FORTRESS FIGHT: NEM @ $91.45

BE SS: $114.54  |  CC-SS: $117.57  |  5 contracts (500 sh) |  ⌂ PORTFOLIO

GENERATED2026-07-17 01:37

NEM @ $91.45   UNDERWATER $23.09 (20.2% below BE SS)

⚠ EARNINGS · DO NOT SELL INCOME INTO IT
NEM reports 2026-07-24 (Fri), in 7 days. The recommended CC (7d) expires on/after it, so selling now holds a short call through the earnings gap, a report can blow past your strike overnight and cap you at a loss. Wait for the print, or sell only an expiry that closes BEFORE 2026-07-24.

5 contracts (500 sh)  |  BE SS: $114.54  |  CC-SS: $117.57 (banked floor $116.82)  |  IV: HIGH  |  Accounts: Main:1299

LC: $87.50 exp 2028-01-21 (entry $45.141/sh)
SP: $105 exp 2028-01-21 (entry $18.953/sh)
HP: $75 exp 2026-09-18 (entry $1.477/sh)

Economics

Max Loss$28,520(ND $27.04 + SW $30) x 500
Normal income ref$3,905/mo95% ann ROI on ML
Hedge rolling cost$302/mo
Unrealized P&L$-13,945fortress legs from IBKR
INCOME GOALPOSTS & VELOCITY
50% INCOME FLOOR
$1,953/mo
HEDGE COVER
$302/mo
NORMAL INCOME
$3,905/mo (ATM CC, chain)
IC VELOCITY
3.5 mo to earn back $13,520
ML VELOCITY
7.3 mo to earn back $28,520
Deep drawdown confirmed: a CC at CC-SS $117.57 (probe: $120C 14d) brings only $11/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
$408
Hole (after banked)
$13,537
was $13,945 · 3% earned back
Cycles closed
1
Credit in flight
$331
CC-SS · banked floor (info)
$117.57 → $116.82
Open legAcctCredit/shIn flightOpened
5x $100C 17 Jul 2026U10001299$0.66$3312026-07-11
TECHNICALS (cc_timing weekly gate + daily trigger)
WEEKLYPULLBACK · %B 7 (live) · RSI 42 · MACD bearish, hist falling
DAILYFALLING (provisional) · RSI 40 · %B 16 · hist falling (nightly)
LEVELS20W MA (bounce target) $106.41 (+16%) · daily UBB $101.50 · 1-wk expected move ±$7 (chain IV)
SETUPSpring loaded, not ignited: 🎯 or 💎 at short DTE, normal tripwires. (advisory; floors and picks are chain-only)
⚠ Next earnings 2026-07-24: candidates whose expiry crosses it are flagged in the spectrum; EV is unreliable across earnings.
INTERPRETATION
Primary: 5 contracts at $98 / 7d. This is the safest strike (survival 81%, breach 19%) that still earns 50% of normal income ($1,953/mo); it brings $2,100/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 × $94/7d for $4,521/mo, but breach risk rises to 36% (+16pp 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 × $105/7d (98% survival, $394/mo).
Downside anchor: the primary mortgages $9,294 (69% of IC) ONLY on a full V-bounce all the way to SS $115, recoverable in 2.4 months of normal income. That is the rare tail; the frequent case is the strike holding. Surgical close on the 5 contracts realizes $-14,038 and cuts bleed by $302/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: NEXT FRIDAY · 24 Jul 2026 (7d) · sell 5 × $98, 81% survival, $2,100/mo (E[net] $249/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 · 7d5 × $9881%$2,100$249

