FORTRESS FIGHT: IREN-LC45 @ $39.37

BE SS: $56.50  |  CC-SS: $59.72  |  20 contracts (2,000 sh) |  ⌂ PORTFOLIO

GENERATED2026-07-15 21:39

IREN-LC45 @ $39.37   UNDERWATER $17.13 (30.3% below BE SS)

20 contracts (2,000 sh)  |  BE SS: $56.50  |  CC-SS: $59.72 (banked floor $59.04)  |  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$14,625/mo95% ann ROI on ML
Hedge rolling cost$1,314/mo
Unrealized P&L$-43,540fortress legs from IBKR
INCOME GOALPOSTS & VELOCITY
50% INCOME FLOOR
$7,312/mo
HEDGE COVER
$1,314/mo
NORMAL INCOME
$14,625/mo (ATM CC, chain)
IC VELOCITY
0.4 mo to earn back $6,000
ML VELOCITY
6.4 mo to earn back $94,000
Deep drawdown confirmed: a CC at CC-SS $59.72 (probe: $60C 16d) brings only $900/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)
$42,067
was $43,540 · 3% earned back
Cycles closed
13
Credit in flight
$0
CC-SS · banked floor (info)
$59.72 → $59.04
TECHNICALS (cc_timing weekly gate + daily trigger)
WEEKLYPULLBACK · %B 28 (live) · RSI 44 · MACD bearish, hist falling
DAILYFALLING (provisional) · RSI 38 · %B 24 · hist rising (nightly)
LEVELS20W MA (bounce target) $47.38 (+20%) · daily UBB $61.02 · 1-wk expected move ±$6 (chain IV)
SETUPSpring loaded, not ignited: 🎯 or 💎 at short DTE, normal tripwires. (advisory; floors and picks are chain-only)
⚠ Next earnings 2026-08-28: candidates whose expiry crosses it are flagged in the spectrum; EV is unreliable across earnings.
INTERPRETATION
Primary: 13 contracts at $43 / 2d. This is the safest strike (survival 85%, breach 15%) that still earns 50% of normal income ($7,312/mo); it brings $7,410/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 × $42/2d for $15,045/mo, but breach risk rises to 23% (+7pp vs the primary). The lower strike is hit by a smaller bounce.
More safety, less income: for just the hedge you can sit at 13 × $47/2d (97% survival, $1,365/mo).
Downside anchor: the primary mortgages $21,237 (354% of IC) ONLY on a full V-bounce all the way to SS $56, recoverable in 1.5 months of normal income. That is the rare tail; the frequent case is the strike holding. Surgical close on the 13 contracts realizes $-28,347 and cuts bleed by $854/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 (2d) · sell 13 × $43, 85% survival, $7,410/mo (E[net] $1,992/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 · 2d13 × $4385%$7,410$1,992
NEXT FRIDAY24 Jul 2026 · 9d20 × $44.5078%$7,400$961

📅 THIS FRIDAY · 17 Jul 2026 · 2d · E[net] $1,992/mo 🏆 GRAND PICK

🎯 Engine pick: sell 13 × $43 (primary), 85% survival, breach 15%, $7,410/mo.
The pick is already past the ~80% (≈1σ) comfort line, so take the income. Stepping out to the $44 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 90% (breach 15% → 10%) for $2,460/mo less (33% income) buys safety you do not really need here.
IREN  spot $39.37 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsPer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
cover hedge13 × $4717 Jul2d19.4%97%5%$91$1,365-$6,045$16,440
Sell 13 × $47 19.4% OTM over spot $39.37 17 Jul 2026 (2d, $0.08 mid)
= $91 credit for the 2d cycle → $1,365/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $47)
97%
Breach risk
3%
POP (stays ≤ $47.08)
97%
EV / mo
+$1,066
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.5 mo [0.8-3.3] median  ·  49% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 47% without)  ·  ~2.3 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $-1,409
🛡 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)
-$1,958
Free roll-up
+$5/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$58 @ 84% POP
82% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 13 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 1 of 2); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $2.23/sh now → $1.58 mid-life (likely $1.51–$2.89)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.07/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.51/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 98 simulated challenges: the $47 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 2, at $49 (overshoots $1.58). 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 (13 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+$2.07/sh+$2,693
cycle +$2,784
[+$2,514…+$2,944] · 100% credit
69%
surv 54%
-$24,350 NOT
cap gain +$19,190
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$5631 Jul 202615d left+$0.41/sh+$529
cycle +$620
[-$339…+$692] · 64% credit
82%
surv 78%
-$8,047 NOT
cap gain +$35,493
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$5224 Jul 20268d left+$0.06/sh+$80
cycle +$171
[-$702…+$186] · 40% credit
80%
surv 75%
-$15,986 NOT
cap gain +$27,554
Max even-money escape in the band~$5831 Jul 202615d left+$0.05/sh+$68
cycle +$159
[-$908…+$211] · 39% credit
84%
surv 82%
-$4,668 NOT
cap gain +$38,872
reaches 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$1,365/mo
vs 50% target ($7,312/mo)-81%
vs normal income ($14,625/mo)9% covered
Net income (after hedge)$196/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $47 is $13 below CC-SS $59.72: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$16,440
… as % of IC ($6,000)274.0%
… as % of ML ($94,000)17.5%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.1 mo
Surgical close (13 ct)$-28,308
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 $0.07 collected) or spot ≥ $47.08 (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 $61.02 (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
$47-47.08
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
≥ $47.08
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 (2.2σ)$91$-27,044+$16,496-$52
+2.5%$48.17 (2.5σ)$-1,436$-26,057+$17,483-$1,579
