FORTRESS FIGHT: INTC @ $94.83

BE SS: $114.00  |  CC-SS: $115.28  |  5 contracts (500 sh) |  ⌂ PORTFOLIO

GENERATED2026-10-29 03:13

INTC @ $94.83   UNDERWATER $19.17 (16.8% below BE SS)

⚠ EARNINGS · DO NOT SELL INCOME INTO IT
INTC reports 2026-10-29 (Thu), TOMORROW. The recommended CC (2d) expires on/after it, so selling now holds a short call through the earnings gap, a report can blow past your strike overnight and cap you at a loss. No priced expiry closes before the print, so waiting for it is the only clean option.

5 contracts (500 sh)  |  BE SS: $114.00  |  CC-SS: $115.28 (banked floor $104.07)  |  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 2026-12-18 (entry $0.106/sh)

Economics

Max Loss$47,000(ND $29.00 + SW $65) x 500
Normal income ref$5,344/mo95% ann ROI on ML
Hedge rolling cost$82/mo
Unrealized P&L$-11,065fortress legs from IBKR
INCOME GOALPOSTS & VELOCITY
50% INCOME FLOOR
$2,672/mo
HEDGE COVER
$82/mo
NORMAL INCOME
$5,344/mo (ATM CC, chain)
IC VELOCITY
2.7 mo to earn back $14,500
ML VELOCITY
8.8 mo to earn back $47,000
Deep drawdown confirmed: a CC at CC-SS $115.28 (probe: $115C 16d) brings only $956/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
$6,066
Hole (after banked)
$4,999
was $11,065 · 55% earned back
Cycles closed
40
Credit in flight
$0
CC-SS · banked floor (info)
$115.28 → $104.07
⚠ ASSIGNMENT recorded: 5x $96C 20260904 on 2026-09-08. Premium kept, but check the position: assignment below CC-SS locks the cap give-up.
? 7 leg(s) closed as UNKNOWN (vanished with no fill in window): banked $0, conservative. Fix campaign.json by hand if wrong.
Full leg history (40) and event log · CLOSED 29 · UNKNOWN 7 · EXPIRED 3 · ASSIGNED 1 · updated 2026-10-29 03:10
StatusLegCredit/shCreditOpenedClosedClose/shBankedAccountSource
CLOSED5x $100C 23 Oct 2026$0.48$2402026-10-212026-10-22$0.04$220U13190865execution
CLOSED5x $101C 23 Oct 2026$0.73$3652026-10-202026-10-21$0.15$290U13190865execution
EXPIRED5x $105C 14 Oct 2026$0.55$2752026-10-132026-10-15$0.00$275U13190865execution
CLOSED1x $114C 14 Oct 2026$0.95$952026-10-092026-10-13$0.03$92U13190865execution
CLOSED1x $114C 14 Oct 2026$0.95$952026-10-092026-10-13$0.03$92U13190865execution
CLOSED1x $114C 14 Oct 2026$0.95$952026-10-092026-10-13$0.03$92U13190865execution
CLOSED1x $114C 14 Oct 2026$0.95$952026-10-092026-10-13$0.03$92U13190865execution
CLOSED1x $114C 14 Oct 2026$0.95$952026-10-092026-10-13$0.03$92U13190865execution
CLOSED4x $123C 16 Oct 2026$1.38$5532026-10-072026-10-09$0.38$401U13190865execution
CLOSED1x $123C 16 Oct 2026$1.38$1382026-10-072026-10-09$0.38$100U13190865execution
CLOSED1x $133C 23 Oct 2026$2.34$2342026-10-062026-10-07$1.54$80U13190865execution
CLOSED1x $133C 23 Oct 2026$2.34$2342026-10-062026-10-07$1.54$80U13190865execution
CLOSED1x $133C 23 Oct 2026$2.34$2342026-10-062026-10-07$1.52$82U13190865execution
CLOSED1x $133C 23 Oct 2026$2.34$2342026-10-062026-10-07$1.52$82U13190865execution
CLOSED1x $133C 23 Oct 2026$2.34$2342026-10-062026-10-07$1.54$80U13190865execution
CLOSED1x $138C 23 Oct 2026$2.81$2812026-10-022026-10-06$1.64$117U13190865snapshot
CLOSED1x $138C 23 Oct 2026$2.81$2812026-10-022026-10-06$1.64$117U13190865snapshot
CLOSED1x $138C 23 Oct 2026$2.81$2812026-10-022026-10-06$1.65$116U13190865snapshot
CLOSED1x $138C 23 Oct 2026$2.81$2812026-10-022026-10-06$1.64$117U13190865snapshot
CLOSED1x $138C 23 Oct 2026$2.81$2812026-10-022026-10-06$1.64$117U13190865snapshot
UNKNOWN5x $160C 23 Oct 2026$2.09$1,0442026-09-232026-10-02$2.09$0U13190865snapshot
UNKNOWN5x $130C 16 Oct 2026$2.73$1,3672026-09-182026-09-23$2.73$0U13190865snapshot
UNKNOWN5x $116C 2 Oct 2026$2.98$1,4922026-09-092026-09-18$2.98$0U13190865snapshot
UNKNOWN5x $103C 11 Sep 2026$0.74$3722026-09-082026-09-09$0.74$0U13190865snapshot
ASSIGNED5x $96C 4 Sep 2026$0.52$2592026-09-012026-09-08$0.00$259U13190865snapshot
UNKNOWN5x $130C 18 Sep 2026$2.91$1,4562026-08-142026-09-01$2.91$0U13190865snapshot
UNKNOWN5x $106C 14 Aug 2026$0.83$4152026-08-112026-08-14$0.83$0U13190865execution
EXPIRED5x $108C 7 Aug 2026$0.71$3532026-08-032026-08-10$0.00$353U13190865snapshot
EXPIRED5x $110C 31 Jul 2026$1.30$6482026-07-272026-08-03$0.00$648U13190865snapshot
CLOSED1x $116C 24 Jul 2026$1.62$1622026-07-182026-07-23$1.89$-27U13190865execution
CLOSED2x $116C 24 Jul 2026$1.62$3242026-07-182026-07-23$1.89$-54U13190865execution
CLOSED1x $116C 24 Jul 2026$1.62$1622026-07-182026-07-23$1.89$-27U13190865execution
CLOSED1x $116C 24 Jul 2026$1.62$1622026-07-182026-07-23$1.89$-27U13190865execution
CLOSED1x $121C 24 Jul 2026$3.00$3002026-07-142026-07-18$1.11$189U13190865execution
CLOSED1x $121C 24 Jul 2026$3.00$3002026-07-142026-07-18$1.11$189U13190865execution
CLOSED1x $121C 24 Jul 2026$3.00$3002026-07-142026-07-18$1.10$190U13190865execution
CLOSED1x $121C 24 Jul 2026$3.00$3002026-07-142026-07-18$1.11$189U13190865execution
CLOSED1x $121C 24 Jul 2026$3.00$3002026-07-142026-07-18$1.11$189U13190865execution
UNKNOWN5x $130C 15 Jul 2026$0.99$4962026-07-102026-07-14$0.99$0U13190865snapshot
CLOSED5x $140C 10 Jul 2026$2.60$1,3012026-07-022026-07-07$0.08$1,261U13190865seed
Event log
2026-10-22 CLOSED 5x $100C 20261023: banked $220
2026-10-21 SOLD 5x $100C 20261023 @ $0.48 (new leg)
2026-10-21 CLOSED 5x $101C 20261023: banked $290
2026-10-20 SOLD 5x $101C 20261023 @ $0.73 (new leg)
2026-10-15 BOT 5x $105C 20261014 @ $0.00 with no tracked leg (ignored)
2026-10-15 EXPIRED WORTHLESS 5x $105C: banked $275
2026-10-13 CLOSED 1x $114C 20261014: banked $92
2026-10-13 PARTIAL CLOSE 1x $114C: banked $92 (1 remain)
2026-10-13 PARTIAL CLOSE 1x $114C: banked $92 (2 remain)
2026-10-13 PARTIAL CLOSE 1x $114C: banked $92 (3 remain)
2026-10-13 PARTIAL CLOSE 1x $114C: banked $92 (4 remain)
2026-10-13 SOLD 1x $105C 20261014 @ $0.55 (extends leg to 5)
2026-10-13 SOLD 1x $105C 20261014 @ $0.55 (extends leg to 4)
2026-10-13 SOLD 1x $105C 20261014 @ $0.55 (extends leg to 3)
2026-10-13 SOLD 1x $105C 20261014 @ $0.55 (extends leg to 2)
2026-10-13 SOLD 1x $105C 20261014 @ $0.55 (new leg)
2026-10-09 CLOSED 4x $123C 20261016: banked $401
2026-10-09 SOLD 4x $114C 20261014 @ $0.95 (extends leg to 5)
2026-10-09 PARTIAL CLOSE 1x $123C: banked $100 (4 remain)
2026-10-09 SOLD 1x $114C 20261014 @ $0.95 (new leg)
2026-10-07 BOT 2x $131C 20261016 @ $0.56 with no tracked leg (ignored)
2026-10-07 BOT 2x $131C 20261016 @ $0.56 with no tracked leg (ignored)
2026-10-07 SOLD 2x $123C 20261016 @ $1.38 (extends leg to 5)
2026-10-07 SOLD 2x $123C 20261016 @ $1.38 (extends leg to 3)
2026-10-07 BOT 1x $131C 20261016 @ $0.57 with no tracked leg (ignored)
2026-10-07 SOLD 1x $123C 20261016 @ $1.39 (new leg)
2026-10-07 CLOSED 1x $133C 20261023: banked $80
2026-10-07 SLD 1x $131C 20261016 @ $0.57 has no matching short position (long-close or round-trip; ignored)
2026-10-07 PARTIAL CLOSE 1x $133C: banked $80 (1 remain)
2026-10-07 PARTIAL CLOSE 1x $133C: banked $82 (2 remain)
2026-10-07 PARTIAL CLOSE 1x $133C: banked $82 (3 remain)
2026-10-07 PARTIAL CLOSE 1x $133C: banked $80 (4 remain)
2026-10-07 SLD 1x $131C 20261016 @ $0.57 has no matching short position (long-close or round-trip; ignored)
2026-10-07 SLD 1x $131C 20261016 @ $0.55 has no matching short position (long-close or round-trip; ignored)
2026-10-07 SLD 1x $131C 20261016 @ $0.55 has no matching short position (long-close or round-trip; ignored)
2026-10-07 SLD 1x $131C 20261016 @ $0.57 has no matching short position (long-close or round-trip; ignored)
2026-10-06 CLOSED 1x $138C 20261023: banked $117
2026-10-06 PARTIAL CLOSE 1x $138C: banked $117 (1 remain)
2026-10-06 PARTIAL CLOSE 1x $138C: banked $117 (2 remain)
2026-10-06 PARTIAL CLOSE 1x $138C: banked $116 (3 remain)
TECHNICALS (cc_timing weekly gate + daily trigger)
WEEKLYNEUTRAL · %B 34 (live) · RSI 50 · MACD bearish, hist falling
DAILYMIXED (provisional) · RSI 46 · %B 39 · hist rising (nightly)
LEVELSUpper BB (CC ceiling) $131.82 (+39%) · daily UBB $118.70 · 1-wk expected move ±$11 (chain IV)
SETUPNo tilt: engine default. (advisory; floors and picks are chain-only)