📅 NEXT FRIDAY · 24 Jul 2026 · 7d · E[net] $249/mo 🏆 GRAND PICK

🎯 Engine pick: sell 5 × $98 (primary), 81% survival, breach 19%, $2,100/mo.
The pick is already past the ~80% (≈1σ) comfort line, so take the income. Stepping out to the $100 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 87% (breach 19% → 13%) for $707/mo less (34% income) buys safety you do not really need here.
NEM  spot $91.45 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsFIGHT edgePer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
cover hedge4 × $10524 Jul7d14.8%98%5%+2pp$92$394-$1,706$4,935
Sell 4 × $105 14.8% OTM over spot $91.45 24 Jul 2026 (7d, $0.29 mid)
= $92 credit for the 7d cycle → $394/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $105)
98%
Breach risk
2%
POP (stays ≤ $105.29)
98%
EV / mo
+$354
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+2pp
46% whole by 9mo vs 44% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~0.3/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$-68/mo
median; plan ~$-46/mo after 68% keep · $-532 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~2.4 mo [1.4-4.3], measured ONLY among the 46% of futures that got whole
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
6%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,232
Free roll-up
+$2/wk
Safest escape (by 14 Aug 2026)
$113 @ 77% 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 3 of 7); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $4.68/sh now → $3.31 mid-life (likely $2.63–$4.59)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.23/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$3.08/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 180 simulated challenges: the $105 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 7, at $107 (overshoots $2.05). 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)~$10531 Jul 202610d left+$1.05/sh+$420
cycle +$512
[+$369…+$770] · 99% credit
68%
surv 52%
-$6,468 NOT
cap gain +$7,477
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$10731 Jul 202610d left+$0.23/sh+$93
cycle +$185
[-$5…+$408] · 74% credit
70%
surv 58%
-$6,001 NOT
cap gain +$7,944
Max even-money escape in the band~$11214 Aug 202624d left+$0.10/sh+$39
cycle +$131
[-$131…+$413] · 66% credit
76%
surv 69%
-$3,642 NOT
cap gain +$10,303
SS $115 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$11314 Aug 202624d left-$0.20/sh-$80
cycle +$12
[-$263…+$281] · 51% credit
77%
surv 71%
-$3,348 NOT
cap gain +$10,597
budget: banked $92 debit $80 (87% used ≈ 0.9 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$12 cash · rolled 4 ct earn ≈ $1,555/mo while parked; 1 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$394/mo
vs 50% target ($1,953/mo)-80%
vs normal income ($3,905/mo)10% covered
Net income (after hedge)$113/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $105 is $13 below CC-SS $117.57: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$4,935
… as % of IC ($13,520)36.5%
… as % of ML ($28,520)17.3%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.3 mo
Surgical close (4 ct)$-11,180
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.06/sh (~25% of the $0.23 collected) or spot ≥ $105.29 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $105)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $101.50 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $103.95Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$104-105.29
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $105.29
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 1.03 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$105.00 (2.1σ)$92$-6,888+$7,057+$52
+2.5%$107.62 (2.5σ)$-958$-6,590+$7,355-$998
+5%$110.25 (2.9σ)$-2,008$-6,317+$7,628-$1,948
SS (= V-bounce)$114.54 (3.5σ)$-3,724$-6,259+$7,686-$1,948
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $117.57, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-13,945
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$13,409
− CC assignment net of premium (4 × $105): -$4,935
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (1 × $110): -$747
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-6,218 (+$7,727 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-4,270 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-1,948, the opportunity cost of earning $394/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $106.41 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$472, position total $-6,728 (+$7,217 vs today)
🛡 safe yield5 × $10224 Jul7d11.5%91%18%+7pp$215$921-$1,179$7,569
Sell 5 × $102 11.5% OTM over spot $91.45 24 Jul 2026 (7d, $0.66 mid)
= $215 credit for the 7d cycle → $921/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $102)
91%
Breach risk
9%
POP (stays ≤ $102.66)
92%
EV / mo
+$528
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+7pp
58% whole by 9mo vs 50% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~1.0/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$307/mo
median; plan ~$209/mo after 68% keep · $1,600 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~2.5 mo [1.2-3.8], measured ONLY among the 58% of futures that got whole
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
11%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,354
Free roll-up
+$2/wk
Safest escape (by 14 Aug 2026)
$110 @ 78% POP
