FORTRESS FIGHT: MSTR-LC125 @ $96.28

BE SS: $161.00  |  CC-SS: $168.27  |  4 contracts (400 sh) |  ⌂ PORTFOLIO

GENERATED2026-08-17 21:47

MSTR-LC125 @ $96.28   UNDERWATER $64.72 (40.2% below BE SS)

4 contracts (400 sh)  |  BE SS: $161.00  |  CC-SS: $168.27 (banked floor $166.05)  |  IV: HIGH  |  Accounts: RetireInc:7291

LC: $125 exp 2028-01-21 (entry $82.167/sh)
SP: $185 exp 2028-01-21 (entry $70.772/sh)
HP: $55 exp 2026-10-16 (entry $1.340/sh)

Economics

Max Loss$56,800(ND $12.00 + SW $130) x 400
Normal income ref$4,004/mo95% ann ROI on ML
Hedge rolling cost$206/mo
Unrealized P&L$-32,766fortress legs from IBKR
INCOME GOALPOSTS & VELOCITY
50% INCOME FLOOR
$2,002/mo
HEDGE COVER
$206/mo
NORMAL INCOME
$4,004/mo (ATM CC, chain)
IC VELOCITY
1.2 mo to earn back $4,800
ML VELOCITY
14.2 mo to earn back $56,800
Deep drawdown confirmed: a CC at CC-SS $168.27 (probe: $170C 11d) brings only $11/mo (<20% of normal), so FIGHT below it is warranted.
🏦 CAMPAIGN LEDGER , realized CC income since 2026-07-16; 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 2026-07-16
$1,002
Hole (after banked)
$31,764
was $32,766 · 3% earned back
Cycles closed
7
Credit in flight
$0
CC-SS · banked floor (info)
$168.27 → $166.05
? 1 leg(s) closed as UNKNOWN (vanished with no fill in window): banked $0, conservative. Fix campaign.json by hand if wrong.
TECHNICALS (cc_timing weekly gate + daily trigger)
WEEKLYPULLBACK · %B 28 (live) · RSI 36 · MACD bullish, hist rising
DAILYMIXED (provisional) · RSI 48 · %B 52 · hist falling (nightly)
LEVELS20W MA (bounce target) $126.52 (+31%) · daily UBB $100.70 · 1-wk expected move ±$9 (chain IV)
SETUPOversold with mixed daily momentum: lean 🎯, keep DTE short, watch the daily band. (advisory; floors and picks are chain-only)
⚠ Next earnings 2026-10-29: candidates whose expiry crosses it are flagged in the spectrum; EV is unreliable across earnings.
INTERPRETATION
Primary: 4 contracts at $103 / 4d. This is the safest strike (survival 80%, breach 20%) that still earns 50% of normal income ($2,002/mo); it brings $2,340/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 4 × $99/4d for $4,680/mo, but breach risk rises to 35% (+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 4 × $120/4d (99+% survival, $240/mo).
Downside anchor: the primary mortgages $25,795 (537% of IC) ONLY on a full V-bounce all the way to SS $161, recoverable in 6.4 months of normal income. That is the rare tail; the frequent case is the strike holding. Surgical close on the 4 contracts realizes $-32,788 and cuts bleed by $206/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 4 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: THIS FRIDAY · 21 Aug 2026 (4d) · sell 4 × $103, 80% survival, $2,340/mo (E[net] $1,624/mo).
The two weekly tracks below are ranked by E[net]/mo = income kept when unchallenged − the net cash cost and forgone cycle when it is. Each has its own full ladder.
TrackExpirySellSurvivalIncome/moE[net]/mo
THIS FRIDAY 🏆21 Aug 2026 · 4d4 × $10380%$2,340$1,624
NEXT FRIDAY28 Aug 2026 · 11d4 × $10373%$2,084$136
E[net] arithmetic on the grand pick: keep $312 with probability 75%; on the 25% touch you roll, paying $825 to close and taking $755 back from the best priced door (net cash $70) and parking about one cycle of income. Charging the FULL buyback with no door credit (the pre-2026-07-25 model) contradicted the campaign simulation, which prices the same event as a cash-neutral even roll.

