FORTRESS FIGHT: IREN-LC45 @ $42.35

BE SS: $56.50  |  CC-SS: $58.15  |  20 contracts (2,000 sh) |  ⌂ PORTFOLIO

GENERATED2026-09-16 21:50

IREN-LC45 @ $42.35   UNDERWATER $14.15 (25.0% below BE SS)

20 contracts (2,000 sh)  |  BE SS: $56.50  |  CC-SS: $58.15 (banked floor $55.90)  |  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 2026-11-20 (entry $0.272/sh)

Economics

Max Loss$94,000(ND $3.00 + SW $44) x 2000
Normal income ref$11,175/mo95% ann ROI on ML
Hedge rolling cost$332/mo
Unrealized P&L$-34,980fortress legs from IBKR
INCOME GOALPOSTS & VELOCITY
50% INCOME FLOOR
$5,588/mo
HEDGE COVER
$332/mo
NORMAL INCOME
$11,175/mo (ATM CC, chain)
IC VELOCITY
0.5 mo to earn back $6,000
ML VELOCITY
8.4 mo to earn back $94,000
Deep drawdown confirmed: a CC at CC-SS $58.15 (probe: $60C 16d) brings only $638/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)
$29,975
was $34,980 · 14% earned back
Cycles closed
34
Credit in flight
$806
CC-SS · banked floor (info)
$58.15 → $55.90
⚠ 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.
Open legAcctCredit/shIn flightOpened
20x $60C 18 Sep 2026U13190865$0.40$8062026-09-09
TECHNICALS (cc_timing weekly gate + daily trigger)
WEEKLYNEUTRAL · %B 38 (live) · RSI 49 · MACD bearish, hist rising
DAILYMIXED (provisional) · RSI 51 · %B 57 · hist falling (nightly)
LEVELSUpper BB (CC ceiling) $65.35 (+54%) · daily UBB $47.19 · 1-wk expected move ±$5 (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: 20 contracts at $47 / 2d. This is the safest strike (survival 92%, breach 8%) that still earns 50% of normal income ($5,588/mo); it brings $5,700/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 × $45.50/2d for $11,400/mo, but breach risk rises to 16% (+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 12 × $52/2d (99% survival, $360/mo).
Downside anchor: the primary mortgages $21,927 (365% of IC) ONLY on a full V-bounce all the way to SS $56, recoverable in 2.0 months of normal income. That is the rare tail; the frequent case is the strike holding. Surgical close on the 20 contracts realizes $-35,010 and cuts bleed by $332/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 · 18 Sep 2026 (2d) · sell 20 × $47, 92% survival, $5,700/mo (E[net] $5,263/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 🏆18 Sep 2026 · 2d20 × $4792%$5,700$5,263
NEXT FRIDAY25 Sep 2026 · 9d19 × $46.5078%$5,827$1,398
E[net] arithmetic on the grand pick: keep $380 with probability 92%; on the 8% touch you roll, paying $2,448 to close and taking $2,818 back from the best priced door (net cash $0) and parking about one cycle of income. Charging the FULL buyback with no door credit (the pre-2026-07-25 model) contradicted the campaign simulation, which prices the same event as a cash-neutral even roll.

📅 THIS FRIDAY · 18 Sep 2026 · 2d · E[net] $5,263/mo 🏆 GRAND PICK

🎯 Engine pick: sell 20 × $47 (50% normal), 92% survival, breach 8%, $5,700/mo.
The pick is already past the ~80% (≈1σ) comfort line, so take the income. Stepping out to the $47.50 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 94% (breach 8% → 6%) for $1,920/mo less (34% income) buys safety you do not really need here.
IREN  spot $42.35 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsFIGHT edgePer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
cover hedge12 × $5218 Sep2d22.8%99%hist 96%2%hist 3%-0pp$24$360-$5,340$7,360
Sell 12 × $52 22.8% OTM over spot $42.35 18 Sep 2026 (2d, $0.03 mid)
= $24 credit for the 2d cycle → $360/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $52)
99%
Breach risk
1%
POP (stays ≤ $52.03)
99%
EV / mo
+$277
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
-0pp
68% whole by 9mo vs 68% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~0.2/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$429/mo
median; plan ~$292/mo after 68% keep · $975 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.0 mo [0.5-2.2], measured ONLY among the 68% 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)
-$1,696
Free roll-up
+$5/wk
Safest escape (by 9 Oct 2026)
$65 @ 87% POP
85% 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 1 of 2); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $2.03/sh now → $1.43 mid-life → ≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.02/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.41/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
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)~$5225 Sep 20268d left+$1.67/sh+$2,006
cycle +$2,030
68%
surv 53%
-$10,950 NOT
cap gain +$24,030
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$5725 Sep 20268d left+$0.01/sh+$16
cycle +$40
80%
surv 75%
-$2,977 NOT
cap gain +$32,003
Max even-money escape in the band~$649 Oct 202622d left+$0.11/sh+$132
cycle +$156
85%
surv 83%
+$7,331 SAFE
cap gain +$42,311
reaches SS ✓
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$659 Oct 202622d left-$0.01/sh-$13
cycle +$11
87%
surv 85%
+$8,642 SAFE
cap gain +$43,622
budget: banked $24 debit $13 (54% used ≈ 0.2 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$11 cash · rolled 12 ct earn ≈ $2,328/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$360/mo
vs 50% target ($5,588/mo)-94%
vs normal income ($11,175/mo)3% covered
Net income (after hedge)$478/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $52 is $6 below CC-SS $58.15: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$7,360
… as % of IC ($6,000)122.7%
… as % of ML ($94,000)7.8%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.7 mo
Surgical close (12 ct)$-21,000
