Consumer Discretionary

TJX Companies Inc (TJX) options and signal

Figures as of 28 Sep 2026

TJX is TJX Companies Inc, a Consumer Discretionary name the model ranks every trading day. The options figures are from the close on 28 Sep 2026. The model's figures are from 25 Sep 2026, one trading day behind the latest, as the Free plan shows them. Every model figure is paper trading.

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At a glance

FigureValueDate
IV rank75 of 10028 Sep
At the money IV26.3%28 Sep
Priced move to 30 Oct7.2% down, 7.8% up28 Sep
Call wall and put wall130 and 12528 Sep
Signal and the desk's viewNo signal, view neutral25 Sep
Last close130.2528 Sep
Next report18 Nov 202628 Sep

Options Snapshot

TJX's IV rank is 75 of 100 on 28 Sep 2026.

FigureValue
IV rank75 of 100
At the money IV26.3%, near month, 32 days
Put/call ratio, open interest0.80
Call open interest, strikes captured near the price57,600 contracts
Put open interest, strikes captured near the price46,100 contracts
Cost to trade at the moneyFair, 25.7% of the option's mid price

IV rank is where the at the money IV sits among TJX's own weekly readings, 0 the lowest and 100 the highest.

From the option chain at the close on 28 Sep 2026. Current on every plan.

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Priced Range

On 28 Sep 2026, TJX options priced a move of 7.2 percent down and 7.8 percent up by 30 Oct 2026.

ExpiryDaysDownUpRange
2 Oct 202642.9%2.8%126.48 to 133.85
9 Oct 2026114.5%4.8%124.41 to 136.50
23 Oct 2026256.0%6.4%122.49 to 138.63
30 Oct 2026327.2%7.8%120.93 to 140.45
20 Nov 20265310.6%10.8%116.45 to 144.35
18 Dec 20268112.4%13.0%114.05 to 147.15
19 Mar 202717217.6%19.8%107.35 to 156.05

The range is one standard deviation either side of the close of 130.25, as the option prices imply it.

A priced move restates option prices at the close and says nothing certain about where the price goes.

From the option chain at the close on 28 Sep 2026. Current on every plan.

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Gamma Map

On 28 Sep 2026, TJX's call wall is the 130 strike and its put wall is the 125 strike.

FigureValue
Call wall, most open call gamma130
Put wall, most open put gamma125
Net dollar gamma, calls minus putsminus $425,605
Total dollar gamma, both sides$41.49 million
Close130.25

Dollar gamma is stated for a one percent move in the price.

Net is calls minus puts under the standard convention, not a record of who holds the contracts.

Net gamma changes sign at 3 strikes, so no single flip strike is named.

From the option chain at the close on 28 Sep 2026. Current on every plan.

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Volatility History

On 28 Sep 2026, TJX's at the money IV is 26.3 percent against 20 day realized volatility of 22.0 percent.

FigureValue
At the money IV26.3%
Realized volatility, 20 trading days22.0%
Realized volatility, 60 trading days22.3%
IV against its own weekly recordIn the middle
Weekly readings on record865, from 8 Jan 2010
Weeks the price moved more than the one week priced move25.4% of 252 weeks

Realized volatility is worked out from the daily closes the desk holds, not from the option chain.

From the option chain at the close on 28 Sep 2026. Current on every plan.

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Volatility Weather

On 28 Sep 2026, TJX's at the money IV runs from 25.5 percent at 4 days to 27.5 percent at 172 days.

Days to expiryAt the money IV
425.5%
1124.7%
1824.0%
2524.5%
3925.7%
5327.8%
8126.7%
17227.5%

Far expiries price more volatility than near ones, an upward sloping term structure.

From the option chain at the close on 28 Sep 2026. Current on every plan.

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Volatility Smile

On 28 Sep 2026, at the 32 day expiry, TJX's IV ten percent below the price sits 14.6 points above at the money IV.

Strike areaImplied volatilityAgainst at the money
10% below the price40.9%+14.6 points
At the money26.3%0.0 points
10% above the price26.5%+0.2 points

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Volatility Surface

On 28 Sep 2026, TJX's surface spans 10 expiries out to 172 days, with IV from 23.3 to 43.6 percent near the price.

