FORTRESS FIGHT: NEM @ $90.73

BE SS: $114.54  |  CC-SS: $117.56  |  5 contracts (500 sh) |  ⌂ PORTFOLIO

GENERATED2026-07-29 21:41

NEM @ $90.73   UNDERWATER $23.81 (20.8% below BE SS)

5 contracts (500 sh)  |  BE SS: $114.54  |  CC-SS: $117.56 (banked floor $116.75)  |  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$2,419/mo95% ann ROI on ML
Hedge rolling cost$294/mo
Unrealized P&L$-14,517fortress legs from IBKR
INCOME GOALPOSTS & VELOCITY
50% INCOME FLOOR
$1,209/mo
HEDGE COVER
$294/mo
NORMAL INCOME
$2,419/mo (ATM CC, chain)
IC VELOCITY
5.6 mo to earn back $13,520
ML VELOCITY
11.8 mo to earn back $28,520
Deep drawdown confirmed: a CC at CC-SS $117.56 (probe: $110C 16d) brings only $9/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
$442
Hole (after banked)
$14,075
was $14,517 · 3% earned back
Cycles closed
8
Credit in flight
$0
CC-SS · banked floor (info)
$117.56 → $116.75
TECHNICALS (cc_timing weekly gate + daily trigger)
WEEKLYPULLBACK · %B 14 (live) · RSI 42 · MACD bearish, hist rising
DAILYFALLING (provisional) · RSI 40 · %B 21 · hist falling (nightly)
LEVELS20W MA (bounce target) $104.26 (+15%) · daily UBB $98.20 · 1-wk expected move ±$6 (chain IV)
SETUPSpring loaded, not ignited: 🎯 or 💎 at short DTE, normal tripwires. (advisory; floors and picks are chain-only)
⚠ Next earnings 2026-10-23: candidates whose expiry crosses it are flagged in the spectrum; EV is unreliable across earnings.
INTERPRETATION
Primary: 4 contracts at $94 / 9d. This is the safest strike (survival 70%, breach 30%) that still earns 50% of normal income ($1,209/mo); it brings $1,400/mo. The engine maximizes the odds the pullback never reaches your strike, rather than chasing the fattest near-ATM premium.
More income, less safety: the ladder tops out at 4 × $90/9d for $2,467/mo, but breach risk rises to 53% (+23pp 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 × $100/9d (91% survival, $333/mo).
Downside anchor: the primary mortgages $9,003 (67% of IC) ONLY on a full V-bounce all the way to SS $115, recoverable in 3.7 months of normal income. That is the rare tail; the frequent case is the strike holding. Surgical close on the 4 contracts realizes $-12,114 and cuts bleed by $235/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 · 7 Aug 2026 (9d) · sell 4 × $94, 70% survival, $1,400/mo (E[net] $-1,141/mo).
⚠ NEGATIVE E[net]: the expected cost of being challenged exceeds this premium, so this is the least-bad track rather than a good write. Consider a safer rung on the ladder below, or sitting the cycle out.
The two weekly tracks below are ranked by E[net]/mo = income kept when unchallenged − the net cash cost and forgone cycle when it is. Each has its own full ladder.
TrackExpirySellSurvivalIncome/moE[net]/mo
THIS FRIDAY31 Jul 2026 · 2d4 × $9480%$1,440$-3,093
NEXT FRIDAY 🏆7 Aug 2026 · 9d4 × $9470%$1,400$-1,141
E[net] arithmetic on the grand pick: keep $420 with probability 51%; on the 49% touch you roll, paying $1,295 to close and taking $150 back from the best priced door (net cash $1,145) and parking about one cycle of income. Charging the FULL buyback with no door credit (the pre-2026-07-25 model) contradicted the campaign simulation, which prices the same event as a cash-neutral even roll.

📅 THIS FRIDAY · 31 Jul 2026 · 2d · E[net] $-3,093/mo

🎯 Engine pick: sell 4 × $94 (50% normal), 80% survival, breach 20%, $1,440/mo.
⚖️ Worth a safer step: the $98 rung (🛡 safe yield) lifts survival to 96% (breach 20% → 4%) for $840/mo less (58% 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 $98 rung, unless you need the income to cover the hedge bleed, or you expect NEM to stay flat-to-down near term.
