FORTRESS FIGHT: SPCX @ $140.63

BE SS: $186.00  |  CC-SS: $189.02  |  5 contracts (500 sh) |  ⌂ PORTFOLIO

GENERATED2026-09-02 23:51

SPCX @ $140.63   UNDERWATER $45.37 (24.4% below BE SS)

5 contracts (500 sh)  |  BE SS: $186.00  |  CC-SS: $189.02 (banked floor $182.77)  |  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$5,016/mo95% ann ROI on ML
Hedge (static, never rolled)$0/moHP expiry = SP LEAPS; decay ≈ $1,345/mo (info only, already in marks)
Unrealized P&L$-24,662fortress legs from IBKR
INCOME GOALPOSTS & VELOCITY
50% INCOME FLOOR
$2,508/mo
HEDGE COVER
$0/mo (static)
NORMAL INCOME
$5,016/mo (ATM CC, chain)
IC VELOCITY
2.7 mo to earn back $13,500
ML VELOCITY
8.7 mo to earn back $43,500
Deep drawdown confirmed: a CC at CC-SS $189.02 (probe: $190C 16d) brings only $122/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
$3,445
Hole (after banked)
$21,217
was $24,662 · 14% earned back
Cycles closed
18
Credit in flight
$0
CC-SS · banked floor (info)
$189.02 → $182.77
⚠ ASSIGNMENT recorded: 5x $131C 20260807 on 2026-08-10. Premium kept, but check the position: assignment below CC-SS locks the cap give-up.
? 6 leg(s) closed as UNKNOWN (vanished with no fill in window): banked $0, conservative. Fix campaign.json by hand if wrong.
INTERPRETATION
Primary: 4 contracts at $147 / 2d. This is the safest strike (survival 91%, breach 9%) that still earns 50% of normal income ($2,508/mo); it brings $2,520/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 × $145/2d for $5,550/mo, but breach risk rises to 18% (+9pp vs the primary). The lower strike is hit by a smaller bounce.
More safety, less income: for just the hedge you can sit at 5 × $190/23d (99+% survival, $124/mo).
Downside anchor: the primary mortgages $16,639 (123% of IC) ONLY on a full V-bounce all the way to SS $186, recoverable in 3.3 months of normal income. That is the rare tail; the frequent case is the strike holding. Surgical close on the 4 contracts realizes $-19,732 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 · 4 Sep 2026 (2d) · sell 4 × $147, 91% survival, $2,520/mo (E[net] $2,201/mo).
The two weekly tracks below are ranked by E[net]/mo = income kept when unchallenged − the net cash cost and forgone cycle when it is. Each has its own full ladder.
TrackExpirySellSurvivalIncome/moE[net]/mo
THIS FRIDAY 🏆4 Sep 2026 · 2d4 × $14791%$2,520$2,201
NEXT FRIDAY11 Sep 2026 · 9d5 × $14775%$2,767$726
E[net] arithmetic on the grand pick: keep $168 with probability 87%; on the 13% touch you roll, paying $678 to close and taking $828 back from the best priced door (net cash $0) and parking about one cycle of income. Charging the FULL buyback with no door credit (the pre-2026-07-25 model) contradicted the campaign simulation, which prices the same event as a cash-neutral even roll.

📅 THIS FRIDAY · 4 Sep 2026 · 2d · E[net] $2,201/mo 🏆 GRAND PICK

🎯 Engine pick: sell 4 × $147 (50% normal), 91% survival, breach 9%, $2,520/mo.
The pick is already past the ~80% (≈1σ) comfort line, so take the income. Stepping out to the $149 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 96% (breach 9% → 4%) for $720/mo less (29% income) buys safety you do not really need here.
