FORTRESS FIGHT: GLXY @ $24.13

BE SS: $39.71  |  CC-SS: $33.41  |  125 contracts (12,500 sh)  |  2026-07-09 03:37 |  ⌂ PORTFOLIO

GLXY @ $24.13   UNDERWATER $15.58 (39.2% below BE SS)

125 contracts (12,500 sh)  |  BE SS: $39.71  |  CC-SS: $33.41  |  IV: HIGH  |  Accounts: Main:1299

LC: $37.50 exp 2028-01-21 (entry $4.148/sh)
SP: $37.50 exp 2028-01-21 (entry $21.813/sh)
HP: $17.50 exp 2028-01-21 (entry $6.960/sh)

Economics

Max Loss$277,625(ND $2.21 + SW $20) x 12500
Normal income ref$44,000/mo95% ann ROI on ML
Hedge rolling cost$4,579/mo
Unrealized P&L$-97,625fortress legs from IBKR
INCOME GOALPOSTS & VELOCITY
50% INCOME FLOOR
$22,000/mo
HEDGE COVER
$4,579/mo
NORMAL INCOME
$44,000/mo (ATM CC, chain)
IC VELOCITY
0.6 mo to earn back $27,625
ML VELOCITY
6.3 mo to earn back $277,625
Deep drawdown confirmed: a CC at CC-SS $33.41 (probe: $33.5C 15d) brings only $2,000/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; CC-SS ratchets down as premium accrues.
TECHNICALS (cc_timing weekly gate + daily trigger)
WEEKLYNEUTRAL · %B 43 (live) · RSI 46 · MACD bearish, hist falling
DAILYFALLING (provisional) · RSI 34 · %B 14 · hist rising (nightly)
LEVELSUpper BB (CC ceiling) $34.91 (+45%) · daily UBB $36.42 · 1-wk expected move ±$4 (chain IV)
SETUPNo tilt: engine default. (advisory; floors and picks are chain-only)
⚠ Next earnings 2026-07-28: candidates whose expiry crosses it are flagged in the spectrum; EV is unreliable across earnings.
INTERPRETATION
Primary: 125 contracts at $27.50 / 8d. This is the safest strike (survival 81%, breach 19%) that still earns 50% of normal income ($22,000/mo); it brings $22,031/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 107 × $25/8d for $44,138/mo, but breach risk rises to 38% (+19pp vs the primary). The lower strike is hit by a smaller bounce.
More safety, less income: for just the hedge you can sit at 102 × $32.50/8d (96% survival, $4,590/mo).
Downside anchor: the primary mortgages $67,944 (246% of IC) ONLY on a full V-bounce all the way to SS $40, recoverable in 1.5 months of normal income. That is the rare tail; the frequent case is the strike holding. Surgical close on the 125 contracts realizes $-98,625 and cuts bleed by $4,579/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 125 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 · 17 Jul 2026 (8d) · sell 125 × $27.50, 81% survival, $22,031/mo (E[net] $1,444/mo).
This week's Friday is inside the pin/gamma window, so only the next weekly is shown.
TrackExpirySellSurvivalIncome/moE[net]/mo
NEXT FRIDAY 🏆17 Jul 2026 · 8d125 × $27.5081%$22,031$1,444

