Tour v492
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CATERPILLAR INC
$871.08 -0.62%
$873.51 (+0.28%)🌙
as of 08/05 06:18 PM
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Option Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/05) 33,100
Calls: 16,620 (50%)
Puts: 16,480 (50%)
Prior (08/04) 77,970
Calls: 33,572 (43%)
Puts: 44,398 (57%)
Current vs Prior -57.55%
Calls: -50.49% (Calls)
Puts: -62.88% (Puts)
Prior 7-Day Total 322,337
Calls: 140,564 (44%)
Puts: 181,773 (56%)
Prior 7-Day Average 46,048
Calls: 20,080 (44%)
Puts: 25,967 (56%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -28.12%
Calls: -17.23%
Puts: -36.54%
Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/05) $55.26M
Calls: $24.53M (44%)
Puts: $30.73M (56%)
Prior (08/04) $122.64M
Calls: $66.74M (54%)
Puts: $55.90M (46%)
Current vs Prior -54.94%
Calls: -63.25%
Puts: -45.02%
Prior 7-Day Total $642.06M
Calls: $319.27M (50%)
Puts: $322.79M (50%)
Prior 7-Day Average $91.72M
Calls: $45.61M (50%)
Puts: $46.11M (50%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -39.75%
Calls: -46.22%
Puts: -33.35%
Sentiment BEARISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/05) 0.99
Prior (08/04) 1.32
Current vs Prior -25.02%
Prior 7-Day Average 1.32
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -25.13%
Sentiment NEUTRAL

Open Interest

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/05) 181,837
Calls: 80,841 (44%)
Puts: 100,996 (56%)
Prior (08/04) 282,032
Calls: 138,631 (49%)
Puts: 143,401 (51%)
Current vs Prior -35.53%
Prior 7-Day Total 1,782,552
Calls: 861,952 (48%)
Puts: 920,600 (52%)
Prior 7-Day Average 254,650
Calls: 123,136 (48%)
Puts: 131,514 (52%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -28.59%
Sentiment BULLISH

Expected Move

Detail
ℹ
Expiry (08/07) | Next (08/14)Expiry (08/21) | Next (09/18)
Current 3.42% | 6.06%7.77% | 12.75%
Prior 4.45% | 6.89%8.54% | 13.35%
Current vs Prior -23.09% | -11.98%-9.05% | -4.47%
Prior 7-Day Avg 5.44% | 8.96%10.84% | 15.02%
Current vs 7-Day Avg -37.08% | -32.29%-28.29% | -15.12%
Prior 7-Day Eod 4.45% | 6.89%8.54% | 13.35%
Current vs 7-Day Eod -23.09% | -11.98%-9.05% | -4.47%
Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail
ℹ
Expiry | Next
Current 16.70% | 11.72%
Calls: 17.22% | 12.22%
Puts: 16.18% | 11.22%
Prior 29.78% | 21.89%
Calls: 34.04% | 20.77%
Puts: 25.52% | 23.02%
Current vs Prior -43.92% | -46.46%
Prior 7-Day Avg 29.85% | 13.83%
Calls: 28.53% | 14.00%
Puts: 31.18% | 13.67%
Current vs 7-Day Avg -44.06% | -15.28%
Liquidity Expensive
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🤖 AI Insights

Light premium activity with dollar volume down 55% vs prior. Below-average activity with volume down 58% vs prior. P/C ratio dropping 25% - sentiment shifting bullish. Declining open interest (down 36%) indicates positions being closed.

Smart Money BEARISH
Retail Flow NEUTRAL
Overall MIXED
Dollar Volume
Option Volume
Put/Call Ratio
Open Interest
Expected Move
Current BEARISH
Prior BULLISH
7-Day Avg BEARISH
Current NEUTRAL
Prior BEARISH
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current NEUTRAL
Prior BEARISH
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current BEARISH
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 66 of results (avg 8.4%, best 5.1%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$700.00Sep 11175.45186.00$180.735.8%20.95--
$705.00Sep 4169.35179.85$174.606.0%20.96--
$705.00Sep 11170.60181.50$176.056.2%100.94--
$700.00Aug 21169.90181.00$175.456.3%10.9945
$775.00Sep 4107.45115.05$111.256.8%60.851
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$850.00Sep 1839.2041.25$40.235.1%350.40550
$900.00Sep 1864.8568.70$66.785.8%270.551.8K
$830.00Sep 1831.5033.70$32.606.7%180.34156
$960.00Sep 18101.00108.60$104.807.3%20.71132
$920.00Sep 1874.6580.30$77.477.3%220.61344

