FORTRESS FIGHT: IREN-LC50 @ $40.23

BE SS: $63.43  |  CC-SS: $67.36  |  20 contracts (2,000 sh) |  ⌂ PORTFOLIO

GENERATED2026-08-05 21:42

IREN-LC50 @ $40.23   UNDERWATER $23.20 (36.6% below BE SS)

⚠ EARNINGS · SHORT EXPIRY ONLY
IREN reports 2026-08-27 (Thu), in 22 days. The recommended CC (2d) closes BEFORE earnings , that one is safe , but the richer/longer options below expire after it and would sell through the gap. Keep the tenor inside 2026-08-27.

20 contracts (2,000 sh)  |  BE SS: $63.43  |  CC-SS: $67.36 (banked floor $66.96)  |  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 2026-10-16 (entry $1.351/sh)

Economics

Max Loss$107,700(ND $6.85 + SW $47) x 2000
Normal income ref$13,556/mo95% ann ROI on ML
Hedge rolling cost$1,283/mo
Unrealized P&L$-56,790fortress legs from IBKR
INCOME GOALPOSTS & VELOCITY
50% INCOME FLOOR
$6,778/mo
HEDGE COVER
$1,283/mo
NORMAL INCOME
$13,556/mo (ATM CC, chain)
IC VELOCITY
1.0 mo to earn back $13,700
ML VELOCITY
7.9 mo to earn back $107,700
Deep drawdown confirmed: a CC at CC-SS $67.36 (probe: $65C 16d) brings only $300/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
$853
Hole (after banked)
$55,937
was $56,790 · 2% earned back
Cycles closed
12
Credit in flight
$0
CC-SS · banked floor (info)
$67.36 → $66.96
? 2 leg(s) closed as UNKNOWN (vanished with no fill in window): banked $0, conservative. Fix campaign.json by hand if wrong.
TECHNICALS (cc_timing weekly gate + daily trigger)
WEEKLYNEUTRAL · %B 33 (live) · RSI 46 · MACD bearish, hist rising
DAILYRISING (provisional) · RSI 49 · %B 68 · hist rising (nightly)
LEVELSUpper BB (CC ceiling) $66.29 (+65%) · daily UBB $44.24 · 1-wk expected move ±$7 (chain IV)
SETUPNo tilt: engine default. (advisory; floors and picks are chain-only)
⚠ Next earnings 2026-08-27: candidates whose expiry crosses it are flagged in the spectrum; EV is unreliable across earnings.
INTERPRETATION
Primary: 14 contracts at $45 / 2d. This is the safest strike (survival 85%, breach 15%) that still earns 50% of normal income ($6,778/mo); it brings $7,140/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 19 × $44/2d for $13,965/mo, but breach risk rises to 20% (+5pp vs the primary). The lower strike is hit by a smaller bounce.
More safety, less income: for just the hedge you can sit at 20 × $65/9d (99% survival, $200/mo).
Downside anchor: the primary mortgages $30,826 (225% of IC) ONLY on a full V-bounce all the way to SS $63, recoverable in 2.3 months of normal income. That is the rare tail; the frequent case is the strike holding. Surgical close on the 14 contracts realizes $-39,795 and cuts bleed by $898/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 · 7 Aug 2026 (2d) · sell 14 × $45, 85% survival, $7,140/mo (E[net] $6,002/mo).
The two weekly tracks below are ranked by E[net]/mo = income kept when unchallenged − the net cash cost and forgone cycle when it is. Each has its own full ladder.
TrackExpirySellSurvivalIncome/moE[net]/mo
THIS FRIDAY 🏆7 Aug 2026 · 2d14 × $4585%$7,140$6,002
NEXT FRIDAY14 Aug 2026 · 9d20 × $4678%$7,133$1,345
E[net] arithmetic on the grand pick: keep $476 with probability 84%; on the 16% touch you roll, paying $1,935 to close and taking $2,529 back from the best priced door (net cash $0) and parking about one cycle of income. Charging the FULL buyback with no door credit (the pre-2026-07-25 model) contradicted the campaign simulation, which prices the same event as a cash-neutral even roll.

