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BSX

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CO

$44.51 -2.35%

$44.50 (-0.02%)🌙

as of 10/21 06:14 PM

(10/20 18:11) ◀

Wednesday, October 21, 2026 (6:14pm)

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Option Volume

Detail

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Current (10/21) 12,685

Calls: 8,874 (70%)

Puts: 3,811 (30%)

Prior (10/20) 22,928

Calls: 12,426 (54%)

Puts: 10,502 (46%)

Current vs Prior -44.67%

Calls: -28.59% (Calls)

Puts: -63.71% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 142,444

Calls: 78,339 (55%)

Puts: 64,105 (45%)

Prior 7-Day Average 20,349

Calls: 11,191 (55%)

Puts: 9,157 (45%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -37.66%

Calls: -20.71%

Puts: -58.39%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (10/21) $2.28M

Calls: $1.33M (58%)

Puts: $953.3K (42%)

Prior (10/20) $3.67M

Calls: $1.75M (48%)

Puts: $1.92M (52%)

Current vs Prior -37.84%

Calls: -24.07%

Puts: -50.39%

Prior 7-Day Total $40.26M

Calls: $13.27M (33%)

Puts: $26.99M (67%)

Prior 7-Day Average $5.75M

Calls: $1.90M (33%)

Puts: $3.86M (67%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -60.29%

Calls: -29.80%

Puts: -75.28%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

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Current (10/21) 0.43

Prior (10/20) 0.85

Current vs Prior -49.19%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.83

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -48.42%

Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail

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Current (10/21) 402,052

Calls: 264,467 (66%)

Puts: 137,585 (34%)

Prior (10/20) 564,198

Calls: 408,813 (72%)

Puts: 155,385 (28%)

Current vs Prior -28.74%

Prior 7-Day Total 3,523,153

Calls: 2,387,414 (68%)

Puts: 1,135,739 (32%)

Prior 7-Day Average 503,307

Calls: 341,059 (68%)

Puts: 162,248 (32%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -20.12%

Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail

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WKMO Expiry (10/23) | Next (10/30)Expiry (11/20) | Next (12/18)

Current 3.26% | 9.44%11.75% | 13.88%

Prior 3.69% | 9.79%11.96% | 13.93%

Current vs Prior -11.62% | -3.57%-1.73% | -0.34%

Prior 7-Day Avg 3.58% | 7.15%5.79% | 12.67%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -8.95% | +31.92%+103.04% | +9.56%

Prior 7-Day Eod 3.69% | 9.78%11.96% | 13.93%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -11.62% | -3.57%-1.73% | -0.34%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 60.72% | 26.81%

Calls: 50.00% | 29.63%

Puts: 71.43% | 24.00%

Prior 60.72% | 26.81%

Calls: 50.00% | 29.63%

Puts: 71.43% | 24.00%

Current vs Prior +0.00% | +0.00%

Prior 7-Day Avg 60.72% | 26.81%

Calls: 50.00% | 29.63%

Puts: 71.43% | 24.00%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +0.00% | +0.00%

Liquidity Expensive

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Below-average activity with volume down 45% vs prior. Extreme bullish P/C ratio of 0.43 - heavy call buying (8,874 calls vs 3,811 puts). P/C ratio dropping 49% - sentiment shifting bullish. Call-heavy open interest (264,467 calls vs 137,585 puts) suggests bullish positioning.

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Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 1 of results (avg 8.8%, best 8.8%)

CALLS (1)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$44.00	Nov 20	2.70	2.95	$2.83	8.8%	2	0.56	1

PUTS (0)

No puts meet the criteria

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 1 found (avg $0.77, cheapest $0.77)

CALLS (0)

No calls meet the criteria

PUTS (1)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$40.00	Nov 20	0.70	0.85	$0.77	19.5%	58	0.20	6.3K

