FORTRESS FIGHT: IREN-LC25-1782 @ $37.32

BE SS: $44.00  |  CC-SS: $49.67  |  20 contracts (2,000 sh) |  ⌂ PORTFOLIO

GENERATED2026-08-06 21:36

IREN-LC25-1782 @ $37.32   UNDERWATER $6.68 (15.2% below BE SS)

⚠ EARNINGS · SHORT EXPIRY ONLY
IREN reports 2026-08-27 (Thu), in 21 days. The recommended CC (8d) closes BEFORE earnings , that one is safe , but the richer/longer options below expire after it and would sell through the gap. Keep the tenor inside 2026-08-27.

20 contracts (2,000 sh)  |  BE SS: $44.00  |  CC-SS: $49.67  |  IV: HIGH  |  Accounts: Joint:1782

LC: $25 exp 2028-01-21 (entry $31.708/sh)
SP: $47 exp 2028-01-21 (entry $21.265/sh)
HP: $35 exp 2026-10-16 (entry $5.087/sh)

Economics

Max Loss$56,000(ND $16.00 + SW $12) x 2000
Normal income ref$14,200/mo95% ann ROI on ML
Hedge rolling cost$5,155/mo
Unrealized P&L$-21,500fortress legs from IBKR
INCOME GOALPOSTS & VELOCITY
50% INCOME FLOOR
$7,100/mo
HEDGE COVER
$5,155/mo
NORMAL INCOME
$14,200/mo (ATM CC, chain)
IC VELOCITY
2.3 mo to earn back $32,000
ML VELOCITY
3.9 mo to earn back $56,000
Deep drawdown confirmed: a CC at CC-SS $49.67 (probe: $50C 15d) brings only $2,400/mo (<20% of normal), so FIGHT below it is warranted.
🏦 CAMPAIGN LEDGER , realized CC income since 2026-07-16; 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 2026-07-16
$-2,706
Hole (after banked)
$24,206
was $21,500 · -13% earned back
Cycles closed
12
Credit in flight
$0
? 1 leg(s) closed as UNKNOWN (vanished with no fill in window): banked $0, conservative. Fix campaign.json by hand if wrong.
TECHNICALS (cc_timing weekly gate + daily trigger)
WEEKLYPULLBACK · %B 26 (live) · RSI 44 · MACD bearish, hist rising
DAILYFALLING (provisional) · RSI 46 · %B 47 · hist falling (nightly)
LEVELS20W MA (bounce target) $46.71 (+25%) · daily UBB $43.53 · 1-wk expected move ±$6 (chain IV)
SETUPSpring loaded, not ignited: 🎯 or 💎 at short DTE, normal tripwires. (advisory; floors and picks are chain-only)
⚠ Next earnings 2026-08-27: candidates whose expiry crosses it are flagged in the spectrum; EV is unreliable across earnings.
INTERPRETATION
Primary: 20 contracts at $43 / 8d. This is the safest strike (survival 81%, breach 19%) that still earns 50% of normal income ($7,100/mo); it brings $7,200/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 20 × $39.50/8d for $14,850/mo, but breach risk rises to 34% (+15pp vs the primary). The lower strike is hit by a smaller bounce.
More safety, less income: for just the hedge you can sit at 20 × $50/15d (91% survival, $2,400/mo).
Downside anchor: the primary mortgages $11,415 (36% of IC) ONLY on a full V-bounce all the way to SS $44, recoverable in 0.8 months of normal income. That is the rare tail; the frequent case is the strike holding. Surgical close on the 20 contracts realizes $-21,640 and cuts bleed by $5,155/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 20 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 · 14 Aug 2026 (8d) · sell 20 × $43, 81% survival, $7,200/mo (E[net] $1,786/mo).
This week's Friday is inside the pin/gamma window, so only the next weekly is shown.
TrackExpirySellSurvivalIncome/moE[net]/mo
NEXT FRIDAY 🏆14 Aug 2026 · 8d20 × $4381%$7,200$1,786
E[net] arithmetic on the grand pick: keep $1,920 with probability 71%; on the 29% touch you roll, paying $5,381 to close and taking $2,271 back from the best priced door (net cash $3,110) 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 · 14 Aug 2026 · 8d · E[net] $1,786/mo 🏆 GRAND PICK

