FORTRESS FIGHT: IREN-LC50 @ $38.15

BE SS: $63.43  |  CC-SS: $67.53  |  20 contracts (2,000 sh) |  ⌂ PORTFOLIO

GENERATED2026-07-15 03:39

IREN-LC50 @ $38.15   UNDERWATER $25.28 (39.9% below BE SS)

20 contracts (2,000 sh)  |  BE SS: $63.43  |  CC-SS: $67.53 (banked floor $67.31)  |  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$15,188/mo95% ann ROI on ML
Hedge rolling cost$1,560/mo
Unrealized P&L$-60,990fortress legs from IBKR
INCOME GOALPOSTS & VELOCITY
50% INCOME FLOOR
$7,594/mo
HEDGE COVER
$1,560/mo
NORMAL INCOME
$15,188/mo (ATM CC, chain)
IC VELOCITY
0.9 mo to earn back $13,700
ML VELOCITY
7.1 mo to earn back $107,700
Deep drawdown confirmed: a CC at CC-SS $67.53 (probe: $67C 16d) brings only $188/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)
$60,539
was $60,990 · 1% earned back
Cycles closed
1
Credit in flight
$0
CC-SS · banked floor (info)
$67.53 → $67.31
TECHNICALS (cc_timing weekly gate + daily trigger)
WEEKLYPULLBACK · %B 25 (live) · RSI 44 · MACD bearish, hist falling
DAILYFALLING (provisional) · RSI 36 · %B 21 · hist rising (nightly)
LEVELS20W MA (bounce target) $47.36 (+24%) · daily UBB $61.12 · 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: 17 contracts at $43 / 2d. This is the safest strike (survival 92%, breach 8%) that still earns 50% of normal income ($7,594/mo); it brings $7,905/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 15 × $41/2d for $15,300/mo, but breach risk rises to 20% (+12pp vs the primary). The lower strike is hit by a smaller bounce.
More safety, less income: for just the hedge you can sit at 12 × $46/2d (98% survival, $1,620/mo).
Downside anchor: the primary mortgages $41,168 (300% of IC) ONLY on a full V-bounce all the way to SS $63, recoverable in 2.7 months of normal income. That is the rare tail; the frequent case is the strike holding. Surgical close on the 17 contracts realizes $-51,875 and cuts bleed by $1,326/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 (2d) · sell 17 × $43, 92% survival, $7,905/mo (E[net] $4,013/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 · 2d17 × $4392%$7,905$4,013
NEXT FRIDAY24 Jul 2026 · 9d20 × $43.5079%$7,600$715

📅 THIS FRIDAY · 17 Jul 2026 · 2d · E[net] $4,013/mo 🏆 GRAND PICK

🎯 Engine pick: sell 17 × $43 (primary), 92% survival, breach 8%, $7,905/mo.
The pick is already past the ~80% (≈1σ) comfort line, so take the income. Stepping out to the $44 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 95% (breach 8% → 5%) for $2,865/mo less (36% income) buys safety you do not really need here.
IREN  spot $38.15 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsPer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
cover hedge12 × $4617 Jul2d20.6%98%4%$108$1,620-$6,285$25,723
Sell 12 × $46 20.6% OTM over spot $38.15 17 Jul 2026 (2d, $0.10 mid)
= $108 credit for the 2d cycle → $1,620/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $46)
98%
Breach risk
2%
POP (stays ≤ $46.10)
98%
EV / mo
+$1,453
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 2.3 mo [1.3-4.7] median, 0.2 mo SLOWER than no FIGHT (2.1 mo): roll costs eat the credits at this rung  ·  42% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 40% without)  ·  ~2.1 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $-4,466
🛡 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)
2%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,986
Free roll-up
+$5/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$56 @ 83% POP
80% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 12 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 1 of 2); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $2.47/sh now → $1.74 mid-life (likely $1.75–$3.02)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.09/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.65/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 66 simulated challenges: the $46 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 2, at $47 (overshoots $1.46). 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 (12 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+$2.07/sh+$2,487
cycle +$2,595
[+$2,218…+$2,691] · 98% credit
69%
surv 54%
-$42,394 NOT
cap gain +$18,596
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$5531 Jul 202615d left+$0.34/sh+$411
cycle +$519
[-$410…+$509] · 61% credit
82%
surv 78%
-$26,558 NOT
cap gain +$34,432
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$5124 Jul 20268d left+$0.16/sh+$190
cycle +$298
[-$548…+$243] · 50% credit
79%
surv 73%
-$34,875 NOT
cap gain +$26,115
Max even-money escape in the band~$5631 Jul 202615d left+$0.12/sh+$149
cycle +$257
[-$761…+$227] · 45% credit
83%
surv 80%
-$24,796 NOT
cap gain +$36,194
SS $63 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 ≥ 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$1,620/mo
vs 50% target ($7,594/mo)-79%
vs normal income ($15,188/mo)11% covered
Net income (after hedge)$270/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $46 is $22 below CC-SS $67.53: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$25,723
… as % of IC ($13,700)187.8%
… as % of ML ($107,700)23.9%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.7 mo
Surgical close (12 ct)$-36,606
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 $0.09 collected) or spot ≥ $46.10 (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 $61.12 (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
$46-46.10
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
≥ $46.10
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 1.01 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$46.00 (2.2σ)$108$-44,882+$16,108-$60
+2.5%$47.15 (2.5σ)$-1,272$-43,934+$17,056-$1,440
+5%$48.30 (2.8σ)$-2,652$-42,986+$18,004-$2,820
SS (= V-bounce)$63.43 (7.0σ)$-20,808$-30,863+$30,127-$20,460
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $67.53, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-60,990
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$59,457
− CC assignment net of premium (12 × $46): -$25,723
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (8 × $63): -$3,509
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-30,765 (+$30,225 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-10,305 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-20,460, the opportunity cost of earning $1,620/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $47.36 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$1,524, position total $-43,761 (+$17,229 vs today)
