{"latest_run": "2026-08-13T20:50:38.829406+00:00", "coverage_count": 6124, "result_count": 1, "page": 1, "pages": 1, "filters": {"q": "", "ticker": "SCL", "sector": "", "industry": "", "direction": "", "min_score": 0, "page": 1}, "summary": {"total": 1, "avg_conviction": 52.02, "avg_conviction_label": "52.0", "bullish": 0, "bearish": 0, "volatility": 1, "mixed": 0, "leader": "SCL", "leader_score": "52", "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": "52.02", "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": "SCL", "name": "Stepan Company", "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": 52.02, "options_pressure_score": 80.58, "trend_confirmation_score": 20.8, "speculation_score": 14.4, "volatility_score": 96.0, "edge_label": "Volatility expansion watch", "insight": "SCL shows volatility options pressure with a 52/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.16, expected move of 23.0%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.", "fetched_at": "2026-08-13T17:54:23.532081+00:00", "snapshot": {"fetched_at": "2026-08-13T17:54:23.532081+00:00", "underlying_price": 65.15, "total_contracts": 27, "call_contracts": 16, "put_contracts": 11, "call_volume": 166, "put_volume": 27, "call_open_interest": 544, "put_open_interest": 156, "put_call_volume_ratio": 0.1626506, "put_call_open_interest_ratio": 0.28676471, "volume_open_interest_ratio": 0.27571429, "avg_implied_volatility": 1.55578835, "max_pain_strike": 55.0, "expected_move_percent": 23.03292415, "nearest_expiration": "2026-08-21"}, "market": {"latest_close": 65.15, "one_week_change": 1.5746803866541939, "one_week_change_label": "+1.6%", "relative_strength": 14.319342, "fair_value_gap_label": "+2.2%", "trend_signal": "1"}, "premium_flags": [{"label": "Priced move", "value": "23.0%", "detail": "Options are pricing a wider near-term move."}, {"label": "Trend conflict", "value": "21", "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 93% / P 7%", "detail": "Estimated gross traded notional uses volume \u00d7 contract multiplier \u00d7 midpoint, or last price when no valid midpoint is available."}, {"label": "Freshness", "value": "0.28", "detail": "Volume divided by open interest across the visible chain."}, {"label": "Trend fit", "value": "21/100", "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": 43.6, "score_label": "44/100", "summary": "Options are pricing movement more than direction; compare expected move with the stock's actual weekly change.", "metrics": [{"label": "Options pressure", "value": "+81"}, {"label": "1W price", "value": "+1.6%"}, {"label": "Call premium", "value": "93%"}, {"label": "Put premium", "value": "7%"}]}, "conviction_clusters": [{"label": "Calls \u00b7 22-45 days \u00b7 ITM", "tone": "positive", "volume": 14, "open_interest": 446, "premium": 20040.0, "premium_label": "$20,040", "premium_share": 36.28364248662448, "weighted_strike": 46.07142857142857, "avg_iv": 0.474516974, "max_voi": 0.02392344, "why": "calls cluster with 14 contracts traded, $20,040 estimated gross traded notional, and 36% of visible notional."}, {"label": "Calls \u00b7 91+ days \u00b7 ITM", "tone": "positive", "volume": 20, "open_interest": 45, "premium": 15300.0, "premium_label": "$15,300", "premium_share": 27.701583335596535, "weighted_strike": 60.0, "avg_iv": 0.49951672333333336, "max_voi": 0.54054054, "why": "calls cluster with 20 contracts traded, $15,300 estimated gross traded notional, and 28% of visible notional."}, {"label": "Calls \u00b7 91+ days \u00b7 ATM", "tone": "positive", "volume": 21, "open_interest": 21, "premium": 10447.5, "premium_label": "$10,448", "premium_share": 18.91583607180685, "weighted_strike": 65.0, "avg_iv": 0.48389188, "max_voi": 1.0, "why": "calls cluster with 21 contracts traded, $10,448 estimated gross traded notional, and 19% of visible notional."}, {"label": "Calls \u00b7 22-45 days \u00b7 OTM", "tone": "positive", "volume": 108, "open_interest": 20, "premium": 4430.0, "premium_label": "$4,430", "premium_share": 8.02078524030671, "weighted_strike": 93.24074074074075, "avg_iv": 0.3795228075, "max_voi": 0.31578947, "why": "calls cluster with 108 contracts traded, $4,430 estimated gross traded notional, and 8% of visible notional."}, {"label": "Puts \u00b7 22-45 days \u00b7 OTM", "tone": "negative", "volume": 21, "open_interest": 113, "premium": 2060.0, "premium_label": "$2,060", "premium_share": 3.729755664792736, "weighted_strike": 42.857142857142854, "avg_iv": 1.699807716, "max_voi": 0.66666667, "why": "puts cluster with 21 contracts traded, $2,060 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: $55,232 of estimated gross traded notional, calls \u00b7 22-45 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/c23d7eb5-0440-4fee-858f-49dccc59a70b/", "research_links": {"chart": "/terminal/c23d7eb5-0440-4fee-858f-49dccc59a70b/", "report": "/terminal/c23d7eb5-0440-4fee-858f-49dccc59a70b/report/", "factor": "/factors/ticker/c23d7eb5-0440-4fee-858f-49dccc59a70b/", "insider": "/insider-activity/company/scl/"}}], "disclaimer": "Educational market research only. Not financial, investment, trading, tax, or legal advice."}