FORTRESS FIGHT: GOOG-LC340 @ $318.10

BE SS: $398.00  |  CC-SS: $377.63  |  5 contracts (500 sh) |  ⌂ PORTFOLIO

GENERATED2026-07-23 23:50

GOOG-LC340 @ $318.10   UNDERWATER $79.90 (20.1% below BE SS)

⚠ EARNINGS · DO NOT SELL INCOME INTO IT
GOOG reports 2026-07-23 (Thu), TODAY. The recommended CC (8d) expires on/after it, so selling now holds a short call through the earnings gap, a report can blow past your strike overnight and cap you at a loss. Wait for the print, or sell only an expiry that closes BEFORE 2026-07-23.

5 contracts (500 sh)  |  BE SS: $398.00  |  CC-SS: $377.63 (banked floor $310.99)  |  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$8,400/mo75% ann ROI on ML
Hedge (static, never rolled)$0/moHP expiry = SP LEAPS; decay ≈ $1,172/mo (info only, already in marks)
Unrealized P&L$-22,600fortress legs from IBKR
INCOME GOALPOSTS & VELOCITY
50% INCOME FLOOR
$4,200/mo
HEDGE COVER
$0/mo (static)
NORMAL INCOME
$8,400/mo (ATM CC, chain)
IC VELOCITY
3.0 mo to earn back $25,500
ML VELOCITY
5.7 mo to earn back $48,000
Deep drawdown confirmed: a CC at CC-SS $377.63 (probe: $380C 15d) brings only $250/mo (<20% of normal), so FIGHT below it is warranted.
🏦 CAMPAIGN LEDGER , realized CC income since 2026-07-07; banked cash shrinks the hole (shown as an info-only banked floor, the recommended CC-SS stays the pure recovery strike; seeded from open positions, reconciled from IBKR executions nightly)
Banked since 2026-07-07
$25,239
Hole (after banked)
$0
was $22,600 · 112% earned back
Cycles closed
10
Credit in flight
$0
CC-SS · banked floor (info)
$377.63 → $310.99
? 2 leg(s) closed as UNKNOWN (vanished with no fill in window): banked $0, conservative. Fix campaign.json by hand if wrong.
TECHNICALS (cc_timing weekly gate + daily trigger)
WEEKLYNEUTRAL · %B 30 (live) · RSI 46 · MACD bearish, hist falling
DAILYFALLING (provisional) · RSI 31 · %B -12 · hist falling (nightly)
LEVELSUpper BB (CC ceiling) $413.02 (+30%) · daily UBB $376.26 · 1-wk expected move ±$15 (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 $332.50 / 8d. This is the safest strike (survival 79%, breach 21%) that still earns 50% of normal income ($4,200/mo); it brings $4,350/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 × $322.50/8d for $9,562/mo, but breach risk rises to 39% (+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 × $342.50/8d (90% survival, $1,838/mo).
Downside anchor: the primary mortgages $21,404 (84% of IC) ONLY on a full V-bounce all the way to SS $398, recoverable in 2.5 months of normal income. That is the rare tail; the frequent case is the strike holding. Surgical close on the 5 contracts realizes $-22,648 and cuts bleed by $0/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 · 31 Jul 2026 (8d) · sell 5 × $332.50, 79% survival, $4,350/mo (E[net] $1,159/mo).
This week's Friday is inside the pin/gamma window, so only the next weekly is shown.
TrackExpirySellSurvivalIncome/moE[net]/mo
NEXT FRIDAY 🏆31 Jul 2026 · 8d5 × $332.5079%$4,350$1,159

