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BSX

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CO

$52.43 +1.42%

(8/14 12:00) ◀

Friday, August 14, 2026 (1:00pm)

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Option Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (08/14 1:00pm) 28,953

Calls: 13,198 (46%)

Puts: 15,755 (54%)

Prior --

Calls: 24,654 (63%)

Puts: 14,525 (37%)

Current vs Prior +0.00%

Calls: -46.47% (Calls)

Puts: +8.47% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 262,348

Calls: 164,996 (63%)

Puts: 97,352 (37%)

Prior 7-Day Average 37,478

Calls: 23,570 (63%)

Puts: 13,907 (37%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -22.75%

Calls: -44.01%

Puts: +13.28%

Sentiment BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (08/14 1:00pm) $8.73M

Calls: $3.82M (44%)

Puts: $4.92M (56%)

Prior --

Calls: $3.91M (53%)

Puts: $3.46M (47%)

Current vs Prior +0.00%

Calls: -2.39%

Puts: +42.07%

Prior 7-Day Total $50.87M

Calls: $34.75M (68%)

Puts: $16.12M (32%)

Prior 7-Day Average $7.27M

Calls: $4.96M (68%)

Puts: $2.30M (32%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +20.17%

Calls: -23.10%

Puts: +113.40%

Sentiment BEARISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

ℹ

Current (08/14 1:00pm) 1.19

Prior 1.00

Current vs Prior +19.37%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.59

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +101.59%

Sentiment BEARISH

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (08/14 1:00pm) 980,570

Calls: 708,398 (72%)

Puts: 272,172 (28%)

Prior --

Calls: -- (--)

Puts: -- (--)

Current vs Prior +0.00%

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 1.96% | 4.77%4.77% | 9.78%

Prior 5.01% | 7.85%8.93% | 13.02%

Current vs Prior -60.81% | -39.28%-46.60% | -24.83%

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

Current vs 7-Day Avg -69.57% | -42.57%-53.57% | -29.91%

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

Current vs 7-Day Eod -60.81% | -39.28%-9.05% | +3.22%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

ℹ

Expiry | Next

Current 53.31% | 12.00%

Calls: 52.08% | 12.20%

Puts: 54.55% | 11.81%

Prior 85.84% | 75.89%

Calls: 34.78% | 128.12%

Puts: 136.90% | 23.65%

Current vs Prior -37.90% | -84.19%

Prior 7-Day Avg 34.54% | 29.84%

Calls: 19.53% | 40.91%

Puts: 49.54% | 18.75%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +54.37% | -59.78%

Liquidity Expensive

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Slightly bearish P/C ratio of 1.19. Call-heavy open interest (708,398 calls vs 272,172 puts) suggests bullish positioning.

Smart Money BEARISH

Retail Flow BEARISH

Overall BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Option Volume

Put/Call Ratio

Open Interest

Expected Move

Current BEARISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

Current NEUTRAL

Prior NEUTRAL

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current NEUTRAL

Prior NEUTRAL

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current BULLISH

Prior NEUTRAL

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current BEARISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

Sentiment Timeline (Today)

Time	Smart Money	Retail	Overall
13:00	BEARISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
12:00	BEARISH	NEUTRAL	MIXED
11:00	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
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 16 of results (avg 6.9%, best 3.5%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$55.00	Sep 18	1.40	1.45	$1.42	3.5%	784	0.37	28.7K
$44.00	Aug 21	8.30	8.70	$8.50	4.7%	2	0.93	217
$50.00	Sep 18	3.80	4.00	$3.90	5.1%	758	0.69	14.2K
$45.00	Sep 18	7.70	8.20	$7.95	6.3%	101	0.92	7.5K
$45.00	Aug 21	7.30	7.80	$7.55	6.6%	25	1.00	4.0K

PUTS (3)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$60.00	Sep 18	7.60	8.00	$7.80	5.1%	1	0.85	2.1K
$55.00	Sep 18	3.70	3.90	$3.80	5.3%	12	0.64	5.4K
$53.00	Aug 28	1.60	1.75	$1.68	8.9%	1	0.55	9

