FORTRESS FIGHT: QCOM @ $185.87

BE SS: $224.00  |  CC-SS: $228.13  |  5 contracts (500 sh) |  ⌂ PORTFOLIO

GENERATED2026-07-13 22:11

QCOM @ $185.87   UNDERWATER $38.13 (17.0% 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: $228.13 (banked floor $226.50)  |  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$10,609/mo95% ann ROI on ML
Hedge rolling cost$69/mo
Unrealized P&L$-21,858fortress legs from IBKR
INCOME GOALPOSTS & VELOCITY
50% INCOME FLOOR
$5,305/mo
HEDGE COVER
$69/mo
NORMAL INCOME
$10,609/mo (ATM CC, chain)
IC VELOCITY
1.6 mo to earn back $17,000
ML VELOCITY
7.3 mo to earn back $77,000
Deep drawdown confirmed: a CC at CC-SS $228.13 (probe: $227.5C 11d) brings only $777/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)
$21,011
was $21,858 · 4% earned back
Cycles closed
1
Credit in flight
$1,525
CC-SS · banked floor (info)
$228.13 → $226.50
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 bearish, hist falling
DAILYFALLING (provisional) · RSI 45 · %B 32 · hist rising (nightly)
LEVELSUpper BB (CC ceiling) $258.20 (+39%) · daily UBB $226.17 · 1-wk expected move ±$19 (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: 4 contracts at $197.50 / 4d. This is the safest strike (survival 80%, breach 20%) that still earns 50% of normal income ($5,305/mo); it brings $5,400/mo. The engine maximizes the odds the pullback never reaches your strike, rather than chasing the fattest near-ATM premium.
More income, less safety: the ladder tops out at 5 × $192.50/4d for $11,250/mo, but breach risk rises to 31% (+11pp vs the primary). The lower strike is hit by a smaller bounce.
More safety, less income: for just the hedge you can sit at 1 × $225/4d (99% survival, $75/mo).
Downside anchor: the primary mortgages $11,533 (68% of IC) ONLY on a full V-bounce all the way to SS $224, recoverable in 1.1 months of normal income. That is the rare tail; the frequent case is the strike holding. Surgical close on the 4 contracts realizes $-17,508 and cuts bleed by $56/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 4 × $197.50, 80% survival, $5,400/mo (E[net] $1,540/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 · 4d4 × $197.5080%$5,400$1,540
NEXT FRIDAY24 Jul 2026 · 11d5 × $197.5072%$5,523$1,044

📅 THIS FRIDAY · 17 Jul 2026 · 4d · E[net] $1,540/mo 🏆 GRAND PICK

🎯 Engine pick: sell 4 × $197.50 (primary), 80% survival, breach 20%, $5,400/mo.
⚖️ Worth a safer step: the $202.50 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 88% (breach 20% → 12%) for $1,538/mo less (28% 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 $185.87 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsPer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
cover hedge1 × $22517 Jul4d21.1%99%1%$10$75-$5,325$303
Sell 1 × $225 21.1% OTM over spot $185.87 17 Jul 2026 (4d, $0.12 mid)
= $10 credit for the 4d cycle → $75/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $225)
99%
Breach risk
1%
POP (stays ≤ $225.12)
99%
EV / mo
+$70
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.4 mo [0.7-2.8] median  ·  71% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 71% without)  ·  ~0.2 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $1,773
🛡 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)
-$499
Free roll-up
+$7/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$247 @ 80% POP
76% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 1 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: $7.20/sh now → $5.09 mid-life → ≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.10/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$4.99/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (1 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$22524 Jul 20269d left+$2.85/sh+$285
cycle +$295
66%
surv 52%
-$775 NOT
cap gain +$21,082
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$23224 Jul 20269d left+$0.17/sh+$17
cycle +$27
72%
surv 64%
-$218 NOT
cap gain +$21,640
Max even-money escape in the band~$24731 Jul 202616d left+$0.33/sh+$33
cycle +$43
80%
surv 76%
+$1,666 SAFE
cap gain +$23,524
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$75/mo
vs 50% target ($5,305/mo)-99%
vs normal income ($10,609/mo)1% covered
Net income (after hedge)$726/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $225 is $3 below CC-SS $228.13: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$303
… as % of IC ($17,000)1.8%
… as % of ML ($77,000)0.4%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.0 mo
Surgical close (1 ct)$-4,374
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 $0.10 collected) or spot ≥ $225.12 (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 $226.17 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $222.75Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$223-225.12
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
≥ $225.12
