BSX Options History — December 2023

In December 2023, BSX traded between $54.75 and $57.92. ATM implied volatility averaged 18.4%, placing in the 20.2% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 5.3%. IV traded above realized volatility by 2.2% (HV 20d: 16.3%). Max pain ranged from $52.50 to $54.50. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 15 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.90.

Notable Days

  • 2023-12-29: Highest Volume — 18,793 contracts
  • 2023-12-11: Largest IV spike — 8.8% change
  • 2023-12-29: Highest IV Rank — 29.2%
  • 2023-12-05: Largest Expected Move — 5.8%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$55.69$54.75$57.92$56.05$57.92
Max Pain$52.60$52.50$54.50$54.50$52.50
ATM IV18.4%16.8%20.1%16.8%20.1%
Expected Move5.3%4.9%5.8%4.9%5.4%
HV 20d16.3%12.8%22.0%19.8%16.0%
HV 60d24.0%22.8%24.8%24.3%23.4%
IV Rank20.2%11.3%29.2%11.3%29.2%
IV Percentile19.1%4.0%40.5%4.0%40.5%
Term Structure1.2%-1.7%5.1%-0.1%2.6%
VWIV18.5%17.1%20.0%17.4%18.9%
Skew 25d2.4%1.0%3.4%2.3%1.0%
Skew 10d5.3%0.7%10.1%5.5%1.3%
Call IV 25d17.3%15.9%18.9%16.0%18.6%
Put IV 25d19.7%18.3%22.0%18.3%19.6%
Bid-Ask Spread %39.6214.4184.3172.6432.13
Gamma HHI0.150.110.240.160.24
Net GEX12.7M3.9M21.3M15.5M16.6M
Net DEX-157.4M-272.5M-99.4M-212.0M-272.5M
Net VEX-1.4M-1.5M-1.4M-1.4M-1.4M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.900.134.870.230.47
Total Volume6,064.6566518,7932,58418,793
Total OI185,784.65168,151198,128172,721194,470

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call WallPut WallCall VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2023-12-01$56.05$54.5016.8%4.9%19.8%11.3%17.4%2.3%-0.1%15.5M-212.0M-1.4M0.2372.64N/AN/A2,09848689,48683,235
2023-12-04$54.75$52.5017.4%5.4%22.0%14.4%19.7%1.8%1.4%11.3M-124.9M-1.4M1.8280.33N/AN/A2,9765,42785,10683,045
2023-12-05$54.84$52.5017.6%5.8%22.0%15.8%19.0%2.9%2.0%9.1M-116.3M-1.4M0.2384.31N/AN/A2,35754387,11287,397
2023-12-06$54.83$52.5017.9%5.7%21.7%17.4%20.0%2.5%2.0%8.9M-123.7M-1.4M1.7828.74N/AN/A3,0775,47288,52487,585
2023-12-07$55.00$52.5018.5%5.6%21.6%20.6%19.5%2.3%1.8%10.5M-131.2M-1.4M4.8715.29N/AN/A6343,08990,37691,391
2023-12-08$55.00$52.5018.1%5.6%20.7%18.6%19.0%2.9%2.4%16.2M-125.3M-1.4M0.8325.27N/AN/A4,4633,69590,52092,426
2023-12-11$55.28$52.5019.7%5.7%20.7%27.3%19.2%3.1%-0.5%15.3M-148.3M-1.4M0.1614.41N/AN/A3,16351692,09791,756
2023-12-12$55.92$52.5019.2%5.6%13.4%24.6%19.4%2.3%0.2%20.1M-195.1M-1.4M0.6421.22N/AN/A90457494,72991,952
2023-12-13$56.44$52.5019.9%5.2%13.6%28.3%19.6%2.6%-1.7%21.3M-231.4M-1.4M0.2075.58N/AN/A4,09783295,04392,668
2023-12-14$56.05$52.5018.8%5.5%13.9%21.9%18.9%2.0%0.9%20.8M-200.2M-1.4M0.8454.09N/AN/A4,1933,50896,09493,022
2023-12-15$55.67$52.5018.9%5.6%13.5%22.9%18.6%3.4%0.7%14.6M-172.3M-1.4M0.8939.08N/AN/A8,6907,70796,74194,382
2023-12-18$55.55$52.5017.4%5.0%13.3%14.7%17.4%2.6%0.4%8.9M-118.4M-1.4M0.5438.11N/AN/A2,5681,39687,39193,388
2023-12-19$55.75$52.5018.2%5.2%13.3%18.9%17.4%2.6%-0.2%10.4M-128.5M-1.4M0.2317.65N/AN/A8,1481,86289,58394,322
2023-12-20$55.14$52.5017.9%5.1%13.5%17.3%17.7%2.8%0.5%3.9M-99.4M-1.4M1.3832.18N/AN/A8901,23094,02796,377
2023-12-21$55.56$52.5018.9%5.4%13.6%22.8%18.5%2.8%-0.3%6.9M-125.0M-1.5M0.4631.45N/AN/A4,1231,91496,52396,673
2023-12-22$55.75$52.5018.0%5.1%13.5%17.7%17.5%1.9%0.4%6.9M-138.4M-1.5M0.1342.86N/AN/A6,87291199,66198,467
2023-12-26$56.05$52.5018.7%5.2%13.6%21.5%17.8%2.5%2.8%11.6M-158.5M-1.5M0.3847.13N/AN/A48118494,90797,995
2023-12-27$55.97$52.5017.8%4.9%12.8%16.5%17.2%1.8%2.8%11.8M-153.2M-1.4M1.0720.44N/AN/A81186494,91498,266
2023-12-28$56.31$52.5018.6%4.9%12.9%21.0%17.1%2.5%5.1%13.9M-173.2M-1.4M0.8219.50N/AN/A95978695,44298,600
2023-12-29$57.92$52.5020.1%5.4%16.0%29.2%18.9%1.0%2.6%16.6M-272.5M-1.4M0.4732.13N/AN/A12,7696,02495,57298,898