HCA Healthcare Inc. (HCA) Whale Options Tug-of-War, Max Pain & Unusual Sweeps

$478.08 +3.21% NYSE • Public Delayed / 60s Snapshot

HCA Healthcare Inc. (HCA) earns a Roarable Rating of B- (Buy) with 71/100 RQD Confidence. High-quality cash engine (41% profit margin, 19% return on capital) with steady institutional support. Even if the broader market gets choppy, the company’s underlying cash engine and big-money support put the odds in buyers’ favor.

ROARABLE B- • BUY Cap $103.51B
INTERACTIVE SCENARIO DECK:
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RQD QUANT TACHOMETERBUY • B-
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2-of-3 JEV AI Jury Bullish
Cash
SEC
Whale
5-PILLAR SNOWFLAKE RADARRw C+ · Rk B+
Cash (18)Whales (10)SEC (16)Macro (15)CEO (12)
Each axis scored 0–20
12M PRICE TARGET CONE+5.9% Base Target
$597 Bull$506 Base$392 Bear
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WHALE OPTIONS TUG-OF-WAR:56% Call Buyers ($10.4M)
44% PutsMax Pain: $469.00
CALL VS. PUT WHALE SHARE
56% Calls / 44% Puts
Put/Call Ratio: 0.8x
MAX-PAIN EXPIRATION MAGNET
$469.00
-1.9% vs. current $478.08 spot
OPTIONS-IMPLIED VOLATILITY MOVE
±7%
Expected event band around $478.08

Active Strike Call vs. Put Concentration Ladder (HCA)

$460
6,313C / 11,538P
$470
6,313C / 11,538P
$480
14,764C / 11,538P
$490
14,764C / 4,987P
$500
14,764C / 4,987P
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HCA // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: +8.92%▲ ASCENDING CHANNEL
2026-10-30O $480.3H $485.7L $472.5C $473.2VOL 1.12M
RES: $491.4SUP: $434.9SMA50: $437.4SMA200: $444.4
$508.9$466.9$424.9$382.9$341.0RES $491.4SUP $434.9$473.22026-04-302026-06-152026-07-312026-09-162026-10-30
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HCA 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)
7.6%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. +7.1% 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 HCA today. View full Setup Ledger →

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

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

Unusual options sweeps in HCA show 56% bullish call premium versus 44% put premium, centered near a $469 max-pain strike.