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BSX

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CO

$47.65 -4.43%

(8/26 10:30) ◀

Wednesday, August 26, 2026 (10:35am)

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Option Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (08/26 10:35am) 17,960

Calls: 9,004 (50%)

Puts: 8,956 (50%)

Prior (08/14) 10,213

Calls: 6,999 (69%)

Puts: 3,214 (31%)

Current vs Prior +75.85%

Calls: +28.65% (Calls)

Puts: +178.66% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 298,178

Calls: 177,733 (60%)

Puts: 120,445 (40%)

Prior 7-Day Average 42,596

Calls: 25,390 (60%)

Puts: 17,206 (40%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -57.84%

Calls: -64.54%

Puts: -47.95%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (08/26 10:35am) $3.16M

Calls: $1.64M (52%)

Puts: $1.52M (48%)

Prior (08/14) $2.26M

Calls: $1.81M (80%)

Puts: $447.9K (20%)

Current vs Prior +39.91%

Calls: -9.60%

Puts: +240.09%

Prior 7-Day Total $61.55M

Calls: $36.88M (60%)

Puts: $24.66M (40%)

Prior 7-Day Average $8.79M

Calls: $5.27M (60%)

Puts: $3.52M (40%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -64.05%

Calls: -68.92%

Puts: -56.76%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

ℹ

Current (08/26 10:35am) 0.99

Prior (08/14) 0.46

Current vs Prior +116.61%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.76

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +30.20%

Sentiment NEUTRAL

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (08/26 10:35am) 892,949

Calls: 660,567 (74%)

Puts: 232,382 (26%)

Prior (08/14) 980,570

Calls: 708,398 (72%)

Puts: 272,172 (28%)

Current vs Prior -8.94%

Prior 7-Day Total 5,136,774

Calls: 3,691,304 (72%)

Puts: 1,445,470 (28%)

Prior 7-Day Average 733,824

Calls: 527,329 (72%)

Puts: 206,495 (28%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +21.68%

Sentiment BEARISH

Expected Move

Detail

ℹ

WKMO Expiry (08/28) | Next (09/04)Expiry (09/18) | Next (10/16)

Current 3.88% | 5.60%8.67% | 12.34%

Prior 4.82% | 6.46%4.82% | 9.32%

Current vs Prior -19.51% | -13.31%+79.69% | +32.42%

Prior 7-Day Avg 6.13% | 7.93%8.46% | 12.41%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -36.65% | -29.38%+2.51% | -0.59%

Prior 7-Day Eod 4.82% | 6.46%9.13% | 11.25%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -19.51% | -13.31%-5.02% | +9.67%

Sentiment BULLISHBEARISH

Relative Spread

Detail

ℹ

Expiry | Next

Current 38.53% | 16.99%

Calls: 47.06% | 19.69%

Puts: 30.00% | 14.29%

Prior 19.87% | 14.79%

Calls: 20.69% | 15.79%

Puts: 19.05% | 13.79%

Current vs Prior +93.91% | +14.87%

Prior 7-Day Avg 31.60% | 26.83%

Calls: 19.76% | 35.89%

Puts: 43.44% | 17.76%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +21.92% | -36.67%

Liquidity Expensive

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Above-average activity with volume up 76% vs prior. P/C ratio rising 117% - increased hedging/bearish positioning. Call-heavy open interest (660,567 calls vs 232,382 puts) suggests bullish positioning.

Smart Money BULLISH

Retail Flow NEUTRAL

Overall BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Option Volume

Put/Call Ratio

Open Interest

Expected Move

Current BULLISH

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

Current NEUTRAL

Prior BULLISH

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current NEUTRAL

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	NEUTRAL	BULLISH
10:30	BULLISH	NEUTRAL	BULLISH
10:25	BULLISH	NEUTRAL	BULLISH
10:20	BULLISH	NEUTRAL	BULLISH
10:15	BULLISH	NEUTRAL	BULLISH
10:10	BULLISH	NEUTRAL	BULLISH
10:05	BULLISH	NEUTRAL	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	BEARISH	NEUTRAL	MIXED

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Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 13 of results (avg 8.2%, best 5.3%)

CALLS (1)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$47.00	Sep 18	2.20	2.40	$2.30	8.7%	10	0.56	7

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$57.00	Aug 28	9.10	9.60	$9.35	5.3%	8	1.00	2
$49.00	Sep 25	2.70	2.90	$2.80	7.1%	1	0.58	233
$51.00	Sep 11	3.70	4.00	$3.85	7.8%	--	0.76	297
$54.00	Aug 28	6.10	6.60	$6.35	7.9%	5	1.00	6
$55.00	Aug 28	7.20	7.80	$7.50	8.0%	2	0.93	3

