FORTRESS FIGHT: IREN-LC45 @ $46.91

BE SS: $56.50  |  CC-SS: $58.53  |  20 contracts (2,000 sh) |  ⌂ PORTFOLIO

GENERATED2026-09-08 21:37

IREN-LC45 @ $46.91   UNDERWATER $9.59 (17.0% below BE SS)

20 contracts (2,000 sh)  |  BE SS: $56.50  |  CC-SS: $58.53 (banked floor $56.28)  |  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$12,529/mo95% ann ROI on ML
Hedge rolling cost$253/mo
Unrealized P&L$-25,780fortress legs from IBKR
INCOME GOALPOSTS & VELOCITY
50% INCOME FLOOR
$6,265/mo
HEDGE COVER
$253/mo
NORMAL INCOME
$12,529/mo (ATM CC, chain)
IC VELOCITY
0.5 mo to earn back $6,000
ML VELOCITY
7.5 mo to earn back $94,000
Deep drawdown confirmed: a CC at CC-SS $58.53 (probe: $60C 17d) brings only $2,400/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
$5,005
Hole (after banked)
$20,775
was $25,780 · 19% earned back
Cycles closed
34
Credit in flight
$0
CC-SS · banked floor (info)
$58.53 → $56.28
⚠ ASSIGNMENT recorded: 20x $40C 20260904 on 2026-09-08. Premium kept, but check the position: assignment below CC-SS locks the cap give-up.
? 4 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 49 (live) · RSI 52 · MACD bearish, hist rising
DAILYRISING (provisional) · RSI 61 · %B 90 · hist rising (nightly)
LEVELSUpper BB (CC ceiling) $65.51 (+40%) · daily UBB $48.09 · 1-wk expected move ±$7 (chain IV)
SETUPNo tilt: engine default. (advisory; floors and picks are chain-only)
⚠ Next earnings 2026-11-05: candidates whose expiry crosses it are flagged in the spectrum; EV is unreliable across earnings.
INTERPRETATION
Primary: 18 contracts at $53 / 3d. This is the safest strike (survival 89%, breach 11%) that still earns 50% of normal income ($6,265/mo); it brings $6,480/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 × $51/3d for $12,600/mo, but breach risk rises to 19% (+8pp vs the primary). The lower strike is hit by a smaller bounce.
More safety, less income: for just the hedge you can sit at 13 × $65/3d (99+% survival, $260/mo).
Downside anchor: the primary mortgages $9,304 (155% of IC) ONLY on a full V-bounce all the way to SS $56, recoverable in 0.7 months of normal income. That is the rare tail; the frequent case is the strike holding. Surgical close on the 18 contracts realizes $-23,229 and cuts bleed by $227/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 · 11 Sep 2026 (3d) · sell 18 × $53, 89% survival, $6,480/mo (E[net] $5,593/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 🏆11 Sep 2026 · 3d18 × $5389%$6,480$5,593
NEXT FRIDAY18 Sep 2026 · 10d20 × $5378%$6,480$1,128
E[net] arithmetic on the grand pick: keep $648 with probability 88%; on the 12% touch you roll, paying $2,955 to close and taking $2,854 back from the best priced door (net cash $101) 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 · 11 Sep 2026 · 3d · E[net] $5,593/mo 🏆 GRAND PICK

🎯 Engine pick: sell 18 × $53 (50% normal), 89% survival, breach 11%, $6,480/mo.
The pick is already past the ~80% (≈1σ) comfort line, so take the income. Stepping out to the $54 rung (🛡 safe yield) lifts survival to 91% (breach 11% → 9%) for $1,280/mo less (20% income) buys safety you do not really need here.
IREN  spot $46.91 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsFIGHT edgePer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
cover hedge13 × $6511 Sep3d38.6%99+%hist 96%0%hist 3%-5pp$26$260-$6,220$0
Sell 13 × $65 38.6% OTM over spot $46.91 11 Sep 2026 (3d, $0.03 mid)
= $26 credit for the 3d cycle → $260/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $65)
99+%
Breach risk
0%
POP (stays ≤ $65.03)
99+%
EV / mo
+$259
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
-5pp
77% whole by 9mo vs 82% doing nothing · roll costs eat the credits at this rung
FIRE DRILLS
~0.0/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$1,400/mo
median; plan ~$952/mo after 68% keep · $1,404 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~0.6 mo [0.3-1.5], measured ONLY among the 77% 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)
0%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$2,885
Free roll-up
+$6/wk
Safest escape (by 9 Oct 2026)
$83 @ 83% POP
80% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 13 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 1 of 3); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $3.17/sh now → $2.24 mid-life → ≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.02/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.22/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (13 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$6518 Sep 20268d left+$2.16/sh+$2,810
cycle +$2,836
67%
surv 54%
+$11,631 SAFE
cap gain +$37,411
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$7118 Sep 20268d left+$0.05/sh+$70
cycle +$96
77%
surv 72%
+$18,445 SAFE
cap gain +$44,225
Max even-money escape in the band~$839 Oct 202630d left+$0.28/sh+$364
cycle +$390
83%
surv 80%
+$37,556 SAFE
cap gain +$63,336
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$260/mo
vs 50% target ($6,265/mo)-96%
vs normal income ($12,529/mo)2% covered
Net income (after hedge)$1,624/mo
Downside budget
✓ $65 is at/above CC-SS $58.53: assignment is break-even or better.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$0
… as % of IC ($6,000)0.0%
… as % of ML ($94,000)0.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.0 mo
Surgical close (13 ct)$-16,764
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 $0.02 collected) or spot ≥ $65.03 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $65)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $48.09 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $64.35Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$64-65.03
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
≥ $65.03
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 1.13 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$65.00 (4.0σ)$26$8,821+$34,601+$12,025
+2.5%$66.62 (4.3σ)$-2,086$9,257+$35,037+$12,025
