TGT

$161.45NEUTRAL

spot: 2026/11/13 21:01:18 UTC

analytics: 2026/11/15 16:43:06 UTC

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RESEARCH READ

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Neutral Short Vol

Confidence

Medium

Data quality

Mixed

Defined-risk onlySource reconciliation incompleteEvent check requiredVolume > OI needs next-day OI confirmation

AI ANALYSIS

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CHAIN / FLOW HIGHLIGHTS

8 highlighted strikes from 59 rows

Call and put volume are roughly balanced at 0.90x. The busiest strike is 172.5, which is the first place to inspect for pinning or crowding. 5 strikes need next-day OI confirmation before treating volume as new positioning.

Call / Put volume

0.90x

Highest activity

172.5 strike

Needs T+1 OI

5 strikes

Show highlighted strike rows

Strike	Call vol	Call OI	Put vol	Put OI	C/P	Vol/OI note	Read
75	12	0	0	152	—	Volume > OI; confirm with next-day OI	Mixed flow
141	12	3	0	11	—	Volume > OI; confirm with next-day OI	Mixed flow
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TERM / MOVE HIGHLIGHTS

6 expiries from 17 rows

Front expiry implies 0.58% total, or - per day. The curve does not show a clear front/back edge.

Curve read

Flat / unclear

Front daily move

Highest daily

2026-11-20 1.09%

Show highlighted expiry rows

Expiry	DTE	ATM straddle	Move	Daily	Read
2026-11-13	0	$2.70

SOURCE RECONCILIATION

No external IV source reconciliation stored for this run

Use chain-derived values for contract math; do not make absolute-IV trust claims.

No source reconciliation rows available.

SIGNAL STACK

VOL_LEVEL

IV_RV_PROXY_AVAILABLE

Use Volatility tab IV-RV spread proxy; true model-free VRP not computed.

FLOW

CALL_DEMAND

59 strike rows available

TERM

TERM_ROWS_AVAILABLE

17 expiries available

SYNTHESIS

Research-grade setup favors candidate A; event, source, and liquidity checks remain pre-sizing controls.

Preferred

Best risk/reward

Avoid

Naked short options

Undefined-risk short-vol structures

Required before sizing

Confirm event calendar through all expiries

Confirm bid/ask width and open interest

Confirm next-day OI for volume > OI flags

Run out-of-sample validation before automation

CANDIDATE STRUCTURES

A. call credit spread

Defined-risk short-call premium candidate.

preferred

Credit / Debit

$2.40

Max profit

$2.40

Max loss

$2.60

Rank

Underlying below 160

bullish flow can break call side

B. put credit spread

Defined-risk short-put premium candidate.

candidate

Credit / Debit

$2.15

Max profit