📅 THIS FRIDAY · 21 Aug 2026 · 4d · E[net] $1,624/mo 🏆 GRAND PICK

🎯 Engine pick: sell 4 × $103 (50% normal), 80% survival, breach 20%, $2,340/mo.
The pick is already past the ~80% (≈1σ) comfort line, so take the income. Stepping out to the $106 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 87% (breach 20% → 13%) for $960/mo less (41% income) buys safety you do not really need here.
MSTR  spot $96.28 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsFIGHT edgePer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
cover hedge4 × $12021 Aug4d24.6%99+%hist 97%0%hist 1%+0pp$32$240-$2,100$19,275
Sell 4 × $120 24.6% OTM over spot $96.28 21 Aug 2026 (4d, $0.10 mid)
= $32 credit for the 4d cycle → $240/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $120)
99+%
Breach risk
0%
POP (stays ≤ $120.09)
99+%
EV / mo
+$239
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+0pp
22% whole by 9mo vs 22% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~0.0/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$-192/mo
median; plan ~$-131/mo after 68% keep · $-1,728 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~4.8 mo [2.9-7.1], measured ONLY among the 22% 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)
0%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,039
Free roll-up
+$8/wk
Safest escape (by 11 Sep 2026)
$144 @ 86% POP
84% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 4 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 2 of 4); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $3.79/sh now → $2.68 mid-life → ≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.08/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.60/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (4 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$12028 Aug 20269d left+$2.50/sh+$998
cycle +$1,030
66%
surv 52%
-$20,682 NOT
cap gain +$12,084
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$12828 Aug 20269d left+$0.14/sh+$57
cycle +$89
76%
surv 71%
-$18,026 NOT
cap gain +$14,740
Max even-money escape in the band~$14411 Sep 202623d left+$0.08/sh+$33
cycle +$65
86%
surv 84%
-$10,594 NOT
cap gain +$22,172
SS $161 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted +0.5 vol pt per +1% move (spike-vol name: vol expands on a fast move, richer buyback). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$240/mo
vs 50% target ($2,002/mo)-88%
vs normal income ($4,004/mo)6% covered
Net income (after hedge)$34/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $120 is $48 below CC-SS $168.27: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$19,275
… as % of IC ($4,800)401.6%
… as % of ML ($56,800)33.9%
Recovery months (at normal income)4.8 mo
Surgical close (4 ct)$-32,772
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 ≥ $120.09 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $120)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $100.70 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $118.80Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$119-120.09
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
≥ $120.09
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 1.17 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$120.00 (3.5σ)$32$-21,680+$11,086+$28
+2.5%$123.00 (3.9σ)$-1,168$-21,482+$11,284-$1,172
+5%$126.00 (4.4σ)$-2,368$-21,284+$11,482-$2,372
SS (= V-bounce)$161.00 (9.5σ)$-16,368$-18,974+$13,792-$15,972
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $168.27, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-32,766
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$33,546
− CC assignment net of premium (4 × $120): -$19,275
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-18,495 (+$14,271 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-2,523 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-15,972, the opportunity cost of earning $240/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $126.52 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$2,576, position total $-21,250 (+$11,516 vs today)
🛡 safe yield4 × $10821 Aug4d12.2%91%hist 97%19%hist 10%+7pp$136$1,020-$1,320$23,971
Sell 4 × $108 12.2% OTM over spot $96.28 21 Aug 2026 (4d, $0.37 mid)
= $136 credit for the 4d cycle → $1,020/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $108)
91%
Breach risk
9%
POP (stays ≤ $108.37)
91%
EV / mo
+$342
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+7pp
32% whole by 9mo vs 24% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~2.3/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$428/mo
median; plan ~$291/mo after 68% keep · $3,160 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~3.7 mo [2.0-6.5], measured ONLY among the 32% 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)
8%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$758
Free roll-up
+$7/wk
Safest escape (by 11 Sep 2026)
$127 @ 85% POP
83% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 4 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 2 of 4); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $3.16/sh now → $2.24 mid-life (likely $1.96–$3.47)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.34/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.90/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 240 simulated challenges: the $108 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 4, at $110 (overshoots $2.30). 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 (4 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$10828 Aug 20269d left+$2.06/sh+$823
cycle +$959
[+$825…+$1,012] · 100% credit
65%
surv 52%
-$26,346 NOT
cap gain +$6,420
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$12511 Sep 202623d left+$0.32/sh+$129
cycle +$265
[-$67…+$296] · 69% credit
84%
surv 81%
-$19,248 NOT
cap gain +$13,518
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$11528 Aug 20269d left+$0.03/sh+$13
cycle +$149
[-$158…+$129] · 50% credit
77%
surv 71%
-$24,024 NOT
cap gain +$8,742
Max even-money escape in the band~$12711 Sep 202623d left+$0.03/sh+$12
cycle +$148
[-$208…+$171] · 49% credit
85%
surv 83%
-$18,433 NOT
cap gain +$14,333
SS $161 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted +0.5 vol pt per +1% move (spike-vol name: vol expands on a fast move, richer buyback). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$1,020/mo
vs 50% target ($2,002/mo)-49%
vs normal income ($4,004/mo)25% covered
Net income (after hedge)$814/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $108 is $60 below CC-SS $168.27: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$23,971
… as % of IC ($4,800)499.4%
… as % of ML ($56,800)42.2%
Recovery months (at normal income)6.0 mo
Surgical close (4 ct)$-32,778
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.09/sh (~25% of the $0.34 collected) or spot ≥ $108.37 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $108)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $100.70 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $106.92Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$107-108.37
