FORTRESS FIGHT: GOOG-LC300 @ $352.38

BE SS: $373.00  |  CC-SS: $352.38  |  15 contracts (1,500 sh)  |  2026-07-10 01:46 |  ⌂ PORTFOLIO

GOOG-LC300 @ $352.38   UNDERWATER $20.62 (5.5% below BE SS)

15 contracts (1,500 sh)  |  BE SS: $373.00  |  CC-SS: $352.38  |  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$41,786/mo75% ann ROI on ML
Hedge rolling cost$2,720/mo
Unrealized P&L$18,413fortress legs from IBKR
INCOME GOALPOSTS & VELOCITY
50% INCOME FLOOR
$20,893/mo
HEDGE COVER
$2,720/mo
NORMAL INCOME
$41,786/mo (ATM CC, chain)
IC VELOCITY
2.6 mo to earn back $109,500
ML VELOCITY
3.9 mo to earn back $162,000
NOT a deep drawdown: a CC at CC-SS $352.38 (probe: $352.5C 14d) still earns $41,786/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 57 (live) · RSI 54 · MACD bearish, hist falling
DAILYFALLING (provisional) · RSI 45 · %B 42 · hist falling (nightly)
LEVELSUpper BB (CC ceiling) $413.46 (+17%) · daily UBB $373.59 · 1-wk expected move ±$20 (chain IV)
SETUPNo tilt: engine default. (advisory; floors and picks are chain-only)
⚠ Next earnings 2026-07-23: candidates whose expiry crosses it are flagged in the spectrum; EV is unreliable across earnings.
INTERPRETATION
Primary: 14 contracts at $360 / 7d. This is the safest strike (survival 69%, breach 31%) that still earns 50% of normal income ($20,893/mo); it brings $21,600/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 15 × $352.50/7d for $43,071/mo, but breach risk rises to 49% (+18pp 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 × $380/7d (95% survival, $2,841/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 14 contracts realizes $16,975 and cuts bleed by $2,539/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 (7d) · sell 14 × $360, 69% survival, $21,600/mo (E[net] $6,865/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 · 7d14 × $36069%$21,600$6,865

