{"latest_run": "2026-08-04T20:50:00.019969+00:00", "coverage_count": 6094, "result_count": 1, "page": 1, "pages": 1, "filters": {"q": "", "ticker": "VERX", "sector": "", "industry": "", "direction": "", "min_score": 0, "page": 1}, "summary": {"total": 1, "avg_conviction": 64.39, "avg_conviction_label": "64.4", "bullish": 0, "bearish": 0, "volatility": 1, "mixed": 0, "leader": "VERX", "leader_score": "64", "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": "64.39", "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": 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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": "VERX", "name": "Vertex", "exchange": "NASDAQ", "country": "US", "currency": "USD", "sector": "Technology", "industry": "Software - Application", "sector_url": "https://sharemaestro.com/structure/us/technology/", "industry_url": "https://sharemaestro.com/structure/us/technology/software-application/", "direction": "volatility", "direction_label": "Volatility", "tone": "warning", "conviction_score": 64.39, "options_pressure_score": -49.47, "trend_confirmation_score": 88.27, "speculation_score": 50.31, "volatility_score": 96.0, "edge_label": "Volatility expansion watch", "insight": "VERX shows volatility options pressure with a 64/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 3.49, expected move of 10.7%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.", "fetched_at": "2026-08-04T23:52:55.891931+00:00", "snapshot": {"fetched_at": "2026-08-04T23:52:55.891931+00:00", "underlying_price": 12.91, "total_contracts": 77, "call_contracts": 40, "put_contracts": 37, "call_volume": 306, "put_volume": 1068, "call_open_interest": 2061, "put_open_interest": 1032, "put_call_volume_ratio": 3.49019608, "put_call_open_interest_ratio": 0.5007278, "volume_open_interest_ratio": 0.4442289, "avg_implied_volatility": 0.84802492, "max_pain_strike": 13.0, "expected_move_percent": 10.6506584, "nearest_expiration": "2026-08-21"}, "market": {"latest_close": 12.91, "one_week_change": 8.761583824768323, "one_week_change_label": "+8.8%", "relative_strength": -33.850323, "fair_value_gap_label": "-55.9%", "trend_signal": "0"}, "premium_flags": [{"label": "Persistent pressure", "value": "5x", "detail": "Volatility pressure has repeated across recent market sessions."}, {"label": "Pin watch", "value": "-0.7%", "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": "88", "detail": "Options positioning and Sharemaestro trend context are aligned."}], "intent": {"slug": "earningsevent-positioning", "label": "Earnings/event positioning", "tone": "warning", "confidence": 93.5, "confidence_label": "93/100", "summary": "Options activity is concentrated around a live event window, so the cleanest read is event positioning rather than pure direction.", "evidence": [{"label": "Notional split", "value": "C 35% / P 65%", "detail": "Estimated gross traded notional uses volume \u00d7 contract multiplier \u00d7 midpoint, or last price when no valid midpoint is available."}, {"label": "Freshness", "value": "0.44", "detail": "Volume divided by open interest across the visible chain."}, {"label": "Trend fit", "value": "88/100", "detail": "Agreement between options pressure and Sharemaestro market context."}, {"label": "Event window", "value": "5 Aug", "detail": "Matched earnings event is 0 days away."}], "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": 57.6, "score_label": "58/100", "summary": "Options are pricing movement more than direction; compare expected move with the stock's actual weekly change.", "metrics": [{"label": "Options pressure", "value": "-49"}, {"label": "1W price", "value": "+8.8%"}, {"label": "Call premium", "value": "35%"}, {"label": "Put premium", "value": "65%"}]}, "conviction_clusters": [{"label": "Calls \u00b7 91+ days \u00b7 ITM", "tone": "positive", "volume": 92, "open_interest": 117, "premium": 38990.0, "premium_label": "$38,990", "premium_share": 27.00512536362377, "weighted_strike": 9.032608695652174, "avg_iv": 1.04277705, "max_voi": 1.0, "why": "calls cluster with 92 contracts traded, $38,990 estimated gross traded notional, and 27% of visible notional."}, {"label": "Puts \u00b7 91+ days \u00b7 OTM", "tone": "negative", "volume": 295, "open_interest": 374, "premium": 35928.5, "premium_label": "$35,928", "premium_share": 24.88467931846516, "weighted_strike": 9.68813559322034, "avg_iv": 0.84759830375, "max_voi": 35.0, "why": "puts cluster with 295 contracts traded, $35,928 estimated gross traded notional, and 25% of visible notional."}, {"label": "Puts \u00b7 8-21 days \u00b7 ITM", "tone": "negative", "volume": 111, "open_interest": 35, "premium": 30802.5, "premium_label": "$30,802", "premium_share": 21.334326083945143, "weighted_strike": 15.0, "avg_iv": 1.28613441, "max_voi": 3.17142857, "why": "puts cluster with 111 contracts traded, $30,802 estimated gross traded notional, and 21% of visible notional."}, {"label": "Puts \u00b7 8-21 days \u00b7 OTM", "tone": "negative", "volume": 629, "open_interest": 297, "premium": 18470.0, "premium_label": "$18,470", "premium_share": 12.792630558249066, 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