FORTRESS FIGHT: ETHA @ $13.32

BE SS: $17.33  |  CC-SS: $17.74  |  50 contracts (5,000 sh) |  ⌂ PORTFOLIO

GENERATED2026-07-14 03:38

ETHA @ $13.32   UNDERWATER $4.01 (23.1% below BE SS)

50 contracts (5,000 sh)  |  BE SS: $17.33  |  CC-SS: $17.74  |  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$4,324/mo95% ann ROI on ML
Hedge rolling cost$638/mo
Unrealized P&L$-22,450fortress legs from IBKR
INCOME GOALPOSTS & VELOCITY
50% INCOME FLOOR
$2,162/mo
HEDGE COVER
$638/mo
NORMAL INCOME
$4,324/mo (ATM CC, chain)
IC VELOCITY
5.0 mo to earn back $21,650
ML VELOCITY
11.9 mo to earn back $51,650
Deep drawdown confirmed: a CC at CC-SS $17.74 (probe: $17.5C 17d) brings only $265/mo (<20% of normal), 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 68 · hist falling (nightly)
LEVELS20W MA (bounce target) $15.09 (+13%) · daily UBB $14.14 · 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: 37 contracts at $14 / 3d. This is the safest strike (survival 88%, breach 12%) that still earns 50% of normal income ($2,162/mo); it brings $2,220/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 22 × $13.50/3d for $4,400/mo, but breach risk rises to 37% (+25pp vs the primary). The lower strike is hit by a smaller bounce.
More safety, less income: for just the hedge you can sit at 32 × $14.50/3d (96% survival, $640/mo).
Downside anchor: the primary mortgages $13,601 (63% of IC) ONLY on a full V-bounce all the way to SS $17, recoverable in 3.1 months of normal income. That is the rare tail; the frequent case is the strike holding. Surgical close on the 37 contracts realizes $-16,632 and cuts bleed by $472/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 (3d) · sell 37 × $14, 88% survival, $2,220/mo (E[net] $786/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 · 3d37 × $1488%$2,220$786
NEXT FRIDAY24 Jul 2026 · 10d38 × $1475%$2,166$392

📅 THIS FRIDAY · 17 Jul 2026 · 3d · E[net] $786/mo 🏆 GRAND PICK

🎯 Engine pick: sell 37 × $14 (primary), 88% survival, breach 12%, $2,220/mo.
The pick is already past the ~80% (≈1σ) comfort line, so take the income. Stepping out to the $14.50 rung (🛡 safe yield) lifts survival to 96% (breach 12% → 4%) for $1,220/mo less (55% income) buys safety you do not really need here.
ETHA  spot $13.32 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsPer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
cover hedge32 × $14.5017 Jul3d8.9%96%8%$64$640-$1,580$10,291
Sell 32 × $14.50 8.9% OTM over spot $13.32 17 Jul 2026 (3d, $0.03 mid)
= $64 credit for the 3d cycle → $640/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $14.50)
96%
Breach risk
4%
POP (stays ≤ $14.53)
96%
EV / mo
+$507
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 3.3 mo [2.1-5.5] median, 0.3 mo faster than no FIGHT (3.6 mo)  ·  43% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 42% without)  ·  ~3.2 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $-86
🛡 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)
-$780
Free roll-up
+$0/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$15 @ 76% POP
68% 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 1 of 3); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $0.37/sh now → $0.26 mid-life (likely $0.24–$0.39)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.02/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.24/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 85 simulated challenges: the $14 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 3, at $15 (overshoots $0.18). 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)~$1524 Jul 20268d left+$0.15/sh+$476
cycle +$540
[+$403…+$583] · 96% credit
71%
surv 58%
-$15,199 NOT
cap gain +$7,251
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$1424 Jul 20268d left+$0.14/sh+$452
cycle +$516
[+$353…+$567] · 95% credit
65%
surv 52%
-$16,104 NOT
cap gain +$6,346
Max even-money escape in the band~$1531 Jul 202616d left+$0.11/sh+$348
cycle +$412
[+$221…+$465] · 91% credit
76%
surv 68%
-$12,880 NOT
cap gain +$9,570
SS $17 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted +0.5 vol pt per +1% move (spike-vol name: vol expands on a fast move, richer buyback). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$640/mo
vs 50% target ($2,162/mo)-70%
vs normal income ($4,324/mo)15% covered
Net income (after hedge)$97/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $14.50 is $3 below CC-SS $17.74: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$10,291
… as % of IC ($21,650)47.5%
… as % of ML ($51,650)19.9%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.4 mo
Surgical close (32 ct)$-14,384
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 $14.14 (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 (2.0σ)$64$-16,556+$5,894-$32
+2.5%$14.86 (2.6σ)$-1,096$-15,941+$6,509-$1,192
+5%$15.23 (3.2σ)$-2,256$-15,327+$7,123-$2,352
SS (= V-bounce)$17.33 (6.8σ)$-8,992$-11,759+$10,691-$9,088
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $17.74, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-22,450
