Ticker brief
KSS KOHLS CORP
Consumer, Cyclical · Retail
last close
$17.50
1 day
-3.6%
14 days
-8.9%
mkt cap
$2.1B
signals 14d
43
authors 14d
31
crowd 14d
-0.1σ
Options inteloptions-surface reads · latest available day per source
| metric | reading | context |
|---|---|---|
| IV — ATM 30d | 81% mid · 74 pctile own 1y | IV/HV 1.43× (as of 2026-08-06) |
| Skew — 25Δ RR 30d | +0.005 63 pctile own 1y | balanced vs own range |
| Net dealer OI (NDOI) | +1.95 normal | 5-session Δ +0.79 (as of 2026-07-16) |
| OI alarm | quiet | last alarm 2025-08-27 (z=2.2) |
Sentiment — last 14 days
daily mean sentiment, 2026-08-17 → 2026-08-28 · now +0.00 (−1 bearish … +1 bullish)
Who spoke31
| author | grade | trader score | signals | mean sent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| @ttvresearch | C | +0.30 | 5 | +0.00 |
| @earnings_watch | B | -1.99 | 4 | +0.00 |
| @OptionSamurai | C | · | 2 | +0.28 |
| @vnkumarvnk | C | +0.45 | 2 | +0.00 |
| @CheddaFreeze | C | -1.88 | 2 | +0.00 |
| @OptionsFlowBoss | C | · | 2 | +0.00 |
| @ClassicRoy | C | -1.52 | 2 | -0.08 |
| @ineedsow | C | -1.58 | 1 | -0.25 |
| @SemaforoF | C | -0.12 | 1 | -0.30 |
| @BenBSP | C | +0.51 | 1 | +0.00 |
| @eWhispers | A | · | 1 | +0.00 |
| @joinyellowbrick | C | -0.82 | 1 | +0.00 |
| @_TP888 | C | -1.12 | 1 | +0.65 |
| @eugeniodeveze | C | +1.08 | 1 | +0.00 |
| @TheETFTracker | C | -0.94 | 1 | +0.00 |
| @bespokeinvest | A | -0.89 | 1 | +0.00 |
| @AnthonySandford | C | · | 1 | +0.00 |
| @4ki4 | C | -1.93 | 1 | +0.00 |
| @WallStDiaries | C | -0.20 | 1 | +0.00 |
| @MikeZaccardi | B | -3.47 | 1 | -0.15 |
| @EmmanuelInvest | C | -1.11 | 1 | +0.50 |
| @schaeffers | C | +3.18 | 1 | +0.00 |
| @newsinvesting | C | · | 1 | +0.50 |
| @JeffMacke | B | -0.82 | 1 | -0.15 |
| @AlphaSenseInc | B | +1.04 | 1 | +0.50 |
Recent signals30of 43 in 14d — receipts included
| date (PT) | author | sent | what they said | since then | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-28 | @ClassicRoy | +0.00 | Lists options with decreasing implied volatility. | — | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-26 | @BarbarianCap | -0.30 | Kohl's says lower-income customers are under financial pressure. | -2.5% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-26 | @ClassicRoy | -0.15 | Lists stocks with increasing unusual put-option volume. | -2.5% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-26 | @VincentAuGondor | -0.50 | Mediocre earnings reinforce the author's bearish view of direct consumer businesses. | -2.5% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-26 | @beikoku05 | +0.10 | Premarket roundup reports weak guidance, earnings reactions and an SAP downgrade. | -2.5% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-26 | @OpenOutcrier | -0.60 | Reports lower profit and sales at Kohl's despite a tariff-refund benefit. | -2.5% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-26 | @Newsquawk | +0.10 | Premarket movers reflect guidance, earnings and a UBS upgrade. | -2.5% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-26 | @XRPholder2017 | +0.45 | KSS beat EPS, missed revenue, and raised FY26 earnings guidance despite softer sales guidance. | -2.5% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-26 | @AlphaSenseInc | +0.50 | Kohl's reported Q2 results and raised its full-year 2026 financial outlook. | -2.5% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-26 | @JeffMacke | -0.15 | Previews retail earnings, calling Kohl's and Bath & Body Works mediocre while highlighting ANF and WSM. | -2.5% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-26 | @newsinvesting | +0.50 | Reports Kohl's shares falling despite an earnings beat and raised guidance. | -2.5% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-26 | @schaeffers | +0.00 | Reports implied earnings moves for six companies reporting this morning. | -2.5% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-26 | @EmmanuelInvest | +0.50 | Kohl's reports Q2 results, raises FY26 guidance and restarts repurchases. | -2.5% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-26 | @MikeZaccardi | -0.15 | Anticipates potentially sharp retailer-specific news moves this morning. | -2.5% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-26 | @CheddaFreeze | +0.00 | Lists Wednesday macro releases, a Microsoft AI-regulation event and scheduled company earnings. | -2.5% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-25 | @WallStDiaries | +0.00 | Lists August 26 earnings times, highlighting Nvidia after the close. | -1.0% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-25 | @4ki4 | +0.00 | Lists today's PCE release and scheduled earnings; only the first six explicit tickers are retained. | -1.0% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-25 | @earnings_watch | +0.00 | Explains that earnings gaps, intraday excursions, closes, and option P&L require distinct datasets. | -1.0% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-25 | @AnthonySandford | +0.00 | Recaps a quiet trading stream and two completed ES scalps rather than presenting a new trade. | -1.0% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-25 | @bespokeinvest | +0.00 | Lists six companies scheduled to report earnings the following day. | -1.0% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-25 | @TheETFTracker | +0.00 | Lists six companies reporting earnings before Wednesday's open. | -1.0% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-25 | @earnings_watch | +0.00 | Quantifies KSS's May 2025 earnings path: +12.3% open, +23% peak, and -0.7% close. | -1.0% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-25 | @eugeniodeveze | +0.00 | Lists companies reporting after the close or before the next day's open. | -1.0% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-25 | @ttvresearch | +0.00 | Publishes an August 26 premarket earnings calendar with release times and implied moves. | -1.0% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-25 | @ttvresearch | +0.00 | Publishes an August 26 calendar covering earnings, PCE and Jackson Hole events. | -1.0% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-25 | @OptionsFlowBoss | -0.55 | Reports put buyers in KSS. | -1.0% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-25 | @OptionsFlowBoss | +0.55 | Reports a $333K KSS call buyer. | -1.0% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-25 | @_TP888 | +0.65 | Reports aggressive $220K ask-side call flow at the $19 strike. | -1.0% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-25 | @joinyellowbrick | +0.00 | Catalogs third-party stock write-ups; WWW is explicitly bearish and KNSL is a watchlist item. | -1.0% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-25 | @earnings_watch | +0.00 | Compares implied earnings moves with two- and ten-year historical averages across five stocks. | -1.0% | 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.