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 1.05 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$225.00 (2.8σ)$10$-1,060+$20,798-$56
+2.5%$230.62 (3.2σ)$-552$-922+$20,935-$56
+5%$236.25 (3.5σ)$-1,115$-784+$21,073-$56
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $228.13, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-21,858
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$22,167
− CC assignment net of premium (1 × $225): -$303
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (4 × $225): -$989
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-983 (+$20,874 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-927 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-56, the opportunity cost of earning $75/mo FIGHT income now)
🛡 safe yield5 × $20517 Jul4d10.3%91%19%$395$2,963-$2,437$11,171
Sell 5 × $205 10.3% OTM over spot $185.87 17 Jul 2026 (4d, $0.85 mid)
= $395 credit for the 4d cycle → $2,963/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $205)
91%
Breach risk
9%
POP (stays ≤ $205.85)
92%
EV / mo
+$1,598
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.4 mo [0.7-3.4] median  ·  74% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 70% without)  ·  ~3.8 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $5,145
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
12%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,924
Free roll-up
+$7/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$232 @ 83% POP
80% 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: $6.56/sh now → $4.64 mid-life (likely $4.23–$7.87)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.79/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$3.85/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 373 simulated challenges: the $205 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 4, at $209 (overshoots $4.36). 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+$3.11/sh+$1,557
cycle +$1,952
[+$1,320…+$1,966] · 99% credit
66%
surv 52%
-$9,872 NOT
cap gain +$11,985
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$22431 Jul 202616d left+$1.01/sh+$506
cycle +$901
[-$356…+$758] · 64% credit
79%
surv 74%
-$890 NOT
cap gain +$20,968
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$21224 Jul 20269d left+$0.45/sh+$226
cycle +$621
[-$379…+$517] · 58% credit
73%
surv 64%
-$7,725 NOT
cap gain +$14,133
Max even-money escape in the band~$22731 Jul 202616d left+$0.46/sh+$231
cycle +$626
[-$701…+$467] · 51% credit
80%
surv 76%
+$147 SAFE
cap gain +$22,005
reaches SS ✓
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$23231 Jul 202616d left-$0.58/sh-$289
cycle +$106
[-$1,358…-$76] · 23% credit
83%
surv 80%
+$2,250 SAFE
cap gain +$24,107
budget: banked $395 debit $289 (73% used ≈ 0.4 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$106 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $3,806/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$2,963/mo
vs 50% target ($5,305/mo)-44%
vs normal income ($10,609/mo)28% covered
Net income (after hedge)$2,893/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $205 is $23 below CC-SS $228.13: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$11,171
… as % of IC ($17,000)65.7%
… as % of ML ($77,000)14.5%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.1 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-21,888
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.20/sh (~25% of the $0.79 collected) or spot ≥ $205.85 (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 $226.17 (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
$203-205.85
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
≥ $205.85
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 1.05 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$205.00 (1.3σ)$395$-11,429+$10,429+$65
+2.5%$210.12 (1.7σ)$-2,167$-11,303+$10,554-$2,497
+5%$215.25 (2.1σ)$-4,730$-11,178+$10,680-$5,060
SS (= V-bounce)$224.00 (2.7σ)$-9,105$-10,963+$10,894-$9,435
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $228.13, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-21,858
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$22,167
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $205): -$11,171
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-10,862 (+$10,995 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-927 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-9,935, the opportunity cost of earning $2,963/mo FIGHT income now)
33% normal ← lean5 × $202.5017 Jul4d8.9%88%25%$515$3,862-$1,538$12,301
Sell 5 × $202.50 8.9% OTM over spot $185.87 17 Jul 2026 (4d, $1.09 mid)
= $515 credit for the 4d cycle → $3,862/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $202.50)
88%
Breach risk
12%
POP (stays ≤ $203.59)
89%
EV / mo
+$1,803
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.2 mo [0.7-2.7] median  ·  78% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 73% without)  ·  ~4.6 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $5,386
