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BSX

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CO

$47.69 -4.35%

(8/26 10:35) ◀

Wednesday, August 26, 2026 (11:00am)

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Option Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (08/26 11:00am) 20,329

Calls: 10,356 (51%)

Puts: 9,973 (49%)

Prior (08/14) 12,228

Calls: 8,561 (70%)

Puts: 3,667 (30%)

Current vs Prior +66.25%

Calls: +20.97% (Calls)

Puts: +171.97% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 298,841

Calls: 178,021 (60%)

Puts: 120,820 (40%)

Prior 7-Day Average 42,691

Calls: 25,431 (60%)

Puts: 17,260 (40%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -52.38%

Calls: -59.28%

Puts: -42.22%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (08/26 11:00am) $3.69M

Calls: $1.86M (50%)

Puts: $1.83M (50%)

Prior (08/14) $2.82M

Calls: $2.21M (78%)

Puts: $609.8K (22%)

Current vs Prior +30.97%

Calls: -15.78%

Puts: +200.39%

Prior 7-Day Total $61.69M

Calls: $36.92M (60%)

Puts: $24.77M (40%)

Prior 7-Day Average $8.81M

Calls: $5.27M (60%)

Puts: $3.54M (40%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -58.09%

Calls: -64.71%

Puts: -48.24%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

ℹ

Current (08/26 11:00am) 0.96

Prior (08/14) 0.43

Current vs Prior +124.83%

Prior 7-Day Average 0.77

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +25.81%

Sentiment NEUTRAL

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (08/26 11:00am) 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 3.80% | 5.62%8.45% | 12.27%

Prior 4.82% | 6.46%4.82% | 9.32%

Current vs Prior -21.31% | -13.06%+75.19% | +31.63%

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

Current vs 7-Day Avg -38.07% | -29.18%-0.05% | -1.18%

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

Current vs 7-Day Eod -21.31% | -13.06%-7.40% | +9.02%

Sentiment BULLISHBEARISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 38.94% | 20.24%

Calls: 42.17% | 16.00%

Puts: 35.71% | 24.48%

Prior 19.87% | 14.79%

Calls: 20.69% | 15.79%

Puts: 19.05% | 13.79%

Current vs Prior +95.97% | +36.85%

Prior 7-Day Avg 31.60% | 26.83%

Calls: 19.76% | 35.89%

Puts: 43.44% | 17.76%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +23.22% | -24.55%

Liquidity Expensive

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Above-average activity with volume up 66% vs prior. P/C ratio rising 125% - 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
11:00	BULLISH	NEUTRAL	BULLISH
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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Covered Calls

Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 12 of results (avg 8.0%, best 5.6%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$45.00	Sep 18	3.50	3.70	$3.60	5.6%	31	0.74	7.4K
$48.00	Sep 25	1.95	2.10	$2.03	7.4%	9	0.50	41
$47.00	Sep 4	1.50	1.65	$1.58	9.5%	12	0.60	373
$48.50	Sep 18	1.50	1.65	$1.58	9.5%	223	0.45	8
$49.00	Sep 25	1.50	1.65	$1.58	9.5%	45	0.43	53

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$48.00	Sep 25	2.10	2.25	$2.17	6.9%	31	0.50	375
$56.00	Sep 4	8.20	8.80	$8.50	7.1%	10	0.97	1
$49.00	Sep 25	2.65	2.85	$2.75	7.3%	1	0.57	233
$57.00	Aug 28	9.10	9.80	$9.45	7.4%	8	0.97	2
$55.00	Sep 18	7.30	7.90	$7.60	7.9%	--	0.89	5.2K

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 5 found (avg $0.79, cheapest $0.55)

CALLS (2)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$51.00	Sep 18	0.70	0.85	$0.77	19.5%	5	0.27	51
$51.00	Sep 25	0.85	1.00	$0.93	16.1%	37	0.29	89

PUTS (3)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$45.00	Sep 11	0.50	0.60	$0.55	18.2%	86	0.23	57
$45.00	Sep 18	0.70	0.85	$0.77	19.5%	201	0.27	11.5K
$45.00	Sep 25	0.85	1.00	$0.93	16.1%	23	0.28	68

