FORTRESS FIGHT: RKLB @ $74.40

BE SS: $141.55  |  CC-SS: $149.14  |  6 contracts (600 sh) |  ⌂ PORTFOLIO

GENERATED2026-08-04 21:40

RKLB @ $74.40   UNDERWATER $67.15 (47.4% below BE SS)

⚠ EARNINGS · SHORT EXPIRY ONLY
RKLB reports 2026-08-10 (Mon), in 6 days. The recommended CC (3d) 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 2026-08-10.

6 contracts (600 sh)  |  BE SS: $141.55  |  CC-SS: $149.14 (banked floor $147.05)  |  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$7,729/mo95% ann ROI on ML
Hedge rolling cost$348/mo
Unrealized P&L$-46,656fortress legs from IBKR
INCOME GOALPOSTS & VELOCITY
50% INCOME FLOOR
$3,865/mo
HEDGE COVER
$348/mo
NORMAL INCOME
$7,729/mo (ATM CC, chain)
IC VELOCITY
2.1 mo to earn back $15,930
ML VELOCITY
9.0 mo to earn back $69,930
Deep drawdown confirmed: a CC at CC-SS $149.14 (probe: $150C 17d) brings only $21/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
$1,314
Hole (after banked)
$45,342
was $46,656 · 3% earned back
Cycles closed
8
Credit in flight
$0
CC-SS · banked floor (info)
$149.14 → $147.05
? 2 leg(s) closed as UNKNOWN (vanished with no fill in window): banked $0, conservative. Fix campaign.json by hand if wrong.
TECHNICALS (cc_timing weekly gate + daily trigger)
WEEKLYNEUTRAL · %B 34 (live) · RSI 47 · MACD bearish, hist rising
DAILYRISING (provisional) · RSI 47 · %B 66 · hist rising (nightly)
LEVELSUpper BB (CC ceiling) $138.49 (+86%) · daily UBB $82.80 · 1-wk expected move ±$12 (chain IV)
SETUPNo tilt: engine default. (advisory; floors and picks are chain-only)
⚠ Next earnings 2026-08-10: candidates whose expiry crosses it are flagged in the spectrum; EV is unreliable across earnings.
INTERPRETATION
Primary: 6 contracts at $85 / 3d. This is the safest strike (survival 90%, breach 10%) that still earns 50% of normal income ($3,865/mo); it brings $4,080/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 × $81/3d for $7,980/mo, but breach risk rises to 20% (+10pp vs the primary). The lower strike is hit by a smaller bounce.
More safety, less income: for just the hedge you can sit at 6 × $150/17d (99+% survival, $21/mo).
Downside anchor: the primary mortgages $38,077 (239% of IC) ONLY on a full V-bounce all the way to SS $142, recoverable in 4.9 months of normal income. That is the rare tail; the frequent case is the strike holding. Surgical close on the 6 contracts realizes $-46,668 and cuts bleed by $348/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: THIS FRIDAY · 7 Aug 2026 (3d) · sell 6 × $85, 90% survival, $4,080/mo (E[net] $3,499/mo).
The two weekly tracks below are ranked by E[net]/mo = income kept when unchallenged − the net cash cost and forgone cycle when it is. Each has its own full ladder.
TrackExpirySellSurvivalIncome/moE[net]/mo
THIS FRIDAY 🏆7 Aug 2026 · 3d6 × $8590%$4,080$3,499
NEXT FRIDAY14 Aug 2026 · 10d6 × $8882%$3,906$294
E[net] arithmetic on the grand pick: keep $408 with probability 88%; on the 12% touch you roll, paying $1,964 to close and taking $1,893 back from the best priced door (net cash $71) and parking about one cycle of income. Charging the FULL buyback with no door credit (the pre-2026-07-25 model) contradicted the campaign simulation, which prices the same event as a cash-neutral even roll.

📅 THIS FRIDAY · 7 Aug 2026 · 3d · E[net] $3,499/mo 🏆 GRAND PICK

🎯 Engine pick: sell 6 × $85 (50% normal), 90% survival, breach 10%, $4,080/mo.
The pick is already past the ~80% (≈1σ) comfort line, so take the income. Stepping out to the $86 rung (🛡 safe yield) lifts survival to 91% (breach 10% → 9%) for $960/mo less (24% income) buys safety you do not really need here.