+5%$49.35 (2.9σ)$-2,964$-25,070+$18,470-$3,107
SS (= V-bounce)$56.50 (4.9σ)$-12,259$-19,064+$24,476-$12,402
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $59.72, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-43,540
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$43,541
− CC assignment net of premium (13 × $47): -$16,440
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (7 × $57): -$1,824
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-18,264 (+$25,276 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-5,212 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-13,052, the opportunity cost of earning $1,365/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $47.38 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$403, position total $-26,725 (+$16,815 vs today)
🛡 safe yield20 × $4517 Jul2d14.3%94%13%$280$4,200-$3,210$29,153
Sell 20 × $45 14.3% OTM over spot $39.37 17 Jul 2026 (2d, $0.17 mid)
= $280 credit for the 2d cycle → $4,200/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $45)
94%
Breach risk
6%
POP (stays ≤ $45.16)
94%
EV / mo
+$2,558
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.5 mo [0.8-3.1] median  ·  58% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 53% without)  ·  ~5.7 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $4,129
🛡 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)
-$2,683
Free roll-up
+$5/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$56 @ 85% POP
83% 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 2); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $2.09/sh now → $1.48 mid-life (likely $1.55–$2.86)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.14/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.34/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 259 simulated challenges: the $45 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 2, at $47 (overshoots $1.62). The [P25–P75] under each Total is that door's credit across those paths; % credit is the share of those challenges where the roll is a net credit.
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (20 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+$1.94/sh+$3,884
cycle +$4,164
[+$3,520…+$4,199] · 99% credit
69%
surv 54%
-$27,327 NOT
cap gain +$16,213
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$5331 Jul 202615d left+$0.52/sh+$1,030
cycle +$1,310
[-$337…+$1,121] · 67% credit
81%
surv 77%
-$13,853 NOT
cap gain +$29,687
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$5024 Jul 20268d left+$0.11/sh+$228
cycle +$508
[-$1,055…+$245] · 39% credit
79%
surv 74%
-$21,076 NOT
cap gain +$22,464
Max even-money escape in the band~$5531 Jul 202615d left+$0.07/sh+$140
cycle +$420
[-$1,466…+$169] · 33% credit
84%
surv 81%
-$10,464 NOT
cap gain +$33,076
SS $56 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$5631 Jul 202615d left-$0.07/sh-$134
cycle +$146
[-$1,810…-$125] · 22% credit
85%
surv 83%
-$8,598 NOT
cap gain +$34,942
budget: banked $280 debit $134 (48% used ≈ 0.1 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$146 cash · rolled 20 ct earn ≈ $5,657/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$4,200/mo
vs 50% target ($7,312/mo)-43%
vs normal income ($14,625/mo)29% covered
Net income (after hedge)$2,886/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $45 is $15 below CC-SS $59.72: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$29,153
… as % of IC ($6,000)485.9%
… as % of ML ($94,000)31.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.0 mo
Surgical close (20 ct)$-43,590
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.04/sh (~25% of the $0.14 collected) or spot ≥ $45.16 (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 $61.02 (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
$45-45.16
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $45.16
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 1.07 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$45.00 (1.6σ)$280$-31,212+$12,328+$60
+2.5%$46.12 (1.9σ)$-1,970$-31,054+$12,486-$2,190
+5%$47.25 (2.3σ)$-4,220$-30,897+$12,643-$4,440
SS (= V-bounce)$56.50 (4.9σ)$-22,720$-29,602+$13,938-$22,940
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $59.72, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-43,540
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$43,541
− CC assignment net of premium (20 × $45): -$29,153
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-29,152 (+$14,388 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-5,212 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-23,940, the opportunity cost of earning $4,200/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $47.38 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$4,480, position total $-30,879 (+$12,661 vs today)
33% normal15 × $4417 Jul2d11.8%90%21%$330$4,950-$2,460$23,245
Sell 15 × $44 11.8% OTM over spot $39.37 17 Jul 2026 (2d, $0.26 mid)
= $330 credit for the 2d cycle → $4,950/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $44)
90%
Breach risk
10%
POP (stays ≤ $44.26)
91%
EV / mo
+$2,583
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.7 mo [0.9-3.7] median  ·  59% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 54% without)  ·  ~9.4 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $5,590
🛡 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)
-$1,822
Free roll-up
+$5/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$55 @ 86% POP
83% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 15 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 1 of 2); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $2.03/sh now → $1.43 mid-life (likely $1.62–$3.08)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.22/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.21/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 389 simulated challenges: the $44 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 2, at $46 (overshoots $1.71). 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 (15 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$4424 Jul 20268d left+$1.88/sh+$2,818
cycle +$3,148
[+$2,445…+$2,981] · 100% credit
69%
surv 54%
-$30,429 NOT
cap gain +$13,111
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$5131 Jul 202615d left+$0.72/sh+$1,085
cycle +$1,415
[-$66…+$1,053] · 73% credit
80%
surv 75%
-$17,974 NOT
cap gain +$25,566
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$4924 Jul 20268d left+$0.07/sh+$100
cycle +$430
[-$1,061…+$26] · 27% credit
80%
surv 74%
-$23,239 NOT
cap gain +$20,301
Max even-money escape in the band~$5431 Jul 202615d left+$0.01/sh+$17
cycle +$347
[-$1,447…-$76] · 19% credit
84%
surv 82%
-$12,622 NOT
cap gain +$30,918
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 202615d left-$0.12/sh-$184
cycle +$146
[-$1,708…-$289] · 13% credit
86%
surv 83%
-$10,683 NOT
cap gain +$32,857
budget: banked $330 debit $184 (56% used ≈ 0.2 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$146 cash · rolled 15 ct earn ≈ $3,936/mo while parked; 5 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$4,950/mo
vs 50% target ($7,312/mo)-32%
vs normal income ($14,625/mo)34% covered
Net income (after hedge)$3,740/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $44 is $16 below CC-SS $59.72: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$23,245
… as % of IC ($6,000)387.4%
… as % of ML ($94,000)24.7%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.6 mo
Surgical close (15 ct)$-32,708
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 $0.22 collected) or spot ≥ $44.26 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $44)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $61.02 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $43.56Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$44-44.26
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
≥ $44.26
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$44.00 (1.3σ)$330$-33,247+$10,293+$165
+2.5%$45.10 (1.7σ)$-1,320$-32,543+$10,997-$1,485
+5%$46.20 (2.0σ)$-2,970$-31,839+$11,701-$3,135
SS (= V-bounce)$56.50 (4.9σ)$-18,420$-25,247+$18,293-$18,585
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $59.72, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-43,540
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$43,541
− CC assignment net of premium (15 × $44): -$23,245
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (5 × $57): -$1,303
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-24,547 (+$18,993 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-5,212 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-19,335, the opportunity cost of earning $4,950/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $47.38 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$4,740, position total $-31,084 (+$12,456 vs today)
🎯 50% normal13 × $4317 Jul2d9.2%85%20%$494$7,410$21,237
Sell 13 × $43 9.2% OTM over spot $39.37 17 Jul 2026 (2d, $0.42 mid)
= $494 credit for the 2d cycle → $7,410/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $43)
85%
Breach risk
15%
POP (stays ≤ $43.41)
87%
EV / mo
+$3,552
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.6 mo [0.8-3.4] median, 0.1 mo faster than no FIGHT (1.7 mo)  ·  59% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 50% without)  ·  ~14.2 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $8,596
🛡 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)
20%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,312
Free roll-up
+$5/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$54 @ 86% POP
84% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 13 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 1 of 2); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $1.96/sh now → $1.39 mid-life (likely $1.55–$2.92)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.38/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.01/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 600 simulated challenges: the $43 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 2, at $45 (overshoots $1.59). 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 (13 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+$1.82/sh+$2,361
cycle +$2,855
[+$2,059…+$2,419] · 100% credit
69%
surv 54%
-$32,840 NOT
cap gain +$10,700
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$5031 Jul 202615d left+$0.65/sh+$840
cycle +$1,334
[-$115…+$781] · 72% credit
80%
surv 75%
-$20,173 NOT
cap gain +$23,367
Max even-money escape in the band~$5231 Jul 202615d left+$0.14/sh+$186
cycle +$680
[-$958…+$104] · 34% credit
83%
surv 80%
-$16,547 NOT
cap gain +$26,993
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)~$4824 Jul 20268d left+$0.02/sh+$27
cycle +$521
[-$942…-$54] · 19% credit
80%
surv 75%
-$25,265 NOT
cap gain +$18,275
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$5431 Jul 202615d left-$0.18/sh-$228
cycle +$266
[-$1,499…-$340] · 7% credit
86%
surv 84%
-$12,681 NOT
cap gain +$30,859
budget: banked $494 debit $228 (46% used ≈ 0.1 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$266 cash · rolled 13 ct earn ≈ $3,155/mo while parked; 7 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$7,410/mo
vs 50% target ($7,312/mo)+1%
vs normal income ($14,625/mo)51% covered
Net income (after hedge)$6,241/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $43 is $17 below CC-SS $59.72: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$21,237
