FORTRESS FIGHT: NVDA @ $214.07

BE SS: $264.80  |  CC-SS: $229.66  |  10 contracts (1,000 sh) |  ⌂ PORTFOLIO

GENERATED2026-09-16 21:50

NVDA @ $214.07   UNDERWATER $50.73 (19.2% below BE SS)

10 contracts (1,000 sh)  |  BE SS: $264.80  |  CC-SS: $229.66 (banked floor $229.14)  |  IV: MEDIUM  |  Accounts: Main:1299

LC: $215 exp 2028-06-16 (entry $61.081/sh)
SP: $225 exp 2028-06-16 (entry $38.240/sh)
HP: $200 exp 2028-06-16 (entry $26.887/sh)

Economics

Max Loss$74,800(ND $49.80 + SW $25) x 1000
Normal income ref$11,143/mo75% ann ROI on ML
Hedge (static, never rolled)$0/moHP expiry = SP LEAPS; decay ≈ $1,406/mo (info only, already in marks)
Unrealized P&L$-11,500fortress legs from IBKR
INCOME GOALPOSTS & VELOCITY
50% INCOME FLOOR
$5,571/mo
HEDGE COVER
$0/mo (static)
NORMAL INCOME
$11,143/mo (ATM CC, chain)
IC VELOCITY
4.5 mo to earn back $49,800
ML VELOCITY
6.7 mo to earn back $74,800
Deep drawdown confirmed: a CC at CC-SS $229.66 (probe: $230C 14d) brings only $1,971/mo (<20% of normal), so FIGHT below it is warranted.
🏦 CAMPAIGN LEDGER , realized CC income since 2026-09-04; 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 2026-09-04
$403
Hole (after banked)
$11,097
was $11,500 · 4% earned back
Cycles closed
2
Credit in flight
$0
CC-SS · banked floor (info)
$229.66 → $229.14
? 1 leg(s) closed as UNKNOWN (vanished with no fill in window): banked $0, conservative. Fix campaign.json by hand if wrong.
TECHNICALS (cc_timing weekly gate + daily trigger)
WEEKLYNEUTRAL · %B 56 (live) · RSI 54 · MACD bullish, hist falling
DAILYFALLING (provisional) · RSI 46 · %B 34 · hist falling (nightly)
LEVELSUpper BB (CC ceiling) $231.45 (+8%) · daily UBB $230.82 · 1-wk expected move ±$10 (chain IV)
SETUPNo tilt: engine default. (advisory; floors and picks are chain-only)
⚠ Next earnings 2026-11-17: candidates whose expiry crosses it are flagged in the spectrum; EV is unreliable across earnings.
INTERPRETATION
Primary: 10 contracts at $222.50 / 2d. This is the safest strike (survival 90%, breach 10%) that still earns 50% of normal income ($5,571/mo); it brings $6,150/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 × $220/2d for $11,400/mo, but breach risk rises to 17% (+7pp vs the primary). The lower strike is hit by a smaller bounce.
More safety, less income: for just the hedge you can sit at 10 × $230/9d (92% survival, $1,833/mo).
Downside anchor: the primary mortgages $6,751 (14% of IC) ONLY on a full V-bounce all the way to SS $265, recoverable in 0.6 months of normal income. That is the rare tail; the frequent case is the strike holding. Surgical close on the 10 contracts realizes $-11,505 and cuts bleed by $0/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: THIS FRIDAY · 18 Sep 2026 (2d) · sell 10 × $222.50, 90% survival, $6,150/mo (E[net] $4,395/mo).
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 FRIDAY 🏆18 Sep 2026 · 2d10 × $222.5090%$6,150$4,395
NEXT FRIDAY25 Sep 2026 · 9d8 × $22071%$6,293$2,306
E[net] arithmetic on the grand pick: keep $410 with probability 90%; on the 10% touch you roll, paying $2,127 to close and taking $1,375 back from the best priced door (net cash $752) 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 · 18 Sep 2026 · 2d · E[net] $4,395/mo 🏆 GRAND PICK

