FORTRESS FIGHT: IREN-LC45 @ $36.20

BE SS: $56.50  |  CC-SS: $58.27  |  20 contracts (2,000 sh) |  ⌂ PORTFOLIO

GENERATED2026-10-12 21:48

IREN-LC45 @ $36.20   UNDERWATER $20.30 (35.9% below BE SS)

⚠ EARNINGS · SHORT EXPIRY ONLY
IREN reports 2026-11-05 (Thu), in 24 days. The recommended CC (4d) 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: $58.27 (banked floor $55.52)  |  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$8,946/mo95% ann ROI on ML
Hedge rolling cost$292/mo
Unrealized P&L$-50,310fortress legs from IBKR
INCOME GOALPOSTS & VELOCITY
50% INCOME FLOOR
$4,473/mo
HEDGE COVER
$292/mo
NORMAL INCOME
$8,946/mo (ATM CC, chain)
IC VELOCITY
0.7 mo to earn back $6,000
ML VELOCITY
10.5 mo to earn back $94,000
Deep drawdown confirmed: a CC at CC-SS $58.27 (probe: $58C 11d) brings only $55/mo (<20% of normal), so FIGHT below it is warranted.
๐Ÿฆ 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
$6,237
Hole (after banked)
$44,073
was $50,310 ยท 12% earned back
Cycles closed
51
Credit in flight
$0
CC-SS · banked floor (info)
$58.27 → $55.52
โš  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.
Full leg history (51) and event log · CLOSED 40 · UNKNOWN 7 · EXPIRED 3 · ASSIGNED 1 · updated 2026-10-12 21:43
StatusLegCredit/shCreditOpenedClosedClose/shBankedAccountSource
CLOSED1x $45C 9 Oct 2026$0.20$202026-10-072026-10-08$0.03$17U13190865execution
CLOSED1x $45C 9 Oct 2026$0.20$202026-10-072026-10-08$0.03$17U13190865execution
CLOSED1x $45C 9 Oct 2026$0.20$202026-10-072026-10-08$0.03$17U13190865execution
CLOSED1x $45C 9 Oct 2026$0.20$202026-10-072026-10-08$0.03$17U13190865execution
CLOSED1x $45C 9 Oct 2026$0.20$202026-10-072026-10-08$0.03$17U13190865execution
CLOSED3x $45C 9 Oct 2026$0.20$602026-10-072026-10-08$0.03$51U13190865execution
CLOSED4x $45C 9 Oct 2026$0.20$802026-10-072026-10-08$0.03$68U13190865execution
CLOSED4x $45C 9 Oct 2026$0.20$802026-10-072026-10-08$0.03$68U13190865execution
CLOSED2x $45C 9 Oct 2026$0.20$402026-10-072026-10-08$0.03$34U13190865execution
CLOSED2x $45C 9 Oct 2026$0.20$402026-10-072026-10-08$0.03$34U13190865execution
CLOSED3x $49C 9 Oct 2026$0.27$822026-10-052026-10-06$0.06$64U13190865snapshot
CLOSED13x $49C 9 Oct 2026$0.27$3552026-10-052026-10-06$0.06$277U13190865snapshot
CLOSED4x $49C 9 Oct 2026$0.27$1092026-10-052026-10-06$0.06$85U13190865snapshot
EXPIRED20x $48C 25 Sep 2026$0.23$4662026-09-252026-09-28$0.00$466U13190865snapshot
UNKNOWN20x $58C 2 Oct 2026$0.38$7652026-09-222026-09-25$0.38$0U13190865snapshot
UNKNOWN20x $50C 25 Sep 2026$0.40$7952026-09-182026-09-22$0.40$0U13190865snapshot
UNKNOWN20x $60C 18 Sep 2026$0.40$8062026-09-092026-09-18$0.40$0U13190865snapshot
ASSIGNED20x $40C 4 Sep 2026$0.24$4862026-09-012026-09-08$0.00$486U13190865snapshot
EXPIRED20x $49C 28 Aug 2026$0.91$1,8262026-08-212026-08-31$0.00$1,826U13190865snapshot
UNKNOWN20x $54C 28 Aug 2026$1.18$2,3602026-08-182026-08-21$1.18$0U13190865execution
CLOSED8x $70C 18 Sep 2026$0.97$7752026-08-142026-08-18$0.76$167U13190865snapshot
CLOSED5x $70C 18 Sep 2026$0.97$4842026-08-142026-08-18$0.78$94U13190865snapshot
CLOSED2x $70C 18 Sep 2026$0.97$1942026-08-142026-08-18$0.78$38U13190865snapshot
CLOSED5x $70C 18 Sep 2026$0.97$4842026-08-142026-08-18$0.78$94U13190865snapshot
UNKNOWN20x $50C 21 Aug 2026$0.51$1,0202026-08-132026-08-14$0.51$0U13190865execution
CLOSED10x $45C 14 Aug 2026$0.42$4222026-08-102026-08-12$0.30$122U13190865execution
CLOSED10x $45C 14 Aug 2026$0.42$4222026-08-102026-08-12$0.30$122U13190865execution
EXPIRED20x $40.5C 31 Jul 2026$0.63$1,2622026-07-282026-08-03$0.00$1,262U13190865execution
UNKNOWN20x $50C 7 Aug 2026$0.82$1,6342026-07-272026-07-28$0.82$0U13190865snapshot
UNKNOWN20x $55C 7 Aug 2026$0.87$1,7382026-07-202026-07-27$0.87$0U13190865execution
CLOSED3x $42C 24 Jul 2026$0.67$2022026-07-172026-07-20$1.26$-176U13190865snapshot
CLOSED1x $42C 24 Jul 2026$0.67$672026-07-172026-07-20$1.27$-60U13190865snapshot
CLOSED5x $42C 24 Jul 2026$0.67$3362026-07-172026-07-20$1.27$-299U13190865snapshot
CLOSED4x $42C 24 Jul 2026$0.67$2692026-07-172026-07-20$1.27$-239U13190865snapshot
CLOSED2x $42C 24 Jul 2026$0.67$1342026-07-172026-07-20$1.26$-118U13190865snapshot
CLOSED4x $42C 24 Jul 2026$0.67$2692026-07-172026-07-20$1.26$-235U13190865snapshot
CLOSED1x $42C 24 Jul 2026$0.67$672026-07-172026-07-20$1.27$-60U13190865snapshot
CLOSED20x $43C 17 Jul 2026$0.30$6052026-07-162026-07-16$0.05$505U13190865snapshot
CLOSED1x $53C 17 Jul 2026$0.47$472026-07-102026-07-11$0.23$24U13190865snapshot
CLOSED1x $53C 17 Jul 2026$0.47$472026-07-102026-07-11$0.22$25U13190865snapshot
CLOSED1x $53C 17 Jul 2026$0.47$472026-07-102026-07-11$0.23$24U13190865snapshot
CLOSED1x $53C 17 Jul 2026$0.47$472026-07-102026-07-11$0.23$24U13190865snapshot
CLOSED1x $53C 17 Jul 2026$0.47$472026-07-102026-07-11$0.23$24U13190865snapshot
CLOSED1x $53C 17 Jul 2026$0.47$472026-07-102026-07-11$0.23$24U13190865snapshot
CLOSED5x $53C 17 Jul 2026$0.47$2362026-07-102026-07-11$0.23$121U13190865snapshot
CLOSED1x $53C 17 Jul 2026$0.47$472026-07-102026-07-11$0.23$24U13190865snapshot
CLOSED1x $53C 17 Jul 2026$0.47$472026-07-102026-07-11$0.23$24U13190865snapshot
CLOSED5x $53C 17 Jul 2026$0.47$2362026-07-102026-07-11$0.23$121U13190865snapshot
CLOSED2x $53C 17 Jul 2026$0.47$942026-07-102026-07-11$0.23$48U13190865snapshot
CLOSED19x $60C 17 Jul 2026$0.63$1,2032026-07-022026-07-09$0.14$937U13190865seed
CLOSED1x $60C 17 Jul 2026$0.63$632026-07-022026-07-09$0.13$50U13190865seed
Event log
2026-10-08 CLOSED 1x $45C 20261009: banked $17
2026-10-08 PARTIAL CLOSE 2x $45C: banked $34 (1 remain)
2026-10-08 PARTIAL CLOSE 2x $45C: banked $34 (3 remain)
2026-10-08 PARTIAL CLOSE 4x $45C: banked $68 (5 remain)
2026-10-08 PARTIAL CLOSE 4x $45C: banked $68 (9 remain)
2026-10-08 PARTIAL CLOSE 3x $45C: banked $51 (13 remain)
2026-10-08 PARTIAL CLOSE 1x $45C: banked $17 (16 remain)
2026-10-08 PARTIAL CLOSE 1x $45C: banked $17 (17 remain)
2026-10-08 PARTIAL CLOSE 1x $45C: banked $17 (18 remain)
2026-10-08 PARTIAL CLOSE 1x $45C: banked $17 (19 remain)
2026-10-07 SOLD 12x $45C 20261009 @ $0.20 (extends leg to 20)
2026-10-07 SOLD 1x $45C 20261009 @ $0.20 (extends leg to 8)
2026-10-07 SOLD 7x $45C 20261009 @ $0.20 (new leg)
2026-10-06 CLOSED 3x $49C 20261009: banked $64
2026-10-06 PARTIAL CLOSE 4x $49C: banked $85 (3 remain)
2026-10-06 PARTIAL CLOSE 13x $49C: banked $277 (7 remain)
2026-10-05 TRACKING 20x $49C 20261009 @ $0.27 (snapshot)
2026-09-28 EXPIRED WORTHLESS 20x $48C: banked $466
2026-09-25 TRACKING 20x $48C 20260925 @ $0.23 (snapshot)
2026-09-25 ? 20x $58C 20261002 vanished with no fill in window: banked $0 (conservative), fix campaign.json by hand if wrong
2026-09-22 TRACKING 20x $58C 20261002 @ $0.38 (snapshot)
2026-09-22 ? 20x $50C 20260925 vanished with no fill in window: banked $0 (conservative), fix campaign.json by hand if wrong
2026-09-18 TRACKING 20x $50C 20260925 @ $0.40 (snapshot)
2026-09-18 ? 20x $60C 20260918 vanished with no fill in window: banked $0 (conservative), fix campaign.json by hand if wrong
2026-09-09 TRACKING 20x $60C 20260918 @ $0.40 (snapshot)
2026-09-08 โš  ASSIGNED 20x $40C 20260904 (spot $46.62 > strike): premium $486 kept, assignment cost is in the fortress P&L, check the position
2026-09-01 TRACKING 20x $40C 20260904 @ $0.24 (snapshot)
2026-08-31 EXPIRED WORTHLESS 20x $49C: banked $1,826
2026-08-21 TRACKING 20x $49C 20260828 @ $0.91 (snapshot)
2026-08-21 ? 20x $54C 20260828 vanished with no fill in window: banked $0 (conservative), fix campaign.json by hand if wrong
2026-08-18 CLOSED 8x $70C 20260918: banked $167
2026-08-18 PARTIAL CLOSE 5x $70C: banked $94 (8 remain)
2026-08-18 PARTIAL CLOSE 2x $70C: banked $38 (13 remain)
2026-08-18 PARTIAL CLOSE 5x $70C: banked $94 (15 remain)
2026-08-18 SOLD 8x $54C 20260828 @ $1.18 (extends leg to 20)
2026-08-18 SOLD 5x $54C 20260828 @ $1.18 (extends leg to 12)
2026-08-18 SOLD 2x $54C 20260828 @ $1.18 (extends leg to 7)
2026-08-18 SOLD 5x $54C 20260828 @ $1.18 (new leg)
2026-08-14 TRACKING 20x $70C 20260918 @ $0.97 (snapshot)
2026-08-14 ? 20x $50C 20260821 vanished with no fill in window: banked $0 (conservative), fix campaign.json by hand if wrong
TECHNICALS (cc_timing weekly gate + daily trigger)
WEEKLYPULLBACK ยท %B 26 (live) ยท RSI 44 ยท MACD bearish, hist falling
DAILYFALLING (provisional) ยท RSI 35 ยท %B 15 ยท hist falling (nightly)
LEVELS20W MA (bounce target) $43.18 (+19%) ยท daily UBB $49.72 ยท 1-wk expected move ยฑ$4 (chain IV)
SETUPSpring loaded, not ignited: ๐ŸŽฏ or ๐Ÿ’Ž at short DTE, normal tripwires. (advisory; floors and picks are chain-only)
โš  Next earnings 2026-11-05: candidates whose expiry crosses it are flagged in the spectrum; EV is unreliable across earnings.
