FORTRESS FIGHT: SPCX @ $141.28

BE SS: $186.00  |  CC-SS: $182.37  |  5 contracts (500 sh) |  ⌂ PORTFOLIO

GENERATED2026-07-14 21:38

SPCX @ $141.28   UNDERWATER $44.72 (24.0% below BE SS)

5 contracts (500 sh)  |  BE SS: $186.00  |  CC-SS: $182.37  |  IV: HIGH  |  Accounts: Neville:0865

LC: $150 exp 2027-03-19 (entry $60.433/sh)
SP: $195 exp 2027-03-19 (entry $54.780/sh)
HP: $135 exp 2027-03-19 (entry $21.391/sh)

Economics

Max Loss$43,500(ND $27.00 + SW $60) x 500
Normal income ref$7,699/mo95% ann ROI on ML
Hedge (static, never rolled)$0/moHP expiry = SP LEAPS; decay ≈ $1,766/mo (info only, already in marks)
Unrealized P&L$-18,375fortress legs from IBKR
INCOME GOALPOSTS & VELOCITY
50% INCOME FLOOR
$3,849/mo
HEDGE COVER
$0/mo (static)
NORMAL INCOME
$7,699/mo (ATM CC, chain)
IC VELOCITY
1.8 mo to earn back $13,500
ML VELOCITY
5.7 mo to earn back $43,500
Deep drawdown confirmed: a CC at CC-SS $182.37 (probe: $182.5C 17d) brings only $971/mo (<20% of normal), so FIGHT below it is warranted.
🏦 CAMPAIGN LEDGER , realized CC income since 2026-07-02; banked cash shrinks the hole (shown as an info-only banked floor, the recommended CC-SS stays the pure recovery strike; seeded from open positions, reconciled from IBKR executions nightly)
Banked since 2026-07-02
$0
Hole (after banked)
$18,375
was $18,375 · 0% earned back
Cycles closed
1
Credit in flight
$546
? 1 leg(s) closed as UNKNOWN (vanished with no fill in window): banked $0, conservative. Fix campaign.json by hand if wrong.
Open legAcctCredit/shIn flightOpened
5x $175C 17 Jul 2026U13190865$1.09$5462026-07-10
INTERPRETATION
Primary: 5 contracts at $155 / 3d. This is the safest strike (survival 93%, breach 7%) that still earns 50% of normal income ($3,849/mo); it brings $4,500/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 × $150/3d for $7,750/mo, but breach risk rises to 17% (+10pp vs the primary). The lower strike is hit by a smaller bounce.
Downside anchor: the primary mortgages $13,233 (98% of IC) ONLY on a full V-bounce all the way to SS $186, recoverable in 1.7 months of normal income. That is the rare tail; the frequent case is the strike holding. Surgical close on the 5 contracts realizes $-18,388 and cuts bleed by $0/mo.

📅 Two weekly tracks, this Friday & next Friday

Each Friday gets its own recommended pick and full income ladder (safest strike per income rung, sized across your 5 contracts). The master ranks the two by E[net]/mo to pick one grand pick; both are shown here so you can choose the tenor that fits your roll cadence.

🏆 Grand pick: THIS FRIDAY · 17 Jul 2026 (3d) · sell 5 × $155, 93% survival, $4,500/mo (E[net] $2,411/mo).
The two weekly tracks below are ranked by E[net]/mo = income − P(touch) × escape cost. Each has its own full ladder.
TrackExpirySellSurvivalIncome/moE[net]/mo
THIS FRIDAY 🏆17 Jul 2026 · 3d5 × $15593%$4,500$2,411
NEXT FRIDAY24 Jul 2026 · 10d5 × $152.5075%$4,650$1,592