🛡 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)
16%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,776
Free roll-up
+$7/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$229 @ 83% POP
80% 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: $6.48/sh now → $4.58 mid-life (likely $4.42–$8.33)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.03/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$3.55/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 485 simulated challenges: the $202 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 4, at $207 (overshoots $4.35). 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+$3.14/sh+$1,570
cycle +$2,085
[+$1,197…+$1,936] · 100% credit
66%
surv 52%
-$11,050 NOT
cap gain +$10,807
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$21931 Jul 202616d left+$1.66/sh+$832
cycle +$1,347
[-$106…+$1,038] · 72% credit
78%
surv 72%
-$3,066 NOT
cap gain +$18,792
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$20924 Jul 20269d left+$0.48/sh+$241
cycle +$756
[-$474…+$474] · 52% credit
73%
surv 64%
-$8,902 NOT
cap gain +$12,956
Max even-money escape in the band~$22431 Jul 202616d left+$0.47/sh+$236
cycle +$751
[-$851…+$389] · 43% credit
80%
surv 76%
-$1,039 NOT
cap gain +$20,818
reaches SS ✓
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$22931 Jul 202616d left-$0.56/sh-$282
cycle +$233
[-$1,511…-$171] · 18% credit
83%
surv 80%
+$1,066 SAFE
cap gain +$22,923
budget: banked $515 debit $282 (55% used ≈ 0.3 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$233 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $3,766/mo while parked; 0 ct free to re-sell · clears SS ✓
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted -0.4 vol pt per +1% move (equity skew: vol eases as spot rises; buyback shift floored at 0). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$3,862/mo
vs 50% target ($5,305/mo)-27%
vs normal income ($10,609/mo)36% covered
Net income (after hedge)$3,793/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $202.50 is $26 below CC-SS $228.13: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$12,301
… as % of IC ($17,000)72.4%
… as % of ML ($77,000)16.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.2 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-21,890
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.26/sh (~25% of the $1.03 collected) or spot ≥ $203.59 (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 $226.17 (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
$200-203.59
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
≥ $203.59
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 1.05 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$202.50 (1.2σ)$515$-12,620+$9,237+$185
+2.5%$207.56 (1.5σ)$-2,016$-12,496+$9,361-$2,346
+5%$212.62 (1.9σ)$-4,548$-12,372+$9,485-$4,878
SS (= V-bounce)$224.00 (2.7σ)$-10,235$-12,093+$9,764-$10,565
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $228.13, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-21,858
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$22,167
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $202.50): -$12,301
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-11,992 (+$9,865 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-927 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-11,065, the opportunity cost of earning $3,862/mo FIGHT income now)
🎯 50% normal4 × $197.5017 Jul4d6.3%80%29%$720$5,400$11,533
Sell 4 × $197.50 6.3% OTM over spot $185.87 17 Jul 2026 (4d, $1.85 mid)
= $720 credit for the 4d cycle → $5,400/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $197.50)
80%
Breach risk
20%
POP (stays ≤ $199.35)
83%
EV / mo
+$1,887
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.3 mo [0.6-2.9] median, 0.1 mo SLOWER than no FIGHT (1.2 mo): roll costs eat the credits at this rung  ·  70% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 61% without)  ·  ~9.1 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $8,496
🛡 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)
-$1,067
Free roll-up
+$7/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$232 @ 87% POP
86% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 4 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 2 of 4); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $6.32/sh now → $4.47 mid-life (likely $4.81–$7.96)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.80/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.67/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 864 simulated challenges: the $198 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 4, at $202 (overshoots $4.09). The [P25–P75] under each Total is that door's credit across those paths; % credit is the share of those challenges where the roll is a net credit.
