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CATERPILLAR INC
$830.03 +1.87%
$838.28 (+0.99%)🌙
as of 08/03 06:01 PM
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Option Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/03) 60,500
Calls: 29,831 (49%)
Puts: 30,669 (51%)
Prior (07/31) 29,833
Calls: 13,070 (44%)
Puts: 16,763 (56%)
Current vs Prior +102.80%
Calls: +128.24% (Calls)
Puts: +82.96% (Puts)
Prior 7-Day Total 234,248
Calls: 92,440 (39%)
Puts: 141,808 (61%)
Prior 7-Day Average 33,464
Calls: 13,205 (39%)
Puts: 20,258 (61%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +80.79%
Calls: +125.89%
Puts: +51.39%
Sentiment BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/03) $113.99M
Calls: $64.12M (56%)
Puts: $49.87M (44%)
Prior (07/31) $58.49M
Calls: $23.81M (41%)
Puts: $34.68M (59%)
Current vs Prior +94.87%
Calls: +169.25%
Puts: +43.81%
Prior 7-Day Total $496.94M
Calls: $228.62M (46%)
Puts: $268.32M (54%)
Prior 7-Day Average $70.99M
Calls: $32.66M (46%)
Puts: $38.33M (54%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +60.57%
Calls: +96.32%
Puts: +30.11%
Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/03) 1.03
Prior (07/31) 1.28
Current vs Prior -19.84%
Prior 7-Day Average 1.67
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -38.54%
Sentiment BEARISH

Open Interest

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/03) 252,922
Calls: 123,639 (49%)
Puts: 129,283 (51%)
Prior (07/31) 288,600
Calls: 141,594 (49%)
Puts: 147,006 (51%)
Current vs Prior -12.36%
Prior 7-Day Total 1,639,772
Calls: 777,114 (47%)
Puts: 862,658 (53%)
Prior 7-Day Average 234,253
Calls: 111,016 (47%)
Puts: 123,236 (53%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +7.97%
Sentiment BULLISH

Expected Move

Detail
ℹ
Expiry (08/07) | Next (08/14)Expiry (08/21) | Next (09/18)
Current 7.76% | 9.14%10.44% | 14.43%
Prior 7.67% | 9.16%10.42% | 14.72%
Current vs Prior +1.20% | -0.23%+0.19% | -2.00%
Prior 7-Day Avg 4.90% | 8.97%11.63% | 15.66%
Current vs 7-Day Avg +58.36% | +1.90%-10.27% | -7.89%
Prior 7-Day Eod 7.67% | 9.16%10.42% | 14.72%
Current vs 7-Day Eod +1.20% | -0.23%+0.19% | -2.00%
Sentiment BEARISHBEARISH

Relative Spread

Detail
ℹ
Expiry | Next
Current 6.67% | 7.60%
Calls: 8.31% | 7.99%
Puts: 5.03% | 7.21%
Prior 68.72% | 9.06%
Calls: 60.77% | 9.25%
Puts: 76.67% | 8.87%
Current vs Prior -90.29% | -16.11%
Prior 7-Day Avg 35.18% | 13.18%
Calls: 33.07% | 14.98%
Puts: 37.29% | 11.38%
Current vs 7-Day Avg -81.04% | -42.36%
Liquidity Pricy
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🤖 AI Insights

Elevated premium activity with dollar volume up 95% vs prior. Dollar volume significantly above 7-day average (61% higher). Unusually high activity with volume up 103% vs prior - elevated interest. Volume explosion - 81% above 7-day average (60,500 vs avg 33,464).