🎯 Engine pick: sell 20 × $43 (50% normal), 81% survival, breach 19%, $7,200/mo.
The pick is already past the ~80% (≈1σ) comfort line, so take the income. Stepping out to the $44 rung (cover hedge) lifts survival to 85% (breach 19% → 15%) for $2,002/mo less (28% income) buys safety you do not really need here.
IREN  spot $37.32 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsFIGHT edgePer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
33% normal19 × $4514 Aug8d20.6%87%hist 95%27%hist 18%-7pp$1,254$4,702-$2,497$7,615
Sell 19 × $45 20.6% OTM over spot $37.32 14 Aug 2026 (8d, $0.70 mid)
= $1,254 credit for the 8d cycle → $4,702/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $45)
87%
Breach risk
13%
POP (stays ≤ $45.70)
89%
EV / mo
+$2,395
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
-7pp
58% whole by 9mo vs 65% doing nothing · roll costs eat the credits at this rung
FIRE DRILLS
~1.2/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$-2,144/mo
median; plan ~$-1,458/mo after 68% keep · $-7,217 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.3 mo [0.6-2.9], 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)
19%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$4,211
Free roll-up
+$3/wk
Safest escape (by 28 Aug 2026)
$54 @ 82% POP
78% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 19 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: $4.06/sh now → $2.88 mid-life (likely $2.66–$4.54)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.66/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.22/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 582 simulated challenges: the $45 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 8, at $47 (overshoots $1.74). The [P25–P75] under each Total is that door's credit across those paths; % credit is the share of those challenges where the roll is a net credit.
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (19 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$4521 Aug 202611d left+$1.21/sh+$2,306
cycle +$3,560
[+$1,755…+$3,110] · 100% credit
69%
surv 54%
-$5,253 NOT
cap gain +$16,247
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$4821 Aug 202611d left+$0.25/sh+$468
cycle +$1,722
[-$225…+$1,111] · 64% credit
75%
surv 65%
-$2,947 NOT
cap gain +$18,553
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$5128 Aug 202618d left+$0.36/sh+$690
cycle +$1,944
[-$358…+$1,433] · 61% credit
78%
surv 71%
+$1,912 SAFE
cap gain +$23,412
Max even-money escape in the band~$5228 Aug 202618d left+$0.06/sh+$120
cycle +$1,374
[-$1,057…+$815] · 44% credit
79%
surv 73%
+$2,889 SAFE
cap gain +$24,389
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$5428 Aug 202618d left-$0.50/sh-$956
cycle +$298
[-$2,390…-$363] · 18% credit
82%
surv 78%
+$4,905 SAFE
cap gain +$26,405
budget: banked $1,254 debit $956 (76% used ≈ 0.9 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$298 cash · rolled 19 ct earn ≈ $7,515/mo while parked; 1 ct free to re-sell
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted +0.5 vol pt per +1% move (spike-vol name: vol expands on a fast move, richer buyback). 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$4,702/mo
vs 50% target ($7,100/mo)-34%
vs normal income ($14,200/mo)33% covered
Net income (after hedge)$-160/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $45 is $5 below CC-SS $49.67: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$7,615
… as % of IC ($32,000)23.8%
… as % of ML ($56,000)13.6%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.5 mo
Surgical close (19 ct)$-20,501
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.17/sh (~25% of the $0.66 collected) or spot ≥ $45.70 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $45)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $43.53 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $44.55Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$45-45.70
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
≥ $45.70
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 0.82 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$45.00 (1.2σ)$1,254$-7,559+$13,941+$380
+2.5%$46.12 (1.4σ)$-883$-7,957+$13,543+$380
+5%$47.25 (1.5σ)$-3,021$-8,355+$13,145+$380
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $49.67, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-21,500
