FORTRESS FIGHT: IREN-LC50 @ $40.37

BE SS: $63.43  |  CC-SS: $67.43  |  20 contracts (2,000 sh) |  ⌂ PORTFOLIO

GENERATED2026-07-14 21:38

IREN-LC50 @ $40.37   UNDERWATER $23.06 (36.4% below BE SS)

20 contracts (2,000 sh)  |  BE SS: $63.43  |  CC-SS: $67.43 (banked floor $67.22)  |  IV: HIGH  |  Accounts: RetireInc:7291

LC: $50 exp 2028-01-21 (entry $38.797/sh)
SP: $70 exp 2028-01-21 (entry $32.718/sh)
HP: $23 exp 2026-09-18 (entry $0.773/sh)

Economics

Max Loss$107,700(ND $6.85 + SW $47) x 2000
Normal income ref$12,529/mo95% ann ROI on ML
Hedge rolling cost$1,491/mo
Unrealized P&L$-56,390fortress legs from IBKR
INCOME GOALPOSTS & VELOCITY
50% INCOME FLOOR
$6,265/mo
HEDGE COVER
$1,491/mo
NORMAL INCOME
$12,529/mo (ATM CC, chain)
IC VELOCITY
1.1 mo to earn back $13,700
ML VELOCITY
8.6 mo to earn back $107,700
Deep drawdown confirmed: a CC at CC-SS $67.43 (probe: $65C 17d) brings only $529/mo (<20% of normal), so FIGHT below it is warranted.
🏦 CAMPAIGN LEDGER , realized CC income since 2026-07-02; banked cash shrinks the hole (shown as an info-only banked floor, the recommended CC-SS stays the pure recovery strike; seeded from open positions, reconciled from IBKR executions nightly)
Banked since 2026-07-02
$451
Hole (after banked)
$55,939
was $56,390 · 1% earned back
Cycles closed
1
Credit in flight
$0
CC-SS · banked floor (info)
$67.43 → $67.22
TECHNICALS (cc_timing weekly gate + daily trigger)
WEEKLYPULLBACK · %B 31 (live) · RSI 44 · MACD bearish, hist falling
DAILYFALLING (provisional) · RSI 39 · %B 25 · hist rising (nightly)
LEVELS20W MA (bounce target) $47.40 (+17%) · daily UBB $62.82 · 1-wk expected move ±$7 (chain IV)
SETUPSpring loaded, not ignited: 🎯 or 💎 at short DTE, normal tripwires. (advisory; floors and picks are chain-only)
⚠ Next earnings 2026-08-28: candidates whose expiry crosses it are flagged in the spectrum; EV is unreliable across earnings.
INTERPRETATION
Primary: 16 contracts at $45 / 3d. This is the safest strike (survival 83%, breach 17%) that still earns 50% of normal income ($6,265/mo); it brings $6,400/mo. The engine maximizes the odds the pullback never reaches your strike, rather than chasing the fattest near-ATM premium.
More income, less safety: the ladder tops out at 17 × $43/3d for $12,580/mo, but breach risk rises to 27% (+10pp vs the primary). The lower strike is hit by a smaller bounce.
More safety, less income: for just the hedge you can sit at 19 × $50/3d (96% survival, $1,520/mo).
Downside anchor: the primary mortgages $35,255 (257% of IC) ONLY on a full V-bounce all the way to SS $63, recoverable in 2.8 months of normal income. That is the rare tail; the frequent case is the strike holding. Surgical close on the 16 contracts realizes $-45,136 and cuts bleed by $1,193/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 · 17 Jul 2026 (3d) · sell 16 × $45, 83% survival, $6,400/mo (E[net] $2,253/mo).
The two weekly tracks below are ranked by E[net]/mo = income − P(touch) × escape cost. Each has its own full ladder.
TrackExpirySellSurvivalIncome/moE[net]/mo
THIS FRIDAY 🏆17 Jul 2026 · 3d16 × $4583%$6,400$2,253
NEXT FRIDAY24 Jul 2026 · 10d19 × $45.5076%$6,327$-397

📅 THIS FRIDAY · 17 Jul 2026 · 3d · E[net] $2,253/mo 🏆 GRAND PICK

🎯 Engine pick: sell 16 × $45 (primary), 83% survival, breach 17%, $6,400/mo.
The pick is already past the ~80% (≈1σ) comfort line, so take the income. Stepping out to the $46 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 87% (breach 17% → 13%) for $2,080/mo less (32% income) buys safety you do not really need here.
IREN  spot $40.37 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsPer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
cover hedge19 × $5017 Jul3d23.9%96%8%$152$1,520-$4,880$32,973
Sell 19 × $50 23.9% OTM over spot $40.37 17 Jul 2026 (3d, $0.08 mid)
= $152 credit for the 3d cycle → $1,520/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $50)
96%
Breach risk
4%
POP (stays ≤ $50.09)
96%
EV / mo
+$702
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.7 mo [1.0-3.3] median  ·  46% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 46% without)  ·  ~2.9 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $-3,073
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
3%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$2,914
Free roll-up
+$5/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$61 @ 82% POP
80% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 19 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 1 of 3); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $2.28/sh now → $1.61 mid-life (likely $1.41–$2.59)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.08/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.53/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 80 simulated challenges: the $50 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 3, at $52 (overshoots $1.60). The [P25–P75] under each Total is that door's credit across those paths; % credit is the share of those challenges where the roll is a net credit.
