FORTRESS FIGHT: IREN-LC45 @ $40.23

BE SS: $56.50  |  CC-SS: $58.87  |  20 contracts (2,000 sh) |  ⌂ PORTFOLIO

GENERATED2026-08-05 21:42

IREN-LC45 @ $40.23   UNDERWATER $16.27 (28.8% below BE SS)

⚠ EARNINGS · SHORT EXPIRY ONLY
IREN reports 2026-08-27 (Thu), in 22 days. The recommended CC (2d) closes BEFORE earnings , that one is safe , but the richer/longer options below expire after it and would sell through the gap. Keep the tenor inside 2026-08-27.

20 contracts (2,000 sh)  |  BE SS: $56.50  |  CC-SS: $58.87 (banked floor $57.91)  |  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 2026-10-16 (entry $1.977/sh)

Economics

Max Loss$94,000(ND $3.00 + SW $44) x 2000
Normal income ref$13,556/mo95% ann ROI on ML
Hedge rolling cost$983/mo
Unrealized P&L$-39,370fortress legs from IBKR
INCOME GOALPOSTS & VELOCITY
50% INCOME FLOOR
$6,778/mo
HEDGE COVER
$983/mo
NORMAL INCOME
$13,556/mo (ATM CC, chain)
IC VELOCITY
0.4 mo to earn back $6,000
ML VELOCITY
6.9 mo to earn back $94,000
Deep drawdown confirmed: a CC at CC-SS $58.87 (probe: $60C 16d) brings only $975/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
$2,054
Hole (after banked)
$37,316
was $39,370 · 5% earned back
Cycles closed
24
Credit in flight
$0
CC-SS · banked floor (info)
$58.87 → $57.91
? 2 leg(s) closed as UNKNOWN (vanished with no fill in window): banked $0, conservative. Fix campaign.json by hand if wrong.
TECHNICALS (cc_timing weekly gate + daily trigger)
WEEKLYNEUTRAL · %B 33 (live) · RSI 46 · MACD bearish, hist rising
DAILYRISING (provisional) · RSI 49 · %B 68 · hist rising (nightly)
LEVELSUpper BB (CC ceiling) $66.29 (+65%) · daily UBB $44.24 · 1-wk expected move ±$7 (chain IV)
SETUPNo tilt: engine default. (advisory; floors and picks are chain-only)
⚠ Next earnings 2026-08-27: candidates whose expiry crosses it are flagged in the spectrum; EV is unreliable across earnings.
INTERPRETATION
Primary: 14 contracts at $45 / 2d. This is the safest strike (survival 85%, breach 15%) that still earns 50% of normal income ($6,778/mo); it brings $7,140/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 19 × $44/2d for $13,965/mo, but breach risk rises to 20% (+5pp 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 × $52/2d (98% survival, $1,020/mo).
Downside anchor: the primary mortgages $18,939 (316% of IC) ONLY on a full V-bounce all the way to SS $56, recoverable in 1.4 months of normal income. That is the rare tail; the frequent case is the strike holding. Surgical close on the 14 contracts realizes $-27,601 and cuts bleed by $688/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 · 7 Aug 2026 (2d) · sell 14 × $45, 85% survival, $7,140/mo (E[net] $6,002/mo).
The two weekly tracks below are ranked by E[net]/mo = income kept when unchallenged − the net cash cost and forgone cycle when it is. Each has its own full ladder.
TrackExpirySellSurvivalIncome/moE[net]/mo
THIS FRIDAY 🏆7 Aug 2026 · 2d14 × $4585%$7,140$6,002
NEXT FRIDAY14 Aug 2026 · 9d20 × $4678%$7,133$1,345
E[net] arithmetic on the grand pick: keep $476 with probability 84%; on the 16% touch you roll, paying $1,935 to close and taking $2,529 back from the best priced door (net cash $0) and parking about one cycle of income. Charging the FULL buyback with no door credit (the pre-2026-07-25 model) contradicted the campaign simulation, which prices the same event as a cash-neutral even roll.

