FORTRESS FIGHT: GLXY @ $24.50

BE SS: $39.71  |  CC-SS: $33.57  |  125 contracts (12,500 sh) |  ⌂ PORTFOLIO

GENERATED2026-07-16 16:07

GLXYBBC @ $24.50   UNDERWATER $15.21 (38.3% below BE SS)

⚠ EARNINGS · SHORT EXPIRY ONLY
GLXY reports 2026-07-28 (Tue), in 12 days. The recommended CC (8d) 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.

125 contracts (12,500 sh)  |  BE SS: $39.71  |  CC-SS: $33.57 (banked floor $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$23,750/mo95% ann ROI on ML
Hedge (static, never rolled)$0/moHP expiry = SP LEAPS; decay ≈ $4,197/mo (info only, already in marks)
Unrealized P&L$-96,750fortress legs from IBKR
INCOME GOALPOSTS & VELOCITY
50% INCOME FLOOR
$11,875/mo
HEDGE COVER
$0/mo (static)
NORMAL INCOME
$23,750/mo (ATM CC, chain)
IC VELOCITY
1.2 mo to earn back $27,625
ML VELOCITY
11.7 mo to earn back $277,625
Deep drawdown confirmed: a CC at CC-SS $33.57 (probe: $33C 15d) brings only $250/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
$1,754
Hole (after banked)
$94,996
was $96,750 · 2% earned back
Cycles closed
2
Credit in flight
$0
CC-SS · banked floor (info)
$33.57 → $33.41
TECHNICALS (cc_timing weekly gate + daily trigger)
WEEKLYNEUTRAL · %B 43 (live) · RSI 47 · MACD bearish, hist falling
DAILYFALLING (provisional) · RSI 39 · %B 29 · hist rising (nightly)
LEVELSUpper BB (CC ceiling) $34.86 (+42%) · daily UBB $33.85 · 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: 71 contracts at $27.50 / 8d. This is the safest strike (survival 80%, breach 20%) that still earns 50% of normal income ($11,875/mo); it brings $11,981/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 112 × $26.50/8d for $23,940/mo, but breach risk rises to 27% (+8pp vs the primary). The lower strike is hit by a smaller bounce.
More safety, less income: for just the hedge you can sit at 125 × $30/8d (92% survival, $6,094/mo).
Downside anchor: the primary mortgages $39,874 (144% of IC) ONLY on a full V-bounce all the way to SS $40, recoverable in 1.7 months of normal income. That is the rare tail; the frequent case is the strike holding. Surgical close on the 71 contracts realizes $-56,977 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 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 · 24 Jul 2026 (8d) · sell 71 × $27.50, 80% survival, $11,981/mo (E[net] $-1,234/mo).
This week's Friday is inside the pin/gamma window, so only the next weekly is shown.
TrackExpirySellSurvivalIncome/moE[net]/mo
NEXT FRIDAY 🏆24 Jul 2026 · 8d71 × $27.5080%$11,981$-1,234