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$20,324
− CC assignment net of premium (19 × $45): -$7,615
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (1 × $44): -$421
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-9,211 (+$12,289 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-9,591 (this trade vs do-nothing: +$380, the opportunity cost of earning $4,702/mo FIGHT income now)
cover hedge18 × $4414 Aug8d17.9%85%hist 95%32%hist 22%-6pp$1,386$5,198-$2,002$8,816
Sell 18 × $44 17.9% OTM over spot $37.32 14 Aug 2026 (8d, $0.83 mid)
= $1,386 credit for the 8d cycle → $5,198/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $44)
85%
Breach risk
15%
POP (stays ≤ $44.84)
87%
EV / mo
+$2,348
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
-6pp
52% whole by 9mo vs 57% doing nothing · roll costs eat the credits at this rung
FIRE DRILLS
~1.7/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$-1,949/mo
median; plan ~$-1,325/mo after 68% keep · $-11,061 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.5 mo [0.7-3.2], measured ONLY among the 52% 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)
24%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$3,623
Free roll-up
+$3/wk
Safest escape (by 28 Aug 2026)
$53 @ 82% POP
78% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 18 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: $3.93/sh now → $2.78 mid-life (likely $2.64–$4.38)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.77/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.01/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 720 simulated challenges: the $44 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 8, at $46 (overshoots $1.66). 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 (18 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$4421 Aug 202611d left+$1.17/sh+$2,113
cycle +$3,499
[+$1,599…+$2,788] · 99% credit
69%
surv 54%
-$6,713 NOT
cap gain +$14,787
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$4928 Aug 202618d left+$0.64/sh+$1,153
cycle +$2,539
[+$262…+$1,713] · 85% credit
77%
surv 69%
-$907 NOT
cap gain +$20,593
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$4721 Aug 202611d left+$0.20/sh+$362
cycle +$1,748
[-$307…+$817] · 56% credit
75%
surv 65%
-$4,590 NOT
cap gain +$16,910
Max even-money escape in the band~$5028 Aug 202618d left+$0.29/sh+$528
cycle +$1,914
[-$470…+$1,006] · 55% credit
78%
surv 72%
-$85 NOT
cap gain +$21,415
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$5328 Aug 202618d left-$0.55/sh-$996
cycle +$390
[-$2,355…-$620] · 14% credit
82%
surv 78%
+$2,728 SAFE
cap gain +$24,228
budget: banked $1,386 debit $996 (72% used ≈ 0.8 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$390 cash · rolled 18 ct earn ≈ $6,688/mo while parked; 2 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 +0.5 vol pt per +1% move (spike-vol name: vol expands on a fast move, richer buyback). 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$5,198/mo
vs 50% target ($7,100/mo)-27%
vs normal income ($14,200/mo)37% covered
Net income (after hedge)$627/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $44 is $6 below CC-SS $49.67: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$8,816
… as % of IC ($32,000)27.5%
… as % of ML ($56,000)15.7%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.6 mo
Surgical close (18 ct)$-19,467
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.19/sh (~25% of the $0.77 collected) or spot ≥ $44.84 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $44)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $43.53 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $43.56Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$44-44.84
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
≥ $44.84
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 0.82 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$44.00 (1.0σ)$1,386$-8,827+$12,673-$1,242
+2.5%$45.10 (1.2σ)$-594$-9,216+$12,284-$1,242
+5%$46.20 (1.4σ)$-2,574$-9,606+$11,894-$1,242
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $49.67, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-21,500
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$20,324
− CC assignment net of premium (18 × $44): -$8,816
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (2 × $44): -$842
