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CATERPILLAR INC
$881.13 +6.16%
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Option Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04 10:15am) 20,521
Calls: 8,447 (41%)
Puts: 12,074 (59%)
Prior --
Calls: 5,354 (22%)
Puts: 19,108 (78%)
Current vs Prior +0.00%
Calls: +57.77% (Calls)
Puts: -36.81% (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 -39.46%
Calls: -37.52%
Puts: -40.75%
Sentiment BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04 10:15am) $37.79M
Calls: $18.77M (50%)
Puts: $19.02M (50%)
Prior --
Calls: $14.62M (53%)
Puts: $13.09M (47%)
Current vs Prior +0.00%
Calls: +28.40%
Puts: +45.30%
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 -42.46%
Calls: -41.71%
Puts: -43.18%
Sentiment BEARISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04 10:15am) 1.43
Prior 1.00
Current vs Prior +42.94%
Prior 7-Day Average 1.88
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -24.07%
Sentiment BEARISH

Open Interest

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04 10:15am) 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 4.99% | 6.99%8.43% | 13.19%
Prior 7.72% | 9.13%10.30% | 14.37%
Current vs Prior -35.42% | -23.39%-18.17% | -8.22%
Prior 7-Day Avg 4.33% | 8.41%11.63% | 15.60%
Current vs 7-Day Avg +15.27% | -16.81%-27.49% | -15.43%
Prior 7-Day Eod 7.72% | 9.13%10.44% | 14.43%
Current vs 7-Day Eod -35.42% | -23.39%-19.25% | -8.55%
Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail
ℹ
Expiry | Next
Current 13.25% | 18.25%
Calls: 11.32% | 16.14%
Puts: 15.18% | 20.36%
Prior 6.67% | 7.60%
Calls: 8.31% | 7.99%
Puts: 5.03% | 7.21%
Current vs Prior +98.65% | +140.13%
Prior 7-Day Avg 28.49% | 12.02%
Calls: 27.00% | 13.83%
Puts: 29.98% | 10.22%
Current vs 7-Day Avg -53.49% | +51.79%
Liquidity Expensive
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🤖 AI Insights

Bearish P/C ratio of 1.43 indicates protective positioning. P/C ratio rising 43% - 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
10:15BEARISHBEARISHBEARISH
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 117 of results (avg 7.9%, best 3.8%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$930.00Sep 1835.9537.55$36.754.4%150.4053
$880.00Sep 1857.0059.55$58.284.4%160.54316
$890.00Sep 1851.9054.40$53.154.7%20.51183
$950.00Sep 1829.7031.15$30.424.8%100.3566
$920.00Sep 1839.4041.45$40.425.1%270.431.5K
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$860.00Sep 1841.7543.35$42.553.8%2490.401.2K
$870.00Sep 1846.1048.35$47.234.8%80.44236
$1000.00Aug 21117.00124.00$120.505.8%20.88116
$960.00Sep 1898.00104.45$101.236.4%60.67127
$1020.00Sep 18143.00152.55$147.786.5%--0.8050

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. 226 found (avg delta 0.74, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$720.00Aug 7156.00167.20$161.606.9%21.003
$730.00Aug 7146.80157.65$152.237.1%21.0020
$745.00Aug 7131.40142.90$137.158.4%--0.9915
$750.00Aug 7126.15137.80$131.988.8%10.9922
$755.00Aug 7121.00132.85$126.939.3%--0.9911
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$1000.00Aug 7113.05123.65$118.359.0%11.001
$1040.00Aug 14153.15165.20$159.187.6%--1.0015
$980.00Aug 796.00104.00$100.008.0%20.9540
$975.00Aug 791.0099.00$95.008.4%10.9520
$970.00Aug 787.0094.20$90.607.9%20.948

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 502 active (total vol 15.2K, top 971)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$950.00Aug 72.113.00$2.5534.9%8080.111.4K
$900.00Aug 1420.6024.50$22.5517.3%6740.4268
$900.00Aug 711.2514.40$12.8324.6%4230.371.1K
$1000.00Aug 70.300.70$0.5080.0%3210.02618
$930.00Aug 74.456.05$5.2530.5%1800.19213
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$920.00Aug 742.2549.70$45.9816.2%9710.7622
$800.00Aug 71.121.40$1.2622.2%5270.05659
$790.00Aug 70.521.00$0.7663.2%4670.04105
$765.00Aug 70.120.83$0.48147.9%4000.02879
$830.00Aug 73.604.55$4.0823.3%3090.15397

