{"latest_run": "2026-07-31T12:56:05.277743+00:00", "coverage_count": 6120, "result_count": 1, "page": 1, "pages": 1, "filters": {"q": "", "ticker": "PLAY", "sector": "", "industry": "", "direction": "", "min_score": 0, "page": 1}, "summary": {"total": 1, "avg_conviction": 60.33, "avg_conviction_label": "60.3", "bullish": 0, "bearish": 0, "volatility": 1, "mixed": 0, "leader": "PLAY", "leader_score": "60", "leader_direction": "volatility", "leader_direction_label": "Volatility", "leader_tone": "warning", "leader_read": "The strongest current read is about a larger expected move, not a clean up-or-down direction."}, "charts": {"sectors": [{"ticker__sector": "Communication Services", "count": 1, "avg_score": "60.33", "sector_label": "Communication Services", "industry_label": "", "sector_url": "/structure/us/communication-services/", "industry_url": "", "bar_width": 100.0}], "directions": [{"direction": "volatility", "count": 1, "bar_width": 100.0}], "score_bands": [{"slug": "80-plus", "label": "80+", "min": "80", "max": null, "title": "80+ conviction options signals", "summary": "The strongest current options reads, where pressure, participation, volatility context, and trend fit are most aligned.", "count": 0, "url": "/options/conviction/80-plus/", "bar_width": 0.0}, {"slug": "60-79", "label": "60-79", "min": "60", "max": "80", "title": "60-79 conviction options signals", "summary": "Strong options setups with meaningful evidence, usually worth deeper confirmation in the ticker detail and weekly chart.", "count": 1, "url": "/options/conviction/60-79/", "bar_width": 100.0}, {"slug": "40-59", "label": "40-59", "min": "40", "max": "60", "title": "40-59 conviction options signals", "summary": "Developing options reads where the tape is active, but one or more confirmation layers still need context.", "count": 0, "url": "/options/conviction/40-59/", "bar_width": 0.0}, {"slug": "under-40", "label": "<40", "min": null, "max": "40", "title": "Under 40 conviction options signals", "summary": "Early, mixed, or lower-conviction options reads that can still be useful as watchlist context.", "count": 0, "url": "/options/conviction/under-40/", "bar_width": 0.0}]}, "signals": [{"symbol": "PLAY", "name": "Dave & Buster\u2019s Entertainment", "exchange": "NASDAQ", "country": "US", "currency": "USD", "sector": "Communication Services", "industry": "Entertainment", "sector_url": "https://sharemaestro.com/structure/us/communication-services/", "industry_url": "https://sharemaestro.com/structure/us/communication-services/entertainment/", "direction": "volatility", "direction_label": "Volatility", "tone": "warning", "conviction_score": 60.33, "options_pressure_score": 100.0, "trend_confirmation_score": 0.0, "speculation_score": 40.45, "volatility_score": 94.31, "edge_label": "Volatility expansion watch", "insight": "PLAY shows volatility options pressure with a 60/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.01, expected move of 20.0%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.", "fetched_at": "2026-07-31T12:07:05.507027+00:00", "snapshot": {"fetched_at": "2026-07-31T12:07:05.507027+00:00", "underlying_price": 9.87, "total_contracts": 236, "call_contracts": 118, "put_contracts": 118, "call_volume": 960, "put_volume": 10, "call_open_interest": 35514, "put_open_interest": 14540, "put_call_volume_ratio": 0.01041667, "put_call_open_interest_ratio": 0.409416, "volume_open_interest_ratio": 0.01937907, "avg_implied_volatility": 0.77583625, "max_pain_strike": 11.0, "expected_move_percent": 20.01013171, "nearest_expiration": "2026-08-21"}, "market": {"latest_close": 9.87, "one_week_change": -3.140333660451423, "one_week_change_label": "-3.1%", "relative_strength": -44.772989, "fair_value_gap_label": "-67.6%", "trend_signal": "0"}, "premium_flags": [{"label": "Priced move", "value": "20.0%", "detail": "Options are pricing a wider near-term move."}, {"label": "Trend conflict", "value": "0", "detail": "Options positioning is not confirming the underlying trend context."