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CATERPILLAR INC
$878.00 +5.78%
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Option Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04 10:20am) 22,893
Calls: 9,673 (42%)
Puts: 13,220 (58%)
Prior --
Calls: 5,354 (22%)
Puts: 19,108 (78%)
Current vs Prior +0.00%
Calls: +80.67% (Calls)
Puts: -30.81% (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 -32.46%
Calls: -28.45%
Puts: -35.12%
Sentiment BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04 10:20am) $39.82M
Calls: $19.91M (50%)
Puts: $19.91M (50%)
Prior --
Calls: $14.62M (53%)
Puts: $13.09M (47%)
Current vs Prior +0.00%
Calls: +36.17%
Puts: +52.09%
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 -39.38%
Calls: -38.18%
Puts: -40.53%
Sentiment BEARISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04 10:20am) 1.37
Prior 1.00
Current vs Prior +36.67%
Prior 7-Day Average 1.88
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -27.40%
Sentiment BEARISH

Open Interest

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04 10:20am) 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 4.93% | 6.95%8.77% | 13.10%
Prior 7.72% | 9.13%10.30% | 14.37%
Current vs Prior -36.19% | -23.92%-14.87% | -8.89%
Prior 7-Day Avg 4.33% | 8.41%11.63% | 15.60%
Current vs 7-Day Avg +13.89% | -17.38%-24.57% | -16.05%
Prior 7-Day Eod 7.72% | 9.13%10.44% | 14.43%
Current vs 7-Day Eod -36.19% | -23.92%-15.99% | -9.23%
Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail
ℹ
Expiry | Next
Current 24.27% | 18.20%
Calls: 24.40% | 14.07%
Puts: 24.13% | 22.34%
Prior 6.67% | 7.60%
Calls: 8.31% | 7.99%
Puts: 5.03% | 7.21%
Current vs Prior +263.87% | +139.47%
Prior 7-Day Avg 28.49% | 12.02%
Calls: 27.00% | 13.83%
Puts: 29.98% | 10.22%
Current vs 7-Day Avg -14.82% | +51.38%
Liquidity Expensive
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🤖 AI Insights

Bearish P/C ratio of 1.37 indicates protective positioning. P/C ratio rising 37% - 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
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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 111 of results (avg 8.1%, best 5.4%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$850.00Sep 1869.9574.00$71.975.6%80.631.7K
$710.00Aug 21168.30179.00$173.656.2%--0.9878
$800.00Sep 18102.35109.00$105.686.3%60.761.0K
$720.00Aug 7155.70166.00$160.856.4%21.003
$810.00Sep 1895.60102.00$98.806.5%100.73100
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$920.00Sep 1873.5577.65$75.605.4%290.57340
$960.00Sep 1899.00104.95$101.985.8%60.68127
$910.00Sep 1867.6071.70$69.655.9%--0.5515
$880.00Sep 1851.2054.35$52.786.0%270.47189
$870.00Sep 1847.2050.15$48.686.1%80.44236

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. 230 found (avg delta 0.74, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$730.00Aug 7144.95156.00$150.487.3%21.0020
$720.00Aug 7155.70166.00$160.856.4%21.003
$750.00Aug 7124.90136.00$130.458.5%10.9922
$755.00Aug 7120.00131.00$125.508.8%--0.9911
$745.00Aug 7129.80141.00$135.408.3%--0.9915
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$980.00Aug 798.00106.10$102.057.9%21.0040
$1000.00Aug 7115.70126.10$120.908.6%11.001
$1040.00Aug 14155.00166.65$160.827.2%--1.0015
$975.00Aug 793.00100.75$96.888.0%10.9820
$970.00Aug 788.0096.50$92.259.2%20.978

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 512 active (total vol 16.6K, top 971)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$950.00Aug 72.012.80$2.4032.9%8320.101.4K
$900.00Aug 1420.6024.35$22.4816.7%6780.4268
$960.00Aug 71.272.41$1.8462.0%5400.08516
$900.00Aug 711.0014.00$12.5024.0%4530.381.1K
$1000.00Aug 70.050.80$0.43174.4%3970.02618
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$920.00Aug 743.0550.30$46.6815.5%9710.7722
$800.00Aug 71.201.74$1.4736.7%5390.05659
$790.00Aug 70.591.00$0.8051.2%4680.04105
$765.00Aug 70.120.45$0.29113.8%4010.01879
$830.00Aug 74.054.70$4.3814.8%3470.15397

