FORTRESS FIGHT: IREN-LC45 @ $40.83

BE SS: $56.50  |  CC-SS: $56.53  |  20 contracts (2,000 sh) |  ⌂ PORTFOLIO

GENERATED2026-07-11 14:09

IREN-LC45 @ $40.83   UNDERWATER $15.67 (27.7% below BE SS)

20 contracts (2,000 sh)  |  BE SS: $56.50  |  CC-SS: $56.53  |  IV: HIGH  |  Accounts: Neville:0865

LC: $45 exp 2028-01-21 (entry $31.729/sh)
SP: $65 exp 2028-01-21 (entry $29.138/sh)
HP: $21 exp 2026-08-21 (entry $0.421/sh)

Economics

Max Loss$94,000(ND $3.00 + SW $44) x 2000
Normal income ref$16,615/mo95% ann ROI on ML
Hedge rolling cost$1,083/mo
Unrealized P&L$-35,240fortress legs from IBKR
INCOME GOALPOSTS & VELOCITY
50% INCOME FLOOR
$8,308/mo
HEDGE COVER
$1,083/mo
NORMAL INCOME
$16,615/mo (ATM CC, chain)
IC VELOCITY
0.4 mo to earn back $6,000
ML VELOCITY
5.7 mo to earn back $94,000
Deep drawdown confirmed: a CC at CC-SS $56.53 (probe: $57C 13d) brings only $1,015/mo (<20% of normal), so FIGHT below it is warranted.
🏦 CAMPAIGN LEDGER , realized CC income since 2026-07-02; banked cash shrinks the hole, so CC-SS ratchets down (seeded from open positions, reconciled from IBKR executions nightly)
Banked since 2026-07-02
$1,473
Hole (after banked)
$33,767
was $35,240 · 4% earned back
Cycles closed
13
Credit in flight
$0
CC-SS ratchet
$60.41 → $56.53
TECHNICALS (cc_timing weekly gate + daily trigger)
WEEKLYNEUTRAL · %B 32 (live) · RSI 46 · MACD bearish, hist falling
DAILYFALLING (provisional) · RSI 39 · %B 23 · hist rising (nightly)
LEVELSUpper BB (CC ceiling) $65.71 (+61%) · daily UBB $64.10 · 1-wk expected move ±$6 (chain IV)
SETUPNo tilt: engine default. (advisory; floors and picks are chain-only)
⚠ Next earnings 2026-08-28: candidates whose expiry crosses it are flagged in the spectrum; EV is unreliable across earnings.
INTERPRETATION
Primary: 16 contracts at $45 / 6d. This is the safest strike (survival 78%, breach 22%) that still earns 50% of normal income ($8,308/mo); it brings $8,400/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 17 × $42/6d for $17,340/mo, but breach risk rises to 39% (+17pp 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 × $54/6d (98% survival, $1,100/mo).
Downside anchor: the primary mortgages $16,768 (279% of IC) ONLY on a full V-bounce all the way to SS $56, recoverable in 1.0 months of normal income. That is the rare tail; the frequent case is the strike holding. Surgical close on the 16 contracts realizes $-28,216 and cuts bleed by $866/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 · 17 Jul 2026 (6d) · sell 16 × $45, 78% survival, $8,400/mo (E[net] $2,524/mo).
This week's Friday is inside the pin/gamma window, so only the next weekly is shown.
TrackExpirySellSurvivalIncome/moE[net]/mo
NEXT FRIDAY 🏆17 Jul 2026 · 6d16 × $4578%$8,400$2,524