📅 NEXT FRIDAY · 17 Jul 2026 · 7d · E[net] $6,865/mo 🏆 GRAND PICK

🎯 Engine pick: sell 14 × $360 (primary), 69% survival, breach 31%, $21,600/mo.
Stay at the pick. Stepping safer (the $365 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 79% (breach 31% → 21%) for $7,007/mo less (32% income)) buys little extra safety; the income is doing real work covering the bleed.
GOOG  spot $352.38 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsPer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
cover hedge13 × $38017 Jul7d7.8%95%10%$663$2,841-$18,759$0
Sell 13 × $380 7.8% OTM over spot $352.38 17 Jul 2026 (7d, $0.53 mid)
= $663 credit for the 7d cycle → $2,841/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $380)
95%
Breach risk
5%
POP (stays ≤ $380.53)
95%
EV / mo
+$1,984
🛡 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)
5%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$6,343
Free roll-up
+$13/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$403 @ 80% POP
76% 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 3 of 7); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $7.62/sh now → $5.39 mid-life (likely $4.04–$6.86)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.51/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$4.88/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 156 simulated challenges: the $380 strike is typically first touched on day 6 of 7, at $383 (overshoots $3.37). 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)~$38024 Jul 202610d left+$5.96/sh+$7,745
cycle +$8,408
[+$7,514…+$8,831] · 100% credit
68%
surv 51%
Max even-money escape in the band~$39831 Jul 202618d left+$1.19/sh+$1,545
cycle +$2,208
[+$477…+$2,740] · 81% credit
78%
surv 72%
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$39324 Jul 202610d left+$0.74/sh+$962
cycle +$1,625
[-$229…+$1,669] · 69% credit
77%
surv 69%
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$40331 Jul 202618d left-$0.22/sh-$283
cycle +$380
[-$1,601…+$861] · 43% credit
80%
surv 76%
budget: banked $663 debit $283 (43% used ≈ 0.4 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$380 cash · rolled 13 ct earn ≈ $11,204/mo while parked; 2 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$2,841/mo
vs 50% target ($20,893/mo)-86%
vs normal income ($41,786/mo)7% covered
Net income (after hedge)$2,478/mo
Downside budget
✓ $380 is at/above CC-SS $352.38: 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)$15,932
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.13/sh (~25% of the $0.51 collected) or spot ≥ $380.53 (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 $373.59 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $376.20Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$376-380.53
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
≥ $380.53
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 (1.3σ)$663$54,181+$35,769+$3,263
+2.5%$389.50 (1.8σ)$-11,687$52,143+$33,731+$3,263
+5%$399.00 (2.3σ)$-24,037$50,106+$31,693+$3,263
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $352.38, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $18,413
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$0
− CC assignment net of premium (13 × $380): -$0
+ Conservative CC premium (2 × $372.50): +$1,100
Total Position P&L @ SS: $19,513 (+$1,100 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $26,663 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-7,150, the opportunity cost of earning $2,841/mo FIGHT income now)
🛡 safe yield15 × $37517 Jul7d6.4%92%17%$1,275$5,464-$16,136$0
Sell 15 × $375 6.4% OTM over spot $352.38 17 Jul 2026 (7d, $0.88 mid)
= $1,275 credit for the 7d cycle → $5,464/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $375)
92%
Breach risk
8%
POP (stays ≤ $375.88)
93%
EV / mo
+$3,406
🛡 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)
10%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$6,702
Free roll-up
+$13/wk
Safest escape (by 24 Jul 2026)
$393 @ 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 3 of 7); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $7.52/sh now → $5.32 mid-life (likely $4.43–$7.75)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.85/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$4.47/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 312 simulated challenges: the $375 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 7, at $379 (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)~$37524 Jul 202610d left+$6.03/sh+$9,047
cycle +$10,322
[+$8,369…+$9,964] · 100% credit
68%
surv 51%
Max even-money escape in the band~$39331 Jul 202618d left+$1.28/sh+$1,917
cycle +$3,192
[-$149…+$2,823] · 73% credit
78%
surv 72%
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$38824 Jul 202610d left+$0.82/sh+$1,224
cycle +$2,499
[-$697…+$1,690] · 65% credit
77%
surv 69%
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$39324 Jul 202610d left-$0.59/sh-$887
cycle +$388
[-$3,199…-$437] · 18% credit
81%
surv 76%
budget: banked $1,275 debit $887 (70% used ≈ 0.7 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$388 cash · rolled 15 ct earn ≈ $21,272/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$5,464/mo
vs 50% target ($20,893/mo)-74%
vs normal income ($41,786/mo)13% covered
Net income (after hedge)$2,744/mo
Downside budget
✓ $375 is at/above CC-SS $352.38: 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)$18,375
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 ≥ $375.88 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $375)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $373.59 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $371.25Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$371-375.88
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
≥ $375.88
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$375.00 (1.1σ)$1,275$48,766+$30,353-$3,225
+2.5%$384.37 (1.6σ)$-12,787$46,755+$28,342-$3,225
+5%$393.75 (2.0σ)$-26,850$44,744+$26,331-$3,225
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $352.38, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $18,413
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$0
− CC assignment net of premium (15 × $375): -$0
Total Position P&L @ SS: $18,413 (+$0 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $26,663 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-8,250, the opportunity cost of earning $5,464/mo FIGHT income now)
33% normal15 × $36517 Jul7d3.6%79%42%$3,405$14,593-$7,007$0
Sell 15 × $365 3.6% OTM over spot $352.38 17 Jul 2026 (7d, $2.33 mid)
= $3,405 credit for the 7d cycle → $14,593/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $365)
79%
Breach risk
21%
POP (stays ≤ $367.33)
83%
EV / mo
+$6,474
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
30%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$4,360
Free roll-up
+$15/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$398 @ 86% POP
84% 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 3 of 7); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $7.32/sh now → $5.18 mid-life (likely $5.10–$8.56)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $2.27/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.91/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 886 simulated challenges: the $365 strike is typically first touched on day 4 of 7, at $368 (overshoots $3.49). 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)~$36524 Jul 202610d left+$6.17/sh+$9,250
cycle +$12,655
[+$8,326…+$9,542] · 100% credit
68%
surv 51%
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$38331 Jul 202618d left+$1.44/sh+$2,165
cycle +$5,570
[-$407…+$2,301] · 70% credit
78%
surv 72%
Max even-money escape in the band~$38831 Jul 202618d left+$0.04/sh+$53
cycle +$3,458
[-$2,916…+$143] · 26% credit
80%
surv 76%
reaches SS ✓
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$38024 Jul 202610d left+$0.09/sh+$132
cycle +$3,537
[-$2,422…-$24] · 25% credit
79%
surv 73%
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$39831 Jul 202618d left-$1.93/sh-$2,899
cycle +$506
[-$6,497…-$2,895] · 2% credit
86%
surv 84%
budget: banked $3,405 debit $2,899 (85% used ≈ 0.9 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$506 cash · rolled 15 ct earn ≈ $8,109/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$14,593/mo