📅 NEXT FRIDAY · 17 Jul 2026 · 8d · E[net] $1,444/mo 🏆 GRAND PICK

🎯 Engine pick: sell 125 × $27.50 (primary), 81% survival, breach 19%, $22,031/mo.
The pick is already past the ~80% (≈1σ) comfort line, so take the income. Stepping out to the $29 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 88% (breach 19% → 12%) for $7,391/mo less (34% income) buys safety you do not really need here.
GLXY  spot $24.13 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsPer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
cover hedge102 × $32.5017 Jul8d34.7%96%8%$1,224$4,590-$17,441$8,012
Sell 102 × $32.50 34.7% OTM over spot $24.13 17 Jul 2026 (8d, $0.13 mid)
= $1,224 credit for the 8d cycle → $4,590/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $32.50)
96%
Breach risk
4%
POP (stays ≤ $32.63)
97%
EV / mo
+$3,260
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.3 mo [0.7-2.7] median  ·  55% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 54% without)  ·  ~0.7 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $-6,190
🛡 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)
-$18,073
Free roll-up
+$1/wk
Safest escape (by 24 Jul 2026)
$34 @ 71% POP
62% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 102 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 4 of 8); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $2.67/sh now → $1.89 mid-life (likely $1.33–$2.34)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.12/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.77/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 113 simulated challenges: the $32 strike is typically first touched on day 6 of 8, at $34 (overshoots $1.01). 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 (102 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$3224 Jul 202611d left+$0.54/sh+$5,509
cycle +$6,733
[+$5,875…+$10,940] · 98% credit
67%
surv 54%
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$3324 Jul 202611d left+$0.13/sh+$1,355
cycle +$2,579
[+$1,128…+$6,365] · 83% credit
69%
surv 59%
Max even-money escape in the band~$3324 Jul 202611d left+$0.13/sh+$1,355
cycle +$2,579
[+$1,128…+$6,365] · 83% credit
69%
surv 59%
SS $40 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$3424 Jul 202611d left-$0.05/sh-$529
cycle +$695
[-$1,081…+$4,295] · 64% credit
71%
surv 62%
budget: banked $1,224 debit $529 (43% used ≈ 0.5 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$695 cash · rolled 102 ct earn ≈ $51,184/mo while parked; 23 ct free to re-sell
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted +0.5 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$4,590/mo
vs 50% target ($22,000/mo)-79%
vs normal income ($44,000/mo)10% covered
Net income (after hedge)$241/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $32.50 is $1 below CC-SS $33.41: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$8,012
… as % of IC ($27,625)29.0%
… as % of ML ($277,625)2.9%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.2 mo
Surgical close (102 ct)$-79,764
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 $0.12 collected) or spot ≥ $32.63 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $32)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $36.42 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $32.17Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$32-32.63
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
≥ $32.63
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 0.84 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$32.50 (2.2σ)$1,224$-8,192+$89,433+$714
+2.5%$33.31 (2.4σ)$-7,064$-7,928+$89,697-$7,574
+5%$34.12 (2.6σ)$-15,351$-7,664+$89,961-$15,861
SS (= V-bounce)$39.71 (4.0σ)$-72,318$-5,849+$91,776-$72,828
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $33.41, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-97,625
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$97,625
− CC assignment net of premium (102 × $32.50): -$8,012
+ Conservative CC premium (23 × $40): +$115
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-7,897 (+$89,728 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $625 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-8,522, the opportunity cost of earning $4,590/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $34.91 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$23,358, position total $-7,408 (+$90,217 vs today)
🛡 safe yield125 × $29.5017 Jul8d22.3%90%21%$3,375$12,656-$9,375$45,444
Sell 125 × $29.50 22.3% OTM over spot $24.13 17 Jul 2026 (8d, $0.32 mid)
= $3,375 credit for the 8d cycle → $12,656/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $29.50)
90%
Breach risk
10%
POP (stays ≤ $29.82)
91%
EV / mo
+$6,273
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.6 mo [0.8-3.6] median, 0.2 mo faster than no FIGHT (1.8 mo)  ·  56% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 51% without)  ·  ~2.7 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $7,868
🛡 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)
14%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$17,029
Free roll-up
+$1/wk
Safest escape (by 24 Jul 2026)
$31 @ 73% POP
66% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 125 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 4 of 8); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $2.31/sh now → $1.63 mid-life (likely $1.39–$2.36)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.27/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.36/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 408 simulated challenges: the $30 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 8, at $30 (overshoots $0.98). 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 (125 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$3024 Jul 202611d left+$0.47/sh+$5,828
cycle +$9,203
[+$3,742…+$9,203] · 95% credit
67%
surv 54%
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$3024 Jul 202611d left+$0.25/sh+$3,083
cycle +$6,458
[+$505…+$6,312] · 79% credit
68%
surv 57%
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$3024 Jul 202611d left+$0.07/sh+$916
cycle +$4,291
[-$1,964…+$3,992] · 57% credit
69%
surv 60%
Max even-money escape in the band~$3024 Jul 202611d left+$0.07/sh+$916
cycle +$4,291
[-$1,964…+$3,992] · 57% credit
69%
surv 60%
SS $40 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$3124 Jul 202611d left-$0.20/sh-$2,533
cycle +$842
[-$5,946…+$192] · 26% credit
73%
surv 66%
budget: banked $3,375 debit $2,533 (75% used ≈ 0.9 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$842 cash · rolled 125 ct earn ≈ $48,738/mo while parked; 0 ct free to re-sell
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted +0.5 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$12,656/mo
vs 50% target ($22,000/mo)-42%
vs normal income ($44,000/mo)29% covered
Net income (after hedge)$8,077/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $29.50 is $4 below CC-SS $33.41: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$45,444
