Ticker Options Intelligence

GCO options intelligence

Genesco Inc options pressure, expected move, strike concentration, and Sharemaestro trend context.

Conviction 52 Market data through 29 Jul 2026 Checked 30 Jul 2026 05:19 · complete available chain

Volatility expansion watch

Volatility pressure

GCO currently carries volatility options pressure with a 52/100 conviction score. The nearest-chain expected move is 17.2%, with volume/open-interest participation at 0.05.

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

Volatility expansion watch

Expected move 17.2%

Wider near-term move priced

Activity / OI 0.05

Current volume is quieter versus prior open interest

Put-call 5.36

Put-side skew

Trend fit 26

Options are not fully confirming trend

Weekly backdrop -3.5%

RS 7.1

Expected move 17.2%
Put-call volume 5.36
Volume / OI 0.05
Reference IV 0.86
Max pain 35.00
Underlying 35.69
Nearest expiry 21 Aug 2026
Contracts 33

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: $126774 of estimated gross traded notional, puts · 46-90 days · 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.

Options pressure-81
1W price-3.5%
Call premium37%
Put premium63%
Notional split C 37% / P 63% Estimated gross traded notional uses volume × contract multiplier × midpoint, or last price when no valid midpoint is available.
Freshness 0.05 Volume divided by open interest across the visible chain.
Trend fit 26/100 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 Puts · 46-90 days · OTM
Puts · 46-90 days · OTM puts cluster with 359 contracts traded, $44855 estimated gross traded notional, and 35% of visible notional.
$44855
Calls · 22-45 days · ATM calls cluster with 71 contracts traded, $34790 estimated gross traded notional, and 27% of visible notional.
$34790
Puts · 46-90 days · ATM puts cluster with 99 contracts traded, $24750 estimated gross traded notional, and 20% of visible notional.
$24750
Puts · 91+ days · OTM puts cluster with 38 contracts traded, $6200 estimated gross traded notional, and 5% of visible notional.
$6200
Calls · 91+ days · ATM calls cluster with 6 contracts traded, $5160 estimated gross traded notional, and 4% of visible notional.
$5160

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.

Warning Crowded strike risk

Underlying price is close to the max-pain zone.

Activity Anomaly

High anomaly

100

Current options activity is unusually hot versus this ticker's stored history.

Volume rank100th
Volume/OI rank100th
IV rank100th

Market Context

Underlying confirmation

Sharemaestro weekly
Close35.69
1W-3.5%
RS7.1
Fair value+21.1%
Options pressure-81
Speculation9
Volatility96
Trend fit26

Today Versus Normal

Stored-options context

View history
Expected move 17.2% elevated
30d avg 14.9% · 1 read 100th
90d avg 14.9% · 1 read 100th
180d avg 14.9% · 1 read 100th
IV 0.86 elevated
30d avg 0.51 · 1 read 100th
90d avg 0.51 · 1 read 100th
180d avg 0.51 · 1 read 100th
Put-call 5.36 elevated
30d avg 0.00 · 1 read 100th
90d avg 0.00 · 1 read 100th
180d avg 0.00 · 1 read 100th
Volume/OI 0.05 elevated
30d avg 0.00 · 1 read 100th
90d avg 0.00 · 1 read 100th
180d avg 0.00 · 1 read 100th

Pressure Trail

Recent pressure and volatility

Open trail
29 Jul 11:28 Volatility
Pressure 88
Move 14.9%
30 Jul 04:19 Volatility
Pressure -81
Move 17.2%

Strike Map

Where activity is clustering

Full strike map
Strike30.00
Calls · V 0 · OI 1
Puts · V 26 · OI 56
Strike35.00
Calls · V 71 · OI 71
Puts · V 5 · OI 9

Term Structure

Expiration activity

Volume and IV
Expiry21 Aug 2026
Contracts4
Avg IV0.86
Put-call0.44
Expiry18 Sep 2026
Contracts17
Avg IV0.72
Put-call23.10
Expiry18 Dec 2026
Contracts9
Avg IV0.54
Put-call4.75
Expiry19 Mar 2027
Contracts3
Avg IV0.82
Put-call-

Skew

Call/put IV balance

OTM demand
21 Aug 2026Incomplete skew
Call IV-
Put IV0.76
Skew-
18 Sep 2026Put IV premium
Call IV0.60
Put IV0.77
Skew0.17
18 Dec 2026Put IV premium
Call IV0.68
Put IV0.75
Skew0.07
19 Mar 2027Put IV premium
Call IV0.65
Put IV0.86
Skew0.20

Contract Tape

Most active contracts

Full contract tape
ContractGCO270319P00017500
SidePut
Expiry19 Mar 2027
Strike17.50
Volume-
OI707
IV0.95
ContractGCO270319P00020000
SidePut
Expiry19 Mar 2027
Strike20.00
Volume-
OI303
IV0.86
ContractGCO260918C00025000
SideCall
Expiry18 Sep 2026
Strike25.00
Volume-
OI1
IV1.03
ContractGCO261218P00022500
SidePut
Expiry18 Dec 2026
Strike22.50
Volume-
OI1
IV0.91
ContractGCO270319C00050000
SideCall
Expiry19 Mar 2027
Strike50.00
Volume-
OI1
IV0.65
ContractGCO260821C00030000
SideCall
Expiry21 Aug 2026
Strike30.00
Volume-
OI1
IV0.81
ContractGCO261218P00040000
SidePut
Expiry18 Dec 2026
Strike40.00
Volume-
OI1
IV0.78
ContractGCO261218C00017500
SideCall
Expiry18 Dec 2026
Strike17.50
Volume-
OI-
IV0.00