INTERPRETATION
Primary: 17 contracts at $39 / 4d. This is the safest strike (survival 81%, breach 19%) that still earns 50% of normal income ($4,473/mo); it brings $4,718/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 ร— $37.50/4d for $9,045/mo, but breach risk rises to 33% (+14pp vs the primary). The lower strike is hit by a smaller bounce.
More safety, less income: for just the hedge you can sit at 20 ร— $60/18d (99% survival, $167/mo).
Downside anchor: the primary mortgages $32,131 (536% of IC) ONLY on a full V-bounce all the way to SS $56, recoverable in 3.6 months of normal income. That is the rare tail; the frequent case is the strike holding. Surgical close on the 17 contracts realizes $-42,780 and cuts bleed by $248/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 · 16 Oct 2026 (4d) · sell 17 × $39, 81% survival, $4,718/mo (E[net] $3,056/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 🏆16 Oct 2026 · 4d17 × $3981%$4,718$3,056
NEXT FRIDAY23 Oct 2026 · 11d18 × $38.5070%$4,516$243
E[net] arithmetic on the grand pick: keep $629 with probability 75%; on the 25% touch you roll, paying $1,645 to close and taking $1,398 back from the best priced door (net cash $248) 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 · 16 Oct 2026 · 4d · E[net] $3,056/mo 🏆 GRAND PICK

๐ŸŽฏ Engine pick: sell 17 ร— $39 (50% normal), 81% survival, breach 19%, $4,718/mo.
The pick is already past the ~80% (โ‰ˆ1ฯƒ) comfort line, so take the income. Stepping out to the $40 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 87% (breach 19% โ†’ 13%) for $1,612/mo less (34% income) buys safety you do not really need here.
IREN  spot $36.20 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsFIGHT edgePer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
▸cover hedge20 × $4916 Oct4d35.4%99%hist 95%2%hist 4%+0pp$40$300-$4,418$18,501
Sell 20 ร— $49 35.4% OTM over spot $36.20 16 Oct 2026 (4d, $0.03 mid)
= $40 credit for the 4d cycle โ†’ $300/mo projected
Survival (stays โ‰ค $49)
99%
Breach risk
1%
POP (stays โ‰ค $49.02)
99%
EV / mo
+$197
๐Ÿ“ˆ CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+0pp
49% whole by 9mo vs 49% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~0.1/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$-68/mo
median; plan ~$-46/mo after 68% keep · $-445 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.4 mo [0.7-3.5], measured ONLY among the 49% of futures that got whole
๐Ÿ›ก IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) ยท 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)
-$2,782
Free roll-up
+$3/wk
Safest escape (by 6 Nov 2026)
$62 @ 86% POP
84% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 20 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 2 of 4); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $2.00/sh now โ†’ $1.41 mid-life โ†’ โ‰ˆ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.02/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.39/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
MoveNew strike โ‰ˆNew 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)~$4923 Oct 20269d left+$1.24/sh+$2,485
cycle +$2,525
67%
surv 53%
-$17,781 NOT
cap gain +$32,529
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$5223 Oct 20269d left+$0.05/sh+$107
cycle +$147
76%
surv 70%
-$12,424 NOT
cap gain +$37,886
Max even-money escape in the band~$616 Nov 202623d left+$0.11/sh+$228
cycle +$268
85%
surv 83%
+$7,621 SAFE
cap gain +$57,931
reaches SS โœ“
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$626 Nov 202623d left-$0.01/sh-$15
cycle +$25
86%
surv 84%
+$9,722 SAFE
cap gain +$60,032
budget: banked $40 debit $15 (38% used โ‰ˆ 0.2 wk of income) โ†’ whole cycle still +$25 cash ยท rolled 20 ct earn โ‰ˆ $3,661/mo while parked; 0 ct free to re-sell ยท clears SS โœ“
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 โ‰ฅ 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 โ‰ค strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays โ‰ค 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) ร— 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$300/mo
vs 50% target ($4,473/mo)-93%
vs normal income ($8,946/mo)3% covered
Net income (after hedge)$8/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $49 is $9 below CC-SS $58.27: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$18,501
โ€ฆ as % of IC ($6,000)308.4%
โ€ฆ as % of ML ($94,000)19.7%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.1 mo
Surgical close (20 ct)$-50,320
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.01/sh (~25% of the $0.02 collected) or spot โ‰ฅ $49.02 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot โˆ’ $49)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $49.72 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 โ†’ treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Timeโ‰ฅ 4d left3d leftโ‰ค 2d (expiry)
Below $48.51Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$49-49.02
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.โ˜… Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
โ‰ฅ $49.02
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  ยท  fortress delta 1.17 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$49.00 (4.6ฯƒ)$40$-20,267+$30,043+$0
+2.5%$50.22 (5.0ฯƒ)$-2,410$-19,845+$30,465-$2,450
+5%$51.45 (5.5ฯƒ)$-4,860$-19,424+$30,886-$4,900
SS (= V-bounce)$56.50 (7.3ฯƒ)$-14,960$-17,687+$32,623-$15,000
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock โ†’ CC-SS $58.27, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-50,310
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$51,734
โˆ’ CC assignment net of premium (20 ร— $49): -$18,501
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-17,077 (+$33,233 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,077 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-16,000, the opportunity cost of earning $300/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (โ†’ $43.18 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$0, position total $-33,949 (+$16,361 vs today)
▸๐Ÿ›ก safe yield20 × $4116 Oct4d13.3%91%hist 95%19%hist 14%+6pp$300$2,250-$2,468$34,241
Sell 20 ร— $41 13.3% OTM over spot $36.20 16 Oct 2026 (4d, $0.16 mid)
= $300 credit for the 4d cycle โ†’ $2,250/mo projected
Survival (stays โ‰ค $41)
91%
Breach risk
9%
POP (stays โ‰ค $41.16)
92%
EV / mo
+$899
๐Ÿ“ˆ CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+6pp
55% whole by 9mo vs 50% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~1.8/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$1,190/mo
median; plan ~$809/mo after 68% keep · $6,419 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~2.9 mo [1.4-4.7], measured ONLY among the 55% of futures that got whole
๐Ÿ›ก IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) ยท 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)
-$1,800
Free roll-up
+$2/wk
Safest escape (by 6 Nov 2026)
$50 @ 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 2 of 4); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $1.48/sh now โ†’ $1.05 mid-life (likely $0.90โ€“$1.76) โ†’ โ‰ˆ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.15/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.90/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
๐Ÿ“Š Across 242 simulated challenges: the $41 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 4, at $42 (overshoots $1.03). The [P25โ€“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 โ‰ˆNew 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)~$4123 Oct 20269d left+$0.90/sh+$1,799
cycle +$2,099
[+$1,804โ€ฆ+$2,261] ยท 100% credit
67%
surv 52%
-$36,960 NOT
cap gain +$13,350
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free โ‰ฅ60%)~$486 Nov 202623d left+$0.26/sh+$522
cycle +$822
[-$26โ€ฆ+$903] ยท 74% credit
82%
surv 79%
-$22,297 NOT
cap gain +$28,013
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$4323 Oct 20269d left+$0.05/sh+$96
cycle +$396
[-$300โ€ฆ+$400] ยท 57% credit
75%
surv 69%
-$33,271 NOT
cap gain +$17,039
Max even-money escape in the band~$496 Nov 202623d left+$0.09/sh+$188
cycle +$488
[-$456โ€ฆ+$539] ยท 57% credit
84%
surv 81%
-$20,287 NOT
cap gain +$30,023
SS $56 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$506 Nov 202623d left-$0.05/sh-$108
cycle +$192
[-$825โ€ฆ+$222] ยท 38% credit
85%
surv 83%
-$18,239 NOT
cap gain +$32,071
budget: banked $300 debit $108 (36% used โ‰ˆ 0.2 wk of income) โ†’ whole cycle still +$192 cash ยท rolled 20 ct earn โ‰ˆ $2,599/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 โ‰ฅ 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 โ‰ค strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays โ‰ค 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) ร— a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted +0.5 vol pt per +1% move (spike-vol name: vol expands on a fast move, richer buyback). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$2,250/mo
vs 50% target ($4,473/mo)-50%
vs normal income ($8,946/mo)25% covered
Net income (after hedge)$1,958/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $41 is $17 below CC-SS $58.27: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$34,241
โ€ฆ as % of IC ($6,000)570.7%
โ€ฆ as % of ML ($94,000)36.4%
Recovery months (at normal income)3.8 mo
Surgical close (20 ct)$-50,330
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 $0.15 collected) or spot โ‰ฅ $41.16 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot โˆ’ $41)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $49.72 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 โ†’ treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Timeโ‰ฅ 4d left3d leftโ‰ค 2d (expiry)
Below $40.59Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$41-41.16
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.โ˜… Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
โ‰ฅ $41.16
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ยท  fortress delta 1.17 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$41.00 (1.7ฯƒ)$300$-38,759+$11,551+$260
+2.5%$42.02 (2.1ฯƒ)$-1,750$-38,406+$11,904-$1,790
