FORTRESS FIGHT: SPCX @ $121.75

BE SS: $186.00  |  CC-SS: $183.78  |  5 contracts (500 sh) |  ⌂ PORTFOLIO

GENERATED2026-07-20 22:52

SPCX @ $121.75   UNDERWATER $64.25 (34.5% below BE SS)

5 contracts (500 sh)  |  BE SS: $186.00  |  CC-SS: $183.78 (banked floor $182.49)  |  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$8,864/mo95% ann ROI on ML
Hedge (static, never rolled)$0/moHP expiry = SP LEAPS; decay ≈ $1,565/mo (info only, already in marks)
Unrealized P&L$-26,750fortress legs from IBKR
INCOME GOALPOSTS & VELOCITY
50% INCOME FLOOR
$4,432/mo
HEDGE COVER
$0/mo (static)
NORMAL INCOME
$8,864/mo (ATM CC, chain)
IC VELOCITY
1.5 mo to earn back $13,500
ML VELOCITY
4.9 mo to earn back $43,500
Deep drawdown confirmed: a CC at CC-SS $183.78 (probe: $185C 11d) brings only $614/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
$621
Hole (after banked)
$26,129
was $26,750 · 2% earned back
Cycles closed
5
Credit in flight
$0
CC-SS · banked floor (info)
$183.78 → $182.49
? 3 leg(s) closed as UNKNOWN (vanished with no fill in window): banked $0, conservative. Fix campaign.json by hand if wrong.
INTERPRETATION
Primary: 5 contracts at $133 / 4d. This is the safest strike (survival 84%, breach 16%) that still earns 50% of normal income ($4,432/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 × $127/4d for $9,000/mo, but breach risk rises to 30% (+14pp 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 × $138/4d (90% survival, $2,625/mo).
Downside anchor: the primary mortgages $24,790 (184% of IC) ONLY on a full V-bounce all the way to SS $186, recoverable in 2.8 months of normal income. That is the rare tail; the frequent case is the strike holding. Surgical close on the 5 contracts realizes $-26,762 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 · 24 Jul 2026 (4d) · sell 5 × $133, 84% survival, $4,500/mo (E[net] $1,661/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 🏆24 Jul 2026 · 4d5 × $13384%$4,500$1,661
NEXT FRIDAY31 Jul 2026 · 11d5 × $13171%$4,636$1,213

📅 THIS FRIDAY · 24 Jul 2026 · 4d · E[net] $1,661/mo 🏆 GRAND PICK

🎯 Engine pick: sell 5 × $133 (primary), 84% survival, breach 16%, $4,500/mo.
The pick is already past the ~80% (≈1σ) comfort line, so take the income. Stepping out to the $136 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 88% (breach 16% → 12%) for $1,312/mo less (29% income) buys safety you do not really need here.
SPCX  spot $121.75 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsFIGHT edgePer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
🛡 safe yield5 × $13824 Jul4d13.3%90%20%+6pp$350$2,625-$1,875$22,540
Sell 5 × $138 13.3% OTM over spot $121.75 24 Jul 2026 (4d, $0.72 mid)
= $350 credit for the 4d cycle → $2,625/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $138)
90%
Breach risk
10%
POP (stays ≤ $138.72)
91%
EV / mo
+$1,300
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+6pp
52% whole by 9mo vs 47% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~2.0/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$1,631/mo
median; plan ~$1,109/mo after 68% keep · $9,364 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~2.5 mo [1.3-4.4], measured ONLY among the 52% of futures that got whole
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
9%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,463
Free roll-up
+$7/wk
Safest escape (by 14 Aug 2026)
$171 @ 89% POP
88% 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 2 of 4); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $5.13/sh now → $3.63 mid-life (likely $3.04–$6.13)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.70/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.93/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 276 simulated challenges: the $138 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 4, at $141 (overshoots $3.48). 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 (5 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$13831 Jul 20269d left+$2.73/sh+$1,363
cycle +$1,713
[+$1,098…+$1,700] · 98% credit
66%
surv 53%
-$18,976 NOT
cap gain +$7,774
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$16114 Aug 202623d left+$0.78/sh+$392
cycle +$742
[-$301…+$700] · 63% credit
84%
surv 81%
-$11,275 NOT
cap gain +$15,475
Max even-money escape in the band~$16514 Aug 202623d left+$0.17/sh+$83
cycle +$433
[-$683…+$375] · 46% credit
86%
surv 84%
-$10,092 NOT
cap gain +$16,658
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)~$14531 Jul 20269d left+$0.03/sh+$13
cycle +$363
[-$560…+$265] · 44% credit
74%
surv 68%
-$17,622 NOT
cap gain +$9,128
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$17114 Aug 202623d left-$0.61/sh-$305
cycle +$45
[-$1,154…-$36] · 24% credit
89%
surv 88%
-$8,241 NOT
cap gain +$18,509
budget: banked $350 debit $305 (87% used ≈ 0.5 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$45 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $1,967/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$2,625/mo
vs 50% target ($4,432/mo)-41%
vs normal income ($8,864/mo)30% covered
Net income (after hedge)$2,625/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $138 is $46 below CC-SS $183.78: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$22,540
… as % of IC ($13,500)167.0%
… as % of ML ($43,500)51.8%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.5 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-26,762
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.17/sh (~25% of the $0.70 collected) or spot ≥ $138.72 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $138)); NOT the premium you collected.
