FORTRESS FIGHT: GOOG-LC340 @ $341.65

BE SS: $398.00  |  CC-SS: $384.21  |  5 contracts (500 sh) |  ⌂ PORTFOLIO

GENERATED2026-09-14 21:51

GOOG-LC340 @ $341.65   UNDERWATER $56.35 (14.2% below BE SS)

5 contracts (500 sh)  |  BE SS: $398.00  |  CC-SS: $384.21 (banked floor $323.05)  |  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$9,682/mo75% ann ROI on ML
Hedge (static, never rolled)$0/moHP expiry = SP LEAPS; decay ≈ $2,527/mo (info only, already in marks)
Unrealized P&L$-17,425fortress legs from IBKR
INCOME GOALPOSTS & VELOCITY
50% INCOME FLOOR
$4,841/mo
HEDGE COVER
$0/mo (static)
NORMAL INCOME
$9,682/mo (ATM CC, chain)
IC VELOCITY
2.6 mo to earn back $25,500
ML VELOCITY
5.0 mo to earn back $48,000
Deep drawdown confirmed: a CC at CC-SS $384.21 (probe: $385C 11d) brings only $314/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 $17,425 · 141% earned back
Cycles closed
29
Credit in flight
$0
CC-SS · banked floor (info)
$384.21 → $323.05
? 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 33 (live) · RSI 51 · MACD bearish, hist rising
DAILYRISING (provisional) · RSI 52 · %B 72 · hist rising (nightly)
LEVELSUpper BB (CC ceiling) $393.88 (+15%) · daily UBB $346.53 · 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 $352.50 / 4d. This is the safest strike (survival 82%, breach 18%) that still earns 50% of normal income ($4,841/mo); it brings $5,850/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 × $347.50/4d for $10,688/mo, but breach risk rises to 31% (+12pp 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 × $385/25d (93% survival, $666/mo).
Downside anchor: the primary mortgages $15,074 (59% of IC) ONLY on a full V-bounce all the way to SS $398, recoverable in 1.6 months of normal income. That is the rare tail; the frequent case is the strike holding. Surgical close on the 5 contracts realizes $-17,442 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: THIS FRIDAY · 18 Sep 2026 (4d) · sell 5 × $352.50, 82% survival, $5,850/mo (E[net] $3,317/mo).
The two weekly tracks below are ranked by E[net]/mo = income kept when unchallenged − the net cash cost and forgone cycle when it is. Each has its own full ladder.
TrackExpirySellSurvivalIncome/moE[net]/mo
THIS FRIDAY 🏆18 Sep 2026 · 4d5 × $352.5082%$5,850$3,317
NEXT FRIDAY25 Sep 2026 · 11d5 × $35069%$5,727$151
E[net] arithmetic on the grand pick: keep $780 with probability 76%; on the 24% touch you roll, paying $1,996 to close and taking $1,380 back from the best priced door (net cash $615) 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.

📅 THIS FRIDAY · 18 Sep 2026 · 4d · E[net] $3,317/mo 🏆 GRAND PICK

🎯 Engine pick: sell 5 × $352.50 (50% normal), 82% survival, breach 18%, $5,850/mo.
The pick is already past the ~80% (≈1σ) comfort line, so take the income. Stepping out to the $355 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 86% (breach 18% → 14%) for $2,400/mo less (41% income) buys safety you do not really need here.
