FORTRESS FIGHT: INTC @ $83.79

BE SS: $114.00  |  CC-SS: $117.80  |  5 contracts (500 sh) |  ⌂ PORTFOLIO

GENERATED2026-07-30 19:14

INTC @ $83.79   UNDERWATER $30.21 (26.5% below BE SS)

5 contracts (500 sh)  |  BE SS: $114.00  |  CC-SS: $117.80 (banked floor $113.85)  |  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 2026-10-16 (entry $0.283/sh)

Economics

Max Loss$47,000(ND $29.00 + SW $65) x 500
Normal income ref$5,050/mo95% ann ROI on ML
Hedge rolling cost$54/mo
Unrealized P&L$-17,770fortress legs from IBKR
INCOME GOALPOSTS & VELOCITY
50% INCOME FLOOR
$2,525/mo
HEDGE COVER
$54/mo
NORMAL INCOME
$5,050/mo (ATM CC, chain)
IC VELOCITY
2.9 mo to earn back $14,500
ML VELOCITY
9.3 mo to earn back $47,000
Deep drawdown confirmed: a CC at CC-SS $117.80 (probe: $118C 15d) brings only $270/mo (<20% of normal), so FIGHT below it is warranted.
🏦 CAMPAIGN LEDGER , realized CC income since 2026-07-02; 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 2026-07-02
$2,071
Hole (after banked)
$15,699
was $17,770 · 12% earned back
Cycles closed
11
Credit in flight
$648
CC-SS · banked floor (info)
$117.80 → $113.85
? 1 leg(s) closed as UNKNOWN (vanished with no fill in window): banked $0, conservative. Fix campaign.json by hand if wrong.
Open legAcctCredit/shIn flightOpened
5x $110C 31 Jul 2026U13190865$1.30$6482026-07-27
TECHNICALS (cc_timing weekly gate + daily trigger)
WEEKLYNEUTRAL · %B 40 (live) · RSI 48 · MACD bearish, hist falling
DAILYFALLING (provisional) · RSI 35 · %B 9 · hist falling (nightly)
LEVELSUpper BB (CC ceiling) $151.58 (+81%) · daily UBB $123.48 · 1-wk expected move ±$10 (chain IV)
SETUPNo tilt: engine default. (advisory; floors and picks are chain-only)
⚠ Next earnings 2026-10-22: candidates whose expiry crosses it are flagged in the spectrum; EV is unreliable across earnings.
INTERPRETATION
Primary: 5 contracts at $92.50 / 8d. This is the safest strike (survival 80%, breach 20%) that still earns 50% of normal income ($2,525/mo); it brings $2,662/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 × $87/8d for $5,062/mo, but breach risk rises to 36% (+16pp vs the primary). The lower strike is hit by a smaller bounce.
More safety, less income: for just the hedge you can sit at 3 × $125/8d (99% survival, $56/mo).
Downside anchor: the primary mortgages $11,941 (82% of IC) ONLY on a full V-bounce all the way to SS $114, recoverable in 2.4 months of normal income. That is the rare tail; the frequent case is the strike holding. Surgical close on the 5 contracts realizes $-17,812 and cuts bleed by $54/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 · 7 Aug 2026 (8d) · sell 5 × $92.50, 80% survival, $2,662/mo (E[net] $337/mo).
This week's Friday is inside the pin/gamma window, so only the next weekly is shown.
TrackExpirySellSurvivalIncome/moE[net]/mo
NEXT FRIDAY 🏆7 Aug 2026 · 8d5 × $92.5080%$2,662$337
E[net] arithmetic on the grand pick: keep $710 with probability 69%; on the 31% touch you roll, paying $1,631 to close and taking $363 back from the best priced door (net cash $1,269) and parking about one cycle of income. Charging the FULL buyback with no door credit (the pre-2026-07-25 model) contradicted the campaign simulation, which prices the same event as a cash-neutral even roll.

