Ticker brief
HTZ HERTZ GLOBAL HLDGS INC
Consumer, Non-cyclical · Commercial Services
last close
$2.04
1 day
-6.4%
14 days
+6.2%
mkt cap
$669.4M
signals 14d
99
authors 14d
28
crowd 14d
+1.1σ
Options inteloptions-surface reads · latest available day per source
| metric | reading | context |
|---|---|---|
| IV — ATM 30d | 117% rich · 81 pctile own 1y | IV/HV 1.22× |
| Skew — 25Δ RR 30d | -0.035 26 pctile own 1y | balanced vs own range |
| Net dealer OI (NDOI) | -8.23 thin | 5-session Δ -1.15 (as of 2026-07-16) |
| OI alarm | quiet | last alarm 2026-07-01 (z=2.0) |
Sentiment — last 14 days
daily mean sentiment, 2026-10-04 → 2026-10-16 · now +0.50 (−1 bearish … +1 bullish)
Who spoke28
| author | grade | trader score | signals | mean sent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| @TT_stocks_ | C | -2.20 | 18 | +0.68 |
| @ACInvestorBlog | C | -4.51 | 14 | +0.46 |
| @zohmbastic | C | -2.94 | 12 | +0.25 |
| @OptionsFlowBoss | C | · | 9 | +0.02 |
| @TheBronxViking | C | -2.43 | 8 | +0.47 |
| @OGPennyDawg | C | -2.45 | 5 | +0.50 |
| @PeloSwing | C | +1.05 | 4 | +0.59 |
| @TheNewMoney_app | C | · | 3 | +0.55 |
| @Analytica_X | B | -0.29 | 3 | +0.23 |
| @OracleNYSE | C | +0.83 | 2 | +0.55 |
| @OpenOutcrier | C | · | 2 | +0.10 |
| @DeepSailCapital | A | +1.72 | 2 | +0.38 |
| @be4_the_h3rd | C | -3.02 | 2 | +0.30 |
| @Tautilas | C | -0.32 | 1 | +0.30 |
| @RiskHToIshqH | C | +1.57 | 1 | +0.75 |
| @OddStockTrader | C | -0.30 | 1 | +0.65 |
| @kkernttb | C | -0.95 | 1 | +0.15 |
| @bullishchart | C | -1.21 | 1 | +0.40 |
| @stockgutter | B | -1.02 | 1 | +0.60 |
| @vontuchman | A | -1.02 | 1 | +0.35 |
| @AlphaScout360 | C | -0.12 | 1 | +0.00 |
| @Greatstockpix | C | -1.40 | 1 | +0.25 |
| @AIStockSavvy | C | -1.05 | 1 | -0.45 |
| @ttvresearch | C | +1.59 | 1 | -0.45 |
| @BoxTraderVK | C | -0.97 | 1 | +0.30 |
Recent signals30of 99 in 14d — receipts included
| date (PT) | author | sent | what they said | since then | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-16 | @PeloSwing | +0.35 | Suggests forced covering at market prices could support HTZ. | +17.9% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-16 | @PeloSwing | +0.65 | Claims zero short availability means HTZ is strongly biased upward. | +17.9% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-16 | @PeloSwing | +0.55 | Quantifies extreme HTZ short interest, days to cover, zero availability and surging borrow fees. | +17.9% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-16 | @DeepSailCapital | +0.35 | Reports exhausted borrow availability and a 24.8% borrow rate supporting squeeze mechanics. | +17.9% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-16 | @OracleNYSE | +0.60 | Notes no apparent IBKR short inventory and a 25% borrow rate as potential HTZ squeeze fuel. | +17.9% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-14 | @OptionsFlowBoss | +0.00 | Reports open-interest changes with direction visible only in the chart. | +10.3% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-13 | @TheBronxViking | +0.20 | Reports LQDA gaining more than 50% after hours and hopes SNAP or HTZ replicate it. | +6.2% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-13 | @TheBronxViking | +0.10 | Keeps HTZ on a watch list pending volume or unusual-flow confirmation. | +6.2% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-12 | @AktienTrader1 | +0.55 | Will continue trading HTZ because support looks strong. — Expresses forward trading intent based on strong support despite high beta. | +10.3% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-12 | @OptionsFlowBoss | +0.00 | References HTZ open-interest changes shown in media. | +10.3% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-11 | @OptionsFlowBoss | +0.00 | Shares HTZ gamma heat zones without visible levels or direction. | +6.2% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-09 | @ACInvestorBlog | +0.30 | Author watches whether GME's rally spreads to heavily shorted HTZ. | +6.2% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-09 | @ACInvestorBlog | +0.20 | HTZ is attracting bids. | +6.2% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-08 | @TheNewMoney_app | +0.35 | Reports HTZ options volume 55% above normal with 89% calls. | +4.1% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-08 | @Analytica_X | +0.25 | Balanced thesis sees value in Hertz's network and diversification but flags profitability and capital-efficiency risk. | +4.1% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-08 | @Tickeron | -0.35 | Compares two debt-heavy rental-car operators facing fleet and earnings pressures. | +4.1% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-08 | @OptionsFlowBoss | -0.25 | Options open-interest analysis detects intraday profit taking in HTZ. | +4.1% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-08 | @Analytica_X | +0.05 | Hertz volume was roughly twice normal ahead of Q3 results while shares ended nearly flat. | +4.1% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-07 | @TheNewMoney_app | +0.55 | Reports options volume 673% above normal, with 92% of 241,869 contracts in calls. | -1.4% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-07 | @DanzTrader | +0.45 | Reports unusual October call flow at several strikes and raises short-squeeze potential. | -1.4% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-07 | @TT_stocks_ | +0.40 | Reports a 1.7 million-share HTZ dark-pool purchase at $2.08 after the close. | -1.4% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-07 | @BoxTraderVK | +0.30 | Explains four mechanisms behind rapid price moves using catalyst, oversold, breakout and squeeze examples. | -1.4% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-07 | @OpenOutcrier | -0.20 | Recaps company-specific chatter including probes, competition, leadership and debt talks. | -1.4% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-07 | @TT_stocks_ | +0.80 | Add HTZ shares and calls based on liquidity and financing strength. — Explicitly adds HTZ shares and calls while presenting a detailed solvency thesis. | -1.4% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-07 | @TT_stocks_ | +0.80 | Calls HTZ debt negotiations bullish and sees double-digit upside if terms improve. | -1.4% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-07 | @OGPennyDawg | +0.70 | Buy speculative HTZ December $2.50 calls. — Presents a new speculative call-option trade with strike and expiry month. | -1.4% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-07 | @TheBronxViking | +0.70 | Compares HTZ's weekly setup with its 2020 squeeze and sees potential for an explosive move. | -1.4% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-07 | @TheBronxViking | +0.75 | Sarcastically welcomes another bankruptcy gap as a potential repeat of a 1,400% rally. | -1.4% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-07 | @ttvresearch | -0.45 | Bloomberg reports lenders hiring advisers amid a possible dispute over Hertz debt. | -1.4% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-07 | @AIStockSavvy | -0.45 | Bloomberg reports Hertz lenders hiring advisers as a possible debt dispute approaches. | -1.4% | tweet ↗ |
“Since then” = price move from the close on the signal's date (PT) to the latest close — what happened after they said it, not a backtest. A — means no trading session has closed since the signal yet. Sentiment is our extracted per-tweet score, −1…+1.