FORTRESS FIGHT: GOOG-LC340 @ $353.76

BE SS: $398.00  |  CC-SS: $372.53  |  5 contracts (500 sh)  |  2026-07-10 02:23 |  ⌂ PORTFOLIO

GOOG-LC340 @ $353.76   UNDERWATER $44.24 (11.1% below BE SS)

5 contracts (500 sh)  |  BE SS: $398.00  |  CC-SS: $372.53  |  IV: MEDIUM  |  Accounts: Neville:0865

LC: $340 exp 2027-06-17 (entry $76.240/sh)
SP: $405 exp 2027-06-17 (entry $67.181/sh)
HP: $360 exp 2027-06-17 (entry $41.954/sh)

Economics

Max Loss$48,000(ND $51.00 + SW $45) x 500
Normal income ref$13,286/mo75% ann ROI on ML
Hedge rolling cost$2,048/mo
Unrealized P&L$-7,600fortress legs from IBKR
INCOME GOALPOSTS & VELOCITY
50% INCOME FLOOR
$6,643/mo
HEDGE COVER
$2,048/mo
NORMAL INCOME
$13,286/mo (ATM CC, chain)
IC VELOCITY
1.9 mo to earn back $25,500
ML VELOCITY
3.6 mo to earn back $48,000
NOT a deep drawdown: a CC at CC-SS $372.53 (probe: $372.5C 14d) still earns $6,321/mo (48% 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)
$7,600
was $7,600 · 0% earned back
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 58 (live) · RSI 54 · MACD bearish, hist falling
DAILYFALLING (provisional) · RSI 46 · %B 45 · hist falling (nightly)
LEVELSUpper BB (CC ceiling) $413.46 (+17%) · daily UBB $373.63 · 1-wk expected move ±$21 (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: 5 contracts at $362.50 / 7d. This is the safest strike (survival 72%, breach 28%) that still earns 50% of normal income ($6,643/mo); it brings $6,964/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 5 × $355/7d for $13,607/mo, but breach risk rises to 46% (+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 5 × $375/7d (91% survival, $2,121/mo).
Downside anchor: the primary mortgages $3,388 (13% of IC) ONLY on a full V-bounce all the way to SS $398, recoverable in 0.3 months of normal income. That is the rare tail; the frequent case is the strike holding. Surgical close on the 5 contracts realizes $-7,675 and cuts bleed by $2,048/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 5 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 5 × $362.50, 72% survival, $6,964/mo (E[net] $1,999/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 · 7d5 × $362.5072%$6,964$1,999

