{"latest_run": "2026-07-31T20:50:00.033648+00:00", "coverage_count": 6120, "result_count": 1, "page": 1, "pages": 1, "filters": {"q": "", "ticker": "VICR", "sector": "", "industry": "", "direction": "", "min_score": 0, "page": 1}, "summary": {"total": 1, "avg_conviction": 45.88, "avg_conviction_label": "45.9", "bullish": 0, "bearish": 0, "volatility": 1, "mixed": 0, "leader": "VICR", "leader_score": "46", "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": "45.88", "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": "VICR", "name": "Vicor Corporation", "exchange": "NASDAQ", "country": "US", "currency": "USD", "sector": "Technology", "industry": "Electronic Components", "sector_url": "https://sharemaestro.com/structure/us/technology/", "industry_url": "https://sharemaestro.com/structure/us/technology/electronic-components/", "direction": "volatility", "direction_label": "Volatility", "tone": "warning", "conviction_score": 45.88, "options_pressure_score": 6.02, "trend_confirmation_score": 95.33, "speculation_score": 40.75, "volatility_score": 96.0, "edge_label": "Volatility expansion watch", "insight": "VICR shows volatility options pressure with a 46/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.87, expected move of 20.6%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.", "fetched_at": "2026-08-02T01:42:14.833177+00:00", "snapshot": {"fetched_at": "2026-08-02T01:42:14.833177+00:00", "underlying_price": 207.37, "total_contracts": 676, "call_contracts": 338, "put_contracts": 338, "call_volume": 418, "put_volume": 364, "call_open_interest": 11612, "put_open_interest": 12469, "put_call_volume_ratio": 0.8708134, "put_call_open_interest_ratio": 1.07380296, "volume_open_interest_ratio": 0.03247373, "avg_implied_volatility": 1.05753625, "max_pain_strike": 230.0, "expected_move_percent": 20.59121377, "nearest_expiration": "2026-08-21"}, "market": {"latest_close": 207.37, "one_week_change": -1.7250367281171508, "one_week_change_label": "-1.7%", "relative_strength": 24.119565, "fair_value_gap_label": "+150.6%", "trend_signal": "1"}, "premium_flags": [{"label": "Persistent pressure", "value": "4x", "detail": "Volatility pressure has repeated across recent market sessions."}, {"label": "Priced move", "value": "20.6%", "detail": "Options are pricing a wider near-term move."}, {"label": "Trend agreement", "value": "95", "detail": "Options positioning and Sharemaestro trend context are aligned."}], "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 54% / P 46%", "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": "95/100", "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": 15.2, "score_label": "15/100", "summary": "Options are pricing movement more than direction; compare expected move with the stock's actual weekly change.", "metrics": [{"label": "Options pressure", "value": "+6"}, {"label": "1W price", "value": "-1.7%"}, {"label": "Call premium", "value": "54%"}, {"label": "Put premium", "value": "46%"}]}, "conviction_clusters": [{"label": "Puts \u00b7 46-90 days \u00b7 ITM", "tone": "negative", "volume": 83, "open_interest": 420, "premium": 314670.0, "premium_label": "$314670", "premium_share": 18.294182453468057, "weighted_strike": 220.84337349397592, "avg_iv": 1.0046554545454545, "max_voi": 6.66666667, "why": "puts cluster with 83 contracts traded, $314670 estimated gross traded notional, and 18% of visible notional."}, {"label": "Calls \u00b7 91+ days \u00b7 OTM", "tone": "positive", "volume": 53, "open_interest": 3217, "premium": 280647.5, "premium_label": "$280648", "premium_share": 16.316193377537346, "weighted_strike": 299.4339622641509, "avg_iv": 1.0747180303030304, "max_voi": 0.77777778, "why": "calls cluster with 53 contracts traded, $280648 estimated gross traded notional, and 16% of visible notional."}, {"label": "Calls \u00b7 8-21 days \u00b7 OTM", "tone": "positive", "volume": 266, "open_interest": 5574, "premium": 254617.5, "premium_label": "$254618", "premium_share": 14.802869675678975, "weighted_strike": 256.9172932330827, "avg_iv": 1.0919246666666667, "max_voi": 0.22321429, "why": "calls cluster with 266 contracts traded, $254618 estimated gross traded notional, and 15% of visible notional."}, {"label": "Puts \u00b7 46-90 days \u00b7 OTM", "tone": "negative", "volume": 100, "open_interest": 1128, "premium": 222645.0, "premium_label": "$222645", "premium_share": 12.944062835200038, "weighted_strike": 185.15, "avg_iv": 1.0800082142857144, "max_voi": 1.08333333, "why": "puts cluster with 100 contracts traded, $222645 estimated gross traded notional, and 13% of visible notional."}, {"label": "Calls \u00b7 91+ days \u00b7 ITM", "tone": "positive", "volume": 19, "open_interest": 533, "premium": 169695.0, "premium_label": "$169695", "premium_share": 9.865672899994477, "weighted_strike": 174.73684210526315, "avg_iv": 1.13468, "max_voi": 1.66666667, "why": "calls cluster with 19 contracts traded, $169695 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: $1.7M of estimated gross traded notional, puts \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/c61de170-7d03-4eec-a369-6b80767d1537/", "research_links": {"chart": "/terminal/c61de170-7d03-4eec-a369-6b80767d1537/", "report": "/terminal/c61de170-7d03-4eec-a369-6b80767d1537/report/", "factor": "/factors/ticker/c61de170-7d03-4eec-a369-6b80767d1537/", "insider": "/insider-activity/company/vicr/"}}], "disclaimer": "Educational market research only. Not financial, investment, trading, tax, or legal advice."}