FORTRESS FIGHT: MSTR @ $96.15

BE SS: $161.00  |  CC-SS: $167.33  |  4 contracts (400 sh) |  ⌂ PORTFOLIO

GENERATED2026-07-16 16:10

MSTR @ $96.15   UNDERWATER $64.85 (40.3% below BE SS)

⚠ EARNINGS · SHORT EXPIRY ONLY
MSTR reports 2026-07-31 (Fri), in 15 days. The recommended CC (8d) closes BEFORE earnings , that one is safe , but the richer/longer options below expire after it and would sell through the gap. Keep the tenor inside 2026-07-31.

4 contracts (400 sh)  |  BE SS: $161.00  |  CC-SS: $167.33  |  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 2026-09-18 (entry $0.627/sh)

Economics

Max Loss$56,800(ND $12.00 + SW $130) x 400
Normal income ref$6,080/mo95% ann ROI on ML
Hedge rolling cost$292/mo
Unrealized P&L$-31,656fortress legs from IBKR
INCOME GOALPOSTS & VELOCITY
50% INCOME FLOOR
$3,040/mo
HEDGE COVER
$292/mo
NORMAL INCOME
$6,080/mo (ATM CC, chain)
IC VELOCITY
0.8 mo to earn back $4,800
ML VELOCITY
9.3 mo to earn back $56,800
Deep drawdown confirmed: a CC at CC-SS $167.33 (probe: $155C 15d) brings only $64/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
$-1,252
Hole (after banked)
$32,908
was $31,656 · -4% earned back
Cycles closed
2
Credit in flight
$0
TECHNICALS (cc_timing weekly gate + daily trigger)
WEEKLYPULLBACK · %B 17 (live) · RSI 35 · MACD bearish, hist falling
DAILYFALLING (provisional) · RSI 39 · %B 47 · hist rising (nightly)
LEVELS20W MA (bounce target) $135.71 (+41%) · daily UBB $113.81 · 1-wk expected move ±$12 (chain IV)
SETUPSpring loaded, not ignited: 🎯 or 💎 at short DTE, normal tripwires. (advisory; floors and picks are chain-only)
⚠ Next earnings 2026-07-31: candidates whose expiry crosses it are flagged in the spectrum; EV is unreliable across earnings.
INTERPRETATION
Primary: 4 contracts at $106 / 8d. This is the safest strike (survival 80%, breach 20%) that still earns 50% of normal income ($3,040/mo); it brings $3,045/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 × $99/8d for $6,300/mo, but breach risk rises to 38% (+18pp 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 × $127/8d (98% survival, $315/mo).
Downside anchor: the primary mortgages $23,722 (494% of IC) ONLY on a full V-bounce all the way to SS $161, recoverable in 3.9 months of normal income. That is the rare tail; the frequent case is the strike holding. Surgical close on the 4 contracts realizes $-31,704 and cuts bleed by $292/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: NEXT FRIDAY · 24 Jul 2026 (8d) · sell 4 × $106, 80% survival, $3,045/mo (E[net] $606/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 · 8d4 × $10680%$3,045$606

