FORTRESS FIGHT: GOOG-LC300 @ $355.77

BE SS: $373.00  |  CC-SS: $355.77  |  15 contracts (1,500 sh)  |  2026-07-09 03:37 |  ⌂ PORTFOLIO

GOOG-LC300 @ $355.77   UNDERWATER $17.23 (4.6% below BE SS)

15 contracts (1,500 sh)  |  BE SS: $373.00  |  CC-SS: $355.77  |  IV: MEDIUM  |  Accounts: Neville:0865

LC: $300 exp 2028-01-21 (entry $90.498/sh)
SP: $345 exp 2028-01-21 (entry $57.446/sh)
HP: $310 exp 2028-01-21 (entry $39.964/sh)

Economics

Max Loss$162,000(ND $73.00 + SW $35) x 1500
Normal income ref$30,987/mo75% ann ROI on ML
Hedge rolling cost$2,639/mo
Unrealized P&L$23,663fortress legs from IBKR
INCOME GOALPOSTS & VELOCITY
50% INCOME FLOOR
$15,494/mo
HEDGE COVER
$2,639/mo
NORMAL INCOME
$30,987/mo (ATM CC, chain)
IC VELOCITY
3.5 mo to earn back $109,500
ML VELOCITY
5.2 mo to earn back $162,000
NOT a deep drawdown: a CC at CC-SS $355.77 (probe: $355C 15d) still earns $30,987/mo (100% of normal). Sell the normal CC at/above CC-SS; a FIGHT CC below it is not needed here.
🏦 CAMPAIGN LEDGER , realized CC income since 2026-07-07; banked cash shrinks the hole, so CC-SS ratchets down (seeded from open positions, reconciled from IBKR executions nightly)
Banked since 2026-07-07
$0
Hole (after banked)
$0
Cycles closed
0
Credit in flight
$4,377
Open legAcctCredit/shIn flightOpened
15x $375C 10 Jul 2026U13190865$1.85$2,7792026-07-07
5x $400C 31 Jul 2026U13190865$3.20$1,5982026-07-07
TECHNICALS (cc_timing weekly gate + daily trigger)
WEEKLYNEUTRAL · %B 60 (live) · RSI 56 · MACD bearish, hist falling
DAILYRISING (provisional) · RSI 47 · %B 51 · hist rising (nightly)
LEVELSUpper BB (CC ceiling) $413.89 (+16%) · daily UBB $373.53 · 1-wk expected move ±$16 (chain IV)
SETUPNo tilt: engine default. (advisory; floors and picks are chain-only)
⚠ Next earnings 2026-07-24: candidates whose expiry crosses it are flagged in the spectrum; EV is unreliable across earnings.
INTERPRETATION
Primary: 15 contracts at $367.50 / 8d. This is the safest strike (survival 76%, breach 24%) that still earns 50% of normal income ($15,494/mo); it brings $16,256/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 13 × $357.50/8d for $31,688/mo, but breach risk rises to 45% (+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 13 × $385/8d (95% survival, $2,681/mo).
Downside anchor: the primary mortgages $0 (0% of IC) ONLY on a full V-bounce all the way to SS $373, recoverable in 0.0 months of normal income. That is the rare tail; the frequent case is the strike holding. Surgical close on the 15 contracts realizes $23,580 and cuts bleed by $2,639/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 15 contracts). The master ranks the two by E[net]/mo to pick one grand pick; both are shown here so you can choose the tenor that fits your roll cadence.

🏆 Grand pick: NEXT FRIDAY · 17 Jul 2026 (8d) · sell 15 × $367.50, 76% survival, $16,256/mo (E[net] $4,682/mo).
This week's Friday is inside the pin/gamma window, so only the next weekly is shown.
TrackExpirySellSurvivalIncome/moE[net]/mo
NEXT FRIDAY 🏆17 Jul 2026 · 8d15 × $367.5076%$16,256$4,682