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (19 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$5024 Jul 20268d left+$1.88/sh+$3,576
cycle +$3,728
[+$3,647…+$4,173] · 100% credit
67%
surv 54%
-$33,063 NOT
cap gain +$23,327
Max even-money escape in the band~$6031 Jul 202616d left+$0.12/sh+$225
cycle +$377
[-$603…+$674] · 62% credit
81%
surv 78%
-$16,827 NOT
cap gain +$39,563
SS $63 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$5524 Jul 20268d left+$0.06/sh+$105
cycle +$257
[-$654…+$451] · 60% credit
78%
surv 73%
-$26,100 NOT
cap gain +$30,290
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$6131 Jul 202616d left-$0.07/sh-$134
cycle +$18
[-$1,054…+$294] · 41% credit
82%
surv 80%
-$15,152 NOT
cap gain +$41,238
budget: banked $152 debit $134 (88% used ≈ 0.4 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$18 cash · rolled 19 ct earn ≈ $5,496/mo while parked; 1 ct free to re-sell
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted +0.5 vol pt per +1% move (spike-vol name: vol expands on a fast move, richer buyback). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$1,520/mo
vs 50% target ($6,265/mo)-76%
vs normal income ($12,529/mo)12% covered
Net income (after hedge)$49/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $50 is $17 below CC-SS $67.43: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$32,973
… as % of IC ($13,700)240.7%
… as % of ML ($107,700)30.6%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.6 mo
Surgical close (19 ct)$-53,580
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.02/sh (~25% of the $0.08 collected) or spot ≥ $50.09 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $50)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $62.82 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $49.50Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$50-50.09
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $50.09
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 1.02 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$50.00 (2.1σ)$152$-36,640+$19,750-$57
+2.5%$51.25 (2.4σ)$-2,223$-36,472+$19,918-$2,432
+5%$52.50 (2.7σ)$-4,598$-36,305+$20,085-$4,807
SS (= V-bounce)$63.43 (5.1σ)$-25,365$-34,883+$21,507-$24,757
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $67.43, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-56,390
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$55,049
− CC assignment net of premium (19 × $50): -$32,973
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (1 × $63): -$432
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-34,747 (+$21,643 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-9,990 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-24,757, the opportunity cost of earning $1,520/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $47.40 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$0, position total $-42,080 (+$14,310 vs today)
🛡 safe yield20 × $4717 Jul3d16.4%91%19%$400$4,000-$2,400$40,469
Sell 20 × $47 16.4% OTM over spot $40.37 17 Jul 2026 (3d, $0.22 mid)
= $400 credit for the 3d cycle → $4,000/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $47)
91%
Breach risk
9%
POP (stays ≤ $47.22)
91%
EV / mo
+$1,227
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 2.1 mo [1.1-3.7] median  ·  43% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 40% without)  ·  ~7.3 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $2,923
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
9%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$2,550
Free roll-up
+$5/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$57 @ 82% POP
80% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 20 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 1 of 3); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $2.09/sh now → $1.48 mid-life (likely $1.36–$2.54)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.20/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.28/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 275 simulated challenges: the $47 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 3, at $49 (overshoots $1.63). The [P25–P75] under each Total is that door's credit across those paths; % credit is the share of those challenges where the roll is a net credit.
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (20 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$4724 Jul 20268d left+$1.72/sh+$3,442
cycle +$3,842
[+$3,164…+$3,916] · 100% credit
67%
surv 54%
-$39,062 NOT
cap gain +$17,328
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$5531 Jul 202616d left+$0.45/sh+$909
cycle +$1,309
[+$25…+$1,250] · 76% credit
79%
surv 76%
-$26,077 NOT
cap gain +$30,313
Max even-money escape in the band~$5631 Jul 202616d left+$0.14/sh+$289
cycle +$689
[-$804…+$605] · 52% credit
80%
surv 77%
-$24,663 NOT
cap gain +$31,727
SS $63 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$5224 Jul 20268d left+$0.08/sh+$166
cycle +$566
[-$737…+$434] · 49% credit
77%
surv 72%
-$32,921 NOT
cap gain +$23,469
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$5731 Jul 202616d left-$0.03/sh-$62
cycle +$338
[-$1,204…+$246] · 37% credit
82%
surv 80%
-$22,979 NOT
cap gain +$33,411
budget: banked $400 debit $62 (15% used ≈ 0.1 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$338 cash · rolled 20 ct earn ≈ $5,416/mo while parked; 0 ct free to re-sell
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted +0.5 vol pt per +1% move (spike-vol name: vol expands on a fast move, richer buyback). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$4,000/mo
vs 50% target ($6,265/mo)-36%
vs normal income ($12,529/mo)32% covered
Net income (after hedge)$2,509/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $47 is $20 below CC-SS $67.43: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$40,469
… as % of IC ($13,700)295.4%
… as % of ML ($107,700)37.6%
Recovery months (at normal income)3.2 mo
Surgical close (20 ct)$-56,420
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.05/sh (~25% of the $0.20 collected) or spot ≥ $47.22 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $47)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $62.82 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $46.53Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$47-47.22
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $47.22
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 1.02 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$47.00 (1.5σ)$400$-42,505+$13,885+$180
+2.5%$48.17 (1.7σ)$-1,950$-42,465+$13,925-$2,170
+5%$49.35 (2.0σ)$-4,300$-42,425+$13,965-$4,520
SS (= V-bounce)$63.43 (5.1σ)$-32,460$-41,946+$14,444-$31,820
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $67.43, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-56,390
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$55,049
− CC assignment net of premium (20 × $47): -$40,469
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-41,810 (+$14,580 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-9,990 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-31,820, the opportunity cost of earning $4,000/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $47.40 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$400, position total $-42,491 (+$13,899 vs today)
33% normal16 × $4617 Jul3d13.9%87%26%$432$4,320-$2,080$33,863
Sell 16 × $46 13.9% OTM over spot $40.37 17 Jul 2026 (3d, $0.29 mid)
= $432 credit for the 3d cycle → $4,320/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $46)
87%
Breach risk
13%
POP (stays ≤ $46.28)
88%
EV / mo
+$978
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.8 mo [1.0-3.8] median  ·  45% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 42% without)  ·  ~9.8 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $2,728
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
13%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,857
Free roll-up
+$5/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$57 @ 84% POP
82% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 16 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 1 of 3); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $2.02/sh now → $1.43 mid-life (likely $1.43–$2.62)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.27/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.16/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 388 simulated challenges: the $46 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 3, at $48 (overshoots $1.66). The [P25–P75] under each Total is that door's credit across those paths; % credit is the share of those challenges where the roll is a net credit.