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 132 strikes (avg 42.3%, max 103.5%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$720.00Aug 7Sep 1881.7%45.5%79.4%31.6K
$1035.00Aug 7Sep 1177.1%45.3%70.3%784
$1050.00Aug 7Sep 1874.3%44.8%65.8%87264
$750.00Aug 7Sep 1872.3%45.0%60.7%1137
$730.00Aug 7Sep 1871.5%45.0%58.8%234
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$715.00Aug 7Sep 1190.6%44.5%103.5%4463
$705.00Aug 7Aug 2891.5%46.6%96.1%461
$720.00Aug 7Sep 1881.7%45.5%79.4%781.0K
$710.00Aug 7Sep 1880.1%45.7%75.2%73147
$735.00Aug 7Sep 1174.6%45.3%64.8%25108

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 418 found (best R:R 64.22, avg 5.42)

BULL CALL (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$1025.00$1040.00Aug 14$0.23$14.77$0.2364.22$1025.23
$995.00$1000.00Aug 7$0.10$4.90$0.1049.00$995.10
$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
$1010.00$1015.00Aug 7$0.14$4.86$0.1434.71$1010.14
BEAR PUT (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$760.00$755.00Aug 7$0.11$4.89$0.1144.45$759.89
$720.00$710.00Aug 21$0.25$9.75$0.2539.00$719.75
$770.00$765.00Aug 7$0.13$4.87$0.1337.46$769.87
$740.00$730.00Aug 28$0.27$9.73$0.2736.04$739.73
$725.00$720.00Aug 14$0.17$4.83$0.1728.41$724.83

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 539 found (best R:R 189.48, avg 2.52)

BEAR CALL (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$760.00$785.00Aug 14$24.63$24.63$0.3766.57$784.63
$780.00$790.00Aug 7$9.82$9.82$0.1854.56$789.82
$740.00$760.00Aug 14$19.50$19.50$0.5039.00$759.50
$720.00$730.00Aug 21$9.75$9.75$0.2539.00$729.75
$810.00$815.00Aug 7$4.70$4.70$0.3015.67$814.70
BULL PUT (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$1040.00$1000.00Aug 14$39.79$39.79$0.21189.48$1000.21
$1000.00$990.00Aug 14$9.88$9.88$0.1282.33$990.12
$1010.00$1005.00Aug 28$4.82$4.82$0.1826.78$1005.18
$1040.00$1020.00Aug 21$19.08$19.08$0.9220.74$1020.92
$930.00$925.00Aug 7$4.72$4.72$0.2816.86$925.28

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 131 found (avg debit $5.54, cheapest $0.13)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$1050.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.5274.3%51.9%
$1040.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.9866.0%53.8%
$1025.00Aug 7Aug 14$1.1167.2%51.7%
$1020.00Aug 7Aug 14$1.4265.6%52.5%
$1015.00Aug 7Aug 14$1.4368.0%51.9%
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$1000.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.1364.9%52.3%
$710.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.3380.1%58.9%
$730.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.3771.5%52.4%
$720.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.3981.7%57.3%
$702.50Aug 7Aug 14$0.5092.3%65.1%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 216 found (cheapest 4.54% of stock, avg 10.77%)

StrikeExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE HighCost%
$880.00Aug 7$20.63$19.27$39.90$840.10$919.904.54%
$870.00Aug 7$25.63$15.20$40.83$829.17$910.834.65%
$885.00Aug 7$18.68$22.58$41.26$843.74$926.264.70%
$890.00Aug 7$16.13$25.43$41.56$848.44$931.564.73%
$865.00Aug 7$28.53$13.53$42.06$822.94$907.064.79%
$875.00Aug 7$23.98$18.25$42.23$832.77$917.234.81%
$887.50Aug 7$17.60$24.65$42.25$845.25$929.754.81%
$895.00Aug 7$14.00$28.60$42.60$852.40$937.604.85%
$892.50Aug 7$15.45$27.23$42.68$849.82$935.184.86%
$897.50Aug 7$12.90$30.73$43.63$853.87$941.134.97%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 175 found (cheapest 2.92% of stock, avg 7.29%)

