Tour v490
CAT
CATERPILLAR INC
$879.35 +5.94%
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Option Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04 10:10am) 18,990
Calls: 7,714 (41%)
Puts: 11,276 (59%)
Prior --
Calls: 5,354 (22%)
Puts: 19,108 (78%)
Current vs Prior +0.00%
Calls: +44.08% (Calls)
Puts: -40.99% (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 -43.97%
Calls: -42.94%
Puts: -44.66%
Sentiment BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04 10:10am) $35.71M
Calls: $17.29M (48%)
Puts: $18.42M (52%)
Prior --
Calls: $14.62M (53%)
Puts: $13.09M (47%)
Current vs Prior +0.00%
Calls: +18.23%
Puts: +40.71%
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 -45.64%
Calls: -46.33%
Puts: -44.97%
Sentiment BEARISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04 10:10am) 1.46
Prior 1.00
Current vs Prior +46.18%
Prior 7-Day Average 1.88
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -22.34%
Sentiment BEARISH

Open Interest

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04 10:10am) 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% | 6.90%8.45% | 13.13%
Prior 7.72% | 9.13%10.30% | 14.37%
Current vs Prior -36.54% | -24.38%-18.01% | -8.62%
Prior 7-Day Avg 4.33% | 8.41%11.63% | 15.60%
Current vs 7-Day Avg +13.27% | -17.89%-27.35% | -15.80%
Prior 7-Day Eod 7.72% | 9.13%10.44% | 14.43%
Current vs 7-Day Eod -36.54% | -24.38%-19.08% | -8.96%
Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail
ℹ
Expiry | Next
Current 20.45% | 20.39%
Calls: 21.29% | 18.92%
Puts: 19.60% | 21.86%
Prior 6.67% | 7.60%
Calls: 8.31% | 7.99%
Puts: 5.03% | 7.21%
Current vs Prior +206.60% | +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 -28.22% | +69.59%
Liquidity Expensive
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🤖 AI Insights

Bearish P/C ratio of 1.46 indicates protective positioning. P/C ratio rising 46% - 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
10:10BEARISHBEARISHBEARISH
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 101 of results (avg 8.2%, best 5.1%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$920.00Sep 1838.0040.00$39.005.1%260.421.5K
$720.00Sep 18167.75178.00$172.885.9%10.911.6K
$710.00Aug 21169.60180.00$174.805.9%--0.9878
$710.00Sep 18176.15187.00$181.586.0%10.9312
$720.00Aug 21159.95170.00$164.986.1%10.9765
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$860.00Sep 1841.6544.05$42.855.6%2470.411.2K
$880.00Sep 1851.4554.75$53.106.2%270.47189
$960.00Sep 1898.00104.50$101.256.4%60.67127
$1020.00Sep 18143.00152.55$147.786.5%--0.8050
$1040.00Sep 18160.00170.90$165.456.6%--0.8343

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. 227 found (avg delta 0.74, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$730.00Aug 7147.40158.00$152.706.9%21.0020
$720.00Aug 7156.00168.00$162.007.4%21.003
$745.00Aug 7131.40143.00$137.208.5%--0.9915
$750.00Aug 7126.15138.00$132.079.0%10.9922
$755.00Aug 7120.95133.00$126.989.5%--0.9911
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$1000.00Aug 7113.00124.60$118.809.8%11.001
$1040.00Aug 14153.00166.20$159.608.3%--1.0015
$980.00Aug 797.00104.50$100.757.4%20.9940
$975.00Aug 792.0099.65$95.838.0%10.9820
$970.00Aug 787.0095.10$91.058.9%20.968

