FORTRESS FIGHT: IREN-LC45 @ $40.37

BE SS: $56.50  |  CC-SS: $59.10  |  20 contracts (2,000 sh) |  ⌂ PORTFOLIO

GENERATED2026-07-14 21:38

IREN-LC45 @ $40.37   UNDERWATER $16.13 (28.5% below BE SS)

20 contracts (2,000 sh)  |  BE SS: $56.50  |  CC-SS: $59.10 (banked floor $58.42)  |  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$12,529/mo95% ann ROI on ML
Hedge rolling cost$1,295/mo
Unrealized P&L$-40,090fortress legs from IBKR
INCOME GOALPOSTS & VELOCITY
50% INCOME FLOOR
$6,265/mo
HEDGE COVER
$1,295/mo
NORMAL INCOME
$12,529/mo (ATM CC, chain)
IC VELOCITY
0.5 mo to earn back $6,000
ML VELOCITY
7.5 mo to earn back $94,000
Deep drawdown confirmed: a CC at CC-SS $59.10 (probe: $59C 17d) brings only $212/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
$1,473
Hole (after banked)
$38,617
was $40,090 · 4% earned back
Cycles closed
13
Credit in flight
$0
CC-SS · banked floor (info)
$59.10 → $58.42
TECHNICALS (cc_timing weekly gate + daily trigger)
WEEKLYPULLBACK · %B 31 (live) · RSI 44 · MACD bearish, hist falling
DAILYFALLING (provisional) · RSI 39 · %B 25 · hist rising (nightly)
LEVELS20W MA (bounce target) $47.40 (+17%) · daily UBB $62.82 · 1-wk expected move ±$7 (chain IV)
SETUPSpring loaded, not ignited: 🎯 or 💎 at short DTE, normal tripwires. (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 / 3d. This is the safest strike (survival 83%, breach 17%) that still earns 50% of normal income ($6,265/mo); it brings $6,400/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 × $43/3d for $12,580/mo, but breach risk rises to 27% (+10pp vs the primary). The lower strike is hit by a smaller bounce.
More safety, less income: for just the hedge you can sit at 17 × $50/3d (96% survival, $1,360/mo).
Downside anchor: the primary mortgages $21,916 (365% of IC) ONLY on a full V-bounce all the way to SS $56, recoverable in 1.7 months of normal income. That is the rare tail; the frequent case is the strike holding. Surgical close on the 16 contracts realizes $-32,096 and cuts bleed by $1,036/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: THIS FRIDAY · 17 Jul 2026 (3d) · sell 16 × $45, 83% survival, $6,400/mo (E[net] $2,253/mo).
The two weekly tracks below are ranked by E[net]/mo = income − P(touch) × escape cost. Each has its own full ladder.
TrackExpirySellSurvivalIncome/moE[net]/mo
THIS FRIDAY 🏆17 Jul 2026 · 3d16 × $4583%$6,400$2,253
NEXT FRIDAY24 Jul 2026 · 10d19 × $45.5076%$6,327$-397

📅 THIS FRIDAY · 17 Jul 2026 · 3d · E[net] $2,253/mo 🏆 GRAND PICK

🎯 Engine pick: sell 16 × $45 (primary), 83% survival, breach 17%, $6,400/mo.
The pick is already past the ~80% (≈1σ) comfort line, so take the income. Stepping out to the $46 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 87% (breach 17% → 13%) for $2,080/mo less (32% income) buys safety you do not really need here.
IREN  spot $40.37 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsPer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
cover hedge17 × $5017 Jul3d23.9%96%8%$136$1,360-$5,040$15,330
Sell 17 × $50 23.9% OTM over spot $40.37 17 Jul 2026 (3d, $0.08 mid)
= $136 credit for the 3d cycle → $1,360/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $50)
96%
Breach risk
4%
POP (stays ≤ $50.09)
96%
EV / mo
+$628
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.0 mo [0.5-2.3] median  ·  59% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 58% without)  ·  ~2.3 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $-473
🛡 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)
-$2,607
Free roll-up
+$5/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$61 @ 82% POP
80% 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 1 of 3); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $2.28/sh now → $1.61 mid-life (likely $1.32–$2.82)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.08/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.53/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 81 simulated challenges: the $50 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 3, at $52 (overshoots $1.76). 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 (17 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$5024 Jul 20268d left+$1.88/sh+$3,200
cycle +$3,336
[+$3,176…+$3,757] · 100% credit
67%
surv 54%
-$16,103 NOT
cap gain +$23,987
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$5931 Jul 202616d left+$0.30/sh+$509
cycle +$645
[-$431…+$1,006] · 65% credit
79%
surv 76%
-$1,098 NOT
cap gain +$38,992
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$5524 Jul 20268d left+$0.06/sh+$94
cycle +$230
[-$783…+$480] · 53% credit
78%
surv 73%
-$8,220 NOT
cap gain +$31,870
Max even-money escape in the band~$6031 Jul 202616d left+$0.12/sh+$201
cycle +$337
[-$776…+$691] · 53% credit
81%
surv 78%
+$437 SAFE
cap gain +$40,527
reaches SS ✓
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$6131 Jul 202616d left-$0.07/sh-$120
cycle +$16
[-$1,192…+$356] · 41% credit
82%
surv 80%
+$1,958 SAFE
cap gain +$42,048
budget: banked $136 debit $120 (88% used ≈ 0.4 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$16 cash · rolled 17 ct earn ≈ $4,918/mo while parked; 3 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$1,360/mo
vs 50% target ($6,265/mo)-78%
vs normal income ($12,529/mo)11% covered
Net income (after hedge)$137/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $50 is $9 below CC-SS $59.10: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$15,330
… as % of IC ($6,000)255.5%
… as % of ML ($94,000)16.3%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.2 mo
Surgical close (17 ct)$-34,085
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.02/sh (~25% of the $0.08 collected) or spot ≥ $50.09 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $50)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $62.82 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $49.50Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$50-50.09
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
≥ $50.09
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 1.07 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$50.00 (2.1σ)$136$-19,303+$20,787+$0