📅 THIS FRIDAY · 7 Aug 2026 · 2d · E[net] $6,002/mo 🏆 GRAND PICK

🎯 Engine pick: sell 14 × $45 (50% normal), 85% survival, breach 15%, $7,140/mo.
The pick is already past the ~80% (≈1σ) comfort line, so take the income. Stepping out to the $47 rung (🛡 safe yield) lifts survival to 92% (breach 15% → 8%) for $1,740/mo less (24% income) buys safety you do not really need here.
IREN  spot $40.23 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsFIGHT edgePer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
cover hedge18 × $517 Aug2d26.8%97%hist 99%5%hist 1%+1pp$90$1,350-$5,790$29,355
Sell 18 × $51 26.8% OTM over spot $40.23 7 Aug 2026 (2d, $0.09 mid)
= $90 credit for the 2d cycle → $1,350/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $51)
97%
Breach risk
3%
POP (stays ≤ $51.09)
98%
EV / mo
+$768
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+1pp
50% whole by 9mo vs 48% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~0.8/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$-353/mo
median; plan ~$-240/mo after 68% keep · $-2,485 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.5 mo [0.7-3.1], measured ONLY among the 50% of futures that got whole
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
2%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$2,866
Free roll-up
+$6/wk
Safest escape (by 28 Aug 2026)
$66 @ 84% POP
82% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 18 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 1 of 2); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $2.32/sh now → $1.64 mid-life → ≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.05/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.59/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
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)~$5114 Aug 20268d left+$2.18/sh+$3,919
cycle +$4,009
68%
surv 54%
-$30,546 NOT
cap gain +$26,244
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$5714 Aug 20268d left+$0.17/sh+$301
cycle +$391
78%
surv 73%
-$22,265 NOT
cap gain +$34,525
Max even-money escape in the band~$6628 Aug 202622d left+$0.59/sh+$1,055
cycle +$1,145
84%
surv 82%
-$3,088 NOT
cap gain +$53,702
reaches SS ✓
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted +0.5 vol pt per +1% move (spike-vol name: vol expands on a fast move, richer buyback). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$1,350/mo
vs 50% target ($6,778/mo)-80%
vs normal income ($13,556/mo)10% covered
Net income (after hedge)$97/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $51 is $16 below CC-SS $67.36: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$29,355
… as % of IC ($13,700)214.3%
… as % of ML ($107,700)27.3%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.2 mo
Surgical close (18 ct)$-51,183
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.01/sh (~25% of the $0.05 collected) or spot ≥ $51.09 (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 $44.24 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $50.49Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$50-51.09
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
≥ $51.09
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 1.03 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$51.00 (2.9σ)$90$-34,465+$22,325-$54
+2.5%$52.27 (3.2σ)$-2,205$-34,128+$22,662-$2,349
+5%$53.55 (3.6σ)$-4,500$-33,792+$22,998-$4,644
SS (= V-bounce)$63.43 (6.3σ)$-22,284$-31,184+$25,606-$22,428
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $67.36, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-56,790
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$55,983
− CC assignment net of premium (18 × $51): -$29,355
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (2 × $65): -$456
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-30,618 (+$26,172 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-5,364 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-25,254, the opportunity cost of earning $1,350/mo FIGHT income now)
33% normal17 × $477 Aug2d16.8%92%hist 99%17%hist 6%+5pp$306$4,590-$2,550$34,303
Sell 17 × $47 16.8% OTM over spot $40.23 7 Aug 2026 (2d, $0.21 mid)
= $306 credit for the 2d cycle → $4,590/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $47)
92%
Breach risk
8%
POP (stays ≤ $47.20)
92%
EV / mo
+$1,798
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+5pp
46% whole by 9mo vs 42% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~2.8/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$1,085/mo
median; plan ~$738/mo after 68% keep · $3,963 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.4 mo [0.7-2.9], measured ONLY among the 46% of futures that got whole
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
7%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$2,188
Free roll-up
+$5/wk
Safest escape (by 28 Aug 2026)
$62 @ 86% POP
84% 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: $2.07/sh now → $1.47 mid-life (likely $1.50–$2.55)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.18/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.29/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 222 simulated challenges: the $47 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 2, at $49 (overshoots $1.70). 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)~$4714 Aug 20268d left+$1.93/sh+$3,275
cycle +$3,581
[+$3,216…+$3,610] · 100% credit
67%
surv 54%
-$39,222 NOT
cap gain +$17,568
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$6128 Aug 202622d left+$0.35/sh+$589
cycle +$895
[-$354…+$720] · 67% credit
85%
surv 83%
-$13,497 NOT
cap gain +$43,293
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$5214 Aug 20268d left+$0.26/sh+$438
cycle +$744
[-$272…+$510] · 65% credit
77%
surv 72%
-$32,224 NOT
cap gain +$24,566
Max even-money escape in the band~$6228 Aug 202622d left+$0.25/sh+$433
cycle +$739
[-$534…+$553] · 59% credit
86%
surv 84%
-$11,589 NOT
cap gain +$45,201
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$4,590/mo
vs 50% target ($6,778/mo)-32%
vs normal income ($13,556/mo)34% covered
Net income (after hedge)$3,352/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $47 is $20 below CC-SS $67.36: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$34,303
… as % of IC ($13,700)250.4%
… as % of ML ($107,700)31.9%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.5 mo
Surgical close (17 ct)$-48,314
