FORTRESS FIGHT: GLXY @ $25.30

BE SS: $39.71  |  CC-SS: $31.88  |  125 contracts (12,500 sh)  |  2026-07-10 01:46 |  ⌂ PORTFOLIO

GLXY @ $25.30   UNDERWATER $14.41 (36.3% below BE SS)

125 contracts (12,500 sh)  |  BE SS: $39.71  |  CC-SS: $31.88  |  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$49,554/mo95% ann ROI on ML
Hedge rolling cost$4,219/mo
Unrealized P&L$-69,812fortress legs from IBKR
INCOME GOALPOSTS & VELOCITY
50% INCOME FLOOR
$24,777/mo
HEDGE COVER
$4,219/mo
NORMAL INCOME
$49,554/mo (ATM CC, chain)
IC VELOCITY
0.6 mo to earn back $27,625
ML VELOCITY
5.6 mo to earn back $277,625
Deep drawdown confirmed: a CC at CC-SS $31.88 (probe: $32C 14d) brings only $9,375/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 48 (live) · RSI 48 · MACD bullish, hist falling
DAILYFALLING (provisional) · RSI 38 · %B 22 · hist rising (nightly)
LEVELSUpper BB (CC ceiling) $34.97 (+38%) · daily UBB $36.21 · 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: 116 contracts at $28.50 / 7d. This is the safest strike (survival 82%, breach 18%) that still earns 50% of normal income ($24,777/mo); it brings $24,857/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 100 × $26/7d for $49,714/mo, but breach risk rises to 40% (+21pp vs the primary). The lower strike is hit by a smaller bounce.
More safety, less income: for just the hedge you can sit at 124 × $33/7d (96% survival, $4,251/mo).
Downside anchor: the primary mortgages $33,447 (121% of IC) ONLY on a full V-bounce all the way to SS $40, recoverable in 0.7 months of normal income. That is the rare tail; the frequent case is the strike holding. Surgical close on the 116 contracts realizes $-65,308 and cuts bleed by $3,915/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 (7d) · sell 116 × $28.50, 82% survival, $24,857/mo (E[net] $6,152/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 · 7d116 × $28.5082%$24,857$6,152

📅 NEXT FRIDAY · 17 Jul 2026 · 7d · E[net] $6,152/mo 🏆 GRAND PICK

🎯 Engine pick: sell 116 × $28.50 (primary), 82% survival, breach 18%, $24,857/mo.
The pick is already past the ~80% (≈1σ) comfort line, so take the income. Stepping out to the $29.50 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 88% (breach 18% → 12%) for $8,357/mo less (34% income) buys safety you do not really need here.
GLXY  spot $25.30 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsPer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
cover hedge124 × $3317 Jul7d30.4%96%8%$992$4,251-$20,606$0
Sell 124 × $33 30.4% OTM over spot $25.30 17 Jul 2026 (7d, $0.14 mid)
= $992 credit for the 7d cycle → $4,251/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $33)
96%
Breach risk
4%
POP (stays ≤ $33.14)
96%
EV / mo
+$2,557
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.0 mo [0.5-1.9] median  ·  65% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 63% without)  ·  ~0.6 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $-1,574
🛡 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)
4%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$19,941
Free roll-up
+$2/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$38 @ 80% POP
75% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 124 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: $2.39/sh now → $1.69 mid-life (likely $1.06–$2.13)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.08/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.61/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 111 simulated challenges: the $33 strike is typically first touched on day 6 of 7, at $34 (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 (124 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$3324 Jul 202610d left+$0.88/sh+$10,923
cycle +$11,915
[+$11,667…+$16,611] · 100% credit
69%
surv 54%
Max even-money escape in the band~$3731 Jul 202618d left+$0.26/sh+$3,166
cycle +$4,158
[+$2,141…+$9,570] · 89% credit
78%
surv 72%
SS $40 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$3524 Jul 202610d left+$0.01/sh+$141
cycle +$1,133
[-$751…+$5,421] · 69% credit
75%
surv 67%
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$3831 Jul 202618d left-$0.00/sh-$39
cycle +$953
[-$1,671…+$6,214] · 65% credit
80%
surv 75%
budget: banked $992 debit $39 (4% used ≈ 0.0 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$953 cash · rolled 124 ct earn ≈ $34,823/mo while parked; 1 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$4,251/mo
vs 50% target ($24,777/mo)-83%
vs normal income ($49,554/mo)9% covered
Net income (after hedge)$43/mo
Downside budget
✓ $33 is at/above CC-SS $31.88: assignment is break-even or better.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$0
… as % of IC ($27,625)0.0%
… as % of ML ($277,625)0.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.0 mo
Surgical close (124 ct)$-69,998