NEM  spot $90.73 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsFIGHT edgePer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
cover hedge4 × $10031 Jul2d10.2%98%hist 100%4%hist 1%+3pp$20$300-$1,140$7,003
Sell 4 × $100 10.2% OTM over spot $90.73 31 Jul 2026 (2d, $0.08 mid)
= $20 credit for the 2d cycle → $300/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $100)
98%
Breach risk
2%
POP (stays ≤ $100.08)
98%
EV / mo
+$225
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+3pp
54% whole by 9mo vs 51% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~0.6/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$-36/mo
median; plan ~$-25/mo after 68% keep · $-208 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~2.0 mo [1.2-3.6], measured ONLY among the 54% 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)
1%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,232
Free roll-up
none
Safest escape (by 21 Aug 2026)
$102 @ 69% POP
59% 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 1 of 2); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $4.43/sh now → $3.13 mid-life → ≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.05/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$3.08/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (4 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$1007 Aug 20268d left-$1.43/sh-$574
cycle -$554
60%
surv 52%
-$10,227 NOT
cap gain +$4,291
Max even-money escape in the band~$10221 Aug 202622d left+$0.41/sh+$163
cycle +$183
69%
surv 59%
-$8,304 NOT
cap gain +$6,214
SS $115 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted +0.5 vol pt per +1% move (spike-vol name: vol expands on a fast move, richer buyback). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$300/mo
vs 50% target ($1,209/mo)-75%
vs normal income ($2,419/mo)12% covered
Net income (after hedge)$8/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $100 is $18 below CC-SS $117.56: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$7,003
… as % of IC ($13,520)51.8%
… as % of ML ($28,520)24.6%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.9 mo
Surgical close (4 ct)$-11,628
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.01/sh (~25% of the $0.05 collected) or spot ≥ $100.08 (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 $98.20 (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
$99-100.08
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
≥ $100.08
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$100.00 (2.9σ)$20$-9,653+$4,865+$16
+2.5%$102.50 (3.7σ)$-980$-9,347+$5,171-$984
+5%$105.00 (4.5σ)$-1,980$-9,040+$5,477-$1,984
SS (= V-bounce)$114.54 (7.5σ)$-5,796$-8,326+$6,192-$3,984
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $117.56, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-14,517
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$14,018
− CC assignment net of premium (4 × $100): -$7,003
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (1 × $110): -$755
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-8,258 (+$6,260 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-4,274 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-3,984, the opportunity cost of earning $300/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $104.26 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$1,684, position total $-9,131 (+$5,386 vs today)
🛡 safe yield ← lean5 × $9831 Jul2d8.0%96%hist 100%9%hist 1%+5pp$40$600-$840$9,739
Sell 5 × $98 8.0% OTM over spot $90.73 31 Jul 2026 (2d, $1.15 mid)
= $40 credit for the 2d cycle → $600/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $98)
96%
Breach risk
4%
POP (stays ≤ $99.15)
98%
EV / mo
+$354
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+5pp
56% whole by 9mo vs 52% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~1.4/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$181/mo
median; plan ~$123/mo after 68% keep · $693 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~2.3 mo [1.1-4.6], measured ONLY among the 56% 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)
3%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,467
Free roll-up
none
Safest escape (by 21 Aug 2026)
$100 @ 69% POP
60% 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: $4.26/sh now → $3.01 mid-life (likely $2.90–$5.10)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.08/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.93/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 103 simulated challenges: the $98 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 2, at $99 (overshoots $1.34). 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
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$9921 Aug 202622d left+$0.72/sh+$362
cycle +$402
[-$259…+$509] · 61% credit
68%
surv 57%
-$9,653 NOT
cap gain +$4,864
Max even-money escape in the band~$10021 Aug 202622d left+$0.35/sh+$173
cycle +$213
[-$477…+$311] · 54% credit
69%
surv 60%
-$9,320 NOT
cap gain +$5,197
SS $115 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$987 Aug 20268d left-$1.39/sh-$695
cycle -$655
[-$1,472…-$599]
60%
surv 52%
-$11,373 NOT
cap gain +$3,144
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$600/mo
vs 50% target ($1,209/mo)-50%
vs normal income ($2,419/mo)25% covered
Net income (after hedge)$306/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $98 is $20 below CC-SS $117.56: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$9,739
… as % of IC ($13,520)72.0%
… as % of ML ($28,520)34.1%
Recovery months (at normal income)4.0 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-15,052
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.02/sh (~25% of the $0.08 collected) or spot ≥ $99.15 (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 $98.20 (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
$97-99.15
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $99.15