SPCX  spot $140.63 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsFIGHT edgePer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
33% normal5 × $1494 Sep2d6.0%96%hist 96%9%hist 2%+11pp$120$1,800-$720$19,889
Sell 5 × $149 6.0% OTM over spot $140.63 4 Sep 2026 (2d, $0.24 mid)
= $120 credit for the 2d cycle → $1,800/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $149)
96%
Breach risk
4%
POP (stays ≤ $149.25)
96%
EV / mo
+$1,525
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+11pp
50% whole by 9mo vs 39% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~1.7/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$1,153/mo
median; plan ~$784/mo after 68% keep · $8,323 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~3.5 mo [2.0-5.2], measured ONLY among the 50% of futures that got whole
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
7%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$739
Free roll-up
+$5/wk
Safest escape (by 25 Sep 2026)
$166 @ 87% POP
85% 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 2); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $2.43/sh now → $1.72 mid-life (likely $1.78–$3.21)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.24/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.48/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 207 simulated challenges: the $149 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 2, at $151 (overshoots $1.95). 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)~$14911 Sep 20268d left+$2.05/sh+$1,024
cycle +$1,144
[+$912…+$1,109] · 100% credit
67%
surv 51%
-$19,660 NOT
cap gain +$5,003
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$16125 Sep 202622d left+$0.72/sh+$359
cycle +$479
[-$114…+$373] · 65% credit
82%
surv 78%
-$14,853 NOT
cap gain +$9,810
Max even-money escape in the band~$16325 Sep 202622d left+$0.23/sh+$113
cycle +$233
[-$412…+$114] · 41% credit
84%
surv 82%
-$13,946 NOT
cap gain +$10,716
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)~$15411 Sep 20268d left+$0.01/sh+$6
cycle +$126
[-$396…+$2] · 26% credit
78%
surv 73%
-$18,202 NOT
cap gain +$6,461
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$16625 Sep 202622d left-$0.16/sh-$82
cycle +$38
[-$652…-$92] · 17% credit
87%
surv 85%
-$12,989 NOT
cap gain +$11,673
budget: banked $120 debit $82 (68% used ≈ 0.2 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$38 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $1,059/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$1,800/mo
vs 50% target ($2,508/mo)-28%
vs normal income ($5,016/mo)36% covered
Net income (after hedge)$1,800/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $149 is $40 below CC-SS $189.02: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$19,889
… as % of IC ($13,500)147.3%
… as % of ML ($43,500)45.7%
Recovery months (at normal income)4.0 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-24,665
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.06/sh (~25% of the $0.24 collected) or spot ≥ $149.25 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $149)); NOT the premium you collected.
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $147.51Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$148-149.25
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 0.92 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$149.00 (1.7σ)$120$-20,684+$3,979+$45
+2.5%$152.72 (2.5σ)$-1,742$-20,829+$3,833-$1,817
+5%$156.45 (3.3σ)$-3,605$-20,974+$3,688-$3,680
SS (= V-bounce)$186.00 (9.4σ)$-18,380$-22,127+$2,536-$17,955
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $189.02, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-24,662
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$22,307
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $149): -$19,889
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-22,245 (+$2,418 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-4,290 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-17,955, the opportunity cost of earning $1,800/mo FIGHT income now)
🎯 50% normal4 × $1474 Sep2d4.5%91%hist 96%19%hist 13%+20pp$168$2,520$16,639
Sell 4 × $147 4.5% OTM over spot $140.63 4 Sep 2026 (2d, $0.42 mid)
= $168 credit for the 2d cycle → $2,520/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $147)
91%
Breach risk
9%
POP (stays ≤ $147.43)
92%
EV / mo
+$1,826
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+20pp
58% whole by 9mo vs 39% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~3.3/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$1,884/mo
median; plan ~$1,281/mo after 68% keep · $12,124 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~3.5 mo [2.2-5.3], measured ONLY among the 58% of futures that got whole
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
13%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$510
Free roll-up
+$5/wk
Safest escape (by 25 Sep 2026)
$164 @ 87% POP
85% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 4 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 1 of 2); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $2.40/sh now → $1.70 mid-life (likely $1.81–$3.66)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.42/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.28/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 380 simulated challenges: the $147 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 2, at $149 (overshoots $2.14). 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 (4 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$14711 Sep 20268d left+$2.07/sh+$828
cycle +$996
[+$677…+$866] · 99% credit
67%
surv 51%
-$20,714 NOT
cap gain +$3,948
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$15925 Sep 202622d left+$0.74/sh+$296
cycle +$464
[-$212…+$276] · 62% credit
82%
surv 78%
-$15,775 NOT
cap gain +$8,888
Max even-money escape in the band~$16125 Sep 202622d left+$0.25/sh+$99
cycle +$267
[-$459…+$74] · 37% credit
84%
surv 82%
-$14,819 NOT
cap gain +$9,844
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)~$15211 Sep 20268d left+$0.04/sh+$15
cycle +$183
[-$420…-$5] · 23% credit
78%
surv 73%
-$19,053 NOT
cap gain +$5,610
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$16425 Sep 202622d left-$0.14/sh-$57
cycle +$111
[-$658…-$85] · 13% credit
87%
surv 85%
-$13,823 NOT
cap gain +$10,840
budget: banked $168 debit $57 (34% used ≈ 0.1 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$111 cash · rolled 4 ct earn ≈ $847/mo while parked; 1 ct free to re-sell
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted -0.4 vol pt per +1% move (equity skew: vol eases as spot rises; buyback shift floored at 0). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$2,520/mo
vs 50% target ($2,508/mo)+0%
vs normal income ($5,016/mo)50% covered
Net income (after hedge)$2,548/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $147 is $42 below CC-SS $189.02: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$16,639
… as % of IC ($13,500)123.3%
… as % of ML ($43,500)38.3%
Recovery months (at normal income)3.3 mo
Surgical close (4 ct)$-19,732
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.10/sh (~25% of the $0.42 collected) or spot ≥ $147.43 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $147)); NOT the premium you collected.