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.04/sh (~25% of the $0.18 collected) or spot ≥ $47.20 (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 $44.24 (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
$47-47.20
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
≥ $47.20
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 1.03 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$47.00 (1.8σ)$306$-42,497+$14,293+$170
+2.5%$48.17 (2.1σ)$-1,691$-42,069+$14,721-$1,827
+5%$49.35 (2.5σ)$-3,689$-41,642+$15,148-$3,825
SS (= V-bounce)$63.43 (6.3σ)$-27,625$-36,517+$20,273-$27,761
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $67.36, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-56,790
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$55,983
− CC assignment net of premium (17 × $47): -$34,303
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (3 × $65): -$684
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-35,794 (+$20,996 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-5,364 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-30,430, the opportunity cost of earning $4,590/mo FIGHT income now)
🛡 safe yield20 × $477 Aug2d16.8%92%hist 99%17%hist 6%+5pp$360$5,400-$1,740$40,357
Sell 20 × $47 16.8% OTM over spot $40.23 7 Aug 2026 (2d, $0.21 mid)
= $360 credit for the 2d cycle → $5,400/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $47)
92%
Breach risk
8%
POP (stays ≤ $47.20)
92%
EV / mo
+$2,115
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+5pp
50% whole by 9mo vs 46% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~2.7/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$1,668/mo
median; plan ~$1,134/mo after 68% keep · $5,267 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.5 mo [0.8-3.2], measured ONLY among the 50% of futures that got whole
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
8%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$2,574
Free roll-up
+$5/wk
Safest escape (by 28 Aug 2026)
$62 @ 86% POP
84% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 20 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 1 of 2); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $2.07/sh now → $1.47 mid-life (likely $1.52–$2.93)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.18/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.29/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 239 simulated challenges: the $47 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 2, at $49 (overshoots $1.85). 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)~$4714 Aug 20268d left+$1.93/sh+$3,853
cycle +$4,213
[+$3,707…+$4,244] · 100% credit
67%
surv 54%
-$38,614 NOT
cap gain +$18,176
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$6128 Aug 202622d left+$0.35/sh+$692
cycle +$1,052
[-$849…+$833] · 62% credit
85%
surv 83%
-$13,364 NOT
cap gain +$43,426
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$5214 Aug 20268d left+$0.26/sh+$515
cycle +$875
[-$633…+$589] · 59% credit
77%
surv 72%
-$32,117 NOT
cap gain +$24,673
Max even-money escape in the band~$6228 Aug 202622d left+$0.25/sh+$509
cycle +$869
[-$1,069…+$636] · 55% credit
86%
surv 84%
-$11,483 NOT
cap gain +$45,307
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$5,400/mo
vs 50% target ($6,778/mo)-20%
vs normal income ($13,556/mo)40% covered
Net income (after hedge)$4,117/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $47 is $20 below CC-SS $67.36: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$40,357
… as % of IC ($13,700)294.6%
… as % of ML ($107,700)37.5%
Recovery months (at normal income)3.0 mo
Surgical close (20 ct)$-56,840
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.04/sh (~25% of the $0.18 collected) or spot ≥ $47.20 (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 $44.24 (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
$47-47.20
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
≥ $47.20
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 1.03 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$47.00 (1.8σ)$360$-42,467+$14,323+$200
+2.5%$48.17 (2.1σ)$-1,990$-42,392+$14,398-$2,150
+5%$49.35 (2.5σ)$-4,340$-42,317+$14,473-$4,500
SS (= V-bounce)$63.43 (6.3σ)$-32,500$-41,416+$15,374-$32,660
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $67.36, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-56,790
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$55,983
− CC assignment net of premium (20 × $47): -$40,357
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-41,164 (+$15,626 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-5,364 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-35,800, the opportunity cost of earning $5,400/mo FIGHT income now)
🎯 50% normal14 × $457 Aug2d11.8%85%hist 95%31%hist 22%+7pp$476$7,140$30,826
Sell 14 × $45 11.8% OTM over spot $40.23 7 Aug 2026 (2d, $0.37 mid)
= $476 credit for the 2d cycle → $7,140/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $45)
85%
Breach risk
15%
POP (stays ≤ $45.37)
87%
EV / mo
+$1,881
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+7pp
53% whole by 9mo vs 46% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~4.9/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$2,064/mo
median; plan ~$1,403/mo after 68% keep · $8,019 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.9 mo [0.7-3.2], measured ONLY among the 53% of futures that got whole
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
16%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,459
Free roll-up
+$5/wk
Safest escape (by 28 Aug 2026)
$60 @ 87% POP
85% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 14 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 1 of 2); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $1.95/sh now → $1.38 mid-life (likely $1.56–$2.92)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.34/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.04/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 478 simulated challenges: the $45 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 2, at $47 (overshoots $2.01). The [P25–P75] under each Total is that door's credit across those paths; % credit is the share of those challenges where the roll is a net credit.
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (14 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$4514 Aug 20268d left+$1.81/sh+$2,529
cycle +$3,005
[+$2,382…+$2,712] · 100% credit
67%
surv 54%
-$43,902 NOT
cap gain +$12,888
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$5728 Aug 202622d left+$0.62/sh+$868
