FORTRESS FIGHT: GLXY @ $23.35

BE SS: $39.71  |  CC-SS: $33.14  |  25 contracts (2,500 sh) |  ⌂ PORTFOLIO

GENERATED2026-07-14 03:38

GLXY @ $23.35   UNDERWATER $16.36 (41.2% below BE SS)

⚠ EARNINGS · SHORT EXPIRY ONLY
GLXY reports 2026-07-28 (Tue), in 14 days. The recommended CC (3d) closes BEFORE earnings , that one is safe , but the richer/longer options below expire after it and would sell through the gap. Keep the tenor inside 2026-07-28.
PARTIAL: 100 of 125 contracts already capped (100x $30C). FIGHTing the 25 uncapped; all figures (income, hedge, cap give-up) are for that slice.

25 of 125 contracts (2,500 sh uncapped)  |  BE SS: $39.71  |  CC-SS: $33.14  |  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$55,525(ND $2.21 + SW $20) x 2500
Normal income ref$7,941/mo95% ann ROI on ML
Hedge (static, never rolled)$0/moHP expiry = SP LEAPS; decay ≈ $944/mo (info only, already in marks)
Unrealized P&L$-20,650fortress legs from IBKR
INCOME GOALPOSTS & VELOCITY
50% INCOME FLOOR
$3,971/mo
HEDGE COVER
$0/mo (static)
NORMAL INCOME
$7,941/mo (ATM CC, chain)
IC VELOCITY
0.7 mo to earn back $5,525
ML VELOCITY
7.0 mo to earn back $55,525
Deep drawdown confirmed: a CC at CC-SS $33.14 (probe: $33C 17d) brings only $221/mo (<20% of normal), so FIGHT below it is warranted.
🏦 CAMPAIGN LEDGER , realized CC income since 2026-07-02; banked cash shrinks the hole (shown as an info-only banked floor, the recommended CC-SS stays the pure recovery strike; seeded from open positions, reconciled from IBKR executions nightly)
Banked since 2026-07-02
$0
Hole (after banked)
$20,650
was $20,650 · 0% earned back
Cycles closed
0
Credit in flight
$2,054
Open legAcctCredit/shIn flightOpened
100x $30C 17 Jul 2026U10001299$0.21$2,0542026-07-11
TECHNICALS (cc_timing weekly gate + daily trigger)
WEEKLYNEUTRAL · %B 37 (live) · RSI 45 · MACD bearish, hist falling
DAILYFALLING (provisional) · RSI 32 · %B 17 · hist rising (nightly)
LEVELSUpper BB (CC ceiling) $34.85 (+49%) · daily UBB $35.44 · 1-wk expected move ±$3 (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: 16 contracts at $26 / 3d. This is the safest strike (survival 86%, breach 14%) that still earns 50% of normal income ($3,971/mo); it brings $4,000/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 19 × $25/3d for $7,980/mo, but breach risk rises to 23% (+10pp vs the primary). The lower strike is hit by a smaller bounce.
More safety, less income: for just the hedge you can sit at 19 × $27/3d (92% survival, $2,660/mo).
Downside anchor: the primary mortgages $11,030 (200% of IC) ONLY on a full V-bounce all the way to SS $40, recoverable in 1.4 months of normal income. That is the rare tail; the frequent case is the strike holding. Surgical close on the 16 contracts realizes $-13,288 and cuts bleed by $0/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 25 contracts). The master ranks the two by E[net]/mo to pick one grand pick; both are shown here so you can choose the tenor that fits your roll cadence.

🏆 Grand pick: THIS FRIDAY · 17 Jul 2026 (3d) · sell 16 × $26, 86% survival, $4,000/mo (E[net] $1,576/mo).
The two weekly tracks below are ranked by E[net]/mo = income − P(touch) × escape cost. Each has its own full ladder.
TrackExpirySellSurvivalIncome/moE[net]/mo
THIS FRIDAY 🏆17 Jul 2026 · 3d16 × $2686%$4,000$1,576
NEXT FRIDAY24 Jul 2026 · 10d25 × $26.5080%$3,975$229

📅 THIS FRIDAY · 17 Jul 2026 · 3d · E[net] $1,576/mo 🏆 GRAND PICK

🎯 Engine pick: sell 16 × $26 (primary), 86% survival, breach 14%, $4,000/mo.
