FORTRESS FIGHT: MDB @ $333.00

BE SS: $362.90  |  CC-SS: $380.73  |  1 contracts (100 sh) |  ⌂ PORTFOLIO

GENERATED2026-07-16 16:00

MDB @ $333.00   UNDERWATER $29.90 (8.2% below BE SS)

1 contracts (100 sh)  |  BE SS: $362.90  |  CC-SS: $380.73  |  IV: HIGH  |  Accounts: Neville:0865

LC: $270 exp 2028-01-21 (entry $190.151/sh)
SP: $340 exp 2028-01-21 (entry $98.267/sh)
HP: $150 exp 2026-09-18 (entry $1.061/sh)

Economics

Max Loss$28,290(ND $92.90 + SW $190) x 100
Normal income ref$3,780/mo95% ann ROI on ML
Hedge rolling cost$101/mo
Unrealized P&L$-5,055fortress legs from IBKR
INCOME GOALPOSTS & VELOCITY
50% INCOME FLOOR
$1,890/mo
HEDGE COVER
$101/mo
NORMAL INCOME
$3,780/mo (ATM CC, chain)
IC VELOCITY
2.5 mo to earn back $9,290
ML VELOCITY
7.5 mo to earn back $28,290
Deep drawdown confirmed: a CC at CC-SS $380.73 (probe: $380C 15d) brings only $670/mo (<20% of normal), so FIGHT below it is warranted.
🏦 CAMPAIGN LEDGER , realized CC income since 2026-07-02; 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 2026-07-02
$-141
Hole (after banked)
$5,196
was $5,055 · -3% earned back
Cycles closed
2
Credit in flight
$0
TECHNICALS (cc_timing weekly gate + daily trigger)
WEEKLYNEUTRAL · %B 72 (live) · RSI 53 · MACD bullish, hist falling
DAILYFALLING (provisional) · RSI 47 · %B 45 · hist falling (nightly)
LEVELSUpper BB (CC ceiling) $379.02 (+14%) · daily UBB $375.15 · 1-wk expected move ±$32 (chain IV)
SETUPNo tilt: engine default. (advisory; floors and picks are chain-only)
⚠ Next earnings 2026-08-27: candidates whose expiry crosses it are flagged in the spectrum; EV is unreliable across earnings.
INTERPRETATION
Primary: 1 contract at $352.50 / 8d. This is the safest strike (survival 73%, breach 27%) that still earns 50% of normal income ($1,890/mo); it brings $2,456/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 1 × $340/8d for $4,012/mo, but breach risk rises to 40% (+13pp vs the primary). The lower strike is hit by a smaller bounce.
More safety, less income: for just the hedge you can sit at 1 × $415/8d (98% survival, $374/mo).
Downside anchor: the primary mortgages $2,168 (23% of IC) ONLY on a full V-bounce all the way to SS $363, recoverable in 0.6 months of normal income. That is the rare tail; the frequent case is the strike holding. Surgical close on the 1 contracts realizes $-5,183 and cuts bleed by $101/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 1 contracts). The master ranks the two by E[net]/mo to pick one grand pick; both are shown here so you can choose the tenor that fits your roll cadence.

🏆 Grand pick: NEXT FRIDAY · 24 Jul 2026 (8d) · sell 1 × $352.50, 73% survival, $2,456/mo (E[net] $473/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 · 8d1 × $352.5073%$2,456$473

