FORTRESS FIGHT: QCOM @ $185.09

BE SS: $224.00  |  CC-SS: $224.01  |  5 contracts (500 sh) |  ⌂ PORTFOLIO

GENERATED2026-07-13 19:31

QCOM @ $185.09   UNDERWATER $38.91 (17.4% below BE SS)

⚠ EARNINGS · SHORT EXPIRY ONLY
QCOM reports 2026-07-30 (Thu), in 17 days. The recommended CC (4d) closes BEFORE earnings , that one is safe , but the richer/longer options below expire after it and would sell through the gap. Keep the tenor inside 2026-07-30.

5 contracts (500 sh)  |  BE SS: $224.00  |  CC-SS: $224.01 (banked floor $222.38)  |  IV: HIGH  |  Accounts: RetireInc:7291

LC: $190 exp 2028-01-21 (entry $88.967/sh)
SP: $210 exp 2028-01-21 (entry $55.902/sh)
HP: $90 exp 2026-09-18 (entry $0.897/sh)

Economics

Max Loss$77,000(ND $34.00 + SW $120) x 500
Normal income ref$14,536/mo95% ann ROI on ML
Hedge rolling cost$434/mo
Unrealized P&L$-20,000fortress legs from IBKR
INCOME GOALPOSTS & VELOCITY
50% INCOME FLOOR
$7,268/mo
HEDGE COVER
$434/mo
NORMAL INCOME
$14,536/mo (ATM CC, chain)
IC VELOCITY
1.2 mo to earn back $17,000
ML VELOCITY
5.3 mo to earn back $77,000
Deep drawdown confirmed: a CC at CC-SS $224.01 (probe: $225C 11d) brings only $1,364/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
$846
Hole (after banked)
$19,154
was $20,000 · 4% earned back
Cycles closed
1
Credit in flight
$1,525
CC-SS · banked floor (info)
$224.01 → $222.38
Open legAcctCredit/shIn flightOpened
5x $207.5C 17 Jul 2026U18827291$3.05$1,5252026-07-06
TECHNICALS (cc_timing weekly gate + daily trigger)
WEEKLYNEUTRAL · %B 56 (live) · RSI 52 · MACD bullish, hist falling
DAILYFALLING (provisional) · RSI 43 · %B 29 · hist rising (nightly)
LEVELSUpper BB (CC ceiling) $257.27 (+39%) · daily UBB $227.77 · 1-wk expected move ±$16 (chain IV)
SETUPNo tilt: engine default. (advisory; floors and picks are chain-only)
⚠ Next earnings 2026-07-30: candidates whose expiry crosses it are flagged in the spectrum; EV is unreliable across earnings.
INTERPRETATION
Primary: 5 contracts at $200 / 4d. This is the safest strike (survival 90%, breach 10%) that still earns 50% of normal income ($7,268/mo); it brings $8,475/mo. The engine maximizes the odds the pullback never reaches your strike, rather than chasing the fattest near-ATM premium.
More income, less safety: the ladder tops out at 5 × $192.50/4d for $16,688/mo, but breach risk rises to 26% (+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 5 × $230/4d (99+% survival, $488/mo).
Downside anchor: the primary mortgages $10,875 (64% of IC) ONLY on a full V-bounce all the way to SS $224, recoverable in 0.7 months of normal income. That is the rare tail; the frequent case is the strike holding. Surgical close on the 5 contracts realizes $-20,060 and cuts bleed by $434/mo.

📅 Two weekly tracks, this Friday & next Friday

Each Friday gets its own recommended pick and full income ladder (safest strike per income rung, sized across your 5 contracts). The master ranks the two by E[net]/mo to pick one grand pick; both are shown here so you can choose the tenor that fits your roll cadence.

🏆 Grand pick: THIS FRIDAY · 17 Jul 2026 (4d) · sell 5 × $200, 90% survival, $8,475/mo (E[net] $4,991/mo).
The two weekly tracks below are ranked by E[net]/mo = income − P(touch) × escape cost. Each has its own full ladder.
TrackExpirySellSurvivalIncome/moE[net]/mo
THIS FRIDAY 🏆17 Jul 2026 · 4d5 × $20090%$8,475$4,991
NEXT FRIDAY24 Jul 2026 · 11d5 × $197.5075%$7,432$2,083

