Ticker brief
KSS KOHLS CORP
Consumer, Cyclical · Retail
last close
$24.58
1 day
-0.8%
14 days
+20.8%
mkt cap
$2.1B
signals 14d
17
authors 14d
14
crowd 14d
+0.2σ
Options inteloptions-surface reads · latest available day per source
| metric | reading | context |
|---|---|---|
| IV — ATM 30d | 68% mid · 51 pctile own 1y | IV/HV 1.28× |
| Skew — 25Δ RR 30d | -0.000 67 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, 2026-10-05 → 2026-10-15 · now +0.39 (−1 bearish … +1 bullish)
Who spoke14
| author | grade | trader score | signals | mean sent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| @OptionsFlowBoss | C | · | 3 | +0.40 |
| @JohnMuchow | B | -1.31 | 2 | +0.42 |
| @ClassicRoy | C | -1.10 | 1 | +0.00 |
| @MarketMaestro1 | C | -1.30 | 1 | +0.00 |
| @FIREDUpWealth | C | -0.76 | 1 | +0.00 |
| @kkernttb | C | -0.95 | 1 | +0.20 |
| @kulturdesken | B | +0.49 | 1 | +0.30 |
| @bullishchart | C | -1.21 | 1 | -0.15 |
| @_TP888 | C | +0.93 | 1 | -0.60 |
| @ajoenamedjoe | C | -1.37 | 1 | -0.70 |
| @spluscollective | C | -0.98 | 1 | +0.25 |
| @oratnek_ill | C | -0.96 | 1 | +0.10 |
| @SchwabNetwork | C | -0.56 | 1 | +0.00 |
| @IngJuanPa7 | B | +0.98 | 1 | -0.10 |
Recent signals17of 17 in 14d — receipts included
| date (PT) | author | sent | what they said | since then | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-15 | @JohnMuchow | +0.50 | Quantifies improving breadth and retail leadership while identifying AI equities as the weak outlier. | +9.7% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-15 | @OptionsFlowBoss | +0.80 | Rocket emojis express strong bullish sentiment toward KSS. | +9.7% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-15 | @IngJuanPa7 | -0.10 | NRF forecasts 4.2% US holiday-sales growth, while retailers warn of household budget pressure. | +9.7% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-15 | @JohnMuchow | +0.35 | Reports retail and small-cap strength alongside continued severe weakness in AI stocks. | +9.7% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-14 | @SchwabNetwork | +0.00 | Promotes chart and example-trade analysis for three stocks without disclosing directions or levels. | +16.2% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-13 | @oratnek_ill | +0.10 | Daily watchlist identifies pivot and volume setups without explicit entry intent. | +16.5% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-12 | @spluscollective | +0.25 | Author favors broad market opportunities outside semiconductors and AI, citing strong breadth. | +16.1% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-12 | @ajoenamedjoe | -0.70 | Reports highly aggressive KSS put flow with volume far above open interest | +16.1% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-12 | @_TP888 | -0.60 | Reports $475K in aggressive KSS put buying near the stock price | +16.1% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-12 | @bullishchart | -0.15 | Reports $3.52B revenue that was flat year over year, without an estimate comparison. | +16.1% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-12 | @kulturdesken | +0.30 | Author calls W a nice setup joining a working retail theme alongside KSS, SN and ANF. | +16.1% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-11 | @kkernttb | +0.20 | Names a ranked list of favorable technical setups without entry intent. | +20.8% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-08 | @OptionsFlowBoss | +0.00 | Post flags changes in KSS options open interest without stating direction. | +22.2% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-07 | @OptionsFlowBoss | +0.40 | Reports KSS moving higher through mapped gamma heat zones. | +22.2% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-06 | @FIREDUpWealth | +0.00 | Lists stocks with the highest short interest; limited to the first six tickers. | +25.2% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-05 | @MarketMaestro1 | +0.00 | Lists the leading six of a broader ranking of stocks by reported short interest. | +25.9% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-05 | @ClassicRoy | +0.00 | Lists highly shorted stocks using a named third-party news source | +25.9% | 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.