FORTRESS FIGHT: GOOG-LC340 @ $326.83

BE SS: $398.00  |  CC-SS: $383.65  |  5 contracts (500 sh) |  ⌂ PORTFOLIO

GENERATED2026-09-10 21:51

GOOG-LC340 @ $326.83   UNDERWATER $71.17 (17.9% below BE SS)

5 contracts (500 sh)  |  BE SS: $398.00  |  CC-SS: $383.65 (banked floor $322.12)  |  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$7,450/mo75% ann ROI on ML
Hedge (static, never rolled)$0/moHP expiry = SP LEAPS; decay ≈ $1,266/mo (info only, already in marks)
Unrealized P&L$-22,525fortress legs from IBKR
INCOME GOALPOSTS & VELOCITY
50% INCOME FLOOR
$3,725/mo
HEDGE COVER
$0/mo (static)
NORMAL INCOME
$7,450/mo (ATM CC, chain)
IC VELOCITY
3.4 mo to earn back $25,500
ML VELOCITY
6.4 mo to earn back $48,000
Deep drawdown confirmed: a CC at CC-SS $383.65 (probe: $385C 15d) brings only $80/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
$24,503
Hole (after banked)
$0
was $22,525 · 109% earned back
Cycles closed
29
Credit in flight
$0
CC-SS · banked floor (info)
$383.65 → $322.12
? 4 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 14 (live) · RSI 46 · MACD bearish, hist falling
DAILYFALLING (provisional) · RSI 38 · %B 1 · hist falling (nightly)
LEVELSUpper BB (CC ceiling) $397.87 (+22%) · daily UBB $347.94 · 1-wk expected move ±$14 (chain IV)
SETUPNo tilt: engine default. (advisory; floors and picks are chain-only)
⚠ Next earnings 2026-10-28: candidates whose expiry crosses it are flagged in the spectrum; EV is unreliable across earnings.
INTERPRETATION
Primary: 5 contracts at $337.50 / 8d. This is the safest strike (survival 77%, breach 23%) that still earns 50% of normal income ($3,725/mo); it brings $3,956/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 × $330/8d for $8,156/mo, but breach risk rises to 41% (+17pp 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 × $385/22d (97% survival, $293/mo).
Downside anchor: the primary mortgages $22,021 (86% of IC) ONLY on a full V-bounce all the way to SS $398, recoverable in 3.0 months of normal income. That is the rare tail; the frequent case is the strike holding. Surgical close on the 5 contracts realizes $-22,578 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 · 18 Sep 2026 (8d) · sell 5 × $337.50, 77% survival, $3,956/mo (E[net] $1,313/mo).
This week's Friday is inside the pin/gamma window, so only the next weekly is shown.
TrackExpirySellSurvivalIncome/moE[net]/mo
NEXT FRIDAY 🏆18 Sep 2026 · 8d5 × $337.5077%$3,956$1,313
E[net] arithmetic on the grand pick: keep $1,055 with probability 65%; on the 35% touch you roll, paying $2,281 to close and taking $1,345 back from the best priced door (net cash $936) and parking about one cycle of income. Charging the FULL buyback with no door credit (the pre-2026-07-25 model) contradicted the campaign simulation, which prices the same event as a cash-neutral even roll.

