FORTRESS FIGHT: IREN-LC45 @ $41.23

BE SS: $56.50  |  CC-SS: $57.79  |  20 contracts (2,000 sh) |  ⌂ PORTFOLIO

GENERATED2026-09-30 21:45

IREN-LC45 @ $41.23   UNDERWATER $15.27 (27.0% below BE SS)

20 contracts (2,000 sh)  |  BE SS: $56.50  |  CC-SS: $57.79 (banked floor $55.36)  |  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$9,038/mo95% ann ROI on ML
Hedge rolling cost$200/mo
Unrealized P&L$-37,340fortress legs from IBKR
INCOME GOALPOSTS & VELOCITY
50% INCOME FLOOR
$4,519/mo
HEDGE COVER
$200/mo
NORMAL INCOME
$9,038/mo (ATM CC, chain)
IC VELOCITY
0.7 mo to earn back $6,000
ML VELOCITY
10.4 mo to earn back $94,000
Deep drawdown confirmed: a CC at CC-SS $57.79 (probe: $58C 16d) brings only $375/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)
$31,869
was $37,340 · 15% earned back
Cycles closed
38
Credit in flight
$0
CC-SS · banked floor (info)
$57.79 → $55.36
⚠ 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 37 (live) · RSI 47 · MACD bearish, hist rising
DAILYFALLING (provisional) · RSI 46 · %B 19 · hist falling (nightly)
LEVELSUpper BB (CC ceiling) $62.69 (+52%) · daily UBB $48.71 · 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: 18 contracts at $45 / 2d. This is the safest strike (survival 91%, breach 9%) that still earns 50% of normal income ($4,519/mo); it brings $4,590/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 17 × $43.50/2d for $9,180/mo, but breach risk rises to 20% (+11pp vs the primary). The lower strike is hit by a smaller bounce.
More safety, less income: for just the hedge you can sit at 14 × $55/2d (99+% survival, $210/mo).
Downside anchor: the primary mortgages $22,720 (379% of IC) ONLY on a full V-bounce all the way to SS $56, recoverable in 2.5 months of normal income. That is the rare tail; the frequent case is the strike holding. Surgical close on the 18 contracts realizes $-33,615 and cuts bleed by $180/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 (2d) · sell 18 × $45, 91% survival, $4,590/mo (E[net] $4,234/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 · 2d18 × $4591%$4,590$4,234
NEXT FRIDAY9 Oct 2026 · 9d20 × $4578%$4,733$1,494
E[net] arithmetic on the grand pick: keep $306 with probability 92%; on the 8% touch you roll, paying $1,632 to close and taking $2,114 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 · 2 Oct 2026 · 2d · E[net] $4,234/mo 🏆 GRAND PICK

🎯 Engine pick: sell 18 × $45 (50% normal), 91% survival, breach 9%, $4,590/mo.
The pick is already past the ~80% (≈1σ) comfort line, so take the income. Stepping out to the $45.50 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 93% (breach 9% → 7%) for $1,455/mo less (32% income) buys safety you do not really need here.
IREN  spot $41.23 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsFIGHT edgePer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
▸cover hedge14 × $552 Oct2d33.4%99+%hist 96%1%hist 3%-0pp$14$210-$4,380$3,895
Sell 14 × $55 33.4% OTM over spot $41.23 2 Oct 2026 (2d, $0.01 mid)
= $14 credit for the 2d cycle → $210/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $55)
99+%
Breach risk
0%
POP (stays ≤ $55.02)
99+%
EV / mo
+$186
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
-0pp
66% whole by 9mo vs 66% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~0.1/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$111/mo
median; plan ~$76/mo after 68% keep · $138 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~0.9 mo [0.4-2.1], 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)
0%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,747
Free roll-up
+$5/wk
Safest escape (by 23 Oct 2026)
$69 @ 87% POP
85% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 14 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 1 of 2); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $1.78/sh now → $1.26 mid-life → ≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.01/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.25/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (14 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$559 Oct 20268d left+$1.68/sh+$2,351
cycle +$2,365
68%
surv 53%
-$3,039 NOT
cap gain +$34,301
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$609 Oct 20268d left+$0.03/sh+$37
cycle +$51
81%
surv 76%
+$4,880 SAFE
cap gain +$42,220
Max even-money escape in the band~$6923 Oct 202622d left+$0.10/sh+$145
cycle +$159
87%
surv 85%
+$19,557 SAFE
cap gain +$56,897
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$210/mo
vs 50% target ($4,519/mo)-95%
vs normal income ($9,038/mo)2% covered
Net income (after hedge)$145/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $55 is $3 below CC-SS $57.79: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$3,895
… as % of IC ($6,000)64.9%
… as % of ML ($94,000)4.1%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.4 mo
Surgical close (14 ct)$-26,145
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.00/sh (~25% of the $0.01 collected) or spot ≥ $55.02 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $55)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $48.71 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $54.45Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$54-55.02
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $55.02
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 1.16 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$55.00 (6.1σ)$14$-5,390+$31,950-$154
+2.5%$56.37 (6.7σ)$-1,911$-4,133+$33,207-$2,079
