FORTRESS FIGHT: IREN-LC45 @ $37.32

BE SS: $56.50  |  CC-SS: $58.90  |  20 contracts (2,000 sh) |  ⌂ PORTFOLIO

GENERATED2026-08-06 21:36

IREN-LC45 @ $37.32   UNDERWATER $19.18 (33.9% below BE SS)

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

20 contracts (2,000 sh)  |  BE SS: $56.50  |  CC-SS: $58.90 (banked floor $57.95)  |  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$14,200/mo95% ann ROI on ML
Hedge rolling cost$1,014/mo
Unrealized P&L$-45,730fortress legs from IBKR
INCOME GOALPOSTS & VELOCITY
50% INCOME FLOOR
$7,100/mo
HEDGE COVER
$1,014/mo
NORMAL INCOME
$14,200/mo (ATM CC, chain)
IC VELOCITY
0.4 mo to earn back $6,000
ML VELOCITY
6.6 mo to earn back $94,000
Deep drawdown confirmed: a CC at CC-SS $58.90 (probe: $60C 15d) brings only $400/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)
$43,676
was $45,730 · 4% earned back
Cycles closed
24
Credit in flight
$0
CC-SS · banked floor (info)
$58.90 → $57.95
? 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)
WEEKLYPULLBACK · %B 26 (live) · RSI 44 · MACD bearish, hist rising
DAILYFALLING (provisional) · RSI 46 · %B 47 · hist falling (nightly)
LEVELS20W MA (bounce target) $46.71 (+25%) · daily UBB $43.53 · 1-wk expected move ±$6 (chain IV)
SETUPSpring loaded, not ignited: 🎯 or 💎 at short DTE, normal tripwires. (advisory; floors and picks are chain-only)
⚠ Next earnings 2026-08-27: candidates whose expiry crosses it are flagged in the spectrum; EV is unreliable across earnings.
INTERPRETATION
Primary: 20 contracts at $43 / 8d. This is the safest strike (survival 81%, breach 19%) that still earns 50% of normal income ($7,100/mo); it brings $7,200/mo. The engine maximizes the odds the pullback never reaches your strike, rather than chasing the fattest near-ATM premium.
More income, less safety: the ladder tops out at 20 × $39.50/8d for $14,850/mo, but breach risk rises to 34% (+15pp vs the primary). The lower strike is hit by a smaller bounce.
More safety, less income: for just the hedge you can sit at 20 × $60/15d (98% survival, $400/mo).
Downside anchor: the primary mortgages $29,880 (498% of IC) ONLY on a full V-bounce all the way to SS $56, recoverable in 2.1 months of normal income. That is the rare tail; the frequent case is the strike holding. Surgical close on the 20 contracts realizes $-45,870 and cuts bleed by $1,014/mo.

📅 Two weekly tracks, this Friday & next Friday

Each Friday gets its own recommended pick and full income ladder (safest strike per income rung, sized across your 20 contracts). The master ranks the two by E[net]/mo to pick one grand pick; both are shown here so you can choose the tenor that fits your roll cadence.

🏆 Grand pick: NEXT FRIDAY · 14 Aug 2026 (8d) · sell 20 × $43, 81% survival, $7,200/mo (E[net] $1,786/mo).
This week's Friday is inside the pin/gamma window, so only the next weekly is shown.
TrackExpirySellSurvivalIncome/moE[net]/mo
NEXT FRIDAY 🏆14 Aug 2026 · 8d20 × $4381%$7,200$1,786
E[net] arithmetic on the grand pick: keep $1,920 with probability 71%; on the 29% touch you roll, paying $5,381 to close and taking $2,271 back from the best priced door (net cash $3,110) and parking about one cycle of income. Charging the FULL buyback with no door credit (the pre-2026-07-25 model) contradicted the campaign simulation, which prices the same event as a cash-neutral even roll.