vs 50% target ($20,893/mo)-30%
vs normal income ($41,786/mo)35% covered
Net income (after hedge)$11,873/mo
Downside budget
✓ $365 is at/above CC-SS $352.38: 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)$18,323
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.57/sh (~25% of the $2.27 collected) or spot ≥ $367.33 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $365)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $373.59 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $361.35Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$361-367.33
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
≥ $367.33
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$365.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$3,405$38,041+$19,628-$4,845
+2.5%$374.12 (1.1σ)$-10,282$36,083+$17,671-$16,095
+5%$383.25 (1.5σ)$-23,970$34,126+$15,713-$16,095
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $352.38, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $18,413
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$0
− CC assignment net of premium (15 × $365): -$0
Total Position P&L @ SS: $18,413 (+$0 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $26,663 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-8,250, the opportunity cost of earning $14,593/mo FIGHT income now)
🎯 50% normal14 × $36017 Jul7d2.2%69%48%$5,040$21,600$0
Sell 14 × $360 2.2% OTM over spot $352.38 17 Jul 2026 (7d, $3.75 mid)
= $5,040 credit for the 7d cycle → $21,600/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $360)
69%
Breach risk
31%
POP (stays ≤ $363.75)
77%
EV / mo
+$7,604
🛡 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)
48%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$2,108
Free roll-up
+$15/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$403 @ 90% POP
89% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 14 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: $7.22/sh now → $5.11 mid-life (likely $5.99–$8.87)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $3.60/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.51/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,443 simulated challenges: the $360 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 7, at $363 (overshoots $3.47). 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 (14 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$36024 Jul 202610d left+$6.23/sh+$8,719
cycle +$13,759
[+$7,783…+$8,571] · 100% credit
68%
surv 51%
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$37831 Jul 202618d left+$1.52/sh+$2,127
cycle +$7,167
[-$484…+$1,513] · 67% credit
78%
surv 72%
Max even-money escape in the band~$38331 Jul 202618d left+$0.11/sh+$156
cycle +$5,196
[-$2,843…-$585] · 18% credit
81%
surv 76%
reaches SS ✓
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$37524 Jul 202610d left+$0.15/sh+$215
cycle +$5,255
[-$2,208…-$400] · 17% credit
79%
surv 73%
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$40331 Jul 202618d left-$3.11/sh-$4,347
cycle +$693
[-$8,425…-$5,356]
90%
surv 89%
budget: banked $5,040 debit $4,347 (86% used ≈ 0.9 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$693 cash · rolled 14 ct earn ≈ $4,667/mo while parked; 1 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$21,600/mo
vs 50% target ($20,893/mo)+3%
vs normal income ($41,786/mo)52% covered
Net income (after hedge)$20,058/mo
Downside budget
✓ $360 is at/above CC-SS $352.38: 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 (14 ct)$16,975
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.90/sh (~25% of the $3.60 collected) or spot ≥ $363.75 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $360)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $373.59 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $356.40Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$356-363.75
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
≥ $363.75
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$360.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$5,040$33,798+$15,386-$2,660
+2.5%$369.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$-7,560$32,768+$14,355-$15,260
+5%$378.00 (1.3σ)$-20,160$31,187+$12,775-$20,160
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $352.38, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $18,413
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$0
− CC assignment net of premium (14 × $360): -$0
+ Conservative CC premium (1 × $372.50): +$550
Total Position P&L @ SS: $18,963 (+$550 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $26,663 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-7,700, the opportunity cost of earning $21,600/mo FIGHT income now)
100% normal15 × $352.5017 Jul7d0.0%51%99%$10,050$43,071+$21,471$0
Sell 15 × $352.50 0.0% OTM over spot $352.38 17 Jul 2026 (7d, $6.85 mid)
= $10,050 credit for the 7d cycle → $43,071/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $352.50)
51%
Breach risk
49%
POP (stays ≤ $359.35)
68%
EV / mo
+$9,674
🛡 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)
78%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
+$2,551
Free roll-up
+$15/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$395 @ 90% POP
89% 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 3 of 7); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $7.07/sh now → $5.00 mid-life (likely $7.01–$10.68)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $6.70/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets +$1.70/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 2,330 simulated challenges: the $352 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 7, at $357 (overshoots $4.46). 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)~$35224 Jul 202610d left+$6.31/sh+$9,469
cycle +$19,519
[+$7,912…+$8,972] · 100% credit
68%
surv 51%
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$36531 Jul 202618d left+$3.21/sh+$4,821
cycle +$14,871
[+$1,243…+$3,562] · 87% credit
75%
surv 66%
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$36824 Jul 202610d left+$0.25/sh+$368
cycle +$10,418
[-$3,456…-$742] · 6% credit
79%
surv 73%
Max even-money escape in the band~$37531 Jul 202618d left+$0.22/sh+$327
cycle +$10,377
[-$4,421…-$1,279] · 6% credit
81%
surv 76%
reaches SS ✓
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$39531 Jul 202618d left-$3.00/sh-$4,496
cycle +$5,554
[-$10,997…-$6,697]
90%
surv 89%
budget: banked $10,050 debit $4,496 (45% used ≈ 0.5 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$5,554 cash · rolled 15 ct earn ≈ $5,004/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$43,071/mo
vs 50% target ($20,893/mo)+106%
vs normal income ($41,786/mo)103% covered
Net income (after hedge)$40,351/mo
Downside budget
✓ $352.50 is at/above CC-SS $352.38: 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)$18,188
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $1.68/sh (~25% of the $6.70 collected) or spot ≥ $359.35 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $352)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $373.59 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $348.98Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$349-359.35
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $359.35
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 0.86 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$352.50 (≤1σ, normal week)$10,050$28,617+$10,204+$1,800
+2.5%$361.31 (≤1σ, normal week)$-3,169$26,726+$8,314-$11,419
+5%$370.12 (≤1σ, normal week)$-16,388$24,836+$6,424-$24,638
SS (= V-bounce)$373.00 (1.0σ)$-20,700$24,220+$5,807-$28,200
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $352.38, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $18,413
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$0
− CC assignment net of premium (15 × $352.50): -$0
Total Position P&L @ SS: $18,413 (+$0 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $26,663 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-8,250, the opportunity cost of earning $43,071/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 (16 clear the floor), click to expand

