JQC Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund

XNYS
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JQC — —
Key stats
About
Exchange
XNYS
Market Cap
$0.7B
List Date
2003-06-26
CIK
0001227476
Homepage
https://www.nuveen.com

Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund is a diversified closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to provide high current income and total return. The Fund mainly invests in senior loans, high-yield corporate debt, and collateralized loan obligation (CLO) debt.

Fund profile
Taxable Bond Investment-Grade Corporate Nuveen
Expense ratio
—
Assets
$614M
shares × price, Oct 21, 2026
Trailing yield
—
Average daily volume
$3.7M
30 sessions
Holdings
—
Listed
Jun 26, 2003
NYSE
FrenzyCap ETF score
58
how it is built
Costn/a
Liquidity52
Scale66
Diversificationn/a

Moves with. US large-cap stocks (9% of its variance, beta 0.27). These factors explain 12% of its daily moves over the last year, so most of what drives this fund is something else.

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Summary
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No summary data available for this symbol yet.

Each spoke is this symbol's rank within its sector (0–100; the dotted ring marks the sector median at 50). Higher is more constructive for a long. One spoke — News sentiment — is an absolute reading, not a sector rank. Grayed spokes have no data. A fuller shape is a summary, not a recommendation.

Chart
Seasonality
'21'22'23'24'25'26Avg
Jan0.79%-0.46%4.42%1.51%-2.27%2.58%1.09%
Feb-0.16%-5.83%-2.02%1.66%-0.36%-4.68%-1.90%
Mar0.31%1.31%-4.66%0.00%-2.71%-0.61%-1.06%
Apr1.37%-6.18%-0.78%-0.54%-1.31%0.62%-1.14%
May-1.50%-6.83%-3.35%-0.18%-2.06%-0.21%-2.35%
Jun2.58%-5.63%2.43%-0.89%2.08%0.62%0.20%
Jul-3.40%4.56%0.20%1.42%1.47%-1.55%0.45%
Aug-1.81%-1.28%0.79%1.05%0.00%-0.21%-0.24%
Sep0.77%-4.49%-1.17%-0.34%-5.05%-0.63%-1.82%
Oct1.23%-3.08%-1.81%-0.17%-4.11%-5.70%*-2.27%
Nov-0.15%5.94%1.00%2.27%-0.59%--1.69%
Dec-0.46%-5.21%2.35%-2.90%-1.57%---1.56%
Total-0.57%-24.83%-2.93%2.81%-15.50%-9.61%-8.44%
Technical Indicators

Quick-reference for reading the values below. Indicators combine to confirm a view — no single one is a trade signal on its own.

Trend Indicators
  • SMA 20 / 50 / 200 — price above = uptrend, below = downtrend. SMA 50 crossing SMA 200 is the golden/death cross.
  • EMA 12 / 26 — faster-reacting averages; 12 above 26 is short-term bullish.
  • MACD — bullish when MACD > signal (green badge), bearish when below. Divergence from price often precedes reversals.
  • ADX (14) — trend strength regardless of direction. <20 range, 20–25 weak trend, 25–50 trend, >50 strong trend.
  • +DI / −DI — +DI > −DI favors bulls; the reverse favors bears. Read alongside ADX.
Momentum Oscillators
  • RSI (14) — <30 oversold, >70 overbought. 40–60 is neutral; trending names can stay extreme.
  • Stochastic %K / %D — <20 oversold, >80 overbought. %K crossing %D is an early momentum signal.
  • Williams %R — inverted scale: <−80 oversold, >−20 overbought.

Oscillators work best in range-bound markets; in strong trends they give premature reversal signals.

Volume & Volatility
  • Bollinger Bands — price at upper band = overbought, lower = oversold. Narrow bands (squeeze) often precede expansion.
  • OBV — cumulative volume; rising OBV confirms uptrend, falling OBV confirms downtrend. Divergence from price is a warning.
  • Vol SMA 20 / Vol ROC — today's volume vs. 20-day average. Positive ROC with price move = conviction.
  • ATR / True Range — average daily $ move; sizing and stop-loss reference.
  • HV 20 / 30 / 60 — realized (historical) volatility. Compare to IV on the options cards: IV > HV = rich premium.

