FORTRESS FIGHT: GOOG-LC340 @ $354.73

BE SS: $398.00  |  CC-SS: $367.46  |  5 contracts (500 sh)  |  2026-07-10 09:43 |  ⌂ PORTFOLIO

GOOG-LC340 @ $354.73   UNDERWATER $43.27 (10.9% below BE SS)

5 contracts (500 sh)  |  BE SS: $398.00  |  CC-SS: $367.46  |  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$14,518/mo75% ann ROI on ML
Hedge rolling cost$1,978/mo
Unrealized P&L$-5,730fortress legs from IBKR
INCOME GOALPOSTS & VELOCITY
50% INCOME FLOOR
$7,259/mo
HEDGE COVER
$1,978/mo
NORMAL INCOME
$14,518/mo (ATM CC, chain)
IC VELOCITY
1.8 mo to earn back $25,500
ML VELOCITY
3.3 mo to earn back $48,000
NOT a deep drawdown: a CC at CC-SS $367.46 (probe: $367.5C 14d) still earns $8,625/mo (59% 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)
$5,730
was $5,730 · 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 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: 5 contracts at $362.50 / 7d. This is the safest strike (survival 70%, breach 30%) that still earns 50% of normal income ($7,259/mo); it brings $8,571/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 $15,857/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 5 × $377.50/7d (85% survival, $2,164/mo).
Downside anchor: the primary mortgages $482 (2% of IC) ONLY on a full V-bounce all the way to SS $398, recoverable in 0.0 months of normal income. That is the rare tail; the frequent case is the strike holding. Surgical close on the 5 contracts realizes $-5,792 and cuts bleed by $1,978/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, 70% survival, $8,571/mo (E[net] $2,904/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 × $362.5070%$8,571$2,904