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 8 found (avg $0.76, cheapest $0.77)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$53.00	Aug 21	0.70	0.85	$0.77	19.5%	967	0.42	781
$54.00	Aug 28	0.75	0.90	$0.83	18.1%	21	0.35	102
$55.00	Sep 4	0.75	0.90	$0.83	18.1%	28	0.31	45
$57.00	Sep 11	0.60	0.65	$0.63	7.9%	166	0.22	55
$60.00	Sep 18	0.45	0.50	$0.48	10.4%	950	0.15	18.6K

PUTS (3)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$52.00	Aug 21	0.70	0.85	$0.77	19.5%	292	0.42	102
$51.00	Aug 28	0.70	0.85	$0.77	19.5%	4	0.33	37
$50.00	Sep 11	0.90	1.05	$0.98	15.3%	7	0.29	31

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 89 found (avg delta 0.83, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$46.00	Aug 14	6.20	7.40	$6.80	17.6%	2	1.00	20
$46.50	Aug 14	5.30	6.50	$5.90	20.3%	--	1.00	165
$42.00	Aug 21	10.30	11.40	$10.85	10.1%	2	1.00	49
$43.00	Aug 21	9.30	10.00	$9.65	7.3%	--	1.00	298
$43.50	Aug 21	8.30	9.40	$8.85	12.4%	--	1.00	193

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$60.00	Aug 21	7.20	8.20	$7.70	13.0%	4	0.98	136
$59.00	Aug 21	6.10	7.20	$6.65	16.5%	4	0.96	--
$55.00	Aug 14	2.30	2.85	$2.58	21.3%	--	0.96	38
$62.00	Aug 21	9.10	10.20	$9.65	11.4%	2	0.94	--
$53.00	Aug 14	0.40	0.70	$0.55	54.5%	23	0.89	2

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 146 active (total vol 13.9K, top 3.2K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$53.00	Aug 21	0.70	0.85	$0.77	19.5%	967	0.42	781
$60.00	Sep 18	0.45	0.50	$0.48	10.4%	950	0.15	18.6K
$53.00	Aug 14	0.00	0.05	$0.03	166.7%	807	0.11	789
$55.00	Sep 18	1.40	1.45	$1.42	3.5%	784	0.37	28.7K
$50.00	Sep 18	3.80	4.00	$3.90	5.1%	758	0.69	14.2K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$48.50	Aug 21	0.00	0.15	$0.08	187.5%	3.2K	0.06	4.1K
$50.00	Aug 21	0.15	0.20	$0.18	27.8%	1.0K	0.14	5.3K
$49.00	Aug 21	0.05	0.15	$0.10	100.0%	706	0.08	1.1K
$52.00	Aug 21	0.70	0.85	$0.77	19.5%	292	0.42	102
$50.00	Sep 18	1.15	1.30	$1.23	12.2%	195	0.31	8.3K

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 15 strikes (avg 1768.5%, max 2583.0%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$44.00	Aug 14	Aug 28	1068.5%	42.2%	2432.3%	2	37
$48.00	Aug 14	Sep 25	711.7%	37.0%	1822.5%	41	1.3K
$48.50	Aug 14	Aug 28	666.1%	36.2%	1739.2%	3	137
$47.50	Aug 14	Aug 28	756.8%	41.5%	1722.2%	1	306
$49.00	Aug 14	Sep 25	620.1%	36.0%	1621.8%	5	263

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$44.00	Aug 14	Sep 11	1068.5%	39.8%	2583.0%	1	741
$48.00	Aug 14	Sep 25	711.7%	37.0%	1822.5%	46	429
$47.50	Aug 14	Aug 21	756.8%	41.0%	1744.3%	--	288
$48.50	Aug 14	Aug 21	666.1%	36.9%	1705.5%	3.2K	4.2K
$49.00	Aug 14	Sep 25	620.1%	36.0%	1621.8%	1	649

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 82 found (best R:R 1.50, avg 2.74)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$46.50	$47.00	Aug 14	$0.20	$0.30	$0.20	100%	1.50	$46.70
$45.00	$46.00	Aug 28	$0.65	$0.35	$0.65	88%	0.54	$45.65
$47.50	$48.00	Aug 21	$0.30	$0.20	$0.30	94%	0.67	$47.80
$50.00	$51.00	Sep 11	$0.50	$0.50	$0.50	71%	1.00	$50.50
$48.00	$49.00	Sep 11	$0.65	$0.35	$0.65	83%	0.54	$48.65