📅 THIS FRIDAY · 17 Jul 2026 · 4d · E[net] $4,991/mo 🏆 GRAND PICK

🎯 Engine pick: sell 5 × $200 (primary), 90% survival, breach 10%, $8,475/mo.
The pick is already past the ~80% (≈1σ) comfort line, so take the income. Stepping out to the $202.50 rung (🛡 safe yield) lifts survival to 93% (breach 10% → 7%) for $2,288/mo less (27% income) buys safety you do not really need here.
QCOM  spot $185.09 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsPer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
cover hedge5 × $23017 Jul4d24.3%99+%0%$65$488-$7,988$0
Sell 5 × $230 24.3% OTM over spot $185.09 17 Jul 2026 (4d, $0.15 mid)
= $65 credit for the 4d cycle → $488/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $230)
99+%
Breach risk
0%
POP (stays ≤ $230.15)
99+%
EV / mo
+$485
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.1 mo [0.6-3.3] median  ·  66% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 70% without)  ·  ~0.0 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $-1,304
🛡 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)
0%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$3,853
Free roll-up
+$5/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$247 @ 80% POP
73% 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 2 of 4); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $11.08/sh now → $7.84 mid-life → ≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.13/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$7.71/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (5 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$23024 Jul 20269d left+$2.32/sh+$1,159
cycle +$1,224
72%
surv 52%
+$5,004 SAFE
cap gain +$25,004
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$23524 Jul 20269d left+$0.12/sh+$62
cycle +$127
76%
surv 62%
+$6,507 SAFE
cap gain +$26,507
Max even-money escape in the band~$24731 Jul 202616d left+$0.13/sh+$67
cycle +$132
80%
surv 73%
+$13,131 SAFE
cap gain +$33,131
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$488/mo
vs 50% target ($7,268/mo)-93%
vs normal income ($14,536/mo)3% covered
Net income (after hedge)$53/mo
Downside budget
✓ $230 is at/above CC-SS $224.01: assignment is break-even or better.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$0
… as % of IC ($17,000)0.0%
… as % of ML ($77,000)0.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.0 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-20,010
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.03/sh (~25% of the $0.13 collected) or spot ≥ $230.15 (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 $227.77 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $227.70Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$228-230.15
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
≥ $230.15
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 1.06 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$230.00 (3.8σ)$65$3,845+$23,845+$2,065
+2.5%$235.75 (4.2σ)$-2,810$4,014+$24,014+$2,065
+5%$241.50 (4.7σ)$-5,685$4,184+$24,184+$2,065
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $224.01, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-20,000
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$20,608
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $230): -$0
Total Position P&L @ SS: $608 (+$20,608 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $1,108 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-500, the opportunity cost of earning $488/mo FIGHT income now)
33% normal5 × $20517 Jul4d10.8%95%10%$695$5,212-$3,262$8,810
Sell 5 × $205 10.8% OTM over spot $185.09 17 Jul 2026 (4d, $1.52 mid)
= $695 credit for the 4d cycle → $5,212/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $205)
95%
Breach risk
5%
POP (stays ≤ $206.52)
96%
EV / mo
+$4,758
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.4 mo [0.7-3.2] median, 0.1 mo faster than no FIGHT (1.5 mo)  ·  70% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 69% without)  ·  ~2.0 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $4,263
🛡 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)
7%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$2,797
Free roll-up
+$5/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$227 @ 83% POP
78% 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 2 of 4); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $9.88/sh now → $6.98 mid-life (likely $6.21–$11.03)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.39/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$5.59/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 200 simulated challenges: the $205 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 4, at $208 (overshoots $3.44). The [P25–P75] under each Total is that door's credit across those paths; % credit is the share of those challenges where the roll is a net credit.
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (5 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$20524 Jul 20269d left+$3.01/sh+$1,503
cycle +$2,198
[+$891…+$2,086] · 92% credit
72%
surv 52%
-$7,260 NOT
cap gain +$12,740
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$22031 Jul 202616d left+$1.50/sh+$752
cycle +$1,447
[-$442…+$1,167] · 64% credit
79%
surv 71%
-$116 NOT
cap gain +$19,884
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$21024 Jul 20269d left+$0.82/sh+$409
cycle +$1,104
[-$390…+$881] · 60% credit
76%
surv 62%
-$5,754 NOT
cap gain +$14,246
Max even-money escape in the band~$22231 Jul 202616d left+$0.56/sh+$278
cycle +$973
[-$1,010…+$664] · 49% credit
81%
surv 74%
+$734 SAFE
cap gain +$20,734
SS $224 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$22731 Jul 202616d left-$1.37/sh-$683
cycle +$12
[-$2,174…-$340] · 14% credit
83%
surv 78%
+$2,421 SAFE
cap gain +$22,421
budget: banked $695 debit $683 (98% used ≈ 0.6 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$12 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $5,268/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$5,212/mo
vs 50% target ($7,268/mo)-28%
vs normal income ($14,536/mo)36% covered
Net income (after hedge)$4,778/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $205 is $19 below CC-SS $224.01: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$8,810
… as % of IC ($17,000)51.8%
… as % of ML ($77,000)11.4%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.6 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-20,065
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.35/sh (~25% of the $1.39 collected) or spot ≥ $206.52 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $205)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $227.77 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $202.95Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$203-206.52
