Tour v490
CAT
CATERPILLAR INC
$878.74 +5.87%
(8/4 11:00) ◀
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Tuesday, August 4, 2026 (12:00pm)
January 2026
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Option Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04 12:00pm) 47,675
Calls: 18,757 (39%)
Puts: 28,918 (61%)
Prior --
Calls: 5,354 (22%)
Puts: 19,108 (78%)
Current vs Prior +0.00%
Calls: +250.34% (Calls)
Puts: +51.34% (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 +40.65%
Calls: +38.75%
Puts: +41.92%
Sentiment BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04 12:00pm) $78.01M
Calls: $40.49M (52%)
Puts: $37.52M (48%)
Prior --
Calls: $14.62M (53%)
Puts: $13.09M (47%)
Current vs Prior +0.00%
Calls: +176.98%
Puts: +186.59%
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 +18.77%
Calls: +25.74%
Puts: +12.07%
Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04 12:00pm) 1.54
Prior 1.00
Current vs Prior +54.17%
Prior 7-Day Average 1.88
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -18.10%
Sentiment BEARISH

Open Interest

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04 12:00pm) 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 4.66% | 7.15%8.55% | 13.43%
Prior 7.72% | 9.13%10.30% | 14.37%
Current vs Prior -39.62% | -21.71%-17.02% | -6.60%
Prior 7-Day Avg 4.33% | 8.41%11.63% | 15.60%
Current vs 7-Day Avg +7.77% | -14.99%-26.47% | -13.93%
Prior 7-Day Eod 7.72% | 9.13%10.44% | 14.43%
Current vs 7-Day Eod -39.62% | -21.71%-18.11% | -6.94%
Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail
ℹ
Expiry | Next
Current 20.80% | 14.68%
Calls: 24.27% | 17.33%
Puts: 17.33% | 12.04%
Prior 6.67% | 7.60%
Calls: 8.31% | 7.99%
Puts: 5.03% | 7.21%
Current vs Prior +211.84% | +93.16%
Prior 7-Day Avg 28.49% | 12.02%
Calls: 27.00% | 13.83%
Puts: 29.98% | 10.22%
Current vs 7-Day Avg -27.00% | +22.10%
Liquidity Expensive
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Extreme bearish P/C ratio of 1.54 - heavy put buying. P/C ratio rising 54% - increased hedging/bearish positioning.

Smart Money BULLISH
Retail Flow BEARISH
Overall BEARISH
Dollar Volume
Option Volume
Put/Call Ratio
Open Interest
Expected Move
Current BULLISH
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
12:00BULLISHBEARISHBEARISH
11:00BEARISHBEARISHBEARISH
10:35BEARISHBEARISHBEARISH
10:30BEARISHBEARISHBEARISH
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10:20BEARISHBEARISHBEARISH
10:15BEARISHBEARISHBEARISH
10:10BEARISHBEARISHBEARISH
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10:00BEARISHBEARISHBEARISH
09:55BULLISHBEARISHBEARISH
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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 8.3%, best 3.2%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$880.00Sep 1857.5059.40$58.453.3%360.53316
$710.00Sep 18175.20186.00$180.606.0%20.9112
$710.00Aug 21167.60179.00$173.306.6%--0.9778
$770.00Aug 21111.85119.50$115.686.6%20.9011
$720.00Sep 4161.80173.00$167.406.7%--0.9410
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$900.00Sep 1863.7066.30$65.004.0%240.521.8K
$860.00Sep 1843.5545.70$44.634.8%2890.411.2K
$910.00Sep 1869.2073.00$71.105.3%--0.5515
$1040.00Sep 18161.95172.20$167.086.1%--0.8343
$880.00Sep 1852.8056.20$54.506.2%420.47189

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 1 found (avg $0.09, cheapest $0.09)

CALLS (0)
No calls meet the criteria
PUTS (1)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$730.00Aug 70.080.09$0.0911.1%1890.00151

