FORTRESS FIGHT: MARA-LC20-1782 @ $12.47

BE SS: $24.33  |  CC-SS: $18.98  |  50 contracts (5,000 sh) |  ⌂ PORTFOLIO

GENERATED2026-07-13 16:21

MARA-LC20-1782 @ $12.47   UNDERWATER $11.86 (48.7% below BE SS)

⚠ EARNINGS · SHORT EXPIRY ONLY
MARA reports 2026-07-29 (Wed), in 16 days. The recommended CC (4d) closes BEFORE earnings , that one is safe , but the richer/longer options below expire after it and would sell through the gap. Keep the tenor inside 2026-07-29.

50 contracts (5,000 sh)  |  BE SS: $24.33  |  CC-SS: $18.98  |  IV: HIGH  |  Accounts: Joint:1782

LC: $20 exp 2028-01-21 (entry $7.699/sh)
SP: $17 exp 2028-01-21 (entry $6.180/sh)
HP: $10 exp 2028-01-21 (entry $2.815/sh)

Economics

Max Loss$56,650(ND $4.33 + SW $7) x 5000
Normal income ref$11,727/mo95% ann ROI on ML
Hedge (static, never rolled)$0/moHP expiry = SP LEAPS; decay ≈ $943/mo (info only, already in marks)
Unrealized P&L$-25,500fortress legs from IBKR
INCOME GOALPOSTS & VELOCITY
50% INCOME FLOOR
$5,864/mo
HEDGE COVER
$0/mo (static)
NORMAL INCOME
$11,727/mo (ATM CC, chain)
IC VELOCITY
1.8 mo to earn back $21,650
ML VELOCITY
4.8 mo to earn back $56,650
Deep drawdown confirmed: a CC at CC-SS $18.98 (probe: $19C 11d) brings only $273/mo (<20% of normal), so FIGHT below it is warranted.
🏦 Campaign ledger: seeded, nothing tracked yet. Open short calls and banked credits appear here from the next cycle on; CC-SS ratchets down as premium accrues.
TECHNICALS (cc_timing weekly gate + daily trigger)
WEEKLYNEUTRAL · %B 61 (live) · RSI 52 · MACD bullish, hist falling
DAILYFALLING (provisional) · RSI 44 · %B 18 · hist rising (nightly)
LEVELSUpper BB (CC ceiling) $15.92 (+28%) · daily UBB $15.39 · 1-wk expected move ±$1 (chain IV)
SETUPNo tilt: engine default. (advisory; floors and picks are chain-only)
⚠ Next earnings 2026-07-29: candidates whose expiry crosses it are flagged in the spectrum; EV is unreliable across earnings.
INTERPRETATION
Primary: 50 contracts at $14 / 4d. This is the safest strike (survival 91%, breach 9%) that still earns 50% of normal income ($5,864/mo); it brings $5,250/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 41 × $13/4d for $11,992/mo, but breach risk rises to 30% (+21pp vs the primary). The lower strike is hit by a smaller bounce.
Downside anchor: the primary mortgages $24,176 (112% of IC) ONLY on a full V-bounce all the way to SS $24, recoverable in 2.1 months of normal income. That is the rare tail; the frequent case is the strike holding. Surgical close on the 50 contracts realizes $-25,550 and cuts bleed by $0/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 50 contracts). The master ranks the two by E[net]/mo to pick one grand pick; both are shown here so you can choose the tenor that fits your roll cadence.

🏆 Grand pick: THIS FRIDAY · 17 Jul 2026 (4d) · sell 50 × $14, 91% survival, $5,250/mo (E[net] $3,058/mo).
The two weekly tracks below are ranked by E[net]/mo = income − P(touch) × escape cost. Each has its own full ladder.
TrackExpirySellSurvivalIncome/moE[net]/mo
THIS FRIDAY 🏆17 Jul 2026 · 4d50 × $1491%$5,250$3,058
NEXT FRIDAY24 Jul 2026 · 11d46 × $13.5073%$5,896$1,840