📅 THIS FRIDAY · 7 Aug 2026 · 2d · E[net] $6,002/mo 🏆 GRAND PICK

🎯 Engine pick: sell 14 × $45 (50% normal), 85% survival, breach 15%, $7,140/mo.
The pick is already past the ~80% (≈1σ) comfort line, so take the income. Stepping out to the $47 rung (🛡 safe yield) lifts survival to 92% (breach 15% → 8%) for $1,740/mo less (24% income) buys safety you do not really need here.
IREN  spot $40.23 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsFIGHT edgePer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
cover hedge17 × $527 Aug2d29.2%98%hist 99%4%hist 1%-2pp$68$1,020-$6,120$11,607
Sell 17 × $52 29.2% OTM over spot $40.23 7 Aug 2026 (2d, $0.12 mid)
= $68 credit for the 2d cycle → $1,020/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $52)
98%
Breach risk
2%
POP (stays ≤ $52.12)
98%
EV / mo
+$644
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
-2pp
62% whole by 9mo vs 64% doing nothing · roll costs eat the credits at this rung
FIRE DRILLS
~0.4/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$139/mo
median; plan ~$95/mo after 68% keep · $105 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~0.9 mo [0.5-2.0], measured ONLY among the 62% of futures that got whole
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
1%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$2,801
Free roll-up
+$6/wk
Safest escape (by 28 Aug 2026)
$72 @ 88% POP
87% 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: $2.39/sh now → $1.69 mid-life → ≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.04/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.65/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
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)~$5214 Aug 20268d left+$2.24/sh+$3,811
cycle +$3,879
68%
surv 54%
-$10,408 NOT
cap gain +$28,962
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$5814 Aug 20268d left+$0.21/sh+$364
cycle +$432
78%
surv 73%
-$2,474 NOT
cap gain +$36,896
Max even-money escape in the band~$7228 Aug 202622d left+$0.00/sh+$6
cycle +$74
88%
surv 87%
+$22,620 SAFE
cap gain +$61,990
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$1,020/mo
vs 50% target ($6,778/mo)-85%
vs normal income ($13,556/mo)8% covered
Net income (after hedge)$346/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $52 is $7 below CC-SS $58.87: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$11,607
… as % of IC ($6,000)193.4%
… as % of ML ($94,000)12.3%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.9 mo
Surgical close (17 ct)$-33,600
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.01/sh (~25% of the $0.04 collected) or spot ≥ $52.12 (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 $44.24 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $51.48Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$51-52.12
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $52.12
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 1.06 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$52.00 (3.2σ)$68$-14,219+$25,151-$867
+2.5%$53.30 (3.5σ)$-2,142$-13,675+$25,695-$3,077
+5%$54.60 (3.9σ)$-4,352$-13,132+$26,238-$5,287
SS (= V-bounce)$56.50 (4.4σ)$-7,582$-12,788+$26,582-$5,967
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $58.87, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-39,370
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$39,464
− CC assignment net of premium (17 × $52): -$11,607
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (3 × $55): -$995
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-12,508 (+$26,862 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-6,541 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-5,967, the opportunity cost of earning $1,020/mo FIGHT income now)
33% normal17 × $477 Aug2d16.8%92%hist 99%17%hist 6%+2pp$306$4,590-$2,550$19,869
Sell 17 × $47 16.8% OTM over spot $40.23 7 Aug 2026 (2d, $0.21 mid)
= $306 credit for the 2d cycle → $4,590/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $47)
92%
Breach risk
8%
POP (stays ≤ $47.20)
92%
EV / mo
+$1,798
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+2pp
59% whole by 9mo vs 57% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~2.2/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$2,010/mo
median; plan ~$1,367/mo after 68% keep · $4,301 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~0.9 mo [0.4-1.9], measured ONLY among the 59% of futures that got whole
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
7%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$2,188
Free roll-up
+$5/wk
Safest escape (by 28 Aug 2026)
$62 @ 86% POP
84% 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: $2.07/sh now → $1.47 mid-life (likely $1.50–$2.55)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.18/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.29/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 222 simulated challenges: the $47 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 2, at $49 (overshoots $1.70). 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)~$4714 Aug 20268d left+$1.93/sh+$3,275
cycle +$3,581
[+$3,216…+$3,610] · 100% credit
67%
surv 54%
-$21,296 NOT
cap gain +$18,074
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$6128 Aug 202622d left+$0.35/sh+$589
cycle +$895
[-$354…+$720] · 67% credit
85%
surv 83%
+$3,443 SAFE
cap gain +$42,813
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$5214 Aug 20268d left+$0.26/sh+$438
cycle +$744
[-$272…+$510] · 65% credit
77%
surv 72%
-$14,041 NOT
cap gain +$25,329
Max even-money escape in the band~$6228 Aug 202622d left+$0.25/sh+$433
cycle +$739
[-$534…+$553] · 59% credit
86%
surv 84%
+$5,105 SAFE
cap gain +$44,475
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$4,590/mo
vs 50% target ($6,778/mo)-32%
vs normal income ($13,556/mo)34% covered
Net income (after hedge)$3,916/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $47 is $12 below CC-SS $58.87: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$19,869
… as % of IC ($6,000)331.1%
… as % of ML ($94,000)21.1%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.5 mo
Surgical close (17 ct)$-33,507