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $136.62Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$137-138.72
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
≥ $138.72
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 0.75 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$138.00 (1.5σ)$350$-20,339+$6,411+$125
+2.5%$141.45 (1.8σ)$-1,375$-20,777+$5,973-$1,600
+5%$144.90 (2.1σ)$-3,100$-21,215+$5,535-$3,325
SS (= V-bounce)$186.00 (5.8σ)$-23,650$-26,435+$315-$23,375
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $183.78, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-26,750
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$23,137
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $138): -$22,540
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-26,153 (+$597 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-3,388 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-22,765, the opportunity cost of earning $2,625/mo FIGHT income now)
33% normal5 × $13624 Jul4d11.7%88%25%+9pp$425$3,188-$1,312$23,465
Sell 5 × $136 11.7% OTM over spot $121.75 24 Jul 2026 (4d, $0.88 mid)
= $425 credit for the 4d cycle → $3,188/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $136)
88%
Breach risk
12%
POP (stays ≤ $136.88)
89%
EV / mo
+$1,447
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+9pp
55% whole by 9mo vs 46% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~2.5/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$1,899/mo
median; plan ~$1,291/mo after 68% keep · $11,355 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~2.6 mo [1.5-5.1], measured ONLY among the 55% 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)
-$1,362
Free roll-up
+$7/wk
Safest escape (by 14 Aug 2026)
$169 @ 89% POP
88% 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 2 of 4); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $5.05/sh now → $3.57 mid-life (likely $3.47–$5.97)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.85/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.72/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 447 simulated challenges: the $136 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 4, at $139 (overshoots $3.44). 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)~$13631 Jul 20269d left+$2.74/sh+$1,369
cycle +$1,794
[+$1,136…+$1,628] · 99% credit
66%
surv 53%
-$19,641 NOT
cap gain +$7,109
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$15914 Aug 202623d left+$0.78/sh+$390
cycle +$815
[-$275…+$539] · 62% credit
84%
surv 81%
-$11,948 NOT
cap gain +$14,802
Max even-money escape in the band~$16314 Aug 202623d left+$0.17/sh+$83
cycle +$508
[-$655…+$208] · 38% credit
86%
surv 84%
-$10,763 NOT
cap gain +$15,987
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)~$14331 Jul 20269d left+$0.04/sh+$21
cycle +$446
[-$520…+$142] · 35% credit
75%
surv 68%
-$18,285 NOT
cap gain +$8,465
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$16914 Aug 202623d left-$0.60/sh-$302
cycle +$123
[-$1,114…-$213] · 15% credit
89%
surv 88%
-$8,910 NOT
cap gain +$17,840
budget: banked $425 debit $302 (71% used ≈ 0.4 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$123 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $1,937/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$3,188/mo
vs 50% target ($4,432/mo)-28%
vs normal income ($8,864/mo)36% covered
Net income (after hedge)$3,188/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $136 is $48 below CC-SS $183.78: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$23,465
… as % of IC ($13,500)173.8%
… as % of ML ($43,500)53.9%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.6 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-26,762
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.21/sh (~25% of the $0.85 collected) or spot ≥ $136.88 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $136)); NOT the premium you collected.
