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TrueBlue Inc. (TBI) Options Positioning, Max Pain & Unusual Sweeps

$9.76 +0.41% NYSE • Live Quote vs Prior Daily Close (Synced Snapshot) EXT / AFTER-HRS: $9.75

TrueBlue Inc. (TBI) carries a Roarable Rating of D- (Sell) with 41/100 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 (41/100 · D-) historically underperformed SPY in 71% of rolling 90-day windows →

ROARABLE D- • RED ALERT Cap $297.1M

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🤖 Mara Quenwick • AI Quant Lead (Click for Instant Brief) Is TBI stock a Buy, Hold, or Sell right now according to Roarable's RQD model?

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As of 2026-11-02, TrueBlue Inc. (NYSE: TBI) is rated D- (Sell / SELL) by Roarable's 5-pillar RQD engine with a composite confidence score of 41/100 at a spot price of $9.76 (+0.41% 1D, market cap $297.1M). Pillar breakdown: Fundamental Cash Engine 4/20, Institutional 13F & Options Flow 14/20, Executive Insider Alignment 10/20, FRED Macro Regime Fit 10/20, and SEC Balance-Sheet Forensics 3/20. Across 1011 tracked Consumer Discretionary issuers, TBI ranks #722 in composite RQD confidence.

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🤖 Ellis Vennor • AI Peer & Flow Quant (Click for Instant Brief) How does TBI compare to III and HCKT in the Consumer Discretionary sector?

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Within the Consumer Discretionary sector (Professional Services), TBI carries a Roarable D- (41/100 RQD), trailing P/E of N/A, gross margin of 22.8%, and ROIC of -11.7%. By comparison, III (Information Services Group Inc.) holds a B- grade (70/100 RQD, P/E 31.5x, ROIC 11.2%, cap $294.4M) and HCKT (Hackett Group Inc .) posts a B- grade (70/100 RQD, P/E 24.3x, ROIC 14.8%, cap $314.0M). Among the 5-stock peer group, RCMT leads on earnings multiple (15.6x) while RCMT leads on capital efficiency (46.0% 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 TBI?

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Per TBI's SEC EDGAR XBRL 10-K filing (FY2025, filed 2025-12-28, CIK 0000768899), TrueBlue Inc. generated $1.62B in revenue (+3.1% YoY), -$48.0M in net income, and -$73.7M in free cash flow against $638.7M in total assets and $65.8M in total debt. Key quantitative strengths: Established market leader in Consumer Discretionary with deep daily trading liquidity.. Primary risk factors monitored: Company executives have done more routine share selling than personal cash buying lately.. Institutional options positioning shows a 50% call / 50% put premium split.

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EXT / AFTER-HRS: $9.75 (-0.12%)🧬 Dilution Drag (+2.48% YoY Shares)⚙️ Cash Engine: 4/20 (E) • 0% FCF Margin

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📊 Historical Track Record Warning: Scores below 50 (41/100 · D-) historically underperformed SPY in 71% of rolling 90-day windows (-7.2% 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-7.7% Base Target

WHALE OPTIONS SNAPSHOT: — (No Active Options Snapshot on file for TBI)Realized 20D OHLCV Swing Band: ±8.7%

Deterministic 5-Pillar Attribution (41/100 Composite)

🔍 WHY TBI SCORES 41/100 (D-) — TOP 3 DRIVERS2 Bullish Pillars + #1 Risk Drag

▲ #1 Bullish Driver: Whale & Options Positioning+14/20 pts (34% of score)

20D Institutional Volume Accumulation (±8.7% realized swing band)

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

Altman Z-Score 3.73 (FORTRESS SAFE (>3.0)) • Piotroski F-Score 3/9

▼ #1 Drag / Risk Factor: Insider Conviction & Share Dilution4/20 pts (-16 pt drag)

Dilution Drag (+2.48% YoY Shares) & executive Form 4 sales trim 16 pts from alignment

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

Q1 (-3Q)

Grade E$8.81-7.5% Next Q

Q2 (-2Q)

Grade E$8.15+20.6% Next Q

Q3 (-1Q)

Grade E$9.83-0.7% Next Q

Current

Grade D-$9.76-7.2% Hist 90D α

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While TBI currently carries a cautious 41/100 (D-) rating due to Insider Conviction & Share Dilution (4/20), shorts face asymmetric squeeze risk if free cash flow inflects or management executes accretive buybacks.

🚀 Contrarian Squeeze Trigger #1

Established market leader in Consumer Discretionary with deep daily trading liquidity.