📅 NEXT FRIDAY · 24 Jul 2026 · 8d · E[net] $473/mo 🏆 GRAND PICK

🎯 Engine pick: sell 1 × $352.50 (primary), 73% survival, breach 27%, $2,456/mo.
⚖️ Worth a safer step: the $362.50 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 81% (breach 27% → 19%) for $844/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 $362.50 rung, unless you need the income to cover the hedge bleed, or you expect MDB to stay flat-to-down near term.
MDB  spot $333.00 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsPer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
cover hedge1 × $41524 Jul8d24.6%98%5%$100$374-$2,082$0
Sell 1 × $415 24.6% OTM over spot $333.00 24 Jul 2026 (8d, $1.05 mid)
= $100 credit for the 8d cycle → $374/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $415)
98%
Breach risk
2%
POP (stays ≤ $416.05)
98%
EV / mo
+$320
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.0 mo [0.5-2.5] median, 0.1 mo faster than no FIGHT (1.1 mo)  ·  70% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 82% without)  ·  ~0.4 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $369
🛡 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)
2%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,299
Free roll-up
+$7/wk
Safest escape (by 7 Aug 2026)
$437 @ 75% POP
68% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 1 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 4 of 8); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $19.78/sh now → $13.99 mid-life (likely $8.66–$16.70)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.00/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$12.99/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 54 simulated challenges: the $415 strike is typically first touched on day 7 of 8, at $423 (overshoots $7.69). 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 (1 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$41531 Jul 202611d left+$3.60/sh+$360
cycle +$460
[+$435…+$786] · 94% credit
67%
surv 52%
+$2,785 SAFE
cap gain +$7,840
Max even-money escape in the band~$4327 Aug 202618d left+$1.01/sh+$101
cycle +$200
[+$59…+$552] · 80% credit
73%
surv 64%
+$4,055 SAFE
cap gain +$9,110
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$42231 Jul 202611d left+$0.42/sh+$42
cycle +$142
[+$28…+$440] · 78% credit
70%
surv 58%
+$3,097 SAFE
cap gain +$8,152
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$4377 Aug 202618d left-$0.89/sh-$89
cycle +$10
[-$170…+$357] · 56% credit
75%
surv 68%
+$4,315 SAFE
cap gain +$9,370
budget: banked $100 debit $89 (90% used ≈ 1.0 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$10 cash · rolled 1 ct earn ≈ $2,183/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 -0.4 vol pt per +1% move (equity skew: vol eases as spot rises; buyback shift floored at 0). 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$374/mo
vs 50% target ($1,890/mo)-80%
vs normal income ($3,780/mo)10% covered
Net income (after hedge)$273/mo
Downside budget
✓ $415 is at/above CC-SS $380.73: assignment is break-even or better.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$0
… as % of IC ($9,290)0.0%
… as % of ML ($28,290)0.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.0 mo
Surgical close (1 ct)$-5,060
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.25/sh (~25% of the $1.00 collected) or spot ≥ $416.05 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $415)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $375.15 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $410.85Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$411-416.05
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
≥ $416.05
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$415.00 (2.4σ)$100$2,425+$7,480+$4,680
+2.5%$425.37 (2.7σ)$-938$2,321+$7,376+$4,680
+5%$435.75 (3.0σ)$-1,975$2,217+$7,272+$4,680
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $380.73, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-5,055
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$4,295
− CC assignment net of premium (1 × $415): -$0
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-760 (+$4,295 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,912 (this trade vs do-nothing: +$1,153, the opportunity cost of earning $374/mo FIGHT income now)
🛡 safe yield1 × $38024 Jul8d14.1%91%18%$236$883-$1,573$0
Sell 1 × $380 14.1% OTM over spot $333.00 24 Jul 2026 (8d, $2.48 mid)
= $236 credit for the 8d cycle → $883/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $380)
91%
Breach risk
9%
POP (stays ≤ $382.48)
92%
EV / mo
+$556
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.1 mo [0.5-2.4] median  ·  75% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 80% without)  ·  ~1.8 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $1,183
🛡 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)
13%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,045
Free roll-up
+$10/wk
Safest escape (by 7 Aug 2026)
$402 @ 75% POP
68% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 1 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 4 of 8); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $18.11/sh now → $12.81 mid-life (likely $10.88–$17.95)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $2.36/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$10.45/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 401 simulated challenges: the $380 strike is typically first touched on day 6 of 8, at $388 (overshoots $7.87). 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 (1 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$38031 Jul 202611d left+$4.42/sh+$442
cycle +$677
[+$348…+$678] · 98% credit
67%
surv 52%
-$148 NOT
cap gain +$4,907
Max even-money escape in the band~$3977 Aug 202618d left+$1.79/sh+$179
cycle +$415
[-$35…+$400] · 72% credit
74%
surv 65%
+$1,120 SAFE
cap gain +$6,175
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$39031 Jul 202611d left+$0.17/sh+$17
cycle +$253
[-$153…+$203] · 52% credit
72%
surv 61%
+$283 SAFE
cap gain +$5,338
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$4027 Aug 202618d left-$0.08/sh-$8
cycle +$227
[-$250…+$193] · 46% credit
75%
surv 68%
+$1,382 SAFE
cap gain +$6,437
budget: banked $236 debit $8 (4% used ≈ 0.0 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$227 cash · rolled 1 ct earn ≈ $2,121/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 -0.4 vol pt per +1% move (equity skew: vol eases as spot rises; buyback shift floored at 0). 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$883/mo
vs 50% target ($1,890/mo)-53%
vs normal income ($3,780/mo)23% covered
Net income (after hedge)$782/mo
Downside budget
✓ $380 is at/above CC-SS $380.73: assignment is break-even or better.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$0
… as % of IC ($9,290)0.0%
… as % of ML ($28,290)0.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.0 mo
Surgical close (1 ct)$-5,067
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.59/sh (~25% of the $2.36 collected) or spot ≥ $382.48 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $380)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $375.15 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $376.20Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$376-382.48
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
≥ $382.48
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$380.00 (1.4σ)$236$-589+$4,466+$1,316
+2.5%$389.50 (1.6σ)$-714$-684+$4,371+$1,316
+5%$399.00 (1.9σ)$-1,664$-779+$4,276+$1,316
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $380.73, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-5,055
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$4,295
− CC assignment net of premium (1 × $380): -$0
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-760 (+$4,295 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,912 (this trade vs do-nothing: +$1,153, the opportunity cost of earning $883/mo FIGHT income now)
33% normal ← lean1 × $362.5024 Jul8d8.9%81%39%$430$1,612-$844$1,393
Sell 1 × $362.50 8.9% OTM over spot $333.00 24 Jul 2026 (8d, $5.10 mid)
= $430 credit for the 8d cycle → $1,612/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $362.50)
81%
Breach risk
19%
POP (stays ≤ $367.60)
84%
EV / mo
+$597
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 0.9 mo [0.4-2.3] median, 0.2 mo faster than no FIGHT (1.1 mo)  ·  78% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 83% without)  ·  ~3.8 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $1,617
🛡 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)
30%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$792
Free roll-up
+$10/wk
Safest escape (by 7 Aug 2026)
$394 @ 79% POP
74% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 1 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 4 of 8); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $17.28/sh now → $12.22 mid-life (likely $12.61–$19.57)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $4.30/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$7.92/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 891 simulated challenges: the $362 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 8, at $370 (overshoots $7.83). 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 (1 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$36231 Jul 202611d left+$4.75/sh+$475
cycle +$905
[+$286…+$551] · 98% credit
68%
surv 52%
-$1,495 NOT
cap gain +$3,560
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$3747 Aug 202618d left+$3.93/sh+$393
cycle +$823
[+$102…+$452] · 84% credit
72%
surv 62%
-$497 NOT
cap gain +$4,558
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$37231 Jul 202611d left+$0.53/sh+$53
cycle +$483
[-$202…+$91] · 36% credit
72%
surv 61%
-$1,062 NOT
cap gain +$3,993
Max even-money escape in the band~$3847 Aug 202618d left+$0.23/sh+$23
cycle +$453
[-$335…+$55] · 30% credit
76%
surv 68%
+$33 SAFE
cap gain +$5,088
reaches SS ✓
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$3947 Aug 202618d left-$2.95/sh-$295
cycle +$135
[-$724…-$294] · 9% credit
79%
surv 74%
+$615 SAFE
cap gain +$5,670