🎯 Engine pick: sell 10 × $222.50 (50% normal), 90% survival, breach 10%, $6,150/mo.
The pick is already past the ~80% (≈1σ) comfort line, so take the income. Stepping out to the $230 rung (🛡 safe yield) lifts survival to 92% (breach 10% → 8%) for $4,317/mo less (70% income) buys safety you do not really need here.
NVDA  spot $214.07 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsFIGHT edgePer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
🛡 safe yield10 × $23025 Sep9d7.4%92%hist 96%17%hist 14%+6pp$550$1,833-$4,317$0
Sell 10 × $230 7.4% OTM over spot $214.07 25 Sep 2026 (9d, $0.56 mid)
= $550 credit for the 9d cycle → $1,833/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $230)
92%
Breach risk
8%
POP (stays ≤ $230.56)
92%
EV / mo
+$1,055
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+6pp
83% whole by 9mo vs 77% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~0.4/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$1,475/mo
median; plan ~$1,003/mo after 68% keep · $2,213 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~0.9 mo [0.4-2.5], measured ONLY among the 83% 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)
-$3,154
Free roll-up
none
Safest escape (by 9 Oct 2026)
$236 @ 75% POP
66% 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 9); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $5.24/sh now → $3.70 mid-life (likely $3.12–$5.19)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.55/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$3.15/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 369 simulated challenges: the $230 strike is typically first touched on day 6 of 9, at $232 (overshoots $2.33). 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)~$23028 Sep 20268d left+$0.29/sh+$286
cycle +$836
[+$195…+$881] · 93% credit
66%
surv 51%
+$1,347 SAFE
cap gain +$12,847
Max even-money escape in the band~$2369 Oct 202618d left+$0.31/sh+$306
cycle +$856
[-$231…+$900] · 64% credit
75%
surv 66%
+$5,839 SAFE
cap gain +$17,339
SS $265 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 -0.4 vol pt per +1% move (equity skew: vol eases as spot rises; buyback shift floored at 0). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$1,833/mo
vs 50% target ($5,571/mo)-67%
vs normal income ($11,143/mo)16% covered
Net income (after hedge)$1,833/mo
Downside budget
✓ $230 is at/above CC-SS $229.66: assignment is break-even or better.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$0
… as % of IC ($49,800)0.0%
… as % of ML ($74,800)0.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.0 mo
Surgical close (10 ct)$-11,505
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.14/sh (~25% of the $0.55 collected) or spot ≥ $230.56 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $230)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $230.82 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $227.70Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$228-230.56
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $230.56
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 0.75 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$230.00 (1.4σ)$550$1,061+$12,561+$520
+2.5%$235.75 (2.0σ)$-5,200$-353+$11,147-$5,230
+5%$241.50 (2.5σ)$-10,950$-1,768+$9,732-$10,980
SS (= V-bounce)$264.80 (4.6σ)$-34,250$-7,500+$4,000-$34,280
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $229.66, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-11,500
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$11,756
− CC assignment net of premium (10 × $230): -$0
Total Position P&L @ SS: $256 (+$11,756 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $286 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-30, the opportunity cost of earning $1,833/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $231.45 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$900, position total $705 (+$12,205 vs today)
33% normal6 × $222.5018 Sep2d3.9%90%hist 96%20%hist 14%+8pp$246$3,690-$2,460$4,051
Sell 6 × $222.50 3.9% OTM over spot $214.07 18 Sep 2026 (2d, $0.41 mid)
= $246 credit for the 2d cycle → $3,690/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $222.50)
90%
Breach risk
10%
POP (stays ≤ $222.91)
91%
EV / mo
+$2,232
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+8pp
85% whole by 9mo vs 77% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~1.3/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$2,969/mo
median; plan ~$2,019/mo after 68% keep · $2,505 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~0.6 mo [0.3-1.5], measured ONLY among the 85% of futures that got whole
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
11%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,030
Free roll-up
+$2/wk
Safest escape (by 9 Oct 2026)
$238 @ 85% POP
82% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 6 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: $3.01/sh now → $2.13 mid-life (likely $2.26–$4.70)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.41/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.72/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 320 simulated challenges: the $222 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 2, at $225 (overshoots $2.58). 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 (6 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$22221 Sep 20264d left+$0.90/sh+$541
cycle +$787
[+$322…+$587] · 94% credit
67%
surv 51%
-$4,345 NOT
cap gain +$7,155
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$2282 Oct 202615d left+$1.37/sh+$825