RKLB  spot $74.40 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsFIGHT edgePer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
cover hedge5 × $957 Aug3d27.7%99%hist 99%2%hist 1%+0pp$40$400-$3,680$27,031
Sell 5 × $95 27.7% OTM over spot $74.40 7 Aug 2026 (3d, $0.11 mid)
= $40 credit for the 3d cycle → $400/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $95)
99%
Breach risk
1%
POP (stays ≤ $95.11)
99%
EV / mo
+$342
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+0pp
34% whole by 9mo vs 34% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~0.3/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$-33/mo
median; plan ~$-22/mo after 68% keep · $-230 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~3.0 mo [1.6-4.8], measured ONLY among the 34% 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)
1%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,789
Free roll-up
+$8/wk
Safest escape (by 28 Aug 2026)
$111 @ 82% POP
78% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 5 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 1 of 3); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $5.17/sh now → $3.66 mid-life → ≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.08/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$3.58/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)~$9514 Aug 20268d left+$3.20/sh+$1,598
cycle +$1,638
69%
surv 53%
-$32,233 NOT
cap gain +$14,423
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$10314 Aug 20268d left+$0.16/sh+$80
cycle +$120
78%
surv 71%
-$29,036 NOT
cap gain +$17,620
Max even-money escape in the band~$11028 Aug 202622d left+$0.19/sh+$93
cycle +$133
79%
surv 75%
-$24,680 NOT
cap gain +$21,976
SS $142 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$11128 Aug 202622d left-$0.03/sh-$13
cycle +$27
82%
surv 78%
-$24,166 NOT
cap gain +$22,490
budget: banked $40 debit $13 (33% used ≈ 0.1 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$27 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $2,476/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$400/mo
vs 50% target ($3,865/mo)-90%
vs normal income ($7,729/mo)5% covered
Net income (after hedge)$61/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $95 is $54 below CC-SS $149.14: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$27,031
… as % of IC ($15,930)169.7%
… as % of ML ($69,930)38.7%
Recovery months (at normal income)3.5 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-38,898
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.02/sh (~25% of the $0.08 collected) or spot ≥ $95.11 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $95)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $82.80 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $94.05Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$94-95.11
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
≥ $95.11
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 1.03 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$95.00 (2.6σ)$40$-33,831+$12,825+$15
+2.5%$97.37 (2.9σ)$-1,147$-33,545+$13,111-$1,172
+5%$99.75 (3.2σ)$-2,335$-33,259+$13,397-$2,360
SS (= V-bounce)$141.55 (8.4σ)$-23,235$-28,381+$18,275-$22,485
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $149.14, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-46,656
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$46,370
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $95): -$27,031
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (1 × $140): -$909
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-28,226 (+$18,430 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-5,741 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-22,485, the opportunity cost of earning $400/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $138.49 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$21,705, position total $-28,595 (+$18,061 vs today)
33% normal5 × $867 Aug3d15.6%91%hist 99%18%hist 6%+6pp$260$2,600-$1,480$31,311
Sell 5 × $86 15.6% OTM over spot $74.40 7 Aug 2026 (3d, $0.60 mid)
= $260 credit for the 3d cycle → $2,600/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $86)
91%
Breach risk
9%
POP (stays ≤ $86.60)
92%
EV / mo
+$1,603
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+6pp
35% whole by 9mo vs 28% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~2.7/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$1,234/mo
median; plan ~$839/mo after 68% keep · $7,883 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~3.3 mo [1.9-5.6], measured ONLY among the 35% of futures that got whole
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
10%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,396
Free roll-up
+$8/wk
Safest escape (by 28 Aug 2026)
$104 @ 85% POP
81% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 5 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 1 of 3); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $4.68/sh now → $3.31 mid-life (likely $3.10–$5.88)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.52/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.79/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 298 simulated challenges: the $86 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 3, at $89 (overshoots $2.91). 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)~$8614 Aug 20268d left+$3.16/sh+$1,581
cycle +$1,841
[+$1,299…+$1,766] · 98% credit
69%
surv 53%
-$37,613 NOT
cap gain +$9,043
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$9828 Aug 202622d left+$0.99/sh+$496
cycle +$756
[-$303…+$641] · 64% credit
77%
surv 72%
-$31,502 NOT
cap gain +$15,154
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$9414 Aug 20268d left+$0.17/sh+$86
cycle +$346
[-$620…+$195] · 44% credit
78%
surv 72%
-$34,393 NOT
cap gain +$12,263
Max even-money escape in the band~$10228 Aug 202622d left+$0.01/sh+$6
cycle +$266
[-$819…+$148] · 39% credit
83%
surv 79%
-$29,510 NOT
cap gain +$17,146
SS $142 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$10428 Aug 202622d left-$0.17/sh-$86
cycle +$174
[-$929…+$52] · 29% credit
85%
surv 81%
-$28,361 NOT
cap gain +$18,295
budget: banked $260 debit $86 (33% used ≈ 0.1 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$174 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $2,141/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$2,600/mo
vs 50% target ($3,865/mo)-33%
vs normal income ($7,729/mo)34% covered
Net income (after hedge)$2,261/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $86 is $63 below CC-SS $149.14: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$31,311
… as % of IC ($15,930)196.6%
… as % of ML ($69,930)44.8%
Recovery months (at normal income)4.1 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-38,920
