FORTRESS FIGHT: SIMA @ $100.68

BE SS: $118.06  |  CC-SS: $125.95  |  10 contracts (1,000 sh)

GENERATED2026-07-11 22:48

SIMA @ $100.68   UNDERWATER $17.38 (14.7% below BE SS)

10 contracts (1,000 sh)  |  BE SS: $118.06  |  CC-SS: $125.95  |  IV: HIGH

LC: $75 exp 2027-11-23 (entry $60.481/sh)
SP: $106.25 exp 2027-11-23 (entry $17.473/sh)
HP: $68.75 exp 2026-09-09 (entry $0.050/sh)

Current CCs

ContractExpiryTypeStatusSigmaSurvivalEntry
3x $103 call16 Jul 2026 (5d)FIGHTACTIVEσ 0.3263%entry $1.50

Economics

Max Loss$80,560(ND $43.06 + SW $38) x 1000
Normal income ref$10,076/mo95% ann ROI on ML
Hedge rolling cost$260/mo
Unrealized P&L$-28,420fortress legs from IBKR
INCOME GOALPOSTS & VELOCITY
50% INCOME FLOOR
$5,038/mo
HEDGE COVER
$260/mo
NORMAL INCOME
$10,076/mo (ATM CC, chain)
IC VELOCITY
4.3 mo to earn back $43,060
ML VELOCITY
8.0 mo to earn back $80,560
Deep drawdown confirmed: a CC at CC-SS $125.95 (probe: $126C 12d) brings only $200/mo (<20% of normal), so FIGHT below it is warranted.
INTERPRETATION
Primary: 9 contracts at $106 / 5d. This is the safest strike (survival 78%, breach 22%) that still earns 50% of normal income ($5,038/mo); it brings $5,400/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 8 × $102/5d for $10,704/mo, but breach risk rises to 41% (+19pp vs the primary). The lower strike is hit by a smaller bounce.
More safety, less income: for just the hedge you can sit at 9 × $116/5d (98% survival, $270/mo).
Downside anchor: the primary mortgages $17,053 (40% of IC) ONLY on a full V-bounce all the way to SS $118, recoverable in 1.7 months of normal income. That is the rare tail; the frequent case is the strike holding. Surgical close on the 9 contracts realizes $-25,605 and cuts bleed by $234/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 10 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 · 16 Jul 2026 (5d) · sell 9 × $106, 78% survival, $5,400/mo (E[net] $1,584/mo).
This week's Friday is inside the pin/gamma window, so only the next weekly is shown.
TrackExpirySellSurvivalIncome/moE[net]/mo
NEXT FRIDAY 🏆16 Jul 2026 · 5d9 × $10678%$5,400$1,584

