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BSX

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CO

$45.69 -0.70%

$45.65 (-0.09%)🌙

as of 10/23 06:12 PM

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Option Volume

Detail

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Current (10/23) 23,112

Calls: 11,929 (52%)

Puts: 11,183 (48%)

Prior (10/22) 23,064

Calls: 8,444 (37%)

Puts: 14,620 (63%)

Current vs Prior +0.21%

Calls: +41.27% (Calls)

Puts: -23.51% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 131,397

Calls: 73,181 (56%)

Puts: 58,216 (44%)

Prior 7-Day Average 18,771

Calls: 10,454 (56%)

Puts: 8,316 (44%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +23.13%

Calls: +14.10%

Puts: +34.47%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (10/23) $13.45M

Calls: $3.30M (25%)

Puts: $10.15M (75%)

Prior (10/22) $12.01M

Calls: $2.25M (19%)

Puts: $9.76M (81%)

Current vs Prior +12.05%

Calls: +46.62%

Puts: +4.06%

Prior 7-Day Total $29.35M

Calls: $12.18M (42%)

Puts: $17.16M (58%)

Prior 7-Day Average $4.19M

Calls: $1.74M (42%)

Puts: $2.45M (58%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +220.92%

Calls: +89.75%

Puts: +314.03%

Sentiment BEARISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

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Current (10/23) 0.94

Prior (10/22) 1.73

Current vs Prior -45.86%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.83

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +13.20%

Sentiment NEUTRAL

Open Interest

Detail

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Current (10/23) 504,863

Calls: 373,384 (74%)

Puts: 131,479 (26%)

Prior (10/22) 615,491

Calls: 471,454 (77%)

Puts: 144,037 (23%)

Current vs Prior -17.97%

Prior 7-Day Total 3,587,053

Calls: 2,475,775 (69%)

Puts: 1,111,278 (31%)

Prior 7-Day Average 512,436

Calls: 353,682 (69%)

Puts: 158,754 (31%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -1.48%

Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail

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

Current 1.75% | 9.08%11.45% | 13.94%

Prior 3.54% | 9.82%12.28% | 14.02%

Current vs Prior +156.38% | +8.50%-6.79% | -0.55%

Prior 7-Day Avg 3.60% | 8.37%7.94% | 13.15%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +151.99% | +27.41%+44.13% | +6.03%

Prior 7-Day Eod 3.54% | 9.82%12.28% | 14.02%

Current vs 7-Day Eod +156.38% | +8.50%-6.79% | -0.55%

Sentiment BEARISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

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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%

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Strong bearish conviction with 75% of dollar volume in puts ($10.15M) vs calls ($3.30M). Dollar volume significantly above 7-day average (221% higher). P/C ratio dropping 46% - sentiment shifting bullish. Call-heavy open interest (373,384 calls vs 131,479 puts) suggests bullish positioning.

Smart Money BEARISH

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Current BEARISH

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7-Day Avg BEARISH

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7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current BEARISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

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Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 9 of results (avg 9.4%, best 8.5%)

CALLS (3)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$45.00	Oct 30	2.25	2.45	$2.35	8.5%	43	0.57	835
$37.00	Oct 23	8.20	9.00	$8.60	9.3%	2	0.83	4
$45.00	Nov 6	2.55	2.80	$2.68	9.3%	27	0.57	68

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$45.50	Nov 6	2.05	2.25	$2.15	9.3%	45	0.46	--
$45.00	Nov 20	2.05	2.25	$2.15	9.3%	185	0.44	6.8K
$47.00	Nov 13	3.00	3.30	$3.15	9.5%	2	0.56	67
$42.00	Nov 20	1.00	1.10	$1.05	9.5%	17	0.26	--
$45.00	Nov 13	1.95	2.15	$2.05	9.8%	3	0.42	58

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 1 found (avg $0.60, cheapest $0.60)

CALLS (0)

No calls meet the criteria

PUTS (1)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$40.00	Nov 20	0.55	0.65	$0.60	16.7%	64	0.16	6.1K