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 77 found (avg delta 0.76, highest 0.98)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$40.00	Sep 18	7.60	8.40	$8.00	10.0%	3	0.96	1.3K
$43.00	Sep 4	4.10	6.10	$5.10	39.2%	--	0.94	18
$40.00	Aug 28	6.40	9.00	$7.70	33.8%	1	0.94	14
$40.00	Sep 11	6.60	9.00	$7.80	30.8%	--	0.93	79
$42.00	Aug 28	5.10	7.00	$6.05	31.4%	1	0.92	18

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$54.00	Aug 28	6.10	6.80	$6.45	10.9%	5	0.98	6
$52.00	Aug 28	4.10	4.80	$4.45	15.7%	21	0.97	101
$57.00	Aug 28	9.10	9.80	$9.45	7.4%	8	0.97	2
$56.00	Sep 4	8.20	8.80	$8.50	7.1%	10	0.97	1
$55.00	Sep 4	7.10	7.90	$7.50	10.7%	2	0.96	1

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 151 active (total vol 15.0K, top 2.8K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$49.00	Sep 11	1.00	1.15	$1.08	13.9%	2.8K	0.38	1.7K
$50.00	Sep 18	0.95	1.15	$1.05	19.0%	894	0.34	17.3K
$50.00	Sep 11	0.65	0.85	$0.75	26.7%	671	0.30	120
$55.00	Sep 18	0.20	0.30	$0.25	40.0%	249	0.10	41.2K
$48.50	Sep 18	1.50	1.65	$1.58	9.5%	223	0.45	8

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$46.00	Sep 11	0.75	1.05	$0.90	33.3%	1.9K	0.33	43
$46.00	Sep 4	0.40	0.60	$0.50	40.0%	1.5K	0.27	20
$50.00	Aug 28	2.25	2.80	$2.53	21.7%	878	0.87	1.9K
$49.50	Aug 28	1.85	2.35	$2.10	23.8%	784	0.82	1.7K
$48.00	Sep 11	1.60	1.80	$1.70	11.8%	783	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 90.7%, max 508.6%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$43.00	Aug 28	Sep 4	182.4%	43.8%	316.8%	1	46
$46.00	Aug 28	Sep 25	52.6%	37.5%	40.4%	11	272
$47.00	Aug 28	Sep 18	50.6%	38.6%	31.2%	27	32
$49.00	Aug 28	Oct 2	48.2%	38.2%	26.2%	31	3.3K
$48.50	Aug 28	Sep 18	49.2%	41.8%	17.8%	252	23

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$41.00	Aug 28	Sep 18	247.3%	40.6%	508.6%	2	56
$43.00	Aug 28	Oct 2	182.4%	39.5%	362.0%	2	162
$46.50	Aug 28	Sep 18	53.3%	39.1%	36.3%	170	242
$46.00	Aug 28	Oct 2	52.6%	38.8%	35.7%	24	56
$47.50	Aug 28	Sep 18	48.4%	38.1%	27.1%	181	439

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 89 found (best R:R 0.64, avg 2.27)

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
$43.00	$44.00	Aug 28	$0.60	$0.40	$0.60	78%	0.67	$43.60
$45.00	$46.00	Sep 4	$0.58	$0.42	$0.58	84%	0.72	$45.58
$49.00	$50.00	Oct 2	$0.25	$0.75	$0.25	46%	3.00	$49.25
$50.00	$51.00	Oct 2	$0.25	$0.75	$0.25	40%	3.00	$50.25

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$56.00	$54.00	Oct 2	$1.30	$0.70	$1.30	86%	0.54	$54.70
$52.00	$51.00	Sep 25	$0.50	$0.50	$0.50	76%	1.00	$51.50
$48.50	$48.00	Aug 28	$0.25	$0.25	$0.25	66%	1.00	$48.25
$46.50	$46.00	Sep 11	$0.12	$0.38	$0.12	38%	3.17	$46.38
$44.00	$43.00	Oct 2	$0.13	$0.87	$0.13	21%	6.69	$43.87