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 497 active (total vol 14.2K, top 970)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$950.00Aug 72.502.79$2.6510.9%7240.111.4K
$900.00Aug 1420.0025.00$22.5022.2%6740.4368
$900.00Aug 710.9014.50$12.7028.3%3420.381.1K
$1000.00Aug 70.300.55$0.4358.1%3090.02618
$930.00Aug 74.207.00$5.6050.0%1740.20213
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$920.00Aug 742.0049.10$45.5515.6%9700.7622
$800.00Aug 70.951.60$1.2751.2%5010.05659
$790.00Aug 70.471.00$0.7471.6%4550.03105
$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. 129 strikes (avg 45.0%, max 121.7%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$1035.00Aug 7Sep 1185.3%45.7%86.7%784
$720.00Aug 7Sep 1882.6%45.5%81.3%31.6K
$1055.00Aug 7Aug 2884.0%47.5%76.9%5107
$730.00Aug 7Sep 1874.8%44.6%67.6%234
$1010.00Aug 7Sep 1873.9%45.4%62.9%1493
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$705.00Aug 7Aug 28103.9%46.9%121.7%461
$715.00Aug 7Sep 1190.7%44.8%102.6%4463
$710.00Aug 7Sep 1886.0%45.0%90.8%65147
$720.00Aug 7Sep 1882.6%45.5%81.3%591.0K
$760.00Aug 7Sep 1875.5%43.8%72.7%541.7K

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 402 found (best R:R 77.95, avg 5.86)

BULL CALL (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$1025.00$1040.00Aug 14$0.19$14.81$0.1977.95$1025.19
$955.00$960.00Aug 7$0.10$4.90$0.1049.00$955.10
$1000.00$1005.00Aug 14$0.10$4.90$0.1049.00$1000.10
$1015.00$1020.00Aug 14$0.12$4.88$0.1240.67$1015.12
$995.00$1000.00Aug 7$0.14$4.86$0.1434.71$995.14
BEAR PUT (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$765.00$760.00Aug 7$0.11$4.89$0.1144.45$764.89
$740.00$735.00Aug 14$0.11$4.89$0.1144.45$739.89
$735.00$730.00Aug 14$0.12$4.88$0.1240.67$734.88
$720.00$710.00Aug 21$0.24$9.76$0.2440.67$719.76
$740.00$730.00Aug 28$0.27$9.73$0.2736.04$739.73

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 523 found (best R:R 113.29, avg 2.47)

BEAR CALL (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$780.00$790.00Aug 7$9.88$9.88$0.1282.33$789.88
$710.00$720.00Aug 21$9.82$9.82$0.1854.56$719.82
$720.00$730.00Aug 21$9.75$9.75$0.2539.00$729.75
$740.00$750.00Aug 21$9.75$9.75$0.2539.00$749.75
$860.00$865.00Aug 7$4.85$4.85$0.1532.33$864.85
BULL PUT (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$1040.00$1000.00Aug 14$39.65$39.65$0.35113.29$1000.35
$965.00$960.00Aug 21$4.88$4.88$0.1240.67$960.12
$970.00$965.00Aug 7$4.80$4.80$0.2024.00$965.20
$975.00$970.00Aug 7$4.78$4.78$0.2221.73$970.22
$1000.00$990.00Aug 28$9.53$9.53$0.4720.28$990.47

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 129 found (avg debit $5.35, cheapest $0.33)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$730.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.4374.8%52.9%
$1050.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.5273.7%51.3%
$1055.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.6184.0%55.4%
$1025.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.9576.1%51.9%
$1010.00Aug 7Aug 14$1.1073.9%50.0%
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$710.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.3386.0%59.4%
$730.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.3574.8%52.9%
$720.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.4082.6%57.9%
$735.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.4574.5%53.1%
$740.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.5374.2%53.0%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 213 found (cheapest 4.65% of stock, avg 10.77%)

StrikeExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE HighCost%
$885.00Aug 7$18.83$22.08$40.91$844.09$925.914.65%
$875.00Aug 7$23.95$17.20$41.15$833.85$916.154.68%
$880.00Aug 7$22.20$19.13$41.33$838.67$921.334.70%
$890.00Aug 7$16.73$24.68$41.41$848.59$931.414.71%
$870.00Aug 7$26.80$14.88$41.68$828.32$911.684.74%
$865.00Aug 7$28.15$13.70$41.85$823.15$906.854.76%
$887.50Aug 7$18.27$23.58$41.85$845.65$929.354.76%
$897.50Aug 7$13.10$29.33$42.43$855.07$939.934.83%
$892.50Aug 7$16.35$26.20$42.55$849.95$935.054.84%
$900.00Aug 7$12.70$31.18$43.88$856.12$943.884.99%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 175 found (cheapest 3.13% of stock, avg 7.17%)