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 $0.18 collected) or spot ≥ $47.20 (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 $44.24 (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
$47-47.20
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
≥ $47.20
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 1.06 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$47.00 (1.8σ)$306$-24,571+$14,799-$629
+2.5%$48.17 (2.1σ)$-1,691$-24,080+$15,290-$2,626
+5%$49.35 (2.5σ)$-3,689$-23,588+$15,782-$4,624
SS (= V-bounce)$56.50 (4.4σ)$-15,844$-21,050+$18,320-$14,229
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $58.87, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-39,370
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$39,464
− CC assignment net of premium (17 × $47): -$19,869
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (3 × $55): -$995
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-20,770 (+$18,600 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-6,541 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-14,229, the opportunity cost of earning $4,590/mo FIGHT income now)
🛡 safe yield20 × $477 Aug2d16.8%92%hist 99%17%hist 6%+3pp$360$5,400-$1,740$23,375
Sell 20 × $47 16.8% OTM over spot $40.23 7 Aug 2026 (2d, $0.21 mid)
= $360 credit for the 2d cycle → $5,400/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $47)
92%
Breach risk
8%
POP (stays ≤ $47.20)
92%
EV / mo
+$2,115
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+3pp
60% whole by 9mo vs 58% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~2.2/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$2,060/mo
median; plan ~$1,401/mo after 68% keep · $4,443 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.0 mo [0.5-2.0], measured ONLY among the 60% of futures that got whole
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
8%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$2,574
Free roll-up
+$5/wk
Safest escape (by 28 Aug 2026)
$62 @ 86% POP
84% 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: $2.07/sh now → $1.47 mid-life (likely $1.52–$2.93)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.18/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.29/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 239 simulated challenges: the $47 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 2, at $49 (overshoots $1.85). 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)~$4714 Aug 20268d left+$1.93/sh+$3,853
cycle +$4,213
[+$3,707…+$4,244] · 100% credit
67%
surv 54%
-$20,829 NOT
cap gain +$18,541
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$6128 Aug 202622d left+$0.35/sh+$692
cycle +$1,052
[-$849…+$833] · 62% credit
85%
surv 83%
+$5,165 SAFE
cap gain +$44,535
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$5214 Aug 20268d left+$0.26/sh+$515
cycle +$875
[-$633…+$589] · 59% credit
77%
surv 72%
-$14,074 NOT
cap gain +$25,296
Max even-money escape in the band~$6228 Aug 202622d left+$0.25/sh+$509
cycle +$869
[-$1,069…+$636] · 55% credit
86%
surv 84%
+$7,100 SAFE
cap gain +$46,470
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$5,400/mo
vs 50% target ($6,778/mo)-20%
vs normal income ($13,556/mo)40% covered
Net income (after hedge)$4,417/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $47 is $12 below CC-SS $58.87: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$23,375
… as % of IC ($6,000)389.6%
… as % of ML ($94,000)24.9%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.7 mo
Surgical close (20 ct)$-39,420
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 $0.18 collected) or spot ≥ $47.20 (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 $44.24 (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
$47-47.20
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
≥ $47.20
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 1.06 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$47.00 (1.8σ)$360$-24,682+$14,688-$740
+2.5%$48.17 (2.1σ)$-1,990$-24,543+$14,827-$3,090
+5%$49.35 (2.5σ)$-4,340$-24,404+$14,966-$5,440
SS (= V-bounce)$56.50 (4.4σ)$-18,640$-23,561+$15,809-$16,740
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $58.87, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-39,370
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$39,464
− CC assignment net of premium (20 × $47): -$23,375
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-23,281 (+$16,089 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-6,541 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-16,740, the opportunity cost of earning $5,400/mo FIGHT income now)
🎯 50% normal14 × $457 Aug2d11.8%85%hist 95%31%hist 22%+6pp$476$7,140$18,939
Sell 14 × $45 11.8% OTM over spot $40.23 7 Aug 2026 (2d, $0.37 mid)
= $476 credit for the 2d cycle → $7,140/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $45)
85%
Breach risk
15%
POP (stays ≤ $45.37)
87%
EV / mo
+$1,881
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+6pp
64% whole by 9mo vs 58% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~4.0/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$3,171/mo
median; plan ~$2,156/mo after 68% keep · $9,682 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.3 mo [0.5-2.9], measured ONLY among the 64% of futures that got whole
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
16%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,459
Free roll-up
+$5/wk
Safest escape (by 28 Aug 2026)
$60 @ 87% POP
85% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 14 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: $1.95/sh now → $1.38 mid-life (likely $1.56–$2.92)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.34/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.04/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 478 simulated challenges: the $45 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 2, at $47 (overshoots $2.01). 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 (14 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$4514 Aug 20268d left+$1.81/sh+$2,529
cycle +$3,005
[+$2,382…+$2,712] · 100% credit
67%
surv 54%
-$25,943 NOT
cap gain +$13,427
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$5728 Aug 202622d left+$0.62/sh+$868
cycle +$1,344
