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CATERPILLAR INC

$782.71 -6.91%

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Option Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (07/29) 52,184

Calls: 18,567 (36%)

Puts: 33,617 (64%)

Prior (07/28) 43,132

Calls: 20,719 (48%)

Puts: 22,413 (52%)

Current vs Prior +20.99%

Calls: -10.39% (Calls)

Puts: +49.99% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 204,946

Calls: 76,659 (37%)

Puts: 128,287 (63%)

Prior 7-Day Average 29,278

Calls: 10,951 (37%)

Puts: 18,326 (63%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +78.24%

Calls: +69.54%

Puts: +83.43%

Sentiment BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (07/29) $113.25M

Calls: $48.18M (43%)

Puts: $65.07M (57%)

Prior (07/28) $91.09M

Calls: $50.44M (55%)

Puts: $40.66M (45%)

Current vs Prior +24.32%

Calls: -4.48%

Puts: +60.05%

Prior 7-Day Total $416.17M

Calls: $201.82M (48%)

Puts: $214.35M (52%)

Prior 7-Day Average $59.45M

Calls: $28.83M (48%)

Puts: $30.62M (52%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +90.48%

Calls: +67.10%

Puts: +112.50%

Sentiment BEARISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

ℹ

Current (07/29) 1.81

Prior (07/28) 1.08

Current vs Prior +67.37%

Prior 7-Day Average 1.96

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -7.38%

Sentiment BEARISH

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (07/29) 179,223

Calls: 77,624 (43%)

Puts: 101,599 (57%)

Prior (07/28) 253,417

Calls: 124,028 (49%)

Puts: 129,389 (51%)

Current vs Prior -29.28%

Prior 7-Day Total 1,492,540

Calls: 703,826 (47%)

Puts: 788,714 (53%)

Prior 7-Day Average 213,220

Calls: 100,546 (47%)

Puts: 112,673 (53%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -15.94%

Sentiment BULLISH

Expected Move

Detail

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WKMO Expiry (07/31) | Next (08/07)Expiry (08/21) | Next (09/18)

Current 4.27% | 9.35%11.95% | 15.81%

Prior 5.31% | 9.56%11.68% | 15.97%

Current vs Prior -19.59% | -2.20%+2.36% | -1.01%

Prior 7-Day Avg 4.73% | 8.40%12.39% | 16.35%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -9.63% | +11.36%-3.53% | -3.33%

Prior 7-Day Eod 5.31% | 9.56%11.68% | 15.97%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -19.59% | -2.20%+2.36% | -1.01%

Sentiment BULLISHBEARISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 36.20% | 18.01%

Calls: 34.68% | 18.03%

Puts: 37.73% | 17.98%

Prior 19.25% | 14.15%

Calls: 18.63% | 15.15%

Puts: 19.87% | 13.15%

Current vs Prior +88.05% | +27.28%

Prior 7-Day Avg 22.55% | 12.69%

Calls: 22.20% | 15.16%

Puts: 22.90% | 10.21%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +60.53% | +41.97%

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Dollar volume significantly above 7-day average (90% higher). Volume explosion - 78% above 7-day average (52,184 vs avg 29,278). Extreme bearish P/C ratio of 1.81 - heavy put buying. P/C ratio rising 67% - increased hedging/bearish positioning.

Smart Money BEARISH

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Current BEARISH

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Current BEARISH

Prior NEUTRAL

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Current BEARISH

Prior BULLISH

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Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 78 of results (avg 8.4%, best 4.7%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$650.00	Sep 4	140.25	150.10	$145.18	6.8%	2	0.87	1
$695.00	Aug 7	91.00	99.00	$95.00	8.4%	2	0.85	--
$690.00	Sep 4	108.50	118.20	$113.35	8.6%	32	0.79	--
$715.00	Sep 4	90.00	98.75	$94.38	9.3%	2	0.73	--
$720.00	Aug 21	79.00	86.95	$82.98	9.6%	7	0.74	59

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$910.00	Jul 31	124.40	130.35	$127.38	4.7%	7	0.97	--
$900.00	Jul 31	116.50	124.10	$120.30	6.3%	41	0.99	270
$930.00	Aug 28	148.55	158.85	$153.70	6.7%	10	0.86	12
$935.00	Aug 14	151.00	162.00	$156.50	7.0%	2	0.92	--
$930.00	Aug 21	147.00	157.75	$152.38	7.1%	10	0.89	98

