{"latest_run": "2026-08-03T20:50:00.024052+00:00", "coverage_count": 6120, "result_count": 1, "page": 1, "pages": 1, "filters": {"q": "", "ticker": "ECPG", "sector": "", "industry": "", "direction": "", "min_score": 0, "page": 1}, "summary": {"total": 1, "avg_conviction": 51.94, "avg_conviction_label": "51.9", "bullish": 0, "bearish": 0, "volatility": 1, "mixed": 0, "leader": "ECPG", "leader_score": "52", "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": "51.94", "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": "ECPG", "name": "Encore Capital Group Inc", "exchange": "NASDAQ", "country": "US", "currency": "USD", "sector": "Financial Services", "industry": "Credit Services", "sector_url": "https://sharemaestro.com/structure/us/financial-services/", "industry_url": "https://sharemaestro.com/structure/us/financial-services/credit-services/", "direction": "volatility", "direction_label": "Volatility", "tone": "warning", "conviction_score": 51.94, "options_pressure_score": 67.76, "trend_confirmation_score": 40.13, "speculation_score": 18.63, "volatility_score": 89.48, "edge_label": "Volatility expansion watch", "insight": "ECPG shows volatility options pressure with a 52/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.13, expected move of 12.7%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.", "fetched_at": "2026-08-03T21:11:57.674461+00:00", "snapshot": {"fetched_at": "2026-08-03T21:11:57.674461+00:00", "underlying_price": 94.08, "total_contracts": 73, "call_contracts": 46, "put_contracts": 27, "call_volume": 171, "put_volume": 22, "call_open_interest": 610, "put_open_interest": 1090, "put_call_volume_ratio": 0.12865497, "put_call_open_interest_ratio": 1.78688525, "volume_open_interest_ratio": 0.11352941, "avg_implied_volatility": 0.70685108, "max_pain_strike": 90.0, "expected_move_percent": 12.70195578, "nearest_expiration": "2026-08-21"}, "market": {"latest_close": 94.08, "one_week_change": 4.353613221673784, "one_week_change_label": "+4.4%", "relative_strength": 38.652596, "fair_value_gap_label": "+85.3%", "trend_signal": "1"}, "premium_flags": [{"label": "Persistent pressure", "value": "3x", "detail": "Volatility pressure has repeated across recent market sessions."}, {"label": "Priced move", "value": "12.7%", "detail": "Options are pricing a wider near-term move."}], "intent": {"slug": "earningsevent-positioning", "label": "Earnings/event positioning", "tone": "warning", "confidence": 83.5, "confidence_label": "83/100", "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 97% / P 3%", "detail": "Estimated gross traded notional uses volume \u00d7 contract multiplier \u00d7 midpoint, or last price when no valid midpoint is available."}, {"label": "Freshness", "value": "0.11", "detail": "Volume divided by open interest across the visible chain."}, {"label": "Trend fit", "value": "40/100", "detail": "Agreement between options pressure and Sharemaestro market context."}, {"label": "Event window", "value": "5 Aug", "detail": "Matched earnings event is 2 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": 46.9, "score_label": "47/100", "summary": "Options are pricing movement more than direction; compare expected move with the stock's actual weekly change.", "metrics": [{"label": "Options pressure", "value": "+68"}, {"label": "1W price", "value": "+4.4%"}, {"label": "Call premium", "value": "97%"}, {"label": "Put premium", "value": "3%"}]}, "conviction_clusters": [{"label": "Calls \u00b7 91+ days \u00b7 ITM", "tone": "positive", "volume": 91, "open_interest": 186, "premium": 212185.0, "premium_label": "$212,185", "premium_share": 72.593750748398, "weighted_strike": 55.68681318681319, "avg_iv": 0.339067075, "max_voi": 2.0, "why": "calls cluster with 91 contracts traded, $212,185 estimated gross traded notional, and 73% of visible notional."}, {"label": "Calls \u00b7 46-90 days \u00b7 ITM", "tone": "positive", "volume": 24, "open_interest": 34, "premium": 41785.0, "premium_label": "$41,785", "premium_share": 14.29568477989401, "weighted_strike": 75.41666666666667, "avg_iv": 0.17129328, "max_voi": 1.0, "why": "calls cluster with 24 contracts traded, $41,785 estimated gross traded notional, and 14% of visible notional."}, {"label": "Calls \u00b7 46-90 days \u00b7 OTM", "tone": "positive", "volume": 41, "open_interest": 323, "premium": 21975.0, "premium_label": "$21,975", "premium_share": 7.518192486255137, "weighted_strike": 100.1219512195122, "avg_iv": 0.4973194775, "max_voi": 0.5, "why": "calls cluster with 41 contracts traded, $21,975 estimated gross traded notional, and 8% of visible notional."}, {"label": "Puts \u00b7 91+ days \u00b7 ATM", "tone": "negative", "volume": 2, "open_interest": 1, "premium": 3800.0, "premium_label": "$3,800", "premium_share": 1.3000742410816617, "weighted_strike": 95.0, "avg_iv": 0.84643708, "max_voi": 2.0, "why": "puts cluster with 2 contracts traded, $3,800 estimated gross traded notional, and 1% of visible notional."}, {"label": "Puts \u00b7 91+ days \u00b7 OTM", "tone": "negative", "volume": 8, "open_interest": 1040, "premium": 2747.5, "premium_label": "$2,748", "premium_share": 0.93998788878207, "weighted_strike": 69.6875, "avg_iv": 0.7628863372727273, "max_voi": 1.0, "why": "puts cluster with 8 contracts traded, $2,748 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: $292,291 of estimated gross traded notional, calls \u00b7 91+ days \u00b7 itm, and a volatility flow versus price backdrop. 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