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-10,833 (+$10,667 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-9,591 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-1,242, the opportunity cost of earning $5,198/mo FIGHT income now)
🎯 50% normal20 × $4314 Aug8d15.2%81%hist 95%39%hist 22%-5pp$1,920$7,200$11,415
Sell 20 × $43 15.2% OTM over spot $37.32 14 Aug 2026 (8d, $1.03 mid)
= $1,920 credit for the 8d cycle → $7,200/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $43)
81%
Breach risk
19%
POP (stays ≤ $44.03)
85%
EV / mo
+$3,083
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
-5pp
58% whole by 9mo vs 64% doing nothing · roll costs eat the credits at this rung
FIRE DRILLS
~2.0/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$-1,697/mo
median; plan ~$-1,154/mo after 68% keep · $-5,424 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.3 mo [0.6-2.9], 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)
29%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$3,461
Free roll-up
+$3/wk
Safest escape (by 28 Aug 2026)
$53 @ 84% POP
80% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 20 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: $3.80/sh now → $2.69 mid-life (likely $2.78–$4.36)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.96/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.73/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 861 simulated challenges: the $43 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 8, at $45 (overshoots $1.57). 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 (20 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$4321 Aug 202611d left+$1.14/sh+$2,271
cycle +$4,191
[+$1,646…+$2,742] · 100% credit
69%
surv 54%
-$7,960 NOT
cap gain +$13,540
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$4828 Aug 202618d left+$0.57/sh+$1,134
cycle +$3,054
[+$68…+$1,459] · 78% credit
77%
surv 69%
-$1,394 NOT
cap gain +$20,106
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$4621 Aug 202611d left+$0.16/sh+$313
cycle +$2,233
[-$485…+$582] · 45% credit
75%
surv 65%
-$5,506 NOT
cap gain +$15,994
Max even-money escape in the band~$4928 Aug 202618d left+$0.23/sh+$452
cycle +$2,372
[-$746…+$726] · 44% credit
78%
surv 72%
-$430 NOT
cap gain +$21,070
reaches SS ✓
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$5328 Aug 202618d left-$0.84/sh-$1,674
cycle +$246
[-$3,430…-$1,604] · 6% credit
84%
surv 80%
+$4,028 SAFE
cap gain +$25,528
budget: banked $1,920 debit $1,674 (87% used ≈ 1.0 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$246 cash · rolled 20 ct earn ≈ $6,178/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 +0.5 vol pt per +1% move (spike-vol name: vol expands on a fast move, richer buyback). 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$7,200/mo
vs 50% target ($7,100/mo)+1%
vs normal income ($14,200/mo)51% covered
Net income (after hedge)$2,045/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $43 is $7 below CC-SS $49.67: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$11,415
… as % of IC ($32,000)35.7%
… as % of ML ($56,000)20.4%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.8 mo
Surgical close (20 ct)$-21,640
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.24/sh (~25% of the $0.96 collected) or spot ≥ $44.03 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $43)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $43.53 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $42.57Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$43-44.03
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
≥ $44.03
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 0.82 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$43.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,920$-10,231+$11,269-$1,000
+2.5%$44.07 (1.0σ)$-230$-10,611+$10,889-$3,000
+5%$45.15 (1.2σ)$-2,380$-10,992+$10,508-$3,000
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $49.67, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-21,500
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$20,324
− CC assignment net of premium (20 × $43): -$11,415
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-12,591 (+$8,909 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-9,591 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-3,000, the opportunity cost of earning $7,200/mo FIGHT income now)