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

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In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 163 found (avg delta 0.75, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$700.00	Jul 31	79.00	87.20	$83.10	9.9%	10	1.00	11
$660.00	Aug 21	124.00	138.00	$131.00	10.7%	1	0.88	--
$650.00	Sep 4	140.25	150.10	$145.18	6.8%	2	0.87	1
$695.00	Aug 7	91.00	99.00	$95.00	8.4%	2	0.85	--
$747.50	Jul 31	35.00	43.95	$39.48	22.7%	1	0.81	--

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$900.00	Jul 31	116.50	124.10	$120.30	6.3%	41	0.99	270
$890.00	Jul 31	103.90	111.95	$107.93	7.5%	3	0.99	108
$930.00	Jul 31	141.70	154.20	$147.95	8.4%	25	0.99	57
$920.00	Jul 31	133.60	145.00	$139.30	8.2%	29	0.99	51
$880.00	Jul 31	94.00	102.00	$98.00	8.2%	18	0.98	320

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 473 active (total vol 17.9K, top 1.8K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$870.00	Jul 31	0.05	0.66	$0.36	169.4%	594	0.02	38
$880.00	Jul 31	0.05	0.41	$0.23	156.5%	547	0.01	482
$830.00	Jul 31	1.71	3.30	$2.51	63.3%	427	0.13	28
$865.00	Jul 31	0.20	1.27	$0.74	144.6%	385	0.04	38
$860.00	Jul 31	0.15	1.29	$0.72	158.3%	281	0.04	126

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$650.00	Aug 28	5.55	10.10	$7.82	58.2%	1.8K	0.12	9
$645.00	Jul 31	0.02	0.35	$0.19	173.7%	696	0.01	--
$770.00	Jul 31	7.85	12.90	$10.38	48.7%	468	0.37	699
$790.00	Jul 31	15.70	22.10	$18.90	33.9%	450	0.57	614
$800.00	Jul 31	22.85	27.80	$25.33	19.5%	450	0.67	360

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 105 strikes (avg 45.3%, max 145.5%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$935.00	Jul 31	Aug 28	109.4%	51.6%	112.2%	13	214
$925.00	Jul 31	Sep 4	107.9%	52.2%	106.8%	11	71
$915.00	Jul 31	Sep 4	105.1%	51.1%	105.7%	14	132
$910.00	Jul 31	Aug 28	107.6%	53.5%	101.1%	242	149
$892.50	Jul 31	Aug 21	105.1%	54.0%	94.6%	12	18

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$630.00	Jul 31	Aug 28	138.3%	56.3%	145.5%	63	26
$640.00	Jul 31	Sep 4	129.2%	55.1%	134.4%	3	8
$650.00	Jul 31	Sep 4	118.3%	54.9%	115.5%	29	18
$925.00	Jul 31	Sep 4	107.9%	52.2%	106.8%	6	--
$660.00	Jul 31	Sep 4	109.1%	53.6%	103.7%	73	84

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 310 found (best R:R 37.46, avg 4.98)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$900.00	$905.00	Sep 4	$0.13	$4.87	$0.13	37.46	$900.13
$855.00	$860.00	Jul 31	$0.14	$4.86	$0.14	34.71	$855.14
$910.00	$915.00	Jul 31	$0.18	$4.82	$0.18	26.78	$910.18
$920.00	$925.00	Sep 4	$0.18	$4.82	$0.18	26.78	$920.18
$825.00	$830.00	Jul 31	$0.19	$4.81	$0.19	25.32	$825.19

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$650.00	$645.00	Jul 31	$0.16	$4.84	$0.16	30.25	$649.84
$680.00	$675.00	Aug 7	$0.17	$4.83	$0.17	28.41	$679.83
$635.00	$630.00	Jul 31	$0.22	$4.78	$0.22	21.73	$634.78
$650.00	$645.00	Aug 28	$0.22	$4.78	$0.22	21.73	$649.78
$735.00	$730.00	Aug 7	$0.25	$4.75	$0.25	19.00	$734.75