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 62 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	$0.45	$0.45	$0.55	74%	0.82	$52.45
$48.00	$49.00	Oct 2	$0.75	$0.75	$0.25	47%	3.00	$48.75
$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
$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	$0.55	$0.55	$0.45	72%	1.22	$44.45
$47.00	$46.00	Oct 2	$0.58	$0.58	$0.42	59%	1.38	$46.42
$45.00	$44.00	Oct 2	$0.40	$0.40	$0.60	72%	0.67	$44.60
$46.50	$46.00	Sep 18	$0.28	$0.28	$0.22	61%	1.27	$46.22

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 8 found (avg debit $0.54, cheapest $0.40)

CALLS (4)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$47.00	Aug 28	Sep 4	$0.48	50.6%	37.6%
$47.50	Aug 28	Sep 4	$0.42	48.4%	38.2%
$48.50	Aug 28	Sep 11	$0.87	49.2%	42.6%
$48.00	Aug 28	Sep 4	$0.50	46.7%	40.8%

PUTS (4)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$47.00	Aug 28	Sep 4	$0.40	50.6%	37.6%
$48.50	Aug 28	Sep 4	$0.70	49.2%	38.3%
$47.50	Aug 28	Sep 4	$0.47	48.4%	38.2%
$48.00	Aug 28	Sep 4	$0.45	46.7%	40.8%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 55 found (cheapest 3.06% of stock, avg 7.75%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$47.50	Aug 28	$0.83	$0.63	$1.46	$46.04	$48.96	3.06%
$48.00	Aug 28	$0.55	$0.98	$1.53	$46.47	$49.53	3.21%
$47.00	Aug 28	$1.10	$0.45	$1.55	$45.45	$48.55	3.25%
$48.50	Aug 28	$0.40	$1.23	$1.63	$46.87	$50.13	3.42%
$46.50	Aug 28	$1.50	$0.33	$1.83	$44.67	$48.33	3.84%
$49.00	Aug 28	$0.25	$1.68	$1.93	$47.07	$50.93	4.05%
$46.00	Aug 28	$1.80	$0.20	$2.00	$44.00	$48.00	4.19%
$49.50	Aug 28	$0.18	$2.10	$2.28	$47.22	$51.78	4.78%
$47.50	Sep 4	$1.25	$1.10	$2.35	$45.15	$49.85	4.93%
$47.00	Sep 4	$1.58	$0.85	$2.43	$44.57	$49.43	5.10%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 150 found (cheapest 0.96% of stock, avg 4.33%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$50.00	$46.50	Aug 28	$0.13	$0.33	$0.46	$46.04	$50.46
$49.50	$46.50	Aug 28	$0.18	$0.33	$0.51	$45.99	$50.01
$49.00	$46.50	Aug 28	$0.25	$0.33	$0.58	$45.92	$49.58
$50.00	$47.00	Aug 28	$0.13	$0.45	$0.58	$46.42	$50.58
$49.50	$47.00	Aug 28	$0.18	$0.45	$0.63	$46.37	$50.13
$49.00	$47.00	Aug 28	$0.25	$0.45	$0.70	$46.30	$49.70
$48.50	$46.50	Aug 28	$0.40	$0.33	$0.73	$45.77	$49.23
$51.00	$46.00	Sep 4	$0.20	$0.50	$0.70	$45.30	$51.70
$48.50	$47.00	Aug 28	$0.40	$0.45	$0.85	$46.15	$49.35
$50.00	$46.00	Sep 4	$0.40	$0.50	$0.90	$45.10	$50.90