The pick is already past the ~80% (≈1σ) comfort line, so take the income. Stepping out to the $27 rung (🛡 safe yield) lifts survival to 92% (breach 14% → 8%) for $500/mo less (12% income) buys safety you do not really need here.
GLXY  spot $23.35 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsPer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
33% normal19 × $2717 Jul3d15.6%92%15%$266$2,660-$1,340$11,407
Sell 19 × $27 15.6% OTM over spot $23.35 17 Jul 2026 (3d, $0.16 mid)
= $266 credit for the 3d cycle → $2,660/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $27)
92%
Breach risk
8%
POP (stays ≤ $27.16)
93%
EV / mo
+$1,741
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.5 mo [0.6-3.2] median, 0.1 mo SLOWER than no FIGHT (1.4 mo): roll costs eat the credits at this rung  ·  64% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 55% without)  ·  ~4.4 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $6,470
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
9%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,621
Free roll-up
+$2/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$32 @ 82% POP
79% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 19 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 1 of 3); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $1.40/sh now → $0.99 mid-life (likely $0.89–$1.66)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.14/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.85/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 262 simulated challenges: the $27 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 3, at $28 (overshoots $0.82). 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 (19 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$2724 Jul 20268d left+$0.71/sh+$1,354
cycle +$1,620
[+$1,085…+$1,619] · 97% credit
68%
surv 53%
-$11,423 NOT
cap gain +$9,227
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$3031 Jul 202616d left+$0.18/sh+$351
cycle +$617
[-$236…+$605] · 63% credit
76%
surv 70%
-$6,907 NOT
cap gain +$13,743
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$2924 Jul 20268d left+$0.04/sh+$82
cycle +$348
[-$434…+$297] · 51% credit
75%
surv 67%
-$9,259 NOT
cap gain +$11,391
Max even-money escape in the band~$3031 Jul 202616d left+$0.06/sh+$119
cycle +$385
[-$511…+$368] · 50% credit
77%
surv 72%
-$6,098 NOT
cap gain +$14,552
SS $40 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$3231 Jul 202616d left-$0.13/sh-$255
cycle +$11
[-$946…-$27] · 23% credit
82%
surv 79%
-$3,349 NOT
cap gain +$17,301
budget: banked $266 debit $255 (96% used ≈ 0.4 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$11 cash · rolled 19 ct earn ≈ $3,059/mo while parked; 6 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$2,660/mo
vs 50% target ($3,971/mo)-33%
vs normal income ($7,941/mo)33% covered
Net income (after hedge)$2,671/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $27 is $6 below CC-SS $33.14: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$11,407
… as % of IC ($5,525)206.5%
… as % of ML ($55,525)20.5%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.4 mo
Surgical close (19 ct)$-15,723
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.04/sh (~25% of the $0.14 collected) or spot ≥ $27.16 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $27)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $35.44 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $26.73Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$27-27.16
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
≥ $27.16
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 0.83 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$27.00 (1.7σ)$266$-12,777+$7,873+$247
+2.5%$27.67 (2.0σ)$-1,016$-12,654+$7,996-$1,035
+5%$28.35 (2.3σ)$-2,299$-12,531+$8,119-$2,318
SS (= V-bounce)$39.71 (7.6σ)$-23,883$-10,883+$9,767-$22,553
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $33.14, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-20,650
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$20,395
− CC assignment net of premium (19 × $27): -$11,407
+ Conservative CC premium (6 × $39): +$6
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-11,656 (+$8,994 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-230 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-11,426, the opportunity cost of earning $2,660/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $34.85 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$14,649, position total $-11,344 (+$9,306 vs today)
🛡 safe yield25 × $2717 Jul3d15.6%92%15%$350$3,500-$500$15,009
Sell 25 × $27 15.6% OTM over spot $23.35 17 Jul 2026 (3d, $0.16 mid)
= $350 credit for the 3d cycle → $3,500/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $27)
92%
Breach risk
8%
POP (stays ≤ $27.16)
93%
EV / mo
+$2,291
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.6 mo [0.8-3.0] median  ·  64% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 54% without)  ·  ~4.3 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $8,318
🛡 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)
9%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$2,133
Free roll-up
+$2/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$32 @ 82% POP
79% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 25 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 1 of 3); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $1.40/sh now → $0.99 mid-life (likely $0.90–$1.61)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.14/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.85/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 261 simulated challenges: the $27 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 3, at $28 (overshoots $0.79). 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 (25 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$2724 Jul 20268d left+$0.71/sh+$1,782
