FORTRESS FIGHT: IREN-LC50 @ $43.66

BE SS: $63.43  |  CC-SS: $66.67  |  20 contracts (2,000 sh) |  ⌂ PORTFOLIO

GENERATED2026-09-28 21:45

IREN-LC50 @ $43.66   UNDERWATER $19.77 (31.2% below BE SS)

20 contracts (2,000 sh)  |  BE SS: $63.43  |  CC-SS: $66.67 (banked floor $64.83)  |  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 2026-11-20 (entry $0.377/sh)

Economics

Max Loss$107,700(ND $6.85 + SW $47) x 2000
Normal income ref$12,327/mo95% ann ROI on ML
Hedge rolling cost$272/mo
Unrealized P&L$-51,150fortress legs from IBKR
INCOME GOALPOSTS & VELOCITY
50% INCOME FLOOR
$6,164/mo
HEDGE COVER
$272/mo
NORMAL INCOME
$12,327/mo (ATM CC, chain)
IC VELOCITY
1.1 mo to earn back $13,700
ML VELOCITY
8.7 mo to earn back $107,700
Deep drawdown confirmed: a CC at CC-SS $66.67 (probe: $65C 11d) brings only $55/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
$4,076
Hole (after banked)
$47,074
was $51,150 · 8% earned back
Cycles closed
22
Credit in flight
$0
CC-SS · banked floor (info)
$66.67 → $64.83
⚠ ASSIGNMENT recorded: 20x $40C 20260904 on 2026-09-08. Premium kept, but check the position: assignment below CC-SS locks the cap give-up.
? 6 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 44 (live) · RSI 50 · MACD bullish, hist rising
DAILYFALLING (provisional) · RSI 51 · %B 47 · hist falling (nightly)
LEVELSUpper BB (CC ceiling) $62.73 (+44%) · daily UBB $49.48 · 1-wk expected move ±$5 (chain IV)
SETUPNo tilt: engine default. (advisory; floors and picks are chain-only)
⚠ Next earnings 2026-11-05: candidates whose expiry crosses it are flagged in the spectrum; EV is unreliable across earnings.
INTERPRETATION
Primary: 19 contracts at $47.50 / 4d. This is the safest strike (survival 83%, breach 17%) that still earns 50% of normal income ($6,164/mo); it brings $6,270/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 × $45.50/4d for $12,682/mo, but breach risk rises to 31% (+14pp vs the primary). The lower strike is hit by a smaller bounce.
More safety, less income: for just the hedge you can sit at 20 × $65/11d (99% survival, $55/mo).
Downside anchor: the primary mortgages $35,589 (260% of IC) ONLY on a full V-bounce all the way to SS $63, recoverable in 2.9 months of normal income. That is the rare tail; the frequent case is the strike holding. Surgical close on the 19 contracts realizes $-48,631 and cuts bleed by $258/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 · 2 Oct 2026 (4d) · sell 19 × $47.50, 83% survival, $6,270/mo (E[net] $4,176/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 🏆2 Oct 2026 · 4d19 × $47.5083%$6,270$4,176
NEXT FRIDAY9 Oct 2026 · 11d20 × $4773%$6,218$883
E[net] arithmetic on the grand pick: keep $836 with probability 78%; on the 22% touch you roll, paying $2,532 to close and taking $2,087 back from the best priced door (net cash $445) 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 · 2 Oct 2026 · 4d · E[net] $4,176/mo 🏆 GRAND PICK

🎯 Engine pick: sell 19 × $47.50 (50% normal), 83% survival, breach 17%, $6,270/mo.
The pick is already past the ~80% (≈1σ) comfort line, so take the income. Stepping out to the $48.50 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 88% (breach 17% → 12%) for $2,085/mo less (33% income) buys safety you do not really need here.