📅 NEXT FRIDAY · 18 Sep 2026 · 8d · E[net] $1,313/mo 🏆 GRAND PICK

🎯 Engine pick: sell 5 × $337.50 (50% normal), 77% survival, breach 23%, $3,956/mo.
Stay at the pick. Stepping safer (the $340 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 81% (breach 23% → 19%) for $919/mo less (23% income)) buys little extra safety; the income is doing real work covering the bleed.
GOOG  spot $326.83 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsFIGHT edgePer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
🛡 safe yield5 × $347.5018 Sep8d6.3%90%hist 96%19%hist 13%·$400$1,500-$2,456$17,676
Sell 5 × $347.50 6.3% OTM over spot $326.83 18 Sep 2026 (8d, $0.82 mid)
= $400 credit for the 8d cycle → $1,500/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $347.50)
90%
Breach risk
10%
POP (stays ≤ $348.32)
91%
EV / mo
+$759
🛡 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)
12%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,949
Free roll-up
+$3/wk
Safest escape (by 2 Oct 2026)
$356 @ 74% POP
66% 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: $6.64/sh now → $4.70 mid-life (likely $3.86–$6.78)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.80/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$3.90/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 349 simulated challenges: the $348 strike is typically first touched on day 6 of 8, at $351 (overshoots $3.27). 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)~$34825 Sep 202611d left+$1.77/sh+$883
cycle +$1,283
[+$764…+$1,340] · 99% credit
66%
surv 51%
-$13,718 NOT
cap gain +$8,807
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$35125 Sep 202611d left+$0.39/sh+$196
cycle +$596
[-$61…+$555] · 71% credit
70%
surv 59%
-$13,251 NOT
cap gain +$9,274
Max even-money escape in the band~$3562 Oct 202618d left+$0.39/sh+$196
cycle +$596
[-$222…+$595] · 62% credit
74%
surv 66%
-$11,431 NOT
cap gain +$11,094
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$1,500/mo
vs 50% target ($3,725/mo)-60%
vs normal income ($7,450/mo)20% covered
Net income (after hedge)$1,500/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $347.50 is $36 below CC-SS $383.65: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$17,676
… as % of IC ($25,500)69.3%
… as % of ML ($48,000)36.8%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.4 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-22,535
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 $0.80 collected) or spot ≥ $348.32 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $348)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $347.94 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $344.02Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$344-348.32
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
≥ $348.32
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 0.73 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$347.50 (1.4σ)$400$-14,601+$7,924+$345
+2.5%$356.19 (2.0σ)$-3,944$-15,783+$6,742-$3,999
+5%$364.88 (2.6σ)$-8,288$-16,964+$5,561-$8,343
SS (= V-bounce)$398.00 (4.9σ)$-24,850$-21,469+$1,056-$24,905
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $383.65, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-22,525
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$20,683
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $347.50): -$17,676
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-19,518 (+$3,007 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,787 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-17,731, the opportunity cost of earning $1,500/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $397.87 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$24,785, position total $-21,451 (+$1,074 vs today)
33% normal5 × $34018 Sep8d4.0%81%hist 86%39%hist 31%·$810$3,038-$919$21,016
Sell 5 × $340 4.0% OTM over spot $326.83 18 Sep 2026 (8d, $1.69 mid)
= $810 credit for the 8d cycle → $3,038/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $340)
81%
Breach risk
19%
POP (stays ≤ $341.69)
83%
EV / mo
+$918
🛡 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)
27%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,488
Free roll-up
+$3/wk
Safest escape (by 2 Oct 2026)
$353 @ 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 4 of 8); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $6.50/sh now → $4.60 mid-life (likely $4.42–$7.16)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.62/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.98/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 813 simulated challenges: the $340 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 8, at $343 (overshoots $3.08). 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)~$34025 Sep 202611d left+$1.95/sh+$973
cycle +$1,783
[+$718…+$1,260] · 100% credit
66%
surv 51%
-$15,948 NOT
cap gain +$6,577
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$3432 Oct 202618d left+$2.63/sh+$1,313
cycle +$2,123
[+$939…+$1,591] · 100% credit
70%
surv 57%
-$14,455 NOT
cap gain +$8,070
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$34325 Sep 202611d left+$0.57/sh+$286
cycle +$1,096
[-$86…+$443] · 67% credit
70%
surv 59%
-$15,481 NOT
cap gain +$7,044
Max even-money escape in the band~$3482 Oct 202618d left+$0.59/sh+$294
cycle +$1,104
[-$242…+$461] · 54% credit
74%
surv 66%
-$13,653 NOT
cap gain +$8,872
SS $398 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$3532 Oct 202618d left-$0.92/sh-$459
cycle +$351
[-$1,163…-$331] · 12% credit
79%
surv 74%
-$12,586 NOT
cap gain +$9,939
budget: banked $810 debit $459 (57% used ≈ 0.7 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$351 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $3,065/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$3,038/mo
vs 50% target ($3,725/mo)-18%
vs normal income ($7,450/mo)41% covered
Net income (after hedge)$3,038/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $340 is $44 below CC-SS $383.65: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$21,016
… as % of IC ($25,500)82.4%
… as % of ML ($48,000)43.8%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.8 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-22,560
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.41/sh (~25% of the $1.62 collected) or spot ≥ $341.69 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $340)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $347.94 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $336.60Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$337-341.69
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
≥ $341.69
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 0.73 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$340.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$810$-16,921+$5,604+$755
+2.5%$348.50 (1.5σ)$-3,440$-18,077+$4,448-$3,495
+5%$357.00 (2.1σ)$-7,690$-19,233+$3,292-$7,745
SS (= V-bounce)$398.00 (4.9σ)$-28,190$-24,809-$2,284-$28,245
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $383.65, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-22,525
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$20,683
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $340): -$21,016
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-22,858 ($-333 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,787 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-21,071, the opportunity cost of earning $3,038/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $397.87 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$28,125, position total $-24,791 ($-2,266 vs today)
🎯 50% normal5 × $337.5018 Sep8d3.3%77%hist 83%47%hist 39%·$1,055$3,956$22,021