📅 NEXT FRIDAY · 17 Jul 2026 · 7d · E[net] $1,999/mo 🏆 GRAND PICK

🎯 Engine pick: sell 5 × $362.50 (primary), 72% survival, breach 28%, $6,964/mo.
⚖️ Worth a safer step: the $367.50 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 81% (breach 28% → 19%) for $2,314/mo less (33% 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 $367.50 rung, unless you need the income to cover the hedge bleed, or you expect GOOG to stay flat-to-down near term.
GOOG  spot $353.76 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsPer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
cover hedge5 × $37517 Jul7d6.0%91%19%$495$2,121-$4,843$0
Sell 5 × $375 6.0% OTM over spot $353.76 17 Jul 2026 (7d, $1.04 mid)
= $495 credit for the 7d cycle → $2,121/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $375)
91%
Breach risk
9%
POP (stays ≤ $376.04)
92%
EV / mo
+$1,286
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 0.4 mo [0.2-1.2] median  ·  80% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 80% without)  ·  ~2.6 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $-255
🛡 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)
13%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$2,216
Free roll-up
+$14/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$401 @ 83% POP
79% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 5 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 $4.43–$8.07)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.99/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$4.43/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 383 simulated challenges: the $375 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 7, at $379 (overshoots $3.58). 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 (5 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$37524 Jul 202610d left+$5.90/sh+$2,948
cycle +$3,443
[+$2,691…+$3,253] · 100% credit
68%
surv 51%
+$4,445 SAFE
cap gain +$12,045
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$39131 Jul 202618d left+$1.61/sh+$807
cycle +$1,302
[+$129…+$1,138] · 78% credit
77%
surv 70%
+$8,881 SAFE
cap gain +$16,481
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$38924 Jul 202610d left+$0.35/sh+$174
cycle +$669
[-$607…+$319] · 48% credit
77%
surv 71%
+$7,236 SAFE
cap gain +$14,836
Max even-money escape in the band~$39631 Jul 202618d left+$0.06/sh+$31
cycle +$526
[-$772…+$369] · 43% credit
80%
surv 75%
+$10,131 SAFE
cap gain +$17,731
SS $398 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$40131 Jul 202618d left-$0.98/sh-$488
cycle +$7
[-$1,385…-$169] · 17% credit
83%
surv 79%
+$11,636 SAFE
cap gain +$19,236
budget: banked $495 debit $488 (99% used ≈ 1.0 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$7 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $3,705/mo while parked; 0 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$2,121/mo
vs 50% target ($6,643/mo)-68%
vs normal income ($13,286/mo)16% covered
Net income (after hedge)$73/mo
Downside budget
✓ $375 is at/above CC-SS $372.53: assignment is break-even or better.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$0
… as % of IC ($25,500)0.0%
… as % of ML ($48,000)0.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.0 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-7,625
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.25/sh (~25% of the $0.99 collected) or spot ≥ $376.04 (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 $373.63 (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
$371-376.04
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $376.04
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 0.81 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$375.00 (1.0σ)$495$1,497+$9,097-$245
+2.5%$384.37 (1.5σ)$-4,192$607+$8,207-$4,932
+5%$393.75 (1.9σ)$-8,880$-284+$7,316-$9,620
SS (= V-bounce)$398.00 (2.1σ)$-11,005$-688+$6,912-$11,745
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $372.53, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-7,600
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$7,600
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $375): -$0
Total Position P&L @ SS: $0 (+$7,600 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $740 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-740, the opportunity cost of earning $2,121/mo FIGHT income now)
33% normal ← lean5 × $367.5017 Jul7d3.9%81%38%$1,085$4,650-$2,314$1,428
Sell 5 × $367.50 3.9% OTM over spot $353.76 17 Jul 2026 (7d, $2.21 mid)
= $1,085 credit for the 7d cycle → $4,650/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $367.50)
81%
Breach risk
19%
POP (stays ≤ $369.71)
85%
EV / mo
+$2,291
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 0.4 mo [0.2-1.3] median, 0.2 mo faster than no FIGHT (0.6 mo)  ·  86% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 82% without)  ·  ~4.0 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $812
🛡 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)
29%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,572
Free roll-up
+$14/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$399 @ 85% POP
83% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 5 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 → $5.31 mid-life (likely $5.29–$8.47)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $2.17/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$3.14/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 858 simulated challenges: the $368 strike is typically first touched on day 4 of 7, at $371 (overshoots $3.46). 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 (5 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+$6.00/sh+$2,999
cycle +$4,084
[+$2,679…+$3,099] · 100% credit
68%
surv 51%
+$2,049 SAFE
cap gain +$9,649
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$38431 Jul 202618d left+$1.74/sh+$869
cycle +$1,954
[+$71…+$911] · 77% credit
77%
surv 70%
+$6,496 SAFE
cap gain +$14,096
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$38124 Jul 202610d left+$0.45/sh+$227
cycle +$1,312
[-$569…+$161] · 38% credit
77%
surv 71%
+$4,841 SAFE
cap gain +$12,441
Max even-money escape in the band~$38931 Jul 202618d left+$0.19/sh+$94
cycle +$1,179
[-$837…+$105] · 29% credit
80%
surv 75%
+$7,746 SAFE
cap gain +$15,346
SS $398 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$39931 Jul 202618d left-$1.85/sh-$923
cycle +$162
[-$2,047…-$944] · 3% credit
85%
surv 83%
+$10,779 SAFE
cap gain +$18,379
budget: banked $1,085 debit $923 (85% used ≈ 0.9 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$162 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $2,890/mo while parked; 0 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$4,650/mo
vs 50% target ($6,643/mo)-30%
vs normal income ($13,286/mo)35% covered
Net income (after hedge)$2,602/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $367.50 is $5 below CC-SS $372.53: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$1,428
… as % of IC ($25,500)5.6%
… as % of ML ($48,000)3.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.1 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-7,620
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.54/sh (~25% of the $2.17 collected) or spot ≥ $369.71 (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 $373.63 (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
$364-369.71
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
≥ $369.71
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 0.81 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$367.50 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,085$-950+$6,650+$345
+2.5%$376.69 (1.1σ)$-3,509$-1,823+$5,777-$4,249
+5%$385.88 (1.6σ)$-8,102$-2,696+$4,904-$8,842
SS (= V-bounce)$398.00 (2.1σ)$-14,165$-3,848+$3,752-$14,905
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $372.53, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-7,600
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$7,600
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $367.50): -$1,428