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $145.53Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$146-147.43
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
≥ $147.43
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 0.92 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$147.00 (1.3σ)$168$-21,543+$3,120+$108
+2.5%$150.67 (2.1σ)$-1,302$-21,319+$3,344-$1,362
+5%$154.35 (2.9σ)$-2,772$-21,095+$3,568-$2,832
SS (= V-bounce)$186.00 (9.4σ)$-15,432$-19,264+$5,399-$15,092
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $189.02, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-24,662
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$22,307
− CC assignment net of premium (4 × $147): -$16,639
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (1 × $185): -$387
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-19,382 (+$5,281 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-4,290 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-15,092, the opportunity cost of earning $2,520/mo FIGHT income now)
🛡 safe yield5 × $1474 Sep2d4.5%91%hist 96%19%hist 13%+20pp$210$3,150+$630$20,799
Sell 5 × $147 4.5% OTM over spot $140.63 4 Sep 2026 (2d, $0.42 mid)
= $210 credit for the 2d cycle → $3,150/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $147)
91%
Breach risk
9%
POP (stays ≤ $147.43)
92%
EV / mo
+$2,282
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+20pp
62% whole by 9mo vs 42% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~3.2/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$2,297/mo
median; plan ~$1,562/mo after 68% keep · $14,012 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~3.4 mo [1.9-5.5], measured ONLY among the 62% 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)
-$638
Free roll-up
+$5/wk
Safest escape (by 25 Sep 2026)
$164 @ 87% POP
85% 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 2); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $2.40/sh now → $1.70 mid-life (likely $1.80–$3.36)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.42/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.28/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 364 simulated challenges: the $147 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 2, at $149 (overshoots $1.95). 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)~$14711 Sep 20268d left+$2.07/sh+$1,036
cycle +$1,246
[+$891…+$1,089] · 100% credit
67%
surv 51%
-$20,480 NOT
cap gain +$4,182
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$15925 Sep 202622d left+$0.74/sh+$370
cycle +$580
[-$159…+$352] · 66% credit
82%
surv 78%
-$15,674 NOT
cap gain +$8,989
Max even-money escape in the band~$16125 Sep 202622d left+$0.25/sh+$124
cycle +$334
[-$458…+$98] · 38% credit
84%
surv 82%
-$14,767 NOT
cap gain +$9,895
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)~$15211 Sep 20268d left+$0.04/sh+$18
cycle +$228
[-$426…-$7] · 25% credit
78%
surv 73%
-$19,022 NOT
cap gain +$5,641
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$16425 Sep 202622d left-$0.14/sh-$71
cycle +$139
[-$698…-$108] · 12% credit
87%
surv 85%
-$13,810 NOT
cap gain +$10,853
budget: banked $210 debit $71 (34% used ≈ 0.1 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$139 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $1,059/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$3,150/mo
vs 50% target ($2,508/mo)+26%
vs normal income ($5,016/mo)63% covered
Net income (after hedge)$3,150/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $147 is $42 below CC-SS $189.02: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$20,799
… as % of IC ($13,500)154.1%
… as % of ML ($43,500)47.8%
Recovery months (at normal income)4.1 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-24,665
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.10/sh (~25% of the $0.42 collected) or spot ≥ $147.43 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $147)); NOT the premium you collected.