72% 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 3 of 7); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $4.44/sh now → $3.14 mid-life (likely $2.40–$4.51)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.43/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.71/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 330 simulated challenges: the $102 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 7, at $104 (overshoots $1.82). 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
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$10231 Jul 202610d left+$0.98/sh+$492
cycle +$707
[+$404…+$910] · 98% credit
68%
surv 52%
-$7,823 NOT
cap gain +$6,122
Max even-money escape in the band~$10814 Aug 202624d left+$0.32/sh+$161
cycle +$376
[-$53…+$629] · 71% credit
75%
surv 68%
-$5,306 NOT
cap gain +$8,639
SS $115 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$10431 Jul 202610d left+$0.17/sh+$87
cycle +$302
[-$72…+$459] · 68% credit
70%
surv 58%
-$7,435 NOT
cap gain +$6,510
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$11014 Aug 202624d left-$0.33/sh-$166
cycle +$49
[-$441…+$267] · 45% credit
78%
surv 72%
-$4,606 NOT
cap gain +$9,339
budget: banked $215 debit $166 (77% used ≈ 0.8 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$49 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $1,754/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$921/mo
vs 50% target ($1,953/mo)-53%
vs normal income ($3,905/mo)24% covered
Net income (after hedge)$619/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $102 is $16 below CC-SS $117.57: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$7,569
… as % of IC ($13,520)56.0%
… as % of ML ($28,520)26.5%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.9 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-14,058
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.11/sh (~25% of the $0.43 collected) or spot ≥ $102.66 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $102)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $101.50 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $100.98Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$101-102.66
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
≥ $102.66
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 1.03 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$102.00 (1.6σ)$215$-8,315+$5,630+$165
+2.5%$104.55 (2.0σ)$-1,060$-8,281+$5,664-$1,110
+5%$107.10 (2.4σ)$-2,335$-8,246+$5,699-$2,385
SS (= V-bounce)$114.54 (3.5σ)$-6,055$-8,146+$5,799-$3,835
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $117.57, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-13,945
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$13,409
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $102): -$7,569
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-8,105 (+$5,840 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-4,270 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-3,835, the opportunity cost of earning $921/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $106.41 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$1,990, position total $-8,256 (+$5,689 vs today)
33% normal5 × $10024 Jul7d9.3%87%27%+8pp$325$1,393-$707$8,459
Sell 5 × $100 9.3% OTM over spot $91.45 24 Jul 2026 (7d, $0.73 mid)
= $325 credit for the 7d cycle → $1,393/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $100)
87%
Breach risk
13%
POP (stays ≤ $100.73)
89%
EV / mo
+$676
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+8pp
58% whole by 9mo vs 50% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~1.6/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$531/mo
median; plan ~$361/mo after 68% keep · $2,979 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~2.4 mo [1.3-4.5], measured ONLY among the 58% of futures that got whole
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
19%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,188
Free roll-up
+$2/wk
Safest escape (by 14 Aug 2026)
$109 @ 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 3 of 7); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $4.28/sh now → $3.03 mid-life (likely $2.82–$4.54)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.65/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.38/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 578 simulated challenges: the $100 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 7, at $102 (overshoots $1.78). 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 (5 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$10031 Jul 202610d left+$0.94/sh+$470
cycle +$795
[+$328…+$726] · 98% credit
67%
surv 52%
-$8,762 NOT
cap gain +$5,183
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$10514 Aug 202624d left+$0.66/sh+$328
cycle +$653
[+$78…+$599] · 83% credit
74%
surv 65%
-$6,571 NOT
cap gain +$7,374
Max even-money escape in the band~$10614 Aug 202624d left+$0.22/sh+$112
cycle +$437
[-$174…+$377] · 56% credit
76%
surv 68%
-$6,273 NOT
cap gain +$7,672
SS $115 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$10231 Jul 202610d left+$0.14/sh+$68
cycle +$393
[-$141…+$279] · 54% credit
70%
surv 58%
-$8,371 NOT
cap gain +$5,574
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$10914 Aug 202624d left-$0.64/sh-$320
cycle +$5
[-$691…-$89] · 18% credit
80%
surv 75%
-$5,165 NOT
cap gain +$8,780
budget: banked $325 debit $320 (99% used ≈ 1.0 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$5 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $1,491/mo while parked; 0 ct free to re-sell