+5%$57.75 (7.3σ)$-3,836$-3,327+$34,013-$2,954
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $57.79, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-37,340
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$38,326
− CC assignment net of premium (14 × $55): -$3,895
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (6 × $57): -$403
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-3,313 (+$34,027 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-359 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-2,954, the opportunity cost of earning $210/mo FIGHT income now)
▸33% normal19 × $45.502 Oct2d10.4%93%hist 96%14%hist 14%+5pp$209$3,135-$1,455$23,147
Sell 19 × $45.50 10.4% OTM over spot $41.23 2 Oct 2026 (2d, $0.13 mid)
= $209 credit for the 2d cycle → $3,135/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $45.50)
93%
Breach risk
7%
POP (stays ≤ $45.63)
94%
EV / mo
+$1,820
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+5pp
57% whole by 9mo vs 52% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~2.1/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$1,911/mo
median; plan ~$1,300/mo after 68% keep · $9,399 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.7 mo [0.7-3.9], measured ONLY among the 57% of futures that got whole
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
6%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,545
Free roll-up
+$3/wk
Safest escape (by 23 Oct 2026)
$55 @ 87% POP
85% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 19 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 1 of 2); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $1.31/sh now → $0.92 mid-life (likely $0.97–$1.74) → ≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.11/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.81/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 180 simulated challenges: the $46 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 2, at $47 (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 (19 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+$1.20/sh+$2,275
cycle +$2,484
[+$2,140…+$2,482] · 100% credit
67%
surv 52%
-$24,963 NOT
cap gain +$12,377
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$5323 Oct 202622d left+$0.29/sh+$557
cycle +$766
[-$296…+$622] · 63% credit
84%
surv 81%
-$8,701 NOT
cap gain +$28,639
Max even-money escape in the band~$5423 Oct 202622d left+$0.20/sh+$372
cycle +$581
[-$514…+$423] · 54% credit
85%
surv 83%
-$6,573 NOT
cap gain +$30,767
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+$0.07/sh+$130
cycle +$339
[-$607…+$133] · 36% credit
79%
surv 74%
-$19,541 NOT
cap gain +$17,799
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$5523 Oct 202622d left-$0.01/sh-$17
cycle +$192
[-$1,007…+$8] · 26% credit
87%
surv 85%
-$4,647 NOT
cap gain +$32,693
budget: banked $209 debit $17 (8% used ≈ 0.0 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$192 cash · rolled 19 ct earn ≈ $2,369/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$3,135/mo
vs 50% target ($4,519/mo)-31%
vs normal income ($9,038/mo)35% covered
Net income (after hedge)$2,958/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $45.50 is $12 below CC-SS $57.79: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$23,147
… as % of IC ($6,000)385.8%
… as % of ML ($94,000)24.6%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.6 mo
Surgical close (19 ct)$-35,511
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.03/sh (~25% of the $0.11 collected) or spot ≥ $45.63 (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 $48.71 (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
$45-45.63
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
≥ $45.63
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 1.16 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$45.50 (1.9σ)$209$-27,238+$10,102-$19
+2.5%$46.64 (2.4σ)$-1,952$-26,767+$10,573-$2,180
+5%$47.77 (2.9σ)$-4,113$-26,296+$11,044-$4,341
SS (= V-bounce)$56.50 (6.7σ)$-20,691$-22,684+$14,656-$20,919
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $57.79, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-37,340
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$38,326
− CC assignment net of premium (19 × $45.50): -$23,147
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (1 × $57): -$67
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-22,228 (+$15,112 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-359 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-21,869, the opportunity cost of earning $3,135/mo FIGHT income now)
▸🎯 50% normal18 × $452 Oct2d9.1%91%hist 96%19%hist 14%+9pp$306$4,590—$22,720
Sell 18 × $45 9.1% OTM over spot $41.23 2 Oct 2026 (2d, $0.17 mid)
= $306 credit for the 2d cycle → $4,590/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $45)
91%
Breach risk
9%
POP (stays ≤ $45.17)
92%
EV / mo
+$2,754
📈 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
~2.5/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$2,864/mo
median; plan ~$1,947/mo after 68% keep · $10,184 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.8 mo [0.8-3.6], 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)
8%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,326
Free roll-up
+$3/wk
Safest escape (by 23 Oct 2026)
$56 @ 88% POP