Call KPut KExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE High
$895.00$860.00Aug 7$15.80$11.75$27.55$832.45$922.55
$892.50$860.00Aug 7$16.35$11.75$28.10$831.90$920.60
$890.00$860.00Aug 7$16.73$11.75$28.48$831.52$918.48
$895.00$865.00Aug 7$15.80$13.70$29.50$835.50$924.50
$887.50$860.00Aug 7$18.27$11.75$30.02$829.98$917.52
$892.50$865.00Aug 7$16.35$13.70$30.05$834.95$922.55
$890.00$865.00Aug 7$16.73$13.70$30.43$834.57$920.43
$885.00$860.00Aug 7$18.83$11.75$30.58$829.42$915.58
$895.00$870.00Aug 7$15.80$14.88$30.68$839.32$925.68
$892.50$870.00Aug 7$16.35$14.88$31.23$838.77$923.73

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 374 found (best R:R 82.33, avg credit $8.01)

Put SpreadCall SpreadExpiryCreditMax LossR:RBE LowBE High
730/740760/770Aug 21$9.88$0.1282.33$730.12$769.88
780/790800/810Sep 18$9.88$0.1282.33$780.12$809.88
760/770780/790Sep 18$9.87$0.1375.92$760.13$789.87
715/718720/730Aug 7$9.83$0.1757.82$707.67$729.83
720/730760/770Aug 21$9.80$0.2049.00$720.20$769.80
770/780810/820Sep 18$9.77$0.2342.48$770.23$819.77
765/770815/820Sep 4$4.87$0.1337.46$765.13$819.87
720/730790/800Sep 18$9.73$0.2736.04$720.27$799.73
710/715740/760Aug 14$19.43$0.5734.09$695.57$759.43
770/775815/820Aug 14$4.83$0.1728.41$770.17$819.83

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 256 found (best R:R 165.67, cheapest $0.06)

CALLS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainR:R
$710.00$720.00$730.00Aug 21$0.07$9.93141.86
$940.00$945.00$950.00Sep 4$0.06$4.9482.33
$990.00$995.00$1000.00Aug 7$0.07$4.9370.43
$820.00$825.00$830.00Aug 14$0.07$4.9370.43
$860.00$865.00$870.00Aug 14$0.07$4.9370.43
PUTS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainR:R
$740.00$750.00$760.00Aug 21$0.06$9.94165.67
$720.00$730.00$740.00Aug 21$0.08$9.92124.00
$970.00$980.00$990.00Aug 21$0.10$9.9099.00
$820.00$825.00$830.00Aug 7$0.06$4.9482.33
$770.00$775.00$780.00Aug 28$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. 165 found (best net $-6.73, 157 credits)

CALLS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$950.00$990.001:2Sep 11-$6.73$33.27
$990.00$1020.001:2Sep 11-$6.48$23.52
$1020.00$1040.001:2Aug 21-$1.45$18.55
$1000.00$1020.001:2Aug 21-$2.27$17.73
$1025.00$1040.001:2Aug 14-$1.05$13.95
PUTS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$800.00$770.001:2Sep 11-$2.51$27.49
$735.00$715.001:2Sep 11-$1.79$18.21
$755.00$735.001:2Sep 11-$3.00$17.00
$720.00$710.001:2Aug 21-$0.71$9.29
$730.00$720.001:2Aug 21-$0.77$9.23

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 171 found (best yield 6.23%, avg 1.85%)

StrikeExpiryBidDeltaOTM%Yield%If Called%VolOI
$880.00Sep 18$54.800.540.1%6.23%6.31%4316
$890.00Sep 18$50.350.511.2%5.73%6.94%2183
$885.00Sep 11$47.500.520.6%5.40%6.04%22
$900.00Sep 18$45.700.482.4%5.20%7.55%36358
$890.00Sep 11$44.500.511.2%5.06%6.27%1--
$885.00Sep 4$43.250.520.6%4.92%5.56%33
$910.00Sep 18$41.400.453.5%4.71%8.19%645
$890.00Sep 4$41.200.511.2%4.69%5.90%13
$880.00Aug 28$39.950.540.1%4.54%4.62%--31
$920.00Sep 18$38.000.424.6%4.32%8.94%261.5K

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 7,714
Total Puts 11,276
Put/Call Ratio 1.46
Net Difference -3,562

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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