FORTRESS FIGHT: MU-LC880 @ $921.63

BE SS: $1028.60  |  CC-SS: $1050.38  |  5 contracts (500 sh)  |  2026-07-08 21:34 |  ⌂ PORTFOLIO

MU-LC880 @ $921.63   UNDERWATER $106.97 (10.4% below BE SS)

5 contracts (500 sh)  |  BE SS: $1028.60  |  CC-SS: $1050.38  |  IV: HIGH  |  Accounts: Main:1299

LC: $880 exp 2028-01-21 (entry $530.281/sh)
SP: $1010 exp 2028-01-21 (entry $385.075/sh)
HP: $320 exp 2026-09-18 (entry $3.425/sh)

Economics

Max Loss$419,300(ND $148.60 + SW $690) x 500
Normal income ref$83,170/mo95% ann ROI on ML
Hedge rolling cost$771/mo
Unrealized P&L$-71,732fortress legs from IBKR
INCOME GOALPOSTS & VELOCITY
50% INCOME FLOOR
$41,585/mo
HEDGE COVER
$771/mo
NORMAL INCOME
$83,170/mo (ATM CC, chain)
IC VELOCITY
0.9 mo to earn back $74,300
ML VELOCITY
5.0 mo to earn back $419,300
NOT a deep drawdown: a CC at CC-SS $1050.38 (probe: $1050C 14d) still earns $32,571/mo (39% of normal). Sell the normal CC at/above CC-SS; a FIGHT CC below it is not needed here.
🏦 CAMPAIGN LEDGER , realized CC income since 2026-07-02; banked cash shrinks the hole, so CC-SS ratchets down (seeded from open positions, reconciled from IBKR executions nightly)
Banked since 2026-07-02
$4,780
Hole (after banked)
$66,952
was $71,732 · 7% earned back
Cycles closed
1
Credit in flight
$0
CC-SS ratchet
$1,059.57 → $1,050.38
TECHNICALS (cc_timing weekly gate + daily trigger)
WEEKLYEXTENDED · %B 73 (live) · RSI 66 · MACD bullish, hist falling
DAILYFALLING (provisional) · RSI 45 · %B 17 · hist falling (nightly)
LEVELSUpper BB (CC ceiling) $1,214.04 (+32%) · daily UBB $1,230.91 · 1-wk expected move ±$136 (chain IV)
SETUPStretched and stalling: the week POP upgrades (💎 / 🏰) are cheapest in practice. (advisory; floors and picks are chain-only)
⚠ Next earnings 2026-09-24: candidates whose expiry crosses it are flagged in the spectrum; EV is unreliable across earnings.
INTERPRETATION
Primary: 5 contracts at $1055 / 2d. This is the safest strike (survival 93%, breach 7%) that still earns 50% of normal income ($41,585/mo); it brings $43,875/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 5 × $1015/2d for $85,875/mo, but breach risk rises to 14% (+7pp vs the primary). The lower strike is hit by a smaller bounce.
More safety, less income: for just the hedge you can sit at 1 × $1150/2d (99% survival, $1,740/mo).
Downside anchor: the primary mortgages $0 (0% of IC) ONLY on a full V-bounce all the way to SS $1029, recoverable in 0.0 months of normal income. That is the rare tail; the frequent case is the strike holding. Surgical close on the 5 contracts realizes $-71,945 and cuts bleed by $771/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 5 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 · 10 Jul 2026 (2d) · sell 5 × $1055, 93% survival, $43,875/mo (E[net] $21,890/mo).
The two weekly tracks below are ranked by E[net]/mo = income − P(touch) × escape cost. Each has its own full ladder.
TrackExpirySellSurvivalIncome/moE[net]/mo
THIS FRIDAY 🏆10 Jul 2026 · 2d5 × $105593%$43,875$21,890
NEXT FRIDAY17 Jul 2026 · 9d5 × $104579%$42,083$8,446

