FORTRESS FIGHT: GLXY @ $24.12

BE SS: $39.71  |  CC-SS: $34.70  |  25 contracts (2,500 sh) |  ⌂ PORTFOLIO

GENERATED2026-09-10 21:51

GLXYBBC @ $24.12   UNDERWATER $15.59 (39.3% below BE SS)

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: $34.70 (banked floor $32.51)  |  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$7,950/mo95% ann ROI on ML
Hedge (static, never rolled)$0/moHP expiry = SP LEAPS; decay ≈ $730/mo (info only, already in marks)
Unrealized P&L$-22,462fortress legs from IBKR
INCOME GOALPOSTS & VELOCITY
50% INCOME FLOOR
$3,975/mo
HEDGE COVER
$0/mo (static)
NORMAL INCOME
$7,950/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 $34.70 (probe: $33.5C 15d) brings only $50/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
$4,837
Hole (after banked)
$17,626
was $22,462 · 22% earned back
Cycles closed
9
Credit in flight
$1,258
CC-SS · banked floor (info)
$34.70 → $32.51
Open legAcctCredit/shIn flightOpened
100x $30C 11 Sep 2026U10001299$0.13$1,2582026-09-08
TECHNICALS (cc_timing weekly gate + daily trigger)
WEEKLYNEUTRAL · %B 38 (live) · RSI 49 · MACD bearish, hist rising
DAILYMIXED (provisional) · RSI 51 · %B 52 · hist falling (nightly)
LEVELSUpper BB (CC ceiling) $34.05 (+41%) · daily UBB $27.28 · 1-wk expected move ±$3 (chain IV)
SETUPNo tilt: engine default. (advisory; floors and picks are chain-only)
⚠ Next earnings 2026-10-20: candidates whose expiry crosses it are flagged in the spectrum; EV is unreliable across earnings.
INTERPRETATION
Primary: 25 contracts at $26.50 / 8d. This is the safest strike (survival 78%, breach 22%) that still earns 50% of normal income ($3,975/mo); it brings $4,031/mo. The engine maximizes the odds the pullback never reaches your strike, rather than chasing the fattest near-ATM premium.
More income, less safety: the ladder tops out at 25 × $25/8d for $7,969/mo, but breach risk rises to 37% (+14pp vs the primary). The lower strike is hit by a smaller bounce.
More safety, less income: for just the hedge you can sit at 25 × $33.50/15d (96% survival, $50/mo).
Downside anchor: the primary mortgages $19,414 (351% of IC) ONLY on a full V-bounce all the way to SS $40, recoverable in 2.4 months of normal income. That is the rare tail; the frequent case is the strike holding. Surgical close on the 25 contracts realizes $-22,725 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: NEXT FRIDAY · 18 Sep 2026 (8d) · sell 25 × $26.50, 78% survival, $4,031/mo (E[net] $832/mo).
This week's Friday is inside the pin/gamma window, so only the next weekly is shown.
TrackExpirySellSurvivalIncome/moE[net]/mo
NEXT FRIDAY 🏆18 Sep 2026 · 8d25 × $26.5078%$4,031$832
E[net] arithmetic on the grand pick: keep $1,075 with probability 69%; on the 31% touch you roll, paying $2,982 to close and taking $1,320 back from the best priced door (net cash $1,662) and parking about one cycle of income. Charging the FULL buyback with no door credit (the pre-2026-07-25 model) contradicted the campaign simulation, which prices the same event as a cash-neutral even roll.

