FORTRESS FIGHT: GOOG-LC340 @ $343.27

BE SS: $398.00  |  CC-SS: $382.86  |  5 contracts (500 sh) |  ⌂ PORTFOLIO

GENERATED2026-09-15 21:51

GOOG-LC340 @ $343.27   UNDERWATER $54.73 (13.8% below BE SS)

5 contracts (500 sh)  |  BE SS: $398.00  |  CC-SS: $382.86 (banked floor $321.40)  |  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$7,350/mo75% ann ROI on ML
Hedge (static, never rolled)$0/moHP expiry = SP LEAPS; decay ≈ $2,498/mo (info only, already in marks)
Unrealized P&L$-16,225fortress legs from IBKR
INCOME GOALPOSTS & VELOCITY
50% INCOME FLOOR
$3,675/mo
HEDGE COVER
$0/mo (static)
NORMAL INCOME
$7,350/mo (ATM CC, chain)
IC VELOCITY
3.5 mo to earn back $25,500
ML VELOCITY
6.5 mo to earn back $48,000
Deep drawdown confirmed: a CC at CC-SS $382.86 (probe: $385C 17d) brings only $415/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 $16,225 · 151% earned back
Cycles closed
29
Credit in flight
$0
CC-SS · banked floor (info)
$382.86 → $321.40
? 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 35 (live) · RSI 52 · MACD bearish, hist rising
DAILYRISING (provisional) · RSI 53 · %B 76 · hist rising (nightly)
LEVELSUpper BB (CC ceiling) $393.84 (+15%) · daily UBB $347.91 · 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 $355 / 3d. This is the safest strike (survival 86%, breach 14%) that still earns 50% of normal income ($3,675/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 × $350/3d for $8,750/mo, but breach risk rises to 26% (+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 × $385/24d (93% survival, $606/mo).
Downside anchor: the primary mortgages $13,495 (53% of IC) ONLY on a full V-bounce all the way to SS $398, recoverable in 1.8 months of normal income. That is the rare tail; the frequent case is the strike holding. Surgical close on the 5 contracts realizes $-16,243 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 (3d) · sell 5 × $355, 86% survival, $4,350/mo (E[net] $3,383/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 · 3d5 × $35586%$4,350$3,383
NEXT FRIDAY25 Sep 2026 · 10d5 × $35576%$3,885$606
E[net] arithmetic on the grand pick: keep $435 with probability 84%; on the 16% touch you roll, paying $1,604 to close and taking $1,433 back from the best priced door (net cash $171) 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 · 3d · E[net] $3,383/mo 🏆 GRAND PICK

🎯 Engine pick: sell 5 × $355 (50% normal), 86% survival, breach 14%, $4,350/mo.
The pick is already past the ~80% (≈1σ) comfort line, so take the income. Stepping out to the $357.50 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 90% (breach 14% → 10%) for $1,910/mo less (44% income) buys safety you do not really need here.
GOOG  spot $343.27 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsFIGHT edgePer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
🛡 safe yield5 × $36018 Sep3d4.9%93%hist 96%15%hist 14%·$220$2,200-$2,150$11,210
Sell 5 × $360 4.9% OTM over spot $343.27 18 Sep 2026 (3d, $0.46 mid)
= $220 credit for the 3d cycle → $2,200/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $360)
93%
Breach risk
7%
POP (stays ≤ $360.46)
93%
EV / mo
+$1,257
🛡 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)
7%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,406
Free roll-up
+$7/wk
Safest escape (by 9 Oct 2026)
$377 @ 80% POP
76% 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 1 of 3); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $4.60/sh now → $3.25 mid-life (likely $2.90–$5.05)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.44/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.81/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 200 simulated challenges: the $360 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 3, at $363 (overshoots $2.99). 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 20268d left+$2.78/sh+$1,389
cycle +$1,609
[+$1,310…+$1,684] · 100% credit
67%
surv 51%
-$7,974 NOT
cap gain +$8,251
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$3729 Oct 202622d left+$1.91/sh+$956
cycle +$1,176
[+$556…+$1,184] · 88% credit
76%
surv 69%
-$3,750 NOT
cap gain +$12,475
Max even-money escape in the band~$3779 Oct 202622d left+$0.55/sh+$274
cycle +$494
[-$231…+$492] · 60% credit
80%
surv 76%
-$2,447 NOT
cap gain +$13,778
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)~$36725 Sep 20268d left+$0.09/sh+$43
cycle +$263
[-$316…+$229] · 47% credit
76%
surv 68%
-$6,648 NOT
cap gain +$9,577
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$2,200/mo
vs 50% target ($3,675/mo)-40%
vs normal income ($7,350/mo)30% covered
Net income (after hedge)$2,200/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $360 is $23 below CC-SS $382.86: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$11,210
… as % of IC ($25,500)44.0%
… as % of ML ($48,000)23.4%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.5 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-16,238
