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CATERPILLAR INC
$846.72 -1.20%
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Option Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/07) 35,742
Calls: 18,413 (52%)
Puts: 17,329 (48%)
Prior (08/06) 32,003
Calls: 17,091 (53%)
Puts: 14,912 (47%)
Current vs Prior +11.68%
Calls: +7.74% (Calls)
Puts: +16.21% (Puts)
Prior 7-Day Total 312,615
Calls: 139,885 (45%)
Puts: 172,730 (55%)
Prior 7-Day Average 44,659
Calls: 19,983 (45%)
Puts: 24,675 (55%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -19.97%
Calls: -7.86%
Puts: -29.77%
Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/07) $42.85M
Calls: $22.50M (53%)
Puts: $20.35M (47%)
Prior (08/06) $47.49M
Calls: $27.12M (57%)
Puts: $20.37M (43%)
Current vs Prior -9.76%
Calls: -17.00%
Puts: -0.12%
Prior 7-Day Total $577.37M
Calls: $287.30M (50%)
Puts: $290.07M (50%)
Prior 7-Day Average $82.48M
Calls: $41.04M (50%)
Puts: $41.44M (50%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -48.05%
Calls: -45.17%
Puts: -50.90%
Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/07) 0.94
Prior (08/06) 0.87
Current vs Prior +7.86%
Prior 7-Day Average 1.25
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -24.58%
Sentiment NEUTRAL

Open Interest

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/07) 324,129
Calls: 158,491 (49%)
Puts: 165,638 (51%)
Prior (08/06) 179,556
Calls: 83,424 (46%)
Puts: 96,132 (54%)
Current vs Prior +80.52%
Prior 7-Day Total 1,646,196
Calls: 783,244 (48%)
Puts: 862,952 (52%)
Prior 7-Day Average 235,170
Calls: 111,892 (48%)
Puts: 123,278 (52%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +37.83%
Sentiment BULLISH

Expected Move

Detail
ℹ
Expiry (08/07) | Next (08/14)Expiry (08/21) | Next (09/18)
Current 0.90% | 4.56%6.56% | 11.67%
Prior 2.40% | 5.34%7.25% | 12.19%
Current vs Prior -62.59% | -14.61%-9.51% | -4.20%
Prior 7-Day Avg 4.69% | 7.77%9.62% | 14.05%
Current vs 7-Day Avg -80.87% | -41.34%-31.82% | -16.90%
Prior 7-Day Eod 2.40% | 5.34%7.25% | 12.19%
Current vs 7-Day Eod -62.59% | -14.61%-9.51% | -4.20%
Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail
ℹ
Expiry | Next
Current 45.17% | 25.38%
Calls: 28.57% | 25.11%
Puts: 61.78% | 25.65%
Prior 29.66% | 19.58%
Calls: 34.74% | 22.89%
Puts: 24.57% | 16.26%
Current vs Prior +52.29% | +29.62%
Prior 7-Day Avg 31.99% | 15.12%
Calls: 32.06% | 15.60%
Puts: 31.92% | 14.65%
Current vs 7-Day Avg +41.20% | +67.81%
Liquidity Expensive
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🤖 AI Insights

Rising open interest (up 81%) indicates new positions being established.

Smart Money BULLISH
Retail Flow NEUTRAL
Overall BULLISH
Dollar Volume
Option Volume
Put/Call Ratio
Open Interest
Expected Move
Current BULLISH
Prior BULLISH
7-Day Avg BEARISH
Current NEUTRAL
Prior NEUTRAL
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current NEUTRAL
Prior NEUTRAL
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current NEUTRAL
Prior NEUTRAL
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current NEUTRAL
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 145 of results (avg 7.9%, best 3.4%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$680.00Sep 18170.15175.95$173.053.4%--0.94192
$700.00Sep 18149.85158.00$153.935.3%--0.92372
$900.00Sep 1826.5528.15$27.355.9%470.36376
$870.00Aug 2822.4523.85$23.156.0%90.4021
$760.00Sep 18100.00106.50$103.256.3%50.80878
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$910.00Sep 1881.7086.30$84.005.5%20.6720
$790.00Sep 1821.2022.40$21.805.5%390.291.2K
$1015.00Aug 28166.00176.00$171.005.8%--0.9615
$1005.00Aug 28156.40166.00$161.206.0%--0.9514
$950.00Aug 21102.65109.00$105.836.0%--0.92153

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. 268 found (avg delta 0.80, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$700.00Aug 7139.10149.65$144.387.3%161.0015
$730.00Aug 14110.00122.90$116.4511.1%--1.0010
$750.00Aug 1494.00101.20$97.607.4%101.006
$755.00Aug 1489.0096.50$92.758.1%11.00--
$760.00Aug 1484.0091.20$87.608.2%--1.0016
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$865.00Aug 715.4021.90$18.6534.9%261.00407
$870.00Aug 721.2026.05$23.6320.5%391.00192
$875.00Aug 725.3531.95$28.6523.0%161.00176
$880.00Aug 730.4038.00$34.2022.2%341.00118
$885.00Aug 735.8043.00$39.4018.3%11.0037

