FORTRESS FIGHT: ETHA @ $13.36

BE SS: $17.33  |  CC-SS: $18.03  |  50 contracts (5,000 sh) |  ⌂ PORTFOLIO

GENERATED2026-07-13 22:11

ETHA @ $13.36   UNDERWATER $3.97 (22.9% below BE SS)

50 contracts (5,000 sh)  |  BE SS: $17.33  |  CC-SS: $18.03  |  IV: HIGH  |  Accounts: Main:1299

LC: $13 exp 2028-01-21 (entry $9.050/sh)
SP: $16 exp 2028-01-21 (entry $4.879/sh)
HP: $10 exp 2026-10-16 (entry $0.737/sh)

Economics

Max Loss$51,650(ND $4.33 + SW $6) x 5000
Normal income ref$5,182/mo95% ann ROI on ML
Hedge rolling cost$695/mo
Unrealized P&L$-23,750fortress legs from IBKR
INCOME GOALPOSTS & VELOCITY
50% INCOME FLOOR
$2,591/mo
HEDGE COVER
$695/mo
NORMAL INCOME
$5,182/mo (ATM CC, chain)
IC VELOCITY
4.2 mo to earn back $21,650
ML VELOCITY
10.0 mo to earn back $51,650
Deep drawdown (unpriceable at CC-SS): no listed call within 92% of CC-SS $18.03 in the fetched chain; the deepest available is $16C (11d, $273/mo, a BELOW-CC-SS strike, not a safe CC). Income at true CC-SS ≈ $0, so FIGHT below it is warranted.
🏦 Campaign ledger: seeded, nothing tracked yet. Open short calls and banked credits appear here from the next cycle on; the banked-floor (info) shows how far premium would ratchet the floor, but the recommended CC-SS stays the pure recovery strike.
TECHNICALS (cc_timing weekly gate + daily trigger)
WEEKLYPULLBACK · %B 28 (live) · RSI 39 · MACD bullish, hist rising
DAILYMIXED (provisional) · RSI 48 · %B 69 · hist falling (nightly)
LEVELS20W MA (bounce target) $15.09 (+13%) · daily UBB $14.15 · 1-wk expected move ±$1 (chain IV)
SETUPOversold with mixed daily momentum: lean 🎯, keep DTE short, watch the daily band. (advisory; floors and picks are chain-only)
INTERPRETATION
Primary: 18 contracts at $13.50 / 4d. This is the safest strike (survival 59%, breach 41%) that still earns 50% of normal income ($2,591/mo); it brings $2,700/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 35 × $13.50/4d for $5,250/mo, but breach risk rises to 41% (+0pp vs the primary). The lower strike is hit by a smaller bounce.
More safety, less income: for just the hedge you can sit at 47 × $14.50/4d (95% survival, $705/mo).
Downside anchor: the primary mortgages $7,789 (36% of IC) ONLY on a full V-bounce all the way to SS $17, recoverable in 1.5 months of normal income. That is the rare tail; the frequent case is the strike holding. Surgical close on the 18 contracts realizes $-8,568 and cuts bleed by $250/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 50 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 · 17 Jul 2026 (4d) · sell 18 × $13.50, 59% survival, $2,700/mo (E[net] $988/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 🏆17 Jul 2026 · 4d18 × $13.5059%$2,700$988
NEXT FRIDAY24 Jul 2026 · 11d48 × $1473%$2,618$421

