Tour v490
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CATERPILLAR INC
$906.91 +9.26%
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Option Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04 9:50am) 12,094
Calls: 4,705 (39%)
Puts: 7,389 (61%)
Prior --
Calls: 5,354 (22%)
Puts: 19,108 (78%)
Current vs Prior +0.00%
Calls: -12.12% (Calls)
Puts: -61.33% (Puts)
Prior 7-Day Total 237,268
Calls: 94,632 (40%)
Puts: 142,636 (60%)
Prior 7-Day Average 33,895
Calls: 13,518 (40%)
Puts: 20,376 (60%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -64.32%
Calls: -65.20%
Puts: -63.74%
Sentiment BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04 9:50am) $24.91M
Calls: $14.59M (59%)
Puts: $10.32M (41%)
Prior --
Calls: $14.62M (53%)
Puts: $13.09M (47%)
Current vs Prior +0.00%
Calls: -0.20%
Puts: -21.19%
Prior 7-Day Total $459.78M
Calls: $225.44M (49%)
Puts: $234.34M (51%)
Prior 7-Day Average $65.68M
Calls: $32.21M (49%)
Puts: $33.48M (51%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -62.08%
Calls: -54.70%
Puts: -69.18%
Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04 9:50am) 1.57
Prior 1.00
Current vs Prior +57.05%
Prior 7-Day Average 1.88
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -16.57%
Sentiment BEARISH

Open Interest

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04 9:50am) 282,032
Calls: 138,631 (49%)
Puts: 143,401 (51%)
Prior --
Calls: -- (--)
Puts: -- (--)
Current vs Prior +0.00%
Prior 7-Day Total 1,832,627
Calls: 893,172 (49%)
Puts: 939,455 (51%)
Prior 7-Day Average 261,803
Calls: 127,596 (49%)
Puts: 134,207 (51%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +7.73%
Sentiment BULLISH

Expected Move

Detail
ℹ
Expiry (08/07) | Next (08/14)Expiry (08/21) | Next (09/18)
Current 4.90% | 7.01%8.30% | 12.99%
Prior 7.72% | 9.13%10.30% | 14.37%
Current vs Prior -36.51% | -23.26%-19.46% | -9.60%
Prior 7-Day Avg 4.33% | 8.41%11.63% | 15.60%
Current vs 7-Day Avg +13.32% | -16.67%-28.63% | -16.70%
Prior 7-Day Eod 7.72% | 9.13%10.44% | 14.43%
Current vs 7-Day Eod -36.51% | -23.26%-20.52% | -9.93%
Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail
ℹ
Expiry | Next
Current 26.73% | 20.39%
Calls: 25.40% | 18.75%
Puts: 28.07% | 22.04%
Prior 6.67% | 7.60%
Calls: 8.31% | 7.99%
Puts: 5.03% | 7.21%
Current vs Prior +300.75% | +168.29%
Prior 7-Day Avg 28.49% | 12.02%
Calls: 27.00% | 13.83%
Puts: 29.98% | 10.22%
Current vs 7-Day Avg -6.18% | +69.59%
Liquidity Expensive
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Extreme bearish P/C ratio of 1.57 - heavy put buying. P/C ratio rising 57% - increased hedging/bearish positioning.

Smart Money BULLISH
Retail Flow BEARISH
Overall BEARISH
Dollar Volume
Option Volume
Put/Call Ratio
Open Interest
Expected Move
Current BULLISH
Prior BULLISH
7-Day Avg BEARISH
Current BEARISH
Prior NEUTRAL
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current BEARISH
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
09:50BULLISHBEARISHBEARISH
09:45BULLISHBEARISHBEARISH
09:40BULLISHNEUTRALBULLISH
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 104 of results (avg 8.2%, best 5.2%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$800.00Sep 18121.55128.00$124.785.2%50.811.0K
$730.00Sep 18180.20189.95$185.085.3%--0.9214
$760.00Sep 18154.25163.70$158.985.9%30.88881
$740.00Sep 18170.30181.10$175.706.1%--0.91120
$750.00Sep 18161.00172.10$166.556.7%100.8915
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$1080.00Sep 18174.45186.10$180.276.5%--0.8413
$1060.00Aug 21151.95162.10$157.026.5%--0.9215
$990.00Aug 2894.25101.00$97.636.9%--0.7531
$1080.00Aug 21169.45181.65$175.556.9%10.9510
$1020.00Sep 18125.35134.40$129.887.0%--0.7550

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. 222 found (avg delta 0.74, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$730.00Aug 21172.30185.55$178.937.4%--1.00287
$740.00Aug 21162.40174.00$168.206.9%--1.00498
$730.00Aug 7169.05183.45$176.258.2%21.0020
$750.00Aug 7149.65162.15$155.908.0%11.0022
$745.00Aug 7154.80167.10$160.957.6%--1.0015
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$1080.00Aug 21169.45181.65$175.556.9%10.9510
$1000.00Aug 790.2599.00$94.639.2%10.931
$1040.00Aug 14130.50142.00$136.258.4%--0.9315
$1060.00Aug 21151.95162.10$157.026.5%--0.9215
$1040.00Aug 21132.90143.20$138.057.5%20.9157

