FORTRESS FIGHT: IREN-LC45 @ $43.16

BE SS: $56.50  |  CC-SS: $58.72  |  20 contracts (2,000 sh) |  ⌂ PORTFOLIO

GENERATED2026-10-02 21:47

IREN-LC45 @ $43.16   UNDERWATER $13.34 (23.6% below BE SS)

⚠ EARNINGS · SHORT EXPIRY ONLY
IREN reports 2026-11-05 (Thu), in 34 days. The recommended CC (7d) closes BEFORE earnings , that one is safe , but the richer/longer options below expire after it and would sell through the gap. Keep the tenor inside 2026-11-05.

20 contracts (2,000 sh)  |  BE SS: $56.50  |  CC-SS: $58.72 (banked floor $56.27)  |  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$9,879/mo95% ann ROI on ML
Hedge rolling cost$184/mo
Unrealized P&L$-34,710fortress legs from IBKR
INCOME GOALPOSTS & VELOCITY
50% INCOME FLOOR
$4,939/mo
HEDGE COVER
$184/mo
NORMAL INCOME
$9,879/mo (ATM CC, chain)
IC VELOCITY
0.6 mo to earn back $6,000
ML VELOCITY
9.5 mo to earn back $94,000
Deep drawdown confirmed: a CC at CC-SS $58.72 (probe: $58C 14d) brings only $471/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)
$29,239
was $34,710 · 16% earned back
Cycles closed
38
Credit in flight
$0
CC-SS · banked floor (info)
$58.72 → $56.27
⚠ 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 43 (live) · RSI 49 · MACD bullish, hist rising
DAILYMIXED (provisional) · RSI 50 · %B 40 · hist rising (nightly)
LEVELSUpper BB (CC ceiling) $62.71 (+45%) · daily UBB $48.67 · 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: 19 contracts at $46.50 / 7d. This is the safest strike (survival 78%, breach 22%) that still earns 50% of normal income ($4,939/mo); it brings $4,967/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 18 × $44/7d for $10,183/mo, but breach risk rises to 40% (+19pp vs the primary). The lower strike is hit by a smaller bounce.
More safety, less income: for just the hedge you can sit at 15 × $56/7d (99% survival, $193/mo).
Downside anchor: the primary mortgages $22,053 (368% of IC) ONLY on a full V-bounce all the way to SS $56, recoverable in 2.2 months of normal income. That is the rare tail; the frequent case is the strike holding. Surgical close on the 19 contracts realizes $-33,031 and cuts bleed by $174/mo.

📅 Two weekly tracks, this Friday & next Friday

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

🏆 Grand pick: NEXT FRIDAY · 9 Oct 2026 (7d) · sell 19 × $46.50, 78% survival, $4,967/mo (E[net] $2,517/mo).
This week's Friday is inside the pin/gamma window, so only the next weekly is shown.
TrackExpirySellSurvivalIncome/moE[net]/mo
NEXT FRIDAY 🏆9 Oct 2026 · 7d19 × $46.5078%$4,967$2,517
E[net] arithmetic on the grand pick: keep $1,159 with probability 70%; on the 30% touch you roll, paying $2,695 to close and taking $1,978 back from the best priced door (net cash $718) and parking about one cycle of income. Charging the FULL buyback with no door credit (the pre-2026-07-25 model) contradicted the campaign simulation, which prices the same event as a cash-neutral even roll.

