FORTRESS FIGHT: ETHA @ $14.08

BE SS: $17.33  |  CC-SS: $17.82  |  50 contracts (5,000 sh) |  ⌂ PORTFOLIO

GENERATED2026-07-17 01:33

ETHA @ $14.08   UNDERWATER $3.25 (18.8% below BE SS)

50 contracts (5,000 sh)  |  BE SS: $17.33  |  CC-SS: $17.82  |  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$5,356/mo95% ann ROI on ML
Hedge rolling cost$560/mo
Unrealized P&L$-19,250fortress legs from IBKR
INCOME GOALPOSTS & VELOCITY
50% INCOME FLOOR
$2,678/mo
HEDGE COVER
$560/mo
NORMAL INCOME
$5,356/mo (ATM CC, chain)
IC VELOCITY
4.0 mo to earn back $21,650
ML VELOCITY
9.6 mo to earn back $51,650
Deep drawdown confirmed: a CC at CC-SS $17.82 (probe: $18C 14d) brings only $107/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)
WEEKLYNEUTRAL · %B 37 (live) · RSI 42 · MACD bullish, hist rising
DAILYRISING (provisional) · RSI 55 · %B 82 · hist rising (nightly)
LEVELSUpper BB (CC ceiling) $19.05 (+35%) · daily UBB $14.68 · 1-wk expected move ±$1 (chain IV)
SETUPNo tilt: engine default. (advisory; floors and picks are chain-only)
INTERPRETATION
Primary: 29 contracts at $14.50 / 7d. This is the safest strike (survival 68%, breach 32%) that still earns 50% of normal income ($2,678/mo); it brings $2,734/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 30 × $14/7d for $5,400/mo, but breach risk rises to 52% (+20pp vs the primary). The lower strike is hit by a smaller bounce.
More safety, less income: for just the hedge you can sit at 27 × $15.50/7d (92% survival, $579/mo).
Downside anchor: the primary mortgages $8,990 (42% of IC) ONLY on a full V-bounce all the way to SS $17, recoverable in 1.7 months of normal income. That is the rare tail; the frequent case is the strike holding. Surgical close on the 29 contracts realizes $-11,194 and cuts bleed by $325/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: NEXT FRIDAY · 24 Jul 2026 (7d) · sell 29 × $14.50, 68% survival, $2,734/mo (E[net] $645/mo).
This week's Friday is inside the pin/gamma window, so only the next weekly is shown.
TrackExpirySellSurvivalIncome/moE[net]/mo
NEXT FRIDAY 🏆24 Jul 2026 · 7d29 × $14.5068%$2,734$645