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$21,617
− CC assignment net of premium (32 × $14.50): -$10,291
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (18 × $17.50): -$371
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-11,496 (+$10,954 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,864 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-9,632, the opportunity cost of earning $640/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $15.09 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$1,824, position total $-15,556 (+$6,894 vs today)
🛡 safe yield50 × $14.5017 Jul3d8.9%96%8%$100$1,000-$1,220$16,080
Sell 50 × $14.50 8.9% OTM over spot $13.32 17 Jul 2026 (3d, $0.03 mid)
= $100 credit for the 3d cycle → $1,000/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $14.50)
96%
Breach risk
4%
POP (stays ≤ $14.53)
96%
EV / mo
+$793
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 2.8 mo [1.9-5.0] median  ·  40% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 36% without)  ·  ~3.0 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $882
🛡 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)
4%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,219
Free roll-up
+$0/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$15 @ 76% POP
68% 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 1 of 3); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $0.37/sh now → $0.26 mid-life (likely $0.23–$0.37)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.02/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.24/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 110 simulated challenges: the $14 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 3, at $15 (overshoots $0.17). 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)~$1524 Jul 20268d left+$0.15/sh+$744
cycle +$844
[+$645…+$910] · 97% credit
71%
surv 58%
-$14,949 NOT
cap gain +$7,501
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$1424 Jul 20268d left+$0.14/sh+$706
cycle +$806
[+$569…+$887] · 95% credit
65%
surv 52%
-$15,868 NOT
cap gain +$6,582
Max even-money escape in the band~$1531 Jul 202616d left+$0.11/sh+$543
cycle +$643
[+$366…+$726] · 86% credit
76%
surv 68%
-$12,702 NOT
cap gain +$9,748
SS $17 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted +0.5 vol pt per +1% move (spike-vol name: vol expands on a fast move, richer buyback). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$1,000/mo
vs 50% target ($2,162/mo)-54%
vs normal income ($4,324/mo)23% covered
Net income (after hedge)$362/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $14.50 is $3 below CC-SS $17.74: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$16,080
… as % of IC ($21,650)74.3%
… as % of ML ($51,650)31.1%
Recovery months (at normal income)3.7 mo
Surgical close (50 ct)$-22,475
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 $14.14 (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 (2.0σ)$100$-16,574+$5,876-$50
+2.5%$14.86 (2.6σ)$-1,712$-16,612+$5,838-$1,862
+5%$15.23 (3.2σ)$-3,525$-16,650+$5,800-$3,675
SS (= V-bounce)$17.33 (6.8σ)$-14,050$-16,871+$5,579-$14,200
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $17.74, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-22,450
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$21,617
− CC assignment net of premium (50 × $14.50): -$16,080
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-16,914 (+$5,536 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,864 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-15,050, the opportunity cost of earning $1,000/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $15.09 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$2,850, position total $-16,636 (+$5,814 vs today)
33% normal24 × $1417 Jul3d5.1%88%25%$144$1,440-$780$8,823
Sell 24 × $14 5.1% OTM over spot $13.32 17 Jul 2026 (3d, $0.07 mid)
= $144 credit for the 3d cycle → $1,440/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $14)
88%
Breach risk
12%
POP (stays ≤ $14.06)
90%
EV / mo
+$945
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 3.6 mo [2.2-5.4] median, 0.1 mo faster than no FIGHT (3.7 mo)  ·  44% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 37% without)  ·  ~10.5 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $2,942
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
16%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$446
Free roll-up
+$0/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$15 @ 83% POP
80% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 24 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 1 of 3); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $0.35/sh now → $0.25 mid-life (likely $0.23–$0.45)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.06/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.19/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 484 simulated challenges: the $14 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 3, 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 (24 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 20268d left+$0.13/sh+$319