GOOG  spot $341.65 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsFIGHT edgePer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
🛡 safe yield5 × $36018 Sep4d5.4%92%hist 96%16%hist 14%·$315$2,362-$3,488$11,789
Sell 5 × $360 5.4% OTM over spot $341.65 18 Sep 2026 (4d, $0.65 mid)
= $315 credit for the 4d cycle → $2,362/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $360)
92%
Breach risk
8%
POP (stays ≤ $360.65)
93%
EV / mo
+$1,503
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
8%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,723
Free roll-up
+$3/wk
Safest escape (by 9 Oct 2026)
$378 @ 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 2 of 4); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $5.77/sh now → $4.08 mid-life (likely $3.52–$6.67)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.63/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$3.45/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 237 simulated challenges: the $360 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 4, at $363 (overshoots $3.41). 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)~$36025 Sep 20269d left+$2.61/sh+$1,303
cycle +$1,618
[+$1,179…+$1,697] · 100% credit
67%
surv 51%
-$8,613 NOT
cap gain +$8,812
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$36325 Sep 20269d left+$1.00/sh+$501
cycle +$816
[+$188…+$849] · 82% credit
71%
surv 59%
-$8,102 NOT
cap gain +$9,323
Max even-money escape in the band~$3739 Oct 202623d left+$0.93/sh+$466
cycle +$781
[-$139…+$837] · 70% credit
78%
surv 72%
-$4,217 NOT
cap gain +$13,208
SS $398 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$3789 Oct 202623d left-$0.21/sh-$103
cycle +$212
[-$880…+$221] · 35% credit
81%
surv 77%
-$2,827 NOT
cap gain +$14,598
budget: banked $315 debit $103 (33% used ≈ 0.2 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$212 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $2,524/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$2,362/mo
vs 50% target ($4,841/mo)-51%
vs normal income ($9,682/mo)24% covered
Net income (after hedge)$2,362/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $360 is $24 below CC-SS $384.21: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$11,789
… as % of IC ($25,500)46.2%
… as % of ML ($48,000)24.6%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.2 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-17,435
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.16/sh (~25% of the $0.63 collected) or spot ≥ $360.65 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $360)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $346.53 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $356.40Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$356-360.65
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
≥ $360.65
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 0.78 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$360.00 (1.7σ)$315$-9,917+$7,508+$290
+2.5%$369.00 (2.5σ)$-4,185$-10,889+$6,536-$4,210
+5%$378.00 (3.4σ)$-8,685$-11,861+$5,564-$8,710
SS (= V-bounce)$398.00 (5.2σ)$-18,685$-14,021+$3,404-$18,710
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $384.21, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-17,425
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$16,683
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $360): -$11,789
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-12,531 (+$4,894 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-717 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-11,814, the opportunity cost of earning $2,362/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $393.88 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$16,625, position total $-13,576 (+$3,849 vs today)
33% normal4 × $35518 Sep4d3.9%86%hist 86%28%hist 26%·$460$3,450-$2,400$11,223
Sell 4 × $355 3.9% OTM over spot $341.65 18 Sep 2026 (4d, $1.17 mid)
= $460 credit for the 4d cycle → $3,450/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $355)
86%
Breach risk
14%
POP (stays ≤ $356.18)
88%
EV / mo
+$1,869
🛡 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)
-$1,148
Free roll-up
+$6/wk
Safest escape (by 9 Oct 2026)
$373 @ 81% POP
77% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 4 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 2 of 4); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $5.69/sh now → $4.02 mid-life (likely $3.89–$6.68)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.15/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.87/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 536 simulated challenges: the $355 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 4, at $358 (overshoots $3.43). 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 (4 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$35525 Sep 20269d left+$2.71/sh+$1,084
cycle +$1,544
[+$892…+$1,351] · 99% credit
67%
surv 51%
-$10,643 NOT
cap gain +$6,782
Max even-money escape in the band~$3689 Oct 202623d left+$1.06/sh+$424
cycle +$884