Confluence matters: trend + momentum + volume agreeing carries far more weight than any single indicator. For how these feed the spread scanner score, see the algorithm docs →

Trend Indicators

SMA 20: $4.61
SMA 50: $4.68
SMA 200: $4.82
Current: $4.47
EMA 12: $4.55
EMA 26: $4.60
MACD: -0.0561 | Signal: -0.0095
BEARISH
ADX (14): 24.96
WEAK TREND
+DI: 11.71
−DI: 29.91

Momentum Oscillators

RSI (14): 33.82
NEUTRAL
Stoch %K: 15.74
Stoch %D: 13.43
Williams %R: -92.00

Volume & Volatility

BB Upper: $4.78
BB Lower: $4.44
NEUTRAL
OBV: -3,998,891
Vol SMA 20: 892,727
Vol ROC: -15.42%
ATR: $0.05
True Range: $0.08
HV 20: 16.3%
HV 30: 14.7%
HV 60: 11.6%

Data Summary

Data Points: 500
Last Updated:
Date Range: 2024-10-23T00:00:00 – 2026-10-21T00:00:00
AI Analysis

LLM Stock Analysis Report: JQC

Executive Summary

Overall assessment: NEUTRAL with confidence level (6/10) Key drivers and primary risks:

  • Technical indicators suggest a range-bound market, with price oscillating between upper and lower Bollinger Bands.
  • Recent news headlines have been neutral, with no significant events or catalysts driving the stock's movement.
  • Risk metrics indicate low volatility, making the stock less sensitive to market fluctuations.

Investment thesis: JQC is a stable investment opportunity with moderate growth potential. The stock's beta suggests it moves less than the broader market, making it an attractive option for investors seeking reduced risk exposure.

Recent news sentiment impact: The neutral news headlines have had no significant impact on the stock's price movement.

Technical Analysis

Trend Direction:

  • Short-term (1-4 weeks): NEUTRAL
  • Medium-term (1-3 months): RANGE-BOUND
  • Long-term (3-12 months): UPTREND

Support/Resistance Levels:

  • SMA 20: $4.82
  • Upper Bollinger Band: $4.86

Momentum Signals:

  • RSI interpretation: NEUTRAL (48.11)
  • MACD signal: BULLISH (0.00 / Signal: 0.00 / Histogram: 0.00)
  • Bollinger Bands position: NEUTRAL (price oscillating between upper and lower bands)

Volume Analysis:

  • Volume SMA 20: 554810.30
  • On-Balance Volume (OBV): 3008819.11
  • Volume Rate of Change: -29.35%

News & Sentiment Analysis

Recent Headlines Summary: Neutral headlines from Seeking Alpha, focusing on general market commentary and routine announcements.

Sentiment Assessment: Aggregate news sentiment is NEUTRAL, with no significant events or catalysts driving the stock's movement.

Catalyst Identification: No upcoming events, earnings, product launches, or regulatory changes that could significantly impact the stock's price.

Market Narrative: The neutral news headlines align with the technical signals, suggesting a range-bound market with no clear direction.

Risk & Volatility Assessment

Risk Metrics:

  • Beta: 0.26 (vs SPY) - low risk relative to market
  • Alpha: -0.17 - modest outperformance vs broader market
  • Correlation: 0.28 - stock moves less than market

Options Market Signals:

  • IV Premium vs HV30: N/A (positive = implied richer than realized)

Downside Protection: The upper Bollinger Band ($4.86) provides support, while the lower band ($4.78) offers a potential buy signal.

Market Context & Positioning

Sector Performance: JQC is performing in line with its sector and market.

Institutional Activity: Moderate volume patterns suggest institutional interest, but no significant buying or selling pressure.

Correlation Analysis: The stock moves less than the broader market (R-squared interpretation), indicating a low-risk investment opportunity.

Relative Valuation: JQC is trading within its historical range, suggesting moderate growth potential.

Key Levels & Action Items

Critical Price Levels:

  • SMA 20: $4.82
  • Upper Bollinger Band: $4.86

Breakout/Breakdown Levels:

  • Lower Bollinger Band: $4.78 (potential buy signal)

Time-Sensitive Catalysts: No upcoming events or catalysts that could significantly impact the stock's price.

Risk Management: Set stop-loss levels around the lower Bollinger Band ($4.78) and consider position sizing based on risk tolerance.

Generated
News
All JQC news →

JQC Options Activity & IV Rank

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Spread Scanner GPU
Full Algorithm Docs ↗

Each spread is ranked by a composite score built in three stages. Full documentation →

Stage 1 — Base Score (GPU scanner)

score = P(profit) × (credit / spread_width)
P(profit) from short leg delta (1 − |delta|), penalised above 85%. Credit uses mid-price to handle illiquid chains fairly.

Stage 2 — Skew Adjustment (±25% cap)

RR and BF (30-delta) from the persisted per-symbol skew snapshot — wing strikes picked by real greeks.delta, not a moneyness proxy. Put skew boosts bull puts, penalises bear calls. High butterfly boosts iron condors. Calendars are skew-neutral.