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 10 found (avg $0.77, cheapest $0.55)

CALLS (4)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$50.00	Sep 11	0.75	0.85	$0.80	12.5%	609	0.30	120
$53.00	Sep 18	0.45	0.50	$0.48	10.4%	3	0.18	46
$51.00	Sep 18	0.75	0.90	$0.83	18.1%	2	0.27	51
$51.00	Sep 25	0.85	1.00	$0.93	16.1%	37	0.29	89

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$46.00	Sep 4	0.50	0.60	$0.55	18.2%	1.5K	0.29	20
$47.00	Sep 4	0.85	1.00	$0.93	16.1%	13	0.41	193
$46.00	Sep 11	0.80	0.95	$0.88	17.0%	1.9K	0.34	43
$44.00	Sep 18	0.50	0.60	$0.55	18.2%	109	0.20	90
$45.00	Sep 18	0.75	0.85	$0.80	12.5%	125	0.27	11.5K

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 74 found (avg delta 0.75, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$40.00	Aug 28	5.70	9.60	$7.65	51.0%	1	0.96	14
$40.00	Sep 11	6.60	9.00	$7.80	30.8%	--	0.95	79
$40.00	Sep 18	7.50	8.70	$8.10	14.8%	3	0.95	1.3K
$43.00	Sep 4	4.10	6.60	$5.35	46.7%	--	0.94	18
$42.00	Aug 28	5.10	7.40	$6.25	36.8%	1	0.93	18

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$52.00	Aug 28	4.20	4.60	$4.40	9.1%	21	1.00	101
$54.00	Aug 28	6.10	6.60	$6.35	7.9%	5	1.00	6
$57.00	Aug 28	9.10	9.60	$9.35	5.3%	8	1.00	2
$53.00	Aug 28	5.10	5.60	$5.35	9.3%	13	0.95	24
$51.00	Aug 28	3.10	4.40	$3.75	34.7%	12	0.94	358

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 143 active (total vol 13.6K, top 2.7K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$49.00	Sep 11	1.00	1.15	$1.08	13.9%	2.7K	0.38	1.7K
$50.00	Sep 18	1.00	1.15	$1.08	13.9%	684	0.34	17.3K
$50.00	Sep 11	0.75	0.85	$0.80	12.5%	609	0.30	120
$48.50	Sep 18	1.50	1.70	$1.60	12.5%	222	0.45	8
$55.00	Sep 18	0.25	0.35	$0.30	33.3%	202	0.12	41.2K

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$46.00	Sep 11	0.80	0.95	$0.88	17.0%	1.9K	0.34	43
$46.00	Sep 4	0.50	0.60	$0.55	18.2%	1.5K	0.29	20
$50.00	Aug 28	2.35	2.75	$2.55	15.7%	868	0.86	1.9K
$49.50	Aug 28	1.90	2.35	$2.13	21.1%	784	0.81	1.7K
$48.00	Sep 11	1.70	1.90	$1.80	11.1%	768	0.53	115

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 17 strikes (avg 95.6%, max 507.0%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$43.00	Aug 28	Sep 4	181.2%	43.4%	317.7%	1	46
$46.00	Aug 28	Sep 25	51.9%	37.8%	37.5%	10	272
$49.00	Aug 28	Oct 2	54.8%	40.2%	36.3%	29	3.3K
$47.00	Aug 28	Sep 18	53.3%	39.4%	35.5%	22	32
$48.00	Aug 28	Oct 2	50.7%	40.1%	26.3%	89	65

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$41.00	Aug 28	Sep 18	245.9%	40.5%	507.0%	1	56
$43.00	Aug 28	Oct 2	181.2%	38.2%	374.6%	--	162
$49.50	Aug 28	Sep 4	55.6%	40.2%	38.5%	785	1.7K
$49.00	Aug 28	Oct 2	54.8%	40.2%	36.3%	4	3.0K
$47.00	Aug 28	Oct 2	53.3%	39.6%	34.7%	220	276

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 91 found (best R:R 1.11, avg 2.15)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$42.00	$48.00	Oct 2	$3.65	$2.35	$3.65	82%	0.64	$45.65
$40.00	$41.00	Aug 28	$0.40	$0.60	$0.40	96%	1.50	$40.40
$44.00	$46.00	Sep 11	$1.17	$0.83	$1.17	85%	0.71	$45.17
$45.00	$46.00	Sep 4	$0.50	$0.50	$0.50	82%	1.00	$45.50
$50.00	$51.00	Oct 2	$0.12	$0.88	$0.12	41%	7.33	$50.12