[-$139…+$595] · 66% credit
78%
surv 71%
-$6,070 NOT
cap gain +$11,355
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)~$36125 Sep 20269d left+$0.05/sh+$20
cycle +$480
[-$415…+$172] · 38% credit
74%
surv 65%
-$9,414 NOT
cap gain +$8,011
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$3739 Oct 202623d left-$0.09/sh-$35
cycle +$425
[-$702…+$95] · 31% credit
81%
surv 77%
-$4,569 NOT
cap gain +$12,856
budget: banked $460 debit $35 (8% used ≈ 0.0 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$425 cash · rolled 4 ct earn ≈ $2,051/mo while parked; 1 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$3,450/mo
vs 50% target ($4,841/mo)-29%
vs normal income ($9,682/mo)36% covered
Net income (after hedge)$3,464/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $355 is $29 below CC-SS $384.21: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$11,223
… as % of IC ($25,500)44.0%
… as % of ML ($48,000)23.4%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.2 mo
Surgical close (4 ct)$-13,950
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.29/sh (~25% of the $1.15 collected) or spot ≥ $356.18 (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 $346.53 (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
$351-356.18
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
≥ $356.18
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 0.78 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$355.00 (1.2σ)$460$-11,727+$5,698+$440
+2.5%$363.87 (2.1σ)$-3,090$-11,798+$5,627-$3,110
+5%$372.75 (2.9σ)$-6,640$-11,869+$5,556-$6,660
SS (= V-bounce)$398.00 (5.2σ)$-16,740$-12,071+$5,354-$16,760
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $384.21, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-17,425
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$16,683
− CC assignment net of premium (4 × $355): -$11,223
+ Conservative CC premium (1 × $400): +$5
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-11,960 (+$5,465 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-717 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-11,243, the opportunity cost of earning $3,450/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $393.88 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$15,092, position total $-12,038 (+$5,387 vs today)
🎯 50% normal5 × $352.5018 Sep4d3.2%82%hist 86%37%hist 30%·$780$5,850$15,074
Sell 5 × $352.50 3.2% OTM over spot $341.65 18 Sep 2026 (4d, $1.59 mid)
= $780 credit for the 4d cycle → $5,850/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $352.50)
82%
Breach risk
18%
POP (stays ≤ $354.10)
85%
EV / mo
+$2,811
🛡 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)
24%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,216
Free roll-up
+$6/wk
Safest escape (by 9 Oct 2026)
$376 @ 85% POP
82% 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 2 of 4); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $5.65/sh now → $3.99 mid-life (likely $4.21–$7.06)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.56/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.43/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 726 simulated challenges: the $352 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 4, at $356 (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)~$35225 Sep 20269d left+$2.76/sh+$1,380
cycle +$2,160
[+$1,085…+$1,633] · 99% credit
67%
surv 51%
-$11,011 NOT
cap gain +$6,414
Max even-money escape in the band~$3669 Oct 202623d left+$1.12/sh+$561
cycle +$1,341
[-$263…+$585] · 63% credit
78%
surv 71%
-$6,598 NOT
cap gain +$10,827
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)~$35825 Sep 20269d left+$0.10/sh+$49
cycle +$829
[-$575…+$88] · 31% credit
74%
surv 65%
-$10,049 NOT
cap gain +$7,376
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$3769 Oct 202623d left-$1.34/sh-$669
cycle +$111
[-$1,797…-$721] · 4% credit
85%
surv 82%
-$3,907 NOT
cap gain +$13,518
budget: banked $780 debit $669 (86% used ≈ 0.5 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$111 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $1,731/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$5,850/mo
vs 50% target ($4,841/mo)+21%
vs normal income ($9,682/mo)60% covered
Net income (after hedge)$5,850/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $352.50 is $32 below CC-SS $384.21: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$15,074
… as % of IC ($25,500)59.1%
… as % of ML ($48,000)31.4%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.6 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-17,442
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.39/sh (~25% of the $1.56 collected) or spot ≥ $354.10 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $352)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $346.53 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $348.98Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$349-354.10
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
≥ $354.10