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.13/sh (~25% of the $0.52 collected) or spot ≥ $86.60 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $86)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $82.80 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $85.14Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$85-86.60
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
≥ $86.60
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 1.03 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$86.00 (1.5σ)$260$-39,194+$7,462+$235
+2.5%$88.15 (1.7σ)$-815$-38,936+$7,720-$840
+5%$90.30 (2.0σ)$-1,890$-38,677+$7,979-$1,915
SS (= V-bounce)$141.55 (8.4σ)$-27,515$-32,661+$13,995-$26,765
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $149.14, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-46,656
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$46,370
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $86): -$31,311
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (1 × $140): -$909
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-32,506 (+$14,150 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-5,741 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-26,765, the opportunity cost of earning $2,600/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $138.49 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$25,985, position total $-32,875 (+$13,781 vs today)
🛡 safe yield6 × $867 Aug3d15.6%91%hist 99%18%hist 6%+5pp$312$3,120-$960$37,573
Sell 6 × $86 15.6% OTM over spot $74.40 7 Aug 2026 (3d, $0.60 mid)
= $312 credit for the 3d cycle → $3,120/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $86)
91%
Breach risk
9%
POP (stays ≤ $86.60)
92%
EV / mo
+$1,924
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+5pp
38% whole by 9mo vs 33% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~2.5/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$1,469/mo
median; plan ~$999/mo after 68% keep · $8,983 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~2.9 mo [1.6-4.9], measured ONLY among the 38% 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)
9%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,675
Free roll-up
+$8/wk
Safest escape (by 28 Aug 2026)
$104 @ 85% POP
81% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 6 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 1 of 3); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $4.68/sh now → $3.31 mid-life (likely $3.20–$5.89)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.52/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.79/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 278 simulated challenges: the $86 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 3, at $89 (overshoots $2.87). 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)~$8614 Aug 20268d left+$3.16/sh+$1,898
cycle +$2,210
[+$1,583…+$2,126] · 98% credit
69%
surv 53%
-$37,250 NOT
cap gain +$9,406
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$9828 Aug 202622d left+$0.99/sh+$595
cycle +$907
[-$351…+$742] · 61% credit
77%
surv 72%
-$31,356 NOT
cap gain +$15,300
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$9414 Aug 20268d left+$0.17/sh+$104
cycle +$416
[-$708…+$208] · 38% credit
78%
surv 72%
-$34,329 NOT
cap gain +$12,327
Max even-money escape in the band~$10228 Aug 202622d left+$0.01/sh+$7
cycle +$319
[-$975…+$148] · 33% credit
83%
surv 79%
-$29,462 NOT
cap gain +$17,194
SS $142 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$10428 Aug 202622d left-$0.17/sh-$103
cycle +$209
[-$1,113…+$34] · 26% credit
85%
surv 81%
-$28,331 NOT
cap gain +$18,325
budget: banked $312 debit $103 (33% used ≈ 0.1 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$209 cash · rolled 6 ct earn ≈ $2,569/mo while parked; 0 ct free to re-sell
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted -0.4 vol pt per +1% move (equity skew: vol eases as spot rises; buyback shift floored at 0). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$3,120/mo
vs 50% target ($3,865/mo)-19%
vs normal income ($7,729/mo)40% covered
Net income (after hedge)$2,772/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $86 is $63 below CC-SS $149.14: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$37,573
… as % of IC ($15,930)235.9%
… as % of ML ($69,930)53.7%
Recovery months (at normal income)4.9 mo
Surgical close (6 ct)$-46,704
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.13/sh (~25% of the $0.52 collected) or spot ≥ $86.60 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $86)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $82.80 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $85.14Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$85-86.60
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
≥ $86.60
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 1.03 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$86.00 (1.5σ)$312$-39,147+$7,509+$282
+2.5%$88.15 (1.7σ)$-978$-39,104+$7,552-$1,008
+5%$90.30 (2.0σ)$-2,268$-39,060+$7,596-$2,298
SS (= V-bounce)$141.55 (8.4σ)$-33,018$-38,014+$8,642-$32,118
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $149.14, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-46,656
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$46,370
− CC assignment net of premium (6 × $86): -$37,573
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-37,859 (+$8,797 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-5,741 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-32,118, the opportunity cost of earning $3,120/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $138.49 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$31,182, position total $-38,077 (+$8,579 vs today)
🎯 50% normal6 × $857 Aug3d14.2%90%hist 95%21%hist 18%+10pp$408$4,080$38,077
Sell 6 × $85 14.2% OTM over spot $74.40 7 Aug 2026 (3d, $0.70 mid)
= $408 credit for the 3d cycle → $4,080/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $85)
90%
Breach risk
10%
POP (stays ≤ $85.70)
91%
EV / mo
+$2,514
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+10pp
41% whole by 9mo vs 31% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~3.1/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$1,990/mo
median; plan ~$1,353/mo after 68% keep · $13,172 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~3.3 mo [2.1-5.7], measured ONLY among the 41% of futures that got whole
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
12%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,556
Free roll-up
+$8/wk
Safest escape (by 28 Aug 2026)
$103 @ 85% POP
82% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 6 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 1 of 3); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $4.63/sh now → $3.27 mid-life (likely $3.15–$5.99)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.68/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.59/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 364 simulated challenges: the $85 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 3, at $88 (overshoots $2.93). 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)~$8514 Aug 20268d left+$3.16/sh+$1,893