+5%$68.25 (4.7σ)$-4,199$9,692+$35,472+$12,025
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $58.53, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-25,780
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$26,359
− CC assignment net of premium (13 × $65): -$0
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (7 × $55): -$1,931
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-1,352 (+$24,428 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-4,938 (this trade vs do-nothing: +$3,586, the opportunity cost of earning $260/mo FIGHT income now)
33% normal16 × $5411 Sep3d15.1%91%hist 96%18%hist 13%-3pp$416$4,160-$2,320$6,830
Sell 16 × $54 15.1% OTM over spot $46.91 11 Sep 2026 (3d, $0.29 mid)
= $416 credit for the 3d cycle → $4,160/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $54)
91%
Breach risk
9%
POP (stays ≤ $54.28)
92%
EV / mo
+$2,204
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
-3pp
78% whole by 9mo vs 80% doing nothing · roll costs eat the credits at this rung
FIRE DRILLS
~1.1/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$3,733/mo
median; plan ~$2,538/mo after 68% keep · $4,228 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~0.6 mo [0.3-1.4], measured ONLY among the 78% 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)
-$2,285
Free roll-up
+$4/wk
Safest escape (by 16 Oct 2026)
$72 @ 87% POP
85% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 16 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 1 of 3); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $2.39/sh now → $1.69 mid-life (likely $1.61–$3.04)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.26/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.43/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 240 simulated challenges: the $54 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 3, at $56 (overshoots $1.72). The [P25–P75] under each Total is that door's credit across those paths; % credit is the share of those challenges where the roll is a net credit.
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (16 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$5418 Sep 20268d left+$1.63/sh+$2,609
cycle +$3,025
[+$2,258…+$2,938] · 99% credit
67%
surv 53%
-$6,359 NOT
cap gain +$19,421
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$7223 Oct 202644d left+$0.72/sh+$1,155
cycle +$1,571
[+$238…+$1,465] · 82% credit
86%
surv 84%
+$26,386 SAFE
cap gain +$52,166
Max even-money escape in the band~$7216 Oct 202636d left+$0.43/sh+$692
cycle +$1,108
[-$344…+$979] · 66% credit
87%
surv 85%
+$25,923 SAFE
cap gain +$51,703
reaches SS ✓
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$5818 Sep 20268d left+$0.18/sh+$283
cycle +$699
[-$698…+$482] · 52% credit
76%
surv 70%
-$638 NOT
cap gain +$25,142
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$4,160/mo
vs 50% target ($6,265/mo)-34%
vs normal income ($12,529/mo)33% covered
Net income (after hedge)$4,831/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $54 is $5 below CC-SS $58.53: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$6,830
… as % of IC ($6,000)113.8%
… as % of ML ($94,000)7.3%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.5 mo
Surgical close (16 ct)$-20,664
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.07/sh (~25% of the $0.26 collected) or spot ≥ $54.28 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $54)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $48.09 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $53.46Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$53-54.28
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $54.28
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 1.13 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$54.00 (1.6σ)$416$-8,968+$16,812-$816
+2.5%$55.35 (1.8σ)$-1,744$-8,206+$17,574-$2,416
+5%$56.70 (2.1σ)$-3,904$-7,844+$17,936-$2,416
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $58.53, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-25,780
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$26,359
− CC assignment net of premium (16 × $54): -$6,830
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (4 × $55): -$1,103
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-7,354 (+$18,426 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-4,938 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-2,416, the opportunity cost of earning $4,160/mo FIGHT income now)
🛡 safe yield20 × $5411 Sep3d15.1%91%hist 96%18%hist 13%-4pp$520$5,200-$1,280$8,537
Sell 20 × $54 15.1% OTM over spot $46.91 11 Sep 2026 (3d, $0.29 mid)
= $520 credit for the 3d cycle → $5,200/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $54)
91%
Breach risk
9%
POP (stays ≤ $54.28)
92%
EV / mo
+$2,755
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
-4pp
77% whole by 9mo vs 81% doing nothing · roll costs eat the credits at this rung
FIRE DRILLS
~1.1/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$3,525/mo
median; plan ~$2,397/mo after 68% keep · $4,034 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~0.5 mo [0.2-1.6], measured ONLY among the 77% 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)
-$2,856
Free roll-up
+$4/wk
Safest escape (by 16 Oct 2026)
$72 @ 87% POP
85% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 20 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 1 of 3); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $2.39/sh now → $1.69 mid-life (likely $1.56–$2.94)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.26/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.43/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 255 simulated challenges: the $54 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 3, at $56 (overshoots $1.71). The [P25–P75] under each Total is that door's credit across those paths; % credit is the share of those challenges where the roll is a net credit.