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 $0.08 collected) or spot ≥ $33.14 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $33)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $36.21 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $32.67Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$33-33.14
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
≥ $33.14
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 0.85 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$33.00 (2.1σ)$992$12,848+$82,660+$372
+2.5%$33.82 (2.4σ)$-9,238$11,373+$81,186-$9,858
+5%$34.65 (2.6σ)$-19,468$9,898+$79,711-$20,088
SS (= V-bounce)$39.71 (4.0σ)$-82,212$854+$70,666-$82,832
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $31.88, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-69,812
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$69,812
− CC assignment net of premium (124 × $33): -$0
+ Conservative CC premium (1 × $40): +$5
Total Position P&L @ SS: $5 (+$69,818 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $625 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-620, the opportunity cost of earning $4,251/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $34.97 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$23,436, position total $9,326 (+$79,139 vs today)
🛡 safe yield125 × $30.5017 Jul7d20.5%92%17%$3,125$13,393-$11,464$14,167
Sell 125 × $30.50 20.5% OTM over spot $25.30 17 Jul 2026 (7d, $0.34 mid)
= $3,125 credit for the 7d cycle → $13,393/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $30.50)
92%
Breach risk
8%
POP (stays ≤ $30.84)
93%
EV / mo
+$8,686
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.1 mo [0.5-2.6] median  ·  72% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 66% without)  ·  ~2.0 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $8,211
🛡 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)
12%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$15,566
Free roll-up
+$2/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$36 @ 82% POP
78% 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 3 of 7); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $2.11/sh now → $1.50 mid-life (likely $1.25–$2.19)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.25/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.25/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 364 simulated challenges: the $30 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 7, at $31 (overshoots $0.95). 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 202610d left+$0.78/sh+$9,739
cycle +$12,864
[+$9,319…+$14,004] · 100% credit
68%
surv 54%
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$3224 Jul 202610d left+$0.15/sh+$1,931
cycle +$5,056
[+$154…+$4,941] · 77% credit
74%
surv 65%
Max even-money escape in the band~$3531 Jul 202618d left+$0.10/sh+$1,223
cycle +$4,348
[-$1,693…+$4,340] · 63% credit
79%
surv 73%
SS $40 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$3631 Jul 202618d left-$0.25/sh-$3,113
cycle +$12
[-$6,909…-$228] · 23% credit
82%
surv 78%
budget: banked $3,125 debit $3,113 (100% used ≈ 1.0 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$12 cash · rolled 125 ct earn ≈ $25,962/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$13,393/mo
vs 50% target ($24,777/mo)-46%
vs normal income ($49,554/mo)27% covered
Net income (after hedge)$9,174/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $30.50 is $1 below CC-SS $31.88: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$14,167
… as % of IC ($27,625)51.3%
… as % of ML ($277,625)5.1%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.3 mo
Surgical close (125 ct)$-70,938
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 $0.25 collected) or spot ≥ $30.84 (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 $36.21 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $30.20Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$30-30.84
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
≥ $30.84
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 0.85 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$30.50 (1.4σ)$3,125$-11,556+$58,257+$2,500
+2.5%$31.26 (1.7σ)$-6,406$-12,995+$56,818-$7,031
+5%$32.02 (1.9σ)$-15,937$-14,434+$55,378-$16,562
SS (= V-bounce)$39.71 (4.0σ)$-112,000$-28,939+$40,873-$112,625
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $31.88, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-69,812
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$69,812
− CC assignment net of premium (125 × $30.50): -$14,167
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-14,167 (+$55,646 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $625 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-14,792, the opportunity cost of earning $13,393/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $34.97 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$52,750, position total $-19,993 (+$49,820 vs today)
