Tour v492
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CATERPILLAR INC
$856.96 -1.62%
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Option Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/06) 32,003
Calls: 17,091 (53%)
Puts: 14,912 (47%)
Prior (08/05) 33,100
Calls: 16,620 (50%)
Puts: 16,480 (50%)
Current vs Prior -3.31%
Calls: +2.83% (Calls)
Puts: -9.51% (Puts)
Prior 7-Day Total 323,744
Calls: 143,513 (44%)
Puts: 180,231 (56%)
Prior 7-Day Average 46,249
Calls: 20,501 (44%)
Puts: 25,747 (56%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -30.80%
Calls: -16.64%
Puts: -42.08%
Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/06) $47.49M
Calls: $27.12M (57%)
Puts: $20.37M (43%)
Prior (08/05) $55.26M
Calls: $24.53M (44%)
Puts: $30.73M (56%)
Current vs Prior -14.07%
Calls: +10.55%
Puts: -33.72%
Prior 7-Day Total $620.98M
Calls: $310.62M (50%)
Puts: $310.36M (50%)
Prior 7-Day Average $88.71M
Calls: $44.37M (50%)
Puts: $44.34M (50%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -46.47%
Calls: -38.89%
Puts: -54.05%
Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/06) 0.87
Prior (08/05) 0.99
Current vs Prior -12.01%
Prior 7-Day Average 1.28
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -31.72%
Sentiment NEUTRAL

Open Interest

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/06) 179,556
Calls: 83,424 (46%)
Puts: 96,132 (54%)
Prior (08/05) 181,837
Calls: 80,841 (44%)
Puts: 100,996 (56%)
Current vs Prior -1.25%
Prior 7-Day Total 1,720,057
Calls: 823,848 (48%)
Puts: 896,209 (52%)
Prior 7-Day Average 245,722
Calls: 117,692 (48%)
Puts: 128,029 (52%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -26.93%
Sentiment BULLISH

Expected Move

Detail
ℹ
Expiry (08/07) | Next (08/14)Expiry (08/21) | Next (09/18)
Current 2.40% | 5.34%7.25% | 12.19%
Prior 3.42% | 6.06%7.77% | 12.75%
Current vs Prior -29.94% | -11.97%-6.72% | -4.44%
Prior 7-Day Avg 5.11% | 8.38%10.25% | 14.59%
Current vs 7-Day Avg -53.03% | -36.26%-29.30% | -16.47%
Prior 7-Day Eod 3.42% | 6.06%7.77% | 12.75%
Current vs 7-Day Eod -29.94% | -11.97%-6.72% | -4.44%
Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail
ℹ
Expiry | Next
Current 29.66% | 19.58%
Calls: 34.74% | 22.89%
Puts: 24.57% | 16.26%
Prior 16.70% | 11.72%
Calls: 17.22% | 12.22%
Puts: 16.18% | 11.22%
Current vs Prior +77.60% | +67.06%
Prior 7-Day Avg 30.50% | 14.35%
Calls: 29.76% | 14.49%
Puts: 31.25% | 14.20%
Current vs 7-Day Avg -2.76% | +36.46%
Liquidity Expensive
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Market showing bullish sentiment based on options flow analysis.

Smart Money BULLISH
Retail Flow BULLISH
Overall BULLISH
Dollar Volume
Option Volume
Put/Call Ratio
Open Interest
Expected Move
Current BULLISH
Prior BEARISH
7-Day Avg BULLISH
Current NEUTRAL
Prior NEUTRAL
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current NEUTRAL
Prior NEUTRAL
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current NEUTRAL
Prior BEARISH
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 48 of results (avg 8.4%, best 4.7%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$850.00Sep 1854.4057.00$55.704.7%210.561.7K
$700.00Sep 18164.90174.80$169.855.8%20.93--
$700.00Aug 7153.55163.50$158.536.3%11.00--
$700.00Aug 14155.30166.00$160.656.7%11.00--
$700.00Sep 11160.85172.00$166.436.7%20.941
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$1020.00Aug 21155.00166.05$160.536.9%11.0055
$940.00Aug 2182.0088.35$85.187.5%40.87193
$800.00Aug 143.804.10$3.957.6%320.13104
$950.00Sep 18101.00109.15$105.087.8%40.729
$930.00Sep 1887.0094.25$90.638.0%40.6825

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. 144 found (avg delta 0.75, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$780.00Aug 775.8583.00$79.439.0%21.00--
$750.00Aug 7105.55116.20$110.889.6%51.0022
$700.00Aug 7153.55163.50$158.536.3%11.00--
$700.00Aug 14155.30166.00$160.656.7%11.00--
$747.50Aug 7107.35118.00$112.689.5%20.992
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$887.50Aug 726.0032.70$29.3522.8%41.0023
$890.00Aug 728.0034.05$31.0319.5%101.0079
$895.00Aug 733.0041.25$37.1322.2%61.0061
$897.50Aug 735.0042.50$38.7519.4%21.00--
$900.00Aug 738.0045.00$41.5016.9%121.00277