⚠ Next earnings 2026-10-29: candidates whose expiry crosses it are flagged in the spectrum; EV is unreliable across earnings.
INTERPRETATION
Primary: 5 contracts at $112 / 2d. This is the safest strike (survival 99+%, breach 0%) that still earns 50% of normal income ($2,672/mo); it brings $3,525/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 × $109/2d for $5,475/mo, but breach risk rises to 11% (+11pp vs the primary). The lower strike is hit by a smaller bounce.
Downside anchor: the primary mortgages $1,407 (10% of IC) ONLY on a full V-bounce all the way to SS $114, recoverable in 0.3 months of normal income. That is the rare tail; the frequent case is the strike holding. Surgical close on the 5 contracts realizes $-11,072 and cuts bleed by $82/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 · 30 Oct 2026 (2d) · sell 5 × $112, 99+% survival, $3,525/mo (E[net] $2,347/mo). ⏸ WAIT: every listed weekly is open through the next earnings print, so nothing here is a sell-now suggestion; sell after the print.
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 🏆 ⚡30 Oct 2026 · 2d5 × $11299+%$3,525$2,347
NEXT FRIDAY ⚡6 Nov 2026 · 9d5 × $10680%$2,833$441
E[net] arithmetic on the grand pick: keep $235 with probability 94%; on the 6% touch you roll, paying $1,788 to close and taking $809 back from the best priced door (net cash $980) 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 · 30 Oct 2026 · 2d · E[net] $2,347/mo 🏆 GRAND PICK

🎯 Engine pick: sell 5 × $112 (50% normal), 99+% survival, breach 0%, $3,525/mo.
This is already the safest rung on the ladder, take it.
INTC  spot $94.83 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsFIGHT edgePer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
▸cover hedge5 × $11430 Oct2d20.2%99+%hist 95%0%hist 4%-2pp$175$2,625-$900$467
Sell 5 × $114 20.2% OTM over spot $94.83 30 Oct 2026 (2d, $0.37 mid)
= $175 credit for the 2d cycle → $2,625/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $114)
99+%
Breach risk
0%
POP (stays ≤ $114.37)
99+%
EV / mo
+$2,620
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
-2pp
84% whole by 9mo vs 86% doing nothing · roll costs eat the credits at this rung
FIRE DRILLS
~0.0/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$245/mo
median; plan ~$166/mo after 68% keep · $157 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~0.4 mo [0.2-1.1], measured ONLY among the 84% 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)
5%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,645
Free roll-up
+$3/wk
Safest escape (by 20 Nov 2026)
$123 @ 78% POP
72% 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 2); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $5.15/sh now → $3.64 mid-life (likely $3.75–$7.26) → ≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.35/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$3.29/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 160 simulated challenges: the $114 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 2, at $119 (overshoots $4.54). 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)~$1146 Nov 20268d left+$1.59/sh+$795
cycle +$970
[+$713…+$1,098] · 99% credit
67%
surv 52%
+$564 SAFE
cap gain +$11,629
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$12120 Nov 202622d left+$0.42/sh+$212
cycle +$387
[-$386…+$417] · 64% credit
76%
surv 68%
+$3,967 SAFE
cap gain +$15,032
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1176 Nov 20268d left+$0.24/sh+$122
cycle +$297
[-$252…+$314] · 63% credit
71%
surv 61%
+$1,653 SAFE
cap gain +$12,718
Max even-money escape in the band~$12220 Nov 202622d left+$0.12/sh+$58
cycle +$233
[-$595…+$241] · 43% credit
77%
surv 70%
+$4,369 SAFE
cap gain +$15,434
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$12320 Nov 202622d left-$0.14/sh-$70
cycle +$105
[-$786…+$95] · 31% credit
78%
surv 72%
+$4,797 SAFE
cap gain +$15,862
budget: banked $175 debit $70 (40% used ≈ 0.1 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$105 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $2,386/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$2,625/mo
vs 50% target ($2,672/mo)-2%
vs normal income ($5,344/mo)49% covered
Net income (after hedge)$2,543/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $114 is $1 below CC-SS $115.28: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$467
… as % of IC ($14,500)3.2%
… as % of ML ($47,000)1.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.1 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-11,075
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.09/sh (~25% of the $0.35 collected) or spot ≥ $114.37 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $114)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $118.70 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $112.86Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$113-114.37
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
≥ $114.37
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 1.11 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$114.00 (3.1σ)$175$-231+$10,834-$375
+2.5%$116.85 (3.6σ)$-1,250$-72+$10,993-$375
+5%$119.70 (4.0σ)$-2,675$88+$11,153-$375
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $115.28, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-11,065
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$11,372
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $114): -$467
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-160 (+$10,905 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $215 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-375, the opportunity cost of earning $2,625/mo FIGHT income now)
▸33% normal5 × $11430 Oct2d20.2%99+%hist 95%0%hist 4%-2pp$175$2,625-$900$467
Sell 5 × $114 20.2% OTM over spot $94.83 30 Oct 2026 (2d, $0.37 mid)
= $175 credit for the 2d cycle → $2,625/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $114)
99+%
Breach risk
0%
POP (stays ≤ $114.37)
99+%
EV / mo
+$2,620
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
-2pp
84% whole by 9mo vs 86% doing nothing · roll costs eat the credits at this rung
FIRE DRILLS
~0.0/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$245/mo
median; plan ~$166/mo after 68% keep · $157 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~0.4 mo [0.2-1.1], measured ONLY among the 84% 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)
5%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,645
Free roll-up
+$3/wk
Safest escape (by 20 Nov 2026)
$123 @ 78% POP
72% 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 2); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $5.15/sh now → $3.64 mid-life (likely $3.75–$7.26) → ≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.35/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$3.29/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 160 simulated challenges: the $114 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 2, at $119 (overshoots $4.54). 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)~$1146 Nov 20268d left+$1.59/sh+$795
cycle +$970
[+$713…+$1,098] · 99% credit
67%
surv 52%
+$564 SAFE
cap gain +$11,629
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$12120 Nov 202622d left+$0.42/sh+$212
cycle +$387
[-$386…+$417] · 64% credit
76%
surv 68%
+$3,967 SAFE
cap gain +$15,032
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1176 Nov 20268d left+$0.24/sh+$122
cycle +$297
[-$252…+$314] · 63% credit
71%
surv 61%
+$1,653 SAFE
cap gain +$12,718
Max even-money escape in the band~$12220 Nov 202622d left+$0.12/sh+$58
cycle +$233
[-$595…+$241] · 43% credit
77%
surv 70%
+$4,369 SAFE
cap gain +$15,434
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$12320 Nov 202622d left-$0.14/sh-$70
cycle +$105
[-$786…+$95] · 31% credit
78%
surv 72%
+$4,797 SAFE
cap gain +$15,862
budget: banked $175 debit $70 (40% used ≈ 0.1 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$105 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $2,386/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$2,625/mo