cycle +$1,071
[+$96…+$818] · 78% credit
75%
surv 67%
+$410 SAFE
cap gain +$11,910
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$22321 Sep 20264d left+$0.42/sh+$251
cycle +$497
[-$108…+$248] · 68% credit
69%
surv 56%
-$3,934 NOT
cap gain +$7,566
Max even-money escape in the band~$2339 Oct 202622d left+$0.91/sh+$549
cycle +$795
[-$385…+$525] · 65% credit
80%
surv 75%
+$3,904 SAFE
cap gain +$15,404
SS $265 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$2389 Oct 202622d left-$0.21/sh-$127
cycle +$119
[-$1,258…-$171] · 12% credit
85%
surv 82%
+$6,998 SAFE
cap gain +$18,498
budget: banked $246 debit $127 (52% used ≈ 0.1 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$119 cash · rolled 6 ct earn ≈ $1,567/mo while parked; 4 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 -0.4 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$3,690/mo
vs 50% target ($5,571/mo)-34%
vs normal income ($11,143/mo)33% covered
Net income (after hedge)$3,720/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $222.50 is $7 below CC-SS $229.66: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$4,051
… as % of IC ($49,800)8.1%
… as % of ML ($74,800)5.4%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.4 mo
Surgical close (6 ct)$-6,903
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.10/sh (~25% of the $0.41 collected) or spot ≥ $222.91 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $222)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $230.82 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $220.28Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$220-222.91
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
≥ $222.91
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 0.75 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$222.50 (1.6σ)$246$-4,886+$6,614+$228
+2.5%$228.06 (2.7σ)$-3,091$-4,029+$7,471-$3,109
+5%$233.62 (3.7σ)$-6,429$-3,173+$8,327-$6,447
SS (= V-bounce)$264.80 (9.7σ)$-25,134$1,628+$13,128-$25,152
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $229.66, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-11,500
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$11,756
− CC assignment net of premium (6 × $222.50): -$4,051
+ Conservative CC premium (4 × $265): +$12
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-3,783 (+$7,717 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $286 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-4,069, the opportunity cost of earning $3,690/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $231.45 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$5,124, position total $-3,507 (+$7,993 vs today)
🎯 50% normal10 × $222.5018 Sep2d3.9%90%hist 96%20%hist 14%+12pp$410$6,150$6,751
Sell 10 × $222.50 3.9% OTM over spot $214.07 18 Sep 2026 (2d, $0.41 mid)
= $410 credit for the 2d cycle → $6,150/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $222.50)
90%
Breach risk
10%
POP (stays ≤ $222.91)
91%
EV / mo
+$3,721
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+12pp
89% whole by 9mo vs 78% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~1.3/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$4,751/mo
median; plan ~$3,231/mo after 68% keep · $3,725 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~0.6 mo [0.3-1.9], measured ONLY among the 89% 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)
10%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,717
Free roll-up
+$2/wk
Safest escape (by 9 Oct 2026)
$238 @ 85% POP
82% 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 1 of 2); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $3.01/sh now → $2.13 mid-life (likely $2.21–$3.97)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.41/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.72/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 302 simulated challenges: the $222 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 2, at $225 (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)~$22221 Sep 20264d left+$0.90/sh+$901
cycle +$1,311
[+$671…+$1,023] · 96% credit
67%
surv 51%
-$3,832 NOT
cap gain +$7,668
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$2282 Oct 202615d left+$1.37/sh+$1,375
cycle +$1,785
[+$535…+$1,460] · 87% credit
75%
surv 67%
+$1,112 SAFE
cap gain +$12,612
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$22321 Sep 20264d left+$0.42/sh+$418
cycle +$828
[+$9…+$466] · 75% credit
69%
surv 56%
-$3,614 NOT
cap gain +$7,886
Max even-money escape in the band~$2339 Oct 202622d left+$0.91/sh+$914
cycle +$1,324
[-$178…+$949] · 70% credit
80%
surv 75%
+$4,422 SAFE
cap gain +$15,922
SS $265 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$2389 Oct 202622d left-$0.21/sh-$212
cycle +$198
[-$1,544…-$234] · 13% credit
85%
surv 82%
+$7,065 SAFE
cap gain +$18,565
budget: banked $410 debit $212 (52% used ≈ 0.1 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$198 cash · rolled 10 ct earn ≈ $2,611/mo while parked; 0 ct free to re-sell
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted -0.4 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$6,150/mo
vs 50% target ($5,571/mo)+10%
vs normal income ($11,143/mo)55% covered
Net income (after hedge)$6,150/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $222.50 is $7 below CC-SS $229.66: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$6,751
… as % of IC ($49,800)13.6%
… as % of ML ($74,800)9.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.6 mo
Surgical close (10 ct)$-11,505
