FORTRESS FIGHT: NOW @ $95.44

BE SS: $108.93  |  CC-SS: $114.52  |  10 contracts (1,000 sh) |  ⌂ PORTFOLIO

GENERATED2026-07-23 21:36

NOW @ $95.44   UNDERWATER $13.49 (12.4% below BE SS)

⚠ EARNINGS · DO NOT SELL INCOME INTO IT
NOW reports 2026-07-23 (Thu), TODAY. The recommended CC (8d) 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 2026-07-23.

10 contracts (1,000 sh)  |  BE SS: $108.93  |  CC-SS: $114.52 (banked floor $112.98)  |  IV: HIGH  |  Accounts: Main:1299

LC: $80 exp 2028-01-21 (entry $47.067/sh)
SP: $110 exp 2028-01-21 (entry $26.798/sh)
HP: $90 exp 2026-10-16 (entry $7.507/sh)

Economics

Max Loss$47,850(ND $27.85 + SW $20) x 1000
Normal income ref$9,118/mo95% ann ROI on ML
Hedge rolling cost$2,841/mo
Unrealized P&L$-16,725fortress legs from IBKR
INCOME GOALPOSTS & VELOCITY
50% INCOME FLOOR
$4,559/mo
HEDGE COVER
$2,841/mo
NORMAL INCOME
$9,118/mo (ATM CC, chain)
IC VELOCITY
3.1 mo to earn back $27,850
ML VELOCITY
5.2 mo to earn back $47,850
Deep drawdown confirmed: a CC at CC-SS $114.52 (probe: $115C 15d) brings only $1,000/mo (<20% of normal), so FIGHT below it is warranted.
🏦 CAMPAIGN LEDGER , realized CC income since 2026-07-02; banked cash shrinks the hole (shown as an info-only banked floor, the recommended CC-SS stays the pure recovery strike; seeded from open positions, reconciled from IBKR executions nightly)
Banked since 2026-07-02
$1,504
Hole (after banked)
$15,222
was $16,725 · 9% earned back
Cycles closed
7
Credit in flight
$0
CC-SS · banked floor (info)
$114.52 → $112.98
TECHNICALS (cc_timing weekly gate + daily trigger)
WEEKLYNEUTRAL · %B 35 (live) · RSI 42 · MACD bullish, hist falling
DAILYFALLING (provisional) · RSI 41 · %B 7 · hist falling (nightly)
LEVELSUpper BB (CC ceiling) $119.81 (+26%) · daily UBB $113.31 · 1-wk expected move ±$9 (chain IV)
SETUPNo tilt: engine default. (advisory; floors and picks are chain-only)
⚠ Next earnings 2026-07-23: candidates whose expiry crosses it are flagged in the spectrum; EV is unreliable across earnings.
INTERPRETATION
Primary: 10 contracts at $104 / 8d. This is the safest strike (survival 80%, breach 20%) that still earns 50% of normal income ($4,559/mo); it brings $4,575/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 10 × $99/8d for $9,375/mo, but breach risk rises to 34% (+15pp vs the primary). The lower strike is hit by a smaller bounce.
More safety, less income: for just the hedge you can sit at 10 × $107/8d (87% survival, $3,150/mo).
Downside anchor: the primary mortgages $9,303 (33% of IC) ONLY on a full V-bounce all the way to SS $109, recoverable in 1.0 months of normal income. That is the rare tail; the frequent case is the strike holding. Surgical close on the 10 contracts realizes $-16,820 and cuts bleed by $2,841/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 10 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 · 31 Jul 2026 (8d) · sell 10 × $104, 80% survival, $4,575/mo (E[net] $909/mo).
This week's Friday is inside the pin/gamma window, so only the next weekly is shown.
TrackExpirySellSurvivalIncome/moE[net]/mo
NEXT FRIDAY 🏆31 Jul 2026 · 8d10 × $10480%$4,575$909