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
≥ $108.37
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 1.17 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$108.00 (1.7σ)$136$-27,168+$5,598+$132
+2.5%$110.70 (2.1σ)$-944$-26,990+$5,776-$948
+5%$113.40 (2.5σ)$-2,024$-26,812+$5,954-$2,028
SS (= V-bounce)$161.00 (9.5σ)$-21,064$-23,670+$9,096-$20,668
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $168.27, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-32,766
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$33,546
− CC assignment net of premium (4 × $108): -$23,971
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-23,191 (+$9,575 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-2,523 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-20,668, the opportunity cost of earning $1,020/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $126.52 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$7,272, position total $-25,946 (+$6,820 vs today)
33% normal4 × $10621 Aug4d10.1%87%hist 87%26%hist 25%+4pp$184$1,380-$960$24,723
Sell 4 × $106 10.1% OTM over spot $96.28 21 Aug 2026 (4d, $0.49 mid)
= $184 credit for the 4d cycle → $1,380/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $106)
87%
Breach risk
13%
POP (stays ≤ $106.50)
89%
EV / mo
+$364
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+4pp
32% whole by 9mo vs 28% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~3.2/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$613/mo
median; plan ~$417/mo after 68% keep · $4,604 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~3.9 mo [2.5-6.1], measured ONLY among the 32% 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)
13%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$682
Free roll-up
+$6/wk
Safest escape (by 11 Sep 2026)
$124 @ 85% POP
83% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 4 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 2 of 4); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $3.06/sh now → $2.17 mid-life (likely $2.13–$3.73)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.46/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.71/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 388 simulated challenges: the $106 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 4, at $109 (overshoots $2.52). 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 (4 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$10628 Aug 20269d left+$1.99/sh+$795
cycle +$979
[+$783…+$955] · 100% credit
65%
surv 52%
-$27,257 NOT
cap gain +$5,509
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$12111 Sep 202623d left+$0.52/sh+$207
cycle +$391
[-$24…+$322] · 71% credit
82%
surv 79%
-$20,986 NOT
cap gain +$11,780
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$11228 Aug 20269d left+$0.22/sh+$87
cycle +$271
[-$109…+$168] · 54% credit
75%
surv 69%
-$25,300 NOT
cap gain +$7,466
Max even-money escape in the band~$12411 Sep 202623d left+$0.00/sh+$2
cycle +$186
[-$281…+$97] · 37% credit
85%
surv 83%
-$19,793 NOT
cap gain +$12,973
SS $161 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted +0.5 vol pt per +1% move (spike-vol name: vol expands on a fast move, richer buyback). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$1,380/mo
vs 50% target ($2,002/mo)-31%
vs normal income ($4,004/mo)34% covered
Net income (after hedge)$1,174/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $106 is $62 below CC-SS $168.27: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$24,723
… as % of IC ($4,800)515.1%
… as % of ML ($56,800)43.5%
Recovery months (at normal income)6.2 mo
Surgical close (4 ct)$-32,780
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 $0.46 collected) or spot ≥ $106.50 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $106)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $100.70 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $104.94Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$105-106.50
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
≥ $106.50
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 1.17 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$106.00 (1.4σ)$184$-28,052+$4,714+$180
+2.5%$108.65 (1.8σ)$-876$-27,878+$4,888-$880
+5%$111.30 (2.2σ)$-1,936$-27,703+$5,063-$1,940
SS (= V-bounce)$161.00 (9.5σ)$-21,816$-24,422+$8,344-$21,420
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $168.27, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-32,766
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$33,546
− CC assignment net of premium (4 × $106): -$24,723
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-23,943 (+$8,823 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-2,523 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-21,420, the opportunity cost of earning $1,380/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $126.52 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$8,024, position total $-26,698 (+$6,068 vs today)
🎯 50% normal4 × $10321 Aug4d7.0%80%hist 87%40%hist 38%+9pp$312$2,340$25,795
Sell 4 × $103 7.0% OTM over spot $96.28 21 Aug 2026 (4d, $0.83 mid)
= $312 credit for the 4d cycle → $2,340/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $103)
80%
Breach risk
20%
POP (stays ≤ $103.83)
83%
EV / mo
+$443
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+9pp
39% whole by 9mo vs 30% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~5.2/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$986/mo
median; plan ~$671/mo after 68% keep · $7,391 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~4.3 mo [2.5-6.3], measured ONLY among the 39% 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)
25%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$513
Free roll-up
+$6/wk
Safest escape (by 11 Sep 2026)
$127 @ 90% POP
89% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 4 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 2 of 4); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $2.92/sh now → $2.06 mid-life (likely $2.14–$3.77)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.78/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.28/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 749 simulated challenges: the $103 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 4, at $105 (overshoots $2.37). The [P25–P75] under each Total is that door's credit across those paths; % credit is the share of those challenges where the roll is a net credit.
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (4 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$10328 Aug 20269d left+$1.89/sh+$755
cycle +$1,067
[+$674…+$900] · 100% credit
65%
surv 52%
-$28,568 NOT
cap gain +$4,198