📅 NEXT FRIDAY · 18 Sep 2026 · 8d · E[net] $832/mo 🏆 GRAND PICK

🎯 Engine pick: sell 25 × $26.50 (50% normal), 78% survival, breach 22%, $4,031/mo.
Stay at the pick. Stepping safer (the $27.50 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 83% (breach 22% → 17%) for $1,406/mo less (35% income)) buys little extra safety; the income is doing real work covering the bleed.
GLXY  spot $24.12 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsFIGHT edgePer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
🛡 safe yield25 × $28.5018 Sep8d18.2%92%hist 96%16%hist 13%+7pp$500$1,875-$2,156$14,989
Sell 25 × $28.50 18.2% OTM over spot $24.12 18 Sep 2026 (8d, $0.30 mid)
= $500 credit for the 8d cycle → $1,875/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $28.50)
92%
Breach risk
8%
POP (stays ≤ $28.80)
93%
EV / mo
+$1,252
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+7pp
60% whole by 9mo vs 53% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~0.7/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$1,225/mo
median; plan ~$833/mo after 68% keep · $5,976 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.7 mo [0.8-3.6], measured ONLY among the 60% 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)
11%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$2,857
Free roll-up
+$1/wk
Safest escape (by 2 Oct 2026)
$31 @ 77% POP
71% 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 4 of 8); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $1.90/sh now → $1.34 mid-life (likely $1.12–$1.83)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.20/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.14/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 329 simulated challenges: the $28 strike is typically first touched on day 6 of 8, at $29 (overshoots $0.72). 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)~$2825 Sep 202611d left+$0.52/sh+$1,290
cycle +$1,790
[+$1,154…+$1,998] · 99% credit
68%
surv 53%
-$11,518 NOT
cap gain +$10,944
Max even-money escape in the band~$302 Oct 202618d left+$0.26/sh+$648
cycle +$1,148
[+$286…+$1,271] · 86% credit
74%
surv 66%
-$8,231 NOT
cap gain +$14,232
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)~$2925 Sep 202611d left+$0.12/sh+$308
cycle +$808
[+$19…+$831] · 75% credit
72%
surv 61%
-$10,661 NOT
cap gain +$11,801
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$312 Oct 202618d left-$0.07/sh-$183
cycle +$317
[-$656…+$383] · 42% credit
77%
surv 71%
-$6,972 NOT
cap gain +$15,491
budget: banked $500 debit $183 (37% used ≈ 0.4 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$317 cash · rolled 25 ct earn ≈ $5,290/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 ($3,975/mo)-53%
vs normal income ($7,950/mo)24% covered
Net income (after hedge)$1,875/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $28.50 is $6 below CC-SS $34.70: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$14,989
… as % of IC ($5,525)271.3%
… as % of ML ($55,525)27.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.9 mo
Surgical close (25 ct)$-22,700
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.05/sh (~25% of the $0.20 collected) or spot ≥ $28.80 (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 $27.28 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $28.21Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$28-28.80
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
≥ $28.80
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$28.50 (1.5σ)$500$-12,808+$9,654+$475
+2.5%$29.21 (1.7σ)$-1,281$-13,100+$9,362-$1,306
+5%$29.93 (1.9σ)$-3,063$-13,393+$9,070-$3,088
SS (= V-bounce)$39.71 (5.2σ)$-27,525$-17,404+$5,058-$12,025
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $34.70, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-22,462
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$22,103
− CC assignment net of premium (25 × $28.50): -$14,989
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-15,349 (+$7,114 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-3,324 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-12,025, the opportunity cost of earning $1,875/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $34.05 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$13,375, position total $-15,084 (+$7,379 vs today)
33% normal25 × $27.5018 Sep8d14.0%83%hist 86%36%hist 31%+5pp$700$2,625-$1,406$17,289
Sell 25 × $27.50 14.0% OTM over spot $24.12 18 Sep 2026 (8d, $0.47 mid)
= $700 credit for the 8d cycle → $2,625/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $27.50)
83%
Breach risk
17%
POP (stays ≤ $27.96)
85%
EV / mo
+$98
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+5pp
62% whole by 9mo vs 57% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~1.7/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$1,392/mo
median; plan ~$947/mo after 68% keep · $5,459 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.4 mo [0.7-3.1], 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)
21%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$2,467
Free roll-up
+$1/wk
Safest escape (by 2 Oct 2026)
$30 @ 78% POP