📅 NEXT FRIDAY · 17 Jul 2026 · 6d · E[net] $2,524/mo 🏆 GRAND PICK

🎯 Engine pick: sell 16 × $45 (primary), 78% survival, breach 22%, $8,400/mo.
⚖️ Worth a safer step: the $47 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 86% (breach 22% → 14%) for $2,875/mo less (34% income), and it still covers your hedge. The pick sits below the ~80% (≈1σ) comfort line; on a drawdown you are nursing back, dodging the frequent breach usually beats the extra premium. Lean: the safer $47 rung, unless you need the income to cover the hedge bleed, or you expect IREN to stay flat-to-down near term.
IREN  spot $40.83 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsPer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
cover hedge20 × $5417 Jul6d32.3%98%4%$220$1,100-$7,300$4,840
Sell 20 × $54 32.3% OTM over spot $40.83 17 Jul 2026 (6d, $0.12 mid)
= $220 credit for the 6d cycle → $1,100/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $54)
98%
Breach risk
2%
POP (stays ≤ $54.12)
98%
EV / mo
+$895
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.7 mo [0.9-3.5] median  ·  49% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 49% without)  ·  ~0.7 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $-1,753
🛡 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)
3%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$5,496
Free roll-up
+$7/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$64 @ 82% POP
77% 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 3 of 6); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $4.04/sh now → $2.86 mid-life (likely $1.92–$3.51)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.11/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.75/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 82 simulated challenges: the $54 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 6, at $55 (overshoots $1.40). 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)~$5424 Jul 202610d left+$2.01/sh+$4,013
cycle +$4,233
[+$4,420…+$5,498] · 100% credit
70%
surv 54%
-$7,298 NOT
cap gain +$27,942
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$6124 Jul 202610d left+$0.13/sh+$262
cycle +$482
[+$141…+$1,353] · 80% credit
81%
surv 75%
+$959 SAFE
cap gain +$36,199
Max even-money escape in the band~$6331 Jul 202617d left+$0.18/sh+$357
cycle +$577
[+$125…+$1,929] · 79% credit
81%
surv 76%
+$5,554 SAFE
cap gain +$40,794
reaches SS ✓
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$6431 Jul 202617d left-$0.12/sh-$236
cycle -$16
[-$595…+$1,312] · 63% credit
82%
surv 77%
+$6,761 SAFE
cap gain +$42,001
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$1,100/mo
vs 50% target ($8,308/mo)-87%
vs normal income ($16,615/mo)7% covered
Net income (after hedge)$17/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $54 is $3 below CC-SS $56.53: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$4,840
… as % of IC ($6,000)80.7%
… as % of ML ($94,000)5.1%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.3 mo
Surgical close (20 ct)$-35,260
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.03/sh (~25% of the $0.11 collected) or spot ≥ $54.12 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $54)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $64.10 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $53.46Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$53-54.12
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
≥ $54.12
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 0.90 (fallback)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$54.00 (2.2σ)$220$-11,311+$23,929-$420
+2.5%$55.35 (2.5σ)$-2,480$-11,581+$23,659-$3,120
+5%$56.70 (2.7σ)$-5,180$-11,851+$23,389-$4,420
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $56.53, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-35,240
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$28,262
− CC assignment net of premium (20 × $54): -$4,840
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-11,817 (+$23,423 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-7,397 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-4,420, the opportunity cost of earning $1,100/mo FIGHT income now)
🛡 safe yield20 × $4917 Jul6d20.0%92%17%$740$3,700-$4,700$14,320
Sell 20 × $49 20.0% OTM over spot $40.83 17 Jul 2026 (6d, $0.39 mid)
= $740 credit for the 6d cycle → $3,700/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $49)
92%
Breach risk
8%
POP (stays ≤ $49.38)
93%
EV / mo
+$2,352
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.8 mo [0.9-3.6] median, 0.1 mo SLOWER than no FIGHT (1.7 mo): roll costs eat the credits at this rung  ·  60% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 57% without)  ·  ~3.1 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $4,000
🛡 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)
12%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$4,194
Free roll-up
+$6/wk
Safest escape (by 24 Jul 2026)
$56 @ 83% POP
