FORTRESS FIGHT: SPCX @ $151.43

BE SS: $186.00  |  CC-SS: $190.07  |  5 contracts (500 sh) |  ⌂ PORTFOLIO

GENERATED2026-09-10 21:51

SPCX @ $151.43   UNDERWATER $34.57 (18.6% below BE SS)

5 contracts (500 sh)  |  BE SS: $186.00  |  CC-SS: $190.07 (banked floor $183.75)  |  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$6,300/mo95% ann ROI on ML
Hedge (static, never rolled)$0/moHP expiry = SP LEAPS; decay ≈ $1,188/mo (info only, already in marks)
Unrealized P&L$-19,913fortress legs from IBKR
INCOME GOALPOSTS & VELOCITY
50% INCOME FLOOR
$3,150/mo
HEDGE COVER
$0/mo (static)
NORMAL INCOME
$6,300/mo (ATM CC, chain)
IC VELOCITY
2.1 mo to earn back $13,500
ML VELOCITY
6.9 mo to earn back $43,500
Deep drawdown confirmed: a CC at CC-SS $190.07 (probe: $190C 15d) brings only $430/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)
$16,467
was $19,913 · 17% earned back
Cycles closed
18
Credit in flight
$502
CC-SS · banked floor (info)
$190.07 → $183.75
⚠ 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.
Open legAcctCredit/shIn flightOpened
5x $160C 11 Sep 2026U13190865$1.00$5022026-09-08
INTERPRETATION
Primary: 4 contracts at $160 / 8d. This is the safest strike (survival 75%, breach 25%) that still earns 50% of normal income ($3,150/mo); it brings $3,360/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 × $155/8d for $6,938/mo, but breach risk rises to 38% (+13pp 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 × $195/22d (97% survival, $402/mo).
Downside anchor: the primary mortgages $11,132 (82% of IC) ONLY on a full V-bounce all the way to SS $186, recoverable in 1.8 months of normal income. That is the rare tail; the frequent case is the strike holding. Surgical close on the 4 contracts realizes $-15,940 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 · 18 Sep 2026 (8d) · sell 4 × $160, 75% survival, $3,360/mo (E[net] $742/mo).
This week's Friday is inside the pin/gamma window, so only the next weekly is shown.
TrackExpirySellSurvivalIncome/moE[net]/mo
NEXT FRIDAY 🏆18 Sep 2026 · 8d4 × $16075%$3,360$742
E[net] arithmetic on the grand pick: keep $896 with probability 60%; on the 40% touch you roll, paying $1,603 to close and taking $764 back from the best priced door (net cash $840) 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 · 18 Sep 2026 · 8d · E[net] $742/mo 🏆 GRAND PICK

🎯 Engine pick: sell 4 × $160 (50% normal), 75% survival, breach 25%, $3,360/mo.
⚖️ Worth a safer step: the $165 rung (33% normal) lifts survival to 85% (breach 25% → 15%) for $866/mo less (26% 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 $165 rung, unless you need the income to cover the hedge bleed, or you expect SPCX to stay flat-to-down near term.
