FORTRESS FIGHT: INTC @ $109.60

BE SS: $114.00  |  CC-SS: $111.44  |  5 contracts (500 sh) |  ⌂ PORTFOLIO

GENERATED2026-07-11 14:38

INTC @ $109.60   UNDERWATER $4.40 (3.9% below BE SS)

5 contracts (500 sh)  |  BE SS: $114.00  |  CC-SS: $111.44  |  IV: HIGH  |  Accounts: Neville:0865

LC: $85 exp 2028-01-21 (entry $57.553/sh)
SP: $100 exp 2028-01-21 (entry $28.728/sh)
HP: $35 exp 2026-08-21 (entry $0.185/sh)

Economics

Max Loss$47,000(ND $29.00 + SW $65) x 500
Normal income ref$9,923/mo95% ann ROI on ML
Hedge rolling cost$29/mo
Unrealized P&L$-2,185fortress legs from IBKR
INCOME GOALPOSTS & VELOCITY
50% INCOME FLOOR
$4,962/mo
HEDGE COVER
$29/mo
NORMAL INCOME
$9,923/mo (ATM CC, chain)
IC VELOCITY
1.5 mo to earn back $14,500
ML VELOCITY
4.7 mo to earn back $47,000
NOT a deep drawdown: a CC at CC-SS $111.44 (probe: $111C 13d) still earns $9,404/mo (95% of normal). Sell the normal CC at/above CC-SS; a FIGHT CC below it is not needed here.
🏦 CAMPAIGN LEDGER , realized CC income since 2026-07-02; banked cash shrinks the hole, so CC-SS ratchets down (seeded from open positions, reconciled from IBKR executions nightly)
Banked since 2026-07-02
$1,261
Hole (after banked)
$924
was $2,185 · 58% earned back
Cycles closed
1
Credit in flight
$496
CC-SS ratchet
$114.46 → $111.44
Open legAcctCredit/shIn flightOpened
5x $130C 15 Jul 2026U13190865$0.99$4962026-07-10
TECHNICALS (cc_timing weekly gate + daily trigger)
WEEKLYNEUTRAL · %B 66 (live) · RSI 60 · MACD bullish, hist falling
DAILYFALLING (provisional) · RSI 42 · %B 13 · hist falling (nightly)
LEVELSUpper BB (CC ceiling) $155.40 (+42%) · daily UBB $143.83 · 1-wk expected move ±$12 (chain IV)
SETUPNo tilt: engine default. (advisory; floors and picks are chain-only)
⚠ Next earnings 2026-07-24: candidates whose expiry crosses it are flagged in the spectrum; EV is unreliable across earnings.
INTERPRETATION
Primary: 5 contracts at $117 / 6d. This is the safest strike (survival 76%, breach 24%) that still earns 50% of normal income ($4,962/mo); it brings $5,300/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 × $111/6d for $10,500/mo, but breach risk rises to 43% (+19pp vs the primary). The lower strike is hit by a smaller bounce.
More safety, less income: for just the hedge you can sit at 1 × $137/6d (98% survival, $70/mo).
Downside anchor: the primary mortgages $0 (0% of IC) ONLY on a full V-bounce all the way to SS $114, recoverable in 0.0 months of normal income. That is the rare tail; the frequent case is the strike holding. Surgical close on the 5 contracts realizes $-2,215 and cuts bleed by $29/mo.

📅 Two weekly tracks, this Friday & next Friday

Each Friday gets its own recommended pick and full income ladder (safest strike per income rung, sized across your 5 contracts). The master ranks the two by E[net]/mo to pick one grand pick; both are shown here so you can choose the tenor that fits your roll cadence.