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (4 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$19824 Jul 20269d left+$3.19/sh+$1,275
cycle +$1,995
[+$954…+$1,457] · 100% credit
66%
surv 52%
-$13,697 NOT
cap gain +$8,161
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$21431 Jul 202616d left+$1.67/sh+$667
cycle +$1,387
[-$58…+$650] · 72% credit
78%
surv 72%
-$5,582 NOT
cap gain +$16,275
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$20424 Jul 20269d left+$0.54/sh+$214
cycle +$934
[-$343…+$211] · 46% credit
73%
surv 65%
-$11,280 NOT
cap gain +$10,578
Max even-money escape in the band~$21931 Jul 202616d left+$0.48/sh+$194
cycle +$914
[-$635…+$150] · 36% credit
81%
surv 77%
-$3,433 NOT
cap gain +$18,425
SS $224 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$23231 Jul 202616d left-$1.61/sh-$643
cycle +$77
[-$1,687…-$736] · 0% credit
87%
surv 86%
+$1,624 SAFE
cap gain +$23,481
budget: banked $720 debit $643 (89% used ≈ 0.5 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$77 cash · rolled 4 ct earn ≈ $2,146/mo while parked; 1 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$5,400/mo
vs 50% target ($5,305/mo)+2%
vs normal income ($10,609/mo)51% covered
Net income (after hedge)$5,511/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $197.50 is $31 below CC-SS $228.13: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$11,533
… as % of IC ($17,000)67.8%
… as % of ML ($77,000)15.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.1 mo
Surgical close (4 ct)$-17,508
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.45/sh (~25% of the $1.80 collected) or spot ≥ $199.35 (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 $226.17 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $195.53Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$196-199.35
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
≥ $199.35
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 1.05 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$197.50 (≤1σ, normal week)$720$-14,972+$6,886+$456
+2.5%$202.44 (1.2σ)$-1,255$-14,357+$7,501-$1,519
+5%$207.38 (1.5σ)$-3,230$-13,742+$8,115-$3,494
SS (= V-bounce)$224.00 (2.7σ)$-9,880$-11,672+$10,185-$10,144
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $228.13, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-21,858
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$22,167
− CC assignment net of premium (4 × $197.50): -$11,533
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (1 × $225): -$247
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-11,471 (+$10,386 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-927 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-10,544, the opportunity cost of earning $5,400/mo FIGHT income now)
100% normal5 × $192.5017 Jul4d3.6%69%63%$1,500$11,250+$5,850$16,316
Sell 5 × $192.50 3.6% OTM over spot $185.87 17 Jul 2026 (4d, $3.20 mid)
= $1,500 credit for the 4d cycle → $11,250/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $192.50)
69%
Breach risk
31%
POP (stays ≤ $195.70)
76%
EV / mo
+$2,697
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.2 mo [0.6-2.6] median, 0.1 mo faster than no FIGHT (1.2 mo)  ·  82% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 70% without)  ·  ~12.6 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $9,266
🛡 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)
46%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$677
Free roll-up
+$7/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$234 @ 90% POP
90% 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: $6.16/sh now → $4.35 mid-life (likely $5.15–$8.63)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $3.00/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.35/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,379 simulated challenges: the $192 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 4, at $197 (overshoots $4.42). 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+$3.23/sh+$1,614
cycle +$3,114
[+$1,108…+$1,601] · 98% credit
66%
surv 52%
-$15,266 NOT
cap gain +$6,592
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$20931 Jul 202616d left+$1.66/sh+$832
cycle +$2,332
[-$293…+$664] · 65% credit
78%
surv 72%
-$7,326 NOT
cap gain +$14,532
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$19924 Jul 20269d left+$0.58/sh+$292
cycle +$1,792
[-$574…+$181] · 35% credit
73%
surv 65%
-$13,111 NOT
cap gain +$8,747
Max even-money escape in the band~$21431 Jul 202616d left+$0.49/sh+$245
cycle +$1,745
[-$1,021…+$36] · 27% credit
81%
surv 77%
-$5,290 NOT
cap gain +$16,568
SS $224 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$23431 Jul 202616d left-$2.38/sh-$1,190
cycle +$310
[-$2,899…-$1,516]
90%
surv 90%
+$3,765 SAFE
cap gain +$25,622
budget: banked $1,500 debit $1,190 (79% used ≈ 0.5 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$310 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $1,851/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$11,250/mo
vs 50% target ($5,305/mo)+112%
vs normal income ($10,609/mo)106% covered
Net income (after hedge)$11,181/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $192.50 is $36 below CC-SS $228.13: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$16,316
… as % of IC ($17,000)96.0%
… as % of ML ($77,000)21.2%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.5 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-21,958
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.75/sh (~25% of the $3.00 collected) or spot ≥ $195.70 (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 $226.17 (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
$191-195.70
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
≥ $195.70
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 1.05 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$192.50 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,500$-16,880+$4,977+$1,170
+2.5%$197.31 (≤1σ, normal week)$-906$-16,762+$5,095-$1,236
+5%$202.12 (1.1σ)$-3,312$-16,644+$5,213-$3,642
SS (= V-bounce)$224.00 (2.7σ)$-14,250$-16,108+$5,749-$14,580
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $228.13, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-21,858
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$22,167
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $192.50): -$16,316
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-16,007 (+$5,850 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-927 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-15,080, the opportunity cost of earning $11,250/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] $1,044/mo

🎯 Engine pick: sell 5 × $197.50 (primary), 72% survival, breach 28%, $5,523/mo.
Stay at the pick. Stepping safer (the $202.50 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 78% (breach 28% → 22%) for $1,432/mo less (26% income)) buys little extra safety; the income is doing real work covering the bleed.