budget: banked $430 debit $295 (69% used ≈ 0.8 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$135 cash · rolled 1 ct earn ≈ $1,546/mo while parked; 0 ct free to re-sell · clears SS ✓
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 -0.4 vol pt per +1% move (equity skew: vol eases as spot rises; buyback shift floored at 0). 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$1,612/mo
vs 50% target ($1,890/mo)-15%
vs normal income ($3,780/mo)43% covered
Net income (after hedge)$1,511/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $362.50 is $18 below CC-SS $380.73: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$1,393
… as % of IC ($9,290)15.0%
… as % of ML ($28,290)4.9%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.4 mo
Surgical close (1 ct)$-5,135
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $1.07/sh (~25% of the $4.30 collected) or spot ≥ $367.60 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $362)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $375.15 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $358.88Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$359-367.60
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
≥ $367.60
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$362.50 (≤1σ, normal week)$430$-1,970+$3,085-$240
+2.5%$371.56 (1.1σ)$-476$-2,061+$2,994-$240
+5%$380.62 (1.4σ)$-1,382$-2,151+$2,904-$240
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $380.73, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-5,055
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$4,295
− CC assignment net of premium (1 × $362.50): -$1,393
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-2,152 (+$2,903 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,912 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-240, the opportunity cost of earning $1,612/mo FIGHT income now)
🎯 50% normal1 × $352.5024 Jul8d5.9%73%44%$655$2,456$2,168
Sell 1 × $352.50 5.9% OTM over spot $333.00 24 Jul 2026 (8d, $7.82 mid)
= $655 credit for the 8d cycle → $2,456/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $352.50)
73%
Breach risk
27%
POP (stays ≤ $360.32)
79%
EV / mo
+$698
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 0.9 mo [0.4-2.4] median, 0.2 mo faster than no FIGHT (1.1 mo)  ·  80% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 81% without)  ·  ~5.9 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $1,908
🛡 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)
44%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$533
Free roll-up
+$10/wk
Safest escape (by 7 Aug 2026)
$400 @ 84% POP
82% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 1 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 4 of 8); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $16.80/sh now → $11.88 mid-life (likely $13.65–$20.11)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $6.55/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$5.33/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,335 simulated challenges: the $352 strike is typically first touched on day 4 of 8, at $360 (overshoots $7.60). 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 (1 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$35231 Jul 202611d left+$4.92/sh+$492
cycle +$1,147
[+$278…+$489] · 98% credit
68%
surv 52%
-$2,153 NOT
cap gain +$2,902
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$3647 Aug 202618d left+$4.06/sh+$406
cycle +$1,061
[+$70…+$369] · 84% credit
72%
surv 62%
-$1,159 NOT
cap gain +$3,896
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$36231 Jul 202611d left+$0.70/sh+$70
cycle +$725
[-$222…+$23] · 28% credit
72%
surv 61%
-$1,720 NOT
cap gain +$3,335
Max even-money escape in the band~$3747 Aug 202618d left+$0.39/sh+$39
cycle +$694
[-$370…-$35] · 22% credit
76%
surv 68%
-$626 NOT
cap gain +$4,429
reaches SS ✓
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$4007 Aug 202618d left-$6.12/sh-$612
cycle +$43
[-$1,185…-$739]
84%
surv 82%
+$973 SAFE
cap gain +$6,028
budget: banked $655 debit $612 (94% used ≈ 1.1 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$43 cash · rolled 1 ct earn ≈ $960/mo while parked; 0 ct free to re-sell · clears SS ✓
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 -0.4 vol pt per +1% move (equity skew: vol eases as spot rises; buyback shift floored at 0). 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$2,456/mo
vs 50% target ($1,890/mo)+30%
vs normal income ($3,780/mo)65% covered
Net income (after hedge)$2,355/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $352.50 is $28 below CC-SS $380.73: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$2,168
… as % of IC ($9,290)23.3%
… as % of ML ($28,290)7.7%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.6 mo
Surgical close (1 ct)$-5,183
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $1.64/sh (~25% of the $6.55 collected) or spot ≥ $360.32 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $352)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $375.15 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $348.98Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$349-360.32