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.10/sh (~25% of the $0.41 collected) or spot ≥ $222.91 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $222)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $230.82 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $220.28Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$220-222.91
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
≥ $222.91
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 0.75 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$222.50 (1.6σ)$410$-4,734+$6,766+$380
+2.5%$228.06 (2.7σ)$-5,152$-6,102+$5,398-$5,182
+5%$233.62 (3.7σ)$-10,715$-7,471+$4,029-$10,745
SS (= V-bounce)$264.80 (9.7σ)$-41,890$-15,140-$3,640-$41,920
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $229.66, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-11,500
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$11,756
− CC assignment net of premium (10 × $222.50): -$6,751
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-6,495 (+$5,005 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $286 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-6,781, the opportunity cost of earning $6,150/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $231.45 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$8,540, position total $-6,935 (+$4,565 vs today)
100% normal10 × $22018 Sep2d2.8%83%hist 86%35%hist 30%+15pp$760$11,400+$5,250$8,901
Sell 10 × $220 2.8% OTM over spot $214.07 18 Sep 2026 (2d, $0.77 mid)
= $760 credit for the 2d cycle → $11,400/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $220)
83%
Breach risk
17%
POP (stays ≤ $220.77)
86%
EV / mo
+$5,759
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+15pp
94% whole by 9mo vs 79% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~1.7/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$7,713/mo
median; plan ~$5,245/mo after 68% keep · $6,000 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~0.7 mo [0.3-1.6], measured ONLY among the 94% of futures that got whole
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
19%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,343
Free roll-up
+$2/wk
Safest escape (by 2 Oct 2026)
$233 @ 85% POP
83% 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 1 of 2); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $2.97/sh now → $2.10 mid-life (likely $2.37–$4.38)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.76/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.34/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 581 simulated challenges: the $220 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 2, at $222 (overshoots $2.43). 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)~$22021 Sep 20264d left+$0.94/sh+$938
cycle +$1,698
[+$619…+$934] · 95% credit
67%
surv 51%
-$5,331 NOT
cap gain +$6,169
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$2262 Oct 202615d left+$1.42/sh+$1,419
cycle +$2,179
[+$358…+$1,348] · 82% credit
75%
surv 67%
-$379 NOT
cap gain +$11,121
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$22121 Sep 20264d left+$0.45/sh+$454
cycle +$1,214
[-$78…+$419] · 71% credit
69%
surv 56%
-$5,113 NOT
cap gain +$6,387
Max even-money escape in the band~$2319 Oct 202622d left+$0.96/sh+$961
cycle +$1,721
[-$403…+$844] · 65% credit
80%
surv 74%
+$2,933 SAFE
cap gain +$14,433
SS $265 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$2332 Oct 202615d left-$0.54/sh-$538
cycle +$222
[-$2,189…-$709]
85%
surv 83%
+$3,320 SAFE
cap gain +$14,820
budget: banked $760 debit $538 (71% used ≈ 0.2 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$222 cash · rolled 10 ct earn ≈ $3,130/mo while parked; 0 ct free to re-sell
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted -0.4 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$11,400/mo
vs 50% target ($5,571/mo)+105%
vs normal income ($11,143/mo)102% covered
Net income (after hedge)$11,400/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $220 is $10 below CC-SS $229.66: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$8,901
… as % of IC ($49,800)17.9%
… as % of ML ($74,800)11.9%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.8 mo
Surgical close (10 ct)$-11,510
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.19/sh (~25% of the $0.76 collected) or spot ≥ $220.77 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $220)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $230.82 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $217.80Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$218-220.77
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
≥ $220.77
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 0.75 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$220.00 (1.1σ)$760$-6,269+$5,231+$730
+2.5%$225.50 (2.2σ)$-4,740$-7,622+$3,878-$4,770
+5%$231.00 (3.2σ)$-10,240$-8,975+$2,525-$10,270
SS (= V-bounce)$264.80 (9.7σ)$-44,040$-17,290-$5,790-$44,070
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $229.66, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-11,500
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$11,756
− CC assignment net of premium (10 × $220): -$8,901
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-8,645 (+$2,855 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $286 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-8,931, the opportunity cost of earning $11,400/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $231.45 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$10,690, position total $-9,085 (+$2,415 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 NVDA are the tiebreakers.