📅 NEXT FRIDAY · 31 Jul 2026 · 8d · E[net] $909/mo 🏆 GRAND PICK

🎯 Engine pick: sell 10 × $104 (primary), 80% survival, breach 20%, $4,575/mo.
The pick is already past the ~80% (≈1σ) comfort line, so take the income. Stepping out to the $107 rung (cover hedge) lifts survival to 87% (breach 20% → 13%) for $1,425/mo less (31% income) buys safety you do not really need here.
NOW  spot $95.44 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsFIGHT edgePer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
cover hedge10 × $10731 Jul8d12.1%87%28%-2pp$840$3,150-$1,425$6,683
Sell 10 × $107 12.1% OTM over spot $95.44 31 Jul 2026 (8d, $0.90 mid)
= $840 credit for the 8d cycle → $3,150/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $107)
87%
Breach risk
13%
POP (stays ≤ $107.90)
88%
EV / mo
+$1,331
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
-2pp
64% whole by 9mo vs 66% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~1.2/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$-930/mo
median; plan ~$-632/mo after 68% keep · $-3,002 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.1 mo [0.5-3.0], measured ONLY among the 64% 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)
-$2,543
Free roll-up
+$2/wk
Safest escape (by 14 Aug 2026)
$114 @ 75% POP
70% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 10 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 4 of 8); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $4.78/sh now → $3.38 mid-life (likely $3.08–$5.28)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.84/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.54/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 563 simulated challenges: the $107 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 8, at $109 (overshoots $2.49). The [P25–P75] under each Total is that door's credit across those paths; % credit is the share of those challenges where the roll is a net credit.
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (10 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$1077 Aug 202611d left+$0.89/sh+$885
cycle +$1,725
[+$488…+$1,371] · 93% credit
66%
surv 52%
-$5,509 NOT
cap gain +$11,216
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$11014 Aug 202618d left+$0.76/sh+$758
cycle +$1,598
[+$136…+$1,253] · 79% credit
70%
surv 60%
-$3,536 NOT
cap gain +$13,189
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1097 Aug 202611d left+$0.23/sh+$228
cycle +$1,068
[-$280…+$643] · 58% credit
69%
surv 58%
-$4,887 NOT
cap gain +$11,838
Max even-money escape in the band~$11214 Aug 202618d left+$0.17/sh+$168
cycle +$1,008
[-$602…+$567] · 46% credit
73%
surv 65%
-$2,484 NOT
cap gain +$14,241
reaches SS ✓
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$11414 Aug 202618d left-$0.65/sh-$650
cycle +$190
[-$1,620…-$327] · 16% credit
75%
surv 70%
-$1,660 NOT
cap gain +$15,065
budget: banked $840 debit $650 (77% used ≈ 0.9 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$190 cash · rolled 10 ct earn ≈ $4,556/mo while parked; 0 ct free to re-sell · clears SS ✓
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 -0.4 vol pt per +1% move (equity skew: vol eases as spot rises; buyback shift floored at 0). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$3,150/mo
vs 50% target ($4,559/mo)-31%
vs normal income ($9,118/mo)35% covered
Net income (after hedge)$309/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $107 is $8 below CC-SS $114.52: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$6,683
… as % of IC ($27,850)24.0%
… as % of ML ($47,850)14.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.7 mo
Surgical close (10 ct)$-16,785
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.21/sh (~25% of the $0.84 collected) or spot ≥ $107.90 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $107)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $113.31 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $105.93Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$106-107.90
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $107.90
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 0.82 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$107.00 (1.3σ)$840$-6,395+$10,330-$240
+2.5%$109.67 (1.5σ)$-1,835$-6,874+$9,851-$2,240
+5%$112.35 (1.8σ)$-4,510$-7,353+$9,372-$2,240
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $114.52, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-16,725
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$15,666
− CC assignment net of premium (10 × $107): -$6,683
