FORTRESS FIGHT: IREN-LC45 @ $42.09

BE SS: $56.50  |  CC-SS: $58.04  |  20 contracts (2,000 sh) |  ⌂ PORTFOLIO

GENERATED2026-09-29 21:47

IREN-LC45 @ $42.09   UNDERWATER $14.41 (25.5% below BE SS)

20 contracts (2,000 sh)  |  BE SS: $56.50  |  CC-SS: $58.04 (banked floor $55.61)  |  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$9,565/mo95% ann ROI on ML
Hedge rolling cost$219/mo
Unrealized P&L$-35,850fortress legs from IBKR
INCOME GOALPOSTS & VELOCITY
50% INCOME FLOOR
$4,782/mo
HEDGE COVER
$219/mo
NORMAL INCOME
$9,565/mo (ATM CC, chain)
IC VELOCITY
0.6 mo to earn back $6,000
ML VELOCITY
9.8 mo to earn back $94,000
Deep drawdown confirmed: a CC at CC-SS $58.04 (probe: $58C 17d) brings only $565/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
$5,471
Hole (after banked)
$30,379
was $35,850 · 15% earned back
Cycles closed
38
Credit in flight
$0
CC-SS · banked floor (info)
$58.04 → $55.61
⚠ ASSIGNMENT recorded: 20x $40C 20260904 on 2026-09-08. Premium kept, but check the position: assignment below CC-SS locks the cap give-up.
? 7 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 40 (live) · RSI 48 · MACD bearish, hist rising
DAILYFALLING (provisional) · RSI 47 · %B 28 · hist falling (nightly)
LEVELSUpper BB (CC ceiling) $62.70 (+49%) · daily UBB $48.79 · 1-wk expected move ±$4 (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 $46.50 / 3d. This is the safest strike (survival 89%, breach 11%) that still earns 50% of normal income ($4,782/mo); it brings $5,000/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 × $45/3d for $9,600/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 8 × $52/3d (99% survival, $240/mo).
Downside anchor: the primary mortgages $22,588 (376% of IC) ONLY on a full V-bounce all the way to SS $56, recoverable in 2.4 months of normal income. That is the rare tail; the frequent case is the strike holding. Surgical close on the 20 contracts realizes $-35,880 and cuts bleed by $219/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 · 2 Oct 2026 (3d) · sell 20 × $46.50, 89% survival, $5,000/mo (E[net] $4,309/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 🏆2 Oct 2026 · 3d20 × $46.5089%$5,000$4,309
NEXT FRIDAY9 Oct 2026 · 10d19 × $4677%$4,788$1,288
E[net] arithmetic on the grand pick: keep $500 with probability 89%; on the 11% touch you roll, paying $2,423 to close and taking $2,302 back from the best priced door (net cash $121) 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 · 2 Oct 2026 · 3d · E[net] $4,309/mo 🏆 GRAND PICK

🎯 Engine pick: sell 20 × $46.50 (50% normal), 89% survival, breach 11%, $5,000/mo.
The pick is already past the ~80% (≈1σ) comfort line, so take the income. Stepping out to the $47 rung (🛡 safe yield) lifts survival to 91% (breach 11% → 9%) for $1,200/mo less (24% income) buys safety you do not really need here.
IREN  spot $42.09 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsFIGHT edgePer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
▸cover hedge8 × $522 Oct3d23.5%99%hist 96%3%hist 3%+0pp$24$240-$4,760$4,811
Sell 8 × $52 23.5% OTM over spot $42.09 2 Oct 2026 (3d, $0.04 mid)
= $24 credit for the 3d cycle → $240/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $52)
99%
Breach risk
1%
POP (stays ≤ $52.03)
99%
EV / mo
+$186
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+0pp
65% whole by 9mo vs 65% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~0.2/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$236/mo
median; plan ~$161/mo after 68% keep · $796 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.2 mo [0.6-3.1], measured ONLY among the 65% 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)
-$1,139
Free roll-up
+$3/wk
Safest escape (by 23 Oct 2026)
$62 @ 84% POP
81% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 8 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: $2.05/sh now → $1.45 mid-life → ≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.03/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.42/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (8 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$529 Oct 20268d left+$1.40/sh+$1,124
cycle +$1,148
69%
surv 53%
-$11,786 NOT
cap gain +$24,064
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$559 Oct 20268d left+$0.10/sh+$77
cycle +$101
78%
surv 71%
-$4,976 NOT
cap gain +$30,874
Max even-money escape in the band~$6223 Oct 202622d left+$0.15/sh+$122
cycle +$146
84%
surv 81%
+$2,954 SAFE
cap gain +$38,804
reaches SS ✓
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted +0.5 vol pt per +1% move (spike-vol name: vol expands on a fast move, richer buyback). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$240/mo
vs 50% target ($4,782/mo)-95%
vs normal income ($9,565/mo)3% covered
Net income (after hedge)$273/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $52 is $6 below CC-SS $58.04: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$4,811
… as % of IC ($6,000)80.2%
… as % of ML ($94,000)5.1%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.5 mo
Surgical close (8 ct)$-14,344
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 $0.03 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 $48.79 (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 1.15 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$52.00 (3.4σ)$24$-12,909+$22,941-$32
+2.5%$53.30 (3.9σ)$-1,016$-10,954+$24,896-$1,072
+5%$54.60 (4.4σ)$-2,056$-8,999+$26,851-$2,112
SS (= V-bounce)$56.50 (5.0σ)$-3,576$-6,741+$29,109-$3,232
