{"latest_run": "2026-07-31T11:56:10.555964+00:00", "coverage_count": 6120, "result_count": 1, "page": 1, "pages": 1, "filters": {"q": "", "ticker": "ARES", "sector": "", "industry": "", "direction": "", "min_score": 0, "page": 1}, "summary": {"total": 1, "avg_conviction": 56.15, "avg_conviction_label": "56.1", "bullish": 0, "bearish": 0, "volatility": 1, "mixed": 0, "leader": "ARES", "leader_score": "56", "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": "Financial Services", "count": 1, "avg_score": "56.15", "sector_label": "Financial Services", "industry_label": "", "sector_url": "/structure/us/financial-services/", "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": "ARES", "name": "Ares Management LP", "exchange": "NYSE", "country": "US", "currency": "USD", "sector": "Financial Services", "industry": "Asset Management", "sector_url": "https://sharemaestro.com/structure/us/financial-services/", "industry_url": "https://sharemaestro.com/structure/us/financial-services/asset-management/", "direction": "volatility", "direction_label": "Volatility", "tone": "warning", "conviction_score": 56.15, "options_pressure_score": -36.64, "trend_confirmation_score": 93.07, "speculation_score": 40.39, "volatility_score": 76.79, "edge_label": "Volatility expansion watch", "insight": "ARES shows volatility options pressure with a 56/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 2.05, expected move of 5.2%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.", "fetched_at": "2026-07-31T11:03:34.409763+00:00", "snapshot": {"fetched_at": "2026-07-31T11:03:34.409763+00:00", "underlying_price": 126.51, "total_contracts": 1328, "call_contracts": 664, "put_contracts": 664, "call_volume": 458, "put_volume": 940, "call_open_interest": 38425, "put_open_interest": 45350, "put_call_volume_ratio": 2.05240175, "put_call_open_interest_ratio": 1.18022121, "volume_open_interest_ratio": 0.01668756, "avg_implied_volatility": 1.21119125, "max_pain_strike": 125.0, "expected_move_percent": 5.19721761, "nearest_expiration": "2026-07-31"}, "market": {"latest_close": 126.51, "one_week_change": 0.6604073838319542, "one_week_change_label": "+0.7%", "relative_strength": -16.02618, "fair_value_gap_label": "-6.6%", "trend_signal": "0"}, "premium_flags": [{"label": "Persistent pressure", "value": "2x", "detail": "Volatility pressure has repeated across recent market sessions."}, {"label": "Pin watch", "value": "+1.2%", "detail": "Underlying price is close to max pain, useful for expiry-week context."}, {"label": "Trend agreement", "value": "93", "detail": "Options positioning and Sharemaestro trend context are aligned."}], "intent": {"slug": "earningsevent-positioning", "label": "Earnings/event positioning", "tone": "warning", "confidence": 84.0, "confidence_label": "84/100", "summary": "Options activity is concentrated around a live event window, so the cleanest read is event positioning rather than pure direction.", "evidence": [{"label": "Notional split", "value": "C 17% / P 83%", "detail": "Estimated gross traded notional uses volume \u00d7 contract multiplier \u00d7 midpoint, or last price when no valid midpoint is available."}, {"label": "Freshness", "value": "0.02", "detail": "Volume divided by open interest across the visible chain."}, {"label": "Trend fit", "value": "93/100", "detail": "Agreement between options pressure and Sharemaestro market context."}, {"label": "Event window", "value": "31 Jul", "detail": "Matched earnings event is 0 days away."}], "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": 25.7, "score_label": "26/100", "summary": "Options are pricing movement more than direction; compare expected move with the stock's actual weekly change.", "metrics": [{"label": "Options pressure", "value": "-37"}, {"label": "1W price", "value": "+0.7%"}, {"label": "Call premium", "value": "17%"}, {"label": "Put premium", "value": "83%"}]}, "conviction_clusters": [{"label": "Puts \u00b7 91+ days \u00b7 OTM", "tone": "negative", "volume": 637, "open_interest": 25135, "premium": 951277.5, "premium_label": "$951278", "premium_share": 76.66254185089657, "weighted_strike": 102.11145996860283, "avg_iv": 0.5591365151515152, "max_voi": 12.09302326, "why": "puts cluster with 637 contracts traded, $951278 estimated gross traded notional, and 77% of visible notional."}, {"label": "Calls \u00b7 91+ days \u00b7 OTM", "tone": "positive", "volume": 171, "open_interest": 7462, "premium": 136510.0, "premium_label": "$136510", "premium_share": 11.001210044456945, "weighted_strike": 151.0233918128655, "avg_iv": 0.4214309090909091, "max_voi": 0.60526316, "why": "calls cluster with 171 contracts traded, $136510 estimated gross traded notional, and 11% of visible notional."}, {"label": "Puts \u00b7 0-7 days \u00b7 OTM", "tone": "negative", "volume": 235, "open_interest": 1031, "premium": 35121.0, "premium_label": "$35121", "premium_share": 2.8303677237665545, "weighted_strike": 114.93617021276596, "avg_iv": 1.136802, "max_voi": 5.0, "why": "puts cluster with 235 contracts traded, $35121 estimated gross traded notional, and 3% of visible notional."}, {"label": "Calls \u00b7 0-7 days \u00b7 ATM", "tone": "positive", "volume": 89, "open_interest": 125, "premium": 24722.5, "premium_label": "$24722", "premium_share": 1.992362576544479, "weighted_strike": 125.75280898876404, "avg_iv": 0.9308455555555556, "max_voi": 14.0, "why": "calls cluster with 89 contracts traded, $24722 estimated gross traded notional, and 2% of visible notional."}, {"label": "Calls \u00b7 0-7 days \u00b7 OTM", "tone": "positive", "volume": 133, "open_interest": 4429, "premium": 18552.5, "premium_label": "$18552", "premium_share": 1.4951281909734633, "weighted_strike": 131.98496240601503, "avg_iv": 0.891686875, "max_voi": 2.5, "why": "calls cluster with 133 contracts traded, $18552 estimated gross traded notional, and 1% of visible notional."}], "why_this_matters": "Earnings/event positioning matters because it connects the options headline to the actual evidence: $1.2M of estimated gross traded notional, puts \u00b7 91+ 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/4cbbbf1e-9e96-4061-bdb9-2f47189a7d6d/", "research_links": {"chart": "/terminal/4cbbbf1e-9e96-4061-bdb9-2f47189a7d6d/", "report": "/terminal/4cbbbf1e-9e96-4061-bdb9-2f47189a7d6d/report/", "factor": "/factors/ticker/4cbbbf1e-9e96-4061-bdb9-2f47189a7d6d/", "insider": "/insider-activity/company/ares/"}}], "disclaimer": "Educational market research only. Not financial, investment, trading, tax, or legal advice."}