$1,224…-$726] · 2% credit
78%
surv 72%
budget: banked $730 debit $727 (100% used ≈ 1.4 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$3 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $3,426/mo while parked; 0 ct free to re-sell
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$2,190/mo
vs 50% target ($2,757/mo)-21%
vs normal income ($5,515/mo)40% covered
Net income (after hedge)$1,937/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $92.50 is $34 below CC-SS $126.60: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$16,319
… as % of IC ($10,225)159.6%
… as % of ML ($50,225)32.5%
Recovery months (at normal income)3.0 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-24,272
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.36/sh (~25% of the $1.46 collected) or spot ≥ $94.02 (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 $120.59 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $91.58Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$92-94.02
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
≥ $94.02
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 1.03 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$92.50 (≤1σ, normal week)$730$-17,858+$6,385+$700
+2.5%$94.81 (≤1σ, normal week)$-426$-17,823+$6,419-$456
+5%$97.12 (1.1σ)$-1,582$-17,788+$6,454-$1,612
SS (= V-bounce)$125.45 (3.2σ)$-15,745$-17,364+$6,879-$15,550
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $126.60, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-24,242
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$23,215
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $92.50): -$16,319
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-17,346 (+$6,896 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,796 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-15,550, the opportunity cost of earning $2,190/mo FIGHT income now)
🎯 50% normal5 × $9017 Jul10d10.4%77%23%$1,005$3,015$17,294
Sell 5 × $90 10.4% OTM over spot $81.52 17 Jul 2026 (10d, $2.06 mid)
= $1,005 credit for the 10d cycle → $3,015/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $90)
77%
Breach risk
23%
POP (stays ≤ $92.06)
81%
EV / mo
+$939
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 2.6 mo [1.2-4.8] median, 0.2 mo faster than no FIGHT (2.8 mo)  ·  56% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 51% without)  ·  ~8.1 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $5,125
🛡 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)
41%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,036
Free roll-up
+$3/wk
Safest escape (by 24 Jul 2026)
$99 @ 81% POP
77% 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 10); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $5.77/sh now → $4.08 mid-life (likely $4.48–$6.61)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $2.01/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.07/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,230 simulated challenges: the $90 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 10, at $93 (overshoots $2.77). 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
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$9024 Jul 202612d left+$1.72/sh+$859
cycle +$1,864
[+$611…+$931] · 100% credit
67%
surv 54%
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$9124 Jul 202612d left+$0.75/sh+$373
cycle +$1,378
[+$25…+$390] · 79% credit
68%
surv 57%
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$9324 Jul 202612d left+$0.04/sh+$22
cycle +$1,027
[-$391…+$2] · 25% credit
71%
surv 62%
Max even-money escape in the band~$9324 Jul 202612d left+$0.04/sh+$22
cycle +$1,027
[-$391…+$2] · 25% credit
71%
surv 62%
SS $125 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$9924 Jul 202612d left-$1.83/sh-$914
cycle +$91
[-$1,494…-$1,002]
81%
surv 77%
budget: banked $1,005 debit $914 (91% used ≈ 1.3 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$91 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $2,818/mo while parked; 0 ct free to re-sell
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$3,015/mo
vs 50% target ($2,757/mo)+9%
vs normal income ($5,515/mo)55% covered
Net income (after hedge)$2,762/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $90 is $37 below CC-SS $126.60: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$17,294