📅 THIS FRIDAY · 17 Jul 2026 · 4d · E[net] $988/mo 🏆 GRAND PICK

🎯 Engine pick: sell 18 × $13.50 (primary), 59% survival, breach 41%, $2,700/mo.
⚖️ Worth a safer step: the $14 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 83% (breach 41% → 17%) for $945/mo less (35% 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 $14 rung, unless you need the income to cover the hedge bleed, or you expect ETHA to stay flat-to-down near term.
ETHA  spot $13.36 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsPer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
cover hedge47 × $14.5017 Jul4d8.5%95%10%$94$705-$1,995$16,484
Sell 47 × $14.50 8.5% OTM over spot $13.36 17 Jul 2026 (4d, $0.03 mid)
= $94 credit for the 4d cycle → $705/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $14.50)
95%
Breach risk
5%
POP (stays ≤ $14.53)
95%
EV / mo
+$464
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 4.0 mo [2.2-6.1] median  ·  38% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 35% without)  ·  ~3.6 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $-869
🛡 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)
7%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,029
Free roll-up
+$0/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$16 @ 81% POP
77% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 47 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 2 of 4); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $0.34/sh now → $0.24 mid-life (likely $0.20–$0.35)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.02/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.22/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 199 simulated challenges: the $14 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 4, at $15 (overshoots $0.20). 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 (47 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$1424 Jul 20269d left+$0.17/sh+$783
cycle +$877
[+$725…+$994] · 99% credit
65%
surv 52%
-$17,289 NOT
cap gain +$6,461
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1524 Jul 20269d left+$0.17/sh+$802
cycle +$896
[+$764…+$998] · 99% credit
69%
surv 56%
-$16,586 NOT
cap gain +$7,164
Max even-money escape in the band~$1531 Jul 202616d left+$0.13/sh+$604
cycle +$698
[+$491…+$822] · 94% credit
75%
surv 67%
-$14,339 NOT
cap gain +$9,411
SS $17 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$1631 Jul 202616d left-$0.01/sh-$57
cycle +$37
[-$317…+$136] · 45% credit
81%
surv 77%
-$12,555 NOT
cap gain +$11,195
budget: banked $94 debit $57 (61% used ≈ 0.4 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$37 cash · rolled 47 ct earn ≈ $1,999/mo while parked; 3 ct free to re-sell
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted +0.5 vol pt per +1% move (spike-vol name: vol expands on a fast move, richer buyback). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$705/mo
vs 50% target ($2,591/mo)-73%
vs normal income ($5,182/mo)14% covered
Net income (after hedge)$25/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $14.50 is $4 below CC-SS $18.03: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$16,484
… as % of IC ($21,650)76.1%
… as % of ML ($51,650)31.9%
Recovery months (at normal income)3.2 mo
Surgical close (47 ct)$-22,348
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.01/sh (~25% of the $0.02 collected) or spot ≥ $14.53 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $14)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $14.15 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $14.36Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$14-14.53
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $14.53
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 0.98 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$14.50 (1.7σ)$94$-18,072+$5,678-$47
+2.5%$14.86 (2.2σ)$-1,610$-18,004+$5,746-$1,751
+5%$15.23 (2.7σ)$-3,314$-17,935+$5,815-$3,455
SS (= V-bounce)$17.33 (5.8σ)$-13,207$-17,535+$6,215-$13,348
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $18.03, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-23,750
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$22,823
− CC assignment net of premium (47 × $14.50): -$16,484
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (3 × $17.50): -$149
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-17,560 (+$6,190 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-3,413 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-14,147, the opportunity cost of earning $705/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $15.09 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$2,679, position total $-17,960 (+$5,790 vs today)
33% normal ← lean39 × $1417 Jul4d4.8%83%35%$234$1,755-$945$15,472
Sell 39 × $14 4.8% OTM over spot $13.36 17 Jul 2026 (4d, $0.07 mid)
= $234 credit for the 4d cycle → $1,755/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $14)
83%
Breach risk
17%
POP (stays ≤ $14.07)
85%
EV / mo
+$520
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 3.7 mo [2.2-5.7] median, 0.2 mo SLOWER than no FIGHT (3.5 mo): roll costs eat the credits at this rung  ·  38% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 34% without)  ·  ~12.9 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $2,470
🛡 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)
23%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$634
Free roll-up
+$0/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$15 @ 82% POP
78% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 39 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 2 of 4); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $0.31/sh now → $0.22 mid-life (likely $0.23–$0.38)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.06/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.16/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 690 simulated challenges: the $14 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 4, at $14 (overshoots $0.20). 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 (39 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1424 Jul 20269d left+$0.15/sh+$604
cycle +$838
[+$480…+$711] · 99% credit
69%
surv 57%
-$19,065 NOT
cap gain +$4,685
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$1424 Jul 20269d left+$0.16/sh+$605
cycle +$839
[+$452…+$715] · 98% credit
64%
surv 52%
-$19,748 NOT
cap gain +$4,002
Max even-money escape in the band~$1531 Jul 202616d left+$0.11/sh+$412
cycle +$646
[+$186…+$499] · 90% credit
75%
surv 68%
-$16,812 NOT
cap gain +$6,938
SS $17 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$1531 Jul 202616d left-$0.03/sh-$109
cycle +$125
[-$450…-$83] · 18% credit
82%
surv 78%
-$14,888 NOT
cap gain +$8,862
budget: banked $234 debit $109 (47% used ≈ 0.3 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$125 cash · rolled 39 ct earn ≈ $1,423/mo while parked; 11 ct free to re-sell
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted +0.5 vol pt per +1% move (spike-vol name: vol expands on a fast move, richer buyback). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$1,755/mo
vs 50% target ($2,591/mo)-32%
vs normal income ($5,182/mo)34% covered
Net income (after hedge)$1,115/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $14 is $4 below CC-SS $18.03: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$15,472
… as % of IC ($21,650)71.5%
… as % of ML ($51,650)30.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)3.0 mo
Surgical close (39 ct)$-18,564
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.01/sh (~25% of the $0.06 collected) or spot ≥ $14.07 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $14)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $14.15 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $13.86Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$14-14.07
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
≥ $14.07
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 0.98 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$14.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$234$-20,353+$3,397+$117
+2.5%$14.35 (1.5σ)$-1,131$-20,007+$3,743-$1,248
+5%$14.70 (2.0σ)$-2,496$-19,660+$4,090-$2,613
SS (= V-bounce)$17.33 (5.8σ)$-12,753$-17,057+$6,693-$12,870
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $18.03, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-23,750
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$22,823
− CC assignment net of premium (39 × $14): -$15,472
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (11 × $17.50): -$547
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-16,946 (+$6,804 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-3,413 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-13,533, the opportunity cost of earning $1,755/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $15.09 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$4,017, position total $-19,274 (+$4,476 vs today)
🎯 50% normal18 × $13.5017 Jul4d1.0%59%61%$360$2,700$7,789
Sell 18 × $13.50 1.0% OTM over spot $13.36 17 Jul 2026 (4d, $0.21 mid)
= $360 credit for the 4d cycle → $2,700/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $13.50)
59%
Breach risk
41%
POP (stays ≤ $13.71)
70%
EV / mo
+$422
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 3.6 mo [2.1-5.9] median  ·  42% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 34% without)  ·  ~39.6 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $2,389
🛡 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)
61%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$12
Free roll-up
+$0/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$16 @ 93% POP
92% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 18 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 2 of 4); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $0.29/sh now → $0.21 mid-life (likely $0.27–$0.44)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.20/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.01/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,840 simulated challenges: the $14 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 4, at $14 (overshoots $0.23). 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 (18 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1424 Jul 20269d left+$0.14/sh+$251
cycle +$611
[+$153…+$225] · 98% credit
69%
surv 57%
-$21,674 NOT
cap gain +$2,076
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$1424 Jul 20269d left+$0.14/sh+$260
cycle +$620
[+$139…+$226] · 96% credit
64%
surv 52%
-$22,350 NOT
cap gain +$1,400
Max even-money escape in the band~$1431 Jul 202616d left+$0.08/sh+$151
cycle +$511
[-$25…+$94] · 68% credit
76%
surv 69%
-$19,328 NOT
cap gain +$4,422
SS $17 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$1631 Jul 202616d left-$0.15/sh-$264
cycle +$96
[-$601…-$360]
93%
surv 92%
-$12,409 NOT
cap gain +$11,341
budget: banked $360 debit $264 (73% used ≈ 0.4 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$96 cash · rolled 18 ct earn ≈ $203/mo while parked; 32 ct free to re-sell
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted +0.5 vol pt per +1% move (spike-vol name: vol expands on a fast move, richer buyback). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$2,700/mo
vs 50% target ($2,591/mo)+4%
vs normal income ($5,182/mo)52% covered
Net income (after hedge)$2,165/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $13.50 is $5 below CC-SS $18.03: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$7,789
… as % of IC ($21,650)36.0%
