FORTRESS FIGHT: RKLB @ $67.09

BE SS: $141.55  |  CC-SS: $149.40  |  6 contracts (600 sh) |  ⌂ PORTFOLIO

GENERATED2026-07-17 01:33

RKLB @ $67.09   UNDERWATER $74.46 (52.6% below BE SS)

⚠ EARNINGS · SHORT EXPIRY ONLY
RKLB reports 2026-08-07 (Fri), in 21 days. The recommended CC (7d) 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: $149.40  |  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$5,721/mo95% ann ROI on ML
Hedge rolling cost$614/mo
Unrealized P&L$-50,823fortress legs from IBKR
INCOME GOALPOSTS & VELOCITY
50% INCOME FLOOR
$2,861/mo
HEDGE COVER
$614/mo
NORMAL INCOME
$5,721/mo (ATM CC, chain)
IC VELOCITY
2.8 mo to earn back $15,930
ML VELOCITY
12.2 mo to earn back $69,930
Deep drawdown confirmed: a CC at CC-SS $149.40 (probe: $150C 14d) brings only $13/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)
$50,823
was $50,823 · 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)
WEEKLYPULLBACK · %B 26 (live) · RSI 43 · MACD bearish, hist falling
DAILYFALLING (provisional) · RSI 30 · %B 6 · hist falling (nightly)
LEVELS20W MA (bounce target) $90.40 (+35%) · daily UBB $109.90 · 1-wk expected move ±$9 (chain IV)
SETUPSpring loaded, not ignited: 🎯 or 💎 at short DTE, normal tripwires. (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: 6 contracts at $75 / 7d. This is the safest strike (survival 82%, breach 18%) that still earns 50% of normal income ($2,861/mo); it brings $2,906/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 × $70/7d for $6,197/mo, but breach risk rises to 35% (+17pp 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 × $83/7d (95% survival, $664/mo).
Downside anchor: the primary mortgages $43,962 (276% of IC) ONLY on a full V-bounce all the way to SS $142, recoverable in 7.7 months of normal income. That is the rare tail; the frequent case is the strike holding. Surgical close on the 6 contracts realizes $-50,856 and cuts bleed by $614/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 (7d) · sell 6 × $75, 82% survival, $2,906/mo (E[net] $793/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 · 7d6 × $7582%$2,906$793

📅 NEXT FRIDAY · 24 Jul 2026 · 7d · E[net] $793/mo 🏆 GRAND PICK

🎯 Engine pick: sell 6 × $75 (primary), 82% survival, breach 18%, $2,906/mo.
The pick is already past the ~80% (≈1σ) comfort line, so take the income. Stepping out to the $77 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 87% (breach 18% → 13%) for $823/mo less (28% income) buys safety you do not really need here.
RKLB  spot $67.09 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsFIGHT edgePer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
cover hedge5 × $8324 Jul7d23.7%95%11%+2pp$155$664-$2,241$33,045
Sell 5 × $83 23.7% OTM over spot $67.09 24 Jul 2026 (7d, $0.34 mid)
= $155 credit for the 7d cycle → $664/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $83)
95%
Breach risk
5%
POP (stays ≤ $83.34)
95%
EV / mo
+$415
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+2pp
21% whole by 9mo vs 20% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~0.9/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$-132/mo
median; plan ~$-90/mo after 68% keep · $-1,020 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~5.0 mo [2.9-6.7], measured ONLY among the 21% of futures that got whole
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
6%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,552
Free roll-up
+$3/wk
Safest escape (by 14 Aug 2026)
$97 @ 84% 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 3 of 7); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $4.83/sh now → $3.41 mid-life (likely $2.68–$4.75)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.31/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$3.10/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 175 simulated challenges: the $83 strike is typically first touched on day 6 of 7, at $85 (overshoots $2.26). 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)~$8331 Jul 202610d left+$0.87/sh+$434
cycle +$589
[+$333…+$838] · 94% credit
67%
surv 53%
-$40,810 NOT
cap gain +$10,013
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$8631 Jul 202610d left+$0.13/sh+$65
cycle +$220
[-$103…+$402] · 66% credit
73%
surv 63%
-$39,456 NOT
cap gain +$11,367
Max even-money escape in the band~$9514 Aug 202624d left+$0.21/sh+$105
cycle +$260
[-$243…+$463] · 61% credit
80%
surv 76%
-$34,087 NOT
cap gain +$16,736