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$11711 Sep 202623d left+$0.50/sh+$200
cycle +$512
[-$91…+$259] · 66% credit
82%
surv 79%
-$22,729 NOT
cap gain +$10,037
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$10928 Aug 20269d left+$0.13/sh+$52
cycle +$364
[-$184…+$90] · 41% credit
76%
surv 70%
-$26,605 NOT
cap gain +$6,161
Max even-money escape in the band~$12011 Sep 202623d left+$0.04/sh+$17
cycle +$329
[-$315…+$56] · 32% credit
85%
surv 82%
-$21,514 NOT
cap gain +$11,252
SS $161 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$12711 Sep 202623d left-$0.78/sh-$310
cycle +$2
[-$743…-$312] · 1% credit
90%
surv 89%
-$18,579 NOT
cap gain +$14,187
budget: banked $312 debit $310 (99% used ≈ 0.6 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$2 cash · rolled 4 ct earn ≈ $671/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$2,340/mo
vs 50% target ($2,002/mo)+17%
vs normal income ($4,004/mo)58% covered
Net income (after hedge)$2,134/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $103 is $65 below CC-SS $168.27: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$25,795
… as % of IC ($4,800)537.4%
… as % of ML ($56,800)45.4%
Recovery months (at normal income)6.4 mo
Surgical close (4 ct)$-32,788
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.20/sh (~25% of the $0.78 collected) or spot ≥ $103.83 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $103)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $100.70 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $101.97Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$102-103.83
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
≥ $103.83
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 1.17 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$103.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$312$-29,322+$3,444+$308
+2.5%$105.57 (1.4σ)$-718$-29,153+$3,613-$722
+5%$108.15 (1.7σ)$-1,748$-28,983+$3,783-$1,752
SS (= V-bounce)$161.00 (9.5σ)$-22,888$-25,494+$7,272-$22,492
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $168.27, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-32,766
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$33,546
− CC assignment net of premium (4 × $103): -$25,795
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-25,015 (+$7,751 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-2,523 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-22,492, the opportunity cost of earning $2,340/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $126.52 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$9,096, position total $-27,770 (+$4,996 vs today)
100% normal4 × $9921 Aug4d2.8%65%hist 69%71%hist 64%+12pp$624$4,680+$2,340$27,083
Sell 4 × $99 2.8% OTM over spot $96.28 21 Aug 2026 (4d, $1.62 mid)
= $624 credit for the 4d cycle → $4,680/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $99)
65%
Breach risk
35%
POP (stays ≤ $100.62)
73%
EV / mo
+$270
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+12pp
39% whole by 9mo vs 28% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~10.6/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$1,418/mo
median; plan ~$964/mo after 68% keep · $10,900 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~4.0 mo [2.0-6.3], measured ONLY among the 39% 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)
49%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$148
Free roll-up
+$6/wk
Safest escape (by 11 Sep 2026)
$123 @ 92% POP
91% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 4 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 2 of 4); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $2.73/sh now → $1.93 mid-life (likely $2.42–$3.99)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.56/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.37/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,463 simulated challenges: the $99 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 4, at $101 (overshoots $2.39). 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 (4 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$9928 Aug 20269d left+$1.76/sh+$702
cycle +$1,326
[+$598…+$704] · 100% credit
65%
surv 52%
-$30,172 NOT
cap gain +$2,594
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$11111 Sep 202623d left+$0.64/sh+$255
cycle +$879
[-$110…+$186] · 60% credit
80%
surv 77%
-$25,158 NOT
cap gain +$7,608
Max even-money escape in the band~$11411 Sep 202623d left+$0.13/sh+$51
cycle +$675
[-$358…-$40] · 20% credit
84%
surv 81%
-$23,964 NOT
cap gain +$8,802
SS $161 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$10528 Aug 20269d left+$0.02/sh+$8
cycle +$632
[-$296…-$62] · 15% credit
76%
surv 71%
-$28,201 NOT
cap gain +$4,565
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$12311 Sep 202623d left-$0.90/sh-$361
cycle +$263
[-$917…-$503]
92%
surv 91%
-$20,182 NOT
cap gain +$12,584
budget: banked $624 debit $361 (58% used ≈ 0.3 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$263 cash · rolled 4 ct earn ≈ $535/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$4,680/mo
vs 50% target ($2,002/mo)+134%
vs normal income ($4,004/mo)117% covered
Net income (after hedge)$4,474/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $99 is $69 below CC-SS $168.27: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$27,083
… as % of IC ($4,800)564.2%
… as % of ML ($56,800)47.7%
Recovery months (at normal income)6.8 mo
Surgical close (4 ct)$-32,792
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.39/sh (~25% of the $1.56 collected) or spot ≥ $100.62 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $99)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $100.70 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $98.01Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$98-100.62
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
≥ $100.62
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 1.17 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$99.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$624$-30,874+$1,892+$620
+2.5%$101.47 (≤1σ, normal week)$-366$-30,711+$2,055-$370
+5%$103.95 (1.1σ)$-1,356$-30,548+$2,218-$1,360
SS (= V-bounce)$161.00 (9.5σ)$-24,176$-26,782+$5,984-$23,780
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $168.27, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-32,766
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$33,546
− CC assignment net of premium (4 × $99): -$27,083
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-26,303 (+$6,463 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-2,523 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-23,780, the opportunity cost of earning $4,680/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $126.52 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$10,384, position total $-29,058 (+$3,708 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 MSTR are the tiebreakers.

