FORTRESS FIGHT: RKLB @ $64.44

BE SS: $141.55  |  CC-SS: $148.58  |  6 contracts (600 sh) |  ⌂ PORTFOLIO

GENERATED2026-09-15 21:51

RKLB @ $64.44   UNDERWATER $77.11 (54.5% below BE SS)

6 contracts (600 sh)  |  BE SS: $141.55  |  CC-SS: $148.58 (banked floor $144.48)  |  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 2026-12-18 (entry $2.187/sh)

Economics

Max Loss$69,930(ND $26.55 + SW $90) x 600
Normal income ref$3,558/mo95% ann ROI on ML
Hedge rolling cost$387/mo
Unrealized P&L$-52,656fortress legs from IBKR
INCOME GOALPOSTS & VELOCITY
50% INCOME FLOOR
$1,779/mo
HEDGE COVER
$387/mo
NORMAL INCOME
$3,558/mo (ATM CC, chain)
IC VELOCITY
4.5 mo to earn back $15,930
ML VELOCITY
19.7 mo to earn back $69,930
Deep drawdown (unpriceable at CC-SS): no listed call within 92% of CC-SS $148.58 in the fetched chain; the deepest available is $110C (17d, $21/mo, a BELOW-CC-SS strike, not a safe CC). Income at true CC-SS ≈ $0, 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
$2,602
Hole (after banked)
$50,054
was $52,656 · 5% earned back
Cycles closed
11
Credit in flight
$0
CC-SS · banked floor (info)
$148.58 → $144.48
? 3 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)
WEEKLYPULLBACK · %B 25 (live) · RSI 44 · MACD bearish, hist rising
DAILYFALLING (provisional) · RSI 44 · %B 40 · hist rising (nightly)
LEVELS20W MA (bounce target) $89.18 (+38%) · daily UBB $73.40 · 1-wk expected move ±$6 (chain IV)
SETUPSpring loaded, not ignited: 🎯 or 💎 at short DTE, normal tripwires. (advisory; floors and picks are chain-only)
⚠ Next earnings 2026-11-09: candidates whose expiry crosses it are flagged in the spectrum; EV is unreliable across earnings.
INTERPRETATION
Primary: 5 contracts at $70 / 3d. This is the safest strike (survival 86%, breach 14%) that still earns 50% of normal income ($1,779/mo); it brings $2,000/mo. The engine maximizes the odds the pullback never reaches your strike, rather than chasing the fattest near-ATM premium.
More income, less safety: the ladder tops out at 5 × $68/3d for $3,600/mo, but breach risk rises to 23% (+9pp 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 × $76/3d (97% survival, $400/mo).
Downside anchor: the primary mortgages $39,092 (245% of IC) ONLY on a full V-bounce all the way to SS $142, recoverable in 11.0 months of normal income. That is the rare tail; the frequent case is the strike holding. Surgical close on the 5 contracts realizes $-43,893 and cuts bleed by $322/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 · 18 Sep 2026 (3d) · sell 5 × $70, 86% survival, $2,000/mo (E[net] $1,518/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 🏆18 Sep 2026 · 3d5 × $7086%$2,000$1,518
NEXT FRIDAY25 Sep 2026 · 10d6 × $7077%$2,016$227
E[net] arithmetic on the grand pick: keep $200 with probability 85%; on the 15% touch you roll, paying $729 to close and taking $614 back from the best priced door (net cash $115) 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 · 18 Sep 2026 · 3d · E[net] $1,518/mo 🏆 GRAND PICK

🎯 Engine pick: sell 5 × $70 (50% normal), 86% survival, breach 14%, $2,000/mo.
The pick is already past the ~80% (≈1σ) comfort line, so take the income. Stepping out to the $72 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 92% (breach 14% → 8%) for $680/mo less (34% income) buys safety you do not really need here.