📅 NEXT FRIDAY · 7 Aug 2026 · 8d · E[net] $337/mo 🏆 GRAND PICK

🎯 Engine pick: sell 5 × $92.50 (50% normal), 80% survival, breach 20%, $2,662/mo.
⚖️ Worth a safer step: the $96 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 87% (breach 20% → 13%) for $919/mo less (35% income), and it still covers your hedge. The pick sits below the ~80% (≈1σ) comfort line; on a drawdown you are nursing back, dodging the frequent breach usually beats the extra premium. Lean: the safer $96 rung, unless you need the income to cover the hedge bleed, or you expect INTC to stay flat-to-down near term.
INTC  spot $83.79 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsFIGHT edgePer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
cover hedge3 × $1257 Aug8d49.2%99%hist 100%1%hist 1%-1pp$15$56-$2,606$0
Sell 3 × $125 49.2% OTM over spot $83.79 7 Aug 2026 (8d, $0.07 mid)
= $15 credit for the 8d cycle → $56/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $125)
99%
Breach risk
1%
POP (stays ≤ $125.06)
99%
EV / mo
+$44
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
-1pp
55% whole by 9mo vs 56% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~0.0/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$141/mo
median; plan ~$96/mo after 68% keep · $808 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.4 mo [0.7-2.9], measured ONLY among the 55% of futures that got whole
🛡 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)
0%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,308
Free roll-up
none
Safest escape (by 21 Aug 2026)
$130 @ 72% POP
64% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 3 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 4 of 8); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $6.23/sh now → $4.41 mid-life → ≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.05/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$4.36/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (3 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$12512 Aug 20269d left-$1.26/sh-$377
cycle -$362
62%
surv 52%
-$1,711 NOT
cap gain +$16,059
Max even-money escape in the band~$13021 Aug 202618d left+$0.09/sh+$26
cycle +$41
72%
surv 64%
-$6 NOT
cap gain +$17,764
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$56/mo
vs 50% target ($2,525/mo)-98%
vs normal income ($5,050/mo)1% covered
Net income (after hedge)$154/mo
Downside budget
✓ $125 is at/above CC-SS $117.80: assignment is break-even or better.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$0
… as % of IC ($14,500)0.0%
… as % of ML ($47,000)0.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.0 mo
Surgical close (3 ct)$-10,666
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.01/sh (~25% of the $0.05 collected) or spot ≥ $125.06 (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 $123.48 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $123.75Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$124-125.06
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
≥ $125.06
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 (3.9σ)$15$-1,334+$16,436+$3,201
+2.5%$128.12 (4.1σ)$-922$-1,491+$16,279+$3,201
+5%$131.25 (4.4σ)$-1,860$-1,647+$16,123+$3,201
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $117.80, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-17,770
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$15,306
− CC assignment net of premium (3 × $125): -$0
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (2 × $114): -$684
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-3,149 (+$14,621 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-4,176 (this trade vs do-nothing: +$1,027, the opportunity cost of earning $56/mo FIGHT income now)
🛡 safe yield5 × $987 Aug8d17.0%90%hist 100%20%hist 13%+5pp$365$1,369-$1,294$9,536
Sell 5 × $98 17.0% OTM over spot $83.79 7 Aug 2026 (8d, $0.78 mid)
= $365 credit for the 8d cycle → $1,369/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $98)
90%
Breach risk
10%
POP (stays ≤ $98.78)
91%
EV / mo
+$756
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+5pp
