FORTRESS FIGHT: MARA-LC40 @ $11.42

BE SS: $40.55  |  CC-SS: $13.81  |  200 contracts (20,000 sh) |  ⌂ PORTFOLIO

GENERATED2026-07-19 19:27

MARA-LC40 @ $11.42   UNDERWATER $29.13 (71.8% below BE SS)

⚠ EARNINGS · SHORT EXPIRY ONLY
MARA reports 2026-07-29 (Wed), in 10 days. The recommended CC (5d) 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.

200 contracts (20,000 sh)  |  BE SS: $40.55  |  CC-SS: $13.81  |  IV: HIGH  |  Accounts: Main:1299

LC: $40 exp 2027-01-15 (entry $0.557/sh)

Economics

Max Loss$11,000(ND $0.55 + SW $0) x 20000
Normal income ref$22,000/mo95% ann ROI on ML
Hedge (static, never rolled)$0/moHP expiry = SP LEAPS; decay ≈ $0/mo (info only, already in marks)
Unrealized P&L$-5,000fortress legs from IBKR
INCOME GOALPOSTS & VELOCITY
50% INCOME FLOOR
$11,000/mo
HEDGE COVER
$0/mo (static)
NORMAL INCOME
$22,000/mo (ATM CC, chain)
IC VELOCITY
0.5 mo to earn back $11,000
ML VELOCITY
0.5 mo to earn back $11,000
Deep drawdown confirmed: a CC at CC-SS $13.81 (probe: $14C 12d) brings only $3,500/mo (<20% of normal), so FIGHT below it is warranted.
🏦 Campaign ledger: seeded, nothing tracked yet. Open short calls and banked credits appear here from the next cycle on; the banked-floor (info) shows how far premium would ratchet the floor, but the recommended CC-SS stays the pure recovery strike.
TECHNICALS (cc_timing weekly gate + daily trigger)
WEEKLYNEUTRAL · %B 48 (live) · RSI 45 · MACD bullish, hist falling
DAILYFALLING (provisional) · RSI 41 · %B 17 · hist falling (nightly)
LEVELSUpper BB (CC ceiling) $15.87 (+39%) · daily UBB $15.26 · 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: 131 contracts at $12 / 5d. This is the safest strike (survival 70%, breach 30%) that still earns 50% of normal income ($11,000/mo); it brings $11,004/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 147 × $11.50/5d for $22,050/mo, but breach risk rises to 45% (+15pp vs the primary). The lower strike is hit by a smaller bounce.
More safety, less income: for just the hedge you can sit at 200 × $14.50/12d (94% survival, $3,000/mo).
Downside anchor: the primary mortgages $21,932 (199% of IC) ONLY on a full V-bounce all the way to SS $41, recoverable in 1.0 months of normal income. That is the rare tail; the frequent case is the strike holding. Surgical close on the 131 contracts realizes $-3,341 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 200 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 (5d) · sell 131 × $12, 70% survival, $11,004/mo (E[net] $3,253/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 · 5d131 × $1270%$11,004$3,253