cycle +$463
[+$160…+$381] · 88% credit
71%
surv 58%
-$17,699 NOT
cap gain +$4,751
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$1424 Jul 20268d left+$0.13/sh+$316
cycle +$460
[+$136…+$381] · 84% credit
65%
surv 52%
-$18,584 NOT
cap gain +$3,866
Max even-money escape in the band~$1531 Jul 202616d left+$0.08/sh+$203
cycle +$347
[-$16…+$268] · 73% credit
77%
surv 69%
-$15,368 NOT
cap gain +$7,082
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-$0.05/sh-$124
cycle +$20
[-$430…-$73] · 9% credit
83%
surv 80%
-$13,248 NOT
cap gain +$9,202
budget: banked $144 debit $124 (86% used ≈ 0.4 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$20 cash · rolled 24 ct earn ≈ $873/mo while parked; 26 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$1,440/mo
vs 50% target ($2,162/mo)-33%
vs normal income ($4,324/mo)33% covered
Net income (after hedge)$939/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $14 is $4 below CC-SS $17.74: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$8,823
… as % of IC ($21,650)40.8%
… as % of ML ($51,650)17.1%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.0 mo
Surgical close (24 ct)$-10,788
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 ≥ $14.06 (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 $14.14 (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
$14-14.06
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $14.06
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 0.98 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$14.00 (1.2σ)$144$-18,899+$3,551+$72
+2.5%$14.35 (1.8σ)$-696$-18,026+$4,424-$768
+5%$14.70 (2.4σ)$-1,536$-17,153+$5,297-$1,608
SS (= V-bounce)$17.33 (6.8σ)$-7,848$-10,591+$11,859-$7,920
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $17.74, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-22,450
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$21,617
− CC assignment net of premium (24 × $14): -$8,823
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (26 × $17.50): -$536
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-10,192 (+$12,258 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,864 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-8,328, the opportunity cost of earning $1,440/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $15.09 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$2,472, position total $-16,180 (+$6,270 vs today)
🎯 50% normal37 × $1417 Jul3d5.1%88%16%$222$2,220$13,601
Sell 37 × $14 5.1% OTM over spot $13.32 17 Jul 2026 (3d, $0.07 mid)
= $222 credit for the 3d cycle → $2,220/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $14)
88%
Breach risk
12%
POP (stays ≤ $14.06)
90%
EV / mo
+$1,457
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 3.5 mo [2.2-5.2] median  ·  48% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 38% without)  ·  ~10.3 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $5,914
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
16%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$687
Free roll-up
+$0/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$15 @ 83% POP
80% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 37 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 1 of 3); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $0.35/sh now → $0.25 mid-life (likely $0.24–$0.45)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.06/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.19/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 473 simulated challenges: the $14 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 3, 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 (37 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 20268d left+$0.13/sh+$492
cycle +$714
[+$260…+$581] · 90% credit
71%
surv 58%
-$17,487 NOT
cap gain +$4,963
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$1424 Jul 20268d left+$0.13/sh+$487
cycle +$709
[+$215…+$582] · 87% credit
65%
surv 52%
-$18,374 NOT
cap gain +$4,076
Max even-money escape in the band~$1531 Jul 202616d left+$0.08/sh+$313
cycle +$535
[-$20…+$404] · 74% credit
77%
surv 69%
-$15,219 NOT
cap gain +$7,231
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-$0.05/sh-$192
cycle +$30
[-$650…-$125] · 10% credit
83%
surv 80%
-$13,276 NOT
cap gain +$9,174
budget: banked $222 debit $192 (86% used ≈ 0.4 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$30 cash · rolled 37 ct earn ≈ $1,346/mo while parked; 13 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$2,220/mo
vs 50% target ($2,162/mo)+3%
vs normal income ($4,324/mo)51% covered
Net income (after hedge)$1,651/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $14 is $4 below CC-SS $17.74: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$13,601
… as % of IC ($21,650)62.8%
… as % of ML ($51,650)26.3%
Recovery months (at normal income)3.1 mo
Surgical close (37 ct)$-16,632