77% 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 3 of 6); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $3.49/sh now → $2.47 mid-life (likely $2.09–$3.60)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.37/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.10/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 351 simulated challenges: the $49 strike is typically first touched on day 4 of 6, at $51 (overshoots $1.53). 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)~$4924 Jul 202610d left+$1.74/sh+$3,476
cycle +$4,216
[+$3,378…+$4,592] · 100% credit
69%
surv 54%
-$16,316 NOT
cap gain +$18,924
Max even-money escape in the band~$5631 Jul 202617d left+$0.39/sh+$780
cycle +$1,520
[+$17…+$1,681] · 75% credit
79%
surv 74%
-$6,103 NOT
cap gain +$29,137
SS $56 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$5524 Jul 202610d left+$0.07/sh+$142
cycle +$882
[-$379…+$750] · 58% credit
81%
surv 74%
-$9,441 NOT
cap gain +$25,799
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$5624 Jul 202610d left-$0.21/sh-$414
cycle +$326
[-$1,046…+$122] · 30% credit
83%
surv 77%
-$8,197 NOT
cap gain +$27,043
budget: banked $740 debit $414 (56% used ≈ 0.5 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$326 cash · rolled 20 ct earn ≈ $13,561/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 +0.5 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$3,700/mo
vs 50% target ($8,308/mo)-55%
vs normal income ($16,615/mo)22% covered
Net income (after hedge)$2,617/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $49 is $8 below CC-SS $56.53: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$14,320
… as % of IC ($6,000)238.7%
… as % of ML ($94,000)15.2%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.9 mo
Surgical close (20 ct)$-35,270
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 $0.37 collected) or spot ≥ $49.38 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $49)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $64.10 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $48.51Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$49-49.38
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
≥ $49.38
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 0.90 (fallback)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$49.00 (1.4σ)$740$-19,791+$15,449+$100
+2.5%$50.22 (1.6σ)$-1,710$-20,036+$15,204-$2,350
+5%$51.45 (1.8σ)$-4,160$-20,281+$14,959-$4,800
SS (= V-bounce)$56.50 (2.7σ)$-14,260$-21,291+$13,949-$13,900
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $56.53, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-35,240
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$28,262
− CC assignment net of premium (20 × $49): -$14,320
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-21,297 (+$13,943 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-7,397 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-13,900, the opportunity cost of earning $3,700/mo FIGHT income now)
33% normal ← lean17 × $4717 Jul6d15.1%86%28%$1,105$5,525-$2,875$15,096
Sell 17 × $47 15.1% OTM over spot $40.83 17 Jul 2026 (6d, $0.66 mid)
= $1,105 credit for the 6d cycle → $5,525/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $47)
86%
Breach risk
14%
POP (stays ≤ $47.66)
88%
EV / mo
+$3,114
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.9 mo [1.0-3.6] median, 0.3 mo faster than no FIGHT (2.2 mo)  ·  60% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 56% without)  ·  ~5.4 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $8,601
🛡 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)
22%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$2,836
Free roll-up
+$5/wk
Safest escape (by 24 Jul 2026)
$55 @ 85% POP
81% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 17 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 3 of 6); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $3.28/sh now → $2.32 mid-life (likely $2.14–$3.67)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.65/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.67/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 652 simulated challenges: the $47 strike is typically first touched on day 4 of 6, at $49 (overshoots $1.55). The [P25–P75] under each Total is that door's credit across those paths; % credit is the share of those challenges where the roll is a net credit.
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (17 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$4724 Jul 202610d left+$1.64/sh+$2,780
cycle +$3,885
[+$2,475…+$3,457] · 100% credit
69%
surv 54%
-$20,151 NOT
cap gain +$15,089
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$5331 Jul 202617d left+$0.52/sh+$885
cycle +$1,990
[+$28…+$1,315] · 76% credit
79%
surv 72%
-$10,937 NOT
cap gain +$24,303
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$5224 Jul 202610d left+$0.23/sh+$391
cycle +$1,496
[-$131…+$694] · 68% credit
80%
surv 72%
-$14,131 NOT
cap gain +$21,109
Max even-money escape in the band~$5431 Jul 202617d left+$0.25/sh+$426
cycle +$1,531
[-$503…+$821] · 55% credit
80%
surv 75%
-$9,596 NOT
cap gain +$25,644
SS $56 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$5524 Jul 202610d left-$0.56/sh-$947
cycle +$158
[-$1,799…-$716] · 5% credit
85%
surv 81%
-$10,069 NOT
cap gain +$25,171