Stage 3 — Technical Overlay (±50% cap, 5 groups)
Group 1 · Directional Bias (±0.25)
  • RSI <40 bullish / >60 bearish
  • MACD crossover + histogram trend
  • Price vs SMA 50 & SMA 200
Group 2 · Momentum (±0.10)
  • Stochastic %K <20 / >80
  • Williams %R <−80 / >−20
Group 3 · Volatility (up to −0.25 / +0.15)
  • Blended ATR + straddle expected-move penalty
  • Bollinger Band signal (+ counter-trend penalty)
  • BB width — vol contraction boost for ICs
Group 4 · IV Regime (±0.15)
  • IV rank ≥ 75 → strong boost for credit spreads
  • IV rank < 25 → penalty (selling cheap vol)
Group 5 · Liquidity (penalty up to −0.10)
  • Min open interest across all legs
  • OI < 100 → −0.10 · OI < 500 → −0.05

score = base_score × skew_multiplier × tech_multiplier
Both multipliers are shown per spread. Beta is informational only — ATR already captures realized vol. Full algorithm documentation →

Enter a ticker to scan for optimal spread opportunities.

Evaluates all bull put, bear call, iron condor, and calendar spread combinations using GPU-accelerated analysis.

Skew (Wing IV − ATM IV)
DTE:
Wing Δ:
Metric:
Wing vs ATM
IV(put wing) − IV(ATM), in vol points

How much the OTM put trades above (or below) the at-the-money strike. Measures the height of the put-side tail relative to ATM — i.e. how expensive crash insurance is on this name.

  • Positive (typical) — wing IV > ATM IV. Standard equity put skew: portfolios bid up crash protection, so OTM puts trade richer than ATM.
  • Near zero or negative (unusual) — wing IV ≤ ATM IV. Flat or inverted put side. Common when there's no fear demand, in tightly mean-reverting names, or right after an earnings catalyst clears.
  • Percentile vs own 3-yr history: high = wings rich (good time to sell wing premium); low = wings cheap (good time to buy protection).
  • Not directional — high or low wings don't predict up or down moves. It's a price tag on tail insurance, not a forecast.
Risk Reversal
IV(call wing) − IV(put wing), equal delta on each side

Which side of the smile is the market paying up for? Measures the tilt of the surface — call skew vs put skew at matched deltas.

  • Negative (typical) — puts richer than calls. Standard equity behavior: hedging demand makes puts carry a premium. Most large-caps sit in the −1 to −5 vol-point range.
  • Strongly negative (< −5 pts) — heavy downside hedging, elevated fear, or an upcoming catalyst (earnings, FDA, macro event). Worth flagging.
  • Positive — calls richer than puts. Unusual for equities; signals bullish momentum, short-squeeze positioning, or takeover/M&A speculation.
  • Near zero — symmetric surface. Market sees roughly equal up/down risk. Rare for large-caps; more common in commodities and FX.
Reading them together

Wing-vs-ATM tells you how expensive the tails are. Risk Reversal tells you which side is favored. Combined:

  • High wing percentile + deeply negative RR → strong put bid; stress or major event priced in. Owning protection costs a premium; selling put premium is dangerous.
  • Low wing percentile + near-zero RR → complacency; insurance cheap and balanced. Good environment to add cheap downside hedges.
  • Positive RR + elevated wings → call-side fear-of-missing-out; common in squeeze setups. Upside calls expensive, downside puts not bid.
14 DTE / 10d —
— pts EXTREME
ATM — / Wing —
30 DTE / 10d —
— pts EXTREME
ATM — / Wing —

Percentile is the rank of today's reading within ~3 years of this symbol's own history. High percentile = wings are rich relative to history; not a directional signal. Skew is read off the chain in real time, not from CBOE SKEW.

Volatility Surface

Enter a ticker to render the implied volatility surface.

Volatility Smile

Enter a ticker to render the implied volatility smile.