📅 NEXT FRIDAY · 17 Jul 2026 · 7d · E[net] $2,904/mo 🏆 GRAND PICK

🎯 Engine pick: sell 5 × $362.50 (primary), 70% survival, breach 30%, $8,571/mo.
Stay at the pick. Stepping safer (the $367.50 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 73% (breach 30% → 27%) for $3,107/mo less (36% 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 hedge5 × $377.5017 Jul7d6.4%85%30%$505$2,164-$6,407$0
Sell 5 × $377.50 6.4% OTM over spot $354.73 17 Jul 2026 (7d, $1.05 mid)
= $505 credit for the 7d cycle → $2,164/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $377.50)
85%
Breach risk
15%
POP (stays ≤ $378.55)
86%
EV / mo
$-158
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 0.3 mo [0.1-1.0] median  ·  85% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 85% without)  ·  ~1.8 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $-198
🛡 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)
-$2,378
Free roll-up
+$13/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$398 @ 79% POP
74% 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: $8.15/sh now → $5.77 mid-life (likely $4.79–$8.30)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.01/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$4.76/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 306 simulated challenges: the $378 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 7, at $381 (overshoots $3.42). 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)~$37824 Jul 202610d left+$6.13/sh+$3,063
cycle +$3,568
[+$2,824…+$3,369] · 100% credit
68%
surv 51%
+$8,084 SAFE
cap gain +$13,814
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$39331 Jul 202618d left+$2.08/sh+$1,040
cycle +$1,545
[+$410…+$1,377] · 86% credit
76%
surv 69%
+$12,933 SAFE
cap gain +$18,663
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$39024 Jul 202610d left+$0.58/sh+$292
cycle +$797
[-$327…+$463] · 57% credit
77%
surv 70%
+$11,060 SAFE
cap gain +$16,790
Max even-money escape in the band~$39831 Jul 202618d left+$0.55/sh+$275
cycle +$780
[-$481…+$600] · 57% credit
79%
surv 74%
+$14,418 SAFE
cap gain +$20,148
SS $398 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
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$2,164/mo
vs 50% target ($7,259/mo)-70%
vs normal income ($14,518/mo)15% covered
Net income (after hedge)$186/mo
Downside budget
✓ $377.50 is at/above CC-SS $367.46: assignment is break-even or better.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$0
… as % of IC ($25,500)0.0%
… as % of ML ($48,000)0.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.0 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-5,750
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 $1.01 collected) or spot ≥ $378.55 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $378)); 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 $373.73Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$374-378.55
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
≥ $378.55
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 0.90 (fallback)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$377.50 (1.0σ)$505$5,022+$10,751-$290
+2.5%$386.94 (1.5σ)$-4,214$4,550+$10,280-$5,009
+5%$396.38 (1.9σ)$-8,932$4,078+$9,808-$9,728
SS (= V-bounce)$398.00 (2.0σ)$-9,745$3,996+$9,726-$10,540
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $367.46, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-5,730
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$5,730
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $377.50): -$0
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-0 (+$5,730 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $795 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-795, the opportunity cost of earning $2,164/mo FIGHT income now)
33% normal5 × $367.5017 Jul7d3.6%73%55%$1,275$5,464-$3,107$0
Sell 5 × $367.50 3.6% OTM over spot $354.73 17 Jul 2026 (7d, $2.67 mid)
= $1,275 credit for the 7d cycle → $5,464/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $367.50)
73%
Breach risk
27%
POP (stays ≤ $370.17)
77%
EV / mo
$-508
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 0.3 mo [0.1-0.8] median  ·  90% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 88% without)  ·  ~3.2 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $1,143
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
31%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,532
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 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: $7.94/sh now → $5.61 mid-life (likely $5.63–$9.03)≈ $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 943 simulated challenges: the $368 strike is typically first touched on day 4 of 7, at $371 (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 (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+$6.27/sh+$3,137
cycle +$4,412
[+$2,796…+$3,250] · 100% credit
69%
surv 51%
+$4,429 SAFE
cap gain +$10,159
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$38331 Jul 202618d left+$2.25/sh+$1,127
cycle +$2,402
[+$303…+$1,161] · 84% credit
76%
surv 69%
+$9,290 SAFE
cap gain +$15,020
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$38024 Jul 202610d left+$0.74/sh+$370
cycle +$1,645
[-$415…+$311] · 50% credit
77%
surv 70%
+$7,408 SAFE
cap gain +$13,138
Max even-money escape in the band~$38831 Jul 202618d left+$0.72/sh+$362
cycle +$1,637
[-$584…+$374] · 43% credit
79%
surv 74%
+$10,775 SAFE
cap gain +$16,505
SS $398 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$40331 Jul 202618d left-$2.52/sh-$1,262
cycle +$13
[-$2,510…-$1,309] · 0% credit
87%
surv 85%
+$15,901 SAFE
cap gain +$21,631
budget: banked $1,275 debit $1,262 (99% used ≈ 1.0 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$13 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $2,574/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$5,464/mo
vs 50% target ($7,259/mo)-25%
vs normal income ($14,518/mo)38% covered
Net income (after hedge)$3,486/mo
Downside budget
✓ $367.50 is at/above CC-SS $367.46: assignment is break-even or better.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$0
… as % of IC ($25,500)0.0%
… as % of ML ($48,000)0.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.0 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-5,790
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 0.90 (fallback)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$367.50 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,275$1,291+$7,021+$480
+2.5%$376.69 (1.0σ)$-3,319$832+$6,562-$4,114
+5%$385.88 (1.4σ)$-7,912$373+$6,103-$8,708
SS (= V-bounce)$398.00 (2.0σ)$-13,975$-234+$5,496-$14,770
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $367.46, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-5,730
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$5,730
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $367.50): -$0