+2.5%$51.25 (2.4σ)$-1,989$-18,750+$21,340-$2,125
+5%$52.50 (2.7σ)$-4,114$-18,198+$21,892-$4,250
SS (= V-bounce)$56.50 (3.6σ)$-10,914$-16,580+$23,510-$10,200
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $59.10, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-40,090
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$40,114
− CC assignment net of premium (17 × $50): -$15,330
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (3 × $56): -$905
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-16,211 (+$23,879 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-6,011 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-10,200, the opportunity cost of earning $1,360/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $47.40 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$0, position total $-25,008 (+$15,082 vs today)
🛡 safe yield20 × $4717 Jul3d16.4%91%19%$400$4,000-$2,400$23,795
Sell 20 × $47 16.4% OTM over spot $40.37 17 Jul 2026 (3d, $0.22 mid)
= $400 credit for the 3d cycle → $4,000/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $47)
91%
Breach risk
9%
POP (stays ≤ $47.22)
91%
EV / mo
+$1,227
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.2 mo [0.7-2.5] median  ·  57% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 52% without)  ·  ~5.7 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $2,048
🛡 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)
-$2,550
Free roll-up
+$5/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$57 @ 82% 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 1 of 3); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $2.09/sh now → $1.48 mid-life (likely $1.36–$2.54)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.20/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.28/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 275 simulated challenges: the $47 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 3, at $49 (overshoots $1.63). 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)~$4724 Jul 20268d left+$1.72/sh+$3,442
cycle +$3,842
[+$3,164…+$3,916] · 100% credit
67%
surv 54%
-$22,046 NOT
cap gain +$18,044
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$5531 Jul 202616d left+$0.45/sh+$909
cycle +$1,309
[+$25…+$1,250] · 76% credit
79%
surv 76%
-$8,237 NOT
cap gain +$31,853
Max even-money escape in the band~$5631 Jul 202616d left+$0.14/sh+$289
cycle +$689
[-$804…+$605] · 52% credit
80%
surv 77%
-$6,715 NOT
cap gain +$33,375
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)~$5224 Jul 20268d left+$0.08/sh+$166
cycle +$566
[-$737…+$434] · 49% credit
77%
surv 72%
-$15,405 NOT
cap gain +$24,685
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$5731 Jul 202616d left-$0.03/sh-$62
cycle +$338
[-$1,204…+$246] · 37% credit
82%
surv 80%
-$4,923 NOT
cap gain +$35,167
budget: banked $400 debit $62 (15% used ≈ 0.1 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$338 cash · rolled 20 ct earn ≈ $5,416/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$4,000/mo
vs 50% target ($6,265/mo)-36%
vs normal income ($12,529/mo)32% covered
Net income (after hedge)$2,705/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $47 is $12 below CC-SS $59.10: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$23,795
… as % of IC ($6,000)396.6%
… as % of ML ($94,000)25.3%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.9 mo
Surgical close (20 ct)$-40,120
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.05/sh (~25% of the $0.20 collected) or spot ≥ $47.22 (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 $62.82 (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
$47-47.22
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
≥ $47.22
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 1.07 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$47.00 (1.5σ)$400$-25,489+$14,601+$240
+2.5%$48.17 (1.7σ)$-1,950$-25,322+$14,768-$2,110
+5%$49.35 (2.0σ)$-4,300$-25,155+$14,935-$4,460
SS (= V-bounce)$56.50 (3.6σ)$-18,600$-24,140+$15,950-$17,760
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $59.10, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-40,090
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$40,114
− CC assignment net of premium (20 × $47): -$23,795
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-23,771 (+$16,319 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-6,011 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-17,760, the opportunity cost of earning $4,000/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $47.40 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$400, position total $-25,432 (+$14,658 vs today)
33% normal16 × $4617 Jul3d13.9%87%26%$432$4,320-$2,080$20,524
Sell 16 × $46 13.9% OTM over spot $40.37 17 Jul 2026 (3d, $0.29 mid)
= $432 credit for the 3d cycle → $4,320/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $46)
87%
Breach risk
13%
POP (stays ≤ $46.28)
88%
EV / mo
+$978
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.4 mo [0.7-3.0] median, 0.1 mo SLOWER than no FIGHT (1.2 mo): roll costs eat the credits at this rung  ·  60% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 55% without)  ·  ~7.7 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $2,555
🛡 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)
-$1,857
Free roll-up
+$5/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$57 @ 84% POP
82% 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 1 of 3); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $2.02/sh now → $1.43 mid-life (likely $1.43–$2.62)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.27/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.16/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 388 simulated challenges: the $46 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 3, at $48 (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 (16 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$4624 Jul 20268d left+$1.67/sh+$2,670
cycle +$3,102
[+$2,437…+$2,939] · 100% credit
67%
surv 54%
-$24,896 NOT
cap gain +$15,194
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$5431 Jul 202616d left+$0.39/sh+$628
cycle +$1,060