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $58.04, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-35,850
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$36,759
− CC assignment net of premium (8 × $52): -$4,811
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (12 × $56): -$2,369
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-6,272 (+$29,578 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-3,040 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-3,232, the opportunity cost of earning $240/mo FIGHT income now)
▸33% normal17 × $472 Oct3d11.7%91%hist 96%18%hist 14%+4pp$323$3,230-$1,770$18,452
Sell 17 × $47 11.7% OTM over spot $42.09 2 Oct 2026 (3d, $0.21 mid)
= $323 credit for the 3d cycle → $3,230/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $47)
91%
Breach risk
9%
POP (stays ≤ $47.21)
92%
EV / mo
+$1,715
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+4pp
66% whole by 9mo vs 62% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~1.7/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$1,957/mo
median; plan ~$1,331/mo after 68% keep · $6,890 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.4 mo [0.6-3.2], 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)
8%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,772
Free roll-up
+$3/wk
Safest escape (by 23 Oct 2026)
$57 @ 86% POP
84% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 17 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 1 of 3); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $1.74/sh now → $1.23 mid-life (likely $1.10–$2.09) → ≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.19/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.04/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 233 simulated challenges: the $47 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 3, at $48 (overshoots $1.14). 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 (17 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$479 Oct 20268d left+$1.17/sh+$1,994
cycle +$2,317
[+$1,962…+$2,401] · 100% credit
68%
surv 52%
-$22,199 NOT
cap gain +$13,651
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$5323 Oct 202622d left+$0.54/sh+$918
cycle +$1,241
[+$346…+$1,225] · 84% credit
80%
surv 75%
-$9,658 NOT
cap gain +$26,192
Max even-money escape in the band~$5523 Oct 202622d left+$0.15/sh+$258
cycle +$581
[-$468…+$541] · 56% credit
83%
surv 80%
-$5,710 NOT
cap gain +$30,140
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)~$509 Oct 20268d left+$0.04/sh+$69
cycle +$392
[-$502…+$297] · 46% credit
77%
surv 71%
-$17,420 NOT
cap gain +$18,430
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$5723 Oct 202622d left-$0.15/sh-$249
cycle +$74
[-$1,107…+$22] · 27% credit
86%
surv 84%
-$1,883 NOT
cap gain +$33,967
budget: banked $323 debit $249 (77% used ≈ 0.3 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$74 cash · rolled 17 ct earn ≈ $2,517/mo while parked; 3 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$3,230/mo
vs 50% target ($4,782/mo)-32%
vs normal income ($9,565/mo)34% covered
Net income (after hedge)$3,074/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $47 is $11 below CC-SS $58.04: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$18,452
… as % of IC ($6,000)307.5%
… as % of ML ($94,000)19.6%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.9 mo
Surgical close (17 ct)$-30,506
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 ≥ $47.21 (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 $48.79 (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
$47-47.21
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
≥ $47.21
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 1.15 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$47.00 (1.7σ)$323$-24,193+$11,657+$204
+2.5%$48.17 (2.1σ)$-1,674$-23,484+$12,366-$1,793
+5%$49.35 (2.5σ)$-3,672$-22,774+$13,076-$3,791
SS (= V-bounce)$56.50 (5.0σ)$-15,827$-18,605+$17,245-$15,096
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $58.04, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-35,850
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$36,759
− CC assignment net of premium (17 × $47): -$18,452
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (3 × $56): -$592
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-18,136 (+$17,714 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-3,040 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-15,096, the opportunity cost of earning $3,230/mo FIGHT income now)
▸🛡 safe yield20 × $472 Oct3d11.7%91%hist 96%18%hist 14%+6pp$380$3,800-$1,200$21,708
Sell 20 × $47 11.7% OTM over spot $42.09 2 Oct 2026 (3d, $0.21 mid)
= $380 credit for the 3d cycle → $3,800/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $47)
91%
Breach risk
9%
POP (stays ≤ $47.21)
92%
EV / mo
+$2,018
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+6pp
62% whole by 9mo vs 56% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~1.8/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$2,146/mo
median; plan ~$1,459/mo after 68% keep · $8,447 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.3 mo [0.8-3.0], measured ONLY among the 62% of futures that got whole
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
8%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$2,085
Free roll-up
+$3/wk
Safest escape (by 23 Oct 2026)
$57 @ 86% POP
84% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 20 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 1 of 3); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $1.74/sh now → $1.23 mid-life (likely $1.07–$2.04) → ≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.19/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.04/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 241 simulated challenges: the $47 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 3, at $48 (overshoots $1.11). 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)~$479 Oct 20268d left+$1.17/sh+$2,346
cycle +$2,726
[+$2,309…+$2,869] · 100% credit
68%
surv 52%
-$21,811 NOT
cap gain +$14,039
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$5323 Oct 202622d left+$0.54/sh+$1,080
cycle +$1,460
[+$406…+$1,540] · 83% credit
80%
surv 75%
-$9,460 NOT
cap gain +$26,390
Max even-money escape in the band~$5523 Oct 202622d left+$0.15/sh+$304
cycle +$684
[-$525…+$709] · 59% credit
83%
surv 80%
-$5,629 NOT
cap gain +$30,221
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)~$509 Oct 20268d left+$0.04/sh+$81
cycle +$461
[-$586…+$386] · 51% credit
77%
surv 71%
-$17,372 NOT
cap gain +$18,478
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$5723 Oct 202622d left-$0.15/sh-$293
cycle +$87
[-$1,253…+$83] · 30% credit
86%
surv 84%
-$1,618 NOT
cap gain +$34,232
budget: banked $380 debit $293 (77% used ≈ 0.3 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$87 cash · rolled 20 ct earn ≈ $2,961/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$3,800/mo
vs 50% target ($4,782/mo)-21%
vs normal income ($9,565/mo)40% covered
Net income (after hedge)$3,581/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $47 is $11 below CC-SS $58.04: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$21,708
… as % of IC ($6,000)361.8%
… as % of ML ($94,000)23.1%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.3 mo
Surgical close (20 ct)$-35,890
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 ≥ $47.21 (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 $48.79 (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
$47-47.21
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
≥ $47.21
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 1.15 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$47.00 (1.7σ)$380$-24,157+$11,693+$240
+2.5%$48.17 (2.1σ)$-1,970$-23,800+$12,050-$2,110
+5%$49.35 (2.5σ)$-4,320$-23,443+$12,407-$4,460
SS (= V-bounce)$56.50 (5.0σ)$-18,620$-21,269+$14,581-$17,760
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $58.04, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-35,850
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$36,759
− CC assignment net of premium (20 × $47): -$21,708
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-20,800 (+$15,050 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-3,040 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-17,760, the opportunity cost of earning $3,800/mo FIGHT income now)
▸🎯 50% normal20 × $46.502 Oct3d10.5%89%hist 86%22%hist 25%+8pp$500$5,000—$22,588
Sell 20 × $46.50 10.5% OTM over spot $42.09 2 Oct 2026 (3d, $0.27 mid)
= $500 credit for the 3d cycle → $5,000/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $46.50)
89%
Breach risk
11%
POP (stays ≤ $46.77)
90%
EV / mo
+$2,655
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+8pp
70% whole by 9mo vs 62% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~2.1/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$2,884/mo
median; plan ~$1,961/mo after 68% keep · $8,868 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.3 mo [0.6-3.0], 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)
11%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,923
Free roll-up
+$3/wk
Safest escape (by 23 Oct 2026)
$56 @ 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: $1.71/sh now → $1.21 mid-life (likely $1.20–$2.06) → ≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.25/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.96/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 334 simulated challenges: the $46 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 3, at $48 (overshoots $1.11). 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)~$469 Oct 20268d left+$1.15/sh+$2,302
cycle +$2,802
[+$2,049…+$2,610] · 100% credit
68%
surv 52%
-$22,887 NOT
cap gain +$12,963
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$5223 Oct 202622d left+$0.50/sh+$1,007
cycle +$1,507
[+$284…+$1,258] · 80% credit
80%
surv 75%
-$10,565 NOT
cap gain +$25,285
Max even-money escape in the band~$5423 Oct 202622d left+$0.12/sh+$242
cycle +$742
[-$670…+$430] · 47% credit
84%
surv 81%
-$6,723 NOT
cap gain +$29,127
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)~$499 Oct 20268d left+$0.02/sh+$47
cycle +$547
[-$643…+$203] · 40% credit
78%
surv 71%
-$18,438 NOT
cap gain +$17,412
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$5623 Oct 202622d left-$0.17/sh-$344
cycle +$156
[-$1,414…-$189] · 16% credit
87%
surv 85%
-$2,701 NOT
cap gain +$33,149
budget: banked $500 debit $344 (69% used ≈ 0.3 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$156 cash · rolled 20 ct earn ≈ $2,834/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$5,000/mo
vs 50% target ($4,782/mo)+5%
vs normal income ($9,565/mo)52% covered
Net income (after hedge)$4,781/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $46.50 is $12 below CC-SS $58.04: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$22,588
… as % of IC ($6,000)376.5%
… as % of ML ($94,000)24.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.4 mo
Surgical close (20 ct)$-35,880
