FORTRESS FIGHT: SPCX @ $149.81

BE SS: $186.00  |  CC-SS: $189.28  |  5 contracts (500 sh) |  ⌂ PORTFOLIO

GENERATED2026-09-04 21:36

SPCX @ $149.81   UNDERWATER $36.19 (19.5% below BE SS)

5 contracts (500 sh)  |  BE SS: $186.00  |  CC-SS: $189.28 (banked floor $182.98)  |  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$6,375/mo95% ann ROI on ML
Hedge (static, never rolled)$0/moHP expiry = SP LEAPS; decay ≈ $1,148/mo (info only, already in marks)
Unrealized P&L$-20,350fortress legs from IBKR
INCOME GOALPOSTS & VELOCITY
50% INCOME FLOOR
$3,188/mo
HEDGE COVER
$0/mo (static)
NORMAL INCOME
$6,375/mo (ATM CC, chain)
IC VELOCITY
2.1 mo to earn back $13,500
ML VELOCITY
6.8 mo to earn back $43,500
Deep drawdown confirmed: a CC at CC-SS $189.28 (probe: $190C 14d) brings only $268/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)
$16,905
was $20,350 · 17% earned back
Cycles closed
18
Credit in flight
$0
CC-SS · banked floor (info)
$189.28 → $182.98
⚠ 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: 5 contracts at $157.50 / 7d. This is the safest strike (survival 77%, breach 23%) that still earns 50% of normal income ($3,188/mo); it brings $3,536/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 × $152.50/7d for $6,643/mo, but breach risk rises to 38% (+16pp 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 × $190/28d (95% survival, $412/mo).
Downside anchor: the primary mortgages $15,064 (112% of IC) ONLY on a full V-bounce all the way to SS $186, recoverable in 2.4 months of normal income. That is the rare tail; the frequent case is the strike holding. Surgical close on the 5 contracts realizes $-20,358 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: NEXT FRIDAY · 11 Sep 2026 (7d) · sell 5 × $157.50, 77% survival, $3,536/mo (E[net] $1,371/mo).
This week's Friday is inside the pin/gamma window, so only the next weekly is shown.
TrackExpirySellSurvivalIncome/moE[net]/mo
NEXT FRIDAY 🏆11 Sep 2026 · 7d5 × $157.5077%$3,536$1,371
E[net] arithmetic on the grand pick: keep $825 with probability 65%; on the 35% touch you roll, paying $1,616 to close and taking $980 back from the best priced door (net cash $636) 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.