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (16 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$4624 Jul 20268d left+$1.67/sh+$2,670
cycle +$3,102
[+$2,437…+$2,939] · 100% credit
67%
surv 54%
-$41,792 NOT
cap gain +$14,598
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$5431 Jul 202616d left+$0.39/sh+$628
cycle +$1,060
[-$171…+$819] · 69% credit
80%
surv 76%
-$28,315 NOT
cap gain +$28,075
Max even-money escape in the band~$5531 Jul 202616d left+$0.10/sh+$153
cycle +$585
[-$832…+$295] · 40% credit
81%
surv 78%
-$26,756 NOT
cap gain +$29,634
SS $63 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$5124 Jul 20268d left+$0.05/sh+$75
cycle +$507
[-$714…+$196] · 38% credit
78%
surv 73%
-$34,971 NOT
cap gain +$21,419
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$5731 Jul 202616d left-$0.24/sh-$389
cycle +$43
[-$1,472…-$284] · 11% credit
84%
surv 82%
-$23,230 NOT
cap gain +$33,160
budget: banked $432 debit $389 (90% used ≈ 0.4 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$43 cash · rolled 16 ct earn ≈ $3,562/mo while parked; 4 ct free to re-sell
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted +0.5 vol pt per +1% move (spike-vol name: vol expands on a fast move, richer buyback). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$4,320/mo
vs 50% target ($6,265/mo)-31%
vs normal income ($12,529/mo)34% covered
Net income (after hedge)$2,907/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $46 is $21 below CC-SS $67.43: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$33,863
… as % of IC ($13,700)247.2%
… as % of ML ($107,700)31.4%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.7 mo
Surgical close (16 ct)$-45,136
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.07/sh (~25% of the $0.27 collected) or spot ≥ $46.28 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $46)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $62.82 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $45.54Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$46-46.28
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $46.28
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 1.02 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$46.00 (1.2σ)$432$-44,463+$11,927+$256
+2.5%$47.15 (1.5σ)$-1,408$-43,963+$12,427-$1,584
+5%$48.30 (1.7σ)$-3,248$-43,464+$12,926-$3,424
SS (= V-bounce)$63.43 (5.1σ)$-27,456$-37,070+$19,320-$26,944
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $67.43, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-56,390
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$55,049
− CC assignment net of premium (16 × $46): -$33,863
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (4 × $63): -$1,730
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-36,934 (+$19,456 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-9,990 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-26,944, the opportunity cost of earning $4,320/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $47.40 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$1,808, position total $-43,855 (+$12,535 vs today)
🎯 50% normal16 × $4517 Jul3d11.5%83%19%$640$6,400$35,255
Sell 16 × $45 11.5% OTM over spot $40.37 17 Jul 2026 (3d, $0.42 mid)
= $640 credit for the 3d cycle → $6,400/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $45)
83%
Breach risk
17%
POP (stays ≤ $45.41)
85%
EV / mo
+$1,378
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 2.3 mo [1.2-3.9] median, 0.2 mo SLOWER than no FIGHT (2.1 mo): roll costs eat the credits at this rung  ·  50% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 43% without)  ·  ~13.3 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $6,682
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
19%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,578
Free roll-up
+$5/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$56 @ 84% POP
83% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 16 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 1 of 3); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $1.96/sh now → $1.39 mid-life (likely $1.41–$2.58)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.40/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.99/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 561 simulated challenges: the $45 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 3, at $47 (overshoots $1.66). The [P25–P75] under each Total is that door's credit across those paths; % credit is the share of those challenges where the roll is a net credit.
