Tour v490
CAT
CATERPILLAR INC
$876.17 +5.56%
(8/4 10:35) ◀
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Tuesday, August 4, 2026 (11:00am)
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Option Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04 11:00am) 36,573
Calls: 14,357 (39%)
Puts: 22,216 (61%)
Prior --
Calls: 5,354 (22%)
Puts: 19,108 (78%)
Current vs Prior +0.00%
Calls: +168.15% (Calls)
Puts: +16.27% (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 +7.90%
Calls: +6.20%
Puts: +9.03%
Sentiment BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04 11:00am) $61.30M
Calls: $28.15M (46%)
Puts: $33.16M (54%)
Prior --
Calls: $14.62M (53%)
Puts: $13.09M (47%)
Current vs Prior +0.00%
Calls: +92.51%
Puts: +153.26%
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 -6.67%
Calls: -12.61%
Puts: -0.96%
Sentiment BEARISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04 11:00am) 1.55
Prior 1.00
Current vs Prior +54.74%
Prior 7-Day Average 1.88
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -17.80%
Sentiment BEARISH

Open Interest

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04 11:00am) 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 4.83% | 7.31%8.79% | 13.61%
Prior 7.72% | 9.13%10.30% | 14.37%
Current vs Prior -37.39% | -19.92%-14.72% | -5.31%
Prior 7-Day Avg 4.33% | 8.41%11.63% | 15.60%
Current vs 7-Day Avg +11.75% | -13.04%-24.43% | -12.75%
Prior 7-Day Eod 7.72% | 9.13%10.44% | 14.43%
Current vs 7-Day Eod -37.39% | -19.92%-15.84% | -5.66%
Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail
ℹ
Expiry | Next
Current 16.23% | 17.99%
Calls: 9.52% | 15.95%
Puts: 22.95% | 20.03%
Prior 6.67% | 7.60%
Calls: 8.31% | 7.99%
Puts: 5.03% | 7.21%
Current vs Prior +143.33% | +136.71%
Prior 7-Day Avg 28.49% | 12.02%
Calls: 27.00% | 13.83%
Puts: 29.98% | 10.22%
Current vs 7-Day Avg -43.04% | +49.63%
Liquidity Expensive
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Extreme bearish P/C ratio of 1.55 - heavy put buying. P/C ratio rising 55% - 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)
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📈 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 8.0%, best 3.2%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$850.00Sep 1870.8575.00$72.935.7%100.611.7K
$880.00Sep 1855.6559.05$57.355.9%240.52316
$870.00Sep 1860.5064.20$62.355.9%110.55160
$710.00Aug 21164.00174.20$169.106.0%--1.0078
$710.00Sep 18171.00181.75$176.386.1%20.9112
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$860.00Sep 1845.1546.60$45.883.2%2700.421.2K
$770.00Sep 1815.2015.90$15.554.5%2700.19795
$890.00Sep 1860.0563.50$61.785.6%150.50176
$790.00Sep 1820.0021.15$20.585.6%510.231.2K
$900.00Sep 1865.6069.60$67.605.9%210.531.8K

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. 236 found (avg delta 0.73, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$710.00Aug 21164.00174.20$169.106.0%--1.0078
$730.00Aug 7142.00153.30$147.657.7%21.0020
$720.00Aug 7151.05164.80$157.938.7%21.003
$745.00Aug 7127.00139.40$133.209.3%--0.9915
$750.00Aug 7122.00134.65$128.329.9%10.9922
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$980.00Aug 799.10107.75$103.438.4%21.0040
$1000.00Aug 7118.60128.95$123.788.4%21.001
$1040.00Aug 14158.80169.00$163.906.2%--1.0015
$970.00Aug 790.0097.90$93.958.4%20.978
$975.00Aug 794.00102.85$98.439.0%10.9720

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 564 active (total vol 23.3K, top 1.2K)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$950.00Aug 71.652.20$1.9328.5%1.2K0.091.4K
$900.00Aug 79.5011.50$10.5019.0%7370.341.1K
$900.00Aug 1418.5022.70$20.6020.4%6910.4068
$960.00Aug 71.021.82$1.4256.3%5980.07516
$875.00Aug 1430.0035.20$32.6016.0%5760.54123
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$920.00Aug 745.1052.00$48.5514.2%9720.7922
$800.00Aug 71.101.63$1.3738.7%6350.06659
$790.00Aug 70.691.01$0.8537.6%4770.04105
$830.00Aug 73.755.50$4.6337.8%4460.17397
$765.00Aug 70.190.51$0.3591.4%4170.02879