IREN  spot $43.66 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsFIGHT edgePer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
▸cover hedge13 × $562 Oct4d28.3%99%hist 96%3%hist 3%+1pp$39$292-$5,978$13,833
Sell 13 × $56 28.3% OTM over spot $43.66 2 Oct 2026 (4d, $0.04 mid)
= $39 credit for the 4d cycle → $292/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $56)
99%
Breach risk
1%
POP (stays ≤ $56.03)
99%
EV / mo
+$218
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+1pp
50% whole by 9mo vs 49% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~0.2/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$-21/mo
median; plan ~$-14/mo after 68% keep · $-87 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.7 mo [0.9-3.6], 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)
0%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$2,227
Free roll-up
+$4/wk
Safest escape (by 23 Oct 2026)
$66 @ 83% POP
80% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 13 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 2 of 4); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $2.46/sh now → $1.74 mid-life → ≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.03/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.71/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (13 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$569 Oct 20269d left+$1.46/sh+$1,904
cycle +$1,943
68%
surv 53%
-$21,139 NOT
cap gain +$30,011
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$609 Oct 20269d left+$0.04/sh+$52
cycle +$91
77%
surv 70%
-$14,259 NOT
cap gain +$36,891
Max even-money escape in the band~$6623 Oct 202623d left+$0.15/sh+$190
cycle +$229
83%
surv 80%
-$278 NOT
cap gain +$50,872
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$292/mo
vs 50% target ($6,164/mo)-95%
vs normal income ($12,327/mo)2% covered
Net income (after hedge)$40/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $56 is $11 below CC-SS $66.67: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$13,833
… as % of IC ($13,700)101.0%
… as % of ML ($107,700)12.8%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.1 mo
Surgical close (13 ct)$-33,254
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.01/sh (~25% of the $0.03 collected) or spot ≥ $56.03 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $56)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $49.48 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $55.44Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$55-56.03
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $56.03
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 1.14 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$56.00 (3.5σ)$39$-23,043+$28,107+$26
+2.5%$57.40 (3.9σ)$-1,781$-21,679+$29,471-$1,794
+5%$58.80 (4.3σ)$-3,601$-20,316+$30,834-$3,614
SS (= V-bounce)$63.43 (5.6σ)$-9,620$-15,806+$35,344-$9,633
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $66.67, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-51,150
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$52,327
− CC assignment net of premium (13 × $56): -$13,833
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (7 × $65): -$1,163
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-13,819 (+$37,331 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-2,145 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-11,674, the opportunity cost of earning $292/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $62.73 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$8,710, position total $-16,488 (+$34,662 vs today)
▸🛡 safe yield20 × $49.502 Oct4d13.4%91%hist 96%18%hist 14%+6pp$400$3,000-$3,270$33,942
Sell 20 × $49.50 13.4% OTM over spot $43.66 2 Oct 2026 (4d, $0.23 mid)
= $400 credit for the 4d cycle → $3,000/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $49.50)
91%
Breach risk
9%
POP (stays ≤ $49.73)
92%
EV / mo
+$1,537
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+6pp
52% whole by 9mo vs 47% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~1.7/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$1,664/mo
median; plan ~$1,132/mo after 68% keep · $9,200 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~2.4 mo [1.2-4.0], measured ONLY among the 52% 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)
10%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$2,449
Free roll-up
+$3/wk
Safest escape (by 23 Oct 2026)
$59 @ 84% POP
82% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 20 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 2 of 4); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $2.01/sh now → $1.42 mid-life (likely $1.23–$2.30) → ≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.20/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.22/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 290 simulated challenges: the $50 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 4, at $51 (overshoots $1.31). 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)~$509 Oct 20269d left+$1.18/sh+$2,360
cycle +$2,760
[+$2,274…+$2,896] · 100% credit
68%
surv 53%
-$35,110 NOT
cap gain +$16,040
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$5723 Oct 202623d left+$0.29/sh+$572
cycle +$972
[-$235…+$1,085] · 68% credit
81%
surv 77%
-$20,207 NOT
cap gain +$30,943
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$529 Oct 20269d left+$0.12/sh+$241
cycle +$641
[-$334…+$651] · 59% credit
76%
surv 69%
-$30,771 NOT
cap gain +$20,379
Max even-money escape in the band~$5823 Oct 202623d left+$0.14/sh+$284
cycle +$684
[-$570…+$784] · 54% credit
83%
surv 79%
-$18,221 NOT
cap gain +$32,929
SS $63 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$5923 Oct 202623d left-$0.08/sh-$168
cycle +$232
[-$1,130…+$308] · 37% credit
84%
surv 82%
-$16,399 NOT
cap gain +$34,751
budget: banked $400 debit $168 (42% used ≈ 0.2 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$232 cash · rolled 20 ct earn ≈ $3,496/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$3,000/mo
vs 50% target ($6,164/mo)-51%
vs normal income ($12,327/mo)24% covered
Net income (after hedge)$2,728/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $49.50 is $17 below CC-SS $66.67: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$33,942
… as % of IC ($13,700)247.8%
… as % of ML ($107,700)31.5%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.8 mo
Surgical close (20 ct)$-51,200
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.05/sh (~25% of the $0.20 collected) or spot ≥ $49.73 (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 $49.48 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $49.01Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$49-49.73
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $49.73
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 1.14 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$49.50 (1.7σ)$400$-37,470+$13,680+$380
