LEAPS Extend · 2026-10-30 · All fortresses

GOOG · Joint

+5 Dec 17 '27 310C413 days leftCSV ND 82.50entry $335 -16.7%CC-SS $355.57 (+27% vs spot)BE-SS $392.50 (+41% vs spot)
Spot
$279.17
CBOE 2026-10-30 01:15:52
When to roll⏸ WAIT
Wait until 18 Sep 2027
  • 413 days left. Nothing forces a roll before 18 Sep 2027 (90 days before expiry): waiting keeps today's structure and costs nothing extra in spread.
  • Holding as is costs about $22 a day in time decay (net theta of the three legs).
  • The best roll lowers the CC-SS from $356 to $346: covered calls can be written $9 closer to spot.
Re-run then, or sooner after a 15%+ drop (a lower price makes extending cheaper and more urgent).
Is the time worth buying✓ EXTEND
It fights for its income: the extra time pays for the roll
  • Since 2026-04-23 it has banked $9,438, $1,413/mo with the open call chain marked to today's buyback; the last 90 days $813/mo against a $688/mo floor and a $1,375/mo design.
  • Safe calls (at or above the $356 CC-SS) only pay a normal premium from about $337 (+21% from here).
  • FIGHT engine (~0.30-delta calls below the CC-SS, where an assignment locks a loss): about $1,686/mo at GOOG's realized keep of 78% (49 closed calls).
  • The record shows it fights: $1,413/mo earned against a modelled $1,686/mo, so FIGHT income counts toward the time.
  • Extending to Jan 19 '29 buys 13 months. Expected income to expiry with FIGHT: $22,397 if you keep, $47,940 after the roll; safe calls alone: $5,922 vs $17,753. Odds safe calls restart: 39% vs 53%.
  • At the record's pace the extra 13 months are worth about $18,548.

Today, if you keep it

Value now (mid)
$17,962
Unrealized vs CSV ND
-$23,288
Max loss from here
$17,962
Margin it holds (model)
$9,612
a close frees it; $9,612 on all GOOG here
CC-SS
$355.57
safe call from $337
Net delta
+269 sh
notional $139,583
Theta
-$22/day
net of the three legs
Short put time value
-
If you close it today
Whole-life P/L
-$14,432
legs + call income, all in
Legs vs entry
-$23,288
close LC / SP / HP at mid vs CSV ND
Call income banked
+$9,438
since entry, incl. the open chain
Cash to close today
+$17,380
legs at mid + call buyback -$582
If you hold to expiry instead
Whole-life P/L at expiry
-$851
expected; -$14,432 if closed today
Chance of break-even
22%
whole-life P/L at or above zero
Max loss left
$17,962
56% of the $41,250 at entry already taken
Worst case if held
-$32,395
legs at their worst, no call income
No roll and no close: calls written every cycle to Dec 17 '27 (FIGHT included). Spot at expiry is spread lognormal at realized vol, zero drift. Holding keeps $9,612 of margin a close would free, counted dollar for dollar: holding beats closing by $3,970.

Recommended roll

BEST: cash + margin · also BEST WITH INCOME, MOST CASH, LEAST MARGIN, LOWEST MAX LOSS
-$15,862
cash at mid today (natural -$17,400)
FULLJan 19 '29+13 months
SELL 5 Dec 17 '27 310C (close)
BUY 5 Jan 19 '29 290C (open)
Margin change
+$3,872
freed is good; IBKR: IBKR's margin engine answers only in US market hours (21:30-04:00 SGT)
Hedge extension (est.)
none
hedge rolled too
Income over the time bought
$18,548
actual: $1,413 a month x 13 months; covers 117% of the max loss it adds
Restart odds
39% → 53%
safe calls paying before expiry
Max loss from here
$33,825
+$15,862 vs keep
CC-SS
$346.46
now $355.57
CSV ND after
114.22
at a mid fill

