# PLAY — passes 7 of 10 technical checks

**Dave & Buster's Entertainment, ** · Consumer Discretionary
End-of-day close $6.75 · October 2, 2026
Passes 3 checks more than the prior session's close (October 1, 2026: 4 of 10).

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## The checks

| Check | Category | Result | Reading | Distance to flip |
|-------|----------|--------|---------|------------------|
| Market trend rising | Market | pass | above SMA10 | 0.2% market move from failing |
| Long-term trend rising | Trend | fail | flat / falling | 7.4% from passing |
| Pulled back to support | Trend | pass | touched ≤3d ago | — |
| Holding above short-term average | Momentum | pass | above | 1.1% price move from failing |
| Not overextended | Momentum | pass | 1 up-day | 1 up day from failing |
| No recent earnings miss | Momentum | fail | miss detected | — |
| Outperforming the market | Relative strength | fail | -21.9% | 21.9% from passing |
| Stop distance within range | Risk | pass | 7.4% | 0.6% from failing |
| Adequate stop room | Risk | pass | 1.1x ATR | 0.1× a daily range from failing |
| Quiet pullback volume | Volume | pass | vol 0.61x · limit 0.8x | 0.19× average volume from failing |

## Why each check reads this way

### Market trend rising — pass

The S&P 500 ($769.64) is above its 10-day average ($767.93), so the market-trend check passes for every stock today, PLAY included. It flips market-wide if the index closes below $767.93.

### Long-term trend rising — fail

PLAY's 50-day average is $8.90, down from $9.61 10 sessions ago, so the trend check fails. It passes once the 50-day average is rising again.

### Pulled back to support — pass

PLAY has dipped to its 21-day average ($7.29) within the last 3 sessions, so the pullback check passes — the entry sits near support rather than stretched above it. It flips once price goes more than 3 sessions without revisiting that average.

### Holding above short-term average — pass

PLAY closed at $6.75, 1.1% above its 9-day average ($6.68) — short-term momentum is holding, so this check passes. It flips on a close below $6.68.

### Not overextended — pass

PLAY has 1 consecutive up-close into today — under the limit of 2, so it isn't overextended and this check passes. It flips after a second straight green close.

### No recent earnings miss — fail

A high-volume gap-down consistent with an earnings miss appeared in PLAY's last 30 sessions, so this check fails. It clears once that event ages out of the 30-session window.

### Outperforming the market — fail

PLAY has trailed the S&P 500 by 21.9 percentage points over the last 20 sessions, so the relative-strength check fails. It passes once PLAY leads the index again.

### Stop distance within range — pass

A stop under the recent swing low ($6.25) sits 7.4% below PLAY's price — inside the 2–8% band, so the risk check passes. It flips if that distance drops under 2% or widens past 8%.

### Adequate stop room — pass

The stop sits 1.1× the average daily range (ATR) from price, clearing the 1-ATR minimum, so this check passes — the stop isn't buried inside normal noise. It flips if that room tightens inside 1× ATR.

### Quiet pullback volume — pass

Recent volume is 0.61× PLAY's 20-day average — below the 0.8× threshold, so the pullback looks quiet and this check passes. It flips if volume pushes past 0.8× that average.

## Source

- Interactive page (with 6-month history): https://screenmytrade.com/stock/play
- Methodology (what the checks are and how they work): https://screenmytrade.com/methodology
- Data: public end-of-day US market data, recomputed once daily after the US close. Not live prices.

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