🏆 Grand pick: NEXT FRIDAY · 17 Jul 2026 (6d) · sell 5 × $117, 76% survival, $5,300/mo (E[net] $1,750/mo).
This week's Friday is inside the pin/gamma window, so only the next weekly is shown.
TrackExpirySellSurvivalIncome/moE[net]/mo
NEXT FRIDAY 🏆17 Jul 2026 · 6d5 × $11776%$5,300$1,750

📅 NEXT FRIDAY · 17 Jul 2026 · 6d · E[net] $1,750/mo 🏆 GRAND PICK

🎯 Engine pick: sell 5 × $117 (primary), 76% survival, breach 24%, $5,300/mo.
⚖️ Worth a safer step: the $120 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 83% (breach 24% → 17%) for $1,550/mo less (29% 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 $120 rung, unless you need the income to cover the hedge bleed, or you expect INTC to stay flat-to-down near term.
INTC  spot $109.60 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsPer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
cover hedge1 × $13717 Jul6d25.0%98%4%$14$70-$5,230$0
Sell 1 × $137 25.0% OTM over spot $109.60 17 Jul 2026 (6d, $0.21 mid)
= $14 credit for the 6d cycle → $70/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $137)
98%
Breach risk
2%
POP (stays ≤ $137.21)
98%
EV / mo
+$50
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 0.1 mo [0.0-0.2] median  ·  100% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 100% without)  ·  ~0.0 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $264
🛡 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)
1%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$429
Free roll-up
none
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$154 @ 81% POP
77% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 1 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 3 of 6); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $6.27/sh now → $4.43 mid-life → ≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.14/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$4.29/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (1 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$13720 Jul 20266d left-$0.00/sh-$0
cycle +$14
67%
surv 52%
+$2,419 SAFE
cap gain +$4,604
Max even-money escape in the band~$15431 Jul 202617d left+$0.00/sh+$0
cycle +$14
81%
surv 77%
+$3,289 SAFE
cap gain +$5,474
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$70/mo
vs 50% target ($4,962/mo)-99%
vs normal income ($9,923/mo)1% covered
Net income (after hedge)$4,023/mo
Downside budget
✓ $137 is at/above CC-SS $111.44: assignment is break-even or better.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$0
… as % of IC ($14,500)0.0%
… as % of ML ($47,000)0.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.0 mo
Surgical close (1 ct)$-444
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.04/sh (~25% of the $0.14 collected) or spot ≥ $137.21 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $137)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $143.83 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $135.63Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$136-137.21
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
≥ $137.21
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 0.90 (fallback)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$137.00 (2.5σ)$14$2,419+$4,604+$1,949
+2.5%$140.42 (2.8σ)$-328$2,248+$4,433+$1,949
+5%$143.85 (3.1σ)$-671$2,076+$4,261+$1,949
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $111.44, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-2,185
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$826
− CC assignment net of premium (1 × $137): -$0
+ Conservative CC premium (4 × $114): +$1,460
Total Position P&L @ SS: $101 (+$2,286 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $466 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-365, the opportunity cost of earning $70/mo FIGHT income now)
🛡 safe yield5 × $12517 Jul6d14.1%90%20%$395$1,975-$3,325$0
Sell 5 × $125 14.1% OTM over spot $109.60 17 Jul 2026 (6d, $0.82 mid)
= $395 credit for the 6d cycle → $1,975/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $125)
90%
Breach risk
10%
POP (stays ≤ $125.83)
91%
EV / mo
+$1,175
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 0.1 mo [0.0-0.2] median  ·  94% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 100% without)  ·  ~0.5 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $-1
🛡 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)
13%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,628
Free roll-up
+$1/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$146 @ 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 3 of 6); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $5.72/sh now → $4.05 mid-life (likely $3.37–$6.17)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.79/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$3.26/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 392 simulated challenges: the $125 strike is typically first touched on day 4 of 6, at $128 (overshoots $2.83). 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)~$12520 Jul 20266d left+$0.29/sh+$144