}], "intent": {"slug": "volatility-expansion-bet", "label": "Volatility expansion bet", "tone": "warning", "confidence": 92, "confidence_label": "92/100", "summary": "The strongest message is movement risk: expected move and implied volatility are carrying more signal than direction.", "evidence": [{"label": "Notional split", "value": "C 99% / P 1%", "detail": "Estimated gross traded notional uses volume \u00d7 contract multiplier \u00d7 midpoint, or last price when no valid midpoint is available."}, {"label": "Freshness", "value": "0.02", "detail": "Volume divided by open interest across the visible chain."}, {"label": "Trend fit", "value": "0/100", "detail": "Agreement between options pressure and Sharemaestro market context."}], "watchouts": ["Aggregate chain data does not identify trade aggressor or opening versus closing activity; call/put concentration is not proof of market direction."]}, "flow_divergence": {"label": "Volatility flow versus price", "tone": "warning", "score": 61.7, "score_label": "62/100", "summary": "Options are pricing movement more than direction; compare expected move with the stock's actual weekly change.", "metrics": [{"label": "Options pressure", "value": "+100"}, {"label": "1W price", "value": "-3.1%"}, {"label": "Call premium", "value": "99%"}, {"label": "Put premium", "value": "1%"}]}, "conviction_clusters": [{"label": "Calls \u00b7 91+ days \u00b7 OTM", "tone": "positive", "volume": 696, "open_interest": 9256, "premium": 96777.5, "premium_label": "$96778", "premium_share": 69.54529939097785, "weighted_strike": 26.79741379310345, "avg_iv": 0.7283010638297872, "max_voi": 42.5, "why": "calls cluster with 696 contracts traded, $96778 estimated gross traded notional, and 70% of visible notional."}, {"label": "Calls \u00b7 46-90 days \u00b7 ITM", "tone": "positive", "volume": 101, "open_interest": 458, "premium": 33415.0, "premium_label": "$33415", "premium_share": 24.012360095575158, "weighted_strike": 7.99009900990099, "avg_iv": 0.39986076923076924, "max_voi": 0.51020408, "why": "calls cluster with 101 contracts traded, $33415 estimated gross traded notional, and 24% of visible notional."}, {"label": "Calls \u00b7 8-21 days \u00b7 OTM", "tone": "positive", "volume": 147, "open_interest": 7763, "premium": 5820.0, "premium_label": "$5820", "premium_share": 4.182311409733575, "weighted_strike": 12.414965986394558, "avg_iv": 0.816811, "max_voi": 0.04265159, "why": "calls cluster with 147 contracts traded, $5820 estimated gross traded notional, and 4% of visible notional."}, {"label": "Calls \u00b7 8-21 days \u00b7 ATM", "tone": "positive", "volume": 13, "open_interest": 189, "premium": 1852.5, "premium_label": "$1852", "premium_share": 1.3312254100569498, "weighted_strike": 10.0, "avg_iv": 0.91242, "max_voi": 0.06878307, "why": "calls cluster with 13 contracts traded, $1852 estimated gross traded notional, and 1% of visible notional."}, {"label": "Calls \u00b7 46-90 days \u00b7 OTM", "tone": "positive", "volume": 3, "open_interest": 16325, "premium": 422.5, "premium_label": "$422", "premium_share": 0.30361281282000613, "weighted_strike": 11.333333333333334, "avg_iv": 0.8461591666666667, "max_voi": 0.00892857, "why": "calls cluster with 3 contracts traded, $422 estimated gross traded notional, and 0% of visible notional."}], "why_this_matters": "Volatility expansion bet matters because it connects the options headline to the actual evidence: $139158 of estimated gross traded notional, calls \u00b7 91+ days \u00b7 otm, and a volatility flow versus price backdrop. Use it as a research priority signal, then validate the chart, liquidity, event calendar, and risk before acting.", "detail_url": "https://sharemaestro.com/options/ticker/eae64d37-72a1-45bc-8dd8-4c97c0220ee0/", "research_links": {"chart": "/terminal/eae64d37-72a1-45bc-8dd8-4c97c0220ee0/", "report": "/terminal/eae64d37-72a1-45bc-8dd8-4c97c0220ee0/report/", "factor": "/factors/ticker/eae64d37-72a1-45bc-8dd8-4c97c0220ee0/", "insider": "/insider-activity/company/play/"}}], "disclaimer": "Educational market research only. Not financial, investment, trading, tax, or legal advice."}