📅 NEXT FRIDAY · 25 Sep 2026 · 9d · E[net] $2,306/mo

🎯 Engine pick: sell 8 × $220 (50% normal), 71% survival, breach 29%, $6,293/mo.
⚖️ Worth a safer step: the $225 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 84% (breach 29% → 16%) for $2,427/mo less (39% 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 $225 rung, unless you need the income to cover the hedge bleed, or you expect NVDA to stay flat-to-down near term.
NVDA  spot $214.07 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsFIGHT edgePer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
🛡 safe yield10 × $23025 Sep9d7.4%92%hist 96%17%hist 14%+6pp$550$1,833-$4,460$0
Sell 10 × $230 7.4% OTM over spot $214.07 25 Sep 2026 (9d, $0.56 mid)
= $550 credit for the 9d cycle → $1,833/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $230)
92%
Breach risk
8%
POP (stays ≤ $230.56)
92%
EV / mo
+$1,055
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+6pp
83% whole by 9mo vs 77% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~0.4/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$1,475/mo
median; plan ~$1,003/mo after 68% keep · $2,213 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~0.9 mo [0.4-2.5], measured ONLY among the 83% 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)
-$3,154
Free roll-up
none
Safest escape (by 9 Oct 2026)
$236 @ 75% POP
66% 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 9); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $5.24/sh now → $3.70 mid-life (likely $3.12–$5.19)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.55/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$3.15/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 369 simulated challenges: the $230 strike is typically first touched on day 6 of 9, at $232 (overshoots $2.33). 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)~$23028 Sep 20268d left+$0.29/sh+$286
cycle +$836
[+$195…+$881] · 93% credit
66%
surv 51%
+$1,347 SAFE
cap gain +$12,847
Max even-money escape in the band~$2369 Oct 202618d left+$0.31/sh+$306
cycle +$856
[-$231…+$900] · 64% credit
75%
surv 66%
+$5,839 SAFE
cap gain +$17,339
SS $265 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 -0.4 vol pt per +1% move (equity skew: vol eases as spot rises; buyback shift floored at 0). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$1,833/mo
vs 50% target ($5,571/mo)-67%
vs normal income ($11,143/mo)16% covered
Net income (after hedge)$1,833/mo
Downside budget
✓ $230 is at/above CC-SS $229.66: assignment is break-even or better.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$0
… as % of IC ($49,800)0.0%
… as % of ML ($74,800)0.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.0 mo
Surgical close (10 ct)$-11,505
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.14/sh (~25% of the $0.55 collected) or spot ≥ $230.56 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $230)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $230.82 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $227.70Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$228-230.56
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $230.56
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 0.75 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$230.00 (1.4σ)$550$1,061+$12,561+$520
+2.5%$235.75 (2.0σ)$-5,200$-353+$11,147-$5,230
+5%$241.50 (2.5σ)$-10,950$-1,768+$9,732-$10,980
SS (= V-bounce)$264.80 (4.6σ)$-34,250$-7,500+$4,000-$34,280
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $229.66, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-11,500
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$11,756
− CC assignment net of premium (10 × $230): -$0
Total Position P&L @ SS: $256 (+$11,756 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $286 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-30, the opportunity cost of earning $1,833/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $231.45 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$900, position total $705 (+$12,205 vs today)
33% normal ← lean10 × $22525 Sep9d5.1%84%hist 86%33%hist 30%+10pp$1,160$3,867-$2,427$3,501
Sell 10 × $225 5.1% OTM over spot $214.07 25 Sep 2026 (9d, $1.17 mid)
= $1,160 credit for the 9d cycle → $3,867/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $225)
84%
Breach risk
16%
POP (stays ≤ $226.17)
86%
EV / mo
+$1,741
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+10pp
84% whole by 9mo vs 74% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~0.7/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$3,385/mo
median; plan ~$2,302/mo after 68% keep · $3,474 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~0.8 mo [0.3-2.0], measured ONLY among the 84% 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)
25%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$2,463
Free roll-up
none
Safest escape (by 9 Oct 2026)
$236 @ 81% POP
77% 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 9); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $5.12/sh now → $3.62 mid-life (likely $3.64–$5.53)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.16/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.46/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 740 simulated challenges: the $225 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 9, at $227 (overshoots $2.25). 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
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$2269 Oct 202618d left+$2.65/sh+$2,645
cycle +$3,805
[+$2,184…+$3,025] · 100% credit
69%
surv 54%
+$1,248 SAFE
cap gain +$12,748
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$22528 Sep 20268d left+$0.41/sh+$407