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 ≥ $52.03 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $52)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $47.19 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $51.48Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$51-52.03
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
≥ $52.03
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$52.00 (3.7σ)$24$-12,956+$22,024-$336
+2.5%$53.30 (4.2σ)$-1,536$-11,583+$23,397-$1,896
+5%$54.60 (4.7σ)$-3,096$-10,211+$24,769-$3,456
SS (= V-bounce)$56.50 (5.4σ)$-5,376$-8,604+$26,376-$5,136
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $58.15, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-34,980
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$35,642
− CC assignment net of premium (12 × $52): -$7,360
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (8 × $56): -$1,483
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-8,181 (+$26,799 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-3,045 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-5,136, the opportunity cost of earning $360/mo FIGHT income now)
🛡 safe yield20 × $5125 Sep9d20.4%92%hist 96%17%hist 14%+1pp$580$1,933-$3,767$13,727
Sell 20 × $51 20.4% OTM over spot $42.35 25 Sep 2026 (9d, $0.32 mid)
= $580 credit for the 9d cycle → $1,933/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $51)
92%
Breach risk
8%
POP (stays ≤ $51.33)
93%
EV / mo
+$990
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+1pp
60% whole by 9mo vs 60% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~0.6/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$975/mo
median; plan ~$663/mo after 68% keep · $3,846 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.5 mo [0.7-3.1], measured ONLY among the 60% of futures that got whole
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
11%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$4,071
Free roll-up
+$3/wk
Safest escape (by 9 Oct 2026)
$58 @ 81% POP
76% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 20 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 4 of 9); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $3.29/sh now → $2.33 mid-life (likely $1.89–$3.07)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.29/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.04/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 322 simulated challenges: the $51 strike is typically first touched on day 6 of 9, at $52 (overshoots $1.24). 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)~$512 Oct 202612d left+$1.17/sh+$2,334
cycle +$2,914
[+$2,331…+$3,394] · 100% credit
68%
surv 53%
-$12,562 NOT
cap gain +$22,418
Max even-money escape in the band~$569 Oct 202618d left+$0.28/sh+$558
cycle +$1,138
[+$194…+$1,469] · 84% credit
77%
surv 70%
-$3,859 NOT
cap gain +$31,121
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)~$542 Oct 202612d left+$0.08/sh+$158
cycle +$738
[-$140…+$857] · 66% credit
74%
surv 65%
-$8,770 NOT
cap gain +$26,210
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$589 Oct 202618d left-$0.27/sh-$540
cycle +$40
[-$1,068…+$319] · 32% credit
81%
surv 76%
-$445 NOT
cap gain +$34,535
budget: banked $580 debit $540 (93% used ≈ 1.2 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$40 cash · rolled 20 ct earn ≈ $6,850/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$1,933/mo
vs 50% target ($5,588/mo)-65%
vs normal income ($11,175/mo)17% covered
Net income (after hedge)$1,601/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $51 is $7 below CC-SS $58.15: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$13,727
… as % of IC ($6,000)228.8%
… as % of ML ($94,000)14.6%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.2 mo
Surgical close (20 ct)$-35,050
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.07/sh (~25% of the $0.29 collected) or spot ≥ $51.33 (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 $47.19 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $50.49Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$50-51.33
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
≥ $51.33
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 (1.5σ)$580$-14,896+$20,084-$20
+2.5%$52.27 (1.8σ)$-1,970$-14,570+$20,410-$2,570
+5%$53.55 (2.0σ)$-4,520$-14,243+$20,737-$5,120
SS (= V-bounce)$56.50 (2.5σ)$-10,420$-13,488+$21,492-$10,020
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $58.15, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-34,980
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$35,642
− CC assignment net of premium (20 × $51): -$13,727
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-13,065 (+$21,915 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-3,045 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-10,020, the opportunity cost of earning $1,933/mo FIGHT income now)
33% normal18 × $47.5018 Sep2d12.1%94%hist 96%13%hist 14%+6pp$252$3,780-$1,920$18,924
Sell 18 × $47.50 12.1% OTM over spot $42.35 18 Sep 2026 (2d, $0.17 mid)
= $252 credit for the 2d cycle → $3,780/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $47.50)
94%
Breach risk
6%
POP (stays ≤ $47.66)
94%
EV / mo
+$2,449
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+6pp
64% whole by 9mo vs 59% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~1.7/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$2,306/mo
median; plan ~$1,568/mo after 68% keep · $8,943 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.5 mo [0.7-3.5], measured ONLY among the 64% of futures that got whole
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
6%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,988
Free roll-up
+$4/wk
Safest escape (by 9 Oct 2026)
$58 @ 86% POP