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.06/sh (~25% of the $0.25 collected) or spot ≥ $46.77 (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 $48.79 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $46.03Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$46-46.77
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $46.77
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 1.15 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$46.50 (1.5σ)$500$-25,189+$10,661+$360
+2.5%$47.66 (1.9σ)$-1,825$-24,836+$11,014-$1,965
+5%$48.83 (2.3σ)$-4,150$-24,483+$11,367-$4,290
SS (= V-bounce)$56.50 (5.0σ)$-19,500$-22,149+$13,701-$18,640
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $58.04, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-35,850
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$36,759
− CC assignment net of premium (20 × $46.50): -$22,588
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-21,680 (+$14,170 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-3,040 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-18,640, the opportunity cost of earning $5,000/mo FIGHT income now)
▸100% normal20 × $452 Oct3d6.9%81%hist 86%40%hist 33%+13pp$960$9,600+$4,600$25,128
Sell 20 × $45 6.9% OTM over spot $42.09 2 Oct 2026 (3d, $0.48 mid)
= $960 credit for the 3d cycle → $9,600/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $45)
81%
Breach risk
19%
POP (stays ≤ $45.48)
84%
EV / mo
+$4,284
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+13pp
72% whole by 9mo vs 60% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~3.7/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$4,522/mo
median; plan ~$3,075/mo after 68% keep · $12,901 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.5 mo [0.8-3.1], measured ONLY among the 72% of futures that got whole
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
23%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,338
Free roll-up
+$2/wk
Safest escape (by 23 Oct 2026)
$57 @ 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 3); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $1.62/sh now → $1.15 mid-life (likely $1.17–$2.11) → ≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.48/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.67/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 684 simulated challenges: the $45 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 3, at $46 (overshoots $1.06). 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)~$459 Oct 20268d left+$1.09/sh+$2,172
cycle +$3,132
[+$1,894…+$2,456] · 100% credit
68%
surv 52%
-$26,013 NOT
cap gain +$9,837
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$5123 Oct 202622d left+$0.40/sh+$796
cycle +$1,756
[-$94…+$983] · 71% credit
81%
surv 76%
-$13,773 NOT
cap gain +$22,077
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$479 Oct 20268d left+$0.12/sh+$238
cycle +$1,198
[-$479…+$387] · 43% credit
77%
surv 69%
-$22,395 NOT
cap gain +$13,455
Max even-money escape in the band~$5323 Oct 202622d left+$0.03/sh+$64
cycle +$1,024
[-$1,006…+$209] · 33% credit
84%
surv 82%
-$9,897 NOT
cap gain +$25,953
SS $56 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$5723 Oct 202622d left-$0.46/sh-$919
cycle +$41
[-$2,289…-$853]
90%
surv 89%
-$1,664 NOT
cap gain +$34,186
budget: banked $960 debit $919 (96% used ≈ 0.4 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$41 cash · rolled 20 ct earn ≈ $1,880/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$9,600/mo
vs 50% target ($4,782/mo)+101%
vs normal income ($9,565/mo)100% covered
Net income (after hedge)$9,381/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $45 is $13 below CC-SS $58.04: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$25,128
… as % of IC ($6,000)418.8%
… as % of ML ($94,000)26.7%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.6 mo
Surgical close (20 ct)$-35,860
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.12/sh (~25% of the $0.48 collected) or spot ≥ $45.48 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $45)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $48.79 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $44.55Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$45-45.48
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
≥ $45.48
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 1.15 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$45.00 (1.0σ)$960$-28,185+$7,665+$820
+2.5%$46.12 (1.4σ)$-1,290$-27,843+$8,007-$1,430
+5%$47.25 (1.8σ)$-3,540$-27,501+$8,349-$3,680
SS (= V-bounce)$56.50 (5.0σ)$-22,040$-24,689+$11,161-$21,180
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $58.04, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-35,850
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$36,759
− CC assignment net of premium (20 × $45): -$25,128
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-24,220 (+$11,630 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-3,040 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-21,180, the opportunity cost of earning $9,600/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 · 9 Oct 2026 · 10d · E[net] $1,288/mo

🎯 Engine pick: sell 19 × $46 (50% normal), 77% survival, breach 23%, $4,788/mo.
⚖️ Worth a safer step: the $47.50 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 84% (breach 23% → 16%) for $1,482/mo less (31% 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 $47.50 rung, unless you need the income to cover the hedge bleed, or you expect IREN to stay flat-to-down near term.