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.11/sh (~25% of the $0.44 collected) or spot ≥ $360.46 (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 $347.91 (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
$356-360.46
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
≥ $360.46
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 0.79 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$360.00 (1.8σ)$220$-9,363+$6,862+$195
+2.5%$369.00 (2.8σ)$-4,280$-10,290+$5,935-$4,305
+5%$378.00 (3.8σ)$-8,780$-11,217+$5,008-$8,805
SS (= V-bounce)$398.00 (5.9σ)$-18,780$-13,277+$2,948-$18,805
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $382.86, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-16,225
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$15,717
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $360): -$11,210
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-11,718 (+$4,507 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-483 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-11,235, the opportunity cost of earning $2,200/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $393.84 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$16,700, position total $-12,849 (+$3,376 vs today)
33% normal4 × $357.5018 Sep3d4.1%90%hist 86%21%hist 26%·$244$2,440-$1,910$9,900
Sell 4 × $357.50 4.1% OTM over spot $343.27 18 Sep 2026 (3d, $0.65 mid)
= $244 credit for the 3d cycle → $2,440/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $357.50)
90%
Breach risk
10%
POP (stays ≤ $358.14)
91%
EV / mo
+$1,210
🛡 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)
11%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,048
Free roll-up
+$7/wk
Safest escape (by 9 Oct 2026)
$379 @ 84% POP
81% 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 1 of 3); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $4.57/sh now → $3.23 mid-life (likely $3.01–$5.61)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.61/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.62/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 341 simulated challenges: the $358 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 3, at $361 (overshoots $3.28). 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)~$35825 Sep 20268d left+$2.82/sh+$1,129
cycle +$1,373
[+$993…+$1,292] · 100% credit
67%
surv 51%
-$9,198 NOT
cap gain +$7,027
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$3699 Oct 202622d left+$1.97/sh+$786
cycle +$1,030
[+$338…+$947] · 87% credit
76%
surv 69%
-$4,884 NOT
cap gain +$11,341
Max even-money escape in the band~$3749 Oct 202622d left+$0.60/sh+$240
cycle +$484
[-$310…+$375] · 56% credit
80%
surv 76%
-$3,444 NOT
cap gain +$12,781
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)~$36425 Sep 20268d left+$0.13/sh+$52
cycle +$296
[-$332…+$165] · 46% credit
76%
surv 68%
-$7,603 NOT
cap gain +$8,622
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$3799 Oct 202622d left-$0.49/sh-$197
cycle +$47
[-$846…-$87] · 14% credit
84%
surv 81%
-$1,896 NOT
cap gain +$14,329
budget: banked $244 debit $197 (81% used ≈ 0.3 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$47 cash · rolled 4 ct earn ≈ $1,494/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$2,440/mo
vs 50% target ($3,675/mo)-34%
vs normal income ($7,350/mo)33% covered
Net income (after hedge)$2,455/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $357.50 is $25 below CC-SS $382.86: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$9,900
… as % of IC ($25,500)38.8%
… as % of ML ($48,000)20.6%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.3 mo
Surgical close (4 ct)$-12,994
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.15/sh (~25% of the $0.61 collected) or spot ≥ $358.14 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $358)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $347.91 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $353.93Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$354-358.14
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
≥ $358.14
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 0.79 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$357.50 (1.5σ)$244$-10,327+$5,898+$224
+2.5%$366.44 (2.5σ)$-3,331$-10,354+$5,871-$3,351
+5%$375.38 (3.5σ)$-6,906$-10,380+$5,845-$6,926
SS (= V-bounce)$398.00 (5.9σ)$-15,956$-10,448+$5,777-$15,976
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $382.86, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-16,225
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$15,717
− CC assignment net of premium (4 × $357.50): -$9,900
+ Conservative CC premium (1 × $400): +$5
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-10,403 (+$5,822 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-483 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-9,920, the opportunity cost of earning $2,440/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $393.84 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$14,292, position total $-10,436 (+$5,789 vs today)
🎯 50% normal5 × $35518 Sep3d3.4%86%hist 86%29%hist 26%·$435$4,350$13,495