RKLB  spot $64.44 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsFIGHT edgePer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
cover hedge5 × $7618 Sep3d17.9%97%hist 96%6%hist 3%+1pp$40$400-$1,600$36,252
Sell 5 × $76 17.9% OTM over spot $64.44 18 Sep 2026 (3d, $0.08 mid)
= $40 credit for the 3d cycle → $400/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $76)
97%
Breach risk
3%
POP (stays ≤ $76.08)
97%
EV / mo
+$252
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+1pp
22% whole by 9mo vs 20% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~1.0/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$-51/mo
median; plan ~$-35/mo after 68% keep · $-454 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~4.9 mo [3.4-6.5], 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)
1%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$751
Free roll-up
+$3/wk
Safest escape (by 9 Oct 2026)
$86 @ 83% POP
80% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 5 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 1 of 3); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $2.24/sh now → $1.58 mid-life → ≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.08/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.50/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)~$7625 Sep 20268d left+$1.17/sh+$585
cycle +$625
67%
surv 52%
-$45,053 NOT
cap gain +$7,603
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$7925 Sep 20268d left+$0.19/sh+$94
cycle +$134
74%
surv 65%
-$43,998 NOT
cap gain +$8,658
Max even-money escape in the band~$859 Oct 202622d left+$0.10/sh+$52
cycle +$92
81%
surv 78%
-$40,418 NOT
cap gain +$12,238
SS $142 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$869 Oct 202622d left-$0.02/sh-$9
cycle +$31
83%
surv 80%
-$39,876 NOT
cap gain +$12,780
budget: banked $40 debit $9 (22% used ≈ 0.1 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$31 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $1,067/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 ($1,779/mo)-78%
vs normal income ($3,558/mo)11% covered
Net income (after hedge)$16/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $76 is $73 below CC-SS $148.58: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$36,252
… as % of IC ($15,930)227.6%
… as % of ML ($69,930)51.8%
Recovery months (at normal income)10.2 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-43,883
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 ≥ $76.08 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $76)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $73.40 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $75.24Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$75-76.08
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $76.08
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 1.01 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$76.00 (2.8σ)$40$-45,637+$7,019+$35
+2.5%$77.90 (3.3σ)$-910$-45,441+$7,215-$915
+5%$79.80 (3.7σ)$-1,860$-45,244+$7,412-$1,865
SS (= V-bounce)$141.55 (18.8σ)$-32,735$-42,001+$10,655-$16,965
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $148.58, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-52,656
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$50,790
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $76): -$36,252
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (1 × $110): -$3,857
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-41,976 (+$10,680 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-25,011 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-16,965, the opportunity cost of earning $400/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $89.18 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$6,550, position total $-44,272 (+$8,384 vs today)
🛡 safe yield6 × $7625 Sep10d17.9%91%hist 96%18%hist 14%+3pp$228$684-$1,316$43,323
Sell 6 × $76 17.9% OTM over spot $64.44 25 Sep 2026 (10d, $0.42 mid)
= $228 credit for the 10d cycle → $684/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $76)
91%
Breach risk
9%
POP (stays ≤ $76.42)
92%
EV / mo
+$301
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+3pp
13% whole by 9mo vs 11% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~1.2/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$79/mo
median; plan ~$53/mo after 68% keep · $646 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~5.5 mo, measured ONLY among the 13% 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)
-$1,312
Free roll-up
+$2/wk
Safest escape (by 9 Oct 2026)
$81 @ 75% POP
69% 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: $3.63/sh now → $2.57 mid-life (likely $1.91–$3.50)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.38/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.19/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 301 simulated challenges: the $76 strike is typically first touched on day 7 of 10, at $78 (overshoots $1.63). 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)~$762 Oct 202612d left+$0.70/sh+$419
cycle +$647
[+$354…+$717] · 98% credit
66%
surv 52%
-$45,032 NOT
cap gain +$7,624
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$799 Oct 202619d left+$0.42/sh+$250
cycle +$478
[+$101…+$592] · 82% credit
72%
surv 62%
-$43,655 NOT
cap gain +$9,001
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$782 Oct 202612d left+$0.03/sh+$17
cycle +$245
[-$112…+$295] · 60% credit
70%
surv 59%
-$44,492 NOT
cap gain +$8,164
Max even-money escape in the band~$809 Oct 202619d left+$0.07/sh+$42
cycle +$270
[-$150…+$362] · 59% credit
73%
surv 65%
-$43,260 NOT
cap gain +$9,396
SS $142 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$819 Oct 202619d left-$0.28/sh-$169
cycle +$59
[-$399…+$145] · 34% credit
75%
surv 69%
-$42,867 NOT
cap gain +$9,789
budget: banked $228 debit $169 (74% used ≈ 1.1 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$59 cash · rolled 6 ct earn ≈ $2,165/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$684/mo
vs 50% target ($1,779/mo)-62%
vs normal income ($3,558/mo)19% covered
Net income (after hedge)$297/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $76 is $73 below CC-SS $148.58: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$43,323
… as % of IC ($15,930)272.0%
… as % of ML ($69,930)62.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)12.2 mo
Surgical close (6 ct)$-52,683
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.10/sh (~25% of the $0.38 collected) or spot ≥ $76.42 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $76)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $73.40 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $75.24Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$75-76.42
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
≥ $76.42
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 1.01 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$76.00 (1.5σ)$228$-45,450+$7,206+$222
+2.5%$77.90 (1.8σ)$-912$-45,444+$7,212-$918
+5%$79.80 (2.0σ)$-2,052$-45,437+$7,219-$2,058
SS (= V-bounce)$141.55 (10.3σ)$-39,102$-45,214+$7,442-$20,178
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $148.58, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-52,656
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$50,790
− CC assignment net of premium (6 × $76): -$43,323