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 425 active (total vol 9.3K, top 956)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$900.00Aug 1430.5536.45$33.5017.6%3680.5468
$950.00Aug 75.407.20$6.3028.6%3250.211.4K
$1000.00Aug 70.971.35$1.1632.8%2470.05618
$900.00Aug 721.4526.85$24.1522.4%1710.551.1K
$990.00Aug 71.502.20$1.8537.8%1410.07121
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$920.00Aug 726.9533.15$30.0520.6%9560.6022
$800.00Aug 70.300.83$0.5694.6%4500.03659
$790.00Aug 70.200.66$0.43107.0%4310.02105
$765.00Aug 70.001.26$0.63200.0%3980.02879
$750.00Aug 140.013.20$1.61198.1%3030.04280

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 127 strikes (avg 44.4%, max 106.5%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$1070.00Aug 7Sep 1892.7%44.9%106.5%2568
$755.00Aug 7Sep 480.2%45.4%76.4%--21
$730.00Aug 7Sep 1882.3%47.1%74.7%234
$1035.00Aug 7Sep 1177.0%45.2%70.5%784
$780.00Aug 7Sep 1875.4%44.9%68.1%--734
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$765.00Aug 7Sep 1189.7%44.9%99.7%398906
$755.00Aug 7Sep 1180.2%44.0%82.2%17182
$735.00Aug 7Sep 1182.5%45.7%80.7%19108
$730.00Aug 7Sep 1882.3%47.1%74.7%38224
$740.00Aug 7Sep 1877.6%46.0%68.8%1211.8K

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 386 found (best R:R 75.92, avg 5.41)

BULL CALL (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$1040.00$1050.00Aug 14$0.13$9.87$0.1375.92$1040.13
$950.00$955.00Aug 7$0.12$4.88$0.1240.67$950.12
$1015.00$1020.00Aug 7$0.12$4.88$0.1240.67$1015.12
$995.00$1000.00Aug 7$0.13$4.87$0.1337.46$995.13
$1060.00$1065.00Aug 7$0.14$4.86$0.1434.71$1060.14
BEAR PUT (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$755.00$750.00Aug 7$0.11$4.89$0.1144.45$754.89
$830.00$825.00Aug 7$0.13$4.87$0.1337.46$829.87
$765.00$760.00Sep 4$0.14$4.86$0.1434.71$764.86
$775.00$770.00Aug 7$0.15$4.85$0.1532.33$774.85
$835.00$830.00Aug 14$0.17$4.83$0.1728.41$834.83

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 510 found (best R:R 75.92, avg 2.50)

BEAR CALL (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$760.00$770.00Aug 21$9.87$9.87$0.1375.92$769.87
$780.00$790.00Aug 7$9.82$9.82$0.1854.56$789.82
$775.00$780.00Aug 7$4.90$4.90$0.1049.00$779.90
$740.00$760.00Aug 14$19.55$19.55$0.4543.44$759.55
$810.00$815.00Aug 7$4.88$4.88$0.1240.67$814.88
BULL PUT (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$1040.00$1000.00Aug 14$38.32$38.32$1.6822.81$1001.68
$1060.00$1040.00Aug 21$18.97$18.97$1.0318.42$1041.03
$907.50$905.00Aug 7$2.37$2.37$0.1318.23$905.13
$975.00$970.00Aug 7$4.70$4.70$0.3015.67$970.30
$1020.00$1000.00Aug 21$18.70$18.70$1.3014.38$1001.30

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 127 found (avg debit $5.44, cheapest $0.36)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$1070.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.5792.7%56.9%
$1055.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.6673.6%49.2%
$730.00Aug 7Aug 14$1.0382.3%61.8%
$1050.00Aug 7Aug 14$1.1068.3%50.7%
$1040.00Aug 7Aug 14$1.2264.8%48.9%
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$740.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.3677.6%55.5%
$730.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.5382.3%61.8%
$747.50Aug 7Aug 14$0.7478.8%59.2%
$755.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.7980.2%57.9%
$765.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.8489.7%58.8%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 203 found (cheapest 4.64% of stock, avg 10.79%)

StrikeExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE HighCost%
$905.00Aug 7$21.65$20.43$42.08$862.92$947.084.64%
$900.00Aug 7$24.15$18.60$42.75$857.25$942.754.71%
$907.50Aug 7$20.45$22.80$43.25$864.25$950.754.77%
$915.00Aug 7$16.75$26.65$43.40$871.60$958.404.79%
$892.50Aug 7$28.20$15.43$43.63$848.87$936.134.81%
$902.50Aug 7$23.38$20.20$43.58$858.92$946.084.81%
$895.00Aug 7$26.98$16.80$43.78$851.22$938.784.83%
$910.00Aug 7$19.52$24.55$44.07$865.93$954.074.86%
$897.50Aug 7$25.85$18.38$44.23$853.27$941.734.88%
$890.00Aug 7$29.95$14.43$44.38$845.62$934.384.89%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 170 found (cheapest 3.31% of stock, avg 6.98%)