📅 NEXT FRIDAY · 14 Aug 2026 · 8d · E[net] $1,786/mo 🏆 GRAND PICK

🎯 Engine pick: sell 20 × $43 (50% normal), 81% survival, breach 19%, $7,200/mo.
The pick is already past the ~80% (≈1σ) comfort line, so take the income. Stepping out to the $45 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 87% (breach 19% → 13%) for $2,497/mo less (35% income) buys safety you do not really need here.
IREN  spot $37.32 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsFIGHT edgePer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
cover hedge12 × $5014 Aug8d34.0%96%hist 99%8%hist 1%+0pp$276$1,035-$6,165$10,404
Sell 12 × $50 34.0% OTM over spot $37.32 14 Aug 2026 (8d, $0.26 mid)
= $276 credit for the 8d cycle → $1,035/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $50)
96%
Breach risk
4%
POP (stays ≤ $50.26)
96%
EV / mo
+$779
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+0pp
48% whole by 9mo vs 48% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~0.4/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$235/mo
median; plan ~$159/mo after 68% keep · $793 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.9 mo [1.1-3.4], measured ONLY among the 48% 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)
6%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$3,760
Free roll-up
+$4/wk
Safest escape (by 28 Aug 2026)
$59 @ 80% POP
75% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 12 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 4 of 8); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $4.75/sh now → $3.36 mid-life (likely $2.40–$4.72)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.23/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$3.13/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 185 simulated challenges: the $50 strike is typically first touched on day 6 of 8, at $52 (overshoots $1.79). 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 (12 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$5021 Aug 202611d left+$1.42/sh+$1,702
cycle +$1,978
[+$1,623…+$2,778] · 100% credit
69%
surv 55%
-$16,818 NOT
cap gain +$28,912
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$5421 Aug 202611d left+$0.20/sh+$239
cycle +$515
[-$45…+$1,089] · 74% credit
76%
surv 67%
-$10,537 NOT
cap gain +$35,193
Max even-money escape in the band~$5828 Aug 202618d left+$0.05/sh+$59
cycle +$335
[-$436…+$1,111] · 61% credit
79%
surv 73%
-$4,446 NOT
cap gain +$41,284
reaches SS ✓
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$5928 Aug 202618d left-$0.22/sh-$261
cycle +$15
[-$816…+$756] · 45% credit
80%
surv 75%
-$3,461 NOT
cap gain +$42,269
budget: banked $276 debit $261 (94% used ≈ 1.1 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$15 cash · rolled 12 ct earn ≈ $6,292/mo while parked; 8 ct free to re-sell · clears SS ✓
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted +0.5 vol pt per +1% move (spike-vol name: vol expands on a fast move, richer buyback). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$1,035/mo
vs 50% target ($7,100/mo)-85%
vs normal income ($14,200/mo)7% covered
Net income (after hedge)$533/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $50 is $9 below CC-SS $58.90: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$10,404
… as % of IC ($6,000)173.4%
… as % of ML ($94,000)11.1%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.7 mo
Surgical close (12 ct)$-27,474
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.06/sh (~25% of the $0.23 collected) or spot ≥ $50.26 (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 $43.53 (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
$50-50.26
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
≥ $50.26
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 1.05 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$50.00 (2.0σ)$276$-18,519+$27,211-$108
+2.5%$51.25 (2.1σ)$-1,224$-17,389+$28,341-$1,608
+5%$52.50 (2.3σ)$-2,724$-16,259+$29,471-$3,108
SS (= V-bounce)$56.50 (3.0σ)$-7,524$-13,843+$31,887-$6,108
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $58.90, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-45,730
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$45,404
− CC assignment net of premium (12 × $50): -$10,404
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (8 × $55): -$2,864
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-13,594 (+$32,136 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-7,486 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-6,108, the opportunity cost of earning $1,035/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $46.71 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$0, position total $-25,717 (+$20,013 vs today)
🛡 safe yield20 × $4714 Aug8d25.9%91%hist 99%18%hist 6%+2pp$740$2,775-$4,425$23,060
Sell 20 × $47 25.9% OTM over spot $37.32 14 Aug 2026 (8d, $0.43 mid)
= $740 credit for the 8d cycle → $2,775/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $47)
91%
Breach risk
9%
POP (stays ≤ $47.44)
92%
EV / mo
+$1,354
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+2pp
49% whole by 9mo vs 48% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~0.9/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$625/mo
median; plan ~$425/mo after 68% keep · $2,206 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.7 mo [1.0-3.5], measured ONLY among the 49% 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)
-$5,394
Free roll-up
+$4/wk
Safest escape (by 28 Aug 2026)
$55 @ 80% POP
75% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 20 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 4 of 8); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $4.33/sh now → $3.07 mid-life (likely $2.54–$4.26)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.37/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.70/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 343 simulated challenges: the $47 strike is typically first touched on day 6 of 8, at $49 (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)~$4721 Aug 202611d left+$1.29/sh+$2,587
cycle +$3,327
[+$2,384…+$3,750] · 100% credit
69%
surv 55%
-$22,036 NOT
cap gain +$23,694
Max even-money escape in the band~$5428 Aug 202618d left+$0.20/sh+$396
cycle +$1,136
[-$355…+$1,538] · 66% credit
79%
surv 73%
-$10,172 NOT
cap gain +$35,558
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)~$5121 Aug 202611d left+$0.05/sh+$94
cycle +$834
[-$407…+$992] · 59% credit
77%
surv 68%
-$16,787 NOT
cap gain +$28,943
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$5528 Aug 202618d left-$0.14/sh-$287
cycle +$453
[-$1,152…+$862] · 43% credit
80%
surv 75%
-$8,751 NOT
cap gain +$36,979
budget: banked $740 debit $287 (39% used ≈ 0.4 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$453 cash · rolled 20 ct earn ≈ $9,745/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$2,775/mo
vs 50% target ($7,100/mo)-61%
vs normal income ($14,200/mo)20% covered
Net income (after hedge)$1,761/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $47 is $12 below CC-SS $58.90: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$23,060
… as % of IC ($6,000)384.3%
… as % of ML ($94,000)24.5%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.6 mo
Surgical close (20 ct)$-45,860
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.09/sh (~25% of the $0.37 collected) or spot ≥ $47.44 (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 $43.53 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $46.53Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$47-47.44
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
≥ $47.44
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 1.05 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$47.00 (1.5σ)$740$-24,623+$21,107+$100
+2.5%$48.17 (1.7σ)$-1,610$-24,501+$21,229-$2,250
+5%$49.35 (1.9σ)$-3,960$-24,379+$21,351-$4,600
SS (= V-bounce)$56.50 (3.0σ)$-18,260$-23,635+$22,095-$15,900
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $58.90, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-45,730
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$45,404
− CC assignment net of premium (20 × $47): -$23,060
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-23,386 (+$22,344 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-7,486 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-15,900, the opportunity cost of earning $2,775/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $46.71 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$0, position total $-25,973 (+$19,757 vs today)
33% normal19 × $4514 Aug8d20.6%87%hist 95%27%hist 18%+4pp$1,254$4,702-$2,497$25,156
Sell 19 × $45 20.6% OTM over spot $37.32 14 Aug 2026 (8d, $0.70 mid)
= $1,254 credit for the 8d cycle → $4,702/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $45)
87%
Breach risk
13%
POP (stays ≤ $45.70)
89%
EV / mo
+$2,395
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+4pp
57% whole by 9mo vs 52% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~1.4/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$1,478/mo
median; plan ~$1,005/mo after 68% keep · $6,450 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~2.0 mo [1.0-3.7], measured ONLY among the 57% of futures that got whole
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
19%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$4,211
Free roll-up
+$3/wk
Safest escape (by 28 Aug 2026)
$54 @ 82% POP
78% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 19 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 4 of 8); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $4.06/sh now → $2.88 mid-life (likely $2.66–$4.54)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.66/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.22/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 582 simulated challenges: the $45 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 8, at $47 (overshoots $1.74). The [P25–P75] under each Total is that door's credit across those paths; % credit is the share of those challenges where the roll is a net credit.
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (19 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$4521 Aug 202611d left+$1.21/sh+$2,306
cycle +$3,560
[+$1,755…+$3,110] · 100% credit
69%
surv 54%
-$25,980 NOT
cap gain +$19,750
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$4821 Aug 202611d left+$0.25/sh+$468
cycle +$1,722
[-$225…+$1,111] · 64% credit
75%
surv 65%
-$22,178 NOT
cap gain +$23,552
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$5128 Aug 202618d left+$0.36/sh+$690
cycle +$1,944
[-$358…+$1,433] · 61% credit
78%
surv 71%
-$15,645 NOT
cap gain +$30,085
Max even-money escape in the band~$5228 Aug 202618d left+$0.06/sh+$120
cycle +$1,374
[-$1,057…+$815] · 44% credit
79%
surv 73%
-$14,110 NOT
cap gain +$31,620
SS $56 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$5428 Aug 202618d left-$0.50/sh-$956
cycle +$298
[-$2,390…-$363] · 18% credit
82%
surv 78%
-$10,978 NOT
cap gain +$34,752
budget: banked $1,254 debit $956 (76% used ≈ 0.9 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$298 cash · rolled 19 ct earn ≈ $7,515/mo while parked; 1 ct free to re-sell