Sell 5 × $355 3.4% OTM over spot $343.27 18 Sep 2026 (3d, $0.91 mid)
= $435 credit for the 3d cycle → $4,350/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $355)
86%
Breach risk
14%
POP (stays ≤ $355.90)
87%
EV / mo
+$1,859
🛡 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)
16%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,169
Free roll-up
+$7/wk
Safest escape (by 9 Oct 2026)
$377 @ 84% POP
81% 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 1 of 3); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $4.54/sh now → $3.21 mid-life (likely $3.20–$5.90)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.87/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.34/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 479 simulated challenges: the $355 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 3, at $358 (overshoots $3.33). 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)~$35525 Sep 20268d left+$2.87/sh+$1,433
cycle +$1,868
[+$1,231…+$1,625] · 100% credit
67%
surv 51%
-$9,700 NOT
cap gain +$6,525
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$3679 Oct 202622d left+$2.02/sh+$1,009
cycle +$1,444
[+$335…+$1,139] · 85% credit
76%
surv 69%
-$5,467 NOT
cap gain +$10,758
Max even-money escape in the band~$3729 Oct 202622d left+$0.65/sh+$326
cycle +$761
[-$473…+$430] · 51% credit
80%
surv 76%
-$4,165 NOT
cap gain +$12,060
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)~$36225 Sep 20268d left+$0.17/sh+$86
cycle +$521
[-$485…+$179] · 40% credit
76%
surv 68%
-$8,376 NOT
cap gain +$7,849
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$3779 Oct 202622d left-$0.44/sh-$222
cycle +$213
[-$1,159…-$158] · 16% credit
84%
surv 81%
-$2,729 NOT
cap gain +$13,496
budget: banked $435 debit $222 (51% used ≈ 0.2 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$213 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $1,884/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 ($3,675/mo)+18%
vs normal income ($7,350/mo)59% covered
Net income (after hedge)$4,350/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $355 is $28 below CC-SS $382.86: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$13,495
… as % of IC ($25,500)52.9%
… as % of ML ($48,000)28.1%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.8 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-16,243
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.22/sh (~25% of the $0.87 collected) or spot ≥ $355.90 (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 $347.91 (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
$351-355.90
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $355.90
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 0.79 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$355.00 (1.3σ)$435$-11,133+$5,092+$410
+2.5%$363.87 (2.2σ)$-4,002$-12,047+$4,178-$4,027
+5%$372.75 (3.2σ)$-8,440$-12,961+$3,264-$8,465
SS (= V-bounce)$398.00 (5.9σ)$-21,065$-15,562+$663-$21,090
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $382.86, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-16,225
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$15,717
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $355): -$13,495
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-14,003 (+$2,222 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-483 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-13,520, the opportunity cost of earning $4,350/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $393.84 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$18,985, position total $-15,134 (+$1,091 vs today)
100% normal5 × $35018 Sep3d2.0%74%hist 84%52%hist 44%·$875$8,750+$4,400$15,555
Sell 5 × $350 2.0% OTM over spot $343.27 18 Sep 2026 (3d, $1.79 mid)
= $875 credit for the 3d cycle → $8,750/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $350)
74%
Breach risk
26%
POP (stays ≤ $351.80)
79%
EV / mo
+$2,683
🛡 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)
34%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$706
Free roll-up
+$7/wk
Safest escape (by 9 Oct 2026)
$382 @ 90% POP
89% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 5 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 1 of 3); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $4.47/sh now → $3.16 mid-life (likely $3.70–$6.32)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.75/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.41/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,020 simulated challenges: the $350 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 3, at $353 (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)~$35025 Sep 20268d left+$2.95/sh+$1,475
cycle +$2,350
[+$1,171…+$1,601] · 100% credit
67%
surv 51%
-$11,203 NOT
cap gain +$5,022
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$3629 Oct 202622d left+$2.12/sh+$1,060
cycle +$1,935
[+$249…+$1,023] · 84% credit
76%
surv 69%
-$6,961 NOT
cap gain +$9,264
Max even-money escape in the band~$3679 Oct 202622d left+$0.75/sh+$375
cycle +$1,250
[-$590…+$261] · 45% credit