IREN  spot $42.09 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsFIGHT edgePer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
▸cover hedge15 × $609 Oct10d42.6%98%hist 96%3%hist 3%+0pp$75$225-$4,563$0
Sell 15 × $60 42.6% OTM over spot $42.09 9 Oct 2026 (10d, $0.06 mid)
= $75 credit for the 10d cycle → $225/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $60)
98%
Breach risk
2%
POP (stays ≤ $60.05)
98%
EV / mo
+$137
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+0pp
58% whole by 9mo vs 58% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~0.1/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$39/mo
median; plan ~$26/mo after 68% keep · $93 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.3 mo [0.5-2.8], measured ONLY among the 58% of futures that got whole
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
0%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$4,286
Free roll-up
+$3/wk
Safest escape (by 23 Oct 2026)
$66 @ 77% POP
70% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 15 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 5 of 10); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $4.11/sh now → $2.91 mid-life → ≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.05/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.86/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (15 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$6016 Oct 202612d left+$1.35/sh+$2,018
cycle +$2,093
68%
surv 53%
+$5,542 SAFE
cap gain +$41,392
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$6316 Oct 202612d left+$0.18/sh+$270
cycle +$345
74%
surv 64%
+$9,045 SAFE
cap gain +$44,895
Max even-money escape in the band~$6623 Oct 202619d left+$0.18/sh+$276
cycle +$351
77%
surv 70%
+$14,462 SAFE
cap gain +$50,312
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$225/mo
vs 50% target ($4,782/mo)-95%
vs normal income ($9,565/mo)2% covered
Net income (after hedge)$111/mo
Downside budget
✓ $60 is at/above CC-SS $58.04: assignment is break-even or better.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$0
… as % of IC ($6,000)0.0%
… as % of ML ($94,000)0.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.0 mo
Surgical close (15 ct)$-26,895
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 ≥ $60.05 (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 $48.79 (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
$59-60.05
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
≥ $60.05
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 1.15 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$60.00 (3.4σ)$75$3,525+$39,375+$5,970
+2.5%$61.50 (3.7σ)$-2,175$3,981+$39,831+$5,970
+5%$63.00 (4.0σ)$-4,425$4,437+$40,287+$5,970
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $58.04, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-35,850
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$36,759
− CC assignment net of premium (15 × $60): -$0
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (5 × $56): -$987
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-79 (+$35,771 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-3,040 (this trade vs do-nothing: +$2,961, the opportunity cost of earning $225/mo FIGHT income now)
▸🛡 safe yield20 × $509 Oct10d18.8%91%hist 96%20%hist 14%+3pp$640$1,920-$2,868$15,448
Sell 20 × $50 18.8% OTM over spot $42.09 9 Oct 2026 (10d, $0.33 mid)
= $640 credit for the 10d cycle → $1,920/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $50)
91%
Breach risk
9%
POP (stays ≤ $50.34)
91%
EV / mo
+$895
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+3pp
60% whole by 9mo vs 57% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~0.8/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$990/mo
median; plan ~$673/mo after 68% keep · $4,832 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~2.0 mo [0.9-3.5], 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)
-$3,605
Free roll-up
+$2/wk
Safest escape (by 23 Oct 2026)
$56 @ 79% POP
75% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 20 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 5 of 10); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $3.00/sh now → $2.12 mid-life (likely $1.65–$2.96) → ≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.32/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.80/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 321 simulated challenges: the $50 strike is typically first touched on day 7 of 10, at $51 (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)~$5016 Oct 202612d left+$0.98/sh+$1,965
cycle +$2,605
[+$1,946…+$2,694] · 100% credit
68%
surv 53%
-$15,020 NOT
cap gain +$20,830
Max even-money escape in the band~$5423 Oct 202619d left+$0.26/sh+$510
cycle +$1,150
[+$66…+$1,339] · 80% credit
76%
surv 68%
-$7,466 NOT
cap gain +$28,384
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)~$5216 Oct 202612d left+$0.02/sh+$40
cycle +$680
[-$338…+$675] · 53% credit
74%
surv 65%
-$11,393 NOT
cap gain +$24,457
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$5623 Oct 202619d left-$0.30/sh-$592
cycle +$48
[-$1,253…+$198] · 28% credit
79%
surv 75%
-$3,961 NOT
cap gain +$31,889
budget: banked $640 debit $592 (93% used ≈ 1.3 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$48 cash · rolled 20 ct earn ≈ $5,768/mo while parked; 0 ct free to re-sell
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted +0.5 vol pt per +1% move (spike-vol name: vol expands on a fast move, richer buyback). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$1,920/mo
vs 50% target ($4,782/mo)-60%
vs normal income ($9,565/mo)20% covered
Net income (after hedge)$1,701/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $50 is $8 below CC-SS $58.04: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$15,448
… as % of IC ($6,000)257.5%
… as % of ML ($94,000)16.4%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.6 mo
