{"latest_run": "2026-07-31T20:50:00.033648+00:00", "coverage_count": 6120, "result_count": 1, "page": 1, "pages": 1, "filters": {"q": "", "ticker": "PACS", "sector": "", "industry": "", "direction": "", "min_score": 0, "page": 1}, "summary": {"total": 1, "avg_conviction": 57.94, "avg_conviction_label": "57.9", "bullish": 0, "bearish": 0, "volatility": 1, "mixed": 0, "leader": "PACS", "leader_score": "58", "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": "Healthcare", "count": 1, "avg_score": "57.94", "sector_label": "Healthcare", "industry_label": "", "sector_url": "/structure/us/healthcare/", "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": "PACS", "name": "PACS Group, Inc.", "exchange": "NYSE", "country": "US", "currency": "USD", "sector": "Healthcare", "industry": "Medical Care Facilities", "sector_url": "https://sharemaestro.com/structure/us/healthcare/", "industry_url": "https://sharemaestro.com/structure/us/healthcare/medical-care-facilities/", "direction": "volatility", "direction_label": "Volatility", "tone": "warning", "conviction_score": 57.94, "options_pressure_score": 100.0, "trend_confirmation_score": 10.35, "speculation_score": 16.59, "volatility_score": 96.0, "edge_label": "Volatility expansion watch", "insight": "PACS shows volatility options pressure with a 58/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.02, expected move of 16.8%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.", "fetched_at": "2026-08-01T14:11:44.467463+00:00", "snapshot": {"fetched_at": "2026-08-01T14:11:44.467463+00:00", "underlying_price": 46.01, "total_contracts": 158, "call_contracts": 79, "put_contracts": 79, "call_volume": 805, "put_volume": 19, "call_open_interest": 48585, "put_open_interest": 8028, "put_call_volume_ratio": 0.02360248, "put_call_open_interest_ratio": 0.16523618, "volume_open_interest_ratio": 0.01455496, "avg_implied_volatility": 0.8855875, "max_pain_strike": 40.0, "expected_move_percent": 16.7898283, "nearest_expiration": "2026-08-21"}, "market": {"latest_close": 46.01, "one_week_change": -1.7929562433297759, "one_week_change_label": "-1.8%", "relative_strength": 44.104141, "fair_value_gap_label": "+82.7%", "trend_signal": "1"}, "premium_flags": [{"label": "Persistent pressure", "value": "4x", "detail": "Volatility pressure has repeated across recent market sessions."}, {"label": "Priced move", "value": "16.8%", "detail": "Options are pricing a wider near-term move."}, {"label": "Trend conflict", "value": "10", "detail": "Options positioning is not confirming the underlying trend context."}], "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 98% / P 2%", "detail": "Estimated gross traded notional uses volume \u00d7 contract multiplier \u00d7 midpoint, or last price when no valid midpoint is available."}, {"label": "Freshness", "value": "0.01", "detail": "Volume divided by open interest across the visible chain."}, {"label": "Trend fit", "value": "10/100", "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": 53.4, "score_label": "53/100", "summary": "Options are pricing movement more than direction; compare expected move with the stock's actual weekly change.", "metrics": [{"label": "Options pressure", "value": "+100"}, {"label": "1W price", "value": "-1.8%"}, {"label": "Call premium", "value": "98%"}, {"label": "Put premium", "value": "2%"}]}, "conviction_clusters": [{"label": "Calls \u00b7 46-90 days \u00b7 ITM", "tone": "positive", "volume": 306, "open_interest": 1190, "premium": 349650.0, "premium_label": "$349650", "premium_share": 64.99342444618966, "weighted_strike": 36.568627450980394, "avg_iv": 1.1591, "max_voi": 0.9804878, "why": "calls cluster with 306 contracts traded, $349650 estimated gross traded notional, and 65% of visible notional."}, {"label": "Calls \u00b7 46-90 days \u00b7 ATM", "tone": "positive", "volume": 105, "open_interest": 188, "premium": 59850.0, "premium_label": "$59850", "premium_share": 11.125000580879313, "weighted_strike": 45.0, "avg_iv": 0.76608, "max_voi": 0.55851064, "why": "calls cluster with 105 contracts traded, $59850 estimated gross traded notional, and 11% of visible notional."}, {"label": "Calls \u00b7 8-21 days \u00b7 OTM", "tone": "positive", "volume": 235, "open_interest": 4931, "premium": 33555.0, "premium_label": "$33555", "premium_share": 6.237249699104517, "weighted_strike": 54.1063829787234, "avg_iv": 0.7400633333333333, "max_voi": 2.03157895, "why": "calls cluster with 235 contracts traded, $33555 estimated gross traded notional, and 6% of visible notional."}, {"label": "Calls \u00b7 46-90 days \u00b7 OTM", "tone": "positive", "volume": 107, "open_interest": 523, "premium": 29880.0, "premium_label": "$29880", "premium_share": 5.554135628348769, "weighted_strike": 51.21495327102804, "avg_iv": 0.78754, "max_voi": 0.24517906, "why": "calls cluster with 107 contracts traded, $29880 estimated gross traded notional, and 6% of visible notional."}, {"label": "Calls \u00b7 91+ days \u00b7 ATM", "tone": "positive", "volume": 16, "open_interest": 531, "premium": 21135.0, "premium_label": "$21135", "premium_share": 3.928602962019787, "weighted_strike": 45.0, "avg_iv": 0.749005, "max_voi": 0.05555556, "why": "calls cluster with 16 contracts traded, $21135 estimated gross traded notional, and 4% of visible notional."}], "why_this_matters": "Volatility expansion bet matters because it connects the options headline to the actual evidence: $537978 of estimated gross traded notional, calls \u00b7 46-90 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/5a66909f-3df1-412f-afd2-d09859b2112d/", "research_links": {"chart": "/terminal/5a66909f-3df1-412f-afd2-d09859b2112d/", "report": "/terminal/5a66909f-3df1-412f-afd2-d09859b2112d/report/", "factor": "/factors/ticker/5a66909f-3df1-412f-afd2-d09859b2112d/"}}], "disclaimer": "Educational market research only. Not financial, investment, trading, tax, or legal advice."}