33% normal16 × $4417 Jul2d15.3%95%11%$336$5,040-$2,865$37,306
Sell 16 × $44 15.3% OTM over spot $38.15 17 Jul 2026 (2d, $0.22 mid)
= $336 credit for the 2d cycle → $5,040/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $44)
95%
Breach risk
5%
POP (stays ≤ $44.22)
95%
EV / mo
+$4,119
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 2.4 mo [1.5-4.5] median, 0.1 mo faster than no FIGHT (2.5 mo)  ·  42% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 37% without)  ·  ~5.7 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $6,469
🛡 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)
7%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$2,283
Free roll-up
+$5/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$54 @ 84% POP
81% 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 2); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $2.31/sh now → $1.64 mid-life (likely $1.59–$2.95)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.21/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.43/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 209 simulated challenges: the $44 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 2, at $45 (overshoots $1.38). 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)~$4424 Jul 20268d left+$1.94/sh+$3,108
cycle +$3,444
[+$2,673…+$3,382] · 99% credit
69%
surv 54%
-$45,649 NOT
cap gain +$15,341
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$5231 Jul 202615d left+$0.45/sh+$727
cycle +$1,063
[-$419…+$898] · 65% credit
81%
surv 77%
-$32,142 NOT
cap gain +$28,848
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$4924 Jul 20268d left+$0.05/sh+$86
cycle +$422
[-$916…+$185] · 35% credit
80%
surv 75%
-$38,855 NOT
cap gain +$22,135
Max even-money escape in the band~$5431 Jul 202615d left+$0.00/sh+$1
cycle +$337
[-$1,297…+$141] · 28% credit
84%
surv 81%
-$28,820 NOT
cap gain +$32,170
SS $63 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 ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted +0.5 vol pt per +1% move (spike-vol name: vol expands on a fast move, richer buyback). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$5,040/mo
vs 50% target ($7,594/mo)-34%
vs normal income ($15,188/mo)33% covered
Net income (after hedge)$3,585/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $44 is $24 below CC-SS $67.53: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$37,306
… as % of IC ($13,700)272.3%
… as % of ML ($107,700)34.6%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.5 mo
Surgical close (16 ct)$-48,808
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 $0.21 collected) or spot ≥ $44.22 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $44)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $61.12 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $43.56Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$44-44.22
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 1.01 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$44.00 (1.6σ)$336$-48,758+$12,232+$112
+2.5%$45.10 (1.9σ)$-1,424$-48,291+$12,699-$1,648
+5%$46.20 (2.2σ)$-3,184$-47,825+$13,165-$3,408
SS (= V-bounce)$63.43 (7.0σ)$-30,752$-40,691+$20,299-$30,288
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $67.53, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-60,990
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$59,457
− CC assignment net of premium (16 × $44): -$37,306
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (4 × $63): -$1,754
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-40,593 (+$20,397 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-10,305 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-30,288, the opportunity cost of earning $5,040/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $47.36 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$5,040, position total $-47,333 (+$13,657 vs today)
🎯 50% normal17 × $4317 Jul2d12.7%92%10%$527$7,905$41,168
Sell 17 × $43 12.7% OTM over spot $38.15 17 Jul 2026 (2d, $0.33 mid)
= $527 credit for the 2d cycle → $7,905/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $43)
92%
Breach risk
8%
POP (stays ≤ $43.33)
93%
EV / mo
+$5,925
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 2.6 mo [1.3-4.7] median, 0.2 mo SLOWER than no FIGHT (2.4 mo): roll costs eat the credits at this rung  ·  46% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 34% without)  ·  ~9.2 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $16,257
🛡 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)
10%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$2,166
Free roll-up
+$5/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$52 @ 83% POP
80% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 17 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 1 of 2); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $2.24/sh now → $1.58 mid-life (likely $1.72–$3.11)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.31/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.27/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 289 simulated challenges: the $43 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 2, at $44 (overshoots $1.50). 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+$1.88/sh+$3,194
cycle +$3,721
[+$2,602…+$3,369] · 98% credit
69%
surv 54%
-$47,410 NOT
cap gain +$13,580
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$5031 Jul 202615d left+$0.51/sh+$861
cycle +$1,388
[-$548…+$828] · 65% credit
81%
surv 76%
-$34,867 NOT
cap gain +$26,123
Max even-money escape in the band~$5231 Jul 202615d left+$0.13/sh+$223
cycle +$750
[-$1,296…+$165] · 37% credit
83%
surv 80%
-$32,469 NOT
cap gain +$28,521
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)~$4824 Jul 20268d left+$0.00/sh+$7
cycle +$534
[-$1,262…-$64] · 20% credit
80%
surv 75%
-$40,781 NOT
cap gain +$20,209
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$7,905/mo
vs 50% target ($7,594/mo)+4%
vs normal income ($15,188/mo)52% covered
Net income (after hedge)$6,424/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $43 is $25 below CC-SS $67.53: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$41,168
… as % of IC ($13,700)300.5%
… as % of ML ($107,700)38.2%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.7 mo