vs 50% target ($2,672/mo)-2%
vs normal income ($5,344/mo)49% covered
Net income (after hedge)$2,543/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $114 is $1 below CC-SS $115.28: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$467
… as % of IC ($14,500)3.2%
… as % of ML ($47,000)1.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.1 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-11,075
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.09/sh (~25% of the $0.35 collected) or spot ≥ $114.37 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $114)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $118.70 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $112.86Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$113-114.37
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
≥ $114.37
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 1.11 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$114.00 (3.1σ)$175$-231+$10,834-$375
+2.5%$116.85 (3.6σ)$-1,250$-72+$10,993-$375
+5%$119.70 (4.0σ)$-2,675$88+$11,153-$375
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $115.28, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-11,065
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$11,372
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $114): -$467
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-160 (+$10,905 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $215 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-375, the opportunity cost of earning $2,625/mo FIGHT income now)
▸🎯 50% normal5 × $11230 Oct2d18.1%99+%hist 95%1%hist 4%-3pp$235$3,525—$1,407
Sell 5 × $112 18.1% OTM over spot $94.83 30 Oct 2026 (2d, $0.48 mid)
= $235 credit for the 2d cycle → $3,525/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $112)
99+%
Breach risk
0%
POP (stays ≤ $112.48)
99+%
EV / mo
+$3,509
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
-3pp
77% whole by 9mo vs 80% doing nothing · roll costs eat the credits at this rung
FIRE DRILLS
~0.1/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$433/mo
median; plan ~$294/mo after 68% keep · $250 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~0.3 mo [0.2-1.0], measured ONLY among the 77% 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)
6%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,553
Free roll-up
+$3/wk
Safest escape (by 20 Nov 2026)
$122 @ 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 1 of 2); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $5.06/sh now → $3.58 mid-life (likely $3.72–$7.63) → ≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.47/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$3.11/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 194 simulated challenges: the $112 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 2, at $117 (overshoots $4.77). 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)~$1126 Nov 20268d left+$1.62/sh+$809
cycle +$1,044
[+$681…+$1,098] · 98% credit
67%
surv 52%
-$475 NOT
cap gain +$10,590
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$11820 Nov 202622d left+$0.77/sh+$385
cycle +$620
[-$283…+$592] · 66% credit
75%
surv 66%
+$2,532 SAFE
cap gain +$13,597
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1156 Nov 20268d left+$0.27/sh+$136
cycle +$371
[-$343…+$312] · 53% credit
71%
surv 62%
+$615 SAFE
cap gain +$11,680
Max even-money escape in the band~$12020 Nov 202622d left+$0.16/sh+$78
cycle +$313
[-$732…+$242] · 37% credit
77%
surv 70%
+$3,337 SAFE
cap gain +$14,402
reaches SS ✓
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$12220 Nov 202622d left-$0.36/sh-$178
cycle +$57
[-$1,132…-$53] · 21% credit
79%
surv 74%
+$4,193 SAFE
cap gain +$15,258
budget: banked $235 debit $178 (76% used ≈ 0.2 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$57 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $2,196/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$3,525/mo
vs 50% target ($2,672/mo)+32%
vs normal income ($5,344/mo)66% covered
Net income (after hedge)$3,443/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $112 is $3 below CC-SS $115.28: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$1,407
… as % of IC ($14,500)9.7%
… as % of ML ($47,000)3.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.3 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-11,072
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.12/sh (~25% of the $0.47 collected) or spot ≥ $112.48 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $112)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $118.70 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $110.88Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$111-112.48
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $112.48
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 1.11 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$112.00 (2.8σ)$235$-1,283+$9,782-$315
+2.5%$114.80 (3.2σ)$-1,165$-1,127+$9,938-$1,315
+5%$117.60 (3.7σ)$-2,565$-970+$10,095-$1,315
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $115.28, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-11,065
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$11,372
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $112): -$1,407
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-1,100 (+$9,965 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $215 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-1,315, the opportunity cost of earning $3,525/mo FIGHT income now)
▸🛡 safe yield5 × $11030 Oct2d16.0%90%hist 95%20%hist 23%+2pp$315$4,725+$1,200$2,327
Sell 5 × $110 16.0% OTM over spot $94.83 30 Oct 2026 (2d, $0.65 mid)
= $315 credit for the 2d cycle → $4,725/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $110)
90%
Breach risk
10%
POP (stays ≤ $110.65)
91%
EV / mo
+$2,148
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+2pp
86% whole by 9mo vs 84% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~1.0/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$3,462/mo
median; plan ~$2,354/mo after 68% keep · $911 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~0.2 mo [0.1-0.4], measured ONLY among the 86% 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)
9%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,441
Free roll-up
+$3/wk
Safest escape (by 20 Nov 2026)
$120 @ 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 1 of 2); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $4.97/sh now → $3.51 mid-life (likely $3.88–$7.09) → ≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.63/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.88/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 262 simulated challenges: the $110 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 2, at $114 (overshoots $4.48). 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)~$1106 Nov 20268d left+$1.64/sh+$821
cycle +$1,136
[+$718…+$1,058] · 98% credit
67%
surv 52%
-$1,495 NOT
cap gain +$9,570
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$11620 Nov 202622d left+$0.81/sh+$403
cycle +$718
[-$136…+$485] · 69% credit
75%
surv 67%
+$1,518 SAFE
cap gain +$12,583
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1136 Nov 20268d left+$0.30/sh+$149
cycle +$464
[-$240…+$228] · 55% credit
72%
surv 62%
-$404 NOT
cap gain +$10,661
Max even-money escape in the band~$11820 Nov 202622d left+$0.19/sh+$97
cycle +$412
[-$581…+$117] · 38% credit
77%
surv 70%
+$2,324 SAFE
cap gain +$13,389
reaches SS ✓
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$12020 Nov 202622d left-$0.32/sh-$158
cycle +$157
[-$957…-$159] · 16% credit
79%
surv 74%
+$3,181 SAFE
cap gain +$14,246
budget: banked $315 debit $158 (50% used ≈ 0.1 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$157 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $2,179/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$4,725/mo