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 493 active (total vol 17.0K, top 543)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$930.00Aug 70.010.29$0.15186.7%5430.01392
$790.00Sep 482.4591.00$86.739.9%5000.78--
$925.00Aug 70.050.35$0.20150.0%4030.021.1K
$1010.00Aug 70.000.09$0.05180.0%3670.0062
$905.00Aug 70.020.76$0.39189.7%3370.04386
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$865.00Aug 79.5014.00$11.7538.3%5130.6095
$802.50Aug 70.020.53$0.28182.1%4140.02191
$775.00Aug 70.030.10$0.07100.0%3030.01201
$740.00Aug 70.000.08$0.04200.0%2700.001.3K
$750.00Aug 70.010.13$0.07171.4%2380.011.0K

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 112 strikes (avg 78.4%, max 378.8%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$700.00Aug 7Sep 18169.7%44.0%285.6%3--
$1025.00Aug 7Sep 4166.8%43.4%284.6%625
$1020.00Aug 7Sep 18124.2%43.7%184.0%62.2K
$995.00Aug 7Sep 4121.6%43.3%180.6%34--
$1005.00Aug 7Sep 4117.4%44.9%161.6%2185
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$690.00Aug 7Sep 18210.7%44.0%378.8%89166
$700.00Aug 7Sep 18169.7%44.0%285.6%1902.2K
$705.00Aug 7Sep 4148.9%44.9%231.5%254
$710.00Aug 7Sep 18132.6%44.4%199.0%152244
$725.00Aug 7Sep 4127.8%43.2%195.9%26142

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 312 found (best R:R 85.96, avg 7.32)

BULL CALL (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$1000.00$1020.00Aug 14$0.23$19.77$0.2385.96$1000.23
$970.00$980.00Aug 21$0.15$9.85$0.1565.67$970.15
$985.00$990.00Aug 7$0.10$4.90$0.1049.00$985.10
$995.00$1000.00Aug 7$0.11$4.89$0.1144.45$995.11
$995.00$1000.00Aug 14$0.11$4.89$0.1144.45$995.11
BEAR PUT (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$737.50$720.00Aug 14$0.21$17.29$0.2182.33$737.29
$725.00$715.00Aug 28$0.14$9.86$0.1470.43$724.86
$770.00$760.00Aug 7$0.15$9.85$0.1565.67$769.85
$740.00$730.00Aug 21$0.15$9.85$0.1565.67$739.85
$750.00$737.50Aug 14$0.29$12.21$0.2942.10$749.71

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 387 found (best R:R 88.29, avg 2.16)

BEAR CALL (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$700.00$750.00Aug 14$49.40$49.40$0.6082.33$749.40
$750.00$785.00Aug 14$34.35$34.35$0.6552.85$784.35
$700.00$747.50Aug 7$45.85$45.85$1.6527.79$745.85
$815.00$820.00Aug 7$4.53$4.53$0.479.64$819.53
$787.50$800.00Aug 14$11.14$11.14$1.368.19$798.64
BULL PUT (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$945.00$920.00Aug 7$24.72$24.72$0.2888.29$920.28
$960.00$940.00Aug 14$19.45$19.45$0.5535.36$940.55
$1020.00$1000.00Aug 21$19.33$19.33$0.6728.85$1000.67
$950.00$945.00Aug 7$4.78$4.78$0.2221.73$945.22
$940.00$925.00Aug 14$14.25$14.25$0.7519.00$925.75

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 110 found (avg debit $6.28, cheapest $0.15)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$1020.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.23124.2%51.4%
$750.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.37106.4%49.3%
$995.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.47121.6%50.4%
$1000.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.47110.1%50.2%
$985.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.58112.9%48.6%
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$720.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.15121.7%50.8%
$710.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.21132.6%56.4%
$715.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.28126.1%56.5%
$737.50Aug 7Aug 14$0.33116.1%49.7%
$975.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.56112.3%47.9%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 133 found (cheapest 2.10% of stock, avg 9.00%)

StrikeExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE HighCost%
$855.00Aug 7$11.58$6.38$17.96$837.04$872.962.10%
$860.00Aug 7$9.00$8.98$17.98$842.02$877.982.10%
$850.00Aug 7$14.08$4.33$18.41$831.59$868.412.15%
$865.00Aug 7$7.15$11.75$18.90$846.10$883.902.21%
$870.00Aug 7$5.23$14.93$20.16$849.84$890.162.35%
$845.00Aug 7$17.70$3.33$21.03$823.97$866.032.45%
$875.00Aug 7$2.85$19.27$22.12$852.88$897.122.58%
$840.00Aug 7$21.23$2.15$23.38$816.62$863.382.73%
$880.00Aug 7$2.70$23.18$25.88$854.12$905.883.02%
$835.00Aug 7$25.63$1.67$27.30$807.70$862.303.19%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 175 found (cheapest 0.40% of stock, avg 5.85%)

