FORTRESS FIGHT: MARA-LC25 @ $12.03

BE SS: $26.40  |  CC-SS: $15.45  |  250 contracts (25,000 sh) |  ⌂ PORTFOLIO

GENERATED2026-07-16 21:38

MARA-LC25 @ $12.03   UNDERWATER $14.37 (54.4% below BE SS)

⚠ EARNINGS · SHORT EXPIRY ONLY
MARA reports 2026-07-29 (Wed), in 13 days. The recommended CC (8d) 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.

250 contracts (25,000 sh)  |  BE SS: $26.40  |  CC-SS: $15.45  |  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$44,000/mo95% ann ROI on ML
Hedge (static, never rolled)$0/moHP expiry = SP LEAPS; decay ≈ $10,268/mo (info only, already in marks)
Unrealized P&L$-39,125fortress legs from IBKR
INCOME GOALPOSTS & VELOCITY
50% INCOME FLOOR
$22,000/mo
HEDGE COVER
$0/mo (static)
NORMAL INCOME
$44,000/mo (ATM CC, chain)
IC VELOCITY
0.8 mo to earn back $35,000
ML VELOCITY
1.9 mo to earn back $85,000
Deep drawdown confirmed: a CC at CC-SS $15.45 (probe: $15.5C 15d) brings only $3,500/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
$6
Hole (after banked)
$39,119
was $39,125 · 0% earned back
Cycles closed
1
Credit in flight
$0
TECHNICALS (cc_timing weekly gate + daily trigger)
WEEKLYNEUTRAL · %B 55 (live) · RSI 50 · MACD bullish, hist falling
DAILYFALLING (provisional) · RSI 43 · %B 18 · hist rising (nightly)
LEVELSUpper BB (CC ceiling) $15.95 (+33%) · daily UBB $15.19 · 1-wk expected move ±$2 (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: 168 contracts at $13 / 8d. This is the safest strike (survival 74%, breach 26%) that still earns 50% of normal income ($22,000/mo); it brings $22,050/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 240 × $12.50/8d for $44,100/mo, but breach risk rises to 36% (+10pp 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 × $14.50/8d (92% survival, $6,562/mo).
Downside anchor: the primary mortgages $35,274 (101% of IC) ONLY on a full V-bounce all the way to SS $26, recoverable in 0.8 months of normal income. That is the rare tail; the frequent case is the strike holding. Surgical close on the 168 contracts realizes $-26,376 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 · 24 Jul 2026 (8d) · sell 168 × $13, 74% survival, $22,050/mo (E[net] $5,569/mo).
This week's Friday is inside the pin/gamma window, so only the next weekly is shown.
TrackExpirySellSurvivalIncome/moE[net]/mo
NEXT FRIDAY 🏆24 Jul 2026 · 8d168 × $1374%$22,050$5,569