📅 THIS FRIDAY · 10 Jul 2026 · 2d · E[net] $21,890/mo 🏆 GRAND PICK

🎯 Engine pick: sell 5 × $1055 (primary), 93% survival, breach 7%, $43,875/mo.
The pick is already past the ~80% (≈1σ) comfort line, so take the income. Stepping out to the $1080 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 95% (breach 7% → 5%) for $15,375/mo less (35% income) buys safety you do not really need here.
MU  spot $921.63 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsPer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
cover hedge1 × $115010 Jul2d24.8%99%3%$116$1,740-$42,135$0
Sell 1 × $1150 24.8% OTM over spot $921.63 10 Jul 2026 (2d, $1.30 mid)
= $116 credit for the 2d cycle → $1,740/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $1150)
99%
Breach risk
1%
POP (stays ≤ $1151.31)
99%
EV / mo
+$1,468
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 0.5 mo [0.2-1.5] median  ·  88% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 92% without)  ·  ~0.1 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $18,687
🛡 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)
-$3,946
Free roll-up
+$43/wk
Safest escape (by 24 Jul 2026)
$1,293 @ 81% POP
76% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 1 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 1 of 2); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $57.43/sh now → $40.62 mid-life → ≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.16/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$39.46/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (1 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$1,15013 Jul 20264d left+$10.69/sh+$1,069
cycle +$1,185
69%
surv 52%
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1,16813 Jul 20264d left+$0.59/sh+$59
cycle +$175
72%
surv 58%
Max even-money escape in the band~$1,29324 Jul 202615d left+$0.34/sh+$34
cycle +$150
81%
surv 76%
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted -0.4 vol pt per +1% move (equity skew: vol eases as spot rises; buyback shift floored at 0). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$1,740/mo
vs 50% target ($41,585/mo)-96%
vs normal income ($83,170/mo)2% covered
Net income (after hedge)$30,919/mo
Downside budget
✓ $1150 is at/above CC-SS $1050.38: assignment is break-even or better.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$0
… as % of IC ($74,300)0.0%
… as % of ML ($419,300)0.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.0 mo
Surgical close (1 ct)$-14,361
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.29/sh (~25% of the $1.16 collected) or spot ≥ $1,151.31 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $1,150)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $1,230.91 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $1,138.50Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$1,138-1,151.31
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
≥ $1,151.31
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 1.04 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$1,150.00 (3.1σ)$116$11,118+$82,851+$9,121
+2.5%$1,178.75 (3.5σ)$-2,759$11,693+$83,426+$9,121
+5%$1,207.50 (3.9σ)$-5,634$12,268+$84,001+$9,121
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $1050.38, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-71,732
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$66,952
− CC assignment net of premium (1 × $1150): -$0
+ Conservative CC premium (4 × $1030): +$3,828
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-952 (+$70,781 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $5 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-957, the opportunity cost of earning $1,740/mo FIGHT income now)
33% normal5 × $108010 Jul2d17.2%95%10%$1,900$28,500-$15,375$0
Sell 5 × $1080 17.2% OTM over spot $921.63 10 Jul 2026 (2d, $4.05 mid)
= $1,900 credit for the 2d cycle → $28,500/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $1080)
95%
Breach risk
5%
POP (stays ≤ $1084.05)
96%
EV / mo
+$21,585
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 0.4 mo [0.2-1.3] median  ·  82% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 94% without)  ·  ~0.8 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $6,552
🛡 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)
5%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$17,173
Free roll-up
+$43/wk
Safest escape (by 24 Jul 2026)
$1,238 @ 82% POP
79% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 5 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 1 of 2); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $53.94/sh now → $38.15 mid-life (likely $41.55–$78.11)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $3.80/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$34.35/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 151 simulated challenges: the $1,080 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 2, at $1,121 (overshoots $41.49). 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 (5 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$1,08013 Jul 20264d left+$11.63/sh+$5,815
cycle +$7,715
[+$2,503…+$6,525] · 83% credit
69%
surv 52%
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$1,13320 Jul 202611d left+$13.23/sh+$6,614
cycle +$8,514
[-$2,818…+$6,425] · 65% credit
73%
surv 64%
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1,09813 Jul 20264d left+$1.59/sh+$796
cycle +$2,696
[-$4,936…+$658] · 39% credit
72%
surv 59%
Max even-money escape in the band~$1,22324 Jul 202615d left+$0.59/sh+$296
cycle +$2,196
[-$12,041…-$423] · 23% credit
81%
surv 77%
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$1,23824 Jul 202615d left-$3.24/sh-$1,618
cycle +$282
[-$14,613…-$2,378] · 13% credit
82%
surv 79%
budget: banked $1,900 debit $1,618 (85% used ≈ 0.2 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$282 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $34,911/mo while parked; 0 ct free to re-sell
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted -0.4 vol pt per +1% move (equity skew: vol eases as spot rises; buyback shift floored at 0). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$28,500/mo
vs 50% target ($41,585/mo)-31%
vs normal income ($83,170/mo)34% covered
Net income (after hedge)$27,729/mo
Downside budget
✓ $1080 is at/above CC-SS $1050.38: assignment is break-even or better.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$0
… as % of IC ($74,300)0.0%
… as % of ML ($419,300)0.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.0 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-71,857
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.95/sh (~25% of the $3.80 collected) or spot ≥ $1,084.05 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $1,080)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $1,230.91 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $1,069.20Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$1,069-1,084.05
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $1,084.05
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 1.04 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$1,080.00 (2.2σ)$1,900$12,522+$84,255+$11,925
+2.5%$1,107.00 (2.6σ)$-11,600$13,062+$84,795+$11,925
+5%$1,134.00 (2.9σ)$-25,100$13,602+$85,335+$11,925
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $1050.38, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-71,732
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$66,952
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $1080): -$0
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-4,780 (+$66,952 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $5 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-4,785, the opportunity cost of earning $28,500/mo FIGHT income now)
🎯 50% normal5 × $105510 Jul2d14.5%93%8%$2,925$43,875$0
Sell 5 × $1055 14.5% OTM over spot $921.63 10 Jul 2026 (2d, $6.28 mid)
= $2,925 credit for the 2d cycle → $43,875/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $1055)
93%
Breach risk
7%
POP (stays ≤ $1061.28)
93%
EV / mo
+$31,241
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 0.6 mo [0.2-1.5] median  ·  84% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 92% without)  ·  ~1.7 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $14,698
🛡 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)
-$15,706
Free roll-up
+$43/wk
Safest escape (by 24 Jul 2026)
$1,218 @ 83% POP
79% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 5 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 1 of 2); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $52.69/sh now → $37.26 mid-life (likely $40.21–$80.04)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $5.85/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$31.41/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 236 simulated challenges: the $1,055 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 2, at $1,096 (overshoots $40.62). 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 (5 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$1,05513 Jul 20264d left+$11.91/sh+$5,957
cycle +$8,882
[+$2,128…+$6,573] · 83% credit
69%
surv 52%
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$1,10820 Jul 202611d left+$13.25/sh+$6,626
cycle +$9,551
[-$3,724…+$6,474] · 64% credit
73%
surv 64%
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1,07313 Jul 20264d left+$1.90/sh+$950
cycle +$3,875
[-$5,373…+$845] · 34% credit
72%
surv 59%
Max even-money escape in the band~$1,19824 Jul 202615d left+$0.61/sh+$307
cycle +$3,232
[-$13,063…-$348] · 23% credit
81%
surv 77%
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$1,21824 Jul 202615d left-$4.00/sh-$1,999
cycle +$926
[-$16,207…-$2,804] · 14% credit
83%
surv 79%
budget: banked $2,925 debit $1,999 (68% used ≈ 0.2 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$926 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $33,265/mo while parked; 0 ct free to re-sell
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted -0.4 vol pt per +1% move (equity skew: vol eases as spot rises; buyback shift floored at 0). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$43,875/mo