… as % of ML ($51,650)15.1%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.5 mo
Surgical close (18 ct)$-8,568
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.05/sh (~25% of the $0.20 collected) or spot ≥ $13.71 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $14)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $14.15 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $13.37Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$13-13.71
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
≥ $13.71
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 0.98 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$13.50 (≤1σ, normal week)$360$-22,609+$1,141+$306
+2.5%$13.84 (≤1σ, normal week)$-247$-21,567+$2,183-$301
+5%$14.18 (1.2σ)$-855$-20,524+$3,226-$909
SS (= V-bounce)$17.33 (5.8σ)$-6,534$-10,775+$12,975-$6,588
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $18.03, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-23,750
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$22,823
− CC assignment net of premium (18 × $13.50): -$7,789
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (32 × $17.50): -$1,591
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-10,307 (+$13,443 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-3,413 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-6,894, the opportunity cost of earning $2,700/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $15.09 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$2,502, position total $-17,696 (+$6,054 vs today)
100% normal35 × $13.5017 Jul4d1.0%59%83%$700$5,250+$2,550$15,145
Sell 35 × $13.50 1.0% OTM over spot $13.36 17 Jul 2026 (4d, $0.21 mid)
= $700 credit for the 4d cycle → $5,250/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $13.50)
59%
Breach risk
41%
POP (stays ≤ $13.71)
70%
EV / mo
+$821
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 3.9 mo [2.0-5.7] median, 0.2 mo faster than no FIGHT (4.1 mo)  ·  49% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 36% without)  ·  ~37.6 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $7,127
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
60%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$24
Free roll-up
+$0/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$16 @ 93% POP
92% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 35 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 2 of 4); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $0.29/sh now → $0.21 mid-life (likely $0.27–$0.44)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.20/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.01/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,809 simulated challenges: the $14 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 4, at $14 (overshoots $0.23). 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 (35 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1424 Jul 20269d left+$0.14/sh+$489
cycle +$1,189
[+$295…+$445] · 98% credit
69%
surv 57%
-$21,147 NOT
cap gain +$2,603
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$1424 Jul 20269d left+$0.14/sh+$505
cycle +$1,205
[+$267…+$449] · 96% credit
64%
surv 52%
-$21,815 NOT
cap gain +$1,935
Max even-money escape in the band~$1431 Jul 202616d left+$0.08/sh+$295
cycle +$995
[-$53…+$185] · 68% credit
76%
surv 69%
-$18,896 NOT
cap gain +$4,854
SS $17 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$1631 Jul 202616d left-$0.15/sh-$513
cycle +$187
[-$1,174…-$694]
93%
surv 92%
-$12,369 NOT
cap gain +$11,381
budget: banked $700 debit $513 (73% used ≈ 0.4 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$187 cash · rolled 35 ct earn ≈ $395/mo while parked; 15 ct free to re-sell
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted +0.5 vol pt per +1% move (spike-vol name: vol expands on a fast move, richer buyback). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$5,250/mo
vs 50% target ($2,591/mo)+103%
vs normal income ($5,182/mo)101% covered
Net income (after hedge)$4,630/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $13.50 is $5 below CC-SS $18.03: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$15,145
… as % of IC ($21,650)70.0%
… as % of ML ($51,650)29.3%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.9 mo
Surgical close (35 ct)$-16,660
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.05/sh (~25% of the $0.20 collected) or spot ≥ $13.71 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $14)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $14.15 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $13.37Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$13-13.71
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
≥ $13.71
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 0.98 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$13.50 (≤1σ, normal week)$700$-22,320+$1,430+$595
+2.5%$13.84 (≤1σ, normal week)$-481$-21,851+$1,899-$586
+5%$14.18 (1.2σ)$-1,663$-21,382+$2,368-$1,768
SS (= V-bounce)$17.33 (5.8σ)$-12,705$-16,997+$6,753-$12,810
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $18.03, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-23,750
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$22,823
− CC assignment net of premium (35 × $13.50): -$15,145
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (15 × $17.50): -$746
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-16,818 (+$6,932 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-3,413 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-13,405, the opportunity cost of earning $5,250/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $15.09 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$4,865, position total $-20,110 (+$3,640 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 ETHA are the tiebreakers.

