FORTRESS FIGHT: SIMB @ $249.21

BE SS: $297.51  |  CC-SS: $310.67  |  10 contracts (1,000 sh)

GENERATED2026-07-11 22:47

SIMB @ $249.21   UNDERWATER $48.30 (16.2% below BE SS)

10 contracts (1,000 sh)  |  BE SS: $297.51  |  CC-SS: $310.67  |  IV: HIGH

LC: $187.50 exp 2027-11-23 (entry $147.818/sh)
SP: $265.62 exp 2027-11-23 (entry $37.862/sh)
HP: $171.88 exp 2026-09-09 (entry $0.050/sh)

Economics

Max Loss$203,750(ND $110.01 + SW $94) x 1000
Normal income ref$19,575/mo95% ann ROI on ML
Hedge rolling cost$155/mo
Unrealized P&L$-72,617fortress legs from IBKR
INCOME GOALPOSTS & VELOCITY
50% INCOME FLOOR
$9,788/mo
HEDGE COVER
$155/mo
NORMAL INCOME
$19,575/mo (ATM CC, chain)
IC VELOCITY
5.6 mo to earn back $110,010
ML VELOCITY
10.4 mo to earn back $203,750
Deep drawdown confirmed: a CC at CC-SS $310.67 (probe: $310C 12d) brings only $50/mo (<20% of normal), so FIGHT below it is warranted.
INTERPRETATION
Primary: 10 contracts at $260 / 5d. This is the safest strike (survival 79%, breach 21%) that still earns 50% of normal income ($9,788/mo); it brings $10,020/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 7 × $250/5d for $20,580/mo, but breach risk rises to 47% (+26pp vs the primary). The lower strike is hit by a smaller bounce.
More safety, less income: for just the hedge you can sit at 4 × $280/5d (99% survival, $168/mo).
Downside anchor: the primary mortgages $49,000 (45% of IC) ONLY on a full V-bounce all the way to SS $298, recoverable in 2.5 months of normal income. That is the rare tail; the frequent case is the strike holding. Surgical close on the 10 contracts realizes $-72,667 and cuts bleed by $155/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 10 × $260, 79% survival, $10,020/mo (E[net] $2,668/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 · 5d10 × $26079%$10,020$2,668

