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CATERPILLAR INC
$883.75 +6.47%
(8/4 10:00) ◀
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Option Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04 10:05am) 17,758
Calls: 7,261 (41%)
Puts: 10,497 (59%)
Prior --
Calls: 5,354 (22%)
Puts: 19,108 (78%)
Current vs Prior +0.00%
Calls: +35.62% (Calls)
Puts: -45.06% (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 -47.61%
Calls: -46.29%
Puts: -48.48%
Sentiment BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04 10:05am) $33.79M
Calls: $16.79M (50%)
Puts: $17.00M (50%)
Prior --
Calls: $14.62M (53%)
Puts: $13.09M (47%)
Current vs Prior +0.00%
Calls: +14.84%
Puts: +29.84%
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 -48.56%
Calls: -47.87%
Puts: -49.23%
Sentiment BEARISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04 10:05am) 1.45
Prior 1.00
Current vs Prior +44.57%
Prior 7-Day Average 1.88
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -23.20%
Sentiment BEARISH

Open Interest

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04 10:05am) 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 5.04% | 7.00%8.41% | 13.06%
Prior 7.72% | 9.13%10.30% | 14.37%
Current vs Prior -34.66% | -23.30%-18.33% | -9.12%
Prior 7-Day Avg 4.33% | 8.41%11.63% | 15.60%
Current vs 7-Day Avg +16.63% | -16.71%-27.63% | -16.26%
Prior 7-Day Eod 7.72% | 9.13%10.44% | 14.43%
Current vs 7-Day Eod -34.66% | -23.30%-19.40% | -9.45%
Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail
ℹ
Expiry | Next
Current 16.71% | 18.80%
Calls: 11.20% | 19.15%
Puts: 22.22% | 18.46%
Prior 6.67% | 7.60%
Calls: 8.31% | 7.99%
Puts: 5.03% | 7.21%
Current vs Prior +150.52% | +147.37%
Prior 7-Day Avg 28.49% | 12.02%
Calls: 27.00% | 13.83%
Puts: 29.98% | 10.22%
Current vs 7-Day Avg -41.35% | +56.37%
Liquidity Expensive
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🤖 AI Insights

Bearish P/C ratio of 1.45 indicates protective positioning. P/C ratio rising 45% - increased hedging/bearish positioning.

Smart Money BEARISH
Retail Flow BEARISH
Overall BEARISH
Dollar Volume
Option Volume
Put/Call Ratio
Open Interest
Expected Move
Current BEARISH
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
10:05BEARISHBEARISHBEARISH
10:00BEARISHBEARISHBEARISH
09:55BULLISHBEARISHBEARISH
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 115 of results (avg 8.3%, best 4.3%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$920.00Sep 1840.2041.95$41.084.3%260.441.5K
$710.00Aug 21172.00183.00$177.506.2%--0.9878
$930.00Sep 1836.4538.80$37.636.2%150.4153
$720.00Sep 18169.80181.00$175.406.4%--0.911.6K
$710.00Sep 18178.05190.00$184.036.5%10.9312
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$860.00Sep 1839.8042.10$40.955.6%2460.391.2K
$1060.00Aug 21170.00181.00$175.506.3%--0.9415
$1060.00Sep 18175.00186.95$180.986.6%--0.8521
$980.00Aug 2198.00105.00$101.506.9%20.83127
$1040.00Aug 21151.00162.00$156.507.0%20.9357

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. 228 found (avg delta 0.73, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$730.00Aug 7150.00161.35$155.687.3%21.0020
$750.00Aug 7130.20141.30$135.758.2%10.9922
$745.00Aug 7135.00147.00$141.008.5%--0.9915
$755.00Aug 7125.00137.00$131.009.2%--0.9911
$770.00Aug 7110.10122.00$116.0510.3%120.9913
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$1000.00Aug 7110.00120.15$115.088.8%11.001
$980.00Aug 792.0099.55$95.787.9%20.9740
$975.00Aug 787.0095.80$91.409.6%10.9620
$970.00Aug 782.0089.75$85.889.0%20.958
$1060.00Aug 21170.00181.00$175.506.3%--0.9415

