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CATERPILLAR INC

$795.13 -5.44%

(7/28 18:08) ◀

Wednesday, July 29, 2026 (3:05pm)

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Option Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (07/29 3:05pm) 47,143

Calls: 17,191 (36%)

Puts: 29,952 (64%)

Prior (07/28) 39,415

Calls: 18,695 (47%)

Puts: 20,720 (53%)

Current vs Prior +19.61%

Calls: -8.04% (Calls)

Puts: +44.56% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 188,456

Calls: 69,292 (37%)

Puts: 119,164 (63%)

Prior 7-Day Average 26,922

Calls: 9,898 (37%)

Puts: 17,023 (63%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +75.11%

Calls: +73.67%

Puts: +75.95%

Sentiment BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (07/29 3:05pm) $101.08M

Calls: $50.14M (50%)

Puts: $50.94M (50%)

Prior (07/28) $83.84M

Calls: $45.17M (54%)

Puts: $38.67M (46%)

Current vs Prior +20.57%

Calls: +11.01%

Puts: +31.73%

Prior 7-Day Total $431.85M

Calls: $210.46M (49%)

Puts: $221.39M (51%)

Prior 7-Day Average $61.69M

Calls: $30.07M (49%)

Puts: $31.63M (51%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +63.85%

Calls: +66.77%

Puts: +61.07%

Sentiment BEARISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

ℹ

Current (07/29 3:05pm) 1.74

Prior (07/28) 1.11

Current vs Prior +57.20%

Prior 7-Day Average 1.97

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -11.70%

Sentiment BEARISH

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (07/29 3:05pm) 269,053

Calls: 130,631 (49%)

Puts: 138,422 (51%)

Prior (07/28) 253,417

Calls: 124,028 (49%)

Puts: 129,389 (51%)

Current vs Prior +6.17%

Prior 7-Day Total 1,832,661

Calls: 882,937 (48%)

Puts: 949,724 (52%)

Prior 7-Day Average 261,808

Calls: 126,133 (48%)

Puts: 135,674 (52%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +2.77%

Sentiment BULLISH

Expected Move

Detail

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

Current 4.20% | 9.18%12.14% | 15.81%

Prior 5.82% | 10.00%12.05% | 15.98%

Current vs Prior -27.84% | -8.13%+0.81% | -1.05%

Prior 7-Day Avg 3.67% | 7.40%9.52% | 15.68%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +14.61% | +24.16%+27.56% | +0.84%

Prior 7-Day Eod 5.82% | 10.00%11.68% | 15.97%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -27.84% | -8.13%+3.99% | -0.97%

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 12.16% | 8.12%

Calls: 8.61% | 8.77%

Puts: 15.71% | 7.48%

Current vs Prior +197.70% | +121.80%

Prior 7-Day Avg 27.61% | 12.10%

Calls: 26.44% | 13.84%

Puts: 28.77% | 10.35%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +31.13% | +48.88%

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Dollar volume significantly above 7-day average (64% higher). Volume explosion - 75% above 7-day average (47,143 vs avg 26,922). Extreme bearish P/C ratio of 1.74 - heavy put buying. P/C ratio rising 57% - increased hedging/bearish positioning.

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Current NEUTRAL

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Covered Calls

Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 123 of results (avg 8.3%, best 6.5%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$650.00	Aug 21	148.00	158.35	$153.18	6.8%	--	0.92	37
$650.00	Sep 4	152.80	163.50	$158.15	6.8%	2	0.88	1
$640.00	Aug 21	157.00	168.00	$162.50	6.8%	--	0.93	15
$710.00	Aug 21	99.05	106.00	$102.53	6.8%	--	0.80	78
$700.00	Jul 31	93.10	100.00	$96.55	7.1%	10	0.98	11

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$950.00	Jul 31	149.20	159.20	$154.20	6.5%	--	1.00	44
$950.00	Sep 4	155.10	166.00	$160.55	6.8%	1	0.85	--
$950.00	Aug 28	153.65	164.45	$159.05	6.8%	1	0.88	4
$950.00	Aug 7	149.85	160.45	$155.15	6.8%	1	0.94	24
$885.00	Aug 21	98.00	105.00	$101.50	6.9%	1	0.76	9

