Deep drawdown. Earn income while the position recovers without capping the rebound. The safest rung that still clears the income floor is recommended; Ultra Safe goes deeper OTM for the lowest called-away odds when you want maximum room above your $1,300.00 basis.
Income playbook
ConservativeSafe, deep OTMRECOMMENDED▾
Strike $12 is BELOW your $1,300.00 cost basis. If called away this locks a realized loss of about $386,355 (premium included).
Called-away odds14%
SaferRiskier
SELL 3 × $12 CALL
21 Aug 2026 · 15 DTE · bid $0.15 / mid $0.28 · $45 this cycle
39.6% OTM
Survival (OTM)
86%
Income / mo
$90
Annualized
42%
EV / cycle
+$13
If assigned
-$386,355
If challenged: pre-priced escape map
If challenged near half-life, buying the call back costs about $1.18/share ($354 total). Monte-Carlo central case: challenged near day 9 at spot $12.56.
Door
New strike
Tenor
Est credit/sh
P25-P75
POP
Survival
Credit Out
$12.00
22d
-$0.44
$-0.72 to $-0.36
64%
55%
Ss Escape
$11.40
29d
+$0.07
$-0.15 to $0.21
63%
51%
Safety Up
$12.40
43d
-$0.07
$-0.35 to $0.05
69%
61%
Priced from today's chain via the shared anchor + Black-Scholes engine. POP = stays below breakeven; Survival = stays below the new strike.
Ultra SafeDeepest OTM, lowest called-away odds▾
Strike $12 is BELOW your $1,300.00 cost basis. If called away this locks a realized loss of about $386,355 (premium included).
Called-away odds14%
SaferRiskier
SELL 3 × $12 CALL
21 Aug 2026 · 15 DTE · bid $0.15 / mid $0.28 · $45 this cycle
39.6% OTM
Survival (OTM)
86%
Income / mo
$90
Annualized
42%
EV / cycle
+$13
If assigned
-$386,355
If challenged: pre-priced escape map
If challenged near half-life, buying the call back costs about $1.18/share ($354 total). Monte-Carlo central case: challenged near day 9 at spot $12.56.
Door
New strike
Tenor
Est credit/sh
P25-P75
POP
Survival
Credit Out
$12.00
22d
-$0.44
$-0.72 to $-0.36
64%
55%
Ss Escape
$11.40
29d
+$0.07
$-0.15 to $0.21
63%
51%
Safety Up
$12.40
43d
-$0.07
$-0.35 to $0.05
69%
61%
Priced from today's chain via the shared anchor + Black-Scholes engine. POP = stays below breakeven; Survival = stays below the new strike.
NormalBalanced risk and income▾
Strike $10 is BELOW your $1,300.00 cost basis. If called away this locks a realized loss of about $386,955 (premium included).
Called-away odds25%
SaferRiskier
SELL 3 × $10 CALL
14 Aug 2026 · 8 DTE · bid $0.15 / mid $0.33 · $45 this cycle
16.3% OTM
Survival (OTM)
75%
Income / mo
$169
Annualized
80%
EV / cycle
-$13
If assigned
-$386,955
If challenged: pre-priced escape map
If challenged near half-life, buying the call back costs about $0.80/share ($241 total). Monte-Carlo central case: challenged near day 4 at spot $10.49.
Door
New strike
Tenor
Est credit/sh
P25-P75
POP
Survival
Credit Out
$10.00
15d
-$0.18
$-0.49 to $-0.21
64%
55%
Ss Escape
$10.40
36d
+$0.09
$-0.24 to $0.07
69%
62%
Safety Up
$11.40
43d
-$0.11
$-0.49 to $-0.14
74%
70%
Priced from today's chain via the shared anchor + Black-Scholes engine. POP = stays below breakeven; Survival = stays below the new strike.
If challenged near half-life, buying the call back costs about $1.75/share ($525 total). Monte-Carlo central case: challenged near day 16 at spot $12.01.
Door
New strike
Tenor
Est credit/sh
P25-P75
POP
Survival
Credit Out
$11.50
43d
-$0.71
$-1.13 to $-0.71
66%
57%
Priced from today's chain via the shared anchor + Black-Scholes engine. POP = stays below breakeven; Survival = stays below the new strike.
ConservativeSafe, deep OTM▾
Strike $12 is BELOW your $1,300.00 cost basis. If called away this locks a realized loss of about $386,247 (premium included).
Annualized yield 1.2% is below the 12% floor: thin premium for this position size.
If challenged near half-life, buying the call back costs about $1.90/share ($570 total). Monte-Carlo central case: challenged near day 19 at spot $13.05.
Door
New strike
Tenor
Est credit/sh
P25-P75
POP
Survival
Credit Out
$12.50
43d
-$0.81
$-1.20 to $-0.75
66%
57%
Priced from today's chain via the shared anchor + Black-Scholes engine. POP = stays below breakeven; Survival = stays below the new strike.
NormalBalanced risk and income▾
Strike $10 is BELOW your $1,300.00 cost basis. If called away this locks a realized loss of about $386,850 (premium included).
If challenged near half-life, buying the call back costs about $1.52/share ($456 total). Monte-Carlo central case: challenged near day 11 at spot $10.44.
Door
New strike
Tenor
Est credit/sh
P25-P75
POP
Survival
Credit Out
$10.00
43d
-$0.57
$-1.02 to $-0.76
67%
57%
Priced from today's chain via the shared anchor + Black-Scholes engine. POP = stays below breakeven; Survival = stays below the new strike.