80%
surv 76%
-$5,661 NOT
cap gain +$10,564
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)~$35725 Sep 20268d left+$0.25/sh+$127
cycle +$1,002
[-$559…+$66] · 29% credit
76%
surv 68%
-$9,879 NOT
cap gain +$6,346
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$3829 Oct 202622d left-$1.59/sh-$794
cycle +$81
[-$2,082…-$1,022]
90%
surv 89%
-$875 NOT
cap gain +$15,350
budget: banked $875 debit $794 (91% used ≈ 0.4 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$81 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $1,073/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$8,750/mo
vs 50% target ($3,675/mo)+138%
vs normal income ($7,350/mo)119% covered
Net income (after hedge)$8,750/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $350 is $33 below CC-SS $382.86: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$15,555
… as % of IC ($25,500)61.0%
… as % of ML ($48,000)32.4%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.1 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-16,248
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.44/sh (~25% of the $1.75 collected) or spot ≥ $351.80 (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 $347.91 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $346.50Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$346-351.80
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
≥ $351.80
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 0.79 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$350.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$875$-12,678+$3,547+$850
+2.5%$358.75 (1.7σ)$-3,500$-13,579+$2,646-$3,525
+5%$367.50 (2.6σ)$-7,875$-14,481+$1,744-$7,900
SS (= V-bounce)$398.00 (5.9σ)$-23,125$-17,622-$1,397-$23,150
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $382.86, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-16,225
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$15,717
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $350): -$15,555
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-16,063 (+$162 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-483 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-15,580, the opportunity cost of earning $8,750/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $393.84 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$21,045, position total $-17,194 ($-969 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 · 10d · E[net] $606/mo

🎯 Engine pick: sell 5 × $355 (50% normal), 76% survival, breach 24%, $3,885/mo.
⚖️ Worth a safer step: the $360 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 84% (breach 24% → 16%) for $1,380/mo less (36% 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 $360 rung, unless you need the income to cover the hedge bleed, or you expect GOOG to stay flat-to-down near term.
GOOG  spot $343.27 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsFIGHT edgePer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
🛡 safe yield5 × $37025 Sep10d7.8%93%hist 96%15%hist 14%·$330$990-$2,895$6,100
Sell 5 × $370 7.8% OTM over spot $343.27 25 Sep 2026 (10d, $0.73 mid)
= $330 credit for the 10d cycle → $990/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $370)
93%
Breach risk
7%
POP (stays ≤ $370.73)
93%
EV / mo
+$545
🛡 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)
-$2,408
Free roll-up
+$2/wk
Safest escape (by 9 Oct 2026)
$377 @ 72% POP
63% 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 10); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $7.74/sh now → $5.48 mid-life (likely $4.27–$7.39)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.66/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$4.82/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 256 simulated challenges: the $370 strike is typically first touched on day 8 of 10, at $373 (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)~$3702 Oct 202612d left+$1.61/sh+$805
cycle +$1,135
[+$736…+$1,365] · 99% credit
66%
surv 51%
-$4,478 NOT
cap gain +$11,747
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$3722 Oct 202612d left+$0.81/sh+$405
cycle +$735
[+$276…+$907] · 91% credit
68%
surv 55%
-$4,192 NOT
cap gain +$12,033
Max even-money escape in the band~$3779 Oct 202619d left+$0.70/sh+$351
cycle +$681
[+$84…+$906] · 80% credit
72%
surv 63%
-$2,260 NOT
cap gain +$13,965
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$990/mo
vs 50% target ($3,675/mo)-73%
vs normal income ($7,350/mo)13% covered
Net income (after hedge)$990/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $370 is $13 below CC-SS $382.86: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$6,100
… as % of IC ($25,500)23.9%
… as % of ML ($48,000)12.7%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.8 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-16,258
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.17/sh (~25% of the $0.66 collected) or spot ≥ $370.73 (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 $347.91 (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
