FORTRESS FIGHT: CRWV @ $77.00

BE SS: $125.45  |  CC-SS: $128.75  |  5 contracts (500 sh) |  ⌂ PORTFOLIO

GENERATED2026-07-31 21:46

CRWV @ $77.00   UNDERWATER $48.45 (38.6% below BE SS)

⚠ EARNINGS · SHORT EXPIRY ONLY
CRWV reports 2026-08-11 (Tue), in 11 days. The recommended CC (7d) closes BEFORE earnings , that one is safe , but the richer/longer options below expire after it and would sell through the gap. Keep the tenor inside 2026-08-11.

5 contracts (500 sh)  |  BE SS: $125.45  |  CC-SS: $128.75 (banked floor $128.17)  |  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$6,530/mo95% ann ROI on ML
Hedge rolling cost$199/mo
Unrealized P&L$-26,755fortress legs from IBKR
INCOME GOALPOSTS & VELOCITY
50% INCOME FLOOR
$3,265/mo
HEDGE COVER
$199/mo
NORMAL INCOME
$6,530/mo (ATM CC, chain)
IC VELOCITY
1.6 mo to earn back $10,225
ML VELOCITY
7.7 mo to earn back $50,225
Deep drawdown confirmed: a CC at CC-SS $128.75 (probe: $130C 14d) brings only $75/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
$301
Hole (after banked)
$26,454
was $26,755 · 1% earned back
Cycles closed
15
Credit in flight
$1,602
CC-SS · banked floor (info)
$128.75 → $128.17
? 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 $97C 7 Aug 2026U13190865$3.20$1,6022026-07-22
TECHNICALS (cc_timing weekly gate + daily trigger)
WEEKLYPULLBACK · %B 19 (live) · RSI 43 · MACD bearish, hist falling
DAILYMIXED (provisional) · RSI 46 · %B 48 · hist rising (nightly)
LEVELS20W MA (bounce target) $96.56 (+25%) · daily UBB $92.42 · 1-wk expected move ±$11 (chain IV)
SETUPOversold with mixed daily momentum: lean 🎯, keep DTE short, watch the daily band. (advisory; floors and picks are chain-only)
⚠ Next earnings 2026-08-11: candidates whose expiry crosses it are flagged in the spectrum; EV is unreliable across earnings.
INTERPRETATION
Primary: 5 contracts at $83 / 7d. This is the safest strike (survival 73%, breach 27%) that still earns 50% of normal income ($3,265/mo); it brings $3,536/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 × $78/7d for $6,536/mo, but breach risk rises to 44% (+16pp vs the primary). The lower strike is hit by a smaller bounce.
More safety, less income: for just the hedge you can sit at 5 × $101/7d (97% survival, $214/mo).
Downside anchor: the primary mortgages $22,048 (216% of IC) ONLY on a full V-bounce all the way to SS $125, recoverable in 3.4 months of normal income. That is the rare tail; the frequent case is the strike holding. Surgical close on the 5 contracts realizes $-26,803 and cuts bleed by $199/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: NEXT FRIDAY · 7 Aug 2026 (7d) · sell 5 × $83, 73% survival, $3,536/mo (E[net] $1,737/mo).
This week's Friday is inside the pin/gamma window, so only the next weekly is shown.
TrackExpirySellSurvivalIncome/moE[net]/mo
NEXT FRIDAY 🏆7 Aug 2026 · 7d5 × $8373%$3,536$1,737
E[net] arithmetic on the grand pick: keep $825 with probability 57%; on the 43% touch you roll, paying $1,467 to close and taking $1,306 back from the best priced door (net cash $161) 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.

