FORTRESS FIGHT: GLXY @ $22.59

BE SS: $39.71  |  CC-SS: $33.81  |  125 contracts (12,500 sh) |  ⌂ PORTFOLIO

GENERATED2026-07-17 01:33

GLXYBBC @ $22.59   UNDERWATER $17.12 (43.1% below BE SS)

⚠ EARNINGS · SHORT EXPIRY ONLY
GLXY reports 2026-07-28 (Tue), in 11 days. The recommended CC (7d) 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: $33.81 (banked floor $33.65)  |  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$46,339/mo95% ann ROI on ML
Hedge (static, never rolled)$0/moHP expiry = SP LEAPS; decay ≈ $4,170/mo (info only, already in marks)
Unrealized P&L$-118,250fortress legs from IBKR
INCOME GOALPOSTS & VELOCITY
50% INCOME FLOOR
$23,170/mo
HEDGE COVER
$0/mo (static)
NORMAL INCOME
$46,339/mo (ATM CC, chain)
IC VELOCITY
0.6 mo to earn back $27,625
ML VELOCITY
6.0 mo to earn back $277,625
Deep drawdown confirmed: a CC at CC-SS $33.81 (probe: $34C 14d) brings only $1,339/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)
$116,496
was $118,250 · 1% earned back
Cycles closed
2
Credit in flight
$0
CC-SS · banked floor (info)
$33.81 → $33.65
TECHNICALS (cc_timing weekly gate + daily trigger)
WEEKLYNEUTRAL · %B 33 (live) · RSI 44 · MACD bearish, hist falling
DAILYFALLING (provisional) · RSI 35 · %B 19 · hist rising (nightly)
LEVELSUpper BB (CC ceiling) $34.86 (+54%) · daily UBB $33.17 · 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: 109 contracts at $25 / 7d. This is the safest strike (survival 79%, breach 21%) that still earns 50% of normal income ($23,170/mo); it brings $23,357/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 108 × $23/7d for $46,749/mo, but breach risk rises to 42% (+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 125 × $27/7d (91% survival, $9,643/mo).
Downside anchor: the primary mortgages $90,533 (328% of IC) ONLY on a full V-bounce all the way to SS $40, recoverable in 2.0 months of normal income. That is the rare tail; the frequent case is the strike holding. Surgical close on the 109 contracts realizes $-103,386 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 (7d) · sell 109 × $25, 79% survival, $23,357/mo (E[net] $5,001/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 · 7d109 × $2579%$23,357$5,001