100% normal20 × $39.5014 Aug8d5.8%66%hist 78%72%hist 59%-1pp$3,960$14,850+$7,650$16,375
Sell 20 × $39.50 5.8% OTM over spot $37.32 14 Aug 2026 (8d, $2.07 mid)
= $3,960 credit for the 8d cycle → $14,850/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $39.50)
66%
Breach risk
34%
POP (stays ≤ $41.57)
76%
EV / mo
+$4,877
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
-1pp
57% whole by 9mo vs 57% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~4.4/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$-413/mo
median; plan ~$-281/mo after 68% keep · $-1,439 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.1 mo [0.7-2.3], measured ONLY among the 57% 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)
58%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$798
Free roll-up
+$3/wk
Safest escape (by 28 Aug 2026)
$55 @ 92% POP
91% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 20 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: $3.36/sh now → $2.38 mid-life (likely $3.06–$4.36)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.98/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.40/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,729 simulated challenges: the $40 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 8, at $41 (overshoots $1.47). 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 (20 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$4021 Aug 202611d left+$1.00/sh+$2,009
cycle +$5,969
[+$1,150…+$1,718] · 99% credit
69%
surv 54%
-$11,943 NOT
cap gain +$9,557
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$4228 Aug 202618d left+$0.83/sh+$1,662
cycle +$5,622
[+$359…+$1,187] · 86% credit
74%
surv 65%
-$7,878 NOT
cap gain +$13,622
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$4221 Aug 202611d left+$0.01/sh+$18
cycle +$3,978
[-$1,051…-$401] · 14% credit
76%
surv 67%
-$9,522 NOT
cap gain +$11,978
Max even-money escape in the band~$4528 Aug 202618d left+$0.00/sh+$9
cycle +$3,969
[-$1,606…-$608] · 13% credit
79%
surv 74%
-$4,594 NOT
cap gain +$16,906
reaches SS ✓
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$5528 Aug 202618d left-$1.62/sh-$3,232
cycle +$728
[-$5,996…-$4,212]
92%
surv 91%
+$8,625 SAFE
cap gain +$30,125
budget: banked $3,960 debit $3,232 (82% used ≈ 0.9 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$728 cash · rolled 20 ct earn ≈ $2,542/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 +0.5 vol pt per +1% move (spike-vol name: vol expands on a fast move, richer buyback). 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$14,850/mo
vs 50% target ($7,100/mo)+109%
vs normal income ($14,200/mo)105% covered
Net income (after hedge)$9,695/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $39.50 is $10 below CC-SS $49.67: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$16,375
… as % of IC ($32,000)51.2%
… as % of ML ($56,000)29.2%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.2 mo
Surgical close (20 ct)$-21,680
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.49/sh (~25% of the $1.98 collected) or spot ≥ $41.57 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $40)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $43.53 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $39.10Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$39-41.57
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
≥ $41.57
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 0.82 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$39.50 (≤1σ, normal week)$3,960$-13,952+$7,548+$1,040
+2.5%$40.49 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,985$-14,301+$7,199-$935
+5%$41.48 (≤1σ, normal week)$10$-14,651+$6,849-$2,910
SS (= V-bounce)$44.00 (1.0σ)$-5,040$-15,545+$5,955-$7,960
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $49.67, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-21,500
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$20,324
− CC assignment net of premium (20 × $39.50): -$16,375
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-17,551 (+$3,949 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-9,591 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-7,960, the opportunity cost of earning $14,850/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 IREN are the tiebreakers.
⚔ FIGHT CC options · full candidate scan (25 clear the floor), click to expand