📅 NEXT FRIDAY · 11 Sep 2026 · 7d · E[net] $1,371/mo 🏆 GRAND PICK

🎯 Engine pick: sell 5 × $157.50 (50% normal), 77% survival, breach 23%, $3,536/mo.
⚖️ Worth a safer step: the $160 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 83% (breach 23% → 17%) for $1,007/mo less (28% income), and it still covers your hedge. The pick sits below the ~80% (≈1σ) comfort line; on a drawdown you are nursing back, dodging the frequent breach usually beats the extra premium. Lean: the safer $160 rung, unless you need the income to cover the hedge bleed, or you expect SPCX to stay flat-to-down near term.
SPCX  spot $149.81 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsFIGHT edgePer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
🛡 safe yield5 × $16511 Sep7d10.1%91%hist 96%18%hist 13%+4pp$310$1,329-$2,207$11,829
Sell 5 × $165 10.1% OTM over spot $149.81 11 Sep 2026 (7d, $0.63 mid)
= $310 credit for the 7d cycle → $1,329/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $165)
91%
Breach risk
9%
POP (stays ≤ $165.63)
92%
EV / mo
+$770
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+4pp
60% whole by 9mo vs 56% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~0.9/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$936/mo
median; plan ~$636/mo after 68% keep · $5,473 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~2.2 mo [1.1-4.3], measured ONLY among the 60% of futures that got whole
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
10%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,383
Free roll-up
+$3/wk
Safest escape (by 2 Oct 2026)
$180 @ 83% POP
79% 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 3 of 7); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $4.79/sh now → $3.39 mid-life (likely $2.91–$5.24)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.62/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.77/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 302 simulated challenges: the $165 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 7, at $168 (overshoots $2.58). 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)~$16518 Sep 202610d left+$1.82/sh+$912
cycle +$1,222
[+$829…+$1,222] · 100% credit
67%
surv 51%
-$11,761 NOT
cap gain +$8,589
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$16818 Sep 202610d left+$0.67/sh+$333
cycle +$643
[+$104…+$544] · 84% credit
72%
surv 60%
-$11,035 NOT
cap gain +$9,315
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$1752 Oct 202624d left+$0.76/sh+$382
cycle +$692
[-$47…+$630] · 71% credit
78%
surv 72%
-$7,349 NOT
cap gain +$13,001
Max even-money escape in the band~$1782 Oct 202624d left+$0.13/sh+$63
cycle +$373
[-$423…+$305] · 50% credit
81%
surv 76%
-$6,455 NOT
cap gain +$13,895
SS $186 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$1802 Oct 202624d left-$0.45/sh-$227
cycle +$83
[-$773…+$12] · 25% credit
83%
surv 79%
-$5,533 NOT
cap gain +$14,817
budget: banked $310 debit $227 (73% used ≈ 0.7 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$83 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $1,832/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$1,329/mo
vs 50% target ($3,188/mo)-58%
vs normal income ($6,375/mo)21% covered
Net income (after hedge)$1,329/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $165 is $24 below CC-SS $189.28: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$11,829
… as % of IC ($13,500)87.6%
… as % of ML ($43,500)27.2%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.9 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-20,355
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.15/sh (~25% of the $0.62 collected) or spot ≥ $165.63 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $165)); NOT the premium you collected.
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $163.35Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$163-165.63
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
≥ $165.63
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 0.97 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$165.00 (1.5σ)$310$-12,673+$7,677+$145
+2.5%$169.12 (1.9σ)$-1,752$-12,735+$7,615-$1,917
+5%$173.25 (2.3σ)$-3,815$-12,797+$7,553-$3,980
SS (= V-bounce)$186.00 (3.5σ)$-10,190$-12,988+$7,362-$9,855
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $189.28, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-20,350
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$19,142
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $165): -$11,829
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-13,037 (+$7,313 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-3,182 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-9,855, the opportunity cost of earning $1,329/mo FIGHT income now)
33% normal ← lean5 × $16011 Sep7d6.8%83%hist 86%34%hist 31%+7pp$590$2,529-$1,007$14,049
Sell 5 × $160 6.8% OTM over spot $149.81 11 Sep 2026 (7d, $1.20 mid)
= $590 credit for the 7d cycle → $2,529/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $160)
83%
Breach risk
17%
POP (stays ≤ $161.20)
86%
EV / mo
+$1,146
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+7pp
62% whole by 9mo vs 55% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~1.9/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$1,461/mo
median; plan ~$994/mo after 68% keep · $7,613 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~2.2 mo [1.1-4.3], 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)
21%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,052
Free roll-up
+$3/wk
Safest escape (by 2 Oct 2026)