QCOM  spot $185.87 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsPer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
cover hedge1 × $232.5024 Jul11d25.1%97%7%$38$104-$5,419$0
Sell 1 × $232.50 25.1% OTM over spot $185.87 24 Jul 2026 (11d, $0.48 mid)
= $38 credit for the 11d cycle → $104/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $232.50)
97%
Breach risk
3%
POP (stays ≤ $232.98)
97%
EV / mo
+$61
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.4 mo [0.6-3.0] median  ·  65% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 65% without)  ·  ~0.5 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $2,365
🛡 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)
-$760
Free roll-up
+$7/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$242 @ 73% POP
64% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 1 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: $11.28/sh now → $7.98 mid-life (likely $5.98–$9.50)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.38/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$7.60/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 98 simulated challenges: the $232 strike is typically first touched on day 9 of 11, at $238 (overshoots $5.03). 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 (1 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$23231 Jul 202612d left+$3.38/sh+$338
cycle +$376
[+$349…+$484] · 100% credit
67%
surv 52%
+$240 SAFE
cap gain +$22,098
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$23931 Jul 202612d left+$0.49/sh+$49
cycle +$87
[+$7…+$175] · 77% credit
71%
surv 61%
+$776 SAFE
cap gain +$22,633
Max even-money escape in the band~$23931 Jul 202612d left+$0.49/sh+$49
cycle +$87
[+$7…+$175] · 77% credit
71%
surv 61%
+$776 SAFE
cap gain +$22,633
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$24231 Jul 202612d left-$0.37/sh-$37
cycle +$1
[-$96…+$76] · 51% credit
73%
surv 64%
+$1,002 SAFE
cap gain +$22,860
budget: banked $38 debit $37 (96% used ≈ 1.5 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$1 cash · rolled 1 ct earn ≈ $1,903/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$104/mo
vs 50% target ($5,305/mo)-98%
vs normal income ($10,609/mo)1% covered
Net income (after hedge)$754/mo
Downside budget
✓ $232.50 is at/above CC-SS $228.13: assignment is break-even or better.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$0
… as % of IC ($17,000)0.0%
… as % of ML ($77,000)0.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.0 mo
Surgical close (1 ct)$-4,382
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 $0.38 collected) or spot ≥ $232.98 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $232)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $226.17 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $230.18Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$230-232.98
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
≥ $232.98
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 1.05 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$232.50 (2.0σ)$38$-98+$21,759+$722
+2.5%$238.31 (2.2σ)$-543$44+$21,902+$722
+5%$244.12 (2.5σ)$-1,124$187+$22,044+$722
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $228.13, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-21,858
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$22,167
− CC assignment net of premium (1 × $232.50): -$0
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (4 × $225): -$989
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-680 (+$21,178 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-927 (this trade vs do-nothing: +$247, the opportunity cost of earning $104/mo FIGHT income now)
🛡 safe yield5 × $217.5024 Jul11d17.0%91%18%$535$1,459-$4,064$4,781
Sell 5 × $217.50 17.0% OTM over spot $185.87 24 Jul 2026 (11d, $1.19 mid)
= $535 credit for the 11d cycle → $1,459/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $217.50)
91%
Breach risk
9%
POP (stays ≤ $218.69)
92%
EV / mo
+$644
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.4 mo [0.6-3.2] median  ·  71% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 71% without)  ·  ~1.5 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $2,762
🛡 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)
-$3,197
Free roll-up
+$7/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$229 @ 75% POP
68% 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: $10.55/sh now → $7.46 mid-life (likely $5.81–$10.07)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.07/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$6.39/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 369 simulated challenges: the $218 strike is typically first touched on day 8 of 11, at $222 (overshoots $4.48). 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)~$21831 Jul 202612d left+$3.66/sh+$1,831
cycle +$2,366
[+$1,655…+$2,396] · 100% credit
67%
surv 53%
-$2,901 NOT
cap gain +$18,956
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$22431 Jul 202612d left+$0.78/sh+$392
cycle +$927
[-$4…+$789] · 75% credit
72%
surv 62%
-$864 NOT
cap gain +$20,994