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted +0.5 vol pt per +1% move (spike-vol name: vol expands on a fast move, richer buyback). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$1,393/mo
vs 50% target ($1,953/mo)-29%
vs normal income ($3,905/mo)36% covered
Net income (after hedge)$1,090/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $100 is $18 below CC-SS $117.57: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$8,459
… as % of IC ($13,520)62.6%
… as % of ML ($28,520)29.7%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.2 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-13,985
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.16/sh (~25% of the $0.65 collected) or spot ≥ $100.73 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $100)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $101.50 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $99.00Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$99-100.73
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $100.73
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 1.03 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$100.00 (1.3σ)$325$-9,232+$4,713+$275
+2.5%$102.50 (1.7σ)$-925$-9,198+$4,747-$975
+5%$105.00 (2.1σ)$-2,175$-9,165+$4,780-$2,225
SS (= V-bounce)$114.54 (3.5σ)$-6,945$-9,036+$4,909-$4,725
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $117.57, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-13,945
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$13,409
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $100): -$8,459
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-8,995 (+$4,950 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-4,270 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-4,725, the opportunity cost of earning $1,393/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $106.41 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$2,880, position total $-9,146 (+$4,799 vs today)
🎯 50% normal5 × $9824 Jul7d7.2%81%30%+12pp$490$2,100$9,294
Sell 5 × $98 7.2% OTM over spot $91.45 24 Jul 2026 (7d, $1.17 mid)
= $490 credit for the 7d cycle → $2,100/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $98)
81%
Breach risk
19%
POP (stays ≤ $99.17)
84%
EV / mo
+$849
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+12pp
57% whole by 9mo vs 46% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~2.5/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$746/mo
median; plan ~$507/mo after 68% keep · $4,425 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~2.7 mo [1.3-4.6], measured ONLY among the 57% of futures that got whole
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
30%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$968
Free roll-up
+$2/wk
Safest escape (by 14 Aug 2026)
$107 @ 80% POP
76% 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 3 of 7); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $4.12/sh now → $2.92 mid-life (likely $2.91–$4.71)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.98/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.94/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 889 simulated challenges: the $98 strike is typically first touched on day 4 of 7, at $100 (overshoots $1.85). 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
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$9831 Jul 202610d left+$0.90/sh+$449
cycle +$939
[+$259…+$623] · 97% credit
67%
surv 52%
-$9,645 NOT
cap gain +$4,300
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$10314 Aug 202624d left+$0.55/sh+$274
cycle +$764
[-$40…+$445] · 70% credit
75%
surv 66%
-$7,486 NOT
cap gain +$6,459
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$10031 Jul 202610d left+$0.10/sh+$49
cycle +$539
[-$211…+$170] · 41% credit
70%
surv 58%
-$9,252 NOT
cap gain +$4,693
Max even-money escape in the band~$10414 Aug 202624d left+$0.13/sh+$64
cycle +$554
[-$293…+$206] · 40% credit
76%
surv 69%
-$7,183 NOT
cap gain +$6,762
SS $115 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$10714 Aug 202624d left-$0.71/sh-$357
cycle +$133
[-$803…-$277] · 11% credit
80%
surv 76%
-$6,064 NOT
cap gain +$7,881
budget: banked $490 debit $357 (73% used ≈ 0.7 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$133 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $1,375/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$2,100/mo
vs 50% target ($1,953/mo)+8%
vs normal income ($3,905/mo)54% covered
Net income (after hedge)$1,798/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $98 is $20 below CC-SS $117.57: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$9,294
… as % of IC ($13,520)68.7%
… as % of ML ($28,520)32.6%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.4 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-14,038
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.24/sh (~25% of the $0.98 collected) or spot ≥ $99.17 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $98)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $101.50 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $97.02Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$97-99.17
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
≥ $99.17
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 1.03 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$98.00 (1.0σ)$490$-10,094+$3,851+$440