72% 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 4 of 8); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $1.79/sh now → $1.27 mid-life (likely $1.12–$1.84)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.28/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.99/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 619 simulated challenges: the $28 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 8, at $28 (overshoots $0.68). 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)~$2825 Sep 202611d left+$0.49/sh+$1,216
cycle +$1,916
[+$957…+$1,693] · 99% credit
68%
surv 53%
-$13,483 NOT
cap gain +$8,980
Max even-money escape in the band~$292 Oct 202618d left+$0.21/sh+$521
cycle +$1,221
[+$9…+$1,010] · 76% credit
75%
surv 66%
-$10,248 NOT
cap gain +$12,215
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)~$2825 Sep 202611d left+$0.10/sh+$239
cycle +$939
[-$167…+$648] · 61% credit
72%
surv 61%
-$12,620 NOT
cap gain +$9,843
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$302 Oct 202618d left-$0.11/sh-$284
cycle +$416
[-$922…+$167] · 29% credit
78%
surv 72%
-$8,963 NOT
cap gain +$13,500
budget: banked $700 debit $284 (41% used ≈ 0.5 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$416 cash · rolled 25 ct earn ≈ $4,805/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$2,625/mo
vs 50% target ($3,975/mo)-34%
vs normal income ($7,950/mo)33% covered
Net income (after hedge)$2,625/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $27.50 is $7 below CC-SS $34.70: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$17,289
… as % of IC ($5,525)312.9%
… as % of ML ($55,525)31.1%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.2 mo
Surgical close (25 ct)$-22,925
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.07/sh (~25% of the $0.28 collected) or spot ≥ $27.96 (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 $27.28 (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
$27-27.96
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
≥ $27.96
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 (1.1σ)$700$-14,698+$7,764+$675
+2.5%$28.19 (1.4σ)$-1,019$-14,980+$7,482-$1,044
+5%$28.88 (1.6σ)$-2,738$-15,262+$7,200-$2,762
SS (= V-bounce)$39.71 (5.2σ)$-29,825$-19,704+$2,758-$14,325
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $34.70, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-22,462
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$22,103
− CC assignment net of premium (25 × $27.50): -$17,289
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-17,649 (+$4,814 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-3,324 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-14,325, the opportunity cost of earning $2,625/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $34.05 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$15,675, position total $-17,384 (+$5,079 vs today)
🎯 50% normal25 × $26.5018 Sep8d9.9%78%hist 83%47%hist 39%+9pp$1,075$4,031$19,414
Sell 25 × $26.50 9.9% OTM over spot $24.12 18 Sep 2026 (8d, $0.54 mid)
= $1,075 credit for the 8d cycle → $4,031/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $26.50)
78%
Breach risk
22%
POP (stays ≤ $27.04)
82%
EV / mo
+$824
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+9pp
67% whole by 9mo vs 58% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~2.1/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$1,911/mo
median; plan ~$1,299/mo after 68% keep · $6,386 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.4 mo [0.7-2.7], 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)
31%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,907
Free roll-up
+$1/wk
Safest escape (by 2 Oct 2026)
$30 @ 81% POP
78% 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 4 of 8); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $1.69/sh now → $1.19 mid-life (likely $1.23–$1.88)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.43/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.76/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 935 simulated challenges: the $26 strike is typically first touched on day 4 of 8, at $27 (overshoots $0.66). 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)~$2625 Sep 202611d left+$0.46/sh+$1,144
cycle +$2,219
[+$752…+$1,341] · 99% credit
68%
surv 53%
-$15,270 NOT
cap gain +$7,193
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$272 Oct 202618d left+$0.53/sh+$1,320
cycle +$2,395
[+$762…+$1,537] · 98% credit
72%
surv 60%
-$13,254 NOT
cap gain +$9,208
Max even-money escape in the band~$282 Oct 202618d left+$0.16/sh+$400
cycle +$1,475
[-$278…+$538] · 52% credit
75%
surv 67%
-$12,084 NOT
cap gain +$10,378
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)~$2725 Sep 202611d left+$0.07/sh+$173
cycle +$1,248
[-$366…+$290] · 40% credit
72%
surv 61%
-$14,401 NOT
cap gain +$8,061
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$302 Oct 202618d left-$0.39/sh-$983
cycle +$92
[-$1,960…-$952] · 5% credit
81%
surv 78%
-$9,287 NOT
cap gain +$13,175
budget: banked $1,075 debit $983 (91% used ≈ 1.1 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$92 cash · rolled 25 ct earn ≈ $3,331/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$4,031/mo
vs 50% target ($3,975/mo)+1%
vs normal income ($7,950/mo)51% covered
Net income (after hedge)$4,031/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $26.50 is $8 below CC-SS $34.70: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$19,414
… as % of IC ($5,525)351.4%
… as % of ML ($55,525)35.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.4 mo