SPCX  spot $151.43 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsFIGHT edgePer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
🛡 safe yield5 × $17018 Sep8d12.3%91%hist 96%19%hist 13%+2pp$400$1,500-$1,860$9,635
Sell 5 × $170 12.3% OTM over spot $151.43 18 Sep 2026 (8d, $0.81 mid)
= $400 credit for the 8d cycle → $1,500/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $170)
91%
Breach risk
9%
POP (stays ≤ $170.81)
91%
EV / mo
+$810
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+2pp
68% whole by 9mo vs 66% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~0.8/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$1,036/mo
median; plan ~$704/mo after 68% keep · $3,884 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.8 mo [0.9-3.7], measured ONLY among the 68% 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)
-$1,729
Free roll-up
+$4/wk
Safest escape (by 2 Oct 2026)
$181 @ 78% 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 8); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $6.02/sh now → $4.26 mid-life (likely $3.64–$6.07)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.80/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$3.46/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 365 simulated challenges: the $170 strike is typically first touched on day 6 of 8, at $173 (overshoots $3.05). 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)~$17025 Sep 202611d left+$1.72/sh+$860
cycle +$1,260
[+$764…+$1,269] · 100% credit
67%
surv 52%
-$9,637 NOT
cap gain +$10,276
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$1762 Oct 202618d left+$0.94/sh+$470
cycle +$870
[+$166…+$820] · 85% credit
73%
surv 64%
-$7,080 NOT
cap gain +$12,833
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$17425 Sep 202611d left+$0.29/sh+$147
cycle +$547
[-$82…+$443] · 68% credit
71%
surv 61%
-$8,616 NOT
cap gain +$11,296
Max even-money escape in the band~$1792 Oct 202618d left+$0.11/sh+$53
cycle +$453
[-$320…+$384] · 52% credit
76%
surv 69%
-$6,284 NOT
cap gain +$13,629
SS $186 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$1812 Oct 202618d left-$0.58/sh-$290
cycle +$110
[-$733…+$13] · 26% credit
78%
surv 73%
-$5,412 NOT
cap gain +$14,500
budget: banked $400 debit $290 (72% used ≈ 0.8 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$110 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $3,066/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$1,500/mo
vs 50% target ($3,150/mo)-52%
vs normal income ($6,300/mo)24% covered
Net income (after hedge)$1,500/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $170 is $20 below CC-SS $190.07: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$9,635
… as % of IC ($13,500)71.4%
… as % of ML ($43,500)22.2%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.5 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-19,918
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.20/sh (~25% of the $0.80 collected) or spot ≥ $170.81 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $170)); NOT the premium you collected.
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $168.30Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$168-170.81
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $170.81
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 0.97 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$170.00 (1.5σ)$400$-10,497+$9,416+$100
+2.5%$174.25 (1.8σ)$-1,725$-10,558+$9,354-$2,025
+5%$178.50 (2.1σ)$-3,850$-10,620+$9,292-$4,150
SS (= V-bounce)$186.00 (2.7σ)$-7,600$-10,729+$9,184-$7,400
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $190.07, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-19,913
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$18,760
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $170): -$9,635
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-10,788 (+$9,125 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-3,388 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-7,400, the opportunity cost of earning $1,500/mo FIGHT income now)
33% normal ← lean5 × $16518 Sep8d9.0%85%hist 86%32%hist 31%+5pp$665$2,494-$866$11,870
Sell 5 × $165 9.0% OTM over spot $151.43 18 Sep 2026 (8d, $1.35 mid)
= $665 credit for the 8d cycle → $2,494/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $165)
85%
Breach risk
15%
POP (stays ≤ $166.35)
87%
EV / mo
+$1,111
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+5pp
70% whole by 9mo vs 65% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~1.3/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$1,524/mo
median; plan ~$1,037/mo after 68% keep · $5,134 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.7 mo [0.9-3.2], 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)
22%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,402
Free roll-up
+$4/wk
Safest escape (by 2 Oct 2026)
$179 @ 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 4 of 8); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $5.84/sh now → $4.13 mid-life (likely $3.94–$6.39)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.33/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.80/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 675 simulated challenges: the $165 strike is typically first touched on day 5 of 8, at $168 (overshoots $2.96). 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)~$16525 Sep 202611d left+$1.82/sh+$909
cycle +$1,574
[+$722…+$1,194] · 100% credit
67%
surv 52%
-$11,750 NOT
cap gain +$8,163
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$1712 Oct 202618d left+$1.03/sh+$517
cycle +$1,182
[+$106…+$695] · 81% credit
73%
surv 64%
-$9,195 NOT
cap gain +$10,718
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$16925 Sep 202611d left+$0.39/sh+$197
cycle +$862
[-$113…+$349] · 61% credit
71%
surv 61%
-$10,729 NOT
cap gain +$9,184
Max even-money escape in the band~$1742 Oct 202618d left+$0.20/sh+$101
cycle +$766
[-$382…+$260] · 42% credit
76%
surv 69%
-$8,398 NOT
cap gain +$11,515
SS $186 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$1792 Oct 202618d left-$1.10/sh-$550
cycle +$115
[-$1,180…-$437] · 11% credit
81%
surv 77%
-$6,621 NOT
cap gain +$13,291
budget: banked $665 debit $550 (83% used ≈ 1.0 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$115 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $2,527/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$2,494/mo
vs 50% target ($3,150/mo)-21%
vs normal income ($6,300/mo)40% covered
Net income (after hedge)$2,494/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $165 is $25 below CC-SS $190.07: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$11,870
… as % of IC ($13,500)87.9%
… as % of ML ($43,500)27.3%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.9 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-19,923
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.33/sh (~25% of the $1.33 collected) or spot ≥ $166.35 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $165)); NOT the premium you collected.