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $134.64Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$135-136.88
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $136.88
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 0.75 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$136.00 (1.3σ)$425$-21,010+$5,740+$200
+2.5%$139.40 (1.6σ)$-1,275$-21,442+$5,308-$1,500
+5%$142.80 (1.9σ)$-2,975$-21,873+$4,877-$3,200
SS (= V-bounce)$186.00 (5.8σ)$-24,575$-27,360-$610-$24,300
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $183.78, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-26,750
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$23,137
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $136): -$23,465
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-27,078 ($-328 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-3,388 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-23,690, the opportunity cost of earning $3,188/mo FIGHT income now)
🎯 50% normal5 × $13324 Jul4d9.2%84%22%+14pp$600$4,500$24,790
Sell 5 × $133 9.2% OTM over spot $121.75 24 Jul 2026 (4d, $1.23 mid)
= $600 credit for the 4d cycle → $4,500/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $133)
84%
Breach risk
16%
POP (stays ≤ $134.22)
86%
EV / mo
+$1,855
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+14pp
59% whole by 9mo vs 45% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~3.3/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$2,398/mo
median; plan ~$1,630/mo after 68% keep · $14,025 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~2.9 mo [1.6-5.1], measured ONLY among the 59% 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)
22%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,147
Free roll-up
+$7/wk
Safest escape (by 14 Aug 2026)
$169 @ 91% POP
89% 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 2 of 4); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $4.94/sh now → $3.49 mid-life (likely $3.50–$6.17)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.20/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.29/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 650 simulated challenges: the $133 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 4, at $136 (overshoots $3.40). 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)~$13331 Jul 20269d left+$2.75/sh+$1,375
cycle +$1,975
[+$1,067…+$1,611] · 99% credit
66%
surv 53%
-$20,578 NOT
cap gain +$6,172
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$15514 Aug 202623d left+$0.97/sh+$486
cycle +$1,086
[-$261…+$584] · 63% credit
84%
surv 80%
-$13,168 NOT
cap gain +$13,582
Max even-money escape in the band~$16014 Aug 202623d left+$0.16/sh+$81
cycle +$681
[-$766…+$143] · 34% credit
87%
surv 84%
-$11,709 NOT
cap gain +$15,041
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)~$14031 Jul 20269d left+$0.06/sh+$32
cycle +$632
[-$609…+$111] · 32% credit
75%
surv 68%
-$19,218 NOT
cap gain +$7,532
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$16914 Aug 202623d left-$0.85/sh-$426
cycle +$174
[-$1,406…-$402] · 8% credit
91%
surv 89%
-$9,045 NOT
cap gain +$17,705
budget: banked $600 debit $426 (71% used ≈ 0.4 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$174 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $1,723/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 ($4,432/mo)+2%
vs normal income ($8,864/mo)51% covered
Net income (after hedge)$4,500/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $133 is $51 below CC-SS $183.78: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$24,790
… as % of IC ($13,500)183.6%
… as % of ML ($43,500)57.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.8 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-26,762
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.30/sh (~25% of the $1.20 collected) or spot ≥ $134.22 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $133)); NOT the premium you collected.
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $131.67Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$132-134.22
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
≥ $134.22
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 0.75 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$133.00 (1.0σ)$600$-21,954+$4,796+$375
+2.5%$136.32 (1.3σ)$-1,062$-22,376+$4,374-$1,287
+5%$139.65 (1.6σ)$-2,725$-22,798+$3,952-$2,950
SS (= V-bounce)$186.00 (5.8σ)$-25,900$-28,685-$1,935-$25,625
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $183.78, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-26,750
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$23,137
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $133): -$24,790
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-28,403 ($-1,653 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-3,388 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-25,015, the opportunity cost of earning $4,500/mo FIGHT income now)
100% normal5 × $12724 Jul4d4.3%70%63%+20pp$1,200$9,000+$4,500$27,190
Sell 5 × $127 4.3% OTM over spot $121.75 24 Jul 2026 (4d, $2.42 mid)
= $1,200 credit for the 4d cycle → $9,000/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $127)
70%
Breach risk
30%
POP (stays ≤ $129.43)
76%
EV / mo
+$2,396
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+20pp
65% whole by 9mo vs 45% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~6.6/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$3,485/mo
median; plan ~$2,370/mo after 68% keep · $18,604 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~3.0 mo [1.8-4.7], measured ONLY among the 65% 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)
43%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$469
Free roll-up
+$7/wk
Safest escape (by 14 Aug 2026)
$163 @ 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 2 of 4); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $4.72/sh now → $3.34 mid-life (likely $4.11–$6.49)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $2.40/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.94/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,304 simulated challenges: the $127 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 4, at $130 (overshoots $3.31). The [P25–P75] under each Total is that door's credit across those paths; % credit is the share of those challenges where the roll is a net credit.