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$56.00	$54.00	Oct 2	$0.95	$1.05	$0.95	86%	1.11	$55.05
$52.00	$51.00	Aug 28	$0.65	$0.35	$0.65	100%	0.54	$51.35
$52.00	$51.00	Sep 4	$0.60	$0.40	$0.60	89%	0.67	$51.40
$52.00	$51.00	Sep 25	$0.50	$0.50	$0.50	76%	1.00	$51.50
$49.00	$48.50	Sep 4	$0.27	$0.23	$0.27	66%	0.85	$48.73

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 60 found (best R:R 3.00, avg 0.57)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$52.00	$53.00	Sep 18	$0.40	$0.40	$0.60	74%	0.67	$52.40
$54.00	$55.00	Sep 4	$0.20	$0.20	$0.80	89%	0.25	$54.20
$56.00	$57.00	Sep 11	$0.20	$0.20	$0.80	88%	0.25	$56.20
$54.00	$55.00	Sep 18	$0.25	$0.25	$0.75	82%	0.33	$54.25
$53.00	$54.00	Oct 2	$0.32	$0.32	$0.68	75%	0.47	$53.32

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$43.00	$42.00	Aug 28	$0.75	$0.75	$0.25	79%	3.00	$42.25
$45.00	$44.00	Sep 25	$0.58	$0.58	$0.42	72%	1.38	$44.42
$45.00	$44.00	Oct 2	$0.35	$0.35	$0.65	72%	0.54	$44.65
$47.00	$46.00	Oct 2	$0.48	$0.48	$0.52	59%	0.92	$46.52
$46.00	$45.00	Sep 18	$0.40	$0.40	$0.60	65%	0.67	$45.60

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 8 found (avg debit $0.53, cheapest $0.42)

CALLS (4)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$47.00	Aug 28	Sep 4	$0.42	53.3%	39.4%
$47.50	Aug 28	Sep 4	$0.42	50.8%	39.9%
$48.00	Aug 28	Sep 4	$0.45	50.7%	41.5%
$48.50	Aug 28	Sep 11	$0.90	51.5%	43.0%

PUTS (4)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$47.00	Aug 28	Sep 4	$0.43	53.3%	39.4%
$48.50	Aug 28	Sep 4	$0.75	51.5%	39.0%
$47.50	Aug 28	Sep 4	$0.50	50.8%	39.9%
$48.00	Aug 28	Sep 4	$0.40	50.7%	41.5%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 54 found (cheapest 3.17% of stock, avg 7.94%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$48.50	Aug 28	$0.43	$1.08	$1.51	$46.99	$50.01	3.17%
$47.50	Aug 28	$0.85	$0.68	$1.53	$45.97	$49.03	3.21%
$48.00	Aug 28	$0.60	$1.00	$1.60	$46.40	$49.60	3.36%
$47.00	Aug 28	$1.13	$0.50	$1.63	$45.37	$48.63	3.42%
$49.00	Aug 28	$0.33	$1.60	$1.93	$47.07	$50.93	4.05%
$46.00	Aug 28	$1.83	$0.20	$2.03	$43.97	$48.03	4.26%
$46.50	Aug 28	$1.78	$0.30	$2.08	$44.42	$48.58	4.37%
$49.50	Aug 28	$0.22	$2.13	$2.35	$47.15	$51.85	4.93%
$47.50	Sep 4	$1.27	$1.18	$2.45	$45.05	$49.95	5.14%
$48.00	Sep 4	$1.05	$1.40	$2.45	$45.55	$50.45	5.14%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 150 found (cheapest 0.94% of stock, avg 4.38%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$50.00	$46.50	Aug 28	$0.15	$0.30	$0.45	$46.05	$50.45
$49.50	$46.50	Aug 28	$0.22	$0.30	$0.52	$45.98	$50.02
$49.00	$46.50	Aug 28	$0.33	$0.30	$0.63	$45.87	$49.63
$48.50	$46.50	Aug 28	$0.43	$0.30	$0.73	$45.77	$49.23
$50.00	$47.00	Aug 28	$0.15	$0.50	$0.65	$46.35	$50.65
$49.50	$47.00	Aug 28	$0.22	$0.50	$0.72	$46.28	$50.22
$51.00	$46.00	Sep 4	$0.23	$0.55	$0.78	$45.22	$51.78
$49.00	$47.00	Aug 28	$0.33	$0.50	$0.83	$46.17	$49.83
$48.50	$47.00	Aug 28	$0.43	$0.50	$0.93	$46.07	$49.43
$51.00	$44.00	Sep 11	$0.57	$0.35	$0.92	$43.08	$51.92