📅 NEXT FRIDAY · 24 Jul 2026 · 7d · E[net] $5,001/mo 🏆 GRAND PICK

🎯 Engine pick: sell 109 × $25 (primary), 79% survival, breach 21%, $23,357/mo.
Stay at the pick. Stepping safer (the $25.50 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 83% (breach 21% → 17%) for $8,049/mo less (34% income)) buys little extra safety; the income is doing real work covering the bleed.
GLXY  spot $22.59 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsFIGHT edgePer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
🛡 safe yield125 × $2724 Jul7d19.5%91%18%+6pp$2,250$9,643-$13,714$82,822
Sell 125 × $27 19.5% OTM over spot $22.59 24 Jul 2026 (7d, $0.26 mid)
= $2,250 credit for the 7d cycle → $9,643/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $27)
91%
Breach risk
9%
POP (stays ≤ $27.26)
92%
EV / mo
+$5,179
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+6pp
52% whole by 9mo vs 47% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~1.0/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$5,809/mo
median; plan ~$3,950/mo after 68% keep · $31,867 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~2.0 mo [1.1-3.7], measured ONLY among the 52% of futures that got whole
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
14%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$14,566
Free roll-up
+$1/wk
Safest escape (by 14 Aug 2026)
$32 @ 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: $1.90/sh now → $1.35 mid-life (likely $1.14–$1.94)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.18/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.17/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 418 simulated challenges: the $27 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 7, at $28 (overshoots $0.81). 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)~$2731 Jul 202610d left+$0.67/sh+$8,315
cycle +$10,565
[+$7,380…+$11,812] · 100% credit
68%
surv 54%
-$61,986 NOT
cap gain +$56,264
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$3014 Aug 202624d left+$0.37/sh+$4,575
cycle +$6,825
[+$2,143…+$8,078] · 88% credit
78%
surv 71%
-$30,390 NOT
cap gain +$87,860
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$2831 Jul 202610d left+$0.07/sh+$877
cycle +$3,127
[-$1,116…+$3,296] · 61% credit
74%
surv 64%
-$54,813 NOT
cap gain +$63,437
Max even-money escape in the band~$3114 Aug 202624d left+$0.07/sh+$937
cycle +$3,187
[-$2,021…+$4,030] · 57% credit
80%
surv 75%
-$23,666 NOT
cap gain +$94,584
SS $40 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$3214 Aug 202624d left-$0.14/sh-$1,699
cycle +$551
[-$5,038…+$1,333] · 36% credit
82%
surv 78%
-$15,939 NOT
cap gain +$102,311
budget: banked $2,250 debit $1,699 (75% used ≈ 0.8 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$551 cash · rolled 125 ct earn ≈ $18,897/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$9,643/mo
vs 50% target ($23,170/mo)-58%
vs normal income ($46,339/mo)21% covered
Net income (after hedge)$9,643/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $27 is $7 below CC-SS $33.81: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$82,822
… as % of IC ($27,625)299.8%
… as % of ML ($277,625)29.8%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.8 mo
Surgical close (125 ct)$-119,250
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 $0.18 collected) or spot ≥ $27.26 (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 $33.17 (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
$27-27.26
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
≥ $27.26
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 (1.4σ)$2,250$-70,301+$47,949+$2,125
+2.5%$27.67 (1.6σ)$-6,187$-71,744+$46,506-$6,312
+5%$28.35 (1.8σ)$-14,625$-73,187+$45,063-$14,750
SS (= V-bounce)$39.71 (5.5σ)$-156,625$-97,469+$20,781-$147,875
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $33.81, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-118,250
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$116,223
− CC assignment net of premium (125 × $27): -$82,822
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-84,849 (+$33,401 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,902 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-82,947, the opportunity cost of earning $9,643/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $34.86 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$96,000, position total $-87,102 (+$31,148 vs today)
33% normal94 × $25.5024 Jul7d12.9%83%36%+10pp$3,572$15,309-$8,049$74,502
Sell 94 × $25.50 12.9% OTM over spot $22.59 24 Jul 2026 (7d, $0.42 mid)
= $3,572 credit for the 7d cycle → $15,309/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $25.50)
83%
Breach risk
17%
POP (stays ≤ $25.92)
86%
EV / mo
+$6,276
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+10pp
61% whole by 9mo vs 51% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~2.1/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$7,936/mo
median; plan ~$5,397/mo after 68% keep · $40,845 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~2.2 mo [1.2-4.4], measured ONLY among the 61% of futures that got whole
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
26%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$8,011
Free roll-up
+$1/wk
Safest escape (by 7 Aug 2026)
$31 @ 85% POP
82% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 94 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: $1.74/sh now → $1.23 mid-life (likely $1.24–$1.96)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.38/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.85/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 773 simulated challenges: the $26 strike is typically first touched on day 4 of 7, at $26 (overshoots $0.76). 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 (94 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$2631 Jul 202610d left+$0.61/sh+$5,745