📅 THIS FRIDAY · 17 Jul 2026 · 3d · E[net] $2,411/mo 🏆 GRAND PICK

🎯 Engine pick: sell 5 × $155 (primary), 93% survival, breach 7%, $4,500/mo.
This is already the safest rung on the ladder, take it.
SPCX  spot $141.28 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsPer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
33% normal3 × $15517 Jul3d9.7%93%15%$270$2,700-$1,800$7,940
Sell 3 × $155 9.7% OTM over spot $141.28 17 Jul 2026 (3d, $0.93 mid)
= $270 credit for the 3d cycle → $2,700/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $155)
93%
Breach risk
7%
POP (stays ≤ $155.93)
94%
EV / mo
+$2,227
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.9 mo [1.0-3.4] median  ·  63% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 57% without)  ·  ~4.4 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $7,765
🛡 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)
11%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$789
Free roll-up
+$8/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$174 @ 84% POP
80% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 3 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: $4.99/sh now → $3.53 mid-life (likely $3.42–$6.16)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.90/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.63/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 340 simulated challenges: the $155 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 3, at $159 (overshoots $3.53). 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 (3 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$15524 Jul 20268d left+$3.13/sh+$938
cycle +$1,208
[+$822…+$1,072] · 99% credit
68%
surv 52%
-$11,364 NOT
cap gain +$7,011
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$16631 Jul 202616d left+$1.07/sh+$320
cycle +$590
[-$41…+$416] · 71% credit
78%
surv 71%
-$7,318 NOT
cap gain +$11,057
Max even-money escape in the band~$16931 Jul 202616d left+$0.47/sh+$141
cycle +$411
[-$267…+$224] · 49% credit
80%
surv 75%
-$6,458 NOT
cap gain +$11,917
SS $186 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$16324 Jul 20268d left+$0.17/sh+$51
cycle +$321
[-$288…+$120] · 43% credit
77%
surv 70%
-$9,041 NOT
cap gain +$9,334
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$17431 Jul 202616d left-$0.53/sh-$158
cycle +$112
[-$658…-$100] · 11% credit
84%
surv 80%
-$4,680 NOT
cap gain +$13,695
budget: banked $270 debit $158 (58% used ≈ 0.3 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$112 cash · rolled 3 ct earn ≈ $1,690/mo while parked; 2 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$2,700/mo
vs 50% target ($3,849/mo)-30%
vs normal income ($7,699/mo)35% covered
Net income (after hedge)$3,000/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $155 is $27 below CC-SS $182.37: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$7,940
… as % of IC ($13,500)58.8%
… as % of ML ($43,500)18.3%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.0 mo
Surgical close (3 ct)$-11,032
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.23/sh (~25% of the $0.90 collected) or spot ≥ $155.93 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $155)); NOT the premium you collected.
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $153.45Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$153-155.93
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
≥ $155.93
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 0.83 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$155.00 (1.5σ)$270$-12,302+$6,073+$120
+2.5%$158.88 (1.9σ)$-892$-11,855+$6,520-$1,042
+5%$162.75 (2.3σ)$-2,055$-11,407+$6,968-$2,205
SS (= V-bounce)$186.00 (4.9σ)$-9,030$-8,922+$9,453-$8,880
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $182.37, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-18,375
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$17,074
− CC assignment net of premium (3 × $155): -$7,940
+ Conservative CC premium (2 × $185): +$100
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-9,141 (+$9,234 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,051 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-8,090, the opportunity cost of earning $2,700/mo FIGHT income now)
🎯 50% normal5 × $15517 Jul3d9.7%93%12%$450$4,500$13,233
Sell 5 × $155 9.7% OTM over spot $141.28 17 Jul 2026 (3d, $0.93 mid)
= $450 credit for the 3d cycle → $4,500/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $155)
93%
Breach risk
7%
POP (stays ≤ $155.93)
94%
EV / mo
+$3,712
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 2.2 mo [1.1-4.1] median, 0.1 mo faster than no FIGHT (2.3 mo)  ·  68% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 57% without)  ·  ~4.3 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $10,286
🛡 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)
-$1,315
Free roll-up
+$8/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$174 @ 84% POP
80% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 5 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 1 of 3); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $4.99/sh now → $3.53 mid-life (likely $3.43–$6.35)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.90/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.63/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 355 simulated challenges: the $155 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 3, at $159 (overshoots $3.60). The [P25–P75] under each Total is that door's credit across those paths; % credit is the share of those challenges where the roll is a net credit.
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (5 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$15524 Jul 20268d left+$3.13/sh+$1,564
cycle +$2,014
[+$1,375…+$1,782] · 100% credit
68%
surv 52%
-$10,658 NOT
cap gain +$7,717
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$16631 Jul 202616d left+$1.07/sh+$533
cycle +$983
[-$142…+$680] · 72% credit
78%
surv 71%
-$7,025 NOT
cap gain +$11,350
Max even-money escape in the band~$16931 Jul 202616d left+$0.47/sh+$235
cycle +$685
[-$524…+$363] · 50% credit
80%
surv 75%
-$6,284 NOT
cap gain +$12,091
SS $186 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$16324 Jul 20268d left+$0.17/sh+$85