84% 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 2); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $1.76/sh now → $1.24 mid-life (likely $1.33–$2.31)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.14/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.10/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 165 simulated challenges: the $48 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 2, at $49 (overshoots $1.20). 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)~$4825 Sep 20268d left+$1.43/sh+$2,582
cycle +$2,834
[+$2,326…+$2,798] · 99% credit
68%
surv 53%
-$20,478 NOT
cap gain +$14,502
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$569 Oct 202622d left+$0.29/sh+$522
cycle +$774
[-$511…+$557] · 62% credit
84%
surv 81%
-$3,064 NOT
cap gain +$31,916
Max even-money escape in the band~$579 Oct 202622d left+$0.12/sh+$217
cycle +$469
[-$897…+$226] · 44% credit
85%
surv 82%
-$1,313 NOT
cap gain +$33,667
reaches SS ✓
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$5125 Sep 20268d left+$0.07/sh+$133
cycle +$385
[-$789…+$122] · 39% credit
79%
surv 73%
-$14,704 NOT
cap gain +$20,276
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$589 Oct 202622d left-$0.04/sh-$78
cycle +$174
[-$1,274…-$83] · 22% credit
86%
surv 84%
+$448 SAFE
cap gain +$35,428
budget: banked $252 debit $78 (31% used ≈ 0.1 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$174 cash · rolled 18 ct earn ≈ $2,947/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$3,780/mo
vs 50% target ($5,588/mo)-32%
vs normal income ($11,175/mo)34% covered
Net income (after hedge)$3,560/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $47.50 is $11 below CC-SS $58.15: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$18,924
… as % of IC ($6,000)315.4%
… as % of ML ($94,000)20.1%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.7 mo
Surgical close (18 ct)$-31,527
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.04/sh (~25% of the $0.14 collected) or spot ≥ $47.66 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $48)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $47.19 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $47.02Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$47-47.66
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
≥ $47.66
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$47.50 (2.0σ)$252$-23,060+$11,920-$288
+2.5%$48.69 (2.4σ)$-1,885$-22,519+$12,461-$2,425
+5%$49.88 (2.9σ)$-4,023$-21,977+$13,003-$4,563
SS (= V-bounce)$56.50 (5.4σ)$-15,948$-19,056+$15,924-$15,588
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $58.15, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-34,980
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$35,642
− CC assignment net of premium (18 × $47.50): -$18,924
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (2 × $56): -$371
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-18,633 (+$16,347 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-3,045 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-15,588, the opportunity cost of earning $3,780/mo FIGHT income now)
🎯 50% normal20 × $4718 Sep2d11.0%92%hist 96%17%hist 14%+7pp$380$5,700$21,927
Sell 20 × $47 11.0% OTM over spot $42.35 18 Sep 2026 (2d, $0.21 mid)
= $380 credit for the 2d cycle → $5,700/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $47)
92%
Breach risk
8%
POP (stays ≤ $47.20)
93%
EV / mo
+$3,650
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+7pp
68% whole by 9mo vs 60% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~2.0/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$3,275/mo
median; plan ~$2,227/mo after 68% keep · $9,500 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.2 mo [0.6-3.0], measured ONLY among the 68% 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)
-$2,068
Free roll-up
+$4/wk
Safest escape (by 9 Oct 2026)
$58 @ 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 2); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $1.73/sh now → $1.22 mid-life (likely $1.21–$2.39)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.19/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.03/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 230 simulated challenges: the $47 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 2, at $48 (overshoots $1.12). 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)~$4725 Sep 20268d left+$1.41/sh+$2,818
cycle +$3,198
[+$2,441…+$3,101] · 99% credit
68%
surv 53%
-$21,302 NOT
cap gain +$13,678
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$559 Oct 202622d left+$0.48/sh+$960
cycle +$1,340
[-$229…+$1,158] · 73% credit
82%
surv 79%
-$5,912 NOT
cap gain +$29,068
Max even-money escape in the band~$579 Oct 202622d left+$0.09/sh+$174
cycle +$554
[-$1,240…+$327] · 44% credit
85%
surv 83%
-$2,186 NOT
cap gain +$32,794
reaches SS ✓
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$5125 Sep 20268d left+$0.05/sh+$105
cycle +$485
[-$957…+$187] · 39% credit
79%
surv 74%
-$15,791 NOT
cap gain +$19,189
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$589 Oct 202622d left-$0.07/sh-$146
cycle +$234
[-$1,649…-$13] · 23% credit
87%
surv 85%
-$251 NOT
cap gain +$34,729
budget: banked $380 debit $146 (38% used ≈ 0.1 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$234 cash · rolled 20 ct earn ≈ $3,139/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$5,700/mo
vs 50% target ($5,588/mo)+2%
vs normal income ($11,175/mo)51% covered
Net income (after hedge)$5,368/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $47 is $11 below CC-SS $58.15: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$21,927
… as % of IC ($6,000)365.4%
… as % of ML ($94,000)23.3%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.0 mo