cycle +$9,317
[+$4,376…+$7,045] · 99% credit
68%
surv 54%
-$78,747 NOT
cap gain +$39,503
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$2914 Aug 202624d left+$0.26/sh+$2,400
cycle +$5,972
[-$372…+$3,357] · 68% credit
78%
surv 72%
-$46,756 NOT
cap gain +$71,494
Max even-money escape in the band~$297 Aug 202618d left+$0.04/sh+$340
cycle +$3,912
[-$2,261…+$1,051] · 37% credit
80%
surv 74%
-$48,816 NOT
cap gain +$69,434
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)~$2731 Jul 202610d left+$0.02/sh+$203
cycle +$3,775
[-$1,954…+$832] · 35% credit
74%
surv 65%
-$69,678 NOT
cap gain +$48,572
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$317 Aug 202618d left-$0.36/sh-$3,380
cycle +$192
[-$6,799…-$2,997] · 7% credit
85%
surv 82%
-$31,811 NOT
cap gain +$86,439
budget: banked $3,572 debit $3,380 (95% used ≈ 1.0 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$192 cash · rolled 94 ct earn ≈ $13,671/mo while parked; 31 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$15,309/mo
vs 50% target ($23,170/mo)-34%
vs normal income ($46,339/mo)33% covered
Net income (after hedge)$15,375/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $25.50 is $8 below CC-SS $33.81: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$74,502
… as % of IC ($27,625)269.7%
… as % of ML ($277,625)26.8%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.6 mo
Surgical close (94 ct)$-89,300
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 $0.38 collected) or spot ≥ $25.92 (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 $33.17 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $25.25Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$25-25.92
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
≥ $25.92
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$25.50 (≤1σ, normal week)$3,572$-84,492+$33,758+$3,478
+2.5%$26.14 (1.1σ)$-2,420$-83,879+$34,371-$2,514
+5%$26.78 (1.3σ)$-8,413$-83,265+$34,985-$8,507
SS (= V-bounce)$39.71 (5.5σ)$-130,002$-73,016+$45,234-$123,422
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $33.81, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-118,250
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$116,223
− CC assignment net of premium (94 × $25.50): -$74,502
+ Conservative CC premium (31 × $39): +$31
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-76,498 (+$41,752 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,902 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-74,596, the opportunity cost of earning $15,309/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $34.86 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$84,412, position total $-75,483 (+$42,767 vs today)
🎯 50% normal109 × $2524 Jul7d10.7%79%33%+10pp$5,450$23,357$90,533
Sell 109 × $25 10.7% OTM over spot $22.59 24 Jul 2026 (7d, $0.53 mid)
= $5,450 credit for the 7d cycle → $23,357/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $25)
79%
Breach risk
21%
POP (stays ≤ $25.52)
83%
EV / mo
+$9,181
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+10pp
62% whole by 9mo vs 52% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~2.6/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$10,563/mo
median; plan ~$7,183/mo after 68% keep · $52,121 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.9 mo [1.0-4.0], measured ONLY among the 62% of futures that got whole
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
33%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$7,582
Free roll-up
+$1/wk
Safest escape (by 14 Aug 2026)
$32 @ 88% POP
86% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 109 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: $1.69/sh now → $1.20 mid-life (likely $1.24–$1.97)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.50/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.70/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 986 simulated challenges: the $25 strike is typically first touched on day 4 of 7, at $26 (overshoots $0.74). 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 (109 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$2531 Jul 202610d left+$0.59/sh+$6,470
cycle +$11,920
[+$4,531…+$7,357] · 99% credit
68%
surv 54%
-$81,340 NOT
cap gain +$36,910
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$2714 Aug 202624d left+$0.52/sh+$5,721
cycle +$11,171
[+$2,492…+$6,363] · 93% credit
76%
surv 68%
-$57,115 NOT
cap gain +$61,135
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$2631 Jul 202610d left+$0.01/sh+$66
cycle +$5,516
[-$2,751…+$378] · 29% credit
74%
surv 66%
-$73,133 NOT
cap gain +$45,117
Max even-money escape in the band~$287 Aug 202618d left+$0.01/sh+$66
cycle +$5,516
[-$3,350…+$412] · 29% credit
80%
surv 75%
-$52,409 NOT
cap gain +$65,841
SS $40 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$3214 Aug 202624d left-$0.47/sh-$5,079
cycle +$371
[-$10,254…-$5,008] · 4% credit
88%
surv 86%
-$16,104 NOT
cap gain +$102,146
budget: banked $5,450 debit $5,079 (93% used ≈ 0.9 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$371 cash · rolled 109 ct earn ≈ $9,940/mo while parked; 16 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$23,357/mo
vs 50% target ($23,170/mo)+1%
vs normal income ($46,339/mo)50% covered
Net income (after hedge)$23,391/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $25 is $9 below CC-SS $33.81: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$90,533
… as % of IC ($27,625)327.7%