+2.5%$50.74 (2.0σ)$-2,075$-37,131+$14,019-$2,095
+5%$51.98 (2.4σ)$-4,550$-36,792+$14,358-$4,570
SS (= V-bounce)$63.43 (5.6σ)$-27,460$-33,653+$17,497-$27,480
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $66.67, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-51,150
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$52,327
− CC assignment net of premium (20 × $49.50): -$33,942
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-32,765 (+$18,385 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-2,145 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-30,620, the opportunity cost of earning $3,000/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $62.73 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$26,060, position total $-33,845 (+$17,305 vs today)
▸33% normal18 × $48.502 Oct4d11.1%88%hist 86%25%hist 25%+6pp$558$4,185-$2,085$32,150
Sell 18 × $48.50 11.1% OTM over spot $43.66 2 Oct 2026 (4d, $0.33 mid)
= $558 credit for the 4d cycle → $4,185/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $48.50)
88%
Breach risk
12%
POP (stays ≤ $48.83)
89%
EV / mo
+$2,058
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+6pp
54% whole by 9mo vs 47% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~2.4/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$2,190/mo
median; plan ~$1,489/mo after 68% keep · $12,763 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~2.6 mo [1.4-4.3], measured ONLY among the 54% 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)
15%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,922
Free roll-up
+$3/wk
Safest escape (by 23 Oct 2026)
$59 @ 86% POP
84% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 18 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 2 of 4); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $1.95/sh now → $1.38 mid-life (likely $1.27–$2.27) → ≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.31/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.07/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 440 simulated challenges: the $48 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 4, at $50 (overshoots $1.20). 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)~$489 Oct 20269d left+$1.14/sh+$2,050
cycle +$2,608
[+$1,945…+$2,512] · 100% credit
68%
surv 53%
-$37,534 NOT
cap gain +$13,616
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$5623 Oct 202623d left+$0.22/sh+$398
cycle +$956
[-$350…+$785] · 60% credit
82%
surv 78%
-$22,495 NOT
cap gain +$28,655
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$519 Oct 20269d left+$0.08/sh+$152
cycle +$710
[-$387…+$461] · 53% credit
76%
surv 69%
-$32,974 NOT
cap gain +$18,176
Max even-money escape in the band~$5723 Oct 202623d left+$0.08/sh+$142
cycle +$700
[-$655…+$505] · 49% credit
83%
surv 80%
-$20,476 NOT
cap gain +$30,674
SS $63 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$5923 Oct 202623d left-$0.28/sh-$503
cycle +$55
[-$1,456…-$187] · 17% credit
86%
surv 84%
-$16,574 NOT
cap gain +$34,576
budget: banked $558 debit $503 (90% used ≈ 0.5 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$55 cash · rolled 18 ct earn ≈ $2,579/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$4,185/mo
vs 50% target ($6,164/mo)-32%
vs normal income ($12,327/mo)34% covered
Net income (after hedge)$3,919/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $48.50 is $18 below CC-SS $66.67: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$32,150
… as % of IC ($13,700)234.7%
… as % of ML ($107,700)29.9%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.6 mo
Surgical close (18 ct)$-46,062
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.08/sh (~25% of the $0.31 collected) or spot ≥ $48.83 (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 $49.48 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $48.02Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$48-48.83
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
≥ $48.83
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 1.14 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$48.50 (1.4σ)$558$-39,584+$11,566+$540
+2.5%$49.71 (1.7σ)$-1,624$-39,009+$12,141-$1,642
+5%$50.93 (2.1σ)$-3,807$-38,434+$12,716-$3,825
SS (= V-bounce)$63.43 (5.6σ)$-26,316$-32,507+$18,643-$26,334
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $66.67, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-51,150
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$52,327
− CC assignment net of premium (18 × $48.50): -$32,150
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (2 × $65): -$332
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-31,305 (+$19,845 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-2,145 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-29,160, the opportunity cost of earning $4,185/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $62.73 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$25,056, position total $-32,839 (+$18,311 vs today)
▸🎯 50% normal19 × $47.502 Oct4d8.8%83%hist 86%34%hist 33%+10pp$836$6,270—$35,589
Sell 19 × $47.50 8.8% OTM over spot $43.66 2 Oct 2026 (4d, $0.46 mid)
= $836 credit for the 4d cycle → $6,270/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $47.50)
83%
Breach risk
17%
POP (stays ≤ $47.96)
86%
EV / mo
+$2,646
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+10pp
57% whole by 9mo vs 48% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~3.3/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$2,925/mo
median; plan ~$1,989/mo after 68% keep · $16,015 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~2.1 mo [1.1-3.9], measured ONLY among the 57% of futures that got whole
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
22%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,696
Free roll-up
+$3/wk
Safest escape (by 23 Oct 2026)
$58 @ 87% POP
85% 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 2 of 4); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $1.88/sh now → $1.33 mid-life (likely $1.33–$2.25) → ≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.44/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.89/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 654 simulated challenges: the $48 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 4, at $49 (overshoots $1.15). 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)~$489 Oct 20269d left+$1.10/sh+$2,087
cycle +$2,923
[+$1,896…+$2,539] · 100% credit
67%
surv 53%
-$39,494 NOT
cap gain +$11,656
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$5423 Oct 202623d left+$0.40/sh+$763
cycle +$1,599
[+$26…+$1,095] · 76% credit
80%
surv 76%
-$26,400 NOT
cap gain +$24,750
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$509 Oct 20269d left+$0.05/sh+$94
cycle +$930
[-$509…+$319] · 42% credit
76%
surv 70%
-$35,029 NOT
cap gain +$16,121
Max even-money escape in the band~$5623 Oct 202623d left+$0.02/sh+$36
cycle +$872