$180 @ 87% 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 3 of 7); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $4.64/sh now → $3.28 mid-life (likely $3.16–$5.23)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.18/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.10/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 634 simulated challenges: the $160 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 7, at $162 (overshoots $2.45). 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)~$16018 Sep 202610d left+$1.92/sh+$959
cycle +$1,549
[+$817…+$1,161] · 100% credit
67%
surv 52%
-$13,859 NOT
cap gain +$6,491
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$16318 Sep 202610d left+$0.76/sh+$380
cycle +$970
[+$132…+$522] · 87% credit
72%
surv 60%
-$13,133 NOT
cap gain +$7,217
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$1702 Oct 202624d left+$0.86/sh+$429
cycle +$1,019
[-$31…+$571] · 73% credit
78%
surv 72%
-$9,446 NOT
cap gain +$10,904
Max even-money escape in the band~$1732 Oct 202624d left+$0.22/sh+$111
cycle +$701
[-$413…+$233] · 43% credit
81%
surv 76%
-$8,552 NOT
cap gain +$11,798
SS $186 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$1802 Oct 202624d left-$1.16/sh-$580
cycle +$10
[-$1,268…-$509] · 6% credit
87%
surv 84%
-$5,605 NOT
cap gain +$14,745
budget: banked $590 debit $580 (98% used ≈ 1.0 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$10 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $1,328/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$2,529/mo
vs 50% target ($3,188/mo)-21%
vs normal income ($6,375/mo)40% covered
Net income (after hedge)$2,529/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $160 is $29 below CC-SS $189.28: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$14,049
… as % of IC ($13,500)104.1%
… as % of ML ($43,500)32.3%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.2 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-20,360
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.29/sh (~25% of the $1.18 collected) or spot ≥ $161.20 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $160)); NOT the premium you collected.
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $158.40Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$158-161.20
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $161.20
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 0.97 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$160.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$590$-14,818+$5,532+$425
+2.5%$164.00 (1.4σ)$-1,410$-14,878+$5,472-$1,575
+5%$168.00 (1.8σ)$-3,410$-14,938+$5,412-$3,575
SS (= V-bounce)$186.00 (3.5σ)$-12,410$-15,208+$5,142-$12,075
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $189.28, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-20,350
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$19,142
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $160): -$14,049
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-15,257 (+$5,093 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-3,182 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-12,075, the opportunity cost of earning $2,529/mo FIGHT income now)
🎯 50% normal5 × $157.5011 Sep7d5.1%77%hist 84%46%hist 38%+13pp$825$3,536$15,064
Sell 5 × $157.50 5.1% OTM over spot $149.81 11 Sep 2026 (7d, $1.67 mid)
= $825 credit for the 7d cycle → $3,536/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $157.50)
77%
Breach risk
23%
POP (stays ≤ $159.16)
82%
EV / mo
+$1,377
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+13pp
67% whole by 9mo vs 54% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~2.6/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$1,796/mo
median; plan ~$1,221/mo after 68% keep · $8,192 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~2.0 mo [1.1-4.3], measured ONLY among the 67% 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)
35%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$791
Free roll-up
+$3/wk
Safest escape (by 2 Oct 2026)
$178 @ 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 3 of 7); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $4.57/sh now → $3.23 mid-life (likely $3.38–$5.35)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.65/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.58/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,037 simulated challenges: the $158 strike is typically first touched on day 4 of 7, at $160 (overshoots $2.31). 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)~$15818 Sep 202610d left+$1.96/sh+$980
cycle +$1,805
[+$791…+$1,118] · 100% credit
67%
surv 52%
-$14,815 NOT
cap gain +$5,535
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$16018 Sep 202610d left+$0.80/sh+$402
cycle +$1,227
[+$118…+$456] · 86% credit
72%
surv 60%
-$14,088 NOT
cap gain +$6,262
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$1682 Oct 202624d left+$0.90/sh+$451
cycle +$1,276
[-$54…+$497] · 70% credit
78%
surv 72%
-$10,402 NOT
cap gain +$9,948
Max even-money escape in the band~$1702 Oct 202624d left+$0.27/sh+$133
cycle +$958
[-$437…+$160] · 35% credit
81%
surv 76%
-$9,508 NOT
cap gain +$10,842
SS $186 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$1782 Oct 202624d left-$1.12/sh-$558
cycle +$267
[-$1,297…-$577] · 5% credit
87%
surv 85%
-$6,561 NOT
cap gain +$13,789
budget: banked $825 debit $558 (68% used ≈ 0.7 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$267 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $1,324/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$3,536/mo
vs 50% target ($3,188/mo)+11%
vs normal income ($6,375/mo)55% covered