Surgical close (17 ct)$-51,875
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 $0.31 collected) or spot ≥ $43.33 (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 $61.12 (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
$43-43.33
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
≥ $43.33
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 1.01 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$43.00 (1.3σ)$527$-50,605+$10,385+$289
+2.5%$44.07 (1.6σ)$-1,300$-50,256+$10,734-$1,538
+5%$45.15 (1.9σ)$-3,128$-49,908+$11,082-$3,366
SS (= V-bounce)$63.43 (7.0σ)$-34,204$-44,114+$16,876-$33,711
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $67.53, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-60,990
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$59,457
− CC assignment net of premium (17 × $43): -$41,168
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (3 × $63): -$1,316
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-44,016 (+$16,974 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-10,305 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-33,711, the opportunity cost of earning $7,905/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $47.36 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$6,885, position total $-49,192 (+$11,798 vs today)
🛡 safe yield20 × $4317 Jul2d12.7%92%17%$620$9,300+$1,395$48,432
Sell 20 × $43 12.7% OTM over spot $38.15 17 Jul 2026 (2d, $0.33 mid)
= $620 credit for the 2d cycle → $9,300/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $43)
92%
Breach risk
8%
POP (stays ≤ $43.33)
93%
EV / mo
+$6,970
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 2.6 mo [1.5-4.3] median, 0.1 mo SLOWER than no FIGHT (2.5 mo): roll costs eat the credits at this rung  ·  52% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 38% without)  ·  ~8.9 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $18,829
🛡 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)
10%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$2,549
Free roll-up
+$5/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$52 @ 83% 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 2); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $2.24/sh now → $1.58 mid-life (likely $1.67–$3.40)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.31/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.27/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 307 simulated challenges: the $43 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 2, at $45 (overshoots $1.57). 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)~$4324 Jul 20268d left+$1.88/sh+$3,758
cycle +$4,378
[+$2,887…+$3,996] · 98% credit
69%
surv 54%
-$46,795 NOT
cap gain +$14,195
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$5031 Jul 202615d left+$0.74/sh+$1,488
cycle +$2,108
[-$356…+$1,522] · 71% credit
80%
surv 75%
-$35,202 NOT
cap gain +$25,788
Max even-money escape in the band~$5231 Jul 202615d left+$0.13/sh+$263
cycle +$883
[-$1,880…+$235] · 34% credit
83%
surv 80%
-$32,378 NOT
cap gain +$28,612
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)~$4824 Jul 20268d left+$0.00/sh+$8
cycle +$628
[-$1,815…-$33] · 22% credit
80%
surv 75%
-$40,729 NOT
cap gain +$20,261
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted +0.5 vol pt per +1% move (spike-vol name: vol expands on a fast move, richer buyback). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$9,300/mo
vs 50% target ($7,594/mo)+22%
vs normal income ($15,188/mo)61% covered
Net income (after hedge)$7,740/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $43 is $25 below CC-SS $67.53: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$48,432
… as % of IC ($13,700)353.5%
… as % of ML ($107,700)45.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)3.2 mo
Surgical close (20 ct)$-61,030
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 $0.31 collected) or spot ≥ $43.33 (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 $61.12 (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
$43-43.33
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
≥ $43.33
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 1.01 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$43.00 (1.3σ)$620$-50,554+$10,436+$340
+2.5%$44.07 (1.6σ)$-1,530$-50,528+$10,462-$1,810
+5%$45.15 (1.9σ)$-3,680$-50,502+$10,488-$3,960
SS (= V-bounce)$63.43 (7.0σ)$-40,240$-50,063+$10,927-$39,660
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $67.53, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-60,990
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$59,457
− CC assignment net of premium (20 × $43): -$48,432
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-49,965 (+$11,025 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-10,305 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-39,660, the opportunity cost of earning $9,300/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $47.36 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$8,100, position total $-50,449 (+$10,541 vs today)
100% normal15 × $4117 Jul2d7.5%80%41%$1,020$15,300+$7,395$38,769
Sell 15 × $41 7.5% OTM over spot $38.15 17 Jul 2026 (2d, $0.71 mid)
= $1,020 credit for the 2d cycle → $15,300/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $41)
80%
Breach risk
20%
POP (stays ≤ $41.71)
85%
EV / mo
+$8,765
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 2.9 mo [1.6-4.7] median, 0.1 mo faster than no FIGHT (3.0 mo)  ·  48% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 33% without)  ·  ~23.3 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $28,203
🛡 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)
26%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,202
Free roll-up
+$4/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 15 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 1 of 2); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $2.09/sh now → $1.48 mid-life (likely $1.69–$3.22)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.68/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.80/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 792 simulated challenges: the $41 strike is typically first touched on day 1 of 2, at $43 (overshoots $1.54). 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 (15 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$4124 Jul 20268d left+$1.75/sh+$2,632