📅 NEXT FRIDAY · 16 Jul 2026 · 5d · E[net] $2,668/mo 🏆 GRAND PICK

🎯 Engine pick: sell 10 × $260 (primary), 79% survival, breach 21%, $10,020/mo.
⚖️ Worth a safer step: the $270 rung (🛡 safe yield) lifts survival to 94% (breach 21% → 6%) for $7,500/mo less (75% 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 $270 rung, unless you need the income to cover the hedge bleed, or you expect SIMB to stay flat-to-down near term.
SIMB  spot $249.21 · click a rung to expand its decision panel
RungSellExpiryDTEOTMSurvivalTouch oddsPer cycleIncome/moΔ vs pickCap give-up
cover hedge4 × $28016 Jul5d12.4%99%3%$28$168-$9,852$12,240
Sell 4 × $280 12.4% OTM over spot $249.21 16 Jul 2026 (5d, $0.09 mid)
= $28 credit for the 5d cycle → $168/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $280)
99%
Breach risk
1%
POP (stays ≤ $280.09)
99%
EV / mo
+$118
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 2.6 mo [1.4-4.7] median, 0.1 mo faster than no FIGHT (2.6 mo)  ·  51% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 51% without)  ·  ~0.6 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $844
🛡 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)
-$1,747
Free roll-up
+$6/wk
Safest escape (by 6 Aug 2026)
$301 @ 81% POP
77% 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 2 of 5); earlier = worse credits, later = better, through the strike = add intrinsic
Buyback gross: $6.28/sh now → $4.44 mid-life → ≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.07/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$4.37/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
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)~$28023 Jul 202610d left+$2.91/sh+$1,163
cycle +$1,191
66%
surv 51%
-$35,219 NOT
cap gain +$37,398
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$28623 Jul 202610d left+$0.45/sh+$182
cycle +$210
72%
surv 63%
-$29,397 NOT
cap gain +$43,219
Max even-money escape in the band~$3016 Aug 202624d left+$0.01/sh+$6
cycle +$34
81%
surv 77%
-$12,440 NOT
cap gain +$60,176
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$168/mo
vs 50% target ($9,788/mo)-98%
vs normal income ($19,575/mo)1% covered
Net income (after hedge)$148/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $280 is $31 below CC-SS $310.67: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$12,240
… as % of IC ($110,010)11.1%
… as % of ML ($203,750)6.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)0.6 mo
Surgical close (4 ct)$-29,055
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.02/sh (~25% of the $0.07 collected) or spot ≥ $280.09 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $280)); NOT the premium you collected.
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $277.20Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$277-280.09
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
≥ $280.09
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 1.17 (SIM)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$280.00 (2.3σ)$28$-36,382+$36,235-$8
+2.5%$287.00 (2.8σ)$-2,772$-30,964+$41,653-$2,808
+5%$294.00 (3.3σ)$-5,572$-25,546+$47,071-$5,608
SS (= V-bounce)$297.51 (3.6σ)$-6,976$-22,829+$49,787-$7,012
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $310.67, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-72,617
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$72,159
− CC assignment net of premium (4 × $280): -$12,240
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (6 × $300): -$6,348
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-19,046 (+$53,571 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-11,038 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-8,008, the opportunity cost of earning $168/mo FIGHT income now)
🛡 safe yield ← lean10 × $27016 Jul5d8.3%94%13%$420$2,520-$7,500$40,250
Sell 10 × $270 8.3% OTM over spot $249.21 16 Jul 2026 (5d, $0.44 mid)
= $420 credit for the 5d cycle → $2,520/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $270)
94%
Breach risk
6%
POP (stays ≤ $270.44)
94%
EV / mo
+$1,372
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 2.8 mo [1.4-4.7] median, 0.1 mo faster than no FIGHT (2.9 mo)  ·  50% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 46% without)  ·  ~3.2 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $11,871
🛡 IF CHALLENGED (spot reaches the strike) · challenge = the strike is touched at any point, so it runs ~2x the breach risk (finishing through it)
Challenge odds (touch by expiry)
9%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$3,860
Free roll-up
+$6/wk
Safest escape (by 6 Aug 2026)
$291 @ 81% POP
77% 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: $6.05/sh now → $4.28 mid-life (likely $3.77–$6.26)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $0.42/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$3.86/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 265 simulated challenges: the $270 strike is typically first touched on day 4 of 5, at $274 (overshoots $3.60). 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)~$27023 Jul 202610d left+$3.08/sh+$3,081
cycle +$3,501
[+$2,989…+$3,938] · 100% credit
66%
surv 51%
-$44,703 NOT
cap gain +$27,913
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$2866 Aug 202624d left+$1.47/sh+$1,471