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $145.53Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$146-147.43
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
≥ $147.43
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 0.92 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$147.00 (1.3σ)$210$-21,516+$3,147+$135
+2.5%$150.67 (2.1σ)$-1,627$-21,659+$3,003-$1,702
+5%$154.35 (2.9σ)$-3,465$-21,803+$2,860-$3,540
SS (= V-bounce)$186.00 (9.4σ)$-19,290$-23,037+$1,626-$18,865
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $189.02, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-24,662
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$22,307
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $147): -$20,799
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-23,155 (+$1,508 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-4,290 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-18,865, the opportunity cost of earning $3,150/mo FIGHT income now)
100% normal5 × $1454 Sep2d3.1%82%hist 86%37%hist 31%+33pp$370$5,550+$3,030$21,639
Sell 5 × $145 3.1% OTM over spot $140.63 4 Sep 2026 (2d, $0.76 mid)
= $370 credit for the 2d cycle → $5,550/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $145)
82%
Breach risk
18%
POP (stays ≤ $145.75)
86%
EV / mo
+$3,209
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+33pp
74% whole by 9mo vs 41% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~5.8/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$3,286/mo
median; plan ~$2,234/mo after 68% keep · $16,524 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~3.5 mo [2.1-5.4], measured ONLY among the 74% 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)
26%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$466
Free roll-up
+$5/wk
Safest escape (by 25 Sep 2026)
$167 @ 92% POP
91% 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 2); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $2.36/sh now → $1.67 mid-life (likely $1.96–$3.98)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.74/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.93/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 765 simulated challenges: the $145 strike is typically first touched on day 1 of 2, at $147 (overshoots $2.28). 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)~$14511 Sep 20268d left+$2.09/sh+$1,046
cycle +$1,416
[+$801…+$1,040] · 100% credit
67%
surv 51%
-$21,232 NOT
cap gain +$3,431
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$15425 Sep 202622d left+$1.36/sh+$681
cycle +$1,051
[+$11…+$614] · 75% credit
79%
surv 73%
-$17,277 NOT
cap gain +$7,385
Max even-money escape in the band~$15925 Sep 202622d left+$0.27/sh+$135
cycle +$505
[-$691…+$41] · 31% credit
84%
surv 82%
-$15,519 NOT
cap gain +$9,144
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)~$15011 Sep 20268d left+$0.06/sh+$30
cycle +$400
[-$601…-$40] · 18% credit
78%
surv 73%
-$19,773 NOT
cap gain +$4,890
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$16725 Sep 202622d left-$0.68/sh-$340
cycle +$30
[-$1,307…-$455]
92%
surv 91%
-$12,536 NOT
cap gain +$12,126
budget: banked $370 debit $340 (92% used ≈ 0.3 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$30 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $676/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$5,550/mo
vs 50% target ($2,508/mo)+121%
vs normal income ($5,016/mo)111% covered
Net income (after hedge)$5,550/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $145 is $44 below CC-SS $189.02: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$21,639
… as % of IC ($13,500)160.3%
… as % of ML ($43,500)49.7%
Recovery months (at normal income)4.3 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-24,670
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.18/sh (~25% of the $0.74 collected) or spot ≥ $145.75 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $145)); NOT the premium you collected.
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $143.55Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$144-145.75
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $145.75
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 0.92 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$145.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$370$-22,278+$2,385+$295
+2.5%$148.62 (1.7σ)$-1,442$-22,419+$2,243-$1,518
+5%$152.25 (2.4σ)$-3,255$-22,561+$2,102-$3,330
SS (= V-bounce)$186.00 (9.4σ)$-20,130$-23,877+$786-$19,705
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $189.02, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-24,662
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$22,307
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $145): -$21,639
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-23,995 (+$668 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-4,290 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-19,705, the opportunity cost of earning $5,550/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 · 11 Sep 2026 · 9d · E[net] $726/mo

🎯 Engine pick: sell 5 × $147 (50% normal), 75% survival, breach 25%, $2,767/mo.
⚖️ Worth a safer step: the $150 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 83% (breach 25% → 17%) for $1,000/mo less (36% 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 $150 rung, unless you need the income to cover the hedge bleed, or you expect SPCX to stay flat-to-down near term.
SPCX  spot $140.63 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsFIGHT edgePer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
🛡 safe yield5 × $15511 Sep9d10.2%91%hist 96%18%hist 13%+4pp$250$833-$1,933$16,759
Sell 5 × $155 10.2% OTM over spot $140.63 11 Sep 2026 (9d, $0.51 mid)
= $250 credit for the 9d cycle → $833/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $155)
91%
Breach risk
9%
POP (stays ≤ $155.51)
92%
EV / mo
+$427
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+4pp
46% whole by 9mo vs 43% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~1.0/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$582/mo
median; plan ~$396/mo after 68% keep · $4,370 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~3.4 mo [1.9-5.6], measured ONLY among the 46% 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)
11%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,363
Free roll-up
+$3/wk
Safest escape (by 25 Sep 2026)
$163 @ 79% POP
73% 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 4 of 9); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $4.56/sh now → $3.23 mid-life (likely $2.64–$4.29)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.50/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.73/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 333 simulated challenges: the $155 strike is typically first touched on day 6 of 9, at $157 (overshoots $1.91). The [P25–P75] under each Total is that door's credit across those paths; % credit is the share of those challenges where the roll is a net credit.