budget: banked $1,105 debit $947 (86% used ≈ 0.7 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$158 cash · rolled 17 ct earn ≈ $8,979/mo while parked; 3 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$5,525/mo
vs 50% target ($8,308/mo)-33%
vs normal income ($16,615/mo)33% covered
Net income (after hedge)$4,664/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $47 is $10 below CC-SS $56.53: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$15,096
… as % of IC ($6,000)251.6%
… as % of ML ($94,000)16.1%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.9 mo
Surgical close (17 ct)$-29,962
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 $0.65 collected) or spot ≥ $47.66 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $47)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $64.10 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $46.53Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$47-47.66
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
≥ $47.66
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 0.90 (fallback)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$47.00 (1.0σ)$1,105$-22,930+$12,310+$561
+2.5%$48.17 (1.2σ)$-892$-22,813+$12,427-$1,436
+5%$49.35 (1.4σ)$-2,890$-22,695+$12,545-$3,434
SS (= V-bounce)$56.50 (2.7σ)$-15,045$-22,130+$13,110-$14,739
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $56.53, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-35,240
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$28,262
− CC assignment net of premium (17 × $47): -$15,096
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (3 × $56): -$63
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-22,136 (+$13,104 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-7,397 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-14,739, the opportunity cost of earning $5,525/mo FIGHT income now)
🎯 50% normal16 × $4517 Jul6d10.2%78%34%$1,680$8,400$16,768
Sell 16 × $45 10.2% OTM over spot $40.83 17 Jul 2026 (6d, $1.06 mid)
= $1,680 credit for the 6d cycle → $8,400/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $45)
78%
Breach risk
22%
POP (stays ≤ $46.06)
83%
EV / mo
+$3,852
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.9 mo [0.9-4.1] median, 0.2 mo SLOWER than no FIGHT (1.7 mo): roll costs eat the credits at this rung  ·  62% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 53% without)  ·  ~9.2 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $12,440
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
34%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,797
Free roll-up
+$5/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$58 @ 88% POP
87% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 16 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 3 of 6); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $3.07/sh now → $2.17 mid-life (likely $2.27–$3.67)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.05/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.12/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,014 simulated challenges: the $45 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 6, at $46 (overshoots $1.48). 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 (16 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$4524 Jul 202610d left+$1.54/sh+$2,456
cycle +$4,136
[+$2,059…+$2,777] · 100% credit
69%
surv 54%
-$23,467 NOT
cap gain +$11,773
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$5031 Jul 202617d left+$0.65/sh+$1,037
cycle +$2,717
[+$130…+$1,256] · 82% credit
78%
surv 71%
-$15,578 NOT
cap gain +$19,662
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$5024 Jul 202610d left+$0.11/sh+$171
cycle +$1,851
[-$448…+$290] · 39% credit
80%
surv 73%
-$17,344 NOT
cap gain +$17,896
Max even-money escape in the band~$5231 Jul 202617d left+$0.12/sh+$191
cycle +$1,871
[-$875…+$314] · 35% credit
81%
surv 76%
-$12,824 NOT
cap gain +$22,416
SS $56 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$5831 Jul 202617d left-$1.02/sh-$1,638
cycle +$42
[-$3,173…-$1,698]
88%
surv 87%
-$4,721 NOT
cap gain +$30,519
budget: banked $1,680 debit $1,638 (97% used ≈ 0.8 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$42 cash · rolled 16 ct earn ≈ $3,246/mo while parked; 4 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$8,400/mo
vs 50% target ($8,308/mo)+1%
vs normal income ($16,615/mo)51% covered
Net income (after hedge)$7,612/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $45 is $12 below CC-SS $56.53: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$16,768
… as % of IC ($6,000)279.5%
… as % of ML ($94,000)17.8%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.0 mo
Surgical close (16 ct)$-28,216
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.26/sh (~25% of the $1.05 collected) or spot ≥ $46.06 (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 $64.10 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $44.55Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$45-46.06
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $46.06