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (20 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$5418 Sep 20268d left+$1.63/sh+$3,261
cycle +$3,781
[+$2,872…+$3,755] · 99% credit
67%
surv 53%
-$5,911 NOT
cap gain +$19,869
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$7223 Oct 202644d left+$0.72/sh+$1,444
cycle +$1,964
[+$415…+$1,954] · 80% credit
86%
surv 84%
+$33,308 SAFE
cap gain +$59,088
Max even-money escape in the band~$7216 Oct 202636d left+$0.43/sh+$865
cycle +$1,385
[-$252…+$1,358] · 70% credit
87%
surv 85%
+$32,729 SAFE
cap gain +$58,509
reaches SS ✓
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$5818 Sep 20268d left+$0.18/sh+$354
cycle +$874
[-$661…+$679] · 56% credit
76%
surv 70%
+$466 SAFE
cap gain +$26,246
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$5,200/mo
vs 50% target ($6,265/mo)-17%
vs normal income ($12,529/mo)42% covered
Net income (after hedge)$4,947/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $54 is $5 below CC-SS $58.53: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$8,537
… as % of IC ($6,000)142.3%
… as % of ML ($94,000)9.1%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.7 mo
Surgical close (20 ct)$-25,830
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.07/sh (~25% of the $0.26 collected) or spot ≥ $54.28 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $54)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $48.09 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $53.46Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$53-54.28
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $54.28
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 1.13 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$54.00 (1.6σ)$520$-9,172+$16,608-$1,020
+2.5%$55.35 (1.8σ)$-2,180$-8,810+$16,970-$3,020
+5%$56.70 (2.1σ)$-4,880$-8,448+$17,332-$3,020
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $58.53, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-25,780
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$26,359
− CC assignment net of premium (20 × $54): -$8,537
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-7,958 (+$17,822 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-4,938 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-3,020, the opportunity cost of earning $5,200/mo FIGHT income now)
🎯 50% normal18 × $5311 Sep3d13.0%89%hist 86%23%hist 26%-0pp$648$6,480$9,304
Sell 18 × $53 13.0% OTM over spot $46.91 11 Sep 2026 (3d, $0.38 mid)
= $648 credit for the 3d cycle → $6,480/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $53)
89%
Breach risk
11%
POP (stays ≤ $53.38)
90%
EV / mo
+$3,264
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
-0pp
79% whole by 9mo vs 79% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~1.4/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$4,858/mo
median; plan ~$3,303/mo after 68% keep · $4,426 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~0.5 mo [0.3-1.3], measured ONLY among the 79% 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)
-$2,307
Free roll-up
+$4/wk
Safest escape (by 16 Oct 2026)
$71 @ 88% POP
86% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 18 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 1 of 3); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $2.32/sh now → $1.64 mid-life (likely $1.55–$2.89)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.36/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.28/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 355 simulated challenges: the $53 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 3, at $55 (overshoots $1.64). 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 (18 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$5318 Sep 20268d left+$1.59/sh+$2,854
cycle +$3,502
[+$2,398…+$3,221] · 97% credit
67%
surv 53%
-$8,304 NOT
cap gain +$17,476
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$7123 Oct 202644d left+$0.61/sh+$1,098
cycle +$1,746
[+$62…+$1,474] · 76% credit
87%
surv 85%
+$27,758 SAFE
cap gain +$53,538
Max even-money escape in the band~$7116 Oct 202636d left+$0.34/sh+$605
cycle +$1,253
[-$524…+$953] · 59% credit
88%
surv 86%
+$27,264 SAFE
cap gain +$53,044
reaches SS ✓
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$5718 Sep 20268d left+$0.14/sh+$256
cycle +$904
[-$776…+$496] · 50% credit
76%
surv 70%
-$2,037 NOT
cap gain +$23,743
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted +0.5 vol pt per +1% move (spike-vol name: vol expands on a fast move, richer buyback). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$6,480/mo
vs 50% target ($6,265/mo)+3%
vs normal income ($12,529/mo)52% covered
Net income (after hedge)$6,689/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $53 is $6 below CC-SS $58.53: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$9,304
… as % of IC ($6,000)155.1%
… as % of ML ($94,000)9.9%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.7 mo
Surgical close (18 ct)$-23,229
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 $0.36 collected) or spot ≥ $53.38 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $53)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $48.09 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $52.47Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$52-53.38
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $53.38
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 1.13 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$53.00 (1.3σ)$648$-11,158+$14,622-$738
+2.5%$54.32 (1.6σ)$-1,737$-10,538+$15,242-$3,123
+5%$55.65 (1.9σ)$-4,122$-10,048+$15,732-$4,338
SS (= V-bounce)$56.50 (2.1σ)$-5,652$-9,820+$15,960-$4,338
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $58.53, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-25,780
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$26,359
− CC assignment net of premium (18 × $53): -$9,304
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (2 × $55): -$552
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-9,276 (+$16,504 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-4,938 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-4,338, the opportunity cost of earning $6,480/mo FIGHT income now)
100% normal20 × $5111 Sep3d8.7%81%hist 86%40%hist 31%+2pp$1,260$12,600+$6,120$13,797
Sell 20 × $51 8.7% OTM over spot $46.91 11 Sep 2026 (3d, $0.64 mid)
= $1,260 credit for the 3d cycle → $12,600/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $51)
81%
Breach risk
19%
POP (stays ≤ $51.64)
84%
EV / mo
+$4,967
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+2pp
82% whole by 9mo vs 80% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~2.4/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$6,940/mo
median; plan ~$4,719/mo after 68% keep · $7,747 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~0.7 mo [0.3-1.6], measured ONLY among the 82% 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)
24%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,840
Free roll-up
+$4/wk
Safest escape (by 16 Oct 2026)
$69 @ 88% POP
87% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 20 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 1 of 3); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $2.19/sh now → $1.55 mid-life (likely $1.60–$2.86)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.63/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.92/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 727 simulated challenges: the $51 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 3, at $53 (overshoots $1.58). The [P25–P75] under each Total is that door's credit across those paths; % credit is the share of those challenges where the roll is a net credit.