[-$136…+$817] · 72% credit
84%
surv 81%
-$3,744 NOT
cap gain +$35,626
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$5014 Aug 20268d left+$0.17/sh+$233
cycle +$709
[-$668…+$155] · 41% credit
78%
surv 73%
-$18,147 NOT
cap gain +$21,223
Max even-money escape in the band~$6028 Aug 202622d left+$0.11/sh+$151
cycle +$627
[-$1,073…+$52] · 30% credit
87%
surv 85%
+$93 SAFE
cap gain +$39,463
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$7,140/mo
vs 50% target ($6,778/mo)+5%
vs normal income ($13,556/mo)53% covered
Net income (after hedge)$6,775/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $45 is $14 below CC-SS $58.87: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$18,939
… as % of IC ($6,000)315.6%
… as % of ML ($94,000)20.1%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.4 mo
Surgical close (14 ct)$-27,601
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.09/sh (~25% of the $0.34 collected) or spot ≥ $45.37 (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 $44.24 (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
$45-45.37
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
≥ $45.37
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 1.06 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$45.00 (1.3σ)$476$-28,472+$10,898-$294
+2.5%$46.12 (1.6σ)$-1,099$-27,664+$11,706-$1,869
+5%$47.25 (1.9σ)$-2,674$-26,856+$12,514-$3,444
SS (= V-bounce)$56.50 (4.4σ)$-15,624$-21,115+$18,255-$14,294
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $58.87, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-39,370
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$39,464
− CC assignment net of premium (14 × $45): -$18,939
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (6 × $55): -$1,991
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-20,835 (+$18,535 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-6,541 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-14,294, the opportunity cost of earning $7,140/mo FIGHT income now)
100% normal19 × $447 Aug2d9.4%80%hist 95%41%hist 32%+5pp$931$13,965+$6,825$27,318
Sell 19 × $44 9.4% OTM over spot $40.23 7 Aug 2026 (2d, $0.53 mid)
= $931 credit for the 2d cycle → $13,965/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $44)
80%
Breach risk
20%
POP (stays ≤ $44.53)
83%
EV / mo
+$3,269
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+5pp
67% whole by 9mo vs 61% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~5.2/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$4,930/mo
median; plan ~$3,353/mo after 68% keep · $14,462 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.1 mo [0.5-3.0], measured ONLY among the 67% of futures that got whole
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
23%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,616
Free roll-up
+$5/wk
Safest escape (by 28 Aug 2026)
$64 @ 91% POP
91% 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 1 of 2); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $1.90/sh now → $1.34 mid-life (likely $1.52–$3.01)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.49/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.85/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 693 simulated challenges: the $44 strike is typically first touched on day 1 of 2, at $46 (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 (19 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$4414 Aug 20268d left+$1.75/sh+$3,320
cycle +$4,251
[+$3,059…+$3,510] · 100% credit
67%
surv 54%
-$27,089 NOT
cap gain +$12,281
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$5628 Aug 202622d left+$0.53/sh+$1,012
cycle +$1,943
[-$514…+$935] · 63% credit
84%
surv 82%
-$4,556 NOT
cap gain +$34,814
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$4914 Aug 20268d left+$0.12/sh+$233
cycle +$1,164
[-$1,131…+$129] · 34% credit
78%
surv 74%
-$20,084 NOT
cap gain +$19,286
Max even-money escape in the band~$5928 Aug 202622d left+$0.04/sh+$76
cycle +$1,007
[-$1,783…-$56] · 22% credit
87%
surv 86%
+$562 SAFE
cap gain +$39,932
reaches SS ✓
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$6428 Aug 202622d left-$0.46/sh-$865
cycle +$66
[-$3,081…-$1,067]
91%
surv 91%
+$9,711 SAFE
cap gain +$49,081
budget: banked $931 debit $865 (93% used ≈ 0.3 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$66 cash · rolled 19 ct earn ≈ $2,294/mo while parked; 1 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$13,965/mo
vs 50% target ($6,778/mo)+106%
vs normal income ($13,556/mo)103% covered
Net income (after hedge)$13,085/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $44 is $15 below CC-SS $58.87: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$27,318
… as % of IC ($6,000)455.3%
… as % of ML ($94,000)29.1%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.0 mo
Surgical close (19 ct)$-37,477
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.12/sh (~25% of the $0.49 collected) or spot ≥ $44.53 (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 $44.24 (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
$44-44.53
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $44.53
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 1.06 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$44.00 (1.0σ)$931$-30,410+$8,960-$114
+2.5%$45.10 (1.3σ)$-1,159$-30,170+$9,200-$2,204
+5%$46.20 (1.6σ)$-3,249$-29,930+$9,440-$4,294
SS (= V-bounce)$56.50 (4.4σ)$-22,819$-27,835+$11,535-$21,014
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $58.87, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-39,370
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$39,464
− CC assignment net of premium (19 × $44): -$27,318
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (1 × $55): -$332
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-27,555 (+$11,815 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-6,541 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-21,014, the opportunity cost of earning $13,965/mo FIGHT income now)
A nudge, not a rule: the engine maximizes income at acceptable safety; this weighs the income you would give up against the breach risk you would shed. Your hedge bleed and your read on IREN are the tiebreakers.