Net income (after hedge)$3,536/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $157.50 is $32 below CC-SS $189.28: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$15,064
… as % of IC ($13,500)111.6%
… as % of ML ($43,500)34.6%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.4 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-20,358
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 $1.65 collected) or spot ≥ $159.16 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $158)); NOT the premium you collected.
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $155.93Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$156-159.16
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $159.16
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 0.97 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$157.50 (≤1σ, normal week)$825$-15,795+$4,555+$660
+2.5%$161.44 (1.1σ)$-1,144$-15,854+$4,496-$1,309
+5%$165.38 (1.5σ)$-3,112$-15,913+$4,437-$3,278
SS (= V-bounce)$186.00 (3.5σ)$-13,425$-16,223+$4,127-$13,090
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $189.28, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-20,350
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$19,142
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $157.50): -$15,064
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-16,272 (+$4,078 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-3,182 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-13,090, the opportunity cost of earning $3,536/mo FIGHT income now)
100% normal5 × $152.5011 Sep7d1.8%62%hist 66%79%hist 65%+15pp$1,550$6,643+$3,107$16,839
Sell 5 × $152.50 1.8% OTM over spot $149.81 11 Sep 2026 (7d, $3.15 mid)
= $1,550 credit for the 7d cycle → $6,643/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $152.50)
62%
Breach risk
38%
POP (stays ≤ $155.65)
72%
EV / mo
+$1,685
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+15pp
70% whole by 9mo vs 55% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~5.5/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$2,388/mo
median; plan ~$1,624/mo after 68% keep · $9,091 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~2.2 mo [1.2-3.7], measured ONLY among the 70% 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)
62%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$15
Free roll-up
+$5/wk
Safest escape (by 2 Oct 2026)
$183 @ 93% POP
92% 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 3 of 7); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $4.43/sh now → $3.13 mid-life (likely $4.05–$5.88)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $3.10/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.03/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,864 simulated challenges: the $152 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 7, at $155 (overshoots $2.40). 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)~$15218 Sep 202610d left+$2.04/sh+$1,020
cycle +$2,570
[+$749…+$939] · 100% credit
67%
surv 52%
-$16,476 NOT
cap gain +$3,874
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$1602 Oct 202624d left+$1.71/sh+$857
cycle +$2,407
[+$246…+$644] · 89% credit
76%
surv 68%
-$12,909 NOT
cap gain +$7,441
Max even-money escape in the band~$1652 Oct 202624d left+$0.34/sh+$172
cycle +$1,722
[-$583…-$82] · 19% credit
81%
surv 76%
-$11,168 NOT
cap gain +$9,182
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 202610d left+$0.00/sh+$2
cycle +$1,552
[-$504…-$173] · 12% credit
76%
surv 67%
-$14,976 NOT
cap gain +$5,374
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$1832 Oct 202624d left-$2.06/sh-$1,028
cycle +$522
[-$2,147…-$1,406]
93%
surv 92%
-$3,881 NOT
cap gain +$16,469
budget: banked $1,550 debit $1,028 (66% used ≈ 0.7 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$522 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $671/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$6,643/mo
vs 50% target ($3,188/mo)+108%
vs normal income ($6,375/mo)104% covered
Net income (after hedge)$6,643/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $152.50 is $37 below CC-SS $189.28: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$16,839
… as % of IC ($13,500)124.7%
… as % of ML ($43,500)38.7%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.6 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-20,375
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.78/sh (~25% of the $3.10 collected) or spot ≥ $155.65 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $152)); NOT the premium you collected.
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $150.97Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$151-155.65
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $155.65
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 0.97 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$152.50 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,550$-17,495+$2,855+$1,385
+2.5%$156.31 (≤1σ, normal week)$-356$-17,553+$2,797-$521
+5%$160.12 (1.0σ)$-2,262$-17,610+$2,740-$2,428
SS (= V-bounce)$186.00 (3.5σ)$-15,200$-17,998+$2,352-$14,865
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $189.28, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-20,350
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$19,142
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $152.50): -$16,839
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-18,047 (+$2,303 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-3,182 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-14,865, the opportunity cost of earning $6,643/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 (23 clear the floor), click to expand