Smart Money BULLISH
Retail Flow NEUTRAL
Overall MIXED
Dollar Volume
Option Volume
Put/Call Ratio
Open Interest
Expected Move
Current BULLISH
Prior BEARISH
7-Day Avg BEARISH
Current NEUTRAL
Prior BEARISH
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current NEUTRAL
Prior BEARISH
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current NEUTRAL
Prior NEUTRAL
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current BEARISH
Prior BULLISH
7-Day Avg BULLISH

📈 Options Analysis

🎯 Tightest Spreads
💰 Best Value Under $1
📊 High Delta (ITM)
🔥 High Volume
⏰ Backwardation
📈 Debit Spreads
📉 Credit Spreads
📅 Calendar Spreads
⚡ Straddles
🔀 Strangles
🦅 Iron Condors
🦋 Butterflies
⚖️ Ratio Spreads
🛡️ Covered Calls

Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 73 of results (avg 8.6%, best 6.7%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$670.00Aug 21161.75172.90$167.336.7%--0.9516
$740.00Aug 21101.00108.00$104.506.7%--0.84498
$665.00Sep 4169.70182.00$175.857.0%--0.9317
$750.00Aug 2193.00100.00$96.507.3%10.815
$690.00Aug 21143.20154.00$148.607.3%--0.9324
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$915.00Sep 497.00104.00$100.507.0%--0.7120
$915.00Aug 2894.00101.05$97.537.2%--0.7517
$910.00Sep 493.00100.00$96.507.3%10.7021
$980.00Aug 21145.00156.00$150.507.3%100.91128
$900.00Sep 1189.0095.95$92.487.5%20.66--

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 1 found (avg $0.33, cheapest $0.33)

CALLS (0)
No calls meet the criteria
PUTS (1)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$670.00Aug 70.300.36$0.3318.2%4560.0157

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 205 found (avg delta 0.72, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$700.00Aug 7127.50141.00$134.2510.1%150.972
$670.00Aug 21161.75172.90$167.336.7%--0.9516
$680.00Aug 21152.05164.00$158.037.6%20.94141
$670.00Aug 28160.70175.00$167.858.5%--0.9412
$675.00Aug 28156.10170.00$163.058.5%--0.9315
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$980.00Aug 7142.40153.90$148.157.8%21.0041
$985.00Aug 7147.00158.85$152.937.7%31.004
$965.00Aug 7127.00141.05$134.0310.5%--0.9737
$975.00Aug 7137.00149.20$143.108.5%20.9621
$960.00Aug 7122.50136.20$129.3510.6%20.96105

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 452 active (total vol 35.2K, top 2.0K)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$885.00Aug 79.9512.05$11.0019.1%2.0K0.2646
$950.00Aug 72.002.58$2.2925.3%1.9K0.07121
$860.00Aug 717.1021.25$19.1821.6%1.2K0.38489
$900.00Aug 77.508.25$7.889.5%1.1K0.20326
$835.00Aug 1432.1538.15$35.1517.1%7590.512
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$777.50Aug 79.0512.00$10.5328.0%1.5K0.224
$750.00Aug 74.705.45$5.0814.8%1.1K0.12134
$787.50Aug 711.4514.75$13.1025.2%8610.2636
$780.00Aug 79.4011.25$10.3317.9%7940.23217
$785.00Aug 710.5014.05$12.2828.9%5700.2552

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 131 strikes (avg 65.0%, max 90.0%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$810.00Aug 7Sep 1190.0%48.6%85.3%738
$830.00Aug 7Sep 489.8%49.7%80.6%32144
$835.00Aug 7Sep 1187.5%48.5%80.5%18877
$825.00Aug 7Sep 492.6%51.6%79.3%17483
$995.00Aug 7Sep 487.3%48.8%78.9%1678
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$825.00Aug 7Sep 1192.6%48.7%90.0%13856
$690.00Aug 7Sep 1195.2%50.8%87.4%17324
$815.00Aug 7Sep 1190.1%48.5%85.9%8361
$810.00Aug 7Sep 1190.0%48.6%85.3%5893
$800.00Aug 7Sep 1189.1%48.4%84.0%244549

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 364 found (best R:R 37.46, avg 4.26)