Surgical close (25 ct)$-22,725
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 $0.43 collected) or spot ≥ $27.04 (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 $27.28 (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
$26-27.04
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
≥ $27.04
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)$1,075$-16,413+$6,049+$1,050
+2.5%$27.16 (1.0σ)$-581$-16,685+$5,778-$606
+5%$27.83 (1.2σ)$-2,238$-16,957+$5,506-$2,263
SS (= V-bounce)$39.71 (5.2σ)$-31,950$-21,829+$633-$16,450
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $34.70, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-22,462
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$22,103
− CC assignment net of premium (25 × $26.50): -$19,414
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-19,774 (+$2,689 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-3,324 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-16,450, the opportunity cost of earning $4,031/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $34.05 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$17,800, position total $-19,509 (+$2,954 vs today)
100% normal25 × $2518 Sep8d3.6%63%hist 65%77%hist 64%+18pp$2,125$7,969+$3,938$22,114
Sell 25 × $25 3.6% OTM over spot $24.12 18 Sep 2026 (8d, $0.96 mid)
= $2,125 credit for the 8d cycle → $7,969/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $25)
63%
Breach risk
37%
POP (stays ≤ $25.95)
73%
EV / mo
+$1,186
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+18pp
69% whole by 9mo vs 51% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~4.8/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$2,715/mo
median; plan ~$1,846/mo after 68% keep · $10,568 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.7 mo [0.8-4.0], measured ONLY among the 69% 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)
59%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$589
Free roll-up
+$1/wk
Safest escape (by 2 Oct 2026)
$32 @ 91% POP
90% 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 4 of 8); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $1.54/sh now → $1.09 mid-life (likely $1.40–$1.98)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.85/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.24/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,773 simulated challenges: the $25 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 8, at $26 (overshoots $0.67). 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)~$2525 Sep 202611d left+$0.42/sh+$1,040
cycle +$3,165
[+$492…+$866] · 97% credit
68%
surv 53%
-$17,459 NOT
cap gain +$5,004
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$262 Oct 202618d left+$0.45/sh+$1,123
cycle +$3,248
[+$358…+$867] · 91% credit
72%
surv 61%
-$15,536 NOT
cap gain +$6,926
Max even-money escape in the band~$272 Oct 202618d left+$0.09/sh+$227
cycle +$2,352
[-$718…-$116] · 19% credit
76%
surv 68%
-$14,342 NOT
cap gain +$8,121
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)~$2625 Sep 202611d left+$0.03/sh+$79
cycle +$2,204
[-$657…-$191] · 16% credit
72%
surv 62%
-$16,581 NOT
cap gain +$5,882
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$322 Oct 202618d left-$0.83/sh-$2,076
cycle +$49
[-$3,833…-$2,712]
91%
surv 90%
-$6,195 NOT
cap gain +$16,268
budget: banked $2,125 debit $2,076 (98% used ≈ 1.1 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$49 cash · rolled 25 ct earn ≈ $1,065/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$7,969/mo
vs 50% target ($3,975/mo)+100%
vs normal income ($7,950/mo)100% covered
Net income (after hedge)$7,969/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $25 is $10 below CC-SS $34.70: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$22,114
… as % of IC ($5,525)400.3%
… as % of ML ($55,525)39.8%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.8 mo
Surgical close (25 ct)$-22,725
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.21/sh (~25% of the $0.85 collected) or spot ≥ $25.95 (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 $27.28 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $24.75Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$25-25.95
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
≥ $25.95
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 0.84 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$25.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$2,125$-18,498+$3,964+$2,100
+2.5%$25.62 (≤1σ, normal week)$563$-18,755+$3,708+$538
+5%$26.25 (≤1σ, normal week)$-1,000$-19,011+$3,452-$1,025
SS (= V-bounce)$39.71 (5.2σ)$-34,650$-24,529-$2,067-$19,150
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $34.70, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-22,462
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$22,103
− CC assignment net of premium (25 × $25): -$22,114
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-22,474 ($-11 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-3,324 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-19,150, the opportunity cost of earning $7,969/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $34.05 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$20,500, position total $-22,209 (+$254 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 (14 clear the floor), click to expand

