FORTRESS FIGHT: MARA-LC25 @ $10.23

BE SS: $26.40  |  CC-SS: $15.30  |  250 contracts (25,000 sh) |  ⌂ PORTFOLIO

GENERATED2026-08-20 21:37

MARA-LC25 @ $10.23   UNDERWATER $16.17 (61.2% below BE SS)

250 contracts (25,000 sh)  |  BE SS: $26.40  |  CC-SS: $15.30  |  IV: HIGH  |  Accounts: Neville:0865

LC: $25 exp 2027-06-17 (entry $2.627/sh)
SP: $15 exp 2027-06-17 (entry $5.241/sh)
HP: $13 exp 2027-06-17 (entry $4.025/sh)

Economics

Max Loss$85,000(ND $1.40 + SW $2) x 25000
Normal income ref$29,500/mo95% ann ROI on ML
Hedge (static, never rolled)$0/moHP expiry = SP LEAPS; decay ≈ $0/mo (info only, already in marks)
Unrealized P&L$-52,125fortress legs from IBKR
INCOME GOALPOSTS & VELOCITY
50% INCOME FLOOR
$14,750/mo
HEDGE COVER
$0/mo (static)
NORMAL INCOME
$29,500/mo (ATM CC, chain)
IC VELOCITY
1.2 mo to earn back $35,000
ML VELOCITY
2.9 mo to earn back $85,000
Deep drawdown confirmed: a CC at CC-SS $15.30 (probe: $15C 15d) brings only $500/mo (<20% of normal), so FIGHT below it is warranted.
🏦 CAMPAIGN LEDGER , realized CC income since 2026-07-13; 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 2026-07-13
$-1,641
Hole (after banked)
$53,766
was $52,125 · -3% earned back
Cycles closed
9
Credit in flight
$0
TECHNICALS (cc_timing weekly gate + daily trigger)
WEEKLYPULLBACK · %B 21 (live) · RSI 44 · MACD bearish, hist falling
DAILYMIXED (provisional) · RSI 45 · %B 46 · hist rising (nightly)
LEVELS20W MA (bounce target) $12.08 (+18%) · daily UBB $12.30 · 1-wk expected move ±$1 (chain IV)
SETUPOversold with mixed daily momentum: lean 🎯, keep DTE short, watch the daily band. (advisory; floors and picks are chain-only)
⚠ Next earnings 2026-11-04: candidates whose expiry crosses it are flagged in the spectrum; EV is unreliable across earnings.
INTERPRETATION
Primary: 232 contracts at $11.50 / 8d. This is the safest strike (survival 82%, breach 18%) that still earns 50% of normal income ($14,750/mo); it brings $14,790/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 179 × $10.50/8d for $29,535/mo, but breach risk rises to 40% (+22pp vs the primary). The lower strike is hit by a smaller bounce.
More safety, less income: for just the hedge you can sit at 250 × $15.50/22d (97% survival, $341/mo).
Downside anchor: the primary mortgages $84,107 (240% of IC) ONLY on a full V-bounce all the way to SS $26, recoverable in 2.9 months of normal income. That is the rare tail; the frequent case is the strike holding. Surgical close on the 232 contracts realizes $-48,720 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 250 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: NEXT FRIDAY · 28 Aug 2026 (8d) · sell 232 × $11.50, 82% survival, $14,790/mo (E[net] $833/mo).
This week's Friday is inside the pin/gamma window, so only the next weekly is shown.
TrackExpirySellSurvivalIncome/moE[net]/mo
NEXT FRIDAY 🏆28 Aug 2026 · 8d232 × $11.5082%$14,790$833
E[net] arithmetic on the grand pick: keep $3,944 with probability 72%; on the 28% touch you roll, paying $11,836 to close and taking $2,375 back from the best priced door (net cash $9,460) 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.