📅 NEXT FRIDAY · 24 Jul 2026 · 8d · E[net] $606/mo 🏆 GRAND PICK

🎯 Engine pick: sell 4 × $106 (primary), 80% survival, breach 20%, $3,045/mo.
The pick is already past the ~80% (≈1σ) comfort line, so take the income. Stepping out to the $109 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 86% (breach 20% → 14%) for $900/mo less (30% income) buys safety you do not really need here.
MSTR  spot $96.15 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsPer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
cover hedge4 × $12724 Jul8d32.1%98%4%$84$315-$2,730$16,050
Sell 4 × $127 32.1% OTM over spot $96.15 24 Jul 2026 (8d, $0.29 mid)
= $84 credit for the 8d cycle → $315/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $127)
98%
Breach risk
2%
POP (stays ≤ $127.30)
98%
EV / mo
+$249
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 2.7 mo [1.6-5.0] median, 0.2 mo faster than no FIGHT (2.9 mo)  ·  34% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 33% without)  ·  ~0.7 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $-361
🛡 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)
1%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$2,591
Free roll-up
+$9/wk
Safest escape (by 7 Aug 2026)
$141 @ 79% POP
71% 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 4 of 8); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $9.45/sh now → $6.69 mid-life → ≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.21/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$6.48/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)~$12731 Jul 202611d left+$3.57/sh+$1,428
cycle +$1,512
70%
surv 54%
-$16,286 NOT
cap gain +$15,370
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$13631 Jul 202611d left+$0.09/sh+$34
cycle +$118
77%
surv 68%
-$13,704 NOT
cap gain +$17,952
Max even-money escape in the band~$1417 Aug 202618d left+$0.88/sh+$352
cycle +$436
79%
surv 71%
-$11,141 NOT
cap gain +$20,515
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$315/mo
vs 50% target ($3,040/mo)-90%
vs normal income ($6,080/mo)5% covered
Net income (after hedge)$22/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $127 is $40 below CC-SS $167.33: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$16,050
… as % of IC ($4,800)334.4%
… as % of ML ($56,800)28.3%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.6 mo
Surgical close (4 ct)$-31,690
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 ≥ $127.30 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $127)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $113.81 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $125.73Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$126-127.30
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
≥ $127.30
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 1.12 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$127.00 (2.5σ)$84$-17,714+$13,942+$52
+2.5%$130.17 (2.7σ)$-1,186$-17,558+$14,098-$1,218
+5%$133.35 (3.0σ)$-2,456$-17,402+$14,254-$2,488
SS (= V-bounce)$161.00 (5.2σ)$-13,516$-16,041+$15,615-$11,148
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $167.33, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-31,656
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$31,976
− CC assignment net of premium (4 × $127): -$16,050
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-15,730 (+$15,926 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-4,582 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-11,148, the opportunity cost of earning $315/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $135.71 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$3,400, position total $-17,286 (+$14,370 vs today)
🛡 safe yield4 × $11324 Jul8d17.5%91%19%$352$1,320-$1,725$21,382
Sell 4 × $113 17.5% OTM over spot $96.15 24 Jul 2026 (8d, $1.00 mid)
= $352 credit for the 8d cycle → $1,320/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $113)
91%
Breach risk
9%
POP (stays ≤ $114.00)
92%
EV / mo
+$813
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 3.9 mo [2.2-5.7] median  ·  35% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 31% without)  ·  ~3.9 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $3,879
🛡 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)
12%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,855
Free roll-up
+$6/wk
Safest escape (by 7 Aug 2026)
$126 @ 79% POP
73% 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 4 of 8); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $7.80/sh now → $5.52 mid-life (likely $4.53–$7.95)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.88/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$4.64/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 363 simulated challenges: the $113 strike is typically first touched on day 6 of 8, at $116 (overshoots $2.93). 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)~$11331 Jul 202611d left+$2.97/sh+$1,190