cycle +$2,132
[+$1,494…+$2,183] · 99% credit
68%
surv 53%
-$10,917 NOT
cap gain +$9,733
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$3031 Jul 202616d left+$0.18/sh+$462
cycle +$812
[-$219…+$770] · 64% credit
76%
surv 70%
-$6,719 NOT
cap gain +$13,931
Max even-money escape in the band~$3031 Jul 202616d left+$0.06/sh+$157
cycle +$507
[-$590…+$443] · 49% credit
77%
surv 72%
-$5,982 NOT
cap gain +$14,668
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)~$2924 Jul 20268d left+$0.04/sh+$107
cycle +$457
[-$503…+$367] · 48% credit
75%
surv 67%
-$9,155 NOT
cap gain +$11,495
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$3231 Jul 202616d left-$0.13/sh-$336
cycle +$14
[-$1,174…-$64] · 22% credit
82%
surv 79%
-$3,351 NOT
cap gain +$17,299
budget: banked $350 debit $336 (96% used ≈ 0.4 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$14 cash · rolled 25 ct earn ≈ $4,025/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$3,500/mo
vs 50% target ($3,971/mo)-12%
vs normal income ($7,941/mo)44% covered
Net income (after hedge)$3,500/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $27 is $6 below CC-SS $33.14: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$15,009
… as % of IC ($5,525)271.7%
… as % of ML ($55,525)27.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.9 mo
Surgical close (25 ct)$-20,688
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.04/sh (~25% of the $0.14 collected) or spot ≥ $27.16 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $27)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $35.44 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $26.73Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$27-27.16
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
≥ $27.16
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 0.83 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$27.00 (1.7σ)$350$-12,699+$7,951+$325
+2.5%$27.67 (2.0σ)$-1,337$-12,981+$7,669-$1,362
+5%$28.35 (2.3σ)$-3,025$-13,263+$7,387-$3,050
SS (= V-bounce)$39.71 (7.6σ)$-31,425$-18,005+$2,645-$29,675
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $33.14, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-20,650
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$20,395
− CC assignment net of premium (25 × $27): -$15,009
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-15,264 (+$5,386 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-230 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-15,034, the opportunity cost of earning $3,500/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $34.85 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$19,275, position total $-15,976 (+$4,674 vs today)
🎯 50% normal16 × $2617 Jul3d11.3%86%16%$400$4,000$11,030
Sell 16 × $26 11.3% OTM over spot $23.35 17 Jul 2026 (3d, $0.30 mid)
= $400 credit for the 3d cycle → $4,000/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $26)
86%
Breach risk
14%
POP (stays ≤ $26.30)
89%
EV / mo
+$2,187
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.4 mo [0.8-2.6] median, 0.1 mo faster than no FIGHT (1.5 mo)  ·  64% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 56% without)  ·  ~8.3 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $8,173
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
16%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,103
Free roll-up
+$2/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$31 @ 85% POP
82% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 16 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 1 of 3); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $1.33/sh now → $0.94 mid-life (likely $0.91–$1.79)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.25/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.69/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 484 simulated challenges: the $26 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 3, at $27 (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 (16 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$2624 Jul 20268d left+$0.67/sh+$1,074
cycle +$1,474
[+$801…+$1,250] · 96% credit
68%
surv 53%
-$13,649 NOT
cap gain +$7,001
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$2831 Jul 202616d left+$0.43/sh+$686
cycle +$1,086
[+$179…+$833] · 81% credit
75%
surv 68%
-$9,559 NOT
cap gain +$11,091
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$2824 Jul 20268d left+$0.01/sh+$17
cycle +$417
[-$557…+$126] · 39% credit
75%
surv 68%
-$11,269 NOT
cap gain +$9,381
Max even-money escape in the band~$2931 Jul 202616d left+$0.02/sh+$28
cycle +$428
[-$686…+$147] · 38% credit
78%
surv 73%
-$8,134 NOT
cap gain +$12,516
SS $40 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$3131 Jul 202616d left-$0.21/sh-$328
cycle +$72
[-$1,108…-$234] · 10% credit
85%
surv 82%
-$4,326 NOT
cap gain +$16,324
budget: banked $400 debit $328 (82% used ≈ 0.4 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$72 cash · rolled 16 ct earn ≈ $2,202/mo while parked; 9 ct free to re-sell
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted +0.5 vol pt per +1% move (spike-vol name: vol expands on a fast move, richer buyback). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$4,000/mo
vs 50% target ($3,971/mo)+1%
vs normal income ($7,941/mo)50% covered