… as % of IC ($6,000)354.0%
… as % of ML ($94,000)22.6%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.5 mo
Surgical close (13 ct)$-28,347
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 $0.38 collected) or spot ≥ $43.41 (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 $61.02 (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
$43-43.41
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
≥ $43.41
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$43.00 (1.0σ)$494$-35,201+$8,339+$351
+2.5%$44.07 (1.4σ)$-903$-34,298+$9,242-$1,046
+5%$45.15 (1.7σ)$-2,301$-33,395+$10,145-$2,444
SS (= V-bounce)$56.50 (4.9σ)$-17,056$-23,861+$19,679-$17,199
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $59.72, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-43,540
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$43,541
− CC assignment net of premium (13 × $43): -$21,237
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (7 × $57): -$1,824
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-23,061 (+$20,479 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-5,212 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-17,849, the opportunity cost of earning $7,410/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $47.38 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$5,200, position total $-31,522 (+$12,018 vs today)
100% normal17 × $4217 Jul2d6.7%77%46%$1,003$15,045+$7,635$29,115
Sell 17 × $42 6.7% OTM over spot $39.37 17 Jul 2026 (2d, $0.64 mid)
= $1,003 credit for the 2d cycle → $15,045/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $42)
77%
Breach risk
23%
POP (stays ≤ $42.63)
82%
EV / mo
+$5,950
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.7 mo [0.9-3.2] median  ·  68% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 53% without)  ·  ~19.0 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $14,961
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
31%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,282
Free roll-up
+$4/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$55 @ 89% POP
88% 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 2); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $1.90/sh now → $1.34 mid-life (likely $1.51–$3.02)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.59/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.75/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 920 simulated challenges: the $42 strike is typically first touched on day 1 of 2, 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 20268d left+$1.75/sh+$2,983
cycle +$3,986
[+$2,518…+$2,981] · 100% credit
69%
surv 54%
-$33,893 NOT
cap gain +$9,647
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$4931 Jul 202615d left+$0.57/sh+$970
cycle +$1,973
[-$459…+$865] · 66% credit
80%
surv 76%
-$21,718 NOT
cap gain +$21,822
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$4624 Jul 20268d left+$0.13/sh+$223
cycle +$1,226
[-$1,048…+$118] · 36% credit
79%
surv 73%
-$27,814 NOT
cap gain +$15,726
Max even-money escape in the band~$5131 Jul 202615d left+$0.08/sh+$141
cycle +$1,144
[-$1,554…-$1] · 25% credit
84%
surv 81%
-$18,267 NOT
cap gain +$25,273
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 202615d left-$0.50/sh-$847
cycle +$156
[-$2,899…-$1,038]
89%
surv 88%
-$10,695 NOT
cap gain +$32,845
budget: banked $1,003 debit $847 (84% used ≈ 0.2 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$156 cash · rolled 17 ct earn ≈ $2,876/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$15,045/mo
vs 50% target ($7,312/mo)+106%
vs normal income ($14,625/mo)103% covered
Net income (after hedge)$13,793/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $42 is $18 below CC-SS $59.72: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$29,115
… as % of IC ($6,000)485.2%
… as % of ML ($94,000)31.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.0 mo
Surgical close (17 ct)$-37,086
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.15/sh (~25% of the $0.59 collected) or spot ≥ $42.63 (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 $61.02 (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
$42-42.63
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
≥ $42.63
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)$1,003$-36,876+$6,664+$816
+2.5%$43.05 (1.1σ)$-782$-36,414+$7,126-$969
+5%$44.10 (1.4σ)$-2,567$-35,952+$7,588-$2,754
SS (= V-bounce)$56.50 (4.9σ)$-23,647$-30,496+$13,044-$23,834
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $59.72, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-43,540
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$43,541
− CC assignment net of premium (17 × $42): -$29,115
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (3 × $57): -$782
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-29,896 (+$13,644 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-5,212 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-24,684, the opportunity cost of earning $15,045/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $47.38 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$8,143, position total $-34,509 (+$9,031 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 · 9d · E[net] $961/mo

🎯 Engine pick: sell 20 × $44.50 (primary), 78% survival, breach 22%, $7,400/mo.
⚖️ Worth a safer step: the $46 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 83% (breach 22% → 17%) for $2,397/mo less (32% 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 $46 rung, unless you need the income to cover the hedge bleed, or you expect IREN to stay flat-to-down near term.