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (5 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$12731 Jul 20269d left+$2.77/sh+$1,384
cycle +$2,584
[+$980…+$1,359] · 99% credit
66%
surv 53%
-$22,208 NOT
cap gain +$4,542
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$14714 Aug 202623d left+$1.33/sh+$666
cycle +$1,866
[-$199…+$499] · 66% credit
83%
surv 79%
-$15,372 NOT
cap gain +$11,378
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$13431 Jul 20269d left+$0.10/sh+$50
cycle +$1,250
[-$710…-$106] · 19% credit
75%
surv 69%
-$20,838 NOT
cap gain +$5,912
Max even-money escape in the band~$15414 Aug 202623d left+$0.14/sh+$71
cycle +$1,271
[-$940…-$142] · 19% credit
87%
surv 85%
-$13,356 NOT
cap gain +$13,394
SS $186 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$16314 Aug 202623d left-$0.85/sh-$423
cycle +$777
[-$1,562…-$681] · 4% credit
91%
surv 90%
-$10,680 NOT
cap gain +$16,070
budget: banked $1,200 debit $423 (35% used ≈ 0.2 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$777 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $1,625/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$9,000/mo
vs 50% target ($4,432/mo)+103%
vs normal income ($8,864/mo)102% covered
Net income (after hedge)$9,000/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $127 is $57 below CC-SS $183.78: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$27,190
… as % of IC ($13,500)201.4%
… as % of ML ($43,500)62.5%
Recovery months (at normal income)3.1 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-26,762
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.60/sh (~25% of the $2.40 collected) or spot ≥ $129.43 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $127)); NOT the premium you collected.
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $125.73Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$126-129.43
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
≥ $129.43
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 0.75 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$127.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,200$-23,592+$3,158+$975
+2.5%$130.17 (≤1σ, normal week)$-387$-23,995+$2,755-$612
+5%$133.35 (1.0σ)$-1,975$-24,398+$2,352-$2,200
SS (= V-bounce)$186.00 (5.8σ)$-28,300$-31,085-$4,335-$28,025
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $183.78, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-26,750
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$23,137
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $127): -$27,190
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-30,803 ($-4,053 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-3,388 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-27,415, the opportunity cost of earning $9,000/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 · 31 Jul 2026 · 11d · E[net] $1,213/mo

🎯 Engine pick: sell 5 × $131 (primary), 71% survival, breach 29%, $4,636/mo.
⚖️ Worth a safer step: the $137 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 80% (breach 29% → 20%) for $1,568/mo less (34% 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 $137 rung, unless you need the income to cover the hedge bleed, or you expect SPCX to stay flat-to-down near term.
SPCX  spot $121.75 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsFIGHT edgePer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
🛡 safe yield5 × $14831 Jul11d21.6%91%18%+3pp$600$1,636-$3,000$17,290
Sell 5 × $148 21.6% OTM over spot $121.75 31 Jul 2026 (11d, $1.25 mid)
= $600 credit for the 11d cycle → $1,636/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $148)
91%
Breach risk
9%
POP (stays ≤ $149.25)
92%
EV / mo
+$987
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+3pp
49% whole by 9mo vs 46% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~0.8/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$1,043/mo
median; plan ~$709/mo after 68% keep · $6,769 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~3.0 mo [1.8-5.6], measured ONLY among the 49% of futures that got whole
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
12%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$2,328
Free roll-up
+$6/wk
Safest escape (by 14 Aug 2026)
$166 @ 81% POP
77% 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 11); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $8.28/sh now → $5.86 mid-life (likely $4.81–$7.95)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.20/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$4.66/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 348 simulated challenges: the $148 strike is typically first touched on day 8 of 11, at $152 (overshoots $3.96). 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)~$1487 Aug 202612d left+$2.82/sh+$1,409
cycle +$2,009
[+$1,463…+$1,923] · 100% credit
68%
surv 53%
-$14,950 NOT
cap gain +$11,800
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1547 Aug 202612d left+$0.37/sh+$183
cycle +$783
[+$0…+$487] · 75% credit
74%
surv 64%
-$13,845 NOT
cap gain +$12,905
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$16114 Aug 202620d left+$0.46/sh+$229
cycle +$829
[-$115…+$604] · 64% credit
77%
surv 70%
-$11,187 NOT
cap gain +$15,563
Max even-money escape in the band~$16214 Aug 202620d left+$0.16/sh+$79
cycle +$679
[-$297…+$456] · 51% credit
78%
surv 72%
-$10,965 NOT
cap gain +$15,785
SS $186 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$16614 Aug 202620d left-$0.93/sh-$463
cycle +$137
[-$901…-$89] · 20% credit
81%
surv 77%
-$10,014 NOT
cap gain +$16,736
budget: banked $600 debit $463 (77% used ≈ 1.2 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$137 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $3,697/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$1,636/mo
vs 50% target ($4,432/mo)-63%
vs normal income ($8,864/mo)18% covered
Net income (after hedge)$1,636/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $148 is $36 below CC-SS $183.78: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$17,290
… as % of IC ($13,500)128.1%
… as % of ML ($43,500)39.7%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.0 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-26,775
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.30/sh (~25% of the $1.20 collected) or spot ≥ $149.25 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $148)); NOT the premium you collected.