📅 NEXT FRIDAY · 24 Jul 2026 · 8d · E[net] $-1,234/mo 🏆 GRAND PICK

🎯 Engine pick: sell 71 × $27.50 (primary), 80% survival, breach 20%, $11,981/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 89% (breach 20% → 11%) for $4,106/mo less (34% income) buys safety you do not really need here.
GLXY  spot $24.50 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsPer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
🛡 safe yield125 × $3024 Jul8d22.4%92%16%$1,625$6,094-$5,887$42,951
Sell 125 × $30 22.4% OTM over spot $24.50 24 Jul 2026 (8d, $0.21 mid)
= $1,625 credit for the 8d cycle → $6,094/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $30)
92%
Breach risk
8%
POP (stays ≤ $30.21)
93%
EV / mo
+$2,399
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.5 mo [0.8-3.2] median  ·  60% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 57% without)  ·  ~2.0 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $18,005
🛡 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)
11%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$21,866
Free roll-up
+$1/wk
Safest escape (by 7 Aug 2026)
$32 @ 76% POP
67% 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: $2.66/sh now → $1.88 mid-life (likely $1.53–$2.73)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.13/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.75/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 323 simulated challenges: the $30 strike is typically first touched on day 6 of 8, at $31 (overshoots $0.99). 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
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$307 Aug 202618d left+$1.31/sh+$16,414
cycle +$18,039
[+$14,839…+$23,270] · 100% credit
70%
surv 55%
-$20,755 NOT
cap gain +$75,995
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$327 Aug 202618d left+$0.28/sh+$3,528
cycle +$5,153
[+$353…+$8,936] · 77% credit
76%
surv 67%
-$7,297 NOT
cap gain +$89,453
Max even-money escape in the band~$327 Aug 202618d left+$0.28/sh+$3,528
cycle +$5,153
[+$353…+$8,936] · 77% credit
76%
surv 67%
-$7,297 NOT
cap gain +$89,453
SS $40 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted +0.5 vol pt per +1% move (spike-vol name: vol expands on a fast move, richer buyback). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$6,094/mo
vs 50% target ($11,875/mo)-49%
vs normal income ($23,750/mo)26% covered
Net income (after hedge)$6,094/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $30 is $4 below CC-SS $33.57: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$42,951
… as % of IC ($27,625)155.5%
… as % of ML ($277,625)15.5%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.8 mo
Surgical close (125 ct)$-97,812
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 $0.13 collected) or spot ≥ $30.21 (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 $33.85 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $29.70Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$30-30.21
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
≥ $30.21
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$30.00 (1.5σ)$1,625$-37,169+$59,581+$1,500
+2.5%$30.75 (1.7σ)$-7,750$-38,641+$58,109-$7,875
+5%$31.50 (1.9σ)$-17,125$-40,112+$56,638-$17,250
SS (= V-bounce)$39.71 (4.2σ)$-119,750$-56,225+$40,525-$111,000
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $33.57, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-96,750
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$95,534
− CC assignment net of premium (125 × $30): -$42,951
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-44,167 (+$52,583 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,091 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-43,076, the opportunity cost of earning $6,094/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $34.86 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$59,125, position total $-46,707 (+$50,043 vs today)
33% normal84 × $2924 Jul8d18.4%89%23%$2,100$7,875-$4,106$36,255
Sell 84 × $29 18.4% OTM over spot $24.50 24 Jul 2026 (8d, $0.33 mid)
= $2,100 credit for the 8d cycle → $7,875/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $29)
89%
Breach risk
11%
POP (stays ≤ $29.32)
90%
EV / mo
+$3,494
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 2.0 mo [0.9-4.1] median, 0.3 mo SLOWER than no FIGHT (1.7 mo): roll costs eat the credits at this rung  ·  57% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 52% without)  ·  ~3.3 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $24,352
🛡 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)
-$12,879
Free roll-up
+$1/wk
Safest escape (by 7 Aug 2026)
$32 @ 76% POP
68% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 84 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: $2.52/sh now → $1.78 mid-life (likely $1.58–$2.60)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.25/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.53/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 485 simulated challenges: the $29 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 8, at $30 (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 (84 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$297 Aug 202618d left+$1.25/sh+$10,467