📅 NEXT FRIDAY · 24 Jul 2026 · 5d · E[net] $3,253/mo 🏆 GRAND PICK

🎯 Engine pick: sell 131 × $12 (primary), 70% survival, breach 30%, $11,004/mo.
⚖️ Worth a safer step: the $12.50 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 81% (breach 30% → 19%) for $3,708/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 $12.50 rung, unless you need the income to cover the hedge bleed, or you expect MARA to stay flat-to-down near term.
MARA  spot $11.42 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsFIGHT edgePer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
🛡 safe yield200 × $14.5031 Jul12d27.0%94%13%+1pp$1,200$3,000-$8,004$0
Sell 200 × $14.50 27.0% OTM over spot $11.42 31 Jul 2026 (12d, $0.07 mid)
= $1,200 credit for the 12d cycle → $3,000/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $14.50)
94%
Breach risk
6%
POP (stays ≤ $14.56)
94%
EV / mo
+$1,349
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+1pp
92% whole by 9mo vs 91% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~0.1/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$0/mo
median; plan ~$0/mo after 68% keep · $0 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~0.1 mo [0.0-0.3], measured ONLY among the 92% 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)
9%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$9,639
Free roll-up
+$1/wk
Safest escape (by 7 Aug 2026)
$16 @ 72% POP
67% 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 6 of 12); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $0.77/sh now → $0.54 mid-life (likely $0.42–$0.71)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.06/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.48/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 269 simulated challenges: the $14 strike is typically first touched on day 8 of 12, at $15 (overshoots $0.42). 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)~$147 Aug 202613d left+$0.23/sh+$4,596
cycle +$5,796
[+$4,604…+$6,602] · 100% credit
64%
surv 54%
+$56,236 SAFE
cap gain +$61,236
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$1514 Aug 202620d left+$0.36/sh+$7,243
cycle +$8,443
[+$7,645…+$9,588] · 100% credit
70%
surv 61%
+$69,323 SAFE
cap gain +$74,323
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$157 Aug 202613d left+$0.06/sh+$1,173
cycle +$2,373
[+$564…+$2,800] · 88% credit
68%
surv 62%
+$63,253 SAFE
cap gain +$68,253
Max even-money escape in the band~$157 Aug 202613d left+$0.06/sh+$1,173
cycle +$2,373
[+$564…+$2,800] · 88% credit
68%
surv 62%
+$63,253 SAFE
cap gain +$68,253
SS $41 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$167 Aug 202613d left-$0.05/sh-$947
cycle +$253
[-$1,847…+$443] · 32% credit
72%
surv 67%
+$70,133 SAFE
cap gain +$75,133
budget: banked $1,200 debit $947 (79% used ≈ 1.4 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$253 cash · rolled 200 ct earn ≈ $22,828/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$3,000/mo
vs 50% target ($11,000/mo)-73%
vs normal income ($22,000/mo)14% covered
Net income (after hedge)$3,000/mo
Downside budget
✓ $14.50 is at/above CC-SS $13.81: assignment is break-even or better.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$0
… as % of IC ($11,000)0.0%
… as % of ML ($11,000)0.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.0 mo
Surgical close (200 ct)$-5,100
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.01/sh (~25% of the $0.06 collected) or spot ≥ $14.56 (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 $15.26 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 7d left3-6d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $14.36Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$14-14.56
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
≥ $14.56
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 0.90 (fallback)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$14.50 (1.6σ)$1,200$51,640+$56,640+$1,000
+2.5%$14.86 (1.8σ)$-6,050$50,915+$55,915-$6,250
+5%$15.23 (2.0σ)$-13,300$50,190+$55,190-$13,500
SS (= V-bounce)$40.55 (15.4σ)$-519,800$-460+$4,540-$129,000
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $13.81, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-5,000
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$43,095
− CC assignment net of premium (200 × $14.50): -$0
Total Position P&L @ SS: $38,095 (+$43,095 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $38,295 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-200, the opportunity cost of earning $3,000/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $15.87 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$26,200, position total $48,900 (+$53,900 vs today)
33% normal ← lean152 × $12.5024 Jul5d9.5%81%40%+1pp$1,216$7,296-$3,708$18,760
Sell 152 × $12.50 9.5% OTM over spot $11.42 24 Jul 2026 (5d, $0.08 mid)
= $1,216 credit for the 5d cycle → $7,296/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $12.50)
81%
Breach risk
19%
POP (stays ≤ $12.59)
82%
EV / mo
$-1,999
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+1pp
93% whole by 9mo vs 92% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~0.6/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$120/mo
median; plan ~$82/mo after 68% keep · $16 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~0.1 mo [0.0-0.2], measured ONLY among the 93% 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)
26%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$2,270
Free roll-up
+$1/wk
Safest escape (by 7 Aug 2026)
$16 @ 89% POP
88% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 152 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 2 of 5); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $0.32/sh now → $0.23 mid-life (likely $0.25–$0.39)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.08/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.15/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 774 simulated challenges: the $12 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 5, 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 (152 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+$0.22/sh+$3,366
cycle +$4,582
[+$3,216…+$3,876] · 100% credit
62%
surv 53%
+$19,070 SAFE
cap gain +$24,070
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1331 Jul 202610d left+$0.08/sh+$1,218
cycle +$2,434
[+$668…+$1,372] · 93% credit
70%
surv 64%
+$27,362 SAFE
cap gain +$32,362
Max even-money escape in the band~$1514 Aug 202624d left+$0.08/sh+$1,220
cycle +$2,436
[+$217…+$1,358] · 81% credit
82%
surv 80%
+$63,364 SAFE
cap gain +$68,364
SS $41 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$167 Aug 202616d left-$0.07/sh-$1,083
cycle +$133
[-$2,387…-$1,108] · 3% credit
89%
surv 88%
+$70,061 SAFE
cap gain +$75,061
budget: banked $1,216 debit $1,083 (89% used ≈ 0.6 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$133 cash · rolled 152 ct earn ≈ $4,507/mo while parked; 48 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$7,296/mo
vs 50% target ($11,000/mo)-34%
vs normal income ($22,000/mo)33% covered
Net income (after hedge)$7,416/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $12.50 is $1 below CC-SS $13.81: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$18,760
… as % of IC ($11,000)170.5%
… as % of ML ($11,000)170.5%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.9 mo
Surgical close (152 ct)$-3,876
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 ≥ $12.59 (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 $15.26 (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
$12-12.59
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
≥ $12.59
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 0.90 (fallback)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$12.50 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,216$15,704+$20,704+$1,064
+2.5%$12.81 (1.1σ)$-3,534$16,579+$21,579-$3,686
+5%$13.12 (1.4σ)$-8,284$17,454+$22,454-$8,436
SS (= V-bounce)$40.55 (23.9σ)$-425,144$404+$5,404-$128,136
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $13.81, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-5,000
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$43,095
− CC assignment net of premium (152 × $12.50): -$18,760
+ Conservative CC premium (48 × $21): +$48
Total Position P&L @ SS: $19,384 (+$24,384 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $38,295 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-18,912, the opportunity cost of earning $7,296/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $15.87 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$50,008, position total $25,140 (+$30,140 vs today)