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-45,189 (+$7,467 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-25,011 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-20,178, the opportunity cost of earning $684/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $89.18 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$7,680, position total $-45,403 (+$7,253 vs today)
33% normal6 × $7218 Sep3d11.7%92%hist 96%17%hist 14%+5pp$132$1,320-$680$45,819
Sell 6 × $72 11.7% OTM over spot $64.44 18 Sep 2026 (3d, $0.23 mid)
= $132 credit for the 3d cycle → $1,320/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $72)
92%
Breach risk
8%
POP (stays ≤ $72.23)
92%
EV / mo
+$644
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+5pp
20% whole by 9mo vs 15% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~2.9/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$570/mo
median; plan ~$388/mo after 68% keep · $4,213 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~5.3 mo [3.5-6.9], measured ONLY among the 20% 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)
7%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$767
Free roll-up
+$3/wk
Safest escape (by 9 Oct 2026)
$83 @ 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: $2.12/sh now → $1.50 mid-life (likely $1.37–$2.74)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.22/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.28/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 219 simulated challenges: the $72 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 3, at $74 (overshoots $1.66). 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)~$7225 Sep 20268d left+$1.21/sh+$727
cycle +$859
[+$629…+$878] · 100% credit
67%
surv 52%
-$47,234 NOT
cap gain +$5,422
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$799 Oct 202622d left+$0.62/sh+$370
cycle +$502
[+$10…+$478] · 75% credit
79%
surv 73%
-$43,631 NOT
cap gain +$9,025
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$7525 Sep 20268d left+$0.23/sh+$139
cycle +$271
[-$122…+$235] · 59% credit
74%
surv 66%
-$46,276 NOT
cap gain +$6,380
Max even-money escape in the band~$829 Oct 202622d left+$0.02/sh+$13
cycle +$145
[-$451…+$107] · 40% credit
83%
surv 80%
-$42,178 NOT
cap gain +$10,478
SS $142 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$839 Oct 202622d left-$0.09/sh-$54
cycle +$78
[-$538…+$39] · 31% credit
85%
surv 82%
-$41,641 NOT
cap gain +$11,015
budget: banked $132 debit $54 (41% used ≈ 0.2 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$78 cash · rolled 6 ct earn ≈ $1,153/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$1,320/mo
vs 50% target ($1,779/mo)-26%
vs normal income ($3,558/mo)37% covered
Net income (after hedge)$933/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $72 is $77 below CC-SS $148.58: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$45,819
… as % of IC ($15,930)287.6%
… as % of ML ($69,930)65.5%
Recovery months (at normal income)12.9 mo
Surgical close (6 ct)$-52,665
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.06/sh (~25% of the $0.22 collected) or spot ≥ $72.23 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $72)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $73.40 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $71.28Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$71-72.23
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
≥ $72.23
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 1.01 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$72.00 (1.8σ)$132$-47,961+$4,695+$126
+2.5%$73.80 (2.3σ)$-948$-47,954+$4,702-$954
+5%$75.60 (2.7σ)$-2,028$-47,948+$4,708-$2,034
SS (= V-bounce)$141.55 (18.8σ)$-41,598$-47,710+$4,946-$22,674
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $148.58, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-52,656
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$50,790
− CC assignment net of premium (6 × $72): -$45,819
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-47,685 (+$4,971 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-25,011 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-22,674, the opportunity cost of earning $1,320/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $89.18 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$10,176, position total $-47,899 (+$4,757 vs today)
🎯 50% normal5 × $7018 Sep3d8.6%86%hist 86%28%hist 26%+5pp$200$2,000$39,092
Sell 5 × $70 8.6% OTM over spot $64.44 18 Sep 2026 (3d, $0.43 mid)
= $200 credit for the 3d cycle → $2,000/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $70)
86%
Breach risk
14%
POP (stays ≤ $70.42)
88%
EV / mo
+$821
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+5pp
20% whole by 9mo vs 15% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~5.0/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$874/mo
median; plan ~$594/mo after 68% keep · $6,824 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~4.8 mo [2.8-6.5], measured ONLY among the 20% 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)
15%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$529
Free roll-up
+$4/wk
Safest escape (by 9 Oct 2026)
$82 @ 86% POP
84% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 5 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 1 of 3); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $2.06/sh now → $1.46 mid-life (likely $1.48–$2.73)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.40/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.06/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 459 simulated challenges: the $70 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 3, at $72 (overshoots $1.61). 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)~$7025 Sep 20268d left+$1.23/sh+$614
cycle +$814
[+$527…+$703] · 100% credit
67%
surv 52%
-$48,485 NOT
cap gain +$4,171
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$789 Oct 202622d left+$0.38/sh+$188
cycle +$388
[-$165…+$233] · 60% credit
80%
surv 76%
-$44,347 NOT
cap gain +$8,309
Max even-money escape in the band~$809 Oct 202622d left+$0.04/sh+$18
cycle +$218
[-$380…+$45] · 34% credit
84%
surv 81%
-$43,311 NOT
cap gain +$9,345
SS $142 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$7425 Sep 20268d left+$0.00/sh+$1
cycle +$201
[-$278…+$35] · 34% credit
77%
surv 71%
-$46,950 NOT
cap gain +$5,706
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$829 Oct 202622d left-$0.28/sh-$142
cycle +$58
[-$588…-$123] · 12% credit
86%
surv 84%
-$42,264 NOT
cap gain +$10,392
budget: banked $200 debit $142 (71% used ≈ 0.3 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$58 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $800/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$2,000/mo
vs 50% target ($1,779/mo)+12%
vs normal income ($3,558/mo)56% covered
Net income (after hedge)$1,616/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $70 is $79 below CC-SS $148.58: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$39,092
… as % of IC ($15,930)245.4%
… as % of ML ($69,930)55.9%
Recovery months (at normal income)11.0 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-43,893
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.10/sh (~25% of the $0.40 collected) or spot ≥ $70.42 (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 $73.40 (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
$69-70.42
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
≥ $70.42