58% whole by 9mo vs 52% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~1.0/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$808/mo
median; plan ~$549/mo after 68% keep · $4,597 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~2.6 mo [1.3-4.4], measured ONLY among the 58% of futures that got whole
🛡 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)
15%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,363
Free roll-up
none
Safest escape (by 21 Aug 2026)
$108 @ 79% POP
74% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 5 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 4 of 8); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $4.89/sh now → $3.46 mid-life (likely $2.92–$5.06)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.73/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.73/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 436 simulated challenges: the $98 strike is typically first touched on day 6 of 8, at $101 (overshoots $2.62). 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%)~$10421 Aug 202618d left+$0.37/sh+$184
cycle +$549
[-$154…+$462] · 64% credit
74%
surv 67%
-$8,032 NOT
cap gain +$9,738
Max even-money escape in the band~$10521 Aug 202618d left+$0.11/sh+$57
cycle +$422
[-$301…+$319] · 50% credit
75%
surv 69%
-$7,709 NOT
cap gain +$10,061
SS $114 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$9812 Aug 20269d left-$0.50/sh-$250
cycle +$115
[-$591…+$20] · 26% credit
62%
surv 52%
-$11,260 NOT
cap gain +$6,510
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$10821 Aug 202618d left-$0.63/sh-$317
cycle +$48
[-$755…-$78] · 22% credit
79%
surv 74%
-$6,733 NOT
cap gain +$11,037
budget: banked $365 debit $317 (87% used ≈ 1.0 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$48 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $2,352/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$1,369/mo
vs 50% target ($2,525/mo)-46%
vs normal income ($5,050/mo)27% covered
Net income (after hedge)$1,315/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $98 is $20 below CC-SS $117.80: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$9,536
… as % of IC ($14,500)65.8%
… as % of ML ($47,000)20.3%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.9 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-17,795
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.18/sh (~25% of the $0.73 collected) or spot ≥ $98.78 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $98)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $123.48 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $97.02Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$97-98.78
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
≥ $98.78
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$98.00 (1.3σ)$365$-11,011+$6,759+$175
+2.5%$100.45 (1.6σ)$-860$-11,133+$6,637-$1,050
+5%$102.90 (1.8σ)$-2,085$-11,256+$6,514-$2,275
SS (= V-bounce)$114.00 (2.8σ)$-7,635$-11,811+$5,959-$7,825
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $117.80, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-17,770
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$15,306
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $98): -$9,536
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-12,001 (+$5,769 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-4,176 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-7,825, the opportunity cost of earning $1,369/mo FIGHT income now)
33% normal ← lean5 × $967 Aug8d14.6%87%hist 99%27%hist 13%+4pp$465$1,744-$919$10,436
Sell 5 × $96 14.6% OTM over spot $83.79 7 Aug 2026 (8d, $1.00 mid)
= $465 credit for the 8d cycle → $1,744/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $96)
87%
Breach risk
13%
POP (stays ≤ $97.00)
89%
EV / mo
+$829
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+4pp
55% whole by 9mo vs 50% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~1.5/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$927/mo
median; plan ~$631/mo after 68% keep · $5,547 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~2.3 mo [1.3-4.0], measured ONLY among the 55% of futures that got whole