📅 NEXT FRIDAY · 14 Aug 2026 · 9d · E[net] $1,345/mo

🎯 Engine pick: sell 20 × $46 (50% normal), 78% survival, breach 22%, $7,133/mo.
⚖️ Worth a safer step: the $48 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 84% (breach 22% → 16%) for $2,447/mo less (34% income), and it still covers your hedge. The pick sits below the ~80% (≈1σ) comfort line; on a drawdown you are nursing back, dodging the frequent breach usually beats the extra premium. Lean: the safer $48 rung, unless you need the income to cover the hedge bleed, or you expect IREN to stay flat-to-down near term.
IREN  spot $40.23 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsFIGHT edgePer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
cover hedge9 × $5214 Aug9d29.2%92%hist 99%17%hist 6%-1pp$297$990-$6,143$5,884
Sell 9 × $52 29.2% OTM over spot $40.23 14 Aug 2026 (9d, $0.39 mid)
= $297 credit for the 9d cycle → $990/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $52)
92%
Breach risk
8%
POP (stays ≤ $52.39)
92%
EV / mo
+$335
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
-1pp
60% whole by 9mo vs 60% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~0.7/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$775/mo
median; plan ~$527/mo after 68% keep · $3,565 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.3 mo [0.6-3.3], measured ONLY among the 60% of futures that got whole
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
11%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$2,502
Free roll-up
+$4/wk
Safest escape (by 28 Aug 2026)
$62 @ 80% POP
76% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 9 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: $4.39/sh now → $3.11 mid-life (likely $2.45–$4.40)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.33/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.78/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 341 simulated challenges: the $52 strike is typically first touched on day 6 of 9, at $54 (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 (9 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$5221 Aug 202612d left+$1.48/sh+$1,328
cycle +$1,625
[+$1,315…+$1,882] · 100% credit
68%
surv 55%
-$12,222 NOT
cap gain +$27,148
Max even-money escape in the band~$6028 Aug 202618d left+$0.17/sh+$157
cycle +$454
[-$161…+$702] · 62% credit
78%
surv 73%
-$2,188 NOT
cap gain +$37,182
reaches SS ✓
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$5621 Aug 202612d left+$0.09/sh+$83
cycle +$380
[-$127…+$521] · 60% credit
74%
surv 66%
-$6,334 NOT
cap gain +$33,036
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$6228 Aug 202618d left-$0.30/sh-$269
cycle +$28
[-$675…+$256] · 36% credit
80%
surv 76%
-$578 NOT
cap gain +$38,792
budget: banked $297 debit $269 (90% used ≈ 1.2 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$28 cash · rolled 9 ct earn ≈ $4,217/mo while parked; 11 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$990/mo
vs 50% target ($6,778/mo)-85%
vs normal income ($13,556/mo)7% covered
Net income (after hedge)$1,141/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $52 is $7 below CC-SS $58.87: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$5,884
… as % of IC ($6,000)98.1%
… as % of ML ($94,000)6.3%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.4 mo
Surgical close (9 ct)$-17,770
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 $0.33 collected) or spot ≥ $52.39 (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 $44.24 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $51.48Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$51-52.39
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
≥ $52.39
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 1.06 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$52.00 (1.5σ)$297$-13,550+$25,820-$198
+2.5%$53.30 (1.7σ)$-873$-11,966+$27,404-$1,368
+5%$54.60 (1.8σ)$-2,043$-10,383+$28,987-$2,538
SS (= V-bounce)$56.50 (2.1σ)$-3,753$-9,719+$29,651-$2,898
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $58.87, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-39,370
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$39,464
− CC assignment net of premium (9 × $52): -$5,884
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (11 × $55): -$3,649
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-9,439 (+$29,931 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-6,541 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-2,898, the opportunity cost of earning $990/mo FIGHT income now)
🛡 safe yield20 × $5214 Aug9d29.2%92%hist 99%17%hist 6%-1pp$660$2,200-$4,933$13,075
Sell 20 × $52 29.2% OTM over spot $40.23 14 Aug 2026 (9d, $0.39 mid)
= $660 credit for the 9d cycle → $2,200/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $52)
92%
Breach risk
8%
POP (stays ≤ $52.39)
92%
EV / mo
+$744
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
-1pp
56% whole by 9mo vs 57% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~0.7/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$359/mo
median; plan ~$244/mo after 68% keep · $838 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.4 mo [0.7-3.0], measured ONLY among the 56% of futures that got whole
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
12%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$5,559
Free roll-up
+$4/wk
Safest escape (by 28 Aug 2026)
$62 @ 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: $4.39/sh now → $3.11 mid-life (likely $2.46–$4.41)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.33/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.78/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 363 simulated challenges: the $52 strike is typically first touched on day 6 of 9, at $54 (overshoots $1.95). 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)~$5221 Aug 202612d left+$1.48/sh+$2,951
cycle +$3,611
[+$2,812…+$4,476] · 100% credit
68%
surv 55%
-$10,841 NOT
cap gain +$28,529
Max even-money escape in the band~$6028 Aug 202618d left+$0.17/sh+$348
cycle +$1,008
[-$393…+$1,584] · 64% credit
78%
surv 73%
+$3,003 SAFE
cap gain +$42,373
reaches SS ✓
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$5621 Aug 202612d left+$0.09/sh+$185
cycle +$845
[-$313…+$1,181] · 61% credit
74%
surv 66%
-$5,632 NOT
cap gain +$33,738
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$6228 Aug 202618d left-$0.30/sh-$597
cycle +$63
[-$1,526…+$575] · 37% credit
80%
surv 76%
+$6,294 SAFE
cap gain +$45,664
budget: banked $660 debit $597 (90% used ≈ 1.2 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$63 cash · rolled 20 ct earn ≈ $9,370/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$2,200/mo
vs 50% target ($6,778/mo)-68%
vs normal income ($13,556/mo)16% covered
Net income (after hedge)$1,217/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $52 is $7 below CC-SS $58.87: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$13,075