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$55.00	$53.00	Aug 28	$1.32	$0.68	$1.32	74%	0.52	$53.68
$49.00	$48.00	Sep 4	$0.13	$0.87	$0.13	19%	6.69	$48.87
$48.00	$47.00	Sep 11	$0.12	$0.88	$0.12	17%	7.33	$47.88
$49.00	$48.00	Sep 25	$0.22	$0.78	$0.22	26%	3.55	$48.78
$53.00	$52.00	Aug 14	$0.52	$0.48	$0.52	89%	0.92	$52.48

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 53 found (best R:R 1.50, avg 0.46)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$56.00	$57.00	Sep 11	$0.30	$0.30	$0.70	72%	0.43	$56.30
$55.00	$56.00	Sep 25	$0.40	$0.40	$0.60	61%	0.67	$55.40
$57.00	$59.00	Aug 28	$0.18	$0.18	$1.82	86%	0.10	$57.18
$59.00	$60.00	Sep 11	$0.15	$0.15	$0.85	84%	0.18	$59.15
$53.00	$54.00	Aug 21	$0.34	$0.34	$0.66	58%	0.52	$53.34

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	$0.45	$0.45	$0.55	88%	0.82	$44.55
$47.00	$46.50	Aug 28	$0.40	$0.40	$0.10	85%	4.00	$46.60
$50.00	$45.00	Sep 18	$0.98	$0.98	$4.02	69%	0.24	$49.02
$47.00	$46.50	Aug 14	$0.10	$0.10	$0.40	93%	0.25	$46.90

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. 48 found (cheapest 0.97% of stock, avg 7.63%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$52.00	Aug 14	$0.48	$0.03	$0.51	$51.49	$52.51	0.97%
$53.00	Aug 14	$0.03	$0.55	$0.58	$52.42	$53.58	1.11%
$51.00	Aug 14	$1.45	$0.03	$1.48	$49.52	$52.48	2.82%
$52.00	Aug 21	$1.23	$0.77	$2.00	$50.00	$54.00	3.81%
$53.00	Aug 21	$0.77	$1.27	$2.04	$50.96	$55.04	3.89%
$51.00	Aug 21	$1.92	$0.40	$2.32	$48.68	$53.32	4.42%
$50.00	Aug 14	$2.50	$0.08	$2.58	$47.42	$52.58	4.92%
$55.00	Aug 14	$0.03	$2.58	$2.61	$52.39	$57.61	4.98%
$52.00	Aug 28	$1.68	$1.18	$2.86	$49.14	$54.86	5.45%
$53.00	Aug 28	$1.18	$1.68	$2.86	$50.14	$55.86	5.45%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 139 found (cheapest 0.34% of stock, avg 3.43%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$57.00	$49.00	Aug 21	$0.08	$0.10	$0.18	$48.82	$57.18
$56.00	$49.00	Aug 21	$0.13	$0.10	$0.23	$48.77	$56.23
$57.00	$49.50	Aug 21	$0.08	$0.15	$0.23	$49.27	$57.23
$56.00	$49.50	Aug 21	$0.13	$0.15	$0.28	$49.22	$56.28
$57.00	$50.00	Aug 21	$0.08	$0.18	$0.26	$49.74	$57.26
$56.00	$50.00	Aug 21	$0.13	$0.18	$0.31	$49.69	$56.31
$55.00	$49.00	Aug 21	$0.25	$0.10	$0.35	$48.65	$55.35
$55.00	$49.50	Aug 21	$0.25	$0.15	$0.40	$49.10	$55.40
$55.00	$50.00	Aug 21	$0.25	$0.18	$0.43	$49.57	$55.43
$57.00	$51.00	Aug 21	$0.08	$0.40	$0.48	$50.52	$57.48

