FORTRESS FIGHT: MARA-LC25 @ $11.49

BE SS: $26.40  |  CC-SS: $14.57  |  250 contracts (25,000 sh) |  ⌂ PORTFOLIO

GENERATED2026-07-17 03:39

MARA-LC25 @ $11.49   UNDERWATER $14.91 (56.5% below BE SS)

⚠ EARNINGS · SHORT EXPIRY ONLY
MARA reports 2026-07-29 (Wed), in 12 days. The recommended CC (7d) 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: $14.57  |  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$44,464/mo95% ann ROI on ML
Hedge (static, never rolled)$0/moHP expiry = SP LEAPS; decay ≈ $6,989/mo (info only, already in marks)
Unrealized P&L$-33,750fortress legs from IBKR
INCOME GOALPOSTS & VELOCITY
50% INCOME FLOOR
$22,232/mo
HEDGE COVER
$0/mo (static)
NORMAL INCOME
$44,464/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 $14.57 (probe: $14.5C 14d) brings only $6,964/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)
$33,744
was $33,750 · 0% earned back
Cycles closed
1
Credit in flight
$0
TECHNICALS (cc_timing weekly gate + daily trigger)
WEEKLYNEUTRAL · %B 49 (live) · RSI 47 · MACD bullish, hist falling
DAILYFALLING (provisional) · RSI 39 · %B 12 · hist rising (nightly)
LEVELSUpper BB (CC ceiling) $15.90 (+38%) · daily UBB $15.24 · 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: 200 contracts at $12.50 / 7d. This is the safest strike (survival 77%, breach 23%) that still earns 50% of normal income ($22,232/mo); it brings $22,286/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 173 × $11.50/7d for $44,486/mo, but breach risk rises to 47% (+24pp 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 × $13.50/7d (90% survival, $10,714/mo).
Downside anchor: the primary mortgages $36,152 (103% 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 200 contracts realizes $-27,100 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 (7d) · sell 200 × $12.50, 77% survival, $22,286/mo (E[net] $6,044/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 · 7d200 × $12.5077%$22,286$6,044

