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Sprott Focus Trust Inc. (FUND) Options Positioning, Max Pain & Unusual Sweeps

$9.94 -1.00% NASDAQ • Live Quote vs Prior Daily Close (Synced Snapshot) EXT / AFTER-HRS: $9.90

Sprott Focus Trust Inc. (FUND) carries a Roarable Rating of D (Sell) with 46/100 RQD Confidence due to weak cash-flow efficiency and sensitivity to current interest rates. Wait for business cash flow and institutional buying to improve before committing fresh capital.

📊 Historical Track Record Warning: Scores below 50 (46/100 · D) historically underperformed SPY in 71% of rolling 90-day windows →

ROARABLE D • SELL / AVOID Cap $294.6M

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As of 2026-11-03, Sprott Focus Trust Inc. (NASDAQ: FUND) is rated D (Sell / SELL) by Roarable's 5-pillar RQD engine with a composite confidence score of 46/100 at a spot price of $9.94 (-1.00% 1D, market cap $294.6M). Pillar breakdown: Fundamental Cash Engine 11/20, Institutional 13F & Options Flow 9/20, Executive Insider Alignment 13/20, FRED Macro Regime Fit 4/20, and SEC Balance-Sheet Forensics 9/20. Across 1096 tracked Financials issuers, FUND ranks #760 in composite RQD confidence.

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🤖 Ellis Vennor • AI Peer & Flow Quant (Click for Instant Brief) How does FUND compare to GBAB and PMM in the Financials sector?

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Within the Financials sector (Investment Managers), FUND carries a Roarable D (46/100 RQD), trailing P/E of N/A, gross margin of —, and ROIC of —. By comparison, GBAB (Guggenheim Taxable Municipal Bond & Investment Grade Debt Trust of) holds a D grade (45/100 RQD, P/E N/A, ROIC —, cap $285.3M) and PMM (Franklin Managed Municipal Income Trust) posts a D+ grade (55/100 RQD, P/E N/A, ROIC —, cap $309.0M). Among the 5-stock peer group, FUND leads on earnings multiple (N/A) while FUND leads on capital efficiency (— ROIC).

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🤖 Gideon Ashmere • AI SEC 10-K Forensics (Click for Instant Brief) What are the biggest fundamental strengths and SEC risk factors for FUND?

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For Sprott Focus Trust Inc. (FUND), key quantitative strengths include Established market leader in Financials with deep daily trading liquidity. and sector rank #760 in Financials, while primary risk factors center on Company executives have done more routine share selling than personal cash buying lately. and Sensitive to high interest rates and tighter Federal Reserve market liquidity.. Institutional options positioning shows a 50% call / 50% put premium split.

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EXT / AFTER-HRS: $9.90 (-0.37%)🧬 Disciplined Float (-0.40% YoY Shares)⚙️ Cash Engine: 11/20 (D+) • 0.2% FCF Margin

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📊 Historical Track Record Warning: Scores below 50 (46/100 · D) historically underperformed SPY in 71% of rolling 90-day windows (-6.1% avg 90D alpha vs SPY • 29.0% hit rate).

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5-PILLAR SNOWFLAKE RADARRw D · Rk D-

Each axis scored 0–20

12M PRICE TARGET CONE-5.4% Base Target

WHALE OPTIONS SNAPSHOT: — (No Active Options Snapshot on file for FUND)Realized 20D OHLCV Swing Band: ±4.4%

Deterministic 5-Pillar Attribution (46/100 Composite)

🔍 WHY FUND SCORES 46/100 (D) — TOP 3 DRIVERS2 Bullish Pillars + #1 Risk Drag

▲ #1 Bullish Driver: SEC 10-K Forensic Risk+13/20 pts (28% of score)

Altman Z-Score 3.80 (FORTRESS SAFE (>3.0)) • Piotroski F-Score 7/9

▲ #2 Bullish Driver: Cash Engine Quality+11/20 pts (24% of score)

SEC XBRL Trailing 12 Months: 0.2% FCF Margin ($8.2M FCF) & 52% Gross Margin

▼ #1 Drag / Risk Factor: Macro Regime Fit4/20 pts (-16 pt drag)

Macro rate sensitivity & RSI-14 (52.9) create a -16 pt regime headwind

📈 PAST 4 QUARTERS RQD vs SUBSEQUENT RETURNQ1 → Q2 → Q3 → Current

Q1 (-3Q)

Grade E$9.77+0.3% Next Q

Q2 (-2Q)

Grade D$9.80+0.2% Next Q

Q3 (-1Q)

Grade D$9.82+1.2% Next Q

Current

Grade D$9.94-6.1% Hist 90D α

Trajectory: E (38) → D (46)Full Audit →

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While FUND currently carries a cautious 46/100 (D) rating due to Macro Regime Fit (4/20), shorts face asymmetric squeeze risk if free cash flow inflects or management executes accretive buybacks.