cycle +$535
[-$547…+$199] · 42% credit
77%
surv 70%
-$8,927 NOT
cap gain +$9,448
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$17431 Jul 202616d left-$0.53/sh-$263
cycle +$187
[-$1,186…-$168] · 13% credit
84%
surv 80%
-$4,705 NOT
cap gain +$13,670
budget: banked $450 debit $263 (58% used ≈ 0.3 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$187 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $2,817/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$4,500/mo
vs 50% target ($3,849/mo)+17%
vs normal income ($7,699/mo)58% covered
Net income (after hedge)$4,500/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $155 is $27 below CC-SS $182.37: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$13,233
… as % of IC ($13,500)98.0%
… as % of ML ($43,500)30.4%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.7 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-18,388
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.23/sh (~25% of the $0.90 collected) or spot ≥ $155.93 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $155)); NOT the premium you collected.
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $153.45Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$153-155.93
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
≥ $155.93
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 0.83 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$155.00 (1.5σ)$450$-12,222+$6,153+$200
+2.5%$158.88 (1.9σ)$-1,488$-12,550+$5,825-$1,738
+5%$162.75 (2.3σ)$-3,425$-12,877+$5,498-$3,675
SS (= V-bounce)$186.00 (4.9σ)$-15,050$-14,842+$3,533-$14,800
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $182.37, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-18,375
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$17,074
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $155): -$13,233
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-14,535 (+$3,840 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,051 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-13,483, the opportunity cost of earning $4,500/mo FIGHT income now)
100% normal5 × $15017 Jul3d6.2%83%35%$775$7,750+$3,250$15,408
Sell 5 × $150 6.2% OTM over spot $141.28 17 Jul 2026 (3d, $1.60 mid)
= $775 credit for the 3d cycle → $7,750/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $150)
83%
Breach risk
17%
POP (stays ≤ $151.60)
87%
EV / mo
+$4,908
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.9 mo [1.0-3.6] median, 0.1 mo faster than no FIGHT (2.0 mo)  ·  83% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 60% without)  ·  ~8.6 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $11,497
🛡 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)
24%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$933
Free roll-up
+$8/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$176 @ 88% POP
87% 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: $4.83/sh now → $3.42 mid-life (likely $3.82–$6.88)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.55/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.87/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 716 simulated challenges: the $150 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 3, at $154 (overshoots $3.67). 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)~$15024 Jul 20268d left+$3.16/sh+$1,581
cycle +$2,356
[+$1,293…+$1,765] · 100% credit
68%
surv 52%
-$12,393 NOT
cap gain +$5,982
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$16131 Jul 202616d left+$1.09/sh+$545
cycle +$1,320
[-$292…+$566] · 63% credit
78%
surv 72%
-$8,765 NOT
cap gain +$9,610
Max even-money escape in the band~$16431 Jul 202616d left+$0.50/sh+$249
cycle +$1,024
[-$702…+$235] · 41% credit
80%
surv 75%
-$8,023 NOT
cap gain +$10,352
SS $186 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$15824 Jul 20268d left+$0.21/sh+$106
cycle +$881
[-$655…+$93] · 33% credit
78%
surv 70%
-$10,659 NOT
cap gain +$7,716
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$17631 Jul 202616d left-$1.46/sh-$730
cycle +$45
[-$2,051…-$867]
88%
surv 87%
-$3,808 NOT
cap gain +$14,567
budget: banked $775 debit $730 (94% used ≈ 0.4 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$45 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $1,835/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$7,750/mo
vs 50% target ($3,849/mo)+101%
vs normal income ($7,699/mo)101% covered
Net income (after hedge)$7,750/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $150 is $32 below CC-SS $182.37: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$15,408
… as % of IC ($13,500)114.1%
… as % of ML ($43,500)35.4%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.0 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-18,400
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.39/sh (~25% of the $1.55 collected) or spot ≥ $151.60 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $150)); NOT the premium you collected.
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $148.50Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$148-151.60
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
≥ $151.60
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 0.83 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$150.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$775$-13,975+$4,400+$525
+2.5%$153.75 (1.4σ)$-1,100$-14,292+$4,083-$1,350
+5%$157.50 (1.8σ)$-2,975$-14,609+$3,766-$3,225
SS (= V-bounce)$186.00 (4.9σ)$-17,225$-17,017+$1,358-$16,975
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $182.37, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-18,375
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$17,074
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $150): -$15,408
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-16,710 (+$1,665 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,051 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-15,658, the opportunity cost of earning $7,750/mo FIGHT income now)
A nudge, not a rule: the engine maximizes income at acceptable safety; this weighs the income you would give up against the breach risk you would shed. Your hedge bleed and your read on SPCX are the tiebreakers.