cycle +$1,344
[-$136…+$817] · 72% credit
84%
surv 81%
-$21,280 NOT
cap gain +$35,510
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$5014 Aug 20268d left+$0.17/sh+$233
cycle +$709
[-$668…+$155] · 41% credit
78%
surv 73%
-$36,363 NOT
cap gain +$20,427
Max even-money escape in the band~$6028 Aug 202622d left+$0.11/sh+$151
cycle +$627
[-$1,073…+$52] · 30% credit
87%
surv 85%
-$15,805 NOT
cap gain +$40,985
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$7,140/mo
vs 50% target ($6,778/mo)+5%
vs normal income ($13,556/mo)53% covered
Net income (after hedge)$5,947/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $45 is $22 below CC-SS $67.36: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$30,826
… as % of IC ($13,700)225.0%
… as % of ML ($107,700)28.6%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.3 mo
Surgical close (14 ct)$-39,795
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.09/sh (~25% of the $0.34 collected) or spot ≥ $45.37 (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 $44.24 (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
$45-45.37
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
≥ $45.37
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 1.03 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$45.00 (1.3σ)$476$-46,431+$10,359+$364
+2.5%$46.12 (1.6σ)$-1,099$-45,684+$11,106-$1,211
+5%$47.25 (1.9σ)$-2,674$-44,937+$11,853-$2,786
SS (= V-bounce)$63.43 (6.3σ)$-25,326$-34,194+$22,596-$25,438
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $67.36, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-56,790
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$55,983
− CC assignment net of premium (14 × $45): -$30,826
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (6 × $65): -$1,367
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-33,000 (+$23,790 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-5,364 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-27,636, the opportunity cost of earning $7,140/mo FIGHT income now)
100% normal19 × $447 Aug2d9.4%80%hist 95%41%hist 32%+9pp$931$13,965+$6,825$43,450
Sell 19 × $44 9.4% OTM over spot $40.23 7 Aug 2026 (2d, $0.53 mid)
= $931 credit for the 2d cycle → $13,965/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $44)
80%
Breach risk
20%
POP (stays ≤ $44.53)
83%
EV / mo
+$3,269
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+9pp
55% whole by 9mo vs 46% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~6.7/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$4,193/mo
median; plan ~$2,851/mo after 68% keep · $19,059 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~2.1 mo [0.8-4.0], measured ONLY among the 55% of futures that got whole
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
23%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,616
Free roll-up
+$5/wk
Safest escape (by 28 Aug 2026)
$64 @ 91% POP
91% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 19 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 1 of 2); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $1.90/sh now → $1.34 mid-life (likely $1.52–$3.01)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.49/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.85/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 693 simulated challenges: the $44 strike is typically first touched on day 1 of 2, at $46 (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 (19 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$4414 Aug 20268d left+$1.75/sh+$3,320
cycle +$4,251
[+$3,059…+$3,510] · 100% credit
67%
surv 54%
-$44,760 NOT
cap gain +$12,030
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$5628 Aug 202622d left+$0.53/sh+$1,012
cycle +$1,943
[-$514…+$935] · 63% credit
84%
surv 82%
-$22,785 NOT
cap gain +$34,005
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$4914 Aug 20268d left+$0.12/sh+$233
cycle +$1,164
[-$1,131…+$129] · 34% credit
78%
surv 74%
-$38,012 NOT
cap gain +$18,778
Max even-money escape in the band~$5928 Aug 202622d left+$0.04/sh+$76
cycle +$1,007
[-$1,783…-$56] · 22% credit
87%
surv 86%
-$17,529 NOT
cap gain +$39,261
SS $63 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$6428 Aug 202622d left-$0.46/sh-$865
cycle +$66
[-$3,081…-$1,067]
91%
surv 91%
-$8,150 NOT
cap gain +$48,640
budget: banked $931 debit $865 (93% used ≈ 0.3 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$66 cash · rolled 19 ct earn ≈ $2,294/mo while parked; 1 ct free to re-sell · clears SS ✓
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted +0.5 vol pt per +1% move (spike-vol name: vol expands on a fast move, richer buyback). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$13,965/mo
vs 50% target ($6,778/mo)+106%
vs normal income ($13,556/mo)103% covered
Net income (after hedge)$12,697/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $44 is $23 below CC-SS $67.36: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$43,450
… as % of IC ($13,700)317.2%
… as % of ML ($107,700)40.3%
Recovery months (at normal income)3.2 mo
Surgical close (19 ct)$-54,026
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.12/sh (~25% of the $0.49 collected) or spot ≥ $44.53 (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 $44.24 (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
$44-44.53
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
≥ $44.53
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 1.03 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$44.00 (1.0σ)$931$-48,080+$8,710+$779
+2.5%$45.10 (1.3σ)$-1,159$-47,900+$8,890-$1,311
+5%$46.20 (1.6σ)$-3,249$-47,719+$9,071-$3,401
SS (= V-bounce)$63.43 (6.3σ)$-35,986$-44,894+$11,896-$36,138
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $67.36, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-56,790
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$55,983
− CC assignment net of premium (19 × $44): -$43,450
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (1 × $65): -$228
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-44,485 (+$12,305 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-5,364 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-39,121, the opportunity cost of earning $13,965/mo FIGHT income now)
A nudge, not a rule: the engine maximizes income at acceptable safety; this weighs the income you would give up against the breach risk you would shed. Your hedge bleed and your read on IREN are the tiebreakers.

