FORTRESS FIGHT: GOOG-LC300 @ $354.73

BE SS: $373.00  |  CC-SS: $354.73  |  15 contracts (1,500 sh)  |  2026-07-10 09:43 |  ⌂ PORTFOLIO

GOOG-LC300 @ $354.73   UNDERWATER $18.27 (4.9% below BE SS)

15 contracts (1,500 sh)  |  BE SS: $373.00  |  CC-SS: $354.73  |  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$43,554/mo75% ann ROI on ML
Hedge rolling cost$2,648/mo
Unrealized P&L$28,545fortress legs from IBKR
INCOME GOALPOSTS & VELOCITY
50% INCOME FLOOR
$21,777/mo
HEDGE COVER
$2,648/mo
NORMAL INCOME
$43,554/mo (ATM CC, chain)
IC VELOCITY
2.5 mo to earn back $109,500
ML VELOCITY
3.7 mo to earn back $162,000
NOT a deep drawdown: a CC at CC-SS $354.73 (probe: $355C 14d) still earns $43,554/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 59 (live) · RSI 56 · MACD bearish, hist falling
DAILYFALLING (provisional) · RSI 46 · %B 47 · hist falling (nightly)
LEVELSUpper BB (CC ceiling) $413.94 (+17%) · daily UBB $373.80 · 1-wk expected move ±$22 (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: 13 contracts at $362.50 / 7d. This is the safest strike (survival 70%, breach 30%) that still earns 50% of normal income ($21,777/mo); it brings $22,286/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 14 × $355/7d for $44,400/mo, but breach risk rises to 48% (+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 8 × $380/7d (93% survival, $2,709/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 13 contracts realizes $24,576 and cuts bleed by $2,295/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 13 × $362.50, 70% survival, $22,286/mo (E[net] $7,839/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 · 7d13 × $362.5070%$22,286$7,839

📅 NEXT FRIDAY · 17 Jul 2026 · 7d · E[net] $7,839/mo 🏆 GRAND PICK

🎯 Engine pick: sell 13 × $362.50 (primary), 70% survival, breach 30%, $22,286/mo.
Stay at the pick. Stepping safer (the $367.50 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 73% (breach 30% → 27%) for $6,986/mo less (31% income)) buys little extra safety; the income is doing real work covering the bleed.
GOOG  spot $354.73 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsPer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
cover hedge8 × $38017 Jul7d7.1%93%13%$632$2,709-$19,577$0
Sell 8 × $380 7.1% OTM over spot $354.73 17 Jul 2026 (7d, $0.82 mid)
= $632 credit for the 7d cycle → $2,709/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $380)
93%
Breach risk
7%
POP (stays ≤ $380.82)
94%
EV / mo
+$1,913
🛡 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)
8%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$4,011
Free roll-up
+$13/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$400 @ 79% POP
74% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 8 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: $8.21/sh now → $5.80 mid-life (likely $3.98–$8.09)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.79/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$5.01/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 238 simulated challenges: the $380 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 7, at $383 (overshoots $3.40). 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 (8 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$38024 Jul 202610d left+$6.09/sh+$4,869
cycle +$5,501
[+$4,492…+$5,683] · 100% credit
68%
surv 51%
+$65,886 SAFE
cap gain +$37,341
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$39531 Jul 202618d left+$2.03/sh+$1,626
cycle +$2,258
[+$649…+$2,635] · 85% credit
76%
surv 69%
+$71,744 SAFE
cap gain +$43,199
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$39324 Jul 202610d left+$0.54/sh+$435
cycle +$1,067
[-$649…+$1,042] · 58% credit
77%
surv 70%
+$69,063 SAFE
cap gain +$40,518
Max even-money escape in the band~$40031 Jul 202618d left+$0.50/sh+$403
cycle +$1,035
[-$755…+$1,395] · 58% credit
79%
surv 74%
+$73,501 SAFE
cap gain +$44,956
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 -0.4 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$2,709/mo
vs 50% target ($21,777/mo)-88%
vs normal income ($43,554/mo)6% covered
Net income (after hedge)$9,361/mo
Downside budget
