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Virtus Convertible & Income Fund of (NCV) Options Positioning, Max Pain & Unusual Sweeps

$15.52 0.00% NYSE • Live Quote vs Prior Daily Close (Synced Snapshot) EXT / AFTER-HRS: $15.49

Virtus Convertible & Income Fund of (NCV) carries a Roarable Rating of D (Sell) with 51/100 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 capital.

📊 Historical Track Record: Scores of 51/100 (D) historically posted market-perform odds over rolling 90-day windows (-1.3% avg 90D alpha vs SPY) →

ROARABLE D • SELL / AVOID Cap $1.40B

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EXT / AFTER-HRS: $15.49 (-0.19%)🧬 Disciplined Float (-0.40% YoY Shares)⚙️ Cash Engine: 11/20 (D+) • 1% FCF Margin

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📊 Historical Track Record: Scores of 51/100 (D) historically posted market-perform odds over rolling 90-day windows (-1.3% avg 90D alpha vs SPY • 49.7% hit rate — wait for RQD ≥ 70 breakout).

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RQD QUANT TACHOMETERSELL / AVOID • D

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5-PILLAR SNOWFLAKE RADARRw D · Rk D+

Each axis scored 0–20

12M PRICE TARGET CONE-3.2% Base Target

WHALE OPTIONS SNAPSHOT: — (No Active Options Snapshot on file for NCV)Realized 20D OHLCV Swing Band: ±4.4%

Deterministic 5-Pillar Attribution (51/100 Composite)

🔍 WHY NCV SCORES 51/100 (D) — TOP 3 DRIVERS2 Bullish Pillars + #1 Risk Drag

▲ #1 Bullish Driver: SEC 10-K Forensic Risk+13/20 pts (25% of score)

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

▲ #2 Bullish Driver: Cash Engine Quality+11/20 pts (22% of score)

SEC XBRL Trailing 12 Months: 1% FCF Margin ($39.3M FCF) & 52% Gross Margin

▼ #1 Drag / Risk Factor: Whale & Options Positioning8/20 pts (-12 pt drag)

Put hedging (50% put share) caps near-term gamma upside (-12 pts vs max)

📈 PAST 4 QUARTERS RQD vs SUBSEQUENT RETURNQ1 → Q2 → Q3 → Current

Q1 (-3Q)

Grade C$15.67-5.7% Next Q

Q2 (-2Q)

Grade C$14.78+1.2% Next Q

Q3 (-1Q)

Grade C-$14.95+3.8% Next Q

Current

Grade D$15.52-1.3% Hist 90D α

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While NCV currently carries a cautious 51/100 (D) rating due to Whale & Options Positioning (8/20), shorts face asymmetric squeeze risk if free cash flow inflects or management executes accretive buybacks.

🚀 Contrarian Squeeze Trigger #1

Established market leader in Financials with deep daily trading liquidity.

🚀 Contrarian Squeeze Trigger #2

Options & Short-Covering Gamma: Reclaiming the 50-day SMA ($15.68) and Max Pain ($16.30) forces dealer call-delta covering toward $18.53.

🚀 Contrarian Squeeze Trigger #3

Forensic Repair Trigger: Halting share dilution (Disciplined Float (-0.40% YoY Shares)) or retiring high-cost debt immediately upgrades the SEC 10-K Forensic pillar.

🎲 LIVE PREDICTION MARKET ODDS TIED TO $NCV• $2.4M Crowd Pool • Kalshi / Polymarket Composite

Contract: “NCV Beats Next Quarter EPS Consensus (Upcoming Quarter) & Holds Above 200D SMA”

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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

±4.4%

Derived from 20D OHLCV bars (No Active Options Snapshot)

Active Strike Call vs. Put Concentration Ladder (NCV)

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

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NCV // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: -6.45%▼ DESCENDING CHANNEL

2026-10-30O $15.43H $15.52L $14.91C $15.52VOL 88.3K

RES: $17.16SUP: $14.55SMA50: $15.68SMA200: $16.31

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NCV Dilution Monitor, Expectations Hurdle, Butterfly Connections & Policy Exposure

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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)

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Financials Rank #794 of 1096 ⚔️ QQQX vs NCV Full Matrix →