📅 NEXT FRIDAY · 28 Aug 2026 · 8d · E[net] $833/mo 🏆 GRAND PICK

🎯 Engine pick: sell 232 × $11.50 (50% normal), 82% survival, breach 18%, $14,790/mo.
The pick is already past the ~80% (≈1σ) comfort line, so take the income. Stepping out to the $12.50 rung (🛡 safe yield) lifts survival to 92% (breach 18% → 8%) for $10,103/mo less (68% income) buys safety you do not really need here.
MARA  spot $10.23 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsFIGHT edgePer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
🛡 safe yield250 × $12.5028 Aug8d22.2%92%hist 97%16%hist 10%+7pp$1,250$4,688-$10,103$68,633
Sell 250 × $12.50 22.2% OTM over spot $10.23 28 Aug 2026 (8d, $0.07 mid)
= $1,250 credit for the 8d cycle → $4,688/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $12.50)
92%
Breach risk
8%
POP (stays ≤ $12.57)
93%
EV / mo
+$1,545
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+7pp
45% whole by 9mo vs 38% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~0.9/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$2,852/mo
median; plan ~$1,940/mo after 68% keep · $18,709 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~2.7 mo [1.6-4.6], measured ONLY among the 45% of futures that got whole
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
8%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$13,319
Free roll-up
+$0/wk
Safest escape (by 11 Sep 2026)
$14 @ 77% POP
71% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 250 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 4 of 8); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $0.82/sh now → $0.58 mid-life (likely $0.43–$0.81)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.05/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.53/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 242 simulated challenges: the $12 strike is typically first touched on day 6 of 8, at $13 (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 (250 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$134 Sep 202611d left+$0.13/sh+$3,309
cycle +$4,559
[+$2,320…+$6,635] · 95% credit
70%
surv 58%
-$26,166 NOT
cap gain +$25,959
Max even-money escape in the band~$1311 Sep 202618d left+$0.16/sh+$3,984
cycle +$5,234
[+$2,717…+$8,073] · 95% credit
74%
surv 65%
-$21,279 NOT
cap gain +$30,846
SS $26 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$124 Sep 202611d left+$0.11/sh+$2,830
cycle +$4,080
[+$1,528…+$6,507] · 88% credit
66%
surv 53%
-$28,921 NOT
cap gain +$23,204
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$1411 Sep 202618d left-$0.03/sh-$683
cycle +$567
[-$2,778…+$2,785] · 44% credit
77%
surv 71%
-$21,733 NOT
cap gain +$30,392
budget: banked $1,250 debit $683 (55% used ≈ 0.6 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$567 cash · rolled 250 ct earn ≈ $23,144/mo while parked; 0 ct free to re-sell
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted +0.5 vol pt per +1% move (spike-vol name: vol expands on a fast move, richer buyback). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$4,688/mo
vs 50% target ($14,750/mo)-68%
vs normal income ($29,500/mo)16% covered
Net income (after hedge)$4,688/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $12.50 is $3 below CC-SS $15.30: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$68,633
… as % of IC ($35,000)196.1%
… as % of ML ($85,000)80.7%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.3 mo
Surgical close (250 ct)$-52,625
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.01/sh (~25% of the $0.05 collected) or spot ≥ $12.57 (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 $12.30 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $12.38Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$12-12.57
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
≥ $12.57
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 0.34 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$12.50 (1.7σ)$1,250$-31,750+$20,375+$1,000
+2.5%$12.81 (2.0σ)$-6,562$-36,930+$15,195-$6,812
+5%$13.12 (2.2σ)$-14,375$-42,110+$10,015-$14,625
SS (= V-bounce)$26.40 (12.2σ)$-346,250$-262,143-$210,018-$61,500
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $15.30, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-52,125
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$42,675
− CC assignment net of premium (250 × $12.50): -$68,633
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-78,082 ($-25,957 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-16,582 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-61,500, the opportunity cost of earning $4,688/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $12.08 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$0, position total $-36,539 (+$15,586 vs today)
33% normal153 × $11.5028 Aug8d12.4%82%hist 87%37%hist 30%+15pp$2,601$9,754-$5,036$55,467
Sell 153 × $11.50 12.4% OTM over spot $10.23 28 Aug 2026 (8d, $0.18 mid)
= $2,601 credit for the 8d cycle → $9,754/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $11.50)
82%
Breach risk
18%
POP (stays ≤ $11.69)
85%
EV / mo
+$3,705
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+15pp
54% whole by 9mo vs 39% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~2.2/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$5,019/mo
median; plan ~$3,413/mo after 68% keep · $32,583 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~3.0 mo [1.8-5.3], 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)
25%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$5,204
Free roll-up
+$0/wk
Safest escape (by 11 Sep 2026)
$13 @ 78% POP
73% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 153 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 4 of 8); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $0.72/sh now → $0.51 mid-life (likely $0.49–$0.79)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.17/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.34/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 761 simulated challenges: the $12 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 8, at $12 (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 (153 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$124 Sep 202611d left+$0.10/sh+$1,545
cycle +$4,146
[+$537…+$2,364] · 88% credit
70%
surv 59%
-$34,907 NOT
cap gain +$17,218
Max even-money escape in the band~$1211 Sep 202618d left+$0.10/sh+$1,566
cycle +$4,167
[+$230…+$2,513] · 80% credit
75%
surv 66%
-$30,674 NOT
cap gain +$21,451
SS $26 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$124 Sep 202611d left+$0.10/sh+$1,505
cycle +$4,106
[+$192…+$2,388] · 79% credit
66%
surv 53%
-$37,222 NOT
cap gain +$14,903
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$1311 Sep 202618d left-$0.07/sh-$1,051
cycle +$1,550
[-$2,948…-$380] · 21% credit
78%
surv 73%
-$29,079 NOT
cap gain +$23,046
budget: banked $2,601 debit $1,051 (40% used ≈ 0.5 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$1,550 cash · rolled 153 ct earn ≈ $11,257/mo while parked; 97 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$9,754/mo
vs 50% target ($14,750/mo)-34%
vs normal income ($29,500/mo)33% covered
Net income (after hedge)$9,948/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $11.50 is $4 below CC-SS $15.30: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$55,467
… as % of IC ($35,000)158.5%
… as % of ML ($85,000)65.3%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.9 mo
Surgical close (153 ct)$-32,130
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 ≥ $11.69 (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 $12.30 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $11.38Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$11-11.69
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
≥ $11.69
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 0.34 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$11.50 (≤1σ, normal week)$2,601$-38,727+$13,398+$2,448
+2.5%$11.79 (1.2σ)$-1,798$-40,704+$11,421-$1,951
+5%$12.08 (1.4σ)$-6,197$-42,680+$9,445-$6,350
SS (= V-bounce)$26.40 (12.2σ)$-225,369$-251,745-$199,620-$51,102
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $15.30, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-52,125
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$42,675
− CC assignment net of premium (153 × $11.50): -$55,467
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (97 × $15): -$2,767