Sell 5 × $337.50 3.3% OTM over spot $326.83 18 Sep 2026 (8d, $2.21 mid)
= $1,055 credit for the 8d cycle → $3,956/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $337.50)
77%
Breach risk
23%
POP (stays ≤ $339.71)
81%
EV / mo
+$1,186
🛡 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)
35%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,226
Free roll-up
+$3/wk
Safest escape (by 2 Oct 2026)
$356 @ 83% POP
80% 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: $6.45/sh now → $4.56 mid-life (likely $4.93–$7.49)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $2.11/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.45/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,062 simulated challenges: the $338 strike is typically first touched on day 4 of 8, at $341 (overshoots $3.04). 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)~$33825 Sep 202611d left+$2.00/sh+$1,002
cycle +$2,057
[+$688…+$1,120] · 100% credit
66%
surv 51%
-$16,584 NOT
cap gain +$5,941
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$3412 Oct 202618d left+$2.69/sh+$1,345
cycle +$2,400
[+$909…+$1,444] · 100% credit
70%
surv 57%
-$15,087 NOT
cap gain +$7,438
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$34125 Sep 202611d left+$0.63/sh+$315
cycle +$1,370
[-$118…+$350] · 61% credit
70%
surv 59%
-$16,117 NOT
cap gain +$6,408
Max even-money escape in the band~$3462 Oct 202618d left+$0.65/sh+$325
cycle +$1,380
[-$304…+$318] · 48% credit
74%
surv 66%
-$14,287 NOT
cap gain +$8,238
SS $398 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$3562 Oct 202618d left-$1.88/sh-$938
cycle +$117
[-$1,876…-$1,049] · 2% credit
83%
surv 80%
-$11,910 NOT
cap gain +$10,615
budget: banked $1,055 debit $938 (89% used ≈ 1.0 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$117 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $2,239/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$3,956/mo
vs 50% target ($3,725/mo)+6%
vs normal income ($7,450/mo)53% covered
Net income (after hedge)$3,956/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $337.50 is $46 below CC-SS $383.65: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$22,021
… as % of IC ($25,500)86.4%
… as % of ML ($48,000)45.9%
Recovery months (at normal income)3.0 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-22,578
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.53/sh (~25% of the $2.11 collected) or spot ≥ $339.71 (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 $347.94 (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
$334-339.71
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
≥ $339.71
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 0.73 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$337.50 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,055$-17,586+$4,939+$1,000
+2.5%$345.94 (1.3σ)$-3,164$-18,734+$3,791-$3,219
+5%$354.38 (1.9σ)$-7,382$-19,881+$2,644-$7,438
SS (= V-bounce)$398.00 (4.9σ)$-29,195$-25,814-$3,289-$29,250
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $383.65, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-22,525
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$20,683
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $337.50): -$22,021
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-23,863 ($-1,338 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,787 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-22,076, the opportunity cost of earning $3,956/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $397.87 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$29,130, position total $-25,796 ($-3,271 vs today)
100% normal5 × $33018 Sep8d1.0%59%hist 70%83%hist 79%·$2,175$8,156+$4,200$24,651
Sell 5 × $330 1.0% OTM over spot $326.83 18 Sep 2026 (8d, $4.47 mid)
= $2,175 credit for the 8d cycle → $8,156/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $330)
59%
Breach risk
41%
POP (stays ≤ $334.48)
70%
EV / mo
+$1,396
🛡 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)
66%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$55
Free roll-up
+$3/wk
Safest escape (by 2 Oct 2026)
$363 @ 92% POP
92% 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: $6.31/sh now → $4.46 mid-life (likely $5.90–$8.12)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $4.35/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.11/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,985 simulated challenges: the $330 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 8, at $333 (overshoots $3.24). 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)~$33025 Sep 202611d left+$2.17/sh+$1,085
cycle +$3,260
[+$668…+$922] · 100% credit
66%
surv 51%
-$18,111 NOT
cap gain +$4,414
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$3332 Oct 202618d left+$2.88/sh+$1,438
cycle +$3,613
[+$852…+$1,191] · 99% credit
70%
surv 57%
-$16,604 NOT
cap gain +$5,921
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$33325 Sep 202611d left+$0.80/sh+$398
cycle +$2,573
[-$147…+$164] · 53% credit
70%
surv 59%
-$17,644 NOT
cap gain +$4,881
Max even-money escape in the band~$3382 Oct 202618d left+$0.83/sh+$415
cycle +$2,590
[-$380…+$84] · 33% credit
74%
surv 66%
-$15,807 NOT
cap gain +$6,718
SS $398 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$3632 Oct 202618d left-$3.48/sh-$1,738
cycle +$437
[-$3,252…-$2,322]
92%
surv 92%
-$8,860 NOT
cap gain +$13,665
budget: banked $2,175 debit $1,738 (80% used ≈ 0.9 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$437 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $820/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$8,156/mo
vs 50% target ($3,725/mo)+119%
vs normal income ($7,450/mo)109% covered
Net income (after hedge)$8,156/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $330 is $54 below CC-SS $383.65: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$24,651
… as % of IC ($25,500)96.7%
… as % of ML ($48,000)51.4%
Recovery months (at normal income)3.3 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-22,588
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $1.09/sh (~25% of the $4.35 collected) or spot ≥ $334.48 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $330)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $347.94 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $326.70Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$327-334.48
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
≥ $334.48
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 0.73 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$330.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$2,175$-19,196+$3,329+$2,120
+2.5%$338.25 (≤1σ, normal week)$-1,950$-20,318+$2,207-$2,005
+5%$346.50 (1.4σ)$-6,075$-21,440+$1,085-$6,130
SS (= V-bounce)$398.00 (4.9σ)$-31,825$-28,444-$5,919-$31,880
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $383.65, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-22,525
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$20,683
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $330): -$24,651
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-26,493 ($-3,968 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,787 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-24,706, the opportunity cost of earning $8,156/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $397.87 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$31,760, position total $-28,426 ($-5,901 vs today)
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: 0.728 (IBKR)  |  Recovery@SS: +$20,683 (un-capped fortress gain if stock rallies to SS)  |  Do-nothing @ SS: $-1,787

StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$337.508d18 Sep 2026$2.115/5$3,956$3,95677%81%+$1,186-$22,02186.4%$-23,863 (vs do-nothing $-22,076)
$3358d18 Sep 2026$2.714/5$4,065$4,08771%77%+$1,024-$18,37772.1%$-20,208 (vs do-nothing $-18,421)
$33515d25 Sep 2026$4.505/5$4,500$4,50067%75%+$1,082-$22,07686.6%$-23,918 (vs do-nothing $-22,131)
$332.508d18 Sep 2026$3.403/5$3,825$3,86966%74%+$748-$14,32656.2%$-16,145 (vs do-nothing $-14,359)
$33522d2 Oct 2026$6.205/5$4,227$4,22765%74%+$1,000-$21,22683.2%$-23,068 (vs do-nothing $-21,281)
$332.5015d25 Sep 2026$5.254/5$4,200$4,22262%72%+$831-$18,36172.0%$-20,192 (vs do-nothing $-18,405)
$3308d18 Sep 2026$4.353/5$4,894$4,93859%70%+$837-$14,79158.0%$-16,610 (vs do-nothing $-14,824)
$33015d25 Sep 2026$6.403/5$3,840$3,88458%70%+$752-$14,17655.6%$-15,995 (vs do-nothing $-14,209)
$33022d2 Oct 2026$8.304/5$4,527$4,54957%70%+$935-$18,14171.1%$-19,972 (vs do-nothing $-18,185)
$327.508d18 Sep 2026$5.552/5$4,162$4,22853%68%+$706-$10,12039.7%$-11,929 (vs do-nothing $-10,142)
$327.5015d25 Sep 2026$7.453/5$4,470$4,51453%68%+$727-$14,61157.3%$-16,430 (vs do-nothing $-14,644)
$32522d2 Oct 2026$10.503/5$4,295$4,33948%66%+$636-$14,44656.6%$-16,265 (vs do-nothing $-14,479)
$32515d25 Sep 2026$8.653/5$5,190$5,23447%65%+$697-$15,00158.8%$-16,820 (vs do-nothing $-15,034)
Show 3 more candidates (lower strikes: more income, lower survival)
StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$3258d18 Sep 2026$6.602/5$4,950$5,01646%64%+$493-$10,41040.8%$-12,219 (vs do-nothing $-10,432)
$322.5015d25 Sep 2026$9.952/5$3,980$4,04642%63%+$420-$10,24040.2%$-12,049 (vs do-nothing $-10,262)
$322.508d18 Sep 2026$8.002/5$6,000$6,06639%61%+$380-$10,63041.7%$-12,439 (vs do-nothing $-10,652)

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%). Survival, POP and touch use vol x 1.00 (raw implied: the VRP haircut is applied to the premium edge but NOT to risk, because understating the edge costs opportunity while understating breach odds costs capital; the risk-side haircut arms only from the graded ledger). 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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