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 44 found (avg delta 0.71, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$40.00	Oct 23	5.20	6.00	$5.60	14.3%	7	1.00	62
$40.50	Oct 23	4.70	5.50	$5.10	15.7%	3	1.00	6
$39.00	Oct 23	6.20	7.00	$6.60	12.1%	2	0.94	11
$38.00	Oct 23	7.10	8.00	$7.55	11.9%	29	0.93	16
$43.50	Oct 23	1.70	2.50	$2.10	38.1%	53	0.91	91

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$46.00	Oct 23	0.00	1.15	$0.57	201.8%	2	0.86	199
$47.00	Oct 23	0.80	2.00	$1.40	85.7%	2	0.80	--
$50.00	Oct 30	4.60	5.30	$4.95	14.1%	1	0.79	--
$48.00	Nov 20	3.70	4.20	$3.95	12.7%	2	0.62	--
$48.00	Nov 27	3.80	4.30	$4.05	12.3%	4	0.60	2

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 150 active (total vol 8.5K, top 1.5K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$49.00	Oct 30	0.75	1.05	$0.90	33.3%	1.5K	0.29	152
$46.00	Oct 23	0.00	0.05	$0.03	166.7%	1.4K	0.14	5.3K
$45.00	Oct 23	0.40	0.90	$0.65	76.9%	298	0.87	3.5K
$46.00	Oct 30	1.75	2.00	$1.88	13.3%	222	0.49	575
$45.50	Oct 23	0.00	0.45	$0.23	195.7%	162	0.60	876

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$42.50	Oct 30	0.55	0.90	$0.73	47.9%	642	0.24	105
$45.00	Oct 30	1.55	1.75	$1.65	12.1%	553	0.43	2.8K
$38.00	Oct 30	0.10	0.20	$0.15	66.7%	331	0.06	177
$43.50	Oct 23	0.00	0.15	$0.08	187.5%	288	0.09	--
$46.00	Nov 20	2.45	2.75	$2.60	11.5%	263	0.50	2

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 18 strikes (avg 732.0%, max 3941.2%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$51.00	Oct 23	Nov 27	1933.7%	47.8%	3941.2%	5	14
$43.00	Oct 23	Nov 13	1598.6%	56.2%	2743.0%	63	187
$44.00	Oct 23	Oct 30	900.8%	77.6%	1061.1%	142	921
$47.00	Oct 23	Nov 20	461.7%	51.5%	795.6%	13	839
$44.50	Oct 23	Nov 6	391.5%	63.8%	514.1%	39	765

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$44.00	Oct 23	Nov 20	900.8%	48.6%	1753.4%	9	400
$47.00	Oct 23	Nov 13	461.7%	53.4%	764.8%	4	67
$44.50	Oct 23	Nov 6	391.5%	63.8%	514.1%	27	73
$45.00	Oct 23	Nov 27	178.2%	45.4%	292.3%	19	150
$45.50	Oct 23	Nov 20	147.3%	48.9%	201.3%	17	151

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 84 found (best R:R 0.71, avg 2.56)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$42.00	$45.00	Nov 20	$1.75	$1.25	$1.75	74%	0.71	$43.75
$43.50	$44.00	Oct 23	$0.22	$0.28	$0.22	91%	1.27	$43.72
$48.00	$49.00	Nov 13	$0.20	$0.80	$0.20	38%	4.00	$48.20
$50.00	$51.00	Nov 20	$0.12	$0.88	$0.12	28%	7.33	$50.12
$45.50	$46.00	Oct 30	$0.12	$0.38	$0.12	53%	3.17	$45.62

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$46.00	$45.50	Nov 20	$0.18	$0.32	$0.18	50%	1.78	$45.82
$41.00	$40.00	Nov 20	$0.13	$0.87	$0.13	20%	6.69	$40.87
$41.50	$40.00	Nov 6	$0.20	$1.30	$0.20	20%	6.50	$41.30
$44.50	$44.00	Oct 30	$0.15	$0.35	$0.15	39%	2.33	$44.35
$45.50	$45.00	Nov 6	$0.20	$0.30	$0.20	46%	1.50	$45.30