📅 NEXT FRIDAY · 14 Aug 2026 · 9d · E[net] $1,345/mo

🎯 Engine pick: sell 20 × $46 (50% normal), 78% survival, breach 22%, $7,133/mo.
⚖️ Worth a safer step: the $48 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 84% (breach 22% → 16%) for $2,447/mo less (34% income), and it still covers your hedge. The pick sits below the ~80% (≈1σ) comfort line; on a drawdown you are nursing back, dodging the frequent breach usually beats the extra premium. Lean: the safer $48 rung, unless you need the income to cover the hedge bleed, or you expect IREN to stay flat-to-down near term.
IREN  spot $40.23 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsFIGHT edgePer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
cover hedge12 × $5214 Aug9d29.2%92%hist 99%17%hist 6%+1pp$396$1,320-$5,813$18,034
Sell 12 × $52 29.2% OTM over spot $40.23 14 Aug 2026 (9d, $0.39 mid)
= $396 credit for the 9d cycle → $1,320/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $52)
92%
Breach risk
8%
POP (stays ≤ $52.39)
92%
EV / mo
+$447
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+1pp
42% whole by 9mo vs 41% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~0.9/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$-386/mo
median; plan ~$-263/mo after 68% keep · $-2,889 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.8 mo [1.0-3.2], measured ONLY among the 42% of futures that got whole
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
12%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$3,335
Free roll-up
+$4/wk
Safest escape (by 28 Aug 2026)
$62 @ 80% POP
76% 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 4 of 9); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $4.39/sh now → $3.11 mid-life (likely $2.49–$4.22)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.33/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.78/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 355 simulated challenges: the $52 strike is typically first touched on day 6 of 9, at $54 (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 (12 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$5221 Aug 202612d left+$1.48/sh+$1,771
cycle +$2,167
[+$1,735…+$2,661] · 100% credit
68%
surv 55%
-$30,276 NOT
cap gain +$26,514
Max even-money escape in the band~$6028 Aug 202618d left+$0.17/sh+$209
cycle +$605
[-$204…+$952] · 67% credit
78%
surv 73%
-$15,811 NOT
cap gain +$40,979
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)~$5621 Aug 202612d left+$0.09/sh+$111
cycle +$507
[-$171…+$702] · 65% credit
74%
surv 66%
-$24,165 NOT
cap gain +$32,625
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$6228 Aug 202618d left-$0.30/sh-$358
cycle +$38
[-$855…+$353] · 39% credit
80%
surv 76%
-$12,250 NOT
cap gain +$44,540
budget: banked $396 debit $358 (90% used ≈ 1.2 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$38 cash · rolled 12 ct earn ≈ $5,622/mo while parked; 8 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$1,320/mo
vs 50% target ($6,778/mo)-81%
vs normal income ($13,556/mo)10% covered
Net income (after hedge)$157/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $52 is $15 below CC-SS $67.36: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$18,034
… as % of IC ($13,700)131.6%
… as % of ML ($107,700)16.7%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.3 mo
Surgical close (12 ct)$-34,146
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 $0.33 collected) or spot ≥ $52.39 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $52)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $44.24 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $51.48Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$51-52.39
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
≥ $52.39
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 1.03 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$52.00 (1.5σ)$396$-32,047+$24,743+$300
+2.5%$53.30 (1.7σ)$-1,164$-30,924+$25,866-$1,260
+5%$54.60 (1.8σ)$-2,724$-29,801+$26,989-$2,820
SS (= V-bounce)$63.43 (2.9σ)$-13,320$-22,172+$34,618-$13,416
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $67.36, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-56,790
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$55,983
− CC assignment net of premium (12 × $52): -$18,034
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (8 × $65): -$1,823
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-20,664 (+$36,126 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-5,364 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-15,300, the opportunity cost of earning $1,320/mo FIGHT income now)
🛡 safe yield20 × $5214 Aug9d29.2%92%hist 99%17%hist 6%+4pp$660$2,200-$4,933$30,057
Sell 20 × $52 29.2% OTM over spot $40.23 14 Aug 2026 (9d, $0.39 mid)
= $660 credit for the 9d cycle → $2,200/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $52)
92%
Breach risk
8%
POP (stays ≤ $52.39)
92%
EV / mo
+$744
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+4pp
46% whole by 9mo vs 42% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~0.9/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$-12/mo
median; plan ~$-8/mo after 68% keep · $-64 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~2.5 mo [1.3-4.7], measured ONLY among the 46% of futures that got whole
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
12%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$5,559
Free roll-up
+$4/wk
Safest escape (by 28 Aug 2026)
$62 @ 80% 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: $4.39/sh now → $3.11 mid-life (likely $2.46–$4.41)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.33/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.78/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 363 simulated challenges: the $52 strike is typically first touched on day 6 of 9, at $54 (overshoots $1.95). 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)~$5221 Aug 202612d left+$1.48/sh+$2,951
cycle +$3,611
[+$2,812…+$4,476] · 100% credit
68%
surv 55%
-$28,896 NOT
cap gain +$27,894
Max even-money escape in the band~$6028 Aug 202618d left+$0.17/sh+$348
cycle +$1,008
[-$393…+$1,584] · 64% credit
78%
surv 73%
-$15,472 NOT
cap gain +$41,318
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)~$5621 Aug 202612d left+$0.09/sh+$185
cycle +$845
[-$313…+$1,181] · 61% credit
74%
surv 66%
-$23,891 NOT
cap gain +$32,899
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$6228 Aug 202618d left-$0.30/sh-$597
cycle +$63
[-$1,526…+$575] · 37% credit
80%
surv 76%
-$12,289 NOT
cap gain +$44,501
budget: banked $660 debit $597 (90% used ≈ 1.2 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$63 cash · rolled 20 ct earn ≈ $9,370/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$2,200/mo
vs 50% target ($6,778/mo)-68%
vs normal income ($13,556/mo)16% covered
Net income (after hedge)$917/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $52 is $15 below CC-SS $67.36: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$30,057
