FORTRESS FIGHT: MARA-LC25 @ $10.96

BE SS: $26.40  |  CC-SS: $14.32  |  250 contracts (25,000 sh) |  ⌂ PORTFOLIO

GENERATED2026-07-17 21:37

MARA-LC25 @ $10.96   UNDERWATER $15.44 (58.5% 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: $14.32  |  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$35,893/mo95% ann ROI on ML
Hedge (static, never rolled)$0/moHP expiry = SP LEAPS; decay ≈ $6,527/mo (info only, already in marks)
Unrealized P&L$-36,250fortress legs from IBKR
INCOME GOALPOSTS & VELOCITY
50% INCOME FLOOR
$17,946/mo
HEDGE COVER
$0/mo (static)
NORMAL INCOME
$35,893/mo (ATM CC, chain)
IC VELOCITY
1.0 mo to earn back $35,000
ML VELOCITY
2.4 mo to earn back $85,000
Deep drawdown confirmed: a CC at CC-SS $14.32 (probe: $14.5C 14d) brings only $4,286/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)
$36,244
was $36,250 · 0% earned back
Cycles closed
1
Credit in flight
$0
TECHNICALS (cc_timing weekly gate + daily trigger)
WEEKLYNEUTRAL · %B 43 (live) · RSI 45 · MACD bullish, hist falling
DAILYFALLING (provisional) · RSI 36 · %B 8 · hist falling (nightly)
LEVELSUpper BB (CC ceiling) $15.88 (+45%) · daily UBB $15.27 · 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: 221 contracts at $12 / 7d. This is the safest strike (survival 78%, breach 22%) that still earns 50% of normal income ($17,946/mo); it brings $17,996/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 171 × $11/7d for $35,910/mo, but breach risk rises to 46% (+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 × $13/7d (90% survival, $8,571/mo).
Downside anchor: the primary mortgages $47,163 (135% of IC) ONLY on a full V-bounce all the way to SS $26, recoverable in 1.3 months of normal income. That is the rare tail; the frequent case is the strike holding. Surgical close on the 221 contracts realizes $-32,266 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 221 × $12, 78% survival, $17,996/mo (E[net] $3,395/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 · 7d221 × $1278%$17,996$3,395