Net income (after hedge)$4,016/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $26 is $7 below CC-SS $33.14: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$11,030
… as % of IC ($5,525)199.6%
… as % of ML ($55,525)19.9%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.4 mo
Surgical close (16 ct)$-13,288
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 ≥ $26.30 (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 $35.44 (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
$26-26.30
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
≥ $26.30
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 0.83 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$26.00 (1.2σ)$400$-14,722+$5,928+$384
+2.5%$26.65 (1.5σ)$-640$-14,409+$6,241-$656
+5%$27.30 (1.8σ)$-1,680$-14,095+$6,555-$1,696
SS (= V-bounce)$39.71 (7.6σ)$-21,536$-8,746+$11,904-$20,416
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $33.14, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-20,650
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$20,395
− CC assignment net of premium (16 × $26): -$11,030
+ Conservative CC premium (9 × $39): +$9
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-11,276 (+$9,374 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-230 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-11,046, the opportunity cost of earning $4,000/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $34.85 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$13,760, position total $-10,452 (+$10,198 vs today)
100% normal19 × $2517 Jul3d7.1%77%48%$798$7,980+$3,980$14,675
Sell 19 × $25 7.1% OTM over spot $23.35 17 Jul 2026 (3d, $0.48 mid)
= $798 credit for the 3d cycle → $7,980/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $25)
77%
Breach risk
23%
POP (stays ≤ $25.48)
82%
EV / mo
+$3,149
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.4 mo [0.7-3.1] median, 0.3 mo faster than no FIGHT (1.6 mo)  ·  70% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 58% without)  ·  ~14.0 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $11,536
🛡 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)
32%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$886
Free roll-up
+$1/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$32 @ 89% POP
88% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 19 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 1 of 3); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $1.25/sh now → $0.89 mid-life (likely $1.03–$1.79)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.42/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.47/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 960 simulated challenges: the $25 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 3, at $26 (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 (19 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$2524 Jul 20268d left+$0.63/sh+$1,199
cycle +$1,997
[+$760…+$1,313] · 96% credit
68%
surv 53%
-$15,211 NOT
cap gain +$5,439
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$2731 Jul 202616d left+$0.36/sh+$693
cycle +$1,491
[-$43…+$716] · 73% credit
75%
surv 69%
-$11,239 NOT
cap gain +$9,411
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$2624 Jul 20268d left+$0.14/sh+$270
cycle +$1,068
[-$426…+$270] · 46% credit
73%
surv 64%
-$13,745 NOT
cap gain +$6,905
Max even-money escape in the band~$2831 Jul 202616d left+$0.09/sh+$169
cycle +$967
[-$744…+$125] · 29% credit
77%
surv 71%
-$10,722 NOT
cap gain +$9,928
SS $40 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$3231 Jul 202616d left-$0.41/sh-$774
cycle +$24
[-$1,951…-$932]
89%
surv 88%
-$3,335 NOT
cap gain +$17,315
budget: banked $798 debit $774 (97% used ≈ 0.4 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$24 cash · rolled 19 ct earn ≈ $1,707/mo while parked; 6 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$7,980/mo
vs 50% target ($3,971/mo)+101%
vs normal income ($7,941/mo)100% covered
Net income (after hedge)$7,991/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $25 is $8 below CC-SS $33.14: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$14,675
… as % of IC ($5,525)265.6%
… as % of ML ($55,525)26.4%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.8 mo
Surgical close (19 ct)$-15,808
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 ≥ $25.48 (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 $35.44 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $24.75Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$25-25.48
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
≥ $25.48
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 0.83 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$25.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$798$-16,410+$4,240+$779
+2.5%$25.62 (1.1σ)$-389$-16,296+$4,354-$408
+5%$26.25 (1.3σ)$-1,577$-16,182+$4,468-$1,596
SS (= V-bounce)$39.71 (7.6σ)$-27,151$-14,151+$6,499-$25,821
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $33.14, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-20,650
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$20,395
− CC assignment net of premium (19 × $25): -$14,675
+ Conservative CC premium (6 × $39): +$6
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-14,924 (+$5,726 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-230 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-14,694, the opportunity cost of earning $7,980/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $34.85 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$17,917, position total $-14,612 (+$6,038 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.