📅 NEXT FRIDAY · 24 Jul 2026 · 8d · E[net] $5,569/mo 🏆 GRAND PICK

🎯 Engine pick: sell 168 × $13 (primary), 74% survival, breach 26%, $22,050/mo.
⚖️ Worth a safer step: the $13.50 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 82% (breach 26% → 18%) for $7,448/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 $13.50 rung, unless you need the income to cover the hedge bleed, or you expect MARA to stay flat-to-down near term.
MARA  spot $12.03 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsPer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
🛡 safe yield250 × $14.5024 Jul8d20.5%92%17%$1,750$6,562-$15,488$21,991
Sell 250 × $14.50 20.5% OTM over spot $12.03 24 Jul 2026 (8d, $0.11 mid)
= $1,750 credit for the 8d cycle → $6,562/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $14.50)
92%
Breach risk
8%
POP (stays ≤ $14.61)
92%
EV / mo
+$2,585
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.5 mo [0.6-3.1] median, 0.1 mo SLOWER than no FIGHT (1.5 mo): roll costs eat the credits at this rung  ·  66% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 58% without)  ·  ~1.9 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $15,349
🛡 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)
-$17,024
Free roll-up
+$0/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$15 @ 71% POP
61% 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: $1.06/sh now → $0.75 mid-life (likely $0.56–$1.00)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.07/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.68/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 339 simulated challenges: the $14 strike is typically first touched on day 6 of 8, at $15 (overshoots $0.39). 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
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$1431 Jul 202611d left+$0.28/sh+$6,912
cycle +$8,662
[+$6,192…+$11,953] · 100% credit
68%
surv 53%
-$4,219 NOT
cap gain +$34,906
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$157 Aug 202618d left+$0.06/sh+$1,610
cycle +$3,360
[-$1,135…+$6,742] · 69% credit
69%
surv 60%
-$4,528 NOT
cap gain +$34,597
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1531 Jul 202611d left+$0.00/sh+$6
cycle +$1,756
[-$1,780…+$4,130] · 60% credit
71%
surv 61%
-$6,131 NOT
cap gain +$32,994
Max even-money escape in the band~$1531 Jul 202611d left+$0.00/sh+$6
cycle +$1,756
[-$1,780…+$4,130] · 60% credit
71%
surv 61%
-$6,131 NOT
cap gain +$32,994
SS $26 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted +0.5 vol pt per +1% move (spike-vol name: vol expands on a fast move, richer buyback). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$6,562/mo
vs 50% target ($22,000/mo)-70%
vs normal income ($44,000/mo)15% covered
Net income (after hedge)$6,562/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $14.50 is $1 below CC-SS $15.45: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$21,991
… as % of IC ($35,000)62.8%
… as % of ML ($85,000)25.9%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.5 mo
Surgical close (250 ct)$-40,125
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 $0.07 collected) or spot ≥ $14.61 (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 $15.19 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $14.36Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$14-14.61
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
≥ $14.61
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 0.42 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$14.50 (1.5σ)$1,750$-11,131+$27,994+$1,250
+2.5%$14.86 (1.7σ)$-7,312$-16,342+$22,783-$7,812
+5%$15.23 (1.9σ)$-16,375$-21,553+$17,572-$16,875
SS (= V-bounce)$26.40 (8.7σ)$-295,750$-182,194-$143,069-$136,250
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $15.45, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-39,125
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$36,334
− CC assignment net of premium (250 × $14.50): -$21,991
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-24,782 (+$14,343 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-2,291 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-22,491, the opportunity cost of earning $6,562/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $15.95 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$34,500, position total $-31,975 (+$7,150 vs today)
33% normal ← lean177 × $13.5024 Jul8d12.2%82%38%$3,894$14,602-$7,448$30,615
Sell 177 × $13.50 12.2% OTM over spot $12.03 24 Jul 2026 (8d, $0.25 mid)
= $3,894 credit for the 8d cycle → $14,602/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $13.50)
82%
Breach risk
18%
POP (stays ≤ $13.75)
85%
EV / mo
+$6,053
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.2 mo [0.6-2.9] median, 0.1 mo faster than no FIGHT (1.3 mo)  ·  78% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 66% without)  ·  ~4.0 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $20,197
🛡 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)
29%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$7,981
Free roll-up
none
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$14 @ 76% POP
69% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 177 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: $0.95/sh now → $0.67 mid-life (likely $0.66–$1.06)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.22/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.45/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 865 simulated challenges: the $14 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 8, at $14 (overshoots $0.39). 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 (177 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$1431 Jul 202611d left+$0.25/sh+$4,356
cycle +$8,250
[+$2,876…+$5,605] · 99% credit
68%
surv 53%
-$15,111 NOT
cap gain +$24,014
Max even-money escape in the band~$147 Aug 202618d left+$0.04/sh+$757
cycle +$4,651
[-$2,422…+$1,578] · 42% credit
69%
surv 60%
-$13,715 NOT
cap gain +$25,410
SS $26 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$1431 Jul 202611d left-$0.18/sh-$3,228
cycle +$666
[-$6,193…-$2,720] · 7% credit
76%
surv 69%
-$12,388 NOT
cap gain +$26,737
budget: banked $3,894 debit $3,228 (83% used ≈ 1.0 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$666 cash · rolled 177 ct earn ≈ $23,583/mo while parked; 73 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$14,602/mo
vs 50% target ($22,000/mo)-34%
vs normal income ($44,000/mo)33% covered
Net income (after hedge)$14,894/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $13.50 is $2 below CC-SS $15.45: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$30,615
… as % of IC ($35,000)87.5%
… as % of ML ($85,000)36.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.7 mo
Surgical close (177 ct)$-28,232
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 $0.22 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 $15.19 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d 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 0.42 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$13.50 (≤1σ, normal week)$3,894$-19,466+$19,659+$3,540
+2.5%$13.84 (1.1σ)$-2,080$-21,854+$17,271-$2,434
+5%$14.18 (1.3σ)$-8,054$-24,242+$14,883-$8,408
SS (= V-bounce)$26.40 (8.7σ)$-224,436$-157,454-$118,329-$111,510
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $15.45, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-39,125
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$36,334
− CC assignment net of premium (177 × $13.50): -$30,615
+ Conservative CC premium (73 × $20): +$146
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-33,260 (+$5,865 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-2,291 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-30,969, the opportunity cost of earning $14,602/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $15.95 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$39,471, position total $-36,800 (+$2,325 vs today)