📅 NEXT FRIDAY · 9 Oct 2026 · 7d · E[net] $2,517/mo 🏆 GRAND PICK

🎯 Engine pick: sell 19 × $46.50 (50% normal), 78% survival, breach 22%, $4,967/mo.
⚖️ Worth a safer step: the $48 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 86% (breach 22% → 14%) for $1,624/mo less (33% income), and it still covers your hedge. The pick sits below the ~80% (≈1σ) comfort line; on a drawdown you are nursing back, dodging the frequent breach usually beats the extra premium. Lean: the safer $48 rung, unless you need the income to cover the hedge bleed, or you expect IREN to stay flat-to-down near term.
IREN  spot $43.16 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsFIGHT edgePer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
▸cover hedge15 × $569 Oct7d29.7%99%hist 96%2%hist 3%-1pp$45$193-$4,774$4,030
Sell 15 × $56 29.7% OTM over spot $43.16 9 Oct 2026 (7d, $0.05 mid)
= $45 credit for the 7d cycle → $193/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $56)
99%
Breach risk
1%
POP (stays ≤ $56.05)
99%
EV / mo
+$158
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
-1pp
55% whole by 9mo vs 56% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~0.1/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$216/mo
median; plan ~$147/mo after 68% keep · $1,213 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.9 mo [1.1-3.5], measured ONLY among the 55% of futures that got whole
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
0%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$2,895
Free roll-up
+$3/wk
Safest escape (by 13 Nov 2026)
$83 @ 95% POP
94% 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 3 of 7); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $2.77/sh now → $1.96 mid-life → ≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.03/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.93/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)~$5616 Oct 202610d left+$1.29/sh+$1,933
cycle +$1,978
68%
surv 53%
-$9,464 NOT
cap gain +$25,246
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$5916 Oct 202610d left+$0.05/sh+$75
cycle +$120
76%
surv 68%
-$6,986 NOT
cap gain +$27,724
Max even-money escape in the band~$8313 Nov 202638d left+$0.46/sh+$685
cycle +$730
95%
surv 94%
+$24,174 SAFE
cap gain +$58,884
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$193/mo
vs 50% target ($4,939/mo)-96%
vs normal income ($9,879/mo)2% covered
Net income (after hedge)$245/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $56 is $3 below CC-SS $58.72: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$4,030
… as % of IC ($6,000)67.2%
… as % of ML ($94,000)4.3%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.4 mo
Surgical close (15 ct)$-26,062
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 ≥ $56.05 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $56)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $48.67 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $55.44Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$55-56.05
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
≥ $56.05
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 0.90 (fallback)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$56.00 (3.0σ)$45$-11,397+$23,313-$450
+2.5%$57.40 (3.3σ)$-2,055$-11,677+$23,033-$450
+5%$58.80 (3.6σ)$-4,155$-11,957+$22,753-$450
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $58.72, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-34,710
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$27,993
− CC assignment net of premium (15 × $56): -$4,030
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (5 × $56): -$1,193
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-11,940 (+$22,770 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-11,490 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-450, the opportunity cost of earning $193/mo FIGHT income now)
▸🛡 safe yield20 × $49.509 Oct7d14.7%91%hist 96%18%hist 14%+2pp$440$1,886-$3,081$17,993
Sell 20 × $49.50 14.7% OTM over spot $43.16 9 Oct 2026 (7d, $0.24 mid)
= $440 credit for the 7d cycle → $1,886/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $49.50)
91%
Breach risk
9%
POP (stays ≤ $49.74)
92%
EV / mo
+$892
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+2pp
53% whole by 9mo vs 51% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~1.0/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$1,064/mo
median; plan ~$724/mo after 68% keep · $6,151 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~2.2 mo [1.3-4.5], measured ONLY among the 53% 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)
-$2,721
Free roll-up
+$2/wk
Safest escape (by 13 Nov 2026)
$66 @ 91% POP