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 1.01 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$70.00 (1.4σ)$200$-49,099+$3,557+$195
+2.5%$71.75 (1.8σ)$-675$-48,918+$3,738-$680
+5%$73.50 (2.2σ)$-1,550$-48,736+$3,920-$1,555
SS (= V-bounce)$141.55 (18.8σ)$-35,575$-44,841+$7,815-$19,805
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $148.58, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-52,656
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$50,790
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $70): -$39,092
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (1 × $110): -$3,857
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-44,816 (+$7,840 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-25,011 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-19,805, the opportunity cost of earning $2,000/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $89.18 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$9,390, position total $-47,112 (+$5,544 vs today)
100% normal5 × $6818 Sep3d5.5%77%hist 84%47%hist 39%+5pp$360$3,600+$1,600$39,932
Sell 5 × $68 5.5% OTM over spot $64.44 18 Sep 2026 (3d, $0.75 mid)
= $360 credit for the 3d cycle → $3,600/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $68)
77%
Breach risk
23%
POP (stays ≤ $68.75)
81%
EV / mo
+$1,140
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+5pp
19% whole by 9mo vs 14% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~8.8/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$1,401/mo
median; plan ~$953/mo after 68% keep · $11,315 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~4.6 mo [3.5-6.8], measured ONLY among the 19% 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)
29%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$348
Free roll-up
+$4/wk
Safest escape (by 2 Oct 2026)
$79 @ 88% POP
86% 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: $2.00/sh now → $1.42 mid-life (likely $1.56–$2.90)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.72/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.70/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 880 simulated challenges: the $68 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 3, at $70 (overshoots $1.62). 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)~$6825 Sep 20268d left+$1.24/sh+$621
cycle +$981
[+$496…+$694] · 100% credit
67%
surv 52%
-$49,526 NOT
cap gain +$3,130
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$759 Oct 202622d left+$0.63/sh+$317
cycle +$677
[-$79…+$330] · 70% credit
79%
surv 74%
-$45,870 NOT
cap gain +$6,786
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$7225 Sep 20268d left+$0.02/sh+$9
cycle +$369
[-$326…+$11] · 26% credit
77%
surv 71%
-$47,989 NOT
cap gain +$4,667
Max even-money escape in the band~$789 Oct 202622d left+$0.05/sh+$23
cycle +$383
[-$458…+$11] · 26% credit
84%
surv 81%
-$44,353 NOT
cap gain +$8,303
SS $142 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$792 Oct 202616d left-$0.60/sh-$298
cycle +$62
[-$836…-$335]
88%
surv 86%
-$44,070 NOT
cap gain +$8,586
budget: banked $360 debit $298 (83% used ≈ 0.4 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$62 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $768/mo while parked; 1 ct free to re-sell
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted -0.4 vol pt per +1% move (equity skew: vol eases as spot rises; buyback shift floored at 0). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$3,600/mo
vs 50% target ($1,779/mo)+102%
vs normal income ($3,558/mo)101% covered
Net income (after hedge)$3,216/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $68 is $81 below CC-SS $148.58: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$39,932
… as % of IC ($15,930)250.7%
… as % of ML ($69,930)57.1%
Recovery months (at normal income)11.2 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-43,895
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.18/sh (~25% of the $0.72 collected) or spot ≥ $68.75 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $68)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $73.40 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $67.32Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$67-68.75
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $68.75
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 1.01 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$68.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$360$-50,146+$2,510+$355
+2.5%$69.70 (1.3σ)$-490$-49,970+$2,686-$495
+5%$71.40 (1.7σ)$-1,340$-49,794+$2,862-$1,345
SS (= V-bounce)$141.55 (18.8σ)$-36,415$-45,681+$6,975-$20,645
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $148.58, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-52,656
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$50,790
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $68): -$39,932
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (1 × $110): -$3,857
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-45,656 (+$7,000 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-25,011 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-20,645, the opportunity cost of earning $3,600/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $89.18 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$10,230, position total $-47,952 (+$4,704 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 · 25 Sep 2026 · 10d · E[net] $227/mo

🎯 Engine pick: sell 6 × $70 (50% normal), 77% survival, breach 23%, $2,016/mo.
⚖️ Worth a safer step: the $72 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 83% (breach 23% → 17%) for $648/mo less (32% income), and it still covers your hedge. The pick sits below the ~80% (≈1σ) comfort line; on a drawdown you are nursing back, dodging the frequent breach usually beats the extra premium. Lean: the safer $72 rung, unless you need the income to cover the hedge bleed, or you expect RKLB to stay flat-to-down near term.
RKLB  spot $64.44 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsFIGHT edgePer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
cover hedge6 × $7925 Sep10d22.6%96%hist 96%7%hist 3%+1pp$132$396-$1,620$41,619
Sell 6 × $79 22.6% OTM over spot $64.44 25 Sep 2026 (10d, $0.28 mid)
= $132 credit for the 10d cycle → $396/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $79)
96%
Breach risk
4%
POP (stays ≤ $79.28)
97%
EV / mo
+$304
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+1pp
10% whole by 9mo vs 9% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~0.4/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$-61/mo
median; plan ~$-41/mo after 68% keep · $-540 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~5.6 mo, measured ONLY among the 10% 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)
5%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,469
Free roll-up
+$1/wk
Safest escape (by 9 Oct 2026)
$83 @ 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: $3.77/sh now → $2.67 mid-life (likely $1.89–$3.38)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.22/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.45/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 147 simulated challenges: the $79 strike is typically first touched on day 8 of 10, at $81 (overshoots $1.70). The [P25–P75] under each Total is that door's credit across those paths; % credit is the share of those challenges where the roll is a net credit.