[-$171…+$819] · 69% credit
80%
surv 76%
-$10,595 NOT
cap gain +$29,495
Max even-money escape in the band~$5531 Jul 202616d left+$0.10/sh+$153
cycle +$585
[-$832…+$295] · 40% credit
81%
surv 78%
-$8,928 NOT
cap gain +$31,162
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)~$5124 Jul 20268d left+$0.05/sh+$75
cycle +$507
[-$714…+$196] · 38% credit
78%
surv 73%
-$17,574 NOT
cap gain +$22,516
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$5731 Jul 202616d left-$0.24/sh-$389
cycle +$43
[-$1,472…-$284] · 11% credit
84%
surv 82%
-$5,438 NOT
cap gain +$34,652
budget: banked $432 debit $389 (90% used ≈ 0.4 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$43 cash · rolled 16 ct earn ≈ $3,562/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$4,320/mo
vs 50% target ($6,265/mo)-31%
vs normal income ($12,529/mo)34% covered
Net income (after hedge)$3,121/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $46 is $13 below CC-SS $59.10: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$20,524
… as % of IC ($6,000)342.1%
… as % of ML ($94,000)21.8%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.6 mo
Surgical close (16 ct)$-32,096
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.07/sh (~25% of the $0.27 collected) or spot ≥ $46.28 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $46)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $62.82 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $45.54Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$46-46.28
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $46.28
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 1.07 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$46.00 (1.2σ)$432$-27,567+$12,523+$304
+2.5%$47.15 (1.5σ)$-1,408$-26,943+$13,147-$1,536
+5%$48.30 (1.7σ)$-3,248$-26,320+$13,770-$3,376
SS (= V-bounce)$56.50 (3.6σ)$-16,368$-22,076+$18,014-$15,696
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $59.10, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-40,090
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$40,114
− CC assignment net of premium (16 × $46): -$20,524
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (4 × $56): -$1,207
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-21,707 (+$18,383 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-6,011 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-15,696, the opportunity cost of earning $4,320/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $47.40 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$1,808, position total $-26,808 (+$13,282 vs today)
🎯 50% normal16 × $4517 Jul3d11.5%83%19%$640$6,400$21,916
Sell 16 × $45 11.5% OTM over spot $40.37 17 Jul 2026 (3d, $0.42 mid)
= $640 credit for the 3d cycle → $6,400/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $45)
83%
Breach risk
17%
POP (stays ≤ $45.41)
85%
EV / mo
+$1,378
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.4 mo [0.7-2.9] median  ·  57% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 52% without)  ·  ~11.4 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $5,684
🛡 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)
-$1,578
Free roll-up
+$5/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$56 @ 84% POP
83% 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 1 of 3); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $1.96/sh now → $1.39 mid-life (likely $1.41–$2.58)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.40/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.99/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 561 simulated challenges: the $45 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 3, at $47 (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 (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 20268d left+$1.62/sh+$2,588
cycle +$3,228
[+$2,333…+$2,840] · 100% credit
67%
surv 54%
-$26,913 NOT
cap gain +$13,177
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$5331 Jul 202616d left+$0.33/sh+$532
cycle +$1,172
[-$367…+$690] · 61% credit
80%
surv 77%
-$12,625 NOT
cap gain +$27,465
Max even-money escape in the band~$5431 Jul 202616d left+$0.05/sh+$79
cycle +$719
[-$992…+$197] · 34% credit
81%
surv 78%
-$10,936 NOT
cap gain +$29,154
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)~$5024 Jul 20268d left+$0.01/sh+$18
cycle +$658
[-$835…+$125] · 32% credit
78%
surv 73%
-$19,565 NOT
cap gain +$20,525
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$5631 Jul 202616d left-$0.28/sh-$450
cycle +$190
[-$1,622…-$363] · 8% credit
84%
surv 83%
-$7,181 NOT
cap gain +$32,909
budget: banked $640 debit $450 (70% used ≈ 0.3 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$190 cash · rolled 16 ct earn ≈ $3,315/mo while parked; 4 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$6,400/mo
vs 50% target ($6,265/mo)+2%
vs normal income ($12,529/mo)51% covered
Net income (after hedge)$5,201/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $45 is $14 below CC-SS $59.10: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$21,916
… as % of IC ($6,000)365.3%
… as % of ML ($94,000)23.3%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.7 mo
Surgical close (16 ct)$-32,096
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.10/sh (~25% of the $0.40 collected) or spot ≥ $45.41 (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 $62.82 (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
$45-45.41
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
≥ $45.41
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 1.07 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$45.00 (1.0σ)$640$-29,501+$10,589+$512
+2.5%$46.12 (1.3σ)$-1,160$-28,891+$11,199-$1,288
+5%$47.25 (1.5σ)$-2,960$-28,281+$11,809-$3,088
SS (= V-bounce)$56.50 (3.6σ)$-17,760$-23,468+$16,622-$17,088
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $59.10, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-40,090
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$40,114
− CC assignment net of premium (16 × $45): -$21,916
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (4 × $56): -$1,207