… as % of IC ($13,700)219.4%
… as % of ML ($107,700)27.9%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.2 mo
Surgical close (20 ct)$-56,910
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 $0.33 collected) or spot ≥ $52.39 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $52)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $44.24 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $51.48Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$51-52.39
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
≥ $52.39
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 1.03 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$52.00 (1.5σ)$660$-31,847+$24,943+$500
+2.5%$53.30 (1.7σ)$-1,940$-31,764+$25,026-$2,100
+5%$54.60 (1.8σ)$-4,540$-31,681+$25,109-$4,700
SS (= V-bounce)$63.43 (2.9σ)$-22,200$-31,116+$25,674-$22,360
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $67.36, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-56,790
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$55,983
− CC assignment net of premium (20 × $52): -$30,057
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-30,864 (+$25,926 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-5,364 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-25,500, the opportunity cost of earning $2,200/mo FIGHT income now)
33% normal ← lean19 × $4814 Aug9d19.3%84%hist 95%34%hist 22%+5pp$1,406$4,687-$2,447$35,375
Sell 19 × $48 19.3% OTM over spot $40.23 14 Aug 2026 (9d, $0.80 mid)
= $1,406 credit for the 9d cycle → $4,687/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $48)
84%
Breach risk
16%
POP (stays ≤ $48.80)
86%
EV / mo
+$1,181
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+5pp
46% whole by 9mo vs 42% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~1.7/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$865/mo
median; plan ~$588/mo after 68% keep · $3,947 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~2.1 mo [1.2-3.6], measured ONLY among the 46% of futures that got whole
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
27%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$3,853
Free roll-up
+$3/wk
Safest escape (by 28 Aug 2026)
$59 @ 83% 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 4 of 9); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $3.91/sh now → $2.77 mid-life (likely $2.63–$4.22)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.74/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.03/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 809 simulated challenges: the $48 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 9, at $50 (overshoots $1.84). 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)~$4821 Aug 202612d left+$1.31/sh+$2,489
cycle +$3,895
[+$2,159…+$3,293] · 100% credit
68%
surv 55%
-$36,860 NOT
cap gain +$19,930
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$5428 Aug 202618d left+$0.44/sh+$841
cycle +$2,247
[-$21…+$1,379] · 74% credit
77%
surv 70%
-$26,609 NOT
cap gain +$30,181
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$5121 Aug 202612d left+$0.28/sh+$529
cycle +$1,935
[-$54…+$964] · 71% credit
73%
surv 64%
-$33,113 NOT
cap gain +$23,677
Max even-money escape in the band~$5528 Aug 202618d left+$0.17/sh+$325
cycle +$1,731
[-$615…+$835] · 49% credit
78%
surv 72%
-$25,061 NOT
cap gain +$31,729
SS $63 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$5928 Aug 202618d left-$0.69/sh-$1,306
cycle +$100
[-$2,578…-$908] · 12% credit
83%
surv 80%
-$18,437 NOT
cap gain +$38,353
budget: banked $1,406 debit $1,306 (93% used ≈ 1.2 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$100 cash · rolled 19 ct earn ≈ $6,588/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$4,687/mo
vs 50% target ($6,778/mo)-31%
vs normal income ($13,556/mo)35% covered
Net income (after hedge)$3,418/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $48 is $19 below CC-SS $67.36: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$35,375
… as % of IC ($13,700)258.2%
… as % of ML ($107,700)32.8%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.6 mo
Surgical close (19 ct)$-54,064
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 ≥ $48.80 (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 $44.24 (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
$48-48.80
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
≥ $48.80
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 1.03 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$48.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,406$-39,349+$17,441+$1,254
+2.5%$49.20 (1.1σ)$-874$-39,152+$17,638-$1,026
+5%$50.40 (1.3σ)$-3,154$-38,955+$17,835-$3,306
SS (= V-bounce)$63.43 (2.9σ)$-27,911$-36,819+$19,971-$28,063
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $67.36, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-56,790
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$55,983
− CC assignment net of premium (19 × $48): -$35,375
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (1 × $65): -$228
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-36,410 (+$20,380 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-5,364 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-31,046, the opportunity cost of earning $4,687/mo FIGHT income now)
🎯 50% normal20 × $4614 Aug9d14.3%78%hist 92%46%hist 32%+7pp$2,140$7,133$40,577
Sell 20 × $46 14.3% OTM over spot $40.23 14 Aug 2026 (9d, $1.14 mid)
= $2,140 credit for the 9d cycle → $7,133/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $46)
78%
Breach risk
22%
POP (stays ≤ $47.14)
82%
EV / mo
+$1,406
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+7pp
46% whole by 9mo vs 39% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~2.7/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$1,366/mo
median; plan ~$929/mo after 68% keep · $7,737 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~2.7 mo [1.3-4.6], measured ONLY among the 46% of futures that got whole
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
36%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$3,067
Free roll-up
+$3/wk
Safest escape (by 28 Aug 2026)
$59 @ 86% POP
84% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 20 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 4 of 9); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $3.68/sh now → $2.60 mid-life (likely $2.83–$4.27)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.07/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.53/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,066 simulated challenges: the $46 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 9, at $48 (overshoots $1.82). 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)~$4621 Aug 202612d left+$1.23/sh+$2,461
cycle +$4,601
[+$1,965…+$2,895] · 100% credit
68%
surv 55%
-$40,290 NOT
cap gain +$16,500