IREN  spot $39.37 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsPer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
cover hedge17 × $5124 Jul9d29.5%93%15%$408$1,360-$6,040$14,410
Sell 17 × $51 29.5% OTM over spot $39.37 24 Jul 2026 (9d, $0.29 mid)
= $408 credit for the 9d cycle → $1,360/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $51)
93%
Breach risk
7%
POP (stays ≤ $51.28)
93%
EV / mo
+$483
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.9 mo [0.8-4.0] median  ·  50% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 48% without)  ·  ~2.1 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $-2,682
🛡 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)
10%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$5,225
Free roll-up
+$4/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$55 @ 75% 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 4 of 9); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $4.68/sh now → $3.31 mid-life (likely $2.74–$4.44)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.24/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$3.07/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 288 simulated challenges: the $51 strike is typically first touched on day 6 of 9, at $53 (overshoots $1.88). 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)~$5131 Jul 202612d left+$1.60/sh+$2,716
cycle +$3,124
[+$2,729…+$4,038] · 100% credit
69%
surv 55%
-$15,495 NOT
cap gain +$28,045
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$5531 Jul 202612d left+$0.17/sh+$281
cycle +$689
[-$143…+$1,095] · 68% credit
74%
surv 65%
-$10,162 NOT
cap gain +$33,378
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$5531 Jul 202612d left+$0.01/sh+$10
cycle +$418
[-$447…+$797] · 52% credit
75%
surv 67%
-$9,362 NOT
cap gain +$34,178
Max even-money escape in the band~$5531 Jul 202612d left+$0.01/sh+$10
cycle +$418
[-$447…+$797] · 52% credit
75%
surv 67%
-$9,362 NOT
cap gain +$34,178
SS $56 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
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 ($7,312/mo)-81%
vs normal income ($14,625/mo)9% covered
Net income (after hedge)$108/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $51 is $9 below CC-SS $59.72: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$14,410
… as % of IC ($6,000)240.2%
… as % of ML ($94,000)15.3%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.0 mo
Surgical close (17 ct)$-37,086
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 $0.24 collected) or spot ≥ $51.28 (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 $61.02 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $50.49Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$50-51.28
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
≥ $51.28
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$51.00 (1.6σ)$408$-18,211+$25,329+$221
+2.5%$52.27 (1.8σ)$-1,759$-17,650+$25,890-$1,946
+5%$53.55 (1.9σ)$-3,927$-17,089+$26,451-$4,114
SS (= V-bounce)$56.50 (2.3σ)$-8,942$-15,791+$27,749-$9,129
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $59.72, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-43,540
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$43,541
− CC assignment net of premium (17 × $51): -$14,410
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (3 × $57): -$782
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-15,191 (+$28,349 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-5,212 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-9,979, the opportunity cost of earning $1,360/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $47.38 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$0, position total $-26,366 (+$17,174 vs today)
🛡 safe yield20 × $5024 Jul9d27.0%91%18%$580$1,933-$5,467$18,853
Sell 20 × $50 27.0% OTM over spot $39.37 24 Jul 2026 (9d, $0.33 mid)
= $580 credit for the 9d cycle → $1,933/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $50)
91%
Breach risk
9%
POP (stays ≤ $50.34)
92%
EV / mo
+$567
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.7 mo [0.8-3.7] median, 0.1 mo SLOWER than no FIGHT (1.7 mo): roll costs eat the credits at this rung  ·  52% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 50% without)  ·  ~2.5 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $-739
🛡 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)
-$5,856
Free roll-up
+$4/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$55 @ 76% POP
68% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 20 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 4 of 9); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $4.55/sh now → $3.22 mid-life (likely $2.71–$4.54)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.29/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.93/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 364 simulated challenges: the $50 strike is typically first touched on day 6 of 9, at $52 (overshoots $1.86). 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)~$5031 Jul 202612d left+$1.55/sh+$3,104
cycle +$3,684
[+$2,912…+$4,149] · 100% credit
69%
surv 55%
-$17,108 NOT
cap gain +$26,432
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$5331 Jul 202612d left+$0.31/sh+$613
cycle +$1,193
[-$20…+$1,478] · 74% credit
73%
surv 64%
-$12,901 NOT
cap gain +$30,639
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$5431 Jul 202612d left+$0.13/sh+$252
cycle +$832
[-$428…+$1,078] · 55% credit
74%
surv 66%
-$12,192 NOT
cap gain +$31,348
Max even-money escape in the band~$5431 Jul 202612d left+$0.13/sh+$252
cycle +$832
[-$428…+$1,078] · 55% credit
74%
surv 66%
-$12,192 NOT
cap gain +$31,348
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-$0.26/sh-$518
cycle +$62
[-$1,370…+$261] · 31% credit
76%
surv 68%
-$10,822 NOT