87% 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: $1.28/sh now → $0.91 mid-life (likely $0.91–$1.72) → ≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.17/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.74/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 233 simulated challenges: the $45 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 2, at $46 (overshoots $0.99). 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)~$459 Oct 20268d left+$1.17/sh+$2,114
cycle +$2,420
[+$1,976…+$2,307] · 100% credit
67%
surv 52%
-$26,172 NOT
cap gain +$11,168
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$5323 Oct 202622d left+$0.26/sh+$469
cycle +$775
[-$327…+$530] · 61% credit
84%
surv 81%
-$9,837 NOT
cap gain +$27,503
Max even-money escape in the band~$5423 Oct 202622d left+$0.16/sh+$295
cycle +$601
[-$540…+$343] · 54% credit
86%
surv 83%
-$7,697 NOT
cap gain +$29,643
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)~$489 Oct 20268d left+$0.05/sh+$91
cycle +$397
[-$632…+$95] · 36% credit
79%
surv 74%
-$20,628 NOT
cap gain +$16,712
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$5623 Oct 202622d left-$0.14/sh-$258
cycle +$48
[-$1,252…-$247] · 9% credit
88%
surv 87%
-$3,622 NOT
cap gain +$33,718
budget: banked $306 debit $258 (84% used ≈ 0.2 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$48 cash · rolled 18 ct earn ≈ $1,875/mo while parked; 2 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$4,590/mo
vs 50% target ($4,519/mo)+2%
vs normal income ($9,038/mo)51% covered
Net income (after hedge)$4,435/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $45 is $13 below CC-SS $57.79: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$22,720
… as % of IC ($6,000)378.7%
… as % of ML ($94,000)24.2%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.5 mo
Surgical close (18 ct)$-33,615
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 $0.17 collected) or spot ≥ $45.17 (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 $48.71 (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
$45-45.17
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $45.17
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 1.16 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$45.00 (1.7σ)$306$-28,286+$9,054+$90
+2.5%$46.12 (2.2σ)$-1,719$-27,708+$9,632-$1,935
+5%$47.25 (2.6σ)$-3,744$-27,130+$10,210-$3,960
SS (= V-bounce)$56.50 (6.7σ)$-20,394$-22,375+$14,965-$20,610
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $57.79, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-37,340
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$38,326
− CC assignment net of premium (18 × $45): -$22,720
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (2 × $57): -$134
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-21,869 (+$15,471 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-359 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-21,510, the opportunity cost of earning $4,590/mo FIGHT income now)
▸🛡 safe yield20 × $452 Oct2d9.1%91%hist 96%19%hist 14%+8pp$340$5,100+$510$25,245
Sell 20 × $45 9.1% OTM over spot $41.23 2 Oct 2026 (2d, $0.17 mid)
= $340 credit for the 2d cycle → $5,100/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $45)
91%
Breach risk
9%
POP (stays ≤ $45.17)
92%
EV / mo
+$3,060
📈 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
~2.3/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$3,182/mo
median; plan ~$2,164/mo after 68% keep · $9,597 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.4 mo [0.8-3.0], 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)
9%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,474
Free roll-up
+$3/wk
Safest escape (by 23 Oct 2026)
$56 @ 88% POP
87% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 20 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 1 of 2); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $1.28/sh now → $0.91 mid-life (likely $0.92–$1.76) → ≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.17/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.74/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 267 simulated challenges: the $45 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 2, at $46 (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 (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+$1.17/sh+$2,349
cycle +$2,689
[+$2,194…+$2,559] · 100% credit
67%
surv 52%
-$25,928 NOT
cap gain +$11,412
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$5323 Oct 202622d left+$0.26/sh+$521
cycle +$861
[-$420…+$571] · 60% credit
84%
surv 81%
-$9,775 NOT
cap gain +$27,565
Max even-money escape in the band~$5423 Oct 202622d left+$0.16/sh+$328
cycle +$668
[-$652…+$363] · 51% credit
86%
surv 83%
-$7,654 NOT
cap gain +$29,686
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)~$489 Oct 20268d left+$0.05/sh+$101
cycle +$441
[-$729…+$98] · 36% credit
79%
surv 74%
-$20,608 NOT
cap gain +$16,732
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$5623 Oct 202622d left-$0.14/sh-$286
cycle +$54
[-$1,444…-$291] · 9% credit
88%
surv 87%
-$3,641 NOT
cap gain +$33,699
budget: banked $340 debit $286 (84% used ≈ 0.2 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$54 cash · rolled 20 ct earn ≈ $2,083/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$5,100/mo
vs 50% target ($4,519/mo)+13%
vs normal income ($9,038/mo)56% covered
Net income (after hedge)$4,900/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $45 is $13 below CC-SS $57.79: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$25,245
… as % of IC ($6,000)420.7%
… as % of ML ($94,000)26.9%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.8 mo
Surgical close (20 ct)$-37,350