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-7,742 (+$8,983 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-5,502 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-2,240, the opportunity cost of earning $3,150/mo FIGHT income now)
🎯 50% normal10 × $10431 Jul8d9.0%80%30%+1pp$1,220$4,575$9,303
Sell 10 × $104 9.0% OTM over spot $95.44 31 Jul 2026 (8d, $1.31 mid)
= $1,220 credit for the 8d cycle → $4,575/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $104)
80%
Breach risk
20%
POP (stays ≤ $105.31)
83%
EV / mo
+$1,429
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+1pp
66% whole by 9mo vs 65% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~1.7/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$-366/mo
median; plan ~$-249/mo after 68% keep · $-962 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.2 mo [0.5-2.8], measured ONLY among the 66% 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)
-$2,068
Free roll-up
+$2/wk
Safest escape (by 14 Aug 2026)
$113 @ 79% POP
74% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 10 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 4 of 8); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $4.65/sh now → $3.29 mid-life (likely $3.32–$5.40)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.22/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.07/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 892 simulated challenges: the $104 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 8, at $106 (overshoots $2.31). 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 (10 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$1047 Aug 202611d left+$0.95/sh+$947
cycle +$2,167
[+$474…+$1,183] · 95% credit
67%
surv 52%
-$7,531 NOT
cap gain +$9,194
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$10714 Aug 202618d left+$0.82/sh+$818
cycle +$2,038
[+$92…+$1,057] · 78% credit
70%
surv 60%
-$5,559 NOT
cap gain +$11,166
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1067 Aug 202611d left+$0.29/sh+$290
cycle +$1,510
[-$301…+$486] · 52% credit
69%
surv 58%
-$6,907 NOT
cap gain +$9,818
Max even-money escape in the band~$10914 Aug 202618d left+$0.23/sh+$226
cycle +$1,446
[-$668…+$390] · 39% credit
73%
surv 65%
-$4,509 NOT
cap gain +$12,216
SS $109 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$11314 Aug 202618d left-$1.06/sh-$1,063
cycle +$157
[-$2,312…-$1,008] · 6% credit
79%
surv 74%
-$2,514 NOT
cap gain +$14,211
budget: banked $1,220 debit $1,063 (87% used ≈ 1.0 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$157 cash · rolled 10 ct earn ≈ $3,708/mo while parked; 0 ct free to re-sell · clears SS ✓
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 -0.4 vol pt per +1% move (equity skew: vol eases as spot rises; buyback shift floored at 0). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$4,575/mo
vs 50% target ($4,559/mo)+0%
vs normal income ($9,118/mo)50% covered
Net income (after hedge)$1,734/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $104 is $11 below CC-SS $114.52: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$9,303
… as % of IC ($27,850)33.4%
… as % of ML ($47,850)19.4%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.0 mo
Surgical close (10 ct)$-16,820
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.30/sh (~25% of the $1.22 collected) or spot ≥ $105.31 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $104)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $113.31 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $102.96Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$103-105.31
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $105.31
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 0.82 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$104.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,220$-8,478+$8,247+$140
+2.5%$106.60 (1.2σ)$-1,380$-8,943+$7,782-$2,460
+5%$109.20 (1.5σ)$-3,980$-9,409+$7,316-$4,860
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $114.52, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-16,725
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$15,666
− CC assignment net of premium (10 × $104): -$9,303
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-10,362 (+$6,363 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-5,502 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-4,860, the opportunity cost of earning $4,575/mo FIGHT income now)
100% normal10 × $9931 Jul8d3.7%66%71%+6pp$2,500$9,375+$4,800$13,023
Sell 10 × $99 3.7% OTM over spot $95.44 31 Jul 2026 (8d, $2.62 mid)