Surgical close (20 ct)$-35,010
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.05/sh (~25% of the $0.19 collected) or spot ≥ $47.20 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $47)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $47.19 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $46.53Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$47-47.20
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $47.20
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 1.13 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$47.00 (1.8σ)$380$-24,120+$10,860-$220
+2.5%$48.17 (2.2σ)$-1,970$-23,819+$11,161-$2,570
+5%$49.35 (2.7σ)$-4,320$-23,519+$11,461-$4,920
SS (= V-bounce)$56.50 (5.4σ)$-18,620$-21,688+$13,292-$18,220
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $58.15, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-34,980
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$35,642
− CC assignment net of premium (20 × $47): -$21,927
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-21,265 (+$13,715 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-3,045 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-18,220, the opportunity cost of earning $5,700/mo FIGHT income now)
100% normal20 × $45.5018 Sep2d7.4%84%hist 86%32%hist 30%+10pp$760$11,400+$5,700$24,547
Sell 20 × $45.50 7.4% OTM over spot $42.35 18 Sep 2026 (2d, $0.41 mid)
= $760 credit for the 2d cycle → $11,400/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $45.50)
84%
Breach risk
16%
POP (stays ≤ $45.91)
87%
EV / mo
+$6,125
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+10pp
74% whole by 9mo vs 64% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~3.6/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$5,709/mo
median; plan ~$3,882/mo after 68% keep · $14,072 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.2 mo [0.6-2.7], measured ONLY among the 74% 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)
17%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,569
Free roll-up
+$3/wk
Safest escape (by 9 Oct 2026)
$58 @ 90% POP
89% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 20 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 1 of 2); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $1.65/sh now → $1.16 mid-life (likely $1.32–$2.62)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.38/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.78/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 514 simulated challenges: the $46 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 2, at $47 (overshoots $1.31). 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)~$4625 Sep 20268d left+$1.33/sh+$2,669
cycle +$3,429
[+$2,101…+$2,796] · 99% credit
68%
surv 53%
-$24,455 NOT
cap gain +$10,525
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$519 Oct 202622d left+$0.78/sh+$1,564
cycle +$2,324
[+$221…+$1,528] · 80% credit
80%
surv 74%
-$12,824 NOT
cap gain +$22,156
Max even-money escape in the band~$549 Oct 202622d left+$0.15/sh+$300
cycle +$1,060
[-$1,439…+$181] · 36% credit
85%
surv 82%
-$7,321 NOT
cap gain +$27,659
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)~$4925 Sep 20268d left+$0.11/sh+$228
cycle +$988
[-$1,130…+$115] · 35% credit
78%
surv 72%
-$19,801 NOT
cap gain +$15,179
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$589 Oct 202622d left-$0.36/sh-$729
cycle +$31
[-$2,831…-$925]
90%
surv 89%
+$675 SAFE
cap gain +$35,655
budget: banked $760 debit $729 (96% used ≈ 0.3 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$31 cash · rolled 20 ct earn ≈ $2,182/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$11,400/mo
vs 50% target ($5,588/mo)+104%
vs normal income ($11,175/mo)102% covered
Net income (after hedge)$11,068/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $45.50 is $13 below CC-SS $58.15: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$24,547
… as % of IC ($6,000)409.1%
… as % of ML ($94,000)26.1%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.2 mo
Surgical close (20 ct)$-35,030
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.10/sh (~25% of the $0.38 collected) or spot ≥ $45.91 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $46)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $47.19 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $45.05Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$45-45.91
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
≥ $45.91
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$45.50 (1.2σ)$760$-27,124+$7,856+$160
+2.5%$46.64 (1.6σ)$-1,515$-26,833+$8,147-$2,115
+5%$47.77 (2.1σ)$-3,790$-26,542+$8,438-$4,390
SS (= V-bounce)$56.50 (5.4σ)$-21,240$-24,308+$10,672-$20,840
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $58.15, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-34,980
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$35,642
− CC assignment net of premium (20 × $45.50): -$24,547
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-23,885 (+$11,095 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-3,045 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-20,840, the opportunity cost of earning $11,400/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 · 25 Sep 2026 · 9d · E[net] $1,398/mo

🎯 Engine pick: sell 19 × $46.50 (50% normal), 78% survival, breach 22%, $5,827/mo.
⚖️ Worth a safer step: the $48.50 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 86% (breach 22% → 14%) for $2,093/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 $48.50 rung, unless you need the income to cover the hedge bleed, or you expect IREN to stay flat-to-down near term.