cycle +$539
[+$22…+$509] · 77% credit
67%
surv 52%
+$5,284 SAFE
cap gain +$7,469
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$12520 Jul 20266d left+$0.17/sh+$86
cycle +$481
[-$53…+$432] · 71% credit
68%
surv 53%
+$5,406 SAFE
cap gain +$7,591
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$14031 Jul 202617d left+$0.61/sh+$303
cycle +$698
[-$286…+$535] · 61% credit
80%
surv 75%
+$12,373 SAFE
cap gain +$14,558
Max even-money escape in the band~$14231 Jul 202617d left+$0.06/sh+$29
cycle +$424
[-$613…+$260] · 40% credit
81%
surv 77%
+$12,999 SAFE
cap gain +$15,184
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$14631 Jul 202617d left-$0.74/sh-$371
cycle +$24
[-$1,083…-$136] · 19% credit
84%
surv 81%
+$14,399 SAFE
cap gain +$16,584
budget: banked $395 debit $371 (94% used ≈ 0.8 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$24 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $2,915/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$1,975/mo
vs 50% target ($4,962/mo)-60%
vs normal income ($9,923/mo)20% covered
Net income (after hedge)$1,946/mo
Downside budget
✓ $125 is at/above CC-SS $111.44: assignment is break-even or better.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$0
… as % of IC ($14,500)0.0%
… as % of ML ($47,000)0.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.0 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-2,203
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.20/sh (~25% of the $0.79 collected) or spot ≥ $125.83 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $125)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $143.83 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $123.75Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$124-125.83
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
≥ $125.83
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 0.90 (fallback)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$125.00 (1.4σ)$395$5,140+$7,325+$4,070
+2.5%$128.12 (1.7σ)$-1,168$4,984+$7,169+$4,070
+5%$131.25 (2.0σ)$-2,730$4,827+$7,012+$4,070
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $111.44, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-2,185
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$826
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $125): -$0
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-1,359 (+$826 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $466 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-1,825, the opportunity cost of earning $1,975/mo FIGHT income now)
33% normal ← lean5 × $12017 Jul6d9.5%83%36%$750$3,750-$1,550$0
Sell 5 × $120 9.5% OTM over spot $109.60 17 Jul 2026 (6d, $1.55 mid)
= $750 credit for the 6d cycle → $3,750/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $120)
83%
Breach risk
17%
POP (stays ≤ $121.55)
86%
EV / mo
+$1,835
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 0.1 mo [0.0-0.2] median  ·  95% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 100% without)  ·  ~0.9 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $-1
🛡 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)
26%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,192
Free roll-up
+$1/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$146 @ 87% POP
86% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 5 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 3 of 6); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $5.49/sh now → $3.88 mid-life (likely $3.82–$6.25)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.50/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.38/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 775 simulated challenges: the $120 strike is typically first touched on day 4 of 6, at $123 (overshoots $2.77). 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)~$12020 Jul 20266d left+$0.39/sh+$196
cycle +$946
[-$19…+$363] · 72% credit
67%
surv 52%
+$3,441 SAFE
cap gain +$5,626
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$13431 Jul 202617d left+$0.85/sh+$423
cycle +$1,173
[-$217…+$485] · 62% credit
80%
surv 75%
+$10,148 SAFE
cap gain +$12,333
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$12020 Jul 20266d left+$0.28/sh+$138
cycle +$888
[-$83…+$297] · 59% credit
68%
surv 53%
+$3,562 SAFE
cap gain +$5,747
Max even-money escape in the band~$13731 Jul 202617d left+$0.06/sh+$30
cycle +$780
[-$699…+$79] · 28% credit
82%
surv 78%
+$11,105 SAFE
cap gain +$13,290
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$14631 Jul 202617d left-$1.38/sh-$690
cycle +$60
[-$1,568…-$673] · 2% credit
87%
surv 86%
+$14,435 SAFE
cap gain +$16,620
budget: banked $750 debit $690 (92% used ≈ 0.8 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$60 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $2,209/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$3,750/mo
vs 50% target ($4,962/mo)-24%
vs normal income ($9,923/mo)38% covered
Net income (after hedge)$3,721/mo
Downside budget