90% 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 3 of 7); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $2.23/sh now → $1.58 mid-life (likely $1.22–$2.13) → ≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.22/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.36/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 318 simulated challenges: the $50 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 7, at $51 (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)~$5016 Oct 202610d left+$1.04/sh+$2,086
cycle +$2,526
[+$2,135…+$2,848] · 100% credit
68%
surv 53%
-$20,781 NOT
cap gain +$13,929
Max even-money escape in the band~$6613 Nov 202638d left+$0.24/sh+$476
cycle +$916
[+$219…+$1,287] · 83% credit
91%
surv 90%
+$7,912 SAFE
cap gain +$42,622
reaches SS ✓
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$5216 Oct 202610d left+$0.15/sh+$300
cycle +$740
[+$80…+$874] · 79% credit
74%
surv 66%
-$18,364 NOT
cap gain +$16,346
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$1,886/mo
vs 50% target ($4,939/mo)-62%
vs normal income ($9,879/mo)19% covered
Net income (after hedge)$1,702/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $49.50 is $9 below CC-SS $58.72: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$17,993
… as % of IC ($6,000)299.9%
… as % of ML ($94,000)19.1%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.8 mo
Surgical close (20 ct)$-34,760
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 $0.22 collected) or spot ≥ $49.74 (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 $48.67 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $49.01Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$49-49.74
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $49.74
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 0.90 (fallback)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$49.50 (1.5σ)$440$-22,867+$11,843-$220
+2.5%$50.74 (1.7σ)$-2,035$-23,114+$11,596-$2,695
+5%$51.98 (2.0σ)$-4,510$-23,362+$11,348-$5,170
SS (= V-bounce)$56.50 (3.1σ)$-13,560$-24,267+$10,443-$13,220
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $58.72, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-34,710
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$27,993
− CC assignment net of premium (20 × $49.50): -$17,993
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-24,710 (+$10,000 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-11,490 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-13,220, the opportunity cost of earning $1,886/mo FIGHT income now)
▸33% normal ← lean20 × $489 Oct7d11.2%86%hist 86%29%hist 25%+4pp$780$3,343-$1,624$20,653
Sell 20 × $48 11.2% OTM over spot $43.16 9 Oct 2026 (7d, $0.41 mid)
= $780 credit for the 7d cycle → $3,343/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $48)
86%
Breach risk
14%
POP (stays ≤ $48.41)
88%
EV / mo
+$1,417
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+4pp
57% whole by 9mo vs 53% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~1.7/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$1,702/mo
median; plan ~$1,158/mo after 68% keep · $9,787 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~2.0 mo [1.2-4.2], measured ONLY among the 57% of futures that got whole
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
19%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$2,217
Free roll-up
+$2/wk
Safest escape (by 13 Nov 2026)
$65 @ 92% POP
91% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 20 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 3 of 7); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $2.12/sh now → $1.50 mid-life (likely $1.36–$2.28) → ≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.39/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.11/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 565 simulated challenges: the $48 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 7, at $49 (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 (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 202610d left+$0.99/sh+$1,980
cycle +$2,760
[+$1,827…+$2,565] · 100% credit
68%
surv 53%
-$23,247 NOT
cap gain +$11,463
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$596 Nov 202632d left+$0.24/sh+$486
cycle +$1,266
[-$104…+$967] · 68% credit
87%
surv 84%
-$5,238 NOT
cap gain +$29,472
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$5016 Oct 202610d left+$0.10/sh+$204
cycle +$984
[-$242…+$519] · 54% credit
75%
surv 67%
-$20,820 NOT
cap gain +$13,890
Max even-money escape in the band~$6513 Nov 202638d left+$0.05/sh+$95
cycle +$875
[-$542…+$563] · 47% credit
92%
surv 91%
+$5,171 SAFE
cap gain +$39,881
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$3,343/mo
vs 50% target ($4,939/mo)-32%
vs normal income ($9,879/mo)34% covered