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 31 found (avg delta 0.70, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$39.00	Oct 23	5.00	5.90	$5.45	16.5%	1	1.00	9
$42.00	Oct 23	2.00	2.85	$2.42	35.1%	1	0.96	--
$38.00	Oct 23	5.90	6.80	$6.35	14.2%	4	0.94	21
$42.50	Oct 23	1.45	2.95	$2.20	68.2%	2	0.93	43
$40.00	Oct 23	3.90	4.80	$4.35	20.7%	7	0.93	83

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$46.00	Oct 23	1.35	2.10	$1.73	43.4%	1	0.86	199
$50.00	Nov 20	5.90	6.60	$6.25	11.2%	22	0.78	2.5K
$45.50	Oct 23	1.00	1.70	$1.35	51.9%	6	0.77	18
$45.00	Oct 23	0.70	1.05	$0.88	39.8%	19	0.63	143
$46.00	Oct 30	2.65	3.20	$2.93	18.8%	10	0.60	--

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 126 active (total vol 7.1K, top 1.2K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$46.00	Oct 23	0.05	0.15	$0.10	100.0%	1.2K	0.14	4.9K
$45.50	Oct 23	0.05	0.30	$0.18	138.9%	710	0.23	1.4K
$50.00	Oct 30	0.35	0.50	$0.43	34.9%	703	0.16	1.3K
$45.00	Oct 30	1.65	1.90	$1.78	14.0%	434	0.47	423
$45.00	Oct 23	0.25	0.50	$0.38	65.8%	238	0.37	3.5K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$45.00	Oct 30	2.05	2.50	$2.28	19.7%	1.0K	0.52	2.3K
$42.00	Oct 30	0.65	1.05	$0.85	47.1%	328	0.28	401
$44.00	Nov 20	2.00	2.40	$2.20	18.2%	146	0.44	93
$43.50	Oct 23	0.10	0.30	$0.20	100.0%	137	0.24	740
$43.00	Oct 30	1.15	1.45	$1.30	23.1%	105	0.37	280

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 4 strikes (avg 47.5%, max 57.1%)

CALLS (2)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$48.00	Oct 30	Nov 20	77.9%	49.6%	57.1%	67	500
$50.00	Oct 30	Nov 20	74.1%	49.1%	51.1%	753	8.8K

PUTS (2)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$40.00	Oct 30	Nov 27	68.5%	48.2%	42.1%	79	2.1K
$41.50	Oct 30	Nov 20	67.5%	48.4%	39.6%	4	143

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 73 found (best R:R 1.27, avg 2.41)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$42.00	$42.50	Oct 23	$0.22	$0.28	$0.22	96%	1.27	$42.22
$43.00	$43.50	Oct 23	$0.30	$0.20	$0.30	85%	0.67	$43.30
$43.50	$44.00	Oct 30	$0.18	$0.32	$0.18	60%	1.78	$43.68
$42.00	$50.00	Nov 13	$3.17	$4.83	$3.17	70%	1.52	$45.17
$44.50	$45.00	Nov 20	$0.17	$0.33	$0.17	52%	1.94	$44.67

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$43.50	$43.00	Oct 30	$0.13	$0.37	$0.13	40%	2.85	$43.37
$44.50	$44.00	Nov 20	$0.18	$0.32	$0.18	48%	1.78	$44.32
$44.50	$44.00	Nov 6	$0.22	$0.28	$0.22	48%	1.27	$44.28
$45.00	$44.50	Oct 23	$0.28	$0.22	$0.28	63%	0.79	$44.72
$42.00	$41.50	Oct 30	$0.12	$0.38	$0.12	28%	3.17	$41.88

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 56 found (best R:R 0.20, avg 0.56)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$47.00	$47.50	Oct 30	$0.32	$0.32	$0.18	66%	1.78	$47.32
$48.00	$49.00	Oct 30	$0.33	$0.33	$0.67	72%	0.49	$48.33
$45.00	$45.50	Oct 23	$0.20	$0.20	$0.30	63%	0.67	$45.20
$45.00	$45.50	Oct 30	$0.28	$0.28	$0.22	53%	1.27	$45.28
$51.00	$53.00	Nov 20	$0.30	$0.30	$1.70	80%	0.18	$51.30

