NetApp Inc. (NTAP) Whale Options Tug-of-War, Max Pain & Unusual Sweeps

$218.42 -2.34% NASDAQ • Public Delayed / 60s Snapshot

NetApp Inc. (NTAP) carries a Roarable Rating of C (Hold) with 65/100 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 $42.90B
INTERACTIVE SCENARIO DECK:
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RQD QUANT TACHOMETERHOLD / WATCH • C
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JEV AI Jury Split (Battleground)
Cash
SEC
Whale
5-PILLAR SNOWFLAKE RADARRw C+ · Rk C-
Cash (19)Whales (10)SEC (13)Macro (11)CEO (12)
Each axis scored 0–20
12M PRICE TARGET CONE+3.1% Base Target
$266 Bull$225 Base$176 Bear
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WHALE OPTIONS TUG-OF-WAR:53% Call Buyers ($4.1M)
47% PutsMax Pain: $214.00
CALL VS. PUT WHALE SHARE
53% Calls / 47% Puts
Put/Call Ratio: 0.89x
MAX-PAIN EXPIRATION MAGNET
$214.00
-2.02% vs. current $218.42 spot
OPTIONS-IMPLIED VOLATILITY MOVE
±7.7%
Expected event band around $218.42

Active Strike Call vs. Put Concentration Ladder (NTAP)

$200
5,975C / 12,324P
$210
5,975C / 12,324P
$220
13,973C / 12,324P
$230
13,973C / 5,327P
$240
13,973C / 5,327P
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NTAP // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: +79.81%▲ ASCENDING CHANNEL
2026-10-30O $205.6H $209.6L $195.6C $199.2VOL 2.56M
RES: $250.7SUP: $170.8SMA50: $205.2SMA200: $150.1
$250.6$210.4$170.2$130.0$89.74RES $250.7SUP $170.8$199.22026-04-302026-06-152026-07-312026-09-162026-10-30
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NTAP 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)
25.9%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. +5.4% 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 NTAP today. View full Setup Ledger →

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

AI Analyst Theses, Washington Policy & Company Video
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What is NTAP's options max pain and whale flow sentiment?

Unusual options sweeps in NTAP show 53% bullish call premium versus 47% put premium, centered near a $214 max-pain strike.