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$5128 Aug 202618d left+$0.72/sh+$1,436
cycle +$3,576
[+$496…+$1,657] · 91% credit
76%
surv 69%
-$31,480 NOT
cap gain +$25,310
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$4921 Aug 202612d left+$0.20/sh+$407
cycle +$2,547
[-$346…+$526] · 51% credit
73%
surv 64%
-$36,637 NOT
cap gain +$20,153
Max even-money escape in the band~$5328 Aug 202618d left+$0.06/sh+$120
cycle +$2,260
[-$1,084…+$180] · 30% credit
78%
surv 73%
-$28,668 NOT
cap gain +$28,122
SS $63 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$5928 Aug 202618d left-$1.06/sh-$2,117
cycle +$23
[-$3,904…-$2,302] · 1% credit
86%
surv 84%
-$18,521 NOT
cap gain +$38,269
budget: banked $2,140 debit $2,117 (99% used ≈ 1.3 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$23 cash · rolled 20 ct earn ≈ $5,150/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$7,133/mo
vs 50% target ($6,778/mo)+5%
vs normal income ($13,556/mo)53% covered
Net income (after hedge)$5,850/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $46 is $21 below CC-SS $67.36: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$40,577
… as % of IC ($13,700)296.2%
… as % of ML ($107,700)37.7%
Recovery months (at normal income)3.0 mo
Surgical close (20 ct)$-56,930
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.27/sh (~25% of the $1.07 collected) or spot ≥ $47.14 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $46)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $44.24 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $45.54Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$46-47.14
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $47.14
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 1.03 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$46.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$2,140$-42,751+$14,039+$1,980
+2.5%$47.15 (≤1σ, normal week)$-160$-42,677+$14,113-$320
+5%$48.30 (1.0σ)$-2,460$-42,604+$14,186-$2,620
SS (= V-bounce)$63.43 (2.9σ)$-32,720$-41,636+$15,154-$32,880
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $67.36, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-56,790
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$55,983
− CC assignment net of premium (20 × $46): -$40,577
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-41,384 (+$15,406 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-5,364 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-36,020, the opportunity cost of earning $7,133/mo FIGHT income now)
100% normal19 × $4214 Aug9d4.4%62%hist 78%81%hist 81%+8pp$4,142$13,807+$6,673$44,039
Sell 19 × $42 4.4% OTM over spot $40.23 14 Aug 2026 (9d, $2.25 mid)
= $4,142 credit for the 9d cycle → $13,807/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $42)
62%
Breach risk
38%
POP (stays ≤ $44.26)
72%
EV / mo
+$1,573
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+8pp
50% whole by 9mo vs 42% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~6.0/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$2,525/mo
median; plan ~$1,717/mo after 68% keep · $12,520 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~2.1 mo [1.1-3.7], measured ONLY among the 50% of futures that got whole
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
65%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$205
Free roll-up
+$3/wk
Safest escape (by 28 Aug 2026)
$62 @ 94% POP
93% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 19 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 4 of 9); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $3.23/sh now → $2.29 mid-life (likely $2.99–$4.22)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $2.18/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.11/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,939 simulated challenges: the $42 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 9, at $44 (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 (19 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$4221 Aug 202612d left+$1.08/sh+$2,047
cycle +$6,189
[+$1,471…+$1,868] · 100% credit
68%
surv 54%
-$46,950 NOT
cap gain +$9,840
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$4628 Aug 202618d left+$0.65/sh+$1,231
cycle +$5,373
[+$100…+$752] · 80% credit
75%
surv 67%
-$39,995 NOT
cap gain +$16,795
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$4521 Aug 202612d left+$0.06/sh+$118
cycle +$4,260
[-$798…-$294] · 15% credit
74%
surv 65%
-$43,172 NOT
cap gain +$13,618
Max even-money escape in the band~$4828 Aug 202618d left+$0.10/sh+$194
cycle +$4,336
[-$1,174…-$392] · 15% credit
78%
surv 72%
-$36,904 NOT
cap gain +$19,886
SS $63 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$6228 Aug 202618d left-$1.76/sh-$3,345
cycle +$797
[-$6,045…-$4,351]
94%
surv 93%
-$11,547 NOT
cap gain +$45,243
budget: banked $4,142 debit $3,345 (81% used ≈ 1.1 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$797 cash · rolled 19 ct earn ≈ $1,670/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$13,807/mo
vs 50% target ($6,778/mo)+104%
vs normal income ($13,556/mo)102% covered
Net income (after hedge)$12,538/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $42 is $25 below CC-SS $67.36: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$44,039
… as % of IC ($13,700)321.5%
… as % of ML ($107,700)40.9%
Recovery months (at normal income)3.2 mo
Surgical close (19 ct)$-54,093
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.55/sh (~25% of the $2.18 collected) or spot ≥ $44.26 (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 $44.24 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $41.58Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$42-44.26
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
≥ $44.26
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 1.03 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$42.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$4,142$-48,997+$7,793+$3,990
+2.5%$43.05 (≤1σ, normal week)$2,147$-48,825+$7,965+$1,995
+5%$44.10 (≤1σ, normal week)$152$-48,653+$8,137+$0
SS (= V-bounce)$63.43 (2.9σ)$-36,575$-45,483+$11,307-$36,727
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $67.36, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-56,790
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$55,983
− CC assignment net of premium (19 × $42): -$44,039
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (1 × $65): -$228
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-45,074 (+$11,716 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-5,364 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-39,710, the opportunity cost of earning $13,807/mo FIGHT income now)
A nudge, not a rule: the engine maximizes income at acceptable safety; this weighs the income you would give up against the breach risk you would shed. Your hedge bleed and your read on IREN are the tiebreakers.
⚔ FIGHT CC options · full candidate scan (30 clear the floor), click to expand