📅 NEXT FRIDAY · 24 Jul 2026 · 11d · E[net] $421/mo

🎯 Engine pick: sell 48 × $14 (primary), 73% survival, breach 27%, $2,618/mo.
⚖️ Worth a safer step: the $14.50 rung (cover hedge) lifts survival to 84% (breach 27% → 16%) for $1,909/mo less (73% 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 $14.50 rung, unless you need the income to cover the hedge bleed, or you expect ETHA to stay flat-to-down near term.
ETHA  spot $13.36 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsPer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
cover hedge ← lean26 × $14.5024 Jul11d8.5%84%32%$260$709-$1,909$8,911
Sell 26 × $14.50 8.5% OTM over spot $13.36 24 Jul 2026 (11d, $0.11 mid)
= $260 credit for the 11d cycle → $709/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $14.50)
84%
Breach risk
16%
POP (stays ≤ $14.61)
86%
EV / mo
+$241
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 3.5 mo [2.2-5.6] median, 0.1 mo faster than no FIGHT (3.6 mo)  ·  38% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 36% without)  ·  ~5.2 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $-1,180
🛡 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)
26%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$751
Free roll-up
+$0/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$15 @ 76% POP
69% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 26 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 5 of 11); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $0.55/sh now → $0.39 mid-life (likely $0.36–$0.57)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.10/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.29/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 765 simulated challenges: the $14 strike is typically first touched on day 7 of 11, at $15 (overshoots $0.22). 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 (26 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1531 Jul 202612d left+$0.10/sh+$265
cycle +$525
[+$186…+$366] · 100% credit
69%
surv 56%
-$16,894 NOT
cap gain +$6,856
Max even-money escape in the band~$1531 Jul 202612d left+$0.10/sh+$265
cycle +$525
[+$186…+$366] · 100% credit
69%
surv 56%
-$16,894 NOT
cap gain +$6,856
SS $17 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$1431 Jul 202612d left+$0.10/sh+$268
cycle +$528
[+$164…+$382] · 98% credit
65%
surv 52%
-$17,576 NOT
cap gain +$6,174
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$1531 Jul 202612d left-$0.09/sh-$229
cycle +$31
[-$394…-$173] · 9% credit
76%
surv 69%
-$14,943 NOT
cap gain +$8,807
budget: banked $260 debit $229 (88% used ≈ 1.4 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$31 cash · rolled 26 ct earn ≈ $1,955/mo while parked; 24 ct free to re-sell
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted +0.5 vol pt per +1% move (spike-vol name: vol expands on a fast move, richer buyback). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$709/mo
vs 50% target ($2,591/mo)-73%
vs normal income ($5,182/mo)14% covered
Net income (after hedge)$134/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $14.50 is $4 below CC-SS $18.03: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$8,911
… as % of IC ($21,650)41.2%
… as % of ML ($51,650)17.3%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.7 mo
Surgical close (26 ct)$-12,363
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 ≥ $14.61 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $14)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $14.15 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $14.36Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$14-14.61
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
≥ $14.61
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 0.98 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$14.50 (1.0σ)$260$-17,843+$5,907+$182
+2.5%$14.86 (1.3σ)$-682$-17,013+$6,737-$760
+5%$15.23 (1.7σ)$-1,625$-16,183+$7,567-$1,703
SS (= V-bounce)$17.33 (3.5σ)$-7,098$-11,363+$12,387-$7,176
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $18.03, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-23,750
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$22,823
− CC assignment net of premium (26 × $14.50): -$8,911
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (24 × $17.50): -$1,193
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-11,031 (+$12,719 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-3,413 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-7,618, the opportunity cost of earning $709/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $15.09 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$1,274, position total $-16,492 (+$7,258 vs today)