✓ $380 is at/above CC-SS $354.73: 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 (8 ct)$15,196
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.20/sh (~25% of the $0.79 collected) or spot ≥ $380.82 (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 $373.80 (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
$376-380.82
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
≥ $380.82
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 (1.2σ)$632$61,017+$32,472+$1,672
+2.5%$389.50 (1.6σ)$-6,968$59,079+$30,534+$1,672
+5%$399.00 (2.0σ)$-14,568$57,141+$28,596+$1,672
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $354.73, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $28,545
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$0
− CC assignment net of premium (8 × $380): -$0
+ Conservative CC premium (7 × $372.50): +$4,340
Total Position P&L @ SS: $32,885 (+$4,340 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $37,845 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-4,960, the opportunity cost of earning $2,709/mo FIGHT income now)
🛡 safe yield15 × $38017 Jul7d7.1%93%13%$1,185$5,079-$17,207$0
Sell 15 × $380 7.1% OTM over spot $354.73 17 Jul 2026 (7d, $0.82 mid)
= $1,185 credit for the 7d cycle → $5,079/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $380)
93%
Breach risk
7%
POP (stays ≤ $380.82)
94%
EV / mo
+$3,586
🛡 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)
7%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$7,521
Free roll-up
+$13/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$400 @ 79% POP
74% 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: $8.21/sh now → $5.80 mid-life (likely $5.08–$8.77)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.79/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$5.01/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 224 simulated challenges: the $380 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 7, at $384 (overshoots $3.97). 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
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$38024 Jul 202610d left+$6.09/sh+$9,129
cycle +$10,314
[+$8,246…+$9,968] · 100% credit
68%
surv 51%
+$71,609 SAFE
cap gain +$43,064
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$39531 Jul 202618d left+$2.03/sh+$3,049
cycle +$4,234
[+$825…+$3,948] · 82% credit
76%
surv 69%
+$85,318 SAFE
cap gain +$56,773
Max even-money escape in the band~$40031 Jul 202618d left+$0.50/sh+$755
cycle +$1,940
[-$1,890…+$1,575] · 54% credit
79%
surv 74%
+$89,505 SAFE
cap gain +$60,960
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$39324 Jul 202610d left+$0.54/sh+$815
cycle +$2,000
[-$1,521…+$1,195] · 54% credit
77%
surv 70%
+$79,845 SAFE
cap gain +$51,300
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 -0.4 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$5,079/mo
vs 50% target ($21,777/mo)-77%
vs normal income ($43,554/mo)12% covered
Net income (after hedge)$2,431/mo
Downside budget
✓ $380 is at/above CC-SS $354.73: 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)$28,492
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.20/sh (~25% of the $0.79 collected) or spot ≥ $380.82 (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 $373.80 (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
$376-380.82
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
≥ $380.82
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 (1.2σ)$1,185$62,480+$33,935+$3,135
+2.5%$389.50 (1.6σ)$-13,065$60,542+$31,997+$3,135
+5%$399.00 (2.0σ)$-27,315$58,604+$30,059+$3,135
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $354.73, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $28,545
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$0
− CC assignment net of premium (15 × $380): -$0
Total Position P&L @ SS: $28,545 (+$0 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $37,845 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-9,300, the opportunity cost of earning $5,079/mo FIGHT income now)
33% normal14 × $367.5017 Jul7d3.6%73%55%$3,570$15,300-$6,986$0
Sell 14 × $367.50 3.6% OTM over spot $354.73 17 Jul 2026 (7d, $2.67 mid)
= $3,570 credit for the 7d cycle → $15,300/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $367.50)