+5%$43.05 (2.4ฯƒ)$-3,800$-38,053+$12,257-$3,840
SS (= V-bounce)$56.50 (7.3ฯƒ)$-30,700$-33,427+$16,883-$30,740
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock โ†’ CC-SS $58.27, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-50,310
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$51,734
โˆ’ CC assignment net of premium (20 ร— $41): -$34,241
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-32,817 (+$17,493 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,077 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-31,740, the opportunity cost of earning $2,250/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (โ†’ $43.18 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$4,060, position total $-38,009 (+$12,301 vs today)
▸33% normal18 × $4016 Oct4d10.5%87%hist 86%27%hist 24%+8pp$414$3,105-$1,612$32,473
Sell 18 ร— $40 10.5% OTM over spot $36.20 16 Oct 2026 (4d, $0.24 mid)
= $414 credit for the 4d cycle โ†’ $3,105/mo projected
Survival (stays โ‰ค $40)
87%
Breach risk
13%
POP (stays โ‰ค $40.24)
88%
EV / mo
+$1,147
๐Ÿ“ˆ CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+8pp
52% whole by 9mo vs 44% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~2.7/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$1,501/mo
median; plan ~$1,021/mo after 68% keep · $9,371 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~2.7 mo [1.3-5.0], measured ONLY among the 52% of futures that got whole
๐Ÿ›ก IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) ยท challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
15%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,402
Free roll-up
+$2/wk
Safest escape (by 6 Nov 2026)
$50 @ 88% POP
86% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 18 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 2 of 4); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $1.43/sh now โ†’ $1.01 mid-life (likely $1.02โ€“$1.71) โ†’ โ‰ˆ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.23/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.78/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
๐Ÿ“Š Across 447 simulated challenges: the $40 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 4, at $41 (overshoots $0.98). The [P25โ€“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 โ‰ˆNew 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)~$4023 Oct 20269d left+$0.86/sh+$1,549
cycle +$1,963
[+$1,539โ€ฆ+$1,890] ยท 100% credit
67%
surv 52%
-$39,436 NOT
cap gain +$10,874
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free โ‰ฅ60%)~$476 Nov 202623d left+$0.20/sh+$354
cycle +$768
[-$178โ€ฆ+$533] ยท 64% credit
83%
surv 80%
-$24,691 NOT
cap gain +$25,619
Max even-money escape in the band~$486 Nov 202623d left+$0.04/sh+$65
cycle +$479
[-$553โ€ฆ+$217] ยท 42% credit
84%
surv 82%
-$22,636 NOT
cap gain +$27,674
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)~$4223 Oct 20269d left+$0.02/sh+$31
cycle +$445
[-$372โ€ฆ+$183] ยท 40% credit
76%
surv 69%
-$35,562 NOT
cap gain +$14,748
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$506 Nov 202623d left-$0.21/sh-$380
cycle +$34
[-$1,124โ€ฆ-$281] ยท 12% credit
88%
surv 86%
-$18,393 NOT
cap gain +$31,917
budget: banked $414 debit $380 (92% used โ‰ˆ 0.5 wk of income) โ†’ whole cycle still +$34 cash ยท rolled 18 ct earn โ‰ˆ $1,873/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 โ‰ฅ 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 โ‰ค strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays โ‰ค 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) ร— 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$3,105/mo
vs 50% target ($4,473/mo)-31%
vs normal income ($8,946/mo)35% covered
Net income (after hedge)$2,824/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $40 is $18 below CC-SS $58.27: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$32,473
โ€ฆ as % of IC ($6,000)541.2%
โ€ฆ as % of ML ($94,000)34.5%
Recovery months (at normal income)3.6 mo
Surgical close (18 ct)$-45,297
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 $0.23 collected) or spot โ‰ฅ $40.24 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot โˆ’ $40)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $49.72 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 โ†’ treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Timeโ‰ฅ 4d left3d leftโ‰ค 2d (expiry)
Below $39.60Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$40-40.24
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.โ˜… Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
โ‰ฅ $40.24
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  ยท  fortress delta 1.17 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$40.00 (1.4ฯƒ)$414$-40,985+$9,325+$378
+2.5%$41.00 (1.7ฯƒ)$-1,386$-40,441+$9,869-$1,422
+5%$42.00 (2.1ฯƒ)$-3,186$-39,897+$10,413-$3,222
SS (= V-bounce)$56.50 (7.3ฯƒ)$-29,286$-32,009+$18,301-$29,322
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock โ†’ CC-SS $58.27, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-50,310
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$51,734
โˆ’ CC assignment net of premium (18 ร— $40): -$32,473
โˆ’ Conservative CC assignment net of premium (2 ร— $57): -$250
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-31,299 (+$19,011 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,077 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-30,222, the opportunity cost of earning $3,105/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (โ†’ $43.18 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$5,310, position total $-39,255 (+$11,055 vs today)
▸๐ŸŽฏ 50% normal17 × $3916 Oct4d7.7%81%hist 86%39%hist 32%+9pp$629$4,718—$32,131
Sell 17 ร— $39 7.7% OTM over spot $36.20 16 Oct 2026 (4d, $0.38 mid)
= $629 credit for the 4d cycle โ†’ $4,718/mo projected
Survival (stays โ‰ค $39)
81%
Breach risk
19%
POP (stays โ‰ค $39.38)
84%
EV / mo
+$1,595
๐Ÿ“ˆ CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+9pp
52% whole by 9mo vs 43% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~4.1/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$2,047/mo
median; plan ~$1,392/mo after 68% keep · $12,124 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~2.7 mo [1.5-4.0], measured ONLY among the 52% of futures that got whole
๐Ÿ›ก IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) ยท challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
25%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,016
Free roll-up
+$2/wk
Safest escape (by 6 Nov 2026)
$50 @ 90% POP
88% 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 2 of 4); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $1.37/sh now โ†’ $0.97 mid-life (likely $0.97โ€“$1.70) โ†’ โ‰ˆ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.37/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.60/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
๐Ÿ“Š Across 758 simulated challenges: the $39 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 4, at $40 (overshoots $0.96). The [P25โ€“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 โ‰ˆNew 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)~$3923 Oct 20269d left+$0.82/sh+$1,398
cycle +$2,027
[+$1,294โ€ฆ+$1,703] ยท 100% credit
67%
surv 52%
-$41,714 NOT
cap gain +$8,596
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free โ‰ฅ60%)~$456 Nov 202623d left+$0.32/sh+$544
cycle +$1,173
[-$1โ€ฆ+$716] ยท 75% credit
81%
surv 77%
-$28,972 NOT
cap gain +$21,338
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$4123 Oct 20269d left+$0.13/sh+$223
cycle +$852
[-$148โ€ฆ+$390] ยท 58% credit
74%
surv 67%
-$38,669 NOT
cap gain +$11,641
Max even-money escape in the band~$466 Nov 202623d left+$0.14/sh+$230
cycle +$859
[-$381โ€ฆ+$370] ยท 46% credit
83%
surv 80%
-$26,942 NOT
cap gain +$23,368
SS $56 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$506 Nov 202623d left-$0.33/sh-$564
cycle +$65
[-$1,387โ€ฆ-$495] ยท 4% credit
90%
surv 88%
-$18,360 NOT
cap gain +$31,950
budget: banked $629 debit $564 (90% used โ‰ˆ 0.5 wk of income) โ†’ whole cycle still +$65 cash ยท rolled 17 ct earn โ‰ˆ $1,411/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 โ‰ฅ 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 โ‰ค strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays โ‰ค 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) ร— 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$4,718/mo
vs 50% target ($4,473/mo)+5%
vs normal income ($8,946/mo)53% covered
Net income (after hedge)$4,442/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $39 is $19 below CC-SS $58.27: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$32,131
โ€ฆ as % of IC ($6,000)535.5%
โ€ฆ as % of ML ($94,000)34.2%
Recovery months (at normal income)3.6 mo
Surgical close (17 ct)$-42,780
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 $0.37 collected) or spot โ‰ฅ $39.38 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot โˆ’ $39)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $49.72 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 โ†’ treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Timeโ‰ฅ 4d left3d leftโ‰ค 2d (expiry)
Below $38.61Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$39-39.38
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.โ˜… Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
โ‰ฅ $39.38
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ยท  fortress delta 1.17 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$39.00 (1.0ฯƒ)$629$-43,112+$7,198+$595
+2.5%$39.97 (1.3ฯƒ)$-1,028$-42,484+$7,826-$1,062
+5%$40.95 (1.7ฯƒ)$-2,686$-41,856+$8,454-$2,720
SS (= V-bounce)$56.50 (7.3ฯƒ)$-29,121$-31,842+$18,468-$29,155
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock โ†’ CC-SS $58.27, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-50,310
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$51,734
โˆ’ CC assignment net of premium (17 ร— $39): -$32,131
โˆ’ Conservative CC assignment net of premium (3 ร— $57): -$375
