{"latest_run": "2026-07-30T20:50:00.022982+00:00", "coverage_count": 6116, "result_count": 1, "page": 1, "pages": 1, "filters": {"q": "", "ticker": "PLAB", "sector": "", "industry": "", "direction": "", "min_score": 0, "page": 1}, "summary": {"total": 1, "avg_conviction": 48.78, "avg_conviction_label": "48.8", "bullish": 0, "bearish": 0, "volatility": 1, "mixed": 0, "leader": "PLAB", "leader_score": "49", "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": "48.78", "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": "PLAB", "name": "Photronics Inc", "exchange": "NASDAQ", "country": "US", "currency": "USD", "sector": "Technology", "industry": "Semiconductor Equipment & Materials", "sector_url": "https://sharemaestro.com/structure/us/technology/", "industry_url": "https://sharemaestro.com/structure/us/technology/semiconductor-equipment-materials/", "direction": "volatility", "direction_label": "Volatility", "tone": "warning", "conviction_score": 48.78, "options_pressure_score": 89.88, "trend_confirmation_score": 0.0, "speculation_score": 8.59, "volatility_score": 91.41, "edge_label": "Volatility expansion watch", "insight": "PLAB shows volatility options pressure with a 49/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.05, expected move of 14.2%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.", "fetched_at": "2026-07-30T10:34:03.239460+00:00", "snapshot": {"fetched_at": "2026-07-30T10:34:03.239460+00:00", "underlying_price": 30.33, "total_contracts": 92, "call_contracts": 46, "put_contracts": 46, "call_volume": 782, "put_volume": 42, "call_open_interest": 16157, "put_open_interest": 16054, "put_call_volume_ratio": 0.05370844, "put_call_open_interest_ratio": 0.99362505, "volume_open_interest_ratio": 0.02558132, "avg_implied_volatility": 0.7343725, "max_pain_strike": 30.0, "expected_move_percent": 14.17738213, "nearest_expiration": "2026-08-21"}, "market": {"latest_close": 30.33, "one_week_change": 5.12998266897747, "one_week_change_label": "+5.1%", "relative_strength": -12.383975, "fair_value_gap_label": "+14.4%", "trend_signal": "0"}, "premium_flags": [{"label": "Pin watch", "value": "+1.1%", "detail": "Underlying price is close to max pain, useful for expiry-week context."}, {"label": "Priced move", "value": "14.2%", "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": 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 80% / P 20%", "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": "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": 57.4, "score_label": "57/100", "summary": "Options are pricing movement more than direction; compare expected move with the stock's actual weekly change.", "metrics": [{"label": "Options pressure", "value": "+90"}, {"label": "1W price", "value": "+5.1%"}, {"label": "Call premium", "value": "80%"}, {"label": "Put premium", "value": "20%"}]}, "conviction_clusters": [{"label": "Calls \u00b7 46-90 days \u00b7 OTM", "tone": "positive", "volume": 213, "open_interest": 4861, "premium": 36222.5, "premium_label": "$36222", "premium_share": 30.840126859794385, "weighted_strike": 35.305164319248824, "avg_iv": 0.9254244444444445, "max_voi": 0.2079602, "why": "calls cluster with 213 contracts traded, $36222 estimated gross traded notional, and 31% of visible notional."}, {"label": "Puts \u00b7 91+ days \u00b7 ITM", "tone": "negative", "volume": 8, "open_interest": 1892, "premium": 17960.0, "premium_label": "$17960", "premium_share": 15.291287967476213, "weighted_strike": 50.0, "avg_iv": 0.8361445454545454, "max_voi": 0.44444444, "why": "puts cluster with 8 contracts traded, $17960 estimated gross traded notional, and 15% of visible notional."}, {"label": "Calls \u00b7 91+ days \u00b7 ITM", "tone": "positive", "volume": 20, "open_interest": 651, "premium": 14800.0, "premium_label": "$14800", "premium_share": 12.600838636895766, "weighted_strike": 25.0, "avg_iv": 0.859735, "max_voi": 0.07092199, "why": "calls cluster with 20 contracts traded, $14800 estimated gross traded notional, and 13% of visible notional."}, {"label": "Calls \u00b7 22-45 days \u00b7 ATM", "tone": "positive", "volume": 99, "open_interest": 537, "premium": 12870.0, "premium_label": "$12870", "premium_share": 10.957621166003278, "weighted_strike": 30.0, "avg_iv": 0.74657, "max_voi": 0.18435754, "why": "calls cluster with 99 contracts traded, $12870 estimated gross traded notional, and 11% of visible notional."}, {"label": "Calls \u00b7 22-45 days \u00b7 OTM", "tone": "positive", "volume": 403, "open_interest": 2907, "premium": 11127.5, "premium_label": "$11128", "premium_share": 9.474042698112003, "weighted_strike": 39.96277915632754, "avg_iv": 0.8408733333333334, "max_voi": 0.35842294, "why": "calls cluster with 403 contracts traded, $11128 estimated gross traded notional, and 9% of visible notional."}], "why_this_matters": "Volatility expansion bet matters because it connects the options headline to the actual evidence: $117452 of estimated gross traded notional, calls \u00b7 46-90 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/dee0d8a0-2be8-4f49-9fce-9cf237870ed9/", "research_links": {"chart": "/terminal/dee0d8a0-2be8-4f49-9fce-9cf237870ed9/", "report": "/terminal/dee0d8a0-2be8-4f49-9fce-9cf237870ed9/report/", "factor": "/factors/ticker/dee0d8a0-2be8-4f49-9fce-9cf237870ed9/", "insider": "/insider-activity/company/plab/"}}], "disclaimer": "Educational market research only. Not financial, investment, trading, tax, or legal advice."}