To The Moon

$Target(TGT)$ $Wal-Mart(WMT)$ $Dollar Tree(DLTR)$  🎯 Executive Summary I’m convinced Target’s Q3 print exposes a retailer caught in structural cost pressure while a discretionary recession deepens. The stock slipped nearly 3% pre-market after adjusted EPS landed at $1.78 vs $1.71 expected while revenue missed at $25.27B vs $25.29B consensus. Management cut full-year guidance to $7 to $8 EPS from $7 to $9 and guided Q4 sales to decline low single digits. Options flow surged to 6x normal volume with aggressive positioning in Nov 90C and Jan 90P. Same-day services via Circle 360 jumped more than 35% and Roundel ads climbed nearly 18%, yet gross margin eased to 28

$Target(TGT)$ $Wal-Mart(WMT)$ $Dollar Tree(DLTR)$  🎯 Executive Summary I’m convinced Target’s Q3 print exposes a retailer caught in structural cost pressure while a discretionary recession deepens. The stock slipped nearly 3% pre-market after adjusted EPS landed at $1.78 vs $1.71 expected while revenue missed at $25.27B vs $25.29B consensus. Management cut full-year guidance to $7 to $8 EPS from $7 to $9 and guided Q4 sales to decline low single digits. Options flow surged to 6x normal volume with aggressive positioning in Nov 90C and Jan 90P. Same-day services via Circle 360 jumped more than 35% and Roundel ads climbed nearly 18%, yet gross margin eased to 28