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CAT
CATERPILLAR INC
$819.16 +1.24%
7/31 15:05

Option Volume

Detail
Current (07/31 3:05pm) 26,668
Calls: 11,634 (44%)
Puts: 15,034 (56%)
Prior (07/29) 47,143
Calls: 17,191 (36%)
Puts: 29,952 (64%)
Current vs Prior -43.43%
Calls: -32.33% (Calls)
Puts: -49.81% (Puts)
Prior 7-Day Total 193,373
Calls: 73,225 (38%)
Puts: 120,148 (62%)
Prior 7-Day Average 27,624
Calls: 10,460 (38%)
Puts: 17,164 (62%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -3.46%
Calls: +11.22%
Puts: -12.41%
Sentiment BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Detail
Current (07/31 3:05pm) $47.18M
Calls: $18.25M (39%)
Puts: $28.93M (61%)
Prior (07/29) $101.08M
Calls: $50.14M (50%)
Puts: $50.94M (50%)
Current vs Prior -53.32%
Calls: -63.59%
Puts: -43.21%
Prior 7-Day Total $416.97M
Calls: $220.20M (53%)
Puts: $196.77M (47%)
Prior 7-Day Average $59.57M
Calls: $31.46M (53%)
Puts: $28.11M (47%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -20.79%
Calls: -41.97%
Puts: +2.91%
Sentiment BEARISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail
Current (07/31 3:05pm) 1.29
Prior (07/29) 1.74
Current vs Prior -25.83%
Prior 7-Day Average 1.94
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -33.41%
Sentiment BEARISH

Open Interest

Detail
Current (07/31 3:05pm) 288,600
Calls: 141,594 (49%)
Puts: 147,006 (51%)
Prior (07/29) 269,053
Calls: 130,631 (49%)
Puts: 138,422 (51%)
Current vs Prior +7.27%
Prior 7-Day Total 1,799,049
Calls: 873,801 (49%)
Puts: 925,248 (51%)
Prior 7-Day Average 257,007
Calls: 124,828 (49%)
Puts: 132,178 (51%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +12.29%
Sentiment BULLISH

Expected Move

Detail
Expiry (07/31) | Next (08/07)Expiry (08/21) | Next (09/18)
Current 1.05% | 7.47%10.38% | 14.62%
Prior 5.18% | 9.56%11.75% | 15.78%
Current vs Prior -79.77% | -21.88%-11.66% | -7.33%
Prior 7-Day Avg 4.02% | 7.87%10.81% | 16.00%
Current vs 7-Day Avg -73.97% | -5.13%-4.04% | -8.63%
Prior 7-Day Eod 5.18% | 9.56%10.96% | 15.09%
Current vs 7-Day Eod -79.77% | -21.88%-5.31% | -3.12%
Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail
Expiry | Next
Current 68.72% | 9.06%
Calls: 60.77% | 9.25%
Puts: 76.67% | 8.87%
Prior 19.25% | 14.15%
Calls: 18.63% | 15.15%
Puts: 19.87% | 13.15%
Current vs Prior +256.99% | -35.97%
Prior 7-Day Avg 27.52% | 12.95%
Calls: 26.21% | 14.83%
Puts: 28.82% | 11.08%
Current vs 7-Day Avg +149.72% | -30.05%
Liquidity Expensive
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Moderately bearish flow with 61% put dollar volume ($28.93M). Light premium activity with dollar volume down 53% vs prior. Below-average activity with volume down 43% vs prior. Bearish P/C ratio of 1.29 indicates protective positioning.

Smart Money BEARISH
Retail Flow BEARISH
Overall BEARISH
Dollar Volume
Option Volume
Put/Call Ratio
Open Interest
Expected Move
Current BEARISH
Prior BEARISH
7-Day Avg BULLISH
Current BEARISH
Prior BEARISH
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current BEARISH
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 214 of results (avg 7.7%, best 4.2%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$685.00Sep 4142.65149.25$145.954.5%20.8811
$720.00Aug 21107.85113.55$110.705.1%--0.8565
$665.00Sep 4158.95168.15$163.555.6%340.901
$700.00Aug 21123.30130.45$126.885.6%--0.8847
$660.00Aug 21159.70169.25$164.485.8%10.9333
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$835.00Aug 2147.6549.70$48.684.2%1050.5315
$820.00Aug 2139.6541.50$40.584.6%280.481.7K
$900.00Aug 2190.2594.75$92.504.9%150.76680
$885.00Aug 2178.7582.95$80.855.2%20.7110
$800.00Aug 2130.4532.10$31.285.3%1280.401.5K

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. 223 found (avg delta 0.77, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$750.00Jul 3166.0574.00$70.0311.4%11.004
$675.00Jul 31140.85149.85$145.356.2%11.003
$700.00Jul 31115.95126.00$120.988.3%--1.0012
$730.00Jul 3186.6592.00$89.336.0%11.0013
$780.00Jul 3136.0044.00$40.0020.0%31.0030
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$830.00Jul 317.5512.95$10.2552.7%7581.001.6K
$835.00Jul 3112.3517.80$15.0836.1%231.00434
$840.00Jul 3117.0022.85$19.9329.4%5481.00949
$845.00Jul 3122.0528.20$25.1324.5%211.00355
$850.00Jul 3127.0533.20$30.1320.4%581.00113