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 1.04 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$98.00 (2.3σ)$40$-10,679+$3,839+$35
+2.5%$100.45 (3.1σ)$-1,185$-10,624+$3,894-$1,190
+5%$102.90 (3.8σ)$-2,410$-10,569+$3,949-$2,415
SS (= V-bounce)$114.54 (7.5σ)$-8,230$-10,307+$4,211-$5,965
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $117.56, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-14,517
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$14,018
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $98): -$9,739
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-10,239 (+$4,279 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-4,274 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-5,965, the opportunity cost of earning $600/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $104.26 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$3,090, position total $-10,538 (+$3,979 vs today)
33% normal3 × $9431 Jul2d3.6%80%hist 96%41%hist 28%+5pp$72$1,080-$360$6,995
Sell 3 × $94 3.6% OTM over spot $90.73 31 Jul 2026 (2d, $0.73 mid)
= $72 credit for the 2d cycle → $1,080/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $94)
80%
Breach risk
20%
POP (stays ≤ $94.73)
84%
EV / mo
$-319
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+5pp
54% whole by 9mo vs 49% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~7.3/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$270/mo
median; plan ~$184/mo after 68% keep · $1,574 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~2.4 mo [1.2-4.8], measured ONLY among the 54% 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)
24%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$765
Free roll-up
none
Safest escape (by 21 Aug 2026)
$96 @ 70% POP
60% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 3 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: $3.95/sh now → $2.79 mid-life (likely $3.20–$6.18)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.24/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.55/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 717 simulated challenges: the $94 strike is typically first touched on day 1 of 2, at $96 (overshoots $1.66). 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 (3 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Max even-money escape in the band~$9621 Aug 202622d left+$0.23/sh+$68
cycle +$140
[-$624…-$3] · 24% credit
70%
surv 60%
-$11,481 NOT
cap gain +$3,037
SS $115 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$947 Aug 20268d left-$1.30/sh-$390
cycle -$318
[-$1,176…-$478]
60%
surv 51%
-$13,125 NOT
cap gain +$1,393
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$1,080/mo
vs 50% target ($1,209/mo)-11%
vs normal income ($2,419/mo)45% covered
Net income (after hedge)$790/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $94 is $24 below CC-SS $117.56: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$6,995
… as % of IC ($13,520)51.7%
… as % of ML ($28,520)24.5%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.9 mo
Surgical close (3 ct)$-8,859
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 $0.24 collected) or spot ≥ $94.73 (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 $98.20 (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
$93-94.73
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
≥ $94.73
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 1.04 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$94.00 (1.0σ)$72$-12,735+$1,783+$69
+2.5%$96.35 (1.8σ)$-633$-12,212+$2,305-$636
+5%$98.70 (2.5σ)$-1,338$-11,689+$2,828-$1,341
SS (= V-bounce)$114.54 (7.5σ)$-6,090$-9,073+$5,445-$4,731
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $117.56, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-14,517
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$14,018
− CC assignment net of premium (3 × $94): -$6,995
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (2 × $110): -$1,510
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-9,005 (+$5,513 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-4,274 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-4,731, the opportunity cost of earning $1,080/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $104.26 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$3,006, position total $-10,452 (+$4,065 vs today)
🎯 50% normal4 × $9431 Jul2d3.6%80%hist 96%41%hist 28%+9pp$96$1,440$9,327
Sell 4 × $94 3.6% OTM over spot $90.73 31 Jul 2026 (2d, $0.73 mid)
= $96 credit for the 2d cycle → $1,440/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $94)
80%
Breach risk
20%
POP (stays ≤ $94.73)
84%
EV / mo
$-425
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+9pp
58% whole by 9mo vs 49% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~7.0/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$448/mo
median; plan ~$305/mo after 68% keep · $2,554 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~2.3 mo [1.2-5.0], 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)
27%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,021
Free roll-up
none
Safest escape (by 21 Aug 2026)
$96 @ 70% POP
60% 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 1 of 2); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $3.95/sh now → $2.79 mid-life (likely $3.22–$6.13)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.24/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.55/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 808 simulated challenges: the $94 strike is typically first touched on day 1 of 2, at $96 (overshoots $1.65). 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 (4 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Max even-money escape in the band~$9621 Aug 202622d left+$0.23/sh+$91
cycle +$187
[-$824…+$6] · 26% credit
70%
surv 60%
-$11,435 NOT
cap gain +$3,082
SS $115 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$947 Aug 20268d left-$1.30/sh-$520
cycle -$424
[-$1,553…-$631]
60%
surv 51%
-$13,232 NOT
cap gain +$1,286
