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CATERPILLAR INC
$874.79 +5.39%
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Option Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04 10:25am) 24,748
Calls: 10,481 (42%)
Puts: 14,267 (58%)
Prior --
Calls: 5,354 (22%)
Puts: 19,108 (78%)
Current vs Prior +0.00%
Calls: +95.76% (Calls)
Puts: -25.33% (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 -26.99%
Calls: -22.47%
Puts: -29.98%
Sentiment BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04 10:25am) $41.60M
Calls: $19.60M (47%)
Puts: $22.00M (53%)
Prior --
Calls: $14.62M (53%)
Puts: $13.09M (47%)
Current vs Prior +0.00%
Calls: +34.06%
Puts: +68.04%
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 -36.67%
Calls: -39.14%
Puts: -34.29%
Sentiment BEARISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04 10:25am) 1.36
Prior 1.00
Current vs Prior +36.12%
Prior 7-Day Average 1.88
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -27.69%
Sentiment BEARISH

Open Interest

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04 10:25am) 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% | 6.87%8.45% | 13.28%
Prior 7.72% | 9.13%10.30% | 14.37%
Current vs Prior -34.66% | -24.70%-17.93% | -7.65%
Prior 7-Day Avg 4.33% | 8.41%11.63% | 15.60%
Current vs 7-Day Avg +16.63% | -18.24%-27.28% | -14.90%
Prior 7-Day Eod 7.72% | 9.13%10.44% | 14.43%
Current vs 7-Day Eod -34.66% | -24.70%-19.01% | -7.98%
Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail
ℹ
Expiry | Next
Current 20.38% | 19.19%
Calls: 18.91% | 16.40%
Puts: 21.84% | 21.98%
Prior 6.67% | 7.60%
Calls: 8.31% | 7.99%
Puts: 5.03% | 7.21%
Current vs Prior +205.55% | +152.50%
Prior 7-Day Avg 28.49% | 12.02%
Calls: 27.00% | 13.83%
Puts: 29.98% | 10.22%
Current vs 7-Day Avg -28.47% | +59.61%
Liquidity Expensive
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🤖 AI Insights

Bearish P/C ratio of 1.36 indicates protective positioning. P/C ratio rising 36% - 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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10:20BEARISHBEARISHBEARISH
10:15BEARISHBEARISHBEARISH
10:10BEARISHBEARISHBEARISH
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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 122 of results (avg 7.6%, best 3.3%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$930.00Sep 1833.5535.20$34.384.8%150.3853
$950.00Sep 1827.6529.15$28.405.3%110.3366
$720.00Sep 18162.00171.30$166.655.6%40.901.6K
$710.00Aug 21163.60173.00$168.305.6%--0.9778
$700.00Aug 21173.00183.00$178.005.6%--0.9847
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$890.00Sep 1859.5561.55$60.553.3%70.51176
$920.00Aug 1456.0058.10$57.053.7%50.7035
$920.00Sep 1876.7079.75$78.223.9%290.59340
$910.00Sep 1871.3574.75$73.054.7%--0.5615
$900.00Sep 1865.6569.10$67.385.1%80.531.8K

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. 234 found (avg delta 0.74, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$700.00Aug 7170.65181.00$175.835.9%--1.0015
$720.00Aug 7150.85161.00$155.936.5%21.003
$730.00Aug 7141.35151.00$146.186.6%21.0020
$745.00Aug 7126.00136.00$131.007.6%--1.0015
$750.00Aug 7121.00131.00$126.007.9%11.0022
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$1040.00Aug 14160.00170.25$165.136.2%--1.0015
$1000.00Aug 7120.00131.50$125.759.1%10.981
$980.00Aug 7101.00110.00$105.508.5%20.9640
$975.00Aug 797.55105.00$101.287.4%10.9620
$970.00Aug 792.80100.00$96.407.5%20.958

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 518 active (total vol 17.9K, top 1.0K)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$950.00Aug 71.752.56$2.1637.5%1.0K0.091.4K
$900.00Aug 1418.4021.60$20.0016.0%6790.3968
$900.00Aug 710.0011.05$10.5310.0%5910.321.1K
$960.00Aug 71.272.00$1.6444.5%5670.07516
$1000.00Aug 70.150.50$0.33106.1%4170.02618
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$920.00Aug 747.0054.55$50.7814.9%9710.7922
$800.00Aug 71.261.93$1.6041.9%5600.07659
$790.00Aug 70.671.19$0.9355.9%4730.04105
$765.00Aug 70.110.44$0.28117.9%4020.02879
$830.00Aug 74.405.95$5.1829.9%3680.18397