📅 NEXT FRIDAY · 24 Jul 2026 · 7d · E[net] $6,044/mo 🏆 GRAND PICK

🎯 Engine pick: sell 200 × $12.50 (primary), 77% survival, breach 23%, $22,286/mo.
⚖️ Worth a safer step: the $13 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 85% (breach 23% → 15%) for $7,611/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 rung, unless you need the income to cover the hedge bleed, or you expect MARA to stay flat-to-down near term.
MARA  spot $11.49 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsFIGHT edgePer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
🛡 safe yield250 × $13.5024 Jul7d17.5%90%20%+15pp$2,500$10,714-$11,571$24,190
Sell 250 × $13.50 17.5% OTM over spot $11.49 24 Jul 2026 (7d, $0.11 mid)
= $2,500 credit for the 7d cycle → $10,714/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $13.50)
90%
Breach risk
10%
POP (stays ≤ $13.61)
91%
EV / mo
+$5,918
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+15pp
77% whole by 9mo vs 62% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~0.7/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$7,500/mo
median; plan ~$5,100/mo after 68% keep · $16,626 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.2 mo [0.6-2.8], measured ONLY among the 77% 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)
14%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$12,433
Free roll-up
+$1/wk
Safest escape (by 14 Aug 2026)
$17 @ 84% POP
81% 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 3 of 7); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $0.84/sh now → $0.60 mid-life (likely $0.52–$0.90)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.10/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.50/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 417 simulated challenges: the $14 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 7, at $14 (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 (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 202610d left+$0.33/sh+$8,218
cycle +$10,718
[+$7,322…+$11,160] · 100% credit
69%
surv 53%
-$2,431 NOT
cap gain +$31,319
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1431 Jul 202610d left+$0.12/sh+$2,925
cycle +$5,425
[+$1,292…+$4,919] · 87% credit
73%
surv 62%
-$2,497 NOT
cap gain +$31,253
Max even-money escape in the band~$1614 Aug 202624d left+$0.08/sh+$2,111
cycle +$4,611
[-$1,096…+$4,458] · 67% credit
82%
surv 78%
+$17,189 SAFE
cap gain +$50,939
SS $26 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$1714 Aug 202624d left-$0.05/sh-$1,365
cycle +$1,135
[-$5,375…+$1,000] · 32% credit
84%
surv 81%
+$18,838 SAFE
cap gain +$52,588
budget: banked $2,500 debit $1,365 (55% used ≈ 0.6 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$1,135 cash · rolled 250 ct earn ≈ $16,960/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$10,714/mo
vs 50% target ($22,232/mo)-52%
vs normal income ($44,464/mo)24% covered
Net income (after hedge)$10,714/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $13.50 is $1 below CC-SS $14.57: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$24,190
… as % of IC ($35,000)69.1%
… as % of ML ($85,000)28.5%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.5 mo
Surgical close (250 ct)$-33,875
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.03/sh (~25% of the $0.10 collected) or spot ≥ $13.61 (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 $15.24 (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
$13-13.61
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
≥ $13.61
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 0.41 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$13.50 (1.4σ)$2,500$-10,649+$23,101+$2,250
+2.5%$13.84 (1.6σ)$-5,937$-15,627+$18,123-$6,187
+5%$14.18 (1.8σ)$-14,375$-20,605+$13,145-$14,625
SS (= V-bounce)$26.40 (10.1σ)$-320,000$-200,924-$167,174-$210,250
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $14.57, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-33,750
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$31,544
− CC assignment net of premium (250 × $13.50): -$24,190
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-26,395 (+$7,355 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,956 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-24,440, the opportunity cost of earning $10,714/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $15.90 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$57,500, position total $-46,049 ($-12,299 vs today)
33% normal ← lean214 × $1324 Jul7d13.1%85%31%+16pp$3,424$14,674-$7,611$30,122
Sell 214 × $13 13.1% OTM over spot $11.49 24 Jul 2026 (7d, $0.17 mid)
= $3,424 credit for the 7d cycle → $14,674/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $13)
85%
Breach risk
15%
POP (stays ≤ $13.17)
87%
EV / mo
+$6,920
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+16pp
78% whole by 9mo vs 62% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~1.2/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$9,235/mo
median; plan ~$6,280/mo after 68% keep · $18,968 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.2 mo [0.6-2.8], measured ONLY among the 78% of futures that got whole
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
22%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$8,615
Free roll-up
+$1/wk
Safest escape (by 14 Aug 2026)
$16 @ 84% POP
82% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 214 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 3 of 7); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $0.80/sh now → $0.56 mid-life (likely $0.53–$0.87)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.16/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.40/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 653 simulated challenges: the $13 strike is typically first touched on day 4 of 7, at $13 (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 (214 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$1331 Jul 202610d left+$0.31/sh+$6,628
cycle +$10,052
[+$5,583…+$8,567] · 100% credit
69%
surv 53%
-$8,186 NOT
cap gain +$25,564
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1431 Jul 202610d left+$0.10/sh+$2,101
cycle +$5,525
[+$495…+$3,409] · 84% credit
73%
surv 63%
-$7,486 NOT
cap gain +$26,264
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$1514 Aug 202624d left+$0.11/sh+$2,305
cycle +$5,729
[-$497…+$3,926] · 70% credit
80%
surv 75%
+$8,093 SAFE
cap gain +$41,843
Max even-money escape in the band~$1614 Aug 202624d left+$0.05/sh+$1,000
cycle +$4,424
[-$1,929…+$2,470] · 49% credit
82%
surv 79%
+$11,912 SAFE
cap gain +$45,662
SS $26 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$1614 Aug 202624d left-$0.08/sh-$1,770
cycle +$1,654
[-$5,323…-$562] · 21% credit
84%
surv 82%
+$14,268 SAFE
cap gain +$48,018
budget: banked $3,424 debit $1,770 (52% used ≈ 0.5 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$1,654 cash · rolled 214 ct earn ≈ $12,837/mo while parked; 36 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$14,674/mo
vs 50% target ($22,232/mo)-34%
vs normal income ($44,464/mo)33% covered
Net income (after hedge)$14,751/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $13 is $2 below CC-SS $14.57: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$30,122
… as % of IC ($35,000)86.1%
… as % of ML ($85,000)35.4%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.7 mo
Surgical close (214 ct)$-29,104
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 $0.16 collected) or spot ≥ $13.17 (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 $15.24 (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
$13-13.17
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
≥ $13.17
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 0.41 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$13.00 (1.0σ)$3,424$-14,814+$18,936+$3,210
+2.5%$13.32 (1.2σ)$-3,531$-18,437+$15,313-$3,745
+5%$13.65 (1.5σ)$-10,486$-22,061+$11,689-$10,700
SS (= V-bounce)$26.40 (10.1σ)$-283,336$-180,064-$146,314-$189,390
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $14.57, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-33,750
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$31,544
− CC assignment net of premium (214 × $13): -$30,122
+ Conservative CC premium (36 × $22): +$36
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-32,292 (+$1,458 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,956 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-30,336, the opportunity cost of earning $14,674/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $15.90 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$58,636, position total $-47,149 ($-13,399 vs today)