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-1,428 (+$6,172 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $740 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-2,168, the opportunity cost of earning $4,650/mo FIGHT income now)
🎯 50% normal5 × $362.5017 Jul7d2.5%72%44%$1,625$6,964$3,388
Sell 5 × $362.50 2.5% OTM over spot $353.76 17 Jul 2026 (7d, $3.40 mid)
= $1,625 credit for the 7d cycle → $6,964/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $362.50)
72%
Breach risk
28%
POP (stays ≤ $365.90)
78%
EV / mo
+$2,525
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 0.4 mo [0.2-1.0] median, 0.1 mo faster than no FIGHT (0.5 mo)  ·  86% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 82% without)  ·  ~5.7 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $1,435
🛡 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)
44%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$996
Free roll-up
+$14/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$404 @ 90% POP
89% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 5 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: $7.41/sh now → $5.24 mid-life (likely $6.05–$9.08)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $3.25/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.99/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,326 simulated challenges: the $362 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 7, at $366 (overshoots $3.53). 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 (5 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+$6.06/sh+$3,030
cycle +$4,655
[+$2,640…+$2,974] · 100% credit
68%
surv 51%
+$595 SAFE
cap gain +$8,195
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$37931 Jul 202618d left+$1.82/sh+$908
cycle +$2,533
[-$40…+$714] · 73% credit
77%
surv 70%
+$5,050 SAFE
cap gain +$12,650
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$37624 Jul 202610d left+$0.52/sh+$260
cycle +$1,885
[-$605…+$75] · 32% credit
77%
surv 71%
+$3,390 SAFE
cap gain +$10,990
Max even-money escape in the band~$38431 Jul 202618d left+$0.27/sh+$133
cycle +$1,758
[-$969…-$107] · 21% credit
80%
surv 75%
+$6,300 SAFE
cap gain +$13,900
SS $398 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$40431 Jul 202618d left-$3.13/sh-$1,563
cycle +$62
[-$3,068…-$1,911]
90%
surv 89%
+$12,704 SAFE
cap gain +$20,304
budget: banked $1,625 debit $1,563 (96% used ≈ 1.0 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$62 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $1,763/mo while parked; 0 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$6,964/mo
vs 50% target ($6,643/mo)+5%
vs normal income ($13,286/mo)52% covered
Net income (after hedge)$4,916/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $362.50 is $10 below CC-SS $372.53: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$3,388
… as % of IC ($25,500)13.3%
… as % of ML ($48,000)7.1%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.3 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-7,675
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.81/sh (~25% of the $3.25 collected) or spot ≥ $365.90 (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 $373.63 (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
$359-365.90
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
≥ $365.90
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 0.81 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$362.50 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,625$-2,435+$5,165+$885
+2.5%$371.56 (≤1σ, normal week)$-2,906$-3,296+$4,304-$3,646
+5%$380.62 (1.3σ)$-7,438$-4,157+$3,443-$8,178
SS (= V-bounce)$398.00 (2.1σ)$-16,125$-5,808+$1,792-$16,865
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $372.53, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-7,600
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$7,600
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $362.50): -$3,388
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-3,388 (+$4,212 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $740 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-4,128, the opportunity cost of earning $6,964/mo FIGHT income now)
100% normal5 × $35517 Jul7d0.4%54%94%$3,175$13,607+$6,643$5,588
Sell 5 × $355 0.4% OTM over spot $353.76 17 Jul 2026 (7d, $6.45 mid)
= $3,175 credit for the 7d cycle → $13,607/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $355)
54%
Breach risk
46%
POP (stays ≤ $361.45)
69%
EV / mo
+$3,512
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 0.3 mo [0.1-1.1] median, 0.2 mo faster than no FIGHT (0.5 mo)  ·  92% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 81% without)  ·  ~8.9 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $2,834
🛡 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)
+$608
Free roll-up
+$14/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$401 @ 92% POP
91% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 5 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: $7.26/sh now → $5.13 mid-life (likely $7.03–$10.17)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $6.35/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets +$1.22/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 2,223 simulated challenges: the $355 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 7, at $359 (overshoots $3.98). 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 (5 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+$6.15/sh+$3,074
cycle +$6,249
[+$2,562…+$2,893] · 100% credit
68%
surv 51%
-$849 NOT
cap gain +$6,751
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$37131 Jul 202618d left+$1.92/sh+$962
cycle +$4,137
[-$257…+$517] · 64% credit
77%
surv 70%
+$3,616 SAFE
cap gain +$11,216
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$36924 Jul 202610d left+$0.61/sh+$307
cycle +$3,482
[-$770…-$17] · 23% credit
78%
surv 71%
+$1,949 SAFE
cap gain +$9,549
Max even-money escape in the band~$37631 Jul 202618d left+$0.38/sh+$188
cycle +$3,363
[-$1,224…-$319] · 9% credit
80%
surv 75%
+$4,867 SAFE
cap gain +$12,467
SS $398 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$40131 Jul 202618d left-$3.48/sh-$1,740
cycle +$1,435
[-$3,765…-$2,465]
92%
surv 91%
+$13,065 SAFE
cap gain +$20,665
budget: banked $3,175 debit $1,740 (55% used ≈ 0.6 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$1,435 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $1,378/mo while parked; 0 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$13,607/mo
vs 50% target ($6,643/mo)+105%
vs normal income ($13,286/mo)102% covered
Net income (after hedge)$11,559/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $355 is $18 below CC-SS $372.53: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$5,588
… as % of IC ($25,500)21.9%
… as % of ML ($48,000)11.6%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.4 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-7,650
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $1.59/sh (~25% of the $6.35 collected) or spot ≥ $361.45 (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 $373.63 (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
$351-361.45
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
≥ $361.45
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 0.81 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$355.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$3,175$-3,923+$3,677+$2,435
+2.5%$363.87 (≤1σ, normal week)$-1,262$-4,766+$2,834-$2,002
+5%$372.75 (≤1σ, normal week)$-5,700$-5,609+$1,991-$6,440
SS (= V-bounce)$398.00 (2.1σ)$-18,325$-8,008-$408-$19,065
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $372.53, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-7,600
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$7,600
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $355): -$5,588
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-5,588 (+$2,012 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $740 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-6,328, the opportunity cost of earning $13,607/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 (19 clear the floor), click to expand

