Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (The) (SMG) Whale Options Tug-of-War, Max Pain & Unusual Sweeps

$61.87 +3.70% NYSE • Public Delayed / 60s Snapshot

Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (The) (SMG) receives a Roarable Rating of D (Sell) and flashes a Red SELL / AVOID warning (65/100 RQD Confidence). Our SEC filing scanner spotted paper earnings outpacing real operating cash flow (+264.4% (NI vs OCF)) while unpaid customer invoices grew—a classic sign to step aside until cash flow catches up.

ROARABLE D • SELL / AVOID Cap $3.60B
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RQD QUANT TACHOMETERSELL / AVOID • D
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JEV AI Jury Split (Battleground)
Cash
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Whale
5-PILLAR SNOWFLAKE RADARRw D+ · Rk D
Cash (12)Whales (10)SEC (8)Macro (15)CEO (12)
Each axis scored 0–20
12M PRICE TARGET CONE+3.2% Base Target
$79 Bull$64 Base$50 Bear
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WHALE OPTIONS TUG-OF-WAR:56% Call Buyers ($2.5M)
44% PutsMax Pain: $61.00
CALL VS. PUT WHALE SHARE
56% Calls / 44% Puts
Put/Call Ratio: 0.77x
MAX-PAIN EXPIRATION MAGNET
$61.00
-1.41% vs. current $61.87 spot
OPTIONS-IMPLIED VOLATILITY MOVE
±7%
Expected event band around $61.87

Active Strike Call vs. Put Concentration Ladder (SMG)

$50
6,313C / 11,538P
$55
6,313C / 11,538P
$60
14,764C / 11,538P
$65
14,764C / 4,987P
$70
14,764C / 4,987P
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SMG // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: -0.73%▲ RESISTANCE BREAKOUT
2026-10-30O $62.43H $62.90L $61.67C $62.24VOL 1.46M
RES: $55.62SUP: $41.37SMA50: $55.30SMA200: $61.87
$77.26$69.30$61.35$53.39$45.43RES $55.62SUP $41.37$62.242026-04-302026-06-152026-07-312026-09-162026-10-30
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SMG 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)
18.5%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. -3.9% 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 SMG today. View full Setup Ledger →

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

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

Unusual options sweeps in SMG show 56% bullish call premium versus 44% put premium, centered near a $61 max-pain strike.