📅 THIS FRIDAY · 17 Jul 2026 · 4d · E[net] $3,058/mo 🏆 GRAND PICK

🎯 Engine pick: sell 50 × $14 (🛡 safe yield), 91% survival, breach 9%, $5,250/mo.
This is already the safest rung on the ladder, take it.
MARA  spot $12.47 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsPer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
33% normal37 × $1417 Jul4d12.3%91%17%$518$3,885-$1,365$17,890
Sell 37 × $14 12.3% OTM over spot $12.47 17 Jul 2026 (4d, $0.15 mid)
= $518 credit for the 4d cycle → $3,885/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $14)
91%
Breach risk
9%
POP (stays ≤ $14.15)
93%
EV / mo
+$3,194
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 2.3 mo [1.2-4.1] median  ·  57% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 48% without)  ·  ~4.7 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $10,155
🛡 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)
-$1,509
Free roll-up
+$1/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$17 @ 86% POP
83% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 37 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: $0.77/sh now → $0.55 mid-life (likely $0.48–$0.85)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.14/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.41/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 293 simulated challenges: the $14 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 4, at $14 (overshoots $0.33). 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 (37 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$1424 Jul 20269d left+$0.39/sh+$1,441
cycle +$1,959
[+$1,195…+$1,799] · 98% credit
70%
surv 53%
-$16,643 NOT
cap gain +$8,857
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1524 Jul 20269d left+$0.16/sh+$592
cycle +$1,110
[+$234…+$875] · 83% credit
75%
surv 63%
-$15,107 NOT
cap gain +$10,393
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$1631 Jul 202616d left+$0.09/sh+$339
cycle +$857
[-$197…+$636] · 66% credit
80%
surv 74%
-$10,860 NOT
cap gain +$14,640
Max even-money escape in the band~$1631 Jul 202616d left+$0.01/sh+$43
cycle +$561
[-$525…+$323] · 44% credit
83%
surv 78%
-$8,906 NOT
cap gain +$16,594
SS $24 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$1731 Jul 202616d left-$0.10/sh-$378
cycle +$140
[-$1,028…-$115] · 18% credit
86%
surv 83%
-$7,077 NOT
cap gain +$18,423
budget: banked $518 debit $378 (73% used ≈ 0.4 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$140 cash · rolled 37 ct earn ≈ $3,092/mo while parked; 13 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$3,885/mo
vs 50% target ($5,864/mo)-34%
vs normal income ($11,727/mo)33% covered
Net income (after hedge)$3,920/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $14 is $5 below CC-SS $18.98: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$17,890
… as % of IC ($21,650)82.6%
… as % of ML ($56,650)31.6%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.5 mo
Surgical close (37 ct)$-18,907
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 $0.14 collected) or spot ≥ $14.15 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $14)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $15.39 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $13.86Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$14-14.15
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
≥ $14.15
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 0.90 (fallback)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$14.00 (1.4σ)$518$-18,084+$7,416+$481
+2.5%$14.35 (1.7σ)$-777$-17,804+$7,696-$814
+5%$14.70 (2.0σ)$-2,072$-17,524+$7,976-$2,109
SS (= V-bounce)$24.33 (10.9σ)$-37,703$-10,249+$15,251-$36,519
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $18.98, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-25,500
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$29,274
− CC assignment net of premium (37 × $14): -$17,890
+ Conservative CC premium (13 × $24): +$13
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-14,104 (+$11,396 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $3,824 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-17,927, the opportunity cost of earning $3,885/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $15.92 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$6,586, position total $-16,548 (+$8,952 vs today)
🎯 🛡 safe yield50 × $1417 Jul4d12.3%91%11%$700$5,250$24,176
Sell 50 × $14 12.3% OTM over spot $12.47 17 Jul 2026 (4d, $0.15 mid)
= $700 credit for the 4d cycle → $5,250/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $14)
91%
Breach risk
9%
POP (stays ≤ $14.15)
93%
EV / mo
+$4,316
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 2.8 mo [1.6-4.2] median, 0.1 mo faster than no FIGHT (2.9 mo)  ·  60% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 45% without)  ·  ~4.6 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $13,522
🛡 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)
11%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$2,040
Free roll-up
+$1/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$17 @ 86% POP
83% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 50 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: $0.77/sh now → $0.55 mid-life (likely $0.49–$0.89)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.14/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.41/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 320 simulated challenges: the $14 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 4, at $14 (overshoots $0.35). 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 (50 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$1424 Jul 20269d left+$0.39/sh+$1,947