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
≥ $360.32
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$352.50 (≤1σ, normal week)$655$-2,645+$2,410-$15
+2.5%$361.31 (≤1σ, normal week)$-226$-2,733+$2,322-$896
+5%$370.12 (1.1σ)$-1,108$-2,821+$2,234-$1,015
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $380.73, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-5,055
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$4,295
− CC assignment net of premium (1 × $352.50): -$2,168
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-2,927 (+$2,128 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,912 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-1,015, the opportunity cost of earning $2,456/mo FIGHT income now)
100% normal1 × $34024 Jul8d2.1%60%83%$1,070$4,012+$1,556$3,003
Sell 1 × $340 2.1% OTM over spot $333.00 24 Jul 2026 (8d, $11.93 mid)
= $1,070 credit for the 8d cycle → $4,012/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $340)
60%
Breach risk
40%
POP (stays ≤ $351.93)
72%
EV / mo
+$781
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.0 mo [0.4-2.5] median, 0.2 mo faster than no FIGHT (1.2 mo)  ·  82% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 82% without)  ·  ~11.1 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $2,714
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
67%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$76
Free roll-up
+$12/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$392 @ 90% POP
90% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 1 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 4 of 8); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $16.20/sh now → $11.46 mid-life (likely $15.33–$21.56)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $10.70/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.76/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 2,006 simulated challenges: the $340 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 8, at $348 (overshoots $7.87). 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 (1 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$34031 Jul 202611d left+$5.10/sh+$510
cycle +$1,580
[+$251…+$393] · 98% credit
68%
surv 52%
-$2,845 NOT
cap gain +$2,210
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$3527 Aug 202618d left+$4.21/sh+$421
cycle +$1,491
[+$14…+$249] · 77% credit
72%
surv 62%
-$1,854 NOT
cap gain +$3,201
Max even-money escape in the band~$3627 Aug 202618d left+$0.55/sh+$55
cycle +$1,125
[-$437…-$150] · 11% credit
76%
surv 69%
-$1,320 NOT
cap gain +$3,735
SS $363 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$35231 Jul 202611d left+$0.05/sh+$5
cycle +$1,075
[-$363…-$150] · 9% credit
73%
surv 64%
-$2,270 NOT
cap gain +$2,785
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$39231 Jul 202611d left-$9.28/sh-$928
cycle +$142
[-$1,710…-$1,220]
90%
surv 90%
+$397 SAFE
cap gain +$5,452
budget: banked $1,070 debit $928 (87% used ≈ 1.0 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$142 cash · rolled 1 ct earn ≈ $594/mo while parked; 0 ct free to re-sell · clears SS ✓
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 -0.4 vol pt per +1% move (equity skew: vol eases as spot rises; buyback shift floored at 0). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$4,012/mo
vs 50% target ($1,890/mo)+112%
vs normal income ($3,780/mo)106% covered
Net income (after hedge)$3,911/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $340 is $41 below CC-SS $380.73: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$3,003
… as % of IC ($9,290)32.3%
… as % of ML ($28,290)10.6%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.8 mo
Surgical close (1 ct)$-5,178
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $2.67/sh (~25% of the $10.70 collected) or spot ≥ $351.93 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $340)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $375.15 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $336.60Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$337-351.93
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
≥ $351.93
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$340.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,070$-3,355+$1,700+$400
+2.5%$348.50 (≤1σ, normal week)$220$-3,440+$1,615-$450
+5%$357.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$-630$-3,525+$1,530-$1,300
SS (= V-bounce)$362.90 (≤1σ, normal week)$-1,220$-3,584+$1,471-$1,850
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $380.73, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-5,055
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$4,295
− CC assignment net of premium (1 × $340): -$3,003
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-3,762 (+$1,293 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,912 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-1,850, the opportunity cost of earning $4,012/mo FIGHT income now)
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 MDB are the tiebreakers.
⚔ FIGHT CC options · full candidate scan (29 clear the floor), click to expand