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 43.2%, max 101.7%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$1035.00Aug 7Sep 1186.0%45.5%88.9%784
$1055.00Aug 7Aug 2885.1%47.1%80.7%5107
$1050.00Aug 7Sep 1874.6%44.8%66.4%87264
$720.00Aug 7Sep 1875.2%45.9%64.0%31.6K
$750.00Aug 7Sep 1872.5%45.0%61.0%1137
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$715.00Aug 7Sep 1190.2%44.7%101.7%4463
$705.00Aug 7Aug 2891.1%46.7%95.1%461
$710.00Aug 7Sep 1885.5%45.6%87.4%65147
$765.00Aug 7Sep 1174.9%43.9%70.8%400906
$760.00Aug 7Sep 1875.3%44.3%70.0%541.7K

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 411 found (best R:R 70.43, avg 5.38)

BULL CALL (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$1025.00$1040.00Aug 14$0.21$14.79$0.2170.43$1025.21
$1015.00$1020.00Aug 7$0.12$4.88$0.1240.67$1015.12
$1015.00$1020.00Aug 14$0.13$4.87$0.1337.46$1015.13
$965.00$970.00Aug 14$0.14$4.86$0.1434.71$965.14
$1010.00$1015.00Aug 7$0.15$4.85$0.1532.33$1010.15
BEAR PUT (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$720.00$710.00Aug 21$0.25$9.75$0.2539.00$719.75
$740.00$730.00Aug 28$0.27$9.73$0.2736.04$739.73
$725.00$720.00Aug 14$0.15$4.85$0.1532.33$724.85
$775.00$770.00Sep 4$0.15$4.85$0.1532.33$774.85
$760.00$755.00Aug 7$0.18$4.82$0.1826.78$759.82

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 535 found (best R:R 110.11, avg 2.48)

BEAR CALL (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$760.00$785.00Aug 14$24.45$24.45$0.5544.45$784.45
$780.00$790.00Aug 7$9.73$9.73$0.2736.04$789.73
$755.00$770.00Aug 7$14.55$14.55$0.4532.33$769.55
$720.00$730.00Aug 21$9.65$9.65$0.3527.57$729.65
$800.00$805.00Aug 7$4.80$4.80$0.2024.00$804.80
BULL PUT (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$1040.00$1020.00Aug 21$19.82$19.82$0.18110.11$1020.18
$1020.00$1000.00Aug 21$19.68$19.68$0.3261.50$1000.32
$970.00$965.00Aug 7$4.90$4.90$0.1049.00$965.10
$1040.00$1000.00Aug 14$38.63$38.63$1.3728.20$1001.37
$940.00$935.00Aug 7$4.72$4.72$0.2816.86$935.28

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 129 found (avg debit $5.33, cheapest $0.33)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$1050.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.5274.6%51.3%
$1055.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.5785.1%55.1%
$730.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.9071.2%52.7%
$1040.00Aug 7Aug 14$1.1166.3%54.2%
$1025.00Aug 7Aug 14$1.2267.3%51.6%
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$710.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.3385.5%59.4%
$730.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.3771.5%52.7%
$720.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.4675.2%57.9%
$740.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.5373.5%52.8%
$725.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.6172.9%58.5%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 213 found (cheapest 4.63% of stock, avg 10.75%)

StrikeExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE HighCost%
$880.00Aug 7$21.20$19.60$40.80$839.20$920.804.63%
$875.00Aug 7$23.85$17.17$41.02$833.98$916.024.66%
$887.50Aug 7$17.35$24.00$41.35$846.15$928.854.69%
$885.00Aug 7$18.70$22.73$41.43$843.57$926.434.70%
$890.00Aug 7$16.45$25.23$41.68$848.32$931.684.73%
$870.00Aug 7$27.05$15.03$42.08$827.92$912.084.78%
$895.00Aug 7$14.15$28.08$42.23$852.77$937.234.79%
$897.50Aug 7$12.93$29.43$42.36$855.14$939.864.81%
$892.50Aug 7$16.35$26.75$43.10$849.40$935.604.89%
$865.00Aug 7$29.50$13.65$43.15$821.85$908.154.90%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 175 found (cheapest 2.88% of stock, avg 7.17%)