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 $0.17 collected) or spot ≥ $45.17 (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 $48.71 (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
$45-45.17
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $45.17
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 1.16 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$45.00 (1.7σ)$340$-28,276+$9,064+$100
+2.5%$46.12 (2.2σ)$-1,910$-27,923+$9,417-$2,150
+5%$47.25 (2.6σ)$-4,160$-27,570+$9,770-$4,400
SS (= V-bounce)$56.50 (6.7σ)$-22,660$-24,665+$12,675-$22,900
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $57.79, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-37,340
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$38,326
− CC assignment net of premium (20 × $45): -$25,245
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-24,259 (+$13,081 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-359 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-23,900, the opportunity cost of earning $5,100/mo FIGHT income now)
▸100% normal17 × $43.502 Oct2d5.5%80%hist 86%40%hist 41%+12pp$612$9,180+$4,590$23,685
Sell 17 × $43.50 5.5% OTM over spot $41.23 2 Oct 2026 (2d, $0.39 mid)
= $612 credit for the 2d cycle → $9,180/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $43.50)
80%
Breach risk
20%
POP (stays ≤ $43.89)
84%
EV / mo
+$3,851
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+12pp
72% whole by 9mo vs 60% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~4.9/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$4,663/mo
median; plan ~$3,171/mo after 68% keep · $13,758 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.5 mo [0.8-3.0], 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)
22%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$848
Free roll-up
+$3/wk
Safest escape (by 23 Oct 2026)
$55 @ 90% POP
90% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 17 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 1 of 2); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $1.21/sh now → $0.86 mid-life (likely $0.97–$1.85) → ≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.36/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.50/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 647 simulated challenges: the $44 strike is typically first touched on day 1 of 2, at $45 (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 (17 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$449 Oct 20268d left+$1.11/sh+$1,880
cycle +$2,492
[+$1,666…+$1,932] · 100% credit
67%
surv 52%
-$29,559 NOT
cap gain +$7,781
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$5023 Oct 202622d left+$0.39/sh+$658
cycle +$1,270
[-$220…+$594] · 68% credit
83%
surv 80%
-$15,116 NOT
cap gain +$22,224
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$469 Oct 20268d left+$0.12/sh+$207
cycle +$819
[-$539…+$140] · 43% credit
78%
surv 72%
-$24,822 NOT
cap gain +$12,518
Max even-money escape in the band~$5223 Oct 202622d left+$0.07/sh+$126
cycle +$738
[-$906…+$31] · 29% credit
86%
surv 84%
-$11,020 NOT
cap gain +$26,320
SS $56 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$5523 Oct 202622d left-$0.30/sh-$505
cycle +$107
[-$1,755…-$632]
90%
surv 90%
-$4,708 NOT
cap gain +$32,632
budget: banked $612 debit $505 (82% used ≈ 0.2 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$107 cash · rolled 17 ct earn ≈ $1,303/mo while parked; 3 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$9,180/mo
vs 50% target ($4,519/mo)+103%
vs normal income ($9,038/mo)102% covered
Net income (after hedge)$9,048/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $43.50 is $14 below CC-SS $57.79: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$23,685
… as % of IC ($6,000)394.8%
… as % of ML ($94,000)25.2%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.6 mo
Surgical close (17 ct)$-31,790
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.09/sh (~25% of the $0.36 collected) or spot ≥ $43.89 (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 $48.71 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $43.06Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$43-43.89
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
≥ $43.89
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 1.16 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$43.50 (≤1σ, normal week)$612$-31,439+$5,901+$408
+2.5%$44.59 (1.5σ)$-1,237$-30,771+$6,569-$1,441
+5%$45.68 (2.0σ)$-3,086$-30,104+$7,236-$3,290
SS (= V-bounce)$56.50 (6.7σ)$-21,488$-23,457+$13,883-$21,692
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $57.79, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-37,340
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$38,326
− CC assignment net of premium (17 × $43.50): -$23,685
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (3 × $57): -$202
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-22,901 (+$14,439 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-359 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-22,542, the opportunity cost of earning $9,180/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 · 9d · E[net] $1,494/mo

🎯 Engine pick: sell 20 × $45 (50% normal), 78% survival, breach 22%, $4,733/mo.
⚖️ Worth a safer step: the $46.50 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 85% (breach 22% → 15%) for $1,693/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 $46.50 rung, unless you need the income to cover the hedge bleed, or you expect IREN to stay flat-to-down near term.