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (16 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$4524 Jul 20268d left+$1.62/sh+$2,588
cycle +$3,228
[+$2,333…+$2,840] · 100% credit
67%
surv 54%
-$43,701 NOT
cap gain +$12,689
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$5331 Jul 202616d left+$0.33/sh+$532
cycle +$1,172
[-$367…+$690] · 61% credit
80%
surv 77%
-$30,237 NOT
cap gain +$26,153
Max even-money escape in the band~$5431 Jul 202616d left+$0.05/sh+$79
cycle +$719
[-$992…+$197] · 34% credit
81%
surv 78%
-$28,656 NOT
cap gain +$27,734
SS $63 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$5024 Jul 20268d left+$0.01/sh+$18
cycle +$658
[-$835…+$125] · 32% credit
78%
surv 73%
-$36,853 NOT
cap gain +$19,537
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$5631 Jul 202616d left-$0.28/sh-$450
cycle +$190
[-$1,622…-$363] · 8% credit
84%
surv 83%
-$25,117 NOT
cap gain +$31,273
budget: banked $640 debit $450 (70% used ≈ 0.3 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$190 cash · rolled 16 ct earn ≈ $3,315/mo while parked; 4 ct free to re-sell
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted +0.5 vol pt per +1% move (spike-vol name: vol expands on a fast move, richer buyback). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$6,400/mo
vs 50% target ($6,265/mo)+2%
vs normal income ($12,529/mo)51% covered
Net income (after hedge)$4,987/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $45 is $22 below CC-SS $67.43: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$35,255
… as % of IC ($13,700)257.3%
… as % of ML ($107,700)32.7%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.8 mo
Surgical close (16 ct)$-45,136
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.10/sh (~25% of the $0.40 collected) or spot ≥ $45.41 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $45)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $62.82 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $44.55Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$45-45.41
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $45.41
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 1.02 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$45.00 (1.0σ)$640$-46,289+$10,101+$464
+2.5%$46.12 (1.3σ)$-1,160$-45,800+$10,590-$1,336
+5%$47.25 (1.5σ)$-2,960$-45,312+$11,078-$3,136
SS (= V-bounce)$63.43 (5.1σ)$-28,848$-38,462+$17,928-$28,336
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $67.43, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-56,390
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$55,049
− CC assignment net of premium (16 × $45): -$35,255
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (4 × $63): -$1,730
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-38,326 (+$18,064 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-9,990 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-28,336, the opportunity cost of earning $6,400/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $47.40 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$3,200, position total $-45,247 (+$11,143 vs today)
100% normal17 × $4317 Jul3d6.5%73%56%$1,258$12,580+$6,180$40,280
Sell 17 × $43 6.5% OTM over spot $40.37 17 Jul 2026 (3d, $0.77 mid)
= $1,258 credit for the 3d cycle → $12,580/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $43)
73%
Breach risk
27%
POP (stays ≤ $43.77)
78%
EV / mo
+$2,258
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 2.1 mo [1.3-3.9] median, 0.2 mo faster than no FIGHT (2.3 mo)  ·  53% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 43% without)  ·  ~21.9 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $14,949
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
35%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$950
Free roll-up
+$4/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$58 @ 90% POP
90% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 17 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 1 of 3); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $1.84/sh now → $1.30 mid-life (likely $1.52–$2.68)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.74/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.56/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,060 simulated challenges: the $43 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 3, at $45 (overshoots $1.61). The [P25–P75] under each Total is that door's credit across those paths; % credit is the share of those challenges where the roll is a net credit.
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (17 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$4324 Jul 20268d left+$1.52/sh+$2,577
cycle +$3,835
[+$2,236…+$2,783] · 100% credit
67%
surv 54%
-$47,172 NOT
cap gain +$9,218
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$4931 Jul 202616d left+$0.62/sh+$1,049
cycle +$2,307
[+$26…+$1,025] · 76% credit
77%
surv 72%
-$37,249 NOT
cap gain +$19,141
Max even-money escape in the band~$5131 Jul 202616d left+$0.22/sh+$371
cycle +$1,629
[-$791…+$280] · 40% credit
81%
surv 78%
-$33,859 NOT
cap gain +$22,531
SS $63 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$4724 Jul 20268d left+$0.07/sh+$111
cycle +$1,369
[-$906…+$33] · 26% credit
77%
surv 72%
-$41,238 NOT
cap gain +$15,152
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$5831 Jul 202616d left-$0.68/sh-$1,154
cycle +$104
[-$2,845…-$1,434]
90%
surv 90%
-$21,146 NOT
cap gain +$35,244
budget: banked $1,258 debit $1,154 (92% used ≈ 0.4 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$104 cash · rolled 17 ct earn ≈ $1,978/mo while parked; 3 ct free to re-sell
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted +0.5 vol pt per +1% move (spike-vol name: vol expands on a fast move, richer buyback). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$12,580/mo
vs 50% target ($6,265/mo)+101%
vs normal income ($12,529/mo)100% covered
Net income (after hedge)$11,147/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $43 is $24 below CC-SS $67.43: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$40,280
… as % of IC ($13,700)294.0%
… as % of ML ($107,700)37.4%
Recovery months (at normal income)3.2 mo
Surgical close (17 ct)$-47,982
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.18/sh (~25% of the $0.74 collected) or spot ≥ $43.77 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $43)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $62.82 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $42.57Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$43-43.77
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $43.77
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 1.02 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$43.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,258$-49,750+$6,640+$1,071
+2.5%$44.07 (≤1σ, normal week)$-569$-49,391+$6,999-$756
+5%$45.15 (1.1σ)$-2,397$-49,031+$7,359-$2,584
SS (= V-bounce)$63.43 (5.1σ)$-33,473$-43,055+$13,335-$32,929
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $67.43, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-56,390
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$55,049
− CC assignment net of premium (17 × $43): -$40,280
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (3 × $63): -$1,297
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-42,919 (+$13,471 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-9,990 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-32,929, the opportunity cost of earning $12,580/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $47.40 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$6,222, position total $-48,280 (+$8,110 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 · 24 Jul 2026 · 10d · E[net] $-397/mo

🎯 Engine pick: sell 19 × $45.50 (primary), 76% survival, breach 24%, $6,327/mo.
Stay at the pick. Stepping safer (the $47 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 81% (breach 24% → 19%) for $2,145/mo less (34% income)) buys little extra safety; the income is doing real work covering the bleed.