Net income (after hedge)$3,159/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $48 is $11 below CC-SS $58.72: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$20,653
… as % of IC ($6,000)344.2%
… as % of ML ($94,000)22.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.1 mo
Surgical close (20 ct)$-34,750
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.10/sh (~25% of the $0.39 collected) or spot ≥ $48.41 (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 $48.67 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $47.52Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$48-48.41
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
≥ $48.41
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 0.90 (fallback)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$48.00 (1.1σ)$780$-25,227+$9,483+$120
+2.5%$49.20 (1.4σ)$-1,620$-25,467+$9,243-$2,280
+5%$50.40 (1.7σ)$-4,020$-25,707+$9,003-$4,680
SS (= V-bounce)$56.50 (3.1σ)$-16,220$-26,927+$7,783-$15,880
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $58.72, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-34,710
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$27,993
− CC assignment net of premium (20 × $48): -$20,653
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-27,370 (+$7,340 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-11,490 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-15,880, the opportunity cost of earning $3,343/mo FIGHT income now)
▸🎯 50% normal19 × $46.509 Oct7d7.7%78%hist 82%45%hist 41%+8pp$1,159$4,967—$22,053
Sell 19 × $46.50 7.7% OTM over spot $43.16 9 Oct 2026 (7d, $0.64 mid)
= $1,159 credit for the 7d cycle → $4,967/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $46.50)
78%
Breach risk
22%
POP (stays ≤ $47.14)
82%
EV / mo
+$1,580
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+8pp
55% whole by 9mo vs 48% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~2.8/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$2,197/mo
median; plan ~$1,494/mo after 68% keep · $13,322 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~2.4 mo [1.3-4.3], measured ONLY among the 55% 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)
30%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,536
Free roll-up
+$2/wk
Safest escape (by 13 Nov 2026)
$63 @ 93% POP
92% 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 3 of 7); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $2.01/sh now → $1.42 mid-life (likely $1.45–$2.31) → ≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.61/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.81/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 914 simulated challenges: the $46 strike is typically first touched on day 4 of 7, at $47 (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)~$4616 Oct 202610d left+$0.94/sh+$1,782
cycle +$2,941
[+$1,544…+$2,041] · 100% credit
68%
surv 53%
-$25,733 NOT
cap gain +$8,977
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$5513 Nov 202638d left+$1.04/sh+$1,978
cycle +$3,137
[+$1,484…+$2,176] · 100% credit
84%
surv 80%
-$9,634 NOT
cap gain +$25,076
Max even-money escape in the band~$5813 Nov 202638d left+$0.50/sh+$953
cycle +$2,112
[+$352…+$1,076] · 91% credit
88%
surv 85%
-$5,492 NOT
cap gain +$29,218
reaches SS ✓
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$4916 Oct 202610d left+$0.06/sh+$106
cycle +$1,265
[-$407…+$153] · 35% credit
75%
surv 67%
-$23,206 NOT
cap gain +$11,504
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$6313 Nov 202638d left-$0.12/sh-$230
cycle +$929
[-$1,009…-$167] · 20% credit
93%
surv 92%
+$1,824 SAFE
cap gain +$36,534
budget: banked $1,159 debit $230 (20% used ≈ 0.2 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$929 cash · rolled 19 ct earn ≈ $1,946/mo while parked; 1 ct free to re-sell · clears SS ✓
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted +0.5 vol pt per +1% move (spike-vol name: vol expands on a fast move, richer buyback). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$4,967/mo
vs 50% target ($4,939/mo)+1%
vs normal income ($9,879/mo)50% covered
Net income (after hedge)$4,831/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $46.50 is $12 below CC-SS $58.72: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$22,053
… as % of IC ($6,000)367.5%
… as % of ML ($94,000)23.5%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.2 mo
Surgical close (19 ct)$-33,031
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.15/sh (~25% of the $0.61 collected) or spot ≥ $47.14 (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 $48.67 (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
$46-47.14
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
≥ $47.14