cycle +$2,647
[+$1,635…+$2,422] · 97% credit
70%
surv 53%
-$15,968 NOT
cap gain +$9,532
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1524 Jul 20269d left+$0.16/sh+$800
cycle +$1,500
[+$274…+$1,184] · 82% credit
75%
surv 63%
-$14,730 NOT
cap gain +$10,770
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$1631 Jul 202616d left+$0.09/sh+$458
cycle +$1,158
[-$346…+$860] · 65% credit
80%
surv 74%
-$10,572 NOT
cap gain +$14,928
Max even-money escape in the band~$1631 Jul 202616d left+$0.01/sh+$58
cycle +$758
[-$814…+$435] · 42% credit
83%
surv 78%
-$8,722 NOT
cap gain +$16,778
SS $24 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$1731 Jul 202616d left-$0.10/sh-$511
cycle +$189
[-$1,519…-$176] · 19% credit
86%
surv 83%
-$7,041 NOT
cap gain +$18,459
budget: banked $700 debit $511 (73% used ≈ 0.4 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$189 cash · rolled 50 ct earn ≈ $4,179/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$5,250/mo
vs 50% target ($5,864/mo)-10%
vs normal income ($11,727/mo)45% covered
Net income (after hedge)$5,250/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $14 is $5 below CC-SS $18.98: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$24,176
… as % of IC ($21,650)111.7%
… as % of ML ($56,650)42.7%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.1 mo
Surgical close (50 ct)$-25,550
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 $0.14 collected) or spot ≥ $14.15 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $14)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $15.39 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $13.86Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$14-14.15
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
≥ $14.15
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 0.90 (fallback)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$14.00 (1.4σ)$700$-17,915+$7,585+$650
+2.5%$14.35 (1.7σ)$-1,050$-18,090+$7,410-$1,100
+5%$14.70 (2.0σ)$-2,800$-18,265+$7,235-$2,850
SS (= V-bounce)$24.33 (10.9σ)$-50,950$-23,080+$2,420-$49,350
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $18.98, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-25,500
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$29,274
− CC assignment net of premium (50 × $14): -$24,176
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-20,403 (+$5,097 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $3,824 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-24,226, the opportunity cost of earning $5,250/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $15.92 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$8,900, position total $-18,875 (+$6,625 vs today)
50% normal33 × $13.5017 Jul4d8.3%83%34%$792$5,940+$690$17,276
Sell 33 × $13.50 8.3% OTM over spot $12.47 17 Jul 2026 (4d, $0.25 mid)
= $792 credit for the 4d cycle → $5,940/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $13.50)
83%
Breach risk
17%
POP (stays ≤ $13.75)
88%
EV / mo
+$4,289
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 2.3 mo [1.4-4.7] median, 0.1 mo SLOWER than no FIGHT (2.2 mo): roll costs eat the credits at this rung  ·  60% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 43% without)  ·  ~9.6 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $15,915
🛡 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)
-$912
Free roll-up
+$1/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$16 @ 87% POP
84% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 33 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: $0.73/sh now → $0.52 mid-life (likely $0.53–$0.94)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.24/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.28/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 696 simulated challenges: the $14 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 4, at $14 (overshoots $0.35). 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 (33 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$1424 Jul 20269d left+$0.37/sh+$1,213
cycle +$2,005
[+$882…+$1,434] · 97% credit
70%
surv 53%
-$18,843 NOT
cap gain +$6,657
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$1531 Jul 202616d left+$0.21/sh+$709
cycle +$1,501
[+$130…+$864] · 79% credit
77%
surv 68%
-$14,712 NOT
cap gain +$10,788
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1424 Jul 20269d left+$0.14/sh+$452
cycle +$1,244
[-$19…+$585] · 74% credit
75%
surv 64%
-$17,219 NOT
cap gain +$8,281
Max even-money escape in the band~$1531 Jul 202616d left+$0.06/sh+$196
cycle +$988
[-$487…+$301] · 44% credit
80%
surv 74%
-$12,975 NOT
cap gain +$12,525
SS $24 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$1631 Jul 202616d left-$0.13/sh-$426
cycle +$366
[-$1,276…-$386] · 7% credit
87%
surv 84%
-$9,097 NOT
cap gain +$16,403
budget: banked $792 debit $426 (54% used ≈ 0.3 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$366 cash · rolled 33 ct earn ≈ $2,396/mo while parked; 17 ct free to re-sell
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted +0.5 vol pt per +1% move (spike-vol name: vol expands on a fast move, richer buyback). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$5,940/mo
vs 50% target ($5,864/mo)+1%
vs normal income ($11,727/mo)51% covered
Net income (after hedge)$5,986/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $13.50 is $5 below CC-SS $18.98: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$17,276
… as % of IC ($21,650)79.8%
… as % of ML ($56,650)30.5%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.5 mo
Surgical close (33 ct)$-16,863