📅 NEXT FRIDAY · 24 Jul 2026 · 7d · E[net] $3,395/mo 🏆 GRAND PICK

🎯 Engine pick: sell 221 × $12 (primary), 78% survival, breach 22%, $17,996/mo.
⚖️ Worth a safer step: the $13 rung (🛡 safe yield) lifts survival to 90% (breach 22% → 10%) for $9,424/mo less (52% 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 $10.96 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsFIGHT edgePer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
🛡 safe yield ← lean250 × $1324 Jul7d18.6%90%20%+9pp$2,000$8,571-$9,424$31,101
Sell 250 × $13 18.6% OTM over spot $10.96 24 Jul 2026 (7d, $0.08 mid)
= $2,000 credit for the 7d cycle → $8,571/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $13)
90%
Breach risk
10%
POP (stays ≤ $13.09)
91%
EV / mo
+$3,776
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+9pp
71% whole by 9mo vs 62% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~0.8/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$5,688/mo
median; plan ~$3,868/mo after 68% keep · $14,956 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.3 mo [0.7-2.6], measured ONLY among the 71% 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)
11%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$11,139
Free roll-up
+$1/wk
Safest escape (by 14 Aug 2026)
$15 @ 79% POP
75% 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: $0.74/sh now → $0.53 mid-life (likely $0.40–$0.72)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.08/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.45/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 330 simulated challenges: the $13 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 7, at $13 (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 (250 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+$0.23/sh+$5,747
cycle +$7,747
[+$5,009…+$8,877] · 99% credit
66%
surv 53%
-$8,460 NOT
cap gain +$27,790
Max even-money escape in the band~$1514 Aug 202624d left+$0.05/sh+$1,233
cycle +$3,233
[-$636…+$4,558] · 68% credit
79%
surv 75%
+$7,069 SAFE
cap gain +$43,319
SS $26 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1431 Jul 202610d left+$0.05/sh+$1,136
cycle +$3,136
[-$728…+$3,400] · 65% credit
69%
surv 62%
-$7,766 NOT
cap gain +$28,484
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$8,571/mo
vs 50% target ($17,946/mo)-52%
vs normal income ($35,893/mo)24% covered
Net income (after hedge)$8,571/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $13 is $1 below CC-SS $14.32: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$31,101
… as % of IC ($35,000)88.9%
… as % of ML ($85,000)36.6%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.9 mo
Surgical close (250 ct)$-36,375
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.02/sh (~25% of the $0.08 collected) or spot ≥ $13.09 (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 $15.27 (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
$13-13.09
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $13.09
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 0.39 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$13.00 (1.4σ)$2,000$-14,207+$22,043+$1,750
+2.5%$13.32 (1.6σ)$-6,125$-19,139+$17,111-$6,375
+5%$13.65 (1.9σ)$-14,250$-24,071+$12,179-$14,500
SS (= V-bounce)$26.40 (10.7σ)$-333,000$-217,552-$181,302-$223,250
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $14.32, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-36,250
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$33,052
− CC assignment net of premium (250 × $13): -$31,101
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-34,299 (+$1,951 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-2,948 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-31,351, the opportunity cost of earning $8,571/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $15.88 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$70,000, position total $-57,911 ($-21,661 vs today)
33% normal146 × $1224 Jul7d9.5%78%47%+11pp$2,774$11,889-$6,107$31,157
Sell 146 × $12 9.5% OTM over spot $10.96 24 Jul 2026 (7d, $0.20 mid)
= $2,774 credit for the 7d cycle → $11,889/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $12)
78%
Breach risk
22%
POP (stays ≤ $12.20)
81%
EV / mo
+$2,602
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+11pp
73% whole by 9mo vs 62% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~2.2/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$6,140/mo
median; plan ~$4,175/mo after 68% keep · $16,553 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.4 mo [0.7-2.8], measured ONLY among the 73% 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)
35%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$3,991
Free roll-up
+$1/wk
Safest escape (by 14 Aug 2026)
$15 @ 86% POP
84% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 146 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 $0.50–$0.76)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.19/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.27/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,044 simulated challenges: the $12 strike is typically first touched on day 4 of 7, at $12 (overshoots $0.34). The [P25–P75] under each Total is that door's credit across those paths; % credit is the share of those challenges where the roll is a net credit.
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (146 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Max even-money escape in the band~$1314 Aug 202624d left+$0.29/sh+$4,234
cycle +$7,008
[+$2,790…+$4,570] · 99% credit
75%
surv 67%
-$8,702 NOT
cap gain +$27,548
SS $26 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$1231 Jul 202610d left+$0.20/sh+$2,973
cycle +$5,747
[+$1,868…+$3,295] · 98% credit
66%
surv 53%
-$20,181 NOT
cap gain +$16,069
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1331 Jul 202610d left+$0.03/sh+$408
cycle +$3,182
[-$1,524…+$301] · 33% credit
70%
surv 63%
-$17,441 NOT
cap gain +$18,809
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$1514 Aug 202624d left-$0.17/sh-$2,450
cycle +$324
[-$5,181…-$2,643] · 4% credit
86%
surv 84%
+$4,264 SAFE
cap gain +$40,514
budget: banked $2,774 debit $2,450 (88% used ≈ 0.9 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$324 cash · rolled 146 ct earn ≈ $5,394/mo while parked; 104 ct free to re-sell
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted +0.5 vol pt per +1% move (spike-vol name: vol expands on a fast move, richer buyback). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$11,889/mo
vs 50% target ($17,946/mo)-34%
vs normal income ($35,893/mo)33% covered
Net income (after hedge)$12,111/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $12 is $2 below CC-SS $14.32: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$31,157
… as % of IC ($35,000)89.0%
… as % of ML ($85,000)36.7%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.9 mo
Surgical close (146 ct)$-21,316
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.05/sh (~25% of the $0.19 collected) or spot ≥ $12.20 (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 $15.27 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $11.88Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$12-12.20
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
≥ $12.20
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 0.39 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$12.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$2,774$-23,154+$13,096+$2,628
+2.5%$12.30 (≤1σ, normal week)$-1,606$-24,587+$11,664-$1,752
+5%$12.60 (1.1σ)$-5,986$-26,019+$10,231-$6,132
SS (= V-bounce)$26.40 (10.7σ)$-207,466$-137,674-$101,424-$143,372
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $14.32, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-36,250
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$33,052
− CC assignment net of premium (146 × $12): -$31,157
+ Conservative CC premium (104 × $22): +$104
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-34,251 (+$1,999 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-2,948 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-31,303, the opportunity cost of earning $11,889/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $15.88 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$53,874, position total $-41,681 ($-5,431 vs today)
