FORTRESS FIGHT: RKLB @ $75.01

BE SS: $141.55  |  CC-SS: $147.06  |  6 contracts (600 sh) |  ⌂ PORTFOLIO

GENERATED2026-07-16 16:10

RKLB @ $75.01   UNDERWATER $66.54 (47.0% below BE SS)

⚠ EARNINGS · SHORT EXPIRY ONLY
RKLB reports 2026-08-07 (Fri), in 22 days. The recommended CC (8d) 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 2026-08-07.

6 contracts (600 sh)  |  BE SS: $141.55  |  CC-SS: $147.06  |  IV: HIGH  |  Accounts: RetireInc:7291

LC: $115 exp 2028-01-21 (entry $75.947/sh)
SP: $135 exp 2028-01-21 (entry $49.982/sh)
HP: $45 exp 2026-09-18 (entry $0.597/sh)

Economics

Max Loss$69,930(ND $26.55 + SW $90) x 600
Normal income ref$6,108/mo95% ann ROI on ML
Hedge rolling cost$366/mo
Unrealized P&L$-44,568fortress legs from IBKR
INCOME GOALPOSTS & VELOCITY
50% INCOME FLOOR
$3,054/mo
HEDGE COVER
$366/mo
NORMAL INCOME
$6,108/mo (ATM CC, chain)
IC VELOCITY
2.6 mo to earn back $15,930
ML VELOCITY
11.4 mo to earn back $69,930
Deep drawdown confirmed: a CC at CC-SS $147.06 (probe: $145C 15d) brings only $12/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
$0
Hole (after banked)
$44,568
was $44,568 · 0% earned back
Cycles closed
0
Credit in flight
$738
Open legAcctCredit/shIn flightOpened
6x $101C 17 Jul 2026U18827291$1.23$7382026-07-07
TECHNICALS (cc_timing weekly gate + daily trigger)
WEEKLYNEUTRAL · %B 33 (live) · RSI 46 · MACD bearish, hist falling
DAILYFALLING (provisional) · RSI 33 · %B 16 · hist rising (nightly)
LEVELSUpper BB (CC ceiling) $138.00 (+84%) · daily UBB $110.78 · 1-wk expected move ±$10 (chain IV)
SETUPNo tilt: engine default. (advisory; floors and picks are chain-only)
⚠ Next earnings 2026-08-07: candidates whose expiry crosses it are flagged in the spectrum; EV is unreliable across earnings.
INTERPRETATION
Primary: 5 contracts at $83 / 8d. This is the safest strike (survival 78%, breach 22%) that still earns 50% of normal income ($3,054/mo); it brings $3,281/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 6 × $79/8d for $6,615/mo, but breach risk rises to 33% (+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 5 × $96/8d (96% survival, $412/mo).
Downside anchor: the primary mortgages $31,154 (196% of IC) ONLY on a full V-bounce all the way to SS $142, recoverable in 5.1 months of normal income. That is the rare tail; the frequent case is the strike holding. Surgical close on the 5 contracts realizes $-37,178 and cuts bleed by $305/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 6 contracts). The master ranks the two by E[net]/mo to pick one grand pick; both are shown here so you can choose the tenor that fits your roll cadence.

🏆 Grand pick: NEXT FRIDAY · 24 Jul 2026 (8d) · sell 5 × $83, 78% survival, $3,281/mo (E[net] $754/mo).
This week's Friday is inside the pin/gamma window, so only the next weekly is shown.
TrackExpirySellSurvivalIncome/moE[net]/mo
NEXT FRIDAY 🏆24 Jul 2026 · 8d5 × $8378%$3,281$754