📅 NEXT FRIDAY · 16 Jul 2026 · 5d · E[net] $1,584/mo 🏆 GRAND PICK

🎯 Engine pick: sell 9 × $106 (primary), 78% survival, breach 22%, $5,400/mo.
⚖️ Worth a safer step: the $110 rung (🛡 safe yield) lifts survival to 92% (breach 22% → 8%) for $3,480/mo less (64% 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 $110 rung, unless you need the income to cover the hedge bleed, or you expect SIMA to stay flat-to-down near term.
SIMA  spot $100.68 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsPer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
cover hedge9 × $11616 Jul5d15.2%98%4%$45$270-$5,130$8,908
Sell 9 × $116 15.2% OTM over spot $100.68 16 Jul 2026 (5d, $0.07 mid)
= $45 credit for the 5d cycle → $270/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $116)
98%
Breach risk
2%
POP (stays ≤ $116.07)
98%
EV / mo
+$153
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.8 mo [0.9-4.4] median, 0.1 mo faster than no FIGHT (1.9 mo)  ·  61% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 64% without)  ·  ~0.8 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $230
🛡 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)
2%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$2,116
Free roll-up
+$3/wk
Safest escape (by 6 Aug 2026)
$127 @ 81% POP
77% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 9 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 2 of 5); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $3.40/sh now → $2.40 mid-life (likely $2.05–$4.49)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.05/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.35/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 73 simulated challenges: the $116 strike is typically first touched on day 4 of 5, at $119 (overshoots $2.69). 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 (9 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$11623 Jul 202610d left+$1.66/sh+$1,492
cycle +$1,537
[+$1,341…+$1,947] · 100% credit
66%
surv 52%
-$9,286 NOT
cap gain +$19,134
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$1256 Aug 202624d left+$0.64/sh+$572
cycle +$617
[-$405…+$957] · 62% credit
79%
surv 73%
-$256 NOT
cap gain +$28,163
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$11923 Jul 202610d left+$0.27/sh+$245
cycle +$290
[-$386…+$583] · 55% credit
73%
surv 64%
-$6,859 NOT
cap gain +$21,561
Max even-money escape in the band~$1276 Aug 202624d left+$0.16/sh+$140
cycle +$185
[-$972…+$504] · 40% credit
81%
surv 77%
+$1,403 SAFE
cap gain +$29,823
reaches SS ✓
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$270/mo
vs 50% target ($5,038/mo)-95%
vs normal income ($10,076/mo)3% covered
Net income (after hedge)$110/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $116 is $10 below CC-SS $125.95: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$8,908
… as % of IC ($43,060)20.7%
… as % of ML ($80,560)11.1%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.9 mo
Surgical close (9 ct)$-25,596
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.01/sh (~25% of the $0.05 collected) or spot ≥ $116.07 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $116)); NOT the premium you collected.
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $114.84Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$115-116.07
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
≥ $116.07
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 1.15 (SIM)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$116.00 (2.1σ)$45$-10,778+$17,642-$315
+2.5%$118.90 (2.5σ)$-2,565$-10,154+$18,266-$2,115
+5%$121.80 (2.9σ)$-5,175$-9,731+$18,689-$2,115
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $125.95, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-28,420
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$28,958
− CC assignment net of premium (9 × $116): -$8,908
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (1 × $118): -$755
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-9,125 (+$19,295 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-7,010 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-2,115, the opportunity cost of earning $270/mo FIGHT income now)
🛡 safe yield ← lean10 × $11016 Jul5d9.3%92%16%$320$1,920-$3,480$15,628
Sell 10 × $110 9.3% OTM over spot $100.68 16 Jul 2026 (5d, $0.34 mid)
= $320 credit for the 5d cycle → $1,920/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $110)
92%
Breach risk
8%
POP (stays ≤ $110.34)
93%
EV / mo
+$1,151
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 2.2 mo [1.1-4.1] median, 0.1 mo faster than no FIGHT (2.3 mo)  ·  60% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 58% without)  ·  ~3.5 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $5,643
🛡 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)
14%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,957
Free roll-up
+$3/wk
Safest escape (by 6 Aug 2026)
$123 @ 83% POP
80% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 10 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 2 of 5); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $3.22/sh now → $2.28 mid-life (likely $2.07–$3.58)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.32/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.96/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 418 simulated challenges: the $110 strike is typically first touched on day 4 of 5, at $112 (overshoots $1.90). 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 (10 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$11023 Jul 202610d left+$1.74/sh+$1,739
cycle +$2,059
[+$1,572…+$2,188] · 100% credit
66%
surv 52%
-$15,680 NOT
cap gain +$12,740
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$1196 Aug 202624d left+$0.71/sh+$711
cycle +$1,031
[+$68…+$1,037] · 77% credit
79%
surv 73%
-$6,027 NOT
cap gain +$22,393
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$11323 Jul 202610d left+$0.36/sh+$358
cycle +$678
[-$79…+$634] · 71% credit
73%
surv 64%
-$13,255 NOT
cap gain +$15,165
Max even-money escape in the band~$1216 Aug 202624d left+$0.24/sh+$235
cycle +$555
[-$497…+$518] · 52% credit
81%
surv 77%
-$4,210 NOT
cap gain +$24,210
reaches SS ✓
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$1236 Aug 202624d left-$0.19/sh-$187
cycle +$133
[-$1,013…+$69] · 28% credit
83%
surv 80%
-$2,341 NOT
cap gain +$26,079
budget: banked $320 debit $187 (59% used ≈ 0.4 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$133 cash · rolled 10 ct earn ≈ $2,612/mo while parked; 0 ct free to re-sell · clears SS ✓
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$1,920/mo
vs 50% target ($5,038/mo)-62%
vs normal income ($10,076/mo)19% covered
Net income (after hedge)$1,660/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $110 is $16 below CC-SS $125.95: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$15,628
… as % of IC ($43,060)36.3%