FigureValue
Expiries captured10
Nearest expiry2 Oct 2026, 4 days
Farthest expiry19 Mar 2027, 172 days
Points within 10% of the price, 7 days out or more82
Lowest IV among them23.3%
Highest IV among them43.6%

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Expiry Ladder

On 28 Sep 2026, TJX has 10 captured expiries, from 2 Oct 2026 to 19 Mar 2027.

ExpiryDaysAt the money IVCall open interestPut open interest
2 Oct 2026425.5%3,3741,043
9 Oct 20261124.7%1,3141,279
16 Oct 20261824.0%13,3107,453
23 Oct 20262524.5%9256,769
30 Oct 20263226.3%300253
6 Nov 20263925.7%176
20 Nov 20265327.8%1,3722,564
18 Dec 20268126.7%13,38110,120
15 Jan 202710926.6%19,27112,793
19 Mar 202717227.5%4,3153,811

Open interest is summed over the strikes captured near the price on each expiry.

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Strike Table

On 28 Sep 2026, TJX's largest open interest sits at the 130 strike, with 13,094 contracts across the captured expiries.

StrikeCall open interestPut open interestTotal
1306,6526,44213,094
1251,88010,90012,780
1356,1926,45312,645
1459,9191,79011,709
1508,0562,26310,319
1407,1422,8119,953

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Since Yesterday

From 25 Sep 2026 to 28 Sep 2026, TJX's at the money IV moved from 23.3 percent to 26.3 percent.

Figure25 Sep28 SepChange
At the money IV23.3%26.3%+2.9 points
Open interest, strikes captured near the price101,738103,670+1,932
Put/call ratio, open interest0.760.80+0.04

Open interest changes cannot identify buyers or sellers.

From the option chain at the close on 28 Sep 2026. Current on every plan.

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Changed Hands

On 28 Sep 2026, 13,521 TJX option contracts traded, 1.2 times its own recent average.

FigureValue
Calls traded7,212
Puts traded6,309
Against its recent average1.2 times
Busier than13 of its last 20 trading days
Open interest, whole chain123,487 contracts
Volume to open interest0.11
Unusual volume flagYes, 2 contracts traded well above open interest
Largest flagged contractThe 140 call expiring 20 Nov, 1,142 traded against 204 open

Traded volume and open interest are shown side by side and never combined. Open interest changes cannot identify buyers or sellers.

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Positioning Replay

The replay holds 33 trading days of TJX's option positioning, from 11 Aug 2026 to 28 Sep 2026.

DateCloseNet dollar gammaTop call strikeTop put strike
11 Aug 2026155.74$463,618160145
21 Sep 2026130.96$227,205130125
28 Sep 2026130.25minus $425,605130125

Each frame restates one nightly capture. Net is calls minus puts, a convention, not who holds the contracts.

From the option chain at the close on 28 Sep 2026. Current on every plan.

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Read-out

On 25 Sep 2026 the desk's view of TJX was neutral, paper trading.

FigureValue
SideNeutral at 45 trading days, no signal
Level above the close132.75, the swing high of 24 Sep 2026
Level below the close127.80, the swing low of 14 Sep 2026
Strategy familyIron condor (sell both sides, defined risk)
Price targetNone. The desk has no price model.

The levels are prices the shares turned at on the chart, with the date of each.

Paper trading. The model's figures from 25 Sep 2026, one trading day behind, as the Free plan shows them.

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Rank by Timeframe

On 25 Sep 2026 TJX sat at the 40th percentile of the model's 45 trading day ranking, paper trading.

TimeframePercentileSide
10 trading days10 of 100Bearish
20 trading days10 of 100Bearish
45 trading days40 of 100Neutral

100 is the top of the ranking. A name in the middle three fifths is neutral.

Paper trading. The model's figures from 25 Sep 2026, one trading day behind, as the Free plan shows them.

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Timeframe Agreement

On 25 Sep 2026 TJX's near timeframes were bearish and its long timeframe was neutral, paper trading.