cycle +$1,567
[+$175…+$684] · 96% credit
67%
surv 51%
-$1,692 NOT
cap gain +$9,808
Max even-money escape in the band~$2319 Oct 202618d left+$0.44/sh+$442
cycle +$1,602
[-$321…+$619] · 55% credit
75%
surv 66%
+$2,815 SAFE
cap gain +$14,315
SS $265 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$2369 Oct 202618d left-$1.10/sh-$1,104
cycle +$56
[-$2,181…-$1,037] · 7% credit
81%
surv 77%
+$5,038 SAFE
cap gain +$16,538
budget: banked $1,160 debit $1,104 (95% used ≈ 1.2 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$56 cash · rolled 10 ct earn ≈ $4,198/mo while parked; 0 ct free to re-sell
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted -0.4 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$3,867/mo
vs 50% target ($5,571/mo)-31%
vs normal income ($11,143/mo)35% covered
Net income (after hedge)$3,867/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $225 is $5 below CC-SS $229.66: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$3,501
… as % of IC ($49,800)7.0%
… as % of ML ($74,800)4.7%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.3 mo
Surgical close (10 ct)$-11,510
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.29/sh (~25% of the $1.16 collected) or spot ≥ $226.17 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $225)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $230.82 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $222.75Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$223-226.17
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $226.17
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 0.75 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$225.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,160$-2,099+$9,401+$1,130
+2.5%$230.62 (1.5σ)$-4,465$-3,483+$8,017-$4,495
+5%$236.25 (2.0σ)$-10,090$-4,866+$6,634-$10,120
SS (= V-bounce)$264.80 (4.6σ)$-38,640$-11,890-$390-$38,670
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $229.66, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-11,500
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$11,756
− CC assignment net of premium (10 × $225): -$3,501
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-3,245 (+$8,255 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $286 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-3,531, the opportunity cost of earning $3,867/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $231.45 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$5,290, position total $-3,685 (+$7,815 vs today)
🎯 50% normal8 × $22025 Sep9d2.8%71%hist 84%59%hist 44%+12pp$1,888$6,293$5,841
Sell 8 × $220 2.8% OTM over spot $214.07 25 Sep 2026 (9d, $2.38 mid)
= $1,888 credit for the 9d cycle → $6,293/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $220)
71%
Breach risk
29%
POP (stays ≤ $222.38)
78%
EV / mo
+$2,079
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+12pp
90% whole by 9mo vs 78% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~1.4/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$4,613/mo
median; plan ~$3,137/mo after 68% keep · $3,819 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~0.8 mo [0.3-1.7], measured ONLY among the 90% 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)
48%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$946
Free roll-up
+$2/wk
Safest escape (by 9 Oct 2026)
$236 @ 87% POP
85% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 8 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: $5.01/sh now → $3.54 mid-life (likely $4.15–$5.86)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $2.36/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.18/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,434 simulated challenges: the $220 strike is typically first touched on day 4 of 9, at $222 (overshoots $2.20). 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 (8 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%)~$2219 Oct 202618d left+$2.77/sh+$2,220
cycle +$4,108
[+$1,732…+$2,243] · 100% credit
69%
surv 54%
-$2,214 NOT
cap gain +$9,286
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$22028 Sep 20268d left+$0.52/sh+$418
cycle +$2,306
[+$149…+$445] · 97% credit
67%
surv 51%
-$4,717 NOT
cap gain +$6,783
Max even-money escape in the band~$2269 Oct 202618d left+$0.57/sh+$456
cycle +$2,344
[-$296…+$306] · 48% credit
75%
surv 66%
-$207 NOT
cap gain +$11,293
SS $265 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$22128 Sep 20268d left+$0.04/sh+$35
cycle +$1,923
[-$300…-$15] · 24% credit
68%
surv 55%
-$4,398 NOT
cap gain +$7,102
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$2369 Oct 202618d left-$2.02/sh-$1,612
cycle +$276
[-$2,888…-$1,952]
87%
surv 85%
+$5,264 SAFE
cap gain +$16,764
budget: banked $1,888 debit $1,612 (85% used ≈ 1.1 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$276 cash · rolled 8 ct earn ≈ $2,036/mo while parked; 2 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 -0.4 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$6,293/mo
vs 50% target ($5,571/mo)+13%
vs normal income ($11,143/mo)56% covered
Net income (after hedge)$6,308/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $220 is $10 below CC-SS $229.66: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$5,841
… as % of IC ($49,800)11.7%
… as % of ML ($74,800)7.8%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.5 mo
Surgical close (8 ct)$-9,212
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.59/sh (~25% of the $2.36 collected) or spot ≥ $222.38 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $220)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $230.82 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $217.80Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$218-222.38
