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BSX

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CO

$52.23 +1.04%

(8/14 10:30) ◀

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Option Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (08/14 10:35am) 10,213

Calls: 6,999 (69%)

Puts: 3,214 (31%)

Prior (07/29) 21,842

Calls: 15,031 (69%)

Puts: 6,811 (31%)

Current vs Prior -53.24%

Calls: -53.44% (Calls)

Puts: -52.81% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 245,628

Calls: 157,310 (64%)

Puts: 88,318 (36%)

Prior 7-Day Average 35,089

Calls: 22,472 (64%)

Puts: 12,616 (36%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -70.89%

Calls: -68.86%

Puts: -74.53%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (08/14 10:35am) $2.26M

Calls: $1.81M (80%)

Puts: $447.9K (20%)

Prior (07/29) $3.22M

Calls: $2.27M (71%)

Puts: $948.0K (29%)

Current vs Prior -29.83%

Calls: -20.27%

Puts: -52.75%

Prior 7-Day Total $44.08M

Calls: $32.55M (74%)

Puts: $11.53M (26%)

Prior 7-Day Average $6.30M

Calls: $4.65M (74%)

Puts: $1.65M (26%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -64.13%

Calls: -61.05%

Puts: -72.81%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

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Current (08/14 10:35am) 0.46

Prior (07/29) 0.45

Current vs Prior +1.34%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.52

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -12.05%

Sentiment BULLISH

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (08/14 10:35am) 980,570

Calls: 708,398 (72%)

Puts: 272,172 (28%)

Prior (07/29) 916,974

Calls: 666,883 (73%)

Puts: 250,091 (27%)

Current vs Prior +6.94%

Prior 7-Day Total 5,312,016

Calls: 3,786,966 (71%)

Puts: 1,525,050 (29%)

Prior 7-Day Average 758,859

Calls: 540,995 (71%)

Puts: 217,864 (29%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +29.22%

Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail

ℹ

WKMO Expiry (08/14) | Next (08/21)Expiry (08/21) | Next (09/18)

Current 2.32% | 5.04%5.04% | 9.86%

Prior 5.01% | 7.85%8.93% | 13.02%

Current vs Prior -53.79% | -35.88%-43.60% | -24.25%

Prior 7-Day Avg 6.45% | 8.30%10.27% | 13.96%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -64.11% | -39.35%-50.97% | -29.37%

Prior 7-Day Eod 5.01% | 7.85%5.24% | 9.48%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -53.79% | -35.88%-3.96% | +4.01%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

ℹ

Expiry | Next

Current 69.44% | 13.25%

Calls: 55.56% | 12.71%

Puts: 83.33% | 13.79%

Prior 85.84% | 75.89%

Calls: 34.78% | 128.12%

Puts: 136.90% | 23.65%

Current vs Prior -19.11% | -82.54%

Prior 7-Day Avg 34.54% | 29.84%

Calls: 19.53% | 40.91%

Puts: 49.54% | 18.75%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +101.07% | -55.59%

Liquidity Expensive

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Strong bullish conviction with 80% of dollar volume in calls ($1.81M) vs puts ($447.9K). Below-average activity with volume down 53% vs prior. Extreme bullish P/C ratio of 0.46 - heavy call buying (6,999 calls vs 3,214 puts). Call-heavy open interest (708,398 calls vs 272,172 puts) suggests bullish positioning.

Smart Money BULLISH

Retail Flow BULLISH

Overall BULLISH

Dollar Volume

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Put/Call Ratio

Open Interest

Expected Move

Current BULLISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

Current BULLISH

Prior BULLISH

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Current BULLISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current BULLISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current BEARISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

Sentiment Timeline (Today)

Time	Smart Money	Retail	Overall
10:35	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
10:30	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
10:25	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
10:20	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
10:15	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
10:10	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
10:05	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
10:00	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
09:55	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
09:50	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
09:45	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
09:40	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
09:35	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH

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Covered Calls

Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 13 of results (avg 7.5%, best 3.6%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$55.00	Sep 18	1.35	1.40	$1.38	3.6%	250	0.36	28.7K
$45.00	Sep 18	7.60	8.00	$7.80	5.1%	39	0.91	7.5K
$57.00	Sep 11	0.65	0.70	$0.68	7.4%	97	0.22	55
$52.00	Sep 4	1.90	2.05	$1.98	7.6%	8	0.54	163
$52.00	Sep 11	2.20	2.40	$2.30	8.7%	7	0.54	69