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $146.52Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$147-149.25
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
≥ $149.25
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 0.75 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$148.00 (1.4σ)$600$-16,359+$10,391+$375
+2.5%$151.70 (1.6σ)$-1,250$-16,829+$9,921-$1,475
+5%$155.40 (1.8σ)$-3,100$-17,299+$9,451-$3,325
SS (= V-bounce)$186.00 (3.5σ)$-18,400$-21,185+$5,565-$18,125
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $183.78, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-26,750
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$23,137
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $148): -$17,290
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-20,903 (+$5,847 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-3,388 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-17,515, the opportunity cost of earning $1,636/mo FIGHT income now)
33% normal ← lean5 × $13731 Jul11d12.5%80%41%+6pp$1,125$3,068-$1,568$22,265
Sell 5 × $137 12.5% OTM over spot $121.75 31 Jul 2026 (11d, $2.30 mid)
= $1,125 credit for the 11d cycle → $3,068/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $137)
80%
Breach risk
20%
POP (stays ≤ $139.30)
83%
EV / mo
+$892
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+6pp
49% whole by 9mo vs 44% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~1.9/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$1,470/mo
median; plan ~$1,000/mo after 68% keep · $9,849 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~2.9 mo [1.6-5.3], measured ONLY among the 49% 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)
32%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,585
Free roll-up
+$7/wk
Safest escape (by 14 Aug 2026)
$162 @ 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 5 of 11); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $7.66/sh now → $5.42 mid-life (likely $5.37–$8.25)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $2.25/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$3.17/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 964 simulated challenges: the $137 strike is typically first touched on day 6 of 11, at $141 (overshoots $3.68). 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)~$1377 Aug 202612d left+$2.98/sh+$1,490
cycle +$2,615
[+$1,395…+$1,765] · 100% credit
68%
surv 53%
-$18,447 NOT
cap gain +$8,303
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$14914 Aug 202620d left+$0.77/sh+$386
cycle +$1,511
[-$127…+$503] · 64% credit
77%
surv 70%
-$14,982 NOT
cap gain +$11,768
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1447 Aug 202612d left+$0.15/sh+$75
cycle +$1,200
[-$254…+$158] · 37% credit
75%
surv 66%
-$17,158 NOT
cap gain +$9,592
Max even-money escape in the band~$15114 Aug 202620d left+$0.27/sh+$136
cycle +$1,261
[-$419…+$230] · 37% credit
78%
surv 72%
-$14,486 NOT
cap gain +$12,264
SS $186 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$16214 Aug 202620d left-$2.12/sh-$1,059
cycle +$66
[-$1,837…-$1,045] · 1% credit
86%
surv 84%
-$11,578 NOT
cap gain +$15,172
budget: banked $1,125 debit $1,059 (94% used ≈ 1.5 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$66 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $2,476/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$3,068/mo
vs 50% target ($4,432/mo)-31%
vs normal income ($8,864/mo)35% covered
Net income (after hedge)$3,068/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $137 is $47 below CC-SS $183.78: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$22,265
… as % of IC ($13,500)164.9%
… as % of ML ($43,500)51.2%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.5 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-26,775
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.56/sh (~25% of the $2.25 collected) or spot ≥ $139.30 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $137)); NOT the premium you collected.