+2.5%$100.45 (1.4σ)$-735$-10,061+$3,884-$785
+5%$102.90 (1.8σ)$-1,960$-10,028+$3,917-$2,010
SS (= V-bounce)$114.54 (3.5σ)$-7,780$-9,871+$4,074-$5,560
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $117.57, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-13,945
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$13,409
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $98): -$9,294
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-9,830 (+$4,115 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-4,270 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-5,560, the opportunity cost of earning $2,100/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $106.41 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$3,715, position total $-9,981 (+$3,964 vs today)
100% normal5 × $9424 Jul7d2.8%64%73%+15pp$1,055$4,521+$2,421$10,729
Sell 5 × $94 2.8% OTM over spot $91.45 24 Jul 2026 (7d, $2.29 mid)
= $1,055 credit for the 7d cycle → $4,521/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $94)
64%
Breach risk
36%
POP (stays ≤ $96.29)
75%
EV / mo
+$1,212
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+15pp
62% whole by 9mo vs 47% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~5.3/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$1,242/mo
median; plan ~$845/mo after 68% keep · $6,252 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~2.0 mo [1.1-4.2], measured ONLY among the 62% of futures that got whole
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
56%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$296
Free roll-up
+$2/wk
Safest escape (by 14 Aug 2026)
$110 @ 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 3 of 7); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $3.82/sh now → $2.70 mid-life (likely $3.45–$4.99)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $2.11/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.59/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,669 simulated challenges: the $94 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 7, at $96 (overshoots $1.78). 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 (5 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$9431 Jul 202610d left+$0.82/sh+$408
cycle +$1,463
[+$124…+$333] · 93% credit
67%
surv 52%
-$11,175 NOT
cap gain +$2,770
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$9714 Aug 202624d left+$0.90/sh+$449
cycle +$1,504
[+$14…+$321] · 77% credit
71%
surv 61%
-$9,827 NOT
cap gain +$4,118
Max even-money escape in the band~$9914 Aug 202624d left+$0.35/sh+$173
cycle +$1,228
[-$304…+$21] · 27% credit
75%
surv 67%
-$9,076 NOT
cap gain +$4,869
SS $115 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$9631 Jul 202610d left+$0.03/sh+$14
cycle +$1,069
[-$361…-$112] · 16% credit
71%
surv 59%
-$10,776 NOT
cap gain +$3,169
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$11014 Aug 202624d left-$1.98/sh-$992
cycle +$63
[-$1,878…-$1,288]
90%
surv 89%
-$4,593 NOT
cap gain +$9,352
budget: banked $1,055 debit $992 (94% used ≈ 1.0 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$63 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $448/mo while parked; 0 ct free to re-sell
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted +0.5 vol pt per +1% move (spike-vol name: vol expands on a fast move, richer buyback). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$4,521/mo
vs 50% target ($1,953/mo)+132%
vs normal income ($3,905/mo)116% covered
Net income (after hedge)$4,219/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $94 is $24 below CC-SS $117.57: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$10,729
… as % of IC ($13,520)79.4%
… as % of ML ($28,520)37.6%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.7 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-14,035
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.53/sh (~25% of the $2.11 collected) or spot ≥ $96.29 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $94)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $101.50 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $93.06Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$93-96.29
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
≥ $96.29
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 1.03 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$94.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,055$-11,583+$2,362+$1,005
+2.5%$96.35 (≤1σ, normal week)$-120$-11,551+$2,394-$170
+5%$98.70 (1.1σ)$-1,295$-11,520+$2,425-$1,345
SS (= V-bounce)$114.54 (3.5σ)$-9,215$-11,306+$2,639-$6,995
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $117.57, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-13,945
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$13,409
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $94): -$10,729
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-11,265 (+$2,680 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-4,270 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-6,995, the opportunity cost of earning $4,521/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $106.41 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$5,150, position total $-11,416 (+$2,529 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 NEM are the tiebreakers.
⚔ FIGHT CC options · full candidate scan (27 clear the floor), click to expand