Every eligible strike x expiry in the 4-45 DTE band (3 expiries scanned, 19 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: 0.810 (IBKR)  |  Recovery@SS: +$7,600 (un-capped fortress gain if stock rallies to SS)  |  Do-nothing @ SS: $740

StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$362.507d17 Jul 2026$3.255/5$6,964$4,91672%78%+$2,525-$3,38813.3%$-3,388 (vs do-nothing $-4,128)
$37014d24 Jul 2026$6.605/5$7,071$5,02371%78%+$2,156-$00.0%$2,037 (vs do-nothing +$1,297)
$367.5014d24 Jul 2026$7.355/5$7,875$5,82768%76%+$2,219-$00.0%$1,162 (vs do-nothing +$422)
$3607d17 Jul 2026$4.154/5$7,114$5,38366%75%+$2,358-$3,35013.1%$-3,202 (vs do-nothing $-3,942)
$36514d24 Jul 2026$8.204/5$7,029$5,29765%74%+$1,843-$00.0%$418 (vs do-nothing $-322)
$36521d31 Jul 2026$10.005/5$7,143$5,09564%74%+$1,786-$00.0%$1,237 (vs do-nothing +$497)
$362.5014d24 Jul 2026$9.104/5$7,800$6,06963%73%+$1,880-$3701.5%$-222 (vs do-nothing $-962)
$357.507d17 Jul 2026$5.154/5$8,829$7,09760%72%+$2,572-$3,95015.5%$-3,802 (vs do-nothing $-4,542)
$36021d31 Jul 2026$12.004/5$6,857$5,12659%71%+$1,495-$2100.8%$-62 (vs do-nothing $-802)
$357.5014d24 Jul 2026$11.203/5$7,200$5,78656%70%+$1,485-$1,1484.5%$-852 (vs do-nothing $-1,592)
$3557d17 Jul 2026$6.353/5$8,164$6,75054%69%+$2,107-$3,35313.1%$-3,057 (vs do-nothing $-3,797)
$35521d31 Jul 2026$14.054/5$8,029$6,29753%68%+$1,406-$1,3905.5%$-1,242 (vs do-nothing $-1,982)
$35514d24 Jul 2026$12.403/5$7,971$6,55753%68%+$1,528-$1,5386.0%$-1,242 (vs do-nothing $-1,982)
Show 6 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$13.653/5$8,775$7,36150%67%+$1,542-$1,9137.5%$-1,617 (vs do-nothing $-2,357)
$35021d31 Jul 2026$16.803/5$7,200$5,78648%66%+$1,145-$1,7186.7%$-1,422 (vs do-nothing $-2,162)
$352.507d17 Jul 2026$7.603/5$9,771$8,35748%67%+$2,100-$3,72814.6%$-3,432 (vs do-nothing $-4,172)
$35014d24 Jul 2026$15.003/5$9,643$8,22947%66%+$1,557-$2,2588.9%$-1,962 (vs do-nothing $-2,702)
$347.5014d24 Jul 2026$16.452/5$7,050$5,95344%65%+$1,050-$1,7156.7%$-1,271 (vs do-nothing $-2,011)
$347.507d17 Jul 2026$10.452/5$8,957$7,86035%62%+$1,200-$2,91511.4%$-2,471 (vs do-nothing $-3,211)

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 5 contracts at the conservative CC.

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