Max even-money escape in the band~$22431 Jul 202612d left+$0.78/sh+$392
cycle +$927
[-$4…+$789] · 75% credit
72%
surv 62%
-$864 NOT
cap gain +$20,994
reaches SS ✓
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$22931 Jul 202612d left-$0.85/sh-$424
cycle +$111
[-$968…-$26] · 23% credit
75%
surv 68%
+$943 SAFE
cap gain +$22,801
budget: banked $535 debit $424 (79% used ≈ 1.3 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$111 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $8,268/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$1,459/mo
vs 50% target ($5,305/mo)-72%
vs normal income ($10,609/mo)14% covered
Net income (after hedge)$1,390/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $217.50 is $11 below CC-SS $228.13: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$4,781
… as % of IC ($17,000)28.1%
… as % of ML ($77,000)6.2%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.5 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-21,915
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.27/sh (~25% of the $1.07 collected) or spot ≥ $218.69 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $218)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $226.17 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $215.32Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$215-218.69
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
≥ $218.69
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 1.05 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$217.50 (1.3σ)$535$-4,733+$17,125+$205
+2.5%$222.94 (1.6σ)$-2,184$-4,599+$17,258-$2,514
+5%$228.38 (1.8σ)$-4,902$-4,466+$17,391-$3,545
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $228.13, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-21,858
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$22,167
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $217.50): -$4,781
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-4,472 (+$17,385 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-927 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-3,545, the opportunity cost of earning $1,459/mo FIGHT income now)
33% normal5 × $202.5024 Jul11d8.9%78%45%$1,500$4,091-$1,432$11,316
Sell 5 × $202.50 8.9% OTM over spot $185.87 24 Jul 2026 (11d, $3.25 mid)
= $1,500 credit for the 11d cycle → $4,091/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $202.50)
78%
Breach risk
22%
POP (stays ≤ $205.75)
82%
EV / mo
+$1,130
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.2 mo [0.6-2.9] median, 0.2 mo faster than no FIGHT (1.4 mo)  ·  71% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 67% without)  ·  ~4.2 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $6,023
🛡 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)
34%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,974
Free roll-up
+$9/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$222 @ 81% POP
77% 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: $9.82/sh now → $6.95 mid-life (likely $7.34–$10.88)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $3.00/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$3.95/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,033 simulated challenges: the $202 strike is typically first touched on day 6 of 11, at $207 (overshoots $4.16). 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 (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+$3.87/sh+$1,937
cycle +$3,437
[+$1,599…+$2,044] · 100% credit
67%
surv 53%
-$9,698 NOT
cap gain +$12,159
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$20931 Jul 202612d left+$1.01/sh+$507
cycle +$2,007
[-$76…+$488] · 70% credit
72%
surv 62%
-$7,651 NOT
cap gain +$14,207
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$21231 Jul 202612d left+$0.18/sh+$88
cycle +$1,588
[-$575…+$29] · 27% credit
74%
surv 65%
-$6,758 NOT
cap gain +$15,099
Max even-money escape in the band~$21231 Jul 202612d left+$0.18/sh+$88
cycle +$1,588
[-$575…+$29] · 27% credit
74%
surv 65%
-$6,758 NOT
cap gain +$15,099
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-$2.57/sh-$1,283
cycle +$217
[-$2,290…-$1,427] · 1% credit
81%
surv 77%
-$2,885 NOT
cap gain +$18,973
budget: banked $1,500 debit $1,283 (86% used ≈ 1.4 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$217 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $5,477/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$4,091/mo
vs 50% target ($5,305/mo)-23%
vs normal income ($10,609/mo)39% covered
Net income (after hedge)$4,022/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $202.50 is $26 below CC-SS $228.13: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$11,316
… as % of IC ($17,000)66.6%
… as % of ML ($77,000)14.7%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.1 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-21,982
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.75/sh (~25% of the $3.00 collected) or spot ≥ $205.75 (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 $226.17 (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
$200-205.75
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