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 399 found (best R:R 49.00, avg 1.86)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$700.00	$747.50	Jul 31	$43.62	$43.62	$3.88	11.24	$743.62
$650.00	$685.00	Sep 4	$29.03	$29.03	$5.97	4.86	$679.03
$690.00	$695.00	Sep 4	$4.05	$4.05	$0.95	4.26	$694.05
$660.00	$720.00	Aug 21	$48.02	$48.02	$11.98	4.01	$708.02
$780.00	$785.00	Aug 7	$3.97	$3.97	$1.03	3.85	$783.97

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$900.00	$895.00	Aug 21	$4.90	$4.90	$0.10	49.00	$895.10
$925.00	$920.00	Aug 7	$4.85	$4.85	$0.15	32.33	$920.15
$925.00	$920.00	Jul 31	$4.80	$4.80	$0.20	24.00	$920.20
$890.00	$885.00	Aug 7	$4.80	$4.80	$0.20	24.00	$885.20
$895.00	$890.00	Aug 28	$4.80	$4.80	$0.20	24.00	$890.20

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 107 found (avg debit $10.08, cheapest $0.40)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$925.00	Jul 31	Aug 7	$1.93	107.9%	69.0%
$930.00	Jul 31	Aug 7	$2.10	98.2%	70.4%
$920.00	Jul 31	Aug 7	$2.38	98.0%	69.2%
$915.00	Jul 31	Aug 7	$2.59	105.1%	70.0%
$902.50	Aug 14	Aug 21	$2.75	58.3%	54.2%

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$920.00	Jul 31	Aug 7	$0.40	98.0%	69.2%
$925.00	Jul 31	Aug 7	$0.45	107.9%	69.0%
$640.00	Jul 31	Aug 7	$0.75	129.2%	71.1%
$630.00	Jul 31	Aug 7	$1.03	138.3%	79.0%
$650.00	Jul 31	Aug 7	$1.42	118.3%	72.4%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 144 found (cheapest 3.80% of stock, avg 12.59%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$775.00	Jul 31	$18.63	$11.13	$29.76	$745.24	$804.76	3.80%
$780.00	Jul 31	$16.50	$13.63	$30.13	$749.87	$810.13	3.85%
$785.00	Jul 31	$13.68	$16.93	$30.61	$754.39	$815.61	3.91%
$790.00	Jul 31	$12.83	$18.90	$31.73	$758.27	$821.73	4.05%
$770.00	Jul 31	$21.80	$10.38	$32.18	$737.82	$802.18	4.11%
$800.00	Jul 31	$7.90	$25.33	$33.23	$766.77	$833.23	4.25%
$795.00	Jul 31	$10.65	$23.00	$33.65	$761.35	$828.65	4.30%
$765.00	Jul 31	$25.70	$8.65	$34.35	$730.65	$799.35	4.39%
$805.00	Jul 31	$6.15	$29.08	$35.23	$769.77	$840.23	4.50%
$760.00	Jul 31	$29.28	$7.13	$36.41	$723.59	$796.41	4.65%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 150 found (cheapest 1.70% of stock, avg 8.02%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$805.00	$760.00	Jul 31	$6.15	$7.13	$13.28	$746.72	$818.28
$805.00	$765.00	Jul 31	$6.15	$8.65	$14.80	$750.20	$819.80
$800.00	$760.00	Jul 31	$7.90	$7.13	$15.03	$744.97	$815.03
$800.00	$765.00	Jul 31	$7.90	$8.65	$16.55	$748.45	$816.55
$805.00	$770.00	Jul 31	$6.15	$10.38	$16.53	$753.47	$821.53
$805.00	$775.00	Jul 31	$6.15	$11.13	$17.28	$757.72	$822.28
$795.00	$760.00	Jul 31	$10.65	$7.13	$17.78	$742.22	$812.78
$800.00	$770.00	Jul 31	$7.90	$10.38	$18.28	$751.72	$818.28
$800.00	$775.00	Jul 31	$7.90	$11.13	$19.03	$755.97	$819.03
$795.00	$765.00	Jul 31	$10.65	$8.65	$19.30	$745.70	$814.30