IREN  spot $42.35 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsFIGHT edgePer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
cover hedge20 × $6025 Sep9d41.7%99%hist 96%3%hist 3%-2pp$100$333-$5,493$0
Sell 20 × $60 41.7% OTM over spot $42.35 25 Sep 2026 (9d, $0.06 mid)
= $100 credit for the 9d cycle → $333/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $60)
99%
Breach risk
1%
POP (stays ≤ $60.06)
99%
EV / mo
+$246
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
-2pp
61% whole by 9mo vs 62% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~0.1/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$-82/mo
median; plan ~$-56/mo after 68% keep · $-181 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.4 mo [0.6-3.1], measured ONLY among the 61% of futures that got whole
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
1%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$5,988
Free roll-up
+$4/wk
Safest escape (by 9 Oct 2026)
$68 @ 79% POP
74% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 20 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 4 of 9); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $4.30/sh now → $3.04 mid-life → ≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.05/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.99/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
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)~$602 Oct 202612d left+$1.53/sh+$3,069
cycle +$3,169
69%
surv 54%
+$7,997 SAFE
cap gain +$42,977
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$642 Oct 202612d left+$0.06/sh+$113
cycle +$213
74%
surv 66%
+$13,264 SAFE
cap gain +$48,244
Max even-money escape in the band~$689 Oct 202618d left+$0.02/sh+$47
cycle +$147
79%
surv 74%
+$22,223 SAFE
cap gain +$57,203
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$333/mo
vs 50% target ($5,588/mo)-94%
vs normal income ($11,175/mo)3% covered
Net income (after hedge)$1/mo
Downside budget
✓ $60 is at/above CC-SS $58.15: assignment is break-even or better.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$0
… as % of IC ($6,000)0.0%
… as % of ML ($94,000)0.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.0 mo
Surgical close (20 ct)$-35,000
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 $0.05 collected) or spot ≥ $60.06 (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 $47.19 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $59.40Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$59-60.06
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
≥ $60.06
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 (3.2σ)$100$4,928+$39,908+$7,500
+2.5%$61.50 (3.4σ)$-2,900$5,312+$40,292+$7,500
+5%$63.00 (3.7σ)$-5,900$5,696+$40,676+$7,500
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $58.15, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-34,980
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$35,642
− CC assignment net of premium (20 × $60): -$0
Total Position P&L @ SS: $662 (+$35,642 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-3,045 (this trade vs do-nothing: +$3,707, the opportunity cost of earning $333/mo FIGHT income now)
🛡 safe yield20 × $5125 Sep9d20.4%92%hist 96%17%hist 14%+1pp$580$1,933-$3,893$13,727
Sell 20 × $51 20.4% OTM over spot $42.35 25 Sep 2026 (9d, $0.32 mid)
= $580 credit for the 9d cycle → $1,933/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $51)
92%
Breach risk
8%
POP (stays ≤ $51.33)
93%
EV / mo
+$990
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+1pp
60% whole by 9mo vs 60% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~0.6/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$975/mo
median; plan ~$663/mo after 68% keep · $3,846 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.5 mo [0.7-3.1], measured ONLY among the 60% of futures that got whole
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
11%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$4,071
Free roll-up
+$3/wk
Safest escape (by 9 Oct 2026)
$58 @ 81% POP
76% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 20 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 4 of 9); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $3.29/sh now → $2.33 mid-life (likely $1.89–$3.07)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.29/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.04/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 322 simulated challenges: the $51 strike is typically first touched on day 6 of 9, at $52 (overshoots $1.24). 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)~$512 Oct 202612d left+$1.17/sh+$2,334
cycle +$2,914
[+$2,331…+$3,394] · 100% credit
68%
surv 53%
-$12,562 NOT
cap gain +$22,418
Max even-money escape in the band~$569 Oct 202618d left+$0.28/sh+$558
cycle +$1,138
[+$194…+$1,469] · 84% credit
77%
surv 70%
-$3,859 NOT
cap gain +$31,121
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)~$542 Oct 202612d left+$0.08/sh+$158
cycle +$738
[-$140…+$857] · 66% credit
74%
surv 65%
-$8,770 NOT
cap gain +$26,210
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$589 Oct 202618d left-$0.27/sh-$540
cycle +$40
[-$1,068…+$319] · 32% credit
81%
surv 76%
-$445 NOT
cap gain +$34,535
budget: banked $580 debit $540 (93% used ≈ 1.2 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$40 cash · rolled 20 ct earn ≈ $6,850/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$1,933/mo
vs 50% target ($5,588/mo)-65%
vs normal income ($11,175/mo)17% covered
Net income (after hedge)$1,601/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $51 is $7 below CC-SS $58.15: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$13,727
… as % of IC ($6,000)228.8%
… as % of ML ($94,000)14.6%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.2 mo
Surgical close (20 ct)$-35,050