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 66 found (best R:R 0.47, avg 0.52)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$53.00	$54.00	Oct 30	$0.32	$0.32	$0.68	85%	0.47	$53.32
$48.00	$48.50	Oct 30	$0.35	$0.35	$0.15	65%	2.33	$48.35
$47.00	$47.50	Oct 23	$0.15	$0.15	$0.35	80%	0.43	$47.15
$46.00	$47.00	Nov 6	$0.57	$0.57	$0.43	50%	1.33	$46.57
$49.00	$49.50	Oct 30	$0.22	$0.22	$0.28	71%	0.79	$49.22

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$41.00	$39.00	Nov 27	$0.45	$0.45	$1.55	78%	0.29	$40.55
$42.00	$41.00	Nov 20	$0.32	$0.32	$0.68	74%	0.47	$41.68
$43.00	$41.50	Nov 6	$0.43	$0.43	$1.07	71%	0.40	$42.57
$44.00	$43.00	Nov 6	$0.40	$0.40	$0.60	64%	0.67	$43.60
$43.00	$41.00	Nov 27	$0.57	$0.57	$1.43	68%	0.40	$42.43

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 3 found (avg debit $1.21, cheapest $1.75)

CALLS (1)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$45.50	Oct 23	Oct 30	$1.77	147.3%	77.3%

PUTS (2)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$45.50	Oct 23	Oct 30	$1.75	147.3%	77.3%
$48.00	Nov 20	Nov 27	$0.10	50.7%	49.7%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 29 found (cheapest 0.83% of stock, avg 8.72%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$45.50	Oct 23	$0.23	$0.15	$0.38	$45.12	$45.88	0.83%
$46.00	Oct 23	$0.03	$0.57	$0.60	$45.40	$46.60	1.31%
$45.00	Oct 23	$0.65	$0.05	$0.70	$44.30	$45.70	1.53%
$44.50	Oct 23	$1.23	$0.15	$1.38	$43.12	$45.88	3.02%
$47.00	Oct 23	$0.18	$1.40	$1.58	$45.42	$48.58	3.46%
$43.50	Oct 23	$2.10	$0.08	$2.18	$41.32	$45.68	4.77%
$44.00	Oct 23	$1.88	$0.57	$2.45	$41.55	$46.45	5.36%
$45.50	Oct 30	$2.00	$1.90	$3.90	$41.60	$49.40	8.54%
$45.00	Oct 30	$2.35	$1.65	$4.00	$41.00	$49.00	8.75%
$46.00	Oct 30	$1.88	$2.15	$4.03	$41.97	$50.03	8.82%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 149 found (cheapest 0.18% of stock, avg 5.43%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$46.00	$45.00	Oct 23	$0.03	$0.05	$0.08	$44.92	$46.08
$46.50	$45.00	Oct 23	$0.05	$0.05	$0.10	$44.90	$46.60
$46.00	$43.50	Oct 23	$0.03	$0.08	$0.11	$43.39	$46.11
$46.50	$43.50	Oct 23	$0.05	$0.08	$0.13	$43.37	$46.63
$50.00	$45.00	Oct 23	$0.08	$0.05	$0.13	$44.87	$50.13
$50.00	$43.50	Oct 23	$0.08	$0.08	$0.16	$43.34	$50.16
$46.00	$44.50	Oct 23	$0.03	$0.15	$0.18	$44.32	$46.18
$46.50	$44.50	Oct 23	$0.05	$0.15	$0.20	$44.30	$46.70
$47.00	$45.00	Oct 23	$0.18	$0.05	$0.23	$44.77	$47.23
$46.00	$45.50	Oct 23	$0.03	$0.15	$0.18	$45.32	$46.18