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (6 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$792 Oct 202612d left+$0.63/sh+$375
cycle +$507
[+$355…+$815] · 98% credit
66%
surv 52%
-$43,360 NOT
cap gain +$9,296
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$802 Oct 202612d left+$0.45/sh+$267
cycle +$399
[+$240…+$685] · 93% credit
68%
surv 55%
-$43,130 NOT
cap gain +$9,526
Max even-money escape in the band~$829 Oct 202619d left+$0.34/sh+$207
cycle +$339
[+$115…+$664] · 84% credit
72%
surv 62%
-$41,983 NOT
cap gain +$10,673
SS $142 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$839 Oct 202619d left-$0.00/sh-$2
cycle +$130
[-$131…+$434] · 63% credit
73%
surv 65%
-$41,589 NOT
cap gain +$11,067
budget: banked $132 debit $2 (2% used ≈ 0.0 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$130 cash · rolled 6 ct earn ≈ $2,524/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$396/mo
vs 50% target ($1,779/mo)-78%
vs normal income ($3,558/mo)11% covered
Net income (after hedge)$9/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $79 is $70 below CC-SS $148.58: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$41,619
… as % of IC ($15,930)261.3%
… as % of ML ($69,930)59.5%
Recovery months (at normal income)11.7 mo
Surgical close (6 ct)$-52,689
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.06/sh (~25% of the $0.22 collected) or spot ≥ $79.28 (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 $73.40 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $78.21Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$78-79.28
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
≥ $79.28
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 1.01 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$79.00 (1.9σ)$132$-43,736+$8,920+$126
+2.5%$80.97 (2.2σ)$-1,053$-43,728+$8,928-$1,059
+5%$82.95 (2.5σ)$-2,238$-43,721+$8,935-$2,244
SS (= V-bounce)$141.55 (10.3σ)$-37,398$-43,510+$9,146-$18,474
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $148.58, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-52,656
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$50,790
− CC assignment net of premium (6 × $79): -$41,619
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-43,485 (+$9,171 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-25,011 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-18,474, the opportunity cost of earning $396/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $89.18 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$5,976, position total $-43,699 (+$8,957 vs today)
🛡 safe yield6 × $7625 Sep10d17.9%91%hist 96%18%hist 14%+3pp$228$684-$1,332$43,323
Sell 6 × $76 17.9% OTM over spot $64.44 25 Sep 2026 (10d, $0.42 mid)
= $228 credit for the 10d cycle → $684/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $76)
91%
Breach risk
9%
POP (stays ≤ $76.42)
92%
EV / mo
+$301
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+3pp
13% whole by 9mo vs 11% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~1.2/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$79/mo
median; plan ~$53/mo after 68% keep · $646 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~5.5 mo, measured ONLY among the 13% 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)
-$1,312
Free roll-up
+$2/wk
Safest escape (by 9 Oct 2026)
$81 @ 75% POP
69% 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: $3.63/sh now → $2.57 mid-life (likely $1.91–$3.50)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.38/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.19/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 301 simulated challenges: the $76 strike is typically first touched on day 7 of 10, at $78 (overshoots $1.63). 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)~$762 Oct 202612d left+$0.70/sh+$419
cycle +$647
[+$354…+$717] · 98% credit
66%
surv 52%
-$45,032 NOT
cap gain +$7,624
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$799 Oct 202619d left+$0.42/sh+$250
cycle +$478
[+$101…+$592] · 82% credit
72%
surv 62%
-$43,655 NOT
cap gain +$9,001
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$782 Oct 202612d left+$0.03/sh+$17
cycle +$245
[-$112…+$295] · 60% credit
70%
surv 59%
-$44,492 NOT
cap gain +$8,164
Max even-money escape in the band~$809 Oct 202619d left+$0.07/sh+$42
cycle +$270
[-$150…+$362] · 59% credit
73%
surv 65%
-$43,260 NOT
cap gain +$9,396
SS $142 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$819 Oct 202619d left-$0.28/sh-$169
cycle +$59
[-$399…+$145] · 34% credit
75%
surv 69%
-$42,867 NOT
cap gain +$9,789
budget: banked $228 debit $169 (74% used ≈ 1.1 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$59 cash · rolled 6 ct earn ≈ $2,165/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$684/mo
vs 50% target ($1,779/mo)-62%
vs normal income ($3,558/mo)19% covered
Net income (after hedge)$297/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $76 is $73 below CC-SS $148.58: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$43,323
… as % of IC ($15,930)272.0%
… as % of ML ($69,930)62.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)12.2 mo
Surgical close (6 ct)$-52,683
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.10/sh (~25% of the $0.38 collected) or spot ≥ $76.42 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $76)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $73.40 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $75.24Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$75-76.42
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
≥ $76.42
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 1.01 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$76.00 (1.5σ)$228$-45,450+$7,206+$222
+2.5%$77.90 (1.8σ)$-912$-45,444+$7,212-$918
+5%$79.80 (2.0σ)$-2,052$-45,437+$7,219-$2,058
SS (= V-bounce)$141.55 (10.3σ)$-39,102$-45,214+$7,442-$20,178
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $148.58, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-52,656