vs 50% target ($41,585/mo)+6%
vs normal income ($83,170/mo)53% covered
Net income (after hedge)$43,104/mo
Downside budget
✓ $1055 is at/above CC-SS $1050.38: assignment is break-even or better.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$0
… as % of IC ($74,300)0.0%
… as % of ML ($419,300)0.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.0 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-71,945
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $1.46/sh (~25% of the $5.85 collected) or spot ≥ $1,061.28 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $1,055)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $1,230.91 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $1,044.45Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$1,044-1,061.28
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
≥ $1,061.28
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 1.04 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$1,055.00 (1.8σ)$2,925$547+$72,280+$450
+2.5%$1,081.38 (2.2σ)$-10,262$1,075+$72,807+$450
+5%$1,107.75 (2.6σ)$-23,450$1,602+$73,335+$450
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $1050.38, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-71,732
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$66,952
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $1055): -$0
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-4,780 (+$66,952 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $5 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-4,785, the opportunity cost of earning $43,875/mo FIGHT income now)
🛡 safe yield5 × $1037.5010 Jul2d12.6%90%20%$3,925$58,875+$15,000$2,515
Sell 5 × $1037.50 12.6% OTM over spot $921.63 10 Jul 2026 (2d, $8.32 mid)
= $3,925 credit for the 2d cycle → $58,875/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $1037.50)
90%
Breach risk
10%
POP (stays ≤ $1045.83)
91%
EV / mo
+$39,591
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 0.4 mo [0.2-1.1] median  ·  88% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 92% without)  ·  ~2.1 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $17,354
🛡 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)
-$14,397
Free roll-up
+$55/wk
Safest escape (by 24 Jul 2026)
$1,216 @ 84% POP
81% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 5 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 1 of 2); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $51.81/sh now → $36.64 mid-life (likely $38.92–$76.01)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $7.85/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$28.79/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 333 simulated challenges: the $1,038 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 2, at $1,075 (overshoots $37.93). 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 (5 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$1,03813 Jul 20264d left+$12.10/sh+$6,048
cycle +$9,973
[+$2,645…+$6,821] · 83% credit
69%
surv 52%
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$1,09120 Jul 202611d left+$13.25/sh+$6,624
cycle +$10,549
[-$2,783…+$6,711] · 67% credit
73%
surv 65%
Max even-money escape in the band~$1,18124 Jul 202615d left+$0.61/sh+$305
cycle +$4,230
[-$11,983…-$57] · 25% credit
82%
surv 77%
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1,06113 Jul 20264d left+$0.17/sh+$86
cycle +$4,011
[-$6,166…-$64] · 24% credit
73%
surv 61%
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$1,21624 Jul 202615d left-$7.15/sh-$3,574
cycle +$351
[-$17,218…-$4,080] · 4% credit
84%
surv 81%
budget: banked $3,925 debit $3,574 (91% used ≈ 0.3 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$351 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $29,497/mo while parked; 0 ct free to re-sell
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted -0.4 vol pt per +1% move (equity skew: vol eases as spot rises; buyback shift floored at 0). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$58,875/mo
vs 50% target ($41,585/mo)+42%
vs normal income ($83,170/mo)71% covered
Net income (after hedge)$58,104/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $1037.50 is $13 below CC-SS $1050.38: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$2,515
… as % of IC ($74,300)3.4%
… as % of ML ($419,300)0.6%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.0 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-71,970
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $1.96/sh (~25% of the $7.85 collected) or spot ≥ $1,045.83 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $1,038)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $1,230.91 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $1,027.12Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$1,027-1,045.83
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
≥ $1,045.83
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 1.04 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$1,037.50 (1.6σ)$3,925$-7,553+$64,180-$7,300
+2.5%$1,063.44 (2.0σ)$-9,044$-7,034+$64,699-$7,300
+5%$1,089.38 (2.3σ)$-22,012$-6,515+$65,217-$7,300
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $1050.38, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-71,732
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$66,952
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $1037.50): -$2,515
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-7,295 (+$64,438 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $5 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-7,300, the opportunity cost of earning $58,875/mo FIGHT income now)
100% normal5 × $101510 Jul2d10.1%86%29%$5,725$85,875+$42,000$11,965
Sell 5 × $1015 10.1% OTM over spot $921.63 10 Jul 2026 (2d, $12.12 mid)
= $5,725 credit for the 2d cycle → $85,875/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $1015)
86%
Breach risk
14%
POP (stays ≤ $1027.12)
88%
EV / mo
+$52,806
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 0.5 mo [0.2-1.5] median, 0.1 mo faster than no FIGHT (0.6 mo)  ·  90% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 94% without)  ·  ~3.8 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $31,286
🛡 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)
18%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$12,200
Free roll-up
+$55/wk
Safest escape (by 24 Jul 2026)
$1,208 @ 86% POP
83% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 5 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 1 of 2); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $50.69/sh now → $35.85 mid-life (likely $40.26–$81.36)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $11.45/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$24.40/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 529 simulated challenges: the $1,015 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 2, at $1,054 (overshoots $38.65). 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 (5 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$1,01513 Jul 20264d left+$12.31/sh+$6,157
cycle +$11,882
[+$1,942…+$6,090] · 84% credit
69%
surv 52%
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$1,06820 Jul 202611d left+$13.22/sh+$6,609
cycle +$12,334
[-$4,506…+$5,952] · 64% credit
74%
surv 65%
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1,03813 Jul 20264d left+$0.41/sh+$206
cycle +$5,931
[-$7,011…-$330] · 18% credit
73%
surv 61%
Max even-money escape in the band~$1,15824 Jul 202615d left+$0.58/sh+$290
cycle +$6,015
[-$14,034…-$811] · 17% credit
82%
surv 77%
reaches SS ✓
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$1,20824 Jul 202615d left-$10.81/sh-$5,405
cycle +$320
[-$22,029…-$6,831]
86%
surv 83%
budget: banked $5,725 debit $5,405 (94% used ≈ 0.3 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$320 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $25,039/mo while parked; 0 ct free to re-sell · clears SS ✓
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted -0.4 vol pt per +1% move (equity skew: vol eases as spot rises; buyback shift floored at 0). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$85,875/mo
vs 50% target ($41,585/mo)+107%
vs normal income ($83,170/mo)103% covered
Net income (after hedge)$85,104/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $1015 is $35 below CC-SS $1050.38: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$11,965
… as % of IC ($74,300)16.1%
… as % of ML ($419,300)2.9%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.1 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-72,070
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $2.86/sh (~25% of the $11.45 collected) or spot ≥ $1,027.12 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $1,015)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $1,230.91 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $1,004.85Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$1,005-1,027.12
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
≥ $1,027.12
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 1.04 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$1,015.00 (1.3σ)$5,725$-17,453+$54,280-$9,250
+2.5%$1,040.38 (1.6σ)$-6,962$-16,945+$54,787-$16,750
+5%$1,065.75 (2.0σ)$-19,650$-16,438+$55,295-$16,750
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $1050.38, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-71,732
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$66,952
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $1015): -$11,965
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-16,745 (+$54,988 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $5 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-16,750, the opportunity cost of earning $85,875/mo FIGHT income now)
A nudge, not a rule: the engine maximizes income at acceptable safety; this weighs the income you would give up against the breach risk you would shed. Your hedge bleed and your read on MU are the tiebreakers.