SS $142 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$9714 Aug 202624d left-$0.26/sh-$132
cycle +$23
[-$486…+$221] · 44% credit
84%
surv 80%
-$33,139 NOT
cap gain +$17,684
budget: banked $155 debit $132 (85% used ≈ 0.9 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$23 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $1,969/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$664/mo
vs 50% target ($2,861/mo)-77%
vs normal income ($5,721/mo)12% covered
Net income (after hedge)$54/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $83 is $66 below CC-SS $149.40: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$33,045
… as % of IC ($15,930)207.4%
… as % of ML ($69,930)47.3%
Recovery months (at normal income)5.8 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-42,370
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.08/sh (~25% of the $0.31 collected) or spot ≥ $83.34 (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 $109.90 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $82.17Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$82-83.34
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $83.34
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 0.99 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$83.00 (1.8σ)$155$-41,244+$9,579+$145
+2.5%$85.07 (2.1σ)$-882$-41,053+$9,770-$892
+5%$87.15 (2.3σ)$-1,920$-40,862+$9,961-$1,930
SS (= V-bounce)$141.55 (8.6σ)$-29,120$-36,001+$14,822-$28,355
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $149.40, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-50,823
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$48,744
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $83): -$33,045
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (1 × $140): -$938
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-36,062 (+$14,761 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-7,707 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-28,355, the opportunity cost of earning $664/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $90.40 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$3,545, position total $-40,562 (+$10,261 vs today)
🛡 safe yield6 × $7924 Jul7d17.8%90%20%+3pp$330$1,414-$1,491$41,910
Sell 6 × $79 17.8% OTM over spot $67.09 24 Jul 2026 (7d, $0.62 mid)
= $330 credit for the 7d cycle → $1,414/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $79)
90%
Breach risk
10%
POP (stays ≤ $79.62)
91%
EV / mo
+$719
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+3pp
24% whole by 9mo vs 20% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~1.7/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$246/mo
median; plan ~$167/mo after 68% keep · $1,776 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~4.4 mo [2.7-6.7], measured ONLY among the 24% of futures that got whole
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
13%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,620
Free roll-up
+$3/wk
Safest escape (by 14 Aug 2026)
$94 @ 85% POP
82% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 6 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 3 of 7); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $4.59/sh now → $3.25 mid-life (likely $2.81–$4.79)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.55/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.70/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 383 simulated challenges: the $79 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 7, at $81 (overshoots $2.18). 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)~$7931 Jul 202610d left+$0.94/sh+$566
cycle +$896
[+$331…+$859] · 91% credit
67%
surv 53%
-$42,874 NOT
cap gain +$7,949
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$8914 Aug 202624d left+$0.75/sh+$450
cycle +$780
[-$26…+$710] · 74% credit
79%
surv 73%
-$37,121 NOT
cap gain +$13,702
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$8231 Jul 202610d left+$0.20/sh+$119
cycle +$449
[-$177…+$347] · 57% credit
73%
surv 63%
-$41,597 NOT
cap gain +$9,226
Max even-money escape in the band~$9114 Aug 202624d left+$0.23/sh+$140
cycle +$470
[-$376…+$389] · 49% credit
81%
surv 76%
-$36,247 NOT
cap gain +$14,576
SS $142 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$9414 Aug 202624d left-$0.41/sh-$244
cycle +$86
[-$787…-$9] · 25% credit
85%
surv 82%
-$34,854 NOT
cap gain +$15,969
budget: banked $330 debit $244 (74% used ≈ 0.7 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$86 cash · rolled 6 ct earn ≈ $2,132/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$1,414/mo
