This week’s named earnings setups

Named setups from this week’s earnings analysis, week of Sep 21. The reasoning is here in full. Strikes, sizing, and entry timing are part of the paid plan, and every call lands on the public track record once it settles.

SNX · Bullish · Thursday, September 24, Before Open · Bull Put Spread

The week's strongest bull signal. Est. annual return +21.2% with forecast growth of 16.2%, a 0% 1Y miss rate and a 45% beat rate. The last quarter was a clean beat: of earnings per share against expected, on revenue of , up 31%, driven by server demand for the AI buildout.

COST · Bearish · Thursday, September 24, After Close · Bear Call Spread

The largest company reporting this week and its strongest bear signal. Est. annual return -22.6%, well inside the strong-bear band, on a Blended P/E of 43.43 against a Normal P/E of 30.06 (44% above). With the macro gate not in force, the valuation case is enough to act on.

CTAS · Bearish · Wednesday, September 23, Before Open · Bear Call Spread

The second-strongest bear signal on the calendar. Est. annual return -20.0% puts it in the strong-bear band, on a Blended P/E of 38.69 against a Normal P/E of 26.26 (47% above), with forecast growth of 11.4% that does not justify the premium on its own.

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