… as % of IC ($10,225)169.1%
… as % of ML ($50,225)34.4%
Recovery months (at normal income)3.1 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-24,268
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.50/sh (~25% of the $2.01 collected) or spot ≥ $92.06 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $90)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $120.59 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $89.10Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$89-92.06
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
≥ $92.06
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 1.03 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$90.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,005$-18,870+$5,372+$975
+2.5%$92.25 (≤1σ, normal week)$-120$-18,837+$5,406-$150
+5%$94.50 (≤1σ, normal week)$-1,245$-18,803+$5,440-$1,275
SS (= V-bounce)$125.45 (3.2σ)$-16,720$-18,339+$5,904-$16,525
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $126.60, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-24,242
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$23,215
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $90): -$17,294
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-18,321 (+$5,921 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,796 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-16,525, the opportunity cost of earning $3,015/mo FIGHT income now)
100% normal5 × $82.5017 Jul10d1.2%56%44%$2,250$6,750+$3,735$19,799
Sell 5 × $82.50 1.2% OTM over spot $81.52 17 Jul 2026 (10d, $4.65 mid)
= $2,250 credit for the 10d cycle → $6,750/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $82.50)
56%
Breach risk
44%
POP (stays ≤ $87.15)
68%
EV / mo
+$463
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 2.4 mo [1.1-4.3] median, 0.2 mo SLOWER than no FIGHT (2.2 mo): roll costs eat the credits at this rung  ·  58% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 46% without)  ·  ~23.7 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $8,295
🛡 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)
75%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
+$379
Free roll-up
+$3/wk
Safest escape (by 24 Jul 2026)
$100 @ 91% POP
90% 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 10); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $5.29/sh now → $3.74 mid-life (likely $5.15–$7.21)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $4.50/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets +$0.76/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 2,240 simulated challenges: the $82 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 10, at $85 (overshoots $2.97). 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 (5 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$8224 Jul 202612d left+$1.77/sh+$887
cycle +$3,137
[+$571…+$710] · 100% credit
67%
surv 54%
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$8424 Jul 202612d left+$0.83/sh+$413
cycle +$2,663
[-$59…+$173] · 66% credit
68%
surv 57%
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$8624 Jul 202612d left+$0.13/sh+$66
cycle +$2,316
[-$493…-$189] · 8% credit
71%
surv 62%
Max even-money escape in the band~$8624 Jul 202612d left+$0.13/sh+$66
cycle +$2,316
[-$493…-$189] · 8% credit
71%
surv 62%
SS $125 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$10024 Jul 202612d left-$2.96/sh-$1,482
cycle +$768
[-$2,674…-$1,956]
91%
surv 90%
budget: banked $2,250 debit $1,482 (66% used ≈ 1.0 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$768 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $972/mo while parked; 0 ct free to re-sell
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$6,750/mo
vs 50% target ($2,757/mo)+145%
vs normal income ($5,515/mo)122% covered
Net income (after hedge)$6,497/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $82.50 is $44 below CC-SS $126.60: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$19,799
… as % of IC ($10,225)193.6%
… as % of ML ($50,225)39.4%
Recovery months (at normal income)3.6 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-24,318