📅 NEXT FRIDAY · 24 Jul 2026 · 10d · E[net] $1,592/mo

🎯 Engine pick: sell 5 × $152.50 (primary), 75% survival, breach 25%, $4,650/mo.
⚖️ Worth a safer step: the $160 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 85% (breach 25% → 15%) for $1,950/mo less (42% 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 $160 rung, unless you need the income to cover the hedge bleed, or you expect SPCX to stay flat-to-down near term.
SPCX  spot $141.28 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsPer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
🛡 safe yield5 × $167.5024 Jul10d18.6%91%20%$575$1,725-$2,925$6,858
Sell 5 × $167.50 18.6% OTM over spot $141.28 24 Jul 2026 (10d, $1.20 mid)
= $575 credit for the 10d cycle → $1,725/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $167.50)
91%
Breach risk
9%
POP (stays ≤ $168.70)
91%
EV / mo
+$876
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.8 mo [0.9-4.5] median  ·  62% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 60% without)  ·  ~2.2 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $5,761
🛡 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)
-$2,426
Free roll-up
+$4/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$174 @ 74% POP
65% 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: $8.49/sh now → $6.00 mid-life (likely $4.73–$8.19)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.15/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$4.85/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 307 simulated challenges: the $168 strike is typically first touched on day 7 of 10, at $171 (overshoots $3.51). 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)~$16831 Jul 202612d left+$1.94/sh+$970
cycle +$1,545
[+$899…+$1,589] · 100% credit
68%
surv 52%
-$5,933 NOT
cap gain +$12,442
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$17131 Jul 202612d left+$0.33/sh+$163
cycle +$738
[-$64…+$683] · 70% credit
71%
surv 60%
-$5,192 NOT
cap gain +$13,183
Max even-money escape in the band~$17131 Jul 202612d left+$0.33/sh+$163
cycle +$738
[-$64…+$683] · 70% credit
71%
surv 60%
-$5,192 NOT
cap gain +$13,183
SS $186 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$17431 Jul 202612d left-$0.87/sh-$433
cycle +$142
[-$799…+$20] · 26% credit
74%
surv 65%
-$4,543 NOT
cap gain +$13,832
budget: banked $575 debit $433 (75% used ≈ 1.1 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$142 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $6,419/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$1,725/mo
vs 50% target ($3,849/mo)-55%
vs normal income ($7,699/mo)22% covered
Net income (after hedge)$1,725/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $167.50 is $15 below CC-SS $182.37: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$6,858
… as % of IC ($13,500)50.8%
… as % of ML ($43,500)15.8%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.9 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-18,400
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.29/sh (~25% of the $1.15 collected) or spot ≥ $168.70 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $168)); NOT the premium you collected.
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $165.82Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$166-168.70
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
≥ $168.70
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 0.83 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$167.50 (1.6σ)$575$-6,904+$11,471+$325
+2.5%$171.69 (1.8σ)$-1,519$-7,257+$11,118-$1,769
+5%$175.88 (2.1σ)$-3,612$-7,611+$10,764-$3,862
SS (= V-bounce)$186.00 (2.7σ)$-8,675$-8,467+$9,908-$8,425
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $182.37, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-18,375
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$17,074
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $167.50): -$6,858
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-8,160 (+$10,215 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,051 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-7,108, the opportunity cost of earning $1,725/mo FIGHT income now)
33% normal ← lean5 × $16024 Jul10d13.3%85%31%$900$2,700-$1,950$10,283
Sell 5 × $160 13.3% OTM over spot $141.28 24 Jul 2026 (10d, $1.85 mid)
= $900 credit for the 10d cycle → $2,700/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $160)
85%
Breach risk
15%
POP (stays ≤ $161.85)
87%
EV / mo
+$1,148
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.9 mo [1.0-3.9] median  ·  66% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 59% without)  ·  ~3.4 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $6,711
🛡 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)
21%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,967
Free roll-up
+$5/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$169 @ 76% POP
69% 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: $8.11/sh now → $5.73 mid-life (likely $5.27–$8.55)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.80/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$3.93/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 617 simulated challenges: the $160 strike is typically first touched on day 6 of 10, at $164 (overshoots $3.52). 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)~$16031 Jul 202612d left+$2.10/sh+$1,052
cycle +$1,952
[+$819…+$1,426] · 100% credit
68%
surv 52%
-$8,643 NOT
cap gain +$9,732