IV Rank (7 DTE)
IV Rank (30 DTE)
Straddle Price (30 DTE)
Beta Analysis

Risk Metrics

Beta: 0.2811
Alpha: -16.45%
Correlation: 0.3141
R-Squared: 9.9%
Stock Volatility: 11.4%
Market Volatility: 12.7%

Analysis Details

Benchmark: SPY
Data Points: 251
Period: 252 trading days
Interpretation:
Low volatility - stock moves less than market
Beta & Alpha Over Time
Notable investors who own JQC
2 of 37 tracked investors
InvestorValueShare of their portfolioRankQ/Q sharesSource
Rockefeller Capital Management Family office
Rockefeller family
$149K
0.00%
#2758 of 4729+16278.6%13F
Citadel Hedge fund
Ken Griffin
$77K
0.00%
#5880 of 6285new13F

Hedge funds, activists, holding companies and family offices we track, from their latest 13F (quarter-end value) and Form 4 filings in the last 3 years. Family offices · all institutions

JQC Institutional Ownership (13F)

Latest filings — 2026-09-30

Institutional managers with $100M+ AUM file Form 13F-HR quarterly, due 45 days after quarter end. Holdings are reported gross at quarter-end market value — they are a snapshot, not a real-time position.

  • Shares — long equity positions in this name, aggregated across share classes.
  • Calls / Puts — notional value of long call / put exposure where this ticker is the underlying.
  • % of Float — holder's reported shares divided by the latest diluted shares outstanding. Sums above 100% indicate large custodian / prime broker positions where the same shares are reported by multiple filers.
  • Custodian badge — filers with more than 5,000 holdings are typically broker-dealers / custodians reporting customer-held shares, not active managers.

Each filer is counted once at its latest 13F-HR filing. New filings are ingested on a weekly cadence.

175 filers52,057,442 shares$252.83M value
# Filer Shares Value % of Total % of Float Period
1 Morgan Stanley Custodian 9,278,304 $45.09M 17.84% — 2026-06-30
2 LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 4,526,488 $22.00M 8.70% — 2026-06-30
3 Penserra Capital Management LLC 4,167,979 $20.26M 8.01% — 2026-06-30
4 OAK HILL ADVISORS LP 3,301,932 $16.05M 6.35% — 2026-06-30
5 Invesco Ltd. Custodian 3,045,191 $14.80M 5.85% — 2026-06-30
6 Wells Fargo & Company Custodian 2,687,333 $13.06M 5.17% — 2026-06-30
7 Advisors Asset Management, Inc. 2,347,246 $11.41M 4.51% — 2026-06-30
8 GUGGENHEIM CAPITAL LLC 2,057,071 $10.00M 3.95% — 2026-06-30
9 Raymond James Financial, Inc. Custodian 1,784,896 $8.67M 3.43% — 2026-06-30
10 Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 1,158,781 $5.63M 2.23% — 2026-06-30
11 ABSOLUTE INVESTMENT ADVISERS, LLC 932,452 $4.53M 1.79% — 2026-06-30
12 Cetera Investment Advisers Custodian 747,957 $3.64M 1.44% — 2026-06-30
13 COHEN & STEERS, INC. 734,738 $3.57M 1.41% — 2026-06-30
14 Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 716,157 $3.48M 1.38% — 2026-06-30
15 LPL Financial LLC Custodian 704,610 $3.42M 1.35% — 2026-06-30
16 SIT INVESTMENT ASSOCIATES INC 691,801 $3.36M 1.33% — 2026-06-30
17 Ameriprise Financial, Inc. Custodian 613,908 $2.98M 1.18% — 2026-06-30
18 CastleKnight Management LP 610,015 $2.96M 1.17% — 2026-06-30
19 Venture Visionary Partners LLC 590,467 $2.80M 1.11% — 2026-09-30
20 1607 Capital Partners, LLC 550,907 $2.68M 1.06% — 2026-06-30
21 DCF Advisers, LLC 528,113 $2.57M 1.02% — 2026-06-30
22 Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 424,087 $2.06M 0.82% — 2026-06-30
23 Quarry LP 384,710 $1.87M 0.74% — 2026-06-30
24 Atlas Wealth LLC 380,988 $1.85M 0.73% — 2026-06-30
25 Matisse Capital 380,000 $1.85M 0.73% — 2026-06-30
# Filer Notional Value % of Total Period
# Filer Notional Value % of Total Period

JQC Insider Trading (Form 4)