📅 NEXT FRIDAY · 7 Aug 2026 · 7d · E[net] $1,737/mo 🏆 GRAND PICK

🎯 Engine pick: sell 5 × $83 (50% normal), 73% survival, breach 27%, $3,536/mo.
⚖️ Worth a safer step: the $86 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 80% (breach 27% → 20%) for $1,179/mo less (33% 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 $86 rung, unless you need the income to cover the hedge bleed, or you expect CRWV to stay flat-to-down near term.
CRWV  spot $77.00 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsFIGHT edgePer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
cover hedge5 × $1017 Aug7d31.2%97%hist 100%7%hist 1%+1pp$50$214-$3,321$13,823
Sell 5 × $101 31.2% OTM over spot $77.00 7 Aug 2026 (7d, $0.22 mid)
= $50 credit for the 7d cycle → $214/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $101)
97%
Breach risk
3%
POP (stays ≤ $101.22)
97%
EV / mo
+$42
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+1pp
39% whole by 9mo vs 39% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~0.4/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$-49/mo
median; plan ~$-34/mo after 68% keep · $-348 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~2.3 mo [1.3-4.2], measured ONLY among the 39% 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)
3%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,735
Free roll-up
+$7/wk
Safest escape (by 28 Aug 2026)
$116 @ 80% POP
76% 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 3 of 7); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $5.05/sh now → $3.57 mid-life (likely $2.43–$4.36)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.10/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$3.47/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 78 simulated challenges: the $101 strike is typically first touched on day 6 of 7, at $104 (overshoots $2.82). 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)~$10114 Aug 202610d left+$2.63/sh+$1,316
cycle +$1,366
[+$1,368…+$1,728] · 100% credit
67%
surv 53%
-$12,852 NOT
cap gain +$13,903
Max even-money escape in the band~$11628 Aug 202624d left+$0.15/sh+$74
cycle +$124
[-$73…+$577] · 64% credit
80%
surv 76%
-$6,259 NOT
cap gain +$20,496
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)~$10814 Aug 202610d left+$0.02/sh+$8
cycle +$58
[-$140…+$377] · 55% credit
74%
surv 68%
-$10,504 NOT
cap gain +$16,251
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$214/mo
vs 50% target ($3,265/mo)-93%
vs normal income ($6,530/mo)3% covered
Net income (after hedge)$15/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $101 is $28 below CC-SS $128.75: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$13,823
… as % of IC ($10,225)135.2%
… as % of ML ($50,225)27.5%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.1 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-26,815
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.03/sh (~25% of the $0.10 collected) or spot ≥ $101.22 (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 $92.42 (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
$100-101.22
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
≥ $101.22
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 1.04 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$101.00 (2.1σ)$50$-14,168+$12,587+$45
+2.5%$103.52 (2.3σ)$-1,212$-14,111+$12,644-$1,217
+5%$106.05 (2.6σ)$-2,475$-14,054+$12,701-$2,480
SS (= V-bounce)$125.45 (4.3σ)$-12,175$-13,617+$13,138-$11,955
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $128.75, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-26,755
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$27,035
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $101): -$13,823
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-13,543 (+$13,212 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,588 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-11,955, the opportunity cost of earning $214/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $96.56 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$0, position total $-16,538 (+$10,217 vs today)
🛡 safe yield5 × $927 Aug7d19.5%90%hist 100%20%hist 13%+3pp$220$943-$2,593$18,153
Sell 5 × $92 19.5% OTM over spot $77.00 7 Aug 2026 (7d, $0.49 mid)
= $220 credit for the 7d cycle → $943/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $92)
90%
Breach risk
10%
POP (stays ≤ $92.49)
91%
EV / mo
+$179
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+3pp
44% whole by 9mo vs 41% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~1.4/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$339/mo
median; plan ~$231/mo after 68% keep · $1,954 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~2.6 mo [1.5-5.0], measured ONLY among the 44% 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)
-$1,406
Free roll-up
+$7/wk
Safest escape (by 28 Aug 2026)
$110 @ 82% POP
80% 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 3 of 7); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $4.60/sh now → $3.25 mid-life (likely $2.74–$4.79)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.44/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.81/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 401 simulated challenges: the $92 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 7, at $95 (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