BULL CALL (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$905.00$910.00Aug 28$0.13$4.87$0.1337.46$905.13
$940.00$945.00Aug 14$0.15$4.85$0.1532.33$940.15
$940.00$945.00Aug 7$0.21$4.79$0.2122.81$940.21
$955.00$960.00Aug 7$0.21$4.79$0.2122.81$955.21
$960.00$965.00Aug 7$0.26$4.74$0.2618.23$960.26
BEAR PUT (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$720.00$715.00Aug 14$0.15$4.85$0.1532.33$719.85
$795.00$790.00Sep 4$0.17$4.83$0.1728.41$794.83
$670.00$665.00Aug 28$0.19$4.81$0.1925.32$669.81
$775.00$770.00Sep 4$0.20$4.80$0.2024.00$774.80
$687.50$685.00Aug 7$0.11$2.39$0.1121.73$687.39

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 478 found (best R:R 45.15, avg 2.09)

BEAR CALL (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$700.00$730.00Aug 7$29.35$29.35$0.6545.15$729.35
$670.00$675.00Aug 28$4.80$4.80$0.2024.00$674.80
$745.00$750.00Aug 7$4.75$4.75$0.2519.00$749.75
$680.00$690.00Aug 21$9.43$9.43$0.5716.54$689.43
$887.50$890.00Aug 21$2.33$2.33$0.1713.71$889.83
BULL PUT (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$990.00$970.00Aug 28$19.40$19.40$0.6032.33$970.60
$985.00$980.00Aug 7$4.78$4.78$0.2221.73$980.22
$965.00$955.00Aug 14$9.53$9.53$0.4720.28$955.47
$960.00$955.00Aug 21$4.75$4.75$0.2519.00$955.25
$920.00$915.00Aug 14$4.73$4.73$0.2717.52$915.27

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 131 found (avg debit $4.37, cheapest $0.10)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$680.00Aug 21Aug 28$0.1062.3%61.9%
$670.00Aug 21Aug 28$0.5262.8%57.8%
$990.00Aug 7Aug 14$1.2386.9%61.7%
$995.00Aug 7Aug 14$1.4887.3%64.0%
$970.00Aug 7Aug 14$1.5887.4%61.3%
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$685.00Aug 7Aug 14$1.0094.4%66.5%
$950.00Aug 7Aug 14$1.3284.9%63.2%
$695.00Aug 7Aug 14$1.4092.7%66.7%
$692.50Aug 7Aug 14$1.5390.0%67.3%
$702.50Aug 7Aug 14$1.6394.5%67.2%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 189 found (cheapest 7.33% of stock, avg 12.42%)

StrikeExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE HighCost%
$835.00Aug 7$28.93$31.90$60.83$774.17$895.837.33%
$820.00Aug 7$36.92$24.30$61.22$758.78$881.227.38%
$830.00Aug 7$32.50$29.68$62.18$767.82$892.187.49%
$850.00Aug 7$22.65$39.55$62.20$787.80$912.207.49%
$845.00Aug 7$25.55$36.70$62.25$782.75$907.257.50%
$840.00Aug 7$27.33$35.45$62.78$777.22$902.787.56%
$825.00Aug 7$35.00$28.15$63.15$761.85$888.157.61%
$855.00Aug 7$20.35$42.88$63.23$791.77$918.237.62%
$815.00Aug 7$41.35$22.75$64.10$750.90$879.107.72%
$810.00Aug 7$43.75$20.65$64.40$745.60$874.407.76%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 150 found (cheapest 5.05% of stock, avg 8.53%)

Call KPut KExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE High
$860.00$815.00Aug 7$19.18$22.75$41.93$773.07$901.93
$855.00$815.00Aug 7$20.35$22.75$43.10$771.90$898.10
$860.00$820.00Aug 7$19.18$24.30$43.48$776.52$903.48
$855.00$820.00Aug 7$20.35$24.30$44.65$775.35$899.65
$850.00$815.00Aug 7$22.65$22.75$45.40$769.60$895.40
$850.00$820.00Aug 7$22.65$24.30$46.95$773.05$896.95
$860.00$825.00Aug 7$19.18$28.15$47.33$777.67$907.33
$845.00$815.00Aug 7$25.55$22.75$48.30$766.70$893.30
$855.00$825.00Aug 7$20.35$28.15$48.50$776.50$903.50
$860.00$830.00Aug 7$19.18$29.68$48.86$781.14$908.86