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
≥ $206.52
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 1.06 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$205.00 (1.7σ)$695$-8,763+$11,237+$195
+2.5%$210.12 (2.1σ)$-1,867$-8,611+$11,389-$2,367
+5%$215.25 (2.5σ)$-4,430$-8,460+$11,540-$4,930
SS (= V-bounce)$224.00 (3.2σ)$-8,805$-8,202+$11,798-$9,305
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $224.01, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-20,000
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$20,608
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $205): -$8,810
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-8,202 (+$11,798 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $1,108 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-9,310, the opportunity cost of earning $5,212/mo FIGHT income now)
🛡 safe yield5 × $202.5017 Jul4d9.4%93%15%$825$6,188-$2,288$9,930
Sell 5 × $202.50 9.4% OTM over spot $185.09 17 Jul 2026 (4d, $1.84 mid)
= $825 credit for the 4d cycle → $6,188/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $202.50)
93%
Breach risk
7%
POP (stays ≤ $204.34)
94%
EV / mo
+$5,418
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.3 mo [0.8-2.6] median, 0.2 mo faster than no FIGHT (1.5 mo)  ·  76% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 72% without)  ·  ~2.6 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $4,610
🛡 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)
-$2,625
Free roll-up
+$5/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$225 @ 83% POP
79% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 5 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 2 of 4); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $9.76/sh now → $6.90 mid-life (likely $6.40–$10.69)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.65/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$5.25/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 298 simulated challenges: the $202 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 4, at $206 (overshoots $3.40). The [P25–P75] under each Total is that door's credit across those paths; % credit is the share of those challenges where the roll is a net credit.
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (5 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$20224 Jul 20269d left+$3.06/sh+$1,531
cycle +$2,356
[+$974…+$2,014] · 94% credit
72%
surv 52%
-$8,426 NOT
cap gain +$11,574
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$21731 Jul 202616d left+$1.53/sh+$764
cycle +$1,589
[-$324…+$1,089] · 65% credit
79%
surv 71%
-$1,297 NOT
cap gain +$18,703
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$20724 Jul 20269d left+$0.87/sh+$437
cycle +$1,262
[-$302…+$815] · 62% credit
76%
surv 62%
-$6,920 NOT
cap gain +$13,080
Max even-money escape in the band~$22031 Jul 202616d left+$0.58/sh+$292
cycle +$1,117
[-$885…+$597] · 46% credit
81%
surv 74%
-$446 NOT
cap gain +$19,554
SS $224 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$22531 Jul 202616d left-$1.33/sh-$664
cycle +$161
[-$2,033…-$401] · 14% credit
83%
surv 79%
+$1,245 SAFE
cap gain +$21,245
budget: banked $825 debit $664 (81% used ≈ 0.5 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$161 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $5,222/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$6,188/mo
vs 50% target ($7,268/mo)-15%
vs normal income ($14,536/mo)43% covered
Net income (after hedge)$5,753/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $202.50 is $22 below CC-SS $224.01: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$9,930
… as % of IC ($17,000)58.4%
… as % of ML ($77,000)12.9%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.7 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-20,097
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.41/sh (~25% of the $1.65 collected) or spot ≥ $204.34 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $202)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $227.77 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $200.47Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$200-204.34
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
≥ $204.34
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 1.06 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$202.50 (1.5σ)$825$-9,956+$10,044+$325
+2.5%$207.56 (1.9σ)$-1,706$-9,807+$10,193-$2,206
+5%$212.62 (2.3σ)$-4,238$-9,658+$10,342-$4,738
SS (= V-bounce)$224.00 (3.2σ)$-9,925$-9,322+$10,678-$10,425
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $224.01, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-20,000
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$20,608
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $202.50): -$9,930
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-9,322 (+$10,678 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $1,108 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-10,430, the opportunity cost of earning $6,188/mo FIGHT income now)
🎯 50% normal5 × $20017 Jul4d8.1%90%14%$1,130$8,475$10,875
Sell 5 × $200 8.1% OTM over spot $185.09 17 Jul 2026 (4d, $2.38 mid)
= $1,130 credit for the 4d cycle → $8,475/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $200)
90%
Breach risk
10%
POP (stays ≤ $202.38)
93%
EV / mo
+$7,194
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.5 mo [0.7-3.2] median, 0.1 mo faster than no FIGHT (1.6 mo)  ·  80% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 70% without)  ·  ~3.9 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $7,064
🛡 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)
14%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$2,277
Free roll-up
+$5/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$225 @ 85% POP
81% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 5 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 2 of 4); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $9.64/sh now → $6.81 mid-life (likely $6.06–$11.07)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $2.26/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$4.55/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 409 simulated challenges: the $200 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 4, at $204 (overshoots $3.52). The [P25–P75] under each Total is that door's credit across those paths; % credit is the share of those challenges where the roll is a net credit.
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (5 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$20024 Jul 20269d left+$3.11/sh+$1,557
cycle +$2,687
[+$850…+$2,128] · 89% credit
72%
surv 52%
-$9,418 NOT
cap gain +$10,582
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$21531 Jul 202616d left+$1.55/sh+$775
cycle +$1,905