33% normal32 × $1424 Jul11d4.8%73%56%$640$1,745-$873$12,247
Sell 32 × $14 4.8% OTM over spot $13.36 24 Jul 2026 (11d, $0.21 mid)
= $640 credit for the 11d cycle → $1,745/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $14)
73%
Breach risk
27%
POP (stays ≤ $14.21)
78%
EV / mo
+$433
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 3.9 mo [2.1-5.8] median, 0.2 mo SLOWER than no FIGHT (3.6 mo): roll costs eat the credits at this rung  ·  42% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 37% without)  ·  ~10.1 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $976
🛡 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)
46%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$519
Free roll-up
+$0/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$15 @ 77% POP
70% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 32 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 5 of 11); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $0.51/sh now → $0.36 mid-life (likely $0.41–$0.59)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.20/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.16/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,377 simulated challenges: the $14 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 11, at $14 (overshoots $0.21). The [P25–P75] under each Total is that door's credit across those paths; % credit is the share of those challenges where the roll is a net credit.
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (32 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1431 Jul 202612d left+$0.09/sh+$290
cycle +$930
[+$156…+$301] · 99% credit
69%
surv 56%
-$18,952 NOT
cap gain +$4,798
Max even-money escape in the band~$1431 Jul 202612d left+$0.09/sh+$290
cycle +$930
[+$156…+$301] · 99% credit
69%
surv 56%
-$18,952 NOT
cap gain +$4,798
SS $17 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$1431 Jul 202612d left+$0.10/sh+$307
cycle +$947
[+$136…+$317] · 97% credit
65%
surv 52%
-$19,620 NOT
cap gain +$4,130
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$1531 Jul 202612d left-$0.10/sh-$305
cycle +$335
[-$561…-$363] · 3% credit
77%
surv 70%
-$17,102 NOT
cap gain +$6,648
budget: banked $640 debit $305 (48% used ≈ 0.8 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$335 cash · rolled 32 ct earn ≈ $2,135/mo while parked; 18 ct free to re-sell
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted +0.5 vol pt per +1% move (spike-vol name: vol expands on a fast move, richer buyback). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$1,745/mo
vs 50% target ($2,591/mo)-33%
vs normal income ($5,182/mo)34% covered
Net income (after hedge)$1,141/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $14 is $4 below CC-SS $18.03: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$12,247
… as % of IC ($21,650)56.6%
… as % of ML ($51,650)23.7%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.4 mo
Surgical close (32 ct)$-15,232
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.05/sh (~25% of the $0.20 collected) or spot ≥ $14.21 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $14)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $14.15 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $13.86Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$14-14.21
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
≥ $14.21
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 0.98 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$14.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$640$-19,926+$3,824+$544
+2.5%$14.35 (≤1σ, normal week)$-480$-19,335+$4,415-$576
+5%$14.70 (1.2σ)$-1,600$-18,743+$5,007-$1,696
SS (= V-bounce)$17.33 (3.5σ)$-10,016$-14,299+$9,451-$10,112
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $18.03, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-23,750
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$22,823
− CC assignment net of premium (32 × $14): -$12,247
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (18 × $17.50): -$895
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-14,069 (+$9,681 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-3,413 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-10,656, the opportunity cost of earning $1,745/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $15.09 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$2,848, position total $-18,084 (+$5,666 vs today)
🎯 50% normal48 × $1424 Jul11d4.8%73%46%$960$2,618$18,371
Sell 48 × $14 4.8% OTM over spot $13.36 24 Jul 2026 (11d, $0.21 mid)
= $960 credit for the 11d cycle → $2,618/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $14)
73%
Breach risk
27%
POP (stays ≤ $14.21)