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-31,082 (+$19,228 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,077 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-30,005, the opportunity cost of earning $4,718/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (โ†’ $43.18 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$6,477, position total $-40,420 (+$9,890 vs today)
▸100% normal18 × $37.5016 Oct4d3.6%67%hist 64%67%hist 57%+12pp$1,206$9,045+$4,328$36,181
Sell 18 ร— $37.50 3.6% OTM over spot $36.20 16 Oct 2026 (4d, $0.70 mid)
= $1,206 credit for the 4d cycle โ†’ $9,045/mo projected
Survival (stays โ‰ค $37.50)
67%
Breach risk
33%
POP (stays โ‰ค $38.20)
75%
EV / mo
+$1,530
๐Ÿ“ˆ CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+12pp
54% whole by 9mo vs 42% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~8.1/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$2,839/mo
median; plan ~$1,930/mo after 68% keep · $18,165 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~2.7 mo [1.5-4.6], measured ONLY among the 54% of futures that got whole
๐Ÿ›ก IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) ยท challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
48%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$429
Free roll-up
+$2/wk
Safest escape (by 6 Nov 2026)
$48 @ 90% POP
90% 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 2 of 4); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $1.28/sh now โ†’ $0.91 mid-life (likely $1.12โ€“$1.81) โ†’ โ‰ˆ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.67/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.24/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
๐Ÿ“Š Across 1,451 simulated challenges: the $38 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 4, at $38 (overshoots $0.97). The [P25โ€“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 โ‰ˆNew 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)~$3823 Oct 20269d left+$0.77/sh+$1,380
cycle +$2,586
[+$1,166โ€ฆ+$1,442] ยท 100% credit
67%
surv 52%
-$44,673 NOT
cap gain +$5,637
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free โ‰ฅ60%)~$426 Nov 202623d left+$0.43/sh+$768
cycle +$1,974
[+$77โ€ฆ+$670] ยท 79% credit
80%
surv 75%
-$34,033 NOT
cap gain +$16,277
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$3923 Oct 20269d left+$0.08/sh+$152
cycle +$1,358
[-$382โ€ฆ+$75] ยท 30% credit
75%
surv 67%
-$41,682 NOT
cap gain +$8,628
Max even-money escape in the band~$446 Nov 202623d left+$0.05/sh+$90
cycle +$1,296
[-$786โ€ฆ-$66] ยท 21% credit
84%
surv 81%
-$30,023 NOT
cap gain +$20,287
SS $56 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$486 Nov 202623d left-$0.38/sh-$685
cycle +$521
[-$1,826โ€ฆ-$936]
90%
surv 90%
-$21,422 NOT
cap gain +$28,888
budget: banked $1,206 debit $685 (57% used โ‰ˆ 0.3 wk of income) โ†’ whole cycle still +$521 cash ยท rolled 18 ct earn โ‰ˆ $1,239/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 โ‰ฅ 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 โ‰ค strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays โ‰ค 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) ร— 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$9,045/mo
vs 50% target ($4,473/mo)+102%
vs normal income ($8,946/mo)101% covered
Net income (after hedge)$8,764/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $37.50 is $21 below CC-SS $58.27: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$36,181
โ€ฆ as % of IC ($6,000)603.0%
โ€ฆ as % of ML ($94,000)38.5%
Recovery months (at normal income)4.0 mo
Surgical close (18 ct)$-45,324
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.17/sh (~25% of the $0.67 collected) or spot โ‰ฅ $38.20 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot โˆ’ $38)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $49.72 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 โ†’ treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Timeโ‰ฅ 4d left3d leftโ‰ค 2d (expiry)
Below $37.12Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$37-38.20
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.โ˜… Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
โ‰ฅ $38.20
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ยท  fortress delta 1.17 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$37.50 (โ‰ค1ฯƒ, normal week)$1,206$-46,053+$4,257+$1,170
+2.5%$38.44 (โ‰ค1ฯƒ, normal week)$-482$-45,543+$4,767-$518
+5%$39.38 (1.1ฯƒ)$-2,169$-45,033+$5,277-$2,205
SS (= V-bounce)$56.50 (7.3ฯƒ)$-32,994$-35,717+$14,593-$33,030
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock โ†’ CC-SS $58.27, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-50,310
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$51,734
โˆ’ CC assignment net of premium (18 ร— $37.50): -$36,181
โˆ’ Conservative CC assignment net of premium (2 ร— $57): -$250
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-35,007 (+$15,303 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,077 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-33,930, the opportunity cost of earning $9,045/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (โ†’ $43.18 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$9,018, position total $-42,963 (+$7,347 vs today)
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 · 23 Oct 2026 · 11d · E[net] $243/mo

๐ŸŽฏ Engine pick: sell 18 ร— $38.50 (50% normal), 70% survival, breach 30%, $4,516/mo.
Stay at the pick. Stepping safer (the $40 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 79% (breach 30% โ†’ 21%) for $1,407/mo less (31% income)) buys little extra safety; the income is doing real work covering the bleed.
IREN  spot $36.20 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsFIGHT edgePer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
▸cover hedge18 × $5023 Oct11d38.1%98%hist 95%4%hist 4%+1pp$108$295-$4,222$14,779
Sell 18 ร— $50 38.1% OTM over spot $36.20 23 Oct 2026 (11d, $0.07 mid)
= $108 credit for the 11d cycle โ†’ $295/mo projected
Survival (stays โ‰ค $50)
98%
Breach risk
2%
POP (stays โ‰ค $50.07)
98%
EV / mo
+$189
๐Ÿ“ˆ CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+1pp
42% whole by 9mo vs 42% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~0.2/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$-58/mo
median; plan ~$-39/mo after 68% keep · $-395 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~2.3 mo [1.2-4.6], measured ONLY among the 42% of futures that got whole
๐Ÿ›ก IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) ยท challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
1%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$3,959
Free roll-up
+$2/wk
Safest escape (by 6 Nov 2026)
$56 @ 78% POP
72% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 18 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 5 of 11); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $3.19/sh now โ†’ $2.26 mid-life โ†’ โ‰ˆ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.06/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.20/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
MoveNew strike โ‰ˆNew 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)~$5030 Oct 202612d left+$0.98/sh+$1,768
cycle +$1,876
68%
surv 53%
-$16,082 NOT
cap gain +$34,228
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$5230 Oct 202612d left+$0.08/sh+$140
cycle +$248
73%
surv 64%
-$12,319 NOT
cap gain +$37,991
Max even-money escape in the band~$566 Nov 202620d left+$0.08/sh+$136
cycle +$244
78%
surv 72%
-$4,119 NOT
cap gain +$46,191
SS $56 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
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 โ‰ฅ 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 โ‰ค strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays โ‰ค 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) ร— 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$295/mo
vs 50% target ($4,473/mo)-93%
vs normal income ($8,946/mo)3% covered
Net income (after hedge)$13/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $50 is $8 below CC-SS $58.27: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$14,779
โ€ฆ as % of IC ($6,000)246.3%
โ€ฆ as % of ML ($94,000)15.7%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.7 mo
Surgical close (18 ct)$-45,297
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 $0.06 collected) or spot โ‰ฅ $50.07 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot โˆ’ $50)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $49.72 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 โ†’ treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Timeโ‰ฅ 6d left3-5d leftโ‰ค 2d (expiry)
Below $49.50Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$50-50.07
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.โ˜… Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
โ‰ฅ $50.07
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  ยท  fortress delta 1.17 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$50.00 (3.0ฯƒ)$108$-17,851+$32,459+$72
+2.5%$51.25 (3.2ฯƒ)$-2,142$-17,171+$33,139-$2,178
+5%$52.50 (3.5ฯƒ)$-4,392$-16,491+$33,819-$4,428
SS (= V-bounce)$56.50 (4.4ฯƒ)$-11,592$-14,315+$35,995-$11,628
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock โ†’ CC-SS $58.27, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-50,310
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$51,734
โˆ’ CC assignment net of premium (18 ร— $50): -$14,779
โˆ’ Conservative CC assignment net of premium (2 ร— $57): -$250
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-13,605 (+$36,705 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,077 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-12,528, the opportunity cost of earning $295/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (โ†’ $43.18 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$0, position total $-33,945 (+$16,365 vs today)
▸๐Ÿ›ก safe yield20 × $43.5023 Oct11d20.2%91%hist 95%19%hist 14%+2pp$440$1,200-$3,316$29,101
Sell 20 ร— $43.50 20.2% OTM over spot $36.20 23 Oct 2026 (11d, $0.25 mid)
= $440 credit for the 11d cycle โ†’ $1,200/mo projected
Survival (stays โ‰ค $43.50)