Every eligible strike x expiry in the 4-45 DTE band (3 expiries scanned, 14 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: 0.836 (IBKR)  |  Recovery@SS: +$22,103 (un-capped fortress gain if stock rallies to SS)  |  Do-nothing @ SS: $-3,324

StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$26.508d18 Sep 2026$0.4325/25$4,031$4,03178%82%+$824-$19,414351.4%$-19,774 (vs do-nothing $-16,450)
$268d18 Sep 2026$0.5619/25$3,990$4,00275%81%+$1,365-$15,458279.8%$-16,529 (vs do-nothing $-13,205)
$2615d25 Sep 2026$0.9322/25$4,092$4,09870%77%+$997-$17,085309.2%$-17,800 (vs do-nothing $-14,476)
$25.508d18 Sep 2026$0.6716/25$4,020$4,03869%76%+$603-$13,641246.9%$-15,068 (vs do-nothing $-11,744)
$2622d2 Oct 2026$1.2624/25$4,124$4,12668%76%+$879-$17,846323.0%$-18,324 (vs do-nothing $-15,000)
$25.5015d25 Sep 2026$1.0819/25$4,104$4,11666%75%+$894-$15,420279.1%$-16,491 (vs do-nothing $-13,167)
$258d18 Sep 2026$0.8513/25$4,144$4,16863%73%+$617-$11,499208.1%$-13,282 (vs do-nothing $-9,958)
$2515d25 Sep 2026$1.2716/25$4,064$4,08262%73%+$830-$13,481244.0%$-14,908 (vs do-nothing $-11,584)
$2522d2 Oct 2026$1.6218/25$3,976$3,99061%73%+$737-$14,536263.1%$-15,726 (vs do-nothing $-12,402)
$24.508d18 Sep 2026$1.0511/25$4,331$4,35957%71%+$858-$10,060182.1%$-12,080 (vs do-nothing $-8,756)
$24.5015d25 Sep 2026$1.4814/25$4,144$4,16657%71%+$774-$12,202220.9%$-13,866 (vs do-nothing $-10,542)
$2422d2 Oct 2026$2.0715/25$4,234$4,25453%69%+$675-$12,939234.2%$-14,484 (vs do-nothing $-11,160)
$2415d25 Sep 2026$1.7112/25$4,104$4,13052%69%+$682-$10,783195.2%$-12,684 (vs do-nothing $-9,360)
Show 1 more candidates (lower strikes: more income, lower survival)
StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$248d18 Sep 2026$1.299/25$4,354$4,38651%68%+$738-$8,465153.2%$-10,722 (vs do-nothing $-7,398)

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%). Survival, POP and touch use vol x 1.00 (raw implied: the VRP haircut is applied to the premium edge but NOT to risk, because understating the edge costs opportunity while understating breach odds costs capital; the risk-side haircut arms only from the graded ledger). 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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