= $2,500 credit for the 8d cycle → $9,375/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $99)
66%
Breach risk
34%
POP (stays ≤ $101.61)
74%
EV / mo
+$2,010
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+6pp
71% whole by 9mo vs 64% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~3.5/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$589/mo
median; plan ~$401/mo after 68% keep · $1,269 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.0 mo [0.4-2.2], measured ONLY among the 71% 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)
-$630
Free roll-up
+$2/wk
Safest escape (by 14 Aug 2026)
$118 @ 91% POP
90% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 10 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 4 of 8); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $4.43/sh now → $3.13 mid-life (likely $3.88–$5.57)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $2.50/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.63/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,693 simulated challenges: the $99 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 8, at $101 (overshoots $2.16). 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 (10 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$997 Aug 202611d left+$1.04/sh+$1,038
cycle +$3,538
[+$387…+$895] · 95% credit
67%
surv 52%
-$10,265 NOT
cap gain +$6,460
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$10214 Aug 202618d left+$0.90/sh+$904
cycle +$3,404
[-$51…+$645] · 72% credit
71%
surv 60%
-$8,298 NOT
cap gain +$8,427
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1017 Aug 202611d left+$0.38/sh+$383
cycle +$2,883
[-$386…+$169] · 35% credit
69%
surv 58%
-$9,640 NOT
cap gain +$7,085
Max even-money escape in the band~$10414 Aug 202618d left+$0.31/sh+$309
cycle +$2,809
[-$803…+$1] · 25% credit
73%
surv 65%
-$7,251 NOT
cap gain +$9,474
SS $109 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$11814 Aug 202618d left-$2.46/sh-$2,456
cycle +$44
[-$4,468…-$3,083]
91%
surv 90%
+$1,478 SAFE
cap gain +$18,203
budget: banked $2,500 debit $2,456 (98% used ≈ 1.1 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$44 cash · rolled 10 ct earn ≈ $1,123/mo while parked; 0 ct free to re-sell · clears SS ✓
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 -0.4 vol pt per +1% move (equity skew: vol eases as spot rises; buyback shift floored at 0). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$9,375/mo
vs 50% target ($4,559/mo)+106%
vs normal income ($9,118/mo)103% covered
Net income (after hedge)$6,534/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $99 is $16 below CC-SS $114.52: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$13,023
… as % of IC ($27,850)46.8%
… as % of ML ($47,850)27.2%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.4 mo
Surgical close (10 ct)$-16,840
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.62/sh (~25% of the $2.50 collected) or spot ≥ $101.61 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $99)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $113.31 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $98.01Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$98-101.61
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
≥ $101.61
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 0.82 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$99.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$2,500$-11,303+$5,422+$1,420
+2.5%$101.47 (≤1σ, normal week)$25$-11,746+$4,979-$1,055
+5%$103.95 (≤1σ, normal week)$-2,450$-12,189+$4,536-$3,530
SS (= V-bounce)$108.93 (1.5σ)$-7,430$-13,080+$3,645-$8,510
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $114.52, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-16,725
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$15,666
− CC assignment net of premium (10 × $99): -$13,023
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-14,082 (+$2,643 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-5,502 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-8,580, the opportunity cost of earning $9,375/mo FIGHT income now)
A nudge, not a rule: the engine maximizes income at acceptable safety; this weighs the income you would give up against the breach risk you would shed. Your hedge bleed and your read on NOW 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 (3 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: 0.821 (IBKR)  |  Recovery@SS: +$15,666 (un-capped fortress gain if stock rallies to SS)  |  Do-nothing @ SS: $-5,502

StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$1048d31 Jul 2026$1.2210/10$4,575$1,73480%83%+$1,429-$9,30333.4%$-10,362 (vs do-nothing $-4,860)
$1038d31 Jul 2026$1.439/10$4,826$2,20178%82%+$1,441-$9,08332.6%$-10,587 (vs do-nothing $-5,085)
$1028d31 Jul 2026$1.668/10$4,980$2,57175%80%+$1,397-$8,69031.2%$-10,638 (vs do-nothing $-5,136)
$1018d31 Jul 2026$1.917/10$5,014$2,82172%78%+$1,296-$8,12929.2%$-10,521 (vs do-nothing $-5,019)
$10215d7 Aug 2026$2.5310/10$5,060$2,21971%78%+$1,238-$9,99335.9%$-11,052 (vs do-nothing $-5,550)
$1008d31 Jul 2026$2.256/10$5,062$3,08569%76%+$1,301-$7,36426.4%$-10,200 (vs do-nothing $-4,698)
$10115d7 Aug 2026$2.839/10$5,094$2,46969%76%+$1,178-$9,62334.6%$-11,127 (vs do-nothing $-5,625)
$10015d7 Aug 2026$3.108/10$4,960$2,55166%75%+$1,007-$9,13832.8%$-11,086 (vs do-nothing $-5,584)
$998d31 Jul 2026$2.505/10$4,688$2,92666%74%+$1,005-$6,51123.4%$-9,792 (vs do-nothing $-4,290)
$10022d14 Aug 2026$3.909/10$4,786$2,16164%73%+$700-$9,56034.3%$-11,064 (vs do-nothing $-5,562)
$9915d7 Aug 2026$3.457/10$4,830$2,63763%73%+$912-$8,45130.3%$-10,843 (vs do-nothing $-5,341)
$9922d14 Aug 2026$4.009/10$4,909$2,28462%72%+$572-$10,37037.2%$-11,874 (vs do-nothing $-6,372)
$988d31 Jul 2026$2.915/10$5,456$3,69562%72%+$1,151-$6,80624.4%$-10,087 (vs do-nothing $-4,585)
Show 14 more candidates (lower strikes: more income, lower survival)
StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$9815d7 Aug 2026$3.757/10$5,250$3,05760%72%+$807-$8,94132.1%$-11,333 (vs do-nothing $-5,831)
$9822d14 Aug 2026$4.508/10$4,909$2,50060%71%+$655-$9,61834.5%$-11,566 (vs do-nothing $-6,064)
$978d31 Jul 2026$3.204/10$4,800$3,25558%70%+$793-$5,72920.6%$-9,454 (vs do-nothing $-3,952)
$9715d7 Aug 2026$4.156/10$4,980$3,00357%70%+$688-$8,02428.8%$-10,860 (vs do-nothing $-5,358)
$9722d14 Aug 2026$4.708/10$5,127$2,71857%70%+$440-$10,25836.8%$-12,206 (vs do-nothing $-6,704)
$9622d14 Aug 2026$5.157/10$4,916$2,72355%69%+$404-$9,36133.6%$-11,753 (vs do-nothing $-6,251)
$9615d7 Aug 2026$4.556/10$5,460$3,48354%69%+$642-$8,38430.1%$-11,220 (vs do-nothing $-5,718)
$968d31 Jul 2026$3.604/10$5,400$3,85554%68%+$762-$5,96921.4%$-9,694 (vs do-nothing $-4,192)
$9522d14 Aug 2026$5.507/10$5,250$3,05752%67%+$295-$9,81635.2%$-12,208 (vs do-nothing $-6,706)
$9515d7 Aug 2026$5.005/10$5,000$3,23951%67%+$509-$7,26126.1%$-10,542 (vs do-nothing $-5,040)
$958d31 Jul 2026$4.103/10$4,612$3,28350%67%+$605-$4,62716.6%$-8,796 (vs do-nothing $-3,294)
$9422d14 Aug 2026$6.056/10$4,950$2,97349%66%+$295-$8,68431.2%$-11,520 (vs do-nothing $-6,018)
$9415d7 Aug 2026$5.405/10$5,400$3,63948%66%+$397-$7,56127.2%$-10,842 (vs do-nothing $-5,340)
$948d31 Jul 2026$4.453/10$5,006$3,67746%65%+$413-$4,82217.3%$-8,991 (vs do-nothing $-3,489)

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 10 contracts at the conservative CC.

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