cycle +$1,891
[+$614…+$2,211] · 86% credit
78%
surv 72%
-$27,770 NOT
cap gain +$44,846
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$27623 Jul 202610d left+$0.63/sh+$630
cycle +$1,050
[+$38…+$1,233] · 77% credit
72%
surv 63%
-$40,352 NOT
cap gain +$32,265
Max even-money escape in the band~$2916 Aug 202624d left+$0.20/sh+$204
cycle +$624
[-$873…+$833] · 49% credit
81%
surv 77%
-$23,168 NOT
cap gain +$49,449
SS $298 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
If rolled & exited = your total from-entry P&L if you roll to that strike and then close the whole fortress with the stock pinned there (all legs repriced; SAFE = P&L ≥ 0). Cap gain is what that roll earns THIS cycle (premium + appreciation from today to the new strike); the total adds your existing MTM on top. Same from-entry basis as this tool's @cap / total-exit numbers, at the rolled strike.
POP = P(stays ≤ strike + premium collected, the call is profitable); surv = P(stays ≤ strike, the call expires fully worthless). Survival is the stricter bar (no premium cushion), so it sits below POP.
Method: each leg = its live quote (buyback off the ask, sells off the bid) × a Black-Scholes ratio to the challenge, using the leg's own IV shifted -0.4 vol pt per +1% move (equity skew: vol eases as spot rises; buyback shift floored at 0). Estimates, not quotes; the live roll table owns the real decision when a CC is actually threatened.
More detail, income coverage, downside budget, tripwires, held-to-expiry ladder, V-bounce stress
Income coverage
Gross FIGHT income$2,520/mo
vs 50% target ($9,788/mo)-74%
vs normal income ($19,575/mo)13% covered
Net income (after hedge)$2,365/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $270 is $41 below CC-SS $310.67: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$40,250
… as % of IC ($110,010)36.6%
… as % of ML ($203,750)19.8%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.1 mo
Surgical close (10 ct)$-72,637
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.10/sh (~25% of the $0.42 collected) or spot ≥ $270.44 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $270)); NOT the premium you collected.
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $267.30Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$267-270.44
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
≥ $270.44
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 1.17 (SIM)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$270.00 (1.5σ)$420$-47,784+$24,833+$330
+2.5%$276.75 (2.1σ)$-6,330$-46,610+$26,007-$6,420
+5%$283.50 (2.6σ)$-13,080$-45,435+$27,182-$13,170
SS (= V-bounce)$297.51 (3.6σ)$-27,090$-42,997+$29,619-$27,180
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $310.67, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-72,617
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$72,159
− CC assignment net of premium (10 × $270): -$40,250
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-40,708 (+$31,909 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-11,038 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-29,670, the opportunity cost of earning $2,520/mo FIGHT income now)
33% normal7 × $26016 Jul5d4.3%79%42%$1,169$7,014-$3,006$34,300
Sell 7 × $260 4.3% OTM over spot $249.21 16 Jul 2026 (5d, $1.72 mid)
= $1,169 credit for the 5d cycle → $7,014/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $260)
79%
Breach risk
21%
POP (stays ≤ $261.72)
83%
EV / mo
+$2,336
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 2.7 mo [1.4-5.1] median  ·  58% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 52% without)  ·  ~10.8 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $23,002
🛡 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)
30%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$1,716
Free roll-up
+$6/wk
Safest escape (by 6 Aug 2026)
$291 @ 87% POP
85% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 7 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: $5.83/sh now → $4.12 mid-life (likely $4.36–$7.38)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.67/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.45/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 904 simulated challenges: the $260 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 5, at $264 (overshoots $3.59). 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 (7 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$26023 Jul 202610d left+$3.23/sh+$2,263
cycle +$3,432
[+$1,836…+$2,494] · 100% credit
66%
surv 51%
-$56,485 NOT
cap gain +$16,132
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$2766 Aug 202624d left+$1.63/sh+$1,142
cycle +$2,311
[-$46…+$1,214] · 74% credit
78%
surv 72%
-$39,063 NOT
cap gain +$33,554
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$26623 Jul 202610d left+$0.79/sh+$550
cycle +$1,719
[-$276…+$630] · 63% credit
72%
surv 63%
-$51,396 NOT
cap gain +$21,221
Max even-money escape in the band~$2816 Aug 202624d left+$0.37/sh+$257
cycle +$1,426
[-$1,100…+$275] · 34% credit
81%
surv 77%
-$34,078 NOT
cap gain +$38,539
SS $298 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$2916 Aug 202624d left-$1.49/sh-$1,044
cycle +$125
[-$2,748…-$1,115] · 4% credit