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.06/sh (~25% of the $0.24 collected) or spot ≥ $13.75 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $14)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $15.39 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $13.37Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$13-13.75
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
≥ $13.75
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 0.90 (fallback)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$13.50 (≤1σ, normal week)$792$-20,056+$5,444+$759
+2.5%$13.84 (1.3σ)$-322$-19,651+$5,849-$355
+5%$14.18 (1.6σ)$-1,436$-19,246+$6,254-$1,469
SS (= V-bounce)$24.33 (10.9σ)$-34,947$-7,621+$17,879-$33,891
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $18.98, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-25,500
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$29,274
− CC assignment net of premium (33 × $13.50): -$17,276
+ Conservative CC premium (17 × $24): +$17
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-13,486 (+$12,014 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $3,824 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-17,309, the opportunity cost of earning $5,940/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $15.92 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$7,194, position total $-17,152 (+$8,348 vs today)
100% normal41 × $1317 Jul4d4.3%70%61%$1,599$11,992+$6,742$22,900
Sell 41 × $13 4.3% OTM over spot $12.47 17 Jul 2026 (4d, $0.40 mid)
= $1,599 credit for the 4d cycle → $11,992/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $13)
70%
Breach risk
30%
POP (stays ≤ $13.40)
81%
EV / mo
+$7,004
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 2.5 mo [1.2-4.3] median, 0.3 mo SLOWER than no FIGHT (2.2 mo): roll costs eat the credits at this rung  ·  75% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 50% without)  ·  ~16.3 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $19,075
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
41%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$391
Free roll-up
+$1/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$17 @ 92% POP
91% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 41 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: $0.69/sh now → $0.49 mid-life (likely $0.56–$0.92)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.39/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.10/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,239 simulated challenges: the $13 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 4, at $13 (overshoots $0.31). 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 (41 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$1324 Jul 20269d left+$0.35/sh+$1,419
cycle +$3,018
[+$934…+$1,409] · 98% credit
70%
surv 53%
-$20,088 NOT
cap gain +$5,412
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$1431 Jul 202616d left+$0.18/sh+$739
cycle +$2,338
[-$90…+$663] · 71% credit
77%
surv 69%
-$16,133 NOT
cap gain +$9,367
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1424 Jul 20269d left+$0.11/sh+$470
cycle +$2,069
[-$196…+$409] · 62% credit
75%
surv 64%
-$18,652 NOT
cap gain +$6,848
Max even-money escape in the band~$1531 Jul 202616d left+$0.03/sh+$120
cycle +$1,719
[-$848…+$6] · 25% credit
81%
surv 75%
-$14,502 NOT
cap gain +$10,998
SS $24 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$1731 Jul 202616d left-$0.27/sh-$1,125
cycle +$474
[-$2,453…-$1,352]
92%
surv 91%
-$6,747 NOT
cap gain +$18,753
budget: banked $1,599 debit $1,125 (70% used ≈ 0.4 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$474 cash · rolled 41 ct earn ≈ $1,622/mo while parked; 9 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$11,992/mo
vs 50% target ($5,864/mo)+105%
vs normal income ($11,727/mo)102% covered
Net income (after hedge)$12,017/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $13 is $6 below CC-SS $18.98: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$22,900
… as % of IC ($21,650)105.8%
… as % of ML ($56,650)40.4%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.0 mo
Surgical close (41 ct)$-20,951
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 $0.39 collected) or spot ≥ $13.40 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $13)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $15.39 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $12.87Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$13-13.40
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
≥ $13.40
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 0.90 (fallback)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$13.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,599$-21,507+$3,993+$1,558
+2.5%$13.32 (≤1σ, normal week)$267$-21,377+$4,123+$226
+5%$13.65 (1.1σ)$-1,066$-21,247+$4,253-$1,107
SS (= V-bounce)$24.33 (10.9σ)$-44,854$-17,272+$8,228-$43,542
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $18.98, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-25,500
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$29,274
− CC assignment net of premium (41 × $13): -$22,900
+ Conservative CC premium (9 × $24): +$9
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-19,117 (+$6,383 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $3,824 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-22,941, the opportunity cost of earning $11,992/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $15.92 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$10,373, position total $-20,339 (+$5,161 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 MARA are the tiebreakers.