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 0.90 (fallback)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$46.50 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,159$-27,515+$7,195+$532
+2.5%$47.66 (1.0σ)$-1,050$-27,631+$7,079-$1,677
+5%$48.83 (1.3σ)$-3,259$-27,747+$6,962-$3,886
SS (= V-bounce)$56.50 (3.1σ)$-17,841$-28,565+$6,145-$17,518
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $58.72, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-34,710
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$27,993
− CC assignment net of premium (19 × $46.50): -$22,053
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (1 × $56): -$239
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-29,008 (+$5,702 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-11,490 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-17,518, the opportunity cost of earning $4,967/mo FIGHT income now)
▸100% normal18 × $449 Oct7d1.9%60%hist 68%84%hist 80%+11pp$2,376$10,183+$5,216$24,114
Sell 18 × $44 1.9% OTM over spot $43.16 9 Oct 2026 (7d, $1.36 mid)
= $2,376 credit for the 7d cycle → $10,183/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $44)
60%
Breach risk
40%
POP (stays ≤ $45.36)
71%
EV / mo
+$1,842
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+11pp
59% whole by 9mo vs 48% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~7.3/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$3,147/mo
median; plan ~$2,140/mo after 68% keep · $17,524 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~2.4 mo [1.3-4.5], measured ONLY among the 59% 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)
65%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
+$53
Free roll-up
+$2/wk
Safest escape (by 13 Nov 2026)
$56 @ 89% 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 3 of 7); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $1.82/sh now → $1.29 mid-life (likely $1.71–$2.46) → ≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.32/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets +$0.03/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,955 simulated challenges: the $44 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 7, at $45 (overshoots $1.01). 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)~$4416 Oct 202610d left+$0.85/sh+$1,539
cycle +$3,915
[+$1,204…+$1,441] · 100% credit
68%
surv 52%
-$29,226 NOT
cap gain +$5,484
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$5313 Nov 202638d left+$0.72/sh+$1,296
cycle +$3,672
[+$558…+$993] · 96% credit
85%
surv 81%
-$13,566 NOT
cap gain +$21,144
Max even-money escape in the band~$5613 Nov 202638d left+$0.21/sh+$381
cycle +$2,757
[-$531…+$16] · 26% credit
89%
surv 87%
-$9,081 NOT
cap gain +$25,629
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)~$4616 Oct 202610d left+$0.14/sh+$251
cycle +$2,627
[-$351…+$13] · 26% credit
74%
surv 65%
-$27,211 NOT
cap gain +$7,499
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$10,183/mo
vs 50% target ($4,939/mo)+106%
vs normal income ($9,879/mo)103% covered
Net income (after hedge)$10,093/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $44 is $15 below CC-SS $58.72: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$24,114
… as % of IC ($6,000)401.9%
… as % of ML ($94,000)25.7%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.4 mo
Surgical close (18 ct)$-31,311
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.33/sh (~25% of the $1.32 collected) or spot ≥ $45.36 (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 $48.67 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $43.56Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$44-45.36
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $45.36
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 0.90 (fallback)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$44.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$2,376$-30,765+$3,945+$1,782
+2.5%$45.10 (≤1σ, normal week)$396$-30,765+$3,945-$198
+5%$46.20 (≤1σ, normal week)$-1,584$-30,765+$3,945-$2,178
SS (= V-bounce)$56.50 (3.1σ)$-20,124$-30,865+$3,845-$19,818
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $58.72, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-34,710
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$27,993
− CC assignment net of premium (18 × $44): -$24,114
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (2 × $56): -$477
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-31,308 (+$3,402 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-11,490 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-19,818, the opportunity cost of earning $10,183/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 (50 clear the floor), click to expand