Call KPut KExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE High
$925.00$895.00Aug 7$13.23$16.80$30.03$864.97$955.03
$1035.00$815.00Sep 11$13.68$16.48$30.16$784.84$1065.16
$925.00$897.50Aug 7$13.23$18.38$31.61$865.89$956.61
$925.00$900.00Aug 7$13.23$18.60$31.83$868.17$956.83
$920.00$895.00Aug 7$15.60$16.80$32.40$862.60$952.40
$1020.00$815.00Sep 11$16.13$16.48$32.61$782.39$1052.61
$1035.00$825.00Sep 11$13.68$19.52$33.20$791.80$1068.20
$925.00$902.50Aug 7$13.23$20.20$33.43$869.07$958.43
$915.00$895.00Aug 7$16.75$16.80$33.55$861.45$948.55
$925.00$905.00Aug 7$13.23$20.43$33.66$871.34$958.66

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 303 found (best R:R 89.91, avg credit $9.04)

Put SpreadCall SpreadExpiryCreditMax LossR:RBE LowBE High
760/770780/790Aug 21$9.89$0.1189.91$760.11$789.89
740/750790/800Sep 18$9.82$0.1854.56$740.18$799.82
770/780790/800Sep 18$9.77$0.2342.48$770.23$799.77
770/780790/800Aug 21$9.76$0.2440.67$770.24$799.76
780/785820/825Sep 4$4.88$0.1240.67$780.12$824.88
740/750780/790Sep 18$9.75$0.2539.00$740.25$789.75
775/780825/830Sep 4$4.87$0.1337.46$775.13$829.87
750/760790/800Aug 21$9.68$0.3230.25$750.32$799.68
750/760820/830Sep 18$9.63$0.3726.03$750.37$829.63
750/760780/790Aug 21$9.60$0.4024.00$750.40$789.60

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 242 found (best R:R 99.00, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainR:R
$840.00$845.00$850.00Aug 14$0.05$4.9599.00
$1040.00$1050.00$1060.00Sep 18$0.12$9.8882.33
$1015.00$1020.00$1025.00Aug 7$0.07$4.9370.43
$890.00$900.00$910.00Sep 18$0.15$9.8565.67
$790.00$795.00$800.00Aug 7$0.08$4.9261.50
PUTS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainR:R
$760.00$765.00$770.00Aug 28$0.05$4.9599.00
$815.00$820.00$825.00Aug 14$0.06$4.9482.33
$980.00$990.00$1000.00Aug 14$0.13$9.8775.92
$740.00$750.00$760.00Aug 21$0.13$9.8775.92
$820.00$825.00$830.00Aug 28$0.07$4.9370.43

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 148 found (best net $-3.91, 135 credits)

CALLS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$850.00$925.001:2Sep 11-$3.91$71.09
$925.00$990.001:2Sep 11-$0.42$64.58
$990.00$1020.001:2Sep 11-$9.51$20.49
$1060.00$1080.001:2Aug 21-$0.39$19.61
$1020.00$1040.001:2Aug 21-$1.64$18.36
PUTS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$800.00$770.001:2Sep 11-$3.50$26.50
$755.00$735.001:2Sep 11-$2.97$17.03
$740.00$730.001:2Aug 21-$0.57$9.43
$750.00$740.001:2Aug 21-$1.05$8.95
$760.00$750.001:2Aug 21-$1.34$8.66

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 138 found (best yield 5.84%, avg 1.70%)

StrikeExpiryBidDeltaOTM%Yield%If Called%VolOI
$910.00Sep 18$52.950.520.3%5.84%6.18%445
$920.00Sep 18$47.100.491.4%5.19%6.64%201.5K
$930.00Sep 18$43.250.462.5%4.77%7.31%1253
$915.00Sep 4$41.000.490.9%4.52%5.41%--17
$925.00Sep 11$41.000.472.0%4.52%6.52%11
$940.00Sep 18$40.200.443.6%4.43%8.08%12348
$910.00Aug 28$38.350.510.3%4.23%4.57%523
$925.00Sep 4$37.450.462.0%4.13%6.12%--92
$915.00Aug 28$37.200.490.9%4.10%4.99%616
$950.00Sep 18$36.300.414.8%4.00%8.75%666

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 4,705
Total Puts 7,389
Put/Call Ratio 1.57
Net Difference -2,684

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 5,354
Total Puts 19,108
Put/Call Ratio 1.00
Net Difference -13,754

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 94,632
Total Puts 142,636
Average Put/Call Ratio 1.88
Ratio Trend Rising

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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