📅 NEXT FRIDAY · 24 Jul 2026 · 10d · E[net] $229/mo

🎯 Engine pick: sell 25 × $26.50 (primary), 80% survival, breach 20%, $3,975/mo.
Stay at the pick. Stepping safer (the $27 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 83% (breach 20% → 17%) for $1,335/mo less (34% income)) buys little extra safety; the income is doing real work covering the bleed.
GLXY  spot $23.35 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsPer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
🛡 safe yield25 × $2924 Jul10d24.2%91%19%$625$1,875-$2,100$9,734
Sell 25 × $29 24.2% OTM over spot $23.35 24 Jul 2026 (10d, $0.36 mid)
= $625 credit for the 10d cycle → $1,875/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $29)
91%
Breach risk
9%
POP (stays ≤ $29.36)
92%
EV / mo
+$996
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.6 mo [0.8-3.7] median, 0.1 mo SLOWER than no FIGHT (1.5 mo): roll costs eat the credits at this rung  ·  61% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 54% without)  ·  ~2.2 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $5,366
🛡 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)
-$3,905
Free roll-up
+$1/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$31 @ 73% POP
64% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 25 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 5 of 10); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $2.56/sh now → $1.81 mid-life (likely $1.38–$2.42)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.25/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.56/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 425 simulated challenges: the $29 strike is typically first touched on day 7 of 10, at $30 (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 (25 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$2931 Jul 202612d left+$0.38/sh+$947
cycle +$1,572
[+$664…+$1,852] · 95% credit
67%
surv 54%
-$7,312 NOT
cap gain +$13,338
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$2931 Jul 202612d left+$0.30/sh+$744
cycle +$1,369
[+$441…+$1,643] · 91% credit
68%
surv 55%
-$7,203 NOT
cap gain +$13,447
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$3031 Jul 202612d left+$0.04/sh+$89
cycle +$714
[-$312…+$986] · 59% credit
69%
surv 58%
-$6,816 NOT
cap gain +$13,834
Max even-money escape in the band~$3031 Jul 202612d left+$0.04/sh+$89
cycle +$714
[-$312…+$986] · 59% credit
69%
surv 58%
-$6,816 NOT
cap gain +$13,834
SS $40 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$3131 Jul 202612d left-$0.22/sh-$553
cycle +$72
[-$1,022…+$225] · 29% credit
73%
surv 64%
-$5,376 NOT
cap gain +$15,274
budget: banked $625 debit $553 (88% used ≈ 1.3 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$72 cash · rolled 25 ct earn ≈ $9,942/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$1,875/mo
vs 50% target ($3,971/mo)-53%
vs normal income ($7,941/mo)24% covered
Net income (after hedge)$1,875/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $29 is $4 below CC-SS $33.14: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$9,734
… as % of IC ($5,525)176.2%
… as % of ML ($55,525)17.5%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.2 mo
Surgical close (25 ct)$-20,925
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 ≥ $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 $35.44 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d 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 0.83 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$29.00 (1.4σ)$625$-8,259+$12,391+$600
+2.5%$29.72 (1.6σ)$-1,187$-8,562+$12,088-$1,212
+5%$30.45 (1.8σ)$-3,000$-8,864+$11,786-$3,025
SS (= V-bounce)$39.71 (4.2σ)$-26,150$-12,730+$7,920-$24,400
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $33.14, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-20,650
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$20,395
− CC assignment net of premium (25 × $29): -$9,734
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-9,989 (+$10,661 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-230 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-9,759, the opportunity cost of earning $1,875/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $34.85 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$14,000, position total $-10,701 (+$9,949 vs today)
33% normal20 × $2724 Jul10d15.6%83%36%$880$2,640-$1,335$11,407
Sell 20 × $27 15.6% OTM over spot $23.35 24 Jul 2026 (10d, $0.56 mid)
= $880 credit for the 10d cycle → $2,640/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $27)
83%
Breach risk
17%
POP (stays ≤ $27.56)
86%
EV / mo
+$867
📈 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)  ·  61% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 56% without)  ·  ~4.4 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $6,179