IREN  spot $40.37 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsPer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
cover hedge16 × $5124 Jul10d26.3%90%21%$512$1,536-$4,791$25,783
Sell 16 × $51 26.3% OTM over spot $40.37 24 Jul 2026 (10d, $0.36 mid)
= $512 credit for the 10d cycle → $1,536/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $51)
90%
Breach risk
10%
POP (stays ≤ $51.37)
91%
EV / mo
+$223
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 2.3 mo [1.2-3.7] median, 0.1 mo SLOWER than no FIGHT (2.2 mo): roll costs eat the credits at this rung  ·  38% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 36% without)  ·  ~3.1 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $-4,213
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
16%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$4,966
Free roll-up
+$2/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$54 @ 71% POP
63% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 16 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 5 of 10); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $4.84/sh now → $3.42 mid-life (likely $2.84–$4.88)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.32/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$3.10/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 494 simulated challenges: the $51 strike is typically first touched on day 7 of 10, at $53 (overshoots $1.87). The [P25–P75] under each Total is that door's credit across those paths; % credit is the share of those challenges where the roll is a net credit.
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (16 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$5131 Jul 202612d left+$0.88/sh+$1,414
cycle +$1,926
[+$978…+$2,444] · 98% credit
67%
surv 55%
-$32,799 NOT
cap gain +$23,591
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$5331 Jul 202612d left+$0.19/sh+$301
cycle +$813
[-$309…+$1,239] · 64% credit
70%
surv 60%
-$30,596 NOT
cap gain +$25,794
Max even-money escape in the band~$5331 Jul 202612d left+$0.19/sh+$301
cycle +$813
[-$309…+$1,239] · 64% credit
70%
surv 60%
-$30,596 NOT
cap gain +$25,794
SS $63 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$5431 Jul 202612d left-$0.12/sh-$195
cycle +$317
[-$873…+$683] · 41% credit
71%
surv 63%
-$29,058 NOT
cap gain +$27,332
budget: banked $512 debit $195 (38% used ≈ 0.6 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$317 cash · rolled 16 ct earn ≈ $13,208/mo while parked; 4 ct free to re-sell
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted +0.5 vol pt per +1% move (spike-vol name: vol expands on a fast move, richer buyback). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$1,536/mo
vs 50% target ($6,265/mo)-75%
vs normal income ($12,529/mo)12% covered
Net income (after hedge)$123/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $51 is $16 below CC-SS $67.43: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$25,783
… as % of IC ($13,700)188.2%
… as % of ML ($107,700)23.9%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.1 mo
Surgical close (16 ct)$-45,184
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.08/sh (~25% of the $0.32 collected) or spot ≥ $51.37 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $51)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $62.82 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $50.49Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$50-51.37
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $51.37
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 1.02 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$51.00 (1.3σ)$512$-34,213+$22,177+$336
+2.5%$52.27 (1.4σ)$-1,528$-33,659+$22,731-$1,704
+5%$53.55 (1.6σ)$-3,568$-33,106+$23,284-$3,744
SS (= V-bounce)$63.43 (2.8σ)$-19,376$-28,990+$27,400-$18,864
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $67.43, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-56,390
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$55,049
− CC assignment net of premium (16 × $51): -$25,783
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (4 × $63): -$1,730
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-28,854 (+$27,536 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-9,990 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-18,864, the opportunity cost of earning $1,536/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $47.40 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$0, position total $-42,047 (+$14,343 vs today)
🛡 safe yield20 × $5124 Jul10d26.3%90%21%$640$1,920-$4,407$32,229
Sell 20 × $51 26.3% OTM over spot $40.37 24 Jul 2026 (10d, $0.36 mid)
= $640 credit for the 10d cycle → $1,920/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $51)
90%
Breach risk
10%
POP (stays ≤ $51.37)
91%
EV / mo
+$279
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 2.7 mo [1.6-4.3] median  ·  40% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 39% without)  ·  ~3.2 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $-2,780
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
16%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$6,207
Free roll-up
+$2/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$54 @ 71% POP
63% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 20 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 5 of 10); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $4.84/sh now → $3.42 mid-life (likely $3.06–$5.14)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.32/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$3.10/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 467 simulated challenges: the $51 strike is typically first touched on day 6 of 10, at $53 (overshoots $2.00). The [P25–P75] under each Total is that door's credit across those paths; % credit is the share of those challenges where the roll is a net credit.
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (20 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$5131 Jul 202612d left+$0.88/sh+$1,767
cycle +$2,407
[+$1,121…+$2,696] · 98% credit
67%
surv 55%
-$32,361 NOT
cap gain +$24,029
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$5231 Jul 202612d left+$0.27/sh+$550
cycle +$1,190
[-$404…+$1,343] · 62% credit
69%
surv 58%
-$31,280 NOT
cap gain +$25,110
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$5331 Jul 202612d left+$0.19/sh+$376
cycle +$1,016
[-$554…+$1,148] · 57% credit
70%
surv 60%
-$30,437 NOT
cap gain +$25,953
Max even-money escape in the band~$5331 Jul 202612d left+$0.19/sh+$376
cycle +$1,016
[-$554…+$1,148] · 57% credit
70%
surv 60%
-$30,437 NOT
cap gain +$25,953
SS $63 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$5431 Jul 202612d left-$0.12/sh-$243
cycle +$397
[-$1,284…+$481] · 36% credit
71%
surv 63%
-$29,022 NOT
cap gain +$27,368
budget: banked $640 debit $243 (38% used ≈ 0.6 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$397 cash · rolled 20 ct earn ≈ $16,510/mo while parked; 0 ct free to re-sell
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted +0.5 vol pt per +1% move (spike-vol name: vol expands on a fast move, richer buyback). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$1,920/mo
vs 50% target ($6,265/mo)-69%
vs normal income ($12,529/mo)15% covered
Net income (after hedge)$429/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $51 is $16 below CC-SS $67.43: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$32,229
… as % of IC ($13,700)235.2%