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$9214 Aug 202610d left+$2.65/sh+$1,323
cycle +$1,543
[+$1,242…+$1,579] · 100% credit
67%
surv 54%
-$17,377 NOT
cap gain +$9,378
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$10528 Aug 202624d left+$0.77/sh+$385
cycle +$605
[+$37…+$630] · 77% credit
79%
surv 74%
-$11,525 NOT
cap gain +$15,230
Max even-money escape in the band~$10728 Aug 202624d left+$0.20/sh+$99
cycle +$319
[-$299…+$341] · 50% credit
80%
surv 76%
-$10,767 NOT
cap gain +$15,988
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)~$9914 Aug 202610d left+$0.08/sh+$40
cycle +$260
[-$286…+$197] · 42% credit
75%
surv 69%
-$15,005 NOT
cap gain +$11,750
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$11028 Aug 202624d left-$0.35/sh-$173
cycle +$47
[-$622…+$66] · 29% credit
82%
surv 80%
-$9,471 NOT
cap gain +$17,284
budget: banked $220 debit $173 (79% used ≈ 0.8 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$47 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $1,816/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$943/mo
vs 50% target ($3,265/mo)-71%
vs normal income ($6,530/mo)14% covered
Net income (after hedge)$744/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $92 is $37 below CC-SS $128.75: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$18,153
… as % of IC ($10,225)177.5%
… as % of ML ($50,225)36.1%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.8 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-26,780
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.11/sh (~25% of the $0.44 collected) or spot ≥ $92.49 (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 $92.42 (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
$91-92.49
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
≥ $92.49
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 1.04 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$92.00 (1.3σ)$220$-18,700+$8,055+$215
+2.5%$94.30 (1.5σ)$-930$-18,648+$8,107-$935
+5%$96.60 (1.7σ)$-2,080$-18,597+$8,158-$2,085
SS (= V-bounce)$125.45 (4.3σ)$-16,505$-17,947+$8,808-$16,285
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $128.75, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-26,755
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$27,035
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $92): -$18,153
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-17,873 (+$8,882 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,588 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-16,285, the opportunity cost of earning $943/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $96.56 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$2,060, position total $-18,598 (+$8,157 vs today)
33% normal ← lean5 × $867 Aug7d11.7%80%hist 99%41%hist 28%+8pp$550$2,357-$1,179$20,823
Sell 5 × $86 11.7% OTM over spot $77.00 7 Aug 2026 (7d, $1.17 mid)
= $550 credit for the 7d cycle → $2,357/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $86)
80%
Breach risk
20%
POP (stays ≤ $87.17)
83%
EV / mo
+$282
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+8pp
46% whole by 9mo vs 39% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~3.1/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$846/mo
median; plan ~$575/mo after 68% keep · $5,173 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~3.2 mo [1.5-5.4], 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)
30%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$970
Free roll-up
+$7/wk
Safest escape (by 28 Aug 2026)
$109 @ 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 3 of 7); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $4.30/sh now → $3.04 mid-life (likely $3.16–$5.02)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.10/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.94/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 909 simulated challenges: the $86 strike is typically first touched on day 4 of 7, at $89 (overshoots $2.62). 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)~$8614 Aug 202610d left+$2.63/sh+$1,314
cycle +$1,864
[+$1,173…+$1,425] · 100% credit
67%
surv 54%
-$20,191 NOT
cap gain +$6,564
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$9928 Aug 202624d left+$0.75/sh+$376
cycle +$926
[-$112…+$402] · 66% credit
79%
surv 75%
-$14,339 NOT
cap gain +$12,416
Max even-money escape in the band~$10128 Aug 202624d left+$0.20/sh+$100
cycle +$650
[-$448…+$112] · 34% credit
81%
surv 77%
-$13,570 NOT
cap gain +$13,185
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)~$9314 Aug 202610d left+$0.10/sh+$50
cycle +$600
[-$365…+$39] · 30% credit
75%
surv 70%
-$17,800 NOT
cap gain +$8,955
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$10928 Aug 202624d left-$1.06/sh-$529
cycle +$21
[-$1,224…-$548] · 5% credit
87%
surv 85%
-$10,020 NOT
cap gain +$16,735
budget: banked $550 debit $529 (96% used ≈ 1.0 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$21 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $1,238/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$2,357/mo
vs 50% target ($3,265/mo)-28%