📅 NEXT FRIDAY · 17 Jul 2026 · 8d · E[net] $4,682/mo 🏆 GRAND PICK

🎯 Engine pick: sell 15 × $367.50 (primary), 76% survival, breach 24%, $16,256/mo.
⚖️ Worth a safer step: the $372.50 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 84% (breach 24% → 16%) for $5,850/mo less (36% income), and it still covers your hedge. The pick sits below the ~80% (≈1σ) comfort line; on a drawdown you are nursing back, dodging the frequent breach usually beats the extra premium. Lean: the safer $372.50 rung, unless you need the income to cover the hedge bleed, or you expect GOOG to stay flat-to-down near term.
GOOG  spot $355.77 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsPer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
cover hedge13 × $38517 Jul8d8.2%95%10%$715$2,681-$13,575$0
Sell 13 × $385 8.2% OTM over spot $355.77 17 Jul 2026 (8d, $0.58 mid)
= $715 credit for the 8d cycle → $2,681/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $385)
95%
Breach risk
5%
POP (stays ≤ $385.58)
95%
EV / mo
+$1,819
🛡 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)
6%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$6,764
Free roll-up
+$7/wk
Safest escape (by 24 Jul 2026)
$392 @ 73% POP
64% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 13 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: $8.14/sh now → $5.75 mid-life (likely $4.39–$7.77)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.55/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$5.20/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 189 simulated challenges: the $385 strike is typically first touched on day 6 of 8, at $389 (overshoots $3.59). 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 (13 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$38524 Jul 202611d left+$3.24/sh+$4,211
cycle +$4,926
[+$4,079…+$5,724] · 100% credit
67%
surv 51%
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$38724 Jul 202611d left+$2.37/sh+$3,079
cycle +$3,794
[+$2,760…+$4,372] · 98% credit
69%
surv 54%
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$39224 Jul 202611d left+$0.01/sh+$8
cycle +$723
[-$867…+$1,135] · 56% credit
73%
surv 64%
Max even-money escape in the band~$39224 Jul 202611d left+$0.01/sh+$8
cycle +$723
[-$867…+$1,135] · 56% credit
73%
surv 64%
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 -0.4 vol pt per +1% move (equity skew: vol eases as spot rises; buyback shift floored at 0). 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$2,681/mo
vs 50% target ($15,494/mo)-83%
vs normal income ($30,987/mo)9% covered
Net income (after hedge)$1,762/mo
Downside budget
✓ $385 is at/above CC-SS $355.77: assignment is break-even or better.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$0
… as % of IC ($109,500)0.0%
… as % of ML ($162,000)0.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.0 mo
Surgical close (13 ct)$20,469
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 $0.55 collected) or spot ≥ $385.58 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $385)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $373.53 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $381.15Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$381-385.58
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
≥ $385.58
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 0.86 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$385.00 (1.7σ)$715$60,443+$36,781+$11,375
+2.5%$394.62 (2.2σ)$-11,797$58,422+$34,759+$11,375
+5%$404.25 (2.8σ)$-24,310$56,401+$32,738+$11,375
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $355.77, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $23,663
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$0
− CC assignment net of premium (13 × $385): -$0
+ Conservative CC premium (2 × $372.50): +$860
Total Position P&L @ SS: $24,523 (+$860 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $30,113 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-5,590, the opportunity cost of earning $2,681/mo FIGHT income now)
🛡 safe yield15 × $38017 Jul8d6.8%92%17%$1,410$5,288-$10,969$0
Sell 15 × $380 6.8% OTM over spot $355.77 17 Jul 2026 (8d, $0.95 mid)
= $1,410 credit for the 8d cycle → $5,288/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $380)
92%
Breach risk
8%
POP (stays ≤ $380.95)
92%
EV / mo
+$3,323
🛡 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)
-$7,108
Free roll-up
+$7/wk
Safest escape (by 24 Jul 2026)
$389 @ 76% POP
68% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 15 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: $8.03/sh now → $5.68 mid-life (likely $4.60–$7.87)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.94/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$4.74/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 337 simulated challenges: the $380 strike is typically first touched on day 6 of 8, at $383 (overshoots $3.32). 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 (15 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$38024 Jul 202611d left+$3.36/sh+$5,033
cycle +$6,443
[+$4,747…+$6,598] · 100% credit
67%
surv 51%
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$38224 Jul 202611d left+$2.49/sh+$3,728
cycle +$5,138
[+$3,252…+$5,029] · 100% credit
69%
surv 54%
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$38724 Jul 202611d left+$0.12/sh+$183
cycle +$1,593
[-$948…+$1,310] · 51% credit
73%
surv 64%
Max even-money escape in the band~$38724 Jul 202611d left+$0.12/sh+$183
cycle +$1,593
[-$948…+$1,310] · 51% credit
73%
surv 64%
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$38924 Jul 202611d left-$0.67/sh-$1,000
cycle +$410
[-$2,344…+$95] · 26% credit
76%
surv 68%
budget: banked $1,410 debit $1,000 (71% used ≈ 0.8 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$410 cash · rolled 15 ct earn ≈ $20,505/mo while parked; 0 ct free to re-sell
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted -0.4 vol pt per +1% move (equity skew: vol eases as spot rises; buyback shift floored at 0). 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$5,288/mo
vs 50% target ($15,494/mo)-66%
vs normal income ($30,987/mo)17% covered
Net income (after hedge)$2,648/mo
Downside budget
✓ $380 is at/above CC-SS $355.77: assignment is break-even or better.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$0