vs 50% target ($2,861/mo)-51%
vs normal income ($5,721/mo)25% covered
Net income (after hedge)$800/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $79 is $70 below CC-SS $149.40: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$41,910
… as % of IC ($15,930)263.1%
… as % of ML ($69,930)59.9%
Recovery months (at normal income)7.3 mo
Surgical close (6 ct)$-50,868
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.14/sh (~25% of the $0.55 collected) or spot ≥ $79.62 (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 $109.90 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $78.21Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$78-79.62
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
≥ $79.62
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 0.99 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$79.00 (1.4σ)$330$-43,440+$7,383+$318
+2.5%$80.97 (1.6σ)$-855$-43,455+$7,368-$867
+5%$82.95 (1.8σ)$-2,040$-43,471+$7,352-$2,052
SS (= V-bounce)$141.55 (8.6σ)$-37,200$-43,928+$6,895-$36,282
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $149.40, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-50,823
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$48,744
− CC assignment net of premium (6 × $79): -$41,910
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-43,989 (+$6,834 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-7,707 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-36,282, the opportunity cost of earning $1,414/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $90.40 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$6,510, position total $-43,529 (+$7,294 vs today)
33% normal6 × $7724 Jul7d14.8%87%27%+4pp$486$2,083-$823$42,954
Sell 6 × $77 14.8% OTM over spot $67.09 24 Jul 2026 (7d, $0.88 mid)
= $486 credit for the 7d cycle → $2,083/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $77)
87%
Breach risk
13%
POP (stays ≤ $77.88)
89%
EV / mo
+$1,014
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+4pp
21% whole by 9mo vs 16% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~2.3/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$552/mo
median; plan ~$375/mo after 68% keep · $4,286 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~4.5 mo [3.3-6.1], measured ONLY among the 21% of futures that got whole
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
20%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,414
Free roll-up
+$3/wk
Safest escape (by 14 Aug 2026)
$94 @ 87% POP
84% 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 3 of 7); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $4.48/sh now → $3.17 mid-life (likely $2.99–$4.95)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.81/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.36/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 585 simulated challenges: the $77 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 7, at $79 (overshoots $2.16). The [P25–P75] under each Total is that door's credit across those paths; % credit is the share of those challenges where the roll is a net credit.
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (6 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$7731 Jul 202610d left+$0.98/sh+$586
cycle +$1,072
[+$288…+$831] · 92% credit
67%
surv 53%
-$43,883 NOT
cap gain +$6,940
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$8714 Aug 202624d left+$0.75/sh+$451
cycle +$937
[-$84…+$653] · 69% credit
79%
surv 73%
-$38,149 NOT
cap gain +$12,674
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$8031 Jul 202610d left+$0.23/sh+$137
cycle +$623
[-$200…+$323] · 51% credit
73%
surv 63%
-$42,608 NOT
cap gain +$8,215
Max even-money escape in the band~$8914 Aug 202624d left+$0.24/sh+$144
cycle +$630
[-$437…+$320] · 44% credit
81%
surv 76%
-$37,271 NOT
cap gain +$13,552
SS $142 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$9414 Aug 202624d left-$0.76/sh-$454
cycle +$32
[-$1,121…-$318] · 12% credit
87%
surv 84%
-$34,908 NOT
cap gain +$15,915
budget: banked $486 debit $454 (93% used ≈ 0.9 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$32 cash · rolled 6 ct earn ≈ $1,808/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$2,083/mo
vs 50% target ($2,861/mo)-27%
vs normal income ($5,721/mo)36% covered