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 514 found (best R:R 124.00, avg credit $6.96)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	R:R	BE Low	BE High
660/680	695/715	Sep 4	$19.84	$0.16	124.00	$660.16	$714.84
740/742	770/775	Jul 31	$4.81	$0.19	25.32	$737.69	$774.81
650/655	780/785	Aug 7	$4.79	$0.21	22.81	$650.21	$784.79
675/680	780/785	Aug 28	$4.79	$0.21	22.81	$675.21	$784.79
665/670	795/800	Aug 28	$4.78	$0.22	21.73	$665.22	$799.78
725/728	765/770	Jul 31	$4.70	$0.30	15.67	$722.80	$769.70
690/695	790/795	Aug 7	$4.70	$0.30	15.67	$690.30	$794.70
740/742	750/760	Jul 31	$9.36	$0.64	14.62	$733.14	$759.36
665/670	795/800	Aug 7	$4.65	$0.35	13.29	$665.35	$799.65
710/715	765/770	Jul 31	$4.63	$0.37	12.51	$710.37	$769.63

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 163 found (best R:R 199.00, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	R:R
$780.00	$790.00	$800.00	Aug 21	$0.05	$9.95	199.00
$825.00	$830.00	$835.00	Aug 21	$0.07	$4.93	70.43
$850.00	$855.00	$860.00	Jul 31	$0.08	$4.92	61.50
$892.50	$895.00	$897.50	Aug 21	$0.05	$2.45	49.00
$815.00	$820.00	$825.00	Jul 31	$0.13	$4.87	37.46

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	R:R
$755.00	$760.00	$765.00	Jul 31	$0.07	$4.93	70.43
$840.00	$845.00	$850.00	Aug 7	$0.07	$4.93	70.43
$885.00	$890.00	$895.00	Aug 21	$0.07	$4.93	70.43
$710.00	$715.00	$720.00	Aug 7	$0.10	$4.90	49.00
$860.00	$865.00	$870.00	Aug 21	$0.10	$4.90	49.00

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 102 found (best net $-12.00, 94 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$695.00	$750.00	1:2	Aug 7	-$12.00	$43.00
$660.00	$720.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$34.96	$25.04
$810.00	$840.00	1:2	Sep 4	-$19.90	$10.10
$915.00	$925.00	1:2	Aug 14	-$2.62	$7.38
$890.00	$900.00	1:2	Aug 14	-$4.60	$5.40

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$675.00	$650.00	1:2	Aug 14	-$0.36	$24.64
$680.00	$660.00	1:2	Sep 4	-$5.26	$14.74
$675.00	$660.00	1:2	Jul 31	-$0.29	$14.71
$690.00	$675.00	1:2	Aug 14	-$4.45	$10.55
$690.00	$680.00	1:2	Jul 31	-$0.12	$9.88

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 143 found (best yield 5.62%, avg 1.67%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$785.00	Aug 28	$44.00	0.52	0.3%	5.62%	5.91%	3	--
$790.00	Aug 28	$42.00	0.51	0.9%	5.37%	6.30%	7	3
$795.00	Aug 28	$41.90	0.49	1.6%	5.35%	6.92%	1	--
$790.00	Aug 21	$37.30	0.50	0.9%	4.77%	5.70%	21	2
$800.00	Aug 28	$37.00	0.47	2.2%	4.73%	6.94%	8	2
$810.00	Sep 4	$37.00	0.45	3.5%	4.73%	8.21%	2	--
$785.00	Aug 14	$35.10	0.51	0.3%	4.48%	4.78%	12	1
$805.00	Aug 28	$35.00	0.46	2.9%	4.47%	7.32%	4	10
$800.00	Aug 21	$33.10	0.47	2.2%	4.23%	6.44%	34	448
$810.00	Aug 28	$33.10	0.44	3.5%	4.23%	7.72%	1	--

Current 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 18,567

Total Puts 33,617

Put/Call Ratio 1.81

Net Difference -15,050

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 20,719

Total Puts 22,413

Put/Call Ratio 1.08

Net Difference -1,694

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 76,659

Total Puts 128,287

Average Put/Call Ratio 1.96

Ratio Trend Rising

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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Earnings This Week

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Options Activity Around Earnings

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

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