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 ≥ $14.06 (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 $14.14 (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
$14-14.06
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $14.06
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 0.98 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$14.00 (1.2σ)$222$-18,860+$3,590+$111
+2.5%$14.35 (1.8σ)$-1,073$-18,442+$4,008-$1,184
+5%$14.70 (2.4σ)$-2,368$-18,024+$4,426-$2,479
SS (= V-bounce)$17.33 (6.8σ)$-12,099$-14,881+$7,569-$12,210
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $17.74, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-22,450
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$21,617
− CC assignment net of premium (37 × $14): -$13,601
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (13 × $17.50): -$268
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-14,703 (+$7,747 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,864 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-12,839, the opportunity cost of earning $2,220/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $15.09 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$3,811, position total $-17,558 (+$4,892 vs today)
100% normal22 × $13.5017 Jul3d1.4%63%76%$440$4,400+$2,180$8,879
Sell 22 × $13.50 1.4% OTM over spot $13.32 17 Jul 2026 (3d, $0.21 mid)
= $440 credit for the 3d cycle → $4,400/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $13.50)
63%
Breach risk
37%
POP (stays ≤ $13.71)
75%
EV / mo
+$1,694
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 3.2 mo [1.9-5.3] median, 0.2 mo faster than no FIGHT (3.4 mo)  ·  49% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 39% without)  ·  ~37.6 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $7,574
🛡 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)
52%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$62
Free roll-up
+$0/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$16 @ 93% POP
93% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 22 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 1 of 3); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $0.32/sh now → $0.23 mid-life (likely $0.29–$0.51)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.20/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.03/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,545 simulated challenges: the $14 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 3, 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 (22 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$1431 Jul 202616d left+$0.25/sh+$552
cycle +$992
[+$330…+$518] · 97% credit
70%
surv 57%
-$19,612 NOT
cap gain +$2,838
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1424 Jul 20268d left+$0.12/sh+$259
cycle +$699
[+$33…+$208] · 79% credit
71%
surv 59%
-$19,904 NOT
cap gain +$2,546
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$1424 Jul 20268d left+$0.12/sh+$269
cycle +$709
[+$6…+$212] · 76% credit
65%
surv 51%
-$20,776 NOT
cap gain +$1,674
Max even-money escape in the band~$1431 Jul 202616d left+$0.06/sh+$136
cycle +$576
[-$180…+$69] · 43% credit
77%
surv 71%
-$17,580 NOT
cap gain +$4,870
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-$0.17/sh-$381
cycle +$59
[-$913…-$495]
93%
surv 93%
-$10,755 NOT
cap gain +$11,695
budget: banked $440 debit $381 (87% used ≈ 0.4 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$59 cash · rolled 22 ct earn ≈ $228/mo while parked; 28 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$4,400/mo
vs 50% target ($2,162/mo)+104%
vs normal income ($4,324/mo)102% covered
Net income (after hedge)$3,910/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $13.50 is $4 below CC-SS $17.74: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$8,879
… as % of IC ($21,650)41.0%
… as % of ML ($51,650)17.2%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.1 mo
Surgical close (22 ct)$-9,889
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 $14.14 (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)$440$-21,045+$1,405+$374
+2.5%$13.84 (≤1σ, normal week)$-302$-20,135+$2,315-$368
+5%$14.18 (1.5σ)$-1,045$-19,226+$3,224-$1,111
SS (= V-bounce)$17.33 (6.8σ)$-7,986$-10,723+$11,727-$8,052
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $17.74, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-22,450
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$21,617
− CC assignment net of premium (22 × $13.50): -$8,879
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (28 × $17.50): -$577
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-10,290 (+$12,160 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,864 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-8,426, the opportunity cost of earning $4,400/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $15.09 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$3,058, position total $-16,760 (+$5,690 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 · 10d · E[net] $392/mo

🎯 Engine pick: sell 38 × $14 (primary), 75% survival, breach 25%, $2,166/mo.