📅 NEXT FRIDAY · 24 Jul 2026 · 11d · E[net] $1,840/mo

🎯 Engine pick: sell 46 × $13.50 (primary), 73% survival, breach 27%, $5,896/mo.
⚖️ Worth a safer step: the $14 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 81% (breach 27% → 19%) for $2,026/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 $14 rung, unless you need the income to cover the hedge bleed, or you expect MARA to stay flat-to-down near term.
MARA  spot $12.47 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsPer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
🛡 safe yield50 × $1524 Jul11d20.3%90%20%$850$2,318-$3,578$19,026
Sell 50 × $15 20.3% OTM over spot $12.47 24 Jul 2026 (11d, $0.18 mid)
= $850 credit for the 11d cycle → $2,318/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $15)
90%
Breach risk
10%
POP (stays ≤ $15.19)
92%
EV / mo
+$1,512
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 2.2 mo [1.2-4.0] median  ·  55% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 48% without)  ·  ~2.3 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $8,015
🛡 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)
-$3,431
Free roll-up
+$1/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$16 @ 77% POP
68% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 50 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 5 of 11); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $1.21/sh now → $0.86 mid-life (likely $0.69–$1.16)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.17/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.69/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 404 simulated challenges: the $15 strike is typically first touched on day 7 of 11, at $15 (overshoots $0.37). 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 (50 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$1531 Jul 202612d left+$0.41/sh+$2,039
cycle +$2,889
[+$1,964…+$2,767] · 100% credit
71%
surv 54%
-$11,226 NOT
cap gain +$14,274
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1631 Jul 202612d left+$0.12/sh+$608
cycle +$1,458
[+$343…+$1,220] · 94% credit
74%
surv 61%
-$10,272 NOT
cap gain +$15,228
Max even-money escape in the band~$1631 Jul 202612d left+$0.12/sh+$608
cycle +$1,458
[+$343…+$1,220] · 94% credit
74%
surv 61%
-$10,272 NOT
cap gain +$15,228
SS $24 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$1631 Jul 202612d left-$0.08/sh-$375
cycle +$475
[-$781…+$113] · 31% credit
77%
surv 68%
-$9,005 NOT
cap gain +$16,495
budget: banked $850 debit $375 (44% used ≈ 0.7 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$475 cash · rolled 50 ct earn ≈ $9,763/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$2,318/mo
vs 50% target ($5,864/mo)-60%
vs normal income ($11,727/mo)20% covered
Net income (after hedge)$2,318/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $15 is $4 below CC-SS $18.98: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$19,026
… as % of IC ($21,650)87.9%
… as % of ML ($56,650)33.6%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.6 mo
Surgical close (50 ct)$-25,575
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 $0.17 collected) or spot ≥ $15.19 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $15)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $15.39 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $14.85Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$15-15.19
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
≥ $15.19
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 0.90 (fallback)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$15.00 (1.4σ)$850$-13,265+$12,235+$800
+2.5%$15.37 (1.6σ)$-1,025$-13,452+$12,047-$1,075
+5%$15.75 (1.8σ)$-2,900$-13,640+$11,860-$2,950
SS (= V-bounce)$24.33 (6.5σ)$-45,800$-17,930+$7,570-$44,200
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $18.98, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-25,500
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$29,274
− CC assignment net of premium (50 × $15): -$19,026
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-15,253 (+$10,247 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $3,824 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-19,076, the opportunity cost of earning $2,318/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $15.92 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$3,750, position total $-13,725 (+$11,775 vs today)
33% normal ← lean43 × $1424 Jul11d12.3%81%41%$1,419$3,870-$2,026$19,975
Sell 43 × $14 12.3% OTM over spot $12.47 24 Jul 2026 (11d, $0.35 mid)
= $1,419 credit for the 11d cycle → $3,870/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $14)
81%
Breach risk
19%
POP (stays ≤ $14.35)
85%
EV / mo
+$2,026
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 2.3 mo [1.2-4.3] median, 0.3 mo faster than no FIGHT (2.6 mo)  ·  59% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 50% without)  ·  ~5.1 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $11,024
🛡 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)
30%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,870
Free roll-up
+$1/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$16 @ 81% POP
76% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 43 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 5 of 11); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $1.08/sh now → $0.76 mid-life (likely $0.77–$1.17)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.33/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.43/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 908 simulated challenges: the $14 strike is typically first touched on day 6 of 11, at $14 (overshoots $0.36). 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 (43 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$1431 Jul 202612d left+$0.37/sh+$1,576