MoveNew strike ≈New expiryTenorEst netTotal (5 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$15518 Sep 202612d left+$1.47/sh+$736
cycle +$986
[+$687…+$1,053] · 100% credit
67%
surv 52%
-$17,051 NOT
cap gain +$7,611
Max even-money escape in the band~$16125 Sep 202618d left+$0.19/sh+$95
cycle +$345
[-$114…+$352] · 61% credit
76%
surv 68%
-$14,756 NOT
cap gain +$9,907
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)~$15818 Sep 202612d left+$0.01/sh+$7
cycle +$257
[-$148…+$222] · 51% credit
72%
surv 63%
-$16,228 NOT
cap gain +$8,435
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$16325 Sep 202618d left-$0.43/sh-$214
cycle +$36
[-$473…+$30] · 26% credit
79%
surv 73%
-$14,143 NOT
cap gain +$10,519
budget: banked $250 debit $214 (85% used ≈ 1.1 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$36 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $2,332/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$833/mo
vs 50% target ($2,508/mo)-67%
vs normal income ($5,016/mo)17% covered
Net income (after hedge)$833/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $155 is $34 below CC-SS $189.02: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$16,759
… as % of IC ($13,500)124.1%
… as % of ML ($43,500)38.5%
Recovery months (at normal income)3.3 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-24,668
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.12/sh (~25% of the $0.50 collected) or spot ≥ $155.51 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $155)); NOT the premium you collected.
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $153.45Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$153-155.51
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
≥ $155.51
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 0.92 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$155.00 (1.4σ)$250$-17,788+$6,875+$175
+2.5%$158.88 (1.8σ)$-1,688$-17,939+$6,723-$1,763
+5%$162.75 (2.2σ)$-3,625$-18,090+$6,572-$3,700
SS (= V-bounce)$186.00 (4.4σ)$-15,250$-18,997+$5,666-$14,825
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $189.02, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-24,662
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$22,307
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $155): -$16,759
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-19,115 (+$5,548 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-4,290 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-14,825, the opportunity cost of earning $833/mo FIGHT income now)
33% normal ← lean5 × $15011 Sep9d6.7%83%hist 86%35%hist 31%+10pp$530$1,767-$1,000$18,979
Sell 5 × $150 6.7% OTM over spot $140.63 11 Sep 2026 (9d, $1.08 mid)
= $530 credit for the 9d cycle → $1,767/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $150)
83%
Breach risk
17%
POP (stays ≤ $151.07)
85%
EV / mo
+$717
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+10pp
48% whole by 9mo vs 38% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~2.1/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$1,005/mo
median; plan ~$683/mo after 68% keep · $7,812 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~4.1 mo [2.6-6.1], 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)
26%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,031
Free roll-up
+$3/wk
Safest escape (by 25 Sep 2026)
$159 @ 80% POP
75% 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 4 of 9); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $4.41/sh now → $3.12 mid-life (likely $3.06–$4.81)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.06/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.06/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 767 simulated challenges: the $150 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 9, at $152 (overshoots $2.12). 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)~$15018 Sep 202612d left+$1.58/sh+$790
cycle +$1,320
[+$642…+$936] · 100% credit
67%
surv 52%
-$19,023 NOT
cap gain +$5,639
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$15525 Sep 202618d left+$0.64/sh+$320
cycle +$850
[-$9…+$423] · 74% credit
75%
surv 66%
-$17,018 NOT
cap gain +$7,645
Max even-money escape in the band~$15625 Sep 202618d left+$0.30/sh+$150
cycle +$680
[-$208…+$241] · 44% credit
76%
surv 68%
-$16,726 NOT
cap gain +$7,937
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)~$15318 Sep 202612d left+$0.12/sh+$61
cycle +$591
[-$202…+$133] · 39% credit
72%
surv 63%
-$18,198 NOT
cap gain +$6,464
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$15925 Sep 202618d left-$0.56/sh-$278
cycle +$252
[-$732…-$229] · 14% credit
80%
surv 75%
-$15,771 NOT
cap gain +$8,891
budget: banked $530 debit $278 (52% used ≈ 0.7 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$252 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $2,138/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$1,767/mo
vs 50% target ($2,508/mo)-30%
vs normal income ($5,016/mo)35% covered
Net income (after hedge)$1,767/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $150 is $39 below CC-SS $189.02: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$18,979
… as % of IC ($13,500)140.6%
… as % of ML ($43,500)43.6%
Recovery months (at normal income)3.8 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-24,670
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.27/sh (~25% of the $1.06 collected) or spot ≥ $151.07 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $150)); NOT the premium you collected.