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $222.38
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 0.75 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$220.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,888$-5,135+$6,365+$1,864
+2.5%$225.50 (1.0σ)$-2,512$-5,388+$6,112-$2,536
+5%$231.00 (1.5σ)$-6,912$-5,641+$5,859-$6,936
SS (= V-bounce)$264.80 (4.6σ)$-33,952$-7,196+$4,304-$33,976
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $229.66, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-11,500
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$11,756
− CC assignment net of premium (8 × $220): -$5,841
+ Conservative CC premium (2 × $265): +$6
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-5,579 (+$5,921 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $286 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-5,865, the opportunity cost of earning $6,293/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $231.45 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$7,272, position total $-5,661 (+$5,839 vs today)
100% normal8 × $21525 Sep9d0.4%54%hist 70%93%hist 90%+12pp$3,480$11,600+$5,307$8,249
Sell 8 × $215 0.4% OTM over spot $214.07 25 Sep 2026 (9d, $4.38 mid)
= $3,480 credit for the 9d cycle → $11,600/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $215)
54%
Breach risk
46%
POP (stays ≤ $219.38)
69%
EV / mo
+$2,525
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+12pp
93% whole by 9mo vs 81% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~2.8/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$7,867/mo
median; plan ~$5,350/mo after 68% keep · $3,615 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~0.5 mo [0.3-1.5], measured ONLY among the 93% 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)
75%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
+$710
Free roll-up
+$2/wk
Safest escape (by 9 Oct 2026)
$236 @ 91% POP
90% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 8 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: $4.90/sh now → $3.46 mid-life (likely $4.78–$6.65)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $4.35/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets +$0.89/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 2,256 simulated challenges: the $215 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 9, at $218 (overshoots $2.56). 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 (8 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%)~$2169 Oct 202618d left+$2.90/sh+$2,316
cycle +$5,796
[+$1,688…+$1,969] · 100% credit
69%
surv 54%
-$4,295 NOT
cap gain +$7,205
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$21528 Sep 20268d left+$0.63/sh+$505
cycle +$3,985
[+$172…+$317] · 98% credit
67%
surv 51%
-$6,808 NOT
cap gain +$4,692
Max even-money escape in the band~$2219 Oct 202618d left+$0.69/sh+$552
cycle +$4,032
[-$455…+$74] · 35% credit
75%
surv 66%
-$2,290 NOT
cap gain +$9,210
SS $265 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$21628 Sep 20268d left+$0.15/sh+$123
cycle +$3,603
[-$314…-$109] · 13% credit
68%
surv 55%
-$6,489 NOT
cap gain +$5,011
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$2369 Oct 202618d left-$2.56/sh-$2,051
cycle +$1,429
[-$4,008…-$2,845]
91%
surv 90%
+$6,418 SAFE
cap gain +$17,918
budget: banked $3,480 debit $2,051 (59% used ≈ 0.8 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$1,429 cash · rolled 8 ct earn ≈ $1,198/mo while parked; 2 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 -0.4 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$11,600/mo
vs 50% target ($5,571/mo)+108%
vs normal income ($11,143/mo)104% covered
Net income (after hedge)$11,615/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $215 is $15 below CC-SS $229.66: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$8,249
… as % of IC ($49,800)16.6%
… as % of ML ($74,800)11.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.7 mo
Surgical close (8 ct)$-9,220
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $1.09/sh (~25% of the $4.35 collected) or spot ≥ $219.38 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $215)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $230.82 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $212.85Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$213-219.38
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $219.38
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 0.75 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$215.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$3,480$-7,313+$4,187+$3,456
+2.5%$220.37 (≤1σ, normal week)$-820$-7,560+$3,940-$844
+5%$225.75 (1.1σ)$-5,120$-7,807+$3,693-$5,144
SS (= V-bounce)$264.80 (4.6σ)$-36,360$-9,604+$1,896-$36,384
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $229.66, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-11,500
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$11,756
− CC assignment net of premium (8 × $215): -$8,249
+ Conservative CC premium (2 × $265): +$6
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-7,987 (+$3,513 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $286 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-8,273, the opportunity cost of earning $11,600/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $231.45 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$9,680, position total $-8,069 (+$3,431 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 NVDA are the tiebreakers.
⚔ FIGHT CC options · full candidate scan (39 clear the floor), click to expand