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-23,099 (+$16,991 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-6,011 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-17,088, the opportunity cost of earning $6,400/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $47.40 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$3,200, position total $-28,200 (+$11,890 vs today)
100% normal17 × $4317 Jul3d6.5%73%56%$1,258$12,580+$6,180$26,108
Sell 17 × $43 6.5% OTM over spot $40.37 17 Jul 2026 (3d, $0.77 mid)
= $1,258 credit for the 3d cycle → $12,580/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $43)
73%
Breach risk
27%
POP (stays ≤ $43.77)
78%
EV / mo
+$2,258
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.5 mo [0.7-2.9] median  ·  64% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 55% without)  ·  ~18.1 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $11,933
🛡 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)
35%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$950
Free roll-up
+$4/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$58 @ 90% 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 1 of 3); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $1.84/sh now → $1.30 mid-life (likely $1.52–$2.68)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.74/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.56/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,060 simulated challenges: the $43 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 3, at $45 (overshoots $1.61). 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)~$4324 Jul 20268d left+$1.52/sh+$2,577
cycle +$3,835
[+$2,236…+$2,783] · 100% credit
67%
surv 54%
-$30,597 NOT
cap gain +$9,493
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$4931 Jul 202616d left+$0.62/sh+$1,049
cycle +$2,307
[+$26…+$1,025] · 76% credit
77%
surv 72%
-$20,066 NOT
cap gain +$20,024
Max even-money escape in the band~$5131 Jul 202616d left+$0.22/sh+$371
cycle +$1,629
[-$791…+$280] · 40% credit
81%
surv 78%
-$16,460 NOT
cap gain +$23,630
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)~$4724 Jul 20268d left+$0.07/sh+$111
cycle +$1,369
[-$906…+$33] · 26% credit
77%
surv 72%
-$24,217 NOT
cap gain +$15,873
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$5831 Jul 202616d left-$0.68/sh-$1,154
cycle +$104
[-$2,845…-$1,434]
90%
surv 90%
-$3,480 NOT
cap gain +$36,610
budget: banked $1,258 debit $1,154 (92% used ≈ 0.4 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$104 cash · rolled 17 ct earn ≈ $1,978/mo while parked; 3 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$12,580/mo
vs 50% target ($6,265/mo)+101%
vs normal income ($12,529/mo)100% covered
Net income (after hedge)$11,357/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $43 is $16 below CC-SS $59.10: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$26,108
… as % of IC ($6,000)435.1%
… as % of ML ($94,000)27.8%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.1 mo
Surgical close (17 ct)$-34,128
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 $0.74 collected) or spot ≥ $43.77 (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 $62.82 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $42.57Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$43-43.77
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
≥ $43.77
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 1.07 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$43.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,258$-33,175+$6,915+$1,122
+2.5%$44.07 (≤1σ, normal week)$-569$-32,699+$7,391-$705
+5%$45.15 (1.1σ)$-2,397$-32,224+$7,866-$2,533
SS (= V-bounce)$56.50 (3.6σ)$-21,692$-27,358+$12,732-$20,978
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $59.10, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-40,090
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$40,114
− CC assignment net of premium (17 × $43): -$26,108
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (3 × $56): -$905
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-26,989 (+$13,101 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-6,011 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-20,978, the opportunity cost of earning $12,580/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $47.40 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$6,222, position total $-31,230 (+$8,860 vs today)
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.

📅 NEXT FRIDAY · 24 Jul 2026 · 10d · E[net] $-397/mo

🎯 Engine pick: sell 19 × $45.50 (primary), 76% survival, breach 24%, $6,327/mo.
Stay at the pick. Stepping safer (the $47 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 81% (breach 24% → 19%) for $2,145/mo less (34% income)) buys little extra safety; the income is doing real work covering the bleed.
IREN  spot $40.37 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsPer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
cover hedge19 × $5224 Jul10d28.8%92%17%$437$1,311-$5,016$13,048
Sell 19 × $52 28.8% OTM over spot $40.37 24 Jul 2026 (10d, $0.30 mid)
= $437 credit for the 10d cycle → $1,311/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $52)
92%
Breach risk
8%
POP (stays ≤ $52.30)
92%
EV / mo
+$93
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.7 mo [0.7-3.1] median  ·  56% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 55% without)  ·  ~2.1 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $-2,305
🛡 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)
-$6,255
Free roll-up
+$2/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$55 @ 71% POP
63% 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 5 of 10); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $4.98/sh now → $3.52 mid-life (likely $2.81–$4.93)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.23/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$3.29/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 399 simulated challenges: the $52 strike is typically first touched on day 7 of 10, at $54 (overshoots $2.03). The [P25–P75] under each Total is that door's credit across those paths; % credit is the share of those challenges where the roll is a net credit.