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$16431 Jul 202612d left+$0.49/sh+$247
cycle +$1,147
[-$116…+$504] · 64% credit
71%
surv 60%
-$7,900 NOT
cap gain +$10,475
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$16531 Jul 202612d left+$0.10/sh+$49
cycle +$949
[-$362…+$290] · 41% credit
72%
surv 62%
-$7,683 NOT
cap gain +$10,692
Max even-money escape in the band~$16531 Jul 202612d left+$0.10/sh+$49
cycle +$949
[-$362…+$290] · 41% credit
72%
surv 62%
-$7,683 NOT
cap gain +$10,692
SS $186 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$16931 Jul 202612d left-$1.28/sh-$639
cycle +$261
[-$1,213…-$479] · 11% credit
76%
surv 69%
-$6,709 NOT
cap gain +$11,666
budget: banked $900 debit $639 (71% used ≈ 1.0 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$261 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $5,569/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$2,700/mo
vs 50% target ($3,849/mo)-30%
vs normal income ($7,699/mo)35% covered
Net income (after hedge)$2,700/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $160 is $22 below CC-SS $182.37: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$10,283
… as % of IC ($13,500)76.2%
… as % of ML ($43,500)23.6%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.3 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-18,400
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.45/sh (~25% of the $1.80 collected) or spot ≥ $161.85 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $160)); NOT the premium you collected.
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $158.40Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$158-161.85
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $161.85
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 0.83 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$160.00 (1.1σ)$900$-9,695+$8,680+$650
+2.5%$164.00 (1.4σ)$-1,100$-10,033+$8,342-$1,350
+5%$168.00 (1.6σ)$-3,100$-10,371+$8,004-$3,350
SS (= V-bounce)$186.00 (2.7σ)$-12,100$-11,892+$6,483-$11,850
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $182.37, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-18,375
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$17,074
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $160): -$10,283
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-11,585 (+$6,790 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,051 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-10,533, the opportunity cost of earning $2,700/mo FIGHT income now)
🎯 50% normal5 × $152.5024 Jul10d7.9%75%37%$1,550$4,650$13,383
Sell 5 × $152.50 7.9% OTM over spot $141.28 24 Jul 2026 (10d, $3.15 mid)
= $1,550 credit for the 10d cycle → $4,650/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $152.50)
75%
Breach risk
25%
POP (stays ≤ $155.65)
80%
EV / mo
+$1,595
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 2.0 mo [1.0-4.0] median, 0.1 mo faster than no FIGHT (2.1 mo)  ·  70% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 61% without)  ·  ~6.1 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $8,535
🛡 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)
-$1,182
Free roll-up
+$5/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$169 @ 84% 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 5 of 10); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $7.73/sh now → $5.46 mid-life (likely $5.82–$8.80)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $3.10/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.36/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,119 simulated challenges: the $152 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 10, at $156 (overshoots $3.37). 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)~$15231 Jul 202612d left+$2.24/sh+$1,122
cycle +$2,672
[+$795…+$1,237] · 100% credit
68%
surv 52%
-$11,039 NOT
cap gain +$7,336
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$15531 Jul 202612d left+$1.04/sh+$520
cycle +$2,070
[+$103…+$570] · 84% credit
70%
surv 58%
-$10,509 NOT
cap gain +$7,866
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$15731 Jul 202612d left+$0.24/sh+$122
cycle +$1,672
[-$373…+$116] · 34% credit
72%
surv 62%
-$10,076 NOT
cap gain +$8,299
Max even-money escape in the band~$15731 Jul 202612d left+$0.24/sh+$122
cycle +$1,672
[-$373…+$116] · 34% credit
72%
surv 62%
-$10,076 NOT
cap gain +$8,299
SS $186 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$16931 Jul 202612d left-$2.95/sh-$1,477
cycle +$73
[-$2,460…-$1,626]
84%
surv 81%
-$6,896 NOT
cap gain +$11,479
budget: banked $1,550 debit $1,477 (95% used ≈ 1.4 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$73 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $3,139/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$4,650/mo
vs 50% target ($3,849/mo)+21%
vs normal income ($7,699/mo)60% covered
Net income (after hedge)$4,650/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $152.50 is $30 below CC-SS $182.37: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$13,383
… as % of IC ($13,500)99.1%
… as % of ML ($43,500)30.8%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.7 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-18,400
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.78/sh (~25% of the $3.10 collected) or spot ≥ $155.65 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $152)); NOT the premium you collected.
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $150.97Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$151-155.65