GroupTimeframesSideOn that side
Near10 day, 20 dayBearish2 of 2
Long45 dayNeutral0 of 1

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Signal History

On 25 Sep 2026 TJX had carried no signal for at least 18 trading days, paper trading.

Trading daySignal45 day percentile
25 Sep 2026None40 of 100
24 Sep 2026None34 of 100
23 Sep 2026None45 of 100
22 Sep 2026None69 of 100
21 Sep 2026None33 of 100
18 Sep 2026None55 of 100
17 Sep 2026None40 of 100
16 Sep 2026None49 of 100

Paper trading. The model's figures from 25 Sep 2026, one trading day behind, as the Free plan shows them.

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Sector Split

On 25 Sep 2026, 27 of 106 Consumer Discretionary names were bullish and 33 were bearish, paper trading.

SectorNamesBullishBearishNeutral
Consumer Discretionary106273346

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Price Chart

TJX closed at 130.25 on 28 Sep 2026.

FigureValue
Last close130.25
Change over 5 trading days-0.5%
Change over 21 trading days-3.0%
Change over 63 trading days-13.9%
Change over 252 trading days-7.9%
52 week high170.00
52 week low122.78
20 day moving average129.14
50 day moving average142.75
200 day moving average153.02
RSI, 14 days41

Worked out from the desk's own daily bars, adjusted for share splits.

From the daily bars through 28 Sep 2026. Current on every plan.

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Earnings Radar

TJX reports next on 18 Nov 2026, a date confirmed by the company.

FigureValue
Next report18 Nov 2026
DateConfirmed by the company

Earnings calendar as of 28 Sep 2026. Current on every plan.

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Company Events

TJX filed 1 current report in the 14 days to 28 Sep 2026, the latest on 17 Sep 2026.

FiledReportWhat it covers
17 Sep 2026Current reportDeparture of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

Filings as of 28 Sep 2026. Current on every plan.

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Public Filings

The filings the desk holds carry 2 recent trades in TJX shares.

FiledWhoTradeSize
25 Sep 2026. Kevin Hern, member of CongressSold$1,001 to $15,000
25 Sep 2026. Kevin Hern, member of CongressSold part$1,001 to $15,000

Every filing is reproduced as filed, and each one reaches the public days or weeks after the trade.

Filings as of 28 Sep 2026. Current on every plan.

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Short Volume

On 25 Sep 2026, 35.2 percent of TJX's reported volume at the covered venues was marked short.

FigureValue
Short sale share, 25 Sep35.2%
Five day average37.5%
52 week median40.6%

Short sale volume counts trades marked short at the covered venues, mostly off exchange. It is not the same as short interest.

Short volume as of 25 Sep 2026. Current on every plan.

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Seasonality

In the 23 Septembers on record, TJX's average change was minus 0.2 percent, and it rose in 56.5 percent of them.

MonthAverage changeMiddle changeShare of years upYears
September-0.2%+1.4%56.5%23
October+1.1%+0.5%52.2%23
November+3.5%+4.5%73.9%23

Each figure is a month end to month end change in past years. A past month says nothing certain about the next one.

Monthly history through 28 Sep 2026. Current on every plan.

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Headlines

The desk's news feeds carried 1 headline naming TJX in the 3 days to 28 Sep 2026.

FigureValue
Headlines in the window1
Latest28 Sep 2026

The titles are in the Headlines window, with the time each was published.

Headlines as of 28 Sep 2026. Current on every plan.

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Questions

What is TJX's IV rank?
TJX's IV rank is 75 of 100 on 28 Sep 2026.
What move are TJX options pricing?
On 28 Sep 2026, TJX options priced a move of 7.2 percent down and 7.8 percent up by 30 Oct 2026.
Where are TJX's call wall and put wall?
On 28 Sep 2026, TJX's call wall is the 130 strike and its put wall is the 125 strike.
What was the desk's latest view of TJX on the Free plan?
On 25 Sep 2026 the desk's view of TJX was neutral, paper trading.
When does TJX report earnings next?
TJX reports next on 18 Nov 2026, a date confirmed by the company.

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