[-$865…+$295] · 35% credit
84%
surv 81%
-$22,579 NOT
cap gain +$28,571
SS $63 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$5823 Oct 202623d left-$0.32/sh-$615
cycle +$221
[-$1,686…-$432] · 11% credit
87%
surv 85%
-$18,683 NOT
cap gain +$32,467
budget: banked $836 debit $615 (74% used ≈ 0.4 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$221 cash · rolled 19 ct earn ≈ $2,500/mo while parked; 1 ct free to re-sell
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted +0.5 vol pt per +1% move (spike-vol name: vol expands on a fast move, richer buyback). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$6,270/mo
vs 50% target ($6,164/mo)+2%
vs normal income ($12,327/mo)51% covered
Net income (after hedge)$6,001/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $47.50 is $19 below CC-SS $66.67: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$35,589
… as % of IC ($13,700)259.8%
… as % of ML ($107,700)33.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.9 mo
Surgical close (19 ct)$-48,631
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 ≥ $47.96 (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 $49.48 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $47.02Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$47-47.96
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
≥ $47.96
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 1.14 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$47.50 (1.1σ)$836$-41,581+$9,569+$817
+2.5%$48.69 (1.4σ)$-1,420$-41,137+$10,013-$1,439
+5%$49.88 (1.8σ)$-3,676$-40,693+$10,457-$3,696
SS (= V-bounce)$63.43 (5.6σ)$-29,431$-35,623+$15,527-$29,450
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $66.67, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-51,150
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$52,327
− CC assignment net of premium (19 × $47.50): -$35,589
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (1 × $65): -$166
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-34,578 (+$16,572 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-2,145 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-32,433, the opportunity cost of earning $6,270/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $62.73 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$28,101, position total $-35,885 (+$15,265 vs today)
▸100% normal19 × $45.502 Oct4d4.2%69%hist 64%63%hist 59%+15pp$1,691$12,682+$6,412$38,534
Sell 19 × $45.50 4.2% OTM over spot $43.66 2 Oct 2026 (4d, $0.90 mid)
= $1,691 credit for the 4d cycle → $12,682/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $45.50)
69%
Breach risk
31%
POP (stays ≤ $46.40)
76%
EV / mo
+$3,688
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+15pp
61% whole by 9mo vs 46% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~6.9/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$4,339/mo
median; plan ~$2,951/mo after 68% keep · $22,963 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~2.5 mo [1.3-4.6], measured ONLY among the 61% 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)
43%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$672
Free roll-up
+$2/wk
Safest escape (by 23 Oct 2026)
$58 @ 90% POP
89% 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 2 of 4); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $1.76/sh now → $1.24 mid-life (likely $1.53–$2.47) → ≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.89/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.35/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,302 simulated challenges: the $46 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 4, at $47 (overshoots $1.22). 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)~$469 Oct 20269d left+$1.02/sh+$1,937
cycle +$3,628
[+$1,576…+$1,964] · 100% credit
67%
surv 52%
-$43,336 NOT
cap gain +$7,814
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$5123 Oct 202623d left+$0.46/sh+$877
cycle +$2,568
[-$164…+$749] · 69% credit
79%
surv 74%
-$32,253 NOT
cap gain +$18,897
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$489 Oct 20269d left+$0.10/sh+$196
cycle +$1,887
[-$625…+$82] · 29% credit
75%
surv 68%
-$39,756 NOT
cap gain +$11,394
Max even-money escape in the band~$5323 Oct 202623d left+$0.04/sh+$79
cycle +$1,770
[-$1,177…-$143] · 20% credit
83%
surv 80%
-$28,504 NOT
cap gain +$22,646
SS $63 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$5823 Oct 202623d left-$0.61/sh-$1,164
cycle +$527
[-$2,852…-$1,542]
90%
surv 89%
-$18,377 NOT
cap gain +$32,773
budget: banked $1,691 debit $1,164 (69% used ≈ 0.4 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$527 cash · rolled 19 ct earn ≈ $1,563/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$12,682/mo
vs 50% target ($6,164/mo)+106%
vs normal income ($12,327/mo)103% covered
Net income (after hedge)$12,414/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $45.50 is $21 below CC-SS $66.67: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$38,534
… as % of IC ($13,700)281.3%
… as % of ML ($107,700)35.8%
Recovery months (at normal income)3.1 mo
Surgical close (19 ct)$-48,602
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.22/sh (~25% of the $0.89 collected) or spot ≥ $46.40 (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 $49.48 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $45.05Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$45-46.40
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
≥ $46.40
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 1.14 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$45.50 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,691$-45,274+$5,876+$1,672
+2.5%$46.64 (≤1σ, normal week)$-470$-44,848+$6,302-$489
+5%$47.77 (1.2σ)$-2,631$-44,423+$6,727-$2,650
SS (= V-bounce)$63.43 (5.6σ)$-32,376$-38,568+$12,582-$32,395
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $66.67, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-51,150
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$52,327
− CC assignment net of premium (19 × $45.50): -$38,534
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (1 × $65): -$166
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-37,523 (+$13,627 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-2,145 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-35,378, the opportunity cost of earning $12,682/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $62.73 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$31,046, position total $-38,830 (+$12,320 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 · 9 Oct 2026 · 11d · E[net] $883/mo

🎯 Engine pick: sell 20 × $47 (50% normal), 73% survival, breach 27%, $6,218/mo.
Stay at the pick. Stepping safer (the $48.50 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 80% (breach 27% → 20%) for $2,144/mo less (34% income)) buys little extra safety; the income is doing real work covering the bleed.