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. 224 found (avg delta 0.76, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$700.00	Jul 31	93.10	100.00	$96.55	7.1%	10	0.98	11
$730.00	Jul 31	63.25	71.00	$67.13	11.5%	--	0.94	13
$640.00	Aug 21	157.00	168.00	$162.50	6.8%	--	0.93	15
$650.00	Aug 21	148.00	158.35	$153.18	6.8%	--	0.92	37
$660.00	Aug 21	139.00	149.65	$144.32	7.4%	1	0.90	34

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$865.00	Jul 31	66.00	73.50	$69.75	10.8%	26	1.00	104
$875.00	Jul 31	76.00	84.50	$80.25	10.6%	19	1.00	78
$880.00	Jul 31	81.00	88.25	$84.63	8.6%	16	1.00	320
$885.00	Jul 31	86.00	93.50	$89.75	8.4%	8	1.00	110
$887.50	Jul 31	88.00	97.00	$92.50	9.7%	--	1.00	19

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 480 active (total vol 17.1K, top 1.8K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$870.00	Jul 31	0.24	0.90	$0.57	115.8%	588	0.04	38
$880.00	Jul 31	0.05	0.73	$0.39	174.4%	545	0.03	482
$830.00	Jul 31	2.68	5.25	$3.97	64.7%	424	0.20	28
$865.00	Jul 31	0.07	0.75	$0.41	165.9%	385	0.03	38
$860.00	Jul 31	0.58	1.29	$0.94	75.5%	259	0.06	126

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$650.00	Aug 28	4.15	8.60	$6.38	69.7%	1.8K	0.10	9
$645.00	Jul 31	0.03	0.12	$0.08	112.5%	636	0.00	--
$770.00	Jul 31	5.10	10.10	$7.60	65.8%	458	0.27	699
$790.00	Jul 31	10.55	14.75	$12.65	33.2%	447	0.43	614
$800.00	Jul 31	13.65	20.00	$16.83	37.7%	442	0.53	360

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 119 strikes (avg 41.5%, max 122.6%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$950.00	Jul 31	Sep 4	97.1%	48.8%	99.2%	111	843
$935.00	Jul 31	Aug 28	99.5%	51.0%	95.3%	4	214
$925.00	Jul 31	Sep 4	94.2%	49.8%	89.3%	11	71
$940.00	Jul 31	Aug 28	90.9%	50.5%	80.2%	16	150
$915.00	Jul 31	Sep 4	90.4%	50.2%	80.1%	14	132

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$685.00	Jul 31	Aug 28	129.5%	58.2%	122.6%	2	23
$665.00	Jul 31	Sep 4	121.1%	57.0%	112.4%	--	22
$670.00	Jul 31	Sep 4	114.2%	56.6%	101.8%	--	26
$660.00	Jul 31	Sep 4	114.5%	57.4%	99.6%	70	84
$950.00	Jul 31	Sep 4	97.1%	48.8%	99.2%	1	44

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 369 found (best R:R 40.67, avg 3.98)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$875.00	$880.00	Jul 31	$0.14	$4.86	$0.14	34.71	$875.14
$940.00	$945.00	Aug 7	$0.14	$4.86	$0.14	34.71	$940.14
$935.00	$940.00	Aug 14	$0.17	$4.83	$0.17	28.41	$935.17
$930.00	$935.00	Aug 14	$0.20	$4.80	$0.20	24.00	$930.20
$925.00	$930.00	Jul 31	$0.22	$4.78	$0.22	21.73	$925.22

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$675.00	$665.00	Aug 14	$0.24	$9.76	$0.24	40.67	$674.76
$660.00	$650.00	Jul 31	$0.28	$9.72	$0.28	34.71	$659.72
$650.00	$645.00	Aug 7	$0.24	$4.76	$0.24	19.83	$649.76
$665.00	$660.00	Jul 31	$0.26	$4.74	$0.26	18.23	$664.74
$660.00	$655.00	Sep 4	$0.27	$4.73	$0.27	17.52	$659.73