Latest: 2026-04-24
Form 4 filings — insider beneficial-ownership changes by officers, directors, and 10%+ holders. Filed within 2 business days of transaction.
Filed Reporter Role Action Shares Avg Price Net $ Link
2026-04-24 Scott C. Caraher Buy (P) +20,000 $4.76 $95.1K EDGAR
2025-05-06 Scott C. Caraher Exer (X) −6,000 RSU — EDGAR
2025-05-06 William A Siffermann Vice President Exer (X) −555 RSU — EDGAR
2025-05-06 Nathaniel T. Jones Vice President and Treasurer Exer (X) +2,400 $5.09 $12.2K EDGAR
2023-10-26 Nathaniel T. Jones Vice President and Treasurer Buy (P) +2,000 $4.88 $9.8K EDGAR
2023-10-04 Scott C. Caraher Sell (S) −15,000 $4.92 -$73.8K EDGAR
2021-03-11 Scott C. Caraher Buy (P) +10,000 $6.51 $65.1K EDGAR
2020-03-27 Scott C. Caraher Buy (P) +2,000 $5.00 $10.0K EDGAR
2019-07-18 Boaz Weinstein 10%+ Owner Sell (S) −586,674 $7.81 -$4.58M EDGAR
2019-07-17 Boaz Weinstein 10%+ Owner Sell (S) −719,440 $7.84 -$5.64M EDGAR
2019-06-19 Gifford R Zimmerman Secretary Disp (D) −5,500 $7.83 -$43.0K EDGAR
2019-01-17 Boaz Weinstein 10%+ Owner Buy (P) +143,756 $7.65 $1.10M EDGAR
2019-01-15 Boaz Weinstein 10%+ Owner Buy (P) +460,260 $7.61 $3.50M EDGAR
2019-01-09 Sutanto Widjaja Buy (P) +1,215 $7.80 $9.5K EDGAR
2019-01-09 Sutanto Widjaja Buy (P) +1,348 $7.81 $10.5K EDGAR
Codes: P = open-market purchase · S = open-market sale · A = grant/award · M = option exercise · F = tax withholding at vest · G = bona-fide gift · D = disposition to issuer · J = other (described in filing footnote — typically 401(k), trust, inheritance) · W = will/inheritance. Only P / S codes carry directional signal.

JQC Insider Holdings

2 insiders · @ $4.47
Officers, directors, and 10%+ owners who have filed a Form 4 in the past two years, ranked by current disclosed exposure (shares × today's price). Shares are direct + indirect (via trusts / LLCs / spouse). Excludes unvested RSU and option grants — those aren't beneficially owned until vest.
# Insider Role Shares Disclosed Exposure Lifetime OM Net Filings Last Filed
1 Scott C. Caraher 16,000 $71.5K $96.4K 5 2026-04-24
2 Nathaniel T. Jones Vice President and Treasurer 4,400 $19.7K $9.8K 2 2025-05-06
Lifetime OM Net = signed sum of open-market buys (P) and sells (S) over their career; excludes grants, tax withholdings, and dispositions to issuer. A large negative number is normal for long-tenured executives — they've sold compensation grants over many years.
ETF Holders
6 ETFs hold JQC
6 shown · $28.37M total exposure · 2.45% AUM-weighted avg weight
# ETF Provider Weight $ Exposure ETF AUM As Of
1 YYY Amplify CEF High Income ETF Amplify 2.70% $17.7M $657.2M 2026-10-20
2 PCEF Invesco CEF Income Composite ETF Invesco 1.17% $8.7M — 2026-10-20
3 CVY Invesco Zacks Multi-Asset Income ETF Nport 0.87% $1.1M — 2026-07-31
4 VPC Virtus Private Credit Strategy ETF Nport 1.41% $427,396 — 2026-07-31
5 FCEF First Trust Income Opportunities ETF First Trust 0.42% $333,708 $79.6M 2026-10-20
6 CEFS Saba Closed-End Funds ETF Nport 0.02% $77,357 — 2026-05-31
Fundamentals

Quarterly filings sourced from SEC 10-Q / 10-K reports. TTM tiles aggregate the most recent four quarters; bars show the last ~12 quarters oldest → newest.

Metrics
  • Revenue — top-line sales. Look for consistent YoY growth; seasonal businesses need same-quarter comparisons (Q4 '24 vs Q4 '23).
  • Net Income — bottom-line profit after all expenses. Can be volatile from one-time items; red bars = net loss.
  • Diluted EPS — net income per share assuming options/converts are exercised. Direct input to the P/E ratio.
  • Operating Cash Flow — cash generated from core operations, before capex and financing. Harder to manipulate than net income; growing OCF is a quality signal.
How to read the bars
  • Sequential growth — quarter-over-quarter trend. Accelerating bars are a momentum signal.
  • YoY growth — compare to the same quarter a year earlier to remove seasonality.
  • Quality — OCF should roughly track Net Income over time. Large divergence (net income ≫ OCF) flags accruals risk.
  • Margins — scan the bar ratios: Net Income / Revenue tells you margin trend without needing a separate chart.

TTM (trailing-twelve-month) smooths seasonality and is used for the P/E calculation. Filings appear 30–90 days after the period closes.