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (19 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$5231 Jul 202612d left+$0.91/sh+$1,727
cycle +$2,164
[+$1,319…+$2,992] · 96% credit
67%
surv 55%
-$13,006 NOT
cap gain +$27,084
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$5431 Jul 202612d left+$0.21/sh+$398
cycle +$835
[-$213…+$1,564] · 66% credit
70%
surv 60%
-$10,844 NOT
cap gain +$29,246
Max even-money escape in the band~$5431 Jul 202612d left+$0.21/sh+$398
cycle +$835
[-$213…+$1,564] · 66% credit
70%
surv 60%
-$10,844 NOT
cap gain +$29,246
SS $56 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$5531 Jul 202612d left-$0.10/sh-$191
cycle +$246
[-$913…+$930] · 48% credit
71%
surv 63%
-$9,292 NOT
cap gain +$30,798
budget: banked $437 debit $191 (44% used ≈ 0.6 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$246 cash · rolled 19 ct earn ≈ $16,252/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$1,311/mo
vs 50% target ($6,265/mo)-79%
vs normal income ($12,529/mo)10% covered
Net income (after hedge)$40/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $52 is $7 below CC-SS $59.10: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$13,048
… as % of IC ($6,000)217.5%
… as % of ML ($94,000)13.9%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.0 mo
Surgical close (19 ct)$-38,219
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.06/sh (~25% of the $0.23 collected) or spot ≥ $52.30 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $52)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $62.82 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $51.48Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$51-52.30
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
≥ $52.30
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 1.07 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$52.00 (1.4σ)$437$-14,734+$25,356+$285
+2.5%$53.30 (1.6σ)$-2,033$-14,419+$25,671-$2,185
+5%$54.60 (1.7σ)$-4,503$-14,104+$25,986-$4,655
SS (= V-bounce)$56.50 (1.9σ)$-8,113$-13,695+$26,395-$7,315
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $59.10, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-40,090
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$40,114
− CC assignment net of premium (19 × $52): -$13,048
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (1 × $56): -$302
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-13,326 (+$26,764 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-6,011 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-7,315, the opportunity cost of earning $1,311/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $47.40 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$0, position total $-25,024 (+$15,066 vs today)
🛡 safe yield20 × $5124 Jul10d26.3%90%21%$640$1,920-$4,407$15,555
Sell 20 × $51 26.3% OTM over spot $40.37 24 Jul 2026 (10d, $0.36 mid)
= $640 credit for the 10d cycle → $1,920/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $51)
90%
Breach risk
10%
POP (stays ≤ $51.37)
91%
EV / mo
+$279
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.8 mo [0.8-3.5] median  ·  55% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 54% without)  ·  ~2.4 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $-552
🛡 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)
16%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$6,207
Free roll-up
+$2/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$54 @ 71% POP
63% 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 5 of 10); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $4.84/sh now → $3.42 mid-life (likely $3.06–$5.14)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.32/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$3.10/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 467 simulated challenges: the $51 strike is typically first touched on day 6 of 10, at $53 (overshoots $2.00). 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)~$5131 Jul 202612d left+$0.88/sh+$1,767
cycle +$2,407
[+$1,121…+$2,696] · 98% credit
67%
surv 55%
-$14,913 NOT
cap gain +$25,177
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$5231 Jul 202612d left+$0.27/sh+$550
cycle +$1,190
[-$404…+$1,343] · 62% credit
69%
surv 58%
-$13,710 NOT
cap gain +$26,380
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$5331 Jul 202612d left+$0.19/sh+$376
cycle +$1,016
[-$554…+$1,148] · 57% credit
70%
surv 60%
-$12,813 NOT
cap gain +$27,277
Max even-money escape in the band~$5331 Jul 202612d left+$0.19/sh+$376
cycle +$1,016
[-$554…+$1,148] · 57% credit
70%
surv 60%
-$12,813 NOT
cap gain +$27,277
SS $56 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$5431 Jul 202612d left-$0.12/sh-$243
cycle +$397
[-$1,284…+$481] · 36% credit
71%
surv 63%
-$11,290 NOT
cap gain +$28,800
budget: banked $640 debit $243 (38% used ≈ 0.6 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$397 cash · rolled 20 ct earn ≈ $16,510/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 +0.5 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$1,920/mo
vs 50% target ($6,265/mo)-69%
vs normal income ($12,529/mo)15% covered
Net income (after hedge)$625/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $51 is $8 below CC-SS $59.10: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$15,555
… as % of IC ($6,000)259.2%
… as % of ML ($94,000)16.5%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.2 mo
Surgical close (20 ct)$-40,180
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.08/sh (~25% of the $0.32 collected) or spot ≥ $51.37 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $51)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $62.82 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $50.49Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$50-51.37
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
≥ $51.37
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 1.07 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$51.00 (1.3σ)$640$-16,681+$23,409+$480
+2.5%$52.27 (1.4σ)$-1,910$-16,499+$23,591-$2,070
+5%$53.55 (1.6σ)$-4,460$-16,318+$23,772-$4,620
SS (= V-bounce)$56.50 (1.9σ)$-10,360$-15,900+$24,190-$9,520
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $59.10, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-40,090
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$40,114
− CC assignment net of premium (20 × $51): -$15,555
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-15,531 (+$24,559 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-6,011 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-9,520, the opportunity cost of earning $1,920/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $47.40 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$0, position total $-25,032 (+$15,058 vs today)
33% normal17 × $4724 Jul10d16.4%81%40%$1,394$4,182-$2,145$19,172
Sell 17 × $47 16.4% OTM over spot $40.37 24 Jul 2026 (10d, $0.89 mid)
= $1,394 credit for the 10d cycle → $4,182/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $47)
81%
Breach risk
19%
POP (stays ≤ $47.88)
84%
EV / mo
+$635
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.6 mo [0.8-3.6] median  ·  57% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 53% without)  ·  ~5.3 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $2,146
🛡 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)
33%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$3,776
Free roll-up
+$2/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$51 @ 74% POP
67% 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 5 of 10); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $4.30/sh now → $3.04 mid-life (likely $3.17–$4.88)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.82/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.22/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,002 simulated challenges: the $47 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 10, at $49 (overshoots $1.83). The [P25–P75] under each Total is that door's credit across those paths; % credit is the share of those challenges where the roll is a net credit.
