{"latest_run": "2026-08-13T20:50:38.829406+00:00", "coverage_count": 6124, "result_count": 1, "page": 1, "pages": 1, "filters": {"q": "", "ticker": "NB", "sector": "", "industry": "", "direction": "", "min_score": 0, "page": 1}, "summary": {"total": 1, "avg_conviction": 56.17, "avg_conviction_label": "56.2", "bullish": 0, "bearish": 0, "volatility": 1, "mixed": 0, "leader": "NB", "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": "Basic Materials", "count": 1, "avg_score": "56.17", "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": "NB", "name": "NioCorp Developments Ltd. Common Stock", "exchange": "NASDAQ", "country": "US", "currency": "USD", "sector": "Basic Materials", "industry": "Other Industrial Metals & Mining", "sector_url": "https://sharemaestro.com/structure/us/basic-materials/", "industry_url": "https://sharemaestro.com/structure/us/basic-materials/other-industrial-metals-mining/", "direction": "volatility", "direction_label": "Volatility", "tone": "warning", "conviction_score": 56.17, "options_pressure_score": 92.53, "trend_confirmation_score": 0.0, "speculation_score": 41.49, "volatility_score": 81.75, "edge_label": "Volatility expansion watch", "insight": "NB shows volatility options pressure with a 56/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.09, expected move of 6.4%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.", "fetched_at": "2026-08-14T02:37:13.124341+00:00", "snapshot": {"fetched_at": "2026-08-14T02:37:13.124341+00:00", "underlying_price": 5.36, "total_contracts": 326, "call_contracts": 163, "put_contracts": 163, "call_volume": 5883, "put_volume": 537, "call_open_interest": 81141, "put_open_interest": 18513, "put_call_volume_ratio": 0.09127996, "put_call_open_interest_ratio": 0.22815839, "volume_open_interest_ratio": 0.0644229, "avg_implied_volatility": 1.34655375, "max_pain_strike": 5.5, "expected_move_percent": 6.43656716, "nearest_expiration": "2026-08-14"}, "market": {"latest_close": 5.36, "one_week_change": 25.969447708578144, "one_week_change_label": "+26.0%", "relative_strength": -18.076631, "fair_value_gap_label": "+49.9%", "trend_signal": "0"}, "premium_flags": [{"label": "Persistent pressure", "value": "2x", "detail": "Volatility pressure has repeated across recent market sessions."}, {"label": "Priced move", "value": "6.4%", "detail": "Options are pricing a wider near-term move."}, {"label": "Trend conflict", "value": "0", "detail": "Options positioning is not confirming the underlying trend context."}], "intent": {"slug": "volatility-expansion-bet", "label": "Volatility expansion bet", "tone": "warning", "confidence": 87.2, "confidence_label": "87/100", "summary": "The strongest message is movement risk: expected move and implied volatility are carrying more signal than direction.", "evidence": [{"label": "Notional split", "value": "C 83% / P 17%", "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": "0/100", "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": 100, "score_label": "100/100", "summary": "Options are pricing movement more than direction; compare expected move with the stock's actual weekly change.", "metrics": [{"label": "Options pressure", "value": "+93"}, {"label": "1W price", "value": "+26.0%"}, {"label": "Call premium", "value": "83%"}, {"label": "Put premium", "value": "17%"}]}, "conviction_clusters": [{"label": "Calls \u00b7 22-45 days \u00b7 OTM", "tone": "positive", "volume": 5018, "open_interest": 830, "premium": 125395.0, "premium_label": "$125,395", "premium_share": 40.06287630333343, "weighted_strike": 6.502391390992427, "avg_iv": 0.9621252380952381, "max_voi": 454.54545455, "why": "calls cluster with 5018 contracts traded, $125,395 estimated gross traded notional, and 40% of visible notional."}, {"label": "Puts \u00b7 91+ days \u00b7 OTM", "tone": "negative", "volume": 381, "open_interest": 11083, "premium": 41870.0, "premium_label": "$41,870", "premium_share": 13.37718912891719, "weighted_strike": 4.934383202099737, "avg_iv": 0.93558625, "max_voi": 0.0548714, "why": "puts cluster with 381 contracts traded, $41,870 estimated gross traded notional, and 13% of visible notional."}, {"label": "Calls \u00b7 91+ days \u00b7 OTM", "tone": "positive", "volume": 389, "open_interest": 39192, "premium": 38000.0, "premium_label": "$38,000", "premium_share": 12.140749627390809, "weighted_strike": 9.02956298200514, "avg_iv": 1.0174364705882353, "max_voi": 0.03549439, "why": "calls cluster with 389 contracts traded, $38,000 estimated gross traded notional, and 12% of visible notional."}, {"label": "Calls \u00b7 8-21 days \u00b7 ITM", "tone": "positive", "volume": 103, "open_interest": 251, "premium": 37502.5, "premium_label": "$37,502", "premium_share": 11.981801655295364, "weighted_strike": 1.5436893203883495, "avg_iv": 2.5982295, "max_voi": 1.33333333, "why": "calls cluster with 103 contracts traded, $37,502 estimated gross traded notional, and 12% of visible notional."}, {"label": "Calls \u00b7 22-45 days \u00b7 ITM", "tone": "positive", "volume": 126, "open_interest": 1333, "premium": 32170.0, "premium_label": "$32,170", "premium_share": 10.278103039820062, "weighted_strike": 2.8531746031746033, "avg_iv": 1.9146104545454545, "max_voi": 0.38, "why": "calls cluster with 126 contracts traded, $32,170 estimated gross traded notional, and 10% of visible notional."}], "why_this_matters": "Volatility expansion bet matters because it connects the options headline to the actual evidence: $312,996 of estimated gross traded notional, calls \u00b7 22-45 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/e28c8c16-2e10-4d10-9f49-474a438d2208/", "research_links": {"chart": "/terminal/e28c8c16-2e10-4d10-9f49-474a438d2208/", "report": "/terminal/e28c8c16-2e10-4d10-9f49-474a438d2208/report/", "factor": "/factors/ticker/e28c8c16-2e10-4d10-9f49-474a438d2208/"}}], "disclaimer": "Educational market research only. Not financial, investment, trading, tax, or legal advice."}