cycle +$2,995
[+$1,355…+$1,760] · 100% credit
71%
surv 53%
-$15,613 NOT
cap gain +$9,887
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1531 Jul 202612d left+$0.08/sh+$364
cycle +$1,783
[-$16…+$473] · 73% credit
74%
surv 62%
-$14,440 NOT
cap gain +$11,060
Max even-money escape in the band~$1531 Jul 202612d left+$0.08/sh+$364
cycle +$1,783
[-$16…+$473] · 73% credit
74%
surv 62%
-$14,440 NOT
cap gain +$11,060
SS $24 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$1631 Jul 202612d left-$0.26/sh-$1,115
cycle +$304
[-$1,814…-$1,114] · 1% credit
81%
surv 76%
-$11,419 NOT
cap gain +$14,081
budget: banked $1,419 debit $1,115 (79% used ≈ 1.3 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$304 cash · rolled 43 ct earn ≈ $5,436/mo while parked; 7 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$3,870/mo
vs 50% target ($5,864/mo)-34%
vs normal income ($11,727/mo)33% covered
Net income (after hedge)$3,889/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $14 is $5 below CC-SS $18.98: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$19,975
… as % of IC ($21,650)92.3%
… as % of ML ($56,650)35.3%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.7 mo
Surgical close (43 ct)$-22,016
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 ≥ $14.35 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $14)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $15.39 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $13.86Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$14-14.35
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
≥ $14.35
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 0.90 (fallback)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$14.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,419$-17,189+$8,311+$1,376
+2.5%$14.35 (1.0σ)$-86$-17,119+$8,381-$129
+5%$14.70 (1.2σ)$-1,591$-17,049+$8,451-$1,634
SS (= V-bounce)$24.33 (6.5σ)$-43,000$-15,354+$10,146-$41,624
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $18.98, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-25,500
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$29,274
− CC assignment net of premium (43 × $14): -$19,975
+ Conservative CC premium (7 × $24): +$7
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-16,194 (+$9,306 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $3,824 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-20,018, the opportunity cost of earning $3,870/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $15.92 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$6,837, position total $-16,805 (+$8,695 vs today)
🎯 50% normal46 × $13.5024 Jul11d8.3%73%45%$2,162$5,896$23,024
Sell 46 × $13.50 8.3% OTM over spot $12.47 24 Jul 2026 (11d, $0.49 mid)
= $2,162 credit for the 11d cycle → $5,896/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $13.50)
73%
Breach risk
27%
POP (stays ≤ $13.99)
81%
EV / mo
+$2,721
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 2.7 mo [1.4-4.4] median, 0.1 mo faster than no FIGHT (2.8 mo)  ·  58% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 43% without)  ·  ~7.8 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $14,596
🛡 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)
45%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,155
Free roll-up
+$1/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$16 @ 89% POP
87% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 46 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 5 of 11); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $1.02/sh now → $0.72 mid-life (likely $0.81–$1.18)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.47/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.25/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,345 simulated challenges: the $14 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 11, at $14 (overshoots $0.34). 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 (46 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$1431 Jul 202612d left+$0.35/sh+$1,595
cycle +$3,757
[+$1,292…+$1,649] · 100% credit
71%
surv 53%
-$17,104 NOT
cap gain +$8,396
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$1431 Jul 202612d left+$0.35/sh+$1,590
cycle +$3,752
[+$1,303…+$1,643] · 100% credit
71%
surv 54%
-$16,974 NOT
cap gain +$8,526
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1431 Jul 202612d left+$0.07/sh+$308
cycle +$2,470
[-$178…+$254] · 47% credit
74%
surv 62%
-$16,006 NOT
cap gain +$9,494
Max even-money escape in the band~$1431 Jul 202612d left+$0.07/sh+$308
cycle +$2,470
[-$178…+$254] · 47% credit
74%
surv 62%
-$16,006 NOT
cap gain +$9,494
SS $24 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$1631 Jul 202612d left-$0.45/sh-$2,050
cycle +$112
[-$3,166…-$2,327]
89%
surv 87%
-$9,364 NOT
cap gain +$16,136
budget: banked $2,162 debit $2,050 (95% used ≈ 1.5 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$112 cash · rolled 46 ct earn ≈ $3,169/mo while parked; 4 ct free to re-sell
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted +0.5 vol pt per +1% move (spike-vol name: vol expands on a fast move, richer buyback). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$5,896/mo
vs 50% target ($5,864/mo)+1%
vs normal income ($11,727/mo)50% covered
Net income (after hedge)$5,907/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $13.50 is $5 below CC-SS $18.98: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$23,024
… as % of IC ($21,650)106.3%
… as % of ML ($56,650)40.6%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.0 mo
Surgical close (46 ct)$-23,552