IREN  spot $41.23 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsFIGHT edgePer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
▸cover hedge20 × $579 Oct9d38.2%99%hist 96%3%hist 3%-0pp$60$200-$4,533$1,525
Sell 20 × $57 38.2% OTM over spot $41.23 9 Oct 2026 (9d, $0.05 mid)
= $60 credit for the 9d cycle → $200/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $57)
99%
Breach risk
1%
POP (stays ≤ $57.05)
99%
EV / mo
+$125
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
-0pp
60% whole by 9mo vs 60% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~0.1/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$-42/mo
median; plan ~$-29/mo after 68% keep · $-122 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.4 mo [0.7-3.1], 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)
0%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$4,825
Free roll-up
+$3/wk
Safest escape (by 23 Oct 2026)
$64 @ 79% POP
73% 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: $3.45/sh now → $2.44 mid-life → ≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.03/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.41/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)~$5716 Oct 202612d left+$1.30/sh+$2,598
cycle +$2,658
68%
surv 53%
+$1,809 SAFE
cap gain +$39,149
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$6016 Oct 202612d left+$0.00/sh+$5
cycle +$65
74%
surv 66%
+$6,783 SAFE
cap gain +$44,123
Max even-money escape in the band~$6423 Oct 202618d left+$0.08/sh+$154
cycle +$214
79%
surv 73%
+$15,032 SAFE
cap gain +$52,372
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$200/mo
vs 50% target ($4,519/mo)-96%
vs normal income ($9,038/mo)2% covered
Net income (after hedge)$0/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $57 is $1 below CC-SS $57.79: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$1,525
… as % of IC ($6,000)25.4%
… as % of ML ($94,000)1.6%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.2 mo
Surgical close (20 ct)$-37,380
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 ≥ $57.05 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $57)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $48.71 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $56.43Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$56-57.05
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
≥ $57.05
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 1.16 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$57.00 (3.3σ)$60$-788+$36,552-$180
+2.5%$58.42 (3.6σ)$-2,790$-341+$36,999-$180
+5%$59.85 (3.9σ)$-5,640$107+$37,447-$180
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $57.79, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-37,340
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$38,326
− CC assignment net of premium (20 × $57): -$1,525
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-539 (+$36,801 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-359 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-180, the opportunity cost of earning $200/mo FIGHT income now)
▸🛡 safe yield20 × $48.509 Oct9d17.6%91%hist 96%19%hist 14%+1pp$520$1,733-$3,000$18,065
Sell 20 × $48.50 17.6% OTM over spot $41.23 9 Oct 2026 (9d, $0.29 mid)
= $520 credit for the 9d cycle → $1,733/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $48.50)
91%
Breach risk
9%
POP (stays ≤ $48.79)
92%
EV / mo
+$781
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+1pp
58% whole by 9mo vs 57% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~0.8/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$910/mo
median; plan ~$619/mo after 68% keep · $4,392 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.8 mo [1.0-3.6], 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)
11%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$3,175
Free roll-up
+$2/wk
Safest escape (by 23 Oct 2026)
$54 @ 80% POP
75% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 20 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 4 of 9); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $2.61/sh now → $1.85 mid-life (likely $1.51–$2.47) → ≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.26/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.59/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 343 simulated challenges: the $48 strike is typically first touched on day 6 of 9, at $50 (overshoots $1.07). 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)~$4816 Oct 202612d left+$0.98/sh+$1,966
cycle +$2,486
[+$1,967…+$2,776] · 100% credit
68%
surv 53%
-$18,032 NOT
cap gain +$19,308
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$5223 Oct 202618d left+$0.35/sh+$700
cycle +$1,220
[+$399…+$1,404] · 90% credit
76%
surv 69%
-$10,573 NOT
cap gain +$26,767
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$5116 Oct 202612d left+$0.04/sh+$85
cycle +$605
[-$190…+$625] · 58% credit
73%
surv 65%
-$14,659 NOT
cap gain +$22,681
Max even-money escape in the band~$5323 Oct 202618d left+$0.06/sh+$123
cycle +$643
[-$264…+$799] · 58% credit
78%
surv 72%
-$8,836 NOT
cap gain +$28,504
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 202618d left-$0.19/sh-$376
cycle +$144
[-$851…+$269] · 36% credit
80%
surv 75%
-$7,022 NOT
cap gain +$30,318
budget: banked $520 debit $376 (72% used ≈ 0.9 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$144 cash · rolled 20 ct earn ≈ $5,531/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$1,733/mo
vs 50% target ($4,519/mo)-62%
vs normal income ($9,038/mo)19% covered
