Why KSS Stock surged +4.97% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash

$24.50 +4.97% NYSE • Public Delayed / 60s Snapshot

Kohl's Corporation (KSS) earns a Roarable Rating of B- (Buy) with 70/100 RQD Confidence. High-quality cash engine (41% profit margin, 10% 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 $2.78B
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RQD QUANT TACHOMETERBUY • B-
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12M PRICE TARGET CONE+5.4% Base Target
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WHALE OPTIONS TUG-OF-WAR:67% Call Buyers ($3.0M)
33% PutsMax Pain: $24.00
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Why KSS Stock surged +4.97% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash

Kohl's Corporation (KSS) surged +4.97% to $24.50 as options desks priced 67% call premium vs. 33% put protection around the $24 max-pain magnet. High-quality cash engine (41% profit margin, 10% return on capital) with steady institutional support.

  • ▸Technical Tape: Trading at 95% of its 52-week range ($11.38 – $25.22) with RSI-14 at 68.3 (BULLISH MOMENTUM).
  • ▸Whale Options Positioning: $3.0M in bullish call flow vs. $1.5M in put flow (Put/Call 0.50x, implied earnings swing ±6.7%).
  • ▸Fundamental Anchor: Roarable B- (Buy) backed by 40.6% gross margin and $681.3M annual free cash flow.
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KSS // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: +71.56%▲ ASCENDING CHANNEL
2026-10-30O $24.33H $24.74L $23.21C $24.31VOL 4.26M
RES: $25.50SUP: $16.54SMA50: $19.52SMA200: $16.97
$26.06$22.08$18.10$14.12$10.15RES $25.50SUP $16.54$24.312026-04-302026-06-152026-07-312026-09-162026-10-30
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KSS 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)
-0.8%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. -4.3% 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 KSS stock moving today?

Why KSS Stock surged +4.97% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash. High-quality cash engine (41% profit margin, 10% return on capital) with steady institutional support.