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-67,684 ($-15,559 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-16,582 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-51,102, the opportunity cost of earning $9,754/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $12.08 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$6,273, position total $-42,715 (+$9,410 vs today)
🎯 50% normal232 × $11.5028 Aug8d12.4%82%hist 87%37%hist 30%+22pp$3,944$14,790$84,107
Sell 232 × $11.50 12.4% OTM over spot $10.23 28 Aug 2026 (8d, $0.18 mid)
= $3,944 credit for the 8d cycle → $14,790/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $11.50)
82%
Breach risk
18%
POP (stays ≤ $11.69)
85%
EV / mo
+$5,618
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+22pp
62% whole by 9mo vs 39% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~2.0/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$7,388/mo
median; plan ~$5,024/mo after 68% keep · $41,281 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~3.0 mo [1.7-4.8], measured ONLY among the 62% 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)
28%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$7,892
Free roll-up
+$0/wk
Safest escape (by 11 Sep 2026)
$13 @ 78% POP
73% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 232 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 4 of 8); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $0.72/sh now → $0.51 mid-life (likely $0.51–$0.80)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.17/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.34/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 833 simulated challenges: the $12 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 8, at $12 (overshoots $0.32). 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 (232 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$124 Sep 202611d left+$0.10/sh+$2,343
cycle +$6,287
[+$793…+$3,137] · 88% credit
70%
surv 59%
-$32,846 NOT
cap gain +$19,279
Max even-money escape in the band~$1211 Sep 202618d left+$0.10/sh+$2,375
cycle +$6,319
[+$346…+$3,353] · 81% credit
75%
surv 66%
-$28,601 NOT
cap gain +$23,524
SS $26 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$124 Sep 202611d left+$0.10/sh+$2,282
cycle +$6,226
[+$311…+$3,191] · 81% credit
66%
surv 53%
-$35,181 NOT
cap gain +$16,944
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$1311 Sep 202618d left-$0.07/sh-$1,594
cycle +$2,350
[-$4,446…-$924] · 18% credit
78%
surv 73%
-$28,358 NOT
cap gain +$23,767
budget: banked $3,944 debit $1,594 (40% used ≈ 0.5 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$2,350 cash · rolled 232 ct earn ≈ $17,069/mo while parked; 18 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$14,790/mo
vs 50% target ($14,750/mo)+0%
vs normal income ($29,500/mo)50% covered
Net income (after hedge)$14,826/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $11.50 is $4 below CC-SS $15.30: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$84,107
… as % of IC ($35,000)240.3%
… as % of ML ($85,000)98.9%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.9 mo
Surgical close (232 ct)$-48,720
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 ≥ $11.69 (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 $12.30 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $11.38Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$11-11.69
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
≥ $11.69
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 0.34 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$11.50 (≤1σ, normal week)$3,944$-37,463+$14,662+$3,712
+2.5%$11.79 (1.2σ)$-2,726$-41,711+$10,414-$2,958
+5%$12.08 (1.4σ)$-9,396$-45,959+$6,166-$9,628
SS (= V-bounce)$26.40 (12.2σ)$-341,736$-278,131-$226,006-$77,488
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $15.30, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-52,125
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$42,675
− CC assignment net of premium (232 × $11.50): -$84,107
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (18 × $15): -$514
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-94,070 ($-41,945 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-16,582 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-77,488, the opportunity cost of earning $14,790/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $12.08 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$9,512, position total $-46,033 (+$6,092 vs today)
100% normal179 × $10.5028 Aug8d2.6%60%hist 69%83%hist 79%+34pp$7,876$29,535+$14,745$77,960
Sell 179 × $10.50 2.6% OTM over spot $10.23 28 Aug 2026 (8d, $0.45 mid)
= $7,876 credit for the 8d cycle → $29,535/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $10.50)
60%
Breach risk
40%
POP (stays ≤ $10.96)
72%
EV / mo
+$6,463
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+34pp
68% whole by 9mo vs 34% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~6.3/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$9,255/mo
median; plan ~$6,294/mo after 68% keep · $47,497 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~3.0 mo [1.6-4.9], measured ONLY among the 68% 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)
67%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$37
Free roll-up
+$0/wk
Safest escape (by 11 Sep 2026)
$13 @ 91% POP
90% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 179 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 4 of 8); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $0.62/sh now → $0.44 mid-life (likely $0.59–$0.84)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.44/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.00/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 2,016 simulated challenges: the $10 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 8, at $11 (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 (179 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$114 Sep 202611d left+$0.07/sh+$1,287
cycle +$9,163
[-$605…+$454] · 46% credit
71%
surv 60%
-$38,342 NOT
cap gain +$13,783
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$104 Sep 202611d left+$0.08/sh+$1,513
cycle +$9,389
[-$871…+$505] · 42% credit
65%
surv 53%
-$40,390 NOT
cap gain +$11,735
Max even-money escape in the band~$1111 Sep 202618d left+$0.05/sh+$911
cycle +$8,787
[-$1,664…-$205] · 21% credit
76%
surv 68%
-$34,505 NOT
cap gain +$17,620
SS $26 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$1311 Sep 202618d left-$0.33/sh-$5,874
cycle +$2,002
[-$11,178…-$7,930]
91%
surv 90%
-$24,440 NOT
cap gain +$27,685
budget: banked $7,876 debit $5,874 (75% used ≈ 0.9 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$2,002 cash · rolled 179 ct earn ≈ $3,398/mo while parked; 71 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$29,535/mo
vs 50% target ($14,750/mo)+100%
vs normal income ($29,500/mo)100% covered
Net income (after hedge)$29,677/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $10.50 is $5 below CC-SS $15.30: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$77,960
… as % of IC ($35,000)222.7%
… as % of ML ($85,000)91.7%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.6 mo
Surgical close (179 ct)$-37,590
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 ≥ $10.96 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $10)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $12.30 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $10.39Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$10-10.96
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
≥ $10.96
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 0.34 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$10.50 (≤1σ, normal week)$7,876$-41,903+$10,222+$7,697
+2.5%$10.76 (≤1σ, normal week)$3,177$-44,390+$7,735+$2,998
+5%$11.03 (≤1σ, normal week)$-1,522$-46,878+$5,247-$1,701
SS (= V-bounce)$26.40 (12.2σ)$-276,734$-273,496-$221,371-$72,853
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $15.30, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-52,125
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$42,675
− CC assignment net of premium (179 × $10.50): -$77,960
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (71 × $15): -$2,026
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-89,435 ($-37,310 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-16,582 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-72,853, the opportunity cost of earning $29,535/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $12.08 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$20,406, position total $-56,874 ($-4,749 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 (7 clear the floor), click to expand