📅 NEXT FRIDAY · 28 Aug 2026 · 11d · E[net] $136/mo

🎯 Engine pick: sell 4 × $103 (50% normal), 73% survival, breach 27%, $2,084/mo.
Stay at the pick. Stepping safer (the $106 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 80% (breach 27% → 20%) for $600/mo less (29% income)) buys little extra safety; the income is doing real work covering the bleed.
MSTR  spot $96.28 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsFIGHT edgePer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
cover hedge4 × $12528 Aug11d29.8%97%hist 97%7%hist 1%+1pp$84$229-$1,855$17,223
Sell 4 × $125 29.8% OTM over spot $96.28 28 Aug 2026 (11d, $0.28 mid)
= $84 credit for the 11d cycle → $229/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $125)
97%
Breach risk
3%
POP (stays ≤ $125.28)
97%
EV / mo
+$128
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+1pp
30% whole by 9mo vs 30% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~0.3/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$-34/mo
median; plan ~$-23/mo after 68% keep · $-244 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~3.4 mo [1.8-4.8], measured ONLY among the 30% 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)
2%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,897
Free roll-up
+$5/wk
Safest escape (by 11 Sep 2026)
$135 @ 75% POP
69% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 4 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 5 of 11); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $7.00/sh now → $4.95 mid-life → ≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.21/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$4.74/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (4 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$1254 Sep 202612d left+$1.79/sh+$715
cycle +$799
67%
surv 53%
-$18,583 NOT
cap gain +$14,183
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1304 Sep 202612d left+$0.10/sh+$40
cycle +$124
72%
surv 63%
-$17,059 NOT
cap gain +$15,707
Max even-money escape in the band~$13511 Sep 202620d left+$0.21/sh+$85
cycle +$169
75%
surv 69%
-$14,684 NOT
cap gain +$18,082
SS $161 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted +0.5 vol pt per +1% move (spike-vol name: vol expands on a fast move, richer buyback). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$229/mo
vs 50% target ($2,002/mo)-89%
vs normal income ($4,004/mo)6% covered
Net income (after hedge)$23/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $125 is $43 below CC-SS $168.27: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$17,223
… as % of IC ($4,800)358.8%
… as % of ML ($56,800)30.3%
Recovery months (at normal income)4.3 mo
Surgical close (4 ct)$-32,792
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 $0.21 collected) or spot ≥ $125.28 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $125)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $100.70 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $123.75Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$124-125.28
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
≥ $125.28
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 1.17 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$125.00 (2.5σ)$84$-19,298+$13,468+$80
+2.5%$128.12 (2.8σ)$-1,166$-19,092+$13,674-$1,170
+5%$131.25 (3.1σ)$-2,416$-18,886+$13,880-$2,420
SS (= V-bounce)$161.00 (5.7σ)$-14,316$-16,922+$15,844-$13,920
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $168.27, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-32,766
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$33,546
− CC assignment net of premium (4 × $125): -$17,223
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-16,443 (+$16,323 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-2,523 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-13,920, the opportunity cost of earning $229/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $126.52 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$524, position total $-19,198 (+$13,568 vs today)
🛡 safe yield4 × $11328 Aug11d17.4%90%hist 97%20%hist 25%+4pp$252$687-$1,396$21,855
Sell 4 × $113 17.4% OTM over spot $96.28 28 Aug 2026 (11d, $0.70 mid)
= $252 credit for the 11d cycle → $687/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $113)
90%
Breach risk
10%
POP (stays ≤ $113.70)
91%
EV / mo
+$261
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+4pp
34% whole by 9mo vs 30% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~1.1/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$227/mo
median; plan ~$154/mo after 68% keep · $1,682 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~3.9 mo [2.6-6.1], measured ONLY among the 34% 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)
-$1,404
Free roll-up
+$4/wk
Safest escape (by 11 Sep 2026)
$124 @ 77% POP
72% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 4 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 5 of 11); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $5.85/sh now → $4.14 mid-life (likely $3.45–$5.65)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.63/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$3.51/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 330 simulated challenges: the $113 strike is typically first touched on day 8 of 11, at $116 (overshoots $2.52). 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 (4 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$1134 Sep 202612d left+$1.49/sh+$595
cycle +$847
[+$560…+$887] · 100% credit
66%
surv 53%
-$24,127 NOT
cap gain +$8,639
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$12011 Sep 202620d left+$0.33/sh+$134
cycle +$386
[-$31…+$410] · 73% credit
73%
surv 66%
-$21,457 NOT
cap gain +$11,309
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1174 Sep 202612d left+$0.19/sh+$75
cycle +$327
[-$39…+$288] · 68% credit
72%
surv 62%
-$22,914 NOT
cap gain +$9,852
Max even-money escape in the band~$12111 Sep 202620d left+$0.13/sh+$52
cycle +$304
[-$121…+$320] · 59% credit
74%
surv 68%
-$21,072 NOT
cap gain +$11,694
SS $161 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$12411 Sep 202620d left-$0.55/sh-$220
cycle +$32
[-$435…+$27] · 27% credit
77%
surv 72%
-$19,947 NOT
cap gain +$12,819
budget: banked $252 debit $220 (87% used ≈ 1.4 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$32 cash · rolled 4 ct earn ≈ $2,153/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$687/mo
vs 50% target ($2,002/mo)-66%
vs normal income ($4,004/mo)17% covered
Net income (after hedge)$481/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $113 is $55 below CC-SS $168.27: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$21,855
… as % of IC ($4,800)455.3%
… as % of ML ($56,800)38.5%
Recovery months (at normal income)5.5 mo
Surgical close (4 ct)$-32,794
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.16/sh (~25% of the $0.63 collected) or spot ≥ $113.70 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $113)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $100.70 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $111.87Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$112-113.70
