Tour v490
CAT
CATERPILLAR INC
$868.64 +4.65%
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Option Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04 10:30am) 27,802
Calls: 11,671 (42%)
Puts: 16,131 (58%)
Prior --
Calls: 5,354 (22%)
Puts: 19,108 (78%)
Current vs Prior +0.00%
Calls: +117.99% (Calls)
Puts: -15.58% (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 -17.98%
Calls: -13.67%
Puts: -20.84%
Sentiment BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04 10:30am) $47.89M
Calls: $21.60M (45%)
Puts: $26.29M (55%)
Prior --
Calls: $14.62M (53%)
Puts: $13.09M (47%)
Current vs Prior +0.00%
Calls: +47.71%
Puts: +100.85%
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 -27.09%
Calls: -32.95%
Puts: -21.46%
Sentiment BEARISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04 10:30am) 1.38
Prior 1.00
Current vs Prior +38.21%
Prior 7-Day Average 1.88
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -26.58%
Sentiment BEARISH

Open Interest

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04 10:30am) 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 4.94% | 7.11%8.60% | 13.46%
Prior 7.72% | 9.13%10.30% | 14.37%
Current vs Prior -36.03% | -22.15%-16.54% | -6.33%
Prior 7-Day Avg 4.33% | 8.41%11.63% | 15.60%
Current vs 7-Day Avg +14.18% | -15.47%-26.05% | -13.69%
Prior 7-Day Eod 7.72% | 9.13%10.44% | 14.43%
Current vs 7-Day Eod -36.03% | -22.15%-17.63% | -6.68%
Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail
ℹ
Expiry | Next
Current 26.75% | 22.66%
Calls: 27.29% | 21.78%
Puts: 26.22% | 23.55%
Prior 6.67% | 7.60%
Calls: 8.31% | 7.99%
Puts: 5.03% | 7.21%
Current vs Prior +301.05% | +198.16%
Prior 7-Day Avg 28.49% | 12.02%
Calls: 27.00% | 13.83%
Puts: 29.98% | 10.22%
Current vs 7-Day Avg -6.11% | +88.47%
Liquidity Expensive
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🤖 AI Insights

Bearish P/C ratio of 1.38 indicates protective positioning. P/C ratio rising 38% - 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
10:30BEARISHBEARISHBEARISH
10:25BEARISHBEARISHBEARISH
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 103 of results (avg 7.9%, best 2.1%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$720.00Sep 18158.00167.20$162.605.7%40.891.6K
$760.00Sep 18124.95132.55$128.755.9%50.83881
$700.00Sep 18175.25186.00$180.636.0%--0.92372
$700.00Aug 21168.55179.00$173.786.0%--0.9847
$700.00Aug 7166.35177.00$171.686.2%--1.0015
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$900.00Sep 1869.7071.20$70.452.1%90.551.8K
$880.00Sep 1857.9559.45$58.702.6%330.49189
$890.00Sep 1863.3565.15$64.252.8%80.52176
$860.00Sep 1847.2049.05$48.133.8%2560.441.2K
$870.00Sep 1851.9054.20$53.054.3%140.47236

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. 235 found (avg delta 0.74, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$700.00Aug 7166.35177.00$171.686.2%--1.0015
$730.00Aug 7134.55147.00$140.788.8%21.0020
$720.00Aug 7144.40157.00$150.708.4%21.003
$745.00Aug 7121.55132.00$126.788.2%--0.9915
$750.00Aug 7116.80127.00$121.908.4%10.9922
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$980.00Aug 7103.00115.30$109.1511.3%21.0040
$1000.00Aug 7123.00134.85$128.939.2%11.001
$1040.00Aug 14163.00175.45$169.237.4%--1.0015
$970.00Aug 797.00104.75$100.887.7%20.978
$975.00Aug 7101.00109.85$105.438.4%10.9720

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 530 active (total vol 19.9K, top 1.1K)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$950.00Aug 71.411.99$1.7034.1%1.1K0.071.4K
$900.00Aug 1416.1020.55$18.3324.3%6850.3768
$900.00Aug 78.5010.85$9.6824.3%6040.301.1K
$960.00Aug 70.831.60$1.2263.1%5700.06516
$875.00Aug 1425.9031.45$28.6719.4%5550.49123
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$920.00Aug 751.0058.85$54.9314.3%9710.8222
$800.00Aug 71.642.33$1.9934.7%5640.07659
$790.00Aug 70.601.68$1.1494.7%4740.05105
$765.00Aug 70.250.63$0.4486.4%4150.02879
$830.00Aug 74.606.70$5.6537.2%4110.20397