cycle +$3,652
[+$1,994…+$2,621] · 97% credit
69%
surv 54%
-$51,500 NOT
cap gain +$9,490
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$4831 Jul 202615d left+$0.58/sh+$871
cycle +$1,891
[-$511…+$755] · 61% credit
81%
surv 76%
-$39,396 NOT
cap gain +$21,594
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$4524 Jul 20268d left+$0.04/sh+$67
cycle +$1,087
[-$1,273…-$67] · 20% credit
80%
surv 74%
-$45,261 NOT
cap gain +$15,729
Max even-money escape in the band~$5031 Jul 202615d left+$0.00/sh+$7
cycle +$1,027
[-$1,602…-$156] · 15% credit
84%
surv 81%
-$36,213 NOT
cap gain +$24,777
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 202615d left-$0.46/sh-$695
cycle +$325
[-$2,537…-$896]
88%
surv 87%
-$30,842 NOT
cap gain +$30,148
budget: banked $1,020 debit $695 (68% used ≈ 0.2 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$325 cash · rolled 15 ct earn ≈ $3,053/mo while parked; 5 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$15,300/mo
vs 50% target ($7,594/mo)+101%
vs normal income ($15,188/mo)101% covered
Net income (after hedge)$13,871/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $41 is $27 below CC-SS $67.53: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$38,769
… as % of IC ($13,700)283.0%
… as % of ML ($107,700)36.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.6 mo
Surgical close (15 ct)$-45,787
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 $0.68 collected) or spot ≥ $41.71 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $41)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $61.12 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $40.59Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$41-41.71
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
≥ $41.71
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 1.01 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$41.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,020$-54,132+$6,858+$810
+2.5%$42.02 (1.1σ)$-517$-53,594+$7,396-$728
+5%$43.05 (1.4σ)$-2,055$-53,057+$7,933-$2,265
SS (= V-bounce)$63.43 (7.0σ)$-32,625$-42,593+$18,397-$32,190
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $67.53, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-60,990
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$59,457
− CC assignment net of premium (15 × $41): -$38,769
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (5 × $63): -$2,193
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-42,495 (+$18,495 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-10,305 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-32,190, the opportunity cost of earning $15,300/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $47.36 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$8,520, position total $-50,799 (+$10,191 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 · 9d · E[net] $715/mo

🎯 Engine pick: sell 20 × $43.50 (primary), 79% survival, breach 21%, $7,600/mo.
⚖️ Worth a safer step: the $45 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 84% (breach 21% → 16%) for $2,500/mo less (33% income), and it still covers your hedge. The pick sits below the ~80% (≈1σ) comfort line; on a drawdown you are nursing back, dodging the frequent breach usually beats the extra premium. Lean: the safer $45 rung, unless you need the income to cover the hedge bleed, or you expect IREN to stay flat-to-down near term.
IREN  spot $38.15 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsPer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
cover hedge16 × $5024 Jul9d31.1%94%12%$480$1,600-$6,000$27,562
Sell 16 × $50 31.1% OTM over spot $38.15 24 Jul 2026 (9d, $0.32 mid)
= $480 credit for the 9d cycle → $1,600/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $50)
94%
Breach risk
6%
POP (stays ≤ $50.31)
95%
EV / mo
+$1,014
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 2.7 mo [1.7-4.6] median  ·  36% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 34% without)  ·  ~2.0 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $-3,311
🛡 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)
10%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$5,069
Free roll-up
+$3/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$55 @ 76% POP
69% 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 4 of 9); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $4.90/sh now → $3.47 mid-life (likely $2.59–$4.77)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.30/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$3.17/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 310 simulated challenges: the $50 strike is typically first touched on day 7 of 9, at $52 (overshoots $1.89). 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)~$5031 Jul 202612d left+$1.64/sh+$2,629
cycle +$3,109
[+$2,483…+$3,958] · 100% credit
69%
surv 55%
-$33,840 NOT
cap gain +$27,150
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$5331 Jul 202612d left+$0.20/sh+$326
cycle +$806
[-$163…+$1,357] · 69% credit
74%
surv 65%
-$29,364 NOT
cap gain +$31,626
Max even-money escape in the band~$5331 Jul 202612d left+$0.20/sh+$326
cycle +$806
[-$163…+$1,357] · 69% credit
74%
surv 65%
-$29,364 NOT
cap gain +$31,626
SS $63 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$5531 Jul 202612d left-$0.22/sh-$359
cycle +$121
[-$982…+$562] · 42% credit
76%
surv 69%
-$27,012 NOT
cap gain +$33,978
budget: banked $480 debit $359 (75% used ≈ 1.0 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$121 cash · rolled 16 ct earn ≈ $12,976/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$1,600/mo
vs 50% target ($7,594/mo)-79%
vs normal income ($15,188/mo)11% covered
Net income (after hedge)$145/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $50 is $18 below CC-SS $67.53: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$27,562
… as % of IC ($13,700)201.2%
… as % of ML ($107,700)25.6%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.8 mo
Surgical close (16 ct)$-48,816
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 $0.30 collected) or spot ≥ $50.31 (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 $61.12 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $49.50Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$50-50.31
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
≥ $50.31