Every eligible strike x expiry in the 2-45 DTE band (4 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: 1.032 (IBKR)  |  Recovery@SS: +$55,983 (un-capped fortress gain if stock rallies to SS)  |  Do-nothing @ SS: $-5,364

StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$452d7 Aug 2026$0.3414/20$7,140$5,94785%87%+$1,881-$30,826225.0%$-33,000 (vs do-nothing $-27,636)
$442d7 Aug 2026$0.4910/20$7,350$6,21780%83%+$1,721-$22,868166.9%$-25,954 (vs do-nothing $-20,590)
$469d14 Aug 2026$1.0720/20$7,133$5,85078%82%+$1,406-$40,577296.2%$-41,384 (vs do-nothing $-36,020)
$459d14 Aug 2026$1.3016/20$6,933$5,71075%79%+$1,270-$33,693245.9%$-35,412 (vs do-nothing $-30,048)
$4616d21 Aug 2026$1.8720/20$7,012$5,72974%79%+$1,437-$38,977284.5%$-39,784 (vs do-nothing $-34,420)
$432d7 Aug 2026$0.707/20$7,350$6,26274%79%+$1,505-$16,561120.9%$-20,330 (vs do-nothing $-14,966)
$4623d28 Aug 2026$2.6020/20$6,783$5,49972%78%+$911-$37,517273.8%$-38,324 (vs do-nothing $-32,960)
$4516d21 Aug 2026$2.1417/20$6,821$5,58372%78%+$1,296-$34,371250.9%$-35,862 (vs do-nothing $-30,498)
$449d14 Aug 2026$1.5514/20$7,233$6,04071%77%+$1,144-$30,532222.9%$-32,706 (vs do-nothing $-27,342)
$4523d28 Aug 2026$2.9718/20$6,973$5,72070%77%+$1,036-$34,899254.7%$-36,162 (vs do-nothing $-30,798)
$4416d21 Aug 2026$2.4016/20$7,200$5,97768%76%+$1,154-$33,533244.8%$-35,252 (vs do-nothing $-29,888)
$422d7 Aug 2026$0.965/20$7,200$6,14267%74%+$1,111-$12,19989.0%$-16,424 (vs do-nothing $-11,060)
$4423d28 Aug 2026$3.1517/20$6,985$5,74667%75%+$734-$34,354250.8%$-35,845 (vs do-nothing $-30,481)
Show 17 more candidates (lower strikes: more income, lower survival)
StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$439d14 Aug 2026$1.8511/20$6,783$5,63567%75%+$942-$24,759180.7%$-27,617 (vs do-nothing $-22,253)
$4316d21 Aug 2026$2.7214/20$7,140$5,94765%74%+$1,008-$30,294221.1%$-32,468 (vs do-nothing $-27,104)
$4323d28 Aug 2026$3.4516/20$7,200$5,97764%74%+$618-$33,453244.2%$-35,172 (vs do-nothing $-29,808)
$429d14 Aug 2026$2.1810/20$7,267$6,13362%72%+$828-$23,178169.2%$-26,264 (vs do-nothing $-20,900)
$4216d21 Aug 2026$3.0013/20$7,312$6,13462%72%+$736-$29,066212.2%$-31,468 (vs do-nothing $-26,104)
$4223d28 Aug 2026$3.8014/20$6,939$5,74662%72%+$509-$30,182220.3%$-32,356 (vs do-nothing $-26,992)
$412d7 Aug 2026$1.294/20$7,740$6,69759%70%+$794-$10,02773.2%$-14,480 (vs do-nothing $-9,116)
$4123d28 Aug 2026$4.1513/20$7,037$5,85959%71%+$385-$28,871210.7%$-31,273 (vs do-nothing $-25,909)
$4116d21 Aug 2026$3.3511/20$6,909$5,76158%70%+$506-$25,309184.7%$-28,167 (vs do-nothing $-22,803)
$419d14 Aug 2026$2.558/20$6,800$5,69758%70%+$599-$19,047139.0%$-22,588 (vs do-nothing $-17,224)
$4023d28 Aug 2026$4.6512/20$7,278$6,11555%69%+$453-$27,250198.9%$-29,880 (vs do-nothing $-24,516)
$4016d21 Aug 2026$3.8510/20$7,219$6,08554%68%+$548-$23,508171.6%$-26,594 (vs do-nothing $-21,230)
$409d14 Aug 2026$2.997/20$6,977$5,88853%67%+$495-$17,058124.5%$-20,827 (vs do-nothing $-15,463)
$39.5016d21 Aug 2026$4.0010/20$7,500$6,36752%67%+$371-$23,858174.1%$-26,944 (vs do-nothing $-21,580)
$39.509d14 Aug 2026$3.207/20$7,467$6,37850%66%+$404-$17,261126.0%$-21,030 (vs do-nothing $-15,666)
$402d7 Aug 2026$1.673/20$7,515$6,48750%65%+$283-$7,70756.3%$-12,387 (vs do-nothing $-7,023)
$39.502d7 Aug 2026$1.903/20$8,550$7,52245%63%+$120-$7,78856.8%$-12,468 (vs do-nothing $-7,104)

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

fortress_fight.py v6.3  |  2026-08-05 21:42