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 488 found (best R:R 50.72, avg 2.15)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$700.00	$730.00	Jul 31	$29.42	$29.42	$0.58	50.72	$729.42
$640.00	$650.00	Aug 21	$9.32	$9.32	$0.68	13.71	$649.32
$730.00	$747.50	Jul 31	$16.05	$16.05	$1.45	11.07	$746.05
$660.00	$670.00	Aug 21	$8.94	$8.94	$1.06	8.43	$668.94
$650.00	$660.00	Aug 21	$8.86	$8.86	$1.14	7.77	$658.86

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	R:R	BE
$910.00	$905.00	Sep 4	$4.88	$4.88	$0.12	40.67	$905.12
$905.00	$900.00	Aug 21	$4.83	$4.83	$0.17	28.41	$900.17
$865.00	$860.00	Jul 31	$4.82	$4.82	$0.18	26.78	$860.18
$900.00	$895.00	Aug 14	$4.80	$4.80	$0.20	24.00	$895.20
$930.00	$925.00	Aug 21	$4.80	$4.80	$0.20	24.00	$925.20

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 119 found (avg debit $9.53, cheapest $0.29)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$945.00	Jul 31	Aug 7	$1.49	84.1%	63.5%
$940.00	Jul 31	Aug 7	$1.55	90.9%	63.0%
$950.00	Jul 31	Aug 7	$1.94	97.1%	69.1%
$935.00	Jul 31	Aug 7	$2.28	99.5%	67.5%
$930.00	Jul 31	Aug 7	$2.32	85.8%	64.8%

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$655.00	Aug 7	Aug 14	$0.29	79.5%	61.3%
$935.00	Jul 31	Aug 7	$0.90	99.5%	67.5%
$950.00	Jul 31	Aug 7	$0.95	97.1%	69.1%
$640.00	Jul 31	Aug 7	$1.10	106.0%	76.2%
$930.00	Jul 31	Aug 7	$1.22	85.8%	64.8%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 205 found (cheapest 3.75% of stock, avg 13.26%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$800.00	Jul 31	$12.95	$16.83	$29.78	$770.22	$829.78	3.75%
$795.00	Jul 31	$16.58	$14.93	$31.51	$763.49	$826.51	3.96%
$790.00	Jul 31	$18.92	$12.65	$31.57	$758.43	$821.57	3.97%
$805.00	Jul 31	$11.90	$19.75	$31.65	$773.35	$836.65	3.98%
$810.00	Jul 31	$9.70	$23.60	$33.30	$776.70	$843.30	4.19%
$785.00	Jul 31	$22.10	$11.45	$33.55	$751.45	$818.55	4.22%
$780.00	Jul 31	$24.65	$9.57	$34.22	$745.78	$814.22	4.30%
$815.00	Jul 31	$8.05	$27.45	$35.50	$779.50	$850.50	4.46%
$820.00	Jul 31	$6.55	$29.83	$36.38	$783.62	$856.38	4.58%
$825.00	Jul 31	$4.63	$33.85	$38.48	$786.52	$863.48	4.84%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 150 found (cheapest 1.78% of stock, avg 8.35%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$820.00	$775.00	Jul 31	$6.55	$7.60	$14.15	$760.85	$834.15
$815.00	$775.00	Jul 31	$8.05	$7.60	$15.65	$759.35	$830.65
$820.00	$780.00	Jul 31	$6.55	$9.57	$16.12	$763.88	$836.12
$810.00	$775.00	Jul 31	$9.70	$7.60	$17.30	$757.70	$827.30
$815.00	$780.00	Jul 31	$8.05	$9.57	$17.62	$762.38	$832.62
$820.00	$785.00	Jul 31	$6.55	$11.45	$18.00	$767.00	$838.00
$820.00	$790.00	Jul 31	$6.55	$12.65	$19.20	$770.80	$839.20
$810.00	$780.00	Jul 31	$9.70	$9.57	$19.27	$760.73	$829.27
$805.00	$775.00	Jul 31	$11.90	$7.60	$19.50	$755.50	$824.50
$815.00	$785.00	Jul 31	$8.05	$11.45	$19.50	$765.50	$834.50