📅 NEXT FRIDAY · 24 Jul 2026 · 7d · E[net] $645/mo 🏆 GRAND PICK

🎯 Engine pick: sell 29 × $14.50 (primary), 68% survival, breach 32%, $2,734/mo.
⚖️ Worth a safer step: the $15 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 83% (breach 32% → 17%) for $934/mo less (34% 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 $15 rung, unless you need the income to cover the hedge bleed, or you expect ETHA to stay flat-to-down near term.
ETHA  spot $14.08 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsFIGHT edgePer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
cover hedge27 × $15.5024 Jul7d10.1%92%16%+2pp$135$579-$2,156$6,129
Sell 27 × $15.50 10.1% OTM over spot $14.08 24 Jul 2026 (7d, $0.06 mid)
= $135 credit for the 7d cycle → $579/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $15.50)
92%
Breach risk
8%
POP (stays ≤ $15.55)
93%
EV / mo
+$365
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+2pp
44% whole by 9mo vs 43% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~1.1/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$1/mo
median; plan ~$1/mo after 68% keep · $5 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~2.7 mo [1.4-5.0], measured ONLY among the 44% of futures that got whole
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
10%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$871
Free roll-up
+$0/wk
Safest escape (by 14 Aug 2026)
$17 @ 80% POP
76% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 27 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 3 of 7); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $0.53/sh now → $0.37 mid-life (likely $0.29–$0.53)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.05/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.32/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 309 simulated challenges: the $16 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 7, at $16 (overshoots $0.25). 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 (27 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$1631 Jul 202610d left+$0.20/sh+$544
cycle +$679
[+$495…+$783] · 100% credit
67%
surv 52%
-$11,304 NOT
cap gain +$7,946
Max even-money escape in the band~$1614 Aug 202624d left+$0.10/sh+$258
cycle +$393
[+$94…+$514] · 87% credit
76%
surv 69%
-$6,926 NOT
cap gain +$12,324
SS $17 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1631 Jul 202610d left+$0.02/sh+$63
cycle +$198
[-$61…+$249] · 62% credit
73%
surv 63%
-$9,655 NOT
cap gain +$9,595
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$1714 Aug 202624d left-$0.04/sh-$99
cycle +$36
[-$323…+$129] · 36% credit
80%
surv 76%
-$4,747 NOT
cap gain +$14,503
budget: banked $135 debit $99 (73% used ≈ 0.7 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$36 cash · rolled 27 ct earn ≈ $1,134/mo while parked; 23 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$579/mo
vs 50% target ($2,678/mo)-78%
vs normal income ($5,356/mo)11% covered
Net income (after hedge)$166/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $15.50 is $2 below CC-SS $17.82: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$6,129
… as % of IC ($21,650)28.3%
… as % of ML ($51,650)11.9%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.1 mo
Surgical close (27 ct)$-10,409
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.01/sh (~25% of the $0.05 collected) or spot ≥ $15.55 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $16)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $14.68 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $15.35Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$15-15.55
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
≥ $15.55
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 1.01 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$15.50 (1.5σ)$135$-11,847+$7,403+$54
+2.5%$15.89 (1.9σ)$-911$-10,929+$8,321-$992
+5%$16.28 (2.3σ)$-1,958$-10,010+$9,240-$2,039
SS (= V-bounce)$17.33 (3.4σ)$-4,806$-7,510+$11,740-$4,887
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $17.82, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-19,250
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$18,961
− CC assignment net of premium (27 × $15.50): -$6,129
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (23 × $17.50): -$667
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-7,085 (+$12,165 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,739 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-5,346, the opportunity cost of earning $579/mo FIGHT income now)
🛡 safe yield50 × $15.5024 Jul7d10.1%92%16%+4pp$250$1,071-$1,663$11,350
Sell 50 × $15.50 10.1% OTM over spot $14.08 24 Jul 2026 (7d, $0.06 mid)
= $250 credit for the 7d cycle → $1,071/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $15.50)
92%
Breach risk
8%
POP (stays ≤ $15.55)
93%
EV / mo
+$676
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+4pp
52% whole by 9mo vs 48% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~1.0/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$205/mo
median; plan ~$140/mo after 68% keep · $1,054 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~2.7 mo [1.4-4.8], measured ONLY among the 52% of futures that got whole
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
10%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,614
Free roll-up
+$0/wk
Safest escape (by 14 Aug 2026)
$17 @ 80% POP
76% 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 3 of 7); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $0.53/sh now → $0.37 mid-life (likely $0.29–$0.51)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.05/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.32/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 291 simulated challenges: the $16 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 7, at $16 (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 (50 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$1631 Jul 202610d left+$0.20/sh+$1,006
cycle +$1,256
[+$962…+$1,452] · 100% credit
67%
surv 52%
-$10,795 NOT
cap gain +$8,455
Max even-money escape in the band~$1614 Aug 202624d left+$0.10/sh+$477
cycle +$727
[+$271…+$959] · 87% credit
76%
surv 69%
-$6,660 NOT
cap gain +$12,590
SS $17 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1631 Jul 202610d left+$0.02/sh+$117
cycle +$367
[-$42…+$477] · 69% credit
73%
surv 63%
-$9,555 NOT
cap gain +$9,695
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$1714 Aug 202624d left-$0.04/sh-$183
cycle +$67
[-$490…+$254] · 40% credit
80%
surv 76%
-$4,785 NOT
cap gain +$14,465