Every eligible strike x expiry in the 4-45 DTE band (6 expiries scanned, 50 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: 0.900 (fallback)  |  Recovery@SS: +$27,993 (un-capped fortress gain if stock rallies to SS)  |  Do-nothing @ SS: $-11,490

StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$46.507d9 Oct 2026$0.6119/20$4,967$4,83178%82%+$1,580-$22,053367.5%$-29,008 (vs do-nothing $-17,518)
$467d9 Oct 2026$0.7217/20$5,246$5,20375%80%+$1,540-$20,394339.9%$-27,827 (vs do-nothing $-16,337)
$46.5014d16 Oct 2026$1.2319/20$5,008$4,87172%78%+$1,273-$20,875347.9%$-27,830 (vs do-nothing $-16,340)
$45.507d9 Oct 2026$0.8614/20$5,160$5,25972%78%+$1,445-$17,299288.3%$-25,448 (vs do-nothing $-13,958)
$4614d16 Oct 2026$1.3617/20$4,954$4,91270%76%+$1,154-$19,306321.8%$-26,739 (vs do-nothing $-15,249)
$457d9 Oct 2026$0.9812/20$5,040$5,23368%75%+$1,183-$15,284254.7%$-23,910 (vs do-nothing $-12,420)
$4621d23 Oct 2026$1.9019/20$5,157$5,02167%75%+$1,105-$20,552342.5%$-27,507 (vs do-nothing $-16,017)
$45.5014d16 Oct 2026$1.5216/20$5,211$5,21667%75%+$1,151-$18,715311.9%$-26,386 (vs do-nothing $-14,896)
$4628d30 Oct 2026$2.3320/20$4,993$4,80966%75%+$1,091-$20,773346.2%$-27,490 (vs do-nothing $-16,000)
$4642d13 Nov 2026$3.6519/20$4,954$4,81765%76%+$1,613-$17,227287.1%$-24,182 (vs do-nothing $-12,692)
$4635d6 Nov 2026$3.0020/20$5,143$4,95965%74%+$893-$19,433323.9%$-26,150 (vs do-nothing $-14,660)
$4514d16 Oct 2026$1.6814/20$5,040$5,13964%73%+$1,017-$16,851280.9%$-25,000 (vs do-nothing $-13,510)
$44.507d9 Oct 2026$1.1411/20$5,374$5,61564%73%+$1,116-$14,384239.7%$-23,249 (vs do-nothing $-11,759)
Show 37 more candidates (lower strikes: more income, lower survival)
StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$4521d23 Oct 2026$2.2316/20$5,097$5,10263%73%+$954-$18,379306.3%$-26,050 (vs do-nothing $-14,560)
$4528d30 Oct 2026$2.7217/20$4,954$4,91262%73%+$904-$18,694311.6%$-26,127 (vs do-nothing $-14,637)
$4542d13 Nov 2026$4.0018/20$5,143$5,05361%74%+$1,514-$17,490291.5%$-24,684 (vs do-nothing $-13,194)
$4535d6 Nov 2026$3.3518/20$5,169$5,07961%72%+$806-$18,660311.0%$-25,854 (vs do-nothing $-14,364)
$44.5014d16 Oct 2026$1.8613/20$5,181$5,32861%72%+$962-$16,064267.7%$-24,451 (vs do-nothing $-12,961)
$447d9 Oct 2026$1.329/20$5,091$5,42660%71%+$921-$12,057200.9%$-21,399 (vs do-nothing $-9,909)
$4414d16 Oct 2026$2.0512/20$5,271$5,46558%70%+$885-$15,200253.3%$-23,826 (vs do-nothing $-12,336)
$4442d13 Nov 2026$4.4016/20$5,029$5,03358%73%+$1,344-$16,507275.1%$-24,178 (vs do-nothing $-12,688)
$4435d6 Nov 2026$3.7516/20$5,143$5,14858%71%+$729-$17,547292.4%$-25,218 (vs do-nothing $-13,728)
$4421d23 Oct 2026$2.6114/20$5,220$5,31958%70%+$842-$16,949282.5%$-25,098 (vs do-nothing $-13,608)