cycle +$1,542
[+$1,130…+$1,627] · 100% credit
70%
surv 53%
-$22,545 NOT
cap gain +$9,111
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$1247 Aug 202618d left+$0.88/sh+$351
cycle +$703
[+$78…+$751] · 80% credit
78%
surv 70%
-$18,510 NOT
cap gain +$13,146
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$11931 Jul 202611d left+$0.25/sh+$99
cycle +$451
[-$164…+$406] · 60% credit
75%
surv 65%
-$21,008 NOT
cap gain +$10,648
Max even-money escape in the band~$1267 Aug 202618d left+$0.02/sh+$9
cycle +$361
[-$347…+$391] · 50% credit
79%
surv 73%
-$17,954 NOT
cap gain +$13,702
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$1,320/mo
vs 50% target ($3,040/mo)-57%
vs normal income ($6,080/mo)22% covered
Net income (after hedge)$1,028/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $113 is $54 below CC-SS $167.33: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$21,382
… as % of IC ($4,800)445.5%
… as % of ML ($56,800)37.6%
Recovery months (at normal income)3.5 mo
Surgical close (4 ct)$-31,706
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.22/sh (~25% of the $0.88 collected) or spot ≥ $114.00 (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 $113.81 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $111.87Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$112-114.00
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
≥ $114.00
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 1.12 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$113.00 (1.4σ)$352$-23,735+$7,921+$320
+2.5%$115.82 (1.6σ)$-778$-23,596+$8,060-$810
+5%$118.65 (1.8σ)$-1,908$-23,457+$8,199-$1,940
SS (= V-bounce)$161.00 (5.2σ)$-18,848$-21,373+$10,283-$16,480
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $167.33, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-31,656
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$31,976
− CC assignment net of premium (4 × $113): -$21,382
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-21,062 (+$10,594 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-4,582 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-16,480, the opportunity cost of earning $1,320/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $135.71 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$8,732, position total $-22,618 (+$9,038 vs today)
33% normal4 × $10924 Jul8d13.4%86%30%$572$2,145-$900$22,762
Sell 4 × $109 13.4% OTM over spot $96.15 24 Jul 2026 (8d, $1.56 mid)
= $572 credit for the 8d cycle → $2,145/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $109)
86%
Breach risk
14%
POP (stays ≤ $110.56)
88%
EV / mo
+$1,192
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 3.8 mo [2.4-6.1] median  ·  37% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 30% without)  ·  ~6.2 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $6,577
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
22%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,509
Free roll-up
+$6/wk
Safest escape (by 7 Aug 2026)
$123 @ 81% POP
75% 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 4 of 8); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $7.35/sh now → $5.20 mid-life (likely $4.77–$7.86)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.43/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$3.77/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 664 simulated challenges: the $109 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 8, at $112 (overshoots $2.78). 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)~$10931 Jul 202611d left+$2.81/sh+$1,126
cycle +$1,698
[+$956…+$1,409] · 100% credit
70%
surv 53%
-$24,186 NOT
cap gain +$7,470
Max even-money escape in the band~$1207 Aug 202618d left+$0.62/sh+$247
cycle +$819
[-$130…+$485] · 63% credit
78%
surv 71%
-$20,191 NOT
cap gain +$11,465
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)~$11531 Jul 202611d left+$0.11/sh+$43
cycle +$615
[-$280…+$218] · 43% credit
75%
surv 66%
-$22,641 NOT
cap gain +$9,015
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$1237 Aug 202618d left-$0.29/sh-$115
cycle +$457
[-$553…+$98] · 30% credit
81%
surv 75%
-$19,205 NOT
cap gain +$12,451
budget: banked $572 debit $115 (20% used ≈ 0.2 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$457 cash · rolled 4 ct earn ≈ $3,276/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$2,145/mo
vs 50% target ($3,040/mo)-29%
vs normal income ($6,080/mo)35% covered
Net income (after hedge)$1,852/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $109 is $58 below CC-SS $167.33: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$22,762
… as % of IC ($4,800)474.2%
… as % of ML ($56,800)40.1%
Recovery months (at normal income)3.7 mo