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$50,790
− CC assignment net of premium (6 × $76): -$43,323
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-45,189 (+$7,467 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-25,011 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-20,178, the opportunity cost of earning $684/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $89.18 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$7,680, position total $-45,403 (+$7,253 vs today)
33% normal ← lean6 × $7225 Sep10d11.7%83%hist 86%34%hist 30%+2pp$456$1,368-$648$45,495
Sell 6 × $72 11.7% OTM over spot $64.44 25 Sep 2026 (10d, $0.81 mid)
= $456 credit for the 10d cycle → $1,368/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $72)
83%
Breach risk
17%
POP (stays ≤ $72.81)
86%
EV / mo
+$443
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+2pp
12% whole by 9mo vs 10% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~2.4/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$367/mo
median; plan ~$250/mo after 68% keep · $3,130 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~5.2 mo, measured ONLY among the 12% 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)
-$1,003
Free roll-up
+$2/wk
Safest escape (by 9 Oct 2026)
$79 @ 79% POP
75% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 6 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 5 of 10); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $3.44/sh now → $2.43 mid-life (likely $2.35–$3.70)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.76/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.67/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 748 simulated challenges: the $72 strike is typically first touched on day 6 of 10, at $74 (overshoots $1.55). 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)~$722 Oct 202612d left+$0.78/sh+$469
cycle +$925
[+$319…+$617] · 99% credit
67%
surv 52%
-$47,167 NOT
cap gain +$5,489
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$759 Oct 202619d left+$0.50/sh+$299
cycle +$755
[+$33…+$435] · 79% credit
72%
surv 62%
-$45,792 NOT
cap gain +$6,864
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$742 Oct 202612d left+$0.12/sh+$69
cycle +$525
[-$156…+$165] · 46% credit
70%
surv 59%
-$46,626 NOT
cap gain +$6,030
Max even-money escape in the band~$769 Oct 202619d left+$0.15/sh+$92
cycle +$548
[-$212…+$197] · 45% credit
74%
surv 66%
-$45,396 NOT
cap gain +$7,260
SS $142 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$799 Oct 202619d left-$0.63/sh-$378
cycle +$78
[-$785…-$311] · 9% credit
79%
surv 75%
-$44,056 NOT
cap gain +$8,600
budget: banked $456 debit $378 (83% used ≈ 1.2 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$78 cash · rolled 6 ct earn ≈ $1,707/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$1,368/mo
vs 50% target ($1,779/mo)-23%
vs normal income ($3,558/mo)38% covered
Net income (after hedge)$981/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $72 is $77 below CC-SS $148.58: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$45,495
… as % of IC ($15,930)285.6%
… as % of ML ($69,930)65.1%
Recovery months (at normal income)12.8 mo
Surgical close (6 ct)$-52,689
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.19/sh (~25% of the $0.76 collected) or spot ≥ $72.81 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $72)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $73.40 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $71.28Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$71-72.81
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $72.81
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 1.01 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$72.00 (1.0σ)$456$-47,637+$5,019+$450
+2.5%$73.80 (1.2σ)$-624$-47,630+$5,026-$630
+5%$75.60 (1.5σ)$-1,704$-47,624+$5,032-$1,710
SS (= V-bounce)$141.55 (10.3σ)$-41,274$-47,386+$5,270-$22,350
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $148.58, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-52,656
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$50,790
− CC assignment net of premium (6 × $72): -$45,495
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-47,361 (+$5,295 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-25,011 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-22,350, the opportunity cost of earning $1,368/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $89.18 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$9,852, position total $-47,575 (+$5,081 vs today)
🎯 50% normal6 × $7025 Sep10d8.6%77%hist 84%47%hist 39%+3pp$672$2,016$46,479
Sell 6 × $70 8.6% OTM over spot $64.44 25 Sep 2026 (10d, $1.16 mid)
= $672 credit for the 10d cycle → $2,016/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $70)
77%
Breach risk
23%
POP (stays ≤ $71.16)
81%
EV / mo
+$572
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+3pp
14% whole by 9mo vs 11% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~3.5/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$539/mo
median; plan ~$367/mo after 68% keep · $4,612 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~5.6 mo, measured ONLY among the 14% 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)
37%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$747
Free roll-up
+$2/wk
Safest escape (by 9 Oct 2026)
$79 @ 83% POP
80% 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: $3.34/sh now → $2.36 mid-life (likely $2.44–$3.71)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.12/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.24/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,119 simulated challenges: the $70 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 10, at $71 (overshoots $1.48). The [P25–P75] under each Total is that door's credit across those paths; % credit is the share of those challenges where the roll is a net credit.