🎯 50% normal200 × $12.5024 Jul7d8.8%77%36%+22pp$5,200$22,286$36,152
Sell 200 × $12.50 8.8% OTM over spot $11.49 24 Jul 2026 (7d, $0.27 mid)
= $5,200 credit for the 7d cycle → $22,286/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $12.50)
77%
Breach risk
23%
POP (stays ≤ $12.77)
82%
EV / mo
+$8,748
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+22pp
84% whole by 9mo vs 62% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~1.7/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$12,916/mo
median; plan ~$8,783/mo after 68% keep · $22,134 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.1 mo [0.6-2.5], measured ONLY among the 84% of futures that got whole
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
36%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$5,376
Free roll-up
+$1/wk
Safest escape (by 7 Aug 2026)
$16 @ 88% POP
86% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 200 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 3 of 7); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $0.75/sh now → $0.53 mid-life (likely $0.58–$0.90)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.26/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.27/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,075 simulated challenges: the $12 strike is typically first touched on day 4 of 7, at $13 (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 (200 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$1231 Jul 202610d left+$0.29/sh+$5,824
cycle +$11,024
[+$4,397…+$6,340] · 100% credit
69%
surv 53%
-$12,324 NOT
cap gain +$21,426
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$1414 Aug 202624d left+$0.23/sh+$4,631
cycle +$9,831
[+$1,741…+$4,895] · 92% credit
78%
surv 72%
+$1,959 SAFE
cap gain +$35,709
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1331 Jul 202610d left+$0.08/sh+$1,600
cycle +$6,800
[-$450…+$1,777] · 64% credit
73%
surv 63%
-$11,322 NOT
cap gain +$22,428
Max even-money escape in the band~$1514 Aug 202624d left+$0.01/sh+$230
cycle +$5,430
[-$3,468…+$62] · 25% credit
83%
surv 80%
+$7,808 SAFE
cap gain +$41,558
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-$0.25/sh-$4,927
cycle +$273
[-$9,583…-$5,485] · 0% credit
88%
surv 86%
+$7,776 SAFE
cap gain +$41,526
budget: banked $5,200 debit $4,927 (95% used ≈ 1.0 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$273 cash · rolled 200 ct earn ≈ $9,416/mo while parked; 50 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$22,286/mo
vs 50% target ($22,232/mo)+0%
vs normal income ($44,464/mo)50% covered
Net income (after hedge)$22,393/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $12.50 is $2 below CC-SS $14.57: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$36,152
… as % of IC ($35,000)103.3%
… as % of ML ($85,000)42.5%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.8 mo
Surgical close (200 ct)$-27,100
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.07/sh (~25% of the $0.26 collected) or spot ≥ $12.77 (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 $15.24 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $12.38Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$12-12.77
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
≥ $12.77
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 0.41 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$12.50 (≤1σ, normal week)$5,200$-18,149+$15,601+$5,000
+2.5%$12.81 (≤1σ, normal week)$-1,050$-21,195+$12,555-$1,250
+5%$13.12 (1.1σ)$-7,300$-24,242+$9,508-$7,500
SS (= V-bounce)$26.40 (10.1σ)$-272,800$-175,674-$141,924-$185,000
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $14.57, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-33,750
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$31,544
− CC assignment net of premium (200 × $12.50): -$36,152
+ Conservative CC premium (50 × $22): +$50
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-38,307 ($-4,557 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,956 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-36,352, the opportunity cost of earning $22,286/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $15.90 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$62,800, position total $-51,299 ($-17,549 vs today)
100% normal173 × $11.5024 Jul7d0.1%53%99%+21pp$10,380$44,486+$22,200$42,689
Sell 173 × $11.50 0.1% OTM over spot $11.49 24 Jul 2026 (7d, $0.62 mid)
= $10,380 credit for the 7d cycle → $44,486/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $11.50)
53%
Breach risk
47%
POP (stays ≤ $12.12)
69%
EV / mo
+$8,701
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+21pp
86% whole by 9mo vs 66% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~5.3/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$18,481/mo
median; plan ~$12,567/mo after 68% keep · $21,150 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~0.8 mo [0.4-2.2], measured ONLY among the 86% 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)
76%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
+$2,350
Free roll-up
+$1/wk
Safest escape (by 14 Aug 2026)
$16 @ 91% POP
90% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 173 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 3 of 7); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $0.66/sh now → $0.46 mid-life (likely $0.66–$0.99)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.60/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets +$0.14/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 2,284 simulated challenges: the $12 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 7, at $12 (overshoots $0.40). 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 (173 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$1231 Jul 202610d left+$0.26/sh+$4,426
cycle +$14,806
[+$2,673…+$3,400] · 100% credit
68%
surv 53%
-$18,766 NOT
cap gain +$14,984
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$1314 Aug 202624d left+$0.26/sh+$4,539
cycle +$14,919
[+$1,085…+$2,885] · 87% credit
76%
surv 68%
-$8,301 NOT
cap gain +$25,449
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1231 Jul 202610d left+$0.05/sh+$793
cycle +$11,173
[-$1,828…-$426] · 13% credit
74%
surv 64%
-$17,172 NOT
cap gain +$16,578
Max even-money escape in the band~$1414 Aug 202624d left+$0.01/sh+$161
cycle +$10,541
[-$4,517…-$1,827] · 6% credit
82%
surv 78%
-$2,429 NOT
cap gain +$31,321
SS $26 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$1614 Aug 202624d left-$0.29/sh-$4,933
cycle +$5,447
[-$11,832…-$7,577]
91%
surv 90%
+$12,977 SAFE
cap gain +$46,727
budget: banked $10,380 debit $4,933 (48% used ≈ 0.5 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$5,447 cash · rolled 173 ct earn ≈ $3,872/mo while parked; 77 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$44,486/mo
vs 50% target ($22,232/mo)+100%
vs normal income ($44,464/mo)100% covered
Net income (after hedge)$44,651/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $11.50 is $3 below CC-SS $14.57: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$42,689
… as % of IC ($35,000)122.0%
… as % of ML ($85,000)50.2%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.0 mo
Surgical close (173 ct)$-23,787
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.15/sh (~25% of the $0.60 collected) or spot ≥ $12.12 (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 $15.24 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $11.38Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$11-12.12
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
≥ $12.12
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 0.41 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$11.50 (≤1σ, normal week)$10,380$-23,192+$10,558+$10,207
+2.5%$11.79 (≤1σ, normal week)$5,406$-25,218+$8,532+$5,233
+5%$12.08 (≤1σ, normal week)$432$-27,245+$6,505+$259
SS (= V-bounce)$26.40 (10.1σ)$-247,390$-162,117-$128,367-$171,443
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $14.57, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-33,750
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$31,544
− CC assignment net of premium (173 × $11.50): -$42,689
+ Conservative CC premium (77 × $22): +$77
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-44,818 ($-11,068 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,956 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-42,862, the opportunity cost of earning $44,486/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $15.90 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$65,740, position total $-54,212 ($-20,462 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 (11 clear the floor), click to expand