📅 NEXT FRIDAY · 31 Jul 2026 · 8d · E[net] $1,159/mo 🏆 GRAND PICK

🎯 Engine pick: sell 5 × $332.50 (primary), 79% survival, breach 21%, $4,350/mo.
⚖️ Worth a safer step: the $337.50 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 85% (breach 21% → 15%) for $1,537/mo less (35% 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 $337.50 rung, unless you need the income to cover the hedge bleed, or you expect GOOG to stay flat-to-down near term.
GOOG  spot $318.10 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsFIGHT edgePer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
🛡 safe yield5 × $342.5031 Jul8d7.7%90%20%·$490$1,838-$2,512$17,074
Sell 5 × $342.50 7.7% OTM over spot $318.10 31 Jul 2026 (8d, $1.09 mid)
= $490 credit for the 8d cycle → $1,838/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $342.50)
90%
Breach risk
10%
POP (stays ≤ $343.60)
91%
EV / mo
+$871
🛡 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)
-$2,435
Free roll-up
+$2/wk
Safest escape (by 14 Aug 2026)
$354 @ 77% POP
70% 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 4 of 8); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $8.27/sh now → $5.85 mid-life (likely $4.60–$8.49)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.98/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$4.87/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 297 simulated challenges: the $342 strike is typically first touched on day 6 of 8, at $346 (overshoots $3.81). 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)~$3427 Aug 202611d left+$2.04/sh+$1,018
cycle +$1,508
[+$814…+$1,662] · 98% credit
67%
surv 51%
-$12,626 NOT
cap gain +$9,974
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$3447 Aug 202611d left+$1.07/sh+$537
cycle +$1,027
[+$256…+$1,079] · 87% credit
69%
surv 55%
-$12,447 NOT
cap gain +$10,153
Max even-money escape in the band~$34914 Aug 202618d left+$0.78/sh+$390
cycle +$880
[-$81…+$974] · 73% credit
73%
surv 63%
-$10,858 NOT
cap gain +$11,742
SS $398 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$35414 Aug 202618d left-$0.94/sh-$472
cycle +$18
[-$1,098…+$98] · 29% credit
77%
surv 70%
-$9,986 NOT
cap gain +$12,614
budget: banked $490 debit $472 (96% used ≈ 1.1 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$18 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $4,088/mo while parked; 0 ct free to re-sell
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$1,838/mo
vs 50% target ($4,200/mo)-56%
vs normal income ($8,400/mo)22% covered
Net income (after hedge)$1,838/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $342.50 is $35 below CC-SS $377.63: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$17,074
… as % of IC ($25,500)67.0%
… as % of ML ($48,000)35.6%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.0 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-22,658
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.24/sh (~25% of the $0.98 collected) or spot ≥ $343.60 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $342)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $376.26 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $339.07Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$339-343.60
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
≥ $343.60
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 0.69 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$342.50 (1.5σ)$490$-13,643+$8,957+$440
+2.5%$351.06 (2.0σ)$-3,791$-14,953+$7,647-$3,841
+5%$359.62 (2.5σ)$-8,072$-16,263+$6,337-$8,122
SS (= V-bounce)$398.00 (4.8σ)$-27,260$-22,135+$465-$25,810
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $377.63, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-22,600
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$20,656
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $342.50): -$17,074
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-19,018 (+$3,582 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,894 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-17,124, the opportunity cost of earning $1,838/mo FIGHT income now)
33% normal ← lean5 × $337.5031 Jul8d6.1%85%29%·$750$2,812-$1,537$19,314
Sell 5 × $337.50 6.1% OTM over spot $318.10 31 Jul 2026 (8d, $1.59 mid)
= $750 credit for the 8d cycle → $2,812/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $337.50)
85%
Breach risk
15%
POP (stays ≤ $339.10)
87%
EV / mo
+$1,162
🛡 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)
18%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$2,132
Free roll-up
+$4/wk
Safest escape (by 14 Aug 2026)
$349 @ 77% POP
70% 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 4 of 8); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $8.15/sh now → $5.76 mid-life (likely $5.18–$8.75)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.50/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$4.26/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 536 simulated challenges: the $338 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 8, at $341 (overshoots $3.74). 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)~$3387 Aug 202611d left+$2.16/sh+$1,079
cycle +$1,829
[+$794…+$1,511] · 99% credit
67%
surv 51%
-$14,039 NOT
cap gain +$8,561
Max even-money escape in the band~$34414 Aug 202618d left+$0.92/sh+$459
cycle +$1,209
[-$112…+$880] · 69% credit
73%
surv 63%
-$12,265 NOT
cap gain +$10,335
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)~$3427 Aug 202611d left+$0.07/sh+$34
cycle +$784
[-$456…+$367] · 43% credit
71%
surv 60%
-$13,557 NOT
cap gain +$9,043
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$34914 Aug 202618d left-$0.81/sh-$405
cycle +$345
[-$1,163…-$84] · 23% credit
77%
surv 70%
-$11,394 NOT
cap gain +$11,206
budget: banked $750 debit $405 (54% used ≈ 0.6 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$345 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $4,129/mo while parked; 0 ct free to re-sell
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$2,812/mo
vs 50% target ($4,200/mo)-33%
vs normal income ($8,400/mo)33% covered
Net income (after hedge)$2,812/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $337.50 is $40 below CC-SS $377.63: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$19,314
… as % of IC ($25,500)75.7%
… as % of ML ($48,000)40.2%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.3 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-22,648
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.38/sh (~25% of the $1.50 collected) or spot ≥ $339.10 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $338)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $376.26 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $334.12Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$334-339.10
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
≥ $339.10
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 0.69 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$337.50 (1.2σ)$750$-15,118+$7,482+$700
+2.5%$345.94 (1.7σ)$-3,469$-16,409+$6,191-$3,519
+5%$354.38 (2.2σ)$-7,688$-17,700+$4,900-$7,738
SS (= V-bounce)$398.00 (4.8σ)$-29,500$-24,375-$1,775-$28,050
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $377.63, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-22,600
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$20,656
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $337.50): -$19,314
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-21,258 (+$1,342 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,894 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-19,364, the opportunity cost of earning $2,812/mo FIGHT income now)
🎯 50% normal5 × $332.5031 Jul8d4.5%79%30%·$1,160$4,350$21,404
Sell 5 × $332.50 4.5% OTM over spot $318.10 31 Jul 2026 (8d, $2.42 mid)