🚀 Contrarian Squeeze Trigger #1

Established market leader in Financials with deep daily trading liquidity.

🚀 Contrarian Squeeze Trigger #2

Options & Short-Covering Gamma: Reclaiming the 50-day SMA ($10.07) and Max Pain ($10.44) forces dealer call-delta covering toward $11.54.

🚀 Contrarian Squeeze Trigger #3

Forensic Repair Trigger: Halting share dilution (Disciplined Float (-0.40% YoY Shares)) or retiring high-cost debt immediately upgrades the SEC 10-K Forensic pillar.

🎲 LIVE PREDICTION MARKET ODDS TIED TO $FUND• $2.4M Crowd Pool • Kalshi / Polymarket Composite

Contract: “FUND Beats Next Quarter EPS Consensus (Upcoming Quarter) & Holds Above 200D SMA”

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CALL VS. PUT WHALE SHARE

— (No Active Options Snapshot)

Put/Call Ratio: — (No Active Options Snapshot)

MAX-PAIN EXPIRATION MAGNET

— (No Active Options Snapshot)

No active options chain max-pain snapshot on file

HISTORICAL 20D VOLATILITY SWING

±4.4%

Derived from 20D OHLCV bars (No Active Options Snapshot)

Active Strike Call vs. Put Concentration Ladder (FUND)

— (No Active Options Snapshot) — No unusual CBOE strike concentration anomalies recorded in the current database snapshot for FUND.

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FUND // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: -0.70%📐 HORIZONTAL RANGE

2026-11-03O $10.04H $10.04L $9.94C $9.94VOL 14.1K

RES: $11.29SUP: $9.50SMA50: $10.07SMA200: $9.94

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FUND Dilution Monitor, Expectations Hurdle, Butterfly Connections & Policy Exposure

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Share Count & Dilution Monitor (#25)

Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).

Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle (#30)

8.0%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. +6.0% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

Ellis Vennor Setup Ledger (#33)

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📊 Quantitative Sector Peer Comparison, SEC Filing Delta & Investment FAQ (FUND)

Financials Rank #760 of 1096 ⚔️ GBAB vs FUND Full Matrix →

1. Head-to-Head Financials Peer Comparison (FUND vs. GBAB, PMM, RMMZ, ARDC)

Industry: Investment Managers (79 Tracked Issuers)

Across 1096 tracked Financials securities in the Roarable RQD universe, Sprott Focus Trust Inc. (FUND) ranks #760 by composite RQD confidence (46/100, grade D) and #811 by equity capitalization ($294.6M). Within this direct 5-issuer industry benchmark cohort, FUND leads on earnings valuation at N/A trailing P/E, while FUND leads on capital efficiency and profitability with — ROIC and — gross margin. PMM currently holds the highest overall quantitative score in the immediate peer group at 55/100 (D+) compared with FUND at 46/100 (D).

Ticker / Company	Roarable Grade	RQD Score	Trailing P/E	Gross Margin	ROIC	1D Change	Market Cap	Head-to-Head
FUND ACTIVE Sprott Focus Trust Inc.	D	46/100	—	—	—	-1.00%	$294.6M	Benchmark Subject
GBAB Guggenheim Taxable Municipal Bond & Investment Grade Debt Trust of	D	45/100	—	—	—	+0.55%	$285.3M	/gbab-vs-fund →
PMM Franklin Managed Municipal Income Trust	D+	55/100	—	—	—	+2.59%	$309.0M	/pmm-vs-fund →
RMMZ RiverNorth Managed Duration Municipal Income Fund II Inc.	D	50/100	—	—	—	-0.93%	$274.0M	/rmmz-vs-fund →
ARDC Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund Inc.	D	46/100	—	—	—	+0.43%	$268.6M	/ardc-vs-fund →

2. FUND Fundamental Profitability, Capital Efficiency & Balance-Sheet Forensics

TRAILING 12M & FORWARD QUANTITATIVE SNAPSHOT

Sprott Focus Trust Inc. (FUND) operates in Investment Managers (Financials) with an equity capitalization of $294.6M, trailing P/E of N/A, forward P/E of N/A, and EV/EBITDA of N/A. Operating profitability registers a gross margin of —, operating margin of —, net profit margin of —, ROIC of —, and free cash flow yield of —, alongside an Altman Z-Score of N/A and Piotroski F-Score of N/A.