Net income (after hedge)$1,469/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $77 is $72 below CC-SS $149.40: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$42,954
… as % of IC ($15,930)269.6%
… as % of ML ($69,930)61.4%
Recovery months (at normal income)7.5 mo
Surgical close (6 ct)$-50,865
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 $0.81 collected) or spot ≥ $77.88 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $77)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $109.90 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $76.23Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$76-77.88
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
≥ $77.88
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 0.99 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$77.00 (1.1σ)$486$-44,468+$6,355+$474
+2.5%$78.92 (1.4σ)$-669$-44,483+$6,340-$681
+5%$80.85 (1.6σ)$-1,824$-44,498+$6,325-$1,836
SS (= V-bounce)$141.55 (8.6σ)$-38,244$-44,972+$5,851-$37,326
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $149.40, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-50,823
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$48,744
− CC assignment net of premium (6 × $77): -$42,954
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-45,033 (+$5,790 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-7,707 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-37,326, the opportunity cost of earning $2,083/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $90.40 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$7,554, position total $-44,573 (+$6,250 vs today)
🎯 50% normal6 × $7524 Jul7d11.8%82%27%+6pp$678$2,906$43,962
Sell 6 × $75 11.8% OTM over spot $67.09 24 Jul 2026 (7d, $1.19 mid)
= $678 credit for the 7d cycle → $2,906/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $75)
82%
Breach risk
18%
POP (stays ≤ $76.19)
85%
EV / mo
+$1,269
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+6pp
22% whole by 9mo vs 16% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~3.3/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$823/mo
median; plan ~$560/mo after 68% keep · $6,701 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~4.3 mo [2.9-6.4], measured ONLY among the 22% of futures that got whole
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
27%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,173
Free roll-up
+$3/wk
Safest escape (by 14 Aug 2026)
$94 @ 89% POP
87% 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 3 of 7); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $4.36/sh now → $3.08 mid-life (likely $3.19–$5.25)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.13/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.95/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 799 simulated challenges: the $75 strike is typically first touched on day 4 of 7, at $77 (overshoots $2.31). The [P25–P75] under each Total is that door's credit across those paths; % credit is the share of those challenges where the roll is a net credit.
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (6 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$7531 Jul 202610d left+$1.01/sh+$604
cycle +$1,282
[+$225…+$742] · 89% credit
67%
surv 53%
-$44,857 NOT
cap gain +$5,966
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$8414 Aug 202624d left+$0.95/sh+$572
cycle +$1,250
[-$87…+$619] · 70% credit
78%
surv 72%
-$39,612 NOT
cap gain +$11,211
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$7831 Jul 202610d left+$0.25/sh+$153
cycle +$831
[-$280…+$207] · 43% credit
73%
surv 63%
-$43,585 NOT
cap gain +$7,238
Max even-money escape in the band~$8814 Aug 202624d left+$0.01/sh+$5
cycle +$683
[-$714…+$32] · 27% credit
83%
surv 79%
-$37,811 NOT
cap gain +$13,012
SS $142 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$9414 Aug 202624d left-$1.07/sh-$641
cycle +$37
[-$1,517…-$653] · 5% credit
89%
surv 87%
-$34,903 NOT
cap gain +$15,920
budget: banked $678 debit $641 (94% used ≈ 1.0 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$37 cash · rolled 6 ct earn ≈ $1,513/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$2,906/mo
vs 50% target ($2,861/mo)+2%
vs normal income ($5,721/mo)51% covered
Net income (after hedge)$2,291/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $75 is $74 below CC-SS $149.40: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$43,962
… as % of IC ($15,930)276.0%
… as % of ML ($69,930)62.9%
Recovery months (at normal income)7.7 mo