🛡 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)
27%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$2,366
Free roll-up
+$1/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$29 @ 76% POP
69% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 20 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 5 of 10); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $2.29/sh now → $1.62 mid-life (likely $1.58–$2.47)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.44/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.18/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 821 simulated challenges: the $27 strike is typically first touched on day 6 of 10, at $28 (overshoots $0.85). 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 (20 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$2731 Jul 202612d left+$0.34/sh+$682
cycle +$1,562
[+$220…+$981] · 89% credit
67%
surv 54%
-$11,482 NOT
cap gain +$9,168
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$2731 Jul 202612d left+$0.26/sh+$523
cycle +$1,403
[+$35…+$808] · 77% credit
68%
surv 55%
-$11,329 NOT
cap gain +$9,321
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$2831 Jul 202612d left+$0.01/sh+$14
cycle +$894
[-$554…+$250] · 36% credit
69%
surv 59%
-$10,796 NOT
cap gain +$9,854
Max even-money escape in the band~$2831 Jul 202612d left+$0.01/sh+$14
cycle +$894
[-$554…+$250] · 36% credit
69%
surv 59%
-$10,796 NOT
cap gain +$9,854
SS $40 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$2931 Jul 202612d left-$0.40/sh-$797
cycle +$83
[-$1,500…-$671] · 7% credit
76%
surv 69%
-$8,484 NOT
cap gain +$12,166
budget: banked $880 debit $797 (91% used ≈ 1.3 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$83 cash · rolled 20 ct earn ≈ $6,122/mo while parked; 5 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$2,640/mo
vs 50% target ($3,971/mo)-34%
vs normal income ($7,941/mo)33% covered
Net income (after hedge)$2,649/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $27 is $6 below CC-SS $33.14: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$11,407
… as % of IC ($5,525)206.5%
… as % of ML ($55,525)20.5%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.4 mo
Surgical close (20 ct)$-16,760
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.11/sh (~25% of the $0.44 collected) or spot ≥ $27.56 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $27)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $35.44 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $26.73Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$27-27.56
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
≥ $27.56
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 0.83 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$27.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$880$-12,164+$8,486+$860
+2.5%$27.67 (1.1σ)$-470$-12,108+$8,542-$490
+5%$28.35 (1.3σ)$-1,820$-12,053+$8,597-$1,840
SS (= V-bounce)$39.71 (4.2σ)$-24,540$-11,470+$9,180-$23,140
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $33.14, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-20,650
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$20,395
− CC assignment net of premium (20 × $27): -$11,407
+ Conservative CC premium (5 × $39): +$5
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-11,657 (+$8,993 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-230 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-11,427, the opportunity cost of earning $2,640/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $34.85 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$14,820, position total $-11,516 (+$9,134 vs today)
🎯 50% normal25 × $26.5024 Jul10d13.5%80%32%$1,325$3,975$15,284
Sell 25 × $26.50 13.5% OTM over spot $23.35 24 Jul 2026 (10d, $0.66 mid)
= $1,325 credit for the 10d cycle → $3,975/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $26.50)
80%
Breach risk
20%
POP (stays ≤ $27.16)
84%
EV / mo
+$1,203
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.9 mo [0.9-3.4] median  ·  64% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 54% without)  ·  ~5.2 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $8,312
🛡 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)
32%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$2,619
Free roll-up
+$1/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$29 @ 76% POP
69% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 25 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 5 of 10); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $2.23/sh now → $1.58 mid-life (likely $1.64–$2.49)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.53/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.05/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 950 simulated challenges: the $26 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 10, at $27 (overshoots $0.83). 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 (25 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$2631 Jul 202612d left+$0.33/sh+$829