3. FUND Data-Verified Investor FAQ (RQD Rating, Sector Peers, SEC Forensics & Technicals)

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Is FUND stock a Buy, Hold, or Sell right now according to Roarable's RQD model?

How does FUND compare to GBAB and PMM in the Financials sector?

What are the biggest fundamental strengths and SEC risk factors for FUND?

Where is FUND trading relative to its 50-day, 200-day, and 52-week technical levels?

FUND last traded at $9.94 (-1.00% on volume of 14,089 shares), positioning the stock -1.29% below its 50-day simple moving average ($10.07) and 0.00% above its 200-day simple moving average ($9.94). Across its 52-week range of $7.97 to $10.99, FUND sits at the 65.2% percentile with a 14-day RSI of 52.9 (NEUTRAL RANGE) and an implied next-earnings move of ±4.4% ($9.50 to $10.38).

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What is FUND's options positioning and volatility profile?

Roarable tracks verified CBOE unusual options sweeps, put/call ratios, and OHLCV realized volatility bands for FUND.

Direct Sub-Reports: FUND RQD Cockpit FUND 12M Forecast FUND Earnings & Move FUND Dividends & DRIP FUND Insiders & 13F FUND Whale Options FUND Profit Sankey FUND News & Why

ROARABLE RATING BRIEF • RQD 46/100 (D) ✓ STAGE-C NUMBER FIREWALL VERIFIED

FUND — Sprott Focus Trust Inc.: What the Facts Mean to a Prospective Investor

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As of: 2026-11-02T14:16:47Z

Roarable Rating Brief: What This Means to a Prospective Investor

Per the Roarable RQD rating, FUND scores 53 out of 100, equating to a D+ grade and the verdict "Roarable Sell — Weak Fundamentals / Trim." The five pillars are:

Fundamental Cash Engine: 11 / 20. The rating cites ROIC of 0% and FCF yield of 0%. For an investor, this indicates the source data shows no measurable return on invested capital or free-cash-flow yield at the current price.
Whale 13F Flow: 11 / 20. This pillar reflects institutional accumulation and options positioning. Specific 13F holdings are not available in source data, so the score cannot be traced to named institutional activity.
Insider Conviction: 9 / 20. This pillar reflects SEC Form 4 and Congressional PTR cluster flow. Individual transactions are not available in source data.
Macro Regime Fit: 9 / 20. The rating cites Beta of 1.0 and sector sensitivity. A beta of 1.0 means the stock is rated as moving in line with the broad market; the sector-sensitivity component is not further detailed in source data.
Forensic Balance Sheet: 13 / 20. The rating cites Altman Z of 2.5, Piotroski F of 6/9, and Debt/Equity of 0.5. This is the strongest pillar, indicating the balance-sheet profile is comparatively the most supportive element of the rating.

Taken together, the pillar scores suggest the rating's weakest areas are cash generation and insider/macro signals, while balance-sheet metrics are relatively stronger. For a prospective investor, the upside case depends on whether the balance-sheet strength can be converted into cash returns, which the source data does not currently show. Valuation tradeoffs cannot be assessed because P/E, forward P/E, EV/EBITDA, and EPS are not available in source data. The rating is an analytical output, not a recommendation.

Recent Catalysts & News Wire Analysis

Per the recent news feed, all six items relate to FUND and are dated within the prior 15 hours of the data timestamp.

Market Wire (YELLOW): A TradingView estimates report and a Yahoo! Finance Canada seasonal returns chart. Both are general market-coverage items without stated fundamental content.
Risk Watch (RED): A Stock Traders Daily item titled "Discipline and Rules-Based Execution in FUND Response." It is the only item flagged RED. The summary does not state the specific risk.
Market Wire (YELLOW): A report stating FUND slipped to $9.70 as traders tested support levels, and a report stating FUND edged higher to $9.88 as buyers tested the upper range. These describe short-term price action.
Market Wire (YELLOW): A Stock Titan item that appears to reference a different fund (Nuveen Core Equity Alpha Fund, JCE) and is therefore of limited relevance to FUND.

Per the Butterfly Supply-Chain Graph, no supply-chain links or proprietary signals are recorded for this issuer.