… as % of ML ($277,625)32.6%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.0 mo
Surgical close (109 ct)$-103,386
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 ≥ $25.52 (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 $33.17 (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
$25-25.52
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
≥ $25.52
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)$5,450$-87,810+$30,440+$5,341
+2.5%$25.62 (≤1σ, normal week)$-1,362$-88,146+$30,104-$1,471
+5%$26.25 (1.2σ)$-8,175$-88,482+$29,768-$8,284
SS (= V-bounce)$39.71 (5.5σ)$-154,889$-96,853+$21,397-$147,259
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $33.81, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-118,250
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$116,223
− CC assignment net of premium (109 × $25): -$90,533
+ Conservative CC premium (16 × $39): +$16
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-92,543 (+$25,707 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,902 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-90,642, the opportunity cost of earning $23,357/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $34.86 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$102,024, position total $-93,110 (+$25,140 vs today)
100% normal108 × $2324 Jul7d1.8%58%89%+16pp$10,908$46,749+$23,391$105,794
Sell 108 × $23 1.8% OTM over spot $22.59 24 Jul 2026 (7d, $1.21 mid)
= $10,908 credit for the 7d cycle → $46,749/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $23)
58%
Breach risk
42%
POP (stays ≤ $24.20)
71%
EV / mo
+$6,002
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+16pp
67% whole by 9mo vs 51% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~7.5/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$13,100/mo
median; plan ~$8,908/mo after 68% keep · $58,686 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~2.2 mo [1.1-3.9], measured ONLY among the 67% of futures that got whole
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
70%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$474
Free roll-up
+$1/wk
Safest escape (by 7 Aug 2026)
$30 @ 92% POP
91% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 108 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: $1.49/sh now → $1.05 mid-life (likely $1.44–$2.12)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.01/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.04/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 2,094 simulated challenges: the $23 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 7, at $24 (overshoots $0.81). 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 (108 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$2331 Jul 202610d left+$0.53/sh+$5,676
cycle +$16,584
[+$2,929…+$4,409] · 98% credit
68%
surv 53%
-$97,400 NOT
cap gain +$20,850
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$2514 Aug 202624d left+$0.37/sh+$4,039
cycle +$14,947
[-$779…+$1,816] · 65% credit
77%
surv 70%
-$74,064 NOT
cap gain +$44,186
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$2431 Jul 202610d left+$0.16/sh+$1,709
cycle +$12,617
[-$1,609…+$149] · 31% credit
73%
surv 62%
-$91,938 NOT
cap gain +$26,312
Max even-money escape in the band~$2614 Aug 202624d left+$0.09/sh+$958
cycle +$11,866
[-$4,673…-$1,490] · 12% credit
80%
surv 75%
-$66,782 NOT
cap gain +$51,468
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-$0.66/sh-$7,105
cycle +$3,803
[-$14,495…-$9,939]
92%
surv 91%
-$33,395 NOT
cap gain +$84,855
budget: banked $10,908 debit $7,105 (65% used ≈ 0.7 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$3,803 cash · rolled 108 ct earn ≈ $7,128/mo while parked; 17 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$46,749/mo
vs 50% target ($23,170/mo)+102%
vs normal income ($46,339/mo)101% covered
Net income (after hedge)$46,785/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $23 is $11 below CC-SS $33.81: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$105,794
… as % of IC ($27,625)383.0%
… as % of ML ($277,625)38.1%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.3 mo
Surgical close (108 ct)$-104,274
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.25/sh (~25% of the $1.01 collected) or spot ≥ $24.20 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $23)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $33.17 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $22.77Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$23-24.20
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
≥ $24.20
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$23.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$10,908$-103,076+$15,174+$10,800
+2.5%$23.57 (≤1σ, normal week)$4,698$-103,328+$14,922+$4,590
+5%$24.15 (≤1σ, normal week)$-1,512$-103,579+$14,670-$1,620
SS (= V-bounce)$39.71 (5.5σ)$-169,560$-111,594+$6,656-$162,000
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $33.81, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-118,250
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$116,223
− CC assignment net of premium (108 × $23): -$105,794
+ Conservative CC premium (17 × $39): +$17
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-107,804 (+$10,446 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,902 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-105,902, the opportunity cost of earning $46,749/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $34.86 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$117,180, position total $-108,265 (+$9,985 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 (16 clear the floor), click to expand

