iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) Whale Options Tug-of-War, Max Pain & Unusual Sweeps

$77.43 -0.19% NYSE β€’ Public Delayed / 60s Snapshot

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) carries a Roarable Rating of D+ (Sell) with 56/100 RQD Confidence due to weak cash-flow efficiency and sensitivity to current interest rates. Wait for business cash flow and institutional buying to improve before committing fresh money.

ROARABLE D+ β€’ SELL / AVOID Cap $16.00B
INTERACTIVE SCENARIO DECK:
RQD QUANT TACHOMETERSELL / AVOID β€’ D+
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Cash
SEC
Whale
5-PILLAR SNOWFLAKE RADARRw D+ Β· Rk D+
Cash (14)Whales (9)SEC (8)Macro (5)CEO (12)
Each axis scored 0–20
12M PRICE TARGET CONE-0.9% Base Target
$91 Bull$77 Base$60 Bear
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WHALE OPTIONS TUG-OF-WAR:48% Call Buyers ($2.2M)
52% PutsMax Pain: $77.00
CALL VS. PUT WHALE SHARE
48% Calls / 52% Puts
Put/Call Ratio: 1.08x
MAX-PAIN EXPIRATION MAGNET
$77.00
-0.56% vs. current $77.43 spot
OPTIONS-IMPLIED VOLATILITY MOVE
Β±3.2%
Expected event band around $77.43

Active Strike Call vs. Put Concentration Ladder (HYG)

$65
5,411C / 13,636P
$70
5,411C / 13,636P
$75
12,655C / 13,636P
$80
12,655C / 5,893P
$85
12,655C / 5,893P
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HYG // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: -3.67%πŸ“ HORIZONTAL RANGE
2026-10-30O $77.44H $77.53L $77.31C $77.43VOL 60.75M
RES: $79.69SUP: $75.62SMA50: $78.07SMA200: $79.53
$80.82$79.62$78.42$77.22$76.02RES $79.69SUP $75.62$77.432026-04-302026-06-152026-07-312026-09-162026-10-30
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HYG 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)
8.0%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. +9.2% 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 HYG today. View full Setup Ledger β†’

πŸ¦‹ Documented & Second-Order Butterfly Connections Open Graph β†’

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

AI Analyst Theses, Washington Policy & Company Video
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HYG Investor FAQ & Complete 8-Part Research Index

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

Unusual options sweeps in HYG show 48% bullish call premium versus 52% put premium, centered near a $77 max-pain strike.