✓ $120 is at/above CC-SS $111.44: assignment is break-even or better.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$0
… as % of IC ($14,500)0.0%
… as % of ML ($47,000)0.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.0 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-2,210
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.38/sh (~25% of the $1.50 collected) or spot ≥ $121.55 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $120)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $143.83 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $118.80Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$119-121.55
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $121.55
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 0.90 (fallback)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$120.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$750$3,245+$5,430+$1,925
+2.5%$123.00 (1.2σ)$-750$3,095+$5,280+$1,925
+5%$126.00 (1.5σ)$-2,250$2,945+$5,130+$1,925
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $111.44, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-2,185
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$826
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $120): -$0
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-1,359 (+$826 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $466 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-1,825, the opportunity cost of earning $3,750/mo FIGHT income now)
🎯 50% normal5 × $11717 Jul6d6.8%76%38%$1,060$5,300$0
Sell 5 × $117 6.8% OTM over spot $109.60 17 Jul 2026 (6d, $2.18 mid)
= $1,060 credit for the 6d cycle → $5,300/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $117)
76%
Breach risk
24%
POP (stays ≤ $119.18)
81%
EV / mo
+$2,145
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 0.1 mo [0.0-0.3] median  ·  97% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 100% without)  ·  ~1.3 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $-1
🛡 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)
38%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$833
Free roll-up
+$1/wk
Safest escape (by 24 Jul 2026)
$139 @ 89% POP
87% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 5 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 3 of 6); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $5.35/sh now → $3.79 mid-life (likely $4.11–$6.64)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $2.12/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.67/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,125 simulated challenges: the $117 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 6, at $120 (overshoots $2.80). The [P25–P75] under each Total is that door's credit across those paths; % credit is the share of those challenges where the roll is a net credit.
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (5 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$12931 Jul 202617d left+$1.37/sh+$686
cycle +$1,746
[-$18…+$637] · 74% credit
78%
surv 72%
+$8,471 SAFE
cap gain +$10,656
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$11720 Jul 20266d left+$0.45/sh+$225
cycle +$1,285
[-$44…+$327] · 64% credit
67%
surv 52%
+$2,430 SAFE
cap gain +$4,615
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$11720 Jul 20266d left+$0.33/sh+$166
cycle +$1,226
[-$108…+$251] · 52% credit
68%
surv 53%
+$2,551 SAFE
cap gain +$4,736
Max even-money escape in the band~$13431 Jul 202617d left+$0.06/sh+$29
cycle +$1,089
[-$820…-$50] · 22% credit
82%
surv 78%
+$10,064 SAFE
cap gain +$12,249
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$13924 Jul 202610d left-$2.07/sh-$1,033
cycle +$27
[-$2,048…-$1,200]
89%
surv 87%
+$11,252 SAFE
cap gain +$13,437
budget: banked $1,060 debit $1,033 (97% used ≈ 0.8 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$27 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $2,581/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$5,300/mo
vs 50% target ($4,962/mo)+7%
vs normal income ($9,923/mo)53% covered
Net income (after hedge)$5,271/mo
Downside budget
✓ $117 is at/above CC-SS $111.44: assignment is break-even or better.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$0
… as % of IC ($14,500)0.0%
… as % of ML ($47,000)0.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.0 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-2,215
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.53/sh (~25% of the $2.12 collected) or spot ≥ $119.18 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $117)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $143.83 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $115.83Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$116-119.18
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
≥ $119.18
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 0.90 (fallback)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$117.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,060$2,205+$4,390+$735
+2.5%$119.92 (≤1σ, normal week)$-402$2,059+$4,244+$735
+5%$122.85 (1.2σ)$-1,865$1,912+$4,097+$735