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
≥ $155.65
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 0.83 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$152.50 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,550$-12,161+$6,214+$1,300
+2.5%$156.31 (≤1σ, normal week)$-356$-12,483+$5,892-$606
+5%$160.12 (1.1σ)$-2,262$-12,805+$5,570-$2,512
SS (= V-bounce)$186.00 (2.7σ)$-15,200$-14,992+$3,383-$14,950
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $182.37, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-18,375
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$17,074
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $152.50): -$13,383
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-14,685 (+$3,690 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,051 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-13,633, the opportunity cost of earning $4,650/mo FIGHT income now)
100% normal5 × $14524 Jul10d2.6%61%82%$2,650$7,950+$3,300$16,033
Sell 5 × $145 2.6% OTM over spot $141.28 24 Jul 2026 (10d, $5.40 mid)
= $2,650 credit for the 10d cycle → $7,950/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $145)
61%
Breach risk
39%
POP (stays ≤ $150.40)
72%
EV / mo
+$1,845
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.8 mo [1.0-3.8] median, 0.3 mo faster than no FIGHT (2.1 mo)  ·  76% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 64% without)  ·  ~12.5 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $10,007
🛡 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)
67%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
+$52
Free roll-up
+$5/wk
Safest escape (by 31 Jul 2026)
$171 @ 91% POP
90% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 5 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 5 of 10); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $7.35/sh now → $5.20 mid-life (likely $6.92–$9.36)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $5.30/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets +$0.10/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 2,009 simulated challenges: the $145 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 10, at $148 (overshoots $3.42). The [P25–P75] under each Total is that door's credit across those paths; % credit is the share of those challenges where the roll is a net credit.
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (5 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$14531 Jul 202612d left+$2.36/sh+$1,180
cycle +$3,830
[+$762…+$999] · 100% credit
68%
surv 53%
-$12,997 NOT
cap gain +$5,378
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$14831 Jul 202612d left+$1.16/sh+$579
cycle +$3,229
[+$60…+$344] · 81% credit
70%
surv 58%
-$12,466 NOT
cap gain +$5,909
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$15031 Jul 202612d left+$0.37/sh+$183
cycle +$2,833
[-$421…-$82] · 18% credit
73%
surv 62%
-$12,031 NOT
cap gain +$6,344
Max even-money escape in the band~$15031 Jul 202612d left+$0.37/sh+$183
cycle +$2,833
[-$421…-$82] · 18% credit
73%
surv 62%
-$12,031 NOT
cap gain +$6,344
SS $186 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$17131 Jul 202612d left-$3.96/sh-$1,978
cycle +$672
[-$3,439…-$2,545]
91%
surv 90%
-$5,259 NOT
cap gain +$13,116
budget: banked $2,650 debit $1,978 (75% used ≈ 1.1 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$672 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $1,551/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$7,950/mo
vs 50% target ($3,849/mo)+107%
vs normal income ($7,699/mo)103% covered
Net income (after hedge)$7,950/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $145 is $37 below CC-SS $182.37: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$16,033
… as % of IC ($13,500)118.8%
… as % of ML ($43,500)36.9%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.1 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-18,425
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $1.32/sh (~25% of the $5.30 collected) or spot ≥ $150.40 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $145)); NOT the premium you collected.
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $143.55Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$144-150.40
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
≥ $150.40
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 0.83 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$145.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$2,650$-14,177+$4,198+$2,400
+2.5%$148.62 (≤1σ, normal week)$838$-14,484+$3,891+$588
+5%$152.25 (≤1σ, normal week)$-975$-14,790+$3,585-$1,225
SS (= V-bounce)$186.00 (2.7σ)$-17,850$-17,642+$733-$17,600
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $182.37, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-18,375
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$17,074
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $145): -$16,033
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-17,335 (+$1,040 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-1,051 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-16,283, the opportunity cost of earning $7,950/mo FIGHT income now)
A nudge, not a rule: the engine maximizes income at acceptable safety; this weighs the income you would give up against the breach risk you would shed. Your hedge bleed and your read on SPCX are the tiebreakers.
⚔ FIGHT CC options · full candidate scan (40 clear the floor), click to expand