… as % of IC ($109,500)0.0%
… as % of ML ($162,000)0.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.0 mo
Surgical close (15 ct)$23,640
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.23/sh (~25% of the $0.94 collected) or spot ≥ $380.95 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $380)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $373.53 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $376.20Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$376-380.95
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
≥ $380.95
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 0.86 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$380.00 (1.4σ)$1,410$56,328+$32,666+$6,210
+2.5%$389.50 (1.9σ)$-12,840$54,333+$30,671+$6,210
+5%$399.00 (2.5σ)$-27,090$52,338+$28,676+$6,210
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $355.77, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $23,663
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$0
− CC assignment net of premium (15 × $380): -$0
Total Position P&L @ SS: $23,663 (+$0 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $30,113 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-6,450, the opportunity cost of earning $5,288/mo FIGHT income now)
33% normal ← lean15 × $372.5017 Jul8d4.7%84%33%$2,775$10,406-$5,850$0
Sell 15 × $372.50 4.7% OTM over spot $355.77 17 Jul 2026 (8d, $1.91 mid)
= $2,775 credit for the 8d cycle → $10,406/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $372.50)
84%
Breach risk
16%
POP (stays ≤ $374.40)
86%
EV / mo
+$5,163
🛡 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)
24%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$5,575
Free roll-up
+$7/wk
Safest escape (by 24 Jul 2026)
$387 @ 81% POP
76% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 15 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: $7.87/sh now → $5.57 mid-life (likely $5.36–$8.48)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.85/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$3.72/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 726 simulated challenges: the $372 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 8, at $376 (overshoots $3.51). 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 (15 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$37224 Jul 202611d left+$3.52/sh+$5,283
cycle +$8,058
[+$4,543…+$6,213] · 100% credit
67%
surv 51%
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$37424 Jul 202611d left+$2.65/sh+$3,980
cycle +$6,755
[+$3,091…+$4,721] · 99% credit
69%
surv 54%
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$37924 Jul 202611d left+$0.29/sh+$433
cycle +$3,208
[-$1,129…+$811] · 45% credit
73%
surv 63%
Max even-money escape in the band~$37924 Jul 202611d left+$0.29/sh+$433
cycle +$3,208
[-$1,129…+$811] · 45% credit
73%
surv 63%
reaches SS ✓
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$38724 Jul 202611d left-$1.84/sh-$2,753
cycle +$22
[-$4,997…-$2,674] · 3% credit
81%
surv 76%
budget: banked $2,775 debit $2,753 (99% used ≈ 1.1 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$22 cash · rolled 15 ct earn ≈ $15,264/mo while parked; 0 ct free to re-sell · clears SS ✓
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 -0.4 vol pt per +1% move (equity skew: vol eases as spot rises; buyback shift floored at 0). 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$10,406/mo
vs 50% target ($15,494/mo)-33%
vs normal income ($30,987/mo)34% covered
Net income (after hedge)$7,767/mo
Downside budget
✓ $372.50 is at/above CC-SS $355.77: assignment is break-even or better.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$0
… as % of IC ($109,500)0.0%
… as % of ML ($162,000)0.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.0 mo
Surgical close (15 ct)$23,580
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.46/sh (~25% of the $1.85 collected) or spot ≥ $374.40 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $372)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $373.53 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $368.77Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$369-374.40
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
≥ $374.40
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 0.86 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$372.50 (≤1σ, normal week)$2,775$48,018+$24,356-$3,675
+2.5%$381.81 (1.5σ)$-11,194$46,062+$22,400-$3,675
+5%$391.12 (2.0σ)$-25,162$44,107+$20,444-$3,675
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $355.77, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $23,663
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$0
− CC assignment net of premium (15 × $372.50): -$0
Total Position P&L @ SS: $23,663 (+$0 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $30,113 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-6,450, the opportunity cost of earning $10,406/mo FIGHT income now)
🎯 50% normal15 × $367.5017 Jul8d3.3%76%37%$4,335$16,256$0
Sell 15 × $367.50 3.3% OTM over spot $355.77 17 Jul 2026 (8d, $2.95 mid)
= $4,335 credit for the 8d cycle → $16,256/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $367.50)
76%
Breach risk
24%
POP (stays ≤ $370.44)
81%
EV / mo
+$6,639
🛡 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)
37%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$3,903
Free roll-up
+$7/wk
Safest escape (by 24 Jul 2026)
$384 @ 83% POP
79% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 15 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: $7.77/sh now → $5.49 mid-life (likely $5.92–$8.74)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $2.89/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.60/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,124 simulated challenges: the $368 strike is typically first touched on day 4 of 8, at $371 (overshoots $3.54). 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 (15 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$36824 Jul 202611d left+$3.63/sh+$5,441
cycle +$9,776
[+$4,490…+$5,782] · 100% credit
67%
surv 51%
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$36924 Jul 202611d left+$2.76/sh+$4,140
cycle +$8,475
[+$3,043…+$4,333] · 100% credit