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (17 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$4731 Jul 202612d left+$0.79/sh+$1,335
cycle +$2,729
[+$572…+$1,590] · 94% credit
67%
surv 55%
-$23,135 NOT
cap gain +$16,955
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$4831 Jul 202612d left+$0.41/sh+$690
cycle +$2,084
[-$228…+$905] · 62% credit
68%
surv 57%
-$22,431 NOT
cap gain +$17,659
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$4931 Jul 202612d left+$0.11/sh+$179
cycle +$1,573
[-$769…+$371] · 36% credit
70%
surv 60%
-$20,801 NOT
cap gain +$19,289
Max even-money escape in the band~$4931 Jul 202612d left+$0.11/sh+$179
cycle +$1,573
[-$769…+$371] · 36% credit
70%
surv 60%
-$20,801 NOT
cap gain +$19,289
SS $56 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$5131 Jul 202612d left-$0.50/sh-$848
cycle +$546
[-$2,002…-$780] · 11% credit
74%
surv 67%
-$17,543 NOT
cap gain +$22,547
budget: banked $1,394 debit $848 (61% used ≈ 0.9 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$546 cash · rolled 17 ct earn ≈ $10,805/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$4,182/mo
vs 50% target ($6,265/mo)-33%
vs normal income ($12,529/mo)33% covered
Net income (after hedge)$2,959/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $47 is $12 below CC-SS $59.10: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$19,172
… as % of IC ($6,000)319.5%
… as % of ML ($94,000)20.4%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.5 mo
Surgical close (17 ct)$-34,187
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.20/sh (~25% of the $0.82 collected) or spot ≥ $47.88 (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 $62.82 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $46.53Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$47-47.88
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
≥ $47.88
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 1.07 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$47.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,394$-24,471+$15,619+$1,258
+2.5%$48.17 (≤1σ, normal week)$-603$-23,951+$16,139-$739
+5%$49.35 (1.1σ)$-2,601$-23,432+$16,658-$2,737
SS (= V-bounce)$56.50 (1.9σ)$-14,756$-20,422+$19,668-$14,042
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $59.10, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-40,090
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$40,114
− CC assignment net of premium (17 × $47): -$19,172
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (3 × $56): -$905
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-20,053 (+$20,037 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-6,011 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-14,042, the opportunity cost of earning $4,182/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $47.40 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$0, position total $-25,008 (+$15,082 vs today)
🎯 50% normal19 × $45.5024 Jul10d12.7%76%41%$2,109$6,327$23,726
Sell 19 × $45.50 12.7% OTM over spot $40.37 24 Jul 2026 (10d, $1.18 mid)
= $2,109 credit for the 10d cycle → $6,327/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $45.50)
76%
Breach risk
24%
POP (stays ≤ $46.67)
80%
EV / mo
+$699
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.4 mo [0.7-2.9] median  ·  58% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 53% without)  ·  ~6.6 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $3,708
🛡 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)
41%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$3,407
Free roll-up
+$2/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$51 @ 77% POP
72% 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 5 of 10); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $4.10/sh now → $2.90 mid-life (likely $3.20–$4.74)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.11/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.79/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,219 simulated challenges: the $46 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 10, at $47 (overshoots $1.72). 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)~$4631 Jul 202612d left+$0.75/sh+$1,425
cycle +$3,534
[+$562…+$1,576] · 95% credit
67%
surv 55%
-$25,560 NOT
cap gain +$14,530
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$4631 Jul 202612d left+$0.63/sh+$1,202
cycle +$3,311
[+$280…+$1,328] · 88% credit
67%
surv 55%
-$25,505 NOT
cap gain +$14,585
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$4731 Jul 202612d left+$0.08/sh+$143
cycle +$2,252
[-$939…+$126] · 29% credit
70%
surv 61%
-$23,350 NOT
cap gain +$16,740
Max even-money escape in the band~$4731 Jul 202612d left+$0.08/sh+$143
cycle +$2,252
[-$939…+$126] · 29% credit
70%
surv 61%
-$23,350 NOT
cap gain +$16,740
SS $56 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$5131 Jul 202612d left-$1.06/sh-$2,021