cap gain +$32,718
budget: banked $580 debit $518 (89% used ≈ 1.2 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$62 cash · rolled 20 ct earn ≈ $14,795/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$1,933/mo
vs 50% target ($7,312/mo)-74%
vs normal income ($14,625/mo)13% covered
Net income (after hedge)$620/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $50 is $10 below CC-SS $59.72: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$18,853
… as % of IC ($6,000)314.2%
… as % of ML ($94,000)20.1%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.3 mo
Surgical close (20 ct)$-43,630
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 $0.29 collected) or spot ≥ $50.34 (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 $61.02 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $49.50Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$50-50.34
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
≥ $50.34
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 (1.4σ)$580$-20,212+$23,328+$360
+2.5%$51.25 (1.6σ)$-1,920$-20,037+$23,503-$2,140
+5%$52.50 (1.8σ)$-4,420$-19,862+$23,678-$4,640
SS (= V-bounce)$56.50 (2.3σ)$-12,420$-19,302+$24,238-$12,640
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $59.72, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-43,540
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$43,541
− CC assignment net of premium (20 × $50): -$18,853
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-18,852 (+$24,688 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-5,212 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-13,640, the opportunity cost of earning $1,933/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $47.38 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$0, position total $-26,399 (+$17,141 vs today)
33% normal ← lean19 × $4624 Jul9d16.8%83%35%$1,501$5,003-$2,397$24,560
Sell 19 × $46 16.8% OTM over spot $39.37 24 Jul 2026 (9d, $0.89 mid)
= $1,501 credit for the 9d cycle → $5,003/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $46)
83%
Breach risk
17%
POP (stays ≤ $46.89)
86%
EV / mo
+$1,878
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.8 mo [0.9-3.9] median, 0.1 mo SLOWER than no FIGHT (1.8 mo): roll costs eat the credits at this rung  ·  55% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 50% without)  ·  ~5.1 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $3,882
🛡 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)
28%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$3,908
Free roll-up
+$3/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$52 @ 78% POP
73% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 19 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 4 of 9); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $4.02/sh now → $2.85 mid-life (likely $2.89–$4.45)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.79/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.06/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 828 simulated challenges: the $46 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 9, at $48 (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+$1.37/sh+$2,610
cycle +$4,111
[+$2,194…+$3,060] · 100% credit
69%
surv 55%
-$25,229 NOT
cap gain +$18,311
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$4931 Jul 202612d left+$0.35/sh+$657
cycle +$2,158
[-$136…+$906] · 69% credit
73%
surv 64%
-$21,555 NOT
cap gain +$21,985
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$4931 Jul 202612d left+$0.15/sh+$286
cycle +$1,787
[-$571…+$486] · 44% credit
74%
surv 65%
-$20,855 NOT
cap gain +$22,685
Max even-money escape in the band~$4931 Jul 202612d left+$0.15/sh+$286
cycle +$1,787
[-$571…+$486] · 44% credit
74%
surv 65%
-$20,855 NOT
cap gain +$22,685
SS $56 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$5231 Jul 202612d left-$0.68/sh-$1,288
cycle +$213
[-$2,488…-$1,227] · 6% credit
78%
surv 73%
-$17,080 NOT
cap gain +$26,460
budget: banked $1,501 debit $1,288 (86% used ≈ 1.1 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$213 cash · rolled 19 ct earn ≈ $10,303/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$5,003/mo
vs 50% target ($7,312/mo)-32%
vs normal income ($14,625/mo)34% covered
Net income (after hedge)$3,710/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $46 is $14 below CC-SS $59.72: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$24,560
… as % of IC ($6,000)409.3%
… as % of ML ($94,000)26.1%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.7 mo
Surgical close (19 ct)$-41,553
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 $0.79 collected) or spot ≥ $46.89 (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 $61.02 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $45.54Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$46-46.89
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
≥ $46.89
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 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,501$-27,840+$15,700+$1,292
+2.5%$47.15 (1.1σ)$-684$-27,564+$15,976-$893
+5%$48.30 (1.2σ)$-2,869$-27,288+$16,252-$3,078
SS (= V-bounce)$56.50 (2.3σ)$-18,449$-25,320+$18,220-$18,658
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $59.72, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-43,540
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$43,541
− CC assignment net of premium (19 × $46): -$24,560
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (1 × $57): -$261
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-24,820 (+$18,720 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-5,212 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-19,608, the opportunity cost of earning $5,003/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $47.38 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$1,121, position total $-27,509 (+$16,031 vs today)