91%
Breach risk
9%
POP (stays โ‰ค $43.75)
92%
EV / mo
+$387
๐Ÿ“ˆ CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+2pp
43% whole by 9mo vs 41% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~0.8/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$465/mo
median; plan ~$316/mo after 68% keep · $3,028 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~2.5 mo [1.4-4.9], measured ONLY among the 43% of futures that got whole
๐Ÿ›ก IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) ยท challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
10%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$3,107
Free roll-up
+$2/wk
Safest escape (by 6 Nov 2026)
$48 @ 78% 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 5 of 11); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $2.51/sh now โ†’ $1.77 mid-life (likely $1.38โ€“$2.31) โ†’ โ‰ˆ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.22/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.55/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
๐Ÿ“Š Across 289 simulated challenges: the $44 strike is typically first touched on day 8 of 11, at $44 (overshoots $0.99). The [P25โ€“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 โ‰ˆNew 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)~$4430 Oct 202612d left+$0.77/sh+$1,543
cycle +$1,983
[+$1,575โ€ฆ+$2,179] ยท 100% credit
67%
surv 53%
-$31,215 NOT
cap gain +$19,095
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free โ‰ฅ60%)~$476 Nov 202620d left+$0.26/sh+$517
cycle +$957
[+$263โ€ฆ+$1,140] ยท 87% credit
76%
surv 69%
-$23,334 NOT
cap gain +$26,976
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$4530 Oct 202612d left+$0.05/sh+$102
cycle +$542
[-$91โ€ฆ+$617] ยท 67% credit
73%
surv 63%
-$28,437 NOT
cap gain +$21,873
Max even-money escape in the band~$486 Nov 202620d left+$0.00/sh+$4
cycle +$444
[-$332โ€ฆ+$591] ยท 52% credit
78%
surv 73%
-$21,503 NOT
cap gain +$28,807
SS $56 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
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 โ‰ฅ 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 โ‰ค strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays โ‰ค 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) ร— 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$1,200/mo
vs 50% target ($4,473/mo)-73%
vs normal income ($8,946/mo)13% covered
Net income (after hedge)$908/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $43.50 is $15 below CC-SS $58.27: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$29,101
โ€ฆ as % of IC ($6,000)485.0%
โ€ฆ as % of ML ($94,000)31.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)3.3 mo
Surgical close (20 ct)$-50,370
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 โ‰ฅ $43.75 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot โˆ’ $44)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $49.72 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 โ†’ treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Timeโ‰ฅ 6d left3-5d leftโ‰ค 2d (expiry)
Below $43.06Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$43-43.75
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.โ˜… Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
โ‰ฅ $43.75
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  ยท  fortress delta 1.17 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$43.50 (1.6ฯƒ)$440$-32,759+$17,551+$400
+2.5%$44.59 (1.8ฯƒ)$-1,735$-32,384+$17,926-$1,775
+5%$45.68 (2.0ฯƒ)$-3,910$-32,010+$18,300-$3,950
SS (= V-bounce)$56.50 (4.4ฯƒ)$-25,560$-28,287+$22,023-$25,600
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock โ†’ CC-SS $58.27, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-50,310
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$51,734
โˆ’ CC assignment net of premium (20 ร— $43.50): -$29,101
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-27,677 (+$22,633 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,077 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-26,600, the opportunity cost of earning $1,200/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (โ†’ $43.18 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$0, position total $-33,949 (+$16,361 vs today)
▸33% normal19 × $4023 Oct11d10.5%79%hist 82%43%hist 42%+6pp$1,140$3,109-$1,407$33,574
Sell 19 ร— $40 10.5% OTM over spot $36.20 23 Oct 2026 (11d, $0.64 mid)
= $1,140 credit for the 11d cycle โ†’ $3,109/mo projected
Survival (stays โ‰ค $40)
79%
Breach risk
21%
POP (stays โ‰ค $40.63)
83%
EV / mo
+$855
๐Ÿ“ˆ CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+6pp
45% whole by 9mo vs 38% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~2.1/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$1,209/mo
median; plan ~$822/mo after 68% keep · $8,364 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~3.2 mo [1.5-5.3], measured ONLY among the 45% of futures that got whole
๐Ÿ›ก IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) ยท 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)
-$1,778
Free roll-up
+$1/wk
Safest escape (by 6 Nov 2026)
$47 @ 83% POP
81% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 19 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 5 of 11); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $2.17/sh now โ†’ $1.54 mid-life (likely $1.50โ€“$2.27) โ†’ โ‰ˆ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.60/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.94/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
๐Ÿ“Š Across 990 simulated challenges: the $40 strike is typically first touched on day 6 of 11, at $41 (overshoots $0.86). The [P25โ€“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 โ‰ˆNew 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)~$4030 Oct 202612d left+$0.67/sh+$1,270
cycle +$2,410
[+$1,068โ€ฆ+$1,578] ยท 100% credit
67%
surv 53%
-$38,991 NOT
cap gain +$11,319
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free โ‰ฅ60%)~$436 Nov 202620d left+$0.36/sh+$676
cycle +$1,816
[+$259โ€ฆ+$867] ยท 89% credit
75%
surv 67%
-$33,021 NOT
cap gain +$17,289
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$4130 Oct 202612d left+$0.14/sh+$269
cycle +$1,409
[-$37โ€ฆ+$426] ยท 69% credit
72%
surv 62%
-$36,944 NOT
cap gain +$13,366
Max even-money escape in the band~$446 Nov 202620d left+$0.09/sh+$169
cycle +$1,309
[-$323โ€ฆ+$320] ยท 45% credit
77%
surv 71%
-$31,185 NOT
cap gain +$19,125
SS $56 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$476 Nov 202620d left-$0.54/sh-$1,021
cycle +$119
[-$1,745โ€ฆ-$952] ยท 3% credit
83%
surv 81%
-$25,342 NOT
cap gain +$24,968
budget: banked $1,140 debit $1,021 (90% used โ‰ˆ 1.4 wk of income) โ†’ whole cycle still +$119 cash ยท rolled 19 ct earn โ‰ˆ $2,846/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 โ‰ฅ 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 โ‰ค strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays โ‰ค 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) ร— 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$3,109/mo
vs 50% target ($4,473/mo)-30%
vs normal income ($8,946/mo)35% covered
Net income (after hedge)$2,822/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $40 is $18 below CC-SS $58.27: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$33,574
โ€ฆ as % of IC ($6,000)559.6%
โ€ฆ as % of ML ($94,000)35.7%
Recovery months (at normal income)3.8 mo
Surgical close (19 ct)$-47,861
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 $0.60 collected) or spot โ‰ฅ $40.63 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot โˆ’ $40)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $49.72 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 โ†’ treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Timeโ‰ฅ 6d left3-5d leftโ‰ค 2d (expiry)
Below $39.60Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$40-40.63
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.โ˜… Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
โ‰ฅ $40.63
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  ยท  fortress delta 1.17 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$40.00 (โ‰ค1ฯƒ, normal week)$1,140$-40,261+$10,049+$1,102
+2.5%$41.00 (1.0ฯƒ)$-760$-39,817+$10,493-$798
+5%$42.00 (1.3ฯƒ)$-2,660$-39,373+$10,937-$2,698
SS (= V-bounce)$56.50 (4.4ฯƒ)$-30,210$-32,935+$17,375-$30,248
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock โ†’ CC-SS $58.27, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-50,310
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$51,734
โˆ’ CC assignment net of premium (19 ร— $40): -$33,574
โˆ’ Conservative CC assignment net of premium (1 ร— $57): -$125
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-32,275 (+$18,035 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,077 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-31,198, the opportunity cost of earning $3,109/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (โ†’ $43.18 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$4,902, position total $-38,849 (+$11,461 vs today)
▸๐ŸŽฏ 50% normal18 × $38.5023 Oct11d6.4%70%hist 82%62%hist 57%+7pp$1,656$4,516—$33,931
Sell 18 ร— $38.50 6.4% OTM over spot $36.20 23 Oct 2026 (11d, $0.96 mid)
= $1,656 credit for the 11d cycle โ†’ $4,516/mo projected
Survival (stays โ‰ค $38.50)
70%
Breach risk
30%
POP (stays โ‰ค $39.46)
77%
EV / mo
+$834
๐Ÿ“ˆ CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+7pp
48% whole by 9mo vs 41% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~3.5/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$1,460/mo
median; plan ~$993/mo after 68% keep · $10,057 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~3.0 mo [1.7-5.4], measured ONLY among the 48% of futures that got whole
๐Ÿ›ก IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) ยท challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
50%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$934
Free roll-up
+$1/wk
Safest escape (by 6 Nov 2026)
$48 @ 90% POP
89% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 18 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 5 of 11); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $2.03/sh now โ†’ $1.44 mid-life (likely $1.69โ€“$2.37) โ†’ โ‰ˆ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.92/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.52/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
๐Ÿ“Š Across 1,507 simulated challenges: the $38 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 11, at $39 (overshoots $0.88). The [P25โ€“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 โ‰ˆNew 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)~$3830 Oct 202612d left+$0.63/sh+$1,127
cycle +$2,783
[+$873โ€ฆ+$1,171] ยท 100% credit
67%
surv 53%
-$42,131 NOT
cap gain +$8,179
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free โ‰ฅ60%)~$416 Nov 202620d left+$0.28/sh+$509
cycle +$2,165
[-$18โ€ฆ+$409] ยท 73% credit
75%
surv 68%
-$36,186 NOT
cap gain +$14,124
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$4030 Oct 202612d left+$0.10/sh+$184
cycle +$1,840
[-$203โ€ฆ+$115] ยท 36% credit
72%
surv 62%
-$40,027 NOT
cap gain +$10,283
Max even-money escape in the band~$426 Nov 202620d left+$0.02/sh+$40
cycle +$1,696
[-$572โ€ฆ-$103] ยท 20% credit
78%
surv 72%
-$34,311 NOT
cap gain +$15,999
SS $56 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$486 Nov 202620d left-$0.92/sh-$1,647
cycle +$9
[-$2,750โ€ฆ-$1,978]
90%
surv 89%
-$21,935 NOT
cap gain +$28,375
budget: banked $1,656 debit $1,647 (99% used โ‰ˆ 1.6 wk of income) โ†’ whole cycle still +$9 cash ยท rolled 18 ct earn โ‰ˆ $1,414/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 โ‰ฅ 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 โ‰ค strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays โ‰ค 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) ร— 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$4,516/mo
vs 50% target ($4,473/mo)+1%
vs normal income ($8,946/mo)50% covered
Net income (after hedge)$4,235/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $38.50 is $20 below CC-SS $58.27: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$33,931
โ€ฆ as % of IC ($6,000)565.5%
โ€ฆ as % of ML ($94,000)36.1%
Recovery months (at normal income)3.8 mo
Surgical close (18 ct)$-45,351
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.23/sh (~25% of the $0.92 collected) or spot โ‰ฅ $39.46 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot โˆ’ $38)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $49.72 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 โ†’ treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Timeโ‰ฅ 6d left3-5d leftโ‰ค 2d (expiry)
Below $38.12Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$38-39.46
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.โ˜… Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
โ‰ฅ $39.46
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  ยท  fortress delta 1.17 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$38.50 (โ‰ค1ฯƒ, normal week)$1,656$-43,259+$7,051+$1,620
+2.5%$39.46 (โ‰ค1ฯƒ, normal week)$-76$-42,735+$7,575-$112
+5%$40.43 (โ‰ค1ฯƒ, normal week)$-1,809$-42,211+$8,099-$1,845
SS (= V-bounce)$56.50 (4.4ฯƒ)$-30,744$-33,467+$16,843-$30,780
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock โ†’ CC-SS $58.27, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-50,310
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$51,734
โˆ’ CC assignment net of premium (18 ร— $38.50): -$33,931
โˆ’ Conservative CC assignment net of premium (2 ร— $57): -$250
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-32,757 (+$17,553 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,077 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-31,680, the opportunity cost of earning $4,516/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (โ†’ $43.18 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$6,768, position total $-40,713 (+$9,597 vs today)
▸100% normal18 × $3623 Oct11d-0.6%51%hist 67%100%hist 90%·$3,312$9,033+$4,516$36,775
Sell 18 ร— $36 0.6% ITM over spot $36.20 23 Oct 2026 (11d, $1.89 mid)
= $3,312 credit for the 11d cycle โ†’ $9,033/mo projected
Survival (stays โ‰ค $36)
51%
Breach risk
49%
POP (stays โ‰ค $37.88)
66%
EV / mo
+$943
๐Ÿ›ก IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) ยท challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
100%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
+$1,000
Free roll-up
+$1/wk
Safest escape (by 6 Nov 2026)
$45 @ 90% POP
89% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 18 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 5 of 11); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $1.82/sh now โ†’ $1.28 mid-life โ†’ โ‰ˆ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.84/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets +$0.56/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
MoveNew strike โ‰ˆNew 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)~$3630 Oct 202612d left+$0.56/sh+$1,006
cycle +$4,318
67%
surv 53%
-$45,988 NOT
cap gain +$4,322
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$3730 Oct 202612d left+$0.12/sh+$215
cycle +$3,527
71%
surv 61%
-$44,904 NOT
cap gain +$5,406
Max even-money escape in the band~$396 Nov 202620d left+$0.11/sh+$201
cycle +$3,513
76%
surv 70%
-$40,229 NOT
cap gain +$10,081
SS $56 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$456 Nov 202620d left-$0.86/sh-$1,542
cycle +$1,770
90%
surv 89%
-$27,908 NOT
cap gain +$22,402
budget: banked $3,312 debit $1,542 (47% used โ‰ˆ 0.7 wk of income) โ†’ whole cycle still +$1,770 cash ยท rolled 18 ct earn โ‰ˆ $1,155/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 โ‰ฅ 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 โ‰ค strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays โ‰ค 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) ร— 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$9,033/mo
vs 50% target ($4,473/mo)+102%
vs normal income ($8,946/mo)101% covered
Net income (after hedge)$8,751/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $36 is $22 below CC-SS $58.27: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$36,775
โ€ฆ as % of IC ($6,000)612.9%
โ€ฆ as % of ML ($94,000)39.1%
Recovery months (at normal income)4.1 mo
Surgical close (18 ct)$-45,360
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.46/sh (~25% of the $1.84 collected) or spot โ‰ฅ $37.88 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot โˆ’ $36)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $49.72 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 โ†’ treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Timeโ‰ฅ 6d left3-5d leftโ‰ค 2d (expiry)
Below $35.64Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$36-37.88
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.โ˜… Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
โ‰ฅ $37.88
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ยท  fortress delta 1.17 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$36.00 (โ‰ค1ฯƒ, normal week)$3,312$-46,994+$3,316+$3,276
+2.5%$36.90 (โ‰ค1ฯƒ, normal week)$1,692$-46,973+$3,337+$1,656
+5%$37.80 (โ‰ค1ฯƒ, normal week)$72$-46,483+$3,827+$36
SS (= V-bounce)$56.50 (4.4ฯƒ)$-33,588$-36,311+$13,999-$33,624
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock โ†’ CC-SS $58.27, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-50,310
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$51,734
โˆ’ CC assignment net of premium (18 ร— $36): -$36,775
โˆ’ Conservative CC assignment net of premium (2 ร— $57): -$250
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-35,601 (+$14,709 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,077 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-34,524, the opportunity cost of earning $9,033/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (โ†’ $43.18 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$9,612, position total $-43,557 (+$6,753 vs today)
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 (22 clear the floor), click to expand

Every eligible strike x expiry in the 4-45 DTE band (4 expiries scanned, 22 clear the income floor), each sized to the minimum contracts that clear it. Sorted by survival (safest first): the primary ๐ŸŽฏ is the safest; rows below trade safety for income.

Fortress delta: 1.172 (IBKR)  |  Recovery@SS: +$51,734 (un-capped fortress gain if stock rallies to SS)  |  Do-nothing @ SS: $-1,077

StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellPer cycleIncome/moNet/moSurvivalTouchPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICRecoverTotal P&L @ SS
$394d16 Oct 2026$0.3717/20$629$4,718$4,44281%hist 86%39%hist 32%84%+$1,595-$32,131535.5%3.6mo$-31,082 (vs do-nothing $-30,005)
$38.504d16 Oct 2026$0.4314/20$602$4,515$4,25577%hist 82%47%hist 42%81%+$1,114-$27,077451.3%3.0mo$-26,403 (vs do-nothing $-25,326)
$384d16 Oct 2026$0.5611/20$616$4,620$4,37773%hist 82%56%hist 45%78%+$1,105-$21,682361.4%2.4mo$-21,383 (vs do-nothing $-20,306)
$38.5011d23 Oct 2026$0.9218/20$1,656$4,516$4,23570%hist 82%62%hist 57%77%+$834-$33,931565.5%3.8mo$-32,757 (vs do-nothing $-31,680)
$38.5018d30 Oct 2026$1.3820/20$2,760$4,600$4,30868%hist 64%69%hist 57%75%+$855-$36,781613.0%4.1mo$-35,357 (vs do-nothing $-34,280)
$37.504d16 Oct 2026$0.679/20$603$4,523$4,29067%hist 64%67%hist 57%75%+$765-$18,091301.5%2.0mo$-18,042 (vs do-nothing $-16,965)
$3811d23 Oct 2026$1.0616/20$1,696$4,625$4,35567%hist 64%69%hist 57%75%+$816-$30,737512.3%3.4mo$-29,813 (vs do-nothing $-28,736)
$3818d30 Oct 2026$1.5318/20$2,754$4,590$4,30965%hist 64%75%hist 69%74%+$760-$33,733562.2%3.8mo$-32,559 (vs do-nothing $-31,482)
$37.5011d23 Oct 2026$1.2214/20$1,708$4,658$4,39963%hist 64%77%hist 69%73%+$758-$27,371456.2%3.1mo$-26,697 (vs do-nothing $-25,620)
$3825d6 Nov 2026$2.1218/20$3,816$4,579$4,29863%hist 64%79%hist 69%73%+$717-$32,671544.5%3.7mo$-31,497 (vs do-nothing $-30,420)
$37.5018d30 Oct 2026$1.7116/20$2,736$4,560$4,29062%hist 64%81%hist 79%72%+$700-$30,497508.3%3.4mo$-29,573 (vs do-nothing $-28,496)
$374d16 Oct 2026$0.848/20$672$5,040$4,81362%hist 64%79%hist 69%71%+$719-$16,345272.4%1.8mo$-16,421 (vs do-nothing $-15,344)