🎯 50% normal131 × $1224 Jul5d5.1%70%46%+2pp$1,834$11,004$21,932
Sell 131 × $12 5.1% OTM over spot $11.42 24 Jul 2026 (5d, $0.15 mid)
= $1,834 credit for the 5d cycle → $11,004/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $12)
70%
Breach risk
30%
POP (stays ≤ $12.14)
73%
EV / mo
$-4,674
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+2pp
96% whole by 9mo vs 93% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~0.8/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$10,595/mo
median; plan ~$7,205/mo after 68% keep · $1,846 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~0.1 mo [0.0-0.3], measured ONLY among the 96% 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)
46%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$985
Free roll-up
+$1/wk
Safest escape (by 7 Aug 2026)
$15 @ 90% POP
90% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 131 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 2 of 5); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $0.30/sh now → $0.22 mid-life (likely $0.25–$0.40)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.14/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.08/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,375 simulated challenges: the $12 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 5, at $12 (overshoots $0.33). The [P25–P75] under each Total is that door's credit across those paths; % credit is the share of those challenges where the roll is a net credit.
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (131 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+$0.21/sh+$2,722
cycle +$4,556
[+$2,421…+$2,886] · 100% credit
62%
surv 53%
+$10,065 SAFE
cap gain +$15,065
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1331 Jul 202610d left+$0.07/sh+$887
cycle +$2,721
[+$283…+$834] · 89% credit
70%
surv 65%
+$18,670 SAFE
cap gain +$23,670
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$1414 Aug 202624d left+$0.08/sh+$1,006
cycle +$2,840
[-$98…+$814] · 71% credit
79%
surv 77%
+$45,789 SAFE
cap gain +$50,789
Max even-money escape in the band~$1514 Aug 202624d left+$0.06/sh+$743
cycle +$2,577
[-$373…+$539] · 57% credit
83%
surv 81%
+$54,526 SAFE
cap gain +$59,526
SS $41 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$157 Aug 202616d left-$0.08/sh-$1,108
cycle +$726
[-$2,482…-$1,387] · 0% credit
90%
surv 90%
+$61,675 SAFE
cap gain +$66,675
budget: banked $1,834 debit $1,108 (60% used ≈ 0.4 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$726 cash · rolled 131 ct earn ≈ $3,207/mo while parked; 69 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$11,004/mo
vs 50% target ($11,000/mo)+0%
vs normal income ($22,000/mo)50% covered
Net income (after hedge)$11,177/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $12 is $2 below CC-SS $13.81: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$21,932
… as % of IC ($11,000)199.4%
… as % of ML ($11,000)199.4%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.0 mo
Surgical close (131 ct)$-3,341
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.04/sh (~25% of the $0.14 collected) or spot ≥ $12.14 (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 $15.26 (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
$12-12.14
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
≥ $12.14
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 0.90 (fallback)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$12.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,834$7,343+$12,343+$1,703
+2.5%$12.30 (≤1σ, normal week)$-2,096$8,813+$13,813-$2,227
+5%$12.60 (≤1σ, normal week)$-6,026$10,283+$15,283-$6,157
SS (= V-bounce)$40.55 (23.9σ)$-372,171$12,343+$17,343-$116,197
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $13.81, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-5,000
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$43,095
− CC assignment net of premium (131 × $12): -$21,932
+ Conservative CC premium (69 × $21): +$69
Total Position P&L @ SS: $16,232 (+$21,232 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $38,295 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-22,063, the opportunity cost of earning $11,004/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $15.87 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$48,863, position total $26,306 (+$31,306 vs today)
100% normal147 × $11.5024 Jul5d0.7%55%94%+3pp$3,675$22,050+$11,046$30,343
Sell 147 × $11.50 0.7% OTM over spot $11.42 24 Jul 2026 (5d, $0.26 mid)
= $3,675 credit for the 5d cycle → $22,050/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $11.50)
55%
Breach risk
45%
POP (stays ≤ $11.76)
63%
EV / mo
$-11,015
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+3pp
96% whole by 9mo vs 92% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~1.6/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$55,258/mo
median; plan ~$37,575/mo after 68% keep · $3,693 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~0.1 mo [0.0-0.2], measured ONLY among the 96% 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)
71%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
+$715
Free roll-up
+$1/wk
Safest escape (by 7 Aug 2026)
$15 @ 92% POP
91% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 147 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 2 of 5); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $0.28/sh now → $0.20 mid-life (likely $0.28–$0.45)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.25/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets +$0.05/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 2,119 simulated challenges: the $12 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 5, at $12 (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 (147 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+$0.19/sh+$2,859
cycle +$6,534
[+$2,513…+$2,739] · 100% credit
62%
surv 53%
+$3,027 SAFE
cap gain +$8,027
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$137 Aug 202616d left+$0.14/sh+$2,104
cycle +$5,779
[+$1,145…+$1,687] · 98% credit
75%
surv 71%
+$21,712 SAFE
cap gain +$26,712
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1231 Jul 202610d left+$0.06/sh+$820
cycle +$4,495
[-$120…+$447] · 68% credit
70%
surv 66%
+$11,428 SAFE
cap gain +$16,428
Max even-money escape in the band~$1414 Aug 202624d left+$0.03/sh+$514
cycle +$4,189
[-$1,271…-$99] · 18% credit
84%
surv 82%
+$47,122 SAFE
cap gain +$52,122
SS $41 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$157 Aug 202616d left-$0.10/sh-$1,405
cycle +$2,270
[-$3,577…-$2,118]
92%
surv 91%
+$54,203 SAFE
cap gain +$59,203
budget: banked $3,675 debit $1,405 (38% used ≈ 0.3 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$2,270 cash · rolled 147 ct earn ≈ $2,916/mo while parked; 53 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 ($11,000/mo)+100%
vs normal income ($22,000/mo)100% covered
Net income (after hedge)$22,182/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $11.50 is $2 below CC-SS $13.81: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$30,343
… as % of IC ($11,000)275.8%
… as % of ML ($11,000)275.8%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.4 mo
Surgical close (147 ct)$-3,749
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 $0.25 collected) or spot ≥ $11.76 (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 $15.26 (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
$11-11.76
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
≥ $11.76
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 0.90 (fallback)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$11.50 (≤1σ, normal week)$3,675$168+$5,168+$3,528
+2.5%$11.79 (≤1σ, normal week)$-551$1,117+$6,117-$698
+5%$12.08 (≤1σ, normal week)$-4,778$2,066+$7,066-$4,925
SS (= V-bounce)$40.55 (23.9σ)$-423,360$-7,582-$2,582-$136,122
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $13.81, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-5,000
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$43,095
− CC assignment net of premium (147 × $11.50): -$30,343
+ Conservative CC premium (53 × $21): +$53
Total Position P&L @ SS: $7,805 (+$12,805 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $38,295 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-30,490, the opportunity cost of earning $22,050/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $15.87 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$60,564, position total $14,589 (+$19,589 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: 0.900 (fallback)  |  Recovery@SS: +$43,095 (un-capped fortress gain if stock rallies to SS)  |  Do-nothing @ SS: $38,295

StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$12.5012d31 Jul 2026$0.22200/200$11,000$11,00073%77%$-2,597-$21,884198.9%$16,212 (vs do-nothing $-22,084)
$12.5019d7 Aug 2026$0.38184/200$11,040$11,08070%75%$-2,341-$17,189156.3%$20,922 (vs do-nothing $-17,373)
$125d24 Jul 2026$0.14131/200$11,004$11,17770%73%$-4,674-$21,932199.4%$16,232 (vs do-nothing $-22,063)
$1212d31 Jul 2026$0.30147/200$11,025$11,15865%71%$-4,009-$22,258202.3%$15,890 (vs do-nothing $-22,405)
$1219d7 Aug 2026$0.48146/200$11,065$11,20063%70%$-3,112-$19,479177.1%$18,670 (vs do-nothing $-19,625)
$1226d14 Aug 2026$0.67143/200$11,055$11,19863%71%$-524-$16,362148.7%$21,790 (vs do-nothing $-16,505)
$11.5026d14 Aug 2026$0.80120/200$11,077$11,27756%67%$-2,073-$18,170165.2%$20,005 (vs do-nothing $-18,290)
$11.5019d7 Aug 2026$0.64109/200$11,015$11,24255%66%$-2,199-$18,249165.9%$19,938 (vs do-nothing $-18,358)
$11.5012d31 Jul 2026$0.44100/200$11,000$11,25055%64%$-4,063-$18,742170.4%$19,453 (vs do-nothing $-18,842)
$11.505d24 Jul 2026$0.2574/200$11,100$11,41555%63%$-5,545-$15,275138.9%$22,946 (vs do-nothing $-15,349)

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 200 contracts at the conservative CC.

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