🎯 50% normal20 × $44.5024 Jul9d13.0%78%36%$2,220$7,400$28,213
Sell 20 × $44.50 13.0% OTM over spot $39.37 24 Jul 2026 (9d, $1.17 mid)
= $2,220 credit for the 9d cycle → $7,400/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $44.50)
78%
Breach risk
22%
POP (stays ≤ $45.67)
82%
EV / mo
+$2,456
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.8 mo [1.0-3.5] median, 0.1 mo faster than no FIGHT (1.9 mo)  ·  53% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 46% without)  ·  ~6.8 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $7,514
🛡 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)
36%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$3,206
Free roll-up
+$3/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$51 @ 80% POP
76% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 20 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 4 of 9); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $3.83/sh now → $2.71 mid-life (likely $2.95–$4.46)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.11/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.60/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,068 simulated challenges: the $44 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 9, at $46 (overshoots $1.67). 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)~$4431 Jul 202612d left+$1.31/sh+$2,619
cycle +$4,839
[+$2,075…+$2,970] · 100% credit
69%
surv 55%
-$27,723 NOT
cap gain +$15,817
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$4631 Jul 202612d left+$0.52/sh+$1,043
cycle +$3,263
[+$260…+$1,138] · 87% credit
72%
surv 61%
-$25,810 NOT
cap gain +$17,730
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$4831 Jul 202612d left+$0.10/sh+$190
cycle +$2,410
[-$796…+$155] · 31% credit
74%
surv 66%
-$23,453 NOT
cap gain +$20,087
Max even-money escape in the band~$4831 Jul 202612d left+$0.10/sh+$190
cycle +$2,410
[-$796…+$155] · 31% credit
74%
surv 66%
-$23,453 NOT
cap gain +$20,087
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-$0.99/sh-$1,978
cycle +$242
[-$3,544…-$2,190] · 1% credit
80%
surv 76%
-$18,131 NOT
cap gain +$25,409
budget: banked $2,220 debit $1,978 (89% used ≈ 1.2 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$242 cash · rolled 20 ct earn ≈ $8,620/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$7,400/mo
vs 50% target ($7,312/mo)+1%
vs normal income ($14,625/mo)51% covered
Net income (after hedge)$6,086/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $44.50 is $15 below CC-SS $59.72: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$28,213
… as % of IC ($6,000)470.2%
… as % of ML ($94,000)30.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.9 mo
Surgical close (20 ct)$-43,660
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 ≥ $45.67 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $44)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $61.02 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $44.05Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$44-45.67
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
≥ $45.67
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$44.50 (≤1σ, normal week)$2,220$-30,342+$13,198+$2,000
+2.5%$45.61 (≤1σ, normal week)$-5$-30,186+$13,354-$225
+5%$46.73 (≤1σ, normal week)$-2,230$-30,030+$13,510-$2,450
SS (= V-bounce)$56.50 (2.3σ)$-21,780$-28,662+$14,878-$22,000
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $59.72, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-43,540
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$43,541
− CC assignment net of premium (20 × $44.50): -$28,213
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-28,212 (+$15,328 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-5,212 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-23,000, the opportunity cost of earning $7,400/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $47.38 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$3,540, position total $-29,939 (+$13,601 vs today)
100% normal20 × $4124 Jul9d4.1%62%81%$4,560$15,200+$7,800$32,873
Sell 20 × $41 4.1% OTM over spot $39.37 24 Jul 2026 (9d, $2.37 mid)
= $4,560 credit for the 9d cycle → $15,200/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $41)
62%
Breach risk
38%
POP (stays ≤ $43.37)
73%
EV / mo
+$3,486
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.5 mo [0.8-3.1] median, 0.2 mo faster than no FIGHT (1.7 mo)  ·  63% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 53% without)  ·  ~15.0 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $11,738
🛡 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)
65%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$262
Free roll-up
+$3/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$54 @ 91% POP
91% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 20 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 4 of 9); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $3.41/sh now → $2.41 mid-life (likely $3.26–$4.51)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $2.28/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.13/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,937 simulated challenges: the $41 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 9, at $43 (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)~$4131 Jul 202612d left+$1.16/sh+$2,329
cycle +$6,889
[+$1,641…+$2,027] · 100% credit
69%
surv 54%
-$33,163 NOT
cap gain +$10,377
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$4231 Jul 202612d left+$0.59/sh+$1,184
cycle +$5,744
[+$256…+$757] · 89% credit
71%
surv 59%
-$31,890 NOT
cap gain +$11,650
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$4431 Jul 202612d left+$0.16/sh+$315
cycle +$4,875