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (6 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$702 Oct 202612d left+$0.82/sh+$492
cycle +$1,164
[+$311…+$579] · 99% credit
67%
surv 52%
-$48,136 NOT
cap gain +$4,520
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$739 Oct 202619d left+$0.53/sh+$320
cycle +$992
[+$24…+$377] · 78% credit
72%
surv 62%
-$46,763 NOT
cap gain +$5,893
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$722 Oct 202612d left+$0.15/sh+$92
cycle +$764
[-$152…+$126] · 42% credit
70%
surv 60%
-$47,594 NOT
cap gain +$5,062
Max even-money escape in the band~$749 Oct 202619d left+$0.19/sh+$113
cycle +$785
[-$219…+$149] · 41% credit
74%
surv 66%
-$46,366 NOT
cap gain +$6,290
SS $142 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$799 Oct 202619d left-$1.03/sh-$618
cycle +$54
[-$1,123…-$640] · 2% credit
83%
surv 80%
-$44,079 NOT
cap gain +$8,577
budget: banked $672 debit $618 (92% used ≈ 1.3 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$54 cash · rolled 6 ct earn ≈ $1,265/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$2,016/mo
vs 50% target ($1,779/mo)+13%
vs normal income ($3,558/mo)57% covered
Net income (after hedge)$1,629/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $70 is $79 below CC-SS $148.58: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$46,479
… as % of IC ($15,930)291.8%
… as % of ML ($69,930)66.5%
Recovery months (at normal income)13.1 mo
Surgical close (6 ct)$-52,680
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 $1.12 collected) or spot ≥ $71.16 (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 $73.40 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $69.30Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$69-71.16
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
≥ $71.16
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 1.01 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$70.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$672$-48,628+$4,028+$666
+2.5%$71.75 (≤1σ, normal week)$-378$-48,622+$4,034-$384
+5%$73.50 (1.2σ)$-1,428$-48,615+$4,041-$1,434
SS (= V-bounce)$141.55 (10.3σ)$-42,258$-48,370+$4,286-$23,334
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $148.58, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-52,656
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$50,790
− CC assignment net of premium (6 × $70): -$46,479
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-48,345 (+$4,311 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-25,011 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-23,334, the opportunity cost of earning $2,016/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $89.18 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$10,836, position total $-48,559 (+$4,097 vs today)
100% normal6 × $6625 Sep10d2.4%60%hist 65%83%hist 79%+6pp$1,314$3,942+$1,926$48,237
Sell 6 × $66 2.4% OTM over spot $64.44 25 Sep 2026 (10d, $2.27 mid)
= $1,314 credit for the 10d cycle → $3,942/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $66)
60%
Breach risk
40%
POP (stays ≤ $68.27)
71%
EV / mo
+$571
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+6pp
16% whole by 9mo vs 10% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~8.9/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$890/mo
median; plan ~$605/mo after 68% keep · $7,784 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~6.2 mo [4.5-7.8], measured ONLY among the 16% 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)
68%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$24
Free roll-up
+$2/wk
Safest escape (by 2 Oct 2026)
$77 @ 90% POP
89% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 6 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 5 of 10); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $3.15/sh now → $2.23 mid-life (likely $2.96–$4.02)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $2.19/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.04/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 2,044 simulated challenges: the $66 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 10, at $67 (overshoots $1.49). 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)~$662 Oct 202612d left+$0.88/sh+$531
cycle +$1,845
[+$282…+$428] · 99% credit
67%
surv 53%
-$49,870 NOT
cap gain +$2,786
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$699 Oct 202619d left+$0.59/sh+$354
cycle +$1,668
[-$52…+$177] · 67% credit
72%
surv 63%
-$48,501 NOT
cap gain +$4,155
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$682 Oct 202612d left+$0.22/sh+$133
cycle +$1,447
[-$196…-$10] · 23% credit
70%
surv 60%
-$49,326 NOT
cap gain +$3,330
Max even-money escape in the band~$709 Oct 202619d left+$0.25/sh+$149
cycle +$1,463
[-$302…-$45] · 20% credit
74%
surv 66%
-$48,103 NOT
cap gain +$4,553
SS $142 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$772 Oct 202612d left-$1.70/sh-$1,020
cycle +$294
[-$1,759…-$1,308]
90%
surv 89%
-$45,047 NOT
cap gain +$7,609
budget: banked $1,314 debit $1,020 (78% used ≈ 1.1 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$294 cash · rolled 6 ct earn ≈ $793/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$3,942/mo
vs 50% target ($1,779/mo)+122%
vs normal income ($3,558/mo)111% covered
Net income (after hedge)$3,555/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $66 is $83 below CC-SS $148.58: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$48,237
… as % of IC ($15,930)302.8%
… as % of ML ($69,930)69.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)13.6 mo
Surgical close (6 ct)$-52,704
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.55/sh (~25% of the $2.19 collected) or spot ≥ $68.27 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $66)); NOT the premium you collected. Momentum override: two daily closes above $73.40 (daily upper band) or daily RSI > 70 → treat "pressing" as "through".