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 0.78 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$352.50 (1.0σ)$780$-12,392+$5,033+$755
+2.5%$361.31 (1.8σ)$-3,626$-13,344+$4,081-$3,651
+5%$370.12 (2.6σ)$-8,032$-14,295+$3,130-$8,058
SS (= V-bounce)$398.00 (5.2σ)$-21,970$-17,306+$119-$21,995
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $384.21, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-17,425
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$16,683
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $352.50): -$15,074
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-15,816 (+$1,609 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-717 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-15,099, the opportunity cost of earning $5,850/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $393.88 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$19,910, position total $-16,861 (+$564 vs today)
100% normal5 × $347.5018 Sep4d1.7%69%hist 65%62%hist 59%·$1,425$10,688+$4,838$16,929
Sell 5 × $347.50 1.7% OTM over spot $341.65 18 Sep 2026 (4d, $2.90 mid)
= $1,425 credit for the 4d cycle → $10,688/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $347.50)
69%
Breach risk
31%
POP (stays ≤ $350.39)
77%
EV / mo
+$3,894
🛡 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)
-$543
Free roll-up
+$6/wk
Safest escape (by 9 Oct 2026)
$381 @ 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 2 of 4); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $5.57/sh now → $3.94 mid-life (likely $4.78–$7.57)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $2.85/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.09/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,315 simulated challenges: the $348 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 4, at $351 (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)~$34825 Sep 20269d left+$2.86/sh+$1,429
cycle +$2,854
[+$1,029…+$1,418] · 100% credit
67%
surv 51%
-$12,277 NOT
cap gain +$5,148
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$3569 Oct 202623d left+$2.91/sh+$1,454
cycle +$2,879
[+$640…+$1,338] · 92% credit
74%
surv 64%
-$8,980 NOT
cap gain +$8,445
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$35325 Sep 20269d left+$0.19/sh+$97
cycle +$1,522
[-$661…-$33] · 23% credit
74%
surv 65%
-$11,316 NOT
cap gain +$6,109
Max even-money escape in the band~$3669 Oct 202623d left+$0.08/sh+$39
cycle +$1,464
[-$1,121…-$196] · 16% credit
81%
surv 77%
-$6,474 NOT
cap gain +$10,951
SS $398 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$3819 Oct 202623d left-$2.32/sh-$1,159
cycle +$266
[-$2,660…-$1,501]
91%
surv 90%
-$1,793 NOT
cap gain +$15,632
budget: banked $1,425 debit $1,159 (81% used ≈ 0.5 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$266 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $1,055/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$10,688/mo
vs 50% target ($4,841/mo)+121%
vs normal income ($9,682/mo)110% covered
Net income (after hedge)$10,688/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $347.50 is $37 below CC-SS $384.21: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$16,929
… as % of IC ($25,500)66.4%
… as % of ML ($48,000)35.3%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.7 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-17,448
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.71/sh (~25% of the $2.85 collected) or spot ≥ $350.39 (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 $346.53 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $344.02Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$344-350.39
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
≥ $350.39
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 0.78 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$347.50 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,425$-13,707+$3,718+$1,400
+2.5%$356.19 (1.4σ)$-2,919$-14,645+$2,780-$2,944
+5%$364.88 (2.2σ)$-7,262$-15,583+$1,842-$7,288
SS (= V-bounce)$398.00 (5.2σ)$-23,825$-19,161-$1,736-$23,850
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $384.21, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-17,425
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$16,683
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $347.50): -$16,929
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-17,671 ($-246 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-717 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-16,954, the opportunity cost of earning $10,688/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $393.88 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$21,765, position total $-18,716 ($-1,291 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.

📅 NEXT FRIDAY · 25 Sep 2026 · 11d · E[net] $151/mo

🎯 Engine pick: sell 5 × $350 (50% normal), 69% survival, breach 31%, $5,727/mo.
Stay at the pick. Stepping safer (the $355 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 77% (breach 31% → 23%) for $1,895/mo less (33% income)) buys little extra safety; the income is doing real work covering the bleed.