budget: banked $250 debit $183 (73% used ≈ 0.7 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$67 cash · rolled 50 ct earn ≈ $2,101/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$1,071/mo
vs 50% target ($2,678/mo)-60%
vs normal income ($5,356/mo)20% covered
Net income (after hedge)$511/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $15.50 is $2 below CC-SS $17.82: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$11,350
… as % of IC ($21,650)52.4%
… as % of ML ($51,650)22.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.1 mo
Surgical close (50 ct)$-19,275
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.01/sh (~25% of the $0.05 collected) or spot ≥ $15.55 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $16)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $14.68 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $15.35Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$15-15.55
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
≥ $15.55
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 1.01 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$15.50 (1.5σ)$250$-11,801+$7,449+$100
+2.5%$15.89 (1.9σ)$-1,687$-11,774+$7,476-$1,837
+5%$16.28 (2.3σ)$-3,625$-11,747+$7,503-$3,775
SS (= V-bounce)$17.33 (3.4σ)$-8,900$-11,673+$7,577-$9,050
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $17.82, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-19,250
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$18,961
− CC assignment net of premium (50 × $15.50): -$11,350
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-11,639 (+$7,611 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,739 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-9,900, the opportunity cost of earning $1,071/mo FIGHT income now)
33% normal ← lean42 × $1524 Jul7d6.5%83%34%+8pp$420$1,800-$934$11,424
Sell 42 × $15 6.5% OTM over spot $14.08 24 Jul 2026 (7d, $0.11 mid)
= $420 credit for the 7d cycle → $1,800/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $15)
83%
Breach risk
17%
POP (stays ≤ $15.11)
86%
EV / mo
+$730
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+8pp
51% whole by 9mo vs 43% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~2.3/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$491/mo
median; plan ~$334/mo after 68% keep · $2,938 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~2.8 mo [1.5-4.7], measured ONLY among the 51% of futures that got whole
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
26%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,046
Free roll-up
+$0/wk
Safest escape (by 14 Aug 2026)
$16 @ 81% POP
77% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 42 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 3 of 7); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $0.49/sh now → $0.35 mid-life (likely $0.33–$0.55)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.10/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.25/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 775 simulated challenges: the $15 strike is typically first touched on day 4 of 7, 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 (42 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$1531 Jul 202610d left+$0.19/sh+$792
cycle +$1,212
[+$654…+$979] · 100% credit
67%
surv 52%
-$13,351 NOT
cap gain +$5,899
Max even-money escape in the band~$1614 Aug 202624d left+$0.07/sh+$300
cycle +$720
[-$44…+$503] · 70% credit
76%
surv 70%
-$9,178 NOT
cap gain +$10,072
SS $17 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1531 Jul 202610d left+$0.01/sh+$50
cycle +$470
[-$203…+$183] · 42% credit
73%
surv 64%
-$11,963 NOT
cap gain +$7,287
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$1614 Aug 202624d left-$0.05/sh-$230
cycle +$190
[-$677…-$75] · 20% credit
81%
surv 77%
-$7,173 NOT
cap gain +$12,077
budget: banked $420 debit $230 (55% used ≈ 0.6 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$190 cash · rolled 42 ct earn ≈ $1,545/mo while parked; 8 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$1,800/mo
vs 50% target ($2,678/mo)-33%
vs normal income ($5,356/mo)34% covered
Net income (after hedge)$1,291/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $15 is $3 below CC-SS $17.82: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$11,424
… as % of IC ($21,650)52.8%
… as % of ML ($51,650)22.1%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.1 mo
Surgical close (42 ct)$-16,212
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 ≥ $15.11 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $15)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $14.68 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $14.85Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$15-15.11
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
≥ $15.11
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 1.01 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$15.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$420$-14,142+$5,108+$294
+2.5%$15.37 (1.3σ)$-1,155$-13,816+$5,434-$1,281
+5%$15.75 (1.7σ)$-2,730$-13,490+$5,760-$2,856
SS (= V-bounce)$17.33 (3.4σ)$-9,366$-12,115+$7,135-$9,492
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $17.82, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-19,250
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$18,961
− CC assignment net of premium (42 × $15): -$11,424
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (8 × $17.50): -$232
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-11,945 (+$7,305 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,739 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-10,206, the opportunity cost of earning $1,800/mo FIGHT income now)
🎯 50% normal29 × $14.5024 Jul7d3.0%68%52%+8pp$638$2,734$8,990
Sell 29 × $14.50 3.0% OTM over spot $14.08 24 Jul 2026 (7d, $0.23 mid)
= $638 credit for the 7d cycle → $2,734/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $14.50)
68%
Breach risk
32%
POP (stays ≤ $14.73)
76%
EV / mo
+$707
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+8pp
49% whole by 9mo vs 41% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~5.3/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$633/mo
median; plan ~$431/mo after 68% keep · $4,284 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~2.9 mo [1.5-4.9], measured ONLY among the 49% of futures that got whole
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
52%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$307
Free roll-up
+$0/wk
Safest escape (by 14 Aug 2026)
$17 @ 90% POP
89% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 29 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 3 of 7); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $0.46/sh now → $0.33 mid-life (likely $0.39–$0.57)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.22/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.11/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,547 simulated challenges: the $14 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 7, 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 (29 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$1431 Jul 202610d left+$0.18/sh+$511
cycle +$1,149
[+$361…+$509] · 100% credit
67%
surv 52%
-$15,910 NOT
cap gain +$3,340
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$1514 Aug 202624d left+$0.23/sh+$662
cycle +$1,300
[+$406…+$616] · 99% credit
71%
surv 61%
-$13,629 NOT
cap gain +$5,621
Max even-money escape in the band~$1514 Aug 202624d left+$0.05/sh+$141
cycle +$779
[-$201…+$68] · 34% credit
77%
surv 71%
-$11,615 NOT
cap gain +$7,635
SS $17 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1531 Jul 202610d left+$0.00/sh+$3
cycle +$641
[-$241…-$53] · 18% credit
74%
surv 65%
-$14,289 NOT
cap gain +$4,961
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$1714 Aug 202624d left-$0.21/sh-$609
cycle +$29
[-$1,147…-$760]
90%
surv 89%
-$4,760 NOT
cap gain +$14,490
budget: banked $638 debit $609 (95% used ≈ 1.0 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$29 cash · rolled 29 ct earn ≈ $421/mo while parked; 21 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$2,734/mo
vs 50% target ($2,678/mo)+2%
vs normal income ($5,356/mo)51% covered
Net income (after hedge)$2,309/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $14.50 is $3 below CC-SS $17.82: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$8,990
… as % of IC ($21,650)41.5%
… as % of ML ($51,650)17.4%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.7 mo
Surgical close (29 ct)$-11,194
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.06/sh (~25% of the $0.22 collected) or spot ≥ $14.73 (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 $14.68 (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
$14-14.73
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
≥ $14.73
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 1.01 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$14.50 (≤1σ, normal week)$638$-16,420+$2,830+$551
+2.5%$14.86 (≤1σ, normal week)$-413$-15,633+$3,617-$500
+5%$15.23 (1.2σ)$-1,465$-14,847+$4,403-$1,552
SS (= V-bounce)$17.33 (3.4σ)$-7,569$-10,279+$8,971-$7,656
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $17.82, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-19,250
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$18,961
− CC assignment net of premium (29 × $14.50): -$8,990
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (21 × $17.50): -$609
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-9,888 (+$9,362 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,739 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-8,149, the opportunity cost of earning $2,734/mo FIGHT income now)
100% normal30 × $1424 Jul7d-0.6%48%99+%·$1,260$5,400+$2,666$10,200
Sell 30 × $14 0.6% ITM over spot $14.08 24 Jul 2026 (7d, $0.45 mid)
= $1,260 credit for the 7d cycle → $5,400/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $14)
48%
Breach risk
52%
POP (stays ≤ $14.45)
66%
EV / mo
+$675
🛡 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)
100%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
+$349
Free roll-up
none
Safest escape (by 14 Aug 2026)
$16 @ 92% POP
91% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 30 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 3 of 7); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $0.43/sh now → $0.30 mid-life → ≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.42/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets +$0.12/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (30 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$1431 Jul 202610d left+$0.16/sh+$492
cycle +$1,752
67%
surv 52%
-$17,438 NOT
cap gain +$1,812
Max even-money escape in the band~$1514 Aug 202624d left+$0.01/sh+$20
cycle +$1,280
78%
surv 73%
-$13,246 NOT
cap gain +$6,004
SS $17 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$1614 Aug 202624d left-$0.22/sh-$656
cycle +$604
92%
surv 91%
-$6,317 NOT
cap gain +$12,933
budget: banked $1,260 debit $656 (52% used ≈ 0.5 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$604 cash · rolled 30 ct earn ≈ $319/mo while parked; 20 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$5,400/mo
vs 50% target ($2,678/mo)+102%
vs normal income ($5,356/mo)101% covered
Net income (after hedge)$4,968/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $14 is $4 below CC-SS $17.82: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$10,200
… as % of IC ($21,650)47.1%
… as % of ML ($51,650)19.7%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.9 mo
Surgical close (30 ct)$-11,640
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 $0.42 collected) or spot ≥ $14.45 (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 $14.68 (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
$14-14.45
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
≥ $14.45
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 1.01 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$14.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,260$-17,930+$1,320+$1,170
+2.5%$14.35 (≤1σ, normal week)$210$-17,612+$1,638+$120
+5%$14.70 (≤1σ, normal week)$-840$-16,887+$2,363-$930
SS (= V-bounce)$17.33 (3.4σ)$-8,730$-11,443+$7,807-$8,820
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $17.82, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-19,250
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$18,961
− CC assignment net of premium (30 × $14): -$10,200
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (20 × $17.50): -$580
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-11,069 (+$8,181 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,739 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-9,330, the opportunity cost of earning $5,400/mo FIGHT income now)
A nudge, not a rule: the engine maximizes income at acceptable safety; this weighs the income you would give up against the breach risk you would shed. Your hedge bleed and your read on ETHA are the tiebreakers.
⚔ FIGHT CC options · full candidate scan (8 clear the floor), click to expand