Surgical close (20 ct)$-35,880
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.08/sh (~25% of the $0.32 collected) or spot ≥ $50.34 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $50)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $48.79 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $49.50Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$50-50.34
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $50.34
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 1.15 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$50.00 (1.5σ)$640$-16,985+$18,865+$500
+2.5%$51.25 (1.7σ)$-1,860$-16,605+$19,245-$2,000
+5%$52.50 (2.0σ)$-4,360$-16,225+$19,625-$4,500
SS (= V-bounce)$56.50 (2.7σ)$-12,360$-15,009+$20,841-$11,500
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $58.04, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-35,850
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$36,759
− CC assignment net of premium (20 × $50): -$15,448
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-14,540 (+$21,310 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-3,040 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-11,500, the opportunity cost of earning $1,920/mo FIGHT income now)
▸33% normal ← lean19 × $47.509 Oct10d12.9%84%hist 86%34%hist 33%+4pp$1,102$3,306-$1,482$18,932
Sell 19 × $47.50 12.9% OTM over spot $42.09 9 Oct 2026 (10d, $0.62 mid)
= $1,102 credit for the 10d cycle → $3,306/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $47.50)
84%
Breach risk
16%
POP (stays ≤ $48.12)
86%
EV / mo
+$1,263
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+4pp
63% whole by 9mo vs 59% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~1.3/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$1,638/mo
median; plan ~$1,114/mo after 68% keep · $6,762 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.6 mo [0.9-2.9], measured ONLY among the 63% of futures that got whole
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
23%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$2,594
Free roll-up
+$2/wk
Safest escape (by 23 Oct 2026)
$53 @ 80% POP
76% 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 5 of 10); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $2.75/sh now → $1.95 mid-life (likely $1.81–$2.79) → ≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.58/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.37/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 683 simulated challenges: the $48 strike is typically first touched on day 6 of 10, at $48 (overshoots $0.98). 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)~$4816 Oct 202612d left+$0.90/sh+$1,711
cycle +$2,813
[+$1,525…+$2,209] · 100% credit
68%
surv 53%
-$20,565 NOT
cap gain +$15,285
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$5023 Oct 202619d left+$0.40/sh+$763
cycle +$1,865
[+$262…+$1,205] · 89% credit
74%
surv 66%
-$14,809 NOT
cap gain +$21,041
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$4916 Oct 202612d left+$0.12/sh+$225
cycle +$1,327
[-$153…+$546] · 61% credit
73%
surv 63%
-$17,650 NOT
cap gain +$18,200
Max even-money escape in the band~$5123 Oct 202619d left+$0.13/sh+$252
cycle +$1,354
[-$305…+$662] · 56% credit
76%
surv 70%
-$13,016 NOT
cap gain +$22,834
SS $56 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$5323 Oct 202619d left-$0.39/sh-$743
cycle +$359
[-$1,469…-$416] · 15% credit
80%
surv 76%
-$9,402 NOT
cap gain +$26,448
budget: banked $1,102 debit $743 (67% used ≈ 1.0 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$359 cash · rolled 19 ct earn ≈ $4,663/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$3,306/mo
vs 50% target ($4,782/mo)-31%
vs normal income ($9,565/mo)35% covered
Net income (after hedge)$3,108/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $47.50 is $11 below CC-SS $58.04: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$18,932
… as % of IC ($6,000)315.5%
… as % of ML ($94,000)20.1%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.0 mo
Surgical close (19 ct)$-34,134
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 $0.58 collected) or spot ≥ $48.12 (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 $48.79 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $47.02Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$47-48.12
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
≥ $48.12
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 1.15 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$47.50 (1.0σ)$1,102$-22,276+$13,574+$969
+2.5%$48.69 (1.3σ)$-1,154$-21,797+$14,053-$1,287
+5%$49.88 (1.5σ)$-3,410$-21,317+$14,533-$3,544
SS (= V-bounce)$56.50 (2.7σ)$-15,998$-18,690+$17,160-$15,181
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $58.04, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-35,850
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$36,759
− CC assignment net of premium (19 × $47.50): -$18,932
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (1 × $56): -$197
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-18,221 (+$17,629 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-3,040 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-15,181, the opportunity cost of earning $3,306/mo FIGHT income now)
▸🎯 50% normal19 × $469 Oct10d9.3%77%hist 82%47%hist 41%+6pp$1,596$4,788—$21,288
Sell 19 × $46 9.3% OTM over spot $42.09 9 Oct 2026 (10d, $0.89 mid)
= $1,596 credit for the 10d cycle → $4,788/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $46)
77%
Breach risk
23%
POP (stays ≤ $46.88)
82%
EV / mo
+$1,554
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+6pp
65% whole by 9mo vs 60% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~1.9/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$2,109/mo
median; plan ~$1,434/mo after 68% keep · $9,104 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 65% 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)