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 67 found (best R:R 2.57, avg credit $0.47)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
45/46	56/57	Aug 28	$0.72	$0.28	61%	2.57	$45.28	$56.72
45/46	54/55	Aug 28	$0.86	$0.14	45%	6.14	$45.14	$54.86
45/46	55/56	Aug 28	$0.77	$0.23	54%	3.35	$45.23	$55.77
44/45	56/57	Aug 28	$0.57	$0.43	68%	1.33	$44.43	$56.57
44/45	54/55	Aug 28	$0.71	$0.29	53%	2.45	$44.29	$54.71
44/45	55/56	Aug 28	$0.62	$0.38	61%	1.63	$44.38	$55.62
46/47	56/57	Aug 28	$0.52	$0.48	66%	1.08	$46.48	$56.52
46/47	54/55	Aug 28	$0.66	$0.34	50%	1.94	$46.34	$54.66
46/47	55/56	Aug 28	$0.57	$0.43	59%	1.33	$46.43	$55.57
43/44	57/60	Sep 4	$1.22	$1.78	64%	0.69	$42.78	$58.22

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 75 found (best R:R 2.50, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$45.00	$50.00	$55.00	Sep 18	$1.57	$3.43	55%	2.18
$50.00	$55.00	$60.00	Sep 18	$1.54	$3.46	54%	2.25
$52.00	$53.00	$54.00	Aug 14	$0.45	$0.55	82%	1.22
$51.00	$52.00	$53.00	Aug 14	$0.52	$0.48	83%	0.92
$50.00	$51.00	$52.00	Aug 21	$0.09	$0.91	28%	10.11

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$50.00	$55.00	$60.00	Sep 18	$1.43	$3.57	54%	2.50
$45.00	$50.00	$55.00	Sep 18	$1.59	$3.41	55%	2.14
$51.00	$52.00	$53.00	Aug 14	$0.52	$0.48	83%	0.92
$51.00	$52.00	$53.00	Aug 21	$0.13	$0.87	31%	6.69
$51.00	$52.00	$53.00	Aug 28	$0.09	$0.91	22%	10.11

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 90 found (best net $-0.36, 70 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$50.00	$51.00	1:2	Aug 14	-$0.40	$0.60
$57.00	$60.00	1:2	Sep 25	-$0.02	$2.98
$53.00	$54.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.09	$0.91
$52.00	$53.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.31	$0.69
$51.00	$52.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.54	$0.46

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$55.00	$53.00	1:2	Aug 28	-$0.36	$1.64
$53.00	$52.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$0.27	$0.73
$47.00	$45.00	1:2	Sep 4	-$0.02	$1.98
$51.00	$50.00	1:2	Aug 28	-$0.19	$0.81
$49.00	$48.00	1:2	Aug 28	-$0.08	$0.92

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 32 found (best yield 0.57%, avg 1.38%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$62.00	Sep 25	$0.30	0.24	18.2%	0.57%	18.83%	3	--
$55.00	Sep 25	$1.55	0.39	4.9%	2.96%	7.86%	5	109
$54.00	Sep 25	$1.80	0.44	3.0%	3.43%	6.43%	20	27
$55.00	Sep 18	$1.40	0.37	4.9%	2.67%	7.57%	784	28.7K
$56.00	Sep 25	$1.15	0.33	6.8%	2.19%	9.00%	3	27
$61.00	Sep 25	$0.35	0.23	16.4%	0.67%	17.01%	2	--
$57.00	Sep 25	$0.90	0.28	8.7%	1.72%	10.43%	3	92
$53.00	Sep 11	$1.75	0.48	1.1%	3.34%	4.42%	8	669
$54.00	Sep 11	$1.35	0.41	3.0%	2.57%	5.57%	2	24
$55.00	Sep 11	$1.05	0.34	4.9%	2.00%	6.90%	23	442

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 13,198

Total Puts 15,755

Put/Call Ratio 1.19

Net Difference -2,557

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 24,654

Total Puts 14,525

Put/Call Ratio 1.00

Net Difference 10,129

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 164,996

Total Puts 97,352

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.59

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Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

Prior's 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

Current Put/Call Breakdown

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

Upcoming Earnings - 2 Weeks Prior

Upcoming Earnings - 1 Week Prior

Earnings This Week

Earnings - Day Before / Day After

Options Activity Around Earnings

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Price — Past 7 Days

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