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CATERPILLAR INC
$919.06 +10.73%
(8/3 18:01) ◀
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Tuesday, August 4, 2026 (9:35am)
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Option Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04 9:35am) 3,010
Calls: 1,619 (54%)
Puts: 1,391 (46%)
Prior --
Calls: 10,289 (44%)
Puts: 13,296 (56%)
Current vs Prior +0.00%
Calls: -84.26% (Calls)
Puts: -89.54% (Puts)
Prior 7-Day Total 213,570
Calls: 80,791 (38%)
Puts: 132,779 (62%)
Prior 7-Day Average 30,510
Calls: 11,541 (38%)
Puts: 18,968 (62%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -90.13%
Calls: -85.97%
Puts: -92.67%
Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04 9:35am) $7.76M
Calls: $6.34M (82%)
Puts: $1.42M (18%)
Prior --
Calls: $40.44M (65%)
Puts: $21.55M (35%)
Current vs Prior +0.00%
Calls: -84.33%
Puts: -93.41%
Prior 7-Day Total $428.45M
Calls: $213.81M (50%)
Puts: $214.64M (50%)
Prior 7-Day Average $61.21M
Calls: $30.54M (50%)
Puts: $30.66M (50%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -87.32%
Calls: -79.25%
Puts: -95.37%
Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04 9:35am) 0.86
Prior 1.00
Current vs Prior -14.08%
Prior 7-Day Average 1.93
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -55.48%
Sentiment NEUTRAL

Open Interest

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04 9:35am) 282,032
Calls: 138,631 (49%)
Puts: 143,401 (51%)
Prior --
Calls: -- (--)
Puts: -- (--)
Current vs Prior +0.00%
Prior 7-Day Total 1,827,930
Calls: 891,121 (49%)
Puts: 936,809 (51%)
Prior 7-Day Average 261,132
Calls: 127,303 (49%)
Puts: 133,829 (51%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +8.00%
Sentiment BULLISH

Expected Move

Detail
ℹ
Expiry (08/07) | Next (08/14)Expiry (08/21) | Next (09/18)
Current 5.28% | 7.24%8.76% | 13.17%
Prior 1.05% | 7.47%10.38% | 14.62%
Current vs Prior +404.14% | -3.12%-15.57% | -9.96%
Prior 7-Day Avg 3.89% | 8.20%12.01% | 15.93%
Current vs 7-Day Avg +35.69% | -11.77%-27.02% | -17.33%
Prior 7-Day Eod 1.05% | 7.47%10.44% | 14.43%
Current vs 7-Day Eod +404.14% | -3.12%-16.07% | -8.74%
Sentiment BEARISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail
ℹ
Expiry | Next
Current 24.73% | 22.54%
Calls: 22.31% | 23.53%
Puts: 27.16% | 21.54%
Prior 68.72% | 9.06%
Calls: 60.77% | 9.25%
Puts: 76.67% | 8.87%
Current vs Prior -64.01% | +148.79%
Prior 7-Day Avg 29.96% | 12.58%
Calls: 28.20% | 14.28%
Puts: 31.73% | 10.88%
Current vs 7-Day Avg -17.46% | +79.13%
Liquidity Expensive
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Strong bullish conviction with 82% of dollar volume in calls ($6.34M) vs puts ($1.42M).

Smart Money BULLISH
Retail Flow BULLISH
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 BEARISH
Prior BULLISH
7-Day Avg BULLISH
Sentiment Timeline (Today)
TimeSmart MoneyRetailOverall
15:05BULLISHNEUTRALBULLISH
14:05BULLISHNEUTRALBULLISH
09:35BULLISHBULLISHBULLISH

📈 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 86 of results (avg 8.3%, best 5.0%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$850.00Sep 1897.00102.00$99.505.0%20.721.7K
$740.00Sep 18183.00194.00$188.505.8%--0.91120
$760.00Sep 18166.60177.00$171.806.1%--0.89881
$830.00Aug 788.5594.40$91.486.4%130.94213
$892.50Aug 2153.6057.20$55.406.5%--0.6311
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$1100.00Sep 18182.00193.95$187.986.4%--0.8553
$1080.00Sep 18164.00175.70$169.856.9%--0.8213
$1080.00Aug 21157.10169.00$163.057.3%10.9210
$1000.00Aug 2188.0095.00$91.507.7%20.78116
$1060.00Sep 18146.70159.00$152.858.0%--0.7921

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. 207 found (avg delta 0.74, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$760.00Aug 14154.50167.00$160.757.8%--1.0017
$745.00Aug 7167.35180.55$173.957.6%--1.0015
$750.00Aug 7162.85176.00$169.437.8%--1.0022
$755.00Aug 7157.20170.20$163.707.9%--0.9911
$775.00Aug 7138.00150.55$144.288.7%120.9912
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$1040.00Aug 14118.00130.00$124.009.7%--0.9315
$1080.00Aug 21157.10169.00$163.057.3%10.9210
$1060.00Aug 21138.45150.65$144.558.4%--0.8915
$980.00Aug 761.0069.00$65.0012.3%--0.8640
$1040.00Aug 21120.10131.50$125.809.1%20.8657