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 1.01 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$50.00 (1.5σ)$480$-36,470+$24,520+$256
+2.5%$51.25 (1.7σ)$-1,520$-35,940+$25,050-$1,744
+5%$52.50 (1.9σ)$-3,520$-35,410+$25,580-$3,744
SS (= V-bounce)$63.43 (3.3σ)$-21,008$-30,947+$30,043-$20,544
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $67.53, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-60,990
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$59,457
− CC assignment net of premium (16 × $50): -$27,562
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (4 × $63): -$1,754
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-30,849 (+$30,141 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-10,305 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-20,544, the opportunity cost of earning $1,600/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $47.36 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$0, position total $-42,293 (+$18,697 vs today)
🛡 safe yield20 × $4824 Jul9d25.8%91%18%$880$2,933-$4,667$38,172
Sell 20 × $48 25.8% OTM over spot $38.15 24 Jul 2026 (9d, $0.46 mid)
= $880 credit for the 9d cycle → $2,933/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $48)
91%
Breach risk
9%
POP (stays ≤ $48.47)
92%
EV / mo
+$1,620
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 2.4 mo [1.4-3.8] median, 0.1 mo faster than no FIGHT (2.5 mo)  ·  42% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 38% without)  ·  ~2.9 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $706
🛡 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)
17%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$5,653
Free roll-up
+$3/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$53 @ 77% POP
71% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 20 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 4 of 9); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $4.62/sh now → $3.27 mid-life (likely $2.87–$4.76)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.44/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.83/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 498 simulated challenges: the $48 strike is typically first touched on day 6 of 9, at $50 (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 (20 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$4831 Jul 202612d left+$1.55/sh+$3,106
cycle +$3,986
[+$2,804…+$4,102] · 100% credit
69%
surv 55%
-$37,068 NOT
cap gain +$23,922
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$5131 Jul 202612d left+$0.25/sh+$508
cycle +$1,388
[-$200…+$1,280] · 67% credit
73%
surv 64%
-$33,897 NOT
cap gain +$27,093
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$5131 Jul 202612d left+$0.12/sh+$250
cycle +$1,130
[-$474…+$994] · 55% credit
74%
surv 65%
-$33,144 NOT
cap gain +$27,846
Max even-money escape in the band~$5131 Jul 202612d left+$0.12/sh+$250
cycle +$1,130
[-$474…+$994] · 55% credit
74%
surv 65%
-$33,144 NOT
cap gain +$27,846
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-$0.43/sh-$854
cycle +$26
[-$1,768…-$264] · 20% credit
77%
surv 71%
-$30,199 NOT
cap gain +$30,791
budget: banked $880 debit $854 (97% used ≈ 1.3 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$26 cash · rolled 20 ct earn ≈ $14,199/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$2,933/mo
vs 50% target ($7,594/mo)-61%
vs normal income ($15,188/mo)19% covered
Net income (after hedge)$1,373/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $48 is $20 below CC-SS $67.53: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$38,172
… as % of IC ($13,700)278.6%
… as % of ML ($107,700)35.4%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.5 mo
Surgical close (20 ct)$-61,040
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.11/sh (~25% of the $0.44 collected) or spot ≥ $48.47 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $48)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $61.12 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $47.52Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$48-48.47
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $48.47
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 1.01 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$48.00 (1.3σ)$880$-40,174+$20,816+$600
+2.5%$49.20 (1.4σ)$-1,520$-40,145+$20,845-$1,800
+5%$50.40 (1.6σ)$-3,920$-40,116+$20,874-$4,200
SS (= V-bounce)$63.43 (3.3σ)$-29,980$-39,803+$21,187-$29,400
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $67.53, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-60,990
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$59,457
− CC assignment net of premium (20 × $48): -$38,172
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-39,705 (+$21,285 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-10,305 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-29,400, the opportunity cost of earning $2,933/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $47.36 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$0, position total $-42,349 (+$18,641 vs today)
33% normal ← lean18 × $4524 Jul9d18.0%84%33%$1,530$5,100-$2,500$39,017
Sell 18 × $45 18.0% OTM over spot $38.15 24 Jul 2026 (9d, $0.89 mid)
= $1,530 credit for the 9d cycle → $5,100/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $45)
84%
Breach risk
16%
POP (stays ≤ $45.89)
87%
EV / mo
+$2,297
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 2.3 mo [1.5-4.2] median, 0.2 mo faster than no FIGHT (2.5 mo)  ·  42% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 38% without)  ·  ~5.8 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $4,491
🛡 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)
28%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$3,823
Free roll-up
+$3/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$51 @ 79% POP
73% 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 4 of 9); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $4.20/sh now → $2.97 mid-life (likely $3.02–$4.57)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.85/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.12/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 849 simulated challenges: the $45 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 9, at $47 (overshoots $1.65). The [P25–P75] under each Total is that door's credit across those paths; % credit is the share of those challenges where the roll is a net credit.