Surgical close (4 ct)$-31,708
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.36/sh (~25% of the $1.43 collected) or spot ≥ $110.56 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $109)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $113.81 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $107.91Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$108-110.56
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $110.56
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 1.12 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$109.00 (1.0σ)$572$-25,312+$6,344+$540
+2.5%$111.72 (1.2σ)$-518$-25,178+$6,478-$550
+5%$114.45 (1.5σ)$-1,608$-25,044+$6,612-$1,640
SS (= V-bounce)$161.00 (5.2σ)$-20,228$-22,753+$8,903-$17,860
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $167.33, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-31,656
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$31,976
− CC assignment net of premium (4 × $109): -$22,762
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-22,442 (+$9,214 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-4,582 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-17,860, the opportunity cost of earning $2,145/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $135.71 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$10,112, position total $-23,998 (+$7,658 vs today)
🎯 50% normal4 × $10624 Jul8d10.2%80%33%$812$3,045$23,722
Sell 4 × $106 10.2% OTM over spot $96.15 24 Jul 2026 (8d, $2.15 mid)
= $812 credit for the 8d cycle → $3,045/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $106)
80%
Breach risk
20%
POP (stays ≤ $108.15)
84%
EV / mo
+$1,522
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 3.7 mo [2.2-6.1] median, 0.3 mo SLOWER than no FIGHT (3.4 mo): roll costs eat the credits at this rung  ·  38% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 30% without)  ·  ~9.0 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $8,871
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
33%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,177
Free roll-up
+$6/wk
Safest escape (by 7 Aug 2026)
$125 @ 85% POP
82% 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 4 of 8); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $7.03/sh now → $4.97 mid-life (likely $5.25–$8.03)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $2.03/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.94/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 981 simulated challenges: the $106 strike is typically first touched on day 4 of 8, at $109 (overshoots $2.77). 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)~$10631 Jul 202611d left+$2.70/sh+$1,078
cycle +$1,890
[+$860…+$1,206] · 100% credit
70%
surv 53%
-$25,341 NOT
cap gain +$6,315
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$1147 Aug 202618d left+$1.40/sh+$562
cycle +$1,374
[+$177…+$667] · 87% credit
76%
surv 67%
-$22,332 NOT
cap gain +$9,324
Max even-money escape in the band~$1177 Aug 202618d left+$0.43/sh+$172
cycle +$984
[-$275…+$237] · 43% credit
79%
surv 72%
-$21,374 NOT
cap gain +$10,282
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)~$11231 Jul 202611d left+$0.00/sh+$2
cycle +$814
[-$379…+$30] · 27% credit
75%
surv 66%
-$23,790 NOT
cap gain +$7,866
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$1257 Aug 202618d left-$1.82/sh-$730
cycle +$82
[-$1,403…-$748] · 3% credit
85%
surv 82%
-$18,682 NOT
cap gain +$12,974
budget: banked $812 debit $730 (90% used ≈ 1.0 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$82 cash · rolled 4 ct earn ≈ $2,099/mo while parked; 0 ct free to re-sell
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted +0.5 vol pt per +1% move (spike-vol name: vol expands on a fast move, richer buyback). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$3,045/mo
vs 50% target ($3,040/mo)+0%
vs normal income ($6,080/mo)50% covered
Net income (after hedge)$2,752/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $106 is $61 below CC-SS $167.33: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$23,722
… as % of IC ($4,800)494.2%
… as % of ML ($56,800)41.8%
Recovery months (at normal income)3.9 mo
Surgical close (4 ct)$-31,704
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.51/sh (~25% of the $2.03 collected) or spot ≥ $108.15 (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 $113.81 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $104.94Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$105-108.15
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
≥ $108.15
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 1.12 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$106.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$812$-26,419+$5,237+$780
+2.5%$108.65 (1.0σ)$-248$-26,289+$5,367-$280