34%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,904
Free roll-up
+$2/wk
Safest escape (by 23 Oct 2026)
$54 @ 85% POP
82% 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 5 of 10); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $2.60/sh now → $1.84 mid-life (likely $1.89–$2.90) → ≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.84/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.00/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,007 simulated challenges: the $46 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 10, at $47 (overshoots $1.05). 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)~$4616 Oct 202612d left+$0.85/sh+$1,620
cycle +$3,216
[+$1,320…+$1,934] · 100% credit
68%
surv 53%
-$23,618 NOT
cap gain +$12,232
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$4923 Oct 202619d left+$0.33/sh+$625
cycle +$2,221
[-$26…+$763] · 73% credit
75%
surv 66%
-$17,909 NOT
cap gain +$17,941
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$4816 Oct 202612d left+$0.07/sh+$141
cycle +$1,737
[-$359…+$229] · 37% credit
73%
surv 64%
-$20,697 NOT
cap gain +$15,153
Max even-money escape in the band~$5023 Oct 202619d left+$0.06/sh+$120
cycle +$1,716
[-$618…+$234] · 33% credit
77%
surv 70%
-$16,109 NOT
cap gain +$19,741
SS $56 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$5423 Oct 202619d left-$0.80/sh-$1,512
cycle +$84
[-$2,630…-$1,528] · 1% credit
85%
surv 82%
-$8,526 NOT
cap gain +$27,324
budget: banked $1,596 debit $1,512 (95% used ≈ 1.4 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$84 cash · rolled 19 ct earn ≈ $3,139/mo while parked; 1 ct free to re-sell
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted +0.5 vol pt per +1% move (spike-vol name: vol expands on a fast move, richer buyback). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$4,788/mo
vs 50% target ($4,782/mo)+0%
vs normal income ($9,565/mo)50% covered
Net income (after hedge)$4,590/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $46 is $12 below CC-SS $58.04: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$21,288
… as % of IC ($6,000)354.8%
… as % of ML ($94,000)22.6%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.2 mo
Surgical close (19 ct)$-34,143
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.21/sh (~25% of the $0.84 collected) or spot ≥ $46.88 (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 $48.79 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $45.54Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$46-46.88
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $46.88
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 1.15 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$46.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,596$-25,238+$10,612+$1,463
+2.5%$47.15 (≤1σ, normal week)$-589$-24,774+$11,076-$722
+5%$48.30 (1.2σ)$-2,774$-24,309+$11,541-$2,907
SS (= V-bounce)$56.50 (2.7σ)$-18,354$-21,046+$14,804-$17,537
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $58.04, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-35,850
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$36,759
− CC assignment net of premium (19 × $46): -$21,288
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (1 × $56): -$197
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-20,577 (+$15,273 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-3,040 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-17,537, the opportunity cost of earning $4,788/mo FIGHT income now)
▸100% normal19 × $439 Oct10d2.2%59%hist 68%86%hist 80%+12pp$3,325$9,975+$5,187$25,259
Sell 19 × $43 2.2% OTM over spot $42.09 9 Oct 2026 (10d, $1.79 mid)
= $3,325 credit for the 10d cycle → $9,975/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $43)
59%
Breach risk
41%
POP (stays ≤ $44.80)
71%
EV / mo
+$2,046
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+12pp
68% whole by 9mo vs 57% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~5.3/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$3,127/mo
median; plan ~$2,126/mo after 68% keep · $11,897 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~2.0 mo [1.0-3.9], measured ONLY among the 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)
69%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
+$200
Free roll-up
+$1/wk
Safest escape (by 23 Oct 2026)
$54 @ 91% POP
90% 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 5 of 10); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $2.32/sh now → $1.64 mid-life (likely $2.22–$3.02) → ≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.75/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets +$0.11/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 2,070 simulated challenges: the $43 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 10, at $44 (overshoots $1.03). 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)~$4316 Oct 202612d left+$0.76/sh+$1,447
cycle +$4,772
[+$1,042…+$1,235] · 100% credit
68%
surv 53%
-$28,975 NOT
cap gain +$6,875
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$4523 Oct 202619d left+$0.54/sh+$1,035
cycle +$4,360
[+$267…+$632] · 91% credit
73%
surv 63%
-$24,986 NOT
cap gain +$10,864
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$4416 Oct 202612d left+$0.16/sh+$302
cycle +$3,627
[-$308…-$2] · 25% credit
72%
surv 62%
-$26,871 NOT
cap gain +$8,979
Max even-money escape in the band~$4623 Oct 202619d left+$0.19/sh+$364
cycle +$3,689
[-$559…-$79] · 20% credit
75%
surv 68%
-$23,352 NOT
cap gain +$12,498
SS $56 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$5423 Oct 202619d left-$1.18/sh-$2,234
cycle +$1,091
[-$4,061…-$3,012]
91%
surv 90%
-$7,519 NOT
cap gain +$28,331
budget: banked $3,325 debit $2,234 (67% used ≈ 1.0 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$1,091 cash · rolled 19 ct earn ≈ $1,406/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$9,975/mo