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
≥ $113.70
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 1.17 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$113.00 (1.5σ)$252$-24,722+$8,044+$248
+2.5%$115.82 (1.7σ)$-878$-24,536+$8,230-$882
+5%$118.65 (2.0σ)$-2,008$-24,350+$8,416-$2,012
SS (= V-bounce)$161.00 (5.7σ)$-18,948$-21,554+$11,212-$18,552
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $168.27, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-32,766
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$33,546
− CC assignment net of premium (4 × $113): -$21,855
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-21,075 (+$11,691 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-2,523 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-18,552, the opportunity cost of earning $687/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $126.52 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$5,156, position total $-23,830 (+$8,936 vs today)
33% normal4 × $10628 Aug11d10.1%80%hist 85%42%hist 38%+3pp$544$1,484-$600$24,363
Sell 4 × $106 10.1% OTM over spot $96.28 28 Aug 2026 (11d, $1.45 mid)
= $544 credit for the 11d cycle → $1,484/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $106)
80%
Breach risk
20%
POP (stays ≤ $107.44)
83%
EV / mo
+$337
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+3pp
28% whole by 9mo vs 25% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~2.4/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$511/mo
median; plan ~$347/mo after 68% keep · $4,181 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~4.2 mo [2.3-5.7], measured ONLY among the 28% 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)
30%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$935
Free roll-up
+$4/wk
Safest escape (by 11 Sep 2026)
$120 @ 82% POP
79% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 4 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 5 of 11); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $5.23/sh now → $3.70 mid-life (likely $3.73–$5.66)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.36/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.34/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 909 simulated challenges: the $106 strike is typically first touched on day 6 of 11, at $108 (overshoots $2.29). 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 (4 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$1064 Sep 202612d left+$1.33/sh+$531
cycle +$1,075
[+$409…+$660] · 100% credit
66%
surv 53%
-$27,162 NOT
cap gain +$5,604
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$11111 Sep 202620d left+$0.70/sh+$281
cycle +$825
[+$40…+$377] · 82% credit
72%
surv 63%
-$25,212 NOT
cap gain +$7,554
Max even-money escape in the band~$11311 Sep 202620d left+$0.09/sh+$35
cycle +$579
[-$244…+$107] · 36% credit
74%
surv 67%
-$24,526 NOT
cap gain +$8,240
SS $161 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1104 Sep 202612d left+$0.03/sh+$10
cycle +$554
[-$182…+$65] · 34% credit
72%
surv 63%
-$25,949 NOT
cap gain +$6,817
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$12011 Sep 202620d left-$1.32/sh-$527
cycle +$17
[-$907…-$503] · 5% credit
82%
surv 79%
-$21,826 NOT
cap gain +$10,940
budget: banked $544 debit $527 (97% used ≈ 1.5 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$17 cash · rolled 4 ct earn ≈ $1,427/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$1,484/mo
vs 50% target ($2,002/mo)-26%
vs normal income ($4,004/mo)37% covered
Net income (after hedge)$1,278/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $106 is $62 below CC-SS $168.27: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$24,363
… as % of IC ($4,800)507.6%
… as % of ML ($56,800)42.9%
Recovery months (at normal income)6.1 mo
Surgical close (4 ct)$-32,800
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.34/sh (~25% of the $1.36 collected) or spot ≥ $107.44 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $106)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $100.70 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $104.94Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$105-107.44
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
≥ $107.44
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 1.17 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$106.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$544$-27,692+$5,074+$540
+2.5%$108.65 (1.1σ)$-516$-27,518+$5,248-$520
+5%$111.30 (1.3σ)$-1,576$-27,343+$5,423-$1,580
SS (= V-bounce)$161.00 (5.7σ)$-21,456$-24,062+$8,704-$21,060
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $168.27, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-32,766
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$33,546
− CC assignment net of premium (4 × $106): -$24,363
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-23,583 (+$9,183 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-2,523 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-21,060, the opportunity cost of earning $1,484/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $126.52 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$7,664, position total $-26,338 (+$6,428 vs today)
🎯 50% normal4 × $10328 Aug11d7.0%73%hist 85%56%hist 44%+5pp$764$2,084$25,343
Sell 4 × $103 7.0% OTM over spot $96.28 28 Aug 2026 (11d, $2.02 mid)
= $764 credit for the 11d cycle → $2,084/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $103)
73%
Breach risk
27%
POP (stays ≤ $105.02)
78%
EV / mo
+$332
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+5pp
31% whole by 9mo vs 25% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~3.6/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$663/mo
median; plan ~$451/mo after 68% keep · $5,408 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~4.0 mo [2.3-6.3], measured ONLY among the 31% 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)
43%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$642
Free roll-up
+$3/wk
Safest escape (by 11 Sep 2026)
$120 @ 86% POP
84% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 4 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 5 of 11); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $4.97/sh now → $3.52 mid-life (likely $3.92–$5.67)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.91/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.61/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,286 simulated challenges: the $103 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 11, at $105 (overshoots $2.15). 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 (4 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$1034 Sep 202612d left+$1.26/sh+$504
cycle +$1,268
[+$350…+$556] · 100% credit
66%
surv 53%
-$28,367 NOT
cap gain +$4,399