cycle +$12,567
[+$9,145…+$13,382] · 100% credit
70%
surv 55%
-$36,723 NOT
cap gain +$60,027
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$327 Aug 202618d left+$0.22/sh+$1,849
cycle +$3,949
[-$428…+$4,221] · 70% credit
76%
surv 68%
-$18,997 NOT
cap gain +$77,753
Max even-money escape in the band~$327 Aug 202618d left+$0.22/sh+$1,849
cycle +$3,949
[-$428…+$4,221] · 70% credit
76%
surv 68%
-$18,997 NOT
cap gain +$77,753
SS $40 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted +0.5 vol pt per +1% move (spike-vol name: vol expands on a fast move, richer buyback). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$7,875/mo
vs 50% target ($11,875/mo)-34%
vs normal income ($23,750/mo)33% covered
Net income (after hedge)$7,957/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $29 is $5 below CC-SS $33.57: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$36,255
… as % of IC ($27,625)131.2%
… as % of ML ($277,625)13.1%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.5 mo
Surgical close (84 ct)$-65,646
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 ≥ $29.32 (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 $33.85 (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
$29-29.32
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
≥ $29.32
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 (1.2σ)$2,100$-47,190+$49,560+$2,016
+2.5%$29.72 (1.4σ)$-3,990$-45,641+$51,109-$4,074
+5%$30.45 (1.6σ)$-10,080$-44,091+$52,659-$10,164
SS (= V-bounce)$39.71 (4.2σ)$-87,864$-27,209+$69,541-$81,984
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $33.57, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-96,750
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$95,534
− CC assignment net of premium (84 × $29): -$36,255
+ Conservative CC premium (41 × $39): +$41
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-37,430 (+$59,320 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,091 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-36,339, the opportunity cost of earning $7,875/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $34.86 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$47,124, position total $-34,665 (+$62,085 vs today)
🎯 50% normal71 × $27.5024 Jul8d12.2%80%30%$3,195$11,981$39,874
Sell 71 × $27.50 12.2% OTM over spot $24.50 24 Jul 2026 (8d, $0.73 mid)
= $3,195 credit for the 8d cycle → $11,981/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $27.50)
80%
Breach risk
20%
POP (stays ≤ $28.23)
85%
EV / mo
+$3,692
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.7 mo [0.8-3.2] median, 0.1 mo SLOWER than no FIGHT (1.6 mo): roll costs eat the credits at this rung  ·  66% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 60% without)  ·  ~5.7 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $24,162
🛡 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)
-$8,474
Free roll-up
+$1/wk
Safest escape (by 7 Aug 2026)
$31 @ 79% POP
74% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 71 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: $2.32/sh now → $1.64 mid-life (likely $1.69–$2.69)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.45/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.19/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 906 simulated challenges: the $28 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 8, at $28 (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 (71 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$287 Aug 202618d left+$1.15/sh+$8,155
cycle +$11,350
[+$6,159…+$9,328] · 100% credit
70%
surv 55%
-$53,734 NOT
cap gain +$43,016
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$307 Aug 202618d left+$0.31/sh+$2,179
cycle +$5,374
[-$495…+$2,880] · 67% credit
75%
surv 66%
-$38,635 NOT
cap gain +$58,115
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$307 Aug 202618d left+$0.13/sh+$934
cycle +$4,129
[-$1,942…+$1,522] · 44% credit
77%
surv 69%
-$34,611 NOT
cap gain +$62,139
Max even-money escape in the band~$307 Aug 202618d left+$0.13/sh+$934
cycle +$4,129
[-$1,942…+$1,522] · 44% credit
77%
surv 69%
-$34,611 NOT
cap gain +$62,139
SS $40 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$317 Aug 202618d left-$0.39/sh-$2,737
cycle +$458
[-$6,583…-$2,571] · 9% credit
79%
surv 74%
-$27,744 NOT
cap gain +$69,006
budget: banked $3,195 debit $2,737 (86% used ≈ 1.0 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$458 cash · rolled 71 ct earn ≈ $14,886/mo while parked; 54 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$11,981/mo
vs 50% target ($11,875/mo)+1%
vs normal income ($23,750/mo)50% covered
Net income (after hedge)$12,089/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $27.50 is $6 below CC-SS $33.57: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$39,874
… as % of IC ($27,625)144.3%
… as % of ML ($277,625)14.4%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.7 mo
Surgical close (71 ct)$-56,977
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 $0.45 collected) or spot ≥ $28.23 (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 $33.85 (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
$27-28.23
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
≥ $28.23