Call KPut KExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE High
$895.00$860.00Aug 7$14.00$11.68$25.68$834.32$920.68
$892.50$860.00Aug 7$15.45$11.68$27.13$832.87$919.63
$895.00$865.00Aug 7$14.00$13.53$27.53$837.47$922.53
$890.00$860.00Aug 7$16.13$11.68$27.81$832.19$917.81
$892.50$865.00Aug 7$15.45$13.53$28.98$836.02$921.48
$887.50$860.00Aug 7$17.60$11.68$29.28$830.72$916.78
$895.00$870.00Aug 7$14.00$15.20$29.20$840.80$924.20
$890.00$865.00Aug 7$16.13$13.53$29.66$835.34$919.66
$885.00$860.00Aug 7$18.68$11.68$30.36$829.64$915.36
$892.50$870.00Aug 7$15.45$15.20$30.65$839.35$923.15

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 381 found (best R:R 177.57, avg credit $8.02)

Put SpreadCall SpreadExpiryCreditMax LossR:RBE LowBE High
748/750760/785Aug 14$24.86$0.14177.57$725.14$784.86
720/725760/785Aug 14$24.80$0.20124.00$700.20$784.80
702/705740/760Aug 14$19.77$0.2385.96$685.23$759.77
720/725740/760Aug 14$19.67$0.3359.61$705.33$759.67
775/780795/800Sep 4$4.90$0.1049.00$775.10$799.90
770/775820/825Aug 14$4.89$0.1144.45$770.11$824.89
770/775820/825Aug 28$4.88$0.1240.67$770.12$824.88
755/760820/825Aug 28$4.87$0.1337.46$755.13$824.87
760/770780/790Sep 18$9.71$0.2933.48$760.29$789.71
710/715825/830Aug 14$4.85$0.1532.33$710.15$829.85

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 276 found (best R:R 284.71, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainR:R
$830.00$840.00$850.00Aug 28$0.09$9.91110.11
$1020.00$1025.00$1030.00Aug 7$0.05$4.9599.00
$820.00$825.00$830.00Aug 21$0.05$4.9599.00
$710.00$720.00$730.00Sep 18$0.11$9.8989.91
$990.00$1000.00$1010.00Sep 18$0.11$9.8989.91
PUTS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainR:R
$715.00$735.00$755.00Sep 11$0.07$19.93284.71
$820.00$830.00$840.00Sep 18$0.09$9.91110.11
$720.00$730.00$740.00Aug 21$0.10$9.9099.00
$780.00$790.00$800.00Aug 21$0.10$9.9099.00
$1000.00$1020.00$1040.00Sep 18$0.23$19.7785.96

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 163 found (best net $-6.06, 155 credits)

CALLS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$950.00$990.001:2Sep 11-$6.06$33.94
$990.00$1020.001:2Sep 11-$6.83$23.17
$1020.00$1040.001:2Aug 21-$1.02$18.98
$1000.00$1020.001:2Aug 21-$1.92$18.08
$1025.00$1040.001:2Aug 14-$0.83$14.17
PUTS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$735.00$715.001:2Sep 11-$1.30$18.70
$755.00$735.001:2Sep 11-$3.65$16.35
$720.00$710.001:2Aug 21-$0.70$9.30
$730.00$720.001:2Aug 21-$0.76$9.24
$740.00$730.001:2Aug 21-$1.10$8.90

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 174 found (best yield 6.14%, avg 1.86%)

StrikeExpiryBidDeltaOTM%Yield%If Called%VolOI
$880.00Sep 18$53.900.540.2%6.14%6.37%23316
$890.00Sep 18$50.250.511.4%5.72%7.09%2183
$885.00Sep 11$47.600.520.8%5.42%6.22%22
$900.00Sep 18$45.650.482.5%5.20%7.71%39358
$890.00Sep 11$44.800.511.4%5.10%6.47%1--
$880.00Sep 4$44.400.540.2%5.06%5.28%52
$885.00Sep 4$43.400.520.8%4.94%5.74%53
$910.00Sep 18$41.400.463.6%4.72%8.36%645
$890.00Sep 4$41.150.501.4%4.69%6.05%13
$900.00Sep 11$40.650.482.5%4.63%7.14%5--

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 9,673
Total Puts 13,220
Put/Call Ratio 1.37
Net Difference -3,547

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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