87%
surv 85%
-$23,639 NOT
cap gain +$48,978
budget: banked $1,169 debit $1,044 (89% used ≈ 0.6 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$125 cash · rolled 7 ct earn ≈ $2,301/mo while parked; 3 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$7,014/mo
vs 50% target ($9,788/mo)-28%
vs normal income ($19,575/mo)36% covered
Net income (after hedge)$6,926/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $260 is $51 below CC-SS $310.67: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$34,300
… as % of IC ($110,010)31.2%
… as % of ML ($203,750)16.8%
Recovery months (at normal income)1.8 mo
Surgical close (7 ct)$-50,867
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.42/sh (~25% of the $1.67 collected) or spot ≥ $261.72 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $260)); NOT the premium you collected.
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $257.40Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$257-261.72
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $261.72
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 1.17 (SIM)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$260.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,169$-58,748+$13,869+$1,106
+2.5%$266.50 (1.3σ)$-3,381$-55,667+$16,950-$3,444
+5%$273.00 (1.8σ)$-7,931$-52,586+$20,031-$7,994
SS (= V-bounce)$297.51 (3.6σ)$-25,088$-40,968+$31,648-$25,151
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $310.67, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-72,617
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$72,159
− CC assignment net of premium (7 × $260): -$34,300
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (3 × $300): -$3,174
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-37,932 (+$34,685 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-11,038 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-26,894, the opportunity cost of earning $7,014/mo FIGHT income now)
🎯 50% normal10 × $26016 Jul5d4.3%79%30%$1,670$10,020$49,000
Sell 10 × $260 4.3% OTM over spot $249.21 16 Jul 2026 (5d, $1.72 mid)
= $1,670 credit for the 5d cycle → $10,020/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $260)
79%
Breach risk
21%
POP (stays ≤ $261.72)
83%
EV / mo
+$3,337
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 2.8 mo [1.4-5.0] median, 0.2 mo SLOWER than no FIGHT (2.6 mo): roll costs eat the credits at this rung  ·  60% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 47% without)  ·  ~10.8 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $33,735
🛡 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)
30%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
-$2,451
Free roll-up
+$6/wk
Safest escape (by 6 Aug 2026)
$291 @ 87% POP
85% 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: $5.83/sh now → $4.12 mid-life (likely $4.39–$6.97)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $1.67/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets -$2.45/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 892 simulated challenges: the $260 strike is typically first touched on day 3 of 5, at $264 (overshoots $3.50). 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)~$26023 Jul 202610d left+$3.23/sh+$3,233
cycle +$4,903
[+$2,652…+$3,635] · 100% credit
66%
surv 51%
-$55,041 NOT
cap gain +$17,576
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$2766 Aug 202624d left+$1.63/sh+$1,632
cycle +$3,302
[+$182…+$1,763] · 77% credit
78%
surv 72%
-$38,100 NOT
cap gain +$34,517
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$26623 Jul 202610d left+$0.79/sh+$785
cycle +$2,455
[-$225…+$901] · 66% credit
72%
surv 63%
-$50,686 NOT
cap gain +$21,931
Max even-money escape in the band~$2816 Aug 202624d left+$0.37/sh+$368
cycle +$2,038
[-$1,329…+$400] · 35% credit
81%
surv 77%
-$33,494 NOT
cap gain +$39,123
SS $298 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$2916 Aug 202624d left-$1.49/sh-$1,491
cycle +$179
[-$3,628…-$1,616] · 4% credit
87%
surv 85%
-$23,612 NOT
cap gain +$49,004
budget: banked $1,670 debit $1,491 (89% used ≈ 0.6 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$179 cash · rolled 10 ct earn ≈ $3,288/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$10,020/mo
vs 50% target ($9,788/mo)+2%
vs normal income ($19,575/mo)51% covered
Net income (after hedge)$9,865/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $260 is $51 below CC-SS $310.67: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$49,000
… as % of IC ($110,010)44.5%
… as % of ML ($203,750)24.0%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.5 mo
Surgical close (10 ct)$-72,667
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $0.42/sh (~25% of the $1.67 collected) or spot ≥ $261.72 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $260)); NOT the premium you collected.
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $257.40Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$257-261.72
Hold, alert at breakeven. Rolling into a spike pays top dollar; let theta bleed the buyback first.★ Roll on strength NOW: cheap buyback, fat credits.Close or roll same day; pin risk at the strike.
Through breakeven
≥ $261.72