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 468 active (total vol 15.5K, top 825)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$850.00Jul 310.000.04$0.02200.0%6920.012.2K
$830.00Jul 310.010.36$0.19184.2%6820.07469
$860.00Aug 712.5514.85$13.7016.8%4980.3155
$955.00Jul 310.000.08$0.04200.0%4260.00105
$955.00Aug 71.121.80$1.4646.6%3400.0516
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$765.00Aug 79.7510.65$10.208.8%8250.2211
$830.00Jul 317.5512.95$10.2552.7%7581.001.6K
$840.00Jul 3117.0022.85$19.9329.4%5481.00949
$800.00Aug 718.8020.50$19.658.7%5110.37131
$770.00Jul 310.000.83$0.42197.6%4350.041.1K

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 128 strikes (avg 547.9%, max 2294.6%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$670.00Jul 31Aug 281099.7%54.4%1919.8%315
$945.00Jul 31Sep 11803.4%47.9%1578.0%43141
$710.00Jul 31Aug 21838.4%55.6%1406.8%179
$920.00Jul 31Sep 4685.2%49.4%1287.4%2153
$975.00Jul 31Sep 4640.4%48.4%1223.9%24104
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$660.00Jul 31Sep 111165.9%48.7%2294.6%3109
$670.00Jul 31Sep 41099.7%52.6%1991.6%329
$685.00Jul 31Sep 111001.1%48.5%1964.6%1620
$665.00Jul 31Sep 41132.7%55.4%1945.1%124
$680.00Jul 31Aug 281033.9%53.9%1817.5%357

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 385 found (best R:R 65.67, avg 5.41)

BULL CALL (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$975.00$980.00Jul 31$0.10$4.90$0.1049.00$975.10
$950.00$955.00Aug 7$0.12$4.88$0.1240.67$950.12
$940.00$945.00Aug 7$0.14$4.86$0.1434.71$940.14
$845.00$850.00Jul 31$0.15$4.85$0.1532.33$845.15
$960.00$965.00Aug 28$0.15$4.85$0.1532.33$960.15
BEAR PUT (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$675.00$665.00Aug 14$0.15$9.85$0.1565.67$674.85
$800.00$795.00Jul 31$0.10$4.90$0.1049.00$799.90
$665.00$660.00Aug 14$0.10$4.90$0.1049.00$664.90
$785.00$780.00Jul 31$0.13$4.87$0.1337.46$784.87
$810.00$805.00Jul 31$0.22$4.78$0.2221.73$809.78

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 506 found (best R:R 57.82, avg 2.41)

BEAR CALL (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$730.00$745.00Jul 31$14.73$14.73$0.2754.56$744.73
$690.00$700.00Aug 21$9.82$9.82$0.1854.56$699.82
$675.00$700.00Jul 31$24.37$24.37$0.6338.68$699.37
$790.00$795.00Jul 31$4.78$4.78$0.2221.73$794.78
$670.00$680.00Aug 21$9.55$9.55$0.4521.22$679.55
BULL PUT (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$930.00$920.00Jul 31$9.83$9.83$0.1757.82$920.17
$965.00$960.00Aug 28$4.89$4.89$0.1144.45$960.11
$840.00$835.00Jul 31$4.85$4.85$0.1532.33$835.15
$960.00$955.00Aug 21$4.85$4.85$0.1532.33$955.15
$835.00$830.00Jul 31$4.83$4.83$0.1728.41$830.17

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 121 found (avg debit $9.11, cheapest $0.55)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$970.00Jul 31Aug 7$0.65440.1%60.9%
$975.00Jul 31Aug 7$0.68640.4%65.3%
$980.00Jul 31Aug 7$0.75605.8%66.6%
$965.00Jul 31Aug 7$0.91520.2%63.1%
$920.00Jul 31Aug 7$1.16685.2%62.8%
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$710.00Jul 31Aug 7$0.55838.4%72.9%
$970.00Aug 21Aug 28$0.9051.9%49.0%
$715.00Jul 31Aug 7$0.92806.0%72.4%
$675.00Jul 31Aug 7$1.07592.1%77.2%
$980.00Aug 7Aug 14$1.1066.6%54.5%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 198 found (cheapest 0.64% of stock, avg 11.68%)

StrikeExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE HighCost%
$820.00Jul 31$2.58$2.65$5.23$814.77$825.230.64%
$825.00Jul 31$0.79$5.95$6.74$818.26$831.740.82%
$815.00Jul 31$5.93$1.09$7.02$807.98$822.020.86%
$830.00Jul 31$0.19$10.25$10.44$819.56$840.441.27%
$810.00Jul 31$10.23$0.41$10.64$799.36$820.641.30%
$805.00Jul 31$14.85$0.19$15.04$789.96$820.041.84%
$835.00Jul 31$0.12$15.08$15.20$819.80$850.201.86%
$800.00Jul 31$19.77$0.19$19.96$780.04$819.962.44%
$840.00Jul 31$0.20$19.93$20.13$819.87$860.132.46%
$795.00Jul 31$24.85$0.09$24.94$770.06$819.943.04%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 175 found (cheapest 0.15% of stock, avg 7.01%)

Call KPut KExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE High
$825.00$810.00Jul 31$0.79$0.41$1.20$808.80$826.20
$825.00$815.00Jul 31$0.79$1.09$1.88$813.12$826.88
$892.50$810.00Jul 31$2.15$0.41$2.56$807.44$895.06
$895.00$810.00Jul 31$2.15$0.41$2.56$807.44$897.56
$902.50$810.00Jul 31$2.15$0.41$2.56$807.44$905.06
$825.00$747.50Jul 31$0.79$2.15$2.94$744.56$827.94
$825.00$737.50Jul 31$0.79$2.15$2.94$734.56$827.94
$825.00$727.50Jul 31$0.79$2.15$2.94$724.56$827.94
$820.00$810.00Jul 31$2.58$0.41$2.99$807.01$822.99
$892.50$815.00Jul 31$2.15$1.09$3.24$811.76$895.74

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 459 found (best R:R 44.45, avg credit $8.37)

Put SpreadCall SpreadExpiryCreditMax LossR:RBE LowBE High
670/675685/690Sep 4$4.89$0.1144.45$670.11$689.89
660/670680/690Aug 21$9.75$0.2539.00$660.25$689.75
735/740760/765Aug 14$4.87$0.1337.46$735.13$764.87
705/710750/755Aug 7$4.85$0.1532.33$705.15$754.85
705/710720/730Aug 7$9.65$0.3527.57$700.35$729.65
720/722755/765Aug 7$9.65$0.3527.57$712.85$764.65
700/705745/750Jul 31$4.82$0.1826.78$700.18$749.82
732/735745/750Jul 31$4.82$0.1826.78$730.18$749.82
670/675785/790Aug 7$4.82$0.1826.78$670.18$789.82
710/715730/735Aug 14$4.82$0.1826.78$710.18$734.82

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 246 found (best R:R 141.86, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainR:R
$730.00$740.00$750.00Aug 21$0.07$9.93141.86
$930.00$935.00$940.00Aug 14$0.05$4.9599.00
$925.00$930.00$935.00Aug 7$0.06$4.9482.33
$935.00$940.00$945.00Aug 7$0.06$4.9482.33
$915.00$920.00$925.00Aug 7$0.07$4.9370.43
PUTS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainR:R
$770.00$780.00$790.00Aug 21$0.08$9.92124.00
$725.00$730.00$735.00Sep 11$0.06$4.9482.33
$910.00$915.00$920.00Jul 31$0.08$4.9261.50
$750.00$755.00$760.00Aug 7$0.08$4.9261.50
$815.00$820.00$825.00Aug 7$0.08$4.9261.50

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 163 found (best net $-3.15, 125 credits)

CALLS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$720.00$800.001:2Sep 4-$8.33$71.67
$725.00$790.001:2Aug 28-$18.98$46.02
$880.00$925.001:2Sep 11-$6.22$38.78
$870.00$900.001:2Sep 4-$13.52$16.48
$850.00$880.001:2Sep 11-$20.31$9.69
PUTS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$970.00$870.001:2Sep 11-$3.15$96.85
$855.00$800.001:2Sep 11-$12.65$42.35
$685.00$660.001:2Sep 11-$2.21$22.79
$765.00$735.001:2Sep 11-$10.81$19.19
$700.00$685.001:2Aug 14-$1.15$13.85

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 152 found (best yield 5.98%, avg 1.77%)

StrikeExpiryBidDeltaOTM%Yield%If Called%VolOI
$820.00Sep 4$49.000.530.1%5.98%6.08%--12
$825.00Sep 4$47.250.520.7%5.77%6.48%--15
$835.00Sep 4$43.400.481.9%5.30%7.23%23
$820.00Aug 21$39.100.520.1%4.77%4.88%18448
$830.00Aug 28$39.000.491.3%4.76%6.08%18
$835.00Aug 28$38.850.481.9%4.74%6.68%1--
$825.00Aug 21$38.300.500.7%4.68%5.39%105
$850.00Sep 11$38.000.453.8%4.64%8.40%14
$845.00Sep 4$37.650.453.1%4.60%7.75%--15
$850.00Sep 4$37.050.443.8%4.52%8.29%--20

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 11,634
Total Puts 15,034
Put/Call Ratio 1.29
Net Difference -3,400

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 17,191
Total Puts 29,952
Put/Call Ratio 1.74
Net Difference -12,761

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 73,225
Total Puts 120,148
Average Put/Call Ratio 1.94
Ratio Trend Falling

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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