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (20 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$5118 Sep 20268d left+$1.50/sh+$2,994
cycle +$4,254
[+$2,432…+$3,313] · 99% credit
67%
surv 53%
-$12,242 NOT
cap gain +$13,538
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$6423 Oct 202644d left+$1.16/sh+$2,314
cycle +$3,574
[+$1,223…+$2,628] · 91% credit
84%
surv 80%
+$16,775 SAFE
cap gain +$42,555
Max even-money escape in the band~$6916 Oct 202636d left+$0.16/sh+$312
cycle +$1,572
[-$1,201…+$506] · 40% credit
88%
surv 87%
+$26,112 SAFE
cap gain +$51,892
reaches SS ✓
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$5518 Sep 20268d left+$0.07/sh+$149
cycle +$1,409
[-$1,079…+$256] · 36% credit
77%
surv 71%
-$5,803 NOT
cap gain +$19,977
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted +0.5 vol pt per +1% move (spike-vol name: vol expands on a fast move, richer buyback). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$12,600/mo
vs 50% target ($6,265/mo)+101%
vs normal income ($12,529/mo)101% covered
Net income (after hedge)$12,347/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $51 is $8 below CC-SS $58.53: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$13,797
… as % of IC ($6,000)230.0%
… as % of ML ($94,000)14.7%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.1 mo
Surgical close (20 ct)$-25,800
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.16/sh (~25% of the $0.63 collected) or spot ≥ $51.64 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $51)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $48.09 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $50.49Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$50-51.64
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $51.64
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 1.13 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$51.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,260$-15,236+$10,544-$280
+2.5%$52.27 (1.2σ)$-1,290$-14,894+$10,886-$2,830
+5%$53.55 (1.5σ)$-3,840$-14,553+$11,227-$5,380
SS (= V-bounce)$56.50 (2.1σ)$-9,740$-13,762+$12,018-$8,280
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $58.53, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-25,780
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$26,359
− CC assignment net of premium (20 × $51): -$13,797
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-13,218 (+$12,562 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-4,938 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-8,280, the opportunity cost of earning $12,600/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 · 18 Sep 2026 · 10d · E[net] $1,128/mo

🎯 Engine pick: sell 20 × $53 (50% normal), 78% survival, breach 22%, $6,480/mo.
⚖️ Worth a safer step: the $55 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 84% (breach 22% → 16%) for $2,322/mo less (36% 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 $55 rung, unless you need the income to cover the hedge bleed, or you expect IREN to stay flat-to-down near term.
IREN  spot $46.91 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsFIGHT edgePer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
cover hedge6 × $6518 Sep10d38.6%97%hist 96%6%hist 3%-3pp$96$288-$6,192$0
Sell 6 × $65 38.6% OTM over spot $46.91 18 Sep 2026 (10d, $0.17 mid)
= $96 credit for the 10d cycle → $288/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $65)
97%
Breach risk
3%
POP (stays ≤ $65.17)
97%
EV / mo
+$205
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
-3pp
75% whole by 9mo vs 78% doing nothing · roll costs eat the credits at this rung
FIRE DRILLS
~0.1/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$3,161/mo
median; plan ~$2,150/mo after 68% keep · $3,815 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~0.7 mo [0.3-1.7], measured ONLY among the 75% 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)
3%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$2,047
Free roll-up
+$3/wk
Safest escape (by 16 Oct 2026)
$83 @ 84% POP
81% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 6 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 5 of 10); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $5.05/sh now → $3.57 mid-life (likely $2.46–$4.58)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.16/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$3.41/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 104 simulated challenges: the $65 strike is typically first touched on day 8 of 10, at $67 (overshoots $2.36). 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 (6 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$6525 Sep 202612d left+$1.37/sh+$820
cycle +$916
[+$917…+$1,425] · 100% credit
67%
surv 55%
+$3,250 SAFE
cap gain +$29,030
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$8323 Oct 202640d left+$0.53/sh+$318
cycle +$414
[+$403…+$1,121] · 93% credit
84%
surv 80%
+$18,453 SAFE
cap gain +$44,233
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$6825 Sep 202612d left+$0.15/sh+$91
cycle +$187
[+$50…+$622] · 78% credit
71%
surv 62%
+$5,206 SAFE
cap gain +$30,986
Max even-money escape in the band~$8316 Oct 202633d left+$0.01/sh+$7
cycle +$103
[+$16…+$756] · 75% credit
84%
surv 81%
+$18,142 SAFE
cap gain +$43,922
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$288/mo
vs 50% target ($6,265/mo)-95%
vs normal income ($12,529/mo)2% covered
Net income (after hedge)$3,269/mo
Downside budget
✓ $65 is at/above CC-SS $58.53: assignment is break-even or better.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$0
… as % of IC ($6,000)0.0%
… as % of ML ($94,000)0.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.0 mo
Surgical close (6 ct)$-7,743
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 $0.16 collected) or spot ≥ $65.17 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $65)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $48.09 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $64.35Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$64-65.17
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
≥ $65.17
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 1.13 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$65.00 (2.2σ)$96$2,430+$28,210+$5,634
+2.5%$66.62 (2.4σ)$-879$2,866+$28,646+$5,634
+5%$68.25 (2.6σ)$-1,854$3,301+$29,081+$5,634
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $58.53, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-25,780
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$26,359
− CC assignment net of premium (6 × $65): -$0
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (14 × $55): -$3,862
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-3,283 (+$22,497 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-4,938 (this trade vs do-nothing: +$1,655, the opportunity cost of earning $288/mo FIGHT income now)