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-0 (+$5,730 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $795 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-795, the opportunity cost of earning $5,464/mo FIGHT income now)
🎯 50% normal5 × $362.5017 Jul7d2.2%70%48%$2,000$8,571$482
Sell 5 × $362.50 2.2% OTM over spot $354.73 17 Jul 2026 (7d, $4.12 mid)
= $2,000 credit for the 7d cycle → $8,571/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $362.50)
70%
Breach risk
30%
POP (stays ≤ $366.62)
78%
EV / mo
+$3,579
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 0.2 mo [0.1-0.5] median, 0.1 mo faster than no FIGHT (0.3 mo)  ·  91% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 88% without)  ·  ~4.1 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $1,868
🛡 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)
-$768
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 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: $7.83/sh now → $5.54 mid-life (likely $6.46–$9.75)≈ $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 1,433 simulated challenges: the $362 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 7, at $366 (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)~$36224 Jul 202610d left+$6.34/sh+$3,171
cycle +$5,171
[+$2,739…+$3,102] · 100% credit
69%
surv 51%
+$2,938 SAFE
cap gain +$8,668
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$37831 Jul 202618d left+$2.33/sh+$1,167
cycle +$3,167
[+$155…+$952] · 80% credit
76%
surv 69%
+$7,805 SAFE
cap gain +$13,535
Max even-money escape in the band~$38331 Jul 202618d left+$0.80/sh+$402
cycle +$2,402
[-$753…+$146] · 33% credit
79%
surv 74%
+$9,290 SAFE
cap gain +$15,020
SS $398 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$37824 Jul 202610d left+$0.02/sh+$8
cycle +$2,008
[-$994…-$216] · 13% credit
79%
surv 73%
+$6,646 SAFE
cap gain +$12,376
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$40831 Jul 202618d left-$3.61/sh-$1,807
cycle +$193
[-$3,505…-$2,208]
91%
surv 90%
+$18,331 SAFE
cap gain +$24,061
budget: banked $2,000 debit $1,807 (90% used ≈ 0.9 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$193 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $1,602/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$8,571/mo
vs 50% target ($7,259/mo)+18%
vs normal income ($14,518/mo)59% covered
Net income (after hedge)$6,593/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $362.50 is $5 below CC-SS $367.46: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$482
… as % of IC ($25,500)1.9%
… as % of ML ($48,000)1.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.0 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-5,792
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 0.90 (fallback)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$362.50 (≤1σ, normal week)$2,000$-234+$5,496+$1,205
+2.5%$371.56 (≤1σ, normal week)$-2,531$-687+$5,043-$3,326
+5%$380.62 (1.2σ)$-7,062$-1,140+$4,590-$7,858
SS (= V-bounce)$398.00 (2.0σ)$-15,750$-2,008+$3,721-$16,545
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $367.46, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-5,730
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$5,730
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $362.50): -$482
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-482 (+$5,248 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $795 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-1,277, the opportunity cost of earning $8,571/mo FIGHT income now)
100% normal5 × $35517 Jul7d0.1%52%99%$3,700$15,857+$7,286$2,532
Sell 5 × $355 0.1% OTM over spot $354.73 17 Jul 2026 (7d, $7.45 mid)
= $3,700 credit for the 7d cycle → $15,857/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $355)
52%
Breach risk
48%
POP (stays ≤ $362.45)
70%
EV / mo
+$4,789
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 0.1 mo [0.0-0.4] median, 0.2 mo faster than no FIGHT (0.3 mo)  ·  96% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 85% without)  ·  ~6.3 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $3,436
🛡 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)
+$989
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 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 $7.58–$11.11)≈ $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 2,353 simulated challenges: the $355 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 7, at $359 (overshoots $4.19). 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+$6.44/sh+$3,218
cycle +$6,918
[+$2,647…+$3,015] · 100% credit
69%
surv 51%
+$1,309 SAFE
cap gain +$7,039
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$37031 Jul 202618d left+$2.44/sh+$1,222
cycle +$4,922
[-$120…+$734] · 71% credit
76%
surv 69%
+$6,185 SAFE
cap gain +$11,915
Max even-money escape in the band~$37531 Jul 202618d left+$0.92/sh+$458
cycle +$4,158
[-$1,065…-$81] · 18% credit
79%
surv 74%
+$7,671 SAFE
cap gain +$13,401
SS $398 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$37024 Jul 202610d left+$0.12/sh+$59
cycle +$3,759
[-$1,205…-$337] · 4% credit
79%
surv 73%
+$5,022 SAFE
cap gain +$10,752
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$40031 Jul 202618d left-$3.50/sh-$1,749
cycle +$1,951
[-$4,001…-$2,546]
91%
surv 90%
+$16,714 SAFE
cap gain +$22,444
budget: banked $3,700 debit $1,749 (47% used ≈ 0.5 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$1,951 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $1,603/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$15,857/mo
vs 50% target ($7,259/mo)+118%
vs normal income ($14,518/mo)109% covered
Net income (after hedge)$13,879/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $355 is $12 below CC-SS $367.46: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$2,532
… as % of IC ($25,500)9.9%
… as % of ML ($48,000)5.3%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.2 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-5,755
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 0.90 (fallback)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$355.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$3,700$-1,909+$3,821+$2,905
+2.5%$363.87 (≤1σ, normal week)$-737$-2,352+$3,378-$1,532
+5%$372.75 (≤1σ, normal week)$-5,175$-2,796+$2,934-$5,970
SS (= V-bounce)$398.00 (2.0σ)$-17,800$-4,058+$1,671-$18,595
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $367.46, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-5,730
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$5,730
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $355): -$2,532
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-2,532 (+$3,198 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $795 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-3,327, the opportunity cost of earning $15,857/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: 0.900 (fallback)  |  Recovery@SS: +$5,730 (un-capped fortress gain if stock rallies to SS)  |  Do-nothing @ SS: $795

StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$37014d24 Jul 2026$7.205/5$7,714$5,73670%78%+$2,665-$00.0%$3,600 (vs do-nothing +$2,805)
$362.507d17 Jul 2026$4.005/5$8,571$6,59370%78%+$3,579-$4821.9%$-482 (vs do-nothing $-1,277)
$367.5014d24 Jul 2026$8.055/5$8,625$6,64767%76%+$2,805-$00.0%$4,025 (vs do-nothing +$3,230)
$36514d24 Jul 2026$8.954/5$7,671$6,03465%74%+$2,326-$00.0%$2,754 (vs do-nothing +$1,959)
$3607d17 Jul 2026$4.904/5$8,400$6,76364%75%+$3,098-$1,0254.0%$-866 (vs do-nothing $-1,661)
$36521d31 Jul 2026$11.005/5$7,857$5,87963%74%+$2,212-$00.0%$4,268 (vs do-nothing +$3,473)
$362.5014d24 Jul 2026$10.204/5$8,743$7,10662%73%+$2,634-$00.0%$2,254 (vs do-nothing +$1,459)
$357.507d17 Jul 2026$5.953/5$7,650$6,35358%72%+$2,464-$1,2044.7%$-886 (vs do-nothing $-1,681)
$36021d31 Jul 2026$13.104/5$7,486$5,84858%70%+$1,542-$00.0%$2,414 (vs do-nothing +$1,619)
$357.5014d24 Jul 2026$12.153/5$7,811$6,51455%70%+$1,904-$00.0%$974 (vs do-nothing +$179)
$35521d31 Jul 2026$15.454/5$8,829$7,19152%68%+$1,605-$00.0%$1,354 (vs do-nothing +$559)
$35514d24 Jul 2026$13.553/5$8,711$7,41452%69%+$2,049-$00.0%$644 (vs do-nothing $-151)
$3557d17 Jul 2026$7.403/5$9,514$8,21852%70%+$2,873-$1,5196.0%$-1,201 (vs do-nothing $-1,996)
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$14.853/5$9,546$8,25049%68%+$2,067-$340.1%$284 (vs do-nothing $-511)
$35021d31 Jul 2026$17.203/5$7,371$6,07547%65%+$861-$790.3%$239 (vs do-nothing $-556)
$35014d24 Jul 2026$16.253/5$10,446$9,15046%66%+$2,086-$3641.4%$-46 (vs do-nothing $-841)
$352.507d17 Jul 2026$8.602/5$7,371$6,41645%67%+$1,806-$1,2735.0%$-796 (vs do-nothing $-1,591)

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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