🎯 50% normal221 × $1224 Jul7d9.5%78%33%+20pp$4,199$17,996$47,163
Sell 221 × $12 9.5% OTM over spot $10.96 24 Jul 2026 (7d, $0.20 mid)
= $4,199 credit for the 7d cycle → $17,996/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $12)
78%
Breach risk
22%
POP (stays ≤ $12.20)
81%
EV / mo
+$3,938
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+20pp
79% whole by 9mo vs 59% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~1.9/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$9,393/mo
median; plan ~$6,387/mo after 68% keep · $21,177 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.4 mo [0.7-2.6], measured ONLY among the 79% 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)
33%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$6,042
Free roll-up
+$1/wk
Safest escape (by 14 Aug 2026)
$15 @ 86% POP
84% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 221 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 $0.49–$0.79)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.19/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.27/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 998 simulated challenges: the $12 strike is typically first touched on day 4 of 7, at $12 (overshoots $0.34). The [P25–P75] under each Total is that door's credit across those paths; % credit is the share of those challenges where the roll is a net credit.
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (221 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Max even-money escape in the band~$1314 Aug 202624d left+$0.29/sh+$6,409
cycle +$10,608
[+$4,102…+$7,125] · 98% credit
75%
surv 67%
-$5,177 NOT
cap gain +$31,073
SS $26 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$1231 Jul 202610d left+$0.20/sh+$4,501
cycle +$8,700
[+$2,746…+$5,155] · 98% credit
66%
surv 53%
-$17,303 NOT
cap gain +$18,947
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1331 Jul 202610d left+$0.03/sh+$618
cycle +$4,817
[-$2,525…+$613] · 32% credit
70%
surv 63%
-$15,881 NOT
cap gain +$20,369
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$1514 Aug 202624d left-$0.17/sh-$3,708
cycle +$491
[-$8,220…-$3,754] · 5% credit
86%
surv 84%
+$4,356 SAFE
cap gain +$40,606
budget: banked $4,199 debit $3,708 (88% used ≈ 0.9 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$491 cash · rolled 221 ct earn ≈ $8,166/mo while parked; 29 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$17,996/mo
vs 50% target ($17,946/mo)+0%
vs normal income ($35,893/mo)50% covered
Net income (after hedge)$18,058/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $12 is $2 below CC-SS $14.32: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$47,163
… as % of IC ($35,000)134.8%
… as % of ML ($85,000)55.5%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.3 mo
Surgical close (221 ct)$-32,266
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.05/sh (~25% of the $0.19 collected) or spot ≥ $12.20 (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 $15.27 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $11.88Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$12-12.20
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
≥ $12.20
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 0.39 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$12.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$4,199$-21,804+$14,446+$3,978
+2.5%$12.30 (≤1σ, normal week)$-2,431$-25,487+$10,764-$2,652
+5%$12.60 (1.1σ)$-9,061$-29,169+$7,081-$9,282
SS (= V-bounce)$26.40 (10.7σ)$-314,041$-211,324-$175,074-$217,022
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $14.32, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-36,250
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$33,052
− CC assignment net of premium (221 × $12): -$47,163
+ Conservative CC premium (29 × $22): +$29
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-50,332 ($-14,082 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-2,948 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-47,384, the opportunity cost of earning $17,996/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $15.88 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$81,549, position total $-69,431 ($-33,181 vs today)
100% normal171 × $1124 Jul7d0.4%54%98%+25pp$8,379$35,910+$17,914$48,462
Sell 171 × $11 0.4% OTM over spot $10.96 24 Jul 2026 (7d, $0.52 mid)
= $8,379 credit for the 7d cycle → $35,910/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $11)
54%
Breach risk
46%
POP (stays ≤ $11.52)
67%
EV / mo
+$2,483
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+25pp
82% whole by 9mo vs 57% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~6.1/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$12,850/mo
median; plan ~$8,738/mo after 68% keep · $26,340 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.3 mo [0.7-2.8], measured ONLY among the 82% 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)
+$1,457
Free roll-up
+$1/wk
Safest escape (by 7 Aug 2026)
$16 @ 95% POP
95% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 171 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: $0.57/sh now → $0.40 mid-life (likely $0.57–$0.86)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.49/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets +$0.09/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 2,273 simulated challenges: the $11 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 7, at $11 (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 (171 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$1131 Jul 202610d left+$0.18/sh+$3,058
cycle +$11,437
[+$972…+$2,024] · 91% credit
66%
surv 53%
-$24,341 NOT
cap gain +$11,909
Max even-money escape in the band~$1214 Aug 202624d left+$0.21/sh+$3,673
cycle +$12,052
[+$807…+$2,295] · 87% credit
76%
surv 69%
-$13,508 NOT
cap gain +$22,742
SS $26 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1231 Jul 202610d left+$0.01/sh+$194
cycle +$8,573
[-$3,319…-$1,127] · 7% credit
71%
surv 64%
-$21,899 NOT
cap gain +$14,351
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$167 Aug 202618d left-$0.34/sh-$5,745
cycle +$2,634
[-$12,143…-$8,085]
95%
surv 95%
+$11,462 SAFE
cap gain +$47,712
budget: banked $8,379 debit $5,745 (69% used ≈ 0.7 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$2,634 cash · rolled 171 ct earn ≈ $1,963/mo while parked; 79 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$35,910/mo
vs 50% target ($17,946/mo)+100%
vs normal income ($35,893/mo)100% covered
Net income (after hedge)$36,079/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $11 is $3 below CC-SS $14.32: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$48,462
… as % of IC ($35,000)138.5%
… as % of ML ($85,000)57.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.4 mo
Surgical close (171 ct)$-25,308
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 ≥ $11.52 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $11)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $15.27 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $10.89Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$11-11.52
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
≥ $11.52
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 0.39 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$11.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$8,379$-27,399+$8,851+$8,208
+2.5%$11.27 (≤1σ, normal week)$3,677$-29,400+$6,850+$3,506
+5%$11.55 (≤1σ, normal week)$-1,026$-31,400+$4,850-$1,197
SS (= V-bounce)$26.40 (10.7σ)$-254,961$-174,194-$137,944-$179,892
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $14.32, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-36,250
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$33,052
− CC assignment net of premium (171 × $11): -$48,462
+ Conservative CC premium (79 × $22): +$79
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-51,581 ($-15,331 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-2,948 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-48,633, the opportunity cost of earning $35,910/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $15.88 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$75,069, position total $-62,901 ($-26,651 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 (10 clear the floor), click to expand