Every eligible strike x expiry in the 4-45 DTE band (3 expiries scanned, 7 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: 0.337 (IBKR)  |  Recovery@SS: +$42,675 (un-capped fortress gain if stock rallies to SS)  |  Do-nothing @ SS: $-16,582

StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$11.508d28 Aug 2026$0.17232/250$14,790$14,82682%85%+$5,618-$84,107240.3%$-94,070 (vs do-nothing $-77,488)
$118d28 Aug 2026$0.28141/250$14,805$15,02373%79%+$4,605-$56,616161.8%$-69,175 (vs do-nothing $-52,593)
$1115d4 Sep 2026$0.38195/250$14,820$14,93069%76%+$2,020-$76,348218.1%$-87,367 (vs do-nothing $-70,785)
$1122d11 Sep 2026$0.54201/250$14,801$14,89968%76%+$3,378-$75,482215.7%$-86,329 (vs do-nothing $-69,747)
$10.508d28 Aug 2026$0.4490/250$14,850$15,17060%72%+$3,249-$39,198112.0%$-53,212 (vs do-nothing $-36,630)
$10.5015d4 Sep 2026$0.59125/250$14,750$15,00059%71%+$2,370-$52,566150.2%$-65,582 (vs do-nothing $-49,000)
$10.5022d11 Sep 2026$0.59184/250$14,804$14,93659%71%+$122-$77,378221.1%$-88,710 (vs do-nothing $-72,128)

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 250 contracts at the conservative CC.

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