Ticker Options Intelligence

PLCE options intelligence

Children’s Place Inc options pressure, expected move, strike concentration, and Sharemaestro trend context.

Conviction 53 Market data through 29 Jul 2026 Checked 30 Jul 2026 05:40 · complete available chain

Volatility expansion watch

Volatility pressure

PLCE currently carries volatility options pressure with a 53/100 conviction score. The nearest-chain expected move is 29.0%, with volume/open-interest participation at 0.00.

Options Intelligence Opportunities Bullish confirmation Risks Unusual flow Vol expansion Repeated pressure Compare Chart Weekly report
Primary read Volatility

Volatility expansion watch

Expected move 29.0%

Wider near-term move priced

Activity / OI 0.00

Current volume is quieter versus prior open interest

Put-call 0.00

Call-side skew

Trend fit 0

Options are not fully confirming trend

Weekly backdrop -18.6%

RS -54.8

Expected move 29.0%
Put-call volume -
Volume / OI 0.00
Reference IV 1.63
Max pain 3.00
Underlying 2.41
Nearest expiry 21 Aug 2026
Contracts 104

Research Brief

PLCE has a volatility chain read with 53/100 evidence alignment.

The practical question is whether the underlying confirms the options concentration. The chain prices a reference range of 1.71–3.11; The largest call open-interest concentration is 3.00; the largest put concentration is 3.00. The most active strike by current volume is 4.00.

Priced range1.71–3.11
Call concentration3.00
Put concentration3.00
Max pain reference3.00
What would confirm it
  • A clear directional pressure reading develops and price begins to agree.
What would weaken it
  • Volatility falls and the chain remains directionally mixed.
  • Options and the weekly trend are not yet giving the same message.

Priced Move

Where the chain says movement becomes exceptional

Size, not direction · through 21 Aug

Options imply 1.71 to 3.11. Max pain at 3.00 sits inside that range, 24.5% above spot.

Spot Max pain
1.712.41 ± 0.703.11
Confirmation level

A close beyond 3.11 or below 1.71 at the 21 Aug expiry would exceed the move currently priced by this chain.

Important limitation

The range is a pricing reference, not a forecast; volatility can reprice sharply after news or as expiry approaches.

Score Construction

Why conviction is 53/100

Evidence alignment, not probability

Pressure is 100/100 toward calls; conviction uses its strength, while the signal label carries its direction.

Directional pressure100 × 42%
+42.0

How strongly activity leans toward calls or puts.

Participation8 × 22%
+1.8

Volume relative to existing open interest and contract-level activity.

Trend agreement0 × 26%
+0.0

How closely the chain read agrees with the underlying trend backdrop.

Volatility96 × 10%
+9.6

The intensity of implied volatility and the priced move.

Reconstructed score53.4Matches stored calculation

Positioning by Strike

Where open interest and current activity concentrate

Full strike map

The largest call open-interest concentration is 3.00; the largest put concentration is 3.00. The most active strike by current volume is 4.00. Open-interest concentrations show where positions exist; they are not proven support, resistance or dealer exposure.

Put open interestStrikeCall open interest
1
1.00-58.5%
6
24
2.00-17.0%
54
165
3.0024.5%
480
0
4.0066.0%
195
0
5.00107.5%
13
0
6.00149.0%
9
0
7.00190.5%
1
Nearest spot strike Max pain strikeBars show relative OI within this expiry

Volatility Curve

Back-loaded volatility

0.55× front/back

Longer-dated options carry more implied volatility than the front expiry, so risk is priced farther out.

1.63 21 Aug 22d
1.29 18 Sep 50d
1.15 18 Dec 141d
1.19 15 Jan 169d
1.09 19 Mar 232d
2.99 21 Jan 540d

Volatility by Strike

Smile incomplete

Nearest expiry, within 20% of spot

There is not enough comparable OTM call and put volatility to classify the smile.

2
Put IV Call IV

Historical Replay

How matured reads behaved through expiry

0 directional observations

No independently verifiable option-expiry outcomes have matured yet. Legacy snapshots without a point-in-time market reference and repeated same-session snapshots are deliberately excluded.

Directional follow-through-
Moves contained by pricing-
Average expiry move-
Validation readiness
  • Versioned calculationv2 observations only
  • Independent entryone read per market session
  • Point-in-time referencerequired at entry
  • Matched expiry closereported only after maturity

Only v2 snapshots with a point-in-time market reference are eligible. Each observation uses one read per market session and the first weekly close on or immediately after expiry. It is an evidence audit, not an executable strategy or evidence of future performance.

Evidence Quality

Usable with limits

C69/100
Retained chain100%
Implied volatility100%
Two-sided quotes100%
Open interest100%
Chain status
Complete available chain
Market date
29 Jul 2026
Calculation
v1.x legacy
Contracts
104 / 104
  • No material coverage gap was detected in the retained chain.

Aggregate chain data supports concentration, participation and pricing analysis. It does not identify trade aggressor, opening versus closing activity, multi-leg intent or dealer inventory.

Options Intent Radar

Volatility expansion bet

92/100
Primary intent Volatility expansion bet

The strongest message is movement risk: expected move and implied volatility are carrying more signal than direction.

Flow vs price divergence Volatility flow versus price

Options are pricing movement more than direction; compare expected move with the stock's actual weekly change.