📅 NEXT FRIDAY · 24 Jul 2026 · 8d · E[net] $754/mo 🏆 GRAND PICK

🎯 Engine pick: sell 5 × $83 (primary), 78% survival, breach 22%, $3,281/mo.
⚖️ Worth a safer step: the $87 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 87% (breach 22% → 13%) for $1,031/mo less (31% 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 $87 rung, unless you need the income to cover the hedge bleed, or you expect RKLB to stay flat-to-down near term.
RKLB  spot $75.01 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsPer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
cover hedge5 × $9624 Jul8d28.0%96%7%$110$412-$2,869$25,419
Sell 5 × $96 28.0% OTM over spot $75.01 24 Jul 2026 (8d, $0.31 mid)
= $110 credit for the 8d cycle → $412/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $96)
96%
Breach risk
4%
POP (stays ≤ $96.31)
97%
EV / mo
+$269
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 4.5 mo [3.2-6.1] median, 0.1 mo SLOWER than no FIGHT (4.3 mo): roll costs eat the credits at this rung  ·  24% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 21% without)  ·  ~1.5 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $-358
🛡 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)
5%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$2,173
Free roll-up
+$2/wk
Safest escape (by 7 Aug 2026)
$103 @ 77% 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 4 of 8); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $6.46/sh now → $4.57 mid-life (likely $3.51–$6.52)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.22/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$4.35/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 157 simulated challenges: the $96 strike is typically first touched on day 6 of 8, at $99 (overshoots $2.83). 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)~$9631 Jul 202611d left+$0.32/sh+$162
cycle +$272
[+$28…+$771] · 78% credit
67%
surv 53%
-$32,960 NOT
cap gain +$11,608
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$9831 Jul 202611d left+$0.38/sh+$188
cycle +$298
[-$12…+$688] · 75% credit
71%
surv 58%
-$31,860 NOT
cap gain +$12,708
Max even-money escape in the band~$1037 Aug 202618d left+$0.49/sh+$244
cycle +$354
[-$53…+$760] · 73% credit
77%
surv 68%
-$29,104 NOT
cap gain +$15,464
SS $142 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted -0.4 vol pt per +1% move (equity skew: vol eases as spot rises; buyback shift floored at 0). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$412/mo
vs 50% target ($3,054/mo)-86%
vs normal income ($6,108/mo)7% covered
Net income (after hedge)$49/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $96 is $51 below CC-SS $147.06: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$25,419
… as % of IC ($15,930)159.6%
… as % of ML ($69,930)36.3%
Recovery months (at normal income)4.2 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-37,185
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.06/sh (~25% of the $0.22 collected) or spot ≥ $96.31 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $96)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $110.78 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $95.04Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$95-96.31
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $96.31
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 0.90 (fallback)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$96.00 (2.0σ)$110$-33,122+$11,446+$105
+2.5%$98.40 (2.2σ)$-1,090$-33,026+$11,542-$1,095
+5%$100.80 (2.4σ)$-2,290$-32,930+$11,638-$2,295
SS (= V-bounce)$141.55 (6.3σ)$-22,665$-31,455+$13,113-$21,895
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $147.06, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-44,568
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$38,906
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $96): -$25,419
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (1 × $140): -$705
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-31,786 (+$12,782 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-9,891 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-21,895, the opportunity cost of earning $412/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $138.00 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$20,890, position total $-31,442 (+$13,126 vs today)
🛡 safe yield6 × $9024 Jul8d20.0%91%18%$384$1,440-$1,841$33,851
Sell 6 × $90 20.0% OTM over spot $75.01 24 Jul 2026 (8d, $0.67 mid)
= $384 credit for the 8d cycle → $1,440/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $90)
91%
Breach risk
9%
POP (stays ≤ $90.67)
92%
EV / mo
+$804
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 4.6 mo [3.2-6.3] median, 0.2 mo faster than no FIGHT (4.8 mo)  ·  27% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 24% without)  ·  ~4.0 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $3,959
🛡 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)
-$2,185
Free roll-up
+$3/wk
Safest escape (by 7 Aug 2026)
$101 @ 81% POP
75% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 6 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 4 of 8); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $6.05/sh now → $4.28 mid-life (likely $3.87–$6.50)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.64/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$3.64/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 356 simulated challenges: the $90 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 8, at $93 (overshoots $2.80). The [P25–P75] under each Total is that door's credit across those paths; % credit is the share of those challenges where the roll is a net credit.
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (6 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$9031 Jul 202611d left+$0.49/sh+$296
cycle +$680
[-$57…+$703] · 72% credit
67%
surv 53%
-$35,794 NOT
cap gain +$8,774
Max even-money escape in the band~$977 Aug 202618d left+$0.58/sh+$347
cycle +$731
[-$157…+$697] · 66% credit
77%
surv 68%
-$31,968 NOT
cap gain +$12,600
SS $142 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$9331 Jul 202611d left+$0.01/sh+$5
cycle +$389
[-$422…+$317] · 42% credit
72%
surv 61%
-$34,470 NOT
cap gain +$10,098
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$1017 Aug 202618d left-$0.59/sh-$357
cycle +$27
[-$1,023…-$96] · 21% credit
81%
surv 75%
-$30,512 NOT
cap gain +$14,056
budget: banked $384 debit $357 (93% used ≈ 1.1 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$27 cash · rolled 6 ct earn ≈ $3,687/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$1,440/mo
vs 50% target ($3,054/mo)-53%
vs normal income ($6,108/mo)24% covered
Net income (after hedge)$1,074/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $90 is $57 below CC-SS $147.06: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$33,851
… as % of IC ($15,930)212.5%
… as % of ML ($69,930)48.4%
Recovery months (at normal income)5.5 mo
Surgical close (6 ct)$-44,586
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.16/sh (~25% of the $0.64 collected) or spot ≥ $90.67 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $90)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $110.78 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $89.10Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$89-90.67
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
≥ $90.67
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 0.90 (fallback)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$90.00 (1.4σ)$384$-36,089+$8,479+$378
+2.5%$92.25 (1.6σ)$-966$-36,224+$8,344-$972
+5%$94.50 (1.8σ)$-2,316$-36,359+$8,209-$2,322
SS (= V-bounce)$141.55 (6.3σ)$-30,546$-39,182+$5,386-$29,622
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $147.06, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-44,568
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$38,906
− CC assignment net of premium (6 × $90): -$33,851
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-39,513 (+$5,055 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-9,891 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-29,622, the opportunity cost of earning $1,440/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $138.00 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$28,416, position total $-38,969 (+$5,599 vs today)
33% normal ← lean6 × $8724 Jul8d16.0%87%27%$600$2,250-$1,031$35,435
Sell 6 × $87 16.0% OTM over spot $75.01 24 Jul 2026 (8d, $1.08 mid)
= $600 credit for the 8d cycle → $2,250/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $87)
87%
Breach risk
13%
POP (stays ≤ $88.08)
89%
EV / mo
+$1,096
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 4.2 mo [2.8-5.9] median, 0.3 mo faster than no FIGHT (4.5 mo)  ·  27% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 22% without)  ·  ~6.1 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $6,714
🛡 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)
20%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,883
Free roll-up
+$3/wk
Safest escape (by 7 Aug 2026)
$98 @ 81% POP
76% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 6 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 4 of 8); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $5.85/sh now → $4.14 mid-life (likely $3.97–$6.37)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.00/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$3.14/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 613 simulated challenges: the $87 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 8, at $90 (overshoots $2.60). 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 (6 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$8731 Jul 202611d left+$0.57/sh+$341
cycle +$941
[-$48…+$627] · 71% credit
67%
surv 53%
-$37,153 NOT
cap gain +$7,415
Max even-money escape in the band~$947 Aug 202618d left+$0.61/sh+$366
cycle +$966
[-$174…+$555] · 64% credit
77%
surv 69%
-$33,353 NOT
cap gain +$11,215
SS $142 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$9031 Jul 202611d left+$0.07/sh+$40
cycle +$640
[-$426…+$205] · 38% credit
72%
surv 62%
-$35,839 NOT
cap gain +$8,729
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$987 Aug 202618d left-$0.55/sh-$331
cycle +$269
[-$1,010…-$187] · 20% credit
81%
surv 76%
-$31,890 NOT
cap gain +$12,678
budget: banked $600 debit $331 (55% used ≈ 0.6 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$269 cash · rolled 6 ct earn ≈ $3,586/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$2,250/mo
vs 50% target ($3,054/mo)-26%
vs normal income ($6,108/mo)37% covered