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted +0.5 vol pt per +1% move (spike-vol name: vol expands on a fast move, richer buyback). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$4,702/mo
vs 50% target ($7,100/mo)-34%
vs normal income ($14,200/mo)33% covered
Net income (after hedge)$3,752/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $45 is $14 below CC-SS $58.90: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$25,156
… as % of IC ($6,000)419.3%
… as % of ML ($94,000)26.8%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.8 mo
Surgical close (19 ct)$-43,520
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.17/sh (~25% of the $0.66 collected) or spot ≥ $45.70 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $45)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $43.53 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $44.55Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$45-45.70
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $45.70
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 1.05 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$45.00 (1.2σ)$1,254$-28,285+$17,445+$646
+2.5%$46.12 (1.4σ)$-883$-28,056+$17,674-$1,491
+5%$47.25 (1.5σ)$-3,021$-27,826+$17,904-$3,629
SS (= V-bounce)$56.50 (3.0σ)$-20,596$-26,089+$19,641-$18,354
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $58.90, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-45,730
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$45,404
− CC assignment net of premium (19 × $45): -$25,156
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (1 × $55): -$358
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-25,840 (+$19,890 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-7,486 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-18,354, the opportunity cost of earning $4,702/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $46.71 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$1,995, position total $-27,936 (+$17,794 vs today)
🎯 50% normal20 × $4314 Aug8d15.2%81%hist 95%39%hist 22%+6pp$1,920$7,200$29,880
Sell 20 × $43 15.2% OTM over spot $37.32 14 Aug 2026 (8d, $1.03 mid)
= $1,920 credit for the 8d cycle → $7,200/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $43)
81%
Breach risk
19%
POP (stays ≤ $44.03)
85%
EV / mo
+$3,083
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+6pp
56% whole by 9mo vs 50% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~2.2/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$2,186/mo
median; plan ~$1,486/mo after 68% keep · $10,067 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~2.0 mo [1.0-3.9], 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)
29%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$3,461
Free roll-up
+$3/wk
Safest escape (by 28 Aug 2026)
$53 @ 84% POP
80% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 20 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 4 of 8); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $3.80/sh now → $2.69 mid-life (likely $2.78–$4.36)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.96/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.73/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 861 simulated challenges: the $43 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 8, at $45 (overshoots $1.57). The [P25–P75] under each Total is that door's credit across those paths; % credit is the share of those challenges where the roll is a net credit.
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (20 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$4321 Aug 202611d left+$1.14/sh+$2,271
cycle +$4,191
[+$1,646…+$2,742] · 100% credit
69%
surv 54%
-$29,588 NOT
cap gain +$16,142
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$4828 Aug 202618d left+$0.57/sh+$1,134
cycle +$3,054
[+$68…+$1,459] · 78% credit
77%
surv 69%
-$20,879 NOT
cap gain +$24,851
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$4621 Aug 202611d left+$0.16/sh+$313
cycle +$2,233
[-$485…+$582] · 45% credit
75%
surv 65%
-$25,908 NOT
cap gain +$19,822
Max even-money escape in the band~$4928 Aug 202618d left+$0.23/sh+$452
cycle +$2,372
[-$746…+$726] · 44% credit
78%
surv 72%
-$19,457 NOT
cap gain +$26,273
SS $56 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$5328 Aug 202618d left-$0.84/sh-$1,674
cycle +$246
[-$3,430…-$1,604] · 6% credit
84%
surv 80%
-$13,167 NOT
cap gain +$32,563
budget: banked $1,920 debit $1,674 (87% used ≈ 1.0 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$246 cash · rolled 20 ct earn ≈ $6,178/mo while parked; 0 ct free to re-sell
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted +0.5 vol pt per +1% move (spike-vol name: vol expands on a fast move, richer buyback). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$7,200/mo
vs 50% target ($7,100/mo)+1%
vs normal income ($14,200/mo)51% covered
Net income (after hedge)$6,186/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $43 is $16 below CC-SS $58.90: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$29,880
… as % of IC ($6,000)498.0%
… as % of ML ($94,000)31.8%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.1 mo
Surgical close (20 ct)$-45,870
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.24/sh (~25% of the $0.96 collected) or spot ≥ $44.03 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $43)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $43.53 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $42.57Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$43-44.03
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $44.03