… as % of ML ($80,560)19.4%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.6 mo
Surgical close (10 ct)$-28,440
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.08/sh (~25% of the $0.32 collected) or spot ≥ $110.34 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $110)); NOT the premium you collected.
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $108.90Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$109-110.34
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
≥ $110.34
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 1.15 (SIM)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$110.00 (1.3σ)$320$-17,419+$11,001-$80
+2.5%$112.75 (1.7σ)$-2,430$-17,017+$11,403-$2,830
+5%$115.50 (2.1σ)$-5,180$-16,616+$11,804-$5,580
SS (= V-bounce)$118.06 (2.4σ)$-7,740$-16,242+$12,178-$8,080
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $125.95, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-28,420
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$28,958
− CC assignment net of premium (10 × $110): -$15,628
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-15,090 (+$13,330 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-7,010 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-8,080, the opportunity cost of earning $1,920/mo FIGHT income now)
33% normal6 × $10616 Jul5d5.3%78%46%$600$3,600-$1,800$11,369
Sell 6 × $106 5.3% OTM over spot $100.68 16 Jul 2026 (5d, $1.03 mid)
= $600 credit for the 5d cycle → $3,600/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $106)
78%
Breach risk
22%
POP (stays ≤ $107.03)
81%
EV / mo
+$1,112
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 2.0 mo [1.0-3.7] median, 0.3 mo faster than no FIGHT (2.2 mo)  ·  68% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 65% without)  ·  ~9.9 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $7,412
🛡 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)
33%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$717
Free roll-up
+$3/wk
Safest escape (by 6 Aug 2026)
$123 @ 88% POP
86% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 6 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 2 of 5); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $3.10/sh now → $2.19 mid-life (likely $2.38–$3.82)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.00/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.19/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 978 simulated challenges: the $106 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 5, at $108 (overshoots $1.92). 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 (6 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$10623 Jul 202610d left+$1.78/sh+$1,070
cycle +$1,670
[+$880…+$1,142] · 100% credit
67%
surv 52%
-$20,493 NOT
cap gain +$7,927
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$1156 Aug 202624d left+$0.75/sh+$448
cycle +$1,048
[-$62…+$452] · 71% credit
79%
surv 74%
-$10,433 NOT
cap gain +$17,987
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$10923 Jul 202610d left+$0.41/sh+$244
cycle +$844
[-$101…+$259] · 62% credit
73%
surv 64%
-$17,514 NOT
cap gain +$10,906
Max even-money escape in the band~$1176 Aug 202624d left+$0.28/sh+$166
cycle +$766
[-$403…+$154] · 38% credit
81%
surv 77%
-$8,424 NOT
cap gain +$19,996
SS $118 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$1236 Aug 202624d left-$0.81/sh-$483
cycle +$117
[-$1,206…-$547] · 3% credit
88%
surv 86%
-$4,325 NOT
cap gain +$24,095
budget: banked $600 debit $483 (81% used ≈ 0.6 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$117 cash · rolled 6 ct earn ≈ $1,042/mo while parked; 4 ct free to re-sell · clears SS ✓
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$3,600/mo
vs 50% target ($5,038/mo)-29%
vs normal income ($10,076/mo)36% covered
Net income (after hedge)$3,740/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $106 is $20 below CC-SS $125.95: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$11,369
… as % of IC ($43,060)26.4%
… as % of ML ($80,560)14.1%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.1 mo
Surgical close (6 ct)$-17,070
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.25/sh (~25% of the $1.00 collected) or spot ≥ $107.03 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $106)); NOT the premium you collected.
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $104.94Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$105-107.03
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
≥ $107.03
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 1.15 (SIM)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$106.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$600$-21,563+$6,857+$360
+2.5%$108.65 (1.1σ)$-990$-20,116+$8,304-$1,230
+5%$111.30 (1.5σ)$-2,580$-18,669+$9,751-$2,820
SS (= V-bounce)$118.06 (2.4σ)$-6,636$-15,002+$13,418-$6,840
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $125.95, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-28,420
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$28,958
− CC assignment net of premium (6 × $106): -$11,369
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (4 × $118): -$3,019
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-13,850 (+$14,570 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-7,010 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-6,840, the opportunity cost of earning $3,600/mo FIGHT income now)
🎯 50% normal9 × $10616 Jul5d5.3%78%32%$900$5,400$17,053
Sell 9 × $106 5.3% OTM over spot $100.68 16 Jul 2026 (5d, $1.03 mid)
= $900 credit for the 5d cycle → $5,400/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $106)
78%
Breach risk
22%
POP (stays ≤ $107.03)
81%
EV / mo
+$1,668
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 2.1 mo [1.0-4.0] median  ·  70% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 62% without)  ·  ~9.9 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $9,246
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
32%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,075
Free roll-up
+$3/wk
Safest escape (by 6 Aug 2026)
$123 @ 88% POP
86% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 9 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 2 of 5); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $3.10/sh now → $2.19 mid-life (likely $2.32–$3.89)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.00/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$1.19/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 966 simulated challenges: the $106 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 5, at $108 (overshoots $2.00). 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 (9 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$10623 Jul 202610d left+$1.78/sh+$1,604
cycle +$2,504
[+$1,327…+$1,810] · 100% credit
67%
surv 52%
-$19,778 NOT
cap gain +$8,642