Income outlook

Income history · since 2026-04-23
Banked since entry
$9,438
closed calls + open chain premium
Life-to-date pace
$1,413/mo
open chain marked to today's buyback
Last 90 days
$813/mo
Coverage Insights' window
Best month
$4,348
Jul 2026
Apr
May
Jun
$4,348
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
$705
open
life pace $1,413/mo
Closed call net per calendar month (first and last months are part months). The hatched bar is the open roll chain: premium collected but not yet closed. Hover a bar for detail.
Last 90 days vs design
$813/mo
floor $688
design $1,375
Scanner's best pick today
$614/mo
Banked so far
$9,438
Whole-life P/L
-$14,417
Time with a call written
83%
Source: Coverage Insights 2026-10-30
Market now
Call IV (~35d)
30%
CBOE 30-day 29%
Regime
OVERSOLD
RSI 34
Next earnings
2027-02-03
97 days
FIGHT rate (model)
$1,686/mo
~0.30-delta calls x 78% keep
Where safe calls start paying
safe from $337
spot $279
Spot needs +21% before a safe call pays a normal premium.
What the time buys
Expected income to expiry, FIGHT included (model)
Keep Dec 17 '27
$22,397
Roll Jan 19 '29
$47,940
Odds safe calls start paying before expiry
Keep Dec 17 '27
39%
Roll Jan 19 '29
53%
Safe calls alone (never below the CC-SS)
Keep Dec 17 '27
$5,922
Roll Jan 19 '29
$17,753
Months bought
13
Worth at the record's pace
$18,548
Engine state
FIGHTING

Roll choices on Jan 19 '29

Cash received is green, paid is red. Margin freed is green, added is red. Extra income is the model's expected income the extra time adds, FIGHT calls included at the realized keep; extra safe income counts calls at or above the CC-SS only.

BEST: cash + margin

Most cash received net of margin added (the 2026-10-22 rule): the recommended roll.
FULLJan 19 '29also BEST WITH INCOMEalso MOST CASHalso LEAST MARGINalso LOWEST MAX LOSS
Cash at mid
-$15,862
Margin change
+$3,872
Strikes
290C / - / -
Cash at natural
-$17,400
Extra income, FIGHT incl. (model)
+$25,543 (+$1,946/mo)
Extra safe income (model)
+$11,831 (+$901/mo)
Restart odds
53% (keep 39%)
Value incl. income
+$5,808
Max loss from here
$33,825 (+$15,862)
CC-SS
$346.46 (now $355.57)
Net delta
+338 sh (now +269)
CSV ND after
114.22
Worst spread / min OI
4% / 63
Danger point
none to -60% (now none to -60%)
Order legs
SELL 5 Dec 17 '27 310C (close)
BUY 5 Jan 19 '29 290C (open)

INCOME ENGINE

Most expected income to the new expiry, FIGHT included (model).
FULLJan 19 '29
Cash at mid
-$22,562
Margin change
+$5,813
Strikes
260C / - / -
Cash at natural
-$24,525
Extra income, FIGHT incl. (model)
+$25,647 (+$1,954/mo)
Extra safe income (model)
+$13,122 (+$1,000/mo)
Restart odds
56% (keep 39%)
Value incl. income
-$2,729
Max loss from here
$40,525 (+$22,562)
CC-SS
$340.81 (now $355.57)
Net delta
+374 sh (now +269)
CSV ND after
127.62
Worst spread / min OI
5% / 50
Danger point
none to -60% (now none to -60%)
Order legs
SELL 5 Dec 17 '27 310C (close)
BUY 5 Jan 19 '29 260C (open)