⚖️ Worth a safer step: the $14.50 rung (cover hedge) lifts survival to 87% (breach 25% → 13%) for $1,518/mo less (70% 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 $13.32 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsPer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
cover hedge ← lean24 × $14.5024 Jul10d8.9%87%27%$216$648-$1,518$7,551
Sell 24 × $14.50 8.9% OTM over spot $13.32 24 Jul 2026 (10d, $0.10 mid)
= $216 credit for the 10d cycle → $648/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $14.50)
87%
Breach risk
13%
POP (stays ≤ $14.60)
88%
EV / mo
+$312
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 3.9 mo [2.1-6.0] median  ·  40% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 37% without)  ·  ~4.7 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $-670
🛡 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)
20%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$753
Free roll-up
+$0/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$15 @ 70% POP
57% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 24 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 5 of 10); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $0.57/sh now → $0.40 mid-life (likely $0.39–$0.58)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.09/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.31/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 588 simulated challenges: the $14 strike is typically first touched on day 6 of 10, 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 (24 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+$0.09/sh+$205
cycle +$421
[+$135…+$294] · 97% credit
70%
surv 57%
-$15,294 NOT
cap gain +$7,156
Max even-money escape in the band~$1531 Jul 202612d left+$0.09/sh+$205
cycle +$421
[+$135…+$294] · 97% credit
70%
surv 57%
-$15,294 NOT
cap gain +$7,156
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+$206
cycle +$422
[+$112…+$309] · 94% credit
65%
surv 52%
-$16,174 NOT
cap gain +$6,276
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$648/mo
vs 50% target ($2,162/mo)-70%
vs normal income ($4,324/mo)15% covered
Net income (after hedge)$147/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $14.50 is $3 below CC-SS $17.74: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$7,551
… as % of IC ($21,650)34.9%
… as % of ML ($51,650)14.6%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.7 mo
Surgical close (24 ct)$-10,788
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.02/sh (~25% of the $0.09 collected) or spot ≥ $14.60 (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 $14.14 (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
$14-14.60
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
≥ $14.60
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 (1.1σ)$216$-16,380+$6,070+$144
+2.5%$14.86 (1.4σ)$-654$-15,475+$6,975-$726
+5%$15.23 (1.8σ)$-1,524$-14,571+$7,879-$1,596
SS (= V-bounce)$17.33 (3.7σ)$-6,576$-9,319+$13,131-$6,648
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $17.74, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-22,450
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$21,617
− CC assignment net of premium (24 × $14.50): -$7,551
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (26 × $17.50): -$536
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-8,920 (+$13,530 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,864 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-7,056, the opportunity cost of earning $648/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $15.09 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$1,200, position total $-14,908 (+$7,542 vs today)
33% normal26 × $1424 Jul10d5.1%75%52%$494$1,482-$684$9,220
Sell 26 × $14 5.1% OTM over spot $13.32 24 Jul 2026 (10d, $0.20 mid)
= $494 credit for the 10d cycle → $1,482/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $14)
75%
Breach risk
25%
POP (stays ≤ $14.20)
80%
EV / mo
+$525
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 3.6 mo [2.2-5.6] median, 0.1 mo faster than no FIGHT (3.8 mo)  ·  36% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 31% without)  ·  ~9.7 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $1,238
🛡 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)
42%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$484
Free roll-up
+$0/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$15 @ 78% POP
72% 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 10); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $0.53/sh now → $0.38 mid-life (likely $0.41–$0.60)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.19/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.19/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,251 simulated challenges: the $14 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 10, 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 (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)~$1431 Jul 202612d left+$0.07/sh+$191
cycle +$685
[+$69…+$216] · 94% credit
70%
surv 57%
-$17,483 NOT
cap gain +$4,967
Max even-money escape in the band~$1431 Jul 202612d left+$0.07/sh+$191
cycle +$685
[+$69…+$216] · 94% credit
70%
surv 57%
-$17,483 NOT
cap gain +$4,967
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+$0.08/sh+$207
cycle +$701
[+$46…+$234] · 87% credit
65%
surv 52%
-$18,348 NOT
cap gain +$4,102