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. 189 found (avg delta 0.72, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$720.00Aug 7148.20159.85$154.027.6%11.00--
$742.50Aug 7126.60137.00$131.807.9%10.991
$790.00Aug 778.4587.00$82.7310.3%30.9920
$780.00Aug 789.9097.00$93.457.6%50.9912
$700.00Aug 21169.90181.00$175.456.3%10.9945
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$945.00Aug 769.0077.25$73.1311.3%11.009
$950.00Aug 774.0081.60$77.809.8%21.0027
$955.00Aug 779.0086.90$82.959.5%21.0023
$960.00Aug 784.0091.45$87.738.5%41.00105
$965.00Aug 789.0096.45$92.738.0%21.00--

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 556 active (total vol 14.9K, top 705)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$950.00Aug 70.280.62$0.4575.6%7050.031.3K
$900.00Aug 1414.0016.05$15.0313.6%6060.36587
$940.00Aug 70.201.00$0.60133.3%5020.04205
$925.00Aug 70.771.90$1.3484.3%2640.081.2K
$900.00Aug 73.406.90$5.1568.0%2310.24666
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$800.00Aug 217.158.80$7.9820.7%4780.171.6K
$700.00Aug 70.000.20$0.10200.0%3320.00548
$800.00Sep 1821.3523.30$22.338.7%2190.26907
$700.00Sep 184.405.15$4.7815.7%2000.071.3K
$850.00Aug 73.056.45$4.7571.6%1780.24327

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 115 strikes (avg 44.6%, max 152.8%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$1040.00Aug 7Sep 18100.7%45.7%120.5%83490
$1035.00Aug 7Aug 2896.3%46.8%105.6%10103
$1020.00Aug 7Sep 1884.8%43.6%94.4%122.2K
$1030.00Aug 7Sep 1885.0%44.8%89.6%39368
$1010.00Aug 7Sep 1877.1%43.4%77.8%22101
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$700.00Aug 7Sep 18117.6%46.5%152.8%5321.8K
$710.00Aug 7Sep 18104.9%46.0%128.2%174225
$715.00Aug 7Aug 28102.5%46.7%119.7%101190
$720.00Aug 7Sep 1896.7%45.0%114.9%461.0K
$755.00Aug 7Sep 1191.7%43.6%110.1%6170

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 354 found (best R:R 65.67, avg 6.14)

BULL CALL (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$945.00$950.00Aug 7$0.10$4.90$0.1049.00$945.10
$955.00$960.00Aug 7$0.10$4.90$0.1049.00$955.10
$975.00$980.00Aug 7$0.10$4.90$0.1049.00$975.10
$985.00$1000.00Sep 4$0.38$14.62$0.3838.47$985.38
$1040.00$1045.00Aug 7$0.13$4.87$0.1337.46$1040.13
BEAR PUT (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$710.00$700.00Aug 21$0.15$9.85$0.1565.67$709.85
$805.00$800.00Aug 14$0.10$4.90$0.1049.00$804.90
$740.00$730.00Aug 21$0.29$9.71$0.2933.48$739.71
$830.00$825.00Aug 28$0.15$4.85$0.1532.33$829.85
$730.00$720.00Aug 21$0.31$9.69$0.3131.26$729.69

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 458 found (best R:R 79.36, avg 2.12)

BEAR CALL (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$720.00$742.50Aug 7$22.22$22.22$0.2879.36$742.22
$800.00$805.00Aug 7$4.84$4.84$0.1630.25$804.84
$790.00$795.00Aug 7$4.83$4.83$0.1728.41$794.83
$845.00$850.00Aug 7$4.80$4.80$0.2024.00$849.80
$700.00$780.00Aug 21$76.05$76.05$3.9519.25$776.05
BULL PUT (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$1000.00$980.00Aug 7$19.38$19.38$0.6231.26$980.62
$1000.00$990.00Sep 4$9.63$9.63$0.3726.03$990.37
$1020.00$1000.00Aug 21$19.25$19.25$0.7525.67$1000.75
$960.00$955.00Aug 7$4.78$4.78$0.2221.73$955.22
$980.00$965.00Aug 7$14.22$14.22$0.7818.23$965.78

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 117 found (avg debit $6.51, cheapest $0.18)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$1025.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.4781.3%49.8%
$1030.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.4985.0%51.5%
$1005.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.5079.6%45.8%
$1040.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.52100.7%56.0%
$1020.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.7084.8%51.9%
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$715.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.18102.5%55.4%
$700.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.23117.6%62.8%
$740.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.2591.5%49.4%
$747.50Aug 7Aug 14$0.2896.6%49.9%
$720.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.5196.7%60.3%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 171 found (cheapest 3.13% of stock, avg 9.29%)

StrikeExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE HighCost%
$865.00Aug 7$18.25$9.05$27.30$837.70$892.303.13%
$875.00Aug 7$13.70$14.08$27.78$847.22$902.783.19%
$880.00Aug 7$10.50$17.40$27.90$852.10$907.903.20%
$870.00Aug 7$15.75$12.58$28.33$841.67$898.333.25%
$860.00Aug 7$21.65$6.98$28.63$831.37$888.633.29%
$885.00Aug 7$9.50$20.60$30.10$854.90$915.103.46%
$855.00Aug 7$24.83$6.00$30.83$824.17$885.833.54%
$890.00Aug 7$6.70$24.65$31.35$858.65$921.353.60%
$887.50Aug 7$9.07$22.78$31.85$855.65$919.353.66%
$850.00Aug 7$27.70$4.75$32.45$817.55$882.453.73%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 175 found (cheapest 1.31% of stock, avg 6.68%)