69%
surv 54%
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$37424 Jul 202611d left+$0.39/sh+$592
cycle +$4,927
[-$1,141…+$461] · 36% credit
73%
surv 63%
Max even-money escape in the band~$37424 Jul 202611d left+$0.39/sh+$592
cycle +$4,927
[-$1,141…+$461] · 36% credit
73%
surv 63%
reaches SS ✓
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$38424 Jul 202611d left-$2.49/sh-$3,738
cycle +$597
[-$6,629…-$4,214]
83%
surv 79%
budget: banked $4,335 debit $3,738 (86% used ≈ 1.0 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$597 cash · rolled 15 ct earn ≈ $12,272/mo while parked; 0 ct free to re-sell · clears SS ✓
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 -0.4 vol pt per +1% move (equity skew: vol eases as spot rises; buyback shift floored at 0). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$16,256/mo
vs 50% target ($15,494/mo)+5%
vs normal income ($30,987/mo)52% covered
Net income (after hedge)$13,617/mo
Downside budget
✓ $367.50 is at/above CC-SS $355.77: assignment is break-even or better.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$0
… as % of IC ($109,500)0.0%
… as % of ML ($162,000)0.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.0 mo
Surgical close (15 ct)$23,580
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.72/sh (~25% of the $2.89 collected) or spot ≥ $370.44 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $368)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $373.53 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $363.82Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$364-370.44
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
≥ $370.44
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 0.86 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$367.50 (≤1σ, normal week)$4,335$43,128+$19,466-$2,115
+2.5%$376.69 (1.2σ)$-9,446$41,199+$17,536-$9,615
+5%$385.88 (1.7σ)$-23,228$39,269+$15,607-$9,615
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $355.77, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $23,663
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$0
− CC assignment net of premium (15 × $367.50): -$0
Total Position P&L @ SS: $23,663 (+$0 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $30,113 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-6,450, the opportunity cost of earning $16,256/mo FIGHT income now)
100% normal13 × $357.5017 Jul8d0.5%55%92%$8,450$31,688+$15,431$0
Sell 13 × $357.50 0.5% OTM over spot $355.77 17 Jul 2026 (8d, $6.58 mid)
= $8,450 credit for the 8d cycle → $31,688/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $357.50)
55%
Breach risk
45%
POP (stays ≤ $364.07)
70%
EV / mo
+$7,917
🛡 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)
74%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
+$1,505
Free roll-up
+$7/wk
Safest escape (by 24 Jul 2026)
$387 @ 92% POP
91% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 13 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: $7.56/sh now → $5.34 mid-life (likely $7.32–$10.25)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $6.50/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets +$1.16/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 2,218 simulated challenges: the $358 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 8, at $361 (overshoots $3.96). 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 (13 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$35824 Jul 202611d left+$3.83/sh+$4,975
cycle +$13,425
[+$3,781…+$4,370] · 100% credit
67%
surv 51%
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$35924 Jul 202611d left+$2.96/sh+$3,849
cycle +$12,299
[+$2,457…+$3,155] · 100% credit
69%
surv 54%
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$36424 Jul 202611d left+$0.59/sh+$773
cycle +$9,223
[-$1,395…-$129] · 19% credit
73%
surv 63%
Max even-money escape in the band~$36424 Jul 202611d left+$0.59/sh+$773
cycle +$9,223
[-$1,395…-$129] · 19% credit
73%
surv 63%
SS $373 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$38724 Jul 202611d left-$4.25/sh-$5,530
cycle +$2,920
[-$10,336…-$7,356]
92%
surv 91%
budget: banked $8,450 debit $5,530 (65% used ≈ 0.8 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$2,920 cash · rolled 13 ct earn ≈ $3,859/mo while parked; 2 ct free to re-sell · clears SS ✓
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 -0.4 vol pt per +1% move (equity skew: vol eases as spot rises; buyback shift floored at 0). 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$31,688/mo
vs 50% target ($15,494/mo)+105%
vs normal income ($30,987/mo)102% covered
Net income (after hedge)$30,768/mo
Downside budget
✓ $357.50 is at/above CC-SS $355.77: assignment is break-even or better.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$0
… as % of IC ($109,500)0.0%
… as % of ML ($162,000)0.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.0 mo
Surgical close (13 ct)$20,410
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $1.62/sh (~25% of the $6.50 collected) or spot ≥ $364.07 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $358)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $373.53 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $353.93Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$354-364.07
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
≥ $364.07
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 0.86 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$357.50 (≤1σ, normal week)$8,450$35,203+$11,541+$2,860
+2.5%$366.44 (≤1σ, normal week)$-3,169$35,114+$11,451-$8,759
+5%$375.38 (1.1σ)$-14,788$34,449+$10,787-$16,640
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $355.77, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $23,663
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$0
− CC assignment net of premium (13 × $357.50): -$0
+ Conservative CC premium (2 × $372.50): +$860
Total Position P&L @ SS: $24,523 (+$860 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $30,113 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-5,590, the opportunity cost of earning $31,688/mo FIGHT income now)
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 GOOG are the tiebreakers.
⚔ FIGHT CC options · full candidate scan (15 clear the floor), click to expand