Every eligible strike x expiry in the 4-45 DTE band (4 expiries scanned, 10 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: 0.393 (IBKR)  |  Recovery@SS: +$33,052 (un-capped fortress gain if stock rallies to SS)  |  Do-nothing @ SS: $-2,948

StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$127d24 Jul 2026$0.19221/250$17,996$18,05878%81%+$3,938-$47,163134.8%$-50,332 (vs do-nothing $-47,384)
$1228d14 Aug 2026$0.68247/250$17,996$18,00268%78%+$2,552-$40,608116.0%$-43,803 (vs do-nothing $-40,855)
$11.507d24 Jul 2026$0.31136/250$18,069$18,31367%75%+$2,547-$34,19197.7%$-37,275 (vs do-nothing $-34,327)
$11.5014d31 Jul 2026$0.50168/250$18,000$18,17663%73%$-3,313-$39,044111.6%$-42,160 (vs do-nothing $-39,212)
$11.5021d7 Aug 2026$0.69183/250$18,039$18,18263%75%+$1,778-$39,053111.6%$-42,184 (vs do-nothing $-39,236)
$11.5028d14 Aug 2026$0.80210/250$18,000$18,08662%75%+$996-$42,505121.4%$-45,663 (vs do-nothing $-42,715)
$1128d14 Aug 2026$0.80210/250$18,000$18,08656%70%$-3,438-$53,005151.4%$-56,163 (vs do-nothing $-53,215)
$1121d7 Aug 2026$0.90140/250$18,000$18,23655%70%+$1,473-$33,93797.0%$-37,025 (vs do-nothing $-34,077)
$1114d31 Jul 2026$0.67125/250$17,946$18,21454%68%$-146-$33,17694.8%$-36,249 (vs do-nothing $-33,301)
$117d24 Jul 2026$0.4986/250$18,060$18,41154%67%+$1,249-$24,37369.6%$-27,407 (vs do-nothing $-24,459)

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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