IREN  spot $43.66 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsFIGHT edgePer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
▸cover hedge13 × $609 Oct11d37.4%98%hist 96%4%hist 3%+1pp$104$284-$5,935$8,568
Sell 13 × $60 37.4% OTM over spot $43.66 9 Oct 2026 (11d, $0.08 mid)
= $104 credit for the 11d cycle → $284/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $60)
98%
Breach risk
2%
POP (stays ≤ $60.09)
98%
EV / mo
+$200
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+1pp
50% whole by 9mo vs 49% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~0.2/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$-39/mo
median; plan ~$-27/mo after 68% keep · $-196 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~2.4 mo [1.2-4.4], 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)
1%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$3,680
Free roll-up
+$3/wk
Safest escape (by 23 Oct 2026)
$66 @ 77% POP
71% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 13 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 5 of 11); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $4.11/sh now → $2.91 mid-life → ≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.08/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.83/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (13 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$6016 Oct 202612d left+$1.28/sh+$1,662
cycle +$1,766
68%
surv 53%
-$12,219 NOT
cap gain +$38,931
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$6316 Oct 202612d left+$0.01/sh+$10
cycle +$114
75%
surv 66%
-$6,277 NOT
cap gain +$44,873
Max even-money escape in the band~$6623 Oct 202620d left+$0.06/sh+$80
cycle +$184
77%
surv 71%
-$323 NOT
cap gain +$50,827
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$284/mo
vs 50% target ($6,164/mo)-95%
vs normal income ($12,327/mo)2% covered
Net income (after hedge)$31/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $60 is $7 below CC-SS $66.67: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$8,568
… as % of IC ($13,700)62.5%
… as % of ML ($107,700)8.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.7 mo
Surgical close (13 ct)$-33,254
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.02/sh (~25% of the $0.08 collected) or spot ≥ $60.09 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $60)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $49.48 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $59.40Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$59-60.09
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
≥ $60.09
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 1.14 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$60.00 (2.8σ)$104$-13,882+$37,268+$91
+2.5%$61.50 (3.0σ)$-1,846$-12,421+$38,729-$1,859
+5%$63.00 (3.3σ)$-3,796$-10,960+$40,190-$3,809
SS (= V-bounce)$63.43 (3.4σ)$-4,355$-10,541+$40,609-$4,368
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $66.67, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-51,150
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$52,327
− CC assignment net of premium (13 × $60): -$8,568
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (7 × $65): -$1,163
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-8,554 (+$42,596 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-2,145 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-6,409, the opportunity cost of earning $284/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $62.73 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$3,445, position total $-11,223 (+$39,927 vs today)
▸🛡 safe yield20 × $529 Oct11d19.1%90%hist 96%21%hist 25%+4pp$800$2,182-$4,036$28,542
Sell 20 × $52 19.1% OTM over spot $43.66 9 Oct 2026 (11d, $0.43 mid)
= $800 credit for the 11d cycle → $2,182/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $52)
90%
Breach risk
10%
POP (stays ≤ $52.42)
91%
EV / mo
+$1,084
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+4pp
47% whole by 9mo vs 43% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~0.9/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$1,059/mo
median; plan ~$720/mo after 68% keep · $6,621 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~2.5 mo [1.4-4.7], measured ONLY among the 47% 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)
13%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$3,764
Free roll-up
+$2/wk
Safest escape (by 23 Oct 2026)
$58 @ 79% POP
74% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 20 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 5 of 11); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $3.23/sh now → $2.28 mid-life (likely $1.80–$3.08) → ≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.40/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.88/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 389 simulated challenges: the $52 strike is typically first touched on day 7 of 11, at $53 (overshoots $1.15). 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)~$5216 Oct 202612d left+$1.00/sh+$1,997
cycle +$2,797
[+$1,979…+$2,817] · 100% credit
68%
surv 53%
-$29,388 NOT
cap gain +$21,762
Max even-money escape in the band~$5623 Oct 202620d left+$0.19/sh+$375
cycle +$1,175
[-$43…+$1,153] · 72% credit
76%
surv 69%
-$21,141 NOT
cap gain +$30,009
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)~$5416 Oct 202612d left+$0.08/sh+$154
cycle +$954
[-$147…+$708] · 65% credit
74%
surv 64%
-$25,909 NOT
cap gain +$25,241
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$5823 Oct 202620d left-$0.32/sh-$647
cycle +$153
[-$1,245…+$41] · 26% credit
79%
surv 74%
-$17,615 NOT
cap gain +$33,535
budget: banked $800 debit $647 (81% used ≈ 1.3 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$153 cash · rolled 20 ct earn ≈ $5,876/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$2,182/mo
vs 50% target ($6,164/mo)-65%
vs normal income ($12,327/mo)18% covered
Net income (after hedge)$1,910/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $52 is $15 below CC-SS $66.67: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$28,542
… as % of IC ($13,700)208.3%
… as % of ML ($107,700)26.5%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.3 mo
Surgical close (20 ct)$-51,200
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.10/sh (~25% of the $0.40 collected) or spot ≥ $52.42 (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 $49.48 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $51.48Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$51-52.42