📅 NEXT FRIDAY · 17 Jul 2026 · 9d · E[net] $8,446/mo

🎯 Engine pick: sell 5 × $1045 (primary), 79% survival, breach 21%, $42,083/mo.
⚖️ Worth a safer step: the $1090 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 86% (breach 21% → 14%) for $14,167/mo less (34% income), and it still covers your hedge. The pick sits below the ~80% (≈1σ) comfort line; on a drawdown you are nursing back, dodging the frequent breach usually beats the extra premium. Lean: the safer $1090 rung, unless you need the income to cover the hedge bleed, or you expect MU to stay flat-to-down near term.
MU  spot $921.63 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsPer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
cover hedge1 × $115017 Jul9d24.8%92%17%$950$3,167-$38,917$0
Sell 1 × $1150 24.8% OTM over spot $921.63 17 Jul 2026 (9d, $10.05 mid)
= $950 credit for the 9d cycle → $3,167/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $1150)
92%
Breach risk
8%
POP (stays ≤ $1160.05)
92%
EV / mo
+$1,785
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 0.5 mo [0.2-1.5] median  ·  90% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 92% without)  ·  ~0.6 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $20,205
🛡 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)
-$5,551
Free roll-up
none
Safest escape (by 24 Jul 2026)
$1,208 @ 74% POP
65% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 1 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 4 of 9); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $91.87/sh now → $65.01 mid-life (likely $56.81–$95.44)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $9.50/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$55.51/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 364 simulated challenges: the $1,150 strike is typically first touched on day 6 of 9, at $1,190 (overshoots $39.69). The [P25–P75] under each Total is that door's credit across those paths; % credit is the share of those challenges where the roll is a net credit.
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (1 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$1,17824 Jul 202612d left+$3.47/sh+$347
cycle +$1,297
[-$401…+$1,291] · 62% credit
71%
surv 59%
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$1,15020 Jul 20268d left-$0.31/sh-$31
cycle +$919
[-$376…+$841] · 57% credit
68%
surv 53%
Max even-money escape in the band~$1,18324 Jul 202612d left+$1.22/sh+$122
cycle +$1,072
[-$670…+$1,018] · 51% credit
71%
surv 60%
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$1,20824 Jul 202612d left-$7.93/sh-$793
cycle +$157
[-$1,777…-$18] · 25% credit
74%
surv 65%
budget: banked $950 debit $793 (83% used ≈ 1.1 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$157 cash · rolled 1 ct earn ≈ $14,269/mo while parked; 4 ct free to re-sell
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted -0.4 vol pt per +1% move (equity skew: vol eases as spot rises; buyback shift floored at 0). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$3,167/mo
vs 50% target ($41,585/mo)-92%
vs normal income ($83,170/mo)4% covered
Net income (after hedge)$32,346/mo
Downside budget
✓ $1150 is at/above CC-SS $1050.38: assignment is break-even or better.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$0
… as % of IC ($74,300)0.0%
… as % of ML ($419,300)0.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.0 mo
Surgical close (1 ct)$-14,401
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $2.38/sh (~25% of the $9.50 collected) or spot ≥ $1,160.05 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $1,150)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $1,230.91 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $1,138.50Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$1,138-1,160.05
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $1,160.05
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 1.04 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$1,150.00 (1.5σ)$950$11,952+$83,685+$9,955
+2.5%$1,178.75 (1.7σ)$-1,925$12,527+$84,260+$9,955
+5%$1,207.50 (1.9σ)$-4,800$13,102+$84,835+$9,955
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $1050.38, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-71,732
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$66,952
− CC assignment net of premium (1 × $1150): -$0
+ Conservative CC premium (4 × $1030): +$3,828
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-952 (+$70,781 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $5 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-957, the opportunity cost of earning $3,167/mo FIGHT income now)
🛡 safe yield5 × $113517 Jul9d23.2%90%20%$5,475$18,250-$23,833$0
Sell 5 × $1135 23.2% OTM over spot $921.63 17 Jul 2026 (9d, $11.72 mid)
= $5,475 credit for the 9d cycle → $18,250/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $1135)
90%
Breach risk
10%
POP (stays ≤ $1146.72)
91%
EV / mo
+$9,899
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 0.5 mo [0.2-1.3] median, 0.1 mo faster than no FIGHT (0.6 mo)  ·  80% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 91% without)  ·  ~1.1 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $10,882
🛡 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)
16%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$26,604
Free roll-up
none
Safest escape (by 24 Jul 2026)
$1,198 @ 74% POP
66% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 5 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 4 of 9); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $90.67/sh now → $64.16 mid-life (likely $56.47–$93.25)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $10.95/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$53.21/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 471 simulated challenges: the $1,135 strike is typically first touched on day 6 of 9, at $1,174 (overshoots $38.83). The [P25–P75] under each Total is that door's credit across those paths; % credit is the share of those challenges where the roll is a net credit.
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (5 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$1,16324 Jul 202612d left+$3.81/sh+$1,904
cycle +$7,379
[-$1,754…+$6,603] · 61% credit
71%
surv 59%
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$1,13520 Jul 20268d left+$0.14/sh+$71
cycle +$5,546
[-$1,779…+$4,469] · 58% credit
68%
surv 53%
Max even-money escape in the band~$1,16824 Jul 202612d left+$1.57/sh+$785
cycle +$6,260
[-$3,167…+$5,298] · 51% credit
71%
surv 60%
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$1,19824 Jul 202612d left-$10.69/sh-$5,345
cycle +$130
[-$10,704…-$1,592] · 20% credit
74%
surv 66%
budget: banked $5,475 debit $5,345 (98% used ≈ 1.3 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$130 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $66,835/mo while parked; 0 ct free to re-sell
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted -0.4 vol pt per +1% move (equity skew: vol eases as spot rises; buyback shift floored at 0). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$18,250/mo