Call KPut KExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE High
$895.00$860.00Aug 7$14.15$11.23$25.38$834.62$920.38
$892.50$860.00Aug 7$16.35$11.23$27.58$832.42$920.08
$890.00$860.00Aug 7$16.45$11.23$27.68$832.32$917.68
$895.00$865.00Aug 7$14.15$13.65$27.80$837.20$922.80
$887.50$860.00Aug 7$17.35$11.23$28.58$831.42$916.08
$895.00$870.00Aug 7$14.15$15.03$29.18$840.82$924.18
$885.00$860.00Aug 7$18.70$11.23$29.93$830.07$914.93
$892.50$865.00Aug 7$16.35$13.65$30.00$835.00$922.50
$890.00$865.00Aug 7$16.45$13.65$30.10$834.90$920.10
$887.50$865.00Aug 7$17.35$13.65$31.00$834.00$918.50

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 382 found (best R:R 89.91, avg credit $8.24)

Put SpreadCall SpreadExpiryCreditMax LossR:RBE LowBE High
720/730790/800Sep 18$9.89$0.1189.91$720.11$799.89
730/732755/770Aug 7$14.83$0.1787.24$717.67$769.83
720/722780/790Aug 7$9.88$0.1282.33$712.62$789.88
735/738755/770Aug 7$14.82$0.1882.33$722.68$769.82
748/750760/785Aug 14$24.67$0.3374.76$725.33$784.67
725/728780/790Aug 7$9.85$0.1565.67$717.65$789.85
720/725760/785Aug 14$24.60$0.4061.50$700.40$784.60
720/722755/770Aug 7$14.70$0.3049.00$707.80$769.70
710/715825/830Aug 14$4.90$0.1049.00$710.10$829.90
710/715740/760Aug 14$19.57$0.4345.51$695.43$759.57

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 261 found (best R:R 399.00, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainR:R
$1000.00$1020.00$1040.00Aug 21$0.05$19.95399.00
$740.00$750.00$760.00Sep 18$0.05$9.95199.00
$990.00$1000.00$1010.00Sep 18$0.09$9.91110.11
$1020.00$1025.00$1030.00Aug 7$0.05$4.9599.00
$825.00$830.00$835.00Aug 14$0.06$4.9482.33
PUTS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainR:R
$1000.00$1020.00$1040.00Aug 21$0.14$19.86141.86
$960.00$965.00$970.00Aug 21$0.06$4.9482.33
$750.00$760.00$770.00Aug 21$0.13$9.8775.92
$850.00$855.00$860.00Aug 7$0.07$4.9370.43
$775.00$780.00$785.00Aug 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 $-6.42, 158 credits)

CALLS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$950.00$990.001:2Sep 11-$6.42$33.58
$990.00$1020.001:2Sep 11-$6.71$23.29
$1020.00$1040.001:2Aug 21-$1.05$18.95
$1000.00$1020.001:2Aug 21-$2.35$17.65
$1025.00$1040.001:2Aug 14-$0.98$14.02
PUTS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$800.00$770.001:2Sep 11-$3.38$26.62
$735.00$715.001:2Sep 11-$1.54$18.46
$755.00$735.001:2Sep 11-$3.35$16.65
$730.00$720.001:2Aug 21-$0.69$9.31
$720.00$710.001:2Aug 21-$0.70$9.30

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 169 found (best yield 5.89%, avg 1.78%)

StrikeExpiryBidDeltaOTM%Yield%If Called%VolOI
$890.00Sep 18$51.900.511.0%5.89%6.90%2183
$885.00Sep 11$47.500.520.4%5.39%5.83%22
$900.00Sep 18$46.250.482.1%5.25%7.39%37358
$890.00Sep 11$45.000.511.0%5.11%6.11%1--
$885.00Sep 4$43.900.520.4%4.98%5.42%43
$910.00Sep 18$43.500.463.3%4.94%8.21%645
$890.00Sep 4$41.250.511.0%4.68%5.69%13
$920.00Sep 18$39.400.434.4%4.47%8.88%271.5K
$885.00Aug 28$38.200.510.4%4.34%4.77%--65
$900.00Sep 4$37.450.472.1%4.25%6.39%811

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 8,447
Total Puts 12,074
Put/Call Ratio 1.43
Net Difference -3,627

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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