… as % of ML ($107,700)29.9%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.6 mo
Surgical close (20 ct)$-56,480
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.08/sh (~25% of the $0.32 collected) or spot ≥ $51.37 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $51)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $62.82 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $50.49Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$50-51.37
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $51.37
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 1.02 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$51.00 (1.3σ)$640$-34,129+$22,261+$420
+2.5%$52.27 (1.4σ)$-1,910$-34,085+$22,305-$2,130
+5%$53.55 (1.6σ)$-4,460$-34,042+$22,348-$4,680
SS (= V-bounce)$63.43 (2.8σ)$-24,220$-33,706+$22,684-$23,580
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $67.43, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-56,390
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$55,049
− CC assignment net of premium (20 × $51): -$32,229
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-33,570 (+$22,820 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-9,990 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-23,580, the opportunity cost of earning $1,920/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $47.40 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$0, position total $-42,091 (+$14,299 vs today)
33% normal17 × $4724 Jul10d16.4%81%40%$1,394$4,182-$2,145$33,344
Sell 17 × $47 16.4% OTM over spot $40.37 24 Jul 2026 (10d, $0.89 mid)
= $1,394 credit for the 10d cycle → $4,182/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $47)
81%
Breach risk
19%
POP (stays ≤ $47.88)
84%
EV / mo
+$635
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 2.5 mo [1.5-4.7] median, 0.4 mo faster than no FIGHT (2.9 mo)  ·  44% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 41% without)  ·  ~6.5 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $1,646
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
33%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$3,776
Free roll-up
+$2/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$51 @ 74% POP
67% 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 5 of 10); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $4.30/sh now → $3.04 mid-life (likely $3.17–$4.88)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.82/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.22/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,002 simulated challenges: the $47 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 10, at $49 (overshoots $1.83). The [P25–P75] under each Total is that door's credit across those paths; % credit is the share of those challenges where the roll is a net credit.
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (17 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$4731 Jul 202612d left+$0.79/sh+$1,335
cycle +$2,729
[+$572…+$1,590] · 94% credit
67%
surv 55%
-$40,142 NOT
cap gain +$16,248
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$4831 Jul 202612d left+$0.41/sh+$690
cycle +$2,084
[-$228…+$905] · 62% credit
68%
surv 57%
-$39,506 NOT
cap gain +$16,884
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$4931 Jul 202612d left+$0.11/sh+$179
cycle +$1,573
[-$769…+$371] · 36% credit
70%
surv 60%
-$37,984 NOT
cap gain +$18,406
Max even-money escape in the band~$4931 Jul 202612d left+$0.11/sh+$179
cycle +$1,573
[-$769…+$371] · 36% credit
70%
surv 60%
-$37,984 NOT
cap gain +$18,406
SS $63 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$5131 Jul 202612d left-$0.50/sh-$848
cycle +$546
[-$2,002…-$780] · 11% credit
74%
surv 67%
-$34,942 NOT
cap gain +$21,448
budget: banked $1,394 debit $848 (61% used ≈ 0.9 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$546 cash · rolled 17 ct earn ≈ $10,805/mo while parked; 3 ct free to re-sell
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted +0.5 vol pt per +1% move (spike-vol name: vol expands on a fast move, richer buyback). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$4,182/mo
vs 50% target ($6,265/mo)-33%
vs normal income ($12,529/mo)33% covered
Net income (after hedge)$2,749/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $47 is $20 below CC-SS $67.43: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$33,344
… as % of IC ($13,700)243.4%
… as % of ML ($107,700)31.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.7 mo
Surgical close (17 ct)$-48,042
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.20/sh (~25% of the $0.82 collected) or spot ≥ $47.88 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $47)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $62.82 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $46.53Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$47-47.88
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $47.88
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 1.02 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$47.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,394$-41,478+$14,912+$1,207
+2.5%$48.17 (≤1σ, normal week)$-603$-41,085+$15,305-$790
+5%$49.35 (1.1σ)$-2,601$-40,693+$15,697-$2,788
SS (= V-bounce)$63.43 (2.8σ)$-26,537$-36,119+$20,271-$25,993
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $67.43, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-56,390
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$55,049
− CC assignment net of premium (17 × $47): -$33,344
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (3 × $63): -$1,297
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-35,983 (+$20,407 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-9,990 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-25,993, the opportunity cost of earning $4,182/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $47.40 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$0, position total $-42,058 (+$14,332 vs today)
🎯 50% normal19 × $45.5024 Jul10d12.7%76%41%$2,109$6,327$39,566
Sell 19 × $45.50 12.7% OTM over spot $40.37 24 Jul 2026 (10d, $1.18 mid)
= $2,109 credit for the 10d cycle → $6,327/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $45.50)
76%
Breach risk
24%
POP (stays ≤ $46.67)
80%
EV / mo
+$699
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 2.1 mo [1.2-4.1] median, 0.1 mo SLOWER than no FIGHT (2.0 mo): roll costs eat the credits at this rung  ·  47% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 42% without)  ·  ~8.2 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $4,195
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
41%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$3,407
Free roll-up
+$2/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$51 @ 77% POP
72% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 19 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 5 of 10); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $4.10/sh now → $2.90 mid-life (likely $3.20–$4.74)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.11/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.79/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,219 simulated challenges: the $46 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 10, at $47 (overshoots $1.72). The [P25–P75] under each Total is that door's credit across those paths; % credit is the share of those challenges where the roll is a net credit.