vs 50% target ($2,672/mo)+77%
vs normal income ($5,344/mo)88% covered
Net income (after hedge)$4,643/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $110 is $5 below CC-SS $115.28: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$2,327
… as % of IC ($14,500)16.0%
… as % of ML ($47,000)5.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.4 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-11,075
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.16/sh (~25% of the $0.63 collected) or spot ≥ $110.65 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $110)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $118.70 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $108.90Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$109-110.65
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $110.65
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 1.11 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$110.00 (2.5σ)$315$-2,315+$8,750-$235
+2.5%$112.75 (2.9σ)$-1,060$-2,161+$8,904-$1,610
+5%$115.50 (3.3σ)$-2,435$-2,007+$9,058-$2,235
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $115.28, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-11,065
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$11,372
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $110): -$2,327
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-2,020 (+$9,045 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $215 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-2,235, the opportunity cost of earning $4,725/mo FIGHT income now)
▸100% normal5 × $10930 Oct2d14.9%89%hist 86%23%hist 23%+4pp$365$5,475+$1,950$2,777
Sell 5 × $109 14.9% OTM over spot $94.83 30 Oct 2026 (2d, $0.76 mid)
= $365 credit for the 2d cycle → $5,475/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $109)
89%
Breach risk
11%
POP (stays ≤ $109.75)
90%
EV / mo
+$2,353
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+4pp
86% whole by 9mo vs 82% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~1.2/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$4,008/mo
median; plan ~$2,726/mo after 68% keep · $1,082 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~0.2 mo [0.1-0.5], measured ONLY among the 86% 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)
11%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,375
Free roll-up
+$4/wk
Safest escape (by 20 Nov 2026)
$119 @ 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 1 of 2); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $4.92/sh now → $3.48 mid-life (likely $3.80–$7.61) → ≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.73/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.75/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 323 simulated challenges: the $109 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 2, at $114 (overshoots $4.97). 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)~$1096 Nov 20268d left+$1.65/sh+$827
cycle +$1,192
[+$682…+$1,061] · 98% credit
67%
surv 52%
-$1,995 NOT
cap gain +$9,070
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$11520 Nov 202622d left+$0.82/sh+$412
cycle +$777
[-$258…+$482] · 64% credit
75%
surv 67%
+$1,021 SAFE
cap gain +$12,086
Max even-money escape in the band~$11720 Nov 202622d left+$0.21/sh+$106
cycle +$471
[-$739…+$113] · 36% credit
77%
surv 70%
+$1,827 SAFE
cap gain +$12,892
reaches SS ✓
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1136 Nov 20268d left+$0.01/sh+$4
cycle +$369
[-$583…+$34] · 27% credit
73%
surv 64%
-$499 NOT
cap gain +$10,566
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$11920 Nov 202622d left-$0.30/sh-$149
cycle +$216
[-$1,120…-$165] · 16% credit
79%
surv 74%
+$2,684 SAFE
cap gain +$13,749
budget: banked $365 debit $149 (41% used ≈ 0.1 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$216 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $2,170/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$5,475/mo
vs 50% target ($2,672/mo)+105%
vs normal income ($5,344/mo)102% covered
Net income (after hedge)$5,393/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $109 is $6 below CC-SS $115.28: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$2,777
… as % of IC ($14,500)19.2%
… as % of ML ($47,000)5.9%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.5 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-11,078
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 ≥ $109.75 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $109)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $118.70 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $107.91Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$108-109.75
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
≥ $109.75
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 1.11 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$109.00 (2.3σ)$365$-2,821+$8,244-$185
+2.5%$111.72 (2.7σ)$-997$-2,669+$8,396-$1,547
+5%$114.45 (3.2σ)$-2,360$-2,516+$8,549-$2,685
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $115.28, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-11,065
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$11,372
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $109): -$2,777
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-2,470 (+$8,595 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $215 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-2,685, the opportunity cost of earning $5,475/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.

📅 NEXT FRIDAY · 6 Nov 2026 · 9d · E[net] $441/mo

🎯 Engine pick: sell 5 × $106 (50% normal), 80% survival, breach 20%, $2,833/mo.
The pick is already past the ~80% (≈1σ) comfort line, so take the income. Stepping out to the $110 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 86% (breach 20% → 14%) for $983/mo less (35% income) buys safety you do not really need here.
INTC  spot $94.83 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsFIGHT edgePer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
▸cover hedge5 × $1186 Nov9d24.4%94%hist 95%13%hist 13%-1pp$240$800-$2,033$0
Sell 5 × $118 24.4% OTM over spot $94.83 6 Nov 2026 (9d, $0.52 mid)
= $240 credit for the 9d cycle → $800/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $118)
94%
Breach risk
6%
POP (stays ≤ $118.52)
94%
EV / mo
+$397
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
-1pp
86% whole by 9mo vs 87% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~0.2/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$336/mo
median; plan ~$228/mo after 68% keep · $213 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~0.3 mo [0.1-1.0], measured ONLY among the 86% 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)
7%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$2,084
Free roll-up
+$1/wk
Safest escape (by 20 Nov 2026)
$123 @ 74% POP
65% 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 9); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $6.57/sh now → $4.65 mid-life (likely $3.82–$6.69) → ≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.48/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$4.17/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 211 simulated challenges: the $118 strike is typically first touched on day 7 of 9, at $121 (overshoots $3.37). 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)~$11813 Nov 202612d left+$0.77/sh+$383
cycle +$623
[+$225…+$838] · 90% credit
65%
surv 53%
+$2,440 SAFE
cap gain +$13,505
Max even-money escape in the band~$12120 Nov 202618d left+$0.22/sh+$110
cycle +$350
[-$25…+$660] · 73% credit
71%
surv 60%
+$3,930 SAFE
cap gain +$14,995
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$11913 Nov 202612d left+$0.24/sh+$119
cycle +$359
[-$99…+$560] · 65% credit
67%
surv 56%
+$2,827 SAFE
cap gain +$13,892
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$12320 Nov 202618d left-$0.44/sh-$218
cycle +$22
[-$437…+$311] · 44% credit
74%
surv 65%
+$4,714 SAFE
cap gain +$15,779