🛡 safe yield20 × $6018 Sep10d27.9%93%hist 96%15%hist 13%-6pp$680$2,040-$4,440$0
Sell 20 × $60 27.9% OTM over spot $46.91 18 Sep 2026 (10d, $0.36 mid)
= $680 credit for the 10d cycle → $2,040/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $60)
93%
Breach risk
7%
POP (stays ≤ $60.36)
93%
EV / mo
+$993
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
-6pp
70% whole by 9mo vs 76% doing nothing · roll costs eat the credits at this rung
FIRE DRILLS
~0.3/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$946/mo
median; plan ~$643/mo after 68% keep · $2,299 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~0.7 mo [0.3-1.9], measured ONLY among the 70% 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)
10%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$5,639
Free roll-up
+$3/wk
Safest escape (by 23 Oct 2026)
$78 @ 85% POP
82% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 20 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 5 of 10); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $4.46/sh now → $3.16 mid-life (likely $2.50–$4.34)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.34/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.82/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 307 simulated challenges: the $60 strike is typically first touched on day 7 of 10, at $62 (overshoots $2.14). 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)~$6025 Sep 202612d left+$1.21/sh+$2,418
cycle +$3,098
[+$2,344…+$3,745] · 100% credit
67%
surv 54%
+$7,014 SAFE
cap gain +$32,794
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$7323 Oct 202640d left+$0.91/sh+$1,820
cycle +$2,500
[+$1,537…+$3,655] · 98% credit
82%
surv 77%
+$36,112 SAFE
cap gain +$61,892
Max even-money escape in the band~$7316 Oct 202633d left+$0.15/sh+$309
cycle +$989
[-$538…+$1,857] · 64% credit
80%
surv 77%
+$34,602 SAFE
cap gain +$60,382
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$7823 Oct 202640d left-$0.00/sh-$9
cycle +$671
[-$653…+$1,649] · 60% credit
85%
surv 82%
+$45,623 SAFE
cap gain +$71,403
budget: banked $680 debit $9 (1% used ≈ 0.0 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$671 cash · rolled 20 ct earn ≈ $4,732/mo while parked; 0 ct free to re-sell
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$6325 Sep 202612d left+$0.02/sh+$47
cycle +$727
[-$497…+$1,117] · 59% credit
71%
surv 63%
+$11,659 SAFE
cap gain +$37,439
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$2,040/mo
vs 50% target ($6,265/mo)-67%
vs normal income ($12,529/mo)16% covered
Net income (after hedge)$1,787/mo
Downside budget
✓ $60 is at/above CC-SS $58.53: assignment is break-even or better.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$0
… as % of IC ($6,000)0.0%
… as % of ML ($94,000)0.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.0 mo
Surgical close (20 ct)$-25,820
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 ≥ $60.36 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $60)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $48.09 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $59.40Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$59-60.36
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
≥ $60.36
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 1.13 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$60.00 (1.6σ)$680$4,596+$30,376+$9,140
+2.5%$61.50 (1.7σ)$-2,320$4,998+$30,778+$9,140
+5%$63.00 (1.9σ)$-5,320$5,400+$31,180+$9,140
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $58.53, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-25,780
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$26,359
− CC assignment net of premium (20 × $60): -$0
Total Position P&L @ SS: $579 (+$26,359 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-4,938 (this trade vs do-nothing: +$5,517, the opportunity cost of earning $2,040/mo FIGHT income now)
33% normal ← lean18 × $5518 Sep10d17.3%84%hist 86%34%hist 31%-3pp$1,386$4,158-$2,322$4,966
Sell 18 × $55 17.3% OTM over spot $46.91 18 Sep 2026 (10d, $0.80 mid)
= $1,386 credit for the 10d cycle → $4,158/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $55)
84%
Breach risk
16%
POP (stays ≤ $55.80)
86%
EV / mo
+$1,036
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
-3pp
75% whole by 9mo vs 78% doing nothing · roll costs eat the credits at this rung
FIRE DRILLS
~0.9/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$3,416/mo
median; plan ~$2,323/mo after 68% keep · $4,284 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~0.6 mo [0.3-1.5], measured ONLY among the 75% 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)
24%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$3,599
Free roll-up
+$2/wk
Safest escape (by 23 Oct 2026)
$73 @ 87% POP
85% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 18 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 5 of 10); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $3.91/sh now → $2.77 mid-life (likely $2.77–$4.20)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.77/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.00/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 731 simulated challenges: the $55 strike is typically first touched on day 6 of 10, at $57 (overshoots $1.89). 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 (18 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$5525 Sep 202612d left+$1.06/sh+$1,908
cycle +$3,294
[+$1,461…+$2,417] · 100% credit
66%
surv 54%
-$3,976 NOT
cap gain +$21,804
Max even-money escape in the band~$6823 Oct 202640d left+$0.37/sh+$665
cycle +$2,051
[-$286…+$1,324] · 63% credit
83%
surv 79%
+$21,858 SAFE
cap gain +$47,638
reaches SS ✓
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$5725 Sep 202612d left+$0.25/sh+$444
cycle +$1,830
[-$215…+$803] · 61% credit
70%
surv 61%
-$1,111 NOT
cap gain +$24,669
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$7323 Oct 202640d left-$0.45/sh-$808
cycle +$578
[-$2,004…-$320] · 18% credit
87%
surv 85%
+$30,726 SAFE
cap gain +$56,506
budget: banked $1,386 debit $808 (58% used ≈ 0.8 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$578 cash · rolled 18 ct earn ≈ $3,133/mo while parked; 2 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$4,158/mo
vs 50% target ($6,265/mo)-34%
vs normal income ($12,529/mo)33% covered
Net income (after hedge)$4,367/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $55 is $4 below CC-SS $58.53: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$4,966
… as % of IC ($6,000)82.8%
… as % of ML ($94,000)5.3%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.4 mo
Surgical close (18 ct)$-23,265