$366-370.73
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
≥ $370.73
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 0.79 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$370.00 (1.6σ)$330$-5,283+$10,942+$305
+2.5%$379.25 (2.1σ)$-4,295$-6,236+$9,989-$4,320
+5%$388.50 (2.7σ)$-8,920$-7,189+$9,036-$8,945
SS (= V-bounce)$398.00 (3.2σ)$-13,670$-8,167+$8,058-$13,695
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $382.86, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-16,225
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$15,717
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $370): -$6,100
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-6,608 (+$9,617 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-483 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-6,125, the opportunity cost of earning $990/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $393.84 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$11,590, position total $-7,739 (+$8,486 vs today)
33% normal ← lean5 × $36025 Sep10d4.9%84%hist 86%33%hist 30%·$835$2,505-$1,380$10,595
Sell 5 × $360 4.9% OTM over spot $343.27 25 Sep 2026 (10d, $1.72 mid)
= $835 credit for the 10d cycle → $2,505/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $360)
84%
Breach risk
16%
POP (stays ≤ $361.72)
86%
EV / mo
+$1,051
🛡 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)
25%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,829
Free roll-up
+$2/wk
Safest escape (by 9 Oct 2026)
$372 @ 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 5 of 10); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $7.53/sh now → $5.33 mid-life (likely $5.09–$7.94)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.67/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$3.66/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 739 simulated challenges: the $360 strike is typically first touched on day 6 of 10, at $363 (overshoots $3.17). 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)~$3602 Oct 202612d left+$1.87/sh+$935
cycle +$1,770
[+$676…+$1,193] · 100% credit
66%
surv 51%
-$7,813 NOT
cap gain +$8,412
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$3622 Oct 202612d left+$1.07/sh+$535
cycle +$1,370
[+$217…+$754] · 91% credit
68%
surv 55%
-$7,526 NOT
cap gain +$8,699
Max even-money escape in the band~$3679 Oct 202619d left+$0.99/sh+$496
cycle +$1,331
[+$10…+$706] · 75% credit
72%
surv 63%
-$5,581 NOT
cap gain +$10,644
SS $398 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$3729 Oct 202619d left-$0.87/sh-$437
cycle +$398
[-$1,107…-$291] · 15% credit
77%
surv 70%
-$4,529 NOT
cap gain +$11,696
budget: banked $835 debit $437 (52% used ≈ 0.8 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$398 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $3,516/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$2,505/mo
vs 50% target ($3,675/mo)-32%
vs normal income ($7,350/mo)34% covered
Net income (after hedge)$2,505/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $360 is $23 below CC-SS $382.86: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$10,595
… as % of IC ($25,500)41.5%
… as % of ML ($48,000)22.1%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.4 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-16,250
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.42/sh (~25% of the $1.67 collected) or spot ≥ $361.72 (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 $347.91 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $356.40Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$356-361.72
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $361.72
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 0.79 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$360.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$835$-8,748+$7,477+$810
+2.5%$369.00 (1.5σ)$-3,665$-9,675+$6,550-$3,690
+5%$378.00 (2.1σ)$-8,165$-10,602+$5,623-$8,190
SS (= V-bounce)$398.00 (3.2σ)$-18,165$-12,662+$3,563-$18,190
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $382.86, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-16,225
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$15,717
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $360): -$10,595
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-11,103 (+$5,122 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-483 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-10,620, the opportunity cost of earning $2,505/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $393.84 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$16,085, position total $-12,234 (+$3,991 vs today)
🎯 50% normal5 × $35525 Sep10d3.4%76%hist 84%48%hist 39%·$1,295$3,885$12,635
Sell 5 × $355 3.4% OTM over spot $343.27 25 Sep 2026 (10d, $2.67 mid)
= $1,295 credit for the 10d cycle → $3,885/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $355)
76%
Breach risk
24%
POP (stays ≤ $357.68)
81%
EV / mo
+$1,298
🛡 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)