budget: banked $240 debit $218 (91% used ≈ 1.2 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$22 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $3,510/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$800/mo
vs 50% target ($2,672/mo)-70%
vs normal income ($5,344/mo)15% covered
Net income (after hedge)$718/mo
Downside budget
✓ $118 is at/above CC-SS $115.28: assignment is break-even or better.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$0
… as % of IC ($14,500)0.0%
… as % of ML ($47,000)0.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.0 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-11,082
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.12/sh (~25% of the $0.48 collected) or spot ≥ $118.52 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $118)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $118.70 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $116.82Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$117-118.52
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
≥ $118.52
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 1.11 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$118.00 (1.8σ)$240$2,058+$13,123+$1,690
+2.5%$120.95 (2.0σ)$-1,235$2,223+$13,288+$1,690
+5%$123.90 (2.2σ)$-2,710$2,388+$13,453+$1,690
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $115.28, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-11,065
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$11,372
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $118): -$0
Total Position P&L @ SS: $307 (+$11,372 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $215 (this trade vs do-nothing: +$92, the opportunity cost of earning $800/mo FIGHT income now)
▸🛡 safe yield5 × $1146 Nov9d20.2%91%hist 95%19%hist 13%-1pp$365$1,217-$1,617$277
Sell 5 × $114 20.2% OTM over spot $94.83 6 Nov 2026 (9d, $0.77 mid)
= $365 credit for the 9d cycle → $1,217/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $114)
91%
Breach risk
9%
POP (stays ≤ $114.77)
91%
EV / mo
+$535
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
-1pp
86% whole by 9mo vs 86% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~0.3/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$552/mo
median; plan ~$375/mo after 68% keep · $578 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~0.4 mo [0.1-1.1], measured ONLY among the 86% 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)
13%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,881
Free roll-up
+$1/wk
Safest escape (by 20 Nov 2026)
$120 @ 75% POP
67% 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 9); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $6.35/sh now → $4.49 mid-life (likely $3.50–$6.46) → ≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.73/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$3.76/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 397 simulated challenges: the $114 strike is typically first touched on day 7 of 9, at $117 (overshoots $3.10). 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)~$11413 Nov 202612d left+$0.85/sh+$427
cycle +$792
[+$235…+$881] · 90% credit
65%
surv 53%
+$385 SAFE
cap gain +$11,450
Max even-money escape in the band~$11720 Nov 202618d left+$0.34/sh+$170
cycle +$535
[-$18…+$733] · 73% credit
71%
surv 61%
+$1,891 SAFE
cap gain +$12,956
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$11513 Nov 202612d left+$0.33/sh+$163
cycle +$528
[-$102…+$591] · 67% credit
67%
surv 56%
+$772 SAFE
cap gain +$11,837
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$12020 Nov 202618d left-$0.66/sh-$332
cycle +$33
[-$661…+$170] · 34% credit
75%
surv 67%
+$3,057 SAFE
cap gain +$14,122
budget: banked $365 debit $332 (91% used ≈ 1.2 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$33 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $3,190/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$1,217/mo
vs 50% target ($2,672/mo)-54%
vs normal income ($5,344/mo)23% covered
Net income (after hedge)$1,134/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $114 is $1 below CC-SS $115.28: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$277
… as % of IC ($14,500)1.9%
… as % of ML ($47,000)0.6%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.1 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-11,085
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 ≥ $114.77 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $114)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $118.70 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $112.86Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$113-114.77
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
≥ $114.77
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 1.11 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$114.00 (1.5σ)$365$-41+$11,024-$185
+2.5%$116.85 (1.7σ)$-1,060$118+$11,183-$185
+5%$119.70 (1.9σ)$-2,485$278+$11,343-$185
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $115.28, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-11,065
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$11,372
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $114): -$277
Total Position P&L @ SS: $30 (+$11,095 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $215 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-185, the opportunity cost of earning $1,217/mo FIGHT income now)
▸33% normal5 × $1106 Nov9d16.0%86%hist 86%28%hist 23%-1pp$555$1,850-$983$2,087
Sell 5 × $110 16.0% OTM over spot $94.83 6 Nov 2026 (9d, $1.16 mid)
= $555 credit for the 9d cycle → $1,850/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $110)
86%
Breach risk
14%
POP (stays ≤ $111.16)
88%
EV / mo
+$686
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
-1pp
86% whole by 9mo vs 87% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~0.5/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$915/mo
median; plan ~$622/mo after 68% keep · $950 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~0.4 mo [0.1-1.1], measured ONLY among the 86% 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)
19%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,612
Free roll-up
+$2/wk
Safest escape (by 20 Nov 2026)
$117 @ 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 4 of 9); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $6.13/sh now → $4.33 mid-life (likely $3.81–$6.52) → ≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.11/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$3.22/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 559 simulated challenges: the $110 strike is typically first touched on day 6 of 9, at $113 (overshoots $2.90). 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)~$11013 Nov 202612d left+$0.93/sh+$467
cycle +$1,022
[+$183…+$792] · 90% credit
65%
surv 53%
-$1,609 NOT
cap gain +$9,456
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$11320 Nov 202618d left+$0.45/sh+$224
cycle +$779
[-$76…+$640] · 67% credit
71%
surv 61%
-$89 NOT
cap gain +$10,976
Max even-money escape in the band~$11420 Nov 202618d left+$0.10/sh+$48
cycle +$603
[-$300…+$434] · 50% credit
73%
surv 63%
+$291 SAFE
cap gain +$11,356
reaches SS ✓
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$11213 Nov 202612d left+$0.01/sh+$5
cycle +$560
[-$369…+$265] · 43% credit
68%
surv 58%
-$864 NOT
cap gain +$10,201
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$11720 Nov 202618d left-$0.85/sh-$425
cycle +$130
[-$874…-$120] · 21% credit
77%
surv 70%
+$1,486 SAFE
cap gain +$12,551
budget: banked $555 debit $425 (77% used ≈ 1.0 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$130 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $2,903/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$1,850/mo
vs 50% target ($2,672/mo)-31%
vs normal income ($5,344/mo)35% covered
Net income (after hedge)$1,768/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $110 is $5 below CC-SS $115.28: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$2,087