Every eligible strike x expiry in the 4-45 DTE band (4 expiries scanned, 11 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: 0.410 (IBKR)  |  Recovery@SS: +$31,544 (un-capped fortress gain if stock rallies to SS)  |  Do-nothing @ SS: $-1,956

StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$12.507d24 Jul 2026$0.26200/250$22,286$22,39377%82%+$8,748-$36,152103.3%$-38,307 (vs do-nothing $-36,352)
$12.5014d31 Jul 2026$0.46226/250$22,277$22,32971%78%+$6,701-$36,331103.8%$-38,513 (vs do-nothing $-36,557)
$12.5021d7 Aug 2026$0.67233/250$22,301$22,33869%77%+$5,462-$32,56493.0%$-34,753 (vs do-nothing $-32,797)
$127d24 Jul 2026$0.40130/250$22,286$22,54366%75%+$6,451-$28,17980.5%$-30,264 (vs do-nothing $-28,309)
$1214d31 Jul 2026$0.62168/250$22,320$22,49663%74%+$5,159-$32,71993.5%$-34,843 (vs do-nothing $-32,887)
$1221d7 Aug 2026$0.85184/250$22,343$22,48462%73%+$4,692-$31,60490.3%$-33,743 (vs do-nothing $-31,788)
$1228d14 Aug 2026$1.02204/250$22,294$22,39362%73%+$4,579-$31,57190.2%$-33,731 (vs do-nothing $-31,775)
$11.5028d14 Aug 2026$1.19175/250$22,312$22,47355%70%+$3,249-$32,85893.9%$-34,989 (vs do-nothing $-33,033)
$11.5021d7 Aug 2026$1.05149/250$22,350$22,56655%70%+$3,623-$30,06285.9%$-32,167 (vs do-nothing $-30,211)
$11.5014d31 Jul 2026$0.83125/250$22,232$22,50054%69%+$3,822-$27,97079.9%$-30,051 (vs do-nothing $-28,095)
$11.507d24 Jul 2026$0.6087/250$22,371$22,72153%69%+$4,375-$21,46861.3%$-23,511 (vs do-nothing $-21,555)

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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