$4428d30 Oct 2026$3.1015/20$4,982$5,03458%70%+$785-$17,425290.4%$-25,335 (vs do-nothing $-13,845)
$43.507d9 Oct 2026$1.538/20$5,246$5,62855%69%+$837-$10,949182.5%$-20,530 (vs do-nothing $-9,040)
$43.5014d16 Oct 2026$2.2511/20$5,304$5,54455%69%+$787-$14,263237.7%$-23,128 (vs do-nothing $-11,638)
$4342d13 Nov 2026$4.8015/20$5,143$5,19554%71%+$1,213-$16,375272.9%$-24,285 (vs do-nothing $-12,795)
$4335d6 Nov 2026$4.2014/20$5,040$5,13954%69%+$656-$16,123268.7%$-24,272 (vs do-nothing $-12,782)
$4328d30 Oct 2026$3.5014/20$5,250$5,34953%68%+$670-$17,103285.1%$-25,252 (vs do-nothing $-13,762)
$4321d23 Oct 2026$3.0012/20$5,143$5,33653%68%+$638-$15,260254.3%$-23,886 (vs do-nothing $-12,396)
$4314d16 Oct 2026$2.4710/20$5,293$5,58152%67%+$694-$13,247220.8%$-22,350 (vs do-nothing $-10,860)
$4242d13 Nov 2026$5.3014/20$5,300$5,39950%69%+$1,144-$15,983266.4%$-24,132 (vs do-nothing $-12,642)
$4235d6 Nov 2026$4.6513/20$5,181$5,32850%68%+$575-$15,687261.4%$-24,074 (vs do-nothing $-12,584)
$437d9 Oct 2026$1.767/20$5,280$5,70950%67%+$725-$9,770162.8%$-19,589 (vs do-nothing $-8,099)
$4228d30 Oct 2026$3.9512/20$5,079$5,27249%66%+$514-$15,320255.3%$-23,946 (vs do-nothing $-12,456)
$42.5014d16 Oct 2026$2.729/20$5,246$5,58148%66%+$625-$12,147202.4%$-21,489 (vs do-nothing $-9,999)
$4221d23 Oct 2026$3.5010/20$5,000$5,28847%66%+$526-$13,217220.3%$-22,320 (vs do-nothing $-10,830)
$4142d13 Nov 2026$5.7513/20$5,339$5,48647%68%+$985-$15,557259.3%$-23,944 (vs do-nothing $-12,454)
$4135d6 Nov 2026$5.2012/20$5,349$5,54246%66%+$552-$15,020250.3%$-23,646 (vs do-nothing $-12,156)
$42.507d9 Oct 2026$2.036/20$5,220$5,69646%65%+$643-$8,512141.9%$-18,570 (vs do-nothing $-7,080)
$4214d16 Oct 2026$2.988/20$5,109$5,49145%65%+$537-$10,989183.2%$-20,570 (vs do-nothing $-9,080)
$4128d30 Oct 2026$4.5011/20$5,304$5,54444%65%+$465-$14,538242.3%$-23,403 (vs do-nothing $-11,913)
$41.5014d16 Oct 2026$3.208/20$5,486$5,86842%63%+$415-$11,213186.9%$-20,794 (vs do-nothing $-9,304)
$4121d23 Oct 2026$4.059/20$5,207$5,54242%64%+$446-$12,300205.0%$-21,642 (vs do-nothing $-10,152)
$427d9 Oct 2026$2.335/20$4,993$5,51641%63%+$556-$7,193119.9%$-17,490 (vs do-nothing $-6,000)
$4114d16 Oct 2026$3.507/20$5,250$5,67938%62%+$345-$9,952165.9%$-19,771 (vs do-nothing $-8,281)
$41.507d9 Oct 2026$2.595/20$5,550$6,07336%61%+$430-$7,313121.9%$-17,610 (vs do-nothing $-6,120)
$40.5014d16 Oct 2026$3.807/20$5,700$6,12935%61%+$297-$10,092168.2%$-19,911 (vs do-nothing $-8,421)
$417d9 Oct 2026$2.885/20$6,171$6,69532%59%+$310-$7,418123.6%$-17,715 (vs do-nothing $-6,225)
$40.507d9 Oct 2026$3.204/20$5,486$6,05627%58%+$159-$6,007100.1%$-16,542 (vs do-nothing $-5,052)

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

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