cycle +$2,301
[+$1,526…+$2,107] · 98% credit
69%
surv 53%
-$37,778 NOT
cap gain +$8,878
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$9728 Aug 202622d left+$0.98/sh+$591
cycle +$999
[-$417…+$758] · 63% credit
78%
surv 73%
-$31,885 NOT
cap gain +$14,771
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$9314 Aug 20268d left+$0.17/sh+$103
cycle +$511
[-$779…+$213] · 38% credit
78%
surv 72%
-$34,854 NOT
cap gain +$11,802
Max even-money escape in the band~$10128 Aug 202622d left+$0.01/sh+$8
cycle +$416
[-$1,038…+$165] · 34% credit
83%
surv 79%
-$29,986 NOT
cap gain +$16,670
SS $142 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$10328 Aug 202622d left-$0.17/sh-$103
cycle +$305
[-$1,176…+$44] · 28% credit
85%
surv 82%
-$28,855 NOT
cap gain +$17,801
budget: banked $408 debit $103 (25% used ≈ 0.1 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$305 cash · rolled 6 ct earn ≈ $2,538/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$4,080/mo
vs 50% target ($3,865/mo)+6%
vs normal income ($7,729/mo)53% covered
Net income (after hedge)$3,732/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $85 is $64 below CC-SS $149.14: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$38,077
… as % of IC ($15,930)239.0%
… as % of ML ($69,930)54.5%
Recovery months (at normal income)4.9 mo
Surgical close (6 ct)$-46,668
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.17/sh (~25% of the $0.68 collected) or spot ≥ $85.70 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $85)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $82.80 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $84.15Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$84-85.70
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
≥ $85.70
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 1.03 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$85.00 (1.3σ)$408$-39,672+$6,984+$378
+2.5%$87.12 (1.6σ)$-867$-39,628+$7,028-$897
+5%$89.25 (1.9σ)$-2,142$-39,585+$7,071-$2,172
SS (= V-bounce)$141.55 (8.4σ)$-33,522$-38,518+$8,138-$32,622
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $149.14, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-46,656
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$46,370
− CC assignment net of premium (6 × $85): -$38,077
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-38,363 (+$8,293 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-5,741 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-32,622, the opportunity cost of earning $4,080/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $138.49 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$31,686, position total $-38,581 (+$8,075 vs today)
100% normal6 × $817 Aug3d8.9%80%hist 92%42%hist 32%+10pp$798$7,980+$3,900$40,087
Sell 6 × $81 8.9% OTM over spot $74.40 7 Aug 2026 (3d, $1.41 mid)
= $798 credit for the 3d cycle → $7,980/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $81)
80%
Breach risk
20%
POP (stays ≤ $82.41)
84%
EV / mo
+$3,799
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+10pp
45% whole by 9mo vs 35% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~6.1/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$3,135/mo
median; plan ~$2,132/mo after 68% keep · $19,217 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~3.0 mo [1.8-5.0], measured ONLY among the 45% of futures that got whole
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
25%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,073
Free roll-up
+$8/wk
Safest escape (by 21 Aug 2026)
$102 @ 87% POP
86% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 6 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 1 of 3); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $4.41/sh now → $3.12 mid-life (likely $3.25–$6.32)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.33/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.79/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 758 simulated challenges: the $81 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 3, at $84 (overshoots $2.84). 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)~$8114 Aug 20268d left+$3.12/sh+$1,872
cycle +$2,670
[+$1,380…+$2,037] · 99% credit
70%
surv 53%
-$39,891 NOT
cap gain +$6,765
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$9228 Aug 202622d left+$1.21/sh+$723
cycle +$1,521
[-$476…+$777] · 62% credit
77%
surv 72%
-$34,464 NOT
cap gain +$12,192
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$8914 Aug 20268d left+$0.16/sh+$96
cycle +$894
[-$942…+$109] · 30% credit
79%
surv 72%
-$36,952 NOT
cap gain +$9,704
Max even-money escape in the band~$9728 Aug 202622d left+$0.01/sh+$4
cycle +$802
[-$1,270…+$40] · 27% credit
83%
surv 80%
-$32,081 NOT
cap gain +$14,575
SS $142 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$10221 Aug 202616d left-$1.31/sh-$787
cycle +$11
[-$2,270…-$814]
87%
surv 86%
-$29,770 NOT
cap gain +$16,886
budget: banked $798 debit $787 (99% used ≈ 0.4 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$11 cash · rolled 6 ct earn ≈ $2,034/mo while parked; 0 ct free to re-sell
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted -0.4 vol pt per +1% move (equity skew: vol eases as spot rises; buyback shift floored at 0). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$7,980/mo
vs 50% target ($3,865/mo)+106%
vs normal income ($7,729/mo)103% covered
Net income (after hedge)$7,632/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $81 is $68 below CC-SS $149.14: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$40,087
… as % of IC ($15,930)251.6%
… as % of ML ($69,930)57.3%
Recovery months (at normal income)5.2 mo
Surgical close (6 ct)$-46,701
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.33/sh (~25% of the $1.33 collected) or spot ≥ $82.41 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $81)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $82.80 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $80.19Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$80-82.41
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
≥ $82.41
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 1.03 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$81.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$798$-41,763+$4,893+$768
+2.5%$83.02 (1.1σ)$-417$-41,722+$4,934-$447
+5%$85.05 (1.3σ)$-1,632$-41,681+$4,975-$1,662
SS (= V-bounce)$141.55 (8.4σ)$-35,532$-40,528+$6,128-$34,632
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $149.14, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-46,656
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$46,370