≥ $205.75
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 1.05 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$202.50 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,500$-11,635+$10,222+$1,170
+2.5%$207.56 (≤1σ, normal week)$-1,031$-11,511+$10,346-$1,361
+5%$212.62 (1.1σ)$-3,562$-11,387+$10,470-$3,892
SS (= V-bounce)$224.00 (1.6σ)$-9,250$-11,108+$10,749-$9,580
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $228.13, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-21,858
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$22,167
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $202.50): -$11,316
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-11,007 (+$10,850 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-927 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-10,080, the opportunity cost of earning $4,091/mo FIGHT income now)
🎯 50% normal5 × $197.5024 Jul11d6.3%72%48%$2,025$5,523$13,291
Sell 5 × $197.50 6.3% OTM over spot $185.87 24 Jul 2026 (11d, $4.38 mid)
= $2,025 credit for the 11d cycle → $5,523/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $197.50)
72%
Breach risk
28%
POP (stays ≤ $201.88)
78%
EV / mo
+$1,106
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.5 mo [0.6-3.1] median  ·  70% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 62% without)  ·  ~6.3 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $7,802
🛡 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)
-$1,363
Free roll-up
+$9/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$224 @ 86% POP
83% 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: $9.58/sh now → $6.78 mid-life (likely $7.84–$11.05)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $4.05/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.73/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,454 simulated challenges: the $198 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 11, at $202 (overshoots $4.13). 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+$3.93/sh+$1,965
cycle +$3,990
[+$1,599…+$1,913] · 100% credit
67%
surv 53%
-$11,768 NOT
cap gain +$10,090
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$20431 Jul 202612d left+$1.08/sh+$538
cycle +$2,563
[-$79…+$386] · 69% credit
72%
surv 62%
-$9,717 NOT
cap gain +$12,141
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$20731 Jul 202612d left+$0.24/sh+$121
cycle +$2,146
[-$579…-$62] · 21% credit
74%
surv 65%
-$8,823 NOT
cap gain +$13,034
Max even-money escape in the band~$20731 Jul 202612d left+$0.24/sh+$121
cycle +$2,146
[-$579…-$62] · 21% credit
74%
surv 65%
-$8,823 NOT
cap gain +$13,034
SS $224 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$22431 Jul 202612d left-$3.89/sh-$1,943
cycle +$82
[-$3,225…-$2,302]
86%
surv 83%
-$1,708 NOT
cap gain +$20,150
budget: banked $2,025 debit $1,943 (96% used ≈ 1.5 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$82 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $3,614/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$5,523/mo
vs 50% target ($5,305/mo)+4%
vs normal income ($10,609/mo)52% covered
Net income (after hedge)$5,453/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $197.50 is $31 below CC-SS $228.13: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$13,291
… as % of IC ($17,000)78.2%
… as % of ML ($77,000)17.3%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.3 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-22,020
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $1.01/sh (~25% of the $4.05 collected) or spot ≥ $201.88 (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 $226.17 (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
$196-201.88
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
≥ $201.88
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 1.05 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$197.50 (≤1σ, normal week)$2,025$-13,733+$8,125+$1,695
+2.5%$202.44 (≤1σ, normal week)$-444$-13,612+$8,246-$774
+5%$207.38 (≤1σ, normal week)$-2,912$-13,491+$8,367-$3,242
SS (= V-bounce)$224.00 (1.6σ)$-11,225$-13,083+$8,774-$11,555
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $228.13, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-21,858
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$22,167
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $197.50): -$13,291
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-12,982 (+$8,875 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-927 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-12,055, the opportunity cost of earning $5,523/mo FIGHT income now)
100% normal5 × $18524 Jul11d-0.5%51%99+%$4,325$11,795+$6,273$17,241
Sell 5 × $185 0.5% ITM over spot $185.87 24 Jul 2026 (11d, $9.05 mid)
= $4,325 credit for the 11d cycle → $11,795/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $185)
51%
Breach risk
49%
POP (stays ≤ $194.05)
66%
EV / mo
+$1,046
🛡 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)
+$1,151
Free roll-up
+$10/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$220 @ 91% POP
