{"latest_run": "2026-07-30T20:50:00.022982+00:00", "coverage_count": 6116, "result_count": 1, "page": 1, "pages": 1, "filters": {"q": "", "ticker": "WABC", "sector": "", "industry": "", "direction": "", "min_score": 0, "page": 1}, "summary": {"total": 1, "avg_conviction": 48.11, "avg_conviction_label": "48.1", "bullish": 0, "bearish": 0, "volatility": 1, "mixed": 0, "leader": "WABC", "leader_score": "48", "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": "Financial Services", "count": 1, "avg_score": "48.11", "sector_label": "Financial Services", "industry_label": "", "sector_url": "/structure/us/financial-services/", "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": "WABC", "name": "Westamerica Bancorporation", "exchange": "NASDAQ", "country": "US", "currency": "USD", "sector": "Financial Services", "industry": "Banks - Regional", "sector_url": "https://sharemaestro.com/structure/us/financial-services/", "industry_url": "https://sharemaestro.com/structure/us/financial-services/banks-regional/", "direction": "volatility", "direction_label": "Volatility", "tone": "warning", "conviction_score": 48.11, "options_pressure_score": 68.26, "trend_confirmation_score": 26.4, "speculation_score": 13.67, "volatility_score": 95.75, "edge_label": "Volatility expansion watch", "insight": "WABC shows volatility options pressure with a 48/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.26, expected move of 12.9%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.", "fetched_at": "2026-07-29T20:57:55.208973+00:00", "snapshot": {"fetched_at": "2026-07-29T20:57:55.208973+00:00", "underlying_price": 60.49, "total_contracts": 15, "call_contracts": 11, "put_contracts": 4, "call_volume": 42, "put_volume": 11, "call_open_interest": 183, "put_open_interest": 34, "put_call_volume_ratio": 0.26190476, "put_call_open_interest_ratio": 0.18579235, "volume_open_interest_ratio": 0.24423963, "avg_implied_volatility": 0.79644979, "max_pain_strike": 55.0, "expected_move_percent": 12.92775665, "nearest_expiration": "2026-08-21"}, "market": {"latest_close": 60.49, "one_week_change": -1.4178617992177314, "one_week_change_label": "-1.4%", "relative_strength": 9.243372, "fair_value_gap_label": "+26.5%", "trend_signal": "1"}, "premium_flags": [{"label": "Priced move", "value": "12.9%", "detail": "Options are pricing a wider near-term move."}], "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 86% / P 14%", "detail": "Estimated gross traded notional uses volume \u00d7 contract multiplier \u00d7 midpoint, or last price when no valid midpoint is available."}, {"label": "Freshness", "value": "0.24", "detail": "Volume divided by open interest across the visible chain."}, {"label": "Trend fit", "value": "26/100", "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": 37.4, "score_label": "37/100", "summary": "Options are pricing movement more than direction; compare expected move with the stock's actual weekly change.", "metrics": [{"label": "Options pressure", "value": "+68"}, {"label": "1W price", "value": "-1.4%"}, {"label": "Call premium", "value": "86%"}, {"label": "Put premium", "value": "14%"}]}, "conviction_clusters": [{"label": "Calls \u00b7 46-90 days \u00b7 ATM", "tone": "positive", "volume": 20, "open_interest": 31, "premium": 5950.0, "premium_label": "$5950", "premium_share": 31.245897334908758, "weighted_strike": 60.0, "avg_iv": 0.4932912, "max_voi": 0.66666667, "why": "calls cluster with 20 contracts traded, $5950 estimated gross traded notional, and 31% of visible notional."}, {"label": "Calls \u00b7 22-45 days \u00b7 ITM", "tone": "positive", "volume": 10, "open_interest": 21, "premium": 5500.0, "premium_label": "$5500", "premium_share": 28.882762242352634, "weighted_strike": 55.0, "avg_iv": 0.80639842, "max_voi": 0.47619048, "why": "calls cluster with 10 contracts traded, $5500 estimated gross traded notional, and 29% of visible notional."}, {"label": "Calls \u00b7 46-90 days \u00b7 ITM", "tone": "positive", "volume": 5, "open_interest": 5, "premium": 3835.0, "premium_label": "$3835", "premium_share": 20.13916239989497, "weighted_strike": 51.0, "avg_iv": 0.2692130366666667, "max_voi": 1.0, "why": "calls cluster with 5 contracts traded, $3835 estimated gross traded notional, and 20% of visible notional."}, {"label": "Puts \u00b7 22-45 days \u00b7 OTM", "tone": "negative", "volume": 10, "open_interest": 20, "premium": 2320.0, "premium_label": "$2320", "premium_share": 12.18327425495602, "weighted_strike": 55.0, "avg_iv": 0.70312797, "max_voi": 0.5, "why": "puts cluster with 10 contracts traded, $2320 estimated gross traded notional, and 12% of visible notional."}, {"label": "Calls \u00b7 91+ days \u00b7 OTM", "tone": "positive", "volume": 3, "open_interest": 3, "premium": 742.5, "premium_label": "$742", "premium_share": 3.899172902717605, "weighted_strike": 65.0, "avg_iv": 0.40906353, "max_voi": 1.0, "why": "calls cluster with 3 contracts traded, $742 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: $19042 of estimated gross traded notional, calls \u00b7 46-90 days \u00b7 atm, and a volatility flow versus price backdrop. 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