73%
Breach risk
27%
POP (stays ≤ $370.17)
77%
EV / mo
$-1,423
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
33%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$4,288
Free roll-up
+$13/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$403 @ 87% POP
85% 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: $7.94/sh now → $5.61 mid-life (likely $5.82–$9.26)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $2.55/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$3.06/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 978 simulated challenges: the $368 strike is typically first touched on day 4 of 7, at $371 (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 (14 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$36824 Jul 202610d left+$6.27/sh+$8,784
cycle +$12,354
[+$7,752…+$8,927] · 100% credit
69%
surv 51%
+$58,069 SAFE
cap gain +$29,524
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$38331 Jul 202618d left+$2.25/sh+$3,155
cycle +$6,725
[+$648…+$3,102] · 83% credit
76%
surv 69%
+$71,203 SAFE
cap gain +$42,658
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$38024 Jul 202610d left+$0.74/sh+$1,036
cycle +$4,606
[-$1,341…+$744] · 48% credit
77%
surv 70%
+$66,094 SAFE
cap gain +$37,549
Max even-money escape in the band~$38831 Jul 202618d left+$0.72/sh+$1,014
cycle +$4,584
[-$1,854…+$876] · 42% credit
79%
surv 74%
+$75,042 SAFE
cap gain +$46,497
reaches SS ✓
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$40331 Jul 202618d left-$2.52/sh-$3,533
cycle +$37
[-$7,336…-$3,899] · 1% credit
87%
surv 85%
+$88,435 SAFE
cap gain +$59,890
budget: banked $3,570 debit $3,533 (99% used ≈ 1.0 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$37 cash · rolled 14 ct earn ≈ $7,208/mo while parked; 1 ct free to re-sell · clears SS ✓
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 -0.4 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$15,300/mo
vs 50% target ($21,777/mo)-30%
vs normal income ($43,554/mo)35% covered
Net income (after hedge)$13,981/mo
Downside budget
✓ $367.50 is at/above CC-SS $354.73: 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)$26,474
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.64/sh (~25% of the $2.55 collected) or spot ≥ $370.17 (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 $373.80 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $363.82Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$364-370.17
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
≥ $370.17
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)$3,570$49,285+$20,740-$5,110
+2.5%$376.69 (1.0σ)$-9,292$47,911+$19,366-$12,110
+5%$385.88 (1.4σ)$-22,155$46,036+$17,491-$12,110
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $354.73, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $28,545
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$0
− CC assignment net of premium (14 × $367.50): -$0
+ Conservative CC premium (1 × $372.50): +$620
Total Position P&L @ SS: $29,165 (+$620 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $37,845 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-8,680, the opportunity cost of earning $15,300/mo FIGHT income now)
🎯 50% normal13 × $362.5017 Jul7d2.2%70%47%$5,200$22,286$0
Sell 13 × $362.50 2.2% OTM over spot $354.73 17 Jul 2026 (7d, $4.12 mid)
= $5,200 credit for the 7d cycle → $22,286/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $362.50)
70%
Breach risk
30%
POP (stays ≤ $366.62)
78%
EV / mo
+$9,306
🛡 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)
47%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,998
Free roll-up
+$15/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$408 @ 91% POP
90% 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: $7.83/sh now → $5.54 mid-life (likely $6.67–$9.67)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $4.00/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.54/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,405 simulated challenges: the $362 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 7, at $366 (overshoots $3.61). 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