90% 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: $8.97/sh now → $6.35 mid-life → ≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $8.65/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets +$2.30/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+$4.03/sh+$2,017
cycle +$6,342
67%
surv 53%
-$15,515 NOT
cap gain +$6,342
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$19531 Jul 202612d left+$0.10/sh+$48
cycle +$4,373
75%
surv 67%
-$12,696 NOT
cap gain +$9,161
Max even-money escape in the band~$19531 Jul 202612d left+$0.10/sh+$48
cycle +$4,373
75%
surv 67%
-$12,696 NOT
cap gain +$9,161
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-$4.63/sh-$2,314
cycle +$2,011
91%
surv 90%
-$1,945 NOT
cap gain +$19,913
budget: banked $4,325 debit $2,314 (53% used ≈ 0.9 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$2,011 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $2,151/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$11,795/mo
vs 50% target ($5,305/mo)+122%
vs normal income ($10,609/mo)111% covered
Net income (after hedge)$11,726/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $185 is $43 below CC-SS $228.13: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$17,241
… as % of IC ($17,000)101.4%
… as % of ML ($77,000)22.4%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.6 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-22,058
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $2.16/sh (~25% of the $8.65 collected) or spot ≥ $194.05 (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 $226.17 (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
$183-194.05
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
≥ $194.05
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 1.05 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$185.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$4,325$-17,532+$4,325+$3,995
+2.5%$189.62 (≤1σ, normal week)$2,013$-17,876+$3,982+$1,683
+5%$194.25 (≤1σ, normal week)$-300$-17,762+$4,095-$630
SS (= V-bounce)$224.00 (1.6σ)$-15,175$-17,033+$4,824-$15,505
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $228.13, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-21,858
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$22,167
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $185): -$17,241
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-16,932 (+$4,925 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-927 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-16,005, the opportunity cost of earning $11,795/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: 1.049 (IBKR)  |  Recovery@SS: +$22,167 (un-capped fortress gain if stock rallies to SS)  |  Do-nothing @ SS: $-927

StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$197.504d17 Jul 2026$1.804/5$5,400$5,51180%83%+$1,887-$11,53367.8%$-11,471 (vs do-nothing $-10,544)
$1954d17 Jul 2026$2.334/5$6,990$7,10175%80%+$1,992-$12,32172.5%$-12,259 (vs do-nothing $-11,332)
$202.5018d31 Jul 2026$6.505/5$5,417$5,34772%78%+$1,170-$9,56656.3%$-9,257 (vs do-nothing $-8,330)
$197.5011d24 Jul 2026$4.055/5$5,523$5,45372%78%+$1,106-$13,29178.2%$-12,982 (vs do-nothing $-12,055)
$20018d31 Jul 2026$7.205/5$6,000$5,93169%76%+$1,200-$10,46661.6%$-10,157 (vs do-nothing $-9,230)
$192.504d17 Jul 2026$3.003/5$6,750$7,04169%76%+$1,618-$9,79057.6%$-9,975 (vs do-nothing $-9,048)
$19511d24 Jul 2026$4.605/5$6,273$6,20368%75%+$924-$14,26683.9%$-13,957 (vs do-nothing $-13,030)
$197.5018d31 Jul 2026$7.955/5$6,625$6,55667%75%+$1,210-$11,34166.7%$-11,032 (vs do-nothing $-10,105)
$19518d31 Jul 2026$8.754/5$5,833$5,94464%73%+$959-$9,75357.4%$-9,691 (vs do-nothing $-8,764)
$192.5011d24 Jul 2026$5.604/5$6,109$6,22064%73%+$960-$12,01370.7%$-11,951 (vs do-nothing $-11,024)
$1904d17 Jul 2026$3.852/5$5,775$6,24663%72%+$1,174-$6,85740.3%$-7,289 (vs do-nothing $-6,362)
$192.5018d31 Jul 2026$9.604/5$6,400$6,51161%72%+$928-$10,41361.3%$-10,351 (vs do-nothing $-9,424)
$19011d24 Jul 2026$6.404/5$6,982$7,09260%71%+$828-$12,69374.7%$-12,631 (vs do-nothing $-11,704)
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$10.504/5$7,000$7,11158%71%+$874-$11,05365.0%$-10,991 (vs do-nothing $-10,064)
$187.504d17 Jul 2026$4.652/5$6,975$7,44656%69%+$898-$7,19742.3%$-7,629 (vs do-nothing $-6,702)
$187.5018d31 Jul 2026$11.703/5$5,850$6,14155%69%+$720-$8,68051.1%$-8,865 (vs do-nothing $-7,938)
$187.5011d24 Jul 2026$7.553/5$6,177$6,46855%69%+$701-$9,92558.4%$-10,110 (vs do-nothing $-9,183)
$18518d31 Jul 2026$12.903/5$6,450$6,74152%68%+$739-$9,07053.4%$-9,255 (vs do-nothing $-8,328)
$18511d24 Jul 2026$8.653/5$7,077$7,36851%66%+$627-$10,34560.9%$-10,530 (vs do-nothing $-9,603)
$182.5018d31 Jul 2026$14.003/5$7,000$7,29149%67%+$660-$9,49055.8%$-9,675 (vs do-nothing $-8,748)
$1854d17 Jul 2026$5.702/5$8,550$9,02149%65%+$676-$7,48744.0%$-7,919 (vs do-nothing $-6,992)
$182.5011d24 Jul 2026$9.952/5$5,427$5,89846%64%+$403-$7,13742.0%$-7,569 (vs do-nothing $-6,642)
$182.504d17 Jul 2026$7.151/5$5,362$6,01342%63%+$363-$3,84822.6%$-4,528 (vs do-nothing $-3,601)

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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