🛡 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)
21%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,228
Free roll-up
none
Safest escape (by 21 Aug 2026)
$107 @ 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 4 of 8); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $4.79/sh now → $3.39 mid-life (likely $3.40–$5.18)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.93/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.46/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 616 simulated challenges: the $96 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 8, at $99 (overshoots $2.55). 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%)~$10121 Aug 202618d left+$0.69/sh+$346
cycle +$811
[-$2…+$465] · 75% credit
73%
surv 65%
-$9,120 NOT
cap gain +$8,650
Max even-money escape in the band~$10321 Aug 202618d left+$0.14/sh+$70
cycle +$535
[-$327…+$164] · 42% credit
75%
surv 69%
-$8,496 NOT
cap gain +$9,274
SS $114 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$9612 Aug 20269d left-$0.45/sh-$227
cycle +$238
[-$606…-$122] · 17% credit
62%
surv 52%
-$12,038 NOT
cap gain +$5,732
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$10721 Aug 202618d left-$0.80/sh-$402
cycle +$63
[-$905…-$350] · 9% credit
80%
surv 76%
-$7,168 NOT
cap gain +$10,602
budget: banked $465 debit $402 (86% used ≈ 1.0 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$63 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $2,152/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$1,744/mo
vs 50% target ($2,525/mo)-31%
vs normal income ($5,050/mo)35% covered
Net income (after hedge)$1,690/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $96 is $22 below CC-SS $117.80: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$10,436
… as % of IC ($14,500)72.0%
… as % of ML ($47,000)22.2%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.1 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-17,805
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.23/sh (~25% of the $0.93 collected) or spot ≥ $97.00 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $96)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $123.48 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $95.04Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$95-97.00
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
≥ $97.00
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$96.00 (1.1σ)$465$-11,811+$5,959+$275
+2.5%$98.40 (1.4σ)$-735$-11,931+$5,839-$925
+5%$100.80 (1.6σ)$-1,935$-12,051+$5,719-$2,125
SS (= V-bounce)$114.00 (2.8σ)$-8,535$-12,711+$5,059-$8,725
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $117.80, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-17,770
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$15,306
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $96): -$10,436
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-12,901 (+$4,869 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-4,176 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-8,725, the opportunity cost of earning $1,744/mo FIGHT income now)
🎯 50% normal5 × $92.507 Aug8d10.4%80%hist 96%42%hist 28%+7pp$710$2,662$11,941
Sell 5 × $92.50 10.4% OTM over spot $83.79 7 Aug 2026 (8d, $1.50 mid)
= $710 credit for the 8d cycle → $2,662/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $92.50)
80%
Breach risk
20%
POP (stays ≤ $94.00)
83%
EV / mo
+$903
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+7pp
62% whole by 9mo vs 56% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~2.2/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$1,241/mo
median; plan ~$844/mo after 68% keep · $5,759 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.9 mo [1.0-3.4], measured ONLY among the 62% of futures that got whole
🛡 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)
31%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$921
Free roll-up
none
Safest escape (by 21 Aug 2026)