Why this matters

Volatility expansion bet matters because it connects the options headline to the actual evidence: $196 of estimated gross traded notional, calls · 91+ days · itm, 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.

Options pressure+100
1W price-18.6%
Call premium100%
Put premium0%
Notional split C 100% / P 0% Estimated gross traded notional uses volume × contract multiplier × midpoint, or last price when no valid midpoint is available.
Freshness 0.00 Volume divided by open interest across the visible chain.
Trend fit 0/100 Agreement between options pressure and Sharemaestro market context.
Aggregate chain data does not identify trade aggressor or opening versus closing activity; call/put concentration is not proof of market direction.
Conviction clusters Calls · 91+ days · ITM
Calls · 91+ days · ITM calls cluster with 1 contracts traded, $160 estimated gross traded notional, and 82% of visible notional.
$160
Calls · 22-45 days · OTM calls cluster with 9 contracts traded, $36 estimated gross traded notional, and 18% of visible notional.
$36

Setup Classification

Opportunity and risk frame

Context, not advice
Warning Volatility expansion

The tape is pricing or displaying unusually elevated activity.

Warning Event-risk setup

Expected move or upcoming earnings makes the setup more event-sensitive.

Negative Options disagreement

Options positioning is not confirming the underlying trend context.

Activity Anomaly

Warming up

-

1 of 10 completed market sessions are available. More session history is needed before activity can be compared with a reliable normal.

Baseline: 1 completed session

Volume rank-
Volume/OI rank-
IV rank-

Market Context

Underlying confirmation

Sharemaestro weekly
Close2.41
1W-18.6%
RS-54.8
Fair value-77.5%
Options pressure100
Speculation8
Volatility96
Trend fit0

Today Versus Normal

Stored-options context

View history
Expected move 29.0% history building
30d avg - · 1/10 sessions -
90d avg - · 1/30 sessions -
180d avg - · 1/60 sessions -
IV 1.63 history building
30d avg - · 1/10 sessions -
90d avg - · 1/30 sessions -
180d avg - · 1/60 sessions -
Put-call 0.00 history building
30d avg - · 1/10 sessions -
90d avg - · 1/30 sessions -
180d avg - · 1/60 sessions -
Volume/OI 0.00 history building
30d avg - · 1/10 sessions -
90d avg - · 1/30 sessions -
180d avg - · 1/60 sessions -

Pressure Trail

Recent pressure and volatility

Open trail
29 Jul 11:47 Bullish
Pressure 60
Move 29.0%
30 Jul 04:40 Volatility
Pressure 100
Move 29.0%

Strike Map

Where activity is clustering

Full strike map
Strike1.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 6
Puts · V 0 · OI 1
Strike2.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 54
Puts · V 0 · OI 24
Strike3.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 480
Puts · V 0 · OI 165
Strike4.00
Calls · V 9 · OI 195
Puts · V 0 · OI 0
Strike5.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 13
Puts · V 0 · OI 0
Strike6.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 9
Puts · V 0 · OI 0
Strike7.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 1
Puts · V 0 · OI 0

Term Structure

Expiration activity

Volume and IV
Expiry21 Aug 2026
Contracts14
Avg IV1.63
Put-call-
Expiry18 Sep 2026
Contracts18
Avg IV1.29
Put-call-
Expiry18 Dec 2026
Contracts14
Avg IV1.15
Put-call-
Expiry15 Jan 2027
Contracts34
Avg IV1.19
Put-call-
Expiry19 Mar 2027
Contracts12
Avg IV1.09
Put-call-

Skew

Call/put IV balance

OTM demand
21 Aug 2026Call IV premium
Call IV1.60
Put IV1.29
Skew-0.30
18 Sep 2026Call IV premium
Call IV1.43
Put IV1.26
Skew-0.17
18 Dec 2026Call IV premium
Call IV1.53
Put IV1.08
Skew-0.45
15 Jan 2027Call IV premium
Call IV1.50
Put IV1.07
Skew-0.43
19 Mar 2027Call IV premium
Call IV1.30
Put IV1.05
Skew-0.25

Contract Tape

Most active contracts

Full contract tape
ContractPLCE260821C00004000
SideCall
Expiry21 Aug 2026
Strike4.00
Volume9
OI195
IV1.07
ContractPLCE270319C00001000
SideCall
Expiry19 Mar 2027
Strike1.00
Volume1
OI1
IV1.30
ContractPLCE261218P00002000
SidePut
Expiry18 Dec 2026
Strike2.00
Volume-
OI5015
IV1.08
ContractPLCE260918C00006000
SideCall
Expiry18 Sep 2026
Strike6.00
Volume-
OI2913
IV1.15
ContractPLCE260918C00007000
SideCall
Expiry18 Sep 2026
Strike7.00
Volume-
OI1803
IV1.29
ContractPLCE270115C00008000
SideCall
Expiry15 Jan 2027
Strike8.00
Volume-
OI1768
IV1.50
ContractPLCE270115C00010000
SideCall
Expiry15 Jan 2027
Strike10.00
Volume-
OI1625
IV1.61
ContractPLCE270115C00005000
SideCall
Expiry15 Jan 2027
Strike5.00
Volume-
OI1474
IV1.30