− CC assignment net of premium (6 × $81): -$40,087
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-40,373 (+$6,283 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-5,741 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-34,632, the opportunity cost of earning $7,980/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $138.49 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$33,696, position total $-40,591 (+$6,065 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.

📅 NEXT FRIDAY · 14 Aug 2026 · 10d · E[net] $294/mo

🎯 Engine pick: sell 6 × $88 (50% normal), 82% survival, breach 18%, $3,906/mo.
The pick is already past the ~80% (≈1σ) comfort line, so take the income. Stepping out to the $92 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 87% (breach 18% → 13%) for $1,188/mo less (30% income) buys safety you do not really need here.
RKLB  spot $74.40 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsFIGHT edgePer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
cover hedge5 × $10814 Aug10d45.2%97%hist 99%7%hist 1%+1pp$135$405-$3,501$20,436
Sell 5 × $108 45.2% OTM over spot $74.40 14 Aug 2026 (10d, $0.36 mid)
= $135 credit for the 10d cycle → $405/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $108)
97%
Breach risk
3%
POP (stays ≤ $108.36)
97%
EV / mo
+$234
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+1pp
34% whole by 9mo vs 33% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~0.3/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$-65/mo
median; plan ~$-44/mo after 68% keep · $-427 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~2.5 mo [1.4-4.8], measured ONLY among the 34% 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)
4%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$3,427
Free roll-up
+$1/wk
Safest escape (by 28 Aug 2026)
$112 @ 70% POP
60% 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 10); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $10.07/sh now → $7.12 mid-life (likely $5.03–$9.40)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.27/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$6.85/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 113 simulated challenges: the $108 strike is typically first touched on day 8 of 10, at $112 (overshoots $4.15). 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)~$10821 Aug 202612d left+$0.64/sh+$319
cycle +$454
[+$219…+$1,150] · 88% credit
68%
surv 54%
-$25,351 NOT
cap gain +$21,305
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$10921 Aug 202612d left+$0.23/sh+$117
cycle +$252
[+$99…+$1,003] · 81% credit
69%
surv 55%
-$25,182 NOT
cap gain +$21,474
Max even-money escape in the band~$11228 Aug 202619d left+$0.29/sh+$147
cycle +$282
[-$159…+$1,065] · 70% credit
70%
surv 60%
-$23,290 NOT
cap gain +$23,366
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$405/mo
vs 50% target ($3,865/mo)-90%
vs normal income ($7,729/mo)5% covered
Net income (after hedge)$66/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $108 is $41 below CC-SS $149.14: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$20,436
… as % of IC ($15,930)128.3%
… as % of ML ($69,930)29.2%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.6 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-38,925
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.07/sh (~25% of the $0.27 collected) or spot ≥ $108.36 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $108)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $82.80 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $106.92Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$107-108.36
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
≥ $108.36
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 1.03 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$108.00 (2.3σ)$135$-25,671+$20,985+$110
+2.5%$110.70 (2.5σ)$-1,215$-25,345+$21,311-$1,240
+5%$113.40 (2.7σ)$-2,565$-25,020+$21,636-$2,590
SS (= V-bounce)$141.55 (4.6σ)$-16,640$-21,786+$24,870-$15,890
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $149.14, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-46,656
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$46,370
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $108): -$20,436
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (1 × $140): -$909
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-21,631 (+$25,025 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-5,741 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-15,890, the opportunity cost of earning $405/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $138.49 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$15,110, position total $-22,000 (+$24,656 vs today)
🛡 safe yield6 × $9614 Aug10d29.0%91%hist 99%19%hist 6%+3pp$618$1,854-$2,052$31,267
Sell 6 × $96 29.0% OTM over spot $74.40 14 Aug 2026 (10d, $1.56 mid)
= $618 credit for the 10d cycle → $1,854/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $96)
91%
Breach risk
9%
POP (stays ≤ $97.56)
92%
EV / mo
+$948
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+3pp
34% whole by 9mo vs 31% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~1.0/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$662/mo
median; plan ~$450/mo after 68% keep · $4,007 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~3.0 mo [1.4-5.3], measured ONLY among the 34% 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)
-$3,181
Free roll-up
+$2/wk
Safest escape (by 28 Aug 2026)
$103 @ 73% POP
65% 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 5 of 10); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $8.95/sh now → $6.33 mid-life (likely $4.97–$9.04)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.03/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$5.30/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 403 simulated challenges: the $96 strike is typically first touched on day 7 of 10, at $100 (overshoots $3.75). 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)~$9621 Aug 202612d left+$1.01/sh+$606
cycle +$1,224
[+$264…+$1,388] · 86% credit
68%
surv 54%
-$32,031 NOT
cap gain +$14,625
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$10028 Aug 202619d left+$0.62/sh+$374
cycle +$992
[-$238…+$1,274] · 69% credit
71%
surv 61%
-$30,030 NOT
cap gain +$16,626
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$9821 Aug 202612d left+$0.24/sh+$146
cycle +$764
[-$282…+$910] · 62% credit
70%
surv 57%
-$31,499 NOT
cap gain +$15,157
Max even-money escape in the band~$10128 Aug 202619d left+$0.00/sh+$1
cycle +$619
[-$666…+$883] · 50% credit
71%
surv 62%
-$29,783 NOT
cap gain +$16,873
SS $142 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$10328 Aug 202619d left-$0.73/sh-$436
cycle +$182
[-$1,201…+$430] · 34% credit
73%
surv 65%
-$28,978 NOT
cap gain +$17,678