$107 @ 83% 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 4 of 8); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $4.61/sh now → $3.26 mid-life (likely $3.33–$5.00)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.42/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.84/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 940 simulated challenges: the $92 strike is typically first touched on day 4 of 8, at $95 (overshoots $2.23). 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%)~$9821 Aug 202618d left+$0.73/sh+$363
cycle +$1,073
[-$3…+$446] · 75% credit
73%
surv 65%
-$10,433 NOT
cap gain +$7,337
Max even-money escape in the band~$10021 Aug 202618d left+$0.03/sh+$15
cycle +$725
[-$407…+$75] · 31% credit
76%
surv 70%
-$9,656 NOT
cap gain +$8,114
SS $114 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$9212 Aug 20269d left-$0.38/sh-$189
cycle +$521
[-$577…-$115] · 17% credit
62%
surv 53%
-$13,330 NOT
cap gain +$4,440
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$10721 Aug 202618d left-$1.33/sh-$664
cycle +$46
[-$1,222…-$668] · 3% credit
83%
surv 81%
-$7,410 NOT
cap gain +$10,360
budget: banked $710 debit $664 (94% used ≈ 1.1 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$46 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $1,611/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$2,662/mo
vs 50% target ($2,525/mo)+5%
vs normal income ($5,050/mo)53% covered
Net income (after hedge)$2,609/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $92.50 is $25 below CC-SS $117.80: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$11,941
… as % of IC ($14,500)82.4%
… as % of ML ($47,000)25.4%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.4 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-17,812
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.35/sh (~25% of the $1.42 collected) or spot ≥ $94.00 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $92)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $123.48 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $91.58Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$92-94.00
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
≥ $94.00
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$92.50 (≤1σ, normal week)$710$-13,141+$4,629+$520
+2.5%$94.81 (1.0σ)$-446$-13,256+$4,514-$636
+5%$97.12 (1.2σ)$-1,602$-13,372+$4,398-$1,792
SS (= V-bounce)$114.00 (2.8σ)$-10,040$-14,216+$3,554-$10,230
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $117.80, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-17,770
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$15,306
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $92.50): -$11,941
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-14,406 (+$3,364 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-4,176 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-10,230, the opportunity cost of earning $2,662/mo FIGHT income now)
100% normal5 × $877 Aug8d3.8%64%hist 80%75%hist 59%+11pp$1,350$5,062+$2,400$14,051
Sell 5 × $87 3.8% OTM over spot $83.79 7 Aug 2026 (8d, $2.82 mid)
= $1,350 credit for the 8d cycle → $5,062/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $87)
64%
Breach risk
36%
POP (stays ≤ $89.82)
73%
EV / mo
+$733
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+11pp
65% whole by 9mo vs 54% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~4.9/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$1,612/mo
median; plan ~$1,096/mo after 68% keep · $7,124 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.9 mo [1.0-3.8], measured ONLY among the 65% of futures that got whole
🛡 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)
62%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$184
Free roll-up
none
Safest escape (by 21 Aug 2026)
$108 @ 90% POP
90% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 5 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 4 of 8); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $4.34/sh now → $3.07 mid-life (likely $3.93–$5.45)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $2.70/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.37/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,847 simulated challenges: the $87 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 8, at $89 (overshoots $2.32). The [P25–P75] under each Total is that door's credit across those paths; % credit is the share of those challenges where the roll is a net credit.
