{"latest_run": "2026-09-18T20:50:00.030366+00:00", "coverage_count": 6120, "result_count": 1, "page": 1, "pages": 1, "filters": {"q": "", "ticker": "ITW", "sector": "", "industry": "", "direction": "", "min_score": 0, "page": 1}, "summary": {"total": 1, "avg_conviction": 40.03, "avg_conviction_label": "40.0", "bullish": 1, "bearish": 0, "volatility": 0, "mixed": 0, "leader": "ITW", "leader_score": "40", "leader_direction": "bullish", "leader_direction_label": "Bullish", "leader_tone": "positive", "leader_read": "The strongest current read leans call-side, which is generally constructive if the chart also supports it."}, "charts": {"sectors": [{"ticker__sector": "Industrials", "count": 1, "avg_score": "40.03", "sector_label": "Industrials", "industry_label": "", "sector_url": "/structure/us/industrials/", "industry_url": "", "bar_width": 100.0}], "directions": [{"direction": "bullish", "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": "ITW", "name": "Illinois Tool Works Inc", "exchange": "NYSE", "country": "US", "currency": "USD", "sector": "Industrials", "industry": "Specialty Industrial Machinery", "sector_url": "https://sharemaestro.com/structure/us/industrials/", "industry_url": "https://sharemaestro.com/structure/us/industrials/specialty-industrial-machinery/", "direction": "bullish", "direction_label": "Bullish", "tone": "positive", "conviction_score": 40.03, "options_pressure_score": 71.01, "trend_confirmation_score": 19.71, "speculation_score": 10.93, "volatility_score": 26.73, "edge_label": "Call-side pressure", "insight": "ITW shows bullish options pressure with a 40/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.23, expected move of 0.4%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.", "fetched_at": "2026-09-19T01:43:33.354270+00:00", "snapshot": {"fetched_at": "2026-09-19T01:43:33.354270+00:00", "underlying_price": 268.16, "total_contracts": 360, "call_contracts": 180, "put_contracts": 180, "call_volume": 646, "put_volume": 151, "call_open_interest": 11086, "put_open_interest": 2862, "put_call_volume_ratio": 0.23374613, "put_call_open_interest_ratio": 0.25816345, "volume_open_interest_ratio": 0.05714081, "avg_implied_volatility": 0.3575525, "max_pain_strike": 270.0, "expected_move_percent": 0.42511933, "nearest_expiration": "2026-09-18"}, "market": {"latest_close": 269.42, "one_week_change": 0.4698687350835322, "one_week_change_label": "+0.5%", "relative_strength": -5.358353, "fair_value_gap_label": "+8.2%", "trend_signal": "1"}, "premium_flags": [{"label": "Persistent pressure", "value": "3x", "detail": "Bullish pressure has repeated across recent market sessions."}, {"label": "Pin watch", "value": "-0.7%", "detail": "Underlying price is close to max pain, useful for expiry-week context."}, {"label": "Trend conflict", "value": "20", "detail": "Options positioning is not confirming the underlying trend context."}], "intent": {"slug": "multi-expiry-position-maintenance-candidate", "label": "Multi-expiry position-maintenance candidate", "tone": "neutral", "confidence": 65.6, "confidence_label": "66/100", "summary": "Activity is spread across expirations with heavier open interest than current volume, which can be consistent with position maintenance.", "evidence": [{"label": "Notional split", "value": "C 84% / P 16%", "detail": "Estimated gross traded notional uses volume \u00d7 contract multiplier \u00d7 midpoint, or last price when no valid midpoint is available."}, {"label": "Freshness", "value": "0.06", "detail": "Volume divided by open interest across the visible chain."}, {"label": "Trend fit", "value": "20/100", "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.", "Roll detection is conservative because opening and closing legs are not directly observable in this snapshot."]}, "flow_divergence": {"label": "Bullish flow before price confirmation", "tone": "positive", "score": 35.3, "score_label": "35/100", "summary": "Call-side pressure is building before a meaningful weekly price response.", "metrics": [{"label": "Options pressure", "value": "+71"}, {"label": "1W price", "value": "+0.5%"}, {"label": "Call premium", "value": "84%"}, {"label": "Put premium", "value": "16%"}]}, "conviction_clusters": [{"label": "Calls \u00b7 22-45 days \u00b7 ATM", "tone": "positive", "volume": 350, "open_interest": 488, "premium": 178500.0, "premium_label": "$178,500", "premium_share": 52.31535756154748, "weighted_strike": 270.0, "avg_iv": 0.17097, "max_voi": 0.71721311, "why": "calls cluster with 350 contracts traded, $178,500 estimated gross traded notional, and 52% of visible notional."}, {"label": "Calls \u00b7 46-90 days \u00b7 OTM", "tone": "positive", "volume": 148, "open_interest": 3999, "premium": 77487.5, "premium_label": "$77,488", "premium_share": 22.710287221570926, "weighted_strike": 280.6756756756757, "avg_iv": 0.2063825925925926, "max_voi": 0.08695652, "why": "calls cluster with 148 contracts traded, $77,488 estimated gross traded notional, and 23% of visible notional."}, {"label": "Puts \u00b7 22-45 days \u00b7 ATM", "tone": "negative", "volume": 51, "open_interest": 64, "premium": 29835.0, "premium_label": "$29,835", "premium_share": 8.744138335287222, "weighted_strike": 270.0, "avg_iv": 0.20024, "max_voi": 0.796875, "why": "puts cluster with 51 contracts traded, $29,835 estimated gross traded notional, and 9% of visible notional."}, {"label": "Puts \u00b7 46-90 days \u00b7 OTM", "tone": "negative", "volume": 84, "open_interest": 459, "premium": 13517.5, "premium_label": "$13,518", "premium_share": 3.961752637749121, "weighted_strike": 237.5, "avg_iv": 0.27451, "max_voi": 1.2, "why": "puts cluster with 84 contracts traded, $13,518 estimated gross traded notional, and 4% of visible notional."}, {"label": "Calls \u00b7 46-90 days \u00b7 ITM", "tone": "positive", "volume": 7, "open_interest": 150, "premium": 10885.0, "premium_label": "$10,885", "premium_share": 3.19021101992966, "weighted_strike": 260.0, "avg_iv": 0.05673548387096774, "max_voi": 0.53846154, "why": "calls cluster with 7 contracts traded, $10,885 estimated gross traded notional, and 3% of visible notional."}], "why_this_matters": "Multi-expiry position-maintenance candidate matters because it connects the options headline to the actual evidence: $341,200 of estimated gross traded notional, calls \u00b7 22-45 days \u00b7 atm, and a bullish flow before price confirmation 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/9af00c36-2ecd-47b6-a31b-50b0a2827924/", "research_links": {"chart": "/terminal/9af00c36-2ecd-47b6-a31b-50b0a2827924/", "report": "/terminal/9af00c36-2ecd-47b6-a31b-50b0a2827924/report/", "factor": "/factors/ticker/9af00c36-2ecd-47b6-a31b-50b0a2827924/", "insider": "/insider-activity/company/itw/"}}], "disclaimer": "Educational market research only. Not financial, investment, trading, tax, or legal advice."}