78%
EV / mo
+$650
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 3.9 mo [2.3-5.6] median, 0.5 mo faster than no FIGHT (4.4 mo)  ·  40% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 34% without)  ·  ~10.4 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $3,062
🛡 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)
46%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$779
Free roll-up
+$0/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$15 @ 77% POP
70% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 48 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 5 of 11); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $0.51/sh now → $0.36 mid-life (likely $0.41–$0.59)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.20/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.16/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,390 simulated challenges: the $14 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 11, at $14 (overshoots $0.21). The [P25–P75] under each Total is that door's credit across those paths; % credit is the share of those challenges where the roll is a net credit.
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (48 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1431 Jul 202612d left+$0.09/sh+$434
cycle +$1,394
[+$229…+$444] · 99% credit
69%
surv 56%
-$18,536 NOT
cap gain +$5,214
Max even-money escape in the band~$1431 Jul 202612d left+$0.09/sh+$434
cycle +$1,394
[+$229…+$444] · 99% credit
69%
surv 56%
-$18,536 NOT
cap gain +$5,214
SS $17 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$1431 Jul 202612d left+$0.10/sh+$460
cycle +$1,420
[+$198…+$463] · 97% credit
65%
surv 52%
-$19,194 NOT
cap gain +$4,556
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$1531 Jul 202612d left-$0.10/sh-$458
cycle +$502
[-$848…-$532] · 4% credit
77%
surv 70%
-$16,983 NOT
cap gain +$6,767
budget: banked $960 debit $458 (48% used ≈ 0.8 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$502 cash · rolled 48 ct earn ≈ $3,203/mo while parked; 2 ct free to re-sell
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted +0.5 vol pt per +1% move (spike-vol name: vol expands on a fast move, richer buyback). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$2,618/mo
vs 50% target ($2,591/mo)+1%
vs normal income ($5,182/mo)51% covered
Net income (after hedge)$1,933/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $14 is $4 below CC-SS $18.03: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$18,371
… as % of IC ($21,650)84.9%
… as % of ML ($51,650)35.6%
Recovery months (at normal income)3.5 mo
Surgical close (48 ct)$-22,848
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.05/sh (~25% of the $0.20 collected) or spot ≥ $14.21 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $14)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $14.15 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $13.86Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$14-14.21
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
≥ $14.21
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 0.98 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$14.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$960$-19,654+$4,096+$816
+2.5%$14.35 (≤1σ, normal week)$-720$-19,623+$4,127-$864
+5%$14.70 (1.2σ)$-2,400$-19,591+$4,159-$2,544
SS (= V-bounce)$17.33 (3.5σ)$-15,024$-19,355+$4,395-$15,168
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $18.03, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-23,750
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$22,823
− CC assignment net of premium (48 × $14): -$18,371
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (2 × $17.50): -$99
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-19,397 (+$4,353 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-3,413 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-15,984, the opportunity cost of earning $2,618/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $15.09 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$4,272, position total $-19,556 (+$4,194 vs today)
100% normal50 × $13.5024 Jul11d1.0%57%90%$1,900$5,182+$2,564$20,736
Sell 50 × $13.50 1.0% OTM over spot $13.36 24 Jul 2026 (11d, $0.39 mid)
= $1,900 credit for the 11d cycle → $5,182/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $13.50)
57%
Breach risk
43%
POP (stays ≤ $13.89)
69%
EV / mo
+$805
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 3.5 mo [2.1-5.3] median  ·  44% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 33% without)  ·  ~24.3 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $6,173
🛡 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)