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (18 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$4531 Jul 202612d left+$1.42/sh+$2,558
cycle +$4,088
[+$2,047…+$2,971] · 100% credit
69%
surv 55%
-$43,010 NOT
cap gain +$17,980
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$4731 Jul 202612d left+$0.56/sh+$1,001
cycle +$2,531
[+$359…+$1,283] · 90% credit
73%
surv 63%
-$39,810 NOT
cap gain +$21,180
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$4831 Jul 202612d left+$0.01/sh+$22
cycle +$1,552
[-$825…+$189] · 34% credit
74%
surv 66%
-$38,765 NOT
cap gain +$22,225
Max even-money escape in the band~$4831 Jul 202612d left+$0.01/sh+$22
cycle +$1,552
[-$825…+$189] · 34% credit
74%
surv 66%
-$38,765 NOT
cap gain +$22,225
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-$0.67/sh-$1,203
cycle +$327
[-$2,258…-$1,123] · 7% credit
79%
surv 73%
-$34,930 NOT
cap gain +$26,060
budget: banked $1,530 debit $1,203 (79% used ≈ 1.0 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$327 cash · rolled 18 ct earn ≈ $10,376/mo while parked; 2 ct free to re-sell
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted +0.5 vol pt per +1% move (spike-vol name: vol expands on a fast move, richer buyback). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$5,100/mo
vs 50% target ($7,594/mo)-33%
vs normal income ($15,188/mo)34% covered
Net income (after hedge)$3,593/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $45 is $23 below CC-SS $67.53: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$39,017
… as % of IC ($13,700)284.8%
… as % of ML ($107,700)36.2%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.6 mo
Surgical close (18 ct)$-54,963
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.21/sh (~25% of the $0.85 collected) or spot ≥ $45.89 (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 $61.12 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $44.55Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$45-45.89
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $45.89
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 1.01 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$45.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,530$-45,568+$15,422+$1,278
+2.5%$46.12 (1.0σ)$-495$-45,316+$15,674-$747
+5%$47.25 (1.2σ)$-2,520$-45,064+$15,926-$2,772
SS (= V-bounce)$63.43 (3.3σ)$-31,644$-41,525+$19,465-$31,122
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $67.53, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-60,990
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$59,457
− CC assignment net of premium (18 × $45): -$39,017
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (2 × $63): -$877
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-41,427 (+$19,563 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-10,305 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-31,122, the opportunity cost of earning $5,100/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $47.36 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$2,718, position total $-45,039 (+$15,951 vs today)
🎯 50% normal20 × $43.5024 Jul9d14.0%79%36%$2,280$7,600$45,772
Sell 20 × $43.50 14.0% OTM over spot $38.15 24 Jul 2026 (9d, $1.21 mid)
= $2,280 credit for the 9d cycle → $7,600/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $43.50)
79%
Breach risk
21%
POP (stays ≤ $44.70)
83%
EV / mo
+$2,901
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 2.3 mo [1.1-3.9] median  ·  42% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 37% without)  ·  ~8.0 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $8,579
🛡 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)
36%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$3,384
Free roll-up
+$3/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$50 @ 81% POP
76% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 20 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 4 of 9); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $4.00/sh now → $2.83 mid-life (likely $3.04–$4.56)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.14/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.69/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,094 simulated challenges: the $44 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 9, at $45 (overshoots $1.64). 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)~$4431 Jul 202612d left+$1.36/sh+$2,714
cycle +$4,994
[+$2,054…+$3,069] · 100% credit
69%
surv 55%
-$45,168 NOT
cap gain +$15,822
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$4631 Jul 202612d left+$0.49/sh+$976
cycle +$3,256
[+$178…+$1,087] · 83% credit
73%
surv 63%
-$42,149 NOT
cap gain +$18,841
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$4631 Jul 202612d left+$0.09/sh+$181
cycle +$2,461
[-$848…+$221] · 32% credit
74%
surv 65%
-$41,932 NOT
cap gain +$19,058
Max even-money escape in the band~$4631 Jul 202612d left+$0.09/sh+$181
cycle +$2,461
[-$848…+$221] · 32% credit
74%
surv 65%
-$41,932 NOT
cap gain +$19,058
SS $63 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$5031 Jul 202612d left-$0.97/sh-$1,947