Every eligible strike x expiry in the 4-45 DTE band (4 expiries scanned, 8 clear the income floor), each sized to the minimum contracts that clear it. Sorted by survival (safest first): the primary 🎯 is the safest; rows below trade safety for income.

Fortress delta: 1.014 (IBKR)  |  Recovery@SS: +$18,961 (un-capped fortress gain if stock rallies to SS)  |  Do-nothing @ SS: $-1,739

StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$14.507d24 Jul 2026$0.2229/50$2,734$2,30968%76%+$707-$8,99041.5%$-9,888 (vs do-nothing $-8,149)
$14.5014d31 Jul 2026$0.3734/50$2,696$2,23864%73%+$593-$10,03046.3%$-10,783 (vs do-nothing $-9,044)
$14.5021d7 Aug 2026$0.4641/50$2,694$2,19262%73%+$418-$11,72654.2%$-12,276 (vs do-nothing $-10,537)
$14.5028d14 Aug 2026$0.5645/50$2,700$2,17261%73%+$437-$12,42057.4%$-12,854 (vs do-nothing $-11,115)
$1428d14 Aug 2026$0.8032/50$2,743$2,29851%68%+$352-$9,66444.6%$-10,475 (vs do-nothing $-8,736)
$1421d7 Aug 2026$0.6928/50$2,760$2,34150%68%+$339-$8,76440.5%$-9,691 (vs do-nothing $-7,952)
$1414d31 Jul 2026$0.5822/50$2,734$2,35450%67%+$368-$7,12832.9%$-8,229 (vs do-nothing $-6,490)
$147d24 Jul 2026$0.4215/50$2,700$2,36548%66%+$338-$5,10023.6%$-6,404 (vs do-nothing $-4,665)

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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