PUTS (4)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$52.00	Sep 11	1.85	1.95	$1.90	5.3%	100	0.46	3
$51.00	Sep 11	1.40	1.50	$1.45	6.9%	--	0.38	27
$55.00	Sep 18	3.80	4.10	$3.95	7.6%	2	0.65	5.4K
$52.00	Sep 4	1.50	1.65	$1.58	9.5%	103	0.46	15

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 9 found (avg $0.69, cheapest $0.55)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$55.00	Aug 28	0.55	0.65	$0.60	16.7%	--	0.26	265
$54.00	Aug 28	0.75	0.90	$0.83	18.1%	10	0.34	102
$55.00	Sep 4	0.75	0.90	$0.83	18.1%	20	0.30	45
$57.00	Sep 11	0.65	0.70	$0.68	7.4%	97	0.22	55
$60.00	Sep 18	0.45	0.50	$0.48	10.4%	894	0.15	18.6K

PUTS (4)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$50.00	Aug 28	0.50	0.60	$0.55	18.2%	18	0.25	105
$51.00	Aug 28	0.85	0.95	$0.90	11.1%	2	0.35	37
$50.00	Sep 4	0.70	0.85	$0.77	19.5%	1	0.28	47
$48.00	Sep 11	0.55	0.65	$0.60	16.7%	1	0.19	38

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 83 found (avg delta 0.83, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$42.00	Aug 28	8.70	11.80	$10.25	30.2%	--	1.00	15
$46.00	Aug 14	5.90	7.70	$6.80	26.5%	--	0.98	20
$45.00	Aug 21	7.10	7.80	$7.45	9.4%	18	0.98	4.0K
$46.50	Aug 14	5.40	6.50	$5.95	18.5%	--	0.98	165
$42.00	Aug 21	8.50	12.30	$10.40	36.5%	--	0.98	49

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$55.00	Aug 14	1.95	3.60	$2.78	59.4%	--	1.00	38
$60.00	Aug 21	7.20	8.10	$7.65	11.8%	4	1.00	136
$53.00	Aug 14	0.35	1.10	$0.73	102.7%	21	0.92	2
$62.00	Aug 21	9.10	10.10	$9.60	10.4%	2	0.92	--
$59.00	Aug 21	6.10	7.10	$6.60	15.2%	4	0.90	--

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 107 active (total vol 6.6K, top 1.0K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$60.00	Sep 18	0.45	0.50	$0.48	10.4%	894	0.15	18.6K
$53.00	Aug 14	0.05	0.10	$0.08	62.5%	660	0.19	789
$50.00	Sep 18	3.60	4.10	$3.85	13.0%	561	0.69	14.2K
$55.00	Sep 18	1.35	1.40	$1.38	3.6%	250	0.36	28.7K
$53.00	Aug 21	0.65	0.80	$0.73	20.5%	190	0.40	781

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$48.50	Aug 21	0.05	0.15	$0.10	100.0%	1.0K	0.08	4.1K
$49.00	Aug 21	0.05	0.20	$0.13	115.4%	604	0.10	1.1K
$52.00	Aug 21	0.80	1.00	$0.90	22.2%	201	0.45	102
$45.00	Sep 18	0.25	0.35	$0.30	33.3%	141	0.10	11.4K
$52.00	Sep 4	1.50	1.65	$1.58	9.5%	103	0.46	15

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 22 strikes (avg 920.5%, max 1673.1%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$44.00	Aug 14	Aug 28	805.0%	49.5%	1525.9%	--	37
$45.50	Aug 14	Aug 21	703.9%	53.9%	1206.7%	1	297
$44.50	Aug 14	Aug 21	771.3%	61.1%	1161.8%	--	143
$47.00	Aug 14	Sep 11	442.3%	37.0%	1095.9%	--	87
$43.00	Aug 14	Sep 4	872.6%	79.5%	998.3%	--	95

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$43.00	Aug 14	Sep 11	872.6%	49.2%	1673.1%	--	147
$44.00	Aug 14	Sep 11	805.0%	58.3%	1280.8%	--	741
$45.50	Aug 14	Aug 21	703.9%	53.9%	1206.7%	--	1.2K
$44.50	Aug 14	Aug 21	771.3%	61.1%	1161.8%	--	1.8K
$47.00	Aug 14	Sep 25	442.3%	36.3%	1119.9%	44	735