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.07/sh (~25% of the $0.29 collected) or spot ≥ $51.33 (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 $47.19 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $50.49Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$50-51.33
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
≥ $51.33
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 (1.5σ)$580$-14,896+$20,084-$20
+2.5%$52.27 (1.8σ)$-1,970$-14,570+$20,410-$2,570
+5%$53.55 (2.0σ)$-4,520$-14,243+$20,737-$5,120
SS (= V-bounce)$56.50 (2.5σ)$-10,420$-13,488+$21,492-$10,020
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $58.15, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-34,980
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$35,642
− CC assignment net of premium (20 × $51): -$13,727
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-13,065 (+$21,915 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-3,045 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-10,020, the opportunity cost of earning $1,933/mo FIGHT income now)
33% normal ← lean20 × $48.5025 Sep9d14.5%86%hist 86%29%hist 26%+3pp$1,120$3,733-$2,093$18,187
Sell 20 × $48.50 14.5% OTM over spot $42.35 25 Sep 2026 (9d, $0.60 mid)
= $1,120 credit for the 9d cycle → $3,733/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $48.50)
86%
Breach risk
14%
POP (stays ≤ $49.10)
88%
EV / mo
+$1,728
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+3pp
66% whole by 9mo vs 62% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~1.2/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$1,805/mo
median; plan ~$1,228/mo after 68% keep · $6,985 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.7 mo [0.8-3.2], measured ONLY among the 66% 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)
22%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$3,164
Free roll-up
+$2/wk
Safest escape (by 9 Oct 2026)
$55 @ 81% POP
77% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 20 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 4 of 9); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $3.03/sh now → $2.14 mid-life (likely $2.07–$3.20)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.56/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.58/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 663 simulated challenges: the $48 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 9, at $50 (overshoots $1.27). 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)~$482 Oct 202612d left+$1.07/sh+$2,147
cycle +$3,267
[+$1,890…+$2,722] · 100% credit
68%
surv 53%
-$17,849 NOT
cap gain +$17,131
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$529 Oct 202618d left+$0.44/sh+$889
cycle +$2,009
[+$271…+$1,317] · 88% credit
76%
surv 68%
-$10,884 NOT
cap gain +$24,096
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$512 Oct 202612d left+$0.12/sh+$250
cycle +$1,370
[-$265…+$561] · 52% credit
73%
surv 64%
-$14,906 NOT
cap gain +$20,074
Max even-money escape in the band~$539 Oct 202618d left+$0.14/sh+$274
cycle +$1,394
[-$431…+$669] · 50% credit
78%
surv 71%
-$9,243 NOT
cap gain +$25,737
SS $56 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$559 Oct 202618d left-$0.39/sh-$771
cycle +$349
[-$1,666…-$475] · 15% credit
81%
surv 77%
-$5,776 NOT
cap gain +$29,204
budget: banked $1,120 debit $771 (69% used ≈ 0.9 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$349 cash · rolled 20 ct earn ≈ $5,855/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$3,733/mo
vs 50% target ($5,588/mo)-33%
vs normal income ($11,175/mo)33% covered
Net income (after hedge)$3,401/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $48.50 is $10 below CC-SS $58.15: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$18,187
… as % of IC ($6,000)303.1%
… as % of ML ($94,000)19.3%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.6 mo
Surgical close (20 ct)$-35,060
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.14/sh (~25% of the $0.56 collected) or spot ≥ $49.10 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $48)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $47.19 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $48.02Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$48-49.10
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
≥ $49.10
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$48.50 (1.1σ)$1,120$-19,996+$14,984+$520
+2.5%$49.71 (1.3σ)$-1,305$-19,686+$15,294-$1,905
+5%$50.93 (1.5σ)$-3,730$-19,375+$15,605-$4,330
SS (= V-bounce)$56.50 (2.5σ)$-14,880$-17,948+$17,032-$14,480
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $58.15, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-34,980
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$35,642
− CC assignment net of premium (20 × $48.50): -$18,187
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-17,525 (+$17,455 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-3,045 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-14,480, the opportunity cost of earning $3,733/mo FIGHT income now)
🎯 50% normal19 × $46.5025 Sep9d9.8%78%hist 84%46%hist 39%+7pp$1,748$5,827$20,394
Sell 19 × $46.50 9.8% OTM over spot $42.35 25 Sep 2026 (9d, $0.97 mid)
= $1,748 credit for the 9d cycle → $5,827/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $46.50)
78%
Breach risk
22%
POP (stays ≤ $47.47)
82%
EV / mo
+$2,271
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+7pp
64% whole by 9mo vs 58% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~2.0/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$2,495/mo
median; plan ~$1,697/mo after 68% keep · $9,855 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.8 mo [0.9-3.6], measured ONLY among the 64% of futures that got whole
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
36%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$2,053
Free roll-up
+$2/wk
Safest escape (by 9 Oct 2026)
$55 @ 86% POP
83% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 19 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 4 of 9); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $2.83/sh now → $2.00 mid-life (likely $2.10–$3.22)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.92/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.08/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,093 simulated challenges: the $46 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 9, at $48 (overshoots $1.20). 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)~$462 Oct 202612d left+$1.00/sh+$1,903
cycle +$3,651
[+$1,592…+$2,215] · 100% credit
68%
surv 53%
-$21,948 NOT
cap gain +$13,032
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$509 Oct 202618d left+$0.33/sh+$626
cycle +$2,374
[-$108…+$796] · 68% credit
77%
surv 69%
-$15,001 NOT
cap gain +$19,979
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$492 Oct 202612d left+$0.06/sh+$117
cycle +$1,865
[-$488…+$208] · 36% credit
73%
surv 64%
-$18,893 NOT
cap gain +$16,087
Max even-money escape in the band~$519 Oct 202618d left+$0.03/sh+$58
cycle +$1,806
[-$782…+$166] · 31% credit
78%
surv 72%
-$13,312 NOT
cap gain +$21,668
SS $56 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$559 Oct 202618d left-$0.85/sh-$1,611
cycle +$137
[-$2,895…-$1,645] · 2% credit
86%
surv 83%
-$5,957 NOT
cap gain +$29,023
budget: banked $1,748 debit $1,611 (92% used ≈ 1.2 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$137 cash · rolled 19 ct earn ≈ $3,651/mo while parked; 1 ct free to re-sell
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted +0.5 vol pt per +1% move (spike-vol name: vol expands on a fast move, richer buyback). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$5,827/mo
vs 50% target ($5,588/mo)+4%
vs normal income ($11,175/mo)52% covered
Net income (after hedge)$5,551/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $46.50 is $12 below CC-SS $58.15: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$20,394
… as % of IC ($6,000)339.9%
… as % of ML ($94,000)21.7%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.8 mo
Surgical close (19 ct)$-33,317
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.23/sh (~25% of the $0.92 collected) or spot ≥ $47.47 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $46)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $47.19 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $46.03Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$46-47.47
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
≥ $47.47
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$46.50 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,748$-23,850+$11,130+$1,178
+2.5%$47.66 (≤1σ, normal week)$-461$-23,436+$11,544-$1,031
+5%$48.83 (1.2σ)$-2,670$-23,023+$11,957-$3,240
SS (= V-bounce)$56.50 (2.5σ)$-17,252$-20,340+$14,640-$16,872
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $58.15, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-34,980
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$35,642
− CC assignment net of premium (19 × $46.50): -$20,394
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (1 × $56): -$185
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-19,917 (+$15,063 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-3,045 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-16,872, the opportunity cost of earning $5,827/mo FIGHT income now)
100% normal19 × $43.5025 Sep9d2.7%61%hist 65%83%hist 79%+9pp$3,496$11,653+$5,827$24,346
Sell 19 × $43.50 2.7% OTM over spot $42.35 25 Sep 2026 (9d, $1.89 mid)
= $3,496 credit for the 9d cycle → $11,653/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $43.50)
61%
Breach risk
39%
POP (stays ≤ $45.39)
72%
EV / mo
+$2,770
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+9pp
69% whole by 9mo vs 60% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~4.7/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$3,758/mo
median; plan ~$2,555/mo after 68% keep · $10,926 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.3 mo [0.7-2.9], measured ONLY among the 69% 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)
67%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
+$82
Free roll-up
+$2/wk
Safest escape (by 9 Oct 2026)
$54 @ 90% POP
89% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 19 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 4 of 9); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $2.54/sh now → $1.80 mid-life (likely $2.42–$3.35)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.84/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets +$0.04/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 2,019 simulated challenges: the $44 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 9, at $45 (overshoots $1.19). 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)~$442 Oct 202612d left+$0.90/sh+$1,706
cycle +$5,202
[+$1,265…+$1,501] · 100% credit
68%
surv 53%
-$27,165 NOT
cap gain +$7,815
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$469 Oct 202618d left+$0.51/sh+$973
cycle +$4,469
[+$119…+$597] · 84% credit
75%
surv 66%
-$21,930 NOT
cap gain +$13,050
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$452 Oct 202612d left+$0.18/sh+$349
cycle +$3,845
[-$344…+$30] · 28% credit
73%
surv 63%
-$24,809 NOT
cap gain +$10,171
Max even-money escape in the band~$479 Oct 202618d left+$0.17/sh+$320
cycle +$3,816
[-$693…-$135] · 19% credit
77%
surv 70%
-$20,327 NOT
cap gain +$14,653
SS $56 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$549 Oct 202618d left-$1.16/sh-$2,203
cycle +$1,293
[-$4,139…-$3,002]
90%
surv 89%
-$7,057 NOT
cap gain +$27,923
budget: banked $3,496 debit $2,203 (63% used ≈ 0.8 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$1,293 cash · rolled 19 ct earn ≈ $2,019/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$11,653/mo