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $163.35Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$163-166.35
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
≥ $166.35
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 (1.1σ)$665$-12,659+$7,253+$365
+2.5%$169.12 (1.4σ)$-1,397$-12,719+$7,193-$1,697
+5%$173.25 (1.7σ)$-3,460$-12,779+$7,134-$3,760
SS (= V-bounce)$186.00 (2.7σ)$-9,835$-12,964+$6,949-$9,635
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $190.07, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-19,913
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$18,760
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $165): -$11,870
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-13,023 (+$6,890 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-3,388 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-9,635, the opportunity cost of earning $2,494/mo FIGHT income now)
🎯 50% normal4 × $16018 Sep8d5.7%75%hist 83%51%hist 44%+8pp$896$3,360$11,132
Sell 4 × $160 5.7% OTM over spot $151.43 18 Sep 2026 (8d, $2.27 mid)
= $896 credit for the 8d cycle → $3,360/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $160)
75%
Breach risk
25%
POP (stays ≤ $162.26)
80%
EV / mo
+$1,133
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+8pp
69% whole by 9mo vs 61% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~2.5/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$1,736/mo
median; plan ~$1,180/mo after 68% keep · $6,491 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.7 mo [1.0-3.7], measured ONLY among the 69% 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)
-$707
Free roll-up
+$4/wk
Safest escape (by 2 Oct 2026)
$179 @ 86% POP
83% 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 4 of 8); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $5.67/sh now → $4.01 mid-life (likely $4.45–$6.59)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $2.24/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.77/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,207 simulated challenges: the $160 strike is typically first touched on day 4 of 8, at $163 (overshoots $2.81). 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)~$16025 Sep 202611d left+$1.91/sh+$764
cycle +$1,660
[+$552…+$853] · 100% credit
67%
surv 52%
-$14,032 NOT
cap gain +$5,880
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$1662 Oct 202618d left+$1.12/sh+$447
cycle +$1,343
[+$56…+$466] · 81% credit
73%
surv 64%
-$11,402 NOT
cap gain +$8,511
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$16425 Sep 202611d left+$0.48/sh+$194
cycle +$1,090
[-$101…+$213] · 55% credit
72%
surv 61%
-$12,869 NOT
cap gain +$7,044
Max even-money escape in the band~$1692 Oct 202618d left+$0.29/sh+$115
cycle +$1,011
[-$337…+$100] · 33% credit
76%
surv 69%
-$10,520 NOT
cap gain +$9,393
SS $186 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$1792 Oct 202618d left-$1.90/sh-$760
cycle +$136
[-$1,437…-$870] · 0% credit
86%
surv 83%
-$6,540 NOT
cap gain +$13,372
budget: banked $896 debit $760 (85% used ≈ 1.0 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$136 cash · rolled 4 ct earn ≈ $1,405/mo while parked; 1 ct free to re-sell
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted -0.4 vol pt per +1% move (equity skew: vol eases as spot rises; buyback shift floored at 0). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$3,360/mo
vs 50% target ($3,150/mo)+7%
vs normal income ($6,300/mo)53% covered
Net income (after hedge)$3,480/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $160 is $30 below CC-SS $190.07: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$11,132
… as % of IC ($13,500)82.5%
… as % of ML ($43,500)25.6%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.8 mo
Surgical close (4 ct)$-15,940
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 $2.24 collected) or spot ≥ $162.26 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $160)); NOT the premium you collected.