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 1.05 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$43.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,920$-31,859+$13,871+$1,280
+2.5%$44.07 (1.0σ)$-230$-31,747+$13,983-$870
+5%$45.15 (1.2σ)$-2,380$-31,636+$14,094-$3,020
SS (= V-bounce)$56.50 (3.0σ)$-25,080$-30,455+$15,275-$22,720
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $58.90, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-45,730
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$45,404
− CC assignment net of premium (20 × $43): -$29,880
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-30,206 (+$15,524 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-7,486 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-22,720, the opportunity cost of earning $7,200/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $46.71 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$5,500, position total $-31,473 (+$14,257 vs today)
100% normal20 × $39.5014 Aug8d5.8%66%hist 78%72%hist 59%+7pp$3,960$14,850+$7,650$34,840
Sell 20 × $39.50 5.8% OTM over spot $37.32 14 Aug 2026 (8d, $2.07 mid)
= $3,960 credit for the 8d cycle → $14,850/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $39.50)
66%
Breach risk
34%
POP (stays ≤ $41.57)
76%
EV / mo
+$4,877
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+7pp
56% whole by 9mo vs 49% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~4.7/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$3,523/mo
median; plan ~$2,396/mo after 68% keep · $15,533 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.7 mo [1.0-3.1], 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)
58%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$798
Free roll-up
+$3/wk
Safest escape (by 28 Aug 2026)
$55 @ 92% POP
91% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 20 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 4 of 8); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $3.36/sh now → $2.38 mid-life (likely $3.06–$4.36)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.98/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.40/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,729 simulated challenges: the $40 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 8, at $41 (overshoots $1.47). The [P25–P75] under each Total is that door's credit across those paths; % credit is the share of those challenges where the roll is a net credit.
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (20 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$4021 Aug 202611d left+$1.00/sh+$2,009
cycle +$5,969
[+$1,150…+$1,718] · 99% credit
69%
surv 54%
-$35,175 NOT
cap gain +$10,555
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$4228 Aug 202618d left+$0.83/sh+$1,662
cycle +$5,622
[+$359…+$1,187] · 86% credit
74%
surv 65%
-$29,882 NOT
cap gain +$15,848
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$4221 Aug 202611d left+$0.01/sh+$18
cycle +$3,978
[-$1,051…-$401] · 14% credit
76%
surv 67%
-$31,526 NOT
cap gain +$14,204
Max even-money escape in the band~$4528 Aug 202618d left+$0.00/sh+$9
cycle +$3,969
[-$1,606…-$608] · 13% credit
79%
surv 74%
-$25,224 NOT
cap gain +$20,506
SS $56 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$5528 Aug 202618d left-$1.62/sh-$3,232
cycle +$728
[-$5,996…-$4,212]
92%
surv 91%
-$7,425 NOT
cap gain +$38,305
budget: banked $3,960 debit $3,232 (82% used ≈ 0.9 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$728 cash · rolled 20 ct earn ≈ $2,542/mo while parked; 0 ct free to re-sell
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted +0.5 vol pt per +1% move (spike-vol name: vol expands on a fast move, richer buyback). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$14,850/mo
vs 50% target ($7,100/mo)+109%
vs normal income ($14,200/mo)105% covered
Net income (after hedge)$13,836/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $39.50 is $19 below CC-SS $58.90: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$34,840
… as % of IC ($6,000)580.7%
… as % of ML ($94,000)37.1%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.5 mo
Surgical close (20 ct)$-45,910
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.49/sh (~25% of the $1.98 collected) or spot ≥ $41.57 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $40)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $43.53 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $39.10Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$39-41.57
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $41.57
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 1.05 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$39.50 (≤1σ, normal week)$3,960$-37,183+$8,547+$3,320
+2.5%$40.49 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,985$-37,081+$8,649+$1,345
+5%$41.48 (≤1σ, normal week)$10$-36,978+$8,752-$630
SS (= V-bounce)$56.50 (3.0σ)$-30,040$-35,415+$10,315-$27,680
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $58.90, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-45,730
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$45,404
− CC assignment net of premium (20 × $39.50): -$34,840
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-35,166 (+$10,564 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-7,486 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-27,680, the opportunity cost of earning $14,850/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $46.71 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$10,460, position total $-36,433 (+$9,297 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 (25 clear the floor), click to expand