Surgical close (6 ct)$-50,856
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.28/sh (~25% of the $1.13 collected) or spot ≥ $76.19 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $75)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $109.90 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $74.25Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$74-76.19
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
≥ $76.19
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 0.99 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$75.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$678$-45,461+$5,362+$666
+2.5%$76.88 (1.1σ)$-447$-45,475+$5,348-$459
+5%$78.75 (1.4σ)$-1,572$-45,490+$5,333-$1,584
SS (= V-bounce)$141.55 (8.6σ)$-39,252$-45,980+$4,843-$38,334
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $149.40, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-50,823
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$48,744
− CC assignment net of premium (6 × $75): -$43,962
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-46,041 (+$4,782 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-7,707 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-38,334, the opportunity cost of earning $2,906/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $90.40 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$8,562, position total $-45,581 (+$5,242 vs today)
100% normal6 × $7024 Jul7d4.3%65%72%+6pp$1,446$6,197+$3,291$46,194
Sell 6 × $70 4.3% OTM over spot $67.09 24 Jul 2026 (7d, $2.49 mid)
= $1,446 credit for the 7d cycle → $6,197/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $70)
65%
Breach risk
35%
POP (stays ≤ $72.48)
75%
EV / mo
+$1,719
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+6pp
24% whole by 9mo vs 17% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~8.2/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$1,476/mo
median; plan ~$1,004/mo after 68% keep · $12,086 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~5.3 mo [3.4-7.0], measured ONLY among the 24% of futures that got whole
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
56%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$282
Free roll-up
+$3/wk
Safest escape (by 14 Aug 2026)
$91 @ 91% 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 3 of 7); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $4.07/sh now → $2.88 mid-life (likely $3.63–$5.33)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $2.41/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.47/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,684 simulated challenges: the $70 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 7, at $72 (overshoots $2.09). 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 (6 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$7031 Jul 202610d left+$1.07/sh+$641
cycle +$2,087
[+$183…+$515] · 89% credit
67%
surv 53%
-$47,013 NOT
cap gain +$3,810
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$7814 Aug 202624d left+$1.27/sh+$762
cycle +$2,208
[+$31…+$530] · 77% credit
77%
surv 71%
-$42,208 NOT
cap gain +$8,615
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$7331 Jul 202610d left+$0.31/sh+$184
cycle +$1,630
[-$324…+$19] · 28% credit
74%
surv 64%
-$45,746 NOT
cap gain +$5,077
Max even-money escape in the band~$8314 Aug 202624d left+$0.01/sh+$7
cycle +$1,453
[-$820…-$255] · 13% credit
84%
surv 80%
-$40,001 NOT
cap gain +$10,822
SS $142 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$9114 Aug 202624d left-$1.29/sh-$772
cycle +$674
[-$1,812…-$1,097] · 1% credit
91%
surv 89%
-$36,043 NOT
cap gain +$14,780
budget: banked $1,446 debit $772 (53% used ≈ 0.5 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$674 cash · rolled 6 ct earn ≈ $1,194/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$6,197/mo
vs 50% target ($2,861/mo)+117%
vs normal income ($5,721/mo)108% covered
Net income (after hedge)$5,583/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $70 is $79 below CC-SS $149.40: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$46,194
… as % of IC ($15,930)290.0%
… as % of ML ($69,930)66.1%
Recovery months (at normal income)8.1 mo
Surgical close (6 ct)$-50,868
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.60/sh (~25% of the $2.41 collected) or spot ≥ $72.48 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $70)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $109.90 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $69.30Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$69-72.48
