{"latest_run": "2026-08-13T20:50:38.829406+00:00", "coverage_count": 6124, "result_count": 1, "page": 1, "pages": 1, "filters": {"q": "", "ticker": "MXL", "sector": "", "industry": "", "direction": "", "min_score": 0, "page": 1}, "summary": {"total": 1, "avg_conviction": 57.27, "avg_conviction_label": "57.3", "bullish": 0, "bearish": 0, "volatility": 1, "mixed": 0, "leader": "MXL", "leader_score": "57", "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": "Technology", "count": 1, "avg_score": "57.27", "sector_label": "Technology", "industry_label": "", "sector_url": "/structure/us/technology/", "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": "MXL", "name": "MaxLinear Inc", "exchange": "NASDAQ", "country": "US", "currency": "USD", "sector": "Technology", "industry": "Semiconductors", "sector_url": "https://sharemaestro.com/structure/us/technology/", "industry_url": "https://sharemaestro.com/structure/us/technology/semiconductors/", "direction": "volatility", "direction_label": "Volatility", "tone": "warning", "conviction_score": 57.27, "options_pressure_score": 32.8, "trend_confirmation_score": 95.89, "speculation_score": 40.74, "volatility_score": 96.0, "edge_label": "Volatility expansion watch", "insight": "MXL shows volatility options pressure with a 57/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.59, expected move of 10.7%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.", "fetched_at": "2026-08-14T04:29:35.560960+00:00", "snapshot": {"fetched_at": "2026-08-14T04:29:35.560960+00:00", "underlying_price": 74.98, "total_contracts": 616, "call_contracts": 308, "put_contracts": 308, "call_volume": 1808, "put_volume": 1066, "call_open_interest": 63714, "put_open_interest": 26653, "put_call_volume_ratio": 0.58960177, "put_call_open_interest_ratio": 0.4183225, "volume_open_interest_ratio": 0.03180365, "avg_implied_volatility": 0.8112, "max_pain_strike": 75.0, "expected_move_percent": 10.73619632, "nearest_expiration": "2026-08-21"}, "market": {"latest_close": 74.98, "one_week_change": 12.211912601017659, "one_week_change_label": "+12.2%", "relative_strength": 84.872111, "fair_value_gap_label": "+211.4%", "trend_signal": "1"}, "premium_flags": [{"label": "Pin watch", "value": "-0.0%", "detail": "Underlying price is close to max pain, useful for expiry-week context."}, {"label": "Priced move", "value": "10.7%", "detail": "Options are pricing a wider near-term move."}, {"label": "Trend agreement", "value": "96", "detail": "Options positioning and Sharemaestro trend context are aligned."}], "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 74% / P 26%", "detail": "Estimated gross traded notional uses volume \u00d7 contract multiplier \u00d7 midpoint, or last price when no valid midpoint is available."}, {"label": "Freshness", "value": "0.03", "detail": "Volume divided by open interest across the visible chain."}, {"label": "Trend fit", "value": "96/100", "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": 58.7, "score_label": "59/100", "summary": "Options are pricing movement more than direction; compare expected move with the stock's actual weekly change.", "metrics": [{"label": "Options pressure", "value": "+33"}, {"label": "1W price", "value": "+12.2%"}, {"label": "Call premium", "value": "74%"}, {"label": "Put premium", "value": "26%"}]}, "conviction_clusters": [{"label": "Calls \u00b7 91+ days \u00b7 OTM", "tone": "positive", "volume": 349, "open_interest": 11166, "premium": 359910.0, "premium_label": "$359,910", "premium_share": 27.812917539579566, "weighted_strike": 123.35243553008596, "avg_iv": 1.0277969333333334, "max_voi": 9.66666667, "why": "calls cluster with 349 contracts traded, $359,910 estimated gross traded notional, and 28% of visible notional."}, {"label": "Calls \u00b7 22-45 days \u00b7 OTM", "tone": "positive", "volume": 673, "open_interest": 17301, "premium": 221950.0, "premium_label": "$221,950", "premium_share": 17.151724175237376, "weighted_strike": 95.95839524517088, "avg_iv": 0.8745411764705883, "max_voi": 0.19674797, "why": "calls cluster with 673 contracts traded, $221,950 estimated gross traded notional, and 17% of visible notional."}, {"label": "Puts \u00b7 22-45 days \u00b7 OTM", "tone": "negative", "volume": 347, "open_interest": 6808, "premium": 106112.5, "premium_label": "$106,112", "premium_share": 8.200100615205569, "weighted_strike": 62.57348703170029, "avg_iv": 1.2242422222222222, "max_voi": 0.92857143, "why": "puts cluster with 347 contracts traded, $106,112 estimated gross traded notional, and 8% of visible notional."}, {"label": "Calls \u00b7 0-7 days \u00b7 ITM", "tone": "positive", "volume": 115, "open_interest": 4201, "premium": 91745.0, "premium_label": "$91,745", "premium_share": 7.089817231165367, "weighted_strike": 69.78260869565217, "avg_iv": 0.14658333333333334, "max_voi": 0.20550459, "why": "calls cluster with 115 contracts traded, $91,745 estimated gross traded notional, and 7% of visible notional."}, {"label": "Calls \u00b7 91+ days \u00b7 ITM", "tone": "positive", "volume": 21, "open_interest": 3862, "premium": 74705.0, "premium_label": "$74,705", "premium_share": 5.77300993246726, "weighted_strike": 50.95238095238095, "avg_iv": 0.8770854054054054, "max_voi": 0.11111111, "why": "calls cluster with 21 contracts traded, $74,705 estimated gross traded notional, and 6% of visible notional."}], "why_this_matters": "Volatility expansion bet matters because it connects the options headline to the actual evidence: $1.3M of estimated gross traded notional, calls \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/3894cc0d-2d0d-4e53-865e-44834c7c0c97/", "research_links": {"chart": "/terminal/3894cc0d-2d0d-4e53-865e-44834c7c0c97/", "report": "/terminal/3894cc0d-2d0d-4e53-865e-44834c7c0c97/report/", "factor": "/factors/ticker/3894cc0d-2d0d-4e53-865e-44834c7c0c97/", "insider": "/insider-activity/company/mxl/"}}], "disclaimer": "Educational market research only. Not financial, investment, trading, tax, or legal advice."}