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 448 found (best R:R 99.00, avg credit $8.58)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	R:R	BE Low	BE High
650/660	700/730	Jul 31	$29.70	$0.30	99.00	$630.30	$729.70
660/665	700/730	Jul 31	$29.68	$0.32	92.75	$635.32	$729.68
660/670	680/690	Aug 21	$9.88	$0.12	82.33	$660.12	$689.88
675/685	720/730	Aug 14	$9.82	$0.18	54.56	$675.18	$729.82
660/670	690/700	Aug 21	$9.76	$0.24	40.67	$660.24	$699.76
665/670	675/680	Aug 28	$4.85	$0.15	32.33	$665.15	$679.85
680/685	785/790	Jul 31	$4.84	$0.16	30.25	$680.16	$789.84
675/680	805/810	Aug 28	$4.82	$0.18	26.78	$675.18	$809.82
695/700	805/810	Aug 28	$4.82	$0.18	26.78	$695.18	$809.82
640/650	680/690	Aug 21	$9.62	$0.38	25.32	$640.38	$689.62

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 223 found (best R:R 199.00, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	R:R
$720.00	$730.00	$740.00	Aug 21	$0.05	$9.95	199.00
$680.00	$690.00	$700.00	Aug 21	$0.12	$9.88	82.33
$875.00	$880.00	$885.00	Jul 31	$0.08	$4.92	61.50
$920.00	$925.00	$930.00	Aug 28	$0.08	$4.92	61.50
$860.00	$865.00	$870.00	Aug 21	$0.10	$4.90	49.00

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	R:R
$865.00	$870.00	$875.00	Jul 31	$0.06	$4.94	82.33
$850.00	$855.00	$860.00	Aug 7	$0.06	$4.94	82.33
$665.00	$670.00	$675.00	Jul 31	$0.07	$4.93	70.43
$780.00	$785.00	$790.00	Aug 14	$0.07	$4.93	70.43
$660.00	$670.00	$680.00	Aug 21	$0.14	$9.86	70.43

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 120 found (best net $-28.62, 108 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$735.00	$775.00	1:2	Aug 14	-$28.62	$11.38
$930.00	$945.00	1:2	Sep 4	-$7.31	$7.69
$875.00	$880.00	1:2	Jul 31	-$0.25	$4.75
$880.00	$885.00	1:2	Jul 31	-$0.27	$4.73
$845.00	$850.00	1:2	Jul 31	-$0.41	$4.59

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$685.00	$675.00	1:2	Aug 14	-$2.86	$7.14
$650.00	$640.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$3.11	$6.89
$660.00	$650.00	1:2	Aug 21	-$4.15	$5.85
$695.00	$680.00	1:2	Sep 4	-$9.23	$5.77
$675.00	$665.00	1:2	Aug 14	-$4.70	$5.30

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 151 found (best yield 5.79%, avg 1.78%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$800.00	Aug 28	$46.00	0.52	0.6%	5.79%	6.40%	7	2
$810.00	Sep 4	$45.00	0.50	1.9%	5.66%	7.53%	2	--
$805.00	Aug 28	$44.50	0.51	1.2%	5.60%	6.84%	3	10
$815.00	Sep 4	$43.00	0.48	2.5%	5.41%	7.91%	--	15
$800.00	Aug 21	$42.00	0.51	0.6%	5.28%	5.89%	32	448
$820.00	Sep 4	$41.00	0.47	3.1%	5.16%	8.28%	--	12
$810.00	Aug 28	$40.55	0.49	1.9%	5.10%	6.97%	1	2
$805.00	Aug 21	$39.00	0.50	1.2%	4.90%	6.15%	2	2
$825.00	Sep 4	$38.80	0.45	3.8%	4.88%	8.64%	--	15
$800.00	Aug 14	$36.05	0.51	0.6%	4.53%	5.15%	5	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 17,191

Total Puts 29,952

Put/Call Ratio 1.74

Net Difference -12,761

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 18,695

Total Puts 20,720

Put/Call Ratio 1.11

Net Difference -2,025

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 69,292

Total Puts 119,164

Average Put/Call Ratio 1.97

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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