GOOG  spot $341.65 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsFIGHT edgePer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
🛡 safe yield5 × $37025 Sep11d8.3%92%hist 96%16%hist 14%·$370$1,009-$4,718$6,734
Sell 5 × $370 8.3% OTM over spot $341.65 25 Sep 2026 (11d, $0.80 mid)
= $370 credit for the 11d cycle → $1,009/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $370)
92%
Breach risk
8%
POP (stays ≤ $370.81)
93%
EV / mo
+$521
🛡 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)
9%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$2,781
Free roll-up
+$1/wk
Safest escape (by 9 Oct 2026)
$378 @ 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 5 of 11); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $8.91/sh now → $6.30 mid-life (likely $5.03–$8.23)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.74/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$5.56/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 268 simulated challenges: the $370 strike is typically first touched on day 8 of 11, at $373 (overshoots $3.32). 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)~$3702 Oct 202612d left+$1.24/sh+$621
cycle +$991
[+$498…+$1,281] · 97% credit
67%
surv 51%
-$5,321 NOT
cap gain +$12,104
Max even-money escape in the band~$3739 Oct 202620d left+$1.61/sh+$806
cycle +$1,176
[+$604…+$1,541] · 96% credit
70%
surv 57%
-$3,823 NOT
cap gain +$13,602
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)~$3712 Oct 202612d left+$0.79/sh+$394
cycle +$764
[+$234…+$1,022] · 90% credit
68%
surv 53%
-$5,215 NOT
cap gain +$12,210
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$3789 Oct 202620d left-$0.58/sh-$289
cycle +$81
[-$688…+$334] · 37% credit
74%
surv 66%
-$2,957 NOT
cap gain +$14,468
budget: banked $370 debit $289 (78% used ≈ 1.2 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$81 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $4,293/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$1,009/mo
vs 50% target ($4,841/mo)-79%
vs normal income ($9,682/mo)10% covered
Net income (after hedge)$1,009/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $370 is $14 below CC-SS $384.21: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$6,734
… as % of IC ($25,500)26.4%
… as % of ML ($48,000)14.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.7 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-17,458
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.18/sh (~25% of the $0.74 collected) or spot ≥ $370.81 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $370)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $346.53 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $366.30Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$366-370.81
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
≥ $370.81
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 0.78 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$370.00 (1.6σ)$370$-5,942+$11,483+$345
+2.5%$379.25 (2.1σ)$-4,255$-6,941+$10,484-$4,280
+5%$388.50 (2.6σ)$-8,880$-7,940+$9,485-$8,905
SS (= V-bounce)$398.00 (3.2σ)$-13,630$-8,966+$8,459-$13,655
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $384.21, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-17,425
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$16,683
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $370): -$6,734
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-7,476 (+$9,949 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-717 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-6,759, the opportunity cost of earning $1,009/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $393.88 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$11,570, position total $-8,521 (+$8,904 vs today)
33% normal5 × $35525 Sep11d3.9%77%hist 84%46%hist 39%·$1,405$3,832-$1,895$13,199
Sell 5 × $355 3.9% OTM over spot $341.65 25 Sep 2026 (11d, $2.89 mid)
= $1,405 credit for the 11d cycle → $3,832/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $355)
77%
Breach risk
23%
POP (stays ≤ $357.89)
82%
EV / mo
+$1,487
🛡 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)
36%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,618
Free roll-up
+$3/wk
Safest escape (by 9 Oct 2026)
$373 @ 82% POP
78% 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 5 of 11); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $8.55/sh now → $6.05 mid-life (likely $6.19–$9.20)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $2.81/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$3.24/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,085 simulated challenges: the $355 strike is typically first touched on day 6 of 11, at $358 (overshoots $3.09). 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)~$3552 Oct 202612d left+$1.67/sh+$836