cycle +$333
[-$3,425…-$2,122] · 1% credit
81%
surv 76%
-$35,964 NOT
cap gain +$25,026
budget: banked $2,280 debit $1,947 (85% used ≈ 1.1 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$333 cash · rolled 20 ct earn ≈ $9,293/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$7,600/mo
vs 50% target ($7,594/mo)+0%
vs normal income ($15,188/mo)50% covered
Net income (after hedge)$6,040/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $43.50 is $24 below CC-SS $67.53: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$45,772
… as % of IC ($13,700)334.1%
… as % of ML ($107,700)42.5%
Recovery months (at normal income)3.0 mo
Surgical close (20 ct)$-61,120
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 $1.14 collected) or spot ≥ $44.70 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $44)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $61.12 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $43.06Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$43-44.70
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
≥ $44.70
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 1.01 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$43.50 (≤1σ, normal week)$2,280$-47,882+$13,108+$2,000
+2.5%$44.59 (≤1σ, normal week)$105$-47,855+$13,134-$175
+5%$45.68 (≤1σ, normal week)$-2,070$-47,829+$13,161-$2,350
SS (= V-bounce)$63.43 (3.3σ)$-37,580$-47,403+$13,587-$37,000
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $67.53, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-60,990
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$59,457
− CC assignment net of premium (20 × $43.50): -$45,772
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-47,305 (+$13,685 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-10,305 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-37,000, the opportunity cost of earning $7,600/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $47.36 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$5,440, position total $-47,789 (+$13,201 vs today)
100% normal20 × $4024 Jul9d4.8%63%78%$4,600$15,333+$7,733$50,452
Sell 20 × $40 4.8% OTM over spot $38.15 24 Jul 2026 (9d, $2.36 mid)
= $4,600 credit for the 9d cycle → $15,333/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $40)
63%
Breach risk
37%
POP (stays ≤ $42.36)
74%
EV / mo
+$4,080
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 2.5 mo [1.4-5.0] median, 0.1 mo faster than no FIGHT (2.6 mo)  ·  47% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 37% without)  ·  ~18.5 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $15,439
🛡 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)
63%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$425
Free roll-up
+$2/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$52 @ 90% POP
89% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 20 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 4 of 9); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $3.55/sh now → $2.51 mid-life (likely $3.31–$4.58)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $2.30/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.21/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,878 simulated challenges: the $40 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 9, at $42 (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 (20 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$4031 Jul 202612d left+$1.21/sh+$2,423
cycle +$7,023
[+$1,612…+$2,112] · 100% credit
69%
surv 55%
-$50,222 NOT
cap gain +$10,768
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$4231 Jul 202612d left+$0.58/sh+$1,155
cycle +$5,755
[+$264…+$778] · 87% credit
73%
surv 62%
-$47,746 NOT
cap gain +$13,244
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$4231 Jul 202612d left+$0.33/sh+$670
cycle +$5,270
[-$349…+$230] · 46% credit
74%
surv 64%
-$47,219 NOT
cap gain +$13,771
Max even-money escape in the band~$4231 Jul 202612d left+$0.33/sh+$670
cycle +$5,270
[-$349…+$230] · 46% credit
74%
surv 64%
-$47,219 NOT
cap gain +$13,771
SS $63 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$5231 Jul 202612d left-$1.90/sh-$3,803
cycle +$797
[-$6,541…-$4,859]
90%
surv 89%
-$32,464 NOT
cap gain +$28,526
budget: banked $4,600 debit $3,803 (83% used ≈ 1.1 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$797 cash · rolled 20 ct earn ≈ $3,055/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$15,333/mo
vs 50% target ($7,594/mo)+102%
vs normal income ($15,188/mo)101% covered
Net income (after hedge)$13,773/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $40 is $28 below CC-SS $67.53: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$50,452
… as % of IC ($13,700)368.3%
… as % of ML ($107,700)46.8%
Recovery months (at normal income)3.3 mo
Surgical close (20 ct)$-61,110
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.57/sh (~25% of the $2.30 collected) or spot ≥ $42.36 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $40)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $61.12 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $39.60Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$40-42.36
