BSX
Boston Scientific
Rating 3.8 / 5 AI signal Hold signal

Credit put spread analysis · · Good setup

AI analysis

[dedup-flagged] The IV picture matters here: at 59%, it's rich versus realized vol, so we're getting paid for risk that's already been realized. The chart shows a stock that's still up 7% over two months, but yesterday's -5. 9% drop is testing the uptrend's resolve.

No reversal signal yet, so we need to define risk tightly. I'm looking at the $40/$38 put spread for October 16th. That's a 7% buffer on the short put, with a $2 wide spread keeping max loss manageable.

The credit needs to clear $0. 50 to hit our 0. 25 floor.

Decent odds, but the trend break is the worry. A defined-risk bet on the uptrend holding.

Earlier analyses

  1. 3.8/5 Hold signal

    [dedup-flagged] The IV picture matters here: at 55%, it's rich versus realized vol, so we're getting paid for the scare. The 5.9% flush yesterday found a tentative floor at the $42.50 zone, which has held three times sin…

  2. 3.2/5 Hold signal

    [dedup-flagged] The selloff looks dramatic until you realize the stock is still up 7% over two months and sitting on a 47% uptrend. IV is rich at 87%, but it's covering the 40% realized vol, so the premium is paying for…

  3. 3.4/5 Hold signal

    The selloff looks dramatic until you realize the stock is still up 7% over two months and sitting above its 47% trend line. IV at 53% is rich versus realized vol, so we're getting paid for the scare. Key support is the $…