cycle +$2,241
[+$464…+$1,016] · 99% credit
67%
surv 51%
-$9,950 NOT
cap gain +$7,475
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$3589 Oct 202620d left+$2.11/sh+$1,056
cycle +$2,461
[+$558…+$1,246] · 97% credit
70%
surv 57%
-$8,418 NOT
cap gain +$9,007
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$3582 Oct 202612d left+$0.09/sh+$43
cycle +$1,448
[-$453…+$119] · 32% credit
70%
surv 58%
-$9,431 NOT
cap gain +$7,994
Max even-money escape in the band~$3582 Oct 202612d left+$0.09/sh+$43
cycle +$1,448
[-$453…+$119] · 32% credit
70%
surv 58%
-$9,431 NOT
cap gain +$7,994
SS $398 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$3739 Oct 202620d left-$2.78/sh-$1,392
cycle +$13
[-$2,400…-$1,429] · 2% credit
82%
surv 78%
-$4,985 NOT
cap gain +$12,440
budget: banked $1,405 debit $1,392 (99% used ≈ 1.6 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$13 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $2,447/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$3,832/mo
vs 50% target ($4,841/mo)-21%
vs normal income ($9,682/mo)40% covered
Net income (after hedge)$3,832/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $355 is $29 below CC-SS $384.21: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$13,199
… as % of IC ($25,500)51.8%
… as % of ML ($48,000)27.5%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.4 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-17,465
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.70/sh (~25% of the $2.81 collected) or spot ≥ $357.89 (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 $346.53 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $351.45Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$351-357.89
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
≥ $357.89
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 0.78 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$355.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,405$-10,787+$6,638+$1,380
+2.5%$363.87 (1.2σ)$-3,032$-11,745+$5,680-$3,057
+5%$372.75 (1.7σ)$-7,470$-12,704+$4,721-$7,495
SS (= V-bounce)$398.00 (3.2σ)$-20,095$-15,431+$1,994-$20,120
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $384.21, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-17,425
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$16,683
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $355): -$13,199
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-13,941 (+$3,484 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-717 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-13,224, the opportunity cost of earning $3,832/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $393.88 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$18,035, position total $-14,986 (+$2,439 vs today)
🎯 50% normal5 × $35025 Sep11d2.4%69%hist 65%63%hist 59%·$2,100$5,727$15,004
Sell 5 × $350 2.4% OTM over spot $341.65 25 Sep 2026 (11d, $4.30 mid)
= $2,100 credit for the 11d cycle → $5,727/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $350)
69%
Breach risk
31%
POP (stays ≤ $354.30)
77%
EV / mo
+$1,968
🛡 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)
52%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$880
Free roll-up
+$3/wk
Safest escape (by 2 Oct 2026)
$368 @ 86% POP
84% 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 5 of 11); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $8.43/sh now → $5.96 mid-life (likely $6.99–$9.69)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $4.20/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.76/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,554 simulated challenges: the $350 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 11, at $353 (overshoots $3.12). 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)~$3502 Oct 202612d left+$1.81/sh+$904
cycle +$3,004
[+$435…+$837] · 98% credit
67%
surv 51%
-$11,148 NOT
cap gain +$6,277
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$3539 Oct 202620d left+$2.27/sh+$1,133
cycle +$3,233
[+$520…+$1,029] · 97% credit
70%
surv 57%
-$9,605 NOT
cap gain +$7,820
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$3532 Oct 202612d left+$0.22/sh+$109
cycle +$2,209
[-$494…-$35] · 23% credit
70%
surv 58%
-$10,630 NOT
cap gain +$6,795
Max even-money escape in the band~$3589 Oct 202620d left+$0.05/sh+$26