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$1,440/mo
vs 50% target ($1,209/mo)+19%
vs normal income ($2,419/mo)60% covered
Net income (after hedge)$1,148/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $94 is $24 below CC-SS $117.56: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$9,327
… as % of IC ($13,520)69.0%
… as % of ML ($28,520)32.7%
Recovery months (at normal income)3.9 mo
Surgical close (4 ct)$-11,812
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 $0.24 collected) or spot ≥ $94.73 (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 $98.20 (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
$93-94.73
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
≥ $94.73
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 1.04 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$94.00 (1.0σ)$96$-12,712+$1,806+$92
+2.5%$96.35 (1.8σ)$-844$-12,424+$2,093-$848
+5%$98.70 (2.5σ)$-1,784$-12,136+$2,381-$1,788
SS (= V-bounce)$114.54 (7.5σ)$-8,120$-10,650+$3,868-$6,308
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $117.56, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-14,517
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$14,018
− CC assignment net of premium (4 × $94): -$9,327
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (1 × $110): -$755
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-10,582 (+$3,936 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-4,274 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-6,308, the opportunity cost of earning $1,440/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $104.26 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$4,008, position total $-11,455 (+$3,062 vs today)
100% normal4 × $9331 Jul2d2.5%72%hist 96%57%hist 43%+14pp$188$2,820+$1,380$9,635
Sell 4 × $93 2.5% OTM over spot $90.73 31 Jul 2026 (2d, $1.23 mid)
= $188 credit for the 2d cycle → $2,820/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $93)
72%
Breach risk
28%
POP (stays ≤ $94.23)
81%
EV / mo
$-289
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+14pp
56% whole by 9mo vs 42% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~9.9/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$906/mo
median; plan ~$616/mo after 68% keep · $5,549 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~2.7 mo [1.4-4.5], measured ONLY among the 56% 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)
36%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$907
Free roll-up
none
Safest escape (by 21 Aug 2026)
$97 @ 74% POP
67% 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 1 of 2); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $3.87/sh now → $2.74 mid-life (likely $3.27–$6.56)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.47/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.27/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,066 simulated challenges: the $93 strike is typically first touched on day 1 of 2, at $95 (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 (4 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Max even-money escape in the band~$9521 Aug 202622d left+$0.20/sh+$79
cycle +$267
[-$986…-$46] · 20% credit
70%
surv 60%
-$11,877 NOT
cap gain +$2,640
SS $115 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$9721 Aug 202622d left-$0.46/sh-$183
cycle +$5
[-$1,314…-$324] · 4% credit
74%
surv 67%
-$11,095 NOT
cap gain +$3,423
budget: banked $188 debit $183 (98% used ≈ 0.3 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$5 cash · rolled 4 ct earn ≈ $1,243/mo while parked; 1 ct free to re-sell
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$937 Aug 20268d left-$1.28/sh-$511
cycle -$323
[-$1,701…-$669]
60%
surv 51%
-$13,654 NOT
cap gain +$864
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$2,820/mo
vs 50% target ($1,209/mo)+133%
vs normal income ($2,419/mo)117% covered
Net income (after hedge)$2,528/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $93 is $25 below CC-SS $117.56: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$9,635
… as % of IC ($13,520)71.3%
… as % of ML ($28,520)33.8%
Recovery months (at normal income)4.0 mo
Surgical close (4 ct)$-11,920
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.12/sh (~25% of the $0.47 collected) or spot ≥ $94.23 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $93)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $98.20 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $92.07Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$92-94.23
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
≥ $94.23
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$93.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$188$-13,142+$1,375+$184
+2.5%$95.32 (1.5σ)$-742$-12,858+$1,660-$746
+5%$97.65 (2.2σ)$-1,672$-12,573+$1,945-$1,676
SS (= V-bounce)$114.54 (7.5σ)$-8,428$-10,958+$3,560-$6,616
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $117.56, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-14,517
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$14,018
− CC assignment net of premium (4 × $93): -$9,635
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (1 × $110): -$755
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-10,890 (+$3,628 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-4,274 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-6,616, the opportunity cost of earning $2,820/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $104.26 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$4,316, position total $-11,763 (+$2,754 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.

📅 NEXT FRIDAY · 7 Aug 2026 · 9d · E[net] $-1,141/mo 🏆 GRAND PICK

🎯 Engine pick: sell 4 × $94 (50% normal), 70% survival, breach 30%, $1,400/mo.
Stay at the pick. Stepping safer (the $95 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 75% (breach 30% → 25%) for $587/mo less (42% income)) buys little extra safety; the income is doing real work covering the bleed.