Net income (after hedge)$1,884/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $87 is $60 below CC-SS $147.06: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$35,435
… as % of IC ($15,930)222.4%
… as % of ML ($69,930)50.7%
Recovery months (at normal income)5.8 mo
Surgical close (6 ct)$-44,616
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.25/sh (~25% of the $1.00 collected) or spot ≥ $88.08 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $87)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $110.78 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $86.13Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$86-88.08
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $88.08
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 0.90 (fallback)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$87.00 (1.1σ)$600$-37,493+$7,075+$594
+2.5%$89.17 (1.3σ)$-705$-37,624+$6,944-$711
+5%$91.35 (1.5σ)$-2,010$-37,754+$6,814-$2,016
SS (= V-bounce)$141.55 (6.3σ)$-32,130$-40,766+$3,802-$31,206
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $147.06, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-44,568
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$38,906
− CC assignment net of premium (6 × $87): -$35,435
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-41,097 (+$3,471 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-9,891 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-31,206, the opportunity cost of earning $2,250/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $138.00 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$30,000, position total $-40,553 (+$4,015 vs today)
🎯 50% normal5 × $8324 Jul8d10.7%78%34%$875$3,281$31,154
Sell 5 × $83 10.7% OTM over spot $75.01 24 Jul 2026 (8d, $1.82 mid)
= $875 credit for the 8d cycle → $3,281/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $83)
78%
Breach risk
22%
POP (stays ≤ $84.83)
83%
EV / mo
+$1,285
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 5.3 mo [3.4-7.0] median, 0.2 mo faster than no FIGHT (5.5 mo)  ·  28% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 22% without)  ·  ~10.9 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $8,794
🛡 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)
-$1,099
Free roll-up
+$3/wk
Safest escape (by 7 Aug 2026)
$98 @ 85% POP
82% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 5 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 4 of 8); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $5.58/sh now → $3.95 mid-life (likely $4.31–$6.38)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.75/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.20/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,024 simulated challenges: the $83 strike is typically first touched on day 4 of 8, at $85 (overshoots $2.35). 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
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$887 Aug 202618d left+$1.11/sh+$554
cycle +$1,429
[+$76…+$589] · 81% credit
75%
surv 65%
-$36,129 NOT
cap gain +$8,439
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$8331 Jul 202611d left+$0.66/sh+$329
cycle +$1,204
[-$66…+$423] · 67% credit
67%
surv 53%
-$39,049 NOT
cap gain +$5,519
Max even-money escape in the band~$907 Aug 202618d left+$0.64/sh+$319
cycle +$1,194
[-$179…+$319] · 56% credit
77%
surv 69%
-$35,283 NOT
cap gain +$9,285
SS $142 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$8631 Jul 202611d left+$0.13/sh+$67
cycle +$942
[-$362…+$68] · 31% credit
72%
surv 62%
-$37,696 NOT
cap gain +$6,872
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$987 Aug 202618d left-$1.47/sh-$735
cycle +$140
[-$1,482…-$829] · 2% credit
85%
surv 82%
-$32,018 NOT
cap gain +$12,550
budget: banked $875 debit $735 (84% used ≈ 1.0 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$140 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $2,065/mo while parked; 1 ct free to re-sell
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted -0.4 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$3,281/mo
vs 50% target ($3,054/mo)+7%
vs normal income ($6,108/mo)54% covered
Net income (after hedge)$2,918/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $83 is $64 below CC-SS $147.06: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$31,154
… as % of IC ($15,930)195.6%
… as % of ML ($69,930)44.6%
Recovery months (at normal income)5.1 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-37,178
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.44/sh (~25% of the $1.75 collected) or spot ≥ $84.83 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $83)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $110.78 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $82.17Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$82-84.83
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
≥ $84.83
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 0.90 (fallback)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$83.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$875$-39,377+$5,191+$870
+2.5%$85.07 (≤1σ, normal week)$-162$-39,294+$5,274-$167
+5%$87.15 (1.1σ)$-1,200$-39,211+$5,357-$1,205
SS (= V-bounce)$141.55 (6.3σ)$-28,400$-37,190+$7,378-$27,630
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $147.06, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-44,568