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 259 active (total vol 2.1K, top 136)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$1000.00Aug 72.102.39$2.2512.9%1360.09618
$950.00Aug 710.0011.00$10.509.5%1350.311.4K
$880.00Aug 1451.0058.25$54.6313.3%920.70529
$900.00Aug 732.3035.00$33.658.0%860.641.1K
$900.00Aug 1438.0046.00$42.0019.0%790.6168
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$740.00Aug 70.030.08$0.0683.3%590.001.3K
$750.00Aug 70.030.11$0.07114.3%440.00959
$830.00Aug 70.981.50$1.2441.9%420.06397
$750.00Aug 211.002.76$1.8893.6%250.04732
$800.00Aug 212.525.55$4.0475.0%220.091.6K

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 125 strikes (avg 53.4%, max 162.5%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$1080.00Aug 7Sep 18119.1%45.4%162.5%1397
$1065.00Aug 7Sep 4114.6%45.7%150.9%160
$1055.00Aug 7Aug 28109.5%46.2%137.0%--107
$1060.00Aug 7Sep 1895.7%45.2%111.6%21227
$1070.00Aug 7Sep 1888.9%44.7%98.8%2568
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$765.00Aug 7Sep 1190.0%47.8%88.4%4906
$755.00Aug 7Sep 1190.1%48.0%87.8%8182
$770.00Aug 7Sep 1887.7%48.8%79.9%191.1K
$795.00Aug 7Aug 2888.7%49.3%79.7%4312
$780.00Aug 7Sep 1884.3%47.5%77.7%181.6K

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 343 found (best R:R 54.56, avg 3.93)

BULL CALL (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$1080.00$1100.00Aug 21$0.64$19.36$0.6430.25$1080.64
$1070.00$1080.00Aug 28$0.47$9.53$0.4720.28$1070.47
$1025.00$1040.00Aug 14$1.20$13.80$1.2011.50$1026.20
$980.00$985.00Aug 7$0.43$4.57$0.4310.63$980.43
$1070.00$1080.00Sep 18$0.88$9.12$0.8810.36$1070.88
BEAR PUT (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$765.00$750.00Sep 4$0.27$14.73$0.2754.56$764.73
$755.00$750.00Aug 7$0.18$4.82$0.1826.78$754.82
$800.00$790.00Aug 21$0.36$9.64$0.3626.78$799.64
$755.00$750.00Aug 28$0.18$4.82$0.1826.78$754.82
$765.00$760.00Aug 7$0.20$4.80$0.2024.00$764.80

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 450 found (best R:R 43.44, avg 2.08)

BEAR CALL (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$740.00$760.00Aug 21$19.55$19.55$0.4543.44$759.55
$845.00$850.00Aug 7$4.84$4.84$0.1630.25$849.84
$825.00$830.00Aug 28$4.82$4.82$0.1826.78$829.82
$895.00$897.50Aug 7$2.40$2.40$0.1024.00$897.40
$800.00$805.00Aug 21$4.80$4.80$0.2024.00$804.80
BULL PUT (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$1060.00$1040.00Aug 21$18.75$18.75$1.2515.00$1041.25
$1080.00$1060.00Aug 21$18.50$18.50$1.5012.33$1061.50
$1100.00$1080.00Sep 18$18.13$18.13$1.879.70$1081.87
$1040.00$990.00Aug 14$45.00$45.00$5.009.00$995.00
$1040.00$1020.00Aug 21$17.42$17.42$2.586.75$1022.58

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 124 found (avg debit $6.08, cheapest $0.14)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$1090.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.14127.2%73.0%
$1055.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.15109.5%63.0%
$1080.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.65119.1%70.4%
$760.00Aug 14Aug 21$0.7562.0%56.7%
$1010.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.9287.0%52.5%
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$747.50Aug 7Aug 14$0.41101.0%62.8%
$740.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.4986.1%81.2%
$782.50Aug 7Aug 14$0.65125.4%73.1%
$760.00Aug 7Aug 14$1.0084.4%62.0%
$750.00Aug 7Aug 14$1.1180.2%70.0%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 181 found (cheapest 4.91% of stock, avg 11.07%)

StrikeExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE HighCost%
$925.00Aug 7$18.63$26.50$45.13$879.87$970.134.91%
$910.00Aug 7$26.78$18.85$45.63$864.37$955.634.96%
$930.00Aug 7$17.08$29.00$46.08$883.92$976.085.01%
$905.00Aug 7$29.50$16.73$46.23$858.77$951.235.03%
$915.00Aug 7$25.33$21.00$46.33$868.67$961.335.04%
$920.00Aug 7$23.70$23.20$46.90$873.10$966.905.10%
$902.50Aug 7$31.50$15.70$47.20$855.30$949.705.14%
$907.50Aug 7$29.00$18.23$47.23$860.27$954.735.14%
$935.00Aug 7$15.95$32.00$47.95$887.05$982.955.22%
$900.00Aug 7$33.65$15.75$49.40$850.60$949.405.38%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 155 found (cheapest 3.10% of stock, avg 7.14%)