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
≥ $52.42
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 1.14 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$52.00 (1.4σ)$800$-31,385+$19,765+$780
+2.5%$53.30 (1.6σ)$-1,800$-31,029+$20,121-$1,820
+5%$54.60 (1.9σ)$-4,400$-30,672+$20,478-$4,420
SS (= V-bounce)$63.43 (3.4σ)$-22,060$-28,253+$22,897-$22,080
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $66.67, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-51,150
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$52,327
− CC assignment net of premium (20 × $52): -$28,542
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-27,365 (+$23,785 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-2,145 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-25,220, the opportunity cost of earning $2,182/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $62.73 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$20,660, position total $-28,445 (+$22,705 vs today)
▸33% normal18 × $48.509 Oct11d11.1%80%hist 82%42%hist 41%+7pp$1,494$4,075-$2,144$31,214
Sell 18 × $48.50 11.1% OTM over spot $43.66 9 Oct 2026 (11d, $0.87 mid)
= $1,494 credit for the 11d cycle → $4,075/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $48.50)
80%
Breach risk
20%
POP (stays ≤ $49.37)
83%
EV / mo
+$1,365
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+7pp
51% whole by 9mo vs 44% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~2.0/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$1,658/mo
median; plan ~$1,128/mo after 68% keep · $10,626 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~2.7 mo [1.6-4.9], measured ONLY among the 51% 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)
34%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$2,161
Free roll-up
+$2/wk
Safest escape (by 23 Oct 2026)
$57 @ 84% POP
81% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 18 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 5 of 11); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $2.87/sh now → $2.03 mid-life (likely $2.01–$3.11) → ≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.83/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.20/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,007 simulated challenges: the $48 strike is typically first touched on day 6 of 11, at $50 (overshoots $1.17). 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)~$4816 Oct 202612d left+$0.89/sh+$1,596
cycle +$3,090
[+$1,343…+$1,984] · 100% credit
68%
surv 53%
-$37,052 NOT
cap gain +$14,098
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$5223 Oct 202620d left+$0.31/sh+$558
cycle +$2,052
[-$26…+$803] · 72% credit
75%
surv 67%
-$30,495 NOT
cap gain +$20,655
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$5016 Oct 202612d left+$0.13/sh+$241
cycle +$1,735
[-$170…+$421] · 54% credit
73%
surv 63%
-$34,223 NOT
cap gain +$16,927
Max even-money escape in the band~$5323 Oct 202620d left+$0.02/sh+$38
cycle +$1,532
[-$626…+$238] · 34% credit
77%
surv 70%
-$28,741 NOT
cap gain +$22,409
SS $63 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$5723 Oct 202620d left-$0.83/sh-$1,492
cycle +$2
[-$2,497…-$1,407] · 2% credit
84%
surv 81%
-$21,174 NOT
cap gain +$29,976
budget: banked $1,494 debit $1,492 (100% used ≈ 1.6 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$2 cash · rolled 18 ct earn ≈ $3,245/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$4,075/mo
vs 50% target ($6,164/mo)-34%
vs normal income ($12,327/mo)33% covered
Net income (after hedge)$3,808/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $48.50 is $18 below CC-SS $66.67: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$31,214
… as % of IC ($13,700)227.8%
… as % of ML ($107,700)29.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.5 mo
Surgical close (18 ct)$-46,107
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 $0.83 collected) or spot ≥ $49.37 (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 $49.48 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $48.02Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$48-49.37
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
≥ $49.37
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 1.14 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$48.50 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,494$-38,648+$12,502+$1,476
+2.5%$49.71 (1.0σ)$-688$-38,073+$13,077-$706
+5%$50.93 (1.2σ)$-2,871$-37,498+$13,652-$2,889
SS (= V-bounce)$63.43 (3.4σ)$-25,380$-31,571+$19,579-$25,398
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $66.67, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-51,150
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$52,327
− CC assignment net of premium (18 × $48.50): -$31,214
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (2 × $65): -$332
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-30,369 (+$20,781 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-2,145 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-28,224, the opportunity cost of earning $4,075/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $62.73 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$24,120, position total $-31,903 (+$19,247 vs today)
▸🎯 50% normal20 × $479 Oct11d7.7%73%hist 82%57%hist 46%+7pp$2,280$6,218—$37,062
Sell 20 × $47 7.7% OTM over spot $43.66 9 Oct 2026 (11d, $1.19 mid)
= $2,280 credit for the 11d cycle → $6,218/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $47)
73%
Breach risk
27%
POP (stays ≤ $48.19)
79%
EV / mo
+$1,640
📈 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
~2.9/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$2,289/mo
median; plan ~$1,557/mo after 68% keep · $14,415 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~2.9 mo [1.5-4.6], 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)
44%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,573
Free roll-up
+$2/wk
Safest escape (by 23 Oct 2026)
$56 @ 86% POP
85% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 20 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 5 of 11); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $2.72/sh now → $1.93 mid-life (likely $2.18–$3.15) → ≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.14/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.79/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,318 simulated challenges: the $47 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 11, at $48 (overshoots $1.14). 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)~$4716 Oct 202612d left+$0.84/sh+$1,681