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 $0.47 collected) or spot ≥ $13.99 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $14)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $15.39 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $13.37Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$13-13.99
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
≥ $13.99
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 0.90 (fallback)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$13.50 (≤1σ, normal week)$2,162$-18,699+$6,801+$2,116
+2.5%$13.84 (≤1σ, normal week)$610$-18,733+$6,767+$564
+5%$14.18 (≤1σ, normal week)$-943$-18,766+$6,733-$989
SS (= V-bounce)$24.33 (6.5σ)$-47,656$-19,914+$5,586-$46,184
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $18.98, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-25,500
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$29,274
− CC assignment net of premium (46 × $13.50): -$23,024
+ Conservative CC premium (4 × $24): +$4
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-19,247 (+$6,253 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $3,824 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-23,070, the opportunity cost of earning $5,896/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $15.92 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$8,970, position total $-18,941 (+$6,559 vs today)
100% normal50 × $12.5024 Jul11d0.2%54%99%$4,300$11,727+$5,831$28,076
Sell 50 × $12.50 0.2% OTM over spot $12.47 24 Jul 2026 (11d, $0.87 mid)
= $4,300 credit for the 11d cycle → $11,727/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $12.50)
54%
Breach risk
46%
POP (stays ≤ $13.37)
71%
EV / mo
+$3,546
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 2.2 mo [1.2-3.9] median  ·  66% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 51% without)  ·  ~23.2 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $15,546
🛡 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)
80%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
+$1,113
Free roll-up
+$1/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$15 @ 90% POP
89% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 50 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: $0.90/sh now → $0.64 mid-life (likely $0.91–$1.28)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.86/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets +$0.22/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 2,404 simulated challenges: the $12 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 11, at $13 (overshoots $0.41). 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 (50 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$1231 Jul 202612d left+$0.31/sh+$1,542
cycle +$5,842
[+$1,117…+$1,260] · 100% credit
70%
surv 53%
-$19,523 NOT
cap gain +$5,977
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$1331 Jul 202612d left+$0.31/sh+$1,528
cycle +$5,828
[+$1,127…+$1,258] · 100% credit
71%
surv 54%
-$19,402 NOT
cap gain +$6,098
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1331 Jul 202612d left+$0.03/sh+$168
cycle +$4,468
[-$591…-$213] · 9% credit
75%
surv 63%
-$18,512 NOT
cap gain +$6,988
Max even-money escape in the band~$1331 Jul 202612d left+$0.03/sh+$168
cycle +$4,468
[-$591…-$213] · 9% credit
75%
surv 63%
-$18,512 NOT
cap gain +$6,988
SS $24 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$1531 Jul 202612d left-$0.44/sh-$2,219
cycle +$2,081
[-$3,978…-$2,931]
90%
surv 89%
-$11,899 NOT
cap gain +$13,601
budget: banked $4,300 debit $2,219 (52% used ≈ 0.8 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$2,081 cash · rolled 50 ct earn ≈ $2,420/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$11,727/mo
vs 50% target ($5,864/mo)+100%
vs normal income ($11,727/mo)100% covered
Net income (after hedge)$11,727/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $12.50 is $6 below CC-SS $18.98: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$28,076
… as % of IC ($21,650)129.7%
… as % of ML ($56,650)49.6%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.4 mo
Surgical close (50 ct)$-25,550
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 $0.86 collected) or spot ≥ $13.37 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $12)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $15.39 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $12.38Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$12-13.37
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
≥ $13.37
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 0.90 (fallback)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$12.50 (≤1σ, normal week)$4,300$-21,065+$4,435+$4,250
+2.5%$12.81 (≤1σ, normal week)$2,738$-21,221+$4,279+$2,688
+5%$13.12 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,175$-21,378+$4,122+$1,125
SS (= V-bounce)$24.33 (6.5σ)$-54,850$-26,980-$1,480-$53,250
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $18.98, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-25,500
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$29,274
− CC assignment net of premium (50 × $12.50): -$28,076
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-24,303 (+$1,197 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $3,824 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-28,126, the opportunity cost of earning $11,727/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $15.92 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$12,800, position total $-22,775 (+$2,725 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 MARA are the tiebreakers.
⚔ FIGHT CC options · full candidate scan (8 clear the floor), click to expand