NEM  spot $90.73 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsFIGHT edgePer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
cover hedge4 × $1007 Aug9d10.2%91%hist 100%18%hist 5%+3pp$100$333-$1,067$6,923
Sell 4 × $100 10.2% OTM over spot $90.73 7 Aug 2026 (9d, $0.57 mid)
= $100 credit for the 9d cycle → $333/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $100)
91%
Breach risk
9%
POP (stays ≤ $100.57)
92%
EV / mo
+$123
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+3pp
42% whole by 9mo vs 39% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~1.0/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$-61/mo
median; plan ~$-42/mo after 68% keep · $-413 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~3.2 mo [1.8-5.3], measured ONLY among the 42% of futures that got whole
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
13%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,372
Free roll-up
none
Safest escape (by 21 Aug 2026)
$101 @ 68% POP
57% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 4 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 4 of 9); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $5.20/sh now → $3.68 mid-life (likely $2.94–$5.10)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.25/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$3.43/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 379 simulated challenges: the $100 strike is typically first touched on day 6 of 9, at $101 (overshoots $1.34). 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
Max even-money escape in the band~$10021 Aug 202618d left+$0.44/sh+$176
cycle +$276
[-$61…+$504] · 71% credit
67%
surv 53%
-$9,256 NOT
cap gain +$5,262
SS $115 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$10121 Aug 202618d left-$0.13/sh-$51
cycle +$49
[-$328…+$257] · 45% credit
68%
surv 57%
-$8,960 NOT
cap gain +$5,557
budget: banked $100 debit $51 (51% used ≈ 0.7 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$49 cash · rolled 4 ct earn ≈ $2,367/mo while parked; 1 ct free to re-sell
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$10014 Aug 202612d left-$0.98/sh-$392
cycle -$292
[-$686…-$108] · 18% credit
63%
surv 52%
-$9,965 NOT
cap gain +$4,552
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$333/mo
vs 50% target ($1,209/mo)-72%
vs normal income ($2,419/mo)14% covered
Net income (after hedge)$41/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $100 is $18 below CC-SS $117.56: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$6,923
… as % of IC ($13,520)51.2%
… as % of ML ($28,520)24.3%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.9 mo
Surgical close (4 ct)$-11,742
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 $0.25 collected) or spot ≥ $100.57 (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 $98.20 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $99.00Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$99-100.57
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
≥ $100.57
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$100.00 (1.4σ)$100$-9,573+$4,945+$96
+2.5%$102.50 (1.8σ)$-900$-9,267+$5,251-$904
+5%$105.00 (2.1σ)$-1,900$-8,960+$5,557-$1,904
SS (= V-bounce)$114.54 (3.5σ)$-5,716$-8,246+$6,272-$3,904
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $117.56, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-14,517
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$14,018
− CC assignment net of premium (4 × $100): -$6,923
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (1 × $110): -$755
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-8,178 (+$6,340 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-4,274 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-3,904, the opportunity cost of earning $333/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $104.26 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$1,604, position total $-9,051 (+$5,466 vs today)
🛡 safe yield5 × $1007 Aug9d10.2%91%hist 100%18%hist 5%+4pp$125$417-$983$8,654
Sell 5 × $100 10.2% OTM over spot $90.73 7 Aug 2026 (9d, $0.57 mid)
= $125 credit for the 9d cycle → $417/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $100)
91%
Breach risk
9%
POP (stays ≤ $100.57)
92%
EV / mo
+$154
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+4pp
43% whole by 9mo vs 39% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~1.0/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$-6/mo
median; plan ~$-4/mo after 68% keep · $-35 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~3.7 mo [2.0-5.7], measured ONLY among the 43% 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)
12%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,714
Free roll-up
none
Safest escape (by 21 Aug 2026)
$101 @ 68% POP
57% 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: $5.20/sh now → $3.68 mid-life (likely $2.99–$5.15)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.25/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$3.43/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 353 simulated challenges: the $100 strike is typically first touched on day 6 of 9, at $101 (overshoots $1.38). 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
Max even-money escape in the band~$10021 Aug 202618d left+$0.44/sh+$220
cycle +$345
[-$71…+$619] · 71% credit
67%
surv 53%
-$9,188 NOT
cap gain +$5,330
SS $115 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$10121 Aug 202618d left-$0.13/sh-$64
cycle +$61
[-$399…+$321] · 45% credit
68%
surv 57%
-$8,949 NOT
cap gain +$5,568
budget: banked $125 debit $64 (51% used ≈ 0.7 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$61 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $2,959/mo while parked; 0 ct free to re-sell
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$10014 Aug 202612d left-$0.98/sh-$490
cycle -$365
[-$865…-$142] · 16% credit
63%
surv 52%
-$10,039 NOT
cap gain +$4,478
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$417/mo
vs 50% target ($1,209/mo)-66%
vs normal income ($2,419/mo)17% covered
Net income (after hedge)$123/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $100 is $18 below CC-SS $117.56: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$8,654
… as % of IC ($13,520)64.0%
… as % of ML ($28,520)30.3%
Recovery months (at normal income)3.6 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-14,677
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 $0.25 collected) or spot ≥ $100.57 (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 $98.20 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $99.00Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$99-100.57
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
≥ $100.57
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$100.00 (1.4σ)$125$-9,549+$4,969+$120
+2.5%$102.50 (1.8σ)$-1,125$-9,493+$5,025-$1,130
+5%$105.00 (2.1σ)$-2,375$-9,436+$5,081-$2,380
SS (= V-bounce)$114.54 (3.5σ)$-7,145$-9,222+$5,296-$4,880
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $117.56, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-14,517
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$14,018
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $100): -$8,654
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-9,154 (+$5,364 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-4,274 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-4,880, the opportunity cost of earning $417/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $104.26 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$2,005, position total $-9,453 (+$5,064 vs today)
33% normal4 × $957 Aug9d4.7%75%hist 96%52%hist 43%+3pp$244$813-$587$8,779
Sell 4 × $95 4.7% OTM over spot $90.73 7 Aug 2026 (9d, $1.52 mid)
= $244 credit for the 9d cycle → $813/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $95)
75%
Breach risk
25%
POP (stays ≤ $96.53)
81%
EV / mo
$-202
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+3pp
44% whole by 9mo vs 41% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~3.4/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$80/mo
median; plan ~$54/mo after 68% keep · $510 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~3.2 mo [2.0-5.6], measured ONLY among the 44% 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)
41%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,080
Free roll-up
none
Safest escape (by 21 Aug 2026)
$97 @ 70% POP
61% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 4 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 4 of 9); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $4.68/sh now → $3.31 mid-life (likely $3.52–$5.23)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.61/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.70/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,242 simulated challenges: the $95 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 9, at $96 (overshoots $1.30). The [P25–P75] under each Total is that door's credit across those paths; % credit is the share of those challenges where the roll is a net credit.