SAME STRIKES

The held strikes rolled straight out (reference).
FULLJan 19 '29
Cash at mid
-$12,012
Margin change
+$2,653
Strikes
310C / - / -
Cash at natural
-$13,425
Extra income, FIGHT incl. (model)
+$25,475 (+$1,941/mo)
Extra safe income (model)
+$11,045 (+$842/mo)
Restart odds
51% (keep 39%)
Value incl. income
+$10,810
Max loss from here
$29,975 (+$12,012)
CC-SS
$350.68 (now $355.57)
Net delta
+314 sh (now +269)
CSV ND after
106.53
Worst spread / min OI
3% / 454
Danger point
none to -60% (now none to -60%)
Order legs
SELL 5 Dec 17 '27 310C (close)
BUY 5 Jan 19 '29 310C (open)

Side by side

FamilyExpiryLCSPHPCash midHedge estMargin chgExtra incomeExtra safeRestartValue incl. incomeMax lossCC-SSDelta sh
KEEPheldDec 17 '27310-------39%-$17,962$355.57+269
BESTFULLJan 19 '29290---$15,862-+$3,872+$25,543
+$1,946/mo
+$11,831
+$901/mo
53%+$5,808$33,825$346.46+338
BEST WITH INCOMEFULLJan 19 '29290---$15,862-+$3,872+$25,543
+$1,946/mo
+$11,831
+$901/mo
53%+$5,808$33,825$346.46+338
MOST CASHFULLJan 19 '29290---$15,862-+$3,872+$25,543
+$1,946/mo
+$11,831
+$901/mo
53%+$5,808$33,825$346.46+338
LEAST MARGINFULLJan 19 '29290---$15,862-+$3,872+$25,543
+$1,946/mo
+$11,831
+$901/mo
53%+$5,808$33,825$346.46+338
LOWEST MAX LOSSFULLJan 19 '29290---$15,862-+$3,872+$25,543
+$1,946/mo
+$11,831
+$901/mo
53%+$5,808$33,825$346.46+338
INCOME ENGINEFULLJan 19 '29260---$22,562-+$5,813+$25,647
+$1,954/mo
+$13,122
+$1,000/mo
56%-$2,729$40,525$340.81+374
SAME STRIKESFULLJan 19 '29310---$12,012-+$2,653+$25,475
+$1,941/mo
+$11,045
+$842/mo
51%+$10,810$29,975$350.68+314

Cost of waiting

The BEST roll done later instead of today (-$15,862 at mid). Black-Scholes at each leg's IV, aged and moved, anchored on today's market. Estimates.
Roll onDays before expirySpot -30% ($195)Spot +0% ($279)Spot +30% ($363)
Today413--$15,862-
2027-09-1890-$6,101-$19,722-$23,772
2027-11-0245-$5,458-$20,809-$24,693

How much time to buy

FamilyExpiryLCSPHPCash midHedge estMargin chgExtra incomeExtra safeRestartValue incl. incomeMax lossCC-SSDelta sh
Dec 15 '28FULLDec 15 '28290---$15,438-+$3,791+$23,410
+$1,955/mo
+$10,799
+$902/mo
52%+$4,181$33,400$346.75+336
Jan 19 '29FULLJan 19 '29290---$15,862-+$3,872+$25,543
+$1,946/mo
+$11,831
+$901/mo
53%+$5,808$33,825$346.46+338
Top 25 candidates on Jan 19 '29
FamilyExpiryLCSPHPCash midHedge estMargin chgExtra incomeExtra safeRestartValue incl. incomeMax lossCC-SSDelta sh
1FULLJan 19 '29290---$15,862-+$3,872+$25,543
+$1,946/mo
+$11,831
+$901/mo
53%+$5,808$33,825$346.46+338
2FULLJan 19 '29280---$17,950-+$4,505+$25,581
+$1,949/mo
+$12,281
+$936/mo
54%+$3,126$35,912$344.48+350
3FULLJan 19 '29270---$20,300-+$5,160+$25,616
+$1,952/mo
+$12,701
+$968/mo
55%+$155$38,262$342.62+362
4FULLJan 19 '29260---$22,562-+$5,813+$25,647
+$1,954/mo
+$13,122
+$1,000/mo
56%-$2,729$40,525$340.81+374
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