Spot \ Time≥ 5d left3-4d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $158.40Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$158-162.26
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
≥ $162.26
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)$896$-14,796+$5,117+$656
+2.5%$164.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$-704$-14,454+$5,459-$944
+5%$168.00 (1.3σ)$-2,304$-14,112+$5,801-$2,544
SS (= V-bounce)$186.00 (2.7σ)$-9,504$-12,673+$7,240-$9,344
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $190.07, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-19,913
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$18,760
− CC assignment net of premium (4 × $160): -$11,132
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (1 × $185): -$447
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-12,732 (+$7,181 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-3,388 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-9,344, the opportunity cost of earning $3,360/mo FIGHT income now)
100% normal5 × $15518 Sep8d2.4%62%hist 65%78%hist 64%+14pp$1,850$6,938+$3,578$15,685
Sell 5 × $155 2.4% OTM over spot $151.43 18 Sep 2026 (8d, $3.75 mid)
= $1,850 credit for the 8d cycle → $6,938/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $155)
62%
Breach risk
38%
POP (stays ≤ $158.75)
72%
EV / mo
+$1,517
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 simulated futures, this rung on repeat for 9 months, no directional opinion)
FIGHT'S EDGE
+14pp
76% whole by 9mo vs 61% doing nothing
FIRE DRILLS
~4.5/quarter
challenges to roll; realized tends lower (calibration)
BANKED RATE WHILE FIGHTING
$2,641/mo
median; plan ~$1,796/mo after 68% keep · $7,774 banked by campaign end (selling stops once whole)
green: with FIGHT · grey: without
if it recovers, the typical trip is ~1.8 mo [1.0-3.3], measured ONLY among the 76% 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)
-$91
Free roll-up
+$4/wk
Safest escape (by 2 Oct 2026)
$184 @ 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 4 of 8); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $5.49/sh now → $3.88 mid-life (likely $5.07–$7.10)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $3.70/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$0.18/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,873 simulated challenges: the $155 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 8, at $158 (overshoots $2.92). 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)~$15525 Sep 202611d left+$1.99/sh+$995
cycle +$2,845
[+$677…+$886] · 100% credit
67%
surv 52%
-$15,334 NOT
cap gain +$4,578
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$1612 Oct 202618d left+$1.19/sh+$595
cycle +$2,445
[-$21…+$350] · 73% credit
73%
surv 65%
-$12,787 NOT
cap gain +$7,125
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$15925 Sep 202611d left+$0.57/sh+$283
cycle +$2,133
[-$175…+$97] · 44% credit
72%
surv 61%
-$14,313 NOT
cap gain +$5,600
Max even-money escape in the band~$1642 Oct 202618d left+$0.36/sh+$182
cycle +$2,032
[-$536…-$98] · 19% credit
76%
surv 69%
-$11,986 NOT
cap gain +$7,926
SS $186 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$1842 Oct 202618d left-$2.89/sh-$1,446
cycle +$404
[-$2,704…-$1,907]
93%
surv 92%
-$3,905 NOT
cap gain +$16,007
budget: banked $1,850 debit $1,446 (78% used ≈ 0.9 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$404 cash · rolled 5 ct earn ≈ $825/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$6,938/mo
vs 50% target ($3,150/mo)+120%
vs normal income ($6,300/mo)110% covered