33% normal110 × $29.5017 Jul7d16.6%88%26%$3,850$16,500-$8,357$22,367
Sell 110 × $29.50 16.6% OTM over spot $25.30 17 Jul 2026 (7d, $0.39 mid)
= $3,850 credit for the 7d cycle → $16,500/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $29.50)
88%
Breach risk
12%
POP (stays ≤ $29.89)
89%
EV / mo
+$8,996
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.0 mo [0.4-2.0] median  ·  72% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 65% without)  ·  ~3.0 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $10,719
🛡 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)
19%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$11,782
Free roll-up
+$2/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$35 @ 83% POP
79% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 110 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: $2.01/sh now → $1.42 mid-life (likely $1.26–$2.08)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.35/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.07/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 564 simulated challenges: the $30 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 7, at $30 (overshoots $0.87). 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 (110 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$3024 Jul 202610d left+$0.74/sh+$8,140
cycle +$11,990
[+$7,205…+$10,362] · 100% credit
68%
surv 54%
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$3231 Jul 202618d left+$0.39/sh+$4,249
cycle +$8,099
[+$1,897…+$6,488] · 89% credit
75%
surv 68%
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$3124 Jul 202610d left+$0.12/sh+$1,266
cycle +$5,116
[-$574…+$3,075] · 64% credit
75%
surv 65%
Max even-money escape in the band~$3431 Jul 202618d left+$0.04/sh+$436
cycle +$4,286
[-$2,438…+$2,475] · 48% credit
79%
surv 74%
SS $40 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$3531 Jul 202618d left-$0.30/sh-$3,252
cycle +$598
[-$6,896…-$1,533] · 17% credit
83%
surv 79%
budget: banked $3,850 debit $3,252 (84% used ≈ 0.9 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$598 cash · rolled 110 ct earn ≈ $20,633/mo while parked; 15 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$16,500/mo
vs 50% target ($24,777/mo)-33%
vs normal income ($49,554/mo)33% covered
Net income (after hedge)$12,442/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $29.50 is $2 below CC-SS $31.88: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$22,367
… as % of IC ($27,625)81.0%
… as % of ML ($277,625)8.1%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.5 mo
Surgical close (110 ct)$-61,820
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 $0.35 collected) or spot ≥ $29.89 (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 $36.21 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $29.20Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$29-29.89
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $29.89
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 0.85 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$29.50 (1.2σ)$3,850$-21,368+$48,444+$3,300
+2.5%$30.24 (1.4σ)$-4,262$-21,654+$48,159-$4,812
+5%$30.98 (1.6σ)$-12,375$-21,940+$47,873-$12,925
SS (= V-bounce)$39.71 (4.0σ)$-108,460$-25,324+$44,488-$109,010
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $31.88, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-69,812
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$69,812
− CC assignment net of premium (110 × $29.50): -$22,367
+ Conservative CC premium (15 × $40): +$75
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-22,292 (+$47,521 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $625 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-22,917, the opportunity cost of earning $16,500/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $34.97 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$56,320, position total $-23,488 (+$46,325 vs today)
🎯 50% normal116 × $28.5017 Jul7d12.6%82%28%$5,800$24,857$33,447
Sell 116 × $28.50 12.6% OTM over spot $25.30 17 Jul 2026 (7d, $0.54 mid)
= $5,800 credit for the 7d cycle → $24,857/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $28.50)
82%
Breach risk
18%
POP (stays ≤ $29.05)
85%
EV / mo
+$11,084
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.1 mo [0.5-2.4] median  ·  70% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 59% without)  ·  ~5.0 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $18,579
🛡 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)
28%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$9,843
Free roll-up
+$2/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$34 @ 83% POP
80% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 116 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: $1.91/sh now → $1.35 mid-life (likely $1.32–$2.14)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.50/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.85/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 837 simulated challenges: the $28 strike is typically first touched on day 4 of 7, at $29 (overshoots $0.88). 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 (116 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$2824 Jul 202610d left+$0.70/sh+$8,141
cycle +$13,941
[+$6,581…+$10,017] · 100% credit
68%
surv 54%
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$3131 Jul 202618d left+$0.33/sh+$3,786
cycle +$9,586
[+$357…+$5,299] · 78% credit
75%
surv 69%
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$3024 Jul 202610d left+$0.08/sh+$895
cycle +$6,695
[-$1,729…+$2,111] · 47% credit
75%
surv 66%
Max even-money escape in the band~$3231 Jul 202618d left+$0.02/sh+$233
cycle +$6,033
[-$3,998…+$1,463] · 34% credit
76%
surv 71%
SS $40 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$3431 Jul 202618d left-$0.34/sh-$3,927
cycle +$1,873
[-$8,727…-$3,210] · 10% credit
83%
surv 80%
budget: banked $5,800 debit $3,927 (68% used ≈ 0.7 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$1,873 cash · rolled 116 ct earn ≈ $19,528/mo while parked; 9 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$24,857/mo
vs 50% target ($24,777/mo)+0%
vs normal income ($49,554/mo)50% covered
Net income (after hedge)$20,735/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $28.50 is $3 below CC-SS $31.88: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$33,447
… as % of IC ($27,625)121.1%
… as % of ML ($277,625)12.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.7 mo
Surgical close (116 ct)$-65,308
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 $0.50 collected) or spot ≥ $29.05 (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 $36.21 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $28.21Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$28-29.05
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
≥ $29.05
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 0.85 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$28.50 (≤1σ, normal week)$5,800$-30,061+$39,752+$5,220
+2.5%$29.21 (1.1σ)$-2,465$-30,764+$39,048-$3,045
+5%$29.93 (1.3σ)$-10,730$-31,468+$38,345-$11,310
SS (= V-bounce)$39.71 (4.0σ)$-124,236$-41,130+$28,682-$124,816
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $31.88, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-69,812
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$69,812
− CC assignment net of premium (116 × $28.50): -$33,447
+ Conservative CC premium (9 × $40): +$45
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-33,402 (+$36,411 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $625 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-34,027, the opportunity cost of earning $24,857/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $34.97 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$69,252, position total $-36,450 (+$33,363 vs today)
100% normal100 × $2617 Jul7d2.7%60%84%$11,600$49,714+$24,857$47,233
Sell 100 × $26 2.7% OTM over spot $25.30 17 Jul 2026 (7d, $1.23 mid)
= $11,600 credit for the 7d cycle → $49,714/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $26)
60%
Breach risk
40%
POP (stays ≤ $27.23)
72%
EV / mo
+$10,404
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 0.9 mo [0.4-2.4] median, 0.2 mo faster than no FIGHT (1.1 mo)  ·  78% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 66% without)  ·  ~13.7 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $23,840
🛡 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)
67%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$148
Free roll-up
+$1/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$34 @ 90% POP
90% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 100 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: $1.66/sh now → $1.17 mid-life (likely $1.58–$2.30)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.16/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.01/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 2,001 simulated challenges: the $26 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 7, at $27 (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 (100 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$2624 Jul 202610d left+$0.61/sh+$6,103
cycle +$17,703
[+$3,904…+$5,235] · 100% credit
68%
surv 53%
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$2831 Jul 202618d left+$0.41/sh+$4,082
cycle +$15,682
[+$149…+$2,538] · 77% credit
75%
surv 68%
Max even-money escape in the band~$2931 Jul 202618d left+$0.19/sh+$1,861
cycle +$13,461
[-$2,758…+$24] · 25% credit
76%
surv 70%
SS $40 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$2724 Jul 202610d left+$0.03/sh+$348
cycle +$11,948
[-$3,449…-$1,164] · 12% credit