[-$511…+$1,174] · 63% credit
80%
surv 71%
-$2,305 NOT
cap gain +$17,695
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$20524 Jul 20269d left+$0.93/sh+$464
cycle +$1,594
[-$456…+$905] · 60% credit
76%
surv 62%
-$7,912 NOT
cap gain +$12,088
Max even-money escape in the band~$21731 Jul 202616d left+$0.61/sh+$305
cycle +$1,435
[-$1,055…+$689] · 47% credit
81%
surv 74%
-$1,452 NOT
cap gain +$18,548
SS $224 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$22531 Jul 202616d left-$1.65/sh-$825
cycle +$305
[-$2,423…-$496] · 8% credit
85%
surv 81%
+$1,389 SAFE
cap gain +$21,389
budget: banked $1,130 debit $825 (73% used ≈ 0.4 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$305 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $4,840/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$8,475/mo
vs 50% target ($7,268/mo)+17%
vs normal income ($14,536/mo)58% covered
Net income (after hedge)$8,041/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $200 is $24 below CC-SS $224.01: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$10,875
… as % of IC ($17,000)64.0%
… as % of ML ($77,000)14.1%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.7 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-20,060
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.56/sh (~25% of the $2.26 collected) or spot ≥ $202.38 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $200)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $227.77 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $198.00Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$198-202.38
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
≥ $202.38
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 1.06 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$200.00 (1.2σ)$1,130$-10,975+$9,025+$630
+2.5%$205.00 (1.7σ)$-1,370$-10,828+$9,172-$1,870
+5%$210.00 (2.1σ)$-3,870$-10,680+$9,320-$4,370
SS (= V-bounce)$224.00 (3.2σ)$-10,870$-10,267+$9,733-$11,370
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $224.01, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-20,000
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$20,608
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $200): -$10,875
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-10,267 (+$9,733 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $1,108 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-11,375, the opportunity cost of earning $8,475/mo FIGHT income now)
100% normal5 × $192.5017 Jul4d4.0%74%52%$2,225$16,688+$8,212$13,530
Sell 5 × $192.50 4.0% OTM over spot $185.09 17 Jul 2026 (4d, $4.75 mid)
= $2,225 credit for the 4d cycle → $16,688/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $192.50)
74%
Breach risk
26%
POP (stays ≤ $197.25)
85%
EV / mo
+$11,570
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.3 mo [0.7-2.7] median, 0.3 mo faster than no FIGHT (1.5 mo)  ·  88% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 69% without)  ·  ~8.3 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $11,218
🛡 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)
37%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,054
Free roll-up
+$5/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$230 @ 90% POP
89% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 5 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 2 of 4); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $9.27/sh now → $6.56 mid-life (likely $7.35–$12.28)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $4.45/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.11/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,113 simulated challenges: the $192 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 4, at $196 (overshoots $3.53). The [P25–P75] under each Total is that door's credit across those paths; % credit is the share of those challenges where the roll is a net credit.
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (5 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$19224 Jul 20269d left+$3.26/sh+$1,631
cycle +$3,856
[+$551…+$1,626] · 86% credit
72%
surv 52%
-$12,220 NOT
cap gain +$7,780
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$20531 Jul 202616d left+$2.40/sh+$1,201
cycle +$3,426
[-$464…+$1,060] · 65% credit
78%
surv 69%
-$6,080 NOT
cap gain +$13,920
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$19724 Jul 20269d left+$1.07/sh+$537
cycle +$2,762
[-$720…+$472] · 44% credit
76%
surv 62%
-$10,715 NOT
cap gain +$9,285
Max even-money escape in the band~$21031 Jul 202616d left+$0.67/sh+$335
cycle +$2,560
[-$1,504…+$126] · 30% credit
81%
surv 74%
-$4,297 NOT
cap gain +$15,703
SS $224 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$23031 Jul 202616d left-$4.11/sh-$2,055
cycle +$170
[-$4,499…-$2,402]
90%
surv 89%
+$3,902 SAFE
cap gain +$23,902
budget: banked $2,225 debit $2,055 (92% used ≈ 0.5 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$170 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $2,295/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$16,688/mo
vs 50% target ($7,268/mo)+130%
vs normal income ($14,536/mo)115% covered
Net income (after hedge)$16,253/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $192.50 is $32 below CC-SS $224.01: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$13,530
… as % of IC ($17,000)79.6%
… as % of ML ($77,000)17.6%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.9 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-20,150
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $1.11/sh (~25% of the $4.45 collected) or spot ≥ $197.25 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $192)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $227.77 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $190.57Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$191-197.25
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
≥ $197.25
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 1.06 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$192.50 (≤1σ, normal week)$2,225$-13,851+$6,149+$1,725
+2.5%$197.31 (1.0σ)$-181$-13,709+$6,291-$681
+5%$202.12 (1.4σ)$-2,588$-13,567+$6,433-$3,088
SS (= V-bounce)$224.00 (3.2σ)$-13,525$-12,922+$7,078-$14,025
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $224.01, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-20,000
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$20,608
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $192.50): -$13,530
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-12,922 (+$7,078 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $1,108 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-14,030, the opportunity cost of earning $16,688/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 QCOM are the tiebreakers.