= $1,160 credit for the 8d cycle → $4,350/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $332.50)
79%
Breach risk
21%
POP (stays ≤ $334.92)
83%
EV / mo
+$1,531
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
30%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,679
Free roll-up
+$4/wk
Safest escape (by 14 Aug 2026)
$349 @ 81% POP
77% 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 4 of 8); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $8.03/sh now → $5.68 mid-life (likely $5.70–$9.00)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $2.32/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$3.36/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 899 simulated challenges: the $332 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 8, at $336 (overshoots $3.49). The [P25–P75] under each Total is that door's credit across those paths; % credit is the share of those challenges where the roll is a net credit.
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (5 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$3327 Aug 202611d left+$2.28/sh+$1,138
cycle +$2,298
[+$745…+$1,394] · 99% credit
67%
surv 51%
-$15,305 NOT
cap gain +$7,295
Max even-money escape in the band~$33914 Aug 202618d left+$1.05/sh+$525
cycle +$1,685
[-$167…+$719] · 66% credit
73%
surv 63%
-$13,524 NOT
cap gain +$9,076
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)~$3377 Aug 202611d left+$0.19/sh+$94
cycle +$1,254
[-$477…+$236] · 38% credit
71%
surv 60%
-$14,823 NOT
cap gain +$7,777
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$34914 Aug 202618d left-$2.07/sh-$1,035
cycle +$125
[-$2,061…-$978] · 5% credit
81%
surv 77%
-$11,614 NOT
cap gain +$10,986
budget: banked $1,160 debit $1,035 (89% used ≈ 1.0 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$125 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $3,007/mo while parked; 0 ct free to re-sell
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$4,350/mo
vs 50% target ($4,200/mo)+4%
vs normal income ($8,400/mo)52% covered
Net income (after hedge)$4,350/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $332.50 is $45 below CC-SS $377.63: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$21,404
… as % of IC ($25,500)83.9%
… as % of ML ($48,000)44.6%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.5 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-22,648
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.58/sh (~25% of the $2.32 collected) or spot ≥ $334.92 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $332)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $376.26 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $329.18Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$329-334.92
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
≥ $334.92
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 0.69 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$332.50 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,160$-16,443+$6,157+$1,110
+2.5%$340.81 (1.4σ)$-2,996$-17,715+$4,885-$3,046
+5%$349.12 (1.9σ)$-7,152$-18,987+$3,613-$7,203
SS (= V-bounce)$398.00 (4.8σ)$-31,590$-26,465-$3,865-$30,140
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $377.63, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-22,600
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$20,656
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $332.50): -$21,404
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-23,348 ($-748 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,894 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-21,454, the opportunity cost of earning $4,350/mo FIGHT income now)
100% normal5 × $322.5031 Jul8d1.4%61%80%·$2,550$9,562+$5,213$25,014
Sell 5 × $322.50 1.4% OTM over spot $318.10 31 Jul 2026 (8d, $5.32 mid)
= $2,550 credit for the 8d cycle → $9,562/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $322.50)
61%
Breach risk
39%
POP (stays ≤ $327.82)
72%
EV / mo
+$1,957
🛡 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)
63%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$204
Free roll-up
+$4/wk
Safest escape (by 14 Aug 2026)
$354 @ 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 4 of 8); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $7.79/sh now → $5.51 mid-life (likely $7.16–$10.07)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $5.10/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.41/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,888 simulated challenges: the $322 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 8, at $326 (overshoots $3.63). 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
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$32414 Aug 202618d left+$3.47/sh+$1,734
cycle +$4,284
[+$960…+$1,445] · 99% credit
69%
surv 55%
-$16,130 NOT
cap gain +$6,470
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$3227 Aug 202611d left+$2.50/sh+$1,249
cycle +$3,799
[+$671…+$1,036] · 99% credit
67%
surv 51%
-$17,274 NOT
cap gain +$5,326
Max even-money escape in the band~$32914 Aug 202618d left+$1.30/sh+$649
cycle +$3,199
[-$327…+$272] · 50% credit
72%
surv 63%
-$15,480 NOT
cap gain +$7,120
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)~$3277 Aug 202611d left+$0.41/sh+$206
cycle +$2,756
[-$595…-$100] · 19% credit
71%
surv 60%
-$16,791 NOT
cap gain +$5,809
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$35414 Aug 202618d left-$4.14/sh-$2,072
cycle +$478
[-$3,904…-$2,744]
91%
surv 90%
-$9,526 NOT
cap gain +$13,074
budget: banked $2,550 debit $2,072 (81% used ≈ 0.9 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$478 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $1,137/mo while parked; 0 ct free to re-sell
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$9,562/mo
vs 50% target ($4,200/mo)+128%
vs normal income ($8,400/mo)114% covered
Net income (after hedge)$9,562/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $322.50 is $55 below CC-SS $377.63: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$25,014
… as % of IC ($25,500)98.1%
… as % of ML ($48,000)52.1%
Recovery months (at normal income)3.0 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-22,712
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $1.27/sh (~25% of the $5.10 collected) or spot ≥ $327.82 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $322)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $376.26 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $319.27Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$319-327.82
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
≥ $327.82
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 0.69 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$322.50 (≤1σ, normal week)$2,550$-18,523+$4,077+$2,500
+2.5%$330.56 (≤1σ, normal week)$-1,481$-19,757+$2,843-$1,531
+5%$338.62 (1.2σ)$-5,512$-20,990+$1,610-$5,562
SS (= V-bounce)$398.00 (4.8σ)$-35,200$-30,075-$7,475-$33,750
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $377.63, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-22,600
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$20,656
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $322.50): -$25,014
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-26,958 ($-4,358 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,894 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-25,064, the opportunity cost of earning $9,562/mo FIGHT income now)
A nudge, not a rule: the engine maximizes income at acceptable safety; this weighs the income you would give up against the breach risk you would shed. Your hedge bleed and your read on GOOG are the tiebreakers.
⚔ FIGHT CC options · full candidate scan (16 clear the floor), click to expand