37%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,332
Free roll-up
+$4/wk
Safest escape (by 9 Oct 2026)
$372 @ 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 5 of 10); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $7.43/sh now → $5.25 mid-life (likely $5.41–$8.30)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $2.59/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.66/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,121 simulated challenges: the $355 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 10, at $358 (overshoots $3.22). 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+$1.99/sh+$997
cycle +$2,292
[+$677…+$1,129] · 100% credit
66%
surv 51%
-$9,276 NOT
cap gain +$6,949
Max even-money escape in the band~$3629 Oct 202619d left+$1.13/sh+$564
cycle +$1,859
[-$6…+$622] · 74% credit
72%
surv 63%
-$7,037 NOT
cap gain +$9,188
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)~$3592 Oct 202612d left+$0.12/sh+$59
cycle +$1,354
[-$418…+$89] · 32% credit
71%
surv 60%
-$8,535 NOT
cap gain +$7,690
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$3729 Oct 202619d left-$2.04/sh-$1,019
cycle +$276
[-$1,950…-$1,054] · 2% credit
81%
surv 77%
-$4,650 NOT
cap gain +$11,575
budget: banked $1,295 debit $1,019 (79% used ≈ 1.1 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$276 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $2,539/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$3,885/mo
vs 50% target ($3,675/mo)+6%
vs normal income ($7,350/mo)53% covered
Net income (after hedge)$3,885/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $355 is $28 below CC-SS $382.86: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$12,635
… as % of IC ($25,500)49.5%
… as % of ML ($48,000)26.3%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.7 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-16,268
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.65/sh (~25% of the $2.59 collected) or spot ≥ $357.68 (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 $347.91 (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
$351-357.68
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
≥ $357.68
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 0.79 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$355.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,295$-10,273+$5,952+$1,270
+2.5%$363.87 (1.2σ)$-3,142$-11,187+$5,038-$3,167
+5%$372.75 (1.8σ)$-7,580$-12,101+$4,124-$7,605
SS (= V-bounce)$398.00 (3.2σ)$-20,205$-14,702+$1,523-$20,230
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $382.86, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-16,225
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$15,717
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $355): -$12,635
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-13,143 (+$3,082 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-483 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-12,660, the opportunity cost of earning $3,885/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $393.84 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$18,125, position total $-14,274 (+$1,951 vs today)
100% normal5 × $34525 Sep10d0.5%55%hist 70%92%hist 90%·$2,925$8,775+$4,890$16,005
Sell 5 × $345 0.5% OTM over spot $343.27 25 Sep 2026 (10d, $6.10 mid)
= $2,925 credit for the 10d cycle → $8,775/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $345)
55%
Breach risk
45%
POP (stays ≤ $351.10)
69%
EV / mo
+$1,524
🛡 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)
76%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
+$372
Free roll-up
+$4/wk
Safest escape (by 9 Oct 2026)
$377 @ 91% 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 10); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $7.22/sh now → $5.11 mid-life (likely $7.03–$9.43)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $5.85/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets +$0.74/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 2,286 simulated challenges: the $345 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 10, at $349 (overshoots $3.51). 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)~$3452 Oct 202612d left+$2.23/sh+$1,114
cycle +$4,039
[+$637…+$854] · 100% credit
66%
surv 51%
-$11,499 NOT
cap gain +$4,726
Max even-money escape in the band~$3529 Oct 202619d left+$1.39/sh+$693
cycle +$3,618
[-$129…+$274] · 63% credit
72%
surv 63%
-$9,248 NOT
cap gain +$6,977
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)~$3492 Oct 202612d left+$0.35/sh+$177
cycle +$3,102
[-$489…-$151] · 13% credit
71%
surv 60%
-$10,757 NOT
cap gain +$5,468
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$3779 Oct 202619d left-$3.92/sh-$1,959
cycle +$966
[-$3,635…-$2,687]
91%
surv 91%
-$1,975 NOT
cap gain +$14,250
budget: banked $2,925 debit $1,959 (67% used ≈ 1.0 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$966 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $938/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$8,775/mo