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (5 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$9121 Aug 202618d left+$1.10/sh+$551
cycle +$1,901
[+$77…+$385] · 81% credit
72%
surv 64%
-$12,530 NOT
cap gain +$5,240
Max even-money escape in the band~$9521 Aug 202618d left+$0.08/sh+$38
cycle +$1,388
[-$545…-$178] · 13% credit
76%
surv 71%
-$11,468 NOT
cap gain +$6,302
SS $114 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$8712 Aug 20269d left-$0.27/sh-$134
cycle +$1,216
[-$684…-$333] · 8% credit
62%
surv 53%
-$15,109 NOT
cap gain +$2,661
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$10821 Aug 202618d left-$2.04/sh-$1,019
cycle +$331
[-$1,907…-$1,345]
90%
surv 90%
-$6,450 NOT
cap gain +$11,320
budget: banked $1,350 debit $1,019 (76% used ≈ 0.9 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$331 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $858/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$5,062/mo
vs 50% target ($2,525/mo)+100%
vs normal income ($5,050/mo)100% covered
Net income (after hedge)$5,009/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $87 is $31 below CC-SS $117.80: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$14,051
… as % of IC ($14,500)96.9%
… as % of ML ($47,000)29.9%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.8 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-17,830
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.68/sh (~25% of the $2.70 collected) or spot ≥ $89.82 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $87)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $123.48 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $86.13Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$86-89.82
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $89.82
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 0.90 (fallback)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$87.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,350$-14,976+$2,794+$1,160
+2.5%$89.17 (≤1σ, normal week)$263$-15,084+$2,686+$73
+5%$91.35 (≤1σ, normal week)$-825$-15,193+$2,577-$1,015
SS (= V-bounce)$114.00 (2.8σ)$-12,150$-16,326+$1,444-$12,340
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $117.80, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-17,770
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$15,306
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $87): -$14,051
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-16,516 (+$1,254 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-4,176 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-12,340, the opportunity cost of earning $5,062/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 (52 clear the floor), click to expand

Every eligible strike x expiry in the 4-45 DTE band (7 expiries scanned, 52 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: +$15,306 (un-capped fortress gain if stock rallies to SS)  |  Do-nothing @ SS: $-4,176

StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$914d3 Aug 2026$0.705/5$2,625$2,57183%85%+$818-$13,05190.0%$-15,516 (vs do-nothing $-11,340)
$92.508d7 Aug 2026$1.425/5$2,662$2,60980%83%+$903-$11,94182.4%$-14,406 (vs do-nothing $-10,230)
$904d3 Aug 2026$0.854/5$2,550$2,57280%83%+$658-$10,78174.4%$-13,588 (vs do-nothing $-9,412)
$928d7 Aug 2026$1.515/5$2,831$2,77779%82%+$909-$12,14683.8%$-14,611 (vs do-nothing $-10,435)
$916d5 Aug 2026$1.025/5$2,550$2,49678%81%+$1-$12,89188.9%$-15,356 (vs do-nothing $-11,180)
$91.508d7 Aug 2026$1.605/5$3,000$2,94677%82%+$903-$12,35185.2%$-14,816 (vs do-nothing $-10,640)
$894d3 Aug 2026$1.004/5$3,000$3,02276%80%+$553-$11,12176.7%$-13,928 (vs do-nothing $-9,752)
$918d7 Aug 2026$1.704/5$2,550$2,57276%81%+$722-$10,04169.2%$-12,848 (vs do-nothing $-8,672)
$906d5 Aug 2026$1.364/5$2,720$2,74275%79%+$282-$10,57772.9%$-13,384 (vs do-nothing $-9,208)
$908d7 Aug 2026$1.924/5$2,880$2,90273%79%+$718-$10,35371.4%$-13,160 (vs do-nothing $-8,984)