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 485 active (total vol 13.5K, top 969)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$900.00Aug 1421.4525.80$23.6318.4%6740.4468
$950.00Aug 73.003.45$3.2313.9%6720.131.4K
$900.00Aug 712.8016.40$14.6024.7%3320.411.1K
$1000.00Aug 70.400.72$0.5657.1%2910.03618
$930.00Aug 75.207.40$6.3034.9%1690.22213
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$920.00Aug 739.7046.00$42.8514.7%9690.7322
$800.00Aug 70.541.48$1.0193.1%4740.04659
$790.00Aug 70.700.94$0.8229.3%4540.04105
$765.00Aug 70.120.83$0.48147.9%4000.02879
$750.00Aug 140.032.03$1.03194.2%3030.03280

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 130 strikes (avg 43.9%, max 108.9%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$1035.00Aug 7Sep 1184.1%45.3%85.5%784
$1055.00Aug 7Aug 2882.6%48.2%71.4%5107
$730.00Aug 7Sep 1875.8%44.9%68.7%234
$1060.00Aug 7Sep 1873.2%44.6%64.3%38227
$1010.00Aug 7Sep 1872.8%44.7%62.8%1493
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$715.00Aug 7Sep 1191.4%43.8%108.9%4363
$735.00Aug 7Sep 1182.4%44.3%86.0%23108
$720.00Aug 7Sep 1882.6%46.3%78.5%561.0K
$765.00Aug 7Sep 1176.8%43.7%75.7%400906
$760.00Aug 7Sep 1877.3%44.1%75.1%541.7K

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 407 found (best R:R 57.82, avg 5.45)

BULL CALL (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$1025.00$1040.00Aug 14$0.26$14.74$0.2656.69$1025.26
$975.00$980.00Aug 7$0.11$4.89$0.1144.45$975.11
$980.00$985.00Aug 7$0.11$4.89$0.1144.45$980.11
$1015.00$1020.00Aug 14$0.14$4.86$0.1434.71$1015.14
$1040.00$1060.00Aug 21$0.68$19.32$0.6828.41$1040.68
BEAR PUT (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$740.00$730.00Aug 28$0.17$9.83$0.1757.82$739.83
$720.00$710.00Aug 21$0.23$9.77$0.2342.48$719.77
$785.00$780.00Aug 28$0.12$4.88$0.1240.67$784.88
$725.00$720.00Aug 14$0.15$4.85$0.1532.33$724.85
$750.00$740.00Aug 21$0.37$9.63$0.3726.03$749.63

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 534 found (best R:R 45.88, avg 2.07)

BEAR CALL (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$730.00$745.00Aug 7$14.68$14.68$0.3245.88$744.68
$740.00$760.00Aug 14$19.55$19.55$0.4543.44$759.55
$790.00$795.00Aug 7$4.77$4.77$0.2320.74$794.77
$750.00$760.00Aug 21$9.52$9.52$0.4819.83$759.52
$750.00$755.00Aug 7$4.75$4.75$0.2519.00$754.75
BULL PUT (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$1000.00$980.00Aug 7$19.30$19.30$0.7027.57$980.70
$960.00$955.00Aug 7$4.80$4.80$0.2024.00$955.20
$965.00$960.00Aug 7$4.80$4.80$0.2024.00$960.20
$1040.00$1000.00Aug 14$38.35$38.35$1.6523.24$1001.65
$1040.00$1020.00Aug 21$19.00$19.00$1.0019.00$1021.00

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 130 found (avg debit $5.26, cheapest $0.28)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$1055.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.6482.6%55.0%
$1050.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.7472.2%52.9%
$730.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.8275.8%53.6%
$1025.00Aug 7Aug 14$1.0774.7%51.9%
$1040.00Aug 7Aug 14$1.2461.7%53.9%
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$710.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.2877.6%57.7%
$730.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.3575.8%53.6%
$720.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.4282.6%58.5%
$740.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.5375.4%53.7%
$725.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.6174.3%59.1%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 213 found (cheapest 4.66% of stock, avg 10.79%)

StrikeExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE HighCost%
$887.50Aug 7$19.50$21.65$41.15$846.35$928.654.66%
$885.00Aug 7$21.05$20.48$41.53$843.47$926.534.70%
$880.00Aug 7$24.10$17.50$41.60$838.40$921.604.71%
$892.50Aug 7$17.45$24.75$42.20$850.30$934.704.78%
$890.00Aug 7$18.88$23.50$42.38$847.62$932.384.80%
$875.00Aug 7$26.25$16.50$42.75$832.25$917.754.84%
$895.00Aug 7$16.63$26.20$42.83$852.17$937.834.85%
$870.00Aug 7$29.55$13.93$43.48$826.52$913.484.92%
$897.50Aug 7$15.75$27.70$43.45$854.05$940.954.92%
$900.00Aug 7$14.60$29.05$43.65$856.35$943.654.94%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 175 found (cheapest 3.03% of stock, avg 7.15%)