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 38.2%, max 85.4%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$720.00Aug 7Sep 1883.4%46.9%77.8%61.6K
$1030.00Aug 7Sep 1873.3%45.1%62.6%18360
$730.00Aug 7Sep 1874.6%46.3%61.0%234
$750.00Aug 7Sep 1873.5%45.9%60.0%1137
$1035.00Aug 7Sep 1174.8%46.8%60.0%784
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$715.00Aug 7Sep 1185.7%46.2%85.4%5663
$705.00Aug 7Aug 2887.3%48.4%80.3%2361
$720.00Aug 7Sep 1883.4%46.9%77.8%1111.0K
$725.00Aug 7Sep 480.0%45.3%76.6%103134
$710.00Aug 7Sep 1879.6%47.2%68.7%149147

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 439 found (best R:R 64.22, avg 4.92)

BULL CALL (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$1025.00$1040.00Aug 14$0.23$14.77$0.2364.22$1025.23
$975.00$980.00Aug 7$0.13$4.87$0.1337.46$975.13
$985.00$990.00Aug 7$0.13$4.87$0.1337.46$985.13
$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
BEAR PUT (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$760.00$755.00Aug 7$0.12$4.88$0.1240.67$759.88
$755.00$750.00Aug 14$0.12$4.88$0.1240.67$754.88
$715.00$710.00Sep 4$0.13$4.87$0.1337.46$714.87
$740.00$735.00Aug 14$0.14$4.86$0.1434.71$739.86
$720.00$710.00Aug 21$0.33$9.67$0.3329.30$719.67

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 562 found (best R:R 54.56, avg 2.18)

BEAR CALL (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$710.00$720.00Aug 21$9.78$9.78$0.2244.45$719.78
$745.00$750.00Aug 7$4.88$4.88$0.1240.67$749.88
$730.00$735.00Aug 14$4.87$4.87$0.1337.46$734.87
$740.00$750.00Aug 21$9.73$9.73$0.2736.04$749.73
$825.00$830.00Aug 14$4.82$4.82$0.1826.78$829.82
BULL PUT (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$1000.00$990.00Aug 14$9.82$9.82$0.1854.56$990.18
$965.00$960.00Aug 7$4.85$4.85$0.1532.33$960.15
$1040.00$1000.00Aug 14$38.45$38.45$1.5524.81$1001.55
$1040.00$1020.00Aug 21$19.10$19.10$0.9021.22$1020.90
$970.00$965.00Aug 21$4.75$4.75$0.2519.00$965.25

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 134 found (avg debit $5.95, cheapest $0.35)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$1050.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.3571.6%49.4%
$1040.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.8768.2%53.3%
$1020.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.9167.7%49.5%
$1025.00Aug 7Aug 14$1.0069.6%51.5%
$730.00Aug 7Aug 14$1.1574.6%55.0%
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$720.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.3883.4%56.7%
$710.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.4479.6%60.2%
$730.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.5176.5%55.0%
$702.50Aug 7Aug 14$0.5388.0%64.6%
$705.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.6987.3%66.2%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 223 found (cheapest 4.48% of stock, avg 10.85%)

StrikeExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE HighCost%
$875.00Aug 7$21.00$18.25$39.25$835.75$914.254.48%
$880.00Aug 7$17.88$21.35$39.23$840.77$919.234.48%
$885.00Aug 7$16.40$23.05$39.45$845.55$924.454.50%
$870.00Aug 7$23.50$16.38$39.88$830.12$909.884.55%
$887.50Aug 7$15.08$25.38$40.46$847.04$927.964.62%
$892.50Aug 7$13.02$28.17$41.19$851.31$933.694.70%
$890.00Aug 7$14.23$27.03$41.26$848.74$931.264.71%
$895.00Aug 7$11.85$29.78$41.63$853.37$936.634.75%
$865.00Aug 7$27.20$14.55$41.75$823.25$906.754.77%
$860.00Aug 7$30.20$12.20$42.40$817.60$902.404.84%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 175 found (cheapest 2.67% of stock, avg 7.64%)