+5%$111.30 (1.2σ)$-1,308$-26,159+$5,497-$1,340
SS (= V-bounce)$161.00 (5.2σ)$-21,188$-23,713+$7,943-$18,820
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $167.33, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-31,656
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$31,976
− CC assignment net of premium (4 × $106): -$23,722
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-23,402 (+$8,254 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-4,582 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-18,820, the opportunity cost of earning $3,045/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $135.71 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$11,072, position total $-24,958 (+$6,698 vs today)
100% normal4 × $9924 Jul8d3.0%62%80%$1,680$6,300+$3,255$25,654
Sell 4 × $99 3.0% OTM over spot $96.15 24 Jul 2026 (8d, $4.38 mid)
= $1,680 credit for the 8d cycle → $6,300/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $99)
62%
Breach risk
38%
POP (stays ≤ $103.38)
74%
EV / mo
+$2,086
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 3.9 mo [2.4-5.3] median, 0.1 mo faster than no FIGHT (3.9 mo)  ·  37% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 30% without)  ·  ~23.4 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $12,496
🛡 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)
64%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$102
Free roll-up
+$5/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$119 @ 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 4 of 8); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $6.30/sh now → $4.45 mid-life (likely $5.90–$8.30)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $4.20/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.25/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,906 simulated challenges: the $99 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 8, at $102 (overshoots $2.68). 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)~$9931 Jul 202611d left+$2.43/sh+$972
cycle +$2,652
[+$669…+$862] · 100% credit
69%
surv 53%
-$27,724 NOT
cap gain +$3,932
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$1067 Aug 202618d left+$1.31/sh+$523
cycle +$2,203
[-$1…+$308] · 75% credit
76%
surv 67%
-$25,096 NOT
cap gain +$6,560
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$10431 Jul 202611d left+$0.17/sh+$68
cycle +$1,748
[-$408…-$121] · 15% credit
75%
surv 65%
-$26,450 NOT
cap gain +$5,206
Max even-money escape in the band~$1107 Aug 202618d left+$0.02/sh+$9
cycle +$1,689
[-$627…-$240] · 11% credit
80%
surv 73%
-$23,813 NOT
cap gain +$7,843
SS $161 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$11931 Jul 202611d left-$3.26/sh-$1,305
cycle +$375
[-$2,324…-$1,684]
90%
surv 89%
-$21,084 NOT
cap gain +$10,572
budget: banked $1,680 debit $1,305 (78% used ≈ 0.9 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$375 cash · rolled 4 ct earn ≈ $1,300/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$6,300/mo
vs 50% target ($3,040/mo)+107%
vs normal income ($6,080/mo)104% covered
Net income (after hedge)$6,008/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $99 is $68 below CC-SS $167.33: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$25,654
… as % of IC ($4,800)534.5%
… as % of ML ($56,800)45.2%
Recovery months (at normal income)4.2 mo
Surgical close (4 ct)$-31,726
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $1.05/sh (~25% of the $4.20 collected) or spot ≥ $103.38 (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 $113.81 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $98.01Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$98-103.38
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
≥ $103.38
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 1.12 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$99.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,680$-28,696+$2,960+$1,648
+2.5%$101.47 (≤1σ, normal week)$690$-28,574+$3,082+$658
+5%$103.95 (≤1σ, normal week)$-300$-28,452+$3,204-$332
SS (= V-bounce)$161.00 (5.2σ)$-23,120$-25,645+$6,011-$20,752
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $167.33, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-31,656
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$31,976
− CC assignment net of premium (4 × $99): -$25,654
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-25,334 (+$6,322 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-4,582 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-20,752, the opportunity cost of earning $6,300/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $135.71 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$13,004, position total $-26,890 (+$4,766 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 (39 clear the floor), click to expand