📅 NEXT FRIDAY · 24 Jul 2026 · 11d · E[net] $2,083/mo

🎯 Engine pick: sell 5 × $197.50 (primary), 75% survival, breach 25%, $7,432/mo.
⚖️ Worth a safer step: the $202.50 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 81% (breach 25% → 19%) for $1,841/mo less (25% 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 $202.50 rung, unless you need the income to cover the hedge bleed, or you expect QCOM to stay flat-to-down near term.
QCOM  spot $185.09 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsPer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
cover hedge3 × $23024 Jul11d24.3%97%6%$186$507-$6,925$0
Sell 3 × $230 24.3% OTM over spot $185.09 24 Jul 2026 (11d, $0.81 mid)
= $186 credit for the 11d cycle → $507/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $230)
97%
Breach risk
3%
POP (stays ≤ $230.81)
97%
EV / mo
+$414
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.5 mo [0.7-3.4] median  ·  70% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 70% without)  ·  ~0.4 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $1,678
🛡 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)
-$2,948
Free roll-up
+$5/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$235 @ 74% 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 5 of 11); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $14.77/sh now → $10.45 mid-life (likely $6.50–$13.55)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.62/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$9.83/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 77 simulated challenges: the $230 strike is typically first touched on day 9 of 11, at $235 (overshoots $4.60). 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
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$23031 Jul 202612d left+$2.83/sh+$849
cycle +$1,035
[+$758…+$1,703] · 97% credit
71%
surv 52%
+$4,015 SAFE
cap gain +$24,015
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$23531 Jul 202612d left+$0.31/sh+$93
cycle +$279
[-$161…+$839] · 66% credit
74%
surv 60%
+$4,877 SAFE
cap gain +$24,877
Max even-money escape in the band~$23531 Jul 202612d left+$0.31/sh+$93
cycle +$279
[-$161…+$839] · 66% credit
74%
surv 60%
+$4,877 SAFE
cap gain +$24,877
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$507/mo
vs 50% target ($7,268/mo)-93%
vs normal income ($14,536/mo)3% covered
Net income (after hedge)$618/mo
Downside budget
✓ $230 is at/above CC-SS $224.01: assignment is break-even or better.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$0
… as % of IC ($17,000)0.0%
… as % of ML ($77,000)0.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.0 mo
Surgical close (3 ct)$-12,058
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.15/sh (~25% of the $0.62 collected) or spot ≥ $230.81 (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 $227.77 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $227.70Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$228-230.81
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
≥ $230.81
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 1.06 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$230.00 (2.3σ)$186$3,166+$23,166+$1,386
+2.5%$235.75 (2.6σ)$-1,539$3,335+$23,335+$1,386
+5%$241.50 (2.8σ)$-3,264$3,505+$23,505+$1,386
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $224.01, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-20,000
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$20,608
− CC assignment net of premium (3 × $230): -$0
+ Conservative CC premium (2 × $225): +$200
Total Position P&L @ SS: $808 (+$20,808 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $1,108 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-300, the opportunity cost of earning $507/mo FIGHT income now)
🛡 safe yield5 × $212.5024 Jul11d14.8%90%20%$1,050$2,864-$4,568$4,705
Sell 5 × $212.50 14.8% OTM over spot $185.09 24 Jul 2026 (11d, $2.28 mid)
= $1,050 credit for the 11d cycle → $2,864/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $212.50)
90%
Breach risk
10%
POP (stays ≤ $214.78)
92%
EV / mo
+$2,062
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.2 mo [0.5-2.4] median  ·  67% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 64% without)  ·  ~1.5 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $4,382
🛡 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)
-$3,775
Free roll-up
+$5/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$225 @ 79% POP
70% 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 5 of 11); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $13.65/sh now → $9.65 mid-life (likely $8.19–$13.61)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $2.10/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$7.55/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 387 simulated challenges: the $212 strike is typically first touched on day 7 of 11, at $216 (overshoots $3.94). The [P25–P75] under each Total is that door's credit across those paths; % credit is the share of those challenges where the roll is a net credit.
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (5 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$21231 Jul 202612d left+$3.34/sh+$1,669
cycle +$2,719
[+$1,210…+$2,271] · 99% credit
71%
surv 52%
-$2,767 NOT
cap gain +$17,233
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$21731 Jul 202612d left+$0.83/sh+$417
cycle +$1,467
[-$271…+$898] · 63% credit
74%
surv 60%
-$1,420 NOT
cap gain +$18,580
Max even-money escape in the band~$21731 Jul 202612d left+$0.83/sh+$417
cycle +$1,467
[-$271…+$898] · 63% credit
74%
surv 60%
-$1,420 NOT
cap gain +$18,580
SS $224 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$22531 Jul 202612d left-$1.93/sh-$965
cycle +$85
[-$1,944…-$627] · 11% credit
79%
surv 70%
+$1,170 SAFE
cap gain +$21,170
budget: banked $1,050 debit $965 (92% used ≈ 1.5 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$85 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $9,652/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$2,864/mo
vs 50% target ($7,268/mo)-61%
vs normal income ($14,536/mo)20% covered
Net income (after hedge)$2,429/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $212.50 is $12 below CC-SS $224.01: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$4,705
… as % of IC ($17,000)27.7%
… as % of ML ($77,000)6.1%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.3 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-20,090