🎯 50% normal168 × $1324 Jul8d8.1%74%41%$5,880$22,050$35,274
Sell 168 × $13 8.1% OTM over spot $12.03 24 Jul 2026 (8d, $0.35 mid)
= $5,880 credit for the 8d cycle → $22,050/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $13)
74%
Breach risk
26%
POP (stays ≤ $13.36)
80%
EV / mo
+$8,162
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.4 mo [0.6-3.0] median, 0.1 mo faster than no FIGHT (1.5 mo)  ·  78% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 56% without)  ·  ~6.4 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $27,888
🛡 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)
-$4,744
Free roll-up
none
Safest escape (by 7 Aug 2026)
$15 @ 81% POP
77% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 168 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: $0.89/sh now → $0.63 mid-life (likely $0.72–$1.06)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.35/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.28/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,241 simulated challenges: the $13 strike is typically first touched on day 4 of 8, at $13 (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 (168 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$1331 Jul 202611d left+$0.23/sh+$3,889
cycle +$9,769
[+$2,155…+$4,162] · 99% credit
68%
surv 53%
-$18,886 NOT
cap gain +$20,239
Max even-money escape in the band~$137 Aug 202618d left+$0.03/sh+$546
cycle +$6,426
[-$3,061…+$260] · 28% credit
69%
surv 61%
-$17,235 NOT
cap gain +$21,890
SS $26 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$157 Aug 202618d left-$0.25/sh-$4,226
cycle +$1,654
[-$8,577…-$4,934] · 2% credit
81%
surv 77%
-$6,070 NOT
cap gain +$33,055
budget: banked $5,880 debit $4,226 (72% used ≈ 0.8 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$1,654 cash · rolled 168 ct earn ≈ $10,663/mo while parked; 82 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$22,050/mo
vs 50% target ($22,000/mo)+0%
vs normal income ($44,000/mo)50% covered
Net income (after hedge)$22,378/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $13 is $2 below CC-SS $15.45: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$35,274
… as % of IC ($35,000)100.8%
… as % of ML ($85,000)41.5%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.8 mo
Surgical close (168 ct)$-26,376
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.09/sh (~25% of the $0.35 collected) or spot ≥ $13.36 (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 $15.19 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $12.87Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$13-13.36
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $13.36
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 0.42 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$13.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$5,880$-22,775+$16,350+$5,544
+2.5%$13.32 (≤1σ, normal week)$420$-24,782+$14,343+$84
+5%$13.65 (≤1σ, normal week)$-5,040$-26,789+$12,337-$5,376
SS (= V-bounce)$26.40 (8.7σ)$-219,240$-158,000-$118,875-$112,056
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $15.45, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-39,125
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$36,334
− CC assignment net of premium (168 × $13): -$35,274
+ Conservative CC premium (82 × $20): +$164
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-37,901 (+$1,224 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-2,291 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-35,610, the opportunity cost of earning $22,050/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $15.95 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$43,680, position total $-40,991 ($-1,866 vs today)
100% normal240 × $12.5024 Jul8d3.9%64%76%$11,760$44,100+$22,050$59,032
Sell 240 × $12.50 3.9% OTM over spot $12.03 24 Jul 2026 (8d, $0.52 mid)
= $11,760 credit for the 8d cycle → $44,100/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $12.50)
64%
Breach risk
36%
POP (stays ≤ $13.02)
74%
EV / mo
+$11,365
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.0 mo [0.5-2.0] median, 0.6 mo faster than no FIGHT (1.7 mo)  ·  89% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 60% without)  ·  ~7.4 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $32,157
🛡 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)
64%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$2,519
Free roll-up
none
Safest escape (by 7 Aug 2026)
$16 @ 92% POP
91% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 240 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: $0.84/sh now → $0.59 mid-life (likely $0.77–$1.10)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.49/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.10/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,907 simulated challenges: the $12 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 8, at $13 (overshoots $0.38). The [P25–P75] under each Total is that door's credit across those paths; % credit is the share of those challenges where the roll is a net credit.
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (240 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$1231 Jul 202611d left+$0.22/sh+$5,216
cycle +$16,976
[+$2,324…+$4,291] · 96% credit
68%
surv 53%
-$17,135 NOT
cap gain +$21,990
Max even-money escape in the band~$137 Aug 202618d left+$0.02/sh+$541
cycle +$12,301
[-$5,673…-$1,733] · 14% credit
69%
surv 61%
-$16,817 NOT
cap gain +$22,308
SS $26 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$167 Aug 202618d left-$0.47/sh-$11,228
cycle +$532
[-$20,782…-$14,625]
92%
surv 91%
+$8,602 SAFE
cap gain +$47,727
budget: banked $11,760 debit $11,228 (95% used ≈ 1.1 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$532 cash · rolled 240 ct earn ≈ $5,085/mo while parked; 10 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$44,100/mo
vs 50% target ($22,000/mo)+100%
vs normal income ($44,000/mo)100% covered
Net income (after hedge)$44,140/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $12.50 is $3 below CC-SS $15.45: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$59,032
… as % of IC ($35,000)168.7%
… as % of ML ($85,000)69.4%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.3 mo
Surgical close (240 ct)$-38,280
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.12/sh (~25% of the $0.49 collected) or spot ≥ $13.02 (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 $15.19 (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
$12-13.02
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
≥ $13.02
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 0.42 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$12.50 (≤1σ, normal week)$11,760$-22,351+$16,774+$11,280
+2.5%$12.81 (≤1σ, normal week)$4,260$-26,531+$12,594+$3,780
+5%$13.12 (≤1σ, normal week)$-3,240$-30,711+$8,414-$3,720
SS (= V-bounce)$26.40 (8.7σ)$-321,840$-214,664-$175,539-$168,720
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $15.45, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-39,125
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$36,334
− CC assignment net of premium (240 × $12.50): -$59,032
+ Conservative CC premium (10 × $20): +$20
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-61,803 ($-22,678 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-2,291 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-59,512, the opportunity cost of earning $44,100/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $15.95 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$71,040, position total $-68,495 ($-29,370 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: 0.425 (IBKR)  |  Recovery@SS: +$36,334 (un-capped fortress gain if stock rallies to SS)  |  Do-nothing @ SS: $-2,291

StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$138d24 Jul 2026$0.35168/250$22,050$22,37874%80%+$8,162-$35,274100.8%$-37,901 (vs do-nothing $-35,610)
$1315d31 Jul 2026$0.47235/250$22,090$22,15070%77%+$4,797-$46,522132.9%$-49,283 (vs do-nothing $-46,992)
$12.508d24 Jul 2026$0.49120/250$22,050$22,57064%74%+$5,683-$29,51684.3%$-32,047 (vs do-nothing $-29,756)
$12.5015d31 Jul 2026$0.63175/250$22,050$22,35062%74%+$3,338-$40,594116.0%$-43,235 (vs do-nothing $-40,944)
$12.5022d7 Aug 2026$0.65249/250$22,070$22,07461%73%$-2,748-$57,261163.6%$-60,050 (vs do-nothing $-57,759)
$1222d7 Aug 2026$0.99163/250$22,005$22,35354%70%+$1,078-$40,092114.5%$-42,710 (vs do-nothing $-40,418)
$1215d31 Jul 2026$0.91121/250$22,022$22,53853%70%+$3,723-$30,73087.8%$-33,263 (vs do-nothing $-30,972)
$128d24 Jul 2026$0.7084/250$22,050$22,71452%69%+$4,042-$23,09766.0%$-25,556 (vs do-nothing $-23,265)

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 250 contracts at the conservative CC.

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