Why COF Stock advanced +1.88% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash

$208.74 +1.88% NYSE • Public Delayed / 60s Snapshot

Capital One Financial Corporation (COF) carries a Roarable Rating of C (Hold) with 63/100 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 $128.06B
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RQD QUANT TACHOMETERHOLD / WATCH • C
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12M PRICE TARGET CONE+2.3% Base Target
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WHALE OPTIONS TUG-OF-WAR:61% Call Buyers ($14.0M)
39% PutsMax Pain: $205.00
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Why COF Stock advanced +1.88% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash

Capital One Financial Corporation (COF) advanced +1.88% to $208.74 as options desks priced 61% call premium vs. 39% put protection around the $205 max-pain magnet. Solid 41% profit margin (1% return on capital), mixed timing at 52x P/E—hold if owned, no rush to chase.

  • ▸Technical Tape: Trading at 40% of its 52-week range ($174.24 – $259.64) with RSI-14 at 53.7 (NEUTRAL RANGE).
  • ▸Whale Options Positioning: $14.0M in bullish call flow vs. $9.1M in put flow (Put/Call 0.65x, implied earnings swing ±7.2%).
  • ▸Fundamental Anchor: Roarable C (Hold) backed by 44% gross margin and $26.1B annual free cash flow.
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COF // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: +7.08%📐 HORIZONTAL RANGE
2026-10-30O $208.9H $208.9L $202.1C $204.9VOL 4.55M
RES: $240.4SUP: $187.2SMA50: $204.7SMA200: $201.2
$231.9$216.3$200.7$185.0$169.4RES $240.4SUP $187.2$204.92026-04-302026-06-152026-07-312026-09-162026-10-30
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COF 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)
37.5%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. +36.3% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

Ellis Vennor Setup Ledger (#33)

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Why is COF stock moving today?

Why COF Stock advanced +1.88% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash. Solid 41% profit margin (1% return on capital), mixed timing at 52x P/E—hold if owned, no rush to chase.