73%
surv 64%
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$3431 Jul 202618d left-$0.84/sh-$8,394
cycle +$3,206
[-$16,921…-$11,502]
90%
surv 90%
budget: banked $11,600 debit $8,394 (72% used ≈ 0.7 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$3,206 cash · rolled 100 ct earn ≈ $5,590/mo while parked; 25 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$49,714/mo
vs 50% target ($24,777/mo)+101%
vs normal income ($49,554/mo)100% covered
Net income (after hedge)$45,763/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $26 is $6 below CC-SS $31.88: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$47,233
… as % of IC ($27,625)171.0%
… as % of ML ($277,625)17.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.0 mo
Surgical close (100 ct)$-56,500
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.29/sh (~25% of the $1.16 collected) or spot ≥ $27.23 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $26)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $36.21 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $25.74Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$26-27.23
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
≥ $27.23
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 0.85 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$26.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$11,600$-50,712+$19,101+$11,100
+2.5%$26.65 (≤1σ, normal week)$5,100$-50,314+$19,499+$4,600
+5%$27.30 (≤1σ, normal week)$-1,400$-49,916+$19,897-$1,900
SS (= V-bounce)$39.71 (4.0σ)$-125,500$-42,314+$27,498-$126,000
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $31.88, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-69,812
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$69,812
− CC assignment net of premium (100 × $26): -$47,233
+ Conservative CC premium (25 × $40): +$125
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-47,108 (+$22,704 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $625 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-47,733, the opportunity cost of earning $49,714/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $34.97 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$78,100, position total $-45,218 (+$24,595 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 (20 clear the floor), click to expand

Every eligible strike x expiry in the 4-45 DTE band (3 expiries scanned, 20 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: 0.849 (IBKR)  |  Recovery@SS: +$69,812 (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
$28.507d17 Jul 2026$0.50116/125$24,857$20,73582%85%+$11,084-$33,447121.1%$-33,402 (vs do-nothing $-34,027)
$287d17 Jul 2026$0.57102/125$24,917$20,94578%83%+$9,188-$33,796122.3%$-33,681 (vs do-nothing $-34,306)
$27.507d17 Jul 2026$0.7182/125$24,951$21,19374%80%+$8,705-$30,121109.0%$-29,906 (vs do-nothing $-30,531)
$2814d24 Jul 2026$1.04112/125$24,960$20,88173%80%+$6,882-$31,845115.3%$-31,780 (vs do-nothing $-32,405)
$277d17 Jul 2026$0.8767/125$24,981$21,38470%78%+$8,113-$26,88997.3%$-26,599 (vs do-nothing $-27,224)
$2821d31 Jul 2026$1.48118/125$24,949$20,80570%77%+$4,296-$28,359102.7%$-28,324 (vs do-nothing $-28,949)
$27.5014d24 Jul 2026$1.15101/125$24,889$20,92870%78%+$5,708-$32,657118.2%$-32,537 (vs do-nothing $-33,162)
$27.5021d31 Jul 2026$1.71102/125$24,917$20,94567%76%+$4,877-$27,26898.7%$-27,153 (vs do-nothing $-27,778)
$2714d24 Jul 2026$1.3686/125$25,063$21,26266%76%+$5,937-$30,301109.7%$-30,106 (vs do-nothing $-30,731)
$2721d31 Jul 2026$1.8992/125$24,840$20,97565%74%+$4,603-$27,53999.7%$-27,374 (vs do-nothing $-27,999)
$26.5014d24 Jul 2026$1.3984/125$25,020$21,24163%74%+$3,252-$33,544121.4%$-33,339 (vs do-nothing $-33,964)
$26.5021d31 Jul 2026$2.0784/125$24,840$21,06162%73%+$4,208-$27,832100.7%$-27,627 (vs do-nothing $-28,252)
$267d17 Jul 2026$1.1650/125$24,857$21,44260%72%+$5,202-$23,61785.5%$-23,242 (vs do-nothing $-23,867)
Show 7 more candidates (lower strikes: more income, lower survival)
StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$2614d24 Jul 2026$1.6371/125$24,799$21,15959%72%+$3,469-$30,199109.3%$-29,929 (vs do-nothing $-30,554)
$2621d31 Jul 2026$2.2777/125$24,970$21,26659%72%+$5,118-$27,823100.7%$-27,583 (vs do-nothing $-28,208)
$25.5021d31 Jul 2026$2.4970/125$24,900$21,27156%71%+$3,637-$27,25398.7%$-26,978 (vs do-nothing $-27,603)
$25.5014d24 Jul 2026$1.8563/125$24,975$21,42155%70%+$3,147-$28,560103.4%$-28,250 (vs do-nothing $-28,875)
$2521d31 Jul 2026$2.7364/125$24,960$21,39553%69%+$3,431-$26,58196.2%$-26,276 (vs do-nothing $-26,901)
$2514d24 Jul 2026$2.1854/125$25,226$21,76852%69%+$3,762-$25,39891.9%$-25,043 (vs do-nothing $-25,668)
$257d17 Jul 2026$1.5837/125$25,054$21,77849%67%+$3,225-$19,62271.0%$-19,182 (vs do-nothing $-19,807)

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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