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $135.63Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$136-139.30
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
≥ $139.30
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 0.75 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$137.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,125$-19,937+$6,813+$900
+2.5%$140.42 (1.0σ)$-587$-20,372+$6,378-$812
+5%$143.85 (1.2σ)$-2,300$-20,807+$5,943-$2,525
SS (= V-bounce)$186.00 (3.5σ)$-23,375$-26,160+$590-$23,100
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $183.78, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-26,750
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$23,137
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $137): -$22,265
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-25,878 (+$872 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-3,388 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-22,490, the opportunity cost of earning $3,068/mo FIGHT income now)
🎯 50% normal5 × $13131 Jul11d7.6%71%48%+7pp$1,700$4,636$24,690
Sell 5 × $131 7.6% OTM over spot $121.75 31 Jul 2026 (11d, $3.45 mid)
= $1,700 credit for the 11d cycle → $4,636/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $131)
71%
Breach risk
29%
POP (stays ≤ $134.45)
77%
EV / mo
+$744
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+7pp
48% whole by 9mo vs 40% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~3.3/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$1,741/mo
median; plan ~$1,184/mo after 68% keep · $12,044 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~3.0 mo [1.8-5.0], measured ONLY among the 48% 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)
48%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$891
Free roll-up
+$7/wk
Safest escape (by 14 Aug 2026)
$164 @ 91% POP
89% 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 11); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $7.33/sh now → $5.18 mid-life (likely $6.09–$8.55)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $3.40/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.78/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,453 simulated challenges: the $131 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 11, at $134 (overshoots $3.47). 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)~$1317 Aug 202612d left+$3.04/sh+$1,521
cycle +$3,221
[+$1,359…+$1,576] · 100% credit
68%
surv 53%
-$20,079 NOT
cap gain +$6,671
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$13914 Aug 202620d left+$2.08/sh+$1,040
cycle +$2,740
[+$565…+$935] · 98% credit
74%
surv 65%
-$17,482 NOT
cap gain +$9,268
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$1387 Aug 202612d left+$0.22/sh+$111
cycle +$1,811
[-$263…+$11] · 26% credit
75%
surv 67%
-$18,784 NOT
cap gain +$7,966
Max even-money escape in the band~$14614 Aug 202620d left+$0.02/sh+$10
cycle +$1,710
[-$674…-$179] · 17% credit
79%
surv 74%
-$15,901 NOT
cap gain +$10,849
SS $186 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$16414 Aug 202620d left-$3.00/sh-$1,502
cycle +$198
[-$2,552…-$1,805]
91%
surv 89%
-$10,699 NOT
cap gain +$16,051
budget: banked $1,700 debit $1,502 (88% used ≈ 1.4 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$198 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $1,634/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$4,636/mo
vs 50% target ($4,432/mo)+5%
vs normal income ($8,864/mo)52% covered
Net income (after hedge)$4,636/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $131 is $53 below CC-SS $183.78: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$24,690
… as % of IC ($13,500)182.9%
… as % of ML ($43,500)56.8%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.8 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-26,775
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.85/sh (~25% of the $3.40 collected) or spot ≥ $134.45 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $131)); NOT the premium you collected.
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $129.69Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$130-134.45
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
≥ $134.45
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 0.75 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$131.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,700$-21,600+$5,150+$1,475
+2.5%$134.27 (≤1σ, normal week)$63$-22,016+$4,734-$162
+5%$137.55 (≤1σ, normal week)$-1,575$-22,432+$4,318-$1,800
SS (= V-bounce)$186.00 (3.5σ)$-25,800$-28,585-$1,835-$25,525
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $183.78, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-26,750
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$23,137
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $131): -$24,690
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-28,303 ($-1,553 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-3,388 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-24,915, the opportunity cost of earning $4,636/mo FIGHT income now)
100% normal5 × $12231 Jul11d0.2%54%99%+12pp$3,250$8,864+$4,227$27,640
Sell 5 × $122 0.2% OTM over spot $121.75 31 Jul 2026 (11d, $6.60 mid)
= $3,250 credit for the 11d cycle → $8,864/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $122)
54%
Breach risk
46%
POP (stays ≤ $128.60)
67%
EV / mo
+$545
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+12pp
56% whole by 9mo vs 44% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~9.2/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$2,323/mo
median; plan ~$1,579/mo after 68% keep · $14,296 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~2.9 mo [1.6-4.6], measured ONLY among the 56% 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)
82%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
+$837
Free roll-up
+$8/wk
Safest escape (by 14 Aug 2026)
$155 @ 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 11); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $6.82/sh now → $4.83 mid-life (likely $6.85–$9.38)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $6.50/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets +$1.67/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 2,450 simulated challenges: the $122 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 11, at $126 (overshoots $4.11). 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)~$1227 Aug 202612d left+$3.10/sh+$1,551
cycle +$4,801
[+$1,390…+$1,444] · 100% credit
68%
surv 53%
-$21,856 NOT
cap gain +$4,894
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$13014 Aug 202620d left+$2.07/sh+$1,034
cycle +$4,284
[+$410…+$715] · 95% credit
74%
surv 66%
-$19,296 NOT
cap gain +$7,454
Max even-money escape in the band~$13714 Aug 202620d left+$0.05/sh+$25
cycle +$3,275
[-$870…-$377] · 5% credit
79%
surv 74%
-$17,693 NOT
cap gain +$9,057
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)~$1307 Aug 202612d left+$0.01/sh+$4
cycle +$3,254
[-$507…-$229] · 5% credit
77%
surv 69%
-$20,326 NOT
cap gain +$6,424
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$15514 Aug 202620d left-$2.85/sh-$1,426
cycle +$1,824
[-$2,794…-$2,010]
91%
surv 90%
-$12,431 NOT
cap gain +$14,319
budget: banked $3,250 debit $1,426 (44% used ≈ 0.7 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$1,824 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $1,481/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$8,864/mo
vs 50% target ($4,432/mo)+100%
vs normal income ($8,864/mo)100% covered
Net income (after hedge)$8,864/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $122 is $62 below CC-SS $183.78: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$27,640
… as % of IC ($13,500)204.7%
… as % of ML ($43,500)63.5%
Recovery months (at normal income)3.1 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-26,800
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $1.62/sh (~25% of the $6.50 collected) or spot ≥ $128.60 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $122)); NOT the premium you collected.