Every eligible strike x expiry in the 2-45 DTE band (8 expiries scanned, 39 clear the income floor), each sized to the minimum contracts that clear it. Sorted by survival (safest first): the primary 🎯 is the safest; rows below trade safety for income.

Fortress delta: 0.754 (IBKR)  |  Recovery@SS: +$11,756 (un-capped fortress gain if stock rallies to SS)  |  Do-nothing @ SS: $286

StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$222.502d18 Sep 2026$0.4110/10$6,150$6,15090%91%+$3,721-$6,75113.6%$-6,495 (vs do-nothing $-6,781)
$2202d18 Sep 2026$0.765/10$5,700$5,73883%86%+$2,880-$4,4518.9%$-4,180 (vs do-nothing $-4,466)
$2205d21 Sep 2026$1.178/10$5,616$5,63178%82%+$2,246-$6,79313.6%$-6,531 (vs do-nothing $-6,817)
$2207d23 Sep 2026$1.778/10$6,069$6,08473%79%+$2,025-$6,31312.7%$-6,051 (vs do-nothing $-6,337)
$217.502d18 Sep 2026$1.393/10$6,255$6,30871%78%+$2,455-$3,2316.5%$-2,955 (vs do-nothing $-3,240)
$2209d25 Sep 2026$2.368/10$6,293$6,30871%78%+$2,079-$5,84111.7%$-5,579 (vs do-nothing $-5,865)
$22012d28 Sep 2026$2.669/10$5,985$5,99270%77%+$1,820-$6,30112.7%$-6,042 (vs do-nothing $-6,328)
$22014d30 Sep 2026$3.009/10$5,786$5,79368%76%+$1,481-$5,99512.0%$-5,736 (vs do-nothing $-6,022)
$217.505d21 Sep 2026$1.905/10$5,700$5,73767%75%+$1,743-$5,13110.3%$-4,860 (vs do-nothing $-5,146)
$22016d2 Oct 2026$3.758/10$5,625$5,64067%75%+$1,606-$4,7299.5%$-4,467 (vs do-nothing $-4,753)
$217.507d23 Sep 2026$2.596/10$6,660$6,69065%74%+$1,835-$5,74311.5%$-5,475 (vs do-nothing $-5,761)
$22023d9 Oct 2026$4.909/10$5,752$5,76064%74%+$1,533-$4,2858.6%$-4,026 (vs do-nothing $-4,312)
$217.509d25 Sep 2026$3.206/10$6,400$6,43063%73%+$1,688-$5,37710.8%$-5,109 (vs do-nothing $-5,395)
Show 26 more candidates (lower strikes: more income, lower survival)
StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$217.5012d28 Sep 2026$3.557/10$6,212$6,23562%72%+$1,452-$6,02812.1%$-5,763 (vs do-nothing $-6,049)
$217.5014d30 Sep 2026$4.057/10$6,075$6,09761%72%+$1,437-$5,67811.4%$-5,413 (vs do-nothing $-5,699)
$217.5016d2 Oct 2026$4.707/10$6,169$6,19160%72%+$1,493-$5,22310.5%$-4,958 (vs do-nothing $-5,244)
$2152d18 Sep 2026$2.382/10$7,140$7,20056%70%+$1,961-$2,4564.9%$-2,176 (vs do-nothing $-2,462)
$2155d21 Sep 2026$2.944/10$7,056$7,10155%69%+$1,626-$4,6889.4%$-4,415 (vs do-nothing $-4,700)
$2157d23 Sep 2026$3.654/10$6,257$6,30255%69%+$1,296-$4,4048.8%$-4,131 (vs do-nothing $-4,416)
$2159d25 Sep 2026$4.354/10$5,800$5,84554%69%+$1,262-$4,1248.3%$-3,851 (vs do-nothing $-4,136)
$21512d28 Sep 2026$4.705/10$5,875$5,91254%69%+$1,213-$4,98110.0%$-4,710 (vs do-nothing $-4,996)
$21514d30 Sep 2026$5.205/10$5,571$5,60954%69%+$1,101-$4,7319.5%$-4,460 (vs do-nothing $-4,746)
$21516d2 Oct 2026$5.856/10$6,581$6,61154%69%+$1,363-$5,28710.6%$-5,019 (vs do-nothing $-5,305)
$21523d9 Oct 2026$7.156/10$5,596$5,62654%69%+$1,226-$4,5079.0%$-4,239 (vs do-nothing $-4,525)
$212.5016d2 Oct 2026$7.205/10$6,750$6,78847%66%+$1,193-$4,98110.0%$-4,710 (vs do-nothing $-4,996)
$212.5014d30 Sep 2026$6.554/10$5,614$5,65947%66%+$918-$4,2448.5%$-3,971 (vs do-nothing $-4,256)
$212.5012d28 Sep 2026$6.004/10$6,000$6,04546%65%+$975-$4,4649.0%$-4,191 (vs do-nothing $-4,476)
$212.509d25 Sep 2026$5.653/10$5,650$5,70246%65%+$932-$3,4536.9%$-3,177 (vs do-nothing $-3,462)
$212.507d23 Sep 2026$5.203/10$6,686$6,73845%65%+$1,287-$3,5887.2%$-3,312 (vs do-nothing $-3,597)
$212.505d21 Sep 2026$4.253/10$7,650$7,70243%64%+$1,228-$3,8737.8%$-3,597 (vs do-nothing $-3,882)
$21023d9 Oct 2026$9.905/10$6,457$6,49442%64%+$1,095-$4,8819.8%$-4,610 (vs do-nothing $-4,896)
$212.502d18 Sep 2026$3.751/10$5,625$5,69241%64%+$1,059-$1,3412.7%$-1,058 (vs do-nothing $-1,344)
$21016d2 Oct 2026$8.704/10$6,525$6,57041%63%+$961-$4,3848.8%$-4,111 (vs do-nothing $-4,396)
$21014d30 Sep 2026$8.004/10$6,857$6,90240%63%+$850-$4,6649.4%$-4,391 (vs do-nothing $-4,676)
$21012d28 Sep 2026$7.553/10$5,662$5,71538%62%+$738-$3,6337.3%$-3,357 (vs do-nothing $-3,642)
$2109d25 Sep 2026$7.253/10$7,250$7,30337%62%+$959-$3,7237.5%$-3,447 (vs do-nothing $-3,732)
$2107d23 Sep 2026$6.802/10$5,829$5,88935%62%+$859-$2,5725.2%$-2,292 (vs do-nothing $-2,578)
$2105d21 Sep 2026$6.202/10$7,440$7,50032%61%+$1,133-$2,6925.4%$-2,412 (vs do-nothing $-2,698)
$2102d18 Sep 2026$5.451/10$8,175$8,24227%59%+$961-$1,4212.9%$-1,138 (vs do-nothing $-1,424)

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 10 contracts at the conservative CC.

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