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $111.44, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-2,185
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$826
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $117): -$0
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-1,359 (+$826 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $466 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-1,825, the opportunity cost of earning $5,300/mo FIGHT income now)
100% normal5 × $11117 Jul6d1.3%57%89%$2,100$10,500+$5,200$0
Sell 5 × $111 1.3% OTM over spot $109.60 17 Jul 2026 (6d, $4.28 mid)
= $2,100 credit for the 6d cycle → $10,500/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $111)
57%
Breach risk
43%
POP (stays ≤ $115.28)
71%
EV / mo
+$2,735
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 0.1 mo [0.0-0.2] median  ·  99% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 100% without)  ·  ~2.5 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $2,099
🛡 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)
69%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
+$304
Free roll-up
+$1/wk
Safest escape (by 24 Jul 2026)
$135 @ 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 3 of 6); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $5.08/sh now → $3.59 mid-life (likely $4.82–$7.25)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $4.20/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets +$0.61/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 2,079 simulated challenges: the $111 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 6, at $114 (overshoots $3.03). The [P25–P75] under each Total is that door's credit across those paths; % credit is the share of those challenges where the roll is a net credit.
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (5 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$12331 Jul 202617d left+$1.32/sh+$661
cycle +$2,761
[-$239…+$357] · 60% credit
79%
surv 73%
+$6,786 SAFE
cap gain +$8,971
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$11120 Jul 20266d left+$0.55/sh+$277
cycle +$2,377
[-$88…+$133] · 56% credit
67%
surv 52%
+$822 SAFE
cap gain +$3,007
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$11120 Jul 20266d left+$0.44/sh+$218
cycle +$2,318
[-$147…+$72] · 39% credit
68%
surv 53%
+$943 SAFE
cap gain +$3,128
Max even-money escape in the band~$12831 Jul 202617d left+$0.04/sh+$19
cycle +$2,119
[-$1,051…-$335] · 7% credit
82%
surv 79%
+$8,394 SAFE
cap gain +$10,579
reaches SS ✓
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$13524 Jul 202610d left-$2.20/sh-$1,102
cycle +$998
[-$2,403…-$1,514]
90%
surv 89%
+$10,423 SAFE
cap gain +$12,608
budget: banked $2,100 debit $1,102 (52% used ≈ 0.5 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$998 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $2,082/mo while parked; 0 ct free to re-sell · clears SS ✓
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted -0.4 vol pt per +1% move (equity skew: vol eases as spot rises; buyback shift floored at 0). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$10,500/mo
vs 50% target ($4,962/mo)+112%
vs normal income ($9,923/mo)106% covered
Net income (after hedge)$10,471/mo
Downside budget
✓ $111 is at/above CC-SS $111.44: assignment is break-even or better.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$0
… as % of IC ($14,500)0.0%
… as % of ML ($47,000)0.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.0 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-2,223
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 ≥ $115.28 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $111)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $143.83 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $109.89Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$110-115.28
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
≥ $115.28
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 0.90 (fallback)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$111.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$2,100$545+$2,730+$275
+2.5%$113.77 (≤1σ, normal week)$713$406+$2,591-$1,112
+5%$116.55 (≤1σ, normal week)$-675$267+$2,452-$1,225
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $111.44, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-2,185
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$826
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $111): -$0
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-1,359 (+$826 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $466 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-1,825, the opportunity cost of earning $10,500/mo FIGHT income now)
A nudge, not a rule: the engine maximizes income at acceptable safety; this weighs the income you would give up against the breach risk you would shed. Your hedge bleed and your read on INTC are the tiebreakers.
⚔ FIGHT CC options · full candidate scan (60 clear the floor), click to expand