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$38,906
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $83): -$31,154
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (1 × $140): -$705
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-37,521 (+$7,047 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-9,891 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-27,630, the opportunity cost of earning $3,281/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $138.00 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$26,625, position total $-37,177 (+$7,391 vs today)
100% normal6 × $7924 Jul8d5.3%67%70%$1,764$6,615+$3,334$39,071
Sell 6 × $79 5.3% OTM over spot $75.01 24 Jul 2026 (8d, $3.02 mid)
= $1,764 credit for the 8d cycle → $6,615/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $79)
67%
Breach risk
33%
POP (stays ≤ $82.02)
76%
EV / mo
+$2,019
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 4.8 mo [2.7-6.6] median, 0.4 mo SLOWER than no FIGHT (4.4 mo): roll costs eat the credits at this rung  ·  31% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 19% without)  ·  ~19.6 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $14,536
🛡 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)
55%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$491
Free roll-up
+$3/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$94 @ 90% POP
89% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 6 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 4 of 8); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $5.31/sh now → $3.76 mid-life (likely $4.63–$6.61)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $2.94/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.82/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,655 simulated challenges: the $79 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 8, at $81 (overshoots $2.35). 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 (6 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$847 Aug 202618d left+$1.12/sh+$673
cycle +$2,437
[-$16…+$483] · 73% credit
75%
surv 65%
-$37,282 NOT
cap gain +$7,286
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$7931 Jul 202611d left+$0.74/sh+$442
cycle +$2,206
[-$139…+$291] · 57% credit
67%
surv 53%
-$40,208 NOT
cap gain +$4,360
Max even-money escape in the band~$867 Aug 202618d left+$0.65/sh+$392
cycle +$2,156
[-$332…+$184] · 41% credit
77%
surv 70%
-$36,483 NOT
cap gain +$8,085
SS $142 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$8231 Jul 202611d left+$0.19/sh+$114
cycle +$1,878
[-$505…-$61] · 20% credit
73%
surv 62%
-$38,921 NOT
cap gain +$5,647
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$9431 Jul 202611d left-$2.74/sh-$1,642
cycle +$122
[-$2,828…-$2,019]
90%
surv 89%
-$34,197 NOT
cap gain +$10,371
budget: banked $1,764 debit $1,642 (93% used ≈ 1.1 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$122 cash · rolled 6 ct earn ≈ $1,671/mo while parked; 0 ct free to re-sell
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted -0.4 vol pt per +1% move (equity skew: vol eases as spot rises; buyback shift floored at 0). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$6,615/mo
vs 50% target ($3,054/mo)+117%
vs normal income ($6,108/mo)108% covered
Net income (after hedge)$6,249/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $79 is $68 below CC-SS $147.06: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$39,071
… as % of IC ($15,930)245.3%
… as % of ML ($69,930)55.9%
Recovery months (at normal income)6.4 mo
Surgical close (6 ct)$-44,616
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.73/sh (~25% of the $2.94 collected) or spot ≥ $82.02 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $79)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $110.78 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $78.21Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$78-82.02
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
≥ $82.02
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 0.90 (fallback)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$79.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,764$-40,649+$3,919+$1,758
+2.5%$80.97 (≤1σ, normal week)$579$-40,768+$3,800+$573
+5%$82.95 (≤1σ, normal week)$-606$-40,886+$3,682-$612
SS (= V-bounce)$141.55 (6.3σ)$-35,766$-44,402+$166-$34,842
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $147.06, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-44,568
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$38,906
− CC assignment net of premium (6 × $79): -$39,071
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-44,733 ($-165 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-9,891 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-34,842, the opportunity cost of earning $6,615/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $138.00 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$33,636, position total $-44,189 (+$379 vs today)
A nudge, not a rule: the engine maximizes income at acceptable safety; this weighs the income you would give up against the breach risk you would shed. Your hedge bleed and your read on RKLB are the tiebreakers.
⚔ FIGHT CC options · full candidate scan (34 clear the floor), click to expand