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.19/sh (~25% of the $0.77 collected) or spot ≥ $55.80 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $55)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $48.09 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $54.45Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$54-55.80
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
≥ $55.80
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 1.13 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$55.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,386$-5,884+$19,896+$0
+2.5%$56.37 (1.1σ)$-1,089$-5,515+$20,265+$0
+5%$57.75 (1.3σ)$-3,564$-5,147+$20,633+$0
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $58.53, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-25,780
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$26,359
− CC assignment net of premium (18 × $55): -$4,966
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (2 × $55): -$552
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-4,938 (+$20,842 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-4,938 (this trade vs do-nothing: +$0, the opportunity cost of earning $4,158/mo FIGHT income now)
🎯 50% normal20 × $5318 Sep10d13.0%78%hist 83%46%hist 39%-2pp$2,160$6,480$8,897
Sell 20 × $53 13.0% OTM over spot $46.91 18 Sep 2026 (10d, $1.12 mid)
= $2,160 credit for the 10d cycle → $6,480/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $53)
78%
Breach risk
22%
POP (stays ≤ $54.12)
81%
EV / mo
+$1,118
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
-2pp
80% whole by 9mo vs 81% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~1.1/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$4,496/mo
median; plan ~$3,057/mo after 68% keep · $5,275 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~0.7 mo [0.3-1.6], measured ONLY among the 80% 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)
37%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$3,079
Free roll-up
+$2/wk
Safest escape (by 16 Oct 2026)
$71 @ 88% POP
87% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 20 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 5 of 10); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $3.70/sh now → $2.62 mid-life (likely $2.70–$4.17)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.08/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.54/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,107 simulated challenges: the $53 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 10, at $55 (overshoots $1.83). The [P25–P75] under each Total is that door's credit across those paths; % credit is the share of those challenges where the roll is a net credit.
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (20 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$5325 Sep 202612d left+$1.00/sh+$2,006
cycle +$4,166
[+$1,431…+$2,437] · 100% credit
66%
surv 54%
-$7,794 NOT
cap gain +$17,986
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$6123 Oct 202640d left+$1.28/sh+$2,565
cycle +$4,725
[+$1,625…+$3,233] · 100% credit
79%
surv 73%
+$11,121 SAFE
cap gain +$36,901
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$5525 Sep 202612d left+$0.20/sh+$393
cycle +$2,553
[-$423…+$605] · 46% credit
70%
surv 61%
-$4,658 NOT
cap gain +$21,122
Max even-money escape in the band~$6623 Oct 202640d left+$0.18/sh+$352
cycle +$2,512
[-$900…+$714] · 40% credit
83%
surv 80%
+$20,248 SAFE
cap gain +$46,028
reaches SS ✓
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$7116 Oct 202633d left-$0.89/sh-$1,788
cycle +$372
[-$3,451…-$1,609] · 5% credit
88%
surv 87%
+$29,448 SAFE
cap gain +$55,228
budget: banked $2,160 debit $1,788 (83% used ≈ 1.2 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$372 cash · rolled 20 ct earn ≈ $3,138/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$6,480/mo
vs 50% target ($6,265/mo)+3%
vs normal income ($12,529/mo)52% covered
Net income (after hedge)$6,227/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $53 is $6 below CC-SS $58.53: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$8,897
… as % of IC ($6,000)148.3%
… as % of ML ($94,000)9.5%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.7 mo
Surgical close (20 ct)$-25,860
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.27/sh (~25% of the $1.08 collected) or spot ≥ $54.12 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $53)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $48.09 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $52.47Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$52-54.12
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $54.12
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 1.13 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$53.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$2,160$-9,800+$15,980+$620
+2.5%$54.32 (≤1σ, normal week)$-490$-9,445+$16,335-$2,030
+5%$55.65 (1.0σ)$-3,140$-9,090+$16,690-$3,380
SS (= V-bounce)$56.50 (1.1σ)$-4,840$-8,862+$16,918-$3,380
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $58.53, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-25,780
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$26,359
− CC assignment net of premium (20 × $53): -$8,897
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-8,318 (+$17,462 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-4,938 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-3,380, the opportunity cost of earning $6,480/mo FIGHT income now)
100% normal20 × $4918 Sep10d4.5%63%hist 65%79%hist 64%+0pp$4,220$12,660+$6,180$14,837
Sell 20 × $49 4.5% OTM over spot $46.91 18 Sep 2026 (10d, $2.16 mid)
= $4,220 credit for the 10d cycle → $12,660/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $49)
63%
Breach risk
37%
POP (stays ≤ $51.16)
72%
EV / mo
+$875
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+0pp
79% whole by 9mo vs 79% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~2.6/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$7,660/mo
median; plan ~$5,209/mo after 68% keep · $7,876 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~0.6 mo [0.3-1.4], measured ONLY among the 79% 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)
64%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$443
Free roll-up
+$2/wk
Safest escape (by 2 Oct 2026)
$67 @ 92% POP
92% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 20 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 5 of 10); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $3.29/sh now → $2.33 mid-life (likely $3.07–$4.21)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $2.11/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.22/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,928 simulated challenges: the $49 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 10, at $51 (overshoots $1.67). The [P25–P75] under each Total is that door's credit across those paths; % credit is the share of those challenges where the roll is a net credit.