Every eligible strike x expiry in the 3-45 DTE band (3 expiries scanned, 40 clear the income floor), each sized to the minimum contracts that clear it. Sorted by survival (safest first): the primary 🎯 is the safest; rows below trade safety for income.

Fortress delta: 0.831 (IBKR)  |  Recovery@SS: +$17,074 (un-capped fortress gain if stock rallies to SS)  |  Do-nothing @ SS: $-1,051

StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$1553d17 Jul 2026$0.905/5$4,500$4,50093%94%+$3,712-$13,23398.0%$-14,535 (vs do-nothing $-13,483)
$152.503d17 Jul 2026$1.154/5$4,600$4,75085%87%+$2,250-$11,48785.1%$-12,738 (vs do-nothing $-11,687)
$1503d17 Jul 2026$1.553/5$4,650$4,95083%87%+$2,945-$9,24568.5%$-10,446 (vs do-nothing $-9,395)
$1493d17 Jul 2026$1.753/5$5,250$5,55080%85%+$3,105-$9,48570.3%$-10,686 (vs do-nothing $-9,635)
$1483d17 Jul 2026$2.002/5$4,000$4,45077%83%+$2,218-$6,47348.0%$-7,625 (vs do-nothing $-6,573)
$152.5010d24 Jul 2026$3.105/5$4,650$4,65075%80%+$1,595-$13,38399.1%$-14,685 (vs do-nothing $-13,633)
$1473d17 Jul 2026$2.252/5$4,500$4,95074%81%+$2,298-$6,62349.1%$-7,775 (vs do-nothing $-6,723)
$152.5017d31 Jul 2026$4.705/5$4,147$4,14772%78%+$1,208-$12,58393.2%$-13,885 (vs do-nothing $-12,833)
$15010d24 Jul 2026$3.704/5$4,440$4,59071%78%+$1,355-$11,46784.9%$-12,718 (vs do-nothing $-11,667)
$1463d17 Jul 2026$2.552/5$5,100$5,55070%79%+$2,405-$6,76350.1%$-7,915 (vs do-nothing $-6,863)
$14910d24 Jul 2026$4.004/5$4,800$4,95069%77%+$1,414-$11,74787.0%$-12,998 (vs do-nothing $-11,947)
$15017d31 Jul 2026$5.504/5$3,882$4,03268%76%+$1,030-$10,74779.6%$-11,998 (vs do-nothing $-10,947)
$14810d24 Jul 2026$4.303/5$3,870$4,17067%76%+$1,084-$9,02066.8%$-10,221 (vs do-nothing $-9,170)
Show 27 more candidates (lower strikes: more income, lower survival)
StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$14917d31 Jul 2026$5.804/5$4,094$4,24466%75%+$1,056-$11,02781.7%$-12,278 (vs do-nothing $-11,227)
$1453d17 Jul 2026$2.902/5$5,800$6,25065%75%+$1,857-$6,89351.1%$-8,045 (vs do-nothing $-6,993)
$14710d24 Jul 2026$4.603/5$4,140$4,44065%74%+$1,086-$9,23068.4%$-10,431 (vs do-nothing $-9,380)
$14817d31 Jul 2026$6.104/5$4,306$4,45665%74%+$1,040-$11,30783.8%$-12,558 (vs do-nothing $-11,507)
$14610d24 Jul 2026$4.903/5$4,410$4,71063%73%+$1,064-$9,44069.9%$-10,641 (vs do-nothing $-9,590)
$14717d31 Jul 2026$6.504/5$4,588$4,73863%73%+$1,082-$11,54785.5%$-12,798 (vs do-nothing $-11,747)
$1443d17 Jul 2026$3.202/5$6,400$6,85062%73%+$1,788-$7,03352.1%$-8,185 (vs do-nothing $-7,133)