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (19 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$4631 Jul 202612d left+$0.75/sh+$1,425
cycle +$3,534
[+$562…+$1,576] · 95% credit
67%
surv 55%
-$42,411 NOT
cap gain +$13,979
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$4631 Jul 202612d left+$0.63/sh+$1,202
cycle +$3,311
[+$280…+$1,328] · 88% credit
67%
surv 55%
-$42,370 NOT
cap gain +$14,020
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$4731 Jul 202612d left+$0.08/sh+$143
cycle +$2,252
[-$939…+$126] · 29% credit
70%
surv 61%
-$40,377 NOT
cap gain +$16,013
Max even-money escape in the band~$4731 Jul 202612d left+$0.08/sh+$143
cycle +$2,252
[-$939…+$126] · 29% credit
70%
surv 61%
-$40,377 NOT
cap gain +$16,013
SS $63 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$5131 Jul 202612d left-$1.06/sh-$2,021
cycle +$88
[-$3,639…-$2,239] · 1% credit
77%
surv 72%
-$35,422 NOT
cap gain +$20,968
budget: banked $2,109 debit $2,021 (96% used ≈ 1.4 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$88 cash · rolled 19 ct earn ≈ $8,737/mo while parked; 1 ct free to re-sell
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted +0.5 vol pt per +1% move (spike-vol name: vol expands on a fast move, richer buyback). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$6,327/mo
vs 50% target ($6,265/mo)+1%
vs normal income ($12,529/mo)50% covered
Net income (after hedge)$4,856/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $45.50 is $22 below CC-SS $67.43: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$39,566
… as % of IC ($13,700)288.8%
… as % of ML ($107,700)36.7%
Recovery months (at normal income)3.2 mo
Surgical close (19 ct)$-53,694
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.28/sh (~25% of the $1.11 collected) or spot ≥ $46.67 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $46)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $62.82 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $45.05Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$45-46.67
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $46.67
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 1.02 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$45.50 (≤1σ, normal week)$2,109$-43,836+$12,554+$1,900
+2.5%$46.64 (≤1σ, normal week)$-52$-43,683+$12,707-$261
+5%$47.77 (≤1σ, normal week)$-2,213$-43,531+$12,859-$2,422
SS (= V-bounce)$63.43 (2.8σ)$-31,958$-41,476+$14,914-$31,350
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $67.43, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-56,390
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$55,049
− CC assignment net of premium (19 × $45.50): -$39,566
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (1 × $63): -$432
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-41,340 (+$15,050 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-9,990 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-31,350, the opportunity cost of earning $6,327/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $47.40 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$1,501, position total $-43,581 (+$12,809 vs today)
100% normal20 × $4224 Jul10d4.0%62%83%$4,300$12,900+$6,573$46,569
Sell 20 × $42 4.0% OTM over spot $40.37 24 Jul 2026 (10d, $2.21 mid)
= $4,300 credit for the 10d cycle → $12,900/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $42)
62%
Breach risk
38%
POP (stays ≤ $44.22)
71%
EV / mo
+$456
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 2.1 mo [1.1-4.4] median, 0.1 mo SLOWER than no FIGHT (2.0 mo): roll costs eat the credits at this rung  ·  44% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 38% without)  ·  ~19.1 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $10,075
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
68%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$881
Free roll-up
+$2/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$53 @ 88% POP
87% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 20 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 5 of 10); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $3.66/sh now → $2.59 mid-life (likely $3.52–$4.82)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $2.15/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.44/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 2,047 simulated challenges: the $42 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 10, at $44 (overshoots $1.75). The [P25–P75] under each Total is that door's credit across those paths; % credit is the share of those challenges where the roll is a net credit.
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (20 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$4231 Jul 202612d left+$0.67/sh+$1,339
cycle +$5,639
[+$190…+$759] · 83% credit
67%
surv 55%
-$47,436 NOT
cap gain +$8,954
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$4231 Jul 202612d left+$0.56/sh+$1,118
cycle +$5,418
[-$108…+$498] · 70% credit
67%
surv 55%
-$47,392 NOT
cap gain +$8,998
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$4431 Jul 202612d left+$0.01/sh+$17
cycle +$4,317
[-$1,435…-$692] · 9% credit
70%
surv 61%
-$45,442 NOT
cap gain +$10,948
Max even-money escape in the band~$4431 Jul 202612d left+$0.01/sh+$17
cycle +$4,317
[-$1,435…-$692] · 9% credit
70%
surv 61%
-$45,442 NOT
cap gain +$10,948
SS $63 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$5331 Jul 202612d left-$1.98/sh-$3,958
cycle +$342
[-$6,993…-$5,218]
88%
surv 87%
-$31,111 NOT
cap gain +$25,279
budget: banked $4,300 debit $3,958 (92% used ≈ 1.3 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$342 cash · rolled 20 ct earn ≈ $3,058/mo while parked; 0 ct free to re-sell
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted +0.5 vol pt per +1% move (spike-vol name: vol expands on a fast move, richer buyback). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$12,900/mo
vs 50% target ($6,265/mo)+106%
vs normal income ($12,529/mo)103% covered
Net income (after hedge)$11,409/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $42 is $25 below CC-SS $67.43: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$46,569
… as % of IC ($13,700)339.9%
… as % of ML ($107,700)43.2%
Recovery months (at normal income)3.7 mo
Surgical close (20 ct)$-56,520
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.54/sh (~25% of the $2.15 collected) or spot ≥ $44.22 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $42)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $62.82 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $41.58Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$42-44.22
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $44.22
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 1.02 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$42.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$4,300$-48,775+$7,615+$4,080
+2.5%$43.05 (≤1σ, normal week)$2,200$-48,739+$7,651+$1,980
+5%$44.10 (≤1σ, normal week)$100$-48,703+$7,687-$120
SS (= V-bounce)$63.43 (2.8σ)$-38,560$-48,046+$8,344-$37,920
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $67.43, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-56,390
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$55,049
− CC assignment net of premium (20 × $42): -$46,569
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-47,910 (+$8,480 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-9,990 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-37,920, the opportunity cost of earning $12,900/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $47.40 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$6,500, position total $-48,591 (+$7,799 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 (30 clear the floor), click to expand

Every eligible strike x expiry in the 3-45 DTE band (3 expiries scanned, 30 clear the income floor), each sized to the minimum contracts that clear it. Sorted by survival (safest first): the primary 🎯 is the safest; rows below trade safety for income.