vs 50% target ($5,588/mo)+109%
vs normal income ($11,175/mo)104% covered
Net income (after hedge)$11,377/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $43.50 is $15 below CC-SS $58.15: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$24,346
… as % of IC ($6,000)405.8%
… as % of ML ($94,000)25.9%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.2 mo
Surgical close (19 ct)$-33,326
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.46/sh (~25% of the $1.84 collected) or spot ≥ $45.39 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $44)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $47.19 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $43.06Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$43-45.39
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $45.39
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 1.13 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$43.50 (≤1σ, normal week)$3,496$-28,870+$6,110+$2,926
+2.5%$44.59 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,430$-28,483+$6,497+$860
+5%$45.68 (≤1σ, normal week)$-637$-28,096+$6,884-$1,207
SS (= V-bounce)$56.50 (2.5σ)$-21,204$-24,292+$10,688-$20,824
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $58.15, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-34,980
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$35,642
− CC assignment net of premium (19 × $43.50): -$24,346
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (1 × $56): -$185
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-23,869 (+$11,111 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-3,045 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-20,824, the opportunity cost of earning $11,653/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 (36 clear the floor), click to expand

Every eligible strike x expiry in the 2-45 DTE band (4 expiries scanned, 36 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: 1.128 (IBKR)  |  Recovery@SS: +$35,642 (un-capped fortress gain if stock rallies to SS)  |  Do-nothing @ SS: $-3,045

StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$472d18 Sep 2026$0.1920/20$5,700$5,36892%93%+$3,650-$21,927365.4%$-21,265 (vs do-nothing $-18,220)
$46.502d18 Sep 2026$0.2416/20$5,760$5,65390%91%+$3,495-$18,262304.4%$-18,341 (vs do-nothing $-15,296)
$462d18 Sep 2026$0.3113/20$6,045$6,10687%89%+$3,523-$15,397256.6%$-16,032 (vs do-nothing $-12,987)
$45.502d18 Sep 2026$0.3810/20$5,700$5,93084%87%+$3,063-$12,273204.6%$-13,465 (vs do-nothing $-10,420)
$452d18 Sep 2026$0.508/20$6,000$6,34381%85%+$3,153-$10,123168.7%$-11,685 (vs do-nothing $-8,640)
$46.509d25 Sep 2026$0.9219/20$5,827$5,55178%82%+$2,271-$20,394339.9%$-19,917 (vs do-nothing $-16,872)
$44.502d18 Sep 2026$0.597/20$6,195$6,59476%82%+$2,854-$9,144152.4%$-10,892 (vs do-nothing $-7,847)
$469d25 Sep 2026$1.0417/20$5,893$5,73076%81%+$2,128-$18,893314.9%$-18,787 (vs do-nothing $-15,742)
$46.5016d2 Oct 2026$1.5320/20$5,738$5,40573%79%+$1,754-$20,247337.4%$-19,585 (vs do-nothing $-16,540)
$45.509d25 Sep 2026$1.1615/20$5,800$5,74973%79%+$1,820-$17,240287.3%$-17,505 (vs do-nothing $-14,460)
$442d18 Sep 2026$0.755/20$5,625$6,13672%79%+$2,445-$6,702111.7%$-8,820 (vs do-nothing $-5,775)
$4616d2 Oct 2026$1.6618/20$5,602$5,38371%78%+$1,612-$18,888314.8%$-18,597 (vs do-nothing $-15,552)
$459d25 Sep 2026$1.3113/20$5,677$5,73870%77%+$1,685-$15,397256.6%$-16,032 (vs do-nothing $-12,987)
Show 23 more candidates (lower strikes: more income, lower survival)
StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$4623d9 Oct 2026$2.1920/20$5,713$5,38169%77%+$1,553-$19,927332.1%$-19,265 (vs do-nothing $-16,220)
$45.5016d2 Oct 2026$1.8117/20$5,769$5,60669%77%+$1,579-$18,434307.2%$-18,328 (vs do-nothing $-15,283)
$44.509d25 Sep 2026$1.4612/20$5,840$5,95867%76%+$1,588-$14,632243.9%$-15,453 (vs do-nothing $-12,408)
$4516d2 Oct 2026$1.9816/20$5,940$5,83367%76%+$1,561-$17,878298.0%$-17,957 (vs do-nothing $-14,912)
$43.502d18 Sep 2026$0.905/20$6,750$7,26166%76%+$2,545-$6,877114.6%$-8,995 (vs do-nothing $-5,950)
$4523d9 Oct 2026$2.5417/20$5,632$5,46965%75%+$1,438-$18,043300.7%$-17,937 (vs do-nothing $-14,892)
$44.5016d2 Oct 2026$2.1115/20$5,934$5,88364%74%+$1,381-$17,315288.6%$-17,580 (vs do-nothing $-14,535)
$449d25 Sep 2026$1.6511/20$6,050$6,22464%74%+$1,565-$13,754229.2%$-14,760 (vs do-nothing $-11,715)
$4416d2 Oct 2026$2.3313/20$5,679$5,74162%73%+$1,309-$15,371256.2%$-16,006 (vs do-nothing $-12,961)
$4423d9 Oct 2026$2.8615/20$5,596$5,54561%73%+$1,220-$16,940282.3%$-17,205 (vs do-nothing $-14,160)
$43.509d25 Sep 2026$1.8410/20$6,133$6,36461%72%+$1,458-$12,813213.6%$-14,005 (vs do-nothing $-10,960)
$432d18 Sep 2026$1.104/20$6,600$7,16860%73%+$2,197-$5,62193.7%$-7,925 (vs do-nothing $-4,880)
$43.5016d2 Oct 2026$2.5212/20$5,670$5,78860%72%+$1,210-$14,560242.7%$-15,381 (vs do-nothing $-12,336)
$439d25 Sep 2026$2.069/20$6,180$6,46657%71%+$1,371-$11,784196.4%$-13,161 (vs do-nothing $-10,116)
$4323d9 Oct 2026$3.3013/20$5,596$5,65757%71%+$1,130-$15,410256.8%$-16,045 (vs do-nothing $-13,000)
$4316d2 Oct 2026$2.7411/20$5,651$5,82557%71%+$1,139-$13,655227.6%$-14,661 (vs do-nothing $-11,616)
$42.5016d2 Oct 2026$2.9810/20$5,588$5,81854%69%+$1,070-$12,673211.2%$-13,865 (vs do-nothing $-10,820)
$42.509d25 Sep 2026$2.298/20$6,107$6,44954%69%+$1,241-$10,691178.2%$-12,253 (vs do-nothing $-9,208)
$42.502d18 Sep 2026$1.323/20$5,940$6,56453%70%+$1,675-$4,30071.7%$-6,789 (vs do-nothing $-3,744)
$4223d9 Oct 2026$3.7512/20$5,870$5,98752%69%+$1,038-$14,884248.1%$-15,705 (vs do-nothing $-12,660)
$4216d2 Oct 2026$3.2010/20$6,000$6,23052%68%+$1,034-$12,953215.9%$-14,145 (vs do-nothing $-11,100)
$429d25 Sep 2026$2.547/20$5,927$6,32650%68%+$1,101-$9,529158.8%$-11,277 (vs do-nothing $-8,232)
$422d18 Sep 2026$1.593/20$7,155$7,77947%67%+$1,735-$4,36972.8%$-6,858 (vs do-nothing $-3,813)

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  |  2026-09-16 21:50