$3711d23 Oct 2026$1.4012/20$1,680$4,582$4,33359%hist 67%85%hist 79%71%+$638-$23,845397.4%2.7mo$-23,421 (vs do-nothing $-22,344)
Show 9 more candidates (lower strikes: more income, lower survival)
StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellPer cycleIncome/moNet/moSurvivalTouchPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICRecoverTotal P&L @ SS
$3718d30 Oct 2026$1.8615/20$2,790$4,650$4,38559%hist 67%88%hist 79%70%+$556-$29,116485.3%3.3mo$-28,317 (vs do-nothing $-27,240)
$3725d6 Nov 2026$2.3716/20$3,792$4,550$4,28058%hist 67%90%hist 90%70%+$402-$30,241504.0%3.4mo$-29,317 (vs do-nothing $-28,240)
$36.504d16 Oct 2026$1.036/20$618$4,635$4,41956%hist 67%92%hist 90%68%+$497-$12,444207.4%1.4mo$-12,771 (vs do-nothing $-11,694)
$36.5018d30 Oct 2026$2.1013/20$2,730$4,550$4,29655%hist 67%96%hist 90%69%+$547-$25,572426.2%2.9mo$-25,023 (vs do-nothing $-23,946)
$36.5011d23 Oct 2026$1.6011/20$1,760$4,800$4,55755%hist 67%94%hist 90%68%+$559-$22,188369.8%2.5mo$-21,889 (vs do-nothing $-20,812)
$3625d6 Nov 2026$2.9013/20$3,770$4,524$4,27053%hist 67%100%hist 90%68%+$473-$25,182419.7%2.8mo$-24,633 (vs do-nothing $-23,556)
$3618d30 Oct 2026$2.3212/20$2,784$4,640$4,39152%hist 67%100%hist 90%67%+$484-$23,941399.0%2.7mo$-23,517 (vs do-nothing $-22,440)
$3611d23 Oct 2026$1.849/20$1,656$4,516$4,28451%hist 67%100%hist 90%66%+$471-$18,388306.5%2.1mo$-18,339 (vs do-nothing $-17,262)
$364d16 Oct 2026$1.265/20$630$4,725$4,51549%100%hist 90%65%+$387-$10,505175.1%1.2mo$-10,957 (vs do-nothing $-9,880)
104 more priced, not eligible (safety, income floor or quote screens): shown for reference
StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellPer cycleIncome/moNet/moSurvivalTouchPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICRecoverTotal P&L @ SSWhy not eligible
$6511d23 Oct 2026$0.0120/20$20$55$-23899+%hist 95%1%hist 4%100%+$40-$00.0%0.0mo$1,444 (vs do-nothing +$2,521)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$554d16 Oct 2026$0.0120/20$20$150$-14299+%hist 95%1%hist 4%100%+$119-$6,521108.7%0.7mo$-5,097 (vs do-nothing $-4,020)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$544d16 Oct 2026$0.0120/20$20$150$-14299+%hist 95%1%hist 4%100%+$114-$8,521142.0%1.0mo$-7,097 (vs do-nothing $-6,020)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$534d16 Oct 2026$0.0120/20$20$150$-14299%hist 95%1%hist 4%99%+$109-$10,521175.4%1.2mo$-9,097 (vs do-nothing $-8,020)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$6011d23 Oct 2026$0.0220/20$40$109$-18399%hist 95%1%hist 4%99%+$83-$00.0%0.0mo$1,464 (vs do-nothing +$2,541)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$524d16 Oct 2026$0.0120/20$20$150$-14299%hist 95%1%hist 4%99%+$103-$12,521208.7%1.4mo$-11,097 (vs do-nothing $-10,020)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$6518d30 Oct 2026$0.0320/20$60$100$-19299%hist 95%1%hist 4%99%+$74-$00.0%0.0mo$1,484 (vs do-nothing +$2,561)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$514d16 Oct 2026$0.0120/20$20$150$-14299%hist 95%1%hist 4%99%+$97-$14,521242.0%1.6mo$-13,097 (vs do-nothing $-12,020)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$5811d23 Oct 2026$0.0120/20$20$55$-23899%hist 95%1%hist 4%99%+$19-$5218.7%0.1mo$903 (vs do-nothing +$1,980)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$504d16 Oct 2026$0.0120/20$20$150$-14299%hist 95%2%hist 4%99%+$91-$16,521275.4%1.8mo$-15,097 (vs do-nothing $-14,020)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$5711d23 Oct 2026$0.0220/20$40$109$-18399%hist 95%2%hist 4%99%+$67-$2,50141.7%0.3mo$-1,077 (vs do-nothing +$0)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$5611d23 Oct 2026$0.0120/20$20$55$-23899%hist 95%2%hist 4%99%+$4-$4,52175.4%0.5mo$-3,097 (vs do-nothing $-2,020)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$6525d6 Nov 2026$0.0620/20$120$144$-14899%hist 95%2%hist 4%99%+$104-$00.0%0.0mo$1,544 (vs do-nothing +$2,621)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$6018d30 Oct 2026$0.0520/20$100$167$-12699%hist 95%2%hist 4%99%+$121-$00.0%0.0mo$1,524 (vs do-nothing +$2,601)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$5511d23 Oct 2026$0.0420/20$80$218$-7499%hist 95%2%hist 4%99%+$160-$6,461107.7%0.7mo$-5,037 (vs do-nothing $-3,960)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$494d16 Oct 2026$0.0220/20$40$300$899%hist 95%2%hist 4%99%+$197-$18,501308.4%2.1mo$-17,077 (vs do-nothing $-16,000)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$5411d23 Oct 2026$0.0320/20$60$164$-12999%hist 95%2%hist 4%99%+$100-$8,481141.4%0.9mo$-7,057 (vs do-nothing $-5,980)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$5818d30 Oct 2026$0.0420/20$80$133$-15999%hist 95%3%hist 4%99%+$74-$4617.7%0.1mo$963 (vs do-nothing +$2,040)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$5311d23 Oct 2026$0.0120/20$20$55$-23899%hist 95%3%hist 4%99%$-14-$10,521175.4%1.2mo$-9,097 (vs do-nothing $-8,020)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$5718d30 Oct 2026$0.0420/20$80$133$-15999%hist 95%3%hist 4%99%+$71-$2,46141.0%0.3mo$-1,037 (vs do-nothing +$40)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$5211d23 Oct 2026$0.0420/20$80$218$-7499%hist 95%3%hist 4%99%+$140-$12,461207.7%1.4mo$-11,037 (vs do-nothing $-9,960)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$484d16 Oct 2026$0.0120/20$20$150$-14298%hist 95%3%hist 4%98%$-9-$20,521342.0%2.3mo$-19,097 (vs do-nothing $-18,020)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$46.504d16 Oct 2026$0.0220/20$40$300$898%hist 95%3%hist 4%98%+$158-$23,501391.7%2.6mo$-22,077 (vs do-nothing $-21,000)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$5618d30 Oct 2026$0.0720/20$140$233$-5998%hist 95%3%hist 4%98%+$161-$4,40173.4%0.5mo$-2,977 (vs do-nothing $-1,900)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$49.504d16 Oct 2026$0.0120/20$20$150$-14298%hist 95%3%hist 4%98%$-56-$17,521292.0%2.0mo$-16,097 (vs do-nothing $-15,020)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$474d16 Oct 2026$0.0220/20$40$300$898%hist 95%3%hist 4%98%+$133-$22,501375.0%2.5mo$-21,077 (vs do-nothing $-20,000)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$5111d23 Oct 2026$0.0120/20$20$55$-23898%hist 95%4%hist 4%98%$-39-$14,521242.0%1.6mo$-13,097 (vs do-nothing $-12,020)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$6025d6 Nov 2026$0.0720/20$140$168$-12498%hist 95%4%hist 4%98%+$88-$00.0%0.0mo$1,564 (vs do-nothing +$2,641)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$5518d30 Oct 2026$0.0820/20$160$267$-2698%hist 95%4%hist 4%98%+$181-$6,381106.4%0.7mo$-4,957 (vs do-nothing $-3,880)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$48.504d16 Oct 2026$0.0220/20$40$300$898%hist 95%4%hist 4%98%+$51-$19,501325.0%2.2mo$-18,077 (vs do-nothing $-17,000)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$47.504d16 Oct 2026$0.0120/20$20$150$-14298%hist 95%4%hist 4%98%$-77-$21,521358.7%2.4mo$-20,097 (vs do-nothing $-19,020)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$5011d23 Oct 2026$0.0620/20$120$327$3598%hist 95%4%hist 4%98%+$210-$16,421273.7%1.8mo$-14,997 (vs do-nothing $-13,920)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$464d16 Oct 2026$0.0320/20$60$450$15898%hist 95%4%hist 4%98%+$238-$24,481408.0%2.7mo$-23,057 (vs do-nothing $-21,980)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$5418d30 Oct 2026$0.0920/20$180$300$898%hist 95%4%hist 4%98%+$199-$8,361139.4%0.9mo$-6,937 (vs do-nothing $-5,860)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$45.504d16 Oct 2026$0.0120/20$20$150$-14298%hist 95%4%hist 4%98%$-53-$25,521425.4%2.9mo$-24,097 (vs do-nothing $-23,020)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$5825d6 Nov 2026$0.1320/20$260$312$2098%hist 95%5%hist 4%98%+$202-$2814.7%0.0mo$1,143 (vs do-nothing +$2,220)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$454d16 Oct 2026$0.0420/20$80$600$30898%hist 95%5%hist 4%98%+$365-$26,461441.0%3.0mo$-25,037 (vs do-nothing $-23,960)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$5318d30 Oct 2026$0.0820/20$160$267$-2698%hist 95%5%hist 4%98%+$146-$10,381173.0%1.2mo$-8,957 (vs do-nothing $-7,880)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$4911d23 Oct 2026$0.0620/20$120$327$3597%hist 95%5%hist 4%98%+$178-$18,421307.0%2.1mo$-16,997 (vs do-nothing $-15,920)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$5725d6 Nov 2026$0.1220/20$240$288$-497%hist 95%5%hist 4%98%+$159-$2,30138.4%0.3mo$-877 (vs do-nothing +$200)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$5218d30 Oct 2026$0.0920/20$180$300$897%hist 95%6%hist 4%97%+$155-$12,361206.0%1.4mo$-10,937 (vs do-nothing $-9,860)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$5625d6 Nov 2026$0.1520/20$300$360$6897%hist 95%6%hist 4%97%+$208-$4,24170.7%0.5mo$-2,817 (vs do-nothing $-1,740)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$44.504d16 Oct 2026$0.0520/20$100$750$45897%hist 95%6%hist 4%97%+$420-$27,441457.4%3.1mo$-26,017 (vs do-nothing $-24,940)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$4811d23 Oct 2026$0.0920/20$180$491$19997%hist 95%6%hist 4%97%+$300-$20,361339.4%2.3mo$-18,937 (vs do-nothing $-17,860)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$5118d30 Oct 2026$0.1220/20$240$400$10897%hist 95%7%hist 4%97%+$224-$14,301238.4%1.6mo$-12,877 (vs do-nothing $-11,800)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$5525d6 Nov 2026$0.1820/20$360$432$14097%hist 95%7%hist 4%97%+$253-$6,181103.0%0.7mo$-4,757 (vs do-nothing $-3,680)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$444d16 Oct 2026$0.0520/20$100$750$45897%hist 95%7%hist 4%97%+$387-$28,441474.0%3.2mo$-27,017 (vs do-nothing $-25,940)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$47.5011d23 Oct 2026$0.0720/20$140$382$9097%hist 95%7%hist 4%97%+$165-$21,401356.7%2.4mo$-19,977 (vs do-nothing $-18,900)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$43.504d16 Oct 2026$0.0620/20$120$900$60896%hist 95%8%hist 4%96%+$496-$29,421490.4%3.3mo$-27,997 (vs do-nothing $-26,920)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$4711d23 