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 134 strikes (avg 41.5%, max 97.9%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$720.00Aug 7Sep 1881.4%45.8%77.8%61.6K
$700.00Aug 7Sep 1882.0%47.8%71.5%--387
$1035.00Aug 7Sep 1175.9%45.9%65.2%784
$1030.00Aug 7Sep 1874.4%45.6%63.2%11360
$1010.00Aug 7Sep 1872.7%45.6%59.4%1493
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$715.00Aug 7Sep 1186.7%43.8%97.9%4463
$705.00Aug 7Aug 2888.4%46.9%88.4%461
$720.00Aug 7Sep 1881.4%45.8%77.8%791.0K
$710.00Aug 7Sep 1882.6%47.1%75.4%73147
$700.00Aug 7Sep 1882.0%47.8%71.5%2531.8K

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 419 found (best R:R 49.00, avg 5.56)

BULL CALL (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$1025.00$1040.00Aug 14$0.30$14.70$0.3049.00$1025.30
$1000.00$1005.00Aug 14$0.11$4.89$0.1144.45$1000.11
$970.00$975.00Aug 7$0.12$4.88$0.1240.67$970.12
$1015.00$1020.00Aug 7$0.13$4.87$0.1337.46$1015.13
$1035.00$1040.00Aug 7$0.13$4.87$0.1337.46$1035.13
BEAR PUT (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$710.00$700.00Aug 21$0.22$9.78$0.2244.45$709.78
$720.00$710.00Aug 21$0.25$9.75$0.2539.00$719.75
$770.00$765.00Aug 7$0.14$4.86$0.1434.71$769.86
$775.00$770.00Aug 7$0.14$4.86$0.1434.71$774.86
$705.00$700.00Aug 28$0.16$4.84$0.1630.25$704.84

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 540 found (best R:R 49.00, avg 2.08)

BEAR CALL (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$760.00$785.00Aug 14$24.50$24.50$0.5049.00$784.50
$720.00$730.00Aug 7$9.75$9.75$0.2539.00$729.75
$730.00$735.00Aug 14$4.85$4.85$0.1532.33$734.85
$700.00$710.00Aug 21$9.70$9.70$0.3032.33$709.70
$730.00$740.00Aug 21$9.65$9.65$0.3527.57$739.65
BULL PUT (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$975.00$970.00Aug 7$4.88$4.88$0.1240.67$970.12
$1020.00$1000.00Aug 21$19.40$19.40$0.6032.33$1000.60
$1040.00$1020.00Aug 21$19.10$19.10$0.9021.22$1020.90
$955.00$950.00Aug 7$4.75$4.75$0.2519.00$950.25
$1040.00$1000.00Aug 14$37.75$37.75$2.2516.78$1002.25

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 134 found (avg debit $5.47, cheapest $0.14)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$730.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.7268.6%52.8%
$1040.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.9769.2%54.9%
$1025.00Aug 7Aug 14$1.1770.7%53.4%
$1005.00Aug 7Aug 14$1.2976.6%52.0%
$1020.00Aug 7Aug 14$1.3568.6%53.4%
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$700.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.1482.0%54.9%
$1040.00Aug 14Aug 21$0.2054.9%47.8%
$710.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.3382.6%57.7%
$720.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.3981.4%56.1%
$730.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.4768.7%52.8%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 221 found (cheapest 4.62% of stock, avg 10.93%)

StrikeExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE HighCost%
$860.00Aug 7$27.53$12.88$40.41$819.59$900.414.62%
$865.00Aug 7$25.42$15.20$40.62$824.38$905.624.64%
$875.00Aug 7$20.33$20.60$40.93$834.07$915.934.68%
$887.50Aug 7$14.13$26.80$40.93$846.57$928.434.68%
$885.00Aug 7$15.58$25.43$41.01$843.99$926.014.69%
$880.00Aug 7$18.18$23.25$41.43$838.57$921.434.74%
$870.00Aug 7$23.53$18.05$41.58$828.42$911.584.75%
$890.00Aug 7$14.03$28.25$42.28$847.72$932.284.83%
$892.50Aug 7$13.15$29.73$42.88$849.62$935.384.90%
$855.00Aug 7$31.50$11.63$43.13$811.87$898.134.93%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 175 found (cheapest 2.83% of stock, avg 7.45%)