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $148.50Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$148-151.07
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
≥ $151.07
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 0.92 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$150.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$530$-19,813+$4,850+$455
+2.5%$153.75 (1.3σ)$-1,345$-19,959+$4,703-$1,420
+5%$157.50 (1.7σ)$-3,220$-20,105+$4,557-$3,295
SS (= V-bounce)$186.00 (4.4σ)$-17,470$-21,217+$3,446-$17,045
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $189.02, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-24,662
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$22,307
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $150): -$18,979
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-21,335 (+$3,328 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-4,290 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-17,045, the opportunity cost of earning $1,767/mo FIGHT income now)
🎯 50% normal5 × $14711 Sep9d4.5%75%hist 84%51%hist 43%+11pp$830$2,767$20,179
Sell 5 × $147 4.5% OTM over spot $140.63 11 Sep 2026 (9d, $1.68 mid)
= $830 credit for the 9d cycle → $2,767/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $147)
75%
Breach risk
25%
POP (stays ≤ $148.68)
80%
EV / mo
+$911
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+11pp
50% whole by 9mo vs 38% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~3.3/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$1,288/mo
median; plan ~$876/mo after 68% keep · $9,787 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~3.8 mo [2.4-5.7], measured ONLY among the 50% 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)
40%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$700
Free roll-up
+$3/wk
Safest escape (by 25 Sep 2026)
$161 @ 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 4 of 9); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $4.33/sh now → $3.06 mid-life (likely $3.36–$5.09)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.66/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.40/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,192 simulated challenges: the $147 strike is typically first touched on day 4 of 9, at $149 (overshoots $2.03). 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)~$14718 Sep 202612d left+$1.64/sh+$819
cycle +$1,649
[+$635…+$848] · 100% credit
67%
surv 52%
-$20,077 NOT
cap gain +$4,586
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$15225 Sep 202618d left+$0.70/sh+$350
cycle +$1,180
[-$49…+$320] · 69% credit
75%
surv 66%
-$18,071 NOT
cap gain +$6,592
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$15018 Sep 202612d left+$0.18/sh+$91
cycle +$921
[-$226…+$60] · 32% credit
72%
surv 63%
-$19,251 NOT
cap gain +$5,411
Max even-money escape in the band~$15425 Sep 202618d left+$0.03/sh+$14
cycle +$844
[-$459…-$42] · 22% credit
77%
surv 71%
-$17,484 NOT
cap gain +$7,179
SS $186 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$16125 Sep 202618d left-$1.51/sh-$754
cycle +$76
[-$1,440…-$858] · 0% credit
86%
surv 84%
-$15,025 NOT
cap gain +$9,637
budget: banked $830 debit $754 (91% used ≈ 1.2 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$76 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $1,293/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$2,767/mo
vs 50% target ($2,508/mo)+10%
vs normal income ($5,016/mo)55% covered
Net income (after hedge)$2,767/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $147 is $42 below CC-SS $189.02: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$20,179
… as % of IC ($13,500)149.5%
… as % of ML ($43,500)46.4%
Recovery months (at normal income)4.0 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-24,672
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.41/sh (~25% of the $1.66 collected) or spot ≥ $148.68 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $147)); NOT the premium you collected.
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $145.53Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$146-148.68
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
≥ $148.68
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 0.92 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$147.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$830$-20,896+$3,767+$755
+2.5%$150.67 (≤1σ, normal week)$-1,007$-21,039+$3,623-$1,082
+5%$154.35 (1.3σ)$-2,845$-21,183+$3,480-$2,920
SS (= V-bounce)$186.00 (4.4σ)$-18,670$-22,417+$2,246-$18,245
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $189.02, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-24,662
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$22,307
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $147): -$20,179
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-22,535 (+$2,128 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-4,290 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-18,245, the opportunity cost of earning $2,767/mo FIGHT income now)
100% normal5 × $14211 Sep9d1.0%57%hist 70%88%hist 79%+17pp$1,675$5,583+$2,817$21,834
Sell 5 × $142 1.0% OTM over spot $140.63 11 Sep 2026 (9d, $3.40 mid)
= $1,675 credit for the 9d cycle → $5,583/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $142)
57%
Breach risk
43%
POP (stays ≤ $145.40)
70%
EV / mo
+$1,128
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+17pp
58% whole by 9mo vs 42% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~8.0/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$1,791/mo
median; plan ~$1,218/mo after 68% keep · $11,653 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~3.4 mo [2.1-5.2], measured ONLY among the 58% 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)
73%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
+$197
Free roll-up
+$3/wk
Safest escape (by 25 Sep 2026)
$161 @ 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 4 of 9); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $4.18/sh now → $2.96 mid-life (likely $3.99–$5.58)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $3.35/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets +$0.39/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 2,185 simulated challenges: the $142 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 9, at $144 (overshoots $2.17). 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)~$14218 Sep 202612d left+$1.73/sh+$864
cycle +$2,539
[+$620…+$746] · 100% credit
67%
surv 52%
-$21,492 NOT
cap gain +$3,170
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$14725 Sep 202618d left+$0.79/sh+$395
cycle +$2,070
[-$121…+$169] · 60% credit
75%
surv 66%
-$19,486 NOT
cap gain +$5,177
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$14518 Sep 202612d left+$0.28/sh+$138
cycle +$1,813
[-$263…-$32] · 19% credit
72%
surv 63%
-$20,665 NOT
cap gain +$3,998
Max even-money escape in the band~$14925 Sep 202618d left+$0.12/sh+$60
cycle +$1,735
[-$544…-$190] · 9% credit
77%
surv 71%
-$18,898 NOT
cap gain +$5,764
SS $186 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$16125 Sep 202618d left-$2.04/sh-$1,018
cycle +$657
[-$2,007…-$1,397]
91%
surv 90%
-$14,445 NOT
cap gain +$10,218
budget: banked $1,675 debit $1,018 (61% used ≈ 0.8 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$657 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $766/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$5,583/mo
vs 50% target ($2,508/mo)+123%
vs normal income ($5,016/mo)111% covered
Net income (after hedge)$5,583/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $142 is $47 below CC-SS $189.02: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$21,834
… as % of IC ($13,500)161.7%
… as % of ML ($43,500)50.2%
Recovery months (at normal income)4.4 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-24,688
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.84/sh (~25% of the $3.35 collected) or spot ≥ $145.40 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $142)); NOT the premium you collected.