Net income (after hedge)$6,938/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $155 is $35 below CC-SS $190.07: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$15,685
… as % of IC ($13,500)116.2%
… as % of ML ($43,500)36.1%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.5 mo
Surgical close (5 ct)$-19,938
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.93/sh (~25% of the $3.70 collected) or spot ≥ $158.75 (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
$153-158.75
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
≥ $158.75
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 0.97 (IBKR)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$155.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,850$-16,329+$3,583+$1,550
+2.5%$158.88 (≤1σ, normal week)$-88$-16,385+$3,527-$388
+5%$162.75 (≤1σ, normal week)$-2,025$-16,442+$3,471-$2,325
SS (= V-bounce)$186.00 (2.7σ)$-13,650$-16,779+$3,134-$13,450
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $190.07, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-19,913
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$18,760
− CC assignment net of premium (5 × $155): -$15,685
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-16,838 (+$3,075 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-3,388 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-13,450, the opportunity cost of earning $6,938/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 (18 clear the floor), click to expand

Every eligible strike x expiry in the 4-45 DTE band (3 expiries scanned, 18 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: 0.971 (IBKR)  |  Recovery@SS: +$18,760 (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
$1608d18 Sep 2026$2.244/5$3,360$3,48075%80%+$1,133-$11,13282.5%$-12,732 (vs do-nothing $-9,344)
$162.5015d25 Sep 2026$3.155/5$3,150$3,15075%80%+$982-$12,21090.4%$-13,363 (vs do-nothing $-9,975)
$16015d25 Sep 2026$3.805/5$3,800$3,80070%77%+$1,054-$13,13597.3%$-14,288 (vs do-nothing $-10,900)
$157.508d18 Sep 2026$2.903/5$3,262$3,50269%76%+$892-$8,90165.9%$-10,948 (vs do-nothing $-7,560)
$16022d2 Oct 2026$4.955/5$3,375$3,37568%75%+$759-$12,56093.0%$-13,713 (vs do-nothing $-10,325)
$157.5015d25 Sep 2026$4.454/5$3,560$3,68066%74%+$792-$11,24883.3%$-12,848 (vs do-nothing $-9,460)
$157.5022d2 Oct 2026$5.804/5$3,164$3,28464%73%+$630-$10,70879.3%$-12,308 (vs do-nothing $-8,920)
$1558d18 Sep 2026$3.703/5$4,162$4,40262%72%+$910-$9,41169.7%$-11,458 (vs do-nothing $-8,070)
$15515d25 Sep 2026$5.403/5$3,240$3,48060%71%+$636-$8,90165.9%$-10,948 (vs do-nothing $-7,560)
$15522d2 Oct 2026$6.704/5$3,655$3,77559%71%+$612-$11,34884.1%$-12,948 (vs do-nothing $-9,560)
$152.508d18 Sep 2026$4.752/5$3,562$3,92255%69%+$613-$6,56448.6%$-9,058 (vs do-nothing $-5,670)
$152.5022d2 Oct 2026$7.604/5$4,145$4,26555%68%+$522-$11,98888.8%$-13,588 (vs do-nothing $-10,200)
$152.5015d25 Sep 2026$6.303/5$3,780$4,02055%69%+$581-$9,38169.5%$-11,428 (vs do-nothing $-8,040)
Show 5 more candidates (lower strikes: more income, lower survival)
StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$15022d2 Oct 2026$8.803/5$3,600$3,84050%66%+$391-$9,38169.5%$-11,428 (vs do-nothing $-8,040)
$15015d25 Sep 2026$7.503/5$4,500$4,74049%66%+$553-$9,77172.4%$-11,818 (vs do-nothing $-8,430)
$14922d2 Oct 2026$9.303/5$3,805$4,04548%65%+$383-$9,53170.6%$-11,578 (vs do-nothing $-8,190)
$1508d18 Sep 2026$5.952/5$4,462$4,82247%65%+$585-$6,82450.5%$-9,318 (vs do-nothing $-5,930)
$14915d25 Sep 2026$7.952/5$3,180$3,54047%65%+$326-$6,62449.1%$-9,118 (vs do-nothing $-5,730)

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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