… as % of IC ($27,625)164.5%
… as % of ML ($277,625)16.4%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.0 mo
Surgical close (125 ct)$-98,188
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.07/sh (~25% of the $0.27 collected) or spot ≥ $29.82 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $30)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $36.42 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $29.20Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$29-29.82
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
≥ $29.82
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 0.84 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$29.50 (1.4σ)$3,375$-37,731+$59,894+$2,750
+2.5%$30.24 (1.6σ)$-5,844$-39,187+$58,438-$6,469
+5%$30.98 (1.8σ)$-15,063$-40,644+$56,981-$15,688
SS (= V-bounce)$39.71 (4.0σ)$-124,250$-57,896+$39,729-$124,875
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $33.41, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-97,625
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$97,625
− CC assignment net of premium (125 × $29.50): -$45,444
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-45,444 (+$52,181 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $625 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-46,069, the opportunity cost of earning $12,656/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $34.91 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$64,250, position total $-48,415 (+$49,210 vs today)
33% normal122 × $2917 Jul8d20.2%88%25%$3,904$14,640-$7,391$49,844
Sell 122 × $29 20.2% OTM over spot $24.13 17 Jul 2026 (8d, $0.36 mid)
= $3,904 credit for the 8d cycle → $14,640/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $29)
88%
Breach risk
12%
POP (stays ≤ $29.36)
90%
EV / mo
+$6,830
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.6 mo [0.8-3.0] median  ·  56% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 51% without)  ·  ~3.3 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $10,245
🛡 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)
-$15,503
Free roll-up
+$1/wk
Safest escape (by 24 Jul 2026)
$31 @ 73% POP
66% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 122 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 4 of 8); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $2.25/sh now → $1.59 mid-life (likely $1.42–$2.25)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.32/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.27/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 489 simulated challenges: the $29 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 8, at $30 (overshoots $0.90). 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 (122 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$2924 Jul 202611d left+$0.45/sh+$5,544
cycle +$9,448
[+$3,786…+$8,727] · 96% credit
67%
surv 54%
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$2924 Jul 202611d left+$0.24/sh+$2,890
cycle +$6,794
[+$566…+$5,670] · 80% credit
68%
surv 57%
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$3024 Jul 202611d left+$0.06/sh+$778
cycle +$4,682
[-$1,858…+$3,310] · 56% credit
69%
surv 60%
Max even-money escape in the band~$3024 Jul 202611d left+$0.06/sh+$778
cycle +$4,682
[-$1,858…+$3,310] · 56% credit
69%
surv 60%
SS $40 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$3124 Jul 202611d left-$0.21/sh-$2,584
cycle +$1,320
[-$5,618…-$415] · 22% credit
73%
surv 66%
budget: banked $3,904 debit $2,584 (66% used ≈ 0.8 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$1,320 cash · rolled 122 ct earn ≈ $45,879/mo while parked; 3 ct free to re-sell
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted +0.5 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$14,640/mo
vs 50% target ($22,000/mo)-33%
vs normal income ($44,000/mo)33% covered
Net income (after hedge)$10,091/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $29 is $4 below CC-SS $33.41: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$49,844
… as % of IC ($27,625)180.4%
… as % of ML ($277,625)18.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.1 mo
Surgical close (122 ct)$-95,831
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.08/sh (~25% of the $0.32 collected) or spot ≥ $29.36 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $29)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $36.42 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $28.71Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$29-29.36
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
≥ $29.36
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 0.84 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$29.00 (1.3σ)$3,904$-42,449+$55,176+$3,294
+2.5%$29.72 (1.4σ)$-4,941$-43,664+$53,961-$5,551
+5%$30.45 (1.6σ)$-13,786$-44,878+$52,747-$14,396
SS (= V-bounce)$39.71 (4.0σ)$-126,758$-60,388+$37,236-$127,368
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $33.41, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-97,625
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$97,625
− CC assignment net of premium (122 × $29): -$49,844
+ Conservative CC premium (3 × $40): +$15
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-49,829 (+$47,796 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $625 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-50,454, the opportunity cost of earning $14,640/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $34.91 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$68,198, position total $-52,348 (+$45,277 vs today)
🎯 50% normal125 × $27.5017 Jul8d14.0%81%30%$5,875$22,031$67,944
Sell 125 × $27.50 14.0% OTM over spot $24.13 17 Jul 2026 (8d, $0.55 mid)
= $5,875 credit for the 8d cycle → $22,031/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $27.50)
81%
Breach risk
19%
POP (stays ≤ $28.05)
84%
EV / mo
+$6,421
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.5 mo [0.8-2.7] median  ·  63% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 54% without)  ·  ~5.4 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $16,425
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
30%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$12,486
Free roll-up
+$1/wk
Safest escape (by 24 Jul 2026)
$30 @ 76% POP
70% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 125 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 4 of 8); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $2.08/sh now → $1.47 mid-life (likely $1.49–$2.30)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.47/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.00/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 897 simulated challenges: the $28 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 8, at $28 (overshoots $0.92). The [P25–P75] under each Total is that door's credit across those paths; % credit is the share of those challenges where the roll is a net credit.