Every eligible strike x expiry in the 4-45 DTE band (3 expiries scanned, 8 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: 0.900 (fallback)  |  Recovery@SS: +$29,274 (un-capped fortress gain if stock rallies to SS)  |  Do-nothing @ SS: $3,824

StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$13.504d17 Jul 2026$0.2433/50$5,940$5,98683%88%+$4,289-$17,27679.8%$-13,486 (vs do-nothing $-17,309)
$13.5011d24 Jul 2026$0.4746/50$5,896$5,90773%81%+$2,721-$23,024106.3%$-19,247 (vs do-nothing $-23,070)
$134d17 Jul 2026$0.3921/50$6,142$6,22270%81%+$3,587-$11,72954.2%$-7,926 (vs do-nothing $-11,750)
$1311d24 Jul 2026$0.6335/50$6,014$6,05564%76%+$2,225-$18,70886.4%$-14,920 (vs do-nothing $-18,743)
$1318d31 Jul 2026$0.8542/50$5,950$5,97262%74%+$1,780-$21,52699.4%$-17,744 (vs do-nothing $-21,568)
$12.5018d31 Jul 2026$1.1332/50$6,027$6,07654%71%+$1,714-$17,10579.0%$-13,313 (vs do-nothing $-17,137)
$12.5011d24 Jul 2026$0.8625/50$5,864$5,93254%71%+$1,773-$14,03864.8%$-10,239 (vs do-nothing $-14,063)
$12.504d17 Jul 2026$0.6113/50$5,948$6,04853%74%+$2,578-$7,62535.2%$-3,814 (vs do-nothing $-7,638)

Income/mo = FIGHT leg gross, DTE-prorated. Net/mo = FIGHT + conservative CC gross minus hedge cost. POP (mid) = probability stock closes at or below (strike + mid premium) at expiry, per-strike chain IV when available. Survival = CC expires fully worthless. EV/mo = premium minus expected buyback, monthly, with realized vol = IV x 85% (variance risk premium 15%). Cap give-up @ SS = recovery mortgaged on a V-bounce to SS, net of premium. Total P&L @ SS = absolute position P&L if the stock closes at SS; "vs do-nothing" = opportunity cost against holding all 50 contracts at the conservative CC.

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