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$36224 Jul 202610d left+$6.34/sh+$8,245
cycle +$13,445
[+$7,147…+$8,012] · 100% credit
69%
surv 51%
+$53,300 SAFE
cap gain +$24,755
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$37831 Jul 202618d left+$2.33/sh+$3,034
cycle +$8,234
[+$437…+$2,350] · 80% credit
76%
surv 69%
+$66,824 SAFE
cap gain +$38,279
Max even-money escape in the band~$38331 Jul 202618d left+$0.80/sh+$1,046
cycle +$6,246
[-$1,920…+$273] · 31% credit
79%
surv 74%
+$70,317 SAFE
cap gain +$41,772
reaches SS ✓
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$37824 Jul 202610d left+$0.02/sh+$21
cycle +$5,221
[-$2,589…-$657] · 12% credit
79%
surv 73%
+$63,811 SAFE
cap gain +$35,266
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$40831 Jul 202618d left-$3.61/sh-$4,699
cycle +$501
[-$9,064…-$5,866]
91%
surv 90%
+$91,972 SAFE
cap gain +$63,427
budget: banked $5,200 debit $4,699 (90% used ≈ 0.9 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$501 cash · rolled 13 ct earn ≈ $4,165/mo while parked; 2 ct free to re-sell · clears SS ✓
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 -0.4 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$22,286/mo
vs 50% target ($21,777/mo)+2%
vs normal income ($43,554/mo)51% covered
Net income (after hedge)$22,295/mo
Downside budget
✓ $362.50 is at/above CC-SS $354.73: 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)$24,576
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $1.00/sh (~25% of the $4.00 collected) or spot ≥ $366.62 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $362)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $373.80 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $358.88Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$359-366.62
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
≥ $366.62
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$362.50 (≤1σ, normal week)$5,200$45,055+$16,510-$2,860
+2.5%$371.56 (≤1σ, normal week)$-6,581$45,019+$16,474-$14,641
+5%$380.62 (1.2σ)$-18,362$43,357+$14,812-$15,860
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $354.73, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $28,545
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$0
− CC assignment net of premium (13 × $362.50): -$0
+ Conservative CC premium (2 × $372.50): +$1,240
Total Position P&L @ SS: $29,785 (+$1,240 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $37,845 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-8,060, the opportunity cost of earning $22,286/mo FIGHT income now)
100% normal14 × $35517 Jul7d0.1%52%99%$10,360$44,400+$22,114$0
Sell 14 × $355 0.1% OTM over spot $354.73 17 Jul 2026 (7d, $7.45 mid)
= $10,360 credit for the 7d cycle → $44,400/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $355)
52%
Breach risk
48%
POP (stays ≤ $362.45)
70%
EV / mo
+$13,408
🛡 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)
+$2,769
Free roll-up
+$15/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$400 @ 91% POP
90% 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: $7.67/sh now → $5.42 mid-life (likely $7.61–$11.36)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $7.40/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets +$1.98/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 2,326 simulated challenges: the $355 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 7, at $359 (overshoots $4.33). 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
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$35524 Jul 202610d left+$6.44/sh+$9,010
cycle +$19,370
[+$7,341…+$8,430] · 100% credit
69%
surv 51%
+$48,885 SAFE
cap gain +$20,340
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$37031 Jul 202618d left+$2.44/sh+$3,422
cycle +$13,782
[-$480…+$2,034] · 68% credit
76%
surv 69%
+$63,087 SAFE
cap gain +$34,542
Max even-money escape in the band~$37531 Jul 202618d left+$0.92/sh+$1,284
cycle +$11,644
[-$3,159…-$259] · 18% credit
79%
surv 74%
+$67,151 SAFE
cap gain +$38,606
reaches SS ✓
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$37024 Jul 202610d left+$0.12/sh+$165
cycle +$10,525
[-$3,541…-$949] · 6% credit
79%
surv 73%
+$59,830 SAFE
cap gain +$31,285