Every eligible strike x expiry in the 4-45 DTE band (3 expiries scanned, 16 clear the income floor), each sized to the minimum contracts that clear it. Sorted by survival (safest first): the primary 🎯 is the safest; rows below trade safety for income.

Fortress delta: 0.694 (IBKR)  |  Recovery@SS: +$20,656 (un-capped fortress gain if stock rallies to SS)  |  Do-nothing @ SS: $-1,894

StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$332.508d31 Jul 2026$2.325/5$4,350$4,35079%83%+$1,531-$21,40483.9%$-23,348 (vs do-nothing $-21,454)
$3308d31 Jul 2026$2.864/5$4,290$4,31075%80%+$1,363-$17,90870.2%$-19,841 (vs do-nothing $-17,948)
$327.508d31 Jul 2026$3.404/5$5,100$5,12071%77%+$1,330-$18,69273.3%$-20,625 (vs do-nothing $-18,732)
$33015d7 Aug 2026$4.755/5$4,750$4,75071%77%+$1,471-$21,43984.1%$-23,383 (vs do-nothing $-21,489)
$327.5015d7 Aug 2026$5.354/5$4,280$4,30067%75%+$1,106-$17,91270.2%$-19,845 (vs do-nothing $-17,952)
$3258d31 Jul 2026$4.203/5$4,725$4,76566%74%+$1,114-$14,52957.0%$-16,452 (vs do-nothing $-14,559)
$32515d7 Aug 2026$6.304/5$5,040$5,06063%73%+$1,223-$18,53272.7%$-20,465 (vs do-nothing $-18,572)
$32522d14 Aug 2026$7.854/5$4,282$4,30262%72%+$977-$17,91270.2%$-19,845 (vs do-nothing $-17,952)
$322.508d31 Jul 2026$5.103/5$5,738$5,77861%72%+$1,174-$15,00958.9%$-16,932 (vs do-nothing $-15,039)
$322.5015d7 Aug 2026$7.253/5$4,350$4,39059%71%+$931-$14,36456.3%$-16,287 (vs do-nothing $-14,394)
$3208d31 Jul 2026$6.302/5$4,725$4,78556%70%+$1,180-$10,26640.3%$-12,179 (vs do-nothing $-10,286)
$32015d7 Aug 2026$8.403/5$5,040$5,08055%69%+$966-$14,76957.9%$-16,692 (vs do-nothing $-14,799)
$32022d14 Aug 2026$10.054/5$5,482$5,50255%69%+$1,059-$19,03274.6%$-20,965 (vs do-nothing $-19,072)
Show 3 more candidates (lower strikes: more income, lower survival)
StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$31522d14 Aug 2026$12.653/5$5,175$5,21547%66%+$823-$14,99458.8%$-16,917 (vs do-nothing $-15,024)
$31515d7 Aug 2026$10.952/5$4,380$4,44046%65%+$663-$10,33640.5%$-12,249 (vs do-nothing $-10,356)
$3158d31 Jul 2026$8.952/5$6,712$6,77244%65%+$1,262-$10,73642.1%$-12,649 (vs do-nothing $-10,756)

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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