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (4 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Max even-money escape in the band~$9521 Aug 202618d left+$0.39/sh+$154
cycle +$398
[-$230…+$191] · 41% credit
67%
surv 53%
-$11,746 NOT
cap gain +$2,772
SS $115 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$9721 Aug 202618d left-$0.53/sh-$213
cycle +$31
[-$650…-$204] · 13% credit
70%
surv 61%
-$11,068 NOT
cap gain +$3,449
budget: banked $244 debit $213 (87% used ≈ 1.1 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$31 cash · rolled 4 ct earn ≈ $1,851/mo while parked; 1 ct free to re-sell
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$9514 Aug 202612d left-$0.88/sh-$354
cycle -$110
[-$787…-$350] · 8% credit
63%
surv 52%
-$12,395 NOT
cap gain +$2,122
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$813/mo
vs 50% target ($1,209/mo)-33%
vs normal income ($2,419/mo)34% covered
Net income (after hedge)$521/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $95 is $23 below CC-SS $117.56: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$8,779
… as % of IC ($13,520)64.9%
… as % of ML ($28,520)30.8%
Recovery months (at normal income)3.6 mo
Surgical close (4 ct)$-11,980
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.15/sh (~25% of the $0.61 collected) or spot ≥ $96.53 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $95)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $98.20 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $94.05Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$94-96.53
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
≥ $96.53
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$95.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$244$-12,041+$2,476+$240
+2.5%$97.37 (≤1σ, normal week)$-706$-11,750+$2,767-$710
+5%$99.75 (1.3σ)$-1,656$-11,460+$3,058-$1,660
SS (= V-bounce)$114.54 (3.5σ)$-7,572$-10,102+$4,416-$5,760
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $117.56, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-14,517
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$14,018
− CC assignment net of premium (4 × $95): -$8,779
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (1 × $110): -$755
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-10,034 (+$4,484 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-4,274 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-5,760, the opportunity cost of earning $813/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $104.26 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$3,460, position total $-10,907 (+$3,610 vs today)
🎯 50% normal4 × $947 Aug9d3.6%70%hist 80%62%hist 51%+6pp$420$1,400$9,003
Sell 4 × $94 3.6% OTM over spot $90.73 7 Aug 2026 (9d, $2.30 mid)
= $420 credit for the 9d cycle → $1,400/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $94)
70%
Breach risk
30%
POP (stays ≤ $96.30)
80%
EV / mo
+$56
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+6pp
46% whole by 9mo vs 40% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~4.2/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$286/mo
median; plan ~$194/mo after 68% keep · $1,944 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~3.0 mo [1.8-5.4], 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)
49%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$875
Free roll-up
none
Safest escape (by 21 Aug 2026)
$97 @ 72% POP
64% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 4 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 4 of 9); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $4.58/sh now → $3.24 mid-life (likely $3.87–$5.52)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.05/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.19/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,461 simulated challenges: the $94 strike is typically first touched on day 4 of 9, at $95 (overshoots $1.39). The [P25–P75] under each Total is that door's credit across those paths; % credit is the share of those challenges where the roll is a net credit.