vs normal income ($6,530/mo)36% covered
Net income (after hedge)$2,158/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $86 is $43 below CC-SS $128.75: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$20,823
… as % of IC ($10,225)203.6%
… as % of ML ($50,225)41.5%
Recovery months (at normal income)3.2 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-26,790
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.28/sh (~25% of the $1.10 collected) or spot ≥ $87.17 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $86)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $92.42 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $85.14Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$85-87.17
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
≥ $87.17
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 1.04 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$86.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$550$-21,505+$5,250+$545
+2.5%$88.15 (≤1σ, normal week)$-525$-21,457+$5,298-$530
+5%$90.30 (1.2σ)$-1,600$-21,408+$5,347-$1,605
SS (= V-bounce)$125.45 (4.3σ)$-19,175$-20,617+$6,138-$18,955
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $128.75, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-26,755
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$27,035
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $86): -$20,823
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-20,543 (+$6,212 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,588 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-18,955, the opportunity cost of earning $2,357/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $96.56 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$4,730, position total $-21,268 (+$5,487 vs today)
🎯 50% normal5 × $837 Aug7d7.8%73%hist 96%57%hist 43%+7pp$825$3,536$22,048
Sell 5 × $83 7.8% OTM over spot $77.00 7 Aug 2026 (7d, $1.75 mid)
= $825 credit for the 7d cycle → $3,536/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $83)
73%
Breach risk
27%
POP (stays ≤ $84.75)
77%
EV / mo
+$192
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+7pp
42% whole by 9mo vs 36% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~4.6/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$1,137/mo
median; plan ~$773/mo after 68% keep · $7,510 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~2.9 mo [1.7-5.2], measured ONLY among the 42% 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)
43%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$642
Free roll-up
+$7/wk
Safest escape (by 21 Aug 2026)
$106 @ 89% POP
87% 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 3 of 7); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $4.15/sh now → $2.93 mid-life (likely $3.36–$5.11)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.65/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.28/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,277 simulated challenges: the $83 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 7, at $86 (overshoots $2.56). 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)~$8314 Aug 202610d left+$2.61/sh+$1,306
cycle +$2,131
[+$1,135…+$1,330] · 100% credit
67%
surv 54%
-$21,492 NOT
cap gain +$5,263
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$9528 Aug 202624d left+$0.84/sh+$420
cycle +$1,245
[-$133…+$334] · 64% credit
78%
surv 74%
-$16,111 NOT
cap gain +$10,644
Max even-money escape in the band~$9828 Aug 202624d left+$0.19/sh+$97
cycle +$922
[-$521…-$8] · 24% credit
81%
surv 78%
-$14,866 NOT
cap gain +$11,889
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)~$9014 Aug 202610d left+$0.10/sh+$52
cycle +$877
[-$392…-$34] · 21% credit
76%
surv 70%
-$19,091 NOT
cap gain +$7,664
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$10621 Aug 202618d left-$1.55/sh-$774
cycle +$51
[-$1,560…-$937]
89%
surv 87%
-$11,557 NOT
cap gain +$15,198
budget: banked $825 debit $774 (94% used ≈ 1.0 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$51 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $1,154/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$3,536/mo
vs 50% target ($3,265/mo)+8%
vs normal income ($6,530/mo)54% covered
Net income (after hedge)$3,337/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $83 is $46 below CC-SS $128.75: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$22,048
… as % of IC ($10,225)215.6%
… as % of ML ($50,225)43.9%
Recovery months (at normal income)3.4 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-26,803
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.41/sh (~25% of the $1.65 collected) or spot ≥ $84.75 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $83)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $92.42 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $82.17Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$82-84.75
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $84.75
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 1.04 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$83.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$825$-22,798+$3,957+$820
+2.5%$85.07 (≤1σ, normal week)$-212$-22,751+$4,004-$217