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$10811 Sep 202620d left+$0.59/sh+$237
cycle +$1,001
[-$47…+$238] · 64% credit
72%
surv 64%
-$26,434 NOT
cap gain +$6,332
Max even-money escape in the band~$10911 Sep 202620d left+$0.29/sh+$116
cycle +$880
[-$188…+$104] · 39% credit
73%
surv 66%
-$26,089 NOT
cap gain +$6,677
SS $161 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1064 Sep 202612d left+$0.17/sh+$68
cycle +$832
[-$152…+$61] · 35% credit
70%
surv 61%
-$27,535 NOT
cap gain +$5,231
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$12011 Sep 202620d left-$1.82/sh-$727
cycle +$37
[-$1,208…-$811]
86%
surv 84%
-$21,806 NOT
cap gain +$10,960
budget: banked $764 debit $727 (95% used ≈ 1.5 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$37 cash · rolled 4 ct earn ≈ $1,019/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$2,084/mo
vs 50% target ($2,002/mo)+4%
vs normal income ($4,004/mo)52% covered
Net income (after hedge)$1,878/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $103 is $65 below CC-SS $168.27: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$25,343
… as % of IC ($4,800)528.0%
… as % of ML ($56,800)44.6%
Recovery months (at normal income)6.3 mo
Surgical close (4 ct)$-32,808
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.48/sh (~25% of the $1.91 collected) or spot ≥ $105.02 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $103)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $100.70 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $101.97Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$102-105.02
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $105.02
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 1.17 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$103.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$764$-28,870+$3,896+$760
+2.5%$105.57 (≤1σ, normal week)$-266$-28,701+$4,065-$270
+5%$108.15 (1.1σ)$-1,296$-28,531+$4,235-$1,300
SS (= V-bounce)$161.00 (5.7σ)$-22,436$-25,042+$7,724-$22,040
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $168.27, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-32,766
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$33,546
− CC assignment net of premium (4 × $103): -$25,343
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-24,563 (+$8,203 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-2,523 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-22,040, the opportunity cost of earning $2,084/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $126.52 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$8,644, position total $-27,318 (+$5,448 vs today)
100% normal4 × $9728 Aug11d0.7%55%hist 69%95%hist 89%+7pp$1,480$4,036+$1,953$27,027
Sell 4 × $97 0.7% OTM over spot $96.28 28 Aug 2026 (11d, $3.90 mid)
= $1,480 credit for the 11d cycle → $4,036/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $97)
55%
Breach risk
45%
POP (stays ≤ $100.90)
68%
EV / mo
+$209
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+7pp
27% whole by 9mo vs 20% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~10.7/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$929/mo
median; plan ~$631/mo after 68% keep · $7,541 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~4.2 mo [2.9-6.2], measured ONLY among the 27% 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)
79%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
+$214
Free roll-up
+$3/wk
Safest escape (by 4 Sep 2026)
$113 @ 91% POP
90% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 4 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 5 of 11); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $4.48/sh now → $3.17 mid-life (likely $4.41–$6.08)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $3.70/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets +$0.53/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 2,375 simulated challenges: the $97 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 11, at $99 (overshoots $2.33). 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 (4 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$974 Sep 202612d left+$1.13/sh+$453
cycle +$1,933
[+$249…+$329] · 100% credit
66%
surv 52%
-$30,498 NOT
cap gain +$2,268
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$10111 Sep 202620d left+$0.77/sh+$306
cycle +$1,786
[-$47…+$112] · 64% credit
71%
surv 62%
-$28,911 NOT
cap gain +$3,855
Max even-money escape in the band~$10311 Sep 202620d left+$0.09/sh+$36
cycle +$1,516
[-$389…-$186] · 7% credit
74%
surv 67%
-$28,249 NOT
cap gain +$4,517
SS $161 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1004 Sep 202612d left+$0.06/sh+$22
cycle +$1,502
[-$280…-$139] · 7% credit
71%
surv 61%
-$29,661 NOT
cap gain +$3,105
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$1134 Sep 202612d left-$2.42/sh-$968
cycle +$512
[-$1,676…-$1,270]
91%
surv 90%
-$24,593 NOT
cap gain +$8,173
budget: banked $1,480 debit $968 (65% used ≈ 1.0 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$512 cash · rolled 4 ct earn ≈ $746/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$4,036/mo
vs 50% target ($2,002/mo)+102%
vs normal income ($4,004/mo)101% covered
Net income (after hedge)$3,830/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $97 is $71 below CC-SS $168.27: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$27,027
… as % of IC ($4,800)563.1%
… as % of ML ($56,800)47.6%
Recovery months (at normal income)6.8 mo
Surgical close (4 ct)$-32,846
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.93/sh (~25% of the $3.70 collected) or spot ≥ $100.90 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $97)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $100.70 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $96.03Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$96-100.90
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
≥ $100.90
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 1.17 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$97.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,480$-30,950+$1,816+$1,476
+2.5%$99.42 (≤1σ, normal week)$510$-30,790+$1,976+$506
+5%$101.85 (≤1σ, normal week)$-460$-30,630+$2,136-$464
SS (= V-bounce)$161.00 (5.7σ)$-24,120$-26,726+$6,040-$23,724
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $168.27, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-32,766
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$33,546
− CC assignment net of premium (4 × $97): -$27,027
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-26,247 (+$6,519 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-2,523 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-23,724, the opportunity cost of earning $4,036/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $126.52 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$10,328, position total $-29,002 (+$3,764 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 MSTR are the tiebreakers.
⚔ FIGHT CC options · full candidate scan (35 clear the floor), click to expand