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$1531 Jul 202612d left-$0.11/sh-$293
cycle +$201
[-$507…-$322] · 2% credit
78%
surv 72%
-$15,520 NOT
cap gain +$6,930
budget: banked $494 debit $293 (59% used ≈ 0.9 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$201 cash · rolled 26 ct earn ≈ $1,711/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$1,482/mo
vs 50% target ($2,162/mo)-31%
vs normal income ($4,324/mo)34% covered
Net income (after hedge)$971/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $14 is $4 below CC-SS $17.74: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$9,220
… as % of IC ($21,650)42.6%
… as % of ML ($51,650)17.9%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.1 mo
Surgical close (26 ct)$-11,687
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 $0.19 collected) or spot ≥ $14.20 (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 $14.14 (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
$14-14.20
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $14.20
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 0.98 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$14.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$494$-18,555+$3,895+$416
+2.5%$14.35 (≤1σ, normal week)$-416$-17,752+$4,698-$494
+5%$14.70 (1.3σ)$-1,326$-16,949+$5,501-$1,404
SS (= V-bounce)$17.33 (3.7σ)$-8,164$-10,913+$11,537-$8,242
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $17.74, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-22,450
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$21,617
− CC assignment net of premium (26 × $14): -$9,220
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (24 × $17.50): -$495
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-10,548 (+$11,902 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,864 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-8,684, the opportunity cost of earning $1,482/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $15.09 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$2,340, position total $-16,054 (+$6,396 vs today)
🎯 50% normal38 × $1424 Jul10d5.1%75%41%$722$2,166$13,475
Sell 38 × $14 5.1% OTM over spot $13.32 24 Jul 2026 (10d, $0.20 mid)
= $722 credit for the 10d cycle → $2,166/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $14)
75%
Breach risk
25%
POP (stays ≤ $14.20)
80%
EV / mo
+$767
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 3.6 mo [2.0-5.8] median, 0.3 mo SLOWER than no FIGHT (3.3 mo): roll costs eat the credits at this rung  ·  43% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 34% without)  ·  ~9.4 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $3,006
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
41%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$707
Free roll-up
+$0/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$15 @ 78% POP
72% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 38 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 5 of 10); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $0.53/sh now → $0.38 mid-life (likely $0.42–$0.59)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.19/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.19/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,241 simulated challenges: the $14 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 10, 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 (38 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+$0.07/sh+$280
cycle +$1,002
[+$98…+$309] · 93% credit
70%
surv 57%
-$17,202 NOT
cap gain +$5,248
Max even-money escape in the band~$1431 Jul 202612d left+$0.07/sh+$280
cycle +$1,002
[+$98…+$309] · 93% credit
70%
surv 57%
-$17,202 NOT
cap gain +$5,248
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+$0.08/sh+$303
cycle +$1,025
[+$66…+$331] · 86% credit
65%
surv 52%
-$18,061 NOT
cap gain +$4,389
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$1531 Jul 202612d left-$0.11/sh-$429
cycle +$293
[-$733…-$478] · 3% credit
78%
surv 72%
-$15,464 NOT
cap gain +$6,986
budget: banked $722 debit $429 (59% used ≈ 0.9 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$293 cash · rolled 38 ct earn ≈ $2,501/mo while parked; 12 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$2,166/mo
vs 50% target ($2,162/mo)+0%
vs normal income ($4,324/mo)50% covered
Net income (after hedge)$1,591/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $14 is $4 below CC-SS $17.74: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$13,475
… as % of IC ($21,650)62.2%
… as % of ML ($51,650)26.1%
Recovery months (at normal income)3.1 mo
Surgical close (38 ct)$-17,081
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 $0.19 collected) or spot ≥ $14.20 (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 $14.14 (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
$14-14.20
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $14.20
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 0.98 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$14.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$722$-18,363+$4,087+$608
+2.5%$14.35 (≤1σ, normal week)$-608$-17,980+$4,470-$722
+5%$14.70 (1.3σ)$-1,938$-17,597+$4,853-$2,052
SS (= V-bounce)$17.33 (3.7σ)$-11,932$-14,717+$7,733-$12,046
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $17.74, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-22,450