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 0.90 (fallback)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$45.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,680$-25,923+$9,317+$1,168
+2.5%$46.12 (≤1σ, normal week)$-120$-25,698+$9,542-$632
+5%$47.25 (1.1σ)$-1,920$-25,473+$9,767-$2,432
SS (= V-bounce)$56.50 (2.7σ)$-16,720$-23,823+$11,417-$16,432
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $56.53, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-35,240
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$28,262
− CC assignment net of premium (16 × $45): -$16,768
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (4 × $56): -$84
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-23,829 (+$11,411 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-7,397 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-16,432, the opportunity cost of earning $8,400/mo FIGHT income now)
100% normal17 × $4217 Jul6d2.9%61%83%$3,468$17,340+$8,940$21,233
Sell 17 × $42 2.9% OTM over spot $40.83 17 Jul 2026 (6d, $2.06 mid)
= $3,468 credit for the 6d cycle → $17,340/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $42)
61%
Breach risk
39%
POP (stays ≤ $44.06)
73%
EV / mo
+$5,228
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.6 mo [0.9-3.8] median, 0.2 mo faster than no FIGHT (1.8 mo)  ·  64% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 51% without)  ·  ~20.6 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $16,543
🛡 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)
63%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
+$131
Free roll-up
+$3/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$56 @ 91% POP
90% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 17 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 3 of 6); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $2.78/sh now → $1.96 mid-life (likely $2.65–$4.01)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $2.04/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets +$0.08/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,894 simulated challenges: the $42 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 6, at $44 (overshoots $1.60). 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 (17 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$4224 Jul 202610d left+$1.39/sh+$2,363
cycle +$5,831
[+$1,770…+$2,119] · 100% credit
69%
surv 54%
-$27,204 NOT
cap gain +$8,036
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$4631 Jul 202617d left+$0.85/sh+$1,446
cycle +$4,914
[+$261…+$983] · 84% credit
77%
surv 69%
-$20,613 NOT
cap gain +$14,627
Max even-money escape in the band~$4831 Jul 202617d left+$0.18/sh+$312
cycle +$3,780
[-$1,197…-$275] · 15% credit
80%
surv 75%
-$18,147 NOT
cap gain +$17,093
SS $56 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$4524 Jul 202610d left+$0.10/sh+$162
cycle +$3,630
[-$933…-$282] · 13% credit
77%
surv 69%
-$23,697 NOT
cap gain +$11,543
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$5631 Jul 202617d left-$1.18/sh-$2,012
cycle +$1,456
[-$4,428…-$2,856]
91%
surv 90%
-$6,122 NOT
cap gain +$29,118
budget: banked $3,468 debit $2,012 (58% used ≈ 0.5 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$1,456 cash · rolled 17 ct earn ≈ $2,340/mo while parked; 3 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$17,340/mo
vs 50% target ($8,308/mo)+109%
vs normal income ($16,615/mo)104% covered
Net income (after hedge)$16,479/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $42 is $15 below CC-SS $56.53: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$21,233
… as % of IC ($6,000)353.9%
… as % of ML ($94,000)22.6%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.3 mo
Surgical close (17 ct)$-29,996
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.51/sh (~25% of the $2.04 collected) or spot ≥ $44.06 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $42)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $64.10 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $41.58Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$42-44.06
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $44.06
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 0.90 (fallback)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$42.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$3,468$-29,567+$5,673+$2,924
+2.5%$43.05 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,683$-29,462+$5,778+$1,139
+5%$44.10 (≤1σ, normal week)$-102$-29,357+$5,883-$646
SS (= V-bounce)$56.50 (2.7σ)$-21,182$-28,267+$6,973-$20,876
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $56.53, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-35,240
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$28,262
− CC assignment net of premium (17 × $42): -$21,233
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (3 × $56): -$63
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-28,273 (+$6,967 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-7,397 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-20,876, the opportunity cost of earning $17,340/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 (22 clear the floor), click to expand