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$40.00	$36.00	Nov 27	$0.68	$0.68	$3.32	78%	0.20	$39.32
$42.00	$40.00	Nov 13	$0.62	$0.62	$1.38	69%	0.45	$41.38
$40.00	$36.00	Nov 13	$0.45	$0.45	$3.55	81%	0.13	$39.55
$42.50	$42.00	Oct 30	$0.25	$0.25	$0.25	67%	1.00	$42.25
$44.50	$44.00	Oct 30	$0.33	$0.33	$0.17	51%	1.94	$44.17

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 6 found (avg debit $1.43, cheapest $1.58)

CALLS (3)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$44.50	Oct 23	Nov 6	$1.58	46.0%	60.0%
$44.00	Oct 23	Oct 30	$1.37	41.1%	68.0%
$45.00	Oct 23	Oct 30	$1.40	46.8%	74.7%

PUTS (3)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$44.50	Oct 23	Oct 30	$1.43	46.0%	72.0%
$44.00	Oct 23	Oct 30	$1.37	41.1%	68.0%
$45.00	Oct 23	Oct 30	$1.40	46.8%	74.7%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 22 found (cheapest 2.63% of stock, avg 7.46%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$44.50	Oct 23	$0.57	$0.60	$1.17	$43.33	$45.67	2.63%
$44.00	Oct 23	$0.85	$0.33	$1.18	$42.82	$45.18	2.65%
$45.00	Oct 23	$0.38	$0.88	$1.26	$43.74	$46.26	2.83%
$43.50	Oct 23	$1.20	$0.20	$1.40	$42.10	$44.90	3.15%
$45.50	Oct 23	$0.18	$1.35	$1.53	$43.97	$47.03	3.44%
$43.00	Oct 23	$1.50	$0.13	$1.63	$41.37	$44.63	3.66%
$46.00	Oct 23	$0.10	$1.73	$1.83	$44.17	$47.83	4.11%
$42.50	Oct 23	$2.20	$0.05	$2.25	$40.25	$44.75	5.06%
$42.00	Oct 23	$2.42	$0.03	$2.45	$39.55	$44.45	5.50%
$43.50	Oct 30	$2.40	$1.43	$3.83	$39.67	$47.33	8.60%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 102 found (cheapest 0.29% of stock, avg 5.96%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$46.50	$42.50	Oct 23	$0.08	$0.05	$0.13	$42.37	$46.63
$46.00	$42.50	Oct 23	$0.10	$0.05	$0.15	$42.35	$46.15
$46.50	$43.00	Oct 23	$0.08	$0.13	$0.21	$42.79	$46.71
$46.00	$43.00	Oct 23	$0.10	$0.13	$0.23	$42.77	$46.23
$45.50	$42.50	Oct 23	$0.18	$0.05	$0.23	$42.27	$45.73
$46.50	$43.50	Oct 23	$0.08	$0.20	$0.28	$43.22	$46.78
$46.00	$43.50	Oct 23	$0.10	$0.20	$0.30	$43.20	$46.30
$45.50	$43.00	Oct 23	$0.18	$0.13	$0.31	$42.69	$45.81
$45.50	$43.50	Oct 23	$0.18	$0.20	$0.38	$43.12	$45.88
$46.50	$44.00	Oct 23	$0.08	$0.33	$0.41	$43.59	$46.91

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 55 found (best R:R 1.94, avg credit $0.39)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
41/42	48/48	Nov 20	$0.33	$0.17	40%	1.94	$41.17	$48.33
39/40	48/48	Nov 20	$0.28	$0.22	49%	1.27	$39.22	$48.28
39/40	48/49	Oct 30	$0.45	$0.55	57%	0.82	$39.55	$48.45
37/38	50/51	Nov 6	$0.30	$0.70	70%	0.43	$37.70	$50.30
42/42	48/48	Nov 20	$0.32	$0.18	36%	1.78	$41.68	$48.32
42/42	48/48	Nov 20	$0.33	$0.17	33%	1.94	$42.17	$48.33
41/42	48/49	Nov 20	$0.28	$0.22	42%	1.27	$41.22	$48.78
39/40	48/49	Nov 20	$0.23	$0.27	52%	0.85	$39.27	$48.73
38/39	49/50	Nov 20	$0.42	$0.58	57%	0.72	$38.58	$49.42
42/42	48/49	Oct 30	$0.58	$0.42	40%	1.38	$41.92	$48.58