budget: banked $618 debit $436 (70% used ≈ 1.0 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$182 cash · rolled 6 ct earn ≈ $5,311/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$1,854/mo
vs 50% target ($3,865/mo)-52%
vs normal income ($7,729/mo)24% covered
Net income (after hedge)$1,506/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $96 is $53 below CC-SS $149.14: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$31,267
… as % of IC ($15,930)196.3%
… as % of ML ($69,930)44.7%
Recovery months (at normal income)4.0 mo
Surgical close (6 ct)$-46,977
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 ≥ $97.56 (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 $82.80 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $95.04Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$95-97.56
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $97.56
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 1.03 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$96.00 (1.5σ)$618$-32,637+$14,019+$588
+2.5%$98.40 (1.6σ)$-822$-32,588+$14,068-$852
+5%$100.80 (1.8σ)$-2,262$-32,539+$14,117-$2,292
SS (= V-bounce)$141.55 (4.6σ)$-26,712$-31,708+$14,948-$25,812
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $149.14, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-46,656
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$46,370
− CC assignment net of premium (6 × $96): -$31,267
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-31,553 (+$15,103 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-5,741 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-25,812, the opportunity cost of earning $1,854/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $138.49 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$24,876, position total $-31,771 (+$14,885 vs today)
33% normal6 × $9214 Aug10d23.7%87%hist 95%27%hist 18%+4pp$906$2,718-$1,188$33,379
Sell 6 × $92 23.7% OTM over spot $74.40 14 Aug 2026 (10d, $2.31 mid)
= $906 credit for the 10d cycle → $2,718/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $92)
87%
Breach risk
13%
POP (stays ≤ $94.31)
89%
EV / mo
+$1,266
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+4pp
35% whole by 9mo vs 32% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~1.5/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$985/mo
median; plan ~$670/mo after 68% keep · $6,645 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~2.9 mo [1.6-4.8], measured ONLY among the 35% of futures that got whole
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
19%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$2,735
Free roll-up
+$2/wk
Safest escape (by 28 Aug 2026)
$100 @ 76% POP
68% 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 5 of 10); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $8.57/sh now → $6.07 mid-life (likely $5.78–$9.07)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.51/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$4.56/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 568 simulated challenges: the $92 strike is typically first touched on day 6 of 10, at $96 (overshoots $3.50). 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)~$9221 Aug 202612d left+$1.11/sh+$665
cycle +$1,571
[+$253…+$1,031] · 90% credit
68%
surv 54%
-$34,166 NOT
cap gain +$12,490
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$9528 Aug 202619d left+$0.91/sh+$548
cycle +$1,454
[-$152…+$879] · 66% credit
70%
surv 59%
-$32,670 NOT
cap gain +$13,986
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$9421 Aug 202612d left+$0.35/sh+$207
cycle +$1,113
[-$302…+$501] · 51% credit
70%
surv 57%
-$33,631 NOT
cap gain +$13,025
Max even-money escape in the band~$9728 Aug 202619d left+$0.09/sh+$56
cycle +$962
[-$751…+$337] · 37% credit
72%
surv 63%
-$31,921 NOT
cap gain +$14,735
SS $142 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$10028 Aug 202619d left-$1.03/sh-$615
cycle +$291
[-$1,412…-$341] · 17% credit
76%
surv 68%
-$30,731 NOT
cap gain +$15,925
budget: banked $906 debit $615 (68% used ≈ 1.0 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$291 cash · rolled 6 ct earn ≈ $4,778/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$2,718/mo
vs 50% target ($3,865/mo)-30%
vs normal income ($7,729/mo)35% covered
Net income (after hedge)$2,370/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $92 is $57 below CC-SS $149.14: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$33,379
… as % of IC ($15,930)209.5%
… as % of ML ($69,930)47.7%
Recovery months (at normal income)4.3 mo
Surgical close (6 ct)$-47,133
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.38/sh (~25% of the $1.51 collected) or spot ≥ $94.31 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $92)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $82.80 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $91.08Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$91-94.31
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
≥ $94.31
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 1.03 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$92.00 (1.2σ)$906$-34,831+$11,825+$876
+2.5%$94.30 (1.4σ)$-474$-34,784+$11,872-$504
+5%$96.60 (1.5σ)$-1,854$-34,737+$11,919-$1,884
SS (= V-bounce)$141.55 (4.6σ)$-28,824$-33,820+$12,836-$27,924
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $149.14, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-46,656
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$46,370
− CC assignment net of premium (6 × $92): -$33,379
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-33,665 (+$12,991 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-5,741 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-27,924, the opportunity cost of earning $2,718/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $138.49 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$26,988, position total $-33,883 (+$12,773 vs today)
🎯 50% normal6 × $8814 Aug10d18.3%82%hist 95%38%hist 22%+7pp$1,302$3,906$35,383
Sell 6 × $88 18.3% OTM over spot $74.40 14 Aug 2026 (10d, $2.29 mid)
= $1,302 credit for the 10d cycle → $3,906/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $88)
82%
Breach risk
18%
POP (stays ≤ $90.28)
85%
EV / mo
+$1,617
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+7pp
38% whole by 9mo vs 32% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~2.1/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$1,393/mo
median; plan ~$947/mo after 68% keep · $8,878 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~3.0 mo [1.8-5.9], measured ONLY among the 38% 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)
30%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$2,181
Free roll-up
+$3/wk
Safest escape (by 28 Aug 2026)
$100 @ 78% POP
