Bausch Health Companies Inc (BHC)

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Bausch Health Companies Inc Stock (BHC) Option Chain

The Bausch Health Companies Inc (BHC) option chain consists of 1,574 contracts with 414 call options and 1,160 put options, which all expire on May 03, 2024. Some other option chains:

For May 10, 2024 options, there are 97 contracts.
For May 17, 2024 options, there are 1,760 contracts.
For May 24, 2024 options, there are 14 contracts.
For June 21, 2024 options, there are 138 contracts.
For July 19, 2024 options, there are 164 contracts.

BHC option chain shows a lower number of calls than puts indicating that there are more bets placed on price decreases, which may also suggest bearish expectations for the stock.

The table below displays Bausch Health Companies Inc option chain data such as: call and put options, including strike price, last price, price change and volume. This table can help you navigate decisions on option chains but for optimal results shareholders should check the stock’s technical analysis and overall market sentiment.

BHC Call Options Expiring May 03, 2024

Strike	Price	Change	% Change	Volume
2.00	6.98	-1.79	-20.41%	2
2.50	6.39	0.00	-	-
3.00	5.58	0.00	-	-
3.50	5.05	0.00	-	-
4.00	4.56	0.00	-	-
4.50	0.00	0.00	-	-
5.00	3.60	0.00	-	-
5.50	3.27	0.00	-	-
6.00	2.57	0.00	-	-
6.50	2.09	0.00	-	-
7.00	2.00	0.00	-	-
7.50	0.00	0.00	-	-
8.00	0.77	0.00	-	-
8.50	1.00	0.46	+85.19%	3
9.00	0.26	-0.03	-10.34%	123
9.50	0.13	-0.01	-7.14%	274
10.00	0.05	-0.03	-37.50%	12
10.50	0.03	0.00	-	-
11.00	0.05	0.00	-	-
11.50	0.02	0.00	-	-
12.00	0.40	0.00	-	-
12.50	0.38	0.00	-	-
13.00	0.16	0.00	-	-
13.50	0.10	0.00	-	-
15.00	0.00	0.00	-	-
17.50	0.00	0.00	-	-

BHC Put Options Expiring May 03, 2024

Strike	Price	Change	% Change	Volume
3.00	0.00	0.00	-	-
4.00	0.00	0.00	-	-
4.50	0.00	0.00	-	-
5.00	0.00	0.00	-	-
5.50	0.28	0.00	-	-
6.00	0.45	0.00	-	-
6.50	0.13	0.00	-	-
7.00	0.01	-0.01	-50.00%	64
7.50	0.04	0.00	-	47
8.00	0.13	0.03	+30.00%	370
8.50	0.25	0.02	+8.70%	647
9.00	0.45	-0.03	-6.25%	28
9.50	0.89	0.08	+9.88%	4
10.00	0.60	0.00	-	-
10.50	0.00	0.00	-	-
11.00	0.00	0.00	-	-
11.50	0.00	0.00	-	-
12.00	0.00	0.00	-	-
12.50	0.00	0.00	-	-
13.00	0.00	0.00	-	-
13.50	0.00	0.00	-	-
15.00	0.00	0.00	-	-
17.50	0.00	0.00	-	-

Bausch Health Companies Inc Stock (BHC) Option Chain Analysis

Put Volume Total	1,160
Call Volume Total	414
Put/Call Ratio (PCR)	2.80

Put Strike With Highest Volume	$8.50
Call Strike With Highest Volume	$9.50

From reviewing BHC put and call options expire on May 03, 2024, we can calculate put/call ratio (PCR) of 2.80. This ratio can be called as a falling PCR as it might indicate a bearish sentiment for this stock, if it continues to decrease, it could further confirm a more negative outlook. This indicator can be helpful tool for analysing a specific option chain since reading excessive amount of data can be time consuming. Therefore, besides assessing other crucial indicators, consider tracking PCR of your options chain to gain diverse insights that help you make better decisions.

Looking at BHC call and put strikes, we can clearly observe traders’ highest attention for call strike of $9.50 and put strike of $8.50. Since those are two call and put strikes with highest volume it can be interpret as a sign of willingness to trade call and put options at specific prices mentioned above.