… as % of IC ($6,000)217.9%
… as % of ML ($94,000)13.9%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.0 mo
Surgical close (20 ct)$-39,490
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 $0.33 collected) or spot ≥ $52.39 (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 $44.24 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $51.48Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$51-52.39
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
≥ $52.39
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 1.06 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$52.00 (1.5σ)$660$-13,792+$25,578-$440
+2.5%$53.30 (1.7σ)$-1,940$-13,638+$25,732-$3,040
+5%$54.60 (1.8σ)$-4,540$-13,485+$25,885-$5,640
SS (= V-bounce)$56.50 (2.1σ)$-8,340$-13,261+$26,109-$6,440
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $58.87, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-39,370
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$39,464
− CC assignment net of premium (20 × $52): -$13,075
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-12,981 (+$26,389 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-6,541 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-6,440, the opportunity cost of earning $2,200/mo FIGHT income now)
33% normal ← lean19 × $4814 Aug9d19.3%84%hist 95%34%hist 22%+2pp$1,406$4,687-$2,447$19,243
Sell 19 × $48 19.3% OTM over spot $40.23 14 Aug 2026 (9d, $0.80 mid)
= $1,406 credit for the 9d cycle → $4,687/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $48)
84%
Breach risk
16%
POP (stays ≤ $48.80)
86%
EV / mo
+$1,181
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+2pp
59% whole by 9mo vs 57% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~1.4/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$1,460/mo
median; plan ~$993/mo after 68% keep · $4,292 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.3 mo [0.6-2.9], measured ONLY among the 59% of futures that got whole
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
27%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$3,853
Free roll-up
+$3/wk
Safest escape (by 28 Aug 2026)
$59 @ 83% POP
80% 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: $3.91/sh now → $2.77 mid-life (likely $2.63–$4.22)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.74/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.03/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 809 simulated challenges: the $48 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 9, at $50 (overshoots $1.84). 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)~$4821 Aug 202612d left+$1.31/sh+$2,489
cycle +$3,895
[+$2,159…+$3,293] · 100% credit
68%
surv 55%
-$18,974 NOT
cap gain +$20,396
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$5428 Aug 202618d left+$0.44/sh+$841
cycle +$2,247
[-$21…+$1,379] · 74% credit
77%
surv 70%
-$8,411 NOT
cap gain +$30,959
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$5121 Aug 202612d left+$0.28/sh+$529
cycle +$1,935
[-$54…+$964] · 71% credit
73%
surv 64%
-$15,077 NOT
cap gain +$24,293
Max even-money escape in the band~$5528 Aug 202618d left+$0.17/sh+$325
cycle +$1,731
[-$615…+$835] · 49% credit
78%
surv 72%
-$6,809 NOT
cap gain +$32,561
SS $56 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$5928 Aug 202618d left-$0.69/sh-$1,306
cycle +$100
[-$2,578…-$908] · 12% credit
83%
surv 80%
-$345 NOT
cap gain +$39,025
budget: banked $1,406 debit $1,306 (93% used ≈ 1.2 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$100 cash · rolled 19 ct earn ≈ $6,588/mo while parked; 1 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$4,687/mo
vs 50% target ($6,778/mo)-31%
vs normal income ($13,556/mo)35% covered
Net income (after hedge)$3,806/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $48 is $11 below CC-SS $58.87: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$19,243
… as % of IC ($6,000)320.7%
… as % of ML ($94,000)20.5%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.4 mo
Surgical close (19 ct)$-37,515
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 ≥ $48.80 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $48)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $44.24 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $47.52Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$48-48.80
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
≥ $48.80
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 1.06 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$48.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,406$-21,463+$17,907+$361
+2.5%$49.20 (1.1σ)$-874$-21,201+$18,169-$1,919
+5%$50.40 (1.3σ)$-3,154$-20,940+$18,430-$4,199
SS (= V-bounce)$56.50 (2.1σ)$-14,744$-19,760+$19,610-$12,939
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $58.87, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-39,370
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$39,464
− CC assignment net of premium (19 × $48): -$19,243
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (1 × $55): -$332
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-19,480 (+$19,890 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-6,541 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-12,939, the opportunity cost of earning $4,687/mo FIGHT income now)
🎯 50% normal20 × $4614 Aug9d14.3%78%hist 92%46%hist 32%+2pp$2,140$7,133$23,595
Sell 20 × $46 14.3% OTM over spot $40.23 14 Aug 2026 (9d, $1.14 mid)
= $2,140 credit for the 9d cycle → $7,133/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $46)
78%
Breach risk
22%
POP (stays ≤ $47.14)
82%
EV / mo
+$1,406
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+2pp
58% whole by 9mo vs 56% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~2.1/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$2,094/mo
median; plan ~$1,424/mo after 68% keep · $7,598 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.4 mo [0.7-3.2], measured ONLY among the 58% of futures that got whole
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
36%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$3,067
Free roll-up
+$3/wk
Safest escape (by 28 Aug 2026)
$59 @ 86% POP
84% 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: $3.68/sh now → $2.60 mid-life (likely $2.83–$4.27)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.07/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.53/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,066 simulated challenges: the $46 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 9, at $48 (overshoots $1.82). 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)~$4621 Aug 202612d left+$1.23/sh+$2,461
cycle +$4,601
[+$1,965…+$2,895] · 100% credit
68%
surv 55%
-$22,559 NOT
cap gain +$16,811