Oct 2026$0.1020/20$200$545$25396%hist 95%8%hist 4%96%+$299-$22,341372.4%2.5mo$-20,917 (vs do-nothing $-19,840)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$5425d6 Nov 2026$0.2020/20$400$480$18896%hist 95%8%hist 4%96%+$268-$8,141135.7%0.9mo$-6,717 (vs do-nothing $-5,640)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$5018d30 Oct 2026$0.1520/20$300$500$20896%hist 95%8%hist 4%96%+$285-$16,241270.7%1.8mo$-14,817 (vs do-nothing $-13,740)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$46.5011d23 Oct 2026$0.1120/20$220$600$30896%hist 95%9%hist 4%96%+$320-$23,321388.7%2.6mo$-21,897 (vs do-nothing $-20,820)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$5325d6 Nov 2026$0.2220/20$440$528$23696%hist 95%9%hist 4%96%+$277-$10,101168.4%1.1mo$-8,677 (vs do-nothing $-7,600)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$4918d30 Oct 2026$0.1720/20$340$567$27495%hist 95%9%hist 4%96%+$301-$18,201303.4%2.0mo$-16,777 (vs do-nothing $-15,700)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$434d16 Oct 2026$0.0720/20$140$1,050$75895%hist 95%9%hist 4%96%+$497-$30,401506.7%3.4mo$-28,977 (vs do-nothing $-27,900)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$4611d23 Oct 2026$0.1220/20$240$655$36295%hist 95%10%hist 4%96%+$334-$24,301405.0%2.7mo$-22,877 (vs do-nothing $-21,800)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$5225d6 Nov 2026$0.2520/20$500$600$30895%hist 95%10%hist 14%95%+$301-$12,041200.7%1.3mo$-10,617 (vs do-nothing $-9,540)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$42.504d16 Oct 2026$0.0820/20$160$1,200$90895%hist 95%11%hist 14%95%+$517-$31,381523.0%3.5mo$-29,957 (vs do-nothing $-28,880)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$4818d30 Oct 2026$0.2020/20$400$667$37495%hist 95%11%hist 14%95%+$336-$20,141335.7%2.3mo$-18,717 (vs do-nothing $-17,640)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$5125d6 Nov 2026$0.2920/20$580$696$40494%hist 95%12%hist 14%95%+$339-$13,961232.7%1.6mo$-12,537 (vs do-nothing $-11,460)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$45.5011d23 Oct 2026$0.1320/20$260$709$41794%hist 95%12%hist 14%94%+$227-$25,281421.4%2.8mo$-23,857 (vs do-nothing $-22,780)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$4511d23 Oct 2026$0.1520/20$300$818$52694%hist 95%13%hist 14%94%+$344-$26,241437.4%2.9mo$-24,817 (vs do-nothing $-23,740)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$424d16 Oct 2026$0.1020/20$200$1,500$1,20894%hist 95%13%hist 14%94%+$678-$32,341539.0%3.6mo$-30,917 (vs do-nothing $-29,840)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$4718d30 Oct 2026$0.2420/20$480$800$50894%hist 95%14%hist 14%94%+$384-$22,061367.7%2.5mo$-20,637 (vs do-nothing $-19,560)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$5025d6 Nov 2026$0.3520/20$700$840$54893%hist 95%14%hist 14%94%+$413-$15,841264.0%1.8mo$-14,417 (vs do-nothing $-13,340)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$44.5011d23 Oct 2026$0.1720/20$340$927$63593%hist 95%16%hist 14%93%+$282-$27,201453.4%3.0mo$-25,777 (vs do-nothing $-24,700)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$4925d6 Nov 2026$0.3920/20$780$936$64492%hist 95%16%hist 14%93%+$423-$17,761296.0%2.0mo$-16,337 (vs do-nothing $-15,260)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$41.504d16 Oct 2026$0.1220/20$240$1,800$1,50892%hist 95%16%hist 14%93%+$699-$33,301555.0%3.7mo$-31,877 (vs do-nothing $-30,800)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$4618d30 Oct 2026$0.2820/20$560$933$64192%hist 95%16%hist 14%93%+$406-$23,981399.7%2.7mo$-22,557 (vs do-nothing $-21,480)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$4411d23 Oct 2026$0.2020/20$400$1,091$79992%hist 95%16%hist 14%93%+$434-$28,141469.0%3.1mo$-26,717 (vs do-nothing $-25,640)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$4825d6 Nov 2026$0.4520/20$900$1,080$78891%hist 95%19%hist 14%92%+$463-$19,641327.4%2.2mo$-18,217 (vs do-nothing $-17,140)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$414d16 Oct 2026$0.1520/20$300$2,250$1,95891%hist 95%19%hist 14%92%+$899-$34,241570.7%3.8mo$-32,817 (vs do-nothing $-31,740)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$43.5011d23 Oct 2026$0.2220/20$440$1,200$90891%hist 95%19%hist 14%92%+$387-$29,101485.0%3.3mo$-27,677 (vs do-nothing $-26,600)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$4518d30 Oct 2026$0.3520/20$700$1,167$87491%hist 95%20%hist 14%91%+$482-$25,841430.7%2.9mo$-24,417 (vs do-nothing $-23,340)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$4725d6 Nov 2026$0.5120/20$1,020$1,224$93290%hist 86%21%hist 24%91%+$480-$21,521358.7%2.4mo$-20,097 (vs do-nothing $-19,020)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$4311d23 Oct 2026$0.2520/20$500$1,364$1,07190%hist 86%21%hist 24%91%+$419-$30,041500.7%3.4mo$-28,617 (vs do-nothing $-27,540)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$40.504d16 Oct 2026$0.1820/20$360$2,700$2,40889%hist 86%22%hist 24%90%+$958-$35,181586.4%3.9mo$-33,757 (vs do-nothing $-32,680)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$42.5011d23 Oct 2026$0.2920/20$580$1,582$1,29089%hist 86%23%hist 24%90%+$528-$30,961516.0%3.5mo$-29,537 (vs do-nothing $-28,460)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$4418d30 Oct 2026$0.4220/20$840$1,400$1,10889%hist 86%24%hist 24%90%+$519-$27,701461.7%3.1mo$-26,277 (vs do-nothing $-25,200)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$4625d6 Nov 2026$0.5820/20$1,160$1,392$1,10088%hist 86%25%hist 24%89%+$492-$23,381389.7%2.6mo$-21,957 (vs do-nothing $-20,880)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$4211d23 Oct 2026$0.3420/20$680$1,855$1,56288%hist 86%26%hist 24%89%+$683-$31,861531.0%3.6mo$-30,437 (vs do-nothing $-29,360)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$404d16 Oct 2026$0.2320/20$460$3,450$3,15887%hist 86%27%hist 24%88%+$1,274-$36,081601.4%4.0mo$-34,657 (vs do-nothing $-33,580)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$4525d6 Nov 2026$0.6720/20$1,340$1,608$1,31686%hist 86%29%hist 24%88%+$517-$25,201420.0%2.8mo$-23,777 (vs do-nothing $-22,700)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$4318d30 Oct 2026$0.5220/20$1,040$1,733$1,44186%hist 86%29%hist 24%88%+$591-$29,501491.7%3.3mo$-28,077 (vs do-nothing $-27,000)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$41.5011d23 Oct 2026$0.3920/20$780$2,127$1,83586%hist 86%29%hist 24%87%+$710-$32,761546.0%3.7mo$-31,337 (vs do-nothing $-30,260)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$39.504d16 Oct 2026$0.2820/20$560$4,200$3,90884%hist 86%32%hist 32%86%+$1,433-$36,981616.4%4.1mo$-35,557 (vs do-nothing $-34,480)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$4425d6 Nov 2026$0.7920/20$1,580$1,896$1,60484%hist 86%33%hist 32%86%+$571-$26,961449.4%3.0mo$-25,537 (vs do-nothing $-24,460)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$4111d23 Oct 2026$0.4620/20$920$2,509$2,21784%hist 86%33%hist 32%86%+$844-$33,621560.4%3.8mo$-32,197 (vs do-nothing $-31,120)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$4218d30 Oct 2026$0.6520/20$1,300$2,167$1,87483%hist 86%35%hist 32%85%+$680-$31,241520.7%3.5mo$-29,817 (vs do-nothing $-28,740)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$40.5011d23 Oct 2026$0.5220/20$1,040$2,836$2,54482%hist 86%37%hist 32%85%+$878-$34,501575.0%3.9mo$-33,077 (vs do-nothing $-32,000)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$4325d6 Nov 2026$0.9320/20$1,860$2,232$1,94082%hist 86%39%hist 32%84%+$620-$28,681478.0%3.2mo$-27,257 (vs do-nothing $-26,180)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$4118d30 Oct 2026$0.8120/20$1,620$2,700$2,40880%hist 82%43%hist 42%83%+$760-$32,921548.7%3.7mo$-31,497 (vs do-nothing $-30,420)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$4011d23 Oct 2026$0.6020/20$1,200$3,273$2,98079%hist 82%43%hist 42%83%+$900-$35,341589.0%4.0mo$-33,917 (vs do-nothing $-32,840)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$4225d6 Nov 2026$1.1020/20$2,200$2,640$2,34879%hist 82%45%hist 42%82%+$678-$30,341505.7%3.4mo$-28,917 (vs do-nothing $-27,840)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$40.5018d30 Oct 2026$0.8920/20$1,780$2,967$2,67477%hist 82%47%hist 42%81%+$751-$33,761562.7%3.8mo$-32,337 (vs do-nothing $-31,260)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$39.5011d23 Oct 2026$0.6920/20$1,380$3,764$3,47177%hist 82%48%hist 42%81%+$914-$36,161602.7%4.0mo$-34,737 (vs do-nothing $-33,660)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$4125d6 Nov 2026$1.3020/20$2,600$3,120$2,82876%hist 82%52%hist 45%80%+$730-$31,941532.4%3.6mo$-30,517 (vs do-nothing $-29,440)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$4018d30 Oct 2026$0.9820/20$1,960$3,267$2,97475%hist 82%52%hist 45%80%+$737-$34,581576.4%3.9mo$-33,157 (vs do-nothing $-32,080)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$3911d23 Oct 2026$0.7920/20$1,580$4,309$4,01774%hist 82%55%hist 45%79%+$825-$36,961616.0%4.1mo$-35,537 (vs do-nothing $-34,460)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$39.5018d30 Oct 2026$1.1120/20$2,220$3,700$3,40873%hist 82%57%hist 45%78%+$813-$35,321588.7%3.9mo$-33,897 (vs do-nothing $-32,820)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$4025d6 Nov 2026$1.5320/20$3,060$3,672$3,38072%hist 82%60%hist 57%78%+$761-$33,481558.0%3.7mo$-32,057 (vs do-nothing $-30,980)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$3918d30 Oct 2026$1.2420/20$2,480$4,133$3,84170%hist 82%63%hist 57%77%+$843-$36,061601.0%4.0mo$-34,637 (vs do-nothing $-33,560)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract
$3925d6 Nov 2026$1.7920/20$3,580$4,296$4,00468%hist 64%69%hist 57%75%+$757-$34,961582.7%3.9mo$-33,537 (vs do-nothing $-32,460)50% income floor unreachable even selling every contract

Per cycle = bid x 100 x contracts, the cash this expiry pays. Touch = P(strike trades before expiry), with the graded record's hist pill. Recover = months of this income to close the hole to CC-SS. 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  |  2026-10-12 21:48