BECTON DICKINSON & CO (BDX) Open Interest

BECTON DICKINSON & CO (BDX) has 9,332 call contracts and 6,341 put contracts open across all listed expirations — a put/call open interest ratio of 0.68. Open interest counts the contracts currently outstanding at each strike. This page shows where BDX positioning concentrates, which strikes act as walls, and how the totals have trended over the past year.

Data as of Jul 10, 2026, 8:00 PM ET · OPRA data 15 minutes delayed · For information only — not investment advice.

Last close
$152.51
52-week range
$140.54 – $210.33
ATM IV (30d)
26.1%
IV rank
3 / 100
Low
Expected move
±$5.52 (±3.6%)
Put/call OI
0.68
Call-heavy
Max pain
$150
↓ 1.6% below close
Next earnings
Aug 4, 2026

BDX Open Interest by Strike

0514.31K1.5KSpotMax painCall wallPut wall115125135145155165175185

BDX open interest by strike, all expirations combined — calls in green, puts in red.

Total call open interest9,332
Total put open interest6,341
Put/call OI ratio0.68
Open interest rank (31 day)64 / 100
Call wall (largest call OI)$165
Put wall (largest put OI)$145
Top volume strike$150
Volume / OI ratio0.01

BDX Open Interest Trend

1.4K5K8.5K12.1K15.7KCall OIPut OIFeb '26May '26Jul '26

BDX total call vs. put open interest, past year.

0.270.390.510.630.75Feb '26May '26Jul '26

BDX put/call open interest ratio, past year.

A put/call open interest ratio of 0.68 means meaningfully more calls than puts are outstanding — a call-heavy, typically bullish positioning profile. In total, 9,332 call contracts and 6,341 put contracts are open across all listed expirations. The put/call OI ratio has risen from 0.31 in Feb '26 to 0.68 today.

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BDX Options FAQ

What is BDX's put/call ratio?

BDX's put/call open interest ratio is 0.68 as of Jul 10, 2026, with 6,341 put contracts and 9,332 call contracts outstanding.

Which BDX strikes have the highest open interest?

As of Jul 10, 2026, the largest call open interest sits at $165 (the call wall) and the largest put open interest sits at $145 (the put wall). Strikes with heavy open interest often act as reference levels because a lot of hedging activity is anchored to them.

Is BDX open interest unusually high right now?

BDX's total open interest ranks 64 out of 100 versus the past 31 trading days as of Jul 10, 2026 — in the middle of its recent range.

Methodology. IV rank compares the current 30-day at-the-money implied volatility with its highest and lowest values over the past 52 weeks. Max pain is the strike that minimizes the total payout to option holders at expiration. The call and put walls are the strikes carrying the largest call and put open interest across all expirations. Net gamma exposure (GEX) is measured from the dealer perspective. All statistics are derived from delayed OPRA options data.

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