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $1.12/sh (~25% of the $4.50 collected) or spot ≥ $87.15 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $82)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $120.59 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $81.67Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$82-87.15
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
≥ $87.15
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 1.03 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$82.50 (≤1σ, normal week)$2,250$-21,488+$2,755+$2,220
+2.5%$84.56 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,219$-21,457+$2,786+$1,189
+5%$86.62 (≤1σ, normal week)$188$-21,426+$2,817+$158
SS (= V-bounce)$125.45 (3.2σ)$-19,225$-20,844+$3,399-$19,030
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $126.60, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-24,242
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$23,215
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $82.50): -$19,799
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-20,826 (+$3,416 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,796 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-19,030, the opportunity cost of earning $6,750/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 (26 clear the floor), click to expand

Every eligible strike x expiry in the 3-45 DTE band (3 expiries scanned, 26 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: 1.030 (IBKR)  |  Recovery@SS: +$23,215 (un-capped fortress gain if stock rallies to SS)  |  Do-nothing @ SS: $-1,796

StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$903d10 Jul 2026$0.625/5$3,100$2,84787%88%+$1,403-$17,989175.9%$-19,016 (vs do-nothing $-17,220)
$893d10 Jul 2026$0.764/5$3,040$2,80584%86%+$1,267-$14,735144.1%$-15,916 (vs do-nothing $-14,120)
$883d10 Jul 2026$0.943/5$2,820$2,60381%84%+$1,092-$11,297110.5%$-12,632 (vs do-nothing $-10,836)
$873d10 Jul 2026$1.153/5$3,450$3,23377%82%+$1,219-$11,534112.8%$-12,869 (vs do-nothing $-11,073)
$9010d17 Jul 2026$2.015/5$3,015$2,76277%81%+$939-$17,294169.1%$-18,321 (vs do-nothing $-16,525)
$863d10 Jul 2026$1.402/5$2,800$2,60174%79%+$894-$7,83976.7%$-9,328 (vs do-nothing $-7,532)
$8917d24 Jul 2026$3.355/5$2,956$2,70371%77%+$665-$17,124167.5%$-18,151 (vs do-nothing $-16,355)
$87.5010d17 Jul 2026$2.704/5$3,240$3,00569%75%+$365-$14,559142.4%$-15,740 (vs do-nothing $-13,944)
$853d10 Jul 2026$1.712/5$3,420$3,22169%77%+$1,000-$7,97778.0%$-9,466 (vs do-nothing $-7,670)
$8817d24 Jul 2026$3.705/5$3,265$3,01269%76%+$719-$17,449170.6%$-18,476 (vs do-nothing $-16,680)
$8717d24 Jul 2026$4.104/5$2,894$2,65967%75%+$636-$14,199138.9%$-15,380 (vs do-nothing $-13,584)
$843d10 Jul 2026$2.052/5$4,100$3,90165%74%+$1,057-$8,10979.3%$-9,598 (vs do-nothing $-7,802)
$8617d24 Jul 2026$4.404/5$3,106$2,87164%72%+$125-$14,479141.6%$-15,660 (vs do-nothing $-13,864)
Show 13 more candidates (lower strikes: more income, lower survival)
StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$8510d17 Jul 2026$3.553/5$3,195$2,97863%72%+$317-$11,414111.6%$-12,749 (vs do-nothing $-10,953)
$8517d24 Jul 2026$4.804/5$3,388$3,15362%71%+$151-$14,719144.0%$-15,900 (vs do-nothing $-14,104)
$8417d24 Jul 2026$5.054/5$3,565$3,33060%70%+$54-$15,019146.9%$-16,200 (vs do-nothing $-14,404)
$833d10 Jul 2026$2.462/5$4,920$4,72160%71%+$1,136-$8,22780.5%$-9,716 (vs do-nothing $-7,920)
$8317d24 Jul 2026$5.503/5$2,912$2,69558%69%+$60-$11,429111.8%$-12,764 (vs do-nothing $-10,968)
$82.5010d17 Jul 2026$4.503/5$4,050$3,83356%68%+$278-$11,879116.2%$-13,214 (vs do-nothing $-11,418)
$8217d24 Jul 2026$6.253/5$3,309$3,09255%68%+$226-$11,504112.5%$-12,839 (vs do-nothing $-11,043)
$823d10 Jul 2026$2.921/5$2,920$2,73954%69%+$595-$4,16840.8%$-5,810 (vs do-nothing $-4,014)
$8117d24 Jul 2026$6.803/5$3,600$3,38353%67%+$272-$11,639113.8%$-12,974 (vs do-nothing $-11,178)
$8017d24 Jul 2026$6.953/5$3,679$3,46350%67%+$398-$11,894116.3%$-13,229 (vs do-nothing $-11,433)
$813d10 Jul 2026$3.351/5$3,350$3,16949%67%+$527-$4,22541.3%$-5,867 (vs do-nothing $-4,071)
$8010d17 Jul 2026$5.852/5$3,510$3,31149%66%+$274-$8,14979.7%$-9,638 (vs do-nothing $-7,842)
$803d10 Jul 2026$3.801/5$3,800$3,61944%64%+$414-$4,28041.9%$-5,922 (vs do-nothing $-4,126)

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 5 contracts at the conservative CC.

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