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$5128 Aug 202618d left+$0.72/sh+$1,436
cycle +$3,576
[+$496…+$1,657] · 91% credit
76%
surv 69%
-$13,492 NOT
cap gain +$25,878
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$4921 Aug 202612d left+$0.20/sh+$407
cycle +$2,547
[-$346…+$526] · 51% credit
73%
surv 64%
-$18,757 NOT
cap gain +$20,613
Max even-money escape in the band~$5328 Aug 202618d left+$0.06/sh+$120
cycle +$2,260
[-$1,084…+$180] · 30% credit
78%
surv 73%
-$10,572 NOT
cap gain +$28,798
SS $56 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$5928 Aug 202618d left-$1.06/sh-$2,117
cycle +$23
[-$3,904…-$2,302] · 1% credit
86%
surv 84%
-$101 NOT
cap gain +$39,269
budget: banked $2,140 debit $2,117 (99% used ≈ 1.3 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$23 cash · rolled 20 ct earn ≈ $5,150/mo while parked; 0 ct free to re-sell · clears SS ✓
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted +0.5 vol pt per +1% move (spike-vol name: vol expands on a fast move, richer buyback). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$7,133/mo
vs 50% target ($6,778/mo)+5%
vs normal income ($13,556/mo)53% covered
Net income (after hedge)$6,150/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $46 is $13 below CC-SS $58.87: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$23,595
… as % of IC ($6,000)393.3%
… as % of ML ($94,000)25.1%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.7 mo
Surgical close (20 ct)$-39,510
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.27/sh (~25% of the $1.07 collected) or spot ≥ $47.14 (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 $44.24 (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
$46-47.14
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
≥ $47.14
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 1.06 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$46.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$2,140$-25,020+$14,350+$1,040
+2.5%$47.15 (≤1σ, normal week)$-160$-24,884+$14,486-$1,260
+5%$48.30 (1.0σ)$-2,460$-24,748+$14,622-$3,560
SS (= V-bounce)$56.50 (2.1σ)$-18,860$-23,781+$15,589-$16,960
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $58.87, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-39,370
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$39,464
− CC assignment net of premium (20 × $46): -$23,595
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-23,501 (+$15,869 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-6,541 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-16,960, the opportunity cost of earning $7,133/mo FIGHT income now)
100% normal19 × $4214 Aug9d4.4%62%hist 78%81%hist 81%+5pp$4,142$13,807+$6,673$27,907
Sell 19 × $42 4.4% OTM over spot $40.23 14 Aug 2026 (9d, $2.25 mid)
= $4,142 credit for the 9d cycle → $13,807/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $42)
62%
Breach risk
38%
POP (stays ≤ $44.26)
72%
EV / mo
+$1,573
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+5pp
63% whole by 9mo vs 58% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~4.7/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$3,446/mo
median; plan ~$2,344/mo after 68% keep · $11,441 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.3 mo [0.5-2.7], measured ONLY among the 63% of futures that got whole
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
65%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$205
Free roll-up
+$3/wk
Safest escape (by 28 Aug 2026)
$62 @ 94% POP
93% 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: $3.23/sh now → $2.29 mid-life (likely $2.99–$4.22)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $2.18/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.11/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,939 simulated challenges: the $42 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 9, at $44 (overshoots $1.65). 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)~$4221 Aug 202612d left+$1.08/sh+$2,047
cycle +$6,189
[+$1,471…+$1,868] · 100% credit
68%
surv 54%
-$29,387 NOT
cap gain +$9,983
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$4628 Aug 202618d left+$0.65/sh+$1,231
cycle +$5,373
[+$100…+$752] · 80% credit
75%
surv 67%
-$22,230 NOT
cap gain +$17,140
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$4521 Aug 202612d left+$0.06/sh+$118
cycle +$4,260
[-$798…-$294] · 15% credit
74%
surv 65%
-$25,461 NOT
cap gain +$13,909
Max even-money escape in the band~$4828 Aug 202618d left+$0.10/sh+$194
cycle +$4,336
[-$1,174…-$392] · 15% credit
78%
surv 72%
-$19,031 NOT
cap gain +$20,339
SS $56 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$6228 Aug 202618d left-$1.76/sh-$3,345
cycle +$797
[-$6,045…-$4,351]
94%
surv 93%
+$6,406 SAFE
cap gain +$45,776
budget: banked $4,142 debit $3,345 (81% used ≈ 1.1 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$797 cash · rolled 19 ct earn ≈ $1,670/mo while parked; 1 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$13,807/mo
vs 50% target ($6,778/mo)+104%
vs normal income ($13,556/mo)102% covered
Net income (after hedge)$12,926/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $42 is $17 below CC-SS $58.87: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$27,907
… as % of IC ($6,000)465.1%
… as % of ML ($94,000)29.7%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.1 mo
Surgical close (19 ct)$-37,544
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.55/sh (~25% of the $2.18 collected) or spot ≥ $44.26 (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 $44.24 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $41.58Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$42-44.26
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 1.06 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$42.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$4,142$-31,435+$7,935+$3,097
+2.5%$43.05 (≤1σ, normal week)$2,147$-31,206+$8,164+$1,102
+5%$44.10 (≤1σ, normal week)$152$-30,977+$8,393-$893
SS (= V-bounce)$56.50 (2.1σ)$-23,408$-28,424+$10,946-$21,603
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $58.87, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-39,370
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$39,464
− CC assignment net of premium (19 × $42): -$27,907
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (1 × $55): -$332
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-28,144 (+$11,226 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-6,541 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-21,603, the opportunity cost of earning $13,807/mo FIGHT income now)
A nudge, not a rule: the engine maximizes income at acceptable safety; this weighs the income you would give up against the breach risk you would shed. Your hedge bleed and your read on IREN are the tiebreakers.
⚔ FIGHT CC options · full candidate scan (30 clear the floor), click to expand