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (125 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$2824 Jul 202611d left+$0.42/sh+$5,246
cycle +$11,121
[+$2,287…+$6,605] · 94% credit
67%
surv 54%
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$2824 Jul 202611d left+$0.21/sh+$2,605
cycle +$8,480
[-$810…+$3,727] · 63% credit
68%
surv 57%
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$2824 Jul 202611d left+$0.04/sh+$452
cycle +$6,327
[-$3,263…+$1,409] · 36% credit
70%
surv 60%
Max even-money escape in the band~$2824 Jul 202611d left+$0.04/sh+$452
cycle +$6,327
[-$3,263…+$1,409] · 36% credit
70%
surv 60%
SS $40 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$3024 Jul 202611d left-$0.37/sh-$4,642
cycle +$1,233
[-$9,157…-$4,295] · 7% credit
76%
surv 70%
budget: banked $5,875 debit $4,642 (79% used ≈ 0.9 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$1,233 cash · rolled 125 ct earn ≈ $37,416/mo while parked; 0 ct free to re-sell
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted +0.5 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$22,031/mo
vs 50% target ($22,000/mo)+0%
vs normal income ($44,000/mo)50% covered
Net income (after hedge)$17,452/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $27.50 is $6 below CC-SS $33.41: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$67,944
… as % of IC ($27,625)246.0%
… as % of ML ($277,625)24.5%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.5 mo
Surgical close (125 ct)$-98,625
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.12/sh (~25% of the $0.47 collected) or spot ≥ $28.05 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $28)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $36.42 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $27.23Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$27-28.05
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
≥ $28.05
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 0.84 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$27.50 (≤1σ, normal week)$5,875$-56,281+$41,344+$5,250
+2.5%$28.19 (1.0σ)$-2,719$-57,639+$39,986-$3,344
+5%$28.88 (1.2σ)$-11,312$-58,996+$38,629-$11,938
SS (= V-bounce)$39.71 (4.0σ)$-146,750$-80,396+$17,230-$147,375
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $33.41, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-97,625
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$97,625
− CC assignment net of premium (125 × $27.50): -$67,944
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-67,944 (+$29,681 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $625 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-68,569, the opportunity cost of earning $22,031/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $34.91 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$86,750, position total $-70,915 (+$26,710 vs today)
100% normal107 × $2517 Jul8d3.6%62%81%$11,770$44,138+$22,106$78,169
Sell 107 × $25 3.6% OTM over spot $24.13 17 Jul 2026 (8d, $1.22 mid)
= $11,770 credit for the 8d cycle → $44,138/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $25)
62%
Breach risk
38%
POP (stays ≤ $26.21)
72%
EV / mo
+$6,280
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.5 mo [0.8-3.2] median  ·  68% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 56% without)  ·  ~15.2 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $27,539
🛡 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)
63%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,876
Free roll-up
+$0/wk
Safest escape (by 24 Jul 2026)
$31 @ 91% POP
90% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 107 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 4 of 8); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $1.80/sh now → $1.28 mid-life (likely $1.67–$2.41)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.10/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.18/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,896 simulated challenges: the $25 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 8, at $26 (overshoots $0.89). 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 (107 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$2524 Jul 202611d left+$0.36/sh+$3,901
cycle +$15,671
[+$279…+$2,522] · 80% credit
67%
surv 54%
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$2524 Jul 202611d left+$0.16/sh+$1,745
cycle +$13,515
[-$2,469…+$115] · 27% credit
68%
surv 57%
Max even-money escape in the band~$2524 Jul 202611d left+$0.16/sh+$1,745
cycle +$13,515
[-$2,469…+$115] · 27% credit
68%
surv 57%
SS $40 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$3124 Jul 202611d left-$1.03/sh-$10,979
cycle +$791
[-$19,748…-$14,149]
91%
surv 90%
budget: banked $11,770 debit $10,979 (93% used ≈ 1.1 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$791 cash · rolled 107 ct earn ≈ $7,275/mo while parked; 18 ct free to re-sell
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted +0.5 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$44,138/mo
vs 50% target ($22,000/mo)+101%
vs normal income ($44,000/mo)100% covered
Net income (after hedge)$39,739/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $25 is $8 below CC-SS $33.41: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$78,169
… as % of IC ($27,625)283.0%
… as % of ML ($277,625)28.2%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.8 mo
Surgical close (107 ct)$-84,798
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.28/sh (~25% of the $1.10 collected) or spot ≥ $26.21 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $25)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $36.42 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $24.75Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$25-26.21
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $26.21
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 0.84 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$25.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$11,770$-76,608+$21,017+$11,235
+2.5%$25.62 (≤1σ, normal week)$5,083$-76,718+$20,907+$4,548
+5%$26.25 (≤1σ, normal week)$-1,605$-76,827+$20,798-$2,140
SS (= V-bounce)$39.71 (4.0σ)$-145,627$-79,182+$18,442-$146,162
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $33.41, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-97,625
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$97,625
− CC assignment net of premium (107 × $25): -$78,169
+ Conservative CC premium (18 × $40): +$90
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-78,079 (+$19,546 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $625 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-78,704, the opportunity cost of earning $44,138/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $34.91 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$94,267, position total $-78,342 (+$19,283 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 GLXY are the tiebreakers.
⚔ FIGHT CC options · full candidate scan (12 clear the floor), click to expand