$91.5015d14 Aug 2026$2.655/5$2,650$2,59672%78%+$432-$11,82681.6%$-14,291 (vs do-nothing $-10,115)
$884d3 Aug 2026$1.183/5$2,655$2,75372%77%+$311-$8,58759.2%$-11,736 (vs do-nothing $-7,560)
$896d5 Aug 2026$1.434/5$2,860$2,88272%77%$-44-$10,94975.5%$-13,756 (vs do-nothing $-9,580)
Show 39 more candidates (lower strikes: more income, lower survival)
StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$9115d14 Aug 2026$2.685/5$2,680$2,62671%77%+$333-$12,06183.2%$-14,526 (vs do-nothing $-10,350)
$898d7 Aug 2026$2.154/5$3,225$3,24770%77%+$682-$10,66173.5%$-13,468 (vs do-nothing $-9,292)
$9013d12 Aug 2026$2.345/5$2,700$2,64670%77%+$21-$12,73187.8%$-15,196 (vs do-nothing $-11,020)
$9015d14 Aug 2026$3.055/5$3,050$2,99669%76%+$426-$12,37685.4%$-14,841 (vs do-nothing $-10,665)
$9122d21 Aug 2026$3.755/5$2,557$2,50369%76%+$294-$11,52679.5%$-13,991 (vs do-nothing $-9,815)
$886d5 Aug 2026$1.793/5$2,685$2,78368%75%+$103-$8,40458.0%$-11,553 (vs do-nothing $-7,377)
$874d3 Aug 2026$1.443/5$3,240$3,33868%74%+$280-$8,80960.7%$-11,958 (vs do-nothing $-7,782)
$888d7 Aug 2026$2.413/5$2,711$2,80967%75%+$480-$8,21856.7%$-11,367 (vs do-nothing $-7,191)
$9022d21 Aug 2026$4.005/5$2,727$2,67367%74%+$262-$11,90182.1%$-14,366 (vs do-nothing $-10,190)
$8915d14 Aug 2026$3.304/5$2,640$2,66267%74%+$299-$10,20170.4%$-13,008 (vs do-nothing $-8,832)
$8922d21 Aug 2026$4.305/5$2,932$2,87865%73%+$248-$12,25184.5%$-14,716 (vs do-nothing $-10,540)
$876d5 Aug 2026$2.073/5$3,105$3,20365%72%+$59-$8,62059.4%$-11,769 (vs do-nothing $-7,593)
$8815d14 Aug 2026$3.604/5$2,880$2,90264%73%+$276-$10,48172.3%$-13,288 (vs do-nothing $-9,112)
$878d7 Aug 2026$2.703/5$3,038$3,13664%73%+$440-$8,43158.1%$-11,580 (vs do-nothing $-7,404)
$8822d21 Aug 2026$4.654/5$2,536$2,55963%72%+$202-$10,06169.4%$-12,868 (vs do-nothing $-8,692)
$864d3 Aug 2026$1.633/5$3,668$3,76663%71%$-24-$9,05262.4%$-12,201 (vs do-nothing $-8,025)
$87.5022d21 Aug 2026$4.804/5$2,618$2,64062%72%+$185-$10,20170.4%$-13,008 (vs do-nothing $-8,832)
$8715d14 Aug 2026$3.954/5$3,160$3,18262%71%+$270-$10,74174.1%$-13,548 (vs do-nothing $-9,372)
$8722d21 Aug 2026$4.954/5$2,700$2,72261%71%+$165-$10,34171.3%$-13,148 (vs do-nothing $-8,972)
$866d5 Aug 2026$2.373/5$3,555$3,65361%70%$-20-$8,83060.9%$-11,979 (vs do-nothing $-7,803)
$868d7 Aug 2026$3.003/5$3,375$3,47361%71%+$368-$8,64159.6%$-11,790 (vs do-nothing $-7,614)
$8615d14 Aug 2026$4.154/5$3,320$3,34259%70%+$121-$11,06176.3%$-13,868 (vs do-nothing $-9,692)
$8622d21 Aug 2026$5.354/5$2,918$2,94059%70%+$169-$10,58173.0%$-13,388 (vs do-nothing $-9,212)
$854d3 Aug 2026$1.962/5$2,940$3,11458%68%$-94-$6,16842.5%$-9,660 (vs do-nothing $-5,484)
$856d5 Aug 2026$2.712/5$2,710$2,88457%68%$-72-$6,01841.5%$-9,510 (vs do-nothing $-5,334)
$858d7 Aug 2026$3.343/5$3,762$3,86057%69%+$299-$8,83760.9%$-11,986 (vs do-nothing $-7,811)
$8522d21 Aug 2026$5.754/5$3,136$3,15957%69%+$158-$10,82174.6%$-13,628 (vs do-nothing $-9,452)
$8513d12 Aug 2026$3.304/5$3,046$3,06857%68%$-664-$11,80181.4%$-14,608 (vs do-nothing $-10,432)
$8515d14 Aug 2026$4.653/5$2,790$2,88857%69%+$141-$8,44658.2%$-11,595 (vs do-nothing $-7,419)
$8422d21 Aug 2026$6.054/5$3,300$3,32255%68%+$78-$11,10176.6%$-13,908 (vs do-nothing $-9,732)
$8415d14 Aug 2026$5.053/5$3,030$3,12854%67%+$112-$8,62659.5%$-11,775 (vs do-nothing $-7,599)
$846d5 Aug 2026$3.052/5$3,050$3,22453%66%$-179-$6,15042.4%$-9,642 (vs do-nothing $-5,466)
$844d3 Aug 2026$2.292/5$3,435$3,60953%65%$-260-$6,30243.5%$-9,794 (vs do-nothing $-5,618)
$8322d21 Aug 2026$6.553/5$2,680$2,77852%67%+$69-$8,47658.5%$-11,625 (vs do-nothing $-7,449)
$8315d14 Aug 2026$5.453/5$3,270$3,36851%66%+$64-$8,80660.7%$-11,955 (vs do-nothing $-7,779)
$82.5022d21 Aug 2026$6.803/5$2,782$2,88051%66%+$70-$8,55159.0%$-11,700 (vs do-nothing $-7,524)
$838d7 Aug 2026$4.122/5$3,092$3,26650%65%+$80-$6,13642.3%$-9,627 (vs do-nothing $-5,451)
$836d5 Aug 2026$3.452/5$3,450$3,62449%64%$-275-$6,27043.2%$-9,762 (vs do-nothing $-5,586)
$834d3 Aug 2026$2.622/5$3,930$4,10448%62%$-519-$6,43644.4%$-9,928 (vs do-nothing $-5,752)

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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