Call KPut KExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE High
$892.50$855.00Aug 7$13.15$11.63$24.78$830.22$917.28
$890.00$855.00Aug 7$14.03$11.63$25.66$829.34$915.66
$887.50$855.00Aug 7$14.13$11.63$25.76$829.24$913.26
$892.50$860.00Aug 7$13.15$12.88$26.03$833.97$918.53
$890.00$860.00Aug 7$14.03$12.88$26.91$833.09$916.91
$887.50$860.00Aug 7$14.13$12.88$27.01$832.99$914.51
$885.00$855.00Aug 7$15.58$11.63$27.21$827.79$912.21
$892.50$865.00Aug 7$13.15$15.20$28.35$836.65$920.85
$885.00$860.00Aug 7$15.58$12.88$28.46$831.54$913.46
$890.00$865.00Aug 7$14.03$15.20$29.23$835.77$919.23

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 397 found (best R:R 249.00, avg credit $8.33)

Put SpreadCall SpreadExpiryCreditMax LossR:RBE LowBE High
730/735760/785Aug 14$24.90$0.10249.00$710.10$784.90
702/705760/785Aug 14$24.82$0.18137.89$680.18$784.82
720/725760/785Aug 14$24.77$0.23107.70$700.23$784.77
748/750760/785Aug 14$24.73$0.2791.59$725.27$784.73
710/712720/730Aug 7$9.87$0.1375.92$702.63$729.87
700/710730/740Aug 21$9.87$0.1375.92$700.13$739.87
710/720770/780Aug 21$9.85$0.1565.67$710.15$779.85
700/710770/780Aug 21$9.82$0.1854.56$700.18$779.82
720/730790/800Sep 18$9.80$0.2049.00$720.20$799.80
700/710720/730Sep 18$9.77$0.2342.48$700.23$729.77

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 258 found (best R:R 199.00, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainR:R
$850.00$860.00$870.00Sep 18$0.05$9.95199.00
$990.00$1000.00$1010.00Sep 18$0.08$9.92124.00
$985.00$990.00$995.00Aug 7$0.05$4.9599.00
$915.00$920.00$925.00Aug 28$0.07$4.9370.43
$810.00$815.00$820.00Aug 21$0.08$4.9261.50
PUTS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainR:R
$860.00$870.00$880.00Sep 18$0.13$9.8775.92
$765.00$770.00$775.00Sep 4$0.07$4.9370.43
$710.00$720.00$730.00Aug 21$0.19$9.8151.63
$870.00$875.00$880.00Aug 7$0.10$4.9049.00
$710.00$720.00$730.00Sep 18$0.20$9.8049.00

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 161 found (best net $-6.65, 151 credits)

CALLS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$950.00$990.001:2Sep 11-$6.65$33.35
$990.00$1020.001:2Sep 11-$6.21$23.79
$1020.00$1040.001:2Aug 21-$0.81$19.19
$1000.00$1020.001:2Aug 21-$1.57$18.43
$1025.00$1040.001:2Aug 14-$0.75$14.25
PUTS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$735.00$715.001:2Sep 11-$1.55$18.45
$755.00$735.001:2Sep 11-$3.32$16.68
$740.00$730.001:2Aug 28-$0.45$9.55
$710.00$700.001:2Aug 21-$0.61$9.39
$720.00$710.001:2Aug 21-$0.80$9.20

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 174 found (best yield 5.97%, avg 1.84%)

StrikeExpiryBidDeltaOTM%Yield%If Called%VolOI
$880.00Sep 18$52.250.520.6%5.97%6.57%23316
$890.00Sep 18$48.200.491.7%5.51%7.25%6183
$885.00Sep 11$44.600.501.2%5.10%6.27%22
$875.00Sep 4$44.500.530.0%5.09%5.11%22
$890.00Sep 11$43.750.491.7%5.00%6.74%1--
$900.00Sep 18$43.050.472.9%4.92%7.80%39358
$880.00Sep 4$42.600.510.6%4.87%5.47%52
$885.00Sep 4$40.300.491.2%4.61%5.77%53
$875.00Aug 28$40.050.530.0%4.58%4.60%18
$890.00Sep 4$38.850.481.7%4.44%6.18%13

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 10,481
Total Puts 14,267
Put/Call Ratio 1.36
Net Difference -3,786

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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