Every eligible strike x expiry in the 4-45 DTE band (3 expiries scanned, 25 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: 0.823 (IBKR)  |  Recovery@SS: +$20,324 (un-capped fortress gain if stock rallies to SS)  |  Do-nothing @ SS: $-9,591

StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$438d14 Aug 2026$0.9620/20$7,200$2,04581%85%+$3,083-$11,41535.7%$-12,591 (vs do-nothing $-3,000)
$428d14 Aug 2026$1.2616/20$7,560$3,57378%83%+$3,292-$10,25232.0%$-13,111 (vs do-nothing $-3,520)
$4215d21 Aug 2026$1.9818/20$7,128$2,55774%80%+$2,507-$10,23832.0%$-12,255 (vs do-nothing $-2,664)
$418d14 Aug 2026$1.4813/20$7,215$4,10473%80%+$2,740-$9,34429.2%$-13,465 (vs do-nothing $-3,874)
$4222d28 Aug 2026$2.8019/20$7,255$2,39271%78%+$2,045-$9,24928.9%$-10,845 (vs do-nothing $-1,254)
$4115d21 Aug 2026$2.3715/20$7,110$3,41570%78%+$2,488-$9,44729.5%$-12,726 (vs do-nothing $-3,135)
$408d14 Aug 2026$1.8011/20$7,425$4,89869%77%+$2,568-$8,65427.0%$-13,617 (vs do-nothing $-4,026)
$4122d28 Aug 2026$3.0018/20$7,364$2,79368%77%+$1,713-$10,20231.9%$-12,219 (vs do-nothing $-2,628)
$4015d21 Aug 2026$2.6614/20$7,448$4,04566%76%+$2,291-$9,81130.7%$-13,511 (vs do-nothing $-3,920)
$39.508d14 Aug 2026$1.9810/20$7,425$5,19066%76%+$2,438-$8,18825.6%$-13,571 (vs do-nothing $-3,980)
$4022d28 Aug 2026$3.3016/20$7,200$3,21365%75%+$1,462-$10,18831.8%$-13,047 (vs do-nothing $-3,456)
$39.5015d21 Aug 2026$2.8513/20$7,410$4,29964%75%+$1,890-$9,51329.7%$-13,634 (vs do-nothing $-4,043)
$398d14 Aug 2026$2.199/20$7,391$5,44863%75%+$2,334-$7,63023.8%$-13,434 (vs do-nothing $-3,843)
Show 12 more candidates (lower strikes: more income, lower survival)
StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$3915d21 Aug 2026$3.0012/20$7,200$4,38162%74%+$1,669-$9,20128.8%$-13,743 (vs do-nothing $-4,152)
$3922d28 Aug 2026$3.6515/20$7,466$3,77162%73%+$1,336-$10,52732.9%$-13,806 (vs do-nothing $-4,215)
$38.508d14 Aug 2026$2.408/20$7,200$5,54961%74%+$2,147-$7,01421.9%$-13,239 (vs do-nothing $-3,648)
$38.5015d21 Aug 2026$3.1512/20$7,560$4,74160%72%+$1,565-$9,62130.1%$-14,163 (vs do-nothing $-4,572)
$3822d28 Aug 2026$4.0513/20$7,180$4,06958%72%+$1,144-$9,90330.9%$-14,024 (vs do-nothing $-4,433)
$3815d21 Aug 2026$3.3511/20$7,370$4,84358%71%+$1,421-$9,14928.6%$-14,112 (vs do-nothing $-4,521)
$388d14 Aug 2026$2.618/20$7,830$6,17958%72%+$2,165-$7,24622.6%$-13,471 (vs do-nothing $-3,880)
$37.5015d21 Aug 2026$3.5510/20$7,100$4,86556%71%+$1,255-$8,61826.9%$-14,001 (vs do-nothing $-4,410)
$3722d28 Aug 2026$4.7511/20$7,125$4,59855%71%+$1,342-$8,70927.2%$-13,672 (vs do-nothing $-4,081)
$37.508d14 Aug 2026$2.807/20$7,350$5,99155%71%+$1,810-$6,55720.5%$-13,203 (vs do-nothing $-3,612)
$3715d21 Aug 2026$3.8010/20$7,600$5,36553%70%+$1,291-$8,86827.7%$-14,251 (vs do-nothing $-4,660)
$378d14 Aug 2026$3.007/20$7,875$6,51651%70%+$1,701-$6,76721.1%$-13,413 (vs do-nothing $-3,822)

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 20 contracts at the conservative CC.

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