Every eligible strike x expiry in the 4-45 DTE band (2 expiries scanned, 12 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: 0.842 (IBKR)  |  Recovery@SS: +$97,625 (un-capped fortress gain if stock rallies to SS)  |  Do-nothing @ SS: $625

StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$27.508d17 Jul 2026$0.47125/125$22,031$17,45281%84%+$6,421-$67,944246.0%$-67,944 (vs do-nothing $-68,569)
$278d17 Jul 2026$0.53111/125$22,061$17,62278%82%+$4,833-$65,218236.1%$-65,148 (vs do-nothing $-65,773)
$2715d24 Jul 2026$0.92120/125$22,080$17,55173%79%+$2,939-$65,826238.3%$-65,801 (vs do-nothing $-66,426)
$268d17 Jul 2026$0.7579/125$22,219$18,10071%77%+$3,514-$52,579190.3%$-52,349 (vs do-nothing $-52,974)
$26.5015d24 Jul 2026$1.04106/125$22,048$17,65970%77%+$2,392-$62,175225.1%$-62,080 (vs do-nothing $-62,705)
$2615d24 Jul 2026$1.1795/125$22,230$17,95167%75%+$1,830-$59,238214.4%$-59,088 (vs do-nothing $-59,713)
$25.5015d24 Jul 2026$1.2787/125$22,098$17,89964%74%+$549-$57,729209.0%$-57,539 (vs do-nothing $-58,164)
$258d17 Jul 2026$1.1054/125$22,275$18,40662%72%+$3,169-$39,450142.8%$-39,095 (vs do-nothing $-39,720)
$2515d24 Jul 2026$1.4477/125$22,176$18,07761%72%+$268-$53,635194.2%$-53,395 (vs do-nothing $-54,020)
$24.5015d24 Jul 2026$1.6169/125$22,218$18,19957%70%$-239-$50,339182.2%$-50,059 (vs do-nothing $-50,684)
$2415d24 Jul 2026$1.8959/125$22,302$18,38353%68%+$431-$44,342160.5%$-44,012 (vs do-nothing $-44,637)
$248d17 Jul 2026$1.5239/125$22,230$18,51152%68%+$2,159-$30,754111.3%$-30,324 (vs do-nothing $-30,949)

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 125 contracts at the conservative CC.

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