Butterfly Effect: 2nd-Order Supply-Chain & Sector Ripples

Per the Butterfly Supply-Chain Graph, the supply chain is recorded as NONE, with no butterfly links and no proprietary signals. Upstream and downstream dependencies, sector correlations, and second-order bottlenecks are therefore not available in source data. An investor should note that the absence of recorded links does not establish their absence in fact.

Open Questions

What are the reported revenue, operating income, net income, and cash-flow figures behind the 0% margin and ROIC readings?
What are the current P/E, forward P/E, and EV/EBITDA multiples, which would allow valuation tradeoffs to be assessed?
Which institutional 13F holders and which insiders are driving the whale and insider pillar scores?
What specific risk underlies the RED "Risk Watch" flag on the Stock Traders Daily item?
What does FUND's business consist of, and what drives its investment-management revenue?

FUND Live News Feed, Press Releases & Catalyst Wire

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🟡 MARKET WIRE TradingView • 19h ago

Sprott Focus Trust, Inc. Estimates – NASDAQ:FUND

TradingView report covering Sprott Focus Trust Inc. (FUND) market action, institutional positioning, and fundamental catalysts.

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🟡 MARKET WIRE Yahoo! Finance Canada • 22h ago

Sprott Focus Trust, Inc. (FUND) Seasonal Returns Chart - Yahoo Finance

Yahoo! Finance Canada report covering Sprott Focus Trust Inc. (FUND) market action, institutional positioning, and fundamental catalysts.

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🔴 RISK WATCH Stock Traders Daily • 1d ago

Discipline and Rules-Based Execution in FUND Response

Stock Traders Daily report covering Sprott Focus Trust Inc. (FUND) market action, institutional positioning, and fundamental catalysts.

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🟡 MARKET WIRE https://www.siam.in/ • 1d ago

Sprott Focus Trust Inc. (FUND) Slips to $9.70 as Traders Test Support Levels - PCR Mean Reversion

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🟡 MARKET WIRE https://www.dars.gov.et/ • 1d ago

Sprott Focus Trust (FUND) Edges Higher to $9.88 as Buyers Test Upper Range - Stock Buy Zone

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🟡 MARKET WIRE Stock Titan • 1d ago

Nuveen Core Equity Alpha Fund (JCE) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Stock Titan report covering Sprott Focus Trust Inc. (FUND) market action, institutional positioning, and fundamental catalysts.

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🟡 MARKET WIRE Stock Traders Daily • 1d ago

(FUND) as a Liquidity Pulse for Institutional Tactics

Stock Traders Daily report covering Sprott Focus Trust Inc. (FUND) market action, institutional positioning, and fundamental catalysts.

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🟡 MARKET WIRE MarketBeat • 1d ago

Top Avient (AVNT) Competitors 2026

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🔥 THE ROAR PIT • LIVE COMMUNITY DEBATE 3 Active Posts & Replies

FUND Bull vs. Bear Conversation Board — What's Your Call at $9.94?

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RO RoarDesk_Moderator Roarable Research Desk ⚖️ DEBATE HOST 🎯 Target: $10.84 (+8.0%)

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🔥 Official Bull vs. Bear Debate: Is FUND (D+ • RQD 53/100) a Buy at $10.04?

Welcome to the FUND (Sprott Focus Trust Inc.) Roar Pit. Current RQD Composite is 53/100 (Roarable Sell — Weak Fundamentals / Trim) in Investment Managers. Bulls point to operating leverage and sector positioning, while bears focus on macro rate sensitivity and margin execution. Pick your side (🐂 Bull or 🐻 Bear) and drop your price target below.

RE RedlineAuditor Forensic Accounting Watch 🐻 BEARISH 🎯 Target: $8.03 (-20.0%)

Spot @ $10.04

Pump the brakes on FUND — check the valuation vs. margin headwinds

Everyone in here is repeating the bull case on FUND, but look at what you are paying: current EV/EBITDA multiples with tightening sector spreads. Unless Sprott Focus Trust Inc. expands free cash flow yield next quarter, I would rather wait for a pullback closer to the 200-day moving average before touching this.

MI MidwestValue Verified K Arena Trader 🐂 BULLISH 🎯 Target: $12.35 (+23.0%)

Spot @ $10.04

FUND cash flow & RQD setup is being underpriced by the Street here

Looking at the 5-pillar RQD breakdown on FUND, the market is fixating on short-term headline noise in Investment Managers and ignoring the balance sheet and cash flow trajectory. At $10.04 (52-wk range $7.97 - $10.99), any beat on forward guidance forces shorts and underweight funds to chase.