… as % of IC ($14,500)14.4%
… as % of ML ($47,000)4.4%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.4 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-11,090
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.28/sh (~25% of the $1.11 collected) or spot ≥ $111.16 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $110)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $118.70 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $108.90Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$109-111.16
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
≥ $111.16
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 1.11 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$110.00 (1.2σ)$555$-2,075+$8,990+$5
+2.5%$112.75 (1.4σ)$-820$-1,921+$9,144-$1,370
+5%$115.50 (1.6σ)$-2,195$-1,767+$9,298-$1,995
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $115.28, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-11,065
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$11,372
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $110): -$2,087
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-1,780 (+$9,285 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $215 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-1,995, the opportunity cost of earning $1,850/mo FIGHT income now)
▸🎯 50% normal5 × $1066 Nov9d11.8%80%hist 86%41%hist 40%+1pp$850$2,833—$3,792
Sell 5 × $106 11.8% OTM over spot $94.83 6 Nov 2026 (9d, $1.75 mid)
= $850 credit for the 9d cycle → $2,833/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $106)
80%
Breach risk
20%
POP (stays ≤ $107.75)
83%
EV / mo
+$871
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+1pp
85% whole by 9mo vs 84% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~0.8/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$2,014/mo
median; plan ~$1,369/mo after 68% keep · $1,535 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~0.3 mo [0.2-0.9], measured ONLY among the 85% 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)
29%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,238
Free roll-up
+$2/wk
Safest escape (by 20 Nov 2026)
$116 @ 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 9); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $5.90/sh now → $4.18 mid-life (likely $4.33–$6.60) → ≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.70/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.48/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 884 simulated challenges: the $106 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 9, at $109 (overshoots $2.79). 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)~$10613 Nov 202612d left+$1.00/sh+$502
cycle +$1,352
[+$152…+$631] · 87% credit
65%
surv 53%
-$3,502 NOT
cap gain +$7,563
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$10920 Nov 202618d left+$0.54/sh+$271
cycle +$1,121
[-$134…+$457] · 63% credit
72%
surv 61%
-$1,971 NOT
cap gain +$9,094
Max even-money escape in the band~$11020 Nov 202618d left+$0.19/sh+$96
cycle +$946
[-$337…+$257] · 40% credit
73%
surv 63%
-$1,590 NOT
cap gain +$9,475
SS $114 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$10813 Nov 202612d left+$0.09/sh+$43
cycle +$893
[-$386…+$103] · 32% credit
68%
surv 58%
-$2,755 NOT
cap gain +$8,310
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$11620 Nov 202618d left-$1.53/sh-$764
cycle +$86
[-$1,394…-$739] · 5% credit
80%
surv 76%
+$887 SAFE
cap gain +$11,952
budget: banked $850 debit $764 (90% used ≈ 1.2 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$86 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $2,208/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$2,833/mo
vs 50% target ($2,672/mo)+6%
vs normal income ($5,344/mo)53% covered
Net income (after hedge)$2,751/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $106 is $9 below CC-SS $115.28: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$3,792
… as % of IC ($14,500)26.2%
… as % of ML ($47,000)8.1%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.7 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-11,090
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 $1.70 collected) or spot ≥ $107.75 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $106)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $118.70 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $104.94Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$105-107.75
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
≥ $107.75
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 1.11 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$106.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$850$-4,004+$7,061+$300
+2.5%$108.65 (1.1σ)$-475$-3,856+$7,209-$1,025
+5%$111.30 (1.3σ)$-1,800$-3,708+$7,357-$2,350
SS (= V-bounce)$114.00 (1.5σ)$-3,150$-3,556+$7,509-$3,700
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $115.28, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-11,065
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$11,372
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $106): -$3,792
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-3,485 (+$7,580 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $215 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-3,700, the opportunity cost of earning $2,833/mo FIGHT income now)
▸100% normal5 × $996 Nov9d4.4%65%hist 66%74%hist 68%+6pp$1,725$5,750+$2,917$6,417
Sell 5 × $99 4.4% OTM over spot $94.83 6 Nov 2026 (9d, $3.53 mid)
= $1,725 credit for the 9d cycle → $5,750/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $99)
65%
Breach risk
35%
POP (stays ≤ $102.53)
74%
EV / mo
+$1,124
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+6pp
90% whole by 9mo vs 84% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~1.3/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$7,522/mo
median; plan ~$5,115/mo after 68% keep · $1,717 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~0.2 mo [0.1-0.6], measured ONLY among the 90% 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)
59%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$225
Free roll-up
+$2/wk
Safest escape (by 20 Nov 2026)
$119 @ 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 4 of 9); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $5.51/sh now → $3.90 mid-life (likely $4.95–$6.92) → ≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $3.45/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.45/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,781 simulated challenges: the $99 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 9, at $102 (overshoots $2.76). 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)~$9913 Nov 202612d left+$1.11/sh+$556
cycle +$2,281
[+$94…+$406] · 85% credit
65%
surv 53%
-$6,466 NOT
cap gain +$4,599
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$10220 Nov 202618d left+$0.88/sh+$440
cycle +$2,165
[-$63…+$287] · 63% credit
71%
surv 60%
-$5,097 NOT
cap gain +$5,968
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$10113 Nov 202612d left+$0.20/sh+$100
cycle +$1,825
[-$454…-$90] · 18% credit
68%
surv 59%
-$5,715 NOT
cap gain +$5,350
Max even-money escape in the band~$10420 Nov 202618d left+$0.03/sh+$17
cycle +$1,742
[-$590…-$187] · 15% credit
74%
surv 66%
-$4,130 NOT
cap gain +$6,935
SS $114 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$11920 Nov 202618d left-$2.84/sh-$1,420
cycle +$305
[-$2,545…-$1,819]
90%
surv 89%
+$2,773 SAFE
cap gain +$13,838
budget: banked $1,725 debit $1,420 (82% used ≈ 1.1 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$305 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $884/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$5,750/mo
vs 50% target ($2,672/mo)+115%
vs normal income ($5,344/mo)108% covered
Net income (after hedge)$5,668/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $99 is $16 below CC-SS $115.28: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$6,417