Call KPut KExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE High
$1035.00$800.00Sep 11$16.50$12.00$28.50$771.50$1063.50
$945.00$905.00Aug 7$12.13$16.73$28.86$876.14$973.86
$945.00$907.50Aug 7$12.13$18.23$30.36$877.14$975.36
$1035.00$810.00Sep 11$16.50$14.38$30.88$779.12$1065.88
$945.00$910.00Aug 7$12.13$18.85$30.98$879.02$975.98
$940.00$905.00Aug 7$15.13$16.73$31.86$873.14$971.86
$1035.00$815.00Sep 11$16.50$15.50$32.00$783.00$1067.00
$935.00$905.00Aug 7$15.95$16.73$32.68$872.32$967.68
$945.00$915.00Aug 7$12.13$21.00$33.13$881.87$978.13
$940.00$907.50Aug 7$15.13$18.23$33.36$874.14$973.36

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 240 found (best R:R 89.91, avg credit $7.87)

Put SpreadCall SpreadExpiryCreditMax LossR:RBE LowBE High
810/820830/840Sep 18$9.89$0.1189.91$810.11$839.89
800/810840/850Sep 18$9.81$0.1951.63$800.19$849.81
745/748755/770Aug 7$14.70$0.3049.00$732.80$769.70
780/790840/850Sep 18$9.73$0.2736.04$780.27$849.73
820/830840/850Sep 18$9.73$0.2736.04$820.27$849.73
740/745820/825Aug 28$4.86$0.1434.71$740.14$824.86
750/760790/800Sep 18$9.72$0.2834.71$750.28$799.72
760/770790/800Aug 21$9.70$0.3032.33$760.30$799.70
748/750840/845Aug 14$4.84$0.1630.25$745.16$844.84
805/810835/840Aug 14$4.83$0.1728.41$805.17$839.83

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 199 found (best R:R 165.67, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainR:R
$1080.00$1090.00$1100.00Aug 14$0.06$9.94165.67
$880.00$885.00$890.00Aug 28$0.05$4.9599.00
$800.00$810.00$820.00Sep 18$0.16$9.8461.50
$845.00$850.00$855.00Aug 14$0.10$4.9049.00
$890.00$900.00$910.00Sep 18$0.20$9.8049.00
PUTS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainR:R
$1040.00$1060.00$1080.00Sep 18$0.22$19.7889.91
$960.00$980.00$1000.00Sep 18$0.25$19.7579.00
$740.00$750.00$760.00Sep 18$0.18$9.8254.56
$875.00$880.00$885.00Aug 14$0.10$4.9049.00
$825.00$830.00$835.00Aug 14$0.12$4.8840.67

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 113 found (best net $-4.66, 94 credits)

CALLS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$1070.00$1100.001:2Sep 4-$2.50$27.50
$1040.00$1065.001:2Sep 4-$5.50$19.50
$1080.00$1100.001:2Aug 21-$0.88$19.12
$1040.00$1060.001:2Aug 21-$2.39$17.61
$1000.00$1020.001:2Aug 21-$4.28$15.72
PUTS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$870.00$830.001:2Sep 4-$4.66$35.34
$800.00$770.001:2Sep 11-$3.00$27.00
$855.00$825.001:2Sep 11-$8.60$21.40
$1040.00$990.001:2Aug 14-$34.00$16.00
$765.00$750.001:2Sep 4-$4.91$10.09

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 125 found (best yield 6.07%, avg 1.76%)

StrikeExpiryBidDeltaOTM%Yield%If Called%VolOI
$920.00Sep 18$55.800.530.1%6.07%6.17%61.5K
$930.00Sep 18$51.000.501.2%5.55%6.74%453
$940.00Sep 18$46.400.482.3%5.05%7.33%6348
$925.00Sep 4$44.000.510.7%4.79%5.43%--92
$950.00Sep 18$42.000.453.4%4.57%7.94%--66
$930.00Sep 4$41.100.491.2%4.47%5.66%--12
$920.00Aug 28$41.000.520.1%4.46%4.56%19
$925.00Aug 28$39.000.500.7%4.24%4.89%113
$960.00Sep 18$38.000.424.5%4.13%8.59%--349
$940.00Sep 4$37.000.462.3%4.03%6.30%--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 1,619
Total Puts 1,391
Put/Call Ratio 0.86
Net Difference 228

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 10,289
Total Puts 13,296
Put/Call Ratio 1.00
Net Difference -3,007

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 80,791
Total Puts 132,779
Average Put/Call Ratio 1.93
Ratio Trend Falling

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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