vs 50% target ($41,585/mo)-56%
vs normal income ($83,170/mo)22% covered
Net income (after hedge)$17,479/mo
Downside budget
✓ $1135 is at/above CC-SS $1050.38: assignment is break-even or better.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$0
… as % of IC ($74,300)0.0%
… as % of ML ($419,300)0.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.0 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-72,120
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $2.74/sh (~25% of the $10.95 collected) or spot ≥ $1,146.72 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $1,135)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $1,230.91 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $1,123.65Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$1,124-1,146.72
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
≥ $1,146.72
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 1.04 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$1,135.00 (1.4σ)$5,475$44,697+$116,430+$43,000
+2.5%$1,163.38 (1.6σ)$-8,712$45,265+$116,997+$43,000
+5%$1,191.75 (1.8σ)$-22,900$45,832+$117,565+$43,000
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $1050.38, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-71,732
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$66,952
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $1135): -$0
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-4,780 (+$66,952 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $5 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-4,785, the opportunity cost of earning $18,250/mo FIGHT income now)
33% normal ← lean5 × $109017 Jul9d18.3%86%30%$8,375$27,917-$14,167$0
Sell 5 × $1090 18.3% OTM over spot $921.63 17 Jul 2026 (9d, $17.68 mid)
= $8,375 credit for the 9d cycle → $27,917/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $1090)
86%
Breach risk
14%
POP (stays ≤ $1107.67)
88%
EV / mo
+$13,278
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 0.5 mo [0.2-1.1] median  ·  82% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 91% without)  ·  ~1.8 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $16,220
🛡 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)
24%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$22,432
Free roll-up
none
Safest escape (by 24 Jul 2026)
$1,173 @ 76% POP
69% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 5 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 4 of 9); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $87.08/sh now → $61.61 mid-life (likely $58.42–$93.33)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $16.75/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$44.86/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 707 simulated challenges: the $1,090 strike is typically first touched on day 6 of 9, at $1,126 (overshoots $35.85). 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 (5 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$1,11324 Jul 202612d left+$7.07/sh+$3,535
cycle +$11,910
[-$653…+$6,827] · 70% credit
71%
surv 58%
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$1,09020 Jul 20268d left+$1.43/sh+$714
cycle +$9,089
[-$1,648…+$4,187] · 52% credit
68%
surv 53%
Max even-money escape in the band~$1,12824 Jul 202612d left+$0.35/sh+$177
cycle +$8,552
[-$4,585…+$3,004] · 40% credit
72%
surv 61%
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$1,17324 Jul 202612d left-$16.56/sh-$8,279
cycle +$96
[-$14,948…-$6,334] · 8% credit
76%
surv 69%
budget: banked $8,375 debit $8,279 (99% used ≈ 1.3 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$96 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $56,320/mo while parked; 0 ct free to re-sell
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted -0.4 vol pt per +1% move (equity skew: vol eases as spot rises; buyback shift floored at 0). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$27,917/mo
vs 50% target ($41,585/mo)-33%
vs normal income ($83,170/mo)34% covered
Net income (after hedge)$27,146/mo
Downside budget
✓ $1090 is at/above CC-SS $1050.38: assignment is break-even or better.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$0
… as % of IC ($74,300)0.0%
… as % of ML ($419,300)0.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.0 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-72,195
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $4.19/sh (~25% of the $16.75 collected) or spot ≥ $1,107.67 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $1,090)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $1,230.91 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $1,079.10Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$1,079-1,107.67
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
≥ $1,107.67
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 1.04 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$1,090.00 (1.1σ)$8,375$24,197+$95,930+$23,400
+2.5%$1,117.25 (1.3σ)$-5,250$24,742+$96,475+$23,400
+5%$1,144.50 (1.4σ)$-18,875$25,287+$97,020+$23,400
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $1050.38, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-71,732
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$66,952
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $1090): -$0
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-4,780 (+$66,952 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $5 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-4,785, the opportunity cost of earning $27,917/mo FIGHT income now)
🎯 50% normal5 × $104517 Jul9d13.4%79%34%$12,625$42,083$0
Sell 5 × $1045 13.4% OTM over spot $921.63 17 Jul 2026 (9d, $26.27 mid)
= $12,625 credit for the 9d cycle → $42,083/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $1045)
79%
Breach risk
21%
POP (stays ≤ $1071.28)
83%
EV / mo
+$16,961
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 0.4 mo [0.2-1.1] median  ·  82% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 88% without)  ·  ~2.8 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $24,415
🛡 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)
34%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$16,910
Free roll-up
+$8/wk
Safest escape (by 24 Jul 2026)
$1,163 @ 80% POP
75% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 5 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 4 of 9); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $83.48/sh now → $59.07 mid-life (likely $63.18–$96.18)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $25.25/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$33.82/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,025 simulated challenges: the $1,045 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 9, at $1,081 (overshoots $35.82). 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 (5 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$1,06824 Jul 202612d left+$7.87/sh+$3,933
cycle +$16,558
[-$1,183…+$4,547] · 64% credit
71%
surv 58%
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$1,04520 Jul 20268d left+$2.61/sh+$1,304
cycle +$13,929
[-$1,925…+$2,285] · 48% credit
68%
surv 53%