cycle +$2,154
[+$196…+$1,015] · 85% credit
67%
surv 54%
-$11,936 NOT
cap gain +$8,714
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$2731 Jul 202612d left+$0.25/sh+$632
cycle +$1,957
[-$32…+$803] · 72% credit
68%
surv 55%
-$11,821 NOT
cap gain +$8,829
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$2731 Jul 202612d left+$0.00/sh+$1
cycle +$1,326
[-$774…+$117] · 28% credit
69%
surv 59%
-$11,411 NOT
cap gain +$9,239
Max even-money escape in the band~$2731 Jul 202612d left+$0.00/sh+$1
cycle +$1,326
[-$774…+$117] · 28% credit
69%
surv 59%
-$11,411 NOT
cap gain +$9,239
SS $40 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$2931 Jul 202612d left-$0.41/sh-$1,014
cycle +$311
[-$1,942…-$1,017] · 6% credit
76%
surv 69%
-$9,302 NOT
cap gain +$11,348
budget: banked $1,325 debit $1,014 (77% used ≈ 1.1 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$311 cash · rolled 25 ct earn ≈ $7,324/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$3,975/mo
vs 50% target ($3,971/mo)+0%
vs normal income ($7,941/mo)50% covered
Net income (after hedge)$3,975/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $26.50 is $7 below CC-SS $33.14: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$15,284
… as % of IC ($5,525)276.6%
… as % of ML ($55,525)27.5%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.9 mo
Surgical close (25 ct)$-20,963
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.13/sh (~25% of the $0.53 collected) or spot ≥ $27.16 (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 $35.44 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $26.23Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$26-27.16
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
≥ $27.16
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 0.83 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$26.50 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,325$-12,765+$7,885+$1,300
+2.5%$27.16 (≤1σ, normal week)$-331$-13,042+$7,608-$356
+5%$27.83 (1.1σ)$-1,988$-13,318+$7,332-$2,013
SS (= V-bounce)$39.71 (4.2σ)$-31,700$-18,280+$2,370-$29,950
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $33.14, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-20,650
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$20,395
− CC assignment net of premium (25 × $26.50): -$15,284
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-15,539 (+$5,111 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-230 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-15,309, the opportunity cost of earning $3,975/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $34.85 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$19,550, position total $-16,251 (+$4,399 vs today)
100% normal23 × $2424 Jul10d2.8%60%86%$2,714$8,142+$4,167$18,317
Sell 23 × $24 2.8% OTM over spot $23.35 24 Jul 2026 (10d, $1.36 mid)
= $2,714 credit for the 10d cycle → $8,142/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $24)
60%
Breach risk
40%
POP (stays ≤ $25.36)
72%
EV / mo
+$965
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 2.1 mo [1.1-3.7] median, 0.1 mo faster than no FIGHT (2.2 mo)  ·  66% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 49% without)  ·  ~15.7 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $10,436
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
71%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$409
Free roll-up
+$0/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$30 @ 91% POP
91% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 23 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 5 of 10); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $1.92/sh now → $1.36 mid-life (likely $1.85–$2.52)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.18/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.18/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 2,125 simulated challenges: the $24 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 10, at $25 (overshoots $0.80). 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 (23 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$2431 Jul 202612d left+$0.29/sh+$660
cycle +$3,374
[-$135…+$258] · 61% credit
67%
surv 54%
-$15,920 NOT
cap gain +$4,730
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$2431 Jul 202612d left+$0.21/sh+$484
cycle +$3,198
[-$353…+$68] · 31% credit
68%
surv 55%
-$15,784 NOT
cap gain +$4,866
Max even-money escape in the band~$2431 Jul 202612d left+$0.21/sh+$484
cycle +$3,198
[-$353…+$68] · 31% credit
68%
surv 55%
-$15,784 NOT
cap gain +$4,866