Fortress delta: 1.017 (IBKR)  |  Recovery@SS: +$55,049 (un-capped fortress gain if stock rallies to SS)  |  Do-nothing @ SS: $-9,990

StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$453d17 Jul 2026$0.4016/20$6,400$4,98783%85%+$1,378-$35,255257.3%$-38,326 (vs do-nothing $-28,336)
$443d17 Jul 2026$0.5412/20$6,480$5,14479%83%+$1,642-$27,473200.5%$-32,274 (vs do-nothing $-22,284)
$45.5010d24 Jul 2026$1.1119/20$6,327$4,85676%80%+$699-$39,566288.8%$-41,340 (vs do-nothing $-31,350)
$4510d24 Jul 2026$1.2317/20$6,273$4,84074%79%+$635-$36,047263.1%$-38,686 (vs do-nothing $-28,696)
$4617d31 Jul 2026$1.7920/20$6,318$4,82773%78%+$255-$39,289286.8%$-40,630 (vs do-nothing $-30,640)
$433d17 Jul 2026$0.749/20$6,660$5,38373%78%+$1,195-$21,325155.7%$-27,423 (vs do-nothing $-17,433)
$44.5010d24 Jul 2026$1.3516/20$6,480$5,06772%77%+$552-$34,535252.1%$-37,606 (vs do-nothing $-27,616)
$45.5017d31 Jul 2026$1.8719/20$6,270$4,79972%77%+$249-$38,122278.3%$-39,896 (vs do-nothing $-29,906)
$4517d31 Jul 2026$2.0518/20$6,512$5,06071%76%+$225-$36,692267.8%$-38,898 (vs do-nothing $-28,908)
$4410d24 Jul 2026$1.4815/20$6,660$5,26670%76%+$466-$32,931240.4%$-36,435 (vs do-nothing $-26,445)
$43.5010d24 Jul 2026$1.6313/20$6,357$5,00268%75%+$387-$28,996211.6%$-33,364 (vs do-nothing $-23,374)
$4417d31 Jul 2026$2.4115/20$6,379$4,98668%75%+$362-$31,536230.2%$-35,040 (vs do-nothing $-25,050)
$4310d24 Jul 2026$1.7912/20$6,444$5,10866%73%+$331-$27,173198.3%$-31,974 (vs do-nothing $-21,984)
Show 17 more candidates (lower strikes: more income, lower survival)
StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$43.5017d31 Jul 2026$2.0018/20$6,353$4,90166%75%$-1,376-$39,482288.2%$-41,688 (vs do-nothing $-31,698)
$423d17 Jul 2026$1.007/20$7,000$5,76166%73%+$793-$17,104124.8%$-24,067 (vs do-nothing $-14,077)
$4317d31 Jul 2026$2.7014/20$6,671$5,29664%75%+$241-$30,428222.1%$-34,364 (vs do-nothing $-24,374)
$42.5010d24 Jul 2026$1.9211/20$6,336$5,02064%72%+$135-$25,316184.8%$-30,549 (vs do-nothing $-20,559)
$42.5017d31 Jul 2026$2.3016/20$6,494$5,08163%72%$-776-$36,215264.3%$-39,286 (vs do-nothing $-29,296)
$4210d24 Jul 2026$2.1510/20$6,450$5,15362%71%+$228-$23,284170.0%$-28,950 (vs do-nothing $-18,960)
$4217d31 Jul 2026$3.0012/20$6,353$5,01761%71%+$64-$26,921196.5%$-31,722 (vs do-nothing $-21,732)
$41.5010d24 Jul 2026$2.3110/20$6,930$5,63359%70%+$80-$23,624172.4%$-29,290 (vs do-nothing $-19,300)
$41.5017d31 Jul 2026$3.1012/20$6,565$5,22959%72%$-227-$27,401200.0%$-32,202 (vs do-nothing $-22,212)
$413d17 Jul 2026$1.365/20$6,800$5,60058%69%+$523-$12,53791.5%$-20,365 (vs do-nothing $-10,375)
$4117d31 Jul 2026$3.3011/20$6,406$5,09058%72%$-254-$25,448185.8%$-30,681 (vs do-nothing $-20,691)
$4110d24 Jul 2026$2.539/20$6,831$5,55457%68%+$62-$21,514157.0%$-27,612 (vs do-nothing $-17,622)
$40.5017d31 Jul 2026$3.5510/20$6,265$4,96856%71%$-81-$23,384170.7%$-29,050 (vs do-nothing $-19,060)
$40.5010d24 Jul 2026$2.728/20$6,528$5,27055%68%$-61-$19,371141.4%$-25,902 (vs do-nothing $-15,912)
$4017d31 Jul 2026$4.009/20$6,353$5,07654%70%+$276-$21,091153.9%$-27,189 (vs do-nothing $-17,199)
$4010d24 Jul 2026$3.007/20$6,300$5,06152%66%+$3-$17,104124.8%$-24,067 (vs do-nothing $-14,077)
$403d17 Jul 2026$1.804/20$7,200$6,02049%64%+$308-$10,25474.8%$-18,514 (vs do-nothing $-8,524)

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%). 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 v6.1  |  2026-07-14 21:38