Every eligible strike x expiry in the 4-45 DTE band (2 expiries scanned, 15 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: 0.860 (IBKR)  |  Recovery@SS: +$0 (un-capped fortress gain if stock rallies to SS)  |  Do-nothing @ SS: $30,113

StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$367.508d17 Jul 2026$2.8915/15$16,256$13,61776%81%+$6,639-$00.0%$27,998 (vs do-nothing $-2,115)
$37015d24 Jul 2026$5.2015/15$15,600$12,96172%79%+$5,742-$00.0%$31,463 (vs do-nothing +$1,350)
$3658d17 Jul 2026$3.5012/15$15,750$15,69172%78%+$5,526-$00.0%$29,153 (vs do-nothing $-960)
$367.5015d24 Jul 2026$5.8014/15$16,240$14,46169%77%+$5,187-$00.0%$32,213 (vs do-nothing +$2,100)
$362.508d17 Jul 2026$4.3510/15$16,312$17,97366%75%+$5,152-$00.0%$30,163 (vs do-nothing +$50)
$36515d24 Jul 2026$6.6012/15$15,840$15,78166%75%+$4,535-$00.0%$32,873 (vs do-nothing +$2,760)
$362.5015d24 Jul 2026$7.4011/15$16,280$17,08162%73%+$4,001-$00.0%$33,523 (vs do-nothing +$3,410)
$3608d17 Jul 2026$5.408/15$16,200$19,58161%72%+$4,681-$00.0%$30,993 (vs do-nothing +$880)
$357.508d17 Jul 2026$6.507/15$17,062$21,30355%70%+$4,263-$00.0%$31,653 (vs do-nothing +$1,540)
$357.5015d24 Jul 2026$9.858/15$15,760$19,14154%69%+$3,489-$00.0%$34,553 (vs do-nothing +$4,440)
$35515d24 Jul 2026$11.107/15$15,540$19,78150%68%+$3,089-$00.0%$34,333 (vs do-nothing +$4,220)
$3558d17 Jul 2026$7.656/15$17,212$22,31349%67%+$3,503-$00.0%$31,660 (vs do-nothing +$1,547)
$352.5015d24 Jul 2026$12.057/15$16,870$21,11146%65%+$2,537-$00.0%$33,248 (vs do-nothing +$3,135)
Show 2 more candidates (lower strikes: more income, lower survival)
StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$352.508d17 Jul 2026$9.005/15$16,875$22,83643%64%+$2,828-$00.0%$30,827 (vs do-nothing +$715)
$35015d24 Jul 2026$13.406/15$16,080$21,18142%64%+$2,037-$00.0%$32,110 (vs do-nothing +$1,997)

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 15 contracts at the conservative CC.

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