Ross Stores Inc. (ROST) Whale Options Tug-of-War, Max Pain & Unusual Sweeps

$232.30 +1.90% NASDAQ β€’ Public Delayed / 60s Snapshot

Ross Stores Inc. (ROST) earns a Roarable Rating of B (Buy) with 72/100 RQD Confidence. High-quality cash engine (28% profit margin, 36% 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 β€’ BUY Cap $74.21B
INTERACTIVE SCENARIO DECK:
RQD QUANT TACHOMETERBUY β€’ B
025507510072
2-of-3 JEV AI Jury Bullish
Cash
SEC
Whale
5-PILLAR SNOWFLAKE RADARRw B- Β· Rk B
Cash (20)Whales (10)SEC (16)Macro (14)CEO (12)
Each axis scored 0–20
12M PRICE TARGET CONE+6.3% Base Target
$291 Bull$247 Base$190 Bear
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WHALE OPTIONS TUG-OF-WAR:58% Call Buyers ($7.8M)
42% PutsMax Pain: $228.00
CALL VS. PUT WHALE SHARE
58% Calls / 42% Puts
Put/Call Ratio: 0.71x
MAX-PAIN EXPIRATION MAGNET
$228.00
-1.85% vs. current $232.30 spot
OPTIONS-IMPLIED VOLATILITY MOVE
Β±7.2%
Expected event band around $232.30

Active Strike Call vs. Put Concentration Ladder (ROST)

$210
6,538C / 11,013P
$220
6,538C / 11,013P
$230
15,291C / 11,013P
$240
15,291C / 4,760P
$250
15,291C / 4,760P
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ROST // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: +0.22%πŸ“ WEDGE COMPRESSION COIL
2026-10-30O $235.3H $235.7L $227.5C $228.3VOL 2.11M
RES: $239.2SUP: $223.1SMA50: $231.2SMA200: $222.4
$262.6$239.4$216.1$192.9$169.6RES $239.2SUP $223.1$228.32026-04-302026-06-152026-07-312026-09-162026-10-30
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ROST 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)
26.7%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. +7.7% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

Ellis Vennor Setup Ledger (#33)

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

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What is ROST's options max pain and whale flow sentiment?

Unusual options sweeps in ROST show 58% bullish call premium versus 42% put premium, centered near a $228 max-pain strike.