SS $40 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$3031 Jul 202612d left-$1.08/sh-$2,475
cycle +$239
[-$4,286…-$3,228]
91%
surv 91%
-$6,248 NOT
cap gain +$14,402
budget: banked $2,714 debit $2,475 (91% used ≈ 1.3 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$239 cash · rolled 23 ct earn ≈ $1,620/mo while parked; 2 ct free to re-sell
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted +0.5 vol pt per +1% move (spike-vol name: vol expands on a fast move, richer buyback). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$8,142/mo
vs 50% target ($3,971/mo)+105%
vs normal income ($7,941/mo)103% covered
Net income (after hedge)$8,146/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $24 is $9 below CC-SS $33.14: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$18,317
… as % of IC ($5,525)331.5%
… as % of ML ($55,525)33.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.3 mo
Surgical close (23 ct)$-19,412
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 $1.18 collected) or spot ≥ $25.36 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $24)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $35.44 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $23.76Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$24-25.36
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
≥ $25.36
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 0.83 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$24.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$2,714$-16,580+$4,070+$2,691
+2.5%$24.60 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,334$-16,711+$3,939+$1,311
+5%$25.20 (≤1σ, normal week)$-46$-16,841+$3,809-$69
SS (= V-bounce)$39.71 (4.2σ)$-33,419$-20,139+$511-$31,809
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $33.14, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-20,650
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$20,395
− CC assignment net of premium (23 × $24): -$18,317
+ Conservative CC premium (2 × $39): +$2
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-18,569 (+$2,081 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-230 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-18,340, the opportunity cost of earning $8,142/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $34.85 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$22,241, position total $-18,940 (+$1,710 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 (18 clear the floor), click to expand

Every eligible strike x expiry in the 3-45 DTE band (3 expiries scanned, 18 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: 0.833 (IBKR)  |  Recovery@SS: +$20,395 (un-capped fortress gain if stock rallies to SS)  |  Do-nothing @ SS: $-230

StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$263d17 Jul 2026$0.2516/25$4,000$4,01686%89%+$2,187-$11,030199.6%$-11,276 (vs do-nothing $-11,046)
$26.5010d24 Jul 2026$0.5325/25$3,975$3,97580%84%+$1,203-$15,284276.6%$-15,539 (vs do-nothing $-15,309)
$253d17 Jul 2026$0.4210/25$4,200$4,22677%82%+$1,657-$7,724139.8%$-7,963 (vs do-nothing $-7,734)
$2610d24 Jul 2026$0.5823/25$4,002$4,00677%81%+$827-$15,097273.2%$-15,349 (vs do-nothing $-15,120)
$25.5010d24 Jul 2026$0.7019/25$3,990$4,00173%79%+$743-$13,193238.8%$-13,442 (vs do-nothing $-13,212)
$25.5017d31 Jul 2026$1.1520/25$4,059$4,06870%77%+$736-$12,987235.1%$-13,237 (vs do-nothing $-13,007)
$2510d24 Jul 2026$0.8416/25$4,032$4,04869%77%+$667-$11,686211.5%$-11,932 (vs do-nothing $-11,702)
$2517d31 Jul 2026$1.2918/25$4,098$4,11066%75%+$623-$12,337223.3%$-12,584 (vs do-nothing $-12,355)
$24.5010d24 Jul 2026$1.0014/25$4,200$4,21964%74%+$600-$10,701193.7%$-10,945 (vs do-nothing $-10,715)
$24.5017d31 Jul 2026$1.4116/25$3,981$3,99763%73%+$409-$11,574209.5%$-11,820 (vs do-nothing $-11,590)
$243d17 Jul 2026$0.716/25$4,260$4,29463%74%+$1,103-$5,06091.6%$-5,296 (vs do-nothing $-5,066)
$2410d24 Jul 2026$1.1812/25$4,248$4,27160%72%+$503-$9,556173.0%$-9,798 (vs do-nothing $-9,568)
$2417d31 Jul 2026$1.5515/25$4,103$4,12159%71%+$246-$11,391206.2%$-11,635 (vs do-nothing $-11,406)
Show 5 more candidates (lower strikes: more income, lower survival)
StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$23.5017d31 Jul 2026$1.8013/25$4,129$4,15156%69%+$262-$10,197184.6%$-10,439 (vs do-nothing $-10,210)
$23.5010d24 Jul 2026$1.4110/25$4,230$4,25655%70%+$473-$8,234149.0%$-8,473 (vs do-nothing $-8,244)
$23.503d17 Jul 2026$0.925/25$4,600$4,63555%70%+$959-$4,36278.9%$-4,596 (vs do-nothing $-4,367)
$2317d31 Jul 2026$2.0611/25$3,999$4,02452%68%+$266-$8,892160.9%$-9,133 (vs do-nothing $-8,903)
$2310d24 Jul 2026$1.668/25$3,984$4,01450%67%+$396-$6,787122.8%$-7,025 (vs do-nothing $-6,795)

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 25 contracts at the conservative CC.

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