Every eligible strike x expiry in the 4-45 DTE band (3 expiries scanned, 34 clear the income floor), each sized to the minimum contracts that clear it. Sorted by survival (safest first): the primary 🎯 is the safest; rows below trade safety for income.

Fortress delta: 0.900 (fallback)  |  Recovery@SS: +$38,906 (un-capped fortress gain if stock rallies to SS)  |  Do-nothing @ SS: $-9,891

StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$838d24 Jul 2026$1.755/6$3,281$2,91878%83%+$1,285-$31,154195.6%$-37,521 (vs do-nothing $-27,630)
$8415d31 Jul 2026$2.606/6$3,120$2,75476%82%+$1,158-$36,275227.7%$-41,937 (vs do-nothing $-32,046)
$828d24 Jul 2026$1.975/6$3,694$3,33076%81%+$1,327-$31,544198.0%$-37,911 (vs do-nothing $-28,020)
$8622d7 Aug 2026$3.806/6$3,109$2,74376%82%+$1,186-$34,355215.7%$-40,017 (vs do-nothing $-30,126)
$8315d31 Jul 2026$3.006/6$3,600$3,23474%80%+$1,380-$36,635230.0%$-42,297 (vs do-nothing $-32,406)
$8522d7 Aug 2026$3.906/6$3,191$2,82574%80%+$1,083-$34,895219.1%$-40,557 (vs do-nothing $-30,666)
$818d24 Jul 2026$2.284/6$3,420$3,05873%79%+$1,186-$25,511160.1%$-32,583 (vs do-nothing $-22,692)
$8422d7 Aug 2026$4.256/6$3,477$3,11273%80%+$1,170-$35,285221.5%$-40,947 (vs do-nothing $-31,056)
$8215d31 Jul 2026$3.305/6$3,300$2,93672%79%+$1,211-$30,879193.8%$-37,246 (vs do-nothing $-27,355)
$8322d7 Aug 2026$4.006/6$3,273$2,90771%78%+$751-$36,035226.2%$-41,697 (vs do-nothing $-31,806)
$808d24 Jul 2026$2.604/6$3,900$3,53870%78%+$1,277-$25,783161.9%$-32,855 (vs do-nothing $-22,964)
$8115d31 Jul 2026$3.755/6$3,750$3,38670%78%+$1,396-$31,154195.6%$-37,521 (vs do-nothing $-27,630)
$8222d7 Aug 2026$4.955/6$3,375$3,01169%79%+$1,081-$30,054188.7%$-36,421 (vs do-nothing $-26,530)
Show 21 more candidates (lower strikes: more income, lower survival)
StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$8122d7 Aug 2026$4.006/6$3,273$2,90767%76%+$272-$37,235233.7%$-42,897 (vs do-nothing $-33,006)
$798d24 Jul 2026$2.943/6$3,308$2,94867%76%+$1,009-$19,535122.6%$-27,312 (vs do-nothing $-17,421)
$8015d31 Jul 2026$4.054/6$3,240$2,87867%76%+$852-$25,203158.2%$-32,275 (vs do-nothing $-22,384)
$8022d7 Aug 2026$5.405/6$3,682$3,31865%75%+$960-$30,829193.5%$-37,196 (vs do-nothing $-27,305)
$7915d31 Jul 2026$4.354/6$3,480$3,11864%74%+$826-$25,483160.0%$-32,555 (vs do-nothing $-22,664)
$788d24 Jul 2026$3.303/6$3,712$3,35364%74%+$1,042-$19,727123.8%$-27,504 (vs do-nothing $-17,613)
$7922d7 Aug 2026$4.456/6$3,641$3,27563%75%+$89-$38,165239.6%$-43,827 (vs do-nothing $-33,936)
$7815d31 Jul 2026$4.654/6$3,720$3,35862%73%+$778-$25,763161.7%$-32,835 (vs do-nothing $-22,944)
$7822d7 Aug 2026$5.305/6$3,614$3,25061%74%+$401-$31,879200.1%$-38,246 (vs do-nothing $-28,355)
$778d24 Jul 2026$3.703/6$4,162$3,80360%73%+$1,076-$19,907125.0%$-27,684 (vs do-nothing $-17,793)
$7715d31 Jul 2026$5.153/6$3,090$2,73059%72%+$650-$19,472122.2%$-27,249 (vs do-nothing $-17,358)
$7722d7 Aug 2026$6.654/6$3,627$3,26659%73%+$841-$25,363159.2%$-32,435 (vs do-nothing $-22,544)
$7622d7 Aug 2026$7.154/6$3,900$3,53857%72%+$883-$25,563160.5%$-32,635 (vs do-nothing $-22,744)
$768d24 Jul 2026$4.202/6$3,150$2,79256%71%+$783-$13,37283.9%$-21,853 (vs do-nothing $-11,962)
$7615d31 Jul 2026$5.403/6$3,240$2,88056%71%+$761-$19,697123.7%$-27,474 (vs do-nothing $-17,583)
$7522d7 Aug 2026$6.454/6$3,518$3,15755%71%+$256-$26,243164.7%$-33,315 (vs do-nothing $-23,424)
$7515d31 Jul 2026$5.103/6$3,060$2,70054%70%+$308-$20,087126.1%$-27,864 (vs do-nothing $-17,973)
$758d24 Jul 2026$4.502/6$3,375$3,01753%69%+$667-$13,51284.8%$-21,993 (vs do-nothing $-12,102)
$7422d7 Aug 2026$7.054/6$3,845$3,48452%69%+$324-$26,403165.7%$-33,475 (vs do-nothing $-23,584)
$7415d31 Jul 2026$6.353/6$3,810$3,45051%69%+$763-$20,012125.6%$-27,789 (vs do-nothing $-17,898)
$748d24 Jul 2026$5.152/6$3,862$3,50549%68%+$781-$13,58285.3%$-22,063 (vs do-nothing $-12,172)

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 6 contracts at the conservative CC.

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