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.53/sh (~25% of the $2.10 collected) or spot ≥ $214.78 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $212)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $227.77 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $210.38Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$210-214.78
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
≥ $214.78
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 1.06 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$212.50 (1.4σ)$1,050$-4,436+$15,564+$550
+2.5%$217.81 (1.6σ)$-1,606$-4,280+$15,720-$2,106
+5%$223.12 (1.9σ)$-4,262$-4,123+$15,877-$4,762
SS (= V-bounce)$224.00 (2.0σ)$-4,700$-4,097+$15,903-$5,200
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $224.01, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-20,000
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$20,608
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $212.50): -$4,705
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-4,097 (+$15,903 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $1,108 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-5,205, the opportunity cost of earning $2,864/mo FIGHT income now)
33% normal ← lean5 × $202.5024 Jul11d9.4%81%39%$2,050$5,591-$1,841$8,705
Sell 5 × $202.50 9.4% OTM over spot $185.09 24 Jul 2026 (11d, $4.35 mid)
= $2,050 credit for the 11d cycle → $5,591/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $202.50)
81%
Breach risk
19%
POP (stays ≤ $206.85)
86%
EV / mo
+$3,494
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.3 mo [0.7-2.9] median, 0.2 mo faster than no FIGHT (1.5 mo)  ·  75% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 68% without)  ·  ~3.2 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $7,413
🛡 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)
29%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$2,548
Free roll-up
+$5/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$222 @ 84% POP
79% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 5 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 5 of 11); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $13.00/sh now → $9.20 mid-life (likely $9.03–$13.98)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $4.10/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$5.10/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 876 simulated challenges: the $202 strike is typically first touched on day 6 of 11, at $206 (overshoots $3.68). The [P25–P75] under each Total is that door's credit across those paths; % credit is the share of those challenges where the roll is a net credit.
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (5 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$20231 Jul 202612d left+$3.58/sh+$1,788
cycle +$3,838
[+$1,134…+$1,999] · 99% credit
71%
surv 53%
-$6,944 NOT
cap gain +$13,056
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$20531 Jul 202612d left+$2.38/sh+$1,189
cycle +$3,239
[+$469…+$1,335] · 90% credit
72%
surv 56%
-$6,266 NOT
cap gain +$13,734
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$20731 Jul 202612d left+$1.08/sh+$539
cycle +$2,589
[-$287…+$619] · 59% credit
74%
surv 60%
-$5,593 NOT
cap gain +$14,407
Max even-money escape in the band~$20731 Jul 202612d left+$1.08/sh+$539
cycle +$2,589
[-$287…+$619] · 59% credit
74%
surv 60%
-$5,593 NOT
cap gain +$14,407
SS $224 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$22231 Jul 202612d left-$4.03/sh-$2,015
cycle +$35
[-$3,382…-$2,063]
84%
surv 79%
-$204 NOT
cap gain +$19,796
budget: banked $2,050 debit $2,015 (98% used ≈ 1.6 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$35 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $6,458/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$5,591/mo
vs 50% target ($7,268/mo)-23%
vs normal income ($14,536/mo)38% covered
Net income (after hedge)$5,157/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $202.50 is $22 below CC-SS $224.01: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$8,705
… as % of IC ($17,000)51.2%
… as % of ML ($77,000)11.3%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.6 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-20,125
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $1.02/sh (~25% of the $4.10 collected) or spot ≥ $206.85 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $202)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $227.77 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $200.47Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$200-206.85
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
≥ $206.85
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 1.06 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$202.50 (≤1σ, normal week)$2,050$-8,731+$11,269+$1,550
+2.5%$207.56 (1.1σ)$-481$-8,582+$11,418-$981
+5%$212.62 (1.4σ)$-3,013$-8,433+$11,567-$3,512
SS (= V-bounce)$224.00 (2.0σ)$-8,700$-8,097+$11,903-$9,200
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $224.01, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-20,000
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$20,608
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $202.50): -$8,705
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-8,097 (+$11,903 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $1,108 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-9,205, the opportunity cost of earning $5,591/mo FIGHT income now)
🎯 50% normal5 × $197.5024 Jul11d6.7%75%44%$2,725$7,432$10,530
Sell 5 × $197.50 6.7% OTM over spot $185.09 24 Jul 2026 (11d, $5.75 mid)
= $2,725 credit for the 11d cycle → $7,432/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $197.50)
75%
Breach risk
25%
POP (stays ≤ $203.25)
82%
EV / mo
+$4,110
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.3 mo [0.6-2.8] median, 0.4 mo faster than no FIGHT (1.7 mo)  ·  74% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 64% without)  ·  ~4.8 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $8,833
🛡 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)
44%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,760
Free roll-up
+$7/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$222 @ 87% POP
84% 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 5 of 11); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $12.68/sh now → $8.97 mid-life (likely $9.81–$14.28)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $5.45/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$3.52/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,312 simulated challenges: the $198 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 11, at $201 (overshoots $3.70). The [P25–P75] under each Total is that door's credit across those paths; % credit is the share of those challenges where the roll is a net credit.
