{"latest_run": "2026-07-31T20:50:00.033648+00:00", "coverage_count": 6120, "result_count": 1, "page": 1, "pages": 1, "filters": {"q": "", "ticker": "AGX", "sector": "", "industry": "", "direction": "", "min_score": 0, "page": 1}, "summary": {"total": 1, "avg_conviction": 51.11, "avg_conviction_label": "51.1", "bullish": 0, "bearish": 0, "volatility": 1, "mixed": 0, "leader": "AGX", "leader_score": "51", "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": "Industrials", "count": 1, "avg_score": "51.11", "sector_label": "Industrials", "industry_label": "", "sector_url": "/structure/us/industrials/", "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": 0, "url": "/options/conviction/60-79/", "bar_width": 0.0}, {"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": 1, "url": "/options/conviction/40-59/", "bar_width": 100.0}, {"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": "AGX", "name": "Argan Inc", "exchange": "NYSE", "country": "US", "currency": "USD", "sector": "Industrials", "industry": "Engineering & Construction", "sector_url": "https://sharemaestro.com/structure/us/industrials/", "industry_url": "https://sharemaestro.com/structure/us/industrials/engineering-construction/", "direction": "volatility", "direction_label": "Volatility", "tone": "warning", "conviction_score": 51.11, "options_pressure_score": 41.26, "trend_confirmation_score": 58.46, "speculation_score": 40.82, "volatility_score": 96.0, "edge_label": "Volatility expansion watch", "insight": "AGX shows volatility options pressure with a 51/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.35, expected move of 15.3%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.", "fetched_at": "2026-08-01T17:28:45.080717+00:00", "snapshot": {"fetched_at": "2026-08-01T17:28:45.080717+00:00", "underlying_price": 570.43, "total_contracts": 928, "call_contracts": 464, "put_contracts": 464, "call_volume": 305, "put_volume": 108, "call_open_interest": 4632, "put_open_interest": 7118, "put_call_volume_ratio": 0.35409836, "put_call_open_interest_ratio": 1.53670121, "volume_open_interest_ratio": 0.03514894, "avg_implied_volatility": 0.80022375, "max_pain_strike": 580.0, "expected_move_percent": 15.33930544, "nearest_expiration": "2026-08-21"}, "market": {"latest_close": 570.43, "one_week_change": 0.265415172607748, "one_week_change_label": "+0.3%", "relative_strength": 20.497268, "fair_value_gap_label": "+166.2%", "trend_signal": "1"}, "premium_flags": [{"label": "Persistent pressure", "value": "4x", "detail": "Volatility pressure has repeated across recent market sessions."}, {"label": "Pin watch", "value": "-1.7%", "detail": "Underlying price is close to max pain, useful for expiry-week context."}, {"label": "Priced move", "value": "15.3%", "detail": "Options are pricing a wider near-term move."}], "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 73% / P 27%", "detail": "Estimated gross traded notional uses volume \u00d7 contract multiplier \u00d7 midpoint, or last price when no valid midpoint is available."}, {"label": "Freshness", "value": "0.04", "detail": "Volume divided by open interest across the visible chain."}, {"label": "Trend fit", "value": "58/100", "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": 26.7, "score_label": "27/100", "summary": "Options are pricing movement more than direction; compare expected move with the stock's actual weekly change.", "metrics": [{"label": "Options pressure", "value": "+41"}, {"label": "1W price", "value": "+0.3%"}, {"label": "Call premium", "value": "73%"}, {"label": "Put premium", "value": "27%"}]}, "conviction_clusters": [{"label": "Calls \u00b7 8-21 days \u00b7 OTM", "tone": "positive", "volume": 251, "open_interest": 1040, "premium": 793285.0, "premium_label": "$793285", "premium_share": 47.29845753909814, "weighted_strike": 607.5697211155378, "avg_iv": 0.8293345161290323, "max_voi": 4.55555556, "why": "calls cluster with 251 contracts traded, $793285 estimated gross traded notional, and 47% of visible notional."}, {"label": "Puts \u00b7 8-21 days \u00b7 ATM", "tone": "negative", "volume": 74, "open_interest": 66, "premium": 353595.0, "premium_label": "$353595", "premium_share": 21.082584561081333, "weighted_strike": 579.5945945945946, "avg_iv": 0.7986, "max_voi": 6.0, "why": "puts cluster with 74 contracts traded, $353595 estimated gross traded notional, and 21% of visible notional."}, {"label": "Calls \u00b7 8-21 days \u00b7 ITM", "tone": "positive", "volume": 28, "open_interest": 303, "premium": 195780.0, "premium_label": "$195780", "premium_share": 11.673096071405148, "weighted_strike": 526.7857142857143, "avg_iv": 0.80510125, "max_voi": 0.62068966, "why": "calls cluster with 28 contracts traded, $195780 estimated gross traded notional, and 12% of visible notional."}, {"label": "Calls \u00b7 91+ days \u00b7 OTM", "tone": "positive", "volume": 18, "open_interest": 991, "premium": 143880.0, "premium_label": "$143880", "premium_share": 8.578634501755912, "weighted_strike": 741.1111111111111, "avg_iv": 0.8470746511627907, "max_voi": 1.0, "why": "calls cluster with 18 contracts traded, $143880 estimated gross traded notional, and 9% of visible notional."}, {"label": "Calls \u00b7 91+ days \u00b7 ITM", "tone": "positive", "volume": 2, "open_interest": 680, "premium": 48810.0, "premium_label": "$48810", "premium_share": 2.9102248403579796, "weighted_strike": 425.0, "avg_iv": 0.8633748648648648, "max_voi": 0.25, "why": "calls cluster with 2 contracts traded, $48810 estimated gross traded notional, and 3% of visible notional."}], "why_this_matters": "Volatility expansion bet matters because it connects the options headline to the actual evidence: $1.7M of estimated gross traded notional, calls \u00b7 8-21 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/0860e782-21b4-4f9d-86cf-a93e4f5c99bf/", "research_links": {"chart": "/terminal/0860e782-21b4-4f9d-86cf-a93e4f5c99bf/", "report": "/terminal/0860e782-21b4-4f9d-86cf-a93e4f5c99bf/report/", "factor": "/factors/ticker/0860e782-21b4-4f9d-86cf-a93e4f5c99bf/", "insider": "/insider-activity/company/agx/"}}], "disclaimer": "Educational market research only. Not financial, investment, trading, tax, or legal advice."}