vs 50% target ($4,782/mo)+109%
vs normal income ($9,565/mo)104% covered
Net income (after hedge)$9,777/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $43 is $15 below CC-SS $58.04: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$25,259
… as % of IC ($6,000)421.0%
… as % of ML ($94,000)26.9%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.6 mo
Surgical close (19 ct)$-34,143
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.44/sh (~25% of the $1.75 collected) or spot ≥ $44.80 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $43)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $48.79 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $42.57Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$43-44.80
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
≥ $44.80
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 1.15 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$43.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$3,325$-30,421+$5,429+$3,192
+2.5%$44.07 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,283$-29,987+$5,863+$1,150
+5%$45.15 (≤1σ, normal week)$-760$-29,553+$6,297-$893
SS (= V-bounce)$56.50 (2.7σ)$-22,325$-25,017+$10,833-$21,508
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $58.04, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-35,850
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$36,759
− CC assignment net of premium (19 × $43): -$25,259
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (1 × $56): -$197
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-24,548 (+$11,302 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-3,040 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-21,508, the opportunity cost of earning $9,975/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 (35 clear the floor), click to expand

Every eligible strike x expiry in the 3-45 DTE band (4 expiries scanned, 35 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: 1.152 (IBKR)  |  Recovery@SS: +$36,759 (un-capped fortress gain if stock rallies to SS)  |  Do-nothing @ SS: $-3,040

StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$46.503d2 Oct 2026$0.2520/20$5,000$4,78189%90%+$2,655-$22,588376.5%$-21,680 (vs do-nothing $-18,640)
$463d2 Oct 2026$0.3016/20$4,800$4,66587%88%+$2,332-$18,791313.2%$-18,672 (vs do-nothing $-15,632)
$45.503d2 Oct 2026$0.3813/20$4,940$4,86884%86%+$2,300-$15,813263.6%$-16,287 (vs do-nothing $-13,247)
$453d2 Oct 2026$0.4810/20$4,800$4,79181%84%+$2,142-$12,564209.4%$-13,630 (vs do-nothing $-10,590)
$4610d9 Oct 2026$0.8419/20$4,788$4,59077%82%+$1,554-$21,288354.8%$-20,577 (vs do-nothing $-17,537)
$44.503d2 Oct 2026$0.589/20$5,220$5,23277%82%+$2,108-$11,668194.5%$-12,931 (vs do-nothing $-9,891)
$45.5010d9 Oct 2026$0.9517/20$4,845$4,68975%80%+$1,477-$19,710328.5%$-19,394 (vs do-nothing $-16,354)
$4617d16 Oct 2026$1.3820/20$4,871$4,65173%79%+$1,363-$21,328355.5%$-20,420 (vs do-nothing $-17,380)
$443d2 Oct 2026$0.678/20$5,360$5,39373%79%+$1,787-$10,699178.3%$-12,160 (vs do-nothing $-9,120)
$4510d9 Oct 2026$1.0715/20$4,815$4,70172%78%+$1,270-$17,961299.4%$-18,040 (vs do-nothing $-15,000)
$45.5017d16 Oct 2026$1.5019/20$5,029$4,83171%78%+$1,317-$20,984349.7%$-20,273 (vs do-nothing $-17,233)
$44.5010d9 Oct 2026$1.2114/20$5,082$4,98969%77%+$1,340-$17,268287.8%$-17,544 (vs do-nothing $-14,504)
$4517d16 Oct 2026$1.6617/20$4,980$4,82469%76%+$1,277-$19,353322.6%$-19,037 (vs do-nothing $-15,997)
Show 22 more candidates (lower strikes: more income, lower survival)
StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$43.503d2 Oct 2026$0.816/20$4,860$4,93568%76%+$1,426-$8,241137.3%$-10,096 (vs do-nothing $-7,056)
$4524d23 Oct 2026$2.0819/20$4,940$4,74267%75%+$1,015-$20,832347.2%$-20,121 (vs do-nothing $-17,081)
$44.5017d16 Oct 2026$1.8215/20$4,818$4,70366%75%+$1,176-$17,586293.1%$-17,665 (vs do-nothing $-14,625)
$4410d9 Oct 2026$1.3812/20$4,968$4,91766%75%+$1,254-$15,197253.3%$-15,868 (vs do-nothing $-12,828)
$4417d16 Oct 2026$1.9914/20$4,916$4,82364%74%+$1,118-$16,876281.3%$-17,152 (vs do-nothing $-14,112)
$43.5010d9 Oct 2026$1.5511/20$5,115$5,08563%73%+$1,182-$14,294238.2%$-15,162 (vs do-nothing $-12,122)
$4424d23 Oct 2026$2.4416/20$4,880$4,74563%73%+$941-$18,567309.4%$-18,448 (vs do-nothing $-15,408)
$433d2 Oct 2026$1.005/20$5,000$5,09662%73%+$1,366-$7,022117.0%$-9,075 (vs do-nothing $-6,035)
$43.5017d16 Oct 2026$2.1613/20$4,955$4,88361%72%+$1,039-$16,099268.3%$-16,573 (vs do-nothing $-13,533)
$4310d9 Oct 2026$1.7510/20$5,250$5,24159%71%+$1,077-$13,294221.6%$-14,360 (vs do-nothing $-11,320)
$4317d16 Oct 2026$2.3712/20$5,019$4,96858%71%+$1,004-$15,209253.5%$-15,880 (vs do-nothing $-12,840)
$4324d23 Oct 2026$2.8414/20$4,970$4,87758%71%+$877-$17,086284.8%$-17,362 (vs do-nothing $-14,322)
$42.503d2 Oct 2026$1.214/20$4,840$4,95757%70%+$1,184-$5,73495.6%$-7,984 (vs do-nothing $-4,944)
$42.5017d16 Oct 2026$2.5911/20$5,028$4,99756%70%+$951-$14,250237.5%$-15,118 (vs do-nothing $-12,078)
$42.5010d9 Oct 2026$1.979/20$5,319$5,33156%70%+$1,065-$12,217203.6%$-13,480 (vs do-nothing $-10,440)
$4224d23 Oct 2026$3.2012/20$4,800$4,74953%69%+$652-$15,413256.9%$-16,084 (vs do-nothing $-13,044)
$4217d16 Oct 2026$2.8010/20$4,941$4,93253%68%+$822-$13,244220.7%$-14,310 (vs do-nothing $-11,270)
$4210d9 Oct 2026$2.218/20$5,304$5,33752%68%+$980-$11,067184.5%$-12,528 (vs do-nothing $-9,488)
$423d2 Oct 2026$1.444/20$5,760$5,87750%68%+$1,212-$5,84297.4%$-8,092 (vs do-nothing $-5,052)
$41.5017d16 Oct 2026$3.0010/20$5,294$5,28550%67%+$726-$13,544225.7%$-14,610 (vs do-nothing $-11,570)
$41.5010d9 Oct 2026$2.447/20$5,124$5,17848%66%+$768-$9,873164.5%$-11,531 (vs do-nothing $-8,491)
$41.503d2 Oct 2026$1.713/20$5,130$5,26844%65%+$936-$4,45074.2%$-6,898 (vs do-nothing $-3,858)

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  |  2026-09-29 21:47