Every eligible strike x expiry in the 4-45 DTE band (3 expiries scanned, 25 clear the income floor), each sized to the minimum contracts that clear it. Sorted by survival (safest first): the primary 🎯 is the safest; rows below trade safety for income.

Fortress delta: 1.052 (IBKR)  |  Recovery@SS: +$45,404 (un-capped fortress gain if stock rallies to SS)  |  Do-nothing @ SS: $-7,486

StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$438d14 Aug 2026$0.9620/20$7,200$6,18681%85%+$3,083-$29,880498.0%$-30,206 (vs do-nothing $-22,720)
$428d14 Aug 2026$1.2616/20$7,560$6,80278%83%+$3,292-$25,024417.1%$-26,782 (vs do-nothing $-19,296)
$4215d21 Aug 2026$1.9818/20$7,128$6,24274%80%+$2,507-$26,856447.6%$-27,898 (vs do-nothing $-20,412)
$418d14 Aug 2026$1.4813/20$7,215$6,64973%80%+$2,740-$21,346355.8%$-24,178 (vs do-nothing $-16,692)
$4222d28 Aug 2026$2.8019/20$7,255$6,30471%78%+$2,045-$26,790446.5%$-27,474 (vs do-nothing $-19,988)
$4115d21 Aug 2026$2.3715/20$7,110$6,41670%78%+$2,488-$23,295388.3%$-25,411 (vs do-nothing $-17,925)
$408d14 Aug 2026$1.8011/20$7,425$6,98769%77%+$2,568-$18,810313.5%$-22,358 (vs do-nothing $-14,872)
$4122d28 Aug 2026$3.0018/20$7,364$6,47868%77%+$1,713-$26,820447.0%$-27,862 (vs do-nothing $-20,376)
$4015d21 Aug 2026$2.6614/20$7,448$6,81866%76%+$2,291-$22,736378.9%$-25,210 (vs do-nothing $-17,724)
$39.508d14 Aug 2026$1.9810/20$7,425$7,05166%76%+$2,438-$17,420290.3%$-21,326 (vs do-nothing $-13,840)
$4022d28 Aug 2026$3.3016/20$7,200$6,44265%75%+$1,462-$24,960416.0%$-26,718 (vs do-nothing $-19,232)
$39.5015d21 Aug 2026$2.8513/20$7,410$6,84464%75%+$1,890-$21,515358.6%$-24,347 (vs do-nothing $-16,861)
$398d14 Aug 2026$2.199/20$7,391$7,08163%75%+$2,334-$15,939265.7%$-20,203 (vs do-nothing $-12,717)
Show 12 more candidates (lower strikes: more income, lower survival)
StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$3915d21 Aug 2026$3.0012/20$7,200$6,69862%74%+$1,669-$20,280338.0%$-23,470 (vs do-nothing $-15,984)
$3922d28 Aug 2026$3.6515/20$7,466$6,77262%73%+$1,336-$24,375406.3%$-26,491 (vs do-nothing $-19,005)
$38.508d14 Aug 2026$2.408/20$7,200$6,95461%74%+$2,147-$14,400240.0%$-19,022 (vs do-nothing $-11,536)
$38.5015d21 Aug 2026$3.1512/20$7,560$7,05860%72%+$1,565-$20,700345.0%$-23,890 (vs do-nothing $-16,404)
$3822d28 Aug 2026$4.0513/20$7,180$6,61358%72%+$1,144-$21,905365.1%$-24,737 (vs do-nothing $-17,251)
$3815d21 Aug 2026$3.3511/20$7,370$6,93258%71%+$1,421-$19,305321.8%$-22,853 (vs do-nothing $-15,367)
$388d14 Aug 2026$2.618/20$7,830$7,58458%72%+$2,165-$14,632243.9%$-19,254 (vs do-nothing $-11,768)
$37.5015d21 Aug 2026$3.5510/20$7,100$6,72656%71%+$1,255-$17,850297.5%$-21,756 (vs do-nothing $-14,270)
$3722d28 Aug 2026$4.7511/20$7,125$6,68755%71%+$1,342-$18,865314.4%$-22,413 (vs do-nothing $-14,927)
$37.508d14 Aug 2026$2.807/20$7,350$7,16855%71%+$1,810-$13,020217.0%$-18,000 (vs do-nothing $-10,514)
$3715d21 Aug 2026$3.8010/20$7,600$7,22653%70%+$1,291-$18,100301.7%$-22,006 (vs do-nothing $-14,520)
$378d14 Aug 2026$3.007/20$7,875$7,69351%70%+$1,701-$13,230220.5%$-18,210 (vs do-nothing $-10,724)

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

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