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 435 found (best R:R 129.43, avg credit $8.75)

Put SpreadCall SpreadExpiryCreditMax LossR:RBE LowBE High
675/678700/730Aug 7$29.77$0.23129.43$647.73$729.77
680/682700/730Aug 7$29.66$0.3487.24$652.84$729.66
670/680710/720Aug 21$9.86$0.1470.43$670.14$719.86
692/695700/730Aug 7$29.56$0.4467.18$665.44$729.56
672/675700/730Aug 7$29.53$0.4762.83$645.47$729.53
668/670700/730Aug 7$29.47$0.5355.60$640.53$729.47
685/688700/730Aug 7$29.46$0.5454.56$658.04$729.46
710/720750/760Aug 21$9.82$0.1854.56$710.18$759.82
680/690710/720Aug 21$9.75$0.2539.00$680.25$719.75
668/670745/750Aug 7$4.87$0.1337.46$665.13$749.87

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 206 found (best R:R 82.33, cheapest $0.06)

CALLS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainR:R
$825.00$830.00$835.00Aug 28$0.06$4.9482.33
$950.00$955.00$960.00Aug 7$0.08$4.9261.50
$870.00$875.00$880.00Aug 21$0.10$4.9049.00
$740.00$750.00$760.00Aug 21$0.23$9.7742.48
$760.00$770.00$780.00Aug 21$0.23$9.7742.48
PUTS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainR:R
$750.00$755.00$760.00Aug 7$0.06$4.9482.33
$730.00$740.00$750.00Aug 21$0.12$9.8882.33
$690.00$700.00$710.00Aug 21$0.15$9.8565.67
$830.00$835.00$840.00Aug 14$0.09$4.9154.56
$815.00$820.00$825.00Aug 28$0.09$4.9154.56

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 101 found (best net $-7.55, 99 credits)

CALLS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$885.00$935.001:2Sep 11-$7.55$42.45
$965.00$990.001:2Sep 11-$6.40$18.60
$980.00$990.001:2Aug 21-$3.38$6.62
$920.00$930.001:2Aug 14-$4.32$5.68
$970.00$980.001:2Aug 21-$4.81$5.19
PUTS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$715.00$690.001:2Sep 11-$2.31$22.69
$690.00$675.001:2Sep 11-$4.97$10.03
$755.00$735.001:2Sep 11-$11.55$8.45
$680.00$670.001:2Aug 21-$1.97$8.03
$675.00$665.001:2Aug 14-$2.36$7.64

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 168 found (best yield 6.02%, avg 1.86%)

StrikeExpiryBidDeltaOTM%Yield%If Called%VolOI
$835.00Sep 11$50.000.530.6%6.02%6.62%2--
$835.00Sep 4$47.450.530.6%5.72%6.32%13
$850.00Sep 11$44.250.492.4%5.33%7.74%14
$840.00Sep 4$44.000.511.2%5.30%6.50%18
$835.00Aug 28$42.000.530.6%5.06%5.66%31
$845.00Sep 4$42.000.501.8%5.06%6.86%215
$840.00Aug 28$40.000.511.2%4.82%6.02%181
$850.00Sep 4$40.000.482.4%4.82%7.23%--20
$860.00Sep 11$39.000.463.6%4.70%8.31%2--
$845.00Aug 28$38.750.491.8%4.67%6.47%22

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

Time (HH:MM) Total Volume Call Volume Put Volume Volume Change
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Prior's 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 29,831
Total Puts 30,669
Put/Call Ratio 1.03
Net Difference -838

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 13,070
Total Puts 16,763
Put/Call Ratio 1.28
Net Difference -3,693

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 92,440
Total Puts 141,808
Average Put/Call Ratio 1.67
Ratio Trend Falling

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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Earnings This Week

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