73% 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 5 of 10); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $8.20/sh now → $5.80 mid-life (likely $5.69–$8.98)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $2.17/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$3.63/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 888 simulated challenges: the $88 strike is typically first touched on day 6 of 10, at $91 (overshoots $3.22). 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)~$8821 Aug 202612d left+$1.20/sh+$717
cycle +$2,019
[+$225…+$992] · 88% credit
68%
surv 54%
-$36,199 NOT
cap gain +$10,457
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$9128 Aug 202619d left+$0.98/sh+$591
cycle +$1,893
[-$191…+$823] · 65% credit
70%
surv 60%
-$34,713 NOT
cap gain +$11,943
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$9121 Aug 202612d left+$0.04/sh+$21
cycle +$1,323
[-$511…+$232] · 38% credit
72%
surv 60%
-$35,282 NOT
cap gain +$11,374
Max even-money escape in the band~$9328 Aug 202619d left+$0.17/sh+$103
cycle +$1,405
[-$763…+$309] · 37% credit
72%
surv 63%
-$33,959 NOT
cap gain +$12,697
SS $142 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$10028 Aug 202619d left-$2.01/sh-$1,203
cycle +$99
[-$2,341…-$1,059] · 6% credit
78%
surv 73%
-$30,923 NOT
cap gain +$15,733
budget: banked $1,302 debit $1,203 (92% used ≈ 1.3 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$99 cash · rolled 6 ct earn ≈ $3,599/mo while parked; 0 ct free to re-sell
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted -0.4 vol pt per +1% move (equity skew: vol eases as spot rises; buyback shift floored at 0). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$3,906/mo
vs 50% target ($3,865/mo)+1%
vs normal income ($7,729/mo)51% covered
Net income (after hedge)$3,558/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $88 is $61 below CC-SS $149.14: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$35,383
… as % of IC ($15,930)222.1%
… as % of ML ($69,930)50.6%
Recovery months (at normal income)4.6 mo
Surgical close (6 ct)$-46,725
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.54/sh (~25% of the $2.17 collected) or spot ≥ $90.28 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $88)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $82.80 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $87.12Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$87-90.28
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
≥ $90.28
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 1.03 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$88.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,302$-36,917+$9,739+$1,272
+2.5%$90.20 (1.1σ)$-18$-36,872+$9,784-$48
+5%$92.40 (1.2σ)$-1,338$-36,827+$9,829-$1,368
SS (= V-bounce)$141.55 (4.6σ)$-30,828$-35,824+$10,832-$29,928
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $149.14, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-46,656
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$46,370
− CC assignment net of premium (6 × $88): -$35,383
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-35,669 (+$10,987 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-5,741 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-29,928, the opportunity cost of earning $3,906/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $138.49 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$28,992, position total $-35,887 (+$10,769 vs today)
100% normal6 × $8014 Aug10d7.5%68%hist 78%69%hist 55%+8pp$2,580$7,740+$3,834$38,905
Sell 6 × $80 7.5% OTM over spot $74.40 14 Aug 2026 (10d, $4.42 mid)
= $2,580 credit for the 10d cycle → $7,740/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $80)
68%
Breach risk
32%
POP (stays ≤ $84.42)
77%
EV / mo
+$2,382
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+8pp
42% whole by 9mo vs 35% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~4.7/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$1,985/mo
median; plan ~$1,350/mo after 68% keep · $12,691 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~2.7 mo [1.8-4.5], measured ONLY among the 42% 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)
57%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$586
Free roll-up
+$3/wk
Safest escape (by 21 Aug 2026)
$101 @ 90% POP
88% 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 5 of 10); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $7.46/sh now → $5.28 mid-life (likely $6.52–$9.02)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $4.30/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.98/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,703 simulated challenges: the $80 strike is typically first touched on day 4 of 10, at $83 (overshoots $2.93). 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)~$8021 Aug 202612d left+$1.33/sh+$799
cycle +$3,379
[+$171…+$617] · 87% credit
69%
surv 54%
-$39,802 NOT
cap gain +$6,854
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$8228 Aug 202619d left+$1.53/sh+$920
cycle +$3,500
[-$9…+$622] · 75% credit
70%
surv 58%
-$38,689 NOT
cap gain +$7,967
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$8321 Aug 202612d left+$0.20/sh+$118
cycle +$2,698
[-$546…-$95] · 20% credit
72%
surv 60%
-$38,870 NOT
cap gain +$7,786
Max even-money escape in the band~$8528 Aug 202619d left+$0.29/sh+$175
cycle +$2,755
[-$881…-$189] · 19% credit
72%
surv 63%
-$37,573 NOT
cap gain +$9,083
SS $142 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$10121 Aug 202612d left-$4.06/sh-$2,438
cycle +$142
[-$4,073…-$3,000]
90%
surv 88%
-$30,259 NOT
cap gain +$16,397
budget: banked $2,580 debit $2,438 (94% used ≈ 1.4 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$142 cash · rolled 6 ct earn ≈ $1,821/mo while parked; 0 ct free to re-sell
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted -0.4 vol pt per +1% move (equity skew: vol eases as spot rises; buyback shift floored at 0). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$7,740/mo
vs 50% target ($3,865/mo)+100%
vs normal income ($7,729/mo)100% covered
Net income (after hedge)$7,392/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $80 is $69 below CC-SS $149.14: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$38,905
… as % of IC ($15,930)244.2%
… as % of ML ($69,930)55.6%
Recovery months (at normal income)5.0 mo
Surgical close (6 ct)$-46,731
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $1.07/sh (~25% of the $4.30 collected) or spot ≥ $84.42 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $80)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $82.80 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $79.20Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$79-84.42
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
≥ $84.42
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 1.03 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$80.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$2,580$-40,602+$6,054+$2,550