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 51 found (best R:R 2.85, avg credit $0.44)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
42/42	49/50	Oct 30	$0.37	$0.13	50%	2.85	$41.63	$49.37
42/42	53/54	Oct 30	$0.47	$0.53	64%	0.89	$41.53	$53.47
43/44	49/50	Oct 30	$0.37	$0.13	40%	2.85	$43.13	$49.37
41/42	51/52	Nov 20	$0.57	$0.43	50%	1.33	$41.43	$51.57
42/43	49/50	Oct 30	$0.34	$0.16	44%	2.12	$42.66	$49.34
42/42	50/50	Oct 30	$0.26	$0.24	54%	1.08	$41.74	$49.76
42/43	53/54	Oct 30	$0.44	$0.56	58%	0.79	$42.56	$53.44
43/44	53/54	Oct 30	$0.47	$0.53	54%	0.89	$43.03	$53.47
42/44	51/52	Nov 20	$0.58	$0.42	41%	1.38	$42.92	$51.58
43/44	50/50	Oct 30	$0.26	$0.24	45%	1.08	$43.24	$49.76

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 42 found (best R:R 15.67, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$45.00	$45.50	$46.00	Oct 23	$0.22	$0.28	73%	1.27
$43.00	$45.00	$47.00	Nov 13	$0.29	$1.71	26%	5.90
$49.00	$50.00	$51.00	Nov 6	$0.06	$0.94	11%	15.67
$47.00	$48.00	$49.00	Nov 6	$0.07	$0.93	11%	13.29
$50.00	$52.00	$54.00	Dec 4	$0.17	$1.83	14%	10.76

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$39.00	$41.00	$43.00	Nov 27	$0.12	$1.88	19%	15.67
$41.00	$43.00	$45.00	Nov 27	$0.18	$1.82	22%	10.11
$42.00	$43.00	$44.00	Nov 13	$0.08	$0.92	12%	11.50
$41.00	$42.00	$43.00	Nov 13	$0.08	$0.92	10%	11.50
$45.00	$45.50	$46.00	Oct 23	$0.32	$0.18	70%	0.56

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 72 found (best net $-0.45, 62 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$42.00	$45.00	1:2	Nov 20	-$1.25	$1.75
$46.00	$49.00	1:2	Dec 4	-$0.49	$2.51
$44.50	$45.00	1:2	Oct 23	-$0.07	$0.43
$45.00	$47.00	1:2	Nov 13	-$0.82	$1.18
$48.00	$50.00	1:2	Nov 20	-$0.52	$1.48

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$48.00	$45.00	1:2	Nov 27	-$0.45	$2.55
$41.00	$39.00	1:2	Nov 27	-$0.03	$1.97
$40.00	$38.00	1:2	Nov 13	-$0.07	$1.93
$43.00	$41.00	1:2	Nov 27	-$0.36	$1.64
$43.00	$41.50	1:2	Nov 6	-$0.27	$1.23

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 45 found (best yield 5.69%, avg 2.21%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$46.00	Dec 4	$2.60	0.51	0.7%	5.69%	6.37%	1	129
$49.00	Dec 4	$1.45	0.36	7.2%	3.17%	10.42%	2	--
$46.00	Nov 27	$2.40	0.51	0.7%	5.25%	5.93%	2	8
$50.00	Dec 4	$1.15	0.32	9.4%	2.52%	11.95%	1	--
$46.00	Nov 20	$2.30	0.50	0.7%	5.03%	5.71%	21	243
$46.50	Nov 20	$2.05	0.47	1.8%	4.49%	6.26%	139	146
$47.00	Nov 20	$1.75	0.44	2.9%	3.83%	6.70%	7	381
$50.00	Nov 27	$1.05	0.29	9.4%	2.30%	11.73%	3	49
$47.50	Nov 20	$1.55	0.41	4.0%	3.39%	7.35%	7	85
$49.00	Nov 13	$1.15	0.33	7.2%	2.52%	9.76%	1	88

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 11,929

Total Puts 11,183

Put/Call Ratio 0.94

Net Difference 746

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 8,444

Total Puts 14,620

Put/Call Ratio 1.73

Net Difference -6,176

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 73,181

Total Puts 58,216

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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Options Activity Around Earnings

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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