74%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
+$217
Free roll-up
+$0/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$15 @ 91% POP
91% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 50 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 5 of 11); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $0.48/sh now → $0.34 mid-life (likely $0.46–$0.62)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.38/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets +$0.04/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 2,227 simulated challenges: the $14 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 11, at $14 (overshoots $0.22). 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 (50 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1431 Jul 202612d left+$0.08/sh+$398
cycle +$2,298
[+$137…+$255] · 96% credit
69%
surv 56%
-$20,083 NOT
cap gain +$3,667
Max even-money escape in the band~$1431 Jul 202612d left+$0.08/sh+$398
cycle +$2,298
[+$137…+$255] · 96% credit
69%
surv 56%
-$20,083 NOT
cap gain +$3,667
SS $17 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$1431 Jul 202612d left+$0.09/sh+$445
cycle +$2,345
[+$105…+$267] · 91% credit
65%
surv 52%
-$20,720 NOT
cap gain +$3,030
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$1531 Jul 202612d left-$0.27/sh-$1,362
cycle +$538
[-$2,309…-$1,763]
91%
surv 91%
-$14,508 NOT
cap gain +$9,242
budget: banked $1,900 debit $1,362 (72% used ≈ 1.1 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$538 cash · rolled 50 ct earn ≈ $803/mo while parked; 0 ct free to re-sell
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted +0.5 vol pt per +1% move (spike-vol name: vol expands on a fast move, richer buyback). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$5,182/mo
vs 50% target ($2,591/mo)+100%
vs normal income ($5,182/mo)100% covered
Net income (after hedge)$4,487/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $13.50 is $5 below CC-SS $18.03: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$20,736
… as % of IC ($21,650)95.8%
… as % of ML ($51,650)40.1%
Recovery months (at normal income)4.0 mo
Surgical close (50 ct)$-23,800
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 $0.38 collected) or spot ≥ $13.89 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $14)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $14.15 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $13.37Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$13-13.89
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
≥ $13.89
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 0.98 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$13.50 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,900$-21,165+$2,585+$1,750
+2.5%$13.84 (≤1σ, normal week)$213$-21,203+$2,547+$63
+5%$14.18 (≤1σ, normal week)$-1,475$-21,240+$2,510-$1,625
SS (= V-bounce)$17.33 (3.5σ)$-17,250$-21,587+$2,163-$17,400
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $18.03, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-23,750
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$22,823
− CC assignment net of premium (50 × $13.50): -$20,736
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-21,663 (+$2,087 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-3,413 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-18,250, the opportunity cost of earning $5,182/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $15.09 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$6,050, position total $-21,340 (+$2,410 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 ETHA are the tiebreakers.
⚔ FIGHT CC options · full candidate scan (4 clear the floor), click to expand

Every eligible strike x expiry in the 4-45 DTE band (3 expiries scanned, 4 clear the income floor), each sized to the minimum contracts that clear it. Sorted by survival (safest first): the primary 🎯 is the safest; rows below trade safety for income.

Fortress delta: 0.978 (IBKR)  |  Recovery@SS: +$22,823 (un-capped fortress gain if stock rallies to SS)  |  Do-nothing @ SS: $-3,413

StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$1411d24 Jul 2026$0.2048/50$2,618$1,93373%78%+$650-$18,37184.9%$-19,397 (vs do-nothing $-15,984)
$13.504d17 Jul 2026$0.2018/50$2,700$2,16559%70%+$422-$7,78936.0%$-10,307 (vs do-nothing $-6,894)
$13.5011d24 Jul 2026$0.3825/50$2,591$2,02157%69%+$402-$10,36847.9%$-12,538 (vs do-nothing $-9,125)
$13.5018d31 Jul 2026$0.5032/50$2,667$2,06256%69%+$399-$12,88759.5%$-14,709 (vs do-nothing $-11,296)

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 50 contracts at the conservative CC.

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