Net income (after hedge)$1,533/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $48.50 is $9 below CC-SS $57.79: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$18,065
… as % of IC ($6,000)301.1%
… as % of ML ($94,000)19.2%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.0 mo
Surgical close (20 ct)$-37,400
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.07/sh (~25% of the $0.26 collected) or spot ≥ $48.79 (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 $48.71 (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
$48-48.79
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
≥ $48.79
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 1.16 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$48.50 (1.5σ)$520$-19,997+$17,343+$280
+2.5%$49.71 (1.8σ)$-1,905$-19,616+$17,724-$2,145
+5%$50.93 (2.0σ)$-4,330$-19,236+$18,104-$4,570
SS (= V-bounce)$56.50 (3.2σ)$-15,480$-17,485+$19,855-$15,720
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $57.79, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-37,340
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$38,326
− CC assignment net of premium (20 × $48.50): -$18,065
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-17,079 (+$20,261 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-359 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-16,720, the opportunity cost of earning $1,733/mo FIGHT income now)
▸33% normal ← lean19 × $46.509 Oct9d12.8%85%hist 86%31%hist 33%+6pp$912$3,040-$1,693$20,544
Sell 19 × $46.50 12.8% OTM over spot $41.23 9 Oct 2026 (9d, $0.51 mid)
= $912 credit for the 9d cycle → $3,040/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $46.50)
85%
Breach risk
15%
POP (stays ≤ $47.01)
87%
EV / mo
+$1,220
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+6pp
58% whole by 9mo vs 52% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~1.5/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$1,482/mo
median; plan ~$1,008/mo after 68% keep · $8,365 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~2.3 mo [1.2-3.9], 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)
20%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$2,355
Free roll-up
+$2/wk
Safest escape (by 23 Oct 2026)
$53 @ 83% POP
79% 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: $2.43/sh now → $1.72 mid-life (likely $1.54–$2.57) → ≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.48/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.24/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 608 simulated challenges: the $46 strike is typically first touched on day 6 of 9, at $48 (overshoots $1.09). 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+$0.91/sh+$1,738
cycle +$2,650
[+$1,613…+$2,246] · 100% credit
67%
surv 53%
-$22,483 NOT
cap gain +$14,857
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$4816 Oct 202612d left+$0.20/sh+$383
cycle +$1,295
[+$40…+$699] · 78% credit
72%
surv 63%
-$19,743 NOT
cap gain +$17,597
Max even-money escape in the band~$5023 Oct 202618d left+$0.25/sh+$468
cycle +$1,380
[-$40…+$844] · 73% credit
77%
surv 70%
-$15,029 NOT
cap gain +$22,311
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 202618d left-$0.42/sh-$793
cycle +$119
[-$1,551…-$495] · 12% credit
83%
surv 79%
-$9,349 NOT
cap gain +$27,991
budget: banked $912 debit $793 (87% used ≈ 1.1 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$119 cash · rolled 19 ct earn ≈ $4,122/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$3,040/mo
vs 50% target ($4,519/mo)-33%
vs normal income ($9,038/mo)34% covered
Net income (after hedge)$2,862/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $46.50 is $11 below CC-SS $57.79: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$20,544
… as % of IC ($6,000)342.4%
… as % of ML ($94,000)21.9%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.3 mo
Surgical close (19 ct)$-35,520
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.12/sh (~25% of the $0.48 collected) or spot ≥ $47.01 (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 $48.71 (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
$46-47.01
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
≥ $47.01
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 1.16 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$46.50 (1.1σ)$912$-24,221+$13,119+$684
+2.5%$47.66 (1.3σ)$-1,297$-23,740+$13,600-$1,525
+5%$48.83 (1.6σ)$-3,506$-23,259+$14,081-$3,734
SS (= V-bounce)$56.50 (3.2σ)$-18,088$-20,081+$17,259-$18,316
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $57.79, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-37,340
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$38,326
− CC assignment net of premium (19 × $46.50): -$20,544
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (1 × $57): -$67
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-19,625 (+$17,715 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-359 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-19,266, the opportunity cost of earning $3,040/mo FIGHT income now)
▸🎯 50% normal20 × $459 Oct9d9.1%78%hist 82%45%hist 41%+7pp$1,420$4,733—$24,165
Sell 20 × $45 9.1% OTM over spot $41.23 9 Oct 2026 (9d, $0.75 mid)
= $1,420 credit for the 9d cycle → $4,733/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $45)
78%
Breach risk
22%
POP (stays ≤ $45.75)
82%
EV / mo
+$1,516
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+7pp
63% whole by 9mo vs 56% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~2.0/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$2,091/mo
