Let $X, Y$ be continuous random variables with known copula $C$. Let us have access to sets (intervals) $S_x(\alpha),S_y(\alpha), \alpha\in(0,1)$ such that $$P(X\in S_x(\alpha))\geq \alpha,$$ $$P(Y\in S_y(\alpha))\geq \alpha$$ for any $\alpha$.
If that helps, we may assume that the sets are symmetric in a sense that $$P(X > \sup S_x(\alpha))< 1-\alpha/2,$$ $$P(X < \inf S_x(\alpha))< 1-\alpha/2.$$
I would like to find a (at least a good approximation of) shortest possible set $S$ such that $$P(X+Y\in S)\geq 0.9.$$
Would you have some idea on how to do that (at least for some non-trivial examples of copulas)? A baseline guess gives me $S=S_x(0.95) + S_y(0.95)$, where I am using notation $A+B = \{a+b: a\in A, b\in B\}$ for two sets $A,B$. However, obviously this is only optimal set if and only if $X=-Y$.
Additionally, I have a feeling that there should exist some theory describing a set $S$ as a function of copula and marginal distributions $F_X, F_Y$.