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
≥ $72.48
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 0.99 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$70.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,446$-47,654+$3,169+$1,434
+2.5%$71.75 (≤1σ, normal week)$396$-47,667+$3,156+$384
+5%$73.50 (≤1σ, normal week)$-654$-47,681+$3,142-$666
SS (= V-bounce)$141.55 (8.6σ)$-41,484$-48,212+$2,611-$40,566
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $149.40, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-50,823
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$48,744
− CC assignment net of premium (6 × $70): -$46,194
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-48,273 (+$2,550 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-7,707 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-40,566, the opportunity cost of earning $6,197/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $90.40 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$10,794, position total $-47,813 (+$3,010 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 (28 clear the floor), click to expand

Every eligible strike x expiry in the 4-45 DTE band (4 expiries scanned, 28 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: 0.987 (IBKR)  |  Recovery@SS: +$48,744 (un-capped fortress gain if stock rallies to SS)  |  Do-nothing @ SS: $-7,707

StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$757d24 Jul 2026$1.136/6$2,906$2,29182%85%+$1,269-$43,962276.0%$-46,041 (vs do-nothing $-38,334)
$747d24 Jul 2026$1.276/6$3,266$2,65180%83%+$1,247-$44,478279.2%$-46,557 (vs do-nothing $-38,850)
$737d24 Jul 2026$1.545/6$3,300$2,69076%81%+$1,232-$37,430235.0%$-40,447 (vs do-nothing $-32,740)
$7414d31 Jul 2026$2.486/6$3,189$2,57474%79%+$964-$43,752274.7%$-45,831 (vs do-nothing $-38,124)
$727d24 Jul 2026$1.754/6$3,000$2,39473%79%+$975-$30,260190.0%$-34,215 (vs do-nothing $-26,508)
$7521d7 Aug 2026$3.506/6$3,000$2,38672%79%+$732-$42,540267.0%$-44,619 (vs do-nothing $-36,912)
$7314d31 Jul 2026$2.755/6$2,946$2,33671%78%+$822-$36,825231.2%$-39,842 (vs do-nothing $-32,135)
$7528d14 Aug 2026$4.456/6$2,861$2,24670%78%+$623-$41,970263.5%$-44,049 (vs do-nothing $-36,342)
$7421d7 Aug 2026$3.756/6$3,214$2,60070%77%+$716-$42,990269.9%$-45,069 (vs do-nothing $-37,362)
$717d24 Jul 2026$2.064/6$3,531$2,92669%77%+$1,065-$30,536191.7%$-34,491 (vs do-nothing $-26,784)
$7428d14 Aug 2026$4.606/6$2,957$2,34369%77%+$532-$42,480266.7%$-44,559 (vs do-nothing $-36,852)
$7214d31 Jul 2026$2.925/6$3,129$2,51968%76%+$703-$37,240233.8%$-40,257 (vs do-nothing $-32,550)
$7328d14 Aug 2026$5.056/6$3,246$2,63267%76%+$620-$42,810268.7%$-44,889 (vs do-nothing $-37,182)
Show 15 more candidates (lower strikes: more income, lower survival)
StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$7221d7 Aug 2026$3.706/6$3,171$2,55766%75%+$154-$44,220277.6%$-46,299 (vs do-nothing $-38,592)
$7114d31 Jul 2026$3.205/6$3,429$2,81966%75%+$668-$37,600236.0%$-40,617 (vs do-nothing $-32,910)
$707d24 Jul 2026$2.413/6$3,099$2,49765%75%+$859-$23,097145.0%$-27,990 (vs do-nothing $-20,283)
$7228d14 Aug 2026$5.306/6$3,407$2,79365%75%+$567-$43,260271.6%$-45,339 (vs do-nothing $-37,632)
$7121d7 Aug 2026$4.805/6$3,429$2,81964%74%+$671-$36,800231.0%$-39,817 (vs do-nothing $-32,110)
$7128d14 Aug 2026$5.655/6$3,027$2,41763%74%+$470-$36,375228.3%$-39,392 (vs do-nothing $-31,685)
$7014d31 Jul 2026$3.754/6$3,214$2,60963%73%+$710-$30,260190.0%$-34,215 (vs do-nothing $-26,508)
$7021d7 Aug 2026$5.204/6$2,971$2,36662%73%+$555-$29,680186.3%$-33,635 (vs do-nothing $-25,928)
$7028d14 Aug 2026$6.205/6$3,321$2,71161%73%+$563-$36,600229.8%$-39,617 (vs do-nothing $-31,910)
$697d24 Jul 2026$2.753/6$3,536$2,93461%73%+$843-$23,295146.2%$-28,188 (vs do-nothing $-20,481)
$6914d31 Jul 2026$3.904/6$3,343$2,73760%72%+$513-$30,600192.1%$-34,555 (vs do-nothing $-26,848)
$687d24 Jul 2026$3.153/6$4,050$3,44957%70%+$834-$23,475147.4%$-28,368 (vs do-nothing $-20,661)
$6814d31 Jul 2026$4.453/6$2,861$2,25957%70%+$471-$23,085144.9%$-27,978 (vs do-nothing $-20,271)
$677d24 Jul 2026$3.602/6$3,086$2,48952%68%+$545-$15,76098.9%$-21,591 (vs do-nothing $-13,884)
$667d24 Jul 2026$4.202/6$3,600$3,00348%66%+$613-$15,84099.4%$-21,671 (vs do-nothing $-13,964)

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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