Every eligible strike x expiry in the 2-45 DTE band (4 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: 1.059 (IBKR)  |  Recovery@SS: +$39,464 (un-capped fortress gain if stock rallies to SS)  |  Do-nothing @ SS: $-6,541

StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$452d7 Aug 2026$0.3414/20$7,140$6,77585%87%+$1,881-$18,939315.6%$-20,835 (vs do-nothing $-14,294)
$442d7 Aug 2026$0.4910/20$7,350$7,39880%83%+$1,721-$14,378239.6%$-17,601 (vs do-nothing $-11,060)
$469d14 Aug 2026$1.0720/20$7,133$6,15078%82%+$1,406-$23,595393.3%$-23,501 (vs do-nothing $-16,960)
$459d14 Aug 2026$1.3016/20$6,933$6,36375%79%+$1,270-$20,108335.1%$-21,341 (vs do-nothing $-14,800)
$4616d21 Aug 2026$1.8720/20$7,012$6,02974%79%+$1,437-$21,995366.6%$-21,901 (vs do-nothing $-15,360)
$432d7 Aug 2026$0.707/20$7,350$7,70774%79%+$1,505-$10,617177.0%$-14,836 (vs do-nothing $-8,295)
$4623d28 Aug 2026$2.6020/20$6,783$5,79972%78%+$911-$20,535342.3%$-20,441 (vs do-nothing $-13,900)
$4516d21 Aug 2026$2.1417/20$6,821$6,14772%78%+$1,296-$19,937332.3%$-20,838 (vs do-nothing $-14,297)
$449d14 Aug 2026$1.5514/20$7,233$6,86971%77%+$1,144-$18,645310.7%$-20,541 (vs do-nothing $-14,000)
$4523d28 Aug 2026$2.9718/20$6,973$6,19670%77%+$1,036-$19,616326.9%$-20,185 (vs do-nothing $-13,644)
$4416d21 Aug 2026$2.4016/20$7,200$6,62968%76%+$1,154-$19,948332.5%$-21,181 (vs do-nothing $-14,640)
$422d7 Aug 2026$0.965/20$7,200$7,76467%74%+$1,111-$7,954132.6%$-12,836 (vs do-nothing $-6,295)
$4423d28 Aug 2026$3.1517/20$6,985$6,31167%75%+$734-$19,920332.0%$-20,821 (vs do-nothing $-14,280)
Show 17 more candidates (lower strikes: more income, lower survival)
StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$439d14 Aug 2026$1.8511/20$6,783$6,72867%75%+$942-$15,419257.0%$-18,311 (vs do-nothing $-11,770)
$4316d21 Aug 2026$2.7214/20$7,140$6,77565%74%+$1,008-$18,407306.8%$-20,303 (vs do-nothing $-13,762)
$4323d28 Aug 2026$3.4516/20$7,200$6,62964%74%+$618-$19,868331.1%$-21,101 (vs do-nothing $-14,560)
$429d14 Aug 2026$2.1810/20$7,267$7,31562%72%+$828-$14,688244.8%$-17,911 (vs do-nothing $-11,370)
$4216d21 Aug 2026$3.0013/20$7,312$7,05162%72%+$736-$18,028300.5%$-20,256 (vs do-nothing $-13,715)
$4223d28 Aug 2026$3.8014/20$6,939$6,57562%72%+$509-$18,295304.9%$-20,191 (vs do-nothing $-13,650)
$412d7 Aug 2026$1.294/20$7,740$8,40759%70%+$794-$6,631110.5%$-11,845 (vs do-nothing $-5,304)
$4123d28 Aug 2026$4.1513/20$7,037$6,77559%71%+$385-$17,833297.2%$-20,061 (vs do-nothing $-13,520)
$4116d21 Aug 2026$3.3511/20$6,909$6,85458%70%+$506-$15,969266.2%$-18,861 (vs do-nothing $-12,320)
$419d14 Aug 2026$2.558/20$6,800$7,05458%70%+$599-$12,254204.2%$-16,141 (vs do-nothing $-9,600)
$4023d28 Aug 2026$4.6512/20$7,278$7,12055%69%+$453-$17,061284.4%$-19,621 (vs do-nothing $-13,080)
$4016d21 Aug 2026$3.8510/20$7,219$7,26754%68%+$548-$15,018250.3%$-18,241 (vs do-nothing $-11,700)
$409d14 Aug 2026$2.997/20$6,977$7,33453%67%+$495-$11,114185.2%$-15,333 (vs do-nothing $-8,792)
$39.5016d21 Aug 2026$4.0010/20$7,500$7,54852%67%+$371-$15,368256.1%$-18,591 (vs do-nothing $-12,050)
$39.509d14 Aug 2026$3.207/20$7,467$7,82450%66%+$404-$11,317188.6%$-15,536 (vs do-nothing $-8,995)
$402d7 Aug 2026$1.673/20$7,515$8,28550%65%+$283-$5,15986.0%$-10,705 (vs do-nothing $-4,164)
$39.502d7 Aug 2026$1.903/20$8,550$9,32045%63%+$120-$5,24087.3%$-10,786 (vs do-nothing $-4,245)

Income/mo = FIGHT leg gross, DTE-prorated. Net/mo = FIGHT + conservative CC gross minus hedge cost. POP (mid) = probability stock closes at or below (strike + mid premium) at expiry, per-strike chain IV when available. Survival = CC expires fully worthless. EV/mo = premium minus expected buyback, monthly, with realized vol = IV x 85% (variance risk premium 15%). Survival, POP and touch use vol x 1.00 (raw implied: the VRP haircut is applied to the premium edge but NOT to risk, because understating the edge costs opportunity while understating breach odds costs capital; the risk-side haircut arms only from the graded ledger). Cap give-up @ SS = recovery mortgaged on a V-bounce to SS, net of premium. Total P&L @ SS = absolute position P&L if the stock closes at SS; "vs do-nothing" = opportunity cost against holding all 20 contracts at the conservative CC.

fortress_fight.py v6.3  |  2026-08-05 21:42