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$1156 Aug 202624d left+$0.75/sh+$672
cycle +$1,572
[-$126…+$722] · 69% credit
79%
surv 74%
-$10,029 NOT
cap gain +$18,391
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$10923 Jul 202610d left+$0.41/sh+$365
cycle +$1,265
[-$171…+$421] · 61% credit
73%
surv 64%
-$17,212 NOT
cap gain +$11,208
Max even-money escape in the band~$1176 Aug 202624d left+$0.28/sh+$248
cycle +$1,148
[-$638…+$276] · 40% credit
81%
surv 77%
-$8,161 NOT
cap gain +$20,259
SS $118 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$1236 Aug 202624d left-$0.81/sh-$725
cycle +$175
[-$1,849…-$768] · 3% credit
88%
surv 86%
-$2,791 NOT
cap gain +$25,629
budget: banked $900 debit $725 (81% used ≈ 0.6 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$175 cash · rolled 9 ct earn ≈ $1,563/mo while parked; 1 ct free to re-sell · clears SS ✓
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$5,400/mo
vs 50% target ($5,038/mo)+7%
vs normal income ($10,076/mo)54% covered
Net income (after hedge)$5,240/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $106 is $20 below CC-SS $125.95: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$17,053
… as % of IC ($43,060)39.6%
… as % of ML ($80,560)21.2%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.7 mo
Surgical close (9 ct)$-25,605
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.25/sh (~25% of the $1.00 collected) or spot ≥ $107.03 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $106)); NOT the premium you collected.
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $104.94Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$105-107.03
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
≥ $107.03
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 1.15 (SIM)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$106.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$900$-21,383+$7,037+$540
+2.5%$108.65 (1.1σ)$-1,485$-20,731+$7,689-$1,845
+5%$111.30 (1.5σ)$-3,870$-20,080+$8,341-$4,230
SS (= V-bounce)$118.06 (2.4σ)$-9,954$-18,423+$9,998-$10,260
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $125.95, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-28,420
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$28,958
− CC assignment net of premium (9 × $106): -$17,053
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (1 × $118): -$755
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-17,270 (+$11,150 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-7,010 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-10,260, the opportunity cost of earning $5,400/mo FIGHT income now)
100% normal8 × $10216 Jul5d1.3%59%85%$1,784$10,704+$5,304$17,375
Sell 8 × $102 1.3% OTM over spot $100.68 16 Jul 2026 (5d, $2.29 mid)
= $1,784 credit for the 5d cycle → $10,704/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $102)
59%
Breach risk
41%
POP (stays ≤ $104.30)
70%
EV / mo
+$1,828
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 1.8 mo [1.0-4.0] median, 0.2 mo faster than no FIGHT (2.0 mo)  ·  71% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 62% without)  ·  ~23.4 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $12,652
🛡 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)
63%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
+$95
Free roll-up
+$3/wk
Safest escape (by 6 Aug 2026)
$123 @ 91% POP
90% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 8 calls + sell the new ones, one order. Prices assume the central case (day 2 of 5); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $2.99/sh now → $2.11 mid-life (likely $2.81–$4.37)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $2.23/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets +$0.12/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 1,901 simulated challenges: the $102 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 5, at $104 (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 (8 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$10223 Jul 202610d left+$1.82/sh+$1,455
cycle +$3,239
[+$1,109…+$1,337] · 100% credit
67%
surv 52%
-$23,588 NOT
cap gain +$4,832
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$1096 Aug 202624d left+$1.33/sh+$1,064
cycle +$2,848
[+$202…+$746] · 84% credit
77%
surv 70%
-$15,590 NOT
cap gain +$12,830
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$10523 Jul 202610d left+$0.45/sh+$357
cycle +$2,141
[-$289…+$123] · 46% credit
73%
surv 64%
-$20,881 NOT
cap gain +$7,539
Max even-money escape in the band~$1136 Aug 202624d left+$0.31/sh+$245
cycle +$2,029
[-$824…-$112] · 18% credit
81%
surv 78%
-$11,825 NOT
cap gain +$16,595
SS $118 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$1236 Aug 202624d left-$1.21/sh-$970
cycle +$814
[-$2,426…-$1,423]
91%
surv 90%
-$2,644 NOT
cap gain +$25,776
budget: banked $1,784 debit $970 (54% used ≈ 0.4 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$814 cash · rolled 8 ct earn ≈ $899/mo while parked; 2 ct free to re-sell · clears SS ✓
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$10,704/mo
vs 50% target ($5,038/mo)+112%
vs normal income ($10,076/mo)106% covered
Net income (after hedge)$10,644/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $102 is $24 below CC-SS $125.95: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$17,375
… as % of IC ($43,060)40.3%
… as % of ML ($80,560)21.6%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.7 mo
Surgical close (8 ct)$-22,788
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 $2.23 collected) or spot ≥ $104.30 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $102)); NOT the premium you collected.
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $100.98Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$101-104.30
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $104.30
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 1.15 (SIM)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$102.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,784$-25,043+$3,377+$1,464
+2.5%$104.55 (≤1σ, normal week)$-256$-24,160+$4,259-$576
+5%$107.10 (≤1σ, normal week)$-2,296$-23,278+$5,142-$2,616
SS (= V-bounce)$118.06 (2.4σ)$-11,064$-19,498+$8,922-$11,336
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $125.95, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-28,420
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$28,958
− CC assignment net of premium (8 × $102): -$17,375
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (2 × $118): -$1,510
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-18,346 (+$10,074 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-7,010 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-11,336, the opportunity cost of earning $10,704/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 SIMA are the tiebreakers.
⚔ FIGHT CC options · full candidate scan (15 clear the floor), click to expand