Every eligible strike x expiry in the 4-45 DTE band (4 expiries scanned, 23 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: 0.970 (IBKR)  |  Recovery@SS: +$19,142 (un-capped fortress gain if stock rallies to SS)  |  Do-nothing @ SS: $-3,182

StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$157.507d11 Sep 2026$1.655/5$3,536$3,53677%82%+$1,377-$15,064111.6%$-16,272 (vs do-nothing $-13,090)
$157.5014d18 Sep 2026$3.105/5$3,321$3,32171%78%+$989-$14,339106.2%$-15,547 (vs do-nothing $-12,365)
$1557d11 Sep 2026$2.284/5$3,909$3,97970%77%+$1,258-$12,79994.8%$-14,402 (vs do-nothing $-11,220)
$15514d18 Sep 2026$3.904/5$3,343$3,41465%74%+$877-$12,15190.0%$-13,754 (vs do-nothing $-10,572)
$15521d25 Sep 2026$5.155/5$3,679$3,67963%73%+$883-$14,564107.9%$-15,772 (vs do-nothing $-12,590)
$15528d2 Oct 2026$6.255/5$3,348$3,34862%73%+$775-$14,014103.8%$-15,222 (vs do-nothing $-12,040)
$152.507d11 Sep 2026$3.103/5$3,986$4,12762%72%+$1,011-$10,10474.8%$-12,101 (vs do-nothing $-8,919)
$152.5014d18 Sep 2026$4.804/5$4,114$4,18559%71%+$904-$12,79194.8%$-14,394 (vs do-nothing $-11,212)
$152.5021d25 Sep 2026$6.104/5$3,486$3,55658%71%+$715-$12,27190.9%$-13,874 (vs do-nothing $-10,692)
$152.5028d2 Oct 2026$7.055/5$3,777$3,77758%70%+$681-$14,864110.1%$-16,072 (vs do-nothing $-12,890)
$15028d2 Oct 2026$8.004/5$3,429$3,49953%68%+$476-$12,51192.7%$-14,114 (vs do-nothing $-10,932)
$15021d25 Sep 2026$7.204/5$4,114$4,18553%68%+$710-$12,83195.0%$-14,434 (vs do-nothing $-11,252)
$15014d18 Sep 2026$5.953/5$3,825$3,96652%68%+$721-$9,99974.1%$-11,996 (vs do-nothing $-8,814)
Show 10 more candidates (lower strikes: more income, lower survival)
StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$1507d11 Sep 2026$4.202/5$3,600$3,81252%68%+$717-$7,01652.0%$-9,408 (vs do-nothing $-6,226)
$14928d2 Oct 2026$8.604/5$3,686$3,75651%67%+$526-$12,67193.9%$-14,274 (vs do-nothing $-11,092)
$14921d25 Sep 2026$7.503/5$3,214$3,35651%67%+$451-$9,83472.8%$-11,831 (vs do-nothing $-8,649)
$14828d2 Oct 2026$8.704/5$3,729$3,79949%66%+$352-$13,03196.5%$-14,634 (vs do-nothing $-11,452)
$14821d25 Sep 2026$7.953/5$3,407$3,54948%66%+$423-$9,99974.1%$-11,996 (vs do-nothing $-8,814)
$1497d11 Sep 2026$4.702/5$4,029$4,24148%66%+$714-$7,11652.7%$-9,508 (vs do-nothing $-6,326)
$14728d2 Oct 2026$9.204/5$3,943$4,01447%66%+$339-$13,23198.0%$-14,834 (vs do-nothing $-11,652)
$14721d25 Sep 2026$8.403/5$3,600$3,74146%65%+$383-$10,16475.3%$-12,161 (vs do-nothing $-8,979)
$1487d11 Sep 2026$5.252/5$4,500$4,71244%65%+$712-$7,20653.4%$-9,598 (vs do-nothing $-6,416)
$1477d11 Sep 2026$5.852/5$5,014$5,22640%63%+$711-$7,28654.0%$-9,678 (vs do-nothing $-6,496)

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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