Call KPut KExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE High
$900.00$865.00Aug 7$14.60$12.15$26.75$838.25$926.75
$897.50$865.00Aug 7$15.75$12.15$27.90$837.10$925.40
$900.00$870.00Aug 7$14.60$13.93$28.53$841.47$928.53
$895.00$865.00Aug 7$16.63$12.15$28.78$836.22$923.78
$892.50$865.00Aug 7$17.45$12.15$29.60$835.40$922.10
$897.50$870.00Aug 7$15.75$13.93$29.68$840.32$927.18
$895.00$870.00Aug 7$16.63$13.93$30.56$839.44$925.56
$890.00$865.00Aug 7$18.88$12.15$31.03$833.97$921.03
$900.00$875.00Aug 7$14.60$16.50$31.10$843.90$931.10
$892.50$870.00Aug 7$17.45$13.93$31.38$838.62$923.88

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 388 found (best R:R 89.91, avg credit $8.34)

Put SpreadCall SpreadExpiryCreditMax LossR:RBE LowBE High
720/730750/760Sep 18$9.89$0.1189.91$720.11$759.89
760/770780/790Sep 18$9.87$0.1375.92$760.13$789.87
725/728730/745Aug 7$14.80$0.2074.00$712.70$744.80
720/722730/745Aug 7$14.79$0.2170.43$707.71$744.79
720/725740/760Aug 14$19.70$0.3065.67$705.30$759.70
725/728790/795Aug 7$4.89$0.1144.45$722.61$794.89
720/722790/795Aug 7$4.88$0.1240.67$717.62$794.88
710/720750/760Aug 21$9.75$0.2539.00$710.25$759.75
770/780790/800Aug 21$9.75$0.2539.00$770.25$799.75
725/728750/755Aug 7$4.87$0.1337.46$722.63$754.87

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 255 found (best R:R 165.67, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainR:R
$1040.00$1050.00$1060.00Sep 18$0.07$9.93141.86
$830.00$835.00$840.00Aug 21$0.06$4.9482.33
$830.00$840.00$850.00Aug 28$0.13$9.8775.92
$895.00$900.00$905.00Aug 28$0.08$4.9261.50
$1000.00$1020.00$1040.00Aug 21$0.37$19.6353.05
PUTS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainR:R
$760.00$770.00$780.00Aug 21$0.06$9.94165.67
$720.00$730.00$740.00Aug 21$0.09$9.91110.11
$740.00$750.00$760.00Sep 4$0.09$9.91110.11
$785.00$790.00$795.00Aug 14$0.05$4.9599.00
$750.00$760.00$770.00Aug 21$0.12$9.8882.33

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 164 found (best net $-6.95, 152 credits)

CALLS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$950.00$990.001:2Sep 11-$6.95$33.05
$990.00$1020.001:2Sep 11-$7.81$22.19
$1040.00$1060.001:2Aug 21-$1.44$18.56
$1020.00$1040.001:2Aug 21-$1.60$18.40
$1000.00$1020.001:2Aug 21-$2.43$17.57
PUTS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$800.00$770.001:2Sep 11-$3.14$26.86
$735.00$715.001:2Sep 11-$1.18$18.82
$755.00$735.001:2Sep 11-$2.29$17.71
$730.00$720.001:2Aug 21-$0.61$9.39
$720.00$710.001:2Aug 21-$0.62$9.38

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 168 found (best yield 5.98%, avg 1.82%)

StrikeExpiryBidDeltaOTM%Yield%If Called%VolOI
$890.00Sep 18$52.850.520.7%5.98%6.69%2183
$900.00Sep 18$48.200.491.8%5.45%7.29%36358
$890.00Sep 11$47.000.520.7%5.32%6.03%1--
$885.00Sep 4$45.950.530.1%5.20%5.34%33
$910.00Sep 18$43.600.473.0%4.93%7.90%545
$890.00Sep 4$43.000.520.7%4.87%5.57%13
$885.00Aug 28$40.300.530.1%4.56%4.70%--65
$920.00Sep 18$40.200.444.1%4.55%8.65%261.5K
$900.00Sep 4$39.250.481.8%4.44%6.28%711
$890.00Aug 28$37.700.510.7%4.27%4.97%112

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Prior's 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 7,261
Total Puts 10,497
Put/Call Ratio 1.45
Net Difference -3,236

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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