Call KPut KExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE High
$885.00$835.00Aug 7$1.77$1.67$3.44$831.56$888.44
$885.00$840.00Aug 7$1.77$2.15$3.92$836.08$888.92
$880.00$835.00Aug 7$2.70$1.67$4.37$830.63$884.37
$875.00$835.00Aug 7$2.85$1.67$4.52$830.48$879.52
$880.00$840.00Aug 7$2.70$2.15$4.85$835.15$884.85
$875.00$840.00Aug 7$2.85$2.15$5.00$835.00$880.00
$885.00$845.00Aug 7$1.77$3.33$5.10$839.90$890.10
$880.00$845.00Aug 7$2.70$3.33$6.03$838.97$886.03
$885.00$850.00Aug 7$1.77$4.33$6.10$843.90$891.10
$875.00$845.00Aug 7$2.85$3.33$6.18$838.82$881.18

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 531 found (best R:R 82.33, avg credit $7.08)

Put SpreadCall SpreadExpiryCreditMax LossR:RBE LowBE High
770/780840/850Sep 18$9.88$0.1282.33$770.12$849.88
720/738750/785Aug 14$34.56$0.4478.55$702.94$784.56
700/710760/770Sep 18$9.87$0.1375.92$700.13$769.87
760/770780/790Sep 18$9.87$0.1375.92$760.13$789.87
710/720770/780Sep 18$9.70$0.3032.33$710.30$779.70
730/740840/850Sep 18$9.56$0.4421.73$730.44$849.56
690/700760/770Sep 18$9.54$0.4620.74$690.46$769.54
780/790810/820Aug 21$9.51$0.4919.41$780.49$819.51
700/710770/780Sep 18$9.50$0.5019.00$700.50$779.50
730/740750/760Sep 18$9.48$0.5218.23$730.52$759.48

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 159 found (best R:R 199.00, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainR:R
$935.00$940.00$945.00Aug 21$0.05$4.9599.00
$860.00$870.00$880.00Sep 18$0.12$9.8882.33
$825.00$830.00$835.00Aug 14$0.07$4.9370.43
$925.00$930.00$935.00Aug 7$0.08$4.9261.50
$910.00$915.00$920.00Aug 28$0.09$4.9154.56
PUTS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainR:R
$740.00$750.00$760.00Sep 18$0.05$9.95199.00
$710.00$720.00$730.00Aug 21$0.07$9.93141.86
$770.00$775.00$780.00Sep 11$0.05$4.9599.00
$745.00$750.00$755.00Aug 7$0.06$4.9482.33
$815.00$820.00$825.00Aug 28$0.06$4.9482.33

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 189 found (best net $-0.94, 170 credits)

CALLS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$890.00$945.001:2Sep 11-$0.94$54.06
$790.00$840.001:2Sep 4-$18.87$31.13
$750.00$800.001:2Aug 21-$24.91$25.09
$1000.00$1020.001:2Aug 14-$0.06$19.94
$1000.00$1020.001:2Aug 21-$0.38$19.62
PUTS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$1000.00$940.001:2Aug 21-$29.16$30.84
$750.00$725.001:2Sep 4-$0.18$24.82
$770.00$745.001:2Sep 11-$2.96$22.04
$710.00$690.001:2Aug 14-$0.48$19.52
$775.00$755.001:2Sep 4-$3.73$16.27

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 134 found (best yield 5.60%, avg 1.45%)

StrikeExpiryBidDeltaOTM%Yield%If Called%VolOI
$860.00Sep 18$47.950.530.3%5.60%5.95%15283
$870.00Sep 18$44.150.501.5%5.15%6.67%17162
$880.00Sep 18$40.000.472.7%4.67%7.36%14346
$870.00Sep 11$39.100.501.5%4.56%6.08%21
$860.00Sep 4$37.650.530.3%4.39%4.75%12209
$865.00Sep 4$35.900.510.9%4.19%5.13%414
$890.00Sep 18$34.150.443.9%3.99%7.84%18175
$875.00Sep 4$33.050.472.1%3.86%5.96%13--
$900.00Sep 18$31.550.415.0%3.68%8.70%13376
$890.00Sep 11$30.800.433.9%3.59%7.45%411

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 17,091
Total Puts 14,912
Put/Call Ratio 0.87
Net Difference 2,179

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

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

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 143,513
Total Puts 180,231
Average Put/Call Ratio 1.28
Ratio Trend Falling

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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