1. Head-to-Head Financials Peer Comparison (NCV vs. QQQX, BDJ, JCAP, NCZ)

Industry: Finance Companies (27 Tracked Issuers)

Across 1096 tracked Financials securities in the Roarable RQD universe, Virtus Convertible & Income Fund of (NCV) ranks #794 by composite RQD confidence (51/100, grade D) and #503 by equity capitalization ($1.40B). Within this direct 5-issuer industry benchmark cohort, JCAP leads on earnings valuation at 6.1x trailing P/E, while JCAP leads on capital efficiency and profitability with 55.2% ROIC and — gross margin. JCAP currently holds the highest overall quantitative score in the immediate peer group at 83/100 (A-) compared with NCV at 51/100 (D).

Ticker / Company	Roarable Grade	RQD Score	Trailing P/E	Gross Margin	ROIC	1D Change	Market Cap	Head-to-Head
NCV ACTIVE Virtus Convertible & Income Fund of	D	51/100	—	—	—	0.00%	$1.40B	Benchmark Subject
QQQX Nuveen NASDAQ 100 Dynamic Overwrite Fund	D+	57/100	—	—	—	-0.39%	$1.51B	/qqqx-vs-ncv →
BDJ Blackrock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust	D+	54/100	—	—	—	+1.25%	$1.72B	/bdj-vs-ncv →
JCAP Jefferson Capital Inc.	A-	83/100	6.1x	—	55.2%	+2.52%	$1.14B	/jcap-vs-ncv →
NCZ Virtus Convertible & Income Fund II of	D	49/100	—	—	—	-1.38%	$1.09B	/ncz-vs-ncv →

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

TRAILING 12M & FORWARD QUANTITATIVE SNAPSHOT

Virtus Convertible & Income Fund of (NCV) operates in Finance Companies (Financials) with an equity capitalization of $1.40B, 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. NCV Data-Verified Investor FAQ (RQD Rating, Sector Peers, SEC Forensics & Technicals)

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

As of 2026-11-01, Virtus Convertible & Income Fund of (NYSE: NCV) is rated D (Sell / SELL) by Roarable's 5-pillar RQD engine with a composite confidence score of 51/100 at a spot price of $15.52 (0.00% 1D, market cap $1.40B). Pillar breakdown: Fundamental Cash Engine 11/20, Institutional 13F & Options Flow 8/20, Executive Insider Alignment 13/20, FRED Macro Regime Fit 10/20, and SEC Balance-Sheet Forensics 9/20. Across 1096 tracked Financials issuers, NCV ranks #794 in composite RQD confidence.

How does NCV compare to QQQX and BDJ in the Financials sector?

Within the Financials sector (Finance Companies), NCV carries a Roarable D (51/100 RQD), trailing P/E of N/A, gross margin of —, and ROIC of —. By comparison, QQQX (Nuveen NASDAQ 100 Dynamic Overwrite Fund) holds a D+ grade (57/100 RQD, P/E N/A, ROIC —, cap $1.51B) and BDJ (Blackrock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust) posts a D+ grade (54/100 RQD, P/E N/A, ROIC —, cap $1.72B). Among the 5-stock peer group, JCAP leads on earnings multiple (6.1x) while JCAP leads on capital efficiency (55.2% ROIC).

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

For Virtus Convertible & Income Fund of (NCV), key quantitative strengths include Established market leader in Financials with deep daily trading liquidity. and sector rank #794 in Financials, while primary risk factors center on Company executives have done more routine share selling than personal cash buying lately. and Sensitive to high interest rates and tighter Federal Reserve market liquidity.. Institutional options positioning shows a 50% call / 50% put premium split.

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

NCV last traded at $15.52 (0.00% on volume of 76,700 shares), positioning the stock -1.02% below its 50-day simple moving average ($15.68) and -4.84% below its 200-day simple moving average ($16.31). Across its 52-week range of $14.46 to $17.65, NCV sits at the 33.2% percentile with a 14-day RSI of 45.2 (NEUTRAL RANGE) and an implied next-earnings move of ±4.4% ($14.84 to $16.20).

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What is NCV's options positioning and volatility profile?

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

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