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (5 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$19831 Jul 202612d left+$3.68/sh+$1,840
cycle +$4,565
[+$1,106…+$1,784] · 97% credit
71%
surv 53%
-$8,864 NOT
cap gain +$11,136
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$20031 Jul 202612d left+$2.48/sh+$1,241
cycle +$3,966
[+$444…+$1,140] · 90% credit
72%
surv 56%
-$8,187 NOT
cap gain +$11,813
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$20531 Jul 202612d left+$0.08/sh+$42
cycle +$2,767
[-$935…-$121] · 21% credit
75%
surv 64%
-$6,738 NOT
cap gain +$13,262
Max even-money escape in the band~$20531 Jul 202612d left+$0.08/sh+$42
cycle +$2,767
[-$935…-$121] · 21% credit
75%
surv 64%
-$6,738 NOT
cap gain +$13,262
SS $224 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$22231 Jul 202612d left-$5.23/sh-$2,614
cycle +$111
[-$4,272…-$2,940]
87%
surv 84%
-$128 NOT
cap gain +$19,872
budget: banked $2,725 debit $2,614 (96% used ≈ 1.5 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$111 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $4,677/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$7,432/mo
vs 50% target ($7,268/mo)+2%
vs normal income ($14,536/mo)51% covered
Net income (after hedge)$6,997/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $197.50 is $27 below CC-SS $224.01: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$10,530
… as % of IC ($17,000)61.9%
… as % of ML ($77,000)13.7%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.7 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-20,150
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $1.36/sh (~25% of the $5.45 collected) or spot ≥ $203.25 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $198)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $227.77 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $195.53Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$196-203.25
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
≥ $203.25
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 1.06 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$197.50 (≤1σ, normal week)$2,725$-10,704+$9,296+$2,225
+2.5%$202.44 (≤1σ, normal week)$256$-10,558+$9,442-$244
+5%$207.38 (1.1σ)$-2,212$-10,413+$9,587-$2,712
SS (= V-bounce)$224.00 (2.0σ)$-10,525$-9,922+$10,078-$11,025
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $224.01, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-20,000
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$20,608
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $197.50): -$10,530
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-9,922 (+$10,078 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $1,108 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-11,030, the opportunity cost of earning $7,432/mo FIGHT income now)
100% normal5 × $18524 Jul11d-0.0%52%99+%$5,375$14,659+$7,227$14,130
Sell 5 × $185 0.0% ITM over spot $185.09 24 Jul 2026 (11d, $11.35 mid)
= $5,375 credit for the 11d cycle → $14,659/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $185)
52%
Breach risk
48%
POP (stays ≤ $196.35)
73%
EV / mo
+$5,422
🛡 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)
+$1,174
Free roll-up
+$8/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$220 @ 92% POP
91% 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 5 of 11); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $11.88/sh now → $8.40 mid-life → ≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $10.75/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets +$2.35/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (5 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$18531 Jul 202612d left+$3.90/sh+$1,948
cycle +$7,323
71%
surv 53%
-$12,677 NOT
cap gain +$7,323
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$19231 Jul 202612d left+$0.28/sh+$139
cycle +$5,514
76%
surv 64%
-$10,563 NOT
cap gain +$9,437
Max even-money escape in the band~$19231 Jul 202612d left+$0.28/sh+$139
cycle +$5,514
76%
surv 64%
-$10,563 NOT
cap gain +$9,437
SS $224 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$22031 Jul 202612d left-$6.30/sh-$3,152
cycle +$2,223
92%
surv 91%
+$708 SAFE
cap gain +$20,708
budget: banked $5,375 debit $3,152 (59% used ≈ 0.9 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$2,223 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $2,622/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$14,659/mo
vs 50% target ($7,268/mo)+102%
vs normal income ($14,536/mo)101% covered
Net income (after hedge)$14,225/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $185 is $39 below CC-SS $224.01: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$14,130
… as % of IC ($17,000)83.1%
… as % of ML ($77,000)18.4%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.0 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-20,300
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $2.69/sh (~25% of the $10.75 collected) or spot ≥ $196.35 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $185)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $227.77 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $183.15Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$183-196.35
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
≥ $196.35
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 1.06 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$185.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$5,375$-14,625+$5,375+$4,875
+2.5%$189.62 (≤1σ, normal week)$3,063$-14,536+$5,464+$2,563
+5%$194.25 (≤1σ, normal week)$750$-14,400+$5,600+$250
SS (= V-bounce)$224.00 (2.0σ)$-14,125$-13,522+$6,478-$14,625
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $224.01, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-20,000
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$20,608
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $185): -$14,130
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-13,522 (+$6,478 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $1,108 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-14,630, the opportunity cost of earning $14,659/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 QCOM are the tiebreakers.
⚔ FIGHT CC options · full candidate scan (23 clear the floor), click to expand