cycle +$3,961
[+$1,331…+$1,875] · 100% credit
68%
surv 53%
-$39,594 NOT
cap gain +$11,556
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$4923 Oct 202620d left+$0.61/sh+$1,221
cycle +$3,501
[+$599…+$1,267] · 99% credit
73%
surv 64%
-$34,732 NOT
cap gain +$16,418
Max even-money escape in the band~$5023 Oct 202620d left+$0.24/sh+$476
cycle +$2,756
[-$294…+$424] · 48% credit
75%
surv 68%
-$33,204 NOT
cap gain +$17,946
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)~$4916 Oct 202612d left+$0.09/sh+$180
cycle +$2,460
[-$358…+$139] · 33% credit
73%
surv 63%
-$36,910 NOT
cap gain +$14,240
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$5623 Oct 202620d left-$1.04/sh-$2,084
cycle +$196
[-$3,533…-$2,395]
86%
surv 85%
-$22,120 NOT
cap gain +$29,030
budget: banked $2,280 debit $2,084 (91% used ≈ 1.5 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$196 cash · rolled 20 ct earn ≈ $2,654/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$6,218/mo
vs 50% target ($6,164/mo)+1%
vs normal income ($12,327/mo)50% covered
Net income (after hedge)$5,946/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $47 is $20 below CC-SS $66.67: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$37,062
… as % of IC ($13,700)270.5%
… as % of ML ($107,700)34.4%
Recovery months (at normal income)3.0 mo
Surgical close (20 ct)$-51,250
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 ≥ $48.19 (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 $49.48 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $46.53Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$47-48.19
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
≥ $48.19
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 1.14 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$47.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$2,280$-41,275+$9,875+$2,260
+2.5%$48.17 (≤1σ, normal week)$-70$-40,953+$10,197-$90
+5%$49.35 (≤1σ, normal week)$-2,420$-40,631+$10,519-$2,440
SS (= V-bounce)$63.43 (3.4σ)$-30,580$-36,773+$14,377-$30,600
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $66.67, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-51,150
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$52,327
− CC assignment net of premium (20 × $47): -$37,062
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-35,885 (+$15,265 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-2,145 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-33,740, the opportunity cost of earning $6,218/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $62.73 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$29,180, position total $-36,965 (+$14,185 vs today)
▸100% normal19 × $43.509 Oct11d-0.4%52%hist 68%100%hist 90%·$4,598$12,540+$6,322$39,427
Sell 19 × $43.50 0.4% ITM over spot $43.66 9 Oct 2026 (11d, $2.46 mid)
= $4,598 credit for the 11d cycle → $12,540/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $43.50)
52%
Breach risk
48%
POP (stays ≤ $45.95)
67%
EV / mo
+$1,863
🛡 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)
100%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
+$1,377
Free roll-up
+$2/wk
Safest escape (by 23 Oct 2026)
$54 @ 90% POP
89% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 19 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 5 of 11); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $2.40/sh now → $1.70 mid-life → ≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $2.42/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets +$0.72/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
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)~$4416 Oct 202612d left+$0.74/sh+$1,402
cycle +$6,000
68%
surv 53%
-$45,149 NOT
cap gain +$6,001
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$4516 Oct 202612d left+$0.13/sh+$239
cycle +$4,837
73%
surv 62%
-$43,265 NOT
cap gain +$7,885
Max even-money escape in the band~$4723 Oct 202620d left+$0.03/sh+$64
cycle +$4,662
76%
surv 70%
-$38,892 NOT
cap gain +$12,258
SS $63 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$5423 Oct 202620d left-$1.18/sh-$2,245
cycle +$2,353
90%
surv 89%
-$25,283 NOT
cap gain +$25,867
budget: banked $4,598 debit $2,245 (49% used ≈ 0.8 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$2,353 cash · rolled 19 ct earn ≈ $1,464/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$12,540/mo
vs 50% target ($6,164/mo)+103%
vs normal income ($12,327/mo)102% covered
Net income (after hedge)$12,271/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $43.50 is $23 below CC-SS $66.67: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$39,427
… as % of IC ($13,700)287.8%
… as % of ML ($107,700)36.6%
Recovery months (at normal income)3.2 mo
Surgical close (19 ct)$-48,659
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.60/sh (~25% of the $2.42 collected) or spot ≥ $45.95 (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 $49.48 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $43.06Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$43-45.95
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
≥ $45.95
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 1.14 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$43.50 (≤1σ, normal week)$4,598$-46,551+$4,599+$4,579
+2.5%$44.59 (≤1σ, normal week)$2,532$-46,508+$4,642+$2,513
+5%$45.68 (≤1σ, normal week)$465$-46,101+$5,049+$446
SS (= V-bounce)$63.43 (3.4σ)$-33,269$-39,461+$11,689-$33,288
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $66.67, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-51,150
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$52,327
− CC assignment net of premium (19 × $43.50): -$39,427
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (1 × $65): -$166
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-38,416 (+$12,734 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-2,145 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-36,271, the opportunity cost of earning $12,540/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $62.73 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$31,939, position total $-39,723 (+$11,427 vs today)
A nudge, not a rule: the engine maximizes income at acceptable safety; this weighs the income you would give up against the breach risk you would shed. Your hedge bleed and your read on IREN are the tiebreakers.