cycle +$88
[-$3,639…-$2,239] · 1% credit
77%
surv 72%
-$18,017 NOT
cap gain +$22,073
budget: banked $2,109 debit $2,021 (96% used ≈ 1.4 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$88 cash · rolled 19 ct earn ≈ $8,737/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$6,327/mo
vs 50% target ($6,265/mo)+1%
vs normal income ($12,529/mo)50% covered
Net income (after hedge)$5,056/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $45.50 is $14 below CC-SS $59.10: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$23,726
… as % of IC ($6,000)395.4%
… as % of ML ($94,000)25.2%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.9 mo
Surgical close (19 ct)$-38,209
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 ≥ $46.67 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $46)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $62.82 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $45.05Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$45-46.67
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
≥ $46.67
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 1.07 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$45.50 (≤1σ, normal week)$2,109$-26,985+$13,105+$1,957
+2.5%$46.64 (≤1σ, normal week)$-52$-26,709+$13,381-$204
+5%$47.77 (≤1σ, normal week)$-2,213$-26,434+$13,656-$2,365
SS (= V-bounce)$56.50 (1.9σ)$-18,791$-24,373+$15,717-$17,993
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $59.10, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-40,090
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$40,114
− CC assignment net of premium (19 × $45.50): -$23,726
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (1 × $56): -$302
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-24,004 (+$16,086 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-6,011 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-17,993, the opportunity cost of earning $6,327/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $47.40 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$1,501, position total $-26,525 (+$13,565 vs today)
100% normal20 × $4224 Jul10d4.0%62%83%$4,300$12,900+$6,573$29,895
Sell 20 × $42 4.0% OTM over spot $40.37 24 Jul 2026 (10d, $2.21 mid)
= $4,300 credit for the 10d cycle → $12,900/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $42)
62%
Breach risk
38%
POP (stays ≤ $44.22)
71%
EV / mo
+$456
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.4 mo [0.7-2.8] median, 0.2 mo faster than no FIGHT (1.6 mo)  ·  59% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 52% without)  ·  ~14.8 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $9,229
🛡 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)
68%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$881
Free roll-up
+$2/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$53 @ 88% POP
87% 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 5 of 10); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $3.66/sh now → $2.59 mid-life (likely $3.52–$4.82)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $2.15/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.44/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 2,047 simulated challenges: the $42 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 10, at $44 (overshoots $1.75). 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)~$4231 Jul 202612d left+$0.67/sh+$1,339
cycle +$5,639
[+$190…+$759] · 83% credit
67%
surv 55%
-$30,960 NOT
cap gain +$9,130
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$4231 Jul 202612d left+$0.56/sh+$1,118
cycle +$5,418
[-$108…+$498] · 70% credit
67%
surv 55%
-$30,902 NOT
cap gain +$9,188
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$4431 Jul 202612d left+$0.01/sh+$17
cycle +$4,317
[-$1,435…-$692] · 9% credit
70%
surv 61%
-$28,790 NOT
cap gain +$11,300
Max even-money escape in the band~$4431 Jul 202612d left+$0.01/sh+$17
cycle +$4,317
[-$1,435…-$692] · 9% credit
70%
surv 61%
-$28,790 NOT
cap gain +$11,300
SS $56 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$5331 Jul 202612d left-$1.98/sh-$3,958
cycle +$342
[-$6,993…-$5,218]
88%
surv 87%
-$13,487 NOT
cap gain +$26,603
budget: banked $4,300 debit $3,958 (92% used ≈ 1.3 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$342 cash · rolled 20 ct earn ≈ $3,058/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$12,900/mo
vs 50% target ($6,265/mo)+106%
vs normal income ($12,529/mo)103% covered
Net income (after hedge)$11,605/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $42 is $17 below CC-SS $59.10: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$29,895
… as % of IC ($6,000)498.2%
… as % of ML ($94,000)31.8%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.4 mo
Surgical close (20 ct)$-40,220