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (4 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Max even-money escape in the band~$9421 Aug 202618d left+$0.38/sh+$150
cycle +$570
[-$308…+$44] · 29% credit
67%
surv 53%
-$12,097 NOT
cap gain +$2,421
SS $115 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$9414 Aug 202612d left-$0.87/sh-$346
cycle +$74
[-$865…-$475] · 5% credit
63%
surv 52%
-$12,734 NOT
cap gain +$1,783
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$9721 Aug 202618d left-$1.00/sh-$399
cycle +$21
[-$964…-$547] · 4% credit
72%
surv 64%
-$11,079 NOT
cap gain +$3,439
budget: banked $420 debit $399 (95% used ≈ 1.2 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$21 cash · rolled 4 ct earn ≈ $1,493/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$1,400/mo
vs 50% target ($1,209/mo)+16%
vs normal income ($2,419/mo)58% covered
Net income (after hedge)$1,108/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $94 is $24 below CC-SS $117.56: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$9,003
… as % of IC ($13,520)66.6%
… as % of ML ($28,520)31.6%
Recovery months (at normal income)3.7 mo
Surgical close (4 ct)$-12,114
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.26/sh (~25% of the $1.05 collected) or spot ≥ $96.30 (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 $98.20 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $93.06Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$93-96.30
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $96.30
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 1.04 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$94.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$420$-12,388+$2,130+$416
+2.5%$96.35 (≤1σ, normal week)$-520$-12,100+$2,417-$524
+5%$98.70 (1.2σ)$-1,460$-11,812+$2,705-$1,464
SS (= V-bounce)$114.54 (3.5σ)$-7,796$-10,326+$4,192-$5,984
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $117.56, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-14,517
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$14,018
− CC assignment net of premium (4 × $94): -$9,003
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (1 × $110): -$755
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-10,258 (+$4,260 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-4,274 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-5,984, the opportunity cost of earning $1,400/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $104.26 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$3,684, position total $-11,131 (+$3,386 vs today)
100% normal4 × $907 Aug9d-0.8%47%100%hist 90%·$740$2,467+$1,067$10,283
Sell 4 × $90 0.8% ITM over spot $90.73 7 Aug 2026 (9d, $3.20 mid)
= $740 credit for the 9d cycle → $2,467/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $90)
47%
Breach risk
53%
POP (stays ≤ $93.20)
66%
EV / mo
$-1,070
🛡 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)
100%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$444
Free roll-up
none
Safest escape (by 21 Aug 2026)
$97 @ 81% POP
78% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 4 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 4 of 9); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $4.19/sh now → $2.96 mid-life → ≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.85/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.11/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (4 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$9014 Aug 202612d left-$0.79/sh-$317
cycle +$423
63%
surv 52%
-$14,094 NOT
cap gain +$424
Max even-money escape in the band~$9121 Aug 202618d left+$0.04/sh+$14
cycle +$754
68%
surv 56%
-$13,621 NOT
cap gain +$896
SS $115 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$9721 Aug 202618d left-$1.81/sh-$725
cycle +$15
81%
surv 78%
-$11,226 NOT
cap gain +$3,292
budget: banked $740 debit $725 (98% used ≈ 1.3 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$15 cash · rolled 4 ct earn ≈ $764/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$2,467/mo
vs 50% target ($1,209/mo)+104%
vs normal income ($2,419/mo)102% covered
Net income (after hedge)$2,174/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $90 is $28 below CC-SS $117.56: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$10,283
… as % of IC ($13,520)76.1%
… as % of ML ($28,520)36.1%
Recovery months (at normal income)4.3 mo
Surgical close (4 ct)$-12,154
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.46/sh (~25% of the $1.85 collected) or spot ≥ $93.20 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $90)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $98.20 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $89.10Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$89-93.20
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
