Waitingformacguffin

curl -s "https://waitingformacguffin.com/api/oscar/brief?hours=24&sensitivity=medium"

{
  "signals": [
    {
      "type": "price_move | whale_trade | frontrunner_change | news_sentiment",
      "category": "best-actor",
      "categoryName": "Best Actor",
      "severity": "major | significant | notable | info",
      "headline": "Chalamet ▼ 5pts to 62c",
      "details": "Best Actor: Chalamet moved from 67c to 62c in the last 24h",
      "timestamp": "2026-02-18T12:00:00Z"
    }
  ],
  "market_snapshot": {
    "frontrunners": { "best-picture": { "name": "...", "price": 45 } },
    "whale_trade_count_24h": 7,
    "overall_sentiment": "quiet | active | volatile",
    "whale_leaderboard": [
      {
        "rank": 1,
        "nominee": "Jessie Buckley",
        "category": "best-actress",
        "categoryName": "Best Actress",
        "totalVolumeUsd": 4850.00,
        "tradeCount": 1,
        "yesVolumeUsd": 4850.00,
        "noVolumeUsd": 0,
        "sentiment": "bullish | bearish | mixed"
      }
    ]
  }
}

# Default brief (24h, medium sensitivity, big 6 categories)
curl -s "https://waitingformacguffin.com/api/oscar/brief"

# Last 48 hours, high sensitivity, all categories
curl -s "https://waitingformacguffin.com/api/oscar/brief?hours=48&sensitivity=high&categories=best-picture,best-director,best-actor,best-actress,supporting-actor,supporting-actress,best-cinematography,best-original-screenplay,best-adapted-screenplay,best-international-feature,best-film-editing,best-costume-design,best-original-song,best-original-score,best-production-design,best-sound,best-documentary-feature,best-makeup-hairstyling,best-visual-effects"

curl -s "https://waitingformacguffin.com/api/oscar/research?query=Chalamet"

{
  "mode": "nominee",
  "nominee": { "name": "Timothee Chalamet", "category": "best-actor", "categoryName": "Best Actor", "ticker": "KXOSCARACTO-26-TIM" },
  "odds": { "current": 62, "impliedProbability": "62%", "trend7d": -5, "trendDirection": "falling", "rank": 1, "categorySize": 9 },
  "risk": {
    "tier": "lean", "tier_emoji": "🟠",
    "win_pct": 62, "loss_pct": 38,
    "roi_pct": 61, "payout_per_100": 161,
    "gap_to_second": 40,
    "runner_up": { "name": "Sean Penn", "price": 22 }
  },
  "category_volatility": "low",
  "category_volatility_reason": "Category tends to follow precursors and consensus",
  "precursors": { "wins": ["globe", "cc"], "winCount": 2, "results": [...] },
  "whaleActivity": { "tradeCount": 3, "totalVolumeUsd": 20200, "sentiment": "mixed", "directionRatio": 0.59, "recentTrades": [...] },
  "orderBook": { "bestAsk": 62, "depthAtBest": 847, "slippageAnalysis": [{ "budgetUsd": 500, "avgFillPrice": 62.4, "slippagePct": 0.6, "assessment": "healthy" }] },
  "news": [{ "title": "...", "source": "THR", "sentiment": "negative" }],
  "assessment": { "summary": "...", "edgeIndicator": "strong_value | fair_value | overpriced | uncertain", "risks": [...], "catalysts": [...] }
}

{
  "mode": "category",
  "categoryName": "Best Picture",
  "nominees": [
    { "rank": 1, "name": "One Battle After Another", "price": 45, "trend7d": 3, "trendDirection": "rising" },
    { "rank": 2, "name": "Sinners", "price": 22, "trend7d": -2, "trendDirection": "falling" }
  ]
}

{
  "mode": "disambiguation",
  "query": "Wicked",
  "matches": [
    { "name": "Wicked: For Good", "category": "best-picture", "categoryName": "Best Picture" },
    { "name": "Wicked: For Good", "category": "best-adapted-screenplay", "categoryName": "Best Adapted Screenplay" }
  ],
  "hint": "Narrow with category param"
}

# Nominee deep-dive
curl -s "https://waitingformacguffin.com/api/oscar/research?query=Chalamet"

# Category overview
curl -s "https://waitingformacguffin.com/api/oscar/research?query=best-picture"

# With custom slippage budget
curl -s "https://waitingformacguffin.com/api/oscar/research?query=Chalamet&budget_for_slippage=2000"

# Narrow disambiguation
curl -s "https://waitingformacguffin.com/api/oscar/research?query=Wicked&category=best-picture"

# Skip order book (faster)
curl -s "https://waitingformacguffin.com/api/oscar/research?query=Chalamet&include_orderbook=false"

curl -s "https://waitingformacguffin.com/api/oscar/simulate?precursor=dga&budget=500"

{
  "strategy": {
    "name": "DGA Awards Portfolio Simulation",
    "precursor": "dga",
    "riskTolerance": "moderate",
    "totalBudget": 500,
    "deployedBudget": 450,
    "reserveBudget": 50,
    "expectedReturn": 520,
    "expectedROI": 15.6
  },
  "positions": [
    {
      "nominee": "Paul Thomas Anderson",
      "category": "best-director",
      "categoryName": "Best Director",
      "ticker": "KXOSCARDIR-26-PAU",
      "currentPrice": 72,
      "impliedProb": 72.0,
      "precursorProb": 88.0,
      "precursorSource": "DGA Awards",
      "edge": 16.0,
      "allocatedBudget": 300,
      "contracts": 416,
      "avgFillPrice": 72.2,
      "slippagePct": 0.3,
      "kalshiFee": 5.92,
      "netExpectedProfit": 66.08,
      "recommendation": "strong_buy",
      "reasoning": "Paul Thomas Anderson won DGA Awards (88% Oscar correlation). 16.0% edge over market price. Strong setup: large edge with healthy liquidity."
    }
  ],
  "warnings": [],
  "disclaimer": "This is a simulation for educational purposes only...",
  "meta": {
    "generated_at": "2026-02-19T...",
    "data_sources": { "precursor_data": "2026-02-09", "live_odds": true, "order_books": 2 },
    "latency_ms": 2100
  }
}

# DGA just announced — what's the play with $500?
curl -s "https://waitingformacguffin.com/api/oscar/simulate?precursor=dga&budget=500"

# SAG winners, conservative, acting categories only
curl -s "https://waitingformacguffin.com/api/oscar/simulate?precursor=sag&budget=1000&risk_tolerance=conservative&categories=best-actor,best-actress,supporting-actor,supporting-actress"

# All precursors combined, aggressive $2000 portfolio
curl -s "https://waitingformacguffin.com/api/oscar/simulate?precursor=all&budget=2000&risk_tolerance=aggressive"

# PGA for Best Picture only
curl -s "https://waitingformacguffin.com/api/oscar/simulate?precursor=pga&budget=300&categories=best-picture"

curl -s "https://waitingformacguffin.com/api/precursors"

# All categories with all precursor data
curl -s "https://waitingformacguffin.com/api/precursors"

# Just Best Director
curl -s "https://waitingformacguffin.com/api/precursors?category=best-director"

# Only DGA winners across all categories
curl -s "https://waitingformacguffin.com/api/precursors?precursor=dga"