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1,04820 Jul 20268d left+$0.83/sh+$417
cycle +$13,042
[-$2,940…+$1,206] · 35% credit
68%
surv 54%
Max even-money escape in the band~$1,08324 Jul 202612d left+$1.20/sh+$599
cycle +$13,224
[-$5,209…+$1,005] · 30% credit
72%
surv 61%
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$1,16324 Jul 202612d left-$24.95/sh-$12,474
cycle +$151
[-$21,923…-$13,498] · 0% credit
80%
surv 75%
budget: banked $12,625 debit $12,474 (99% used ≈ 1.3 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$151 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $42,652/mo while parked; 0 ct free to re-sell
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted -0.4 vol pt per +1% move (equity skew: vol eases as spot rises; buyback shift floored at 0). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$42,083/mo
vs 50% target ($41,585/mo)+1%
vs normal income ($83,170/mo)51% covered
Net income (after hedge)$41,313/mo
Downside budget
✓ $1045 is at/above CC-SS $1050.38: assignment is break-even or better.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$0
… as % of IC ($74,300)0.0%
… as % of ML ($419,300)0.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.0 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-72,245
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $6.31/sh (~25% of the $25.25 collected) or spot ≥ $1,071.28 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $1,045)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $1,230.91 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $1,034.55Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$1,035-1,071.28
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
≥ $1,071.28
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 1.04 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$1,045.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$12,625$5,047+$76,780+$5,150
+2.5%$1,071.12 (≤1σ, normal week)$-438$5,570+$77,302+$5,150
+5%$1,097.25 (1.1σ)$-13,500$6,092+$77,825+$5,150
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $1050.38, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-71,732
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$66,952
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $1045): -$0
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-4,780 (+$66,952 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $5 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-4,785, the opportunity cost of earning $42,083/mo FIGHT income now)
100% normal5 × $96017 Jul9d4.2%63%80%$25,075$83,583+$41,500$20,115
Sell 5 × $960 4.2% OTM over spot $921.63 17 Jul 2026 (9d, $52.95 mid)
= $25,075 credit for the 9d cycle → $83,583/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $960)
63%
Breach risk
37%
POP (stays ≤ $1012.95)
74%
EV / mo
+$20,421
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 0.3 mo [0.1-0.8] median, 0.1 mo faster than no FIGHT (0.5 mo)  ·  90% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 91% without)  ·  ~5.2 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $25,049
🛡 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)
63%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$2,058
Free roll-up
+$20/wk
Safest escape (by 24 Jul 2026)
$1,188 @ 90% POP
89% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 5 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 4 of 9); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $76.69/sh now → $54.27 mid-life (likely $71.26–$98.73)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $50.15/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$4.12/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,892 simulated challenges: the $960 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 9, at $994 (overshoots $33.93). 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 (5 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$97824 Jul 202612d left+$11.52/sh+$5,762
cycle +$30,837
[-$212…+$3,268] · 73% credit
70%
surv 58%
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$96020 Jul 20268d left+$4.54/sh+$2,272
cycle +$27,347
[-$1,732…+$623] · 33% credit
68%
surv 53%
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$96820 Jul 20268d left+$0.28/sh+$138
cycle +$25,213
[-$4,343…-$1,751] · 13% credit
69%
surv 55%
Max even-money escape in the band~$1,00324 Jul 202612d left+$0.35/sh+$173
cycle +$25,248
[-$7,131…-$2,932] · 11% credit
73%
surv 63%
SS $1,029 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$1,18824 Jul 202612d left-$42.02/sh-$21,009
cycle +$4,066
[-$36,792…-$27,004]
90%
surv 89%
budget: banked $25,075 debit $21,009 (84% used ≈ 1.1 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$4,066 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $15,308/mo while parked; 0 ct free to re-sell · clears SS ✓
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted -0.4 vol pt per +1% move (equity skew: vol eases as spot rises; buyback shift floored at 0). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$83,583/mo
vs 50% target ($41,585/mo)+101%
vs normal income ($83,170/mo)100% covered
Net income (after hedge)$82,812/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $960 is $90 below CC-SS $1050.38: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$20,115
… as % of IC ($74,300)27.1%
… as % of ML ($419,300)4.8%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.2 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-73,132
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $12.54/sh (~25% of the $50.15 collected) or spot ≥ $1,012.95 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $960)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $1,230.91 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $950.40Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$950-1,012.95
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
≥ $1,012.95
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 1.04 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$960.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$25,075$-26,703+$45,030+$10,100
+2.5%$984.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$13,075$-26,223+$45,510-$1,900
+5%$1,008.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,075$-25,743+$45,990-$13,900
SS (= V-bounce)$1,028.60 (≤1σ, normal week)$-9,225$-25,331+$46,402-$24,200
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $1050.38, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-71,732
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$66,952
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $960): -$20,115
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-24,895 (+$46,838 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $5 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-24,900, the opportunity cost of earning $83,583/mo FIGHT income now)
A nudge, not a rule: the engine maximizes income at acceptable safety; this weighs the income you would give up against the breach risk you would shed. Your hedge bleed and your read on MU are the tiebreakers.
⚔ FIGHT CC options · full candidate scan (193 clear the floor), click to expand