Call KPut KExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE High
$892.50$855.00Aug 7$13.02$10.35$23.37$831.63$915.87
$890.00$855.00Aug 7$14.23$10.35$24.58$830.42$914.58
$892.50$860.00Aug 7$13.02$12.20$25.22$834.78$917.72
$887.50$855.00Aug 7$15.08$10.35$25.43$829.57$912.93
$890.00$860.00Aug 7$14.23$12.20$26.43$833.57$916.43
$885.00$855.00Aug 7$16.40$10.35$26.75$828.25$911.75
$887.50$860.00Aug 7$15.08$12.20$27.28$832.72$914.78
$892.50$865.00Aug 7$13.02$14.55$27.57$837.43$920.07
$880.00$855.00Aug 7$17.88$10.35$28.23$826.77$908.23
$885.00$860.00Aug 7$16.40$12.20$28.60$831.40$913.60

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 398 found (best R:R 57.82, avg credit $7.74)

Put SpreadCall SpreadExpiryCreditMax LossR:RBE LowBE High
760/770780/790Sep 18$9.83$0.1757.82$760.17$789.83
710/715740/760Aug 14$19.63$0.3753.05$695.37$759.63
720/730750/760Sep 18$9.81$0.1951.63$720.19$759.81
740/745845/850Aug 28$4.87$0.1337.46$740.13$849.87
730/732780/790Aug 7$9.68$0.3230.25$722.82$789.68
775/778780/790Aug 7$9.68$0.3230.25$767.82$789.68
765/770780/790Aug 7$9.65$0.3527.57$760.35$789.65
755/760780/790Aug 7$9.60$0.4024.00$750.40$789.60
725/730795/800Sep 4$4.80$0.2024.00$725.20$799.80
710/720740/750Sep 18$9.53$0.4720.28$710.47$749.53

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 260 found (best R:R 110.11, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainR:R
$1020.00$1030.00$1040.00Sep 18$0.13$9.8775.92
$980.00$985.00$990.00Aug 14$0.07$4.9370.43
$825.00$830.00$835.00Aug 21$0.08$4.9261.50
$740.00$750.00$760.00Sep 18$0.16$9.8461.50
$780.00$790.00$800.00Aug 21$0.17$9.8357.82
PUTS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainR:R
$740.00$750.00$760.00Aug 21$0.09$9.91110.11
$830.00$835.00$840.00Aug 28$0.05$4.9599.00
$800.00$810.00$820.00Sep 18$0.10$9.9099.00
$710.00$720.00$730.00Aug 21$0.12$9.8882.33
$900.00$905.00$910.00Aug 21$0.06$4.9482.33

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 162 found (best net $-0.86, 157 credits)

CALLS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$1020.00$1040.001:2Aug 21-$0.86$19.14
$1000.00$1020.001:2Aug 21-$1.56$18.44
$965.00$990.001:2Sep 11-$9.73$15.27
$1025.00$1040.001:2Aug 14-$0.72$14.28
$1000.00$1020.001:2Sep 11-$7.80$12.20
PUTS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$735.00$720.001:2Sep 11-$4.32$10.68
$720.00$710.001:2Aug 21-$0.72$9.28
$730.00$720.001:2Aug 21-$0.93$9.07
$740.00$730.001:2Aug 21-$1.15$8.85
$740.00$730.001:2Sep 4-$1.77$8.23

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 178 found (best yield 6.35%, avg 1.79%)

StrikeExpiryBidDeltaOTM%Yield%If Called%VolOI
$880.00Sep 18$55.650.520.4%6.35%6.79%24316
$890.00Sep 18$50.950.501.6%5.82%7.39%20183
$900.00Sep 18$46.650.472.7%5.32%8.04%65358
$885.00Sep 11$46.000.511.0%5.25%6.26%62
$880.00Sep 4$44.000.520.4%5.02%5.46%52
$890.00Sep 11$43.000.491.6%4.91%6.49%2--
$885.00Sep 4$42.250.501.0%4.82%5.83%93
$910.00Sep 18$42.250.443.9%4.82%8.68%945
$890.00Sep 4$39.100.481.6%4.46%6.04%13
$900.00Sep 11$39.050.462.7%4.46%7.18%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 14,357
Total Puts 22,216
Put/Call Ratio 1.55
Net Difference -7,859

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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