+2.5%$82.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,380$-40,561+$6,095+$1,350
+5%$84.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$180$-40,520+$6,136+$150
SS (= V-bounce)$141.55 (4.6σ)$-34,350$-39,346+$7,310-$33,450
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $149.14, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-46,656
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$46,370
− CC assignment net of premium (6 × $80): -$38,905
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-39,191 (+$7,465 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-5,741 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-33,450, the opportunity cost of earning $7,740/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $138.49 Upper BB (CC ceiling), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$32,514, position total $-39,409 (+$7,247 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 (47 clear the floor), click to expand

Every eligible strike x expiry in the 3-45 DTE band (4 expiries scanned, 47 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: 1.034 (IBKR)  |  Recovery@SS: +$46,370 (un-capped fortress gain if stock rallies to SS)  |  Do-nothing @ SS: $-5,741

StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$853d7 Aug 2026$0.686/6$4,080$3,73290%91%+$2,514-$38,077239.0%$-38,363 (vs do-nothing $-32,622)
$843d7 Aug 2026$0.795/6$3,950$3,61188%89%+$2,260-$32,176202.0%$-33,371 (vs do-nothing $-27,630)
$833d7 Aug 2026$0.945/6$4,700$4,36185%88%+$2,531-$32,601204.7%$-33,796 (vs do-nothing $-28,055)
$823d7 Aug 2026$1.144/6$4,560$4,23083%86%+$2,352-$26,401165.7%$-28,505 (vs do-nothing $-22,764)
$8810d14 Aug 2026$2.176/6$3,906$3,55882%85%+$1,617-$35,383222.1%$-35,669 (vs do-nothing $-29,928)
$8710d14 Aug 2026$2.386/6$4,284$3,93681%84%+$1,726-$35,857225.1%$-36,143 (vs do-nothing $-30,402)
$813d7 Aug 2026$1.333/6$3,990$3,66880%84%+$1,899-$20,043125.8%$-23,057 (vs do-nothing $-17,316)
$8610d14 Aug 2026$2.546/6$4,572$4,22479%83%+$1,717-$36,361228.3%$-36,647 (vs do-nothing $-30,906)
$8510d14 Aug 2026$2.825/6$4,230$3,89177%82%+$1,579-$30,661192.5%$-31,856 (vs do-nothing $-26,115)
$803d7 Aug 2026$1.633/6$4,890$4,56877%82%+$2,269-$20,253127.1%$-23,267 (vs do-nothing $-17,526)
$8410d14 Aug 2026$3.005/6$4,500$4,16176%81%+$1,549-$31,071195.0%$-32,266 (vs do-nothing $-26,525)
$8517d21 Aug 2026$3.706/6$3,918$3,57074%79%+$905-$36,265227.7%$-36,551 (vs do-nothing $-30,810)
$8310d14 Aug 2026$3.205/6$4,800$4,46174%80%+$1,520-$31,471197.6%$-32,666 (vs do-nothing $-26,925)
Show 34 more candidates (lower strikes: more income, lower survival)
StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$793d7 Aug 2026$1.913/6$5,730$5,40873%80%+$2,468-$20,469128.5%$-23,483 (vs do-nothing $-17,742)
$8210d14 Aug 2026$3.454/6$4,140$3,81072%79%+$1,227-$25,477159.9%$-27,581 (vs do-nothing $-21,840)
$8110d14 Aug 2026$3.804/6$4,560$4,23070%78%+$1,332-$25,737161.6%$-27,841 (vs do-nothing $-22,100)
$783d7 Aug 2026$2.242/6$4,480$4,16769%78%+$1,792-$13,78086.5%$-17,703 (vs do-nothing $-11,962)
$8010d14 Aug 2026$4.303/6$3,870$3,54868%77%+$1,191-$19,452122.1%$-22,466 (vs do-nothing $-16,725)
$8124d28 Aug 2026$5.406/6$4,050$3,70267%75%+$219-$37,645236.3%$-37,931 (vs do-nothing $-32,190)
$8017d21 Aug 2026$5.205/6$4,588$4,24966%76%+$1,207-$31,971200.7%$-33,166 (vs do-nothing $-27,425)
$7910d14 Aug 2026$4.453/6$4,005$3,68365%75%+$1,045-$19,707123.7%$-22,721 (vs do-nothing $-16,980)
$8024d28 Aug 2026$5.806/6$4,350$4,00265%74%+$270-$38,005238.6%$-38,291 (vs do-nothing $-32,550)
$773d7 Aug 2026$2.612/6$5,220$4,90765%76%+$1,922-$13,90687.3%$-17,829 (vs do-nothing $-12,088)
$7917d21 Aug 2026$5.504/6$3,882$3,55264%74%+$644-$25,857162.3%$-27,961 (vs do-nothing $-22,220)
$7924d28 Aug 2026$6.106/6$4,575$4,22764%73%+$233-$38,425241.2%$-38,711 (vs do-nothing $-32,970)
$7810d14 Aug 2026$4.853/6$4,365$4,04363%74%+$1,249-$19,887124.8%$-22,901 (vs do-nothing $-17,160)
$7817d21 Aug 2026$5.904/6$4,165$3,83462%73%+$672-$26,097163.8%$-28,201 (vs do-nothing $-22,460)
$7824d28 Aug 2026$6.705/6$4,188$3,84862%72%+$339-$32,221202.3%$-33,416 (vs do-nothing $-27,675)
$7710d14 Aug 2026$5.403/6$4,860$4,53861%73%+$1,265-$20,022125.7%$-23,036 (vs do-nothing $-17,295)
$7724d28 Aug 2026$6.905/6$4,312$3,97360%71%+$222-$32,621204.8%$-33,816 (vs do-nothing $-28,075)
$7717d21 Aug 2026$6.404/6$4,518$4,18760%73%+$1,050-$26,297165.1%$-28,401 (vs do-nothing $-22,660)
$763d7 Aug 2026$3.002/6$6,000$5,68760%73%+$1,987-$14,02888.1%$-17,951 (vs do-nothing $-12,210)
$7624d28 Aug 2026$7.355/6$4,594$4,25559%71%+$249-$32,896206.5%$-34,091 (vs do-nothing $-28,350)
$7617d21 Aug 2026$6.754/6$4,765$4,43458%71%+$714-$26,557166.7%$-28,661 (vs do-nothing $-22,920)
$7610d14 Aug 2026$5.653/6$5,085$4,76358%72%+$1,134-$20,247127.1%$-23,261 (vs do-nothing $-17,520)
$7524d28 Aug 2026$8.004/6$4,000$3,67057%70%+$311-$26,457166.1%$-28,561 (vs do-nothing $-22,820)
$7517d21 Aug 2026$7.204/6$5,082$4,75256%71%+$1,018-$26,777168.1%$-28,881 (vs do-nothing $-23,140)
$7510d14 Aug 2026$6.103/6$5,490$5,16856%71%+$1,155-$20,412128.1%$-23,426 (vs do-nothing $-17,685)
$7424d28 Aug 2026$8.304/6$4,150$3,82055%69%+$238-$26,737167.8%$-28,841 (vs do-nothing $-23,100)
$753d7 Aug 2026$3.402/6$6,800$6,48755%71%+$1,956-$14,14888.8%$-18,071 (vs do-nothing $-12,330)
$7417d21 Aug 2026$7.703/6$4,076$3,75554%69%+$570-$20,232127.0%$-23,246 (vs do-nothing $-17,505)
$7324d28 Aug 2026$8.754/6$4,375$4,04554%69%+$229-$26,957169.2%$-29,061 (vs do-nothing $-23,320)
$7410d14 Aug 2026$6.602/6$3,960$3,64753%70%+$795-$13,70886.1%$-17,631 (vs do-nothing $-11,890)
$7317d21 Aug 2026$8.203/6$4,341$4,02052%68%+$582-$20,382128.0%$-23,396 (vs do-nothing $-17,655)
$7310d14 Aug 2026$7.052/6$4,230$3,91750%69%+$771-$13,81886.7%$-17,741 (vs do-nothing $-12,000)
$743d7 Aug 2026$3.802/6$7,600$7,28750%69%+$1,806-$14,26889.6%$-18,191 (vs do-nothing $-12,450)
$733d7 Aug 2026$4.401/6$4,400$4,09645%67%+$967-$7,17445.0%$-12,006 (vs do-nothing $-6,265)

Income/mo = FIGHT leg gross, DTE-prorated. Net/mo = FIGHT + conservative CC gross minus hedge cost. POP (mid) = probability stock closes at or below (strike + mid premium) at expiry, per-strike chain IV when available. Survival = CC expires fully worthless. EV/mo = premium minus expected buyback, monthly, with realized vol = IV x 85% (variance risk premium 15%). Survival, POP and touch use vol x 1.00 (raw implied: the VRP haircut is applied to the premium edge but NOT to risk, because understating the edge costs opportunity while understating breach odds costs capital; the risk-side haircut arms only from the graded ledger). Cap give-up @ SS = recovery mortgaged on a V-bounce to SS, net of premium. Total P&L @ SS = absolute position P&L if the stock closes at SS; "vs do-nothing" = opportunity cost against holding all 6 contracts at the conservative CC.

fortress_fight.py v6.3  |  2026-08-04 21:40