Every eligible strike x expiry in the 4-45 DTE band (3 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: 0.857 (IBKR)  |  Recovery@SS: +$0 (un-capped fortress gain if stock rallies to SS)  |  Do-nothing @ SS: $26,663

StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$367.5014d24 Jul 2026$6.8015/15$21,857$19,13770%77%+$6,378-$00.0%$28,613 (vs do-nothing +$1,950)
$3607d17 Jul 2026$3.6014/15$21,600$20,05869%77%+$7,604-$00.0%$24,003 (vs do-nothing $-2,660)
$36514d24 Jul 2026$7.7513/15$21,589$21,22667%76%+$6,166-$00.0%$29,588 (vs do-nothing +$2,925)
$362.5014d24 Jul 2026$8.6012/15$22,114$22,93064%74%+$5,812-$00.0%$30,383 (vs do-nothing +$3,720)
$357.507d17 Jul 2026$4.4012/15$22,629$23,44464%74%+$6,727-$00.0%$25,343 (vs do-nothing $-1,320)
$36021d31 Jul 2026$11.2014/15$22,400$20,85860%72%+$4,972-$00.0%$34,643 (vs do-nothing +$7,980)
$357.5014d24 Jul 2026$10.3510/15$22,179$25,35158%71%+$4,584-$00.0%$31,513 (vs do-nothing +$4,850)
$3557d17 Jul 2026$5.509/15$21,214$25,56658%71%+$5,665-$00.0%$26,663 (vs do-nothing +$0)
$35514d24 Jul 2026$11.709/15$22,564$26,91655%70%+$4,657-$00.0%$32,243 (vs do-nothing +$5,580)
$35521d31 Jul 2026$13.3511/15$20,979$22,97355%69%+$4,002-$00.0%$35,298 (vs do-nothing +$8,635)
$352.5014d24 Jul 2026$13.008/15$22,286$27,81652%68%+$4,362-$00.0%$32,663 (vs do-nothing +$6,000)
$352.507d17 Jul 2026$6.708/15$22,971$28,50151%68%+$5,159-$00.0%$27,623 (vs do-nothing +$960)
$35021d31 Jul 2026$16.0010/15$22,857$26,03049%67%+$3,959-$00.0%$34,783 (vs do-nothing +$8,120)
Show 3 more candidates (lower strikes: more income, lower survival)
StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$35014d24 Jul 2026$14.257/15$21,375$28,08349%67%+$3,790-$00.0%$31,122 (vs do-nothing +$4,459)
$347.5014d24 Jul 2026$15.507/15$23,250$29,95845%66%+$3,618-$00.0%$30,247 (vs do-nothing +$3,584)
$347.507d17 Jul 2026$9.256/15$23,786$31,67338%63%+$3,127-$00.0%$25,985 (vs do-nothing $-678)

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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