… as % of IC ($14,500)44.3%
… as % of ML ($47,000)13.7%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.2 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-11,102
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.86/sh (~25% of the $3.45 collected) or spot ≥ $102.53 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $99)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $118.70 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $98.01Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$98-102.53
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
≥ $102.53
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 1.11 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$99.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,725$-7,021+$4,044+$1,175
+2.5%$101.47 (≤1σ, normal week)$488$-6,883+$4,182-$62
+5%$103.95 (≤1σ, normal week)$-750$-6,744+$4,321-$1,300
SS (= V-bounce)$114.00 (1.5σ)$-5,775$-6,181+$4,884-$6,325
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $115.28, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-11,065
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$11,372
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $99): -$6,417
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-6,110 (+$4,955 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $215 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-6,325, the opportunity cost of earning $5,750/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 (56 clear the floor), click to expand

Every eligible strike x expiry in the 2-45 DTE band (4 expiries scanned, 56 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: 1.112 (IBKR)  |  Recovery@SS: +$11,372 (un-capped fortress gain if stock rallies to SS)  |  Do-nothing @ SS: $215

StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellPer cycleIncome/moNet/moSurvivalTouchPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICRecoverTotal P&L @ SS
$1122d30 Oct 2026$0.475/5$235$3,525$3,44399+%hist 95%1%hist 4%100%+$3,509-$1,4079.7%0.3mo$-1,100 (vs do-nothing $-1,315)
$1132d30 Oct 2026$0.415/5$205$3,075$2,99393%hist 95%14%hist 13%94%+$1,590-$9376.5%0.2mo$-630 (vs do-nothing $-845)
$1112d30 Oct 2026$0.555/5$275$4,125$4,04391%hist 95%18%hist 13%92%+$1,904-$1,86712.9%0.3mo$-1,560 (vs do-nothing $-1,775)
$1102d30 Oct 2026$0.635/5$315$4,725$4,64390%hist 95%20%hist 23%91%+$2,148-$2,32716.0%0.4mo$-2,020 (vs do-nothing $-2,235)
$1092d30 Oct 2026$0.735/5$365$5,475$5,39389%hist 86%23%hist 23%90%+$2,353-$2,77719.2%0.5mo$-2,470 (vs do-nothing $-2,685)
$1022d30 Oct 2026$1.805/5$900$13,500$13,41888%hist 86%25%hist 23%92%+$11,710-$5,74239.6%1.1mo$-5,435 (vs do-nothing $-5,650)
$1082d30 Oct 2026$0.835/5$415$6,225$6,14387%hist 86%26%hist 23%89%+$2,491-$3,22722.3%0.6mo$-2,920 (vs do-nothing $-3,135)
$1072d30 Oct 2026$0.955/5$475$7,125$7,04386%hist 86%30%hist 23%87%+$2,627-$3,66725.3%0.7mo$-3,360 (vs do-nothing $-3,575)
$1062d30 Oct 2026$1.085/5$540$8,100$8,01884%hist 86%33%hist 30%86%+$2,860-$4,10228.3%0.8mo$-3,795 (vs do-nothing $-4,010)
$1052d30 Oct 2026$1.245/5$620$9,300$9,21882%hist 86%37%hist 30%84%+$3,065-$4,52231.2%0.8mo$-4,215 (vs do-nothing $-4,430)
$1069d6 Nov 2026$1.705/5$850$2,833$2,75180%hist 86%41%hist 40%83%+$871-$3,79226.2%0.7mo$-3,485 (vs do-nothing $-3,700)
$1042d30 Oct 2026$1.405/5$700$10,500$10,41880%hist 83%42%hist 40%83%+$3,210-$4,94234.1%0.9mo$-4,635 (vs do-nothing $-4,850)
$1059d6 Nov 2026$1.895/5$945$3,150$3,06878%hist 83%45%hist 40%82%+$921-$4,19728.9%0.8mo$-3,890 (vs do-nothing $-4,105)
Show 43 more candidates (lower strikes: more income, lower survival)
StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellPer cycleIncome/moNet/moSurvivalTouchPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICRecoverTotal P&L @ SS
$1032d30 Oct 2026$1.595/5$795$11,925$11,84378%hist 83%46%hist 40%81%+$3,376-$5,34736.9%1.0mo$-5,040 (vs do-nothing $-5,255)
$1049d6 Nov 2026$2.105/5$1,050$3,500$3,41877%hist 83%49%hist 40%81%+$972-$4,59231.7%0.9mo$-4,285 (vs do-nothing $-4,500)
$1039d6 Nov 2026$2.325/5$1,160$3,867$3,78474%hist 83%53%hist 44%79%+$1,004-$4,98234.4%0.9mo$-4,675 (vs do-nothing $-4,890)
$10316d13 Nov 2026$2.945/5$1,470$2,756$2,67473%hist 83%58%hist 44%78%+$707-$4,67232.2%0.9mo$-4,365 (vs do-nothing $-4,580)
$1012d30 Oct 2026$2.045/5$1,020$15,300$15,21872%hist 83%57%hist 44%78%+$3,589-$6,12242.2%1.1mo$-5,815 (vs do-nothing $-6,030)
$1029d6 Nov 2026$2.565/5$1,280$4,267$4,18472%hist 83%58%hist 44%78%+$1,030-$5,36237.0%1.0mo$-5,055 (vs do-nothing $-5,270)
$982d30 Oct 2026$2.915/5$1,455$21,825$21,74370%hist 83%60%hist 54%84%+$15,016-$7,18749.6%1.3mo$-6,880 (vs do-nothing $-7,095)
$1019d6 Nov 2026$2.845/5$1,420$4,733$4,65170%hist 66%63%hist 54%76%+$1,080-$5,72239.5%1.1mo$-5,415 (vs do-nothing $-5,630)
$1002d30 Oct 2026$2.325/5$1,160$17,400$17,31870%hist 66%63%hist 54%76%+$3,822-$6,48244.7%1.2mo$-6,175 (vs do-nothing $-6,390)
$10216d13 Nov 2026$3.205/5$1,600$3,000$2,91869%hist 66%66%hist 54%75%+$31-$5,04234.8%0.9mo$-4,735 (vs do-nothing $-4,950)
$1009d6 Nov 2026$3.105/5$1,550$5,167$5,08467%hist 66%68%hist 54%75%+$1,052-$6,09242.0%1.1mo$-5,785 (vs do-nothing $-6,000)
$10123d20 Nov 2026$4.155/5$2,075$2,707$2,62467%hist 66%70%hist 54%75%+$586-$5,06734.9%0.9mo$-4,760 (vs do-nothing $-4,975)
$10116d13 Nov 2026$3.455/5$1,725$3,234$3,15267%hist 66%71%hist 68%73%$-19-$5,41737.4%1.0mo$-5,110 (vs do-nothing $-5,325)
$992d30 Oct 2026$2.595/5$1,295$19,425$19,34367%hist 66%70%hist 54%74%+$3,744-$6,84747.2%1.3mo$-6,540 (vs do-nothing $-6,755)
$10023d20 Nov 2026$4.505/5$2,250$2,935$2,85265%hist 66%74%hist 68%74%+$610-$5,39237.2%1.0mo$-5,085 (vs do-nothing $-5,300)
$10016d13 Nov 2026$3.805/5$1,900$3,562$3,48065%hist 66%75%hist 68%72%+$3-$5,74239.6%1.1mo$-5,435 (vs do-nothing $-5,650)
$999d6 Nov 2026$3.455/5$1,725$5,750$5,66865%hist 66%74%hist 68%74%+$1,124-$6,41744.3%1.2mo$-6,110 (vs do-nothing $-6,325)
$9923d20 Nov 2026$4.805/5$2,400$3,130$3,04863%hist 66%79%hist 68%73%+$587-$5,74239.6%1.1mo$-5,435 (vs do-nothing $-5,650)
$9916d13 Nov 2026$4.105/5$2,050$3,844$3,76163%hist 66%80%hist 68%71%$-43-$6,09242.0%1.1mo$-5,785 (vs do-nothing $-6,000)
$989d6 Nov 2026$3.755/5$1,875$6,250$6,16862%hist 66%80%hist 68%72%+$1,062-$6,76746.7%1.3mo$-6,460 (vs do-nothing $-6,675)
$9823d20 Nov 2026$5.155/5$2,575$3,359$3,27661%hist 66%84%hist 79%72%+$579-$6,06741.8%1.1mo$-5,760 (vs do-nothing $-5,975)
$9816d13 Nov 2026$4.455/5$2,225$4,172$4,09061%hist 66%84%hist 79%70%$-65-$6,41744.3%1.2mo$-6,110 (vs do-nothing $-6,325)
$972d30 Oct 2026$3.255/5$1,625$24,375$24,29360%hist 66%83%hist 79%71%+$3,714-$7,51751.8%1.4mo$-7,210 (vs do-nothing $-7,425)
$97.5023d20 Nov 2026$5.355/5$2,675$3,489$3,40760%hist 70%86%hist 79%71%+$586-$6,21742.9%1.2mo$-5,910 (vs do-nothing $-6,125)
$979d6 Nov 2026$4.155/5$2,075$6,917$6,83459%hist 70%86%hist 79%71%+$1,110-$7,06748.7%1.3mo$-6,760 (vs do-nothing $-6,975)
$9723d20 Nov 2026$5.555/5$2,775$3,620$3,53759%hist 70%89%hist 79%71%+$588-$6,36743.9%1.2mo$-6,060 (vs do-nothing $-6,275)
$9716d13 Nov 2026$4.855/5$2,425$4,547$4,46559%hist 70%89%hist 79%69%$-64-$6,71746.3%1.3mo$-6,410 (vs do-nothing $-6,625)
$962d30 Oct 2026$3.655/5$1,825$27,375$27,29357%hist 70%91%hist 89%69%+$3,800-$7,81753.9%1.5mo$-7,510 (vs do-nothing $-7,725)
$9616d13 Nov 2026$5.255/5$2,625$4,922$4,84056%hist 70%94%hist 89%68%$-87-$7,01748.4%1.3mo$-6,710 (vs do-nothing $-6,925)
$969d6 Nov 2026$4.555/5$2,275$7,583$7,50156%hist 70%92%hist 89%69%+$1,102-$7,36750.8%1.4mo$-7,060 (vs do-nothing $-7,275)
$9623d20 Nov 2026$6.005/5$3,000$3,913$3,83156%hist 70%94%hist 89%69%+$611-$6,64245.8%1.2mo$-6,335 (vs do-nothing $-6,550)
$9516d13 Nov 2026$5.705/5$2,850$5,344$5,26154%hist 70%99%hist 89%67%$-88-$7,29250.3%1.4mo$-6,985 (vs do-nothing $-7,200)
$9523d20 Nov 2026$6.505/5$3,250$4,239$4,15754%hist 70%99%hist 89%68%+$650-$6,89247.5%1.3mo$-6,585 (vs do-nothing $-6,800)
$959d6 Nov 2026$5.005/5$2,500$8,333$8,25153%hist 70%99%hist 89%68%+$1,117-$7,64252.7%1.4mo$-7,335 (vs do-nothing $-7,550)
