Alaska Air Group Inc. (ALK) Whale Options Tug-of-War, Max Pain & Unusual Sweeps

$36.15 +1.60% NYSE • Public Delayed / 60s Snapshot

Alaska Air Group Inc. (ALK) carries a Roarable Rating of C (Hold) with 64/100 RQD Confidence. The underlying business is intact, so current owners don’t need to panic-sell—but mixed big-money flow or rich pricing means new buyers can afford to wait for either a pullback or a B-or-higher upgrade.

ROARABLE C • HOLD / WATCH Cap $4.03B
INTERACTIVE SCENARIO DECK:
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RQD QUANT TACHOMETERHOLD / WATCH • C
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JEV AI Jury Split (Battleground)
Cash
SEC
Whale
5-PILLAR SNOWFLAKE RADARRw D+ · Rk B+
Cash (10)Whales (10)SEC (16)Macro (16)CEO (12)
Each axis scored 0–20
12M PRICE TARGET CONE+2.7% Base Target
$64 Bull$37 Base$29 Bear
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WHALE OPTIONS TUG-OF-WAR:55% Call Buyers ($2.5M)
45% PutsMax Pain: $35.00
CALL VS. PUT WHALE SHARE
55% Calls / 45% Puts
Put/Call Ratio: 0.81x
MAX-PAIN EXPIRATION MAGNET
$35.00
-3.18% vs. current $36.15 spot
OPTIONS-IMPLIED VOLATILITY MOVE
±6.6%
Expected event band around $36.15

Active Strike Call vs. Put Concentration Ladder (ALK)

$30
6,200C / 11,800P
$32.5
6,200C / 11,800P
$35
14,500C / 11,800P
$37.5
14,500C / 5,100P
$40
14,500C / 5,100P
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ALK // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: -8.69%▼ DESCENDING CHANNEL
2026-10-30O $35.23H $35.85L $34.48C $35.71VOL 2.98M
RES: $52.09SUP: $31.30SMA50: $39.11SMA200: $44.02
$55.86$49.48$43.11$36.73$30.35RES $52.09SUP $31.30$35.712026-04-302026-06-152026-07-312026-09-162026-10-30
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ALK Dilution Monitor, Expectations Hurdle, Butterfly Connections & Policy Exposure

Share Count & Dilution Monitor (#25)

Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).

Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle (#30)
30.6%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. +21.3% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

Ellis Vennor Setup Ledger (#33)

No active Ellis Vennor swing setup published on ALK today. View full Setup Ledger →

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No direct multi-tier Butterfly edges indexed yet for ALK. Explore sector supply chains on /butterfly.

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What is ALK's options max pain and whale flow sentiment?

Unusual options sweeps in ALK show 55% bullish call premium versus 45% put premium, centered near a $35 max-pain strike.