Every eligible strike x expiry in the 4-45 DTE band (4 expiries scanned, 16 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: 0.829 (IBKR)  |  Recovery@SS: +$116,223 (un-capped fortress gain if stock rallies to SS)  |  Do-nothing @ SS: $-1,902

StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$257d24 Jul 2026$0.50109/125$23,357$23,39179%83%+$9,181-$90,533327.7%$-92,543 (vs do-nothing $-90,642)
$24.507d24 Jul 2026$0.5697/125$23,280$23,34074%80%+$6,447-$84,834307.1%$-86,833 (vs do-nothing $-84,931)
$247d24 Jul 2026$0.6485/125$23,314$23,40070%77%+$4,890-$77,909282.0%$-79,896 (vs do-nothing $-77,994)
$24.5014d31 Jul 2026$1.02107/125$23,387$23,42670%77%+$5,217-$88,657320.9%$-90,666 (vs do-nothing $-88,764)
$24.5021d7 Aug 2026$1.46112/125$23,360$23,38867%76%+$4,305-$87,872318.1%$-89,886 (vs do-nothing $-87,984)
$2414d31 Jul 2026$1.1991/125$23,205$23,27866%75%+$4,770-$78,403283.8%$-80,396 (vs do-nothing $-78,494)
$2421d7 Aug 2026$1.61101/125$23,230$23,28164%74%+$3,628-$82,777299.6%$-84,780 (vs do-nothing $-82,878)
$23.507d24 Jul 2026$0.8564/125$23,314$23,44564%74%+$5,447-$60,517219.1%$-62,483 (vs do-nothing $-60,581)
$2428d14 Aug 2026$1.84118/125$23,263$23,27864%74%+$3,597-$93,996340.3%$-96,016 (vs do-nothing $-94,114)
$23.5014d31 Jul 2026$1.4177/125$23,265$23,36862%74%+$4,772-$68,497248.0%$-70,476 (vs do-nothing $-68,574)
$2328d14 Aug 2026$2.3095/125$23,411$23,47558%71%+$3,629-$80,805292.5%$-82,801 (vs do-nothing $-80,900)
$237d24 Jul 2026$1.0154/125$23,374$23,52658%71%+$3,001-$52,897191.5%$-54,853 (vs do-nothing $-52,951)
$2321d7 Aug 2026$2.0480/125$23,314$23,41158%71%+$3,284-$70,126253.8%$-72,108 (vs do-nothing $-70,206)
Show 3 more candidates (lower strikes: more income, lower survival)
StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$2314d31 Jul 2026$1.5769/125$23,214$23,33458%71%+$3,691-$63,727230.7%$-65,698 (vs do-nothing $-63,796)
$22.5014d31 Jul 2026$1.8260/125$23,400$23,53953%69%+$2,867-$56,914206.0%$-58,876 (vs do-nothing $-56,974)
$22.507d24 Jul 2026$1.2942/125$23,220$23,39852%68%+$3,297-$42,066152.3%$-44,010 (vs do-nothing $-42,108)

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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