{"latest_run": "2026-07-31T20:50:00.033648+00:00", "coverage_count": 6120, "result_count": 1, "page": 1, "pages": 1, "filters": {"q": "", "ticker": "ZD", "sector": "", "industry": "", "direction": "", "min_score": 0, "page": 1}, "summary": {"total": 1, "avg_conviction": 48.82, "avg_conviction_label": "48.8", "bullish": 0, "bearish": 0, "volatility": 1, "mixed": 0, "leader": "ZD", "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": "Communication Services", "count": 1, "avg_score": "48.82", "sector_label": "Communication Services", "industry_label": "", "sector_url": "/structure/us/communication-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": "ZD", "name": "Ziff Davis Inc", "exchange": "NASDAQ", "country": "US", "currency": "USD", "sector": "Communication Services", "industry": "Advertising Agencies", "sector_url": "https://sharemaestro.com/structure/us/communication-services/", "industry_url": "https://sharemaestro.com/structure/us/communication-services/advertising-agencies/", "direction": "volatility", "direction_label": "Volatility", "tone": "warning", "conviction_score": 48.82, "options_pressure_score": -92.68, "trend_confirmation_score": 4.26, "speculation_score": 0.62, "volatility_score": 86.54, "edge_label": "Volatility expansion watch", "insight": "ZD shows volatility options pressure with a 49/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of n/a, expected move of 13.1%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.", "fetched_at": "2026-08-02T09:11:25.733039+00:00", "snapshot": {"fetched_at": "2026-08-02T09:11:25.733039+00:00", "underlying_price": 53.08, "total_contracts": 138, "call_contracts": 69, "put_contracts": 69, "call_volume": 0, "put_volume": 1, "call_open_interest": 3566, "put_open_interest": 1391, "put_call_volume_ratio": null, "put_call_open_interest_ratio": 0.39007291, "volume_open_interest_ratio": 0.00020173, "avg_implied_volatility": 0.66486125, "max_pain_strike": 50.0, "expected_move_percent": 13.14054258, "nearest_expiration": "2026-08-21"}, "market": {"latest_close": 53.08, "one_week_change": 2.868217054263566, "one_week_change_label": "+2.9%", "relative_strength": 22.537957, "fair_value_gap_label": "+10.3%", "trend_signal": "1"}, "premium_flags": [{"label": "Persistent pressure", "value": "2x", "detail": "Volatility pressure has repeated across recent market sessions."}, {"label": "Priced move", "value": "13.1%", "detail": "Options are pricing a wider near-term move."}, {"label": "Trend conflict", "value": "4", "detail": "Options positioning is not confirming the underlying trend context."}], "intent": {"slug": "earningsevent-positioning", "label": "Earnings/event positioning", "tone": "warning", "confidence": 93.0, "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 0% / P 100%", "detail": "Estimated gross traded notional uses volume \u00d7 contract multiplier \u00d7 midpoint, or last price when no valid midpoint is available."}, {"label": "Freshness", "value": "0.00", "detail": "Volume divided by open interest across the visible chain."}, {"label": "Trend fit", "value": "4/100", "detail": "Agreement between options pressure and Sharemaestro market context."}, {"label": "Event window", "value": "5 Aug", "detail": "Matched earnings event is 3 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": 50.4, "score_label": "50/100", "summary": "Options are pricing movement more than direction; compare expected move with the stock's actual weekly change.", "metrics": [{"label": "Options pressure", "value": "-93"}, {"label": "1W price", "value": "+2.9%"}, {"label": "Call premium", "value": "0%"}, {"label": "Put premium", "value": "100%"}]}, "conviction_clusters": [{"label": "Puts \u00b7 8-21 days \u00b7 OTM", "tone": "negative", "volume": 1, "open_interest": 63, "premium": 55.0, "premium_label": "$55", "premium_share": 100.0, "weighted_strike": 45.0, "avg_iv": 0.7628266666666667, "max_voi": 0.07692308, "why": "puts cluster with 1 contracts traded, $55 estimated gross traded notional, and 100% of visible notional."}], "why_this_matters": "Earnings/event positioning matters because it connects the options headline to the actual evidence: $55 of estimated gross traded notional, puts \u00b7 8-21 days \u00b7 otm, and a volatility flow versus price backdrop. 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