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 0.84 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$27.50 (≤1σ, normal week)$3,195$-61,888+$34,862+$3,124
+2.5%$28.19 (1.0σ)$-1,686$-59,525+$37,225-$1,757
+5%$28.88 (1.2σ)$-6,568$-57,162+$39,588-$6,638
SS (= V-bounce)$39.71 (4.2σ)$-83,496$-23,751+$72,999-$78,526
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $33.57, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-96,750
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$95,534
− CC assignment net of premium (71 × $27.50): -$39,874
+ Conservative CC premium (54 × $39): +$54
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-41,036 (+$55,714 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,091 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-39,945, the opportunity cost of earning $11,981/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $34.86 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$49,061, position total $-36,589 (+$60,161 vs today)
100% normal112 × $26.5024 Jul8d8.2%73%57%$6,384$23,940+$11,959$72,757
Sell 112 × $26.50 8.2% OTM over spot $24.50 24 Jul 2026 (8d, $0.85 mid)
= $6,384 credit for the 8d cycle → $23,940/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $26.50)
73%
Breach risk
27%
POP (stays ≤ $27.35)
79%
EV / mo
+$2,450
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.6 mo [0.8-3.0] median  ·  68% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 60% without)  ·  ~8.6 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $33,622
🛡 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)
44%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$11,012
Free roll-up
+$1/wk
Safest escape (by 7 Aug 2026)
$30 @ 81% POP
77% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 112 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: $2.20/sh now → $1.55 mid-life (likely $1.79–$2.61)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.57/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.98/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,333 simulated challenges: the $26 strike is typically first touched on day 4 of 8, at $27 (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 (112 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$267 Aug 202618d left+$1.09/sh+$12,158
cycle +$18,542
[+$8,560…+$12,139] · 100% credit
70%
surv 55%
-$57,120 NOT
cap gain +$39,630
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$287 Aug 202618d left+$0.44/sh+$4,930
cycle +$11,314
[+$537…+$4,544] · 81% credit
74%
surv 64%
-$48,541 NOT
cap gain +$48,209
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$297 Aug 202618d left+$0.08/sh+$845
cycle +$7,229
[-$4,202…+$36] · 25% credit
77%
surv 69%
-$42,089 NOT
cap gain +$54,661
Max even-money escape in the band~$297 Aug 202618d left+$0.08/sh+$845
cycle +$7,229
[-$4,202…+$36] · 25% credit
77%
surv 69%
-$42,089 NOT
cap gain +$54,661
SS $40 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$307 Aug 202618d left-$0.50/sh-$5,550
cycle +$834
[-$12,230…-$7,001] · 4% credit
81%
surv 77%
-$32,678 NOT
cap gain +$64,072
budget: banked $6,384 debit $5,550 (87% used ≈ 1.0 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$834 cash · rolled 112 ct earn ≈ $19,743/mo while parked; 13 ct free to re-sell
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted +0.5 vol pt per +1% move (spike-vol name: vol expands on a fast move, richer buyback). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$23,940/mo
vs 50% target ($11,875/mo)+102%
vs normal income ($23,750/mo)101% covered
Net income (after hedge)$23,966/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $26.50 is $7 below CC-SS $33.57: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$72,757
… as % of IC ($27,625)263.4%
… as % of ML ($277,625)26.2%
Recovery months (at normal income)3.1 mo
Surgical close (112 ct)$-89,824
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.14/sh (~25% of the $0.57 collected) or spot ≥ $27.35 (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 $33.85 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $26.23Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$26-27.35
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
≥ $27.35
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$26.50 (≤1σ, normal week)$6,384$-69,278+$27,472+$6,272
+2.5%$27.16 (≤1σ, normal week)$-1,036$-69,717+$27,033-$1,148
+5%$27.83 (≤1σ, normal week)$-8,456$-70,156+$26,594-$8,568
SS (= V-bounce)$39.71 (4.2σ)$-141,568$-78,953+$17,797-$133,728
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $33.57, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-96,750
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$95,534
− CC assignment net of premium (112 × $26.50): -$72,757
+ Conservative CC premium (13 × $39): +$13
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-73,959 (+$22,791 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,091 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-72,869, the opportunity cost of earning $23,940/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $34.86 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$87,248, position total $-74,816 (+$21,934 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 (23 clear the floor), click to expand