+5%$87.15 (≤1σ, normal week)$-1,250$-22,704+$4,051-$1,255
SS (= V-bounce)$125.45 (4.3σ)$-20,400$-21,842+$4,913-$20,180
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $128.75, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-26,755
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$27,035
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $83): -$22,048
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-21,768 (+$4,987 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,588 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-20,180, the opportunity cost of earning $3,536/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $96.56 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$5,955, position total $-22,493 (+$4,262 vs today)
100% normal5 × $787 Aug7d1.3%56%hist 79%92%hist 90%+10pp$1,525$6,536+$3,000$23,848
Sell 5 × $78 1.3% OTM over spot $77.00 7 Aug 2026 (7d, $3.22 mid)
= $1,525 credit for the 7d cycle → $6,536/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $78)
56%
Breach risk
44%
POP (stays ≤ $81.22)
67%
EV / mo
$-389
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+10pp
44% whole by 9mo vs 34% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~10.7/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$1,405/mo
median; plan ~$955/mo after 68% keep · $9,493 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~3.3 mo [1.7-5.2], measured ONLY among the 44% 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)
71%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
+$146
Free roll-up
+$7/wk
Safest escape (by 28 Aug 2026)
$106 @ 90% 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 3 of 7); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $3.90/sh now → $2.76 mid-life (likely $3.79–$5.54)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $3.05/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets +$0.29/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 2,143 simulated challenges: the $78 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 7, at $81 (overshoots $2.85). 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)~$7814 Aug 202610d left+$2.57/sh+$1,286
cycle +$2,811
[+$1,071…+$1,179] · 100% credit
67%
surv 54%
-$23,424 NOT
cap gain +$3,331
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$8728 Aug 202624d left+$1.53/sh+$763
cycle +$2,288
[+$142…+$491] · 83% credit
76%
surv 70%
-$19,248 NOT
cap gain +$7,507
Max even-money escape in the band~$9328 Aug 202624d left+$0.17/sh+$85
cycle +$1,610
[-$712…-$231] · 9% credit
81%
surv 78%
-$16,790 NOT
cap gain +$9,965
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)~$8514 Aug 202610d left+$0.10/sh+$50
cycle +$1,575
[-$504…-$151] · 8% credit
76%
surv 70%
-$21,005 NOT
cap gain +$5,750
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$10628 Aug 202624d left-$1.59/sh-$795
cycle +$730
[-$1,890…-$1,199]
90%
surv 90%
-$10,877 NOT
cap gain +$15,878
budget: banked $1,525 debit $795 (52% used ≈ 0.5 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$730 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $730/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$6,536/mo
vs 50% target ($3,265/mo)+100%
vs normal income ($6,530/mo)100% covered
Net income (after hedge)$6,337/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $78 is $51 below CC-SS $128.75: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$23,848
… as % of IC ($10,225)233.2%
… as % of ML ($50,225)47.5%
Recovery months (at normal income)3.7 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-26,843
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.76/sh (~25% of the $3.05 collected) or spot ≥ $81.22 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $78)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $92.42 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $77.22Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$77-81.22
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $81.22
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 1.04 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$78.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,525$-24,710+$2,045+$1,520
+2.5%$79.95 (≤1σ, normal week)$550$-24,666+$2,089+$545
+5%$81.90 (≤1σ, normal week)$-425$-24,622+$2,133-$430
SS (= V-bounce)$125.45 (4.3σ)$-22,200$-23,642+$3,113-$21,980
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $128.75, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-26,755
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$27,035
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $78): -$23,848
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-23,568 (+$3,187 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,588 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-21,980, the opportunity cost of earning $6,536/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $96.56 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$7,755, position total $-24,293 (+$2,462 vs today)
A nudge, not a rule: the engine maximizes income at acceptable safety; this weighs the income you would give up against the breach risk you would shed. Your hedge bleed and your read on CRWV are the tiebreakers.
⚔ FIGHT CC options · full candidate scan (36 clear the floor), click to expand