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 79 found (best R:R 1.00, avg 3.08)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$45.00	$46.00	Aug 28	$0.50	$0.50	$0.50	87%	1.00	$45.50
$47.00	$48.00	Sep 4	$0.55	$0.45	$0.55	90%	0.82	$47.55
$45.50	$46.00	Aug 14	$0.15	$0.35	$0.15	81%	2.33	$45.65
$46.50	$47.00	Aug 14	$0.20	$0.30	$0.20	98%	1.50	$46.70
$48.00	$49.00	Sep 25	$0.60	$0.40	$0.60	78%	0.67	$48.60

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$56.00	$52.00	Aug 28	$2.42	$1.58	$2.42	81%	0.65	$53.58
$50.00	$49.00	Sep 25	$0.23	$0.77	$0.23	32%	3.35	$49.77
$53.00	$52.00	Aug 14	$0.63	$0.37	$0.63	92%	0.59	$52.37
$50.00	$49.00	Aug 28	$0.17	$0.83	$0.17	25%	4.88	$49.83
$45.00	$44.00	Sep 11	$0.11	$0.89	$0.11	15%	8.09	$44.89

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 57 found (best R:R 4.00, avg 0.49)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$58.00	$59.00	Sep 11	$0.80	$0.80	$0.20	73%	4.00	$58.80
$57.00	$60.00	Aug 28	$0.27	$0.27	$2.73	84%	0.10	$57.27
$57.00	$60.00	Aug 21	$0.15	$0.15	$2.85	89%	0.05	$57.15
$59.00	$60.00	Sep 11	$0.17	$0.17	$0.83	85%	0.20	$59.17
$55.00	$56.00	Sep 25	$0.40	$0.40	$0.60	60%	0.67	$55.40

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$46.00	$45.00	Aug 28	$0.60	$0.60	$0.40	80%	1.50	$45.40
$45.00	$44.00	Aug 28	$0.40	$0.40	$0.60	88%	0.67	$44.60
$50.00	$45.00	Sep 18	$1.00	$1.00	$4.00	68%	0.25	$49.00
$44.00	$43.00	Sep 11	$0.34	$0.34	$0.66	87%	0.52	$43.66
$49.00	$48.00	Sep 11	$0.48	$0.48	$0.52	73%	0.92	$48.52

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

No setups found for this strategy

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 44 found (cheapest 1.11% of stock, avg 7.84%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$52.00	Aug 14	$0.48	$0.10	$0.58	$51.42	$52.58	1.11%
$53.00	Aug 14	$0.08	$0.73	$0.81	$52.19	$53.81	1.55%
$51.00	Aug 14	$1.33	$0.05	$1.38	$49.62	$52.38	2.64%
$52.00	Aug 21	$1.18	$0.90	$2.08	$49.92	$54.08	3.98%
$53.00	Aug 21	$0.73	$1.45	$2.18	$50.82	$55.18	4.17%
$51.00	Aug 21	$1.85	$0.53	$2.38	$48.62	$53.38	4.56%
$50.00	Aug 14	$2.30	$0.13	$2.43	$47.57	$52.43	4.65%
$55.00	Aug 14	$0.03	$2.78	$2.81	$52.19	$57.81	5.38%
$50.00	Aug 21	$2.60	$0.25	$2.85	$47.15	$52.85	5.46%
$52.00	Aug 28	$1.63	$1.33	$2.96	$49.04	$54.96	5.67%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 144 found (cheapest 0.25% of stock, avg 3.57%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$54.00	$52.00	Aug 14	$0.03	$0.10	$0.13	$51.87	$54.13
$53.00	$52.00	Aug 14	$0.08	$0.10	$0.18	$51.82	$53.18
$56.00	$49.00	Aug 21	$0.15	$0.13	$0.28	$48.72	$56.28
$57.00	$49.00	Aug 21	$0.18	$0.13	$0.31	$48.69	$57.31
$60.00	$52.00	Aug 14	$0.15	$0.10	$0.25	$51.75	$60.25
$55.00	$49.00	Aug 21	$0.25	$0.13	$0.38	$48.62	$55.38
$56.00	$50.00	Aug 21	$0.15	$0.25	$0.40	$49.60	$56.40
$56.00	$49.50	Aug 21	$0.15	$0.28	$0.43	$49.07	$56.43
$57.00	$50.00	Aug 21	$0.18	$0.25	$0.43	$49.57	$57.43
$57.00	$49.50	Aug 21	$0.18	$0.28	$0.46	$49.04	$57.46