median; plan ~$1,422/mo after 68% keep · $10,761 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~2.2 mo [0.9-4.0], 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)
33%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,832
Free roll-up
+$2/wk
Safest escape (by 23 Oct 2026)
$53 @ 85% POP
83% 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: $2.30/sh now → $1.63 mid-life (likely $1.69–$2.60) → ≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.71/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.92/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 991 simulated challenges: the $45 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 9, at $46 (overshoots $1.04). 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)~$4516 Oct 202612d left+$0.87/sh+$1,730
cycle +$3,150
[+$1,486…+$1,991] · 100% credit
67%
surv 53%
-$25,466 NOT
cap gain +$11,874
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$4823 Oct 202618d left+$0.45/sh+$898
cycle +$2,318
[+$311…+$1,087] · 91% credit
75%
surv 66%
-$19,889 NOT
cap gain +$17,451
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$4716 Oct 202612d left+$0.15/sh+$310
cycle +$1,730
[-$157…+$417] · 58% credit
73%
surv 63%
-$22,791 NOT
cap gain +$14,549
Max even-money escape in the band~$4923 Oct 202618d left+$0.17/sh+$345
cycle +$1,765
[-$340…+$461] · 50% credit
77%
surv 70%
-$18,127 NOT
cap gain +$19,213
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 202618d left-$0.68/sh-$1,361
cycle +$59
[-$2,466…-$1,379] · 2% credit
85%
surv 83%
-$10,577 NOT
cap gain +$26,763
budget: banked $1,420 debit $1,361 (96% used ≈ 1.2 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$59 cash · rolled 20 ct earn ≈ $3,152/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$4,733/mo
vs 50% target ($4,519/mo)+5%
vs normal income ($9,038/mo)52% covered
Net income (after hedge)$4,533/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $45 is $13 below CC-SS $57.79: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$24,165
… as % of IC ($6,000)402.7%
… as % of ML ($94,000)25.7%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.7 mo
Surgical close (20 ct)$-37,420
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.18/sh (~25% of the $0.71 collected) or spot ≥ $45.75 (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 $48.71 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $44.55Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$45-45.75
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
≥ $45.75
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 1.16 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$45.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,420$-27,196+$10,144+$1,180
+2.5%$46.12 (1.0σ)$-830$-26,843+$10,497-$1,070
+5%$47.25 (1.2σ)$-3,080$-26,490+$10,850-$3,320
SS (= V-bounce)$56.50 (3.2σ)$-21,580$-23,585+$13,755-$21,820
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $57.79, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-37,340
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$38,326
− CC assignment net of premium (20 × $45): -$24,165
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-23,179 (+$14,161 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-359 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-22,820, the opportunity cost of earning $4,733/mo FIGHT income now)
▸100% normal20 × $42.509 Oct9d3.1%62%hist 64%78%hist 68%+10pp$2,780$9,267+$4,533$27,805
Sell 20 × $42.50 3.1% OTM over spot $41.23 9 Oct 2026 (9d, $1.42 mid)
= $2,780 credit for the 9d cycle → $9,267/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $42.50)
62%
Breach risk
38%
POP (stays ≤ $43.92)
73%
EV / mo
+$1,910
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+10pp
63% whole by 9mo vs 53% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~5.0/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$2,953/mo
median; plan ~$2,008/mo after 68% keep · $13,720 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~2.1 mo [1.0-3.8], 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)
64%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$172
Free roll-up
+$2/wk
Safest escape (by 23 Oct 2026)
$52 @ 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 4 of 9); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $2.09/sh now → $1.48 mid-life (likely $1.93–$2.69) → ≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.39/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.09/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,908 simulated challenges: the $42 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 9, 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 (20 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$4216 Oct 202612d left+$0.79/sh+$1,571
cycle +$4,351
[+$1,211…+$1,486] · 100% credit
67%
surv 53%
-$30,050 NOT
cap gain +$7,290
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$4523 Oct 202618d left+$0.32/sh+$650
cycle +$3,430
[-$150…+$331] · 61% credit
75%
surv 68%
-$24,562 NOT
cap gain +$12,778
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$4416 Oct 202612d left+$0.08/sh+$162
cycle +$2,942
[-$454…-$104] · 18% credit
73%
surv 64%
-$27,363 NOT
cap gain +$9,977
Max even-money escape in the band~$4623 Oct 202618d left+$0.06/sh+$115
cycle +$2,895
[-$807…-$264] · 14% credit
78%
surv 72%
-$22,782 NOT
cap gain +$14,558
SS $56 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$5223 Oct 202618d left-$0.96/sh-$1,916
cycle +$864
[-$3,571…-$2,544]
90%
surv 89%
-$10,930 NOT
cap gain +$26,410
budget: banked $2,780 debit $1,916 (69% used ≈ 0.9 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$864 cash · rolled 20 ct earn ≈ $1,727/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$9,267/mo
