Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC) Whale Options Tug-of-War, Max Pain & Unusual Sweeps

$562.36 +1.74% NYSE • Public Delayed / 60s Snapshot

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC) carries a Roarable Rating of C+ (Hold) with 69/100 RQD Confidence. The underlying business is intact, so current owners don’t need to panic-sell—but mixed big-money flow or rich pricing means new buyers can afford to wait for either a pullback or a B-or-higher upgrade.

ROARABLE C+ • HOLD / WATCH Cap $79.89B
INTERACTIVE SCENARIO DECK:
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RQD QUANT TACHOMETERHOLD / WATCH • C+
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2-of-3 JEV AI Jury Bullish
Cash
SEC
Whale
5-PILLAR SNOWFLAKE RADARRw C · Rk B+
Cash (15)Whales (10)SEC (16)Macro (16)CEO (12)
Each axis scored 0–20
12M PRICE TARGET CONE+5% Base Target
$813 Bull$590 Base$460 Bear
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WHALE OPTIONS TUG-OF-WAR:57% Call Buyers ($8.2M)
43% PutsMax Pain: $551.00
CALL VS. PUT WHALE SHARE
57% Calls / 43% Puts
Put/Call Ratio: 0.76x
MAX-PAIN EXPIRATION MAGNET
$551.00
-2.02% vs. current $562.36 spot
OPTIONS-IMPLIED VOLATILITY MOVE
±6.7%
Expected event band around $562.36

Active Strike Call vs. Put Concentration Ladder (NOC)

$540
6,425C / 11,276P
$550
6,425C / 11,276P
$560
15,027C / 11,276P
$570
15,027C / 4,873P
$580
15,027C / 4,873P
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NOC // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: -3.79%📐 HORIZONTAL RANGE
2026-10-30O $570.6H $575.6L $556.6C $557.5VOL 987.6K
RES: $623.4SUP: $466.6SMA50: $520.3SMA200: $591.1
$704.1$640.7$577.2$513.8$450.4RES $623.4SUP $466.6$557.52026-04-302026-06-152026-07-312026-09-162026-10-30
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NOC 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)
12.5%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. +2.2% 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 NOC today. View full Setup Ledger →

🦋 Documented & Second-Order Butterfly Connections Open Graph →
LHX → NOC Confirmed Filing
L3Harris (via Aerojet Rocketdyne) and Northrop Grumman control ~90% of US tactical and strategic solid rocket motor (SRM) energetics capacity required across PAC-3, GMLRS, Standard Missile, and Sentinel.
GD → NOC Confirmed Filing
Both General Dynamics (Columbia-class ballistic-missile submarines at Electric Boat) and Northrop Grumman (B-21 Raider stealth bomber & Sentinel ICBM) anchor mandatory US nuclear-triad recapitalization budgets.
AI Analyst Theses, Washington Policy & Company Video 💡 Starter Kit: Defense Modernization & Space Procurement (iona-brackenford)
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What is NOC's options max pain and whale flow sentiment?

Unusual options sweeps in NOC show 57% bullish call premium versus 43% put premium, centered near a $551 max-pain strike.