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Franklin Master Intermediate Income Trust (PIM) Options Positioning, Max Pain & Unusual Sweeps

$3.02 +1.00% NYSE • Live Quote vs Prior Daily Close (Synced Snapshot) EXT / AFTER-HRS: $3.02

Franklin Master Intermediate Income Trust (PIM) carries a Roarable Rating of D (Sell) with 45/100 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 Warning: Scores below 50 (45/100 · D) historically underperformed SPY in 71% of rolling 90-day windows →

ROARABLE D • SELL / AVOID Cap $151.8M

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As of 2026-11-02, Franklin Master Intermediate Income Trust (NYSE: PIM) is rated D (Sell / SELL) by Roarable's 5-pillar RQD engine with a composite confidence score of 45/100 at a spot price of $3.02 (+1.00% 1D, market cap $151.8M). Pillar breakdown: Fundamental Cash Engine 11/20, Institutional 13F & Options Flow 6/20, Executive Insider Alignment 13/20, FRED Macro Regime Fit 6/20, and SEC Balance-Sheet Forensics 9/20. Across 1096 tracked Financials issuers, PIM ranks #833 in composite RQD confidence.

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🤖 Ellis Vennor • AI Peer & Flow Quant (Click for Instant Brief) How does PIM compare to WHF and MPV in the Financials sector?

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Within the Financials sector (Finance Companies), PIM carries a Roarable D (45/100 RQD), trailing P/E of N/A, gross margin of —, and ROIC of —. By comparison, WHF (WhiteHorse Finance Inc.) holds a D+ grade (53/100 RQD, P/E 12.2x, ROIC 5.5%, cap $174.4M) and MPV (Barings Participation Investors) posts a D grade (48/100 RQD, P/E N/A, ROIC —, cap $178.0M). Among the 5-stock peer group, WHF leads on earnings multiple (12.2x) while WHF leads on capital efficiency (5.5% ROIC).

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🤖 Gideon Ashmere • AI SEC 10-K Forensics (Click for Instant Brief) What are the biggest fundamental strengths and SEC risk factors for PIM?

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For Franklin Master Intermediate Income Trust (PIM), key quantitative strengths include Established market leader in Financials with deep daily trading liquidity. and sector rank #833 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.

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EXT / AFTER-HRS: $3.02 (-0.01%)🧬 Disciplined Float (-0.40% YoY Shares)⚙️ Cash Engine: 11/20 (D+) • 0.1% FCF Margin

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📊 Historical Track Record Warning: Scores below 50 (45/100 · D) historically underperformed SPY in 71% of rolling 90-day windows (-6.3% avg 90D alpha vs SPY • 29.0% hit rate).

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5-PILLAR SNOWFLAKE RADARRw D- · Rk D

Each axis scored 0–20

12M PRICE TARGET CONE-6% Base Target

WHALE OPTIONS SNAPSHOT: — (No Active Options Snapshot on file for PIM)Realized 20D OHLCV Swing Band: ±3.7%

Deterministic 5-Pillar Attribution (45/100 Composite)

🔍 WHY PIM SCORES 45/100 (D) — TOP 3 DRIVERS2 Bullish Pillars + #1 Risk Drag

▲ #1 Bullish Driver: SEC 10-K Forensic Risk+13/20 pts (29% 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 (24% of score)

SEC XBRL Trailing 12 Months: 0.1% FCF Margin ($4.2M FCF) & 52% Gross Margin

▼ #1 Drag / Risk Factor: Macro Regime Fit6/20 pts (-14 pt drag)

Macro rate sensitivity & RSI-14 (50.3) create a -14 pt regime headwind

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

Q1 (-3Q)

Grade E$3.00+1% Next Q

Q2 (-2Q)

Grade D$3.03-1.3% Next Q

Q3 (-1Q)

Grade D$2.99+1% Next Q

Current

Grade D$3.02-6.3% Hist 90D α

Trajectory: E (37) → D (45)Full Audit →

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While PIM currently carries a cautious 45/100 (D) rating due to Macro Regime Fit (6/20), 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 ($3.05) and Max Pain ($3.17) forces dealer call-delta covering toward $3.59.

🚀 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 $PIM• $2.4M Crowd Pool • Kalshi / Polymarket Composite

Contract: “PIM 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

±3.7%

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

Active Strike Call vs. Put Concentration Ladder (PIM)

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

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PIM // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: -5.92%▼ DESCENDING CHANNEL

2026-11-02O $2.99H $3.02L $2.99C $3.02VOL 33.6K

RES: $3.14SUP: $2.90SMA50: $3.05SMA200: $3.18

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

Financials Rank #833 of 1096 ⚔️ WHF vs PIM Full Matrix →

1. Head-to-Head Financials Peer Comparison (PIM vs. WHF, MPV, JHS, VTN)

Industry: Finance Companies (27 Tracked Issuers)

Across 1096 tracked Financials securities in the Roarable RQD universe, Franklin Master Intermediate Income Trust (PIM) ranks #833 by composite RQD confidence (45/100, grade D) and #925 by equity capitalization ($151.8M). Within this direct 5-issuer industry benchmark cohort, WHF leads on earnings valuation at 12.2x trailing P/E, while WHF leads on capital efficiency and profitability with 5.5% ROIC and — gross margin. VTN currently holds the highest overall quantitative score in the immediate peer group at 59/100 (C-) compared with PIM at 45/100 (D).

Ticker / Company	Roarable Grade	RQD Score	Trailing P/E	Gross Margin	ROIC	1D Change	Market Cap	Head-to-Head
PIM ACTIVE Franklin Master Intermediate Income Trust	D	45/100	—	—	—	+1.00%	$151.8M	Benchmark Subject
WHF WhiteHorse Finance Inc.	D+	53/100	12.2x	—	5.5%	+0.12%	$174.4M	/whf-vs-pim →
MPV Barings Participation Investors	D	48/100	—	—	—	+1.39%	$178.0M	/mpv-vs-pim →
JHS John Hancock Income Securities Trust	D	46/100	—	—	—	+0.68%	$121.4M	/jhs-vs-pim →
VTN Invesco Trust for Investment Grade New York Municipals	C-	59/100	—	—	—	+2.87%	$195.4M	/vtn-vs-pim →

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

TRAILING 12M & FORWARD QUANTITATIVE SNAPSHOT

Franklin Master Intermediate Income Trust (PIM) operates in Finance Companies (Financials) with an equity capitalization of $151.8M, 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. PIM Data-Verified Investor FAQ (RQD Rating, Sector Peers, SEC Forensics & Technicals)

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

How does PIM compare to WHF and MPV in the Financials sector?

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

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

PIM last traded at $3.02 (+1.00% on volume of 33,621 shares), positioning the stock -0.98% below its 50-day simple moving average ($3.05) and -5.03% below its 200-day simple moving average ($3.18). Across its 52-week range of $2.95 to $3.42, PIM sits at the 14.9% percentile with a 14-day RSI of 50.3 (NEUTRAL RANGE) and an implied next-earnings move of ±3.7% ($2.91 to $3.13).

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What is PIM's options positioning and volatility profile?

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

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