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $42.36
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 1.01 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$40.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$4,600$-52,646+$8,344+$4,320
+2.5%$41.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$2,600$-52,622+$8,368+$2,320
+5%$42.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$600$-52,598+$8,392+$320
SS (= V-bounce)$63.43 (3.3σ)$-42,260$-52,083+$8,907-$41,680
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $67.53, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-60,990
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$59,457
− CC assignment net of premium (20 × $40): -$50,452
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-51,985 (+$9,005 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-10,305 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-41,680, the opportunity cost of earning $15,333/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $47.36 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$10,120, position total $-52,469 (+$8,521 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 (33 clear the floor), click to expand

Every eligible strike x expiry in the 2-45 DTE band (3 expiries scanned, 33 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: 1.012 (IBKR)  |  Recovery@SS: +$59,457 (un-capped fortress gain if stock rallies to SS)  |  Do-nothing @ SS: $-10,305

StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$432d17 Jul 2026$0.3117/20$7,905$6,42492%93%+$5,925-$41,168300.5%$-44,016 (vs do-nothing $-33,711)
$422d17 Jul 2026$0.4711/20$7,755$6,43187%89%+$5,240-$27,562201.2%$-33,042 (vs do-nothing $-22,737)
$412d17 Jul 2026$0.688/20$8,160$6,91580%85%+$4,675-$20,677150.9%$-27,473 (vs do-nothing $-17,168)
$43.509d24 Jul 2026$1.1420/20$7,600$6,04079%83%+$2,901-$45,772334.1%$-47,305 (vs do-nothing $-37,000)
$439d24 Jul 2026$1.2818/20$7,680$6,17277%82%+$2,852-$41,843305.4%$-44,253 (vs do-nothing $-33,948)
$42.509d24 Jul 2026$1.4117/20$7,990$6,50975%81%+$2,798-$40,148293.0%$-42,996 (vs do-nothing $-32,691)
$4416d31 Jul 2026$2.0720/20$7,762$6,20275%80%+$2,308-$42,912313.2%$-44,445 (vs do-nothing $-34,140)
$43.5016d31 Jul 2026$2.2019/20$7,838$6,30474%79%+$2,214-$41,470302.7%$-43,441 (vs do-nothing $-33,136)
$429d24 Jul 2026$1.6015/20$8,000$6,57173%79%+$2,798-$35,889262.0%$-39,615 (vs do-nothing $-29,310)
$4316d31 Jul 2026$2.3218/20$7,830$6,32272%79%+$2,054-$39,971291.8%$-42,381 (vs do-nothing $-32,076)
$402d17 Jul 2026$1.035/20$7,725$6,55971%80%+$3,943-$13,24896.7%$-21,360 (vs do-nothing $-11,055)
$41.509d24 Jul 2026$1.7314/20$8,073$6,67171%78%+$2,576-$34,015248.3%$-38,179 (vs do-nothing $-27,874)
$42.5016d31 Jul 2026$2.3218/20$7,830$6,32271%78%+$1,575-$40,871298.3%$-43,281 (vs do-nothing $-32,976)
Show 20 more candidates (lower strikes: more income, lower survival)
StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$4216d31 Jul 2026$2.5317/20$8,064$6,58369%77%+$1,674-$39,094285.4%$-41,942 (vs do-nothing $-31,637)
$419d24 Jul 2026$1.9112/20$7,640$6,29068%77%+$2,266-$29,539215.6%$-34,581 (vs do-nothing $-24,276)
$41.5016d31 Jul 2026$2.7315/20$7,678$6,24967%76%+$1,585-$34,944255.1%$-38,670 (vs do-nothing $-28,365)
$4116d31 Jul 2026$2.8615/20$8,044$6,61566%75%+$1,468-$35,499259.1%$-39,225 (vs do-nothing $-28,920)
$40.509d24 Jul 2026$2.1011/20$7,700$6,37665%74%+$1,619-$27,419200.1%$-32,899 (vs do-nothing $-22,594)
$40.5016d31 Jul 2026$3.2513/20$7,922$6,54664%74%+$1,779-$30,909225.6%$-35,512 (vs do-nothing $-25,207)
$409d24 Jul 2026$2.3010/20$7,667$6,36963%74%+$2,040-$25,226184.1%$-31,145 (vs do-nothing $-20,840)
$4016d31 Jul 2026$3.5012/20$7,875$6,52562%73%+$1,771-$28,831210.4%$-33,873 (vs do-nothing $-23,568)
$392d17 Jul 2026$1.404/20$8,400$7,26061%75%+$3,387-$10,85079.2%$-19,401 (vs do-nothing $-9,096)
$39.509d24 Jul 2026$2.5210/20$8,400$7,10261%72%+$1,677-$25,506186.2%$-31,425 (vs do-nothing $-21,120)
$39.5016d31 Jul 2026$3.7011/20$7,631$6,30860%73%+$1,615-$26,759195.3%$-32,239 (vs do-nothing $-21,934)
$3916d31 Jul 2026$3.9511/20$8,147$6,82359%72%+$1,687-$27,034197.3%$-32,514 (vs do-nothing $-22,209)
$399d24 Jul 2026$2.639/20$7,890$6,61958%72%+$1,662-$23,307170.1%$-29,664 (vs do-nothing $-19,359)
$38.5016d31 Jul 2026$3.9011/20$8,044$6,72057%71%+$1,116-$27,639201.7%$-33,119 (vs do-nothing $-22,814)
$38.509d24 Jul 2026$2.988/20$7,947$6,70256%70%+$1,461-$20,837152.1%$-27,633 (vs do-nothing $-17,328)
$3816d31 Jul 2026$4.2010/20$7,875$6,57855%70%+$1,130-$25,326184.9%$-31,245 (vs do-nothing $-20,940)
$389d24 Jul 2026$3.158/20$8,400$7,15553%69%+$1,555-$21,101154.0%$-27,897 (vs do-nothing $-17,592)
$37.5016d31 Jul 2026$4.3010/20$8,062$6,76553%69%+$849-$25,726187.8%$-31,645 (vs do-nothing $-21,340)
$37.509d24 Jul 2026$3.407/20$7,933$6,71550%68%+$1,330-$18,638136.0%$-25,873 (vs do-nothing $-15,568)
$382d17 Jul 2026$1.903/20$8,550$7,43650%70%+$2,714-$8,28860.5%$-17,277 (vs do-nothing $-6,972)

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  |  2026-07-15 03:39