🚀 Contrarian Squeeze Trigger #2

Options & Short-Covering Gamma: Reclaiming the 50-day SMA ($9.41) and Max Pain ($10.25) forces dealer call-delta covering toward $11.58.

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Forensic Repair Trigger: Halting share dilution (Dilution Drag (+2.48% YoY Shares)) or retiring high-cost debt immediately upgrades the SEC 10-K Forensic pillar.

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Contract: “TBI Beats Next Quarter EPS Consensus (Dec 27, 2026) & 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

±8.7%

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

Active Strike Call vs. Put Concentration Ladder (TBI)

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

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TBI // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: +63.48%⚡ TESTING RESISTANCE

2026-11-02O $9.72H $9.76L $9.72C $9.76VOL 172.7K

RES: $9.86SUP: $8.35SMA50: $9.41SMA200: $6.81

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TBI 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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Consumer Discretionary Rank #722 of 1011 ⚔️ III vs TBI Full Matrix →

1. Head-to-Head Consumer Discretionary Peer Comparison (TBI vs. III, HCKT, RCMT, HQI)

Industry: Professional Services (48 Tracked Issuers)

Across 1011 tracked Consumer Discretionary securities in the Roarable RQD universe, TrueBlue Inc. (TBI) ranks #722 by composite RQD confidence (41/100, grade D-) and #647 by equity capitalization ($297.1M). Within this direct 5-issuer industry benchmark cohort, RCMT leads on earnings valuation at 15.6x trailing P/E, while RCMT leads on capital efficiency and profitability with 46.0% ROIC and 27.5% gross margin. RCMT currently holds the highest overall quantitative score in the immediate peer group at 78/100 (B+) compared with TBI at 41/100 (D-).

Ticker / Company	Roarable Grade	RQD Score	Trailing P/E	Gross Margin	ROIC	1D Change	Market Cap	Head-to-Head
TBI ACTIVE TrueBlue Inc.	D-	41/100	—	22.8%	-11.7%	+0.41%	$297.1M	Benchmark Subject
III Information Services Group Inc.	B-	70/100	31.5x	43.1%	11.2%	+0.33%	$294.4M	/iii-vs-tbi →
HCKT Hackett Group Inc .	B-	70/100	24.3x	38.3%	14.8%	+0.72%	$314.0M	/hckt-vs-tbi →
RCMT RCM Technologies Inc.	B+	78/100	15.6x	27.5%	46.0%	-0.69%	$255.3M	/rcmt-vs-tbi →
HQI HireQuest Inc.	C	62/100	35.8x	—	7.3%	-3.26%	$226.6M	/hqi-vs-tbi →

2. Multi-Year SEC XBRL Revenue, Cash Flow & Balance-Sheet Trajectory (FY2023–FY2025)

SEC EDGAR 10-K • FILED 2025-12-28 • CIK 0000768899

In its most recent audited fiscal period (FY2025, filed 2025-12-28), TrueBlue Inc. (TBI) reported GAAP revenue of $1.62B (+3.1% vs. FY2024 revenue of $1.57B ) , GAAP net income of -$48.0M, operating cash flow of -$58.0M, and free cash flow of -$73.7M (-78.9% YoY). On the balance sheet, TBI closed FY2025 with $638.7M in total assets against $65.8M in total debt (Altman Z-Score: 3.73, Piotroski F-Score: 3/9).

Fiscal Period	Filing Date	Revenue	Net Income	Operating Cash Flow	Free Cash Flow	Total Assets	Total Debt
FY2025 (FY)	2025-12-28	$1.62B	-$48.0M	-$58.0M	-$73.7M	$638.7M	$65.8M
FY2024 (FY)	2024-12-29	$1.57B	-$125.7M	-$17.1M	-$41.2M	$675.4M	$7.6M
FY2023 (FY)	2023-12-31	$0	-$14.2M	$34.8M	$34.8M	—	—

3. TBI Data-Verified Investor FAQ (RQD Rating, Sector Peers, SEC Forensics & Technicals)

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

How does TBI compare to III and HCKT in the Consumer Discretionary sector?

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

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

TBI last traded at $9.76 (+0.41% on volume of 172,719 shares), positioning the stock +3.72% above its 50-day simple moving average ($9.41) and +43.32% above its 200-day simple moving average ($6.81). Across its 52-week range of $3.18 to $11.03, TBI sits at the 83.8% percentile with a 14-day RSI of 60.6 (BULLISH MOMENTUM) and an implied next-earnings move of ±8.7% ($8.91 to $10.61).

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What is TBI's options positioning and volatility profile?

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