[-$862…-$218] · 16% credit
74%
surv 65%
-$29,549 NOT
cap gain +$13,991
Max even-money escape in the band~$4431 Jul 202612d left+$0.16/sh+$315
cycle +$4,875
[-$862…-$218] · 16% credit
74%
surv 65%
-$29,549 NOT
cap gain +$13,991
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-$1.92/sh-$3,835
cycle +$725
[-$6,772…-$5,006]
91%
surv 91%
-$12,298 NOT
cap gain +$31,242
budget: banked $4,560 debit $3,835 (84% used ≈ 1.1 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$725 cash · rolled 20 ct earn ≈ $2,468/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$15,200/mo
vs 50% target ($7,312/mo)+108%
vs normal income ($14,625/mo)104% covered
Net income (after hedge)$13,886/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $41 is $19 below CC-SS $59.72: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$32,873
… as % of IC ($6,000)547.9%
… as % of ML ($94,000)35.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.2 mo
Surgical close (20 ct)$-43,720
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.57/sh (~25% of the $2.28 collected) or spot ≥ $43.37 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $41)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $61.02 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $40.59Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$41-43.37
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
≥ $43.37
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$41.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$4,560$-35,492+$8,048+$4,340
+2.5%$42.02 (≤1σ, normal week)$2,510$-35,348+$8,192+$2,290
+5%$43.05 (≤1σ, normal week)$460$-35,205+$8,335+$240
SS (= V-bounce)$56.50 (2.3σ)$-26,440$-33,322+$10,218-$26,660
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $59.72, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-43,540
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$43,541
− CC assignment net of premium (20 × $41): -$32,873
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-32,872 (+$10,668 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-5,212 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-27,660, the opportunity cost of earning $15,200/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $47.38 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$8,200, position total $-34,599 (+$8,941 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 (29 clear the floor), click to expand

Every eligible strike x expiry in the 2-45 DTE band (3 expiries scanned, 29 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: 1.070 (IBKR)  |  Recovery@SS: +$43,541 (un-capped fortress gain if stock rallies to SS)  |  Do-nothing @ SS: $-5,212

StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$432d17 Jul 2026$0.3813/20$7,410$6,24185%87%+$3,552-$21,237354.0%$-23,061 (vs do-nothing $-17,849)
$44.509d24 Jul 2026$1.1120/20$7,400$6,08678%82%+$2,456-$28,213470.2%$-28,212 (vs do-nothing $-23,000)
$422d17 Jul 2026$0.599/20$7,965$6,87877%82%+$3,150-$15,414256.9%$-18,280 (vs do-nothing $-13,068)
$449d24 Jul 2026$1.2418/20$7,440$6,16876%81%+$2,365-$26,057434.3%$-26,578 (vs do-nothing $-21,366)
$43.509d24 Jul 2026$1.3916/20$7,413$6,18274%80%+$2,281-$23,722395.4%$-24,764 (vs do-nothing $-19,552)
$4516d31 Jul 2026$1.9920/20$7,462$6,14974%80%+$1,757-$25,453424.2%$-25,452 (vs do-nothing $-20,240)
$44.5016d31 Jul 2026$2.1519/20$7,659$6,36673%79%+$1,777-$24,826413.8%$-25,086 (vs do-nothing $-19,874)
$4416d31 Jul 2026$2.2718/20$7,661$6,38971%78%+$1,621-$24,203403.4%$-24,724 (vs do-nothing $-19,512)
$42.509d24 Jul 2026$1.6913/20$7,323$6,15470%77%+$1,969-$20,184336.4%$-22,008 (vs do-nothing $-16,796)
$43.5016d31 Jul 2026$2.4716/20$7,410$6,17970%77%+$1,597-$21,994366.6%$-23,036 (vs do-nothing $-17,824)
$412d17 Jul 2026$0.916/20$8,190$7,16569%77%+$2,717-$10,684178.1%$-14,332 (vs do-nothing $-9,120)
$4316d31 Jul 2026$2.6215/20$7,369$6,15868%76%+$1,475-$21,145352.4%$-22,447 (vs do-nothing $-17,235)
$429d24 Jul 2026$1.8912/20$7,560$6,41167%76%+$1,985-$18,992316.5%$-21,076 (vs do-nothing $-15,864)
Show 16 more candidates (lower strikes: more income, lower survival)
StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$42.5016d31 Jul 2026$2.7914/20$7,324$6,13466%75%+$1,382-$20,197336.6%$-21,760 (vs do-nothing $-16,548)
$41.509d24 Jul 2026$1.5814/20$7,373$6,18465%74%+$58-$23,291388.2%$-24,854 (vs do-nothing $-19,642)
$4216d31 Jul 2026$2.9814/20$7,822$6,63365%74%+$1,412-$20,631343.8%$-22,194 (vs do-nothing $-16,982)
$41.5016d31 Jul 2026$3.0013/20$7,312$6,14363%74%+$1,332-$19,781329.7%$-21,605 (vs do-nothing $-16,393)
$419d24 Jul 2026$2.2810/20$7,600$6,49362%73%+$1,743-$16,436273.9%$-19,042 (vs do-nothing $-13,830)
$4116d31 Jul 2026$3.2013/20$7,800$6,63161%73%+$1,366-$20,171336.2%$-21,995 (vs do-nothing $-16,783)
$40.509d24 Jul 2026$2.509/20$7,500$6,41360%72%+$1,611-$15,045250.7%$-17,911 (vs do-nothing $-12,699)
$40.5016d31 Jul 2026$3.4012/20$7,650$6,50159%72%+$1,267-$18,980316.3%$-21,064 (vs do-nothing $-15,852)
$402d17 Jul 2026$1.374/20$8,220$7,23659%72%+$2,370-$7,339122.3%$-11,508 (vs do-nothing $-6,296)
$4016d31 Jul 2026$3.6511/20$7,528$6,40057%71%+$1,248-$17,673294.5%$-20,018 (vs do-nothing $-14,806)
$409d24 Jul 2026$2.729/20$8,160$7,07357%71%+$1,602-$15,297254.9%$-18,163 (vs do-nothing $-12,951)
$39.5016d31 Jul 2026$3.9010/20$7,312$6,20555%70%+$1,191-$16,316271.9%$-18,922 (vs do-nothing $-13,710)
$39.509d24 Jul 2026$2.968/20$7,893$6,82754%70%+$1,425-$13,805230.1%$-16,932 (vs do-nothing $-11,720)
$3916d31 Jul 2026$4.2010/20$7,875$6,76853%70%+$1,319-$16,516275.3%$-19,122 (vs do-nothing $-13,910)
$399d24 Jul 2026$3.108/20$8,267$7,20152%68%+$1,115-$14,093234.9%$-17,220 (vs do-nothing $-12,008)
$392d17 Jul 2026$1.833/20$8,235$7,27248%67%+$1,620-$5,66694.4%$-10,096 (vs do-nothing $-4,884)

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  |  2026-07-15 21:39