Every eligible strike x expiry in the 4-45 DTE band (6 expiries scanned, 60 clear the income floor), each sized to the minimum contracts that clear it. Sorted by survival (safest first): the primary 🎯 is the safest; rows below trade safety for income.

Fortress delta: 0.900 (fallback)  |  Recovery@SS: +$826 (un-capped fortress gain if stock rallies to SS)  |  Do-nothing @ SS: $466

StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$1164d15 Jul 2026$1.415/5$5,288$5,25877%81%+$1,813-$00.0%$-654 (vs do-nothing $-1,120)
$1176d17 Jul 2026$2.125/5$5,300$5,27176%81%+$2,145-$00.0%$-299 (vs do-nothing $-765)
$1154d15 Jul 2026$1.684/5$5,040$6,00673%79%+$1,611-$00.0%$-322 (vs do-nothing $-788)
$1166d17 Jul 2026$2.395/5$5,975$5,94673%79%+$2,272-$00.0%$-164 (vs do-nothing $-630)
$12113d24 Jul 2026$4.355/5$5,019$4,99073%79%+$1,358-$00.0%$816 (vs do-nothing +$350)
$12013d24 Jul 2026$5.005/5$5,769$5,74071%78%+$1,821-$00.0%$1,141 (vs do-nothing +$675)
$1144d15 Jul 2026$1.944/5$5,820$6,78671%79%+$2,247-$00.0%$-218 (vs do-nothing $-684)
$1156d17 Jul 2026$2.704/5$5,400$6,36670%78%+$1,936-$00.0%$86 (vs do-nothing $-380)
$11913d24 Jul 2026$5.205/5$6,000$5,97170%77%+$1,745-$00.0%$1,241 (vs do-nothing +$775)
$11813d24 Jul 2026$5.454/5$5,031$5,99768%76%+$1,364-$00.0%$1,186 (vs do-nothing +$720)
$1159d20 Jul 2026$3.005/5$5,000$4,97168%76%+$1,397-$00.0%$141 (vs do-nothing $-325)
$1134d15 Jul 2026$2.273/5$5,107$7,06967%76%+$1,825-$00.0%$52 (vs do-nothing $-414)
$1146d17 Jul 2026$3.004/5$6,000$6,96667%76%+$1,965-$00.0%$206 (vs do-nothing $-260)
Show 47 more candidates (lower strikes: more income, lower survival)
StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$11820d31 Jul 2026$6.655/5$4,988$4,95867%76%+$1,101-$00.0%$1,966 (vs do-nothing +$1,500)
$11713d24 Jul 2026$5.754/5$5,308$6,27467%76%+$1,362-$00.0%$1,306 (vs do-nothing +$840)
$11511d22 Jul 2026$3.805/5$5,182$5,15367%76%+$1,408-$00.0%$541 (vs do-nothing +$75)
$1149d20 Jul 2026$3.005/5$5,000$4,97166%75%+$912-$00.0%$141 (vs do-nothing $-325)
$11720d31 Jul 2026$7.105/5$5,325$5,29666%75%+$1,201-$00.0%$2,191 (vs do-nothing +$1,725)
$11613d24 Jul 2026$6.104/5$5,631$6,59765%75%+$1,389-$00.0%$1,446 (vs do-nothing +$980)
$11411d22 Jul 2026$3.655/5$4,977$4,94864%74%+$763-$00.0%$466 (vs do-nothing +$0)
$11620d31 Jul 2026$7.505/5$5,625$5,59664%74%+$1,250-$00.0%$2,391 (vs do-nothing +$1,925)
$1136d17 Jul 2026$3.353/5$5,025$6,98764%74%+$1,515-$00.0%$376 (vs do-nothing $-90)
$11513d24 Jul 2026$6.554/5$6,046$7,01264%74%+$1,489-$00.0%$1,626 (vs do-nothing +$1,160)
$1139d20 Jul 2026$3.605/5$6,000$5,97163%73%+$1,370-$00.0%$441 (vs do-nothing $-25)
$1124d15 Jul 2026$2.623/5$5,895$7,85763%74%+$1,894-$00.0%$157 (vs do-nothing $-309)
$11520d31 Jul 2026$7.905/5$5,925$5,89663%73%+$1,286-$00.0%$2,591 (vs do-nothing +$2,125)
$11413d24 Jul 2026$6.904/5$6,369$7,33562%73%+$1,478-$00.0%$1,766 (vs do-nothing +$1,300)
$11311d22 Jul 2026$4.155/5$5,659$5,63062%73%+$961-$00.0%$716 (vs do-nothing +$250)
$11420d31 Jul 2026$8.255/5$6,188$6,15861%73%+$1,272-$00.0%$2,766 (vs do-nothing +$2,300)
$1126d17 Jul 2026$3.753/5$5,625$7,58760%73%+$1,572-$00.0%$496 (vs do-nothing +$30)