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (20 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$4925 Sep 202612d left+$0.89/sh+$1,785
cycle +$6,005
[+$1,062…+$1,466] · 100% credit
66%
surv 54%
-$15,026 NOT
cap gain +$10,754
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$5723 Oct 202640d left+$0.85/sh+$1,707
cycle +$5,927
[+$419…+$1,127] · 93% credit
80%
surv 74%
+$3,251 SAFE
cap gain +$29,031
Max even-money escape in the band~$5716 Oct 202633d left+$0.49/sh+$974
cycle +$5,194
[-$331…+$396] · 44% credit
80%
surv 75%
+$2,518 SAFE
cap gain +$28,298
reaches SS ✓
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$5125 Sep 202612d left+$0.10/sh+$204
cycle +$4,424
[-$833…-$269] · 15% credit
71%
surv 62%
-$11,860 NOT
cap gain +$13,920
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$672 Oct 202619d left-$1.86/sh-$3,719
cycle +$501
[-$6,597…-$4,883]
92%
surv 92%
+$20,505 SAFE
cap gain +$46,285
budget: banked $4,220 debit $3,719 (88% used ≈ 1.3 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$501 cash · rolled 20 ct earn ≈ $1,491/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$12,660/mo
vs 50% target ($6,265/mo)+102%
vs normal income ($12,529/mo)101% covered
Net income (after hedge)$12,407/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $49 is $10 below CC-SS $58.53: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$14,837
… as % of IC ($6,000)247.3%
… as % of ML ($94,000)15.8%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.2 mo
Surgical close (20 ct)$-25,870
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.53/sh (~25% of the $2.11 collected) or spot ≥ $51.16 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $49)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $48.09 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $48.51Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$49-51.16
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $51.16
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 1.13 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$49.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$4,220$-16,812+$8,968+$2,680
+2.5%$50.22 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,770$-16,484+$9,296+$230
+5%$51.45 (≤1σ, normal week)$-680$-16,155+$9,625-$2,220
SS (= V-bounce)$56.50 (1.1σ)$-10,780$-14,802+$10,978-$9,320
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $58.53, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-25,780
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$26,359
− CC assignment net of premium (20 × $49): -$14,837
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-14,258 (+$11,522 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-4,938 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-9,320, the opportunity cost of earning $12,660/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 (49 clear the floor), click to expand

Every eligible strike x expiry in the 3-45 DTE band (7 expiries scanned, 49 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: 1.134 (IBKR)  |  Recovery@SS: +$26,359 (un-capped fortress gain if stock rallies to SS)  |  Do-nothing @ SS: $-4,938

StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$533d11 Sep 2026$0.3618/20$6,480$6,68989%90%+$3,264-$9,304155.1%$-9,276 (vs do-nothing $-4,338)
$523d11 Sep 2026$0.4714/20$6,580$7,71385%87%+$2,916-$8,482141.4%$-9,558 (vs do-nothing $-4,620)
$513d11 Sep 2026$0.6310/20$6,300$8,35781%84%+$2,484-$6,899115.0%$-9,078 (vs do-nothing $-4,140)
$5310d18 Sep 2026$1.0820/20$6,480$6,22778%81%+$1,118-$8,897148.3%$-8,318 (vs do-nothing $-3,380)
$503d11 Sep 2026$0.848/20$6,720$9,23975%80%+$2,314-$6,151102.5%$-8,882 (vs do-nothing $-3,944)
$5210d18 Sep 2026$1.2817/20$6,528$6,96875%79%+$918-$8,923148.7%$-9,171 (vs do-nothing $-4,233)
$49.503d11 Sep 2026$0.957/20$6,650$9,40072%78%+$2,042-$5,65594.3%$-8,662 (vs do-nothing $-3,724)
$5217d25 Sep 2026$1.9119/20$6,404$6,38271%76%+$183-$8,775146.3%$-8,472 (vs do-nothing $-3,534)
$5110d18 Sep 2026$1.5214/20$6,384$7,51771%77%+$738-$8,412140.2%$-9,488 (vs do-nothing $-4,550)