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $140.58Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$141-145.40
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
≥ $145.40
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 0.92 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$142.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,675$-22,356+$2,307+$1,600
+2.5%$145.55 (≤1σ, normal week)$-100$-22,494+$2,168-$175
+5%$149.10 (≤1σ, normal week)$-1,875$-22,633+$2,030-$1,950
SS (= V-bounce)$186.00 (4.4σ)$-20,325$-24,072+$591-$19,900
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $189.02, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-24,662
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$22,307
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $142): -$21,834
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-24,190 (+$473 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-4,290 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-19,900, the opportunity cost of earning $5,583/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 (39 clear the floor), click to expand

Every eligible strike x expiry in the 2-45 DTE band (4 expiries scanned, 39 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: 0.922 (IBKR)  |  Recovery@SS: +$22,307 (un-capped fortress gain if stock rallies to SS)  |  Do-nothing @ SS: $-4,290

StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$1472d4 Sep 2026$0.424/5$2,520$2,54891%92%+$1,826-$16,639123.3%$-19,382 (vs do-nothing $-15,092)
$1462d4 Sep 2026$0.563/5$2,520$2,57687%89%+$1,648-$12,73794.3%$-15,867 (vs do-nothing $-11,577)
$1452d4 Sep 2026$0.743/5$3,330$3,38682%86%+$1,925-$12,98396.2%$-16,113 (vs do-nothing $-11,823)
$1442d4 Sep 2026$0.982/5$2,940$3,02476%82%+$1,488-$8,80765.2%$-12,324 (vs do-nothing $-8,034)
$1479d11 Sep 2026$1.665/5$2,767$2,76775%80%+$911-$20,179149.5%$-22,535 (vs do-nothing $-18,245)
$1469d11 Sep 2026$1.934/5$2,573$2,60172%78%+$788-$16,435121.7%$-19,178 (vs do-nothing $-14,888)
$1459d11 Sep 2026$2.234/5$2,973$3,00168%76%+$834-$16,715123.8%$-19,458 (vs do-nothing $-15,168)
$1432d4 Sep 2026$1.272/5$3,810$3,89468%76%+$1,193-$8,94966.3%$-12,466 (vs do-nothing $-8,176)
$14723d25 Sep 2026$4.055/5$2,641$2,64167%75%+$666-$18,984140.6%$-21,340 (vs do-nothing $-17,050)
$14616d18 Sep 2026$3.305/5$3,094$3,09467%75%+$757-$19,859147.1%$-22,215 (vs do-nothing $-17,925)
$14623d25 Sep 2026$4.405/5$2,870$2,87065%74%+$686-$19,309143.0%$-21,665 (vs do-nothing $-17,375)
$1449d11 Sep 2026$2.573/5$2,570$2,62665%74%+$656-$12,73494.3%$-15,864 (vs do-nothing $-11,574)
$14516d18 Sep 2026$3.654/5$2,738$2,76664%74%+$647-$16,147119.6%$-18,890 (vs do-nothing $-14,600)
Show 26 more candidates (lower strikes: more income, lower survival)
StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$14523d25 Sep 2026$4.755/5$3,098$3,09863%73%+$688-$19,634145.4%$-21,990 (vs do-nothing $-17,700)
$14416d18 Sep 2026$4.054/5$3,038$3,06662%72%+$682-$16,387121.4%$-19,130 (vs do-nothing $-14,840)
$1422d4 Sep 2026$1.632/5$4,890$4,97461%72%+$1,305-$9,07767.2%$-12,594 (vs do-nothing $-8,304)