Act now: intrinsic compounds daily. Up-and-out or safety roll.Roll or close immediately; time value is gone.Close today, or be assigned.
If held to expiryexact, settlement = intrinsic  ·  fortress delta 1.17 (SIM)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$260.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$1,670$-58,274+$14,343+$1,580
+2.5%$266.50 (1.3σ)$-4,830$-57,143+$15,474-$4,920
+5%$273.00 (1.8σ)$-11,330$-56,012+$16,605-$11,420
SS (= V-bounce)$297.51 (3.6σ)$-35,840$-51,747+$20,869-$35,930
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $310.67, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-72,617
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$72,159
− CC assignment net of premium (10 × $260): -$49,000
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-49,458 (+$23,159 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-11,038 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-38,420, the opportunity cost of earning $10,020/mo FIGHT income now)
100% normal7 × $25016 Jul5d0.3%53%95%$3,430$20,580+$10,560$39,039
Sell 7 × $250 0.3% OTM over spot $249.21 16 Jul 2026 (5d, $5.04 mid)
= $3,430 credit for the 5d cycle → $20,580/mo projected
Survival (stays ≤ $250)
53%
Breach risk
47%
POP (stays ≤ $255.04)
68%
EV / mo
+$3,064
📈 CAMPAIGN OUTLOOK (400 paths, sell-roll-repeat this rung for 9 mo)   whole in 2.5 mo [1.5-4.8] median, 0.1 mo faster than no FIGHT (2.7 mo)  ·  62% of paths whole by 9 mo (vs 49% without)  ·  ~36.0 challenges expected  ·  median CC cash $34,633
🛡 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)
71%
Flat exit net (mid-life)
+$656
Free roll-up
+$6/wk
Safest escape (by 6 Aug 2026)
$291 @ 92% POP
91% survival
Roll menuyour doors if the call gets challenged; each row = buy back the 7 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: $5.60/sh now → $3.96 mid-life (likely $5.40–$8.66)≈ $0 at expiry  |  you banked $4.90/sh, so a flat mid-life exit nets +$0.94/sh  |  roll rows are incremental, the banked premium stays yours
📊 Across 2,129 simulated challenges: the $250 strike is typically first touched on day 2 of 5, at $254 (overshoots $4.29). 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 (7 ct)POP / surv
of new CC
If rolled & exited
total P&L · cap gain @ new strike
Roll out (same strike, buy time)~$25023 Jul 202610d left+$3.37/sh+$2,356
cycle +$5,786
[+$1,680…+$2,052] · 100% credit
66%
surv 52%
-$65,871 NOT
cap gain +$6,745
Reliable up-and-out (highest cap still free ≥60%)~$2616 Aug 202624d left+$3.30/sh+$2,311
cycle +$5,741
[+$833…+$1,760] · 91% credit
74%
surv 66%
-$53,243 NOT
cap gain +$19,374
Up-and-out for even (raise the cap, free)~$25623 Jul 202610d left+$0.92/sh+$645
cycle +$4,075
[-$536…+$227] · 45% credit
72%
surv 63%
-$60,779 NOT
cap gain +$11,837
Max even-money escape in the band~$2716 Aug 202624d left+$0.51/sh+$354
cycle +$3,784
[-$1,631…-$298] · 13% credit
81%
surv 77%
-$43,461 NOT
cap gain +$29,156
SS $298 not reachable for even money within 45d; this is the ceiling of the free ladder
Safety roll (pay small debit, max POP)~$2916 Aug 202624d left-$2.50/sh-$1,749
cycle +$1,681
[-$4,475…-$2,587]
92%
surv 91%
-$22,084 NOT
cap gain +$50,533
budget: banked $3,430 debit $1,749 (51% used ≈ 0.4 wk of income) → whole cycle still +$1,681 cash · rolled 7 ct earn ≈ $1,281/mo while parked; 3 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$20,580/mo
vs 50% target ($9,788/mo)+110%
vs normal income ($19,575/mo)105% covered
Net income (after hedge)$20,492/mo
Downside budget
⚠ $250 is $61 below CC-SS $310.67: assignment on a recovery to whole locks the cap give-up below.
Cap give-up @ CC-SS (V-bounce)-$39,039
… as % of IC ($110,010)35.5%
… as % of ML ($203,750)19.2%
Recovery months (at normal income)2.0 mo
Surgical close (7 ct)$-50,933
Tripwiresprice and time left decide together; the matrix is the playbook
The one rule: roll when the short call's remaining TIME VALUE < $1.23/sh (~25% of the $4.90 collected) or spot ≥ $255.04 (breakeven), whichever comes first. Time value = call mark price minus intrinsic (max(0, spot − $250)); NOT the premium you collected.
Spot \ Time≥ 4d left3d left≤ 2d (expiry)
Below $247.50Do nothing. Theta wins.Do nothing.Penny buyback at the close; re-sell next cycle.
Pressing the strike
$248-255.04
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
≥ $255.04
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 1.17 (SIM)
ScenarioSpotCC leg netPosition totalvs todayvs do-nothing
at strike$250.00 (≤1σ, normal week)$3,430$-68,227+$4,390+$3,367
+2.5%$256.25 (≤1σ, normal week)$-945$-65,265+$7,352-$1,008
+5%$262.50 (≤1σ, normal week)$-5,320$-62,302+$10,315-$5,383
SS (= V-bounce)$297.51 (3.6σ)$-29,827$-45,707+$26,909-$29,890
V-BOUNCE STRESS (stock → CC-SS $310.67, where you are whole again, by expiry)
Starting unrealized P&L: $-72,617
+ Fortress recovery (un-capped): +$72,159
− CC assignment net of premium (7 × $250): -$39,039
− Conservative CC assignment net of premium (3 × $300): -$3,174
Total Position P&L @ SS: $-42,671 (+$29,946 vs today)
Do-nothing baseline at SS: $-11,038 (this trade vs do-nothing: $-31,633, the opportunity cost of earning $20,580/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 SIMB are the tiebreakers.
⚔ FIGHT CC options · full candidate scan (11 clear the floor), click to expand