Every eligible strike x expiry in the 4-45 DTE band (4 expiries scanned, 36 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: 1.045 (IBKR)  |  Recovery@SS: +$27,035 (un-capped fortress gain if stock rallies to SS)  |  Do-nothing @ SS: $-1,588

StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$837d7 Aug 2026$1.655/5$3,536$3,33773%77%+$192-$22,048215.6%$-21,768 (vs do-nothing $-20,180)
$8614d14 Aug 2026$3.105/5$3,321$3,12272%78%+$261-$19,823193.9%$-19,543 (vs do-nothing $-17,955)
$8514d14 Aug 2026$3.305/5$3,536$3,33771%76%+$190-$20,223197.8%$-19,943 (vs do-nothing $-18,355)
$827d7 Aug 2026$1.914/5$3,274$3,07770%75%+$157-$17,934175.4%$-18,028 (vs do-nothing $-16,440)
$8414d14 Aug 2026$3.555/5$3,804$3,60569%75%+$152-$20,598201.4%$-20,318 (vs do-nothing $-18,730)
$8421d21 Aug 2026$4.655/5$3,321$3,12268%75%+$282-$20,048196.1%$-19,768 (vs do-nothing $-18,180)
$8314d14 Aug 2026$3.854/5$3,300$3,10367%74%+$116-$16,758163.9%$-16,852 (vs do-nothing $-15,264)
$817d7 Aug 2026$2.174/5$3,720$3,52367%73%+$99-$18,230178.3%$-18,324 (vs do-nothing $-16,736)
$8321d21 Aug 2026$4.955/5$3,536$3,33766%74%+$435-$20,398199.5%$-20,118 (vs do-nothing $-18,530)
$82.5021d21 Aug 2026$5.105/5$3,643$3,44465%74%+$424-$20,573201.2%$-20,293 (vs do-nothing $-18,705)
$8214d14 Aug 2026$4.154/5$3,557$3,36065%73%+$91-$17,038166.6%$-17,132 (vs do-nothing $-15,544)
$8221d21 Aug 2026$5.255/5$3,750$3,55165%73%+$410-$20,748202.9%$-20,468 (vs do-nothing $-18,880)
$807d7 Aug 2026$2.504/5$4,286$4,08963%71%+$96-$18,498180.9%$-18,592 (vs do-nothing $-17,004)
Show 23 more candidates (lower strikes: more income, lower survival)
StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$8114d14 Aug 2026$4.604/5$3,943$3,74663%72%+$177-$17,258168.8%$-17,352 (vs do-nothing $-15,764)
$8121d21 Aug 2026$5.655/5$4,036$3,83763%73%+$441-$21,048205.8%$-20,768 (vs do-nothing $-19,180)
$8128d28 Aug 2026$6.405/5$3,429$3,23063%72%+$190-$20,673202.2%$-20,393 (vs do-nothing $-18,805)
$8014d14 Aug 2026$5.004/5$4,286$4,08961%71%+$199-$17,498171.1%$-17,592 (vs do-nothing $-16,004)
$8021d21 Aug 2026$6.004/5$3,429$3,23261%72%+$338-$17,098167.2%$-17,192 (vs do-nothing $-15,604)
$8028d28 Aug 2026$6.755/5$3,616$3,41761%71%+$171-$20,998205.4%$-20,718 (vs do-nothing $-19,130)
$797d7 Aug 2026$2.803/5$3,600$3,40560%69%$-21-$14,084137.7%$-14,551 (vs do-nothing $-12,963)
$7928d28 Aug 2026$7.055/5$3,777$3,57859%71%+$114-$21,348208.8%$-21,068 (vs do-nothing $-19,480)
$7921d21 Aug 2026$6.354/5$3,629$3,43259%71%+$309-$17,358169.8%$-17,452 (vs do-nothing $-15,864)
$7914d14 Aug 2026$5.353/5$3,439$3,24559%70%+$118-$13,319130.3%$-13,786 (vs do-nothing $-12,198)
$7828d28 Aug 2026$7.405/5$3,964$3,76558%70%+$74-$21,673212.0%$-21,393 (vs do-nothing $-19,805)
$7821d21 Aug 2026$6.754/5$3,857$3,66057%70%+$297-$17,598172.1%$-17,692 (vs do-nothing $-16,104)
$7814d14 Aug 2026$5.703/5$3,664$3,47057%69%+$72-$13,514132.2%$-13,981 (vs do-nothing $-12,393)
$787d7 Aug 2026$3.053/5$3,921$3,72756%67%$-233-$14,309139.9%$-14,776 (vs do-nothing $-13,188)
$77.5021d21 Aug 2026$6.954/5$3,971$3,77556%69%+$286-$17,718173.3%$-17,812 (vs do-nothing $-16,224)
$7728d28 Aug 2026$7.804/5$3,343$3,14656%69%+$39-$17,578171.9%$-17,672 (vs do-nothing $-16,084)
$7721d21 Aug 2026$7.204/5$4,114$3,91755%69%+$300-$17,818174.3%$-17,912 (vs do-nothing $-16,324)
$7714d14 Aug 2026$6.103/5$3,921$3,72755%68%+$40-$13,694133.9%$-14,161 (vs do-nothing $-12,573)
$7628d28 Aug 2026$8.204/5$3,514$3,31754%68%+$10-$17,818174.3%$-17,912 (vs do-nothing $-16,324)
$7621d21 Aug 2026$7.653/5$3,279$3,08453%68%+$217-$13,529132.3%$-13,996 (vs do-nothing $-12,408)
$777d7 Aug 2026$3.453/5$4,436$4,24153%65%$-309-$14,489141.7%$-14,956 (vs do-nothing $-13,368)
$7614d14 Aug 2026$6.503/5$4,179$3,98452%67%$-7-$13,874135.7%$-14,341 (vs do-nothing $-12,753)
$767d7 Aug 2026$3.902/5$3,343$3,15049%64%$-253-$9,76995.5%$-10,610 (vs do-nothing $-9,022)

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.

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