Every eligible strike x expiry in the 4-45 DTE band (3 expiries scanned, 39 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: 1.123 (IBKR)  |  Recovery@SS: +$31,976 (un-capped fortress gain if stock rallies to SS)  |  Do-nothing @ SS: $-4,582

StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$1068d24 Jul 2026$2.034/4$3,045$2,75280%84%+$1,522-$23,722494.2%$-23,402 (vs do-nothing $-18,820)
$1058d24 Jul 2026$2.284/4$3,420$3,12778%83%+$1,644-$24,022500.5%$-23,702 (vs do-nothing $-19,120)
$1048d24 Jul 2026$2.554/4$3,825$3,53276%82%+$1,759-$24,314506.5%$-23,994 (vs do-nothing $-19,412)
$1038d24 Jul 2026$2.773/4$3,116$2,84073%80%+$1,318-$18,469384.8%$-19,375 (vs do-nothing $-14,793)
$10515d31 Jul 2026$4.254/4$3,400$3,10872%79%+$1,306-$23,234484.0%$-22,914 (vs do-nothing $-18,332)
$1028d24 Jul 2026$3.053/4$3,431$3,15571%79%+$1,351-$18,685389.3%$-19,591 (vs do-nothing $-15,009)
$10415d31 Jul 2026$4.354/4$3,480$3,18770%78%+$1,175-$23,594491.5%$-23,274 (vs do-nothing $-18,692)
$10315d31 Jul 2026$4.654/4$3,720$3,42868%77%+$1,185-$23,874497.4%$-23,554 (vs do-nothing $-18,972)
$10422d7 Aug 2026$5.904/4$3,218$2,92668%77%+$1,040-$22,974478.6%$-22,654 (vs do-nothing $-18,072)
$1018d24 Jul 2026$3.453/4$3,881$3,60568%77%+$1,481-$18,865393.0%$-19,771 (vs do-nothing $-15,189)
$10322d7 Aug 2026$6.254/4$3,409$3,11767%76%+$1,060-$23,234484.0%$-22,914 (vs do-nothing $-18,332)
$10215d31 Jul 2026$5.004/4$4,000$3,70866%76%+$1,217-$24,134502.8%$-23,814 (vs do-nothing $-19,232)
$10222d7 Aug 2026$6.654/4$3,627$3,33565%75%+$1,096-$23,474489.0%$-23,154 (vs do-nothing $-18,572)
Show 26 more candidates (lower strikes: more income, lower survival)
StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$1008d24 Jul 2026$3.903/4$4,388$4,11165%76%+$1,628-$19,030396.5%$-19,936 (vs do-nothing $-15,354)
$10115d31 Jul 2026$5.403/4$3,240$2,96464%75%+$951-$18,280380.8%$-19,186 (vs do-nothing $-14,604)
$10122d7 Aug 2026$6.804/4$3,709$3,41763%75%+$984-$23,814496.1%$-23,494 (vs do-nothing $-18,912)
$10015d31 Jul 2026$5.903/4$3,540$3,26462%74%+$1,034-$18,430384.0%$-19,336 (vs do-nothing $-14,754)
$998d24 Jul 2026$4.202/4$3,150$2,89062%74%+$1,043-$12,827267.2%$-14,958 (vs do-nothing $-10,376)
$10022d7 Aug 2026$7.453/4$3,048$2,77161%74%+$850-$17,965374.3%$-18,871 (vs do-nothing $-14,289)
$98.508d24 Jul 2026$4.502/4$3,375$3,11460%74%+$1,124-$12,867268.1%$-14,998 (vs do-nothing $-10,416)
$9915d31 Jul 2026$6.253/4$3,750$3,47460%73%+$1,011-$18,625388.0%$-19,531 (vs do-nothing $-14,949)
$9922d7 Aug 2026$7.653/4$3,130$2,85360%73%+$770-$18,205379.3%$-19,111 (vs do-nothing $-14,529)
$98.5015d31 Jul 2026$6.503/4$3,900$3,62459%73%+$1,038-$18,700389.6%$-19,606 (vs do-nothing $-15,024)
$988d24 Jul 2026$4.752/4$3,562$3,30259%73%+$1,159-$12,917269.1%$-15,048 (vs do-nothing $-10,466)
$9822d7 Aug 2026$8.103/4$3,314$3,03758%72%+$782-$18,370382.7%$-19,276 (vs do-nothing $-14,694)
$9815d31 Jul 2026$6.753/4$4,050$3,77458%72%+$1,061-$18,775391.2%$-19,681 (vs do-nothing $-15,099)
$97.508d24 Jul 2026$4.952/4$3,712$3,45257%72%+$1,149-$12,977270.4%$-15,108 (vs do-nothing $-10,526)
$97.5015d31 Jul 2026$7.003/4$4,200$3,92457%72%+$1,079-$18,850392.7%$-19,756 (vs do-nothing $-15,174)
$9722d7 Aug 2026$8.753/4$3,580$3,30356%71%+$867-$18,475384.9%$-19,381 (vs do-nothing $-14,799)
$9715d31 Jul 2026$7.253/4$4,350$4,07456%71%+$1,093-$18,925394.3%$-19,831 (vs do-nothing $-15,249)
$978d24 Jul 2026$5.152/4$3,862$3,60255%72%+$1,132-$13,037271.6%$-15,168 (vs do-nothing $-10,586)
$96.5015d31 Jul 2026$7.503/4$4,500$4,22454%71%+$1,103-$19,000395.8%$-19,906 (vs do-nothing $-15,324)
$9622d7 Aug 2026$9.303/4$3,805$3,52854%71%+$901-$18,610387.7%$-19,516 (vs do-nothing $-14,934)
$96.508d24 Jul 2026$5.402/4$4,050$3,79054%71%+$1,144-$13,087272.6%$-15,218 (vs do-nothing $-10,636)
$9615d31 Jul 2026$7.752/4$3,100$2,84053%70%+$739-$12,717264.9%$-14,848 (vs do-nothing $-10,266)
$9522d7 Aug 2026$9.503/4$3,886$3,61052%70%+$783-$18,850392.7%$-19,756 (vs do-nothing $-15,174)
$968d24 Jul 2026$5.702/4$4,275$4,01452%70%+$1,186-$13,127273.5%$-15,258 (vs do-nothing $-10,676)
$9515d31 Jul 2026$8.202/4$3,280$3,01951%69%+$718-$12,827267.2%$-14,958 (vs do-nothing $-10,376)
$958d24 Jul 2026$6.252/4$4,688$4,42749%69%+$1,209-$13,217275.4%$-15,348 (vs do-nothing $-10,766)

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 4 contracts at the conservative CC.

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