cycle +$2,126
[-$788…-$180] · 18% credit
74%
surv 65%
-$8,753 NOT
cap gain +$8,672
SS $398 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$3682 Oct 202612d left-$4.11/sh-$2,056
cycle +$44
[-$3,322…-$2,427]
86%
surv 84%
-$6,915 NOT
cap gain +$10,510
budget: banked $2,100 debit $2,056 (98% used ≈ 1.6 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$44 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $2,311/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$5,727/mo
vs 50% target ($4,841/mo)+18%
vs normal income ($9,682/mo)59% covered
Net income (after hedge)$5,727/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $350 is $34 below CC-SS $384.21: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$15,004
… as % of IC ($25,500)58.8%
… as % of ML ($48,000)31.3%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.5 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-17,475
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $1.05/sh (~25% of the $4.20 collected) or spot ≥ $354.30 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $350)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $346.53 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $346.50Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$346-354.30
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
≥ $354.30
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 0.78 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$350.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$2,100$-12,052+$5,373+$2,075
+2.5%$358.75 (≤1σ, normal week)$-2,275$-12,997+$4,428-$2,300
+5%$367.50 (1.4σ)$-6,650$-13,942+$3,483-$6,675
SS (= V-bounce)$398.00 (3.2σ)$-21,900$-17,236+$189-$21,925
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $384.21, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-17,425
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$16,683
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $350): -$15,004
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-15,746 (+$1,679 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-717 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-15,029, the opportunity cost of earning $5,727/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $393.88 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$19,840, position total $-16,791 (+$634 vs today)
100% normal5 × $342.5025 Sep11d0.2%53%hist 70%96%hist 90%·$3,550$9,682+$3,955$17,304
Sell 5 × $342.50 0.2% OTM over spot $341.65 25 Sep 2026 (11d, $7.42 mid)
= $3,550 credit for the 11d cycle → $9,682/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $342.50)
53%
Breach risk
47%
POP (stays ≤ $349.93)
69%
EV / mo
+$2,098
🛡 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)
79%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
+$634
Free roll-up
+$3/wk
Safest escape (by 9 Oct 2026)
$376 @ 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 5 of 11); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $8.25/sh now → $5.83 mid-life (likely $8.22–$11.08)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $7.10/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets +$1.27/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 2,356 simulated challenges: the $342 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 11, at $346 (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)~$3422 Oct 202612d left+$2.00/sh+$1,001
cycle +$4,551
[+$368…+$630] · 96% credit
67%
surv 51%
-$12,541 NOT
cap gain +$4,884
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$3469 Oct 202620d left+$2.49/sh+$1,244
cycle +$4,794
[+$407…+$764] · 94% credit
70%
surv 57%
-$10,985 NOT
cap gain +$6,440
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$3462 Oct 202612d left+$0.41/sh+$205
cycle +$3,755
[-$618…-$205] · 10% credit
70%
surv 58%
-$12,024 NOT
cap gain +$5,401
Max even-money escape in the band~$3519 Oct 202620d left+$0.27/sh+$133
cycle +$3,683
[-$983…-$421] · 7% credit
74%
surv 65%
-$10,136 NOT
cap gain +$7,289
SS $398 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$3769 Oct 202620d left-$4.61/sh-$2,307
cycle +$1,243
[-$4,340…-$3,211]
92%
surv 91%
-$2,776 NOT
cap gain +$14,649
budget: banked $3,550 debit $2,307 (65% used ≈ 1.0 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$1,243 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $914/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$9,682/mo
vs 50% target ($4,841/mo)+100%
vs normal income ($9,682/mo)100% covered