Every eligible strike x expiry in the 4-45 DTE band (3 expiries scanned, 11 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: 1.174 (SIM)  |  Recovery@SS: +$72,159 (un-capped fortress gain if stock rallies to SS)  |  Do-nothing @ SS: $-11,038

StrikeDTEExpiryBidSellIncome/moNet/moSurvivalPOP (mid)EV/moCap Give-up @ CC-SS%ICTotal P&L @ SS
$2605d16 Jul 2026$1.6710/10$10,020$9,86579%83%+$3,337-$49,00044.5%$-49,458 (vs do-nothing $-38,420)
$26012d23 Jul 2026$4.1210/10$10,300$10,14571%77%+$2,669-$46,55042.3%$-47,008 (vs do-nothing $-35,970)
$2555d16 Jul 2026$2.976/10$10,692$10,62768%75%+$2,508-$31,62028.7%$-36,310 (vs do-nothing $-25,272)
$25512d23 Jul 2026$5.767/10$10,080$9,99262%72%+$2,025-$34,93731.8%$-38,569 (vs do-nothing $-27,531)
$25526d6 Aug 2026$9.679/10$10,042$9,90960%71%+$1,893-$41,40037.6%$-42,916 (vs do-nothing $-31,878)
$25026d6 Aug 2026$11.828/10$10,911$10,80153%68%+$1,685-$39,08035.5%$-41,654 (vs do-nothing $-30,616)
$2505d16 Jul 2026$4.904/10$11,760$11,74053%68%+$1,751-$22,30820.3%$-29,114 (vs do-nothing $-18,076)
$25012d23 Jul 2026$7.835/10$9,788$9,74553%68%+$1,452-$26,42024.0%$-32,168 (vs do-nothing $-21,130)
$24526d6 Aug 2026$14.276/10$9,879$9,81447%65%+$1,210-$30,84028.0%$-35,530 (vs do-nothing $-24,492)
$24512d23 Jul 2026$10.364/10$10,360$10,34044%64%+$1,069-$22,12420.1%$-28,930 (vs do-nothing $-17,892)
$2455d16 Jul 2026$7.523/10$13,536$13,53839%61%+$1,076-$17,44515.9%$-25,309 (vs do-nothing $-14,271)

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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