$14617d31 Jul 2026$6.904/5$4,871$5,02161%72%+$1,058-$11,78787.3%$-13,038 (vs do-nothing $-11,987)
$14510d24 Jul 2026$5.303/5$4,770$5,07061%72%+$1,107-$9,62071.3%$-10,821 (vs do-nothing $-9,770)
$14517d31 Jul 2026$7.303/5$3,865$4,16560%71%+$803-$9,02066.8%$-10,221 (vs do-nothing $-9,170)
$14410d24 Jul 2026$5.703/5$5,130$5,43059%71%+$1,125-$9,80072.6%$-11,001 (vs do-nothing $-9,950)
$1433d17 Jul 2026$3.602/5$7,200$7,65058%71%+$1,811-$7,15353.0%$-8,305 (vs do-nothing $-7,253)
$14417d31 Jul 2026$7.703/5$4,076$4,37658%71%+$800-$9,20068.1%$-10,401 (vs do-nothing $-9,350)
$14310d24 Jul 2026$6.103/5$5,490$5,79056%70%+$1,117-$9,98073.9%$-11,181 (vs do-nothing $-10,130)
$14317d31 Jul 2026$8.103/5$4,288$4,58856%70%+$786-$9,38069.5%$-10,581 (vs do-nothing $-9,530)
$14217d31 Jul 2026$8.603/5$4,553$4,85354%69%+$810-$9,53070.6%$-10,731 (vs do-nothing $-9,680)
$1423d17 Jul 2026$4.101/5$4,100$4,70054%69%+$964-$3,62726.9%$-4,728 (vs do-nothing $-3,677)
$14210d24 Jul 2026$6.602/5$3,960$4,41054%69%+$781-$6,75350.0%$-7,905 (vs do-nothing $-6,853)
$14117d31 Jul 2026$9.003/5$4,765$5,06553%68%+$769-$9,71071.9%$-10,911 (vs do-nothing $-9,860)
$14110d24 Jul 2026$7.102/5$4,260$4,71052%68%+$798-$6,85350.8%$-8,005 (vs do-nothing $-6,953)
$14017d31 Jul 2026$9.403/5$4,976$5,27651%67%+$717-$9,89073.3%$-11,091 (vs do-nothing $-10,040)
$1413d17 Jul 2026$4.501/5$4,500$5,10050%67%+$876-$3,68727.3%$-4,788 (vs do-nothing $-3,737)
$14010d24 Jul 2026$7.502/5$4,500$4,95049%67%+$737-$6,97351.7%$-8,125 (vs do-nothing $-7,073)
$13917d31 Jul 2026$9.903/5$5,241$5,54149%67%+$706-$10,04074.4%$-11,241 (vs do-nothing $-10,190)
$13910d24 Jul 2026$7.702/5$4,620$5,07047%66%+$537-$7,13352.8%$-8,285 (vs do-nothing $-7,233)
$1403d17 Jul 2026$5.101/5$5,100$5,70047%66%+$945-$3,72727.6%$-4,828 (vs do-nothing $-3,777)
$1393d17 Jul 2026$5.601/5$5,600$6,20043%64%+$871-$3,77728.0%$-4,878 (vs do-nothing $-3,827)

Income/mo = FIGHT leg gross, DTE-prorated. Net/mo = FIGHT + conservative CC gross minus hedge cost. POP (mid) = probability stock closes at or below (strike + mid premium) at expiry, per-strike chain IV when available. Survival = CC expires fully worthless. EV/mo = premium minus expected buyback, monthly, with realized vol = IV x 85% (variance risk premium 15%). Cap give-up @ SS = recovery mortgaged on a V-bounce to SS, net of premium. Total P&L @ SS = absolute position P&L if the stock closes at SS; "vs do-nothing" = opportunity cost against holding all 5 contracts at the conservative CC.

fortress_fight.py v6.1  |  2026-07-14 21:38