$1439d11 Sep 2026$2.943/5$2,940$2,99661%72%+$671-$12,92395.7%$-16,053 (vs do-nothing $-11,763)
$14423d25 Sep 2026$5.154/5$2,687$2,71560%72%+$564-$15,947118.1%$-18,690 (vs do-nothing $-14,400)
$14316d18 Sep 2026$4.454/5$3,338$3,36659%71%+$690-$16,627123.2%$-19,370 (vs do-nothing $-15,080)
$14323d25 Sep 2026$5.604/5$2,922$2,95058%70%+$588-$16,167119.8%$-18,910 (vs do-nothing $-14,620)
$1429d11 Sep 2026$3.353/5$3,350$3,40657%70%+$677-$13,10097.0%$-16,230 (vs do-nothing $-11,940)
$14216d18 Sep 2026$4.903/5$2,756$2,81256%69%+$529-$12,63593.6%$-15,765 (vs do-nothing $-11,475)
$14223d25 Sep 2026$6.004/5$3,130$3,15956%69%+$572-$16,407121.5%$-19,150 (vs do-nothing $-14,860)
$1412d4 Sep 2026$2.071/5$3,105$3,21754%68%+$691-$4,59534.0%$-8,498 (vs do-nothing $-4,208)
$14123d25 Sep 2026$6.404/5$3,339$3,36753%68%+$539-$16,647123.3%$-19,390 (vs do-nothing $-15,100)
$14116d18 Sep 2026$5.353/5$3,009$3,06653%68%+$519-$12,80094.8%$-15,930 (vs do-nothing $-11,640)
$1419d11 Sep 2026$3.802/5$2,533$2,61853%68%+$449-$8,84365.5%$-12,360 (vs do-nothing $-8,070)
$14023d25 Sep 2026$7.003/5$2,739$2,79551%67%+$456-$12,60593.4%$-15,735 (vs do-nothing $-11,445)
$14016d18 Sep 2026$5.803/5$3,262$3,31950%67%+$488-$12,96596.0%$-16,095 (vs do-nothing $-11,805)
$1409d11 Sep 2026$4.302/5$2,867$2,95149%66%+$447-$8,94366.2%$-12,460 (vs do-nothing $-8,170)
$13923d25 Sep 2026$7.453/5$2,915$2,97148%66%+$431-$12,77094.6%$-15,900 (vs do-nothing $-11,610)
$13916d18 Sep 2026$6.353/5$3,572$3,62847%65%+$495-$13,10097.0%$-16,230 (vs do-nothing $-11,940)
$1402d4 Sep 2026$2.581/5$3,870$3,98346%65%+$692-$4,64434.4%$-8,547 (vs do-nothing $-4,257)
$13823d25 Sep 2026$8.003/5$3,130$3,18746%65%+$434-$12,90595.6%$-16,035 (vs do-nothing $-11,745)
$1399d11 Sep 2026$4.802/5$3,200$3,28445%64%+$412-$9,04367.0%$-12,560 (vs do-nothing $-8,270)
$13816d18 Sep 2026$6.902/5$2,588$2,67244%64%+$322-$8,82365.4%$-12,340 (vs do-nothing $-8,050)
$1389d11 Sep 2026$5.402/5$3,600$3,68441%63%+$412-$9,12367.6%$-12,640 (vs do-nothing $-8,350)
$1392d4 Sep 2026$3.151/5$4,725$4,83839%62%+$657-$4,68734.7%$-8,590 (vs do-nothing $-4,300)
$1382d4 Sep 2026$3.801/5$5,700$5,81231%60%+$606-$4,72235.0%$-8,625 (vs do-nothing $-4,335)

Income/mo = FIGHT leg gross, DTE-prorated. Net/mo = FIGHT + conservative CC gross minus hedge cost. POP (mid) = probability stock closes at or below (strike + mid premium) at expiry, per-strike chain IV when available. Survival = CC expires fully worthless. EV/mo = premium minus expected buyback, monthly, with realized vol = IV x 85% (variance risk premium 15%). Survival, POP and touch use vol x 1.00 (raw implied: the VRP haircut is applied to the premium edge but NOT to risk, because understating the edge costs opportunity while understating breach odds costs capital; the risk-side haircut arms only from the graded ledger). Cap give-up @ SS = recovery mortgaged on a V-bounce to SS, net of premium. Total P&L @ SS = absolute position P&L if the stock closes at SS; "vs do-nothing" = opportunity cost against holding all 5 contracts at the conservative CC.

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