Every eligible strike x expiry in the 4-45 DTE band (3 expiries scanned, 15 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: 1.146 (SIM)  |  Recovery@SS: +$28,958 (un-capped fortress gain if stock rallies to SS)  |  Do-nothing @ SS: $-7,010

StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$1065d16 Jul 2026$1.009/10$5,400$5,24078%81%+$1,668-$17,05339.6%$-17,270 (vs do-nothing $-10,260)
$10612d23 Jul 2026$2.369/10$5,310$5,15070%77%+$1,303-$15,82936.8%$-16,046 (vs do-nothing $-9,036)
$1045d16 Jul 2026$1.536/10$5,508$5,64869%76%+$1,322-$12,25128.5%$-14,732 (vs do-nothing $-7,722)
$10626d6 Aug 2026$4.3710/10$5,042$4,78265%74%+$1,085-$15,57836.2%$-15,040 (vs do-nothing $-8,030)
$10412d23 Jul 2026$3.017/10$5,268$5,30864%73%+$1,062-$13,25730.8%$-14,983 (vs do-nothing $-7,973)
$10426d6 Aug 2026$5.089/10$5,275$5,11561%72%+$977-$15,18135.3%$-15,398 (vs do-nothing $-8,388)
$1025d16 Jul 2026$2.234/10$5,352$5,69259%70%+$914-$8,68720.2%$-12,678 (vs do-nothing $-5,668)
$10212d23 Jul 2026$3.796/10$5,685$5,82557%70%+$921-$12,09528.1%$-14,576 (vs do-nothing $-7,566)
$10226d6 Aug 2026$5.908/10$5,446$5,38656%70%+$872-$14,43933.5%$-15,410 (vs do-nothing $-8,400)
$10026d6 Aug 2026$6.817/10$5,500$5,54052%68%+$750-$13,39731.1%$-15,123 (vs do-nothing $-8,113)
$10012d23 Jul 2026$4.715/10$5,888$6,12850%66%+$748-$10,61924.7%$-13,855 (vs do-nothing $-6,845)
$1005d16 Jul 2026$3.183/10$5,724$6,16448%65%+$713-$6,83015.9%$-11,576 (vs do-nothing $-4,566)
$9826d6 Aug 2026$7.816/10$5,407$5,54747%66%+$614-$12,08328.1%$-14,564 (vs do-nothing $-7,554)
Show 2 more candidates (lower strikes: more income, lower survival)
StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$9812d23 Jul 2026$5.774/10$5,770$6,11043%63%+$554-$8,87120.6%$-12,862 (vs do-nothing $-5,852)
$985d16 Jul 2026$4.282/10$5,136$5,67637%61%+$362-$4,73411.0%$-10,234 (vs do-nothing $-3,224)

Income/mo = FIGHT leg gross, DTE-prorated. Net/mo = FIGHT + conservative CC gross minus hedge cost. POP (mid) = probability stock closes at or below (strike + mid premium) at expiry, per-strike chain IV when available. Survival = CC expires fully worthless. EV/mo = premium minus expected buyback, monthly, with realized vol = IV x 85% (variance risk premium 15%). Cap give-up @ SS = recovery mortgaged on a V-bounce to SS, net of premium. Total P&L @ SS = absolute position P&L if the stock closes at SS; "vs do-nothing" = opportunity cost against holding all 10 contracts at the conservative CC.

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