vs 50% target ($4,519/mo)+105%
vs normal income ($9,038/mo)103% covered
Net income (after hedge)$9,067/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $42.50 is $15 below CC-SS $57.79: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$27,805
… as % of IC ($6,000)463.4%
… as % of ML ($94,000)29.6%
Recovery months (at normal income)3.1 mo
Surgical close (20 ct)$-37,410
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.35/sh (~25% of the $1.39 collected) or spot ≥ $43.92 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $42)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $48.71 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $42.08Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$42-43.92
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
≥ $43.92
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 1.16 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$42.50 (≤1σ, normal week)$2,780$-31,621+$5,719+$2,540
+2.5%$43.56 (≤1σ, normal week)$655$-31,288+$6,052+$415
+5%$44.62 (≤1σ, normal week)$-1,470$-30,954+$6,386-$1,710
SS (= V-bounce)$56.50 (3.2σ)$-25,220$-27,225+$10,115-$25,460
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $57.79, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-37,340
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$38,326
− CC assignment net of premium (20 × $42.50): -$27,805
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-26,819 (+$10,521 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-359 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-26,460, the opportunity cost of earning $9,267/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 (34 clear the floor), click to expand

Every eligible strike x expiry in the 2-45 DTE band (4 expiries scanned, 34 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: 1.157 (IBKR)  |  Recovery@SS: +$38,326 (un-capped fortress gain if stock rallies to SS)  |  Do-nothing @ SS: $-359

StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$452d2 Oct 2026$0.1718/20$4,590$4,43591%92%+$2,754-$22,720378.7%$-21,869 (vs do-nothing $-21,510)
$44.502d2 Oct 2026$0.2115/20$4,725$4,63888%90%+$2,480-$19,624327.1%$-18,974 (vs do-nothing $-18,615)
$442d2 Oct 2026$0.2811/20$4,620$4,62285%87%+$2,224-$14,864247.7%$-14,483 (vs do-nothing $-14,124)
$43.502d2 Oct 2026$0.369/20$4,860$4,90880%84%+$2,039-$12,539209.0%$-12,293 (vs do-nothing $-11,934)
$459d9 Oct 2026$0.7120/20$4,733$4,53378%82%+$1,516-$24,165402.7%$-23,179 (vs do-nothing $-22,820)
$44.509d9 Oct 2026$0.8117/20$4,590$4,45876%80%+$1,344-$21,220353.7%$-20,436 (vs do-nothing $-20,077)
$432d2 Oct 2026$0.467/20$4,830$4,92275%80%+$1,715-$10,033167.2%$-9,921 (vs do-nothing $-9,562)
$4516d16 Oct 2026$1.2520/20$4,688$4,48874%79%+$1,310-$23,085384.7%$-22,099 (vs do-nothing $-21,740)
$449d9 Oct 2026$0.9315/20$4,650$4,56273%79%+$1,259-$19,294321.6%$-18,644 (vs do-nothing $-18,285)
$44.5016d16 Oct 2026$1.3418/20$4,523$4,36871%78%+$1,089-$21,514358.6%$-20,663 (vs do-nothing $-20,304)
$43.509d9 Oct 2026$1.0613/20$4,593$4,55170%77%+$1,125-$17,202286.7%$-16,687 (vs do-nothing $-16,328)
$42.502d2 Oct 2026$0.606/20$5,400$5,51569%77%+$1,674-$8,815146.9%$-8,771 (vs do-nothing $-8,412)
$4416d16 Oct 2026$1.4917/20$4,749$4,61769%76%+$1,091-$20,914348.6%$-20,130 (vs do-nothing $-19,771)
Show 21 more candidates (lower strikes: more income, lower survival)
StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$4423d23 Oct 2026$1.9718/20$4,625$4,47067%75%+$928-$21,280354.7%$-20,429 (vs do-nothing $-20,070)
$43.5016d16 Oct 2026$1.6215/20$4,556$4,46966%75%+$922-$19,009316.8%$-18,359 (vs do-nothing $-18,000)
$439d9 Oct 2026$1.1712/20$4,680$4,66066%74%+$914-$16,347272.4%$-15,899 (vs do-nothing $-15,540)
$4316d16 Oct 2026$1.8314/20$4,804$4,73964%73%+$991-$18,147302.5%$-17,565 (vs do-nothing $-17,206)
$422d2 Oct 2026$0.764/20$4,560$4,72063%73%+$1,158-$6,013100.2%$-6,103 (vs do-nothing $-5,744)
$42.509d9 Oct 2026$1.3910/20$4,633$4,65862%73%+$955-$13,902231.7%$-13,589 (vs do-nothing $-13,230)
$4323d23 Oct 2026$2.3115/20$4,520$4,43262%73%+$813-$18,724312.1%$-18,074 (vs do-nothing $-17,715)
$42.5016d16 Oct 2026$2.0112/20$4,522$4,50261%72%+$858-$15,939265.6%$-15,491 (vs do-nothing $-15,132)
$429d9 Oct 2026$1.569/20$4,680$4,72859%71%+$817-$12,809213.5%$-12,563 (vs do-nothing $-12,204)
$4216d16 Oct 2026$2.2111/20$4,558$4,56158%70%+$800-$14,941249.0%$-14,560 (vs do-nothing $-14,201)
$4223d23 Oct 2026$2.7113/20$4,595$4,55358%70%+$747-$17,007283.5%$-16,492 (vs do-nothing $-16,133)
$41.502d2 Oct 2026$0.954/20$5,700$5,86055%69%+$1,136-$6,137102.3%$-6,227 (vs do-nothing $-5,868)
$41.5016d16 Oct 2026$2.4111/20$4,971$4,97355%69%+$776-$15,271254.5%$-14,890 (vs do-nothing $-14,531)
$41.509d9 Oct 2026$1.788/20$4,747$4,81755%69%+$758-$11,610193.5%$-11,431 (vs do-nothing $-11,072)
$4123d23 Oct 2026$3.1012/20$4,852$4,83253%68%+$619-$16,431273.8%$-15,983 (vs do-nothing $-15,624)
$4116d16 Oct 2026$2.6410/20$4,950$4,97552%67%+$705-$14,152235.9%$-13,839 (vs do-nothing $-13,480)
$419d9 Oct 2026$2.017/20$4,690$4,78250%67%+$657-$10,348172.5%$-10,236 (vs do-nothing $-9,877)
$40.5016d16 Oct 2026$2.899/20$4,877$4,92448%66%+$636-$12,962216.0%$-12,716 (vs do-nothing $-12,357)
$412d2 Oct 2026$1.183/20$5,310$5,49248%66%+$815-$4,68478.1%$-4,841 (vs do-nothing $-4,482)
$40.509d9 Oct 2026$2.276/20$4,540$4,65546%65%+$566-$9,013150.2%$-8,969 (vs do-nothing $-8,610)
$40.502d2 Oct 2026$1.453/20$6,525$6,70840%62%+$749-$4,75379.2%$-4,910 (vs do-nothing $-4,551)

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  |  2026-09-30 21:45