$493d11 Sep 2026$1.106/20$6,600$9,58169%76%+$1,899-$5,05784.3%$-8,340 (vs do-nothing $-3,402)
$5117d25 Sep 2026$2.1717/20$6,510$6,95068%75%+$93-$9,110151.8%$-9,358 (vs do-nothing $-4,420)
$5010d18 Sep 2026$1.8112/20$6,516$8,11167%74%+$645-$8,062134.4%$-9,690 (vs do-nothing $-4,752)
$5124d2 Oct 2026$2.7419/20$6,508$6,48667%74%$-158-$9,098151.6%$-8,795 (vs do-nothing $-3,857)
Show 36 more candidates (lower strikes: more income, lower survival)
StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$5017d25 Sep 2026$2.4715/20$6,538$7,44165%73%+$34-$9,088151.5%$-9,888 (vs do-nothing $-4,950)
$48.503d11 Sep 2026$1.246/20$7,440$10,42165%74%+$1,867-$5,27387.9%$-8,556 (vs do-nothing $-3,618)
$5024d2 Oct 2026$3.0517/20$6,481$6,92264%72%$-190-$9,314155.2%$-9,562 (vs do-nothing $-4,624)
$5031d9 Oct 2026$3.6018/20$6,271$6,48064%72%$-232-$8,872147.9%$-8,844 (vs do-nothing $-3,906)
$5038d16 Oct 2026$4.2019/20$6,300$6,27864%72%$-98-$8,224137.1%$-7,921 (vs do-nothing $-2,983)
$4910d18 Sep 2026$2.1110/20$6,330$8,38763%72%+$438-$7,419123.6%$-9,598 (vs do-nothing $-4,660)
$4945d23 Oct 2026$4.9519/20$6,270$6,24862%71%$-219-$8,699145.0%$-8,396 (vs do-nothing $-3,458)
$4917d25 Sep 2026$2.8013/20$6,424$7,78862%71%$-29-$8,747145.8%$-10,099 (vs do-nothing $-5,161)
$4938d16 Oct 2026$4.6018/20$6,537$6,74662%71%$-51-$8,872147.9%$-8,844 (vs do-nothing $-3,906)
$4924d2 Oct 2026$3.3515/20$6,281$7,18462%71%$-289-$9,268154.5%$-10,068 (vs do-nothing $-5,130)
$4931d9 Oct 2026$3.9017/20$6,416$6,85662%71%$-332-$9,569159.5%$-9,817 (vs do-nothing $-4,879)
$483d11 Sep 2026$1.425/20$7,100$10,31261%72%+$1,618-$4,55475.9%$-8,113 (vs do-nothing $-3,175)
$4845d23 Oct 2026$5.3518/20$6,420$6,62960%71%$-202-$9,322155.4%$-9,294 (vs do-nothing $-4,356)
$4838d16 Oct 2026$5.0016/20$6,316$6,98759%70%$-42-$8,846147.4%$-9,370 (vs do-nothing $-4,432)
$4831d9 Oct 2026$4.3016/20$6,658$7,32959%70%$-310-$9,966166.1%$-10,490 (vs do-nothing $-5,552)
$4824d2 Oct 2026$3.8014/20$6,650$7,78359%69%$-178-$9,420157.0%$-10,496 (vs do-nothing $-5,558)
$4810d18 Sep 2026$2.469/20$6,642$8,93059%69%+$303-$7,262121.0%$-9,717 (vs do-nothing $-4,779)
$4817d25 Sep 2026$3.1512/20$6,671$8,26659%69%$-121-$8,854147.6%$-10,482 (vs do-nothing $-5,544)
$4738d16 Oct 2026$5.3515/20$6,336$7,23857%69%$-128-$9,268154.5%$-10,068 (vs do-nothing $-5,130)
$47.503d11 Sep 2026$1.614/20$6,440$9,88357%70%+$1,288-$3,76762.8%$-7,602 (vs do-nothing $-2,664)
$4745d23 Oct 2026$5.7517/20$6,517$6,95757%71%+$855-$9,824163.7%$-10,072 (vs do-nothing $-5,134)
$4731d9 Oct 2026$4.7014/20$6,368$7,50156%68%$-309-$9,560159.3%$-10,636 (vs do-nothing $-5,698)
$47.5010d18 Sep 2026$2.688/20$6,432$8,95156%68%+$289-$6,679111.3%$-9,410 (vs do-nothing $-4,472)
$4724d2 Oct 2026$4.1513/20$6,744$8,10856%68%$-299-$9,592159.9%$-10,944 (vs do-nothing $-6,006)
$4717d25 Sep 2026$3.5510/20$6,265$8,32255%67%$-163-$7,979133.0%$-10,158 (vs do-nothing $-5,220)
$4638d16 Oct 2026$5.8014/20$6,411$7,54455%68%$-123-$9,420157.0%$-10,496 (vs do-nothing $-5,558)
$4710d18 Sep 2026$2.888/20$6,912$9,43154%67%+$229-$6,919115.3%$-9,650 (vs do-nothing $-4,712)
$4645d23 Oct 2026$6.3015/20$6,300$7,20254%70%+$841-$9,343155.7%$-10,143 (vs do-nothing $-5,205)
$4631d9 Oct 2026$5.2013/20$6,542$7,90654%67%$-237-$9,527158.8%$-10,879 (vs do-nothing $-5,941)
$473d11 Sep 2026$1.854/20$7,400$10,84353%68%+$1,378-$3,87164.5%$-7,706 (vs do-nothing $-2,768)
$4624d2 Oct 2026$4.6511/20$6,394$8,22053%67%$-209-$8,666144.4%$-10,570 (vs do-nothing $-5,632)
$46.5010d18 Sep 2026$3.107/20$6,510$9,26052%66%+$159-$6,250104.2%$-9,257 (vs do-nothing $-4,319)
$4617d25 Sep 2026$4.059/20$6,432$8,72151%66%$-112-$7,631127.2%$-10,086 (vs do-nothing $-5,148)
$4610d18 Sep 2026$3.357/20$7,035$9,78549%65%+$152-$6,425107.1%$-9,432 (vs do-nothing $-4,494)
$46.503d11 Sep 2026$2.074/20$8,280$11,72348%66%+$1,279-$3,98366.4%$-7,818 (vs do-nothing $-2,880)
$463d11 Sep 2026$2.333/20$6,990$10,66444%64%+$922-$3,06051.0%$-7,170 (vs do-nothing $-2,232)

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  |  2026-09-08 21:37