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 538 active (total vol 23.5K, top 944)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$860.00Aug 1411.3013.00$12.1514.0%6440.3932
$860.00Aug 70.000.20$0.10200.0%6130.041.0K
$990.00Aug 70.000.01$0.01100.0%5520.00648
$1000.00Sep 187.208.05$7.6311.1%5130.132.0K
$920.00Aug 141.001.40$1.2033.3%4680.06102
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$800.00Aug 143.153.75$3.4517.4%9440.14115
$835.00Aug 70.080.24$0.16100.0%7280.05186
$830.00Aug 70.050.10$0.0862.5%4550.02621
$825.00Aug 148.1510.40$9.2824.2%4440.3177
$765.00Aug 70.000.98$0.49200.0%3990.03858

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 134 strikes (avg 618.2%, max 1466.7%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$955.00Aug 7Sep 11609.1%40.4%1408.5%59420
$720.00Aug 7Sep 18590.1%41.6%1317.4%11.6K
$1015.00Aug 7Aug 28588.1%41.6%1313.2%2487
$690.00Aug 7Sep 4629.3%45.0%1297.7%316
$710.00Aug 7Sep 18559.1%41.8%1238.5%114
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$685.00Aug 7Sep 11634.4%40.5%1466.7%--199
$705.00Aug 7Sep 4666.1%43.1%1444.9%363
$955.00Aug 7Sep 4609.1%40.7%1396.2%410
$690.00Aug 7Sep 18629.3%42.4%1384.8%38238
$720.00Aug 7Sep 18590.1%41.6%1317.4%261.0K

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 371 found (best R:R 65.67, avg 6.87)

BULL CALL (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$970.00$980.00Aug 21$0.18$9.82$0.1854.56$970.18
$960.00$965.00Aug 14$0.10$4.90$0.1049.00$960.10
$945.00$950.00Aug 14$0.11$4.89$0.1144.45$945.11
$975.00$980.00Aug 14$0.11$4.89$0.1144.45$975.11
$980.00$985.00Aug 28$0.11$4.89$0.1144.45$980.11
BEAR PUT (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$710.00$700.00Aug 21$0.15$9.85$0.1565.67$709.85
$690.00$680.00Sep 4$0.18$9.82$0.1854.56$689.82
$720.00$710.00Aug 21$0.23$9.77$0.2342.48$719.77
$770.00$765.00Aug 14$0.12$4.88$0.1240.67$769.88
$765.00$760.00Aug 14$0.13$4.87$0.1337.46$764.87

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 518 found (best R:R 82.33, avg 2.98)

BEAR CALL (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$760.00$775.00Aug 14$14.82$14.82$0.1882.33$774.82
$700.00$710.00Sep 18$9.83$9.83$0.1757.82$709.83
$700.00$710.00Aug 21$9.78$9.78$0.2244.45$709.78
$750.00$760.00Aug 21$9.73$9.73$0.2736.04$759.73
$750.00$755.00Aug 14$4.85$4.85$0.1532.33$754.85
BULL PUT (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$950.00$945.00Aug 14$4.90$4.90$0.1049.00$945.10
$1000.00$980.00Aug 14$19.30$19.30$0.7027.57$980.70
$1010.00$1005.00Aug 28$4.80$4.80$0.2024.00$1005.20
$960.00$950.00Sep 18$9.57$9.57$0.4322.26$950.43
$920.00$915.00Aug 14$4.78$4.78$0.2221.73$915.22

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 134 found (avg debit $3.67, cheapest $0.08)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$1000.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.12458.3%48.5%
$980.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.24406.7%47.0%
$965.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.27419.4%43.8%
$990.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.29432.7%51.1%
$970.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.31380.3%45.8%
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$1000.00Aug 14Aug 21$0.0848.5%43.5%
$730.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.10477.9%43.9%
$715.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.11514.9%49.4%
$720.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.12590.1%50.7%
$955.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.15609.1%43.6%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 259 found (cheapest 0.59% of stock, avg 10.09%)

StrikeExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE HighCost%
$850.00Aug 7$0.88$4.10$4.98$845.02$854.980.59%
$845.00Aug 7$3.50$1.58$5.08$839.92$850.080.60%
$840.00Aug 7$7.13$0.40$7.53$832.47$847.530.89%
$855.00Aug 7$0.27$8.25$8.52$846.48$863.521.01%
$835.00Aug 7$11.35$0.16$11.51$823.49$846.511.36%
$860.00Aug 7$0.10$14.10$14.20$845.80$874.201.68%
$830.00Aug 7$16.25$0.08$16.33$813.67$846.331.93%
$865.00Aug 7$0.03$18.65$18.68$846.32$883.682.21%
$825.00Aug 7$20.50$0.08$20.58$804.42$845.582.43%
$870.00Aug 7$0.07$23.63$23.70$846.30$893.702.80%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 160 found (cheapest 0.08% of stock, avg 5.90%)