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 51 found (best R:R 4.00, avg credit $0.47)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
45/46	55/56	Aug 28	$0.80	$0.20	54%	4.00	$45.20	$55.80
45/46	54/55	Aug 28	$0.83	$0.17	46%	4.88	$45.17	$54.83
43/44	59/60	Sep 11	$0.51	$0.49	72%	1.04	$43.49	$59.51
48/49	59/60	Sep 11	$0.65	$0.35	58%	1.86	$48.35	$59.65
44/45	55/56	Aug 28	$0.60	$0.40	62%	1.50	$44.40	$55.60
44/45	54/55	Aug 28	$0.63	$0.37	54%	1.70	$44.37	$54.63
43/44	55/56	Sep 4	$0.63	$0.37	53%	1.70	$43.37	$55.63
42/43	55/56	Aug 28	$0.45	$0.55	66%	0.82	$42.55	$55.45
43/44	56/57	Sep 4	$0.51	$0.49	60%	1.04	$43.49	$56.51
42/43	54/55	Aug 28	$0.48	$0.52	58%	0.92	$42.52	$54.48

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 74 found (best R:R 3.17, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$45.00	$50.00	$55.00	Sep 18	$1.48	$3.52	55%	2.38
$50.00	$55.00	$60.00	Sep 18	$1.57	$3.43	53%	2.18
$52.00	$53.00	$54.00	Aug 14	$0.35	$0.65	67%	1.86
$51.00	$52.00	$53.00	Aug 14	$0.45	$0.55	71%	1.22
$50.00	$51.00	$52.00	Aug 21	$0.08	$0.92	28%	11.50

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$50.00	$55.00	$60.00	Sep 18	$1.20	$3.80	54%	3.17
$45.00	$50.00	$55.00	Sep 18	$1.65	$3.35	55%	2.03
$51.00	$52.00	$53.00	Aug 14	$0.58	$0.42	82%	0.72
$50.00	$51.00	$52.00	Aug 21	$0.09	$0.91	28%	10.11
$50.00	$51.00	$52.00	Aug 28	$0.08	$0.92	21%	11.50

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 87 found (best net $-0.10, 62 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$50.00	$51.00	1:2	Aug 14	-$0.36	$0.64
$57.00	$60.00	1:2	Sep 25	-$0.26	$2.74
$52.00	$53.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.28	$0.72
$53.00	$54.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.13	$0.87
$51.00	$52.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.51	$0.49

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$60.00	$55.00	1:2	Sep 18	-$0.10	$4.90
$55.00	$53.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.02	$1.98
$52.00	$51.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.16	$0.84
$53.00	$52.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.35	$0.65
$52.00	$51.00	1:2	Aug 14	$0.00	$1.00

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 30 found (best yield 3.64%, avg 1.42%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$54.00	Sep 25	$1.90	0.45	3.4%	3.64%	7.03%	20	27
$55.00	Sep 25	$1.55	0.40	5.3%	2.97%	8.27%	5	109
$55.00	Sep 18	$1.35	0.36	5.3%	2.58%	7.89%	250	28.7K
$57.00	Sep 25	$0.85	0.30	9.1%	1.63%	10.76%	2	92
$56.00	Sep 25	$1.00	0.34	7.2%	1.91%	9.13%	3	27
$56.00	Sep 11	$0.80	0.36	7.2%	1.53%	8.75%	--	22
$53.00	Sep 11	$1.75	0.47	1.5%	3.35%	4.82%	6	669
$60.00	Sep 25	$0.55	0.20	14.9%	1.05%	15.93%	3	19
$54.00	Sep 11	$1.35	0.40	3.4%	2.58%	5.97%	1	24
$58.00	Sep 11	$0.45	0.27	11.1%	0.86%	11.91%	--	43

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

Time (HH:MM)	Total Volume	Call Volume	Put Volume	Volume Change
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Prior's 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 6,999

Total Puts 3,214

Put/Call Ratio 0.46

Net Difference 3,785

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 15,031

Total Puts 6,811

Put/Call Ratio 0.45

Net Difference 8,220

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 157,310

Total Puts 88,318

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.52

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Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

Date	Calls	Puts	Ratio	Net Diff
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