vs 50% target ($3,675/mo)+139%
vs normal income ($7,350/mo)119% covered
Net income (after hedge)$8,775/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $345 is $38 below CC-SS $382.86: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$16,005
… as % of IC ($25,500)62.8%
… as % of ML ($48,000)33.3%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.2 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-16,350
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $1.46/sh (~25% of the $5.85 collected) or spot ≥ $351.10 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $345)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $347.91 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $341.55Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$342-351.10
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
≥ $351.10
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 0.79 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$345.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$2,925$-12,613+$3,612+$2,900
+2.5%$353.62 (≤1σ, normal week)$-1,387$-13,502+$2,723-$1,412
+5%$362.25 (1.1σ)$-5,700$-14,390+$1,835-$5,725
SS (= V-bounce)$398.00 (3.2σ)$-23,575$-18,072-$1,847-$23,600
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $382.86, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-16,225
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$15,717
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $345): -$16,005
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-16,513 ($-288 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-483 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-16,030, the opportunity cost of earning $8,775/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $393.84 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$21,495, position total $-17,644 ($-1,419 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 (27 clear the floor), click to expand

Every eligible strike x expiry in the 3-45 DTE band (4 expiries scanned, 27 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: 0.794 (IBKR)  |  Recovery@SS: +$15,717 (un-capped fortress gain if stock rallies to SS)  |  Do-nothing @ SS: $-483

StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$3553d18 Sep 2026$0.875/5$4,350$4,35086%87%+$1,859-$13,49552.9%$-14,003 (vs do-nothing $-13,520)
$352.503d18 Sep 2026$1.233/5$3,690$3,72080%83%+$1,330-$8,73934.3%$-9,237 (vs do-nothing $-8,754)
$35510d25 Sep 2026$2.595/5$3,885$3,88576%81%+$1,298-$12,63549.5%$-13,143 (vs do-nothing $-12,660)
$3503d18 Sep 2026$1.753/5$5,250$5,28074%79%+$1,610-$9,33336.6%$-9,831 (vs do-nothing $-9,348)
$352.5010d25 Sep 2026$3.204/5$3,840$3,85572%78%+$1,113-$10,86442.6%$-11,367 (vs do-nothing $-10,884)
$35517d2 Oct 2026$4.355/5$3,838$3,83871%78%+$1,100-$11,75546.1%$-12,263 (vs do-nothing $-11,780)
$352.5017d2 Oct 2026$4.955/5$4,368$4,36867%75%+$1,022-$12,70549.8%$-13,213 (vs do-nothing $-12,730)
$35010d25 Sep 2026$3.954/5$4,740$4,75566%75%+$1,186-$11,56445.3%$-12,067 (vs do-nothing $-11,584)
$347.503d18 Sep 2026$2.462/5$4,920$4,96566%74%+$1,215-$6,58025.8%$-7,073 (vs do-nothing $-6,590)
$35017d2 Oct 2026$5.854/5$4,129$4,14463%73%+$883-$10,80442.4%$-11,307 (vs do-nothing $-10,824)
$35024d9 Oct 2026$7.654/5$3,825$3,84062%72%+$843-$10,08439.5%$-10,587 (vs do-nothing $-10,104)
$347.5010d25 Sep 2026$4.853/5$4,365$4,39561%72%+$936-$9,15335.9%$-9,651 (vs do-nothing $-9,168)
$347.5017d2 Oct 2026$6.854/5$4,835$4,85059%71%+$930-$11,40444.7%$-11,907 (vs do-nothing $-11,424)
Show 14 more candidates (lower strikes: more income, lower survival)
StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$3453d18 Sep 2026$3.352/5$6,700$6,74557%70%+$1,184-$6,90227.1%$-7,395 (vs do-nothing $-6,912)
$34510d25 Sep 2026$5.853/5$5,265$5,29555%69%+$914-$9,60337.7%$-10,101 (vs do-nothing $-9,618)
$34517d2 Oct 2026$7.953/5$4,209$4,23954%68%+$715-$8,97335.2%$-9,471 (vs do-nothing $-8,988)
$34524d9 Oct 2026$9.654/5$4,825$4,84054%68%+$810-$11,28444.3%$-11,787 (vs do-nothing $-11,304)
$342.5017d2 Oct 2026$9.103/5$4,818$4,84850%66%+$685-$9,37836.8%$-9,876 (vs do-nothing $-9,393)
$342.5010d25 Sep 2026$7.052/5$4,230$4,27549%66%+$605-$6,66226.1%$-7,155 (vs do-nothing $-6,672)
$342.503d18 Sep 2026$4.501/5$4,500$4,56048%65%+$582-$3,58614.1%$-4,074 (vs do-nothing $-3,591)
$34024d9 Oct 2026$12.153/5$4,556$4,58646%65%+$606-$9,21336.1%$-9,711 (vs do-nothing $-9,228)
$34017d2 Oct 2026$10.452/5$3,688$3,73345%64%+$458-$6,48225.4%$-6,975 (vs do-nothing $-6,492)
$34010d25 Sep 2026$8.402/5$5,040$5,08543%64%+$579-$6,89227.0%$-7,385 (vs do-nothing $-6,902)
$337.5017d2 Oct 2026$11.902/5$4,200$4,24541%63%+$445-$6,69226.2%$-7,185 (vs do-nothing $-6,702)
$3403d18 Sep 2026$5.951/5$5,950$6,01038%61%+$513-$3,69114.5%$-4,179 (vs do-nothing $-3,696)
$337.5010d25 Sep 2026$9.952/5$5,970$6,01537%61%+$565-$7,08227.8%$-7,575 (vs do-nothing $-7,092)
$337.503d18 Sep 2026$7.601/5$7,600$7,66030%58%+$354-$3,77614.8%$-4,264 (vs do-nothing $-3,781)

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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