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 53 found (best R:R 3.35, avg credit $0.47)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
44/45	55/56	Sep 25	$0.77	$0.23	56%	3.35	$44.23	$55.77
44/45	52/53	Sep 25	$0.77	$0.23	49%	3.35	$44.23	$52.77
44/45	54/55	Sep 25	$0.70	$0.30	52%	2.33	$44.30	$54.70
44/45	51/52	Sep 25	$0.78	$0.22	43%	3.55	$44.22	$51.78
41/42	52/53	Sep 18	$0.55	$0.45	64%	1.22	$41.45	$52.55
44/45	53/54	Oct 2	$0.72	$0.28	47%	2.57	$44.28	$53.72
45/46	52/53	Sep 18	$0.78	$0.22	40%	3.55	$45.22	$52.78
42/43	52/53	Sep 18	$0.58	$0.42	60%	1.38	$42.42	$52.58
44/45	52/53	Sep 18	$0.69	$0.31	48%	2.23	$44.31	$52.69
43/44	52/53	Sep 18	$0.60	$0.40	55%	1.50	$43.40	$52.60

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 68 found (best R:R 19.00, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$49.00	$50.00	$51.00	Sep 25	$0.05	$0.95	14%	19.00
$50.00	$51.00	$52.00	Sep 25	$0.07	$0.93	12%	13.29
$50.00	$51.00	$52.00	Aug 28	$0.06	$0.94	10%	15.67
$48.00	$49.00	$50.00	Sep 25	$0.10	$0.90	14%	9.00
$48.50	$49.00	$49.50	Aug 28	$0.08	$0.42	16%	5.25

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$45.00	$46.00	$47.00	Sep 25	$0.07	$0.93	15%	13.29
$46.00	$47.00	$48.00	Sep 25	$0.08	$0.92	15%	11.50
$47.00	$48.00	$49.00	Oct 2	$0.08	$0.92	14%	11.50
$46.50	$47.00	$47.50	Aug 28	$0.06	$0.44	18%	7.33
$44.00	$45.00	$46.00	Sep 18	$0.09	$0.91	15%	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. 81 found (best net $-0.10, 73 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$40.00	$44.00	1:2	Sep 11	-$0.10	$3.90
$43.00	$45.00	1:2	Sep 4	-$0.96	$1.04
$44.00	$46.00	1:2	Sep 11	-$1.25	$0.75
$46.00	$48.00	1:2	Sep 25	-$0.96	$1.04
$50.00	$51.00	1:2	Sep 4	$0.00	$1.00

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$46.00	$45.00	1:2	Sep 4	-$0.06	$0.94
$44.00	$43.00	1:2	Sep 4	$0.00	$1.00
$46.00	$45.00	1:2	Sep 11	-$0.20	$0.80
$46.50	$46.00	1:2	Aug 28	-$0.07	$0.43
$44.00	$43.00	1:2	Sep 11	-$0.12	$0.88

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 43 found (best yield 2.20%, avg 1.53%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$51.00	Oct 2	$1.05	0.35	6.9%	2.20%	9.14%	--	17
$49.00	Oct 2	$1.60	0.46	2.8%	3.36%	6.10%	11	10
$50.00	Oct 2	$1.25	0.40	4.8%	2.62%	7.46%	--	69
$48.00	Oct 2	$2.00	0.53	0.7%	4.19%	4.84%	53	--
$52.00	Oct 2	$0.90	0.29	9.0%	1.89%	10.92%	3	142
$48.00	Sep 25	$1.95	0.50	0.7%	4.09%	4.74%	9	41
$49.00	Sep 25	$1.50	0.43	2.8%	3.15%	5.89%	45	53
$50.00	Sep 25	$1.15	0.36	4.8%	2.41%	7.26%	66	85
$48.50	Sep 18	$1.50	0.45	1.7%	3.15%	4.84%	223	8
$53.00	Oct 2	$0.50	0.25	11.1%	1.05%	12.18%	12	65

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 10,356

Total Puts 9,973

Put/Call Ratio 0.96

Net Difference 383

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 8,561

Total Puts 3,667

Put/Call Ratio 0.43

Net Difference 4,894

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 178,021

Total Puts 120,820

Average Put/Call Ratio 0.77

Ratio Trend Rising

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

Date	Calls	Puts	Ratio	Net Diff
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Upcoming Earnings - 2 Weeks Prior

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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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