$952d30 Oct 2026$4.105/5$2,050$30,750$30,66853%hist 70%99%hist 89%67%+$3,953-$8,09255.8%1.5mo$-7,785 (vs do-nothing $-8,000)
$9416d13 Nov 2026$6.155/5$3,075$5,766$5,68352%hist 70%100%hist 89%65%$-115-$7,56752.2%1.4mo$-7,260 (vs do-nothing $-7,475)
$9423d20 Nov 2026$6.905/5$3,450$4,500$4,41851%hist 70%100%hist 89%67%+$605-$7,19249.6%1.3mo$-6,885 (vs do-nothing $-7,100)
$949d6 Nov 2026$5.505/5$2,750$9,167$9,08450%hist 70%100%hist 89%66%+$1,154-$7,89254.4%1.5mo$-7,585 (vs do-nothing $-7,800)
$9316d13 Nov 2026$6.655/5$3,325$6,234$6,15249%100%hist 89%64%$-119-$7,81753.9%1.5mo$-7,510 (vs do-nothing $-7,725)
$942d30 Oct 2026$4.505/5$2,250$33,750$33,66849%100%hist 89%66%+$3,408-$8,39257.9%1.6mo$-8,085 (vs do-nothing $-8,300)
$9323d20 Nov 2026$7.355/5$3,675$4,793$4,71149%100%hist 89%66%+$574-$7,46751.5%1.4mo$-7,160 (vs do-nothing $-7,375)
$939d6 Nov 2026$5.955/5$2,975$9,917$9,83447%100%hist 89%65%+$1,045-$8,16756.3%1.5mo$-7,860 (vs do-nothing $-8,075)
$932d30 Oct 2026$5.005/5$2,500$37,500$37,41845%100%hist 89%64%+$3,278-$8,64259.6%1.6mo$-8,335 (vs do-nothing $-8,550)
38 more priced, not eligible (safety, income floor or quote screens): shown for reference
StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellPer cycleIncome/moNet/moSurvivalTouchPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICRecoverTotal P&L @ SSWhy not eligible
$1142d30 Oct 2026$0.355/5$175$2,625$2,54399+%hist 95%0%hist 4%100%+$2,620-$4673.2%0.1mo$-160 (vs do-nothing $-375)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$1182d30 Oct 2026$0.185/5$90$1,350$1,26897%hist 95%7%hist 4%97%+$785-$00.0%0.0mo$397 (vs do-nothing +$182)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$1172d30 Oct 2026$0.215/5$105$1,575$1,49396%hist 95%8%hist 4%96%+$889-$00.0%0.0mo$412 (vs do-nothing +$197)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$1162d30 Oct 2026$0.255/5$125$1,875$1,79396%hist 95%9%hist 4%96%+$1,042-$00.0%0.0mo$432 (vs do-nothing +$217)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$1152d30 Oct 2026$0.315/5$155$2,325$2,24395%hist 95%10%hist 13%95%+$1,314-$00.0%0.0mo$320 (vs do-nothing +$105)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$1189d6 Nov 2026$0.485/5$240$800$71894%hist 95%13%hist 13%94%+$397-$00.0%0.0mo$547 (vs do-nothing +$332)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$1179d6 Nov 2026$0.535/5$265$883$80193%hist 95%14%hist 13%93%+$426-$00.0%0.0mo$572 (vs do-nothing +$357)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$1169d6 Nov 2026$0.595/5$295$983$90192%hist 95%16%hist 13%93%+$456-$00.0%0.0mo$602 (vs do-nothing +$387)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$11816d13 Nov 2026$0.715/5$355$666$58392%hist 95%17%hist 13%92%+$273-$00.0%0.0mo$662 (vs do-nothing +$447)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$1159d6 Nov 2026$0.655/5$325$1,083$1,00192%hist 95%18%hist 13%92%+$479-$00.0%0.0mo$490 (vs do-nothing +$275)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$11716d13 Nov 2026$0.855/5$425$797$71591%hist 95%19%hist 13%92%+$357-$00.0%0.0mo$732 (vs do-nothing +$517)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$1149d6 Nov 2026$0.735/5$365$1,217$1,13491%hist 95%19%hist 13%91%+$535-$2771.9%0.1mo$30 (vs do-nothing $-185)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$11616d13 Nov 2026$0.935/5$465$872$79090%hist 95%21%hist 23%91%+$379-$00.0%0.0mo$772 (vs do-nothing +$557)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$1139d6 Nov 2026$0.815/5$405$1,350$1,26890%hist 86%21%hist 23%91%+$570-$7375.1%0.1mo$-430 (vs do-nothing $-645)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$11516d13 Nov 2026$1.025/5$510$956$87489%hist 86%22%hist 23%90%+$405-$00.0%0.0mo$675 (vs do-nothing +$460)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$1129d6 Nov 2026$0.905/5$450$1,500$1,41889%hist 86%23%hist 23%90%+$609-$1,1928.2%0.2mo$-885 (vs do-nothing $-1,100)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$11416d13 Nov 2026$1.105/5$550$1,031$94988%hist 86%24%hist 23%90%+$414-$920.6%0.0mo$215 (vs do-nothing +$0)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$1119d6 Nov 2026$1.005/5$500$1,667$1,58488%hist 86%26%hist 23%89%+$648-$1,64211.3%0.3mo$-1,335 (vs do-nothing $-1,550)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$11316d13 Nov 2026$1.215/5$605$1,134$1,05287%hist 86%26%hist 23%89%+$444-$5373.7%0.1mo$-230 (vs do-nothing $-445)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$11523d20 Nov 2026$1.435/5$715$933$85087%hist 86%27%hist 23%89%+$381-$00.0%0.0mo$880 (vs do-nothing +$665)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$1109d6 Nov 2026$1.115/5$555$1,850$1,76886%hist 86%28%hist 23%88%+$686-$2,08714.4%0.4mo$-1,780 (vs do-nothing $-1,995)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$11216d13 Nov 2026$1.325/5$660$1,238$1,15586%hist 86%29%hist 23%88%+$466-$9826.8%0.2mo$-675 (vs do-nothing $-890)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$11116d13 Nov 2026$1.445/5$720$1,350$1,26885%hist 86%31%hist 30%87%+$488-$1,4229.8%0.3mo$-1,115 (vs do-nothing $-1,330)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$1099d6 Nov 2026$1.245/5$620$2,067$1,98485%hist 86%31%hist 30%87%+$738-$2,52217.4%0.5mo$-2,215 (vs do-nothing $-2,430)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$11016d13 Nov 2026$1.575/5$785$1,472$1,39084%hist 86%34%hist 30%86%+$508-$1,85712.8%0.3mo$-1,550 (vs do-nothing $-1,765)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$1089d6 Nov 2026$1.385/5$690$2,300$2,21884%hist 86%34%hist 30%86%+$823-$2,95220.4%0.6mo$-2,645 (vs do-nothing $-2,860)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$10916d13 Nov 2026$1.735/5$865$1,622$1,54083%hist 86%36%hist 30%85%+$546-$2,27715.7%0.4mo$-1,970 (vs do-nothing $-2,185)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$11023d20 Nov 2026$2.105/5$1,050$1,370$1,28782%hist 86%38%hist 30%85%+$476-$1,59211.0%0.3mo$-1,285 (vs do-nothing $-1,500)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$1079d6 Nov 2026$1.535/5$765$2,550$2,46882%hist 86%38%hist 30%85%+$825-$3,37723.3%0.6mo$-3,070 (vs do-nothing $-3,285)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$10816d13 Nov 2026$1.895/5$945$1,772$1,69081%hist 86%39%hist 30%84%+$571-$2,69718.6%0.5mo$-2,390 (vs do-nothing $-2,605)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$10716d13 Nov 2026$2.065/5$1,030$1,931$1,84980%hist 83%43%hist 40%83%+$592-$3,11221.5%0.6mo$-2,805 (vs do-nothing $-3,020)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$10616d13 Nov 2026$2.265/5$1,130$2,119$2,03678%hist 83%46%hist 40%82%+$626-$3,51224.2%0.7mo$-3,205 (vs do-nothing $-3,420)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$10516d13 Nov 2026$2.465/5$1,230$2,306$2,22476%hist 83%50%hist 40%81%+$644-$3,91227.0%0.7mo$-3,605 (vs do-nothing $-3,820)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$10523d20 Nov 2026$3.055/5$1,525$1,989$1,90775%hist 83%54%hist 44%80%+$536-$3,61724.9%0.7mo$-3,310 (vs do-nothing $-3,525)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$10416d13 Nov 2026$2.695/5$1,345$2,522$2,44074%hist 83%54%hist 44%79%+$655-$4,29729.6%0.8mo$-3,990 (vs do-nothing $-4,205)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$10423d20 Nov 2026$3.305/5$1,650$2,152$2,07073%hist 83%57%hist 44%79%+$553-$3,99227.5%0.7mo$-3,685 (vs do-nothing $-3,900)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$10323d20 Nov 2026$3.555/5$1,775$2,315$2,23371%hist 83%61%hist 54%77%+$556-$4,36730.1%0.8mo$-4,060 (vs do-nothing $-4,275)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$10223d20 Nov 2026$3.855/5$1,925$2,511$2,42969%hist 66%65%hist 54%76%+$578-$4,71732.5%0.9mo$-4,410 (vs do-nothing $-4,625)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract

Per cycle = bid x 100 x contracts, the cash this expiry pays. Touch = P(strike trades before expiry), with the graded record's hist pill. Recover = months of this income to close the hole to CC-SS. 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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