Call KPut KExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE High
$855.00$840.00Aug 7$0.27$0.40$0.67$839.33$855.67
$855.00$802.50Aug 7$0.27$0.70$0.97$801.53$855.97
$850.00$840.00Aug 7$0.88$0.40$1.28$838.72$851.28
$850.00$802.50Aug 7$0.88$0.70$1.58$800.92$851.58
$855.00$845.00Aug 7$0.27$1.58$1.85$843.15$856.85
$850.00$845.00Aug 7$0.88$1.58$2.46$842.54$852.46
$855.00$797.50Aug 7$0.27$2.15$2.42$795.08$857.42
$855.00$792.50Aug 7$0.27$2.15$2.42$790.08$857.42
$850.00$797.50Aug 7$0.88$2.15$3.03$794.47$853.03
$850.00$792.50Aug 7$0.88$2.15$3.03$789.47$853.03

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 358 found (best R:R 82.33, avg credit $8.42)

Put SpreadCall SpreadExpiryCreditMax LossR:RBE LowBE High
700/710750/760Aug 21$9.88$0.1282.33$700.12$759.88
750/760780/790Sep 18$9.86$0.1470.43$750.14$789.86
700/705735/750Aug 14$14.77$0.2364.22$690.23$749.77
745/748780/788Aug 14$7.32$0.1840.67$740.18$787.32
690/700740/750Sep 18$9.65$0.3527.57$690.35$749.65
680/690740/750Sep 18$9.64$0.3626.78$680.36$749.64
740/750760/770Aug 21$9.62$0.3825.32$740.38$769.62
690/700710/720Sep 18$9.62$0.3825.32$690.38$719.62
700/705788/800Aug 14$12.02$0.4825.04$692.98$799.52
680/690710/720Sep 18$9.61$0.3924.64$680.39$719.61

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 283 found (best R:R 141.86, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainR:R
$855.00$860.00$865.00Aug 14$0.06$4.9482.33
$960.00$965.00$970.00Aug 28$0.06$4.9482.33
$940.00$950.00$960.00Sep 18$0.13$9.8775.92
$875.00$880.00$885.00Aug 7$0.07$4.9370.43
$860.00$870.00$880.00Sep 18$0.14$9.8670.43
PUTS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainR:R
$710.00$720.00$730.00Aug 21$0.07$9.93141.86
$690.00$700.00$710.00Aug 21$0.08$9.92124.00
$700.00$710.00$720.00Aug 21$0.08$9.92124.00
$730.00$740.00$750.00Aug 21$0.10$9.9099.00
$750.00$760.00$770.00Sep 18$0.11$9.8989.91

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 257 found (best net $-18.48, 221 credits)

CALLS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$680.00$760.001:2Aug 28-$18.48$61.52
$760.00$820.001:2Sep 11-$15.71$44.29
$955.00$990.001:2Sep 11-$2.12$32.88
$980.00$990.001:2Aug 21-$0.57$9.43
$990.00$1000.001:2Aug 21-$0.65$9.35
PUTS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$690.00$680.001:2Aug 21-$0.27$9.73
$710.00$700.001:2Aug 21-$0.35$9.65
$700.00$690.001:2Aug 21-$0.36$9.64
$720.00$710.001:2Aug 21-$0.42$9.58
$730.00$720.001:2Aug 21-$0.58$9.42

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 149 found (best yield 4.99%, avg 1.32%)

StrikeExpiryBidDeltaOTM%Yield%If Called%VolOI
$850.00Sep 18$42.250.510.4%4.99%5.38%2851.7K
$860.00Sep 18$38.700.481.6%4.57%6.14%3290
$850.00Sep 11$37.100.510.4%4.38%4.77%--12
$855.00Sep 11$35.750.491.0%4.22%5.20%22--
$870.00Sep 18$33.900.452.8%4.00%6.75%23169
$850.00Sep 4$33.800.500.4%3.99%4.38%--21
$880.00Sep 18$30.350.413.9%3.58%7.51%11345
$870.00Sep 11$29.650.432.8%3.50%6.25%32
$860.00Sep 4$29.550.461.6%3.49%5.06%1199
$850.00Aug 28$28.000.490.4%3.31%3.69%2315

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 18,413
Total Puts 17,329
Put/Call Ratio 0.94
Net Difference 1,084

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

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

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 139,885
Total Puts 172,730
Average Put/Call Ratio 1.25
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Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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