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 135 strikes (avg 41.2%, max 93.5%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$700.00Aug 7Sep 1880.7%46.8%72.3%--387
$720.00Aug 7Sep 1880.0%47.1%69.8%61.6K
$1030.00Aug 7Sep 1876.1%45.0%69.3%12360
$1035.00Aug 7Sep 1177.6%46.2%67.8%784
$1005.00Aug 7Sep 478.0%46.7%67.0%844
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$695.00Aug 7Sep 490.1%46.6%93.5%132320
$705.00Aug 7Aug 2887.0%46.4%87.6%461
$715.00Aug 7Sep 1179.2%43.5%82.1%5563
$710.00Aug 7Sep 1881.2%46.2%75.6%76147
$700.00Aug 7Sep 1880.7%46.8%72.3%2691.8K

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 406 found (best R:R 67.18, avg 5.70)

BULL CALL (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$1025.00$1040.00Aug 14$0.22$14.78$0.2267.18$1025.22
$925.00$930.00Aug 7$0.13$4.87$0.1337.46$925.13
$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
$1035.00$1040.00Sep 11$0.13$4.87$0.1337.46$1035.13
BEAR PUT (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$710.00$700.00Aug 21$0.15$9.85$0.1565.67$709.85
$740.00$735.00Aug 28$0.11$4.89$0.1144.45$739.89
$700.00$695.00Sep 4$0.13$4.87$0.1337.46$699.87
$720.00$710.00Aug 21$0.27$9.73$0.2736.04$719.73
$765.00$760.00Aug 7$0.14$4.86$0.1434.71$764.86

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 545 found (best R:R 107.11, avg 3.04)

BEAR CALL (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$760.00$785.00Aug 14$24.70$24.70$0.3082.33$784.70
$700.00$710.00Aug 21$9.88$9.88$0.1282.33$709.88
$745.00$750.00Aug 7$4.88$4.88$0.1240.67$749.88
$725.00$730.00Aug 14$4.87$4.87$0.1337.46$729.87
$770.00$775.00Aug 7$4.85$4.85$0.1532.33$774.85
BULL PUT (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$1040.00$1000.00Aug 14$39.63$39.63$0.37107.11$1000.37
$1000.00$980.00Aug 7$19.78$19.78$0.2289.91$980.22
$970.00$965.00Aug 7$4.85$4.85$0.1532.33$965.15
$1000.00$990.00Aug 28$9.68$9.68$0.3230.25$990.32
$950.00$940.00Aug 7$9.63$9.63$0.3726.03$940.37

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 135 found (avg debit $5.41, cheapest $0.14)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$1040.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.9370.7%56.2%
$1025.00Aug 7Aug 14$1.0572.4%54.2%
$1020.00Aug 7Aug 14$1.2870.2%54.6%
$1005.00Aug 7Aug 14$1.3078.0%53.5%
$1010.00Aug 7Aug 14$1.4072.9%53.8%
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$700.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.1480.7%53.6%
$1040.00Aug 14Aug 21$0.1556.2%47.7%
$710.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.3381.2%56.3%
$720.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.3980.0%54.6%
$730.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.4767.2%51.3%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 221 found (cheapest 4.59% of stock, avg 10.99%)

StrikeExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE HighCost%
$860.00Aug 7$25.45$14.43$39.88$820.12$899.884.59%
$870.00Aug 7$20.60$19.45$40.05$829.95$910.054.61%
$875.00Aug 7$18.88$21.78$40.66$834.34$915.664.68%
$865.00Aug 7$23.45$17.25$40.70$824.30$905.704.69%
$880.00Aug 7$15.25$25.63$40.88$839.12$920.884.71%
$855.00Aug 7$29.15$12.70$41.85$813.15$896.854.82%
$885.00Aug 7$13.80$28.30$42.10$842.90$927.104.85%
$890.00Aug 7$12.40$30.65$43.05$846.95$933.054.96%
$887.50Aug 7$13.73$29.58$43.31$844.19$930.814.99%
$850.00Aug 7$32.70$10.90$43.60$806.40$893.605.02%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 175 found (cheapest 2.68% of stock, avg 7.40%)