Every eligible strike x expiry in the 2-45 DTE band (7 expiries scanned, 193 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: 1.040 (IBKR)  |  Recovery@SS: +$66,952 (un-capped fortress gain if stock rallies to SS)  |  Do-nothing @ SS: $5

StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$10552d10 Jul 2026$5.855/5$43,875$43,10493%93%+$31,241-$00.0%$-1,855 (vs do-nothing $-1,860)
$1052.502d10 Jul 2026$6.055/5$45,375$44,60492%93%+$31,954-$00.0%$-1,755 (vs do-nothing $-1,760)
$10502d10 Jul 2026$6.205/5$46,500$45,72992%93%+$32,242-$00.0%$-1,870 (vs do-nothing $-1,875)
$1047.502d10 Jul 2026$6.605/5$49,500$48,72992%93%+$34,354-$00.0%$-2,920 (vs do-nothing $-2,925)
$10452d10 Jul 2026$6.705/5$50,250$49,47991%92%+$34,161-$00.0%$-4,120 (vs do-nothing $-4,125)
$1042.502d10 Jul 2026$7.204/5$43,200$49,91791%92%+$29,527-$2720.4%$-4,095 (vs do-nothing $-4,100)
$10402d10 Jul 2026$7.504/5$45,000$51,71790%92%+$30,476-$1,1521.6%$-4,975 (vs do-nothing $-4,980)
$1037.502d10 Jul 2026$7.854/5$47,100$53,81790%91%+$31,673-$2,0122.7%$-5,835 (vs do-nothing $-5,840)
$10352d10 Jul 2026$8.204/5$49,200$55,91790%91%+$32,814-$2,8723.9%$-6,695 (vs do-nothing $-6,700)
$1032.502d10 Jul 2026$8.554/5$51,300$58,01789%91%+$33,897-$3,7325.0%$-7,555 (vs do-nothing $-7,560)
$10302d10 Jul 2026$8.654/5$51,900$58,61789%90%+$33,417-$4,6926.3%$-8,515 (vs do-nothing $-8,520)
$1027.502d10 Jul 2026$9.253/5$41,625$55,82988%90%+$26,905-$4,0895.5%$-6,955 (vs do-nothing $-6,960)
$10252d10 Jul 2026$9.104/5$54,600$61,31788%90%+$33,760-$6,5128.8%$-10,335 (vs do-nothing $-10,340)
Show 180 more candidates (lower strikes: more income, lower survival)

Showing the 60 next-safest rows of 180.

StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$1022.502d10 Jul 2026$10.103/5$45,450$59,65487%89%+$28,856-$5,3347.2%$-8,200 (vs do-nothing $-8,205)
$10202d10 Jul 2026$10.603/5$47,700$61,90487%89%+$30,084-$5,9348.0%$-8,800 (vs do-nothing $-8,805)
$1017.502d10 Jul 2026$10.903/5$49,050$63,25486%89%+$30,353-$6,5948.9%$-9,460 (vs do-nothing $-9,465)
$10152d10 Jul 2026$11.453/5$51,525$65,72986%88%+$31,684-$7,1799.7%$-10,045 (vs do-nothing $-10,050)
$1012.502d10 Jul 2026$11.853/5$53,325$67,52985%88%+$32,273-$7,80910.5%$-10,675 (vs do-nothing $-10,680)
$10102d10 Jul 2026$12.353/5$55,575$69,77984%87%+$33,244-$8,40911.3%$-11,275 (vs do-nothing $-11,280)
$1007.502d10 Jul 2026$12.803/5$57,600$71,80484%87%+$33,918-$9,02412.1%$-11,890 (vs do-nothing $-11,895)
$10052d10 Jul 2026$13.453/5$60,525$74,72983%87%+$35,416-$9,57912.9%$-12,445 (vs do-nothing $-12,450)
$10255d13 Jul 2026$14.455/5$43,350$42,57983%86%+$21,351-$5,4657.4%$-10,245 (vs do-nothing $-10,250)
$1002.502d10 Jul 2026$13.902/5$41,700$63,39283%86%+$23,957-$6,7969.1%$-8,705 (vs do-nothing $-8,710)
$10205d13 Jul 2026$15.455/5$46,350$45,57982%85%+$22,343-$7,46510.0%$-12,245 (vs do-nothing $-12,250)
$10002d10 Jul 2026$14.852/5$44,550$66,24282%86%+$25,749-$7,1069.6%$-9,015 (vs do-nothing $-9,020)
$10155d13 Jul 2026$16.455/5$49,350$48,57981%85%+$23,167-$9,46512.7%$-14,245 (vs do-nothing $-14,250)
$9952d10 Jul 2026$15.902/5$47,700$69,39280%85%+$26,610-$7,89610.6%$-9,805 (vs do-nothing $-9,810)
$10105d13 Jul 2026$17.704/5$42,480$49,19780%84%+$19,649-$9,07212.2%$-12,895 (vs do-nothing $-12,900)
$10459d17 Jul 2026$25.255/5$42,083$41,31379%83%+$16,961-$00.0%$5,155 (vs do-nothing +$5,150)
$10307d15 Jul 2026$21.005/5$45,000$44,22979%83%+$17,138-$00.0%$-4,470 (vs do-nothing $-4,475)
$9902d10 Jul 2026$17.102/5$51,300$72,99279%84%+$27,678-$8,65611.7%$-10,565 (vs do-nothing $-10,570)
$10409d17 Jul 2026$26.455/5$44,083$43,31379%83%+$17,457-$00.0%$3,255 (vs do-nothing +$3,250)
$10055d13 Jul 2026$18.804/5$45,120$51,83779%83%+$20,252-$10,63214.3%$-14,455 (vs do-nothing $-14,460)
$10359d17 Jul 2026$27.955/5$46,583$45,81378%82%+$18,375-$00.0%$1,505 (vs do-nothing +$1,500)
$10207d15 Jul 2026$23.405/5$50,143$49,37277%82%+$18,153-$3,4904.7%$-8,270 (vs do-nothing $-8,275)
$10005d13 Jul 2026$20.354/5$48,840$55,55777%82%+$21,771-$12,01216.2%$-15,835 (vs do-nothing $-15,840)
$9852d10 Jul 2026$18.602/5$55,800$77,49277%83%+$29,385-$9,35612.6%$-11,265 (vs do-nothing $-11,270)
$10309d17 Jul 2026$28.855/5$48,083$47,31377%82%+$18,212-$00.0%$-545 (vs do-nothing $-550)
$10259d17 Jul 2026$29.405/5$49,000$48,22976%81%+$17,382-$00.0%$-2,770 (vs do-nothing $-2,775)
$9955d13 Jul 2026$21.404/5$51,360$58,07776%82%+$21,919-$13,59218.3%$-17,415 (vs do-nothing $-17,420)
$9802d10 Jul 2026$20.052/5$60,150$81,84276%82%+$30,665-$10,06613.5%$-11,975 (vs do-nothing $-11,980)
$10107d15 Jul 2026$26.004/5$44,571$51,28875%81%+$15,306-$5,7527.7%$-9,575 (vs do-nothing $-9,580)
$9905d13 Jul 2026$22.704/5$54,480$61,19775%81%+$22,485-$15,07220.3%$-18,895 (vs do-nothing $-18,900)
$10159d17 Jul 2026$32.104/5$42,800$49,51774%80%+$14,502-$1,3121.8%$-5,135 (vs do-nothing $-5,140)
$9752d10 Jul 2026$21.602/5$64,800$86,49274%81%+$31,952-$10,75614.5%$-12,665 (vs do-nothing $-12,670)
$9855d13 Jul 2026$24.203/5$43,560$57,76473%80%+$17,505-$12,35416.6%$-15,220 (vs do-nothing $-15,225)
$10109d17 Jul 2026$34.304/5$45,733$52,45073%79%+$15,824-$2,4323.3%$-6,255 (vs do-nothing $-6,260)
$10007d15 Jul 2026$28.404/5$48,686$55,40273%79%+$15,377-$8,79211.8%$-12,615 (vs do-nothing $-12,620)
$101512d20 Jul 2026$34.355/5$42,938$42,16772%78%+$8,864-$5150.7%$-5,295 (vs do-nothing $-5,300)
$102516d24 Jul 2026$44.655/5$41,859$41,08972%79%+$12,018-$00.0%$4,855 (vs do-nothing +$4,850)
$10059d17 Jul 2026$35.804/5$47,733$54,45072%79%+$16,137-$3,8325.2%$-7,655 (vs do-nothing $-7,660)
$9702d10 Jul 2026$23.302/5$69,900$91,59272%80%+$33,383-$11,41615.4%$-13,325 (vs do-nothing $-13,330)
$101514d22 Jul 2026$40.305/5$43,179$42,40872%79%+$12,256-$00.0%$-2,320 (vs do-nothing $-2,325)
$9957d15 Jul 2026$30.054/5$51,514$58,23172%79%+$16,042-$10,13213.6%$-13,955 (vs do-nothing $-13,960)
$1022.5016d24 Jul 2026$45.355/5$42,516$41,74572%79%+$12,058-$00.0%$3,955 (vs do-nothing +$3,950)
$9805d13 Jul 2026$25.753/5$46,350$60,55472%79%+$18,086-$13,38918.0%$-16,255 (vs do-nothing $-16,260)
$102016d24 Jul 2026$47.505/5$44,531$43,76072%79%+$13,447-$00.0%$3,780 (vs do-nothing +$3,775)
$101012d20 Jul 2026$35.905/5$44,875$44,10472%78%+$9,200-$2,2403.0%$-7,020 (vs do-nothing $-7,025)
$100512d20 Jul 2026$37.505/5$46,875$46,10471%78%+$13,024-$3,9405.3%$-8,720 (vs do-nothing $-8,725)
$1017.5016d24 Jul 2026$46.555/5$43,641$42,87071%78%+$11,918-$00.0%$2,055 (vs do-nothing +$2,050)
$101014d22 Jul 2026$41.955/5$44,946$44,17671%78%+$12,588-$00.0%$-3,995 (vs do-nothing $-4,000)
$9907d15 Jul 2026$33.153/5$42,621$56,82671%79%+$14,321-$8,16911.0%$-11,035 (vs do-nothing $-11,040)
$101516d24 Jul 2026$47.655/5$44,672$43,90171%78%+$12,300-$00.0%$1,355 (vs do-nothing +$1,350)
$1012.5016d24 Jul 2026$48.505/5$45,469$44,69870%78%+$12,437-$00.0%$530 (vs do-nothing +$525)
$100012d20 Jul 2026$39.155/5$48,938$48,16770%78%+$13,385-$5,6157.6%$-10,395 (vs do-nothing $-10,400)
$9755d13 Jul 2026$26.653/5$47,970$62,17470%78%+$17,339-$14,61919.7%$-17,485 (vs do-nothing $-17,490)
$100514d22 Jul 2026$43.555/5$46,661$45,89070%78%+$12,806-$9151.2%$-5,695 (vs do-nothing $-5,700)
$9959d17 Jul 2026$38.754/5$51,667$58,38370%78%+$16,461-$6,6529.0%$-10,475 (vs do-nothing $-10,480)
$9652d10 Jul 2026$25.152/5$75,450$97,14270%79%+$34,943-$12,04616.2%$-13,955 (vs do-nothing $-13,960)
$101016d24 Jul 2026$49.305/5$46,219$45,44870%78%+$12,515-$00.0%$-320 (vs do-nothing $-325)
$9857d15 Jul 2026$34.003/5$43,714$57,91870%78%+$13,643-$9,41412.7%$-12,280 (vs do-nothing $-12,285)
$1007.5016d24 Jul 2026$50.105/5$46,969$46,19870%77%+$12,583-$00.0%$-1,170 (vs do-nothing $-1,175)
$99512d20 Jul 2026$40.855/5$51,062$50,29269%77%+$13,738-$7,2659.8%$-12,045 (vs do-nothing $-12,050)

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 5 contracts at the conservative CC.

fortress_fight.py v6.0  |  2026-07-08 21:34