Every eligible strike x expiry in the 4-45 DTE band (3 expiries scanned, 23 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: 1.059 (IBKR)  |  Recovery@SS: +$20,608 (un-capped fortress gain if stock rallies to SS)  |  Do-nothing @ SS: $1,108

StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$2004d17 Jul 2026$2.265/5$8,475$8,04190%93%+$7,194-$10,87564.0%$-10,267 (vs do-nothing $-11,375)
$197.504d17 Jul 2026$3.004/5$9,000$8,83886%91%+$7,329-$9,40455.3%$-8,696 (vs do-nothing $-9,804)
$1954d17 Jul 2026$3.553/5$7,988$8,09981%88%+$5,996-$7,63844.9%$-6,830 (vs do-nothing $-7,938)
$197.5011d24 Jul 2026$5.455/5$7,432$6,99775%82%+$4,110-$10,53061.9%$-9,922 (vs do-nothing $-11,030)
$192.504d17 Jul 2026$4.453/5$10,012$10,12474%85%+$6,942-$8,11847.8%$-7,310 (vs do-nothing $-8,418)
$20018d31 Jul 2026$8.805/5$7,333$6,89971%80%+$3,353-$7,60544.7%$-6,997 (vs do-nothing $-8,105)
$19511d24 Jul 2026$6.155/5$8,386$7,95271%80%+$4,244-$11,43067.2%$-10,822 (vs do-nothing $-11,930)
$197.5018d31 Jul 2026$9.605/5$8,000$7,56668%78%+$3,439-$8,45549.7%$-7,847 (vs do-nothing $-8,955)
$1904d17 Jul 2026$5.602/5$8,400$8,78467%82%+$5,348-$5,68233.4%$-4,774 (vs do-nothing $-5,882)
$192.5011d24 Jul 2026$7.504/5$8,182$8,02066%79%+$4,079-$9,60456.5%$-8,896 (vs do-nothing $-10,004)
$19518d31 Jul 2026$9.955/5$8,292$7,85766%77%+$3,081-$9,53056.1%$-8,922 (vs do-nothing $-10,030)
$192.5018d31 Jul 2026$11.204/5$7,467$7,30563%76%+$2,719-$8,12447.8%$-7,416 (vs do-nothing $-8,524)
$19011d24 Jul 2026$8.604/5$9,382$9,22062%77%+$4,344-$10,16459.8%$-9,456 (vs do-nothing $-10,564)
Show 10 more candidates (lower strikes: more income, lower survival)
StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$19018d31 Jul 2026$12.304/5$8,200$8,03860%74%+$2,810-$8,68451.1%$-7,976 (vs do-nothing $-9,084)
$187.504d17 Jul 2026$6.752/5$10,125$10,50959%79%+$5,731-$5,95235.0%$-5,044 (vs do-nothing $-6,152)
$187.5011d24 Jul 2026$9.803/5$8,018$8,12957%75%+$3,420-$8,01347.1%$-7,205 (vs do-nothing $-8,313)
$187.5018d31 Jul 2026$13.604/5$9,067$8,90556%73%+$2,971-$9,16453.9%$-8,456 (vs do-nothing $-9,564)
$18518d31 Jul 2026$14.803/5$7,400$7,51153%72%+$2,248-$7,26342.7%$-6,455 (vs do-nothing $-7,563)
$18511d24 Jul 2026$10.753/5$8,795$8,90752%73%+$3,253-$8,47849.9%$-7,670 (vs do-nothing $-8,778)
$1854d17 Jul 2026$8.152/5$12,225$12,60951%77%+$6,121-$6,17236.3%$-5,264 (vs do-nothing $-6,372)
$182.5018d31 Jul 2026$16.303/5$8,150$8,26150%71%+$2,368-$7,56344.5%$-6,755 (vs do-nothing $-7,863)
$182.5011d24 Jul 2026$12.403/5$10,145$10,25747%71%+$3,531-$8,73351.4%$-7,925 (vs do-nothing $-9,033)
$182.504d17 Jul 2026$9.652/5$14,475$14,85943%74%+$6,283-$6,37237.5%$-5,464 (vs do-nothing $-6,572)

Income/mo = FIGHT leg gross, DTE-prorated. Net/mo = FIGHT + conservative CC gross minus hedge cost. POP (mid) = probability stock closes at or below (strike + mid premium) at expiry, per-strike chain IV when available. Survival = CC expires fully worthless. EV/mo = premium minus expected buyback, monthly, with realized vol = IV x 85% (variance risk premium 15%). Cap give-up @ SS = recovery mortgaged on a V-bounce to SS, net of premium. Total P&L @ SS = absolute position P&L if the stock closes at SS; "vs do-nothing" = opportunity cost against holding all 5 contracts at the conservative CC.

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