{"latest_run": "2026-07-31T20:50:00.033648+00:00", "coverage_count": 6120, "result_count": 1, "page": 1, "pages": 1, "filters": {"q": "", "ticker": "KRO", "sector": "", "industry": "", "direction": "", "min_score": 0, "page": 1}, "summary": {"total": 1, "avg_conviction": 47.03, "avg_conviction_label": "47.0", "bullish": 0, "bearish": 0, "volatility": 1, "mixed": 0, "leader": "KRO", "leader_score": "47", "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": "Basic Materials", "count": 1, "avg_score": "47.03", "sector_label": "Basic Materials", "industry_label": "", "sector_url": "/structure/us/basic-materials/", "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": "KRO", "name": "Kronos Worldwide Inc", "exchange": "NYSE", "country": "US", "currency": "USD", "sector": "Basic Materials", "industry": "Specialty Chemicals", "sector_url": "https://sharemaestro.com/structure/us/basic-materials/", "industry_url": "https://sharemaestro.com/structure/us/basic-materials/specialty-chemicals/", "direction": "volatility", "direction_label": "Volatility", "tone": "warning", "conviction_score": 47.03, "options_pressure_score": 55.78, "trend_confirmation_score": 46.08, "speculation_score": 9.2, "volatility_score": 96.0, "edge_label": "Volatility expansion watch", "insight": "KRO shows volatility options pressure with a 47/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.35, expected move of 22.4%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.", "fetched_at": "2026-08-03T02:43:35.685506+00:00", "snapshot": {"fetched_at": "2026-08-03T02:43:35.685506+00:00", "underlying_price": 6.02, "total_contracts": 40, "call_contracts": 20, "put_contracts": 20, "call_volume": 66, "put_volume": 23, "call_open_interest": 1251, "put_open_interest": 473, "put_call_volume_ratio": 0.34848485, "put_call_open_interest_ratio": 0.37809752, "volume_open_interest_ratio": 0.05162413, "avg_implied_volatility": 1.03802625, "max_pain_strike": 5.0, "expected_move_percent": 22.42524917, "nearest_expiration": "2026-08-21"}, "market": {"latest_close": 6.02, "one_week_change": -8.925869894099849, "one_week_change_label": "-8.9%", "relative_strength": -3.644204, "fair_value_gap_label": "-23.6%", "trend_signal": "1"}, "premium_flags": [{"label": "Persistent pressure", "value": "4x", "detail": "Volatility pressure has repeated across recent market sessions."}, {"label": "Priced move", "value": "22.4%", "detail": "Options are pricing a wider near-term move."}], "intent": {"slug": "earningsevent-positioning", "label": "Earnings/event positioning", "tone": "warning", "confidence": 93.5, "confidence_label": "93/100", "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 88% / P 12%", "detail": "Estimated gross traded notional uses volume \u00d7 contract multiplier \u00d7 midpoint, or last price when no valid midpoint is available."}, {"label": "Freshness", "value": "0.05", "detail": "Volume divided by open interest across the visible chain."}, {"label": "Trend fit", "value": "46/100", "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": 53.5, "score_label": "54/100", "summary": "Options are pricing movement more than direction; compare expected move with the stock's actual weekly change.", "metrics": [{"label": "Options pressure", "value": "+56"}, {"label": "1W price", "value": "-8.9%"}, {"label": "Call premium", "value": "88%"}, {"label": "Put premium", "value": "12%"}]}, "conviction_clusters": [{"label": "Calls \u00b7 91+ days \u00b7 ITM", "tone": "positive", "volume": 7, "open_interest": 60, "premium": 1522.5, "premium_label": "$1522", "premium_share": 58.80648899188876, "weighted_strike": 5.0, "avg_iv": 1.07583, "max_voi": 0.1372549, "why": "calls cluster with 7 contracts traded, $1522 estimated gross traded notional, and 59% of visible notional."}, {"label": "Calls \u00b7 8-21 days \u00b7 ITM", "tone": "positive", "volume": 3, "open_interest": 217, "premium": 375.0, "premium_label": "$375", "premium_share": 14.484356894553882, "weighted_strike": 5.0, "avg_iv": 2.30263, "max_voi": 0.02158273, "why": "calls cluster with 3 contracts traded, $375 estimated gross traded notional, and 14% of visible notional."}, {"label": "Calls \u00b7 8-21 days \u00b7 OTM", "tone": "positive", "volume": 52, "open_interest": 425, "premium": 260.0, "premium_label": "$260", "premium_share": 10.042487446890691, "weighted_strike": 7.5, "avg_iv": 0.93193, "max_voi": 0.14364641, "why": "calls cluster with 52 contracts traded, $260 estimated gross traded notional, and 10% of visible notional."}, {"label": "Puts \u00b7 8-21 days \u00b7 OTM", "tone": "negative", "volume": 20, "open_interest": 384, "premium": 200.0, "premium_label": "$200", "premium_share": 7.72499034376207, "weighted_strike": 5.0, "avg_iv": 1.09778, "max_voi": 0.05221932, "why": "puts cluster with 20 contracts traded, $200 estimated gross traded notional, and 8% of visible notional."}, {"label": "Calls \u00b7 91+ days \u00b7 OTM", "tone": "positive", "volume": 4, "open_interest": 529, "premium": 119.0, "premium_label": "$119", "premium_share": 4.596369254538432, "weighted_strike": 8.75, "avg_iv": 0.5042966666666666, "max_voi": 1.0, "why": "calls cluster with 4 contracts traded, $119 estimated gross traded notional, and 5% of visible notional."}], "why_this_matters": "Earnings/event positioning matters because it connects the options headline to the actual evidence: $2589 of estimated gross traded notional, calls \u00b7 91+ days \u00b7 itm, 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/80c1b462-afa6-4e3a-abee-1759134da8e5/", "research_links": {"chart": "/terminal/80c1b462-afa6-4e3a-abee-1759134da8e5/", "report": "/terminal/80c1b462-afa6-4e3a-abee-1759134da8e5/report/", "factor": "/factors/ticker/80c1b462-afa6-4e3a-abee-1759134da8e5/", "insider": "/insider-activity/company/kro/"}}], "disclaimer": "Educational market research only. Not financial, investment, trading, tax, or legal advice."}