Net income (after hedge)$9,682/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $342.50 is $42 below CC-SS $384.21: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$17,304
… as % of IC ($25,500)67.9%
… as % of ML ($48,000)36.1%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.8 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-17,588
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $1.77/sh (~25% of the $7.10 collected) or spot ≥ $349.93 (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 $346.53 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $339.07Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$339-349.93
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
≥ $349.93
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 0.78 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$342.50 (≤1σ, normal week)$3,550$-13,542+$3,883+$3,525
+2.5%$351.06 (≤1σ, normal week)$-731$-14,467+$2,958-$756
+5%$359.62 (1.0σ)$-5,012$-15,391+$2,034-$5,038
SS (= V-bounce)$398.00 (3.2σ)$-24,200$-19,536-$2,111-$24,225
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $384.21, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-17,425
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$16,683
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $342.50): -$17,304
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-18,046 ($-621 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-717 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-17,329, the opportunity cost of earning $9,682/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $393.88 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$22,140, position total $-19,091 ($-1,666 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 (24 clear the floor), click to expand

Every eligible strike x expiry in the 4-45 DTE band (4 expiries scanned, 24 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: 0.784 (IBKR)  |  Recovery@SS: +$16,683 (un-capped fortress gain if stock rallies to SS)  |  Do-nothing @ SS: $-717

StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$352.504d18 Sep 2026$1.565/5$5,850$5,85082%85%+$2,811-$15,07459.1%$-15,816 (vs do-nothing $-15,099)
$3504d18 Sep 2026$2.114/5$6,330$6,34476%81%+$2,644-$12,83950.4%$-13,576 (vs do-nothing $-12,859)
$347.504d18 Sep 2026$2.853/5$6,412$6,44069%77%+$2,336-$10,15839.8%$-10,890 (vs do-nothing $-10,173)
$35011d25 Sep 2026$4.205/5$5,727$5,72769%77%+$1,968-$15,00458.8%$-15,746 (vs do-nothing $-15,029)
$347.5011d25 Sep 2026$4.854/5$5,291$5,30564%74%+$1,408-$12,74350.0%$-13,480 (vs do-nothing $-12,763)
$3454d18 Sep 2026$3.702/5$5,550$5,59162%73%+$1,666-$7,10227.8%$-7,829 (vs do-nothing $-7,112)
$347.5018d2 Oct 2026$6.655/5$5,542$5,54261%72%+$1,200-$15,02958.9%$-15,771 (vs do-nothing $-15,054)
$34511d25 Sep 2026$5.953/5$4,868$4,89559%71%+$1,232-$9,97839.1%$-10,710 (vs do-nothing $-9,993)
$34518d2 Oct 2026$7.804/5$5,200$5,21457%70%+$1,070-$12,56349.3%$-13,300 (vs do-nothing $-12,583)
$34525d9 Oct 2026$9.655/5$5,790$5,79057%71%+$1,464-$14,77958.0%$-15,521 (vs do-nothing $-14,804)
$342.504d18 Sep 2026$4.852/5$7,275$7,31654%69%+$1,860-$7,37228.9%$-8,099 (vs do-nothing $-7,382)
$342.5011d25 Sep 2026$7.103/5$5,809$5,83653%69%+$1,259-$10,38340.7%$-11,115 (vs do-nothing $-10,398)
$342.5018d2 Oct 2026$8.954/5$5,967$5,98053%69%+$1,148-$13,10351.4%$-13,840 (vs do-nothing $-13,123)
Show 11 more candidates (lower strikes: more income, lower survival)
StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$34025d9 Oct 2026$11.904/5$5,712$5,72649%67%+$1,049-$12,92350.7%$-13,660 (vs do-nothing $-12,943)
$34018d2 Oct 2026$10.303/5$5,150$5,17748%67%+$927-$10,17339.9%$-10,905 (vs do-nothing $-10,188)
$34011d25 Sep 2026$8.453/5$6,914$6,94147%66%+$1,306-$10,72842.1%$-11,460 (vs do-nothing $-10,743)
$3404d18 Sep 2026$6.152/5$9,225$9,26645%66%+$1,861-$7,61229.8%$-8,339 (vs do-nothing $-7,622)
$337.5018d2 Oct 2026$11.603/5$5,800$5,82744%65%+$857-$10,53341.3%$-11,265 (vs do-nothing $-10,548)
$337.5011d25 Sep 2026$9.852/5$5,373$5,41442%64%+$845-$7,37228.9%$-8,099 (vs do-nothing $-7,382)
$33525d9 Oct 2026$14.953/5$5,382$5,40941%64%+$852-$10,27840.3%$-11,010 (vs do-nothing $-10,293)
$33518d2 Oct 2026$13.303/5$6,650$6,67740%63%+$972-$10,77342.2%$-11,505 (vs do-nothing $-10,788)
$337.504d18 Sep 2026$7.701/5$5,775$5,83037%63%+$923-$3,90115.3%$-4,623 (vs do-nothing $-3,906)
$33511d25 Sep 2026$11.402/5$6,218$6,25937%62%+$781-$7,56229.7%$-8,289 (vs do-nothing $-7,572)
$3354d18 Sep 2026$9.451/5$7,088$7,14230%60%+$904-$3,97615.6%$-4,698 (vs do-nothing $-3,981)

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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