Call KPut KExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE High
$890.00$850.00Aug 7$6.70$4.75$11.45$838.55$901.45
$890.00$855.00Aug 7$6.70$6.00$12.70$842.30$902.70
$890.00$860.00Aug 7$6.70$6.98$13.68$846.32$903.68
$887.50$850.00Aug 7$9.07$4.75$13.82$836.18$901.32
$885.00$850.00Aug 7$9.50$4.75$14.25$835.75$899.25
$887.50$855.00Aug 7$9.07$6.00$15.07$839.93$902.57
$880.00$850.00Aug 7$10.50$4.75$15.25$834.75$895.25
$885.00$855.00Aug 7$9.50$6.00$15.50$839.50$900.50
$890.00$865.00Aug 7$6.70$9.05$15.75$849.25$905.75
$887.50$860.00Aug 7$9.07$6.98$16.05$843.95$903.55

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 480 found (best R:R 203.55, avg credit $7.09)

Put SpreadCall SpreadExpiryCreditMax LossR:RBE LowBE High
705/708720/742Aug 7$22.39$0.11203.55$685.11$742.39
720/730750/760Sep 18$9.61$0.3924.64$720.39$759.61
730/740750/760Sep 18$9.60$0.4024.00$730.40$759.60
810/815825/830Sep 11$4.78$0.2221.73$810.22$829.78
800/805825/830Sep 11$4.76$0.2419.83$800.24$829.76
805/810815/820Sep 11$4.71$0.2916.24$805.29$819.71
750/760780/800Sep 18$18.75$1.2515.00$741.25$798.75
748/750795/798Aug 14$2.34$0.1614.62$747.66$797.34
785/790860/865Sep 4$4.67$0.3314.15$785.33$864.67
795/800815/820Sep 11$4.60$0.4011.50$795.40$819.60

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 209 found (best R:R 141.86, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainR:R
$945.00$950.00$955.00Aug 7$0.05$4.9599.00
$1005.00$1010.00$1015.00Aug 7$0.06$4.9482.33
$1020.00$1025.00$1030.00Aug 7$0.06$4.9482.33
$930.00$935.00$940.00Aug 28$0.07$4.9370.43
$1025.00$1030.00$1035.00Aug 7$0.08$4.9261.50
PUTS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainR:R
$920.00$930.00$940.00Aug 21$0.07$9.93141.86
$925.00$930.00$935.00Aug 7$0.05$4.9599.00
$940.00$950.00$960.00Aug 14$0.10$9.9099.00
$760.00$770.00$780.00Aug 21$0.10$9.9099.00
$770.00$780.00$790.00Aug 21$0.17$9.8357.82

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 168 found (best net $-23.35, 147 credits)

CALLS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$700.00$780.001:2Aug 21-$23.35$56.65
$775.00$840.001:2Sep 4-$17.51$47.49
$740.00$810.001:2Sep 11-$32.05$37.95
$1000.00$1030.001:2Sep 11-$4.82$25.18
$1000.00$1025.001:2Aug 28-$1.78$23.22
PUTS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$790.00$755.001:2Sep 11-$1.52$33.48
$740.00$715.001:2Aug 28-$0.29$24.71
$715.00$700.001:2Aug 14-$0.41$14.59
$755.00$740.001:2Sep 11-$4.25$10.75
$930.00$890.001:2Sep 11-$30.14$9.86

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 143 found (best yield 5.64%, avg 1.71%)

StrikeExpiryBidDeltaOTM%Yield%If Called%VolOI
$880.00Sep 18$49.150.521.0%5.64%6.67%36339
$875.00Sep 11$45.800.520.5%5.26%5.71%12
$890.00Sep 18$44.500.492.2%5.11%7.28%51185
$875.00Sep 4$40.950.530.5%4.70%5.15%13
$900.00Sep 18$40.800.463.3%4.68%8.00%64368
$880.00Sep 4$40.600.511.0%4.66%5.68%77
$890.00Sep 11$40.100.482.2%4.60%6.78%1--
$885.00Sep 4$38.000.491.6%4.36%5.96%214
$910.00Sep 18$37.000.434.5%4.25%8.72%3555
$875.00Aug 28$35.950.520.5%4.13%4.58%28

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 16,620
Total Puts 16,480
Put/Call Ratio 0.99
Net Difference 140

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 33,572
Total Puts 44,398
Put/Call Ratio 1.32
Net Difference -10,826

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 140,564
Total Puts 181,773
Average Put/Call Ratio 1.32
Ratio Trend Falling

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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