Spot \ Time≥ 6d left3-5d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $120.78Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$121-128.60
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
≥ $128.60
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 0.75 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$122.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$3,250$-23,407+$3,343+$3,025
+2.5%$125.05 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,725$-23,794+$2,956+$1,500
+5%$128.10 (≤1σ, normal week)$200$-24,181+$2,569-$25
SS (= V-bounce)$186.00 (3.5σ)$-28,750$-31,535-$4,785-$28,475
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $183.78, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-26,750
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$23,137
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $122): -$27,640
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-31,253 ($-4,503 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-3,388 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-27,865, the opportunity cost of earning $8,864/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 (43 clear the floor), click to expand

Every eligible strike x expiry in the 4-45 DTE band (4 expiries scanned, 43 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: 0.746 (IBKR)  |  Recovery@SS: +$23,137 (un-capped fortress gain if stock rallies to SS)  |  Do-nothing @ SS: $-3,388

StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$1334d24 Jul 2026$1.205/5$4,500$4,50084%86%+$1,855-$24,790183.6%$-28,403 (vs do-nothing $-25,015)
$1324d24 Jul 2026$1.305/5$4,875$4,87582%84%+$1,742-$25,240187.0%$-28,853 (vs do-nothing $-25,465)
$1314d24 Jul 2026$1.504/5$4,500$4,62380%83%+$1,586-$20,512151.9%$-24,080 (vs do-nothing $-20,692)
$1304d24 Jul 2026$1.654/5$4,950$5,07378%82%+$1,613-$20,852154.5%$-24,420 (vs do-nothing $-21,032)
$1294d24 Jul 2026$1.904/5$5,700$5,82375%80%+$1,758-$21,152156.7%$-24,720 (vs do-nothing $-21,332)
$1284d24 Jul 2026$2.103/5$4,725$4,97072%78%+$1,257-$16,104119.3%$-19,627 (vs do-nothing $-16,239)
$13111d31 Jul 2026$3.405/5$4,636$4,63671%77%+$744-$24,690182.9%$-28,303 (vs do-nothing $-24,915)
$13318d7 Aug 2026$5.505/5$4,583$4,58371%78%+$1,358-$22,640167.7%$-26,253 (vs do-nothing $-22,865)
$13218d7 Aug 2026$5.805/5$4,833$4,83370%77%+$1,379-$22,990170.3%$-26,603 (vs do-nothing $-23,215)
$1274d24 Jul 2026$2.403/5$5,400$5,64570%76%+$1,438-$16,314120.8%$-19,837 (vs do-nothing $-16,449)
$13011d31 Jul 2026$3.605/5$4,909$4,90970%76%+$646-$25,090185.9%$-28,703 (vs do-nothing $-25,315)
$13118d7 Aug 2026$6.105/5$5,083$5,08368%76%+$1,387-$23,340172.9%$-26,953 (vs do-nothing $-23,565)
$12911d31 Jul 2026$3.905/5$5,318$5,31868%75%+$656-$25,440188.4%$-29,053 (vs do-nothing $-25,665)
Show 30 more candidates (lower strikes: more income, lower survival)
StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$13018d7 Aug 2026$6.405/5$5,333$5,33367%75%+$1,381-$23,690175.5%$-27,303 (vs do-nothing $-23,915)