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$40031 Jul 202618d left-$3.50/sh-$4,898
cycle +$5,462
[-$11,454…-$7,175]
91%
surv 90%
+$90,869 SAFE
cap gain +$62,324
budget: banked $10,360 debit $4,898 (47% used ≈ 0.5 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$5,462 cash · rolled 14 ct earn ≈ $4,488/mo while parked; 1 ct free to re-sell · clears SS ✓
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 -0.4 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$44,400/mo
vs 50% target ($21,777/mo)+104%
vs normal income ($43,554/mo)102% covered
Net income (after hedge)$43,081/mo
Downside budget
✓ $355 is at/above CC-SS $354.73: 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)$26,572
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $1.85/sh (~25% of the $7.40 collected) or spot ≥ $362.45 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $355)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $373.80 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $351.45Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$351-362.45
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
≥ $362.45
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$355.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$10,360$39,875+$11,330+$1,680
+2.5%$363.87 (≤1σ, normal week)$-2,065$38,952+$10,407-$10,745
+5%$372.75 (≤1σ, normal week)$-14,490$38,004+$9,459-$22,820
SS (= V-bounce)$373.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$-14,840$37,953+$9,408-$22,820
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $354.73, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $28,545
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$0
− CC assignment net of premium (14 × $355): -$0
+ Conservative CC premium (1 × $372.50): +$620
Total Position P&L @ SS: $29,165 (+$620 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $37,845 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-8,680, the opportunity cost of earning $44,400/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 (17 clear the floor), click to expand

Every eligible strike x expiry in the 4-45 DTE band (3 expiries scanned, 17 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: 0.864 (IBKR)  |  Recovery@SS: +$0 (un-capped fortress gain if stock rallies to SS)  |  Do-nothing @ SS: $37,845

StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$37014d24 Jul 2026$7.2015/15$23,143$20,49570%78%+$7,996-$00.0%$39,345 (vs do-nothing +$1,500)
$362.507d17 Jul 2026$4.0013/15$22,286$22,29570%78%+$9,306-$00.0%$34,985 (vs do-nothing $-2,860)
$367.5014d24 Jul 2026$8.0513/15$22,425$22,43467%76%+$7,292-$00.0%$40,250 (vs do-nothing +$2,405)
$36514d24 Jul 2026$8.9512/15$23,014$24,35265%74%+$6,979-$00.0%$41,145 (vs do-nothing +$3,300)
$3607d17 Jul 2026$4.9011/15$23,100$25,76764%75%+$8,521-$00.0%$36,415 (vs do-nothing $-1,430)
$36521d31 Jul 2026$11.0014/15$22,000$20,68163%74%+$6,194-$00.0%$44,565 (vs do-nothing +$6,720)
$362.5014d24 Jul 2026$10.2010/15$21,857$25,85262%73%+$6,584-$00.0%$41,845 (vs do-nothing +$4,000)
$357.507d17 Jul 2026$5.959/15$22,950$28,27458%72%+$7,392-$00.0%$37,620 (vs do-nothing $-225)
$36021d31 Jul 2026$13.1012/15$22,457$23,79558%70%+$4,625-$00.0%$46,125 (vs do-nothing +$8,280)
$357.5014d24 Jul 2026$12.159/15$23,432$28,75655%70%+$5,712-$00.0%$43,200 (vs do-nothing +$5,355)
$35521d31 Jul 2026$15.4510/15$22,071$26,06752%68%+$4,013-$00.0%$47,095 (vs do-nothing +$9,250)
$35514d24 Jul 2026$13.558/15$23,229$29,88152%69%+$5,464-$00.0%$43,725 (vs do-nothing +$5,880)
$3557d17 Jul 2026$7.407/15$22,200$30,18152%70%+$6,704-$00.0%$38,685 (vs do-nothing +$840)
Show 4 more candidates (lower strikes: more income, lower survival)
StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$352.5014d24 Jul 2026$14.857/15$22,275$30,25649%68%+$4,822-$00.0%$42,339 (vs do-nothing +$4,494)
$35021d31 Jul 2026$17.209/15$22,114$27,43847%65%+$2,584-$00.0%$43,488 (vs do-nothing +$5,643)
$35014d24 Jul 2026$16.257/15$24,375$32,35646%66%+$4,867-$00.0%$41,569 (vs do-nothing +$3,724)
$352.507d17 Jul 2026$8.606/15$22,114$31,42445%67%+$5,418-$00.0%$37,947 (vs do-nothing +$102)

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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