Every eligible strike x expiry in the 4-45 DTE band (3 expiries scanned, 23 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: 0.843 (IBKR)  |  Recovery@SS: +$95,534 (un-capped fortress gain if stock rallies to SS)  |  Do-nothing @ SS: $-1,091

StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$3022d7 Aug 2026$0.74118/125$11,907$11,92183%87%+$4,042-$33,348120.7%$-34,557 (vs do-nothing $-33,466)
$2915d31 Jul 2026$0.51117/125$11,934$11,95082%87%+$1,966-$47,457171.8%$-48,664 (vs do-nothing $-47,574)
$29.5022d7 Aug 2026$0.80109/125$11,891$11,92381%85%+$3,515-$35,601128.9%$-36,800 (vs do-nothing $-35,710)
$27.508d24 Jul 2026$0.4571/125$11,981$12,08980%85%+$3,692-$39,874144.3%$-41,036 (vs do-nothing $-39,945)
$28.5015d31 Jul 2026$0.52115/125$11,960$11,98080%83%+$291-$52,280189.3%$-53,486 (vs do-nothing $-52,395)
$2922d7 Aug 2026$0.75117/125$11,966$11,98279%83%+$1,626-$44,649161.6%$-45,856 (vs do-nothing $-44,766)
$2815d31 Jul 2026$0.6395/125$11,970$12,03077%82%+$530-$46,893169.7%$-48,079 (vs do-nothing $-46,988)
$28.5022d7 Aug 2026$1.0385/125$11,939$12,01977%83%+$3,320-$34,307124.2%$-35,483 (vs do-nothing $-34,392)
$278d24 Jul 2026$0.4965/125$11,944$12,06477%82%+$2,171-$39,495143.0%$-40,651 (vs do-nothing $-39,560)
$2822d7 Aug 2026$1.1179/125$11,958$12,05075%81%+$2,791-$35,203127.4%$-36,373 (vs do-nothing $-35,282)
$26.508d24 Jul 2026$0.5756/125$11,970$12,10873%79%+$1,225-$36,378131.7%$-37,525 (vs do-nothing $-36,434)
$27.5022d7 Aug 2026$1.2869/125$12,044$12,15672%83%+$2,904-$33,024119.5%$-34,184 (vs do-nothing $-33,093)
$2715d31 Jul 2026$0.9563/125$11,970$12,09472%78%+$1,413-$35,382128.1%$-36,535 (vs do-nothing $-35,445)
Show 10 more candidates (lower strikes: more income, lower survival)
StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$2722d7 Aug 2026$1.5955/125$11,925$12,06570%78%+$3,631-$27,36999.1%$-28,514 (vs do-nothing $-27,424)
$268d24 Jul 2026$0.7543/125$12,094$12,25868%77%+$1,667-$29,309106.1%$-30,443 (vs do-nothing $-29,352)
$26.5022d7 Aug 2026$1.7650/125$12,000$12,15067%77%+$3,441-$26,53196.0%$-27,671 (vs do-nothing $-26,581)
$2622d7 Aug 2026$1.9545/125$11,966$12,12664%75%+$3,246-$25,27391.5%$-26,408 (vs do-nothing $-25,318)
$25.508d24 Jul 2026$0.9235/125$12,075$12,25564%74%+$1,460-$25,01190.5%$-26,137 (vs do-nothing $-25,046)
$25.5022d7 Aug 2026$2.1541/125$12,020$12,18861%74%+$3,053-$24,25687.8%$-25,388 (vs do-nothing $-24,297)
$258d24 Jul 2026$1.0830/125$12,150$12,34058%71%+$892-$22,45881.3%$-23,579 (vs do-nothing $-22,488)
$2522d7 Aug 2026$2.3737/125$11,958$12,13458%72%+$2,852-$22,92683.0%$-24,053 (vs do-nothing $-22,963)
$24.5022d7 Aug 2026$2.5934/125$12,008$12,19055%71%+$2,622-$22,01979.7%$-23,144 (vs do-nothing $-22,053)
$24.508d24 Jul 2026$1.3624/125$12,240$12,44253%70%+$1,221-$18,49566.9%$-19,609 (vs do-nothing $-18,519)

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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