$11313d24 Jul 2026$7.303/5$5,054$7,01560%72%+$1,120-$00.0%$1,561 (vs do-nothing +$1,095)
$1129d20 Jul 2026$3.555/5$5,917$5,88760%71%+$685-$00.0%$416 (vs do-nothing $-50)
$11320d31 Jul 2026$8.604/5$5,160$6,12660%72%+$995-$00.0%$2,446 (vs do-nothing +$1,980)
$11211d22 Jul 2026$4.055/5$5,523$5,49359%72%+$298-$00.0%$666 (vs do-nothing +$200)
$11220d31 Jul 2026$9.004/5$5,400$6,36658%71%+$992-$00.0%$2,606 (vs do-nothing +$2,140)
$11213d24 Jul 2026$7.703/5$5,331$7,29258%71%+$1,117-$00.0%$1,681 (vs do-nothing +$1,215)
$1114d15 Jul 2026$3.003/5$6,750$8,71258%72%+$1,902-$00.0%$140 (vs do-nothing $-326)
$1116d17 Jul 2026$4.203/5$6,300$8,26257%71%+$1,641-$00.0%$500 (vs do-nothing +$34)
$11120d31 Jul 2026$9.304/5$5,580$6,54657%70%+$917-$00.0%$2,552 (vs do-nothing +$2,085)
$1119d20 Jul 2026$4.454/5$5,933$6,90057%71%+$1,216-$00.0%$612 (vs do-nothing +$145)
$11111d22 Jul 2026$4.754/5$5,182$6,14856%71%+$545-$00.0%$732 (vs do-nothing +$265)
$11113d24 Jul 2026$8.153/5$5,642$7,60456%71%+$1,133-$00.0%$1,685 (vs do-nothing +$1,219)
$11020d31 Jul 2026$10.104/5$6,060$7,02655%70%+$1,130-$00.0%$2,472 (vs do-nothing +$2,005)
$11013d24 Jul 2026$8.603/5$5,954$7,91555%69%+$1,133-$00.0%$1,520 (vs do-nothing +$1,054)
$11011d22 Jul 2026$5.454/5$5,945$6,91254%69%+$814-$00.0%$612 (vs do-nothing +$145)
$10920d31 Jul 2026$10.504/5$6,300$7,26654%69%+$1,092-$00.0%$2,232 (vs do-nothing +$1,765)
$1109d20 Jul 2026$4.954/5$6,600$7,56654%69%+$1,298-$00.0%$412 (vs do-nothing $-55)
$1106d17 Jul 2026$4.653/5$6,975$8,93753%69%+$1,645-$00.0%$335 (vs do-nothing $-131)
$1104d15 Jul 2026$3.602/5$5,400$8,35753%70%+$1,512-$00.0%$169 (vs do-nothing $-297)
$10913d24 Jul 2026$9.003/5$6,231$8,19253%69%+$1,083-$00.0%$1,340 (vs do-nothing +$874)
$10820d31 Jul 2026$10.804/5$6,480$7,44652%68%+$982-$00.0%$1,952 (vs do-nothing +$1,485)
$10911d22 Jul 2026$6.004/5$6,545$7,51251%69%+$882-$00.0%$432 (vs do-nothing $-35)
$10813d24 Jul 2026$9.453/5$6,542$8,50451%68%+$1,051-$00.0%$1,175 (vs do-nothing +$709)
$1099d20 Jul 2026$5.203/5$5,200$7,16250%67%+$744-$00.0%$200 (vs do-nothing $-266)
$1096d17 Jul 2026$5.202/5$5,200$8,15750%68%+$1,154-$00.0%$289 (vs do-nothing $-177)
$1094d15 Jul 2026$3.952/5$5,925$8,88249%68%+$1,286-$00.0%$39 (vs do-nothing $-427)
$10811d22 Jul 2026$6.153/5$5,032$6,99348%66%+$357-$00.0%$185 (vs do-nothing $-281)
$1089d20 Jul 2026$6.203/5$6,200$8,16247%67%+$1,224-$00.0%$200 (vs do-nothing $-266)
$1086d17 Jul 2026$5.652/5$5,650$8,60746%66%+$1,067-$00.0%$179 (vs do-nothing $-287)
$1084d15 Jul 2026$4.502/5$6,750$9,70744%66%+$1,268-$00.0%$-51 (vs do-nothing $-517)

Income/mo = FIGHT leg gross, DTE-prorated. Net/mo = FIGHT + conservative CC gross minus hedge cost. POP (mid) = probability stock closes at or below (strike + mid premium) at expiry, per-strike chain IV when available. Survival = CC expires fully worthless. EV/mo = premium minus expected buyback, monthly, with realized vol = IV x 85% (variance risk premium 15%). Cap give-up @ SS = recovery mortgaged on a V-bounce to SS, net of premium. Total P&L @ SS = absolute position P&L if the stock closes at SS; "vs do-nothing" = opportunity cost against holding all 5 contracts at the conservative CC.

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