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 29 found (best R:R 11.50, cheapest $0.06)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$43.50	$44.00	$44.50	Oct 23	$0.07	$0.43	27%	6.14
$44.00	$44.50	$45.00	Oct 23	$0.09	$0.41	28%	4.56
$45.50	$46.00	$46.50	Oct 23	$0.06	$0.44	12%	7.33
$50.00	$51.00	$52.00	Nov 6	$0.07	$0.93	8%	13.29
$45.00	$45.50	$46.00	Oct 23	$0.12	$0.38	23%	3.17

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$40.00	$42.00	$44.00	Nov 13	$0.16	$1.84	25%	11.50
$43.00	$43.50	$44.00	Oct 23	$0.06	$0.44	20%	7.33
$42.00	$42.50	$43.00	Oct 23	$0.06	$0.44	11%	7.33
$43.50	$44.00	$44.50	Oct 30	$0.06	$0.44	8%	7.33
$44.50	$45.00	$45.50	Oct 30	$0.07	$0.43	8%	6.14

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 49 found (best net $-0.49, 44 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$40.00	$42.00	1:2	Oct 23	-$0.49	$1.51
$47.00	$49.00	1:2	Nov 6	-$0.27	$1.73
$51.00	$53.00	1:2	Nov 20	-$0.08	$1.92
$47.50	$49.00	1:2	Oct 23	-$0.01	$1.49
$44.50	$45.00	1:2	Oct 23	-$0.19	$0.31

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$42.00	$40.00	1:2	Nov 13	-$0.01	$1.99
$44.00	$42.00	1:2	Nov 13	-$0.47	$1.53
$44.50	$44.00	1:2	Oct 23	-$0.06	$0.44
$41.50	$40.00	1:2	Nov 6	-$0.19	$1.31
$44.00	$43.50	1:2	Oct 23	-$0.07	$0.43

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 32 found (best yield 4.04%, avg 2.26%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$46.00	Nov 27	$1.80	0.44	3.4%	4.04%	7.39%	1	--
$45.00	Nov 20	$2.20	0.50	1.1%	4.94%	6.04%	155	11.3K
$45.00	Nov 27	$2.20	0.50	1.1%	4.94%	6.04%	2	23
$46.00	Nov 20	$1.75	0.43	3.4%	3.93%	7.28%	95	197
$45.50	Nov 20	$1.90	0.47	2.2%	4.27%	6.49%	8	--
$47.00	Nov 20	$1.30	0.37	5.6%	2.92%	8.51%	9	75
$48.00	Nov 20	$1.10	0.32	7.8%	2.47%	10.31%	3	52
$48.50	Nov 20	$0.95	0.29	9.0%	2.13%	11.10%	1	--
$49.00	Nov 20	$0.85	0.27	10.1%	1.91%	12.00%	31	7
$45.50	Nov 6	$1.60	0.45	2.2%	3.59%	5.82%	5	4

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

Time (HH:MM)	Total Volume	Call Volume	Put Volume	Volume Change
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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 8,874

Total Puts 3,811

Put/Call Ratio 0.43

Net Difference 5,063

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 12,426

Total Puts 10,502

Put/Call Ratio 0.85

Net Difference 1,924

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 78,339

Total Puts 64,105

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.83

Ratio Trend Falling

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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Upcoming Earnings - 2 Weeks Prior

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Earnings This Week

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Earnings - Day Before / Day After

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Options Activity Around Earnings

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Prior's 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

Current Put/Call Breakdown

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

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Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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