Call KPut KExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE High
$890.00$850.00Aug 7$12.40$10.90$23.30$826.70$913.30
$885.00$850.00Aug 7$13.80$10.90$24.70$825.30$909.70
$887.50$850.00Aug 7$13.73$10.90$24.63$825.37$912.13
$890.00$855.00Aug 7$12.40$12.70$25.10$829.90$915.10
$880.00$850.00Aug 7$15.25$10.90$26.15$823.85$906.15
$887.50$855.00Aug 7$13.73$12.70$26.43$828.57$913.93
$885.00$855.00Aug 7$13.80$12.70$26.50$828.50$911.50
$890.00$860.00Aug 7$12.40$14.43$26.83$833.17$916.83
$880.00$855.00Aug 7$15.25$12.70$27.95$827.05$907.95
$887.50$860.00Aug 7$13.73$14.43$28.16$831.84$915.66

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 385 found (best R:R 249.00, avg credit $7.89)

Put SpreadCall SpreadExpiryCreditMax LossR:RBE LowBE High
702/705760/785Aug 14$24.90$0.10249.00$680.10$784.90
750/755760/785Aug 14$24.88$0.12207.33$730.12$784.88
748/750760/785Aug 14$24.85$0.15165.67$725.15$784.85
730/740750/760Aug 21$9.89$0.1189.91$730.11$759.89
780/790800/810Sep 18$9.86$0.1470.43$780.14$809.86
700/710720/730Aug 21$9.83$0.1757.82$700.17$729.83
730/732750/755Aug 7$4.88$0.1240.67$727.62$754.88
755/760810/815Aug 14$4.87$0.1337.46$755.13$814.87
700/710730/740Sep 18$9.72$0.2834.71$700.28$739.72
702/705810/815Aug 14$4.85$0.1532.33$700.15$814.85

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 263 found (best R:R 199.00, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainR:R
$740.00$750.00$760.00Aug 21$0.06$9.94165.67
$780.00$790.00$800.00Aug 21$0.07$9.93141.86
$1000.00$1020.00$1040.00Aug 21$0.19$19.81104.26
$1010.00$1015.00$1020.00Aug 28$0.06$4.9482.33
$855.00$860.00$865.00Sep 4$0.06$4.9482.33
PUTS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainR:R
$780.00$790.00$800.00Aug 21$0.05$9.95199.00
$720.00$730.00$740.00Sep 18$0.06$9.94165.67
$760.00$770.00$780.00Aug 21$0.08$9.92124.00
$1000.00$1020.00$1040.00Aug 21$0.17$19.83116.65
$960.00$965.00$970.00Aug 7$0.05$4.9599.00

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 168 found (best net $-7.09, 163 credits)

CALLS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$950.00$990.001:2Sep 11-$7.09$32.91
$990.00$1020.001:2Sep 11-$6.13$23.87
$1020.00$1040.001:2Aug 21-$0.53$19.47
$1000.00$1020.001:2Aug 21-$1.59$18.41
$1025.00$1040.001:2Aug 14-$0.79$14.21
PUTS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$755.00$735.001:2Sep 11-$3.42$16.58
$735.00$720.001:2Sep 11-$2.20$12.80
$710.00$700.001:2Aug 21-$0.75$9.25
$720.00$710.001:2Aug 21-$0.78$9.22
$730.00$720.001:2Aug 21-$0.86$9.14

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 179 found (best yield 6.30%, avg 1.83%)

StrikeExpiryBidDeltaOTM%Yield%If Called%VolOI
$870.00Sep 18$54.750.540.2%6.30%6.46%10160
$880.00Sep 18$50.300.511.3%5.79%7.10%23316
$890.00Sep 18$46.550.482.5%5.36%7.82%7183
$870.00Sep 4$45.000.540.2%5.18%5.34%12134
$875.00Sep 4$42.900.520.7%4.94%5.67%32
$885.00Sep 11$42.000.491.9%4.84%6.72%62
$900.00Sep 18$42.000.463.6%4.84%8.45%40358
$890.00Sep 11$41.100.482.5%4.73%7.19%2--
$880.00Sep 4$40.250.501.3%4.63%5.94%52
$870.00Aug 28$40.050.540.2%4.61%4.77%319

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

Time (HH:MM) Total Volume Call Volume Put Volume Volume Change
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Prior's 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 11,671
Total Puts 16,131
Put/Call Ratio 1.38
Net Difference -4,460

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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