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.54/sh (~25% of the $2.15 collected) or spot ≥ $44.22 (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 $62.82 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $41.58Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$42-44.22
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
≥ $44.22
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 1.07 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$42.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$4,300$-32,299+$7,791+$4,140
+2.5%$43.05 (≤1σ, normal week)$2,200$-32,149+$7,941+$2,040
+5%$44.10 (≤1σ, normal week)$100$-32,000+$8,090-$60
SS (= V-bounce)$56.50 (1.9σ)$-24,700$-30,240+$9,850-$23,860
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $59.10, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-40,090
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$40,114
− CC assignment net of premium (20 × $42): -$29,895
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-29,871 (+$10,219 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-6,011 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-23,860, the opportunity cost of earning $12,900/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $47.40 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$6,500, position total $-31,532 (+$8,558 vs today)
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 (30 clear the floor), click to expand

Every eligible strike x expiry in the 3-45 DTE band (3 expiries scanned, 30 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: 1.071 (IBKR)  |  Recovery@SS: +$40,114 (un-capped fortress gain if stock rallies to SS)  |  Do-nothing @ SS: $-6,011

StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$453d17 Jul 2026$0.4016/20$6,400$5,20183%85%+$1,378-$21,916365.3%$-23,099 (vs do-nothing $-17,088)
$443d17 Jul 2026$0.5412/20$6,480$5,37779%83%+$1,642-$17,469291.1%$-19,859 (vs do-nothing $-13,848)
$45.5010d24 Jul 2026$1.1119/20$6,327$5,05676%80%+$699-$23,726395.4%$-24,004 (vs do-nothing $-17,993)
$4510d24 Jul 2026$1.2317/20$6,273$5,05074%79%+$635-$21,875364.6%$-22,756 (vs do-nothing $-16,745)
$4617d31 Jul 2026$1.7920/20$6,318$5,02373%78%+$255-$22,615376.9%$-22,591 (vs do-nothing $-16,580)
$433d17 Jul 2026$0.749/20$6,660$5,62973%78%+$1,195-$13,822230.4%$-17,117 (vs do-nothing $-11,106)
$44.5010d24 Jul 2026$1.3516/20$6,480$5,28172%77%+$552-$21,196353.3%$-22,379 (vs do-nothing $-16,368)
$45.5017d31 Jul 2026$1.8719/20$6,270$4,99972%77%+$249-$22,282371.4%$-22,560 (vs do-nothing $-16,549)
$4517d31 Jul 2026$2.0518/20$6,512$5,26571%76%+$225-$21,685361.4%$-22,265 (vs do-nothing $-16,254)
$4410d24 Jul 2026$1.4815/20$6,660$5,48570%76%+$466-$20,426340.4%$-21,911 (vs do-nothing $-15,900)
$43.5010d24 Jul 2026$1.6313/20$6,357$5,23068%75%+$387-$18,158302.6%$-20,246 (vs do-nothing $-14,235)
$4417d31 Jul 2026$2.4115/20$6,379$5,20568%75%+$362-$19,031317.2%$-20,516 (vs do-nothing $-14,505)
$4310d24 Jul 2026$1.7912/20$6,444$5,34166%73%+$331-$17,169286.1%$-19,559 (vs do-nothing $-13,548)
Show 17 more candidates (lower strikes: more income, lower survival)
StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$43.5017d31 Jul 2026$2.0018/20$6,353$5,10666%75%$-1,376-$24,475407.9%$-25,055 (vs do-nothing $-19,044)
$423d17 Jul 2026$1.007/20$7,000$6,01766%73%+$793-$11,268187.8%$-15,167 (vs do-nothing $-9,156)
$4317d31 Jul 2026$2.7014/20$6,671$5,52064%75%+$241-$18,756312.6%$-20,543 (vs do-nothing $-14,532)
$42.5010d24 Jul 2026$1.9211/20$6,336$5,25764%72%+$135-$16,145269.1%$-18,837 (vs do-nothing $-12,826)
$42.5017d31 Jul 2026$2.3016/20$6,494$5,29563%72%$-776-$22,876381.3%$-24,059 (vs do-nothing $-18,048)
$4210d24 Jul 2026$2.1510/20$6,450$5,39562%71%+$228-$14,947249.1%$-17,941 (vs do-nothing $-11,930)
$4217d31 Jul 2026$3.0012/20$6,353$5,25061%71%+$64-$16,917281.9%$-19,307 (vs do-nothing $-13,296)
$41.5010d24 Jul 2026$2.3110/20$6,930$5,87559%70%+$80-$15,287254.8%$-18,281 (vs do-nothing $-12,270)
$41.5017d31 Jul 2026$3.1012/20$6,565$5,46259%72%$-227-$17,397289.9%$-19,787 (vs do-nothing $-13,776)
$413d17 Jul 2026$1.365/20$6,800$5,86558%69%+$523-$8,369139.5%$-12,871 (vs do-nothing $-6,860)
$4117d31 Jul 2026$3.3011/20$6,406$5,32758%72%$-254-$16,277271.3%$-18,969 (vs do-nothing $-12,958)
$4110d24 Jul 2026$2.539/20$6,831$5,80057%68%+$62-$14,011233.5%$-17,306 (vs do-nothing $-11,295)
$40.5017d31 Jul 2026$3.5510/20$6,265$5,21056%71%$-81-$15,047250.8%$-18,041 (vs do-nothing $-12,030)
$40.5010d24 Jul 2026$2.728/20$6,528$5,52155%68%$-61-$12,702211.7%$-16,299 (vs do-nothing $-10,288)
$4017d31 Jul 2026$4.009/20$6,353$5,32254%70%+$276-$13,588226.5%$-16,883 (vs do-nothing $-10,872)
$4010d24 Jul 2026$3.007/20$6,300$5,31752%66%+$3-$11,268187.8%$-15,167 (vs do-nothing $-9,156)
$403d17 Jul 2026$1.804/20$7,200$6,28949%64%+$308-$6,919115.3%$-11,723 (vs do-nothing $-5,712)

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.

fortress_fight.py v6.1  |  2026-07-14 21:38