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$21,617
− CC assignment net of premium (38 × $14): -$13,475
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (12 × $17.50): -$247
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-14,556 (+$7,894 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,864 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-12,692, the opportunity cost of earning $2,166/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $15.09 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$3,420, position total $-17,170 (+$5,280 vs today)
100% normal39 × $13.5024 Jul10d1.4%58%86%$1,443$4,329+$2,163$15,078
Sell 39 × $13.50 1.4% OTM over spot $13.32 24 Jul 2026 (10d, $0.38 mid)
= $1,443 credit for the 10d cycle → $4,329/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $13.50)
58%
Breach risk
42%
POP (stays ≤ $13.88)
71%
EV / mo
+$1,001
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 3.8 mo [2.1-5.9] median, 0.4 mo SLOWER than no FIGHT (3.4 mo): roll costs eat the credits at this rung  ·  44% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 34% without)  ·  ~23.2 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $5,624
🛡 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)
+$80
Free roll-up
+$0/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$15 @ 92% POP
91% 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 5 of 10); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $0.49/sh now → $0.35 mid-life (likely $0.47–$0.65)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.37/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets +$0.02/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 2,131 simulated challenges: the $14 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 10, 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 (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)~$1431 Jul 202612d left+$0.06/sh+$243
cycle +$1,686
[-$5…+$117] · 74% credit
70%
surv 58%
-$18,969 NOT
cap gain +$3,481
Max even-money escape in the band~$1431 Jul 202612d left+$0.06/sh+$243
cycle +$1,686
[-$5…+$117] · 74% credit
70%
surv 58%
-$18,969 NOT
cap gain +$3,481
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+$0.07/sh+$288
cycle +$1,731
[-$40…+$125] · 66% credit
65%
surv 52%
-$19,805 NOT
cap gain +$2,645
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$1531 Jul 202612d left-$0.29/sh-$1,131
cycle +$312
[-$1,944…-$1,462]
92%
surv 91%
-$13,001 NOT
cap gain +$9,449
budget: banked $1,443 debit $1,131 (78% used ≈ 1.1 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$312 cash · rolled 39 ct earn ≈ $579/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$4,329/mo
vs 50% target ($2,162/mo)+100%
vs normal income ($4,324/mo)100% covered
Net income (after hedge)$3,749/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $13.50 is $4 below CC-SS $17.74: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$15,078
… as % of IC ($21,650)69.6%
… as % of ML ($51,650)29.2%
Recovery months (at normal income)3.5 mo
Surgical close (39 ct)$-17,550
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.09/sh (~25% of the $0.37 collected) or spot ≥ $13.88 (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 $14.14 (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
$13-13.88
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
≥ $13.88
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)$1,443$-20,093+$2,357+$1,326
+2.5%$13.84 (≤1σ, normal week)$127$-19,757+$2,693+$10
+5%$14.18 (≤1σ, normal week)$-1,190$-19,421+$3,029-$1,307
SS (= V-bounce)$17.33 (3.7σ)$-13,494$-16,282+$6,168-$13,611
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $17.74, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-22,450
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$21,617
− CC assignment net of premium (39 × $13.50): -$15,078
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (11 × $17.50): -$227
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-16,138 (+$6,312 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,864 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-14,274, the opportunity cost of earning $4,329/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $15.09 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$4,758, position total $-18,511 (+$3,939 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 (6 clear the floor), click to expand

Every eligible strike x expiry in the 3-45 DTE band (3 expiries scanned, 6 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: 0.979 (IBKR)  |  Recovery@SS: +$21,617 (un-capped fortress gain if stock rallies to SS)  |  Do-nothing @ SS: $-1,864

StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$143d17 Jul 2026$0.0637/50$2,220$1,65188%90%+$1,457-$13,60162.8%$-14,703 (vs do-nothing $-12,839)
$1410d24 Jul 2026$0.1938/50$2,166$1,59175%80%+$767-$13,47562.2%$-14,556 (vs do-nothing $-12,692)
$1417d31 Jul 2026$0.3041/50$2,171$1,58071%78%+$681-$14,08865.1%$-15,107 (vs do-nothing $-13,243)
$13.503d17 Jul 2026$0.2011/50$2,200$1,76863%75%+$847-$4,44020.5%$-6,077 (vs do-nothing $-4,213)
$13.5010d24 Jul 2026$0.3720/50$2,220$1,74158%71%+$514-$7,73235.7%$-9,184 (vs do-nothing $-7,320)
$13.5017d31 Jul 2026$0.4925/50$2,162$1,65657%70%+$464-$9,36543.3%$-10,714 (vs do-nothing $-8,850)

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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