⚔ FIGHT CC options · full candidate scan (30 clear the floor), click to expand

Every eligible strike x expiry in the 4-45 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: 1.137 (IBKR)  |  Recovery@SS: +$52,327 (un-capped fortress gain if stock rallies to SS)  |  Do-nothing @ SS: $-2,145

StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$47.504d2 Oct 2026$0.4419/20$6,270$6,00183%86%+$2,646-$35,589259.8%$-34,578 (vs do-nothing $-32,433)
$474d2 Oct 2026$0.5316/20$6,360$6,09980%84%+$2,499-$30,626223.5%$-30,113 (vs do-nothing $-27,968)
$46.504d2 Oct 2026$0.6314/20$6,615$6,36077%81%+$2,360-$27,358199.7%$-27,177 (vs do-nothing $-25,032)
$464d2 Oct 2026$0.7412/20$6,660$6,41073%79%+$2,092-$23,917174.6%$-24,069 (vs do-nothing $-21,924)
$4711d9 Oct 2026$1.1420/20$6,218$5,94673%79%+$1,640-$37,062270.5%$-35,885 (vs do-nothing $-33,740)
$46.5011d9 Oct 2026$1.3018/20$6,382$6,11670%77%+$1,661-$33,968247.9%$-33,123 (vs do-nothing $-30,978)
$45.504d2 Oct 2026$0.8910/20$6,675$6,43169%76%+$1,941-$20,281148.0%$-20,765 (vs do-nothing $-18,620)
$46.5018d16 Oct 2026$1.8620/20$6,200$5,92868%76%+$1,454-$36,622267.3%$-35,445 (vs do-nothing $-33,300)
$4611d9 Oct 2026$1.4216/20$6,196$5,93667%75%+$1,398-$30,802224.8%$-30,289 (vs do-nothing $-28,144)
$4618d16 Oct 2026$2.0319/20$6,428$6,15965%74%+$1,433-$35,418258.5%$-34,407 (vs do-nothing $-32,262)
$454d2 Oct 2026$1.058/20$6,300$6,06165%74%+$1,627-$16,497120.4%$-17,313 (vs do-nothing $-15,168)
$45.5011d9 Oct 2026$1.5915/20$6,505$6,24665%74%+$1,375-$29,372214.4%$-29,025 (vs do-nothing $-26,880)
$45.5018d16 Oct 2026$2.1917/20$6,205$5,94163%73%+$1,259-$32,268235.5%$-31,589 (vs do-nothing $-29,444)
Show 17 more candidates (lower strikes: more income, lower survival)
StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$4511d9 Oct 2026$1.7913/20$6,346$6,09461%72%+$1,289-$25,845188.7%$-25,831 (vs do-nothing $-23,686)
$4518d16 Oct 2026$2.3916/20$6,373$6,11360%72%+$1,231-$30,850225.2%$-30,337 (vs do-nothing $-28,192)
$44.504d2 Oct 2026$1.217/20$6,352$6,11660%71%+$1,348-$14,673107.1%$-15,655 (vs do-nothing $-13,510)
$4525d23 Oct 2026$2.8718/20$6,199$5,93360%72%+$1,044-$33,842247.0%$-32,997 (vs do-nothing $-30,852)
$44.5011d9 Oct 2026$1.9412/20$6,349$6,09958%70%+$1,055-$24,277177.2%$-24,429 (vs do-nothing $-22,284)
$44.5018d16 Oct 2026$2.5815/20$6,450$6,19258%70%+$1,133-$29,387214.5%$-29,040 (vs do-nothing $-26,895)
$4425d23 Oct 2026$3.2516/20$6,240$5,97956%70%+$877-$31,074226.8%$-30,561 (vs do-nothing $-28,416)
$444d2 Oct 2026$1.426/20$6,390$6,15655%69%+$1,188-$12,75193.1%$-13,899 (vs do-nothing $-11,754)
$4418d16 Oct 2026$2.8014/20$6,533$6,27855%69%+$1,070-$27,820203.1%$-27,639 (vs do-nothing $-25,494)
$4411d9 Oct 2026$2.1611/20$6,480$6,23355%69%+$994-$22,562164.7%$-22,880 (vs do-nothing $-20,735)
$43.5018d16 Oct 2026$3.0013/20$6,500$6,24752%68%+$926-$26,222191.4%$-26,208 (vs do-nothing $-24,063)
$43.5011d9 Oct 2026$2.4210/20$6,600$6,35652%67%+$981-$20,751151.5%$-21,235 (vs do-nothing $-19,090)
$4325d23 Oct 2026$3.7514/20$6,300$6,04551%68%+$831-$27,890203.6%$-27,709 (vs do-nothing $-25,564)
$43.504d2 Oct 2026$1.655/20$6,188$5,95750%67%+$980-$10,76178.5%$-12,075 (vs do-nothing $-9,930)
$4318d16 Oct 2026$3.2512/20$6,500$6,25050%67%+$858-$24,505178.9%$-24,657 (vs do-nothing $-22,512)
$4311d9 Oct 2026$2.669/20$6,529$6,28748%66%+$851-$18,910138.0%$-19,560 (vs do-nothing $-17,415)
$434d2 Oct 2026$1.905/20$7,125$6,89445%65%+$928-$10,88679.5%$-12,200 (vs do-nothing $-10,055)

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  |  2026-09-28 21:45