Every eligible strike x expiry in the 4-45 DTE band (4 expiries scanned, 27 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: 1.027 (IBKR)  |  Recovery@SS: +$13,409 (un-capped fortress gain if stock rallies to SS)  |  Do-nothing @ SS: $-4,270

StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$987d24 Jul 2026$0.985/5$2,100$1,79881%84%+$849-$9,29468.7%$-9,830 (vs do-nothing $-5,560)
$977d24 Jul 2026$1.214/5$2,074$1,79377%82%+$775-$7,74357.3%$-9,026 (vs do-nothing $-4,756)
$967d24 Jul 2026$1.464/5$2,503$2,22273%79%+$836-$8,04359.5%$-9,326 (vs do-nothing $-5,056)
$9614d31 Jul 2026$2.025/5$2,164$1,86270%77%+$567-$9,77472.3%$-10,310 (vs do-nothing $-6,040)
$957d24 Jul 2026$1.763/5$2,263$2,00369%77%+$678-$6,24246.2%$-8,272 (vs do-nothing $-4,002)
$9514d31 Jul 2026$2.394/5$2,049$1,76866%75%+$514-$8,07159.7%$-9,354 (vs do-nothing $-5,084)
$9521d7 Aug 2026$2.995/5$2,136$1,83365%74%+$505-$9,78972.4%$-10,325 (vs do-nothing $-6,055)
$947d24 Jul 2026$2.113/5$2,713$2,45364%75%+$727-$6,43747.6%$-8,467 (vs do-nothing $-4,197)
$9414d31 Jul 2026$2.724/5$2,331$2,05062%73%+$502-$8,33961.7%$-9,622 (vs do-nothing $-5,352)
$9421d7 Aug 2026$3.255/5$2,321$2,01961%72%+$436-$10,15975.1%$-10,695 (vs do-nothing $-6,425)
$9428d14 Aug 2026$3.655/5$1,955$1,65361%72%+$352-$9,95973.7%$-10,495 (vs do-nothing $-6,225)
$937d24 Jul 2026$2.462/5$2,109$1,87060%72%+$470-$4,42232.7%$-7,198 (vs do-nothing $-2,928)
$9314d31 Jul 2026$3.053/5$1,961$1,70158%71%+$337-$6,45547.7%$-8,485 (vs do-nothing $-4,215)
Show 14 more candidates (lower strikes: more income, lower survival)
StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$9321d7 Aug 2026$3.754/5$2,143$1,86258%71%+$407-$8,32761.6%$-9,610 (vs do-nothing $-5,340)
$9328d14 Aug 2026$4.205/5$2,250$1,94858%70%+$432-$10,18475.3%$-10,720 (vs do-nothing $-6,450)
$927d24 Jul 2026$2.832/5$2,426$2,18854%70%+$421-$4,54833.6%$-7,324 (vs do-nothing $-3,054)
$9228d14 Aug 2026$4.704/5$2,014$1,73354%69%+$371-$8,34761.7%$-9,630 (vs do-nothing $-5,360)
$9221d7 Aug 2026$4.204/5$2,400$2,11954%69%+$412-$8,54763.2%$-9,830 (vs do-nothing $-5,560)
$9214d31 Jul 2026$3.553/5$2,282$2,02354%69%+$375-$6,60548.9%$-8,635 (vs do-nothing $-4,365)
$9128d14 Aug 2026$5.204/5$2,229$1,94851%68%+$378-$8,54763.2%$-9,830 (vs do-nothing $-5,560)
$9121d7 Aug 2026$4.653/5$1,993$1,73351%67%+$294-$6,57548.6%$-8,605 (vs do-nothing $-4,335)
$9114d31 Jul 2026$4.103/5$2,636$2,37650%67%+$413-$6,74049.9%$-8,770 (vs do-nothing $-4,500)
$917d24 Jul 2026$3.302/5$2,829$2,59049%67%+$404-$4,65434.4%$-7,430 (vs do-nothing $-3,160)
$9028d14 Aug 2026$5.454/5$2,336$2,05548%66%+$261-$8,84765.4%$-10,130 (vs do-nothing $-5,860)
$9021d7 Aug 2026$5.203/5$2,229$1,96947%66%+$302-$6,71049.6%$-8,740 (vs do-nothing $-4,470)
$9014d31 Jul 2026$4.503/5$2,893$2,63346%65%+$322-$6,92051.2%$-8,950 (vs do-nothing $-4,680)
$907d24 Jul 2026$3.852/5$3,300$3,06244%65%+$403-$4,74435.1%$-7,520 (vs do-nothing $-3,250)

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.

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