Every eligible strike x expiry in the 4-45 DTE band (3 expiries scanned, 22 clear the income floor), each sized to the minimum contracts that clear it. Sorted by survival (safest first): the primary 🎯 is the safest; rows below trade safety for income.

Fortress delta: 0.900 (fallback)  |  Recovery@SS: +$28,262 (un-capped fortress gain if stock rallies to SS)  |  Do-nothing @ SS: $-7,397

StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$456d17 Jul 2026$1.0516/20$8,400$7,61278%83%+$3,852-$16,768279.5%$-23,829 (vs do-nothing $-16,432)
$46.5013d24 Jul 2026$1.9819/20$8,664$7,65577%83%+$4,162-$15,302255.0%$-22,301 (vs do-nothing $-14,904)
$45.5013d24 Jul 2026$2.2516/20$8,313$7,52673%81%+$3,675-$14,045234.1%$-21,107 (vs do-nothing $-13,710)
$446d17 Jul 2026$1.3313/20$8,645$8,07973%80%+$3,537-$14,560242.7%$-21,684 (vs do-nothing $-14,287)
$4513d24 Jul 2026$2.0318/20$8,432$7,49772%79%+$2,674-$17,100285.0%$-24,119 (vs do-nothing $-16,722)
$44.5013d24 Jul 2026$1.9119/20$8,375$7,36670%78%+$1,678-$19,228320.5%$-26,226 (vs do-nothing $-18,829)
$4520d31 Jul 2026$3.0019/20$8,550$7,54169%77%+$2,284-$16,207270.1%$-23,205 (vs do-nothing $-15,808)
$4413d24 Jul 2026$2.3716/20$8,751$7,96368%77%+$2,548-$16,256270.9%$-23,317 (vs do-nothing $-15,920)
$436d17 Jul 2026$1.6411/20$9,020$8,60267%76%+$3,146-$13,079218.0%$-20,245 (vs do-nothing $-12,848)
$4420d31 Jul 2026$3.1018/20$8,370$7,43566%75%+$1,563-$16,974282.9%$-23,993 (vs do-nothing $-16,596)
$43.5013d24 Jul 2026$2.5215/20$8,723$8,00966%76%+$2,338-$15,765262.7%$-22,847 (vs do-nothing $-15,450)
$4313d24 Jul 2026$2.7414/20$8,852$8,21264%75%+$2,321-$15,106251.8%$-22,209 (vs do-nothing $-14,812)
$4320d31 Jul 2026$3.6516/20$8,760$7,97263%75%+$1,843-$15,808263.5%$-22,869 (vs do-nothing $-15,472)
Show 9 more candidates (lower strikes: more income, lower survival)
StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$42.5013d24 Jul 2026$2.8213/20$8,460$7,89462%74%+$1,825-$14,573242.9%$-21,697 (vs do-nothing $-14,300)
$426d17 Jul 2026$2.049/20$9,180$8,90961%73%+$2,768-$11,241187.3%$-18,449 (vs do-nothing $-11,052)
$4220d31 Jul 2026$4.0514/20$8,505$7,86559%72%+$1,609-$14,672244.5%$-21,775 (vs do-nothing $-14,378)
$4213d24 Jul 2026$3.2012/20$8,862$8,36959%73%+$2,174-$13,596226.6%$-20,741 (vs do-nothing $-13,344)
$41.5013d24 Jul 2026$3.3511/20$8,504$8,08657%72%+$1,823-$12,848214.1%$-20,014 (vs do-nothing $-12,617)
$4120d31 Jul 2026$4.1014/20$8,610$7,97056%70%+$781-$16,002266.7%$-23,105 (vs do-nothing $-15,708)
$4113d24 Jul 2026$3.6010/20$8,308$7,96355%70%+$1,702-$11,930198.8%$-19,117 (vs do-nothing $-11,720)
$416d17 Jul 2026$2.507/20$8,750$8,62754%70%+$2,227-$9,121152.0%$-16,371 (vs do-nothing $-8,974)
$40.5013d24 Jul 2026$3.8010/20$8,769$8,42553%70%+$1,599-$12,230203.8%$-19,417 (vs do-nothing $-12,020)

Income/mo = FIGHT leg gross, DTE-prorated. Net/mo = FIGHT + conservative CC gross minus hedge cost. POP (mid) = probability stock closes at or below (strike + mid premium) at expiry, per-strike chain IV when available. Survival = CC expires fully worthless. EV/mo = premium minus expected buyback, monthly, with realized vol = IV x 85% (variance risk premium 15%). Cap give-up @ SS = recovery mortgaged on a V-bounce to SS, net of premium. Total P&L @ SS = absolute position P&L if the stock closes at SS; "vs do-nothing" = opportunity cost against holding all 20 contracts at the conservative CC.

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