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 44 found (best R:R 6.14, avg credit $0.49)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
42/43	49/50	Aug 28	$0.86	$0.14	52%	6.14	$42.14	$49.86
44/45	55/56	Sep 25	$0.80	$0.20	55%	4.00	$44.20	$55.80
44/45	52/53	Sep 25	$0.86	$0.14	48%	6.14	$44.14	$52.86
44/45	54/55	Sep 25	$0.73	$0.27	52%	2.70	$44.27	$54.73
44/45	51/52	Sep 25	$0.78	$0.22	43%	3.55	$44.22	$51.78
44/45	53/54	Oct 2	$0.67	$0.33	47%	2.03	$44.33	$53.67
41/42	52/53	Sep 18	$0.50	$0.50	64%	1.00	$41.50	$52.50
42/43	52/53	Sep 18	$0.53	$0.47	60%	1.13	$42.47	$52.53
44/45	52/53	Sep 18	$0.65	$0.35	47%	1.86	$44.35	$52.65
43/44	52/53	Sep 18	$0.57	$0.43	54%	1.33	$43.43	$52.57

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 59 found (best R:R 15.67, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$50.00	$51.00	$52.00	Sep 11	$0.06	$0.94	13%	15.67
$50.00	$51.00	$52.00	Aug 28	$0.08	$0.92	11%	11.50
$47.50	$48.00	$48.50	Aug 28	$0.08	$0.42	20%	5.25
$48.00	$48.50	$49.00	Aug 28	$0.07	$0.43	17%	6.14
$47.00	$47.50	$48.00	Sep 4	$0.06	$0.44	13%	7.33

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$45.00	$46.00	$47.00	Sep 11	$0.06	$0.94	19%	15.67
$44.00	$45.00	$46.00	Sep 11	$0.09	$0.91	17%	10.11
$43.00	$44.00	$45.00	Sep 18	$0.08	$0.92	12%	11.50
$48.00	$49.00	$50.00	Sep 25	$0.10	$0.90	14%	9.00
$49.00	$50.00	$51.00	Sep 25	$0.10	$0.90	13%	9.00

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 82 found (best net $-0.65, 73 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$43.00	$45.00	1:2	Sep 4	-$0.65	$1.35
$46.00	$48.00	1:2	Sep 25	-$0.80	$1.20
$44.00	$46.00	1:2	Sep 11	-$1.51	$0.49
$52.00	$53.00	1:2	Sep 18	-$0.08	$0.92
$55.00	$56.00	1:2	Sep 18	$0.00	$1.00

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$44.00	$43.00	1:2	Sep 4	$0.00	$1.00
$45.00	$44.00	1:2	Sep 11	-$0.13	$0.87
$47.00	$46.50	1:2	Aug 28	-$0.10	$0.40
$42.00	$40.00	1:2	Sep 11	-$0.10	$1.90
$46.00	$45.00	1:2	Sep 11	-$0.26	$0.74

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 44 found (best yield 3.78%, avg 1.51%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$49.00	Oct 2	$1.80	0.47	2.8%	3.78%	6.61%	10	10
$50.00	Oct 2	$1.30	0.41	4.9%	2.73%	7.66%	--	69
$52.00	Oct 2	$0.80	0.30	9.1%	1.68%	10.81%	2	142
$48.00	Sep 25	$1.90	0.49	0.7%	3.99%	4.72%	8	41
$51.00	Oct 2	$0.80	0.36	7.0%	1.68%	8.71%	--	17
$48.00	Oct 2	$1.80	0.53	0.7%	3.78%	4.51%	53	--
$50.00	Sep 25	$1.15	0.35	4.9%	2.41%	7.35%	66	85
$49.00	Sep 25	$1.40	0.42	2.8%	2.94%	5.77%	45	53
$48.50	Sep 18	$1.50	0.45	1.8%	3.15%	4.93%	222	8
$48.00	Sep 18	$1.70	0.48	0.7%	3.57%	4.30%	3	--

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 9,004

Total Puts 8,956

Put/Call Ratio 0.99

Net Difference 48

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 6,999

Total Puts 3,214

Put/Call Ratio 0.46

Net Difference 3,785

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 177,733

Total Puts 120,445

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.76

Ratio Trend Rising

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

Date	Calls	Puts	Ratio	Net Diff
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Earnings This Week

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Options Activity Around Earnings

Ticker	Earnings Date	Days Away	Call Volume	Put Volume	IV Rank
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Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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