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $65.34Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$65-68.27
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
≥ $68.27
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 1.01 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$66.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,314$-50,400+$2,256+$1,308
+2.5%$67.65 (≤1σ, normal week)$324$-50,394+$2,262+$318
+5%$69.30 (≤1σ, normal week)$-666$-50,389+$2,267-$672
SS (= V-bounce)$141.55 (10.3σ)$-44,016$-50,128+$2,528-$25,092
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $148.58, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-52,656
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$50,790
− CC assignment net of premium (6 × $66): -$48,237
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-50,103 (+$2,553 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-25,011 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-25,092, the opportunity cost of earning $3,942/mo FIGHT income now)
BB-reversion stress (→ $89.18 20W MA (bounce target), the probable scenario per weekly technicals): CC give-up -$12,594, position total $-50,317 (+$2,339 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 3-45 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: 1.006 (IBKR)  |  Recovery@SS: +$50,790 (un-capped fortress gain if stock rallies to SS)  |  Do-nothing @ SS: $-25,011

StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$703d18 Sep 2026$0.405/6$2,000$1,61686%88%+$821-$39,092245.4%$-44,816 (vs do-nothing $-19,805)
$693d18 Sep 2026$0.524/6$2,080$1,69982%85%+$714-$31,626198.5%$-41,207 (vs do-nothing $-16,196)
$7010d25 Sep 2026$1.126/6$2,016$1,62977%81%+$572-$46,479291.8%$-48,345 (vs do-nothing $-23,334)
$683d18 Sep 2026$0.723/6$2,160$1,78277%81%+$684-$23,959150.4%$-37,398 (vs do-nothing $-12,387)
$6910d25 Sep 2026$1.325/6$1,980$1,59674%79%+$481-$39,132245.7%$-44,856 (vs do-nothing $-19,845)
$7017d2 Oct 2026$1.816/6$1,916$1,53073%78%+$430-$46,065289.2%$-47,931 (vs do-nothing $-22,920)
$7024d9 Oct 2026$2.436/6$1,822$1,43671%77%+$431-$45,693286.8%$-47,559 (vs do-nothing $-22,548)
$673d18 Sep 2026$0.942/6$1,880$1,50571%77%+$477-$16,129101.2%$-33,425 (vs do-nothing $-8,414)
$6917d2 Oct 2026$2.055/6$1,809$1,42570%77%+$366-$38,767243.4%$-44,491 (vs do-nothing $-19,480)
$6810d25 Sep 2026$1.594/6$1,908$1,52770%76%+$421-$31,598198.4%$-41,179 (vs do-nothing $-16,168)
$6924d9 Oct 2026$2.546/6$1,905$1,51868%78%+$310-$46,227290.2%$-48,093 (vs do-nothing $-23,082)
$6817d2 Oct 2026$2.345/6$2,065$1,68167%75%+$375-$39,122245.6%$-44,846 (vs do-nothing $-19,835)
$6824d9 Oct 2026$2.905/6$1,812$1,42965%74%+$294-$38,842243.8%$-44,566 (vs do-nothing $-19,555)
Show 15 more candidates (lower strikes: more income, lower survival)
StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$6710d25 Sep 2026$1.844/6$2,208$1,82765%74%+$374-$31,898200.2%$-41,479 (vs do-nothing $-16,468)
$663d18 Sep 2026$1.222/6$2,440$2,06564%73%+$470-$16,273102.2%$-33,569 (vs do-nothing $-8,558)
$6717d2 Oct 2026$2.644/6$1,864$1,48363%73%+$274-$31,578198.2%$-41,159 (vs do-nothing $-16,148)
$6724d9 Oct 2026$3.255/6$2,031$1,64762%73%+$300-$39,167245.9%$-44,891 (vs do-nothing $-19,880)
$6610d25 Sep 2026$2.193/6$1,971$1,59360%71%+$285-$24,118151.4%$-37,557 (vs do-nothing $-12,546)
$6617d2 Oct 2026$3.004/6$2,118$1,73759%71%+$260-$31,834199.8%$-41,415 (vs do-nothing $-16,404)
$6624d9 Oct 2026$3.604/6$1,800$1,41959%71%+$226-$31,594198.3%$-41,175 (vs do-nothing $-16,164)
$653d18 Sep 2026$1.582/6$3,160$2,78556%69%+$446-$16,401103.0%$-33,697 (vs do-nothing $-8,686)
$6524d9 Oct 2026$4.054/6$2,025$1,64455%69%+$242-$31,814199.7%$-41,395 (vs do-nothing $-16,384)
$6517d2 Oct 2026$3.503/6$1,853$1,47555%69%+$235-$24,025150.8%$-37,464 (vs do-nothing $-12,453)
$6510d25 Sep 2026$2.593/6$2,331$1,95355%68%+$281-$24,298152.5%$-37,737 (vs do-nothing $-12,726)
$6424d9 Oct 2026$4.454/6$2,225$1,84452%68%+$212-$32,054201.2%$-41,635 (vs do-nothing $-16,624)
$6417d2 Oct 2026$3.803/6$2,012$1,63451%67%+$145-$24,235152.1%$-37,674 (vs do-nothing $-12,663)
$6410d25 Sep 2026$3.002/6$1,800$1,42550%66%+$152-$16,317102.4%$-33,613 (vs do-nothing $-8,602)
$643d18 Sep 2026$2.011/6$2,010$1,63848%65%+$181-$8,25751.8%$-29,411 (vs do-nothing $-4,400)

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.

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