Every eligible strike x expiry in the 4-45 DTE band (3 expiries scanned, 29 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: +$4,295 (un-capped fortress gain if stock rallies to SS)  |  Do-nothing @ SS: $-1,912

StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$352.508d24 Jul 2026$6.551/1$2,456$2,35573%79%+$698-$2,16823.3%$-2,927 (vs do-nothing $-1,015)
$3508d24 Jul 2026$7.251/1$2,719$2,61870%78%+$719-$2,34825.3%$-3,107 (vs do-nothing $-1,195)
$35515d31 Jul 2026$10.701/1$2,140$2,03970%78%+$615-$1,50316.2%$-2,262 (vs do-nothing $-350)
$352.5015d31 Jul 2026$11.601/1$2,320$2,21968%77%+$650-$1,66317.9%$-2,422 (vs do-nothing $-510)
$347.508d24 Jul 2026$8.051/1$3,019$2,91868%76%+$752-$2,51827.1%$-3,277 (vs do-nothing $-1,365)
$35522d7 Aug 2026$13.901/1$1,895$1,79468%76%+$414-$1,18312.7%$-1,942 (vs do-nothing $-30)
$35015d31 Jul 2026$11.101/1$2,220$2,11966%75%+$394-$1,96321.1%$-2,722 (vs do-nothing $-810)
$3458d24 Jul 2026$8.801/1$3,300$3,19965%75%+$740-$2,69329.0%$-3,452 (vs do-nothing $-1,540)
$35022d7 Aug 2026$15.801/1$2,155$2,05365%74%+$454-$1,49316.1%$-2,252 (vs do-nothing $-340)
$347.5015d31 Jul 2026$13.151/1$2,630$2,52965%75%+$637-$2,00821.6%$-2,767 (vs do-nothing $-855)
$342.508d24 Jul 2026$8.601/1$3,225$3,12463%73%+$344-$2,96331.9%$-3,722 (vs do-nothing $-1,810)
$34515d31 Jul 2026$14.101/1$2,820$2,71963%74%+$648-$2,16323.3%$-2,922 (vs do-nothing $-1,010)
$34522d7 Aug 2026$17.651/1$2,407$2,30661%73%+$462-$1,80819.5%$-2,567 (vs do-nothing $-655)
Show 16 more candidates (lower strikes: more income, lower survival)
StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$342.5015d31 Jul 2026$14.951/1$2,990$2,88961%73%+$627-$2,32825.1%$-3,087 (vs do-nothing $-1,175)
$3408d24 Jul 2026$10.701/1$4,012$3,91160%72%+$781-$3,00332.3%$-3,762 (vs do-nothing $-1,850)
$34015d31 Jul 2026$16.051/1$3,210$3,10959%72%+$644-$2,46826.6%$-3,227 (vs do-nothing $-1,315)
$34022d7 Aug 2026$19.651/1$2,680$2,57858%71%+$456-$2,10822.7%$-2,867 (vs do-nothing $-955)
$337.508d24 Jul 2026$10.601/1$3,975$3,87457%70%+$364-$3,26335.1%$-4,022 (vs do-nothing $-2,110)
$337.5015d31 Jul 2026$15.051/1$3,010$2,90957%70%+$228-$2,81830.3%$-3,577 (vs do-nothing $-1,665)
$33522d7 Aug 2026$21.951/1$2,993$2,89255%70%+$474-$2,37825.6%$-3,137 (vs do-nothing $-1,225)
$33515d31 Jul 2026$18.251/1$3,650$3,54955%70%+$640-$2,74829.6%$-3,507 (vs do-nothing $-1,595)
$3358d24 Jul 2026$12.851/1$4,819$4,71854%70%+$796-$3,28835.4%$-4,047 (vs do-nothing $-2,135)
$332.5015d31 Jul 2026$19.401/1$3,880$3,77952%68%+$629-$2,88331.0%$-3,642 (vs do-nothing $-1,730)
$332.508d24 Jul 2026$13.701/1$5,138$5,03651%68%+$672-$3,45337.2%$-4,212 (vs do-nothing $-2,300)
$33022d7 Aug 2026$24.201/1$3,300$3,19951%68%+$454-$2,65328.6%$-3,412 (vs do-nothing $-1,500)
$33015d31 Jul 2026$20.151/1$4,030$3,92950%68%+$525-$3,05832.9%$-3,817 (vs do-nothing $-1,905)
$3308d24 Jul 2026$14.051/1$5,269$5,16848%67%+$467-$3,66839.5%$-4,427 (vs do-nothing $-2,515)
$327.5015d31 Jul 2026$20.901/1$4,180$4,07948%67%+$408-$3,23334.8%$-3,992 (vs do-nothing $-2,080)
$327.508d24 Jul 2026$16.651/1$6,244$6,14245%66%+$919-$3,65839.4%$-4,417 (vs do-nothing $-2,505)

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 1 contracts at the conservative CC.

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