John Hancock Investors Trust (JHI) Options Positioning, Max Pain & Unusual Sweeps

$11.99 +0.93% NYSE • Live Quote vs Prior Daily Close (Synced Snapshot) EXT / AFTER-HRS: $11.99

John Hancock Investors Trust (JHI) carries a Roarable Rating of C- (Hold) with 59/100 RQD Confidence. The composite score sits in the neutral Hold band (59–69), meaning current holders don’t need to panic-sell while prospective buyers can wait for a move into the 70+ Buy zone.

ROARABLE C- • HOLD / WATCH Cap $104.8M
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EXT / AFTER-HRS: $11.99 (-0.02%)🧬 Disciplined Float (-0.40% YoY Shares)⚙️ Cash Engine: 11/20 (D+) • 0.1% FCF Margin
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📊 Historical Track Record: Scores of 59/100 (C-) historically posted market-perform odds over rolling 90-day windows (+0.2% avg 90D alpha vs SPY • 53.1% hit rate — wait for RQD ≥ 70 breakout).
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RQD QUANT TACHOMETERHOLD / WATCH • C-
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5-PILLAR SNOWFLAKE RADARRw D+ · Rk B-
Cash (11)Whales (11)SEC (13)Macro (15)CEO (9)
Each axis scored 0–20
12M PRICE TARGET CONE+0.4% Base Target
$15 Bull$12 Base$9 Bear
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WHALE OPTIONS SNAPSHOT: — (No Active Options Snapshot on file for JHI)Realized 20D OHLCV Swing Band: ±1.9%
Deterministic 5-Pillar Attribution (59/100 Composite)
🔍 WHY JHI SCORES 59/100 (C-) — TOP 3 DRIVERS2 Bullish Pillars + #1 Risk Drag
▲ #1 Bullish Driver: Macro Regime Fit+15/20 pts (25% of score)

FRED Regime × Technicals: 10% of 52W Range • RSI-14 at 42.5 (NEUTRAL RANGE)

▲ #2 Bullish Driver: SEC 10-K Forensic Risk+13/20 pts (22% of score)

Altman Z-Score 3.80 (FORTRESS SAFE (>3.0)) • Piotroski F-Score 7/9

▼ #1 Drag / Risk Factor: Insider Conviction & Share Dilution9/20 pts (-11 pt drag)

Disciplined Float (-0.40% YoY Shares) & executive Form 4 sales trim 11 pts from alignment

📈 PAST 4 QUARTERS RQD vs SUBSEQUENT RETURNQ1 → Q2 → Q3 → Current
Q1 (-3Q)
67
Grade B-$12.06-0.7% Next Q
Q2 (-2Q)
64
Grade C+$11.97-1.6% Next Q
Q3 (-1Q)
62
Grade C+$11.78+1.8% Next Q
Current
59
Grade C-$11.99+0.2% Hist 90D α
Trajectory: B- (67) → C- (59)Full Audit →
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Even with a 59/100 (C-) score, JHI faces multiple-compression risk if current valuation multiples re-rate toward historical sector medians or if hyperscaler/enterprise customer concentration slows in upcoming 10-Q filings.

⚠️ Forensic Kill-Switch #1

Company executives have done more routine share selling than personal cash buying lately.

⚠️ Forensic Kill-Switch #2

Dilution & Margin Drag: Disciplined Float (-0.40% YoY Shares) — any gross margin slip below 49.5% triggers an automatic RQD downgrade.

⚠️ Forensic Kill-Switch #3

Technical & Forensic Kill-Switch: A daily close below the 50D SMA ($12.42) or 200D SMA ($13.14) invalidates the momentum regime and cuts Target Base ($12.04) toward Bear Floor ($9.39).

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Contract: “JHI Beats Next Quarter EPS Consensus (Upcoming Quarter) & Holds Above 200D SMA”
CALL VS. PUT WHALE SHARE
— (No Active Options Snapshot)
Put/Call Ratio: — (No Active Options Snapshot)
MAX-PAIN EXPIRATION MAGNET
— (No Active Options Snapshot)
No active options chain max-pain snapshot on file
HISTORICAL 20D VOLATILITY SWING
±1.9%
Derived from 20D OHLCV bars (No Active Options Snapshot)

Active Strike Call vs. Put Concentration Ladder (JHI)

— (No Active Options Snapshot) — No unusual CBOE strike concentration anomalies recorded in the current database snapshot for JHI.