≥ $93.20
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$90.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$740$-13,776+$741+$736
+2.5%$92.25 (≤1σ, normal week)$-160$-13,882+$635-$164
+5%$94.50 (≤1σ, normal week)$-1,060$-13,607+$911-$1,064
SS (= V-bounce)$114.54 (3.5σ)$-9,076$-11,606+$2,912-$7,264
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $117.56, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-14,517
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$14,018
− CC assignment net of premium (4 × $90): -$10,283
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (1 × $110): -$755
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-11,538 (+$2,980 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-4,274 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-7,264, the opportunity cost of earning $2,467/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $104.26 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$4,964, position total $-12,411 (+$2,106 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 (26 clear the floor), click to expand

Every eligible strike x expiry in the 2-45 DTE band (4 expiries scanned, 26 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: 1.045 (IBKR)  |  Recovery@SS: +$14,018 (un-capped fortress gain if stock rallies to SS)  |  Do-nothing @ SS: $-4,274

StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$942d31 Jul 2026$0.244/5$1,440$1,14880%84%$-425-$9,32769.0%$-10,582 (vs do-nothing $-6,308)
$932d31 Jul 2026$0.472/5$1,410$1,12272%81%$-144-$4,81835.6%$-7,582 (vs do-nothing $-3,308)
$9623d21 Aug 2026$1.935/5$1,259$96570%76%+$160-$9,81472.6%$-10,314 (vs do-nothing $-6,040)
$949d7 Aug 2026$1.054/5$1,400$1,10870%80%+$56-$9,00366.6%$-10,258 (vs do-nothing $-5,984)
$9523d21 Aug 2026$2.185/5$1,422$1,12867%74%+$135-$10,18975.4%$-10,689 (vs do-nothing $-6,415)
$939d7 Aug 2026$0.795/5$1,317$1,02365%76%$-876-$11,88487.9%$-12,384 (vs do-nothing $-8,110)
$9423d21 Aug 2026$2.364/5$1,231$93964%73%+$33-$8,47962.7%$-9,734 (vs do-nothing $-5,460)
$922d31 Jul 2026$0.881/5$1,320$1,03363%74%+$89-$2,46818.3%$-5,987 (vs do-nothing $-1,713)
$9316d14 Aug 2026$1.684/5$1,260$96861%72%$-401-$9,15167.7%$-10,406 (vs do-nothing $-6,132)
$9323d21 Aug 2026$2.834/5$1,477$1,18461%71%+$88-$8,69164.3%$-9,946 (vs do-nothing $-5,672)
$929d7 Aug 2026$0.895/5$1,483$1,18959%71%$-1,332-$12,33491.2%$-12,834 (vs do-nothing $-8,560)
$92.5023d21 Aug 2026$2.954/5$1,539$1,24759%70%+$48-$8,84365.4%$-10,098 (vs do-nothing $-5,824)
$9216d14 Aug 2026$2.173/5$1,221$93058%70%$-119-$7,01651.9%$-9,026 (vs do-nothing $-4,752)
Show 13 more candidates (lower strikes: more income, lower survival)
StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$9223d21 Aug 2026$3.203/5$1,252$96257%69%+$53-$6,70749.6%$-8,717 (vs do-nothing $-4,443)
$912d31 Jul 2026$0.911/5$1,365$1,07854%73%$-480-$2,56519.0%$-6,084 (vs do-nothing $-1,810)
$9123d21 Aug 2026$3.753/5$1,467$1,17753%68%+$93-$6,84250.6%$-8,852 (vs do-nothing $-4,578)
$9116d14 Aug 2026$2.583/5$1,451$1,16153%67%$-141-$7,19353.2%$-9,203 (vs do-nothing $-4,929)
$919d7 Aug 2026$1.333/5$1,330$1,04053%68%$-804-$7,56856.0%$-9,578 (vs do-nothing $-5,304)
$9023d21 Aug 2026$4.153/5$1,624$1,33450%66%+$58-$7,02251.9%$-9,032 (vs do-nothing $-4,758)
$9016d14 Aug 2026$2.653/5$1,491$1,20049%66%$-388-$7,47255.3%$-9,482 (vs do-nothing $-5,208)
$909d7 Aug 2026$1.852/5$1,233$94547%66%$-535-$5,14238.0%$-7,906 (vs do-nothing $-3,632)
$8923d21 Aug 2026$4.752/5$1,239$95146%64%+$56-$4,76235.2%$-7,526 (vs do-nothing $-3,252)
$8916d14 Aug 2026$3.153/5$1,772$1,48244%64%$-426-$7,62256.4%$-9,632 (vs do-nothing $-5,358)
$902d31 Jul 2026$0.841/5$1,260$97344%65%$-1,368-$2,67219.8%$-6,191 (vs do-nothing $-1,917)
$899d7 Aug 2026$2.532/5$1,687$1,39841%63%$-475-$5,20638.5%$-7,970 (vs do-nothing $-3,696)
$892d31 Jul 2026$1.751/5$2,625$2,33834%62%$-950-$2,68119.8%$-6,200 (vs do-nothing $-1,926)

Income/mo = FIGHT leg gross, DTE-prorated. Net/mo = FIGHT + conservative CC gross minus hedge cost. POP (mid) = probability stock closes at or below (strike + mid premium) at expiry, per-strike chain IV when available. Survival = CC expires fully worthless. EV/mo = premium minus expected buyback, monthly, with realized vol = IV x 85% (variance risk premium 15%). Survival, POP and touch use vol x 1.00 (raw implied: the VRP haircut is applied to the premium edge but NOT to risk, because understating the edge costs opportunity while understating breach odds costs capital; the risk-side haircut arms only from the graded ledger). Cap give-up @ SS = recovery mortgaged on a V-bounce to SS, net of premium. Total P&L @ SS = absolute position P&L if the stock closes at SS; "vs do-nothing" = opportunity cost against holding all 5 contracts at the conservative CC.

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