Every eligible strike x expiry in the 4-45 DTE band (4 expiries scanned, 35 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: 1.165 (IBKR)  |  Recovery@SS: +$33,546 (un-capped fortress gain if stock rallies to SS)  |  Do-nothing @ SS: $-2,523

StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$1034d21 Aug 2026$0.784/4$2,340$2,13480%83%+$443-$25,795537.4%$-25,015 (vs do-nothing $-22,492)
$1024d21 Aug 2026$0.933/4$2,092$1,88977%81%+$334-$19,601408.4%$-19,647 (vs do-nothing $-17,124)
$1014d21 Aug 2026$1.103/4$2,475$2,27274%78%+$301-$19,850413.5%$-19,896 (vs do-nothing $-17,373)
$10311d28 Aug 2026$1.914/4$2,084$1,87873%78%+$332-$25,343528.0%$-24,563 (vs do-nothing $-22,040)
$10211d28 Aug 2026$2.144/4$2,335$2,12970%76%+$326-$25,651534.4%$-24,871 (vs do-nothing $-22,348)
$1004d21 Aug 2026$1.333/4$2,993$2,78970%75%+$307-$20,081418.4%$-20,127 (vs do-nothing $-17,604)
$10218d4 Sep 2026$3.154/4$2,100$1,89468%75%+$301-$25,247526.0%$-24,467 (vs do-nothing $-21,944)
$10111d28 Aug 2026$2.404/4$2,618$2,41268%74%+$320-$25,947540.6%$-25,167 (vs do-nothing $-22,644)
$10118d4 Sep 2026$3.454/4$2,300$2,09465%74%+$304-$25,527531.8%$-24,747 (vs do-nothing $-22,224)
$994d21 Aug 2026$1.562/4$2,340$2,13965%73%+$135-$13,541282.1%$-14,413 (vs do-nothing $-11,890)
$10011d28 Aug 2026$2.703/4$2,209$2,00665%73%+$242-$19,670409.8%$-19,716 (vs do-nothing $-17,193)
$98.504d21 Aug 2026$1.692/4$2,535$2,33463%71%+$92-$13,615283.7%$-14,487 (vs do-nothing $-11,964)
$10018d4 Sep 2026$3.804/4$2,533$2,32763%73%+$321-$25,787537.2%$-25,007 (vs do-nothing $-22,484)
Show 22 more candidates (lower strikes: more income, lower survival)
StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$10025d11 Sep 2026$4.554/4$2,184$1,97862%72%+$188-$25,487531.0%$-24,707 (vs do-nothing $-22,184)
$9911d28 Aug 2026$3.003/4$2,455$2,25162%71%+$217-$19,880414.2%$-19,926 (vs do-nothing $-17,403)
$984d21 Aug 2026$1.772/4$2,655$2,45460%69%$-47-$13,699285.4%$-14,571 (vs do-nothing $-12,048)
$9918d4 Sep 2026$4.004/4$2,667$2,46160%71%+$217-$26,107543.9%$-25,327 (vs do-nothing $-22,804)
$9925d11 Sep 2026$4.904/4$2,352$2,14660%70%+$176-$25,747536.4%$-24,967 (vs do-nothing $-22,444)
$9811d28 Aug 2026$3.203/4$2,618$2,41558%69%+$80-$20,120419.2%$-20,166 (vs do-nothing $-17,643)
$97.504d21 Aug 2026$2.002/4$3,000$2,79958%68%+$16-$13,753286.5%$-14,625 (vs do-nothing $-12,102)
$9818d4 Sep 2026$4.403/4$2,200$1,99758%70%+$168-$19,760411.7%$-19,806 (vs do-nothing $-17,283)
$9825d11 Sep 2026$5.304/4$2,544$2,33857%70%+$175-$25,987541.4%$-25,207 (vs do-nothing $-22,684)
$974d21 Aug 2026$2.152/4$3,225$3,02455%67%$-63-$13,823288.0%$-14,695 (vs do-nothing $-12,172)
$9725d11 Sep 2026$5.703/4$2,052$1,84955%68%+$120-$19,670409.8%$-19,716 (vs do-nothing $-17,193)
$9718d4 Sep 2026$4.803/4$2,400$2,19755%68%+$157-$19,940415.4%$-19,986 (vs do-nothing $-17,463)
$9711d28 Aug 2026$3.702/4$2,018$1,81855%68%+$104-$13,513281.5%$-14,385 (vs do-nothing $-11,862)
$9625d11 Sep 2026$6.103/4$2,196$1,99353%67%+$98-$19,850413.5%$-19,896 (vs do-nothing $-17,373)
$96.504d21 Aug 2026$2.392/4$3,585$3,38453%65%$-31-$13,875289.1%$-14,747 (vs do-nothing $-12,224)
$9618d4 Sep 2026$5.203/4$2,600$2,39752%67%+$127-$20,120419.2%$-20,166 (vs do-nothing $-17,643)
$9611d28 Aug 2026$3.952/4$2,155$1,95451%66%$-4-$13,663284.7%$-14,535 (vs do-nothing $-12,012)
$9525d11 Sep 2026$6.503/4$2,340$2,13750%66%+$65-$20,030417.3%$-20,076 (vs do-nothing $-17,553)
$964d21 Aug 2026$2.532/4$3,795$3,59450%64%$-172-$13,947290.6%$-14,819 (vs do-nothing $-12,296)
$9518d4 Sep 2026$5.653/4$2,825$2,62249%65%+$104-$20,285422.6%$-20,331 (vs do-nothing $-17,808)
$9511d28 Aug 2026$4.402/4$2,400$2,19948%64%$-27-$13,773286.9%$-14,645 (vs do-nothing $-12,122)
$954d21 Aug 2026$3.001/4$2,250$2,05245%61%$-122-$7,027146.4%$-8,724 (vs do-nothing $-6,201)

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%). Survival, POP and touch use vol x 1.00 (raw implied: the VRP haircut is applied to the premium edge but NOT to risk, because understating the edge costs opportunity while understating breach odds costs capital; the risk-side haircut arms only from the graded ledger). 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 4 contracts at the conservative CC.

fortress_fight.py v6.3  |  2026-08-17 21:47