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JHI // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: -10.05%📐 HORIZONTAL RANGE
2026-10-30O $11.94H $11.99L $11.91C $11.99VOL 36.4K
RES: $13.48SUP: $11.66SMA50: $12.42SMA200: $13.14
$13.91$13.32$12.73$12.14$11.55RES $13.48SUP $11.66$11.992026-04-302026-06-152026-07-312026-09-162026-10-30
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JHI 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. +6.0% 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 JHI today. View full Setup Ledger →

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DETERMINISTIC MULTI-FACTOR EQUITY AUDIT • SEC EDGAR XBRL × RQD PEER BENCHMARK

📊 Quantitative Sector Peer Comparison, SEC Filing Delta & Investment FAQ (JHI)

Financials Rank #583 of 1096 ⚔️ GGT vs JHI Full Matrix →

1. Head-to-Head Financials Peer Comparison (JHI vs. GGT, RGT, BANX, ECC)

Industry: Trusts Except Educational Religious and Charitable (32 Tracked Issuers)

Across 1096 tracked Financials securities in the Roarable RQD universe, John Hancock Investors Trust (JHI) ranks #583 by composite RQD confidence (59/100, grade C-) and #954 by equity capitalization ($104.8M). Within this direct 5-issuer industry benchmark cohort, JHI leads on earnings valuation at N/A trailing P/E, while JHI leads on capital efficiency and profitability with — ROIC and — gross margin. ECC currently holds the highest overall quantitative score in the immediate peer group at 60/100 (C-) compared with JHI at 59/100 (C-).

Ticker / Company Roarable Grade RQD Score Trailing P/E Gross Margin ROIC 1D Change Market Cap Head-to-Head
JHI ACTIVE
John Hancock Investors Trust
C- 59/100 — — — +0.93% $104.8M Benchmark Subject
GGT
Gabelli Multi-Media Trust Inc.
D 50/100 — — — -1.97% $95.8M /ggt-vs-jhi →
RGT
Royce Global Trust Inc.
D+ 57/100 — — — +0.79% $91.5M /rgt-vs-jhi →
BANX
ArrowMark Financial Corp.
D+ 57/100 — — — -0.41% $138.7M /banx-vs-jhi →
ECC
Eagle Point Credit Company Common Share of
C- 60/100 — — — +0.76% $160.1M /ecc-vs-jhi →

2. JHI Fundamental Profitability, Capital Efficiency & Balance-Sheet Forensics

TRAILING 12M & FORWARD QUANTITATIVE SNAPSHOT

John Hancock Investors Trust (JHI) operates in Trusts Except Educational Religious and Charitable (Financials) with an equity capitalization of $104.8M, trailing P/E of N/A, forward P/E of N/A, and EV/EBITDA of N/A. Operating profitability registers a gross margin of —, operating margin of —, net profit margin of —, ROIC of —, and free cash flow yield of —, alongside an Altman Z-Score of N/A and Piotroski F-Score of N/A.

3. JHI Data-Verified Investor FAQ (RQD Rating, Sector Peers, SEC Forensics & Technicals)

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Is JHI stock a Buy, Hold, or Sell right now according to Roarable's RQD model?

As of 2026-11-01, John Hancock Investors Trust (NYSE: JHI) is rated C- (Hold / HOLD) by Roarable's 5-pillar RQD engine with a composite confidence score of 59/100 at a spot price of $11.99 (+0.93% 1D, market cap $104.8M). Pillar breakdown: Fundamental Cash Engine 11/20, Institutional 13F & Options Flow 11/20, Executive Insider Alignment 13/20, FRED Macro Regime Fit 15/20, and SEC Balance-Sheet Forensics 9/20. Across 1096 tracked Financials issuers, JHI ranks #583 in composite RQD confidence.

How does JHI compare to GGT and RGT in the Financials sector?

Within the Financials sector (Trusts Except Educational Religious and Charitable), JHI carries a Roarable C- (59/100 RQD), trailing P/E of N/A, gross margin of —, and ROIC of —. By comparison, GGT (Gabelli Multi-Media Trust Inc.) holds a D grade (50/100 RQD, P/E N/A, ROIC —, cap $95.8M) and RGT (Royce Global Trust Inc.) posts a D+ grade (57/100 RQD, P/E N/A, ROIC —, cap $91.5M). Among the 5-stock peer group, JHI leads on earnings multiple (N/A) while JHI leads on capital efficiency (— ROIC).

What are the biggest fundamental strengths and SEC risk factors for JHI?

For John Hancock Investors Trust (JHI), key quantitative strengths include Established market leader in Financials with deep daily trading liquidity. and sector rank #583 in Financials, while primary risk factors center on Company executives have done more routine share selling than personal cash buying lately. and implied 5-year growth hurdle of 8.0%/yr. Institutional options positioning shows a 50% call / 50% put premium split.

Where is JHI trading relative to its 50-day, 200-day, and 52-week technical levels?

JHI last traded at $11.99 (+0.93% on volume of 41,734 shares), positioning the stock -3.46% below its 50-day simple moving average ($12.42) and -8.75% below its 200-day simple moving average ($13.14). Across its 52-week range of $11.73 to $14.26, JHI sits at the 10.3% percentile with a 14-day RSI of 42.5 (NEUTRAL RANGE) and an implied next-earnings move of ±1.9% ($11.76 to $12.22).

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What is JHI's options positioning and volatility profile?

Roarable tracks verified CBOE unusual options sweeps, put/call ratios, and OHLCV realized volatility bands for JHI.

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