$1264d24 Jul 2026$2.703/5$6,075$6,32066%74%+$1,407-$16,524122.4%$-20,047 (vs do-nothing $-16,659)
$12811d31 Jul 2026$4.204/5$4,582$4,70566%73%+$510-$20,632152.8%$-24,200 (vs do-nothing $-20,812)
$12918d7 Aug 2026$6.704/5$4,467$4,58965%75%+$1,089-$19,232142.5%$-22,800 (vs do-nothing $-19,412)
$13025d14 Aug 2026$8.205/5$4,920$4,92065%74%+$939-$22,790168.8%$-26,403 (vs do-nothing $-23,015)
$12818d7 Aug 2026$7.104/5$4,733$4,85664%74%+$1,129-$19,472144.2%$-23,040 (vs do-nothing $-19,652)
$12711d31 Jul 2026$4.504/5$4,909$5,03264%72%+$471-$20,912154.9%$-24,480 (vs do-nothing $-21,092)
$1254d24 Jul 2026$3.002/5$4,500$4,86863%73%+$907-$11,15682.6%$-14,634 (vs do-nothing $-11,246)
$12718d7 Aug 2026$7.504/5$5,000$5,12362%73%+$1,157-$19,712146.0%$-23,280 (vs do-nothing $-19,892)
$12611d31 Jul 2026$4.904/5$5,345$5,46862%71%+$516-$21,152156.7%$-24,720 (vs do-nothing $-21,332)
$12618d7 Aug 2026$7.804/5$5,200$5,32361%72%+$1,106-$19,992148.1%$-23,560 (vs do-nothing $-20,172)
$12511d31 Jul 2026$5.204/5$5,673$5,79560%70%+$427-$21,432158.8%$-25,000 (vs do-nothing $-21,612)
$1244d24 Jul 2026$3.402/5$5,100$5,46860%71%+$970-$11,27683.5%$-14,754 (vs do-nothing $-11,366)
$12518d7 Aug 2026$8.204/5$5,467$5,58959%72%+$1,110-$20,232149.9%$-23,800 (vs do-nothing $-20,412)
$12525d14 Aug 2026$10.204/5$4,896$5,01959%71%+$791-$19,432143.9%$-23,000 (vs do-nothing $-19,612)
$12411d31 Jul 2026$5.603/5$4,582$4,82758%69%+$315-$16,254120.4%$-19,777 (vs do-nothing $-16,389)
$12418d7 Aug 2026$8.704/5$5,800$5,92358%71%+$1,167-$20,432151.3%$-24,000 (vs do-nothing $-20,612)
$1234d24 Jul 2026$3.802/5$5,700$6,06856%69%+$978-$11,39684.4%$-14,874 (vs do-nothing $-11,486)
$12318d7 Aug 2026$9.103/5$4,550$4,79556%70%+$859-$15,504114.8%$-19,027 (vs do-nothing $-15,639)
$12311d31 Jul 2026$6.003/5$4,909$5,15556%68%+$290-$16,434121.7%$-19,957 (vs do-nothing $-16,569)
$12218d7 Aug 2026$9.403/5$4,700$4,94554%69%+$783-$15,714116.4%$-19,237 (vs do-nothing $-15,849)
$12211d31 Jul 2026$6.503/5$5,318$5,56454%67%+$327-$16,584122.8%$-20,107 (vs do-nothing $-16,719)
$12118d7 Aug 2026$9.803/5$4,900$5,14553%68%+$496-$15,894117.7%$-19,417 (vs do-nothing $-16,029)
$1224d24 Jul 2026$4.202/5$6,300$6,66853%67%+$901-$11,51685.3%$-14,994 (vs do-nothing $-11,606)
$12025d14 Aug 2026$12.104/5$5,808$5,93153%68%+$546-$20,672153.1%$-24,240 (vs do-nothing $-20,852)
$12111d31 Jul 2026$6.903/5$5,645$5,89151%66%+$261-$16,764124.2%$-20,287 (vs do-nothing $-16,899)
$12018d7 Aug 2026$10.503/5$5,250$5,49551%68%+$850-$15,984118.4%$-19,507 (vs do-nothing $-16,119)
$12011d31 Jul 2026$7.403/5$6,055$6,30049%65%+$255-$16,914125.3%$-20,437 (vs do-nothing $-17,049)
$1214d24 Jul 2026$4.702/5$7,050$7,41849%66%+$830-$11,61686.0%$-15,094 (vs do-nothing $-11,706)
$1204d24 Jul 2026$5.202/5$7,800$8,16845%64%+$810-$11,71686.8%$-15,194 (vs do-nothing $-11,806)

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.

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