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 242 found (avg delta 0.73, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$720.00Aug 7155.30166.90$161.107.2%21.003
$730.00Aug 7144.85156.60$150.737.8%131.0020
$750.00Aug 7124.15136.70$130.439.6%10.9922
$745.00Aug 7129.00141.85$135.439.5%--0.9915
$755.00Aug 7120.15132.00$126.089.4%100.9911
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$980.00Aug 797.00105.00$101.007.9%21.0040
$1000.00Aug 7114.00127.70$120.8511.3%21.001
$1040.00Aug 14154.00167.90$160.958.6%--1.0015
$975.00Aug 792.00101.00$96.509.3%10.9520
$970.00Aug 787.0096.00$91.509.8%20.948

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 587 active (total vol 29.7K, top 1.3K)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$950.00Aug 71.592.00$1.8022.8%1.3K0.081.4K
$900.00Aug 79.9012.00$10.9519.2%8850.351.1K
$900.00Aug 1419.2523.60$21.4320.3%7070.4168
$960.00Aug 71.001.70$1.3551.9%6230.06516
$875.00Aug 1430.0535.75$32.9017.3%5780.54123
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$920.00Aug 742.0049.90$45.9517.2%9720.7822
$750.00Aug 70.040.15$0.10110.0%8870.01959
$800.00Aug 70.801.37$1.0952.3%6660.05659
$780.00Aug 70.300.55$0.4358.1%5500.02809
$790.00Aug 70.561.00$0.7856.4%5280.04105

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 36.6%, max 81.3%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$720.00Aug 7Sep 1883.8%46.2%81.3%61.6K
$1035.00Aug 7Sep 1174.1%43.6%69.8%784
$730.00Aug 7Sep 1877.2%46.0%67.9%1334
$1050.00Aug 7Sep 1869.4%45.7%51.8%102264
$1030.00Aug 7Sep 1869.0%45.8%50.6%20360
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$720.00Aug 7Sep 1883.8%46.2%81.3%1251.0K
$710.00Aug 7Sep 1883.7%46.5%79.8%155147
$705.00Aug 7Aug 2888.9%49.5%79.6%2961
$715.00Aug 7Sep 1183.2%47.2%76.2%6663
$725.00Aug 7Sep 1181.6%46.9%74.1%107141

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 432 found (best R:R 65.67, avg 5.22)

BULL CALL (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$1040.00$1050.00Aug 14$0.18$9.82$0.1854.56$1040.18
$1025.00$1040.00Aug 14$0.29$14.71$0.2950.72$1025.29
$960.00$965.00Aug 7$0.11$4.89$0.1144.45$960.11
$975.00$980.00Aug 7$0.13$4.87$0.1337.46$975.13
$1035.00$1040.00Aug 7$0.13$4.87$0.1337.46$1035.13
BEAR PUT (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$720.00$710.00Aug 21$0.15$9.85$0.1565.67$719.85
$760.00$755.00Aug 7$0.14$4.86$0.1434.71$759.86
$770.00$765.00Aug 14$0.15$4.85$0.1532.33$769.85
$730.00$720.00Aug 21$0.33$9.67$0.3329.30$729.67
$810.00$805.00Aug 7$0.18$4.82$0.1826.78$809.82

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 565 found (best R:R 132.33, avg 2.49)

BEAR CALL (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$760.00$780.00Aug 14$19.75$19.75$0.2579.00$779.75
$710.00$720.00Aug 21$9.80$9.80$0.2049.00$719.80
$730.00$740.00Aug 21$9.67$9.67$0.3329.30$739.67
$710.00$720.00Sep 18$9.57$9.57$0.4322.26$719.57
$775.00$780.00Aug 7$4.77$4.77$0.2320.74$779.77
BULL PUT (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$1000.00$980.00Aug 7$19.85$19.85$0.15132.33$980.15
$1040.00$1000.00Aug 14$39.52$39.52$0.4882.33$1000.48
$1040.00$1020.00Aug 21$19.75$19.75$0.2579.00$1020.25
$935.00$930.00Aug 7$4.75$4.75$0.2519.00$930.25
$925.00$920.00Aug 14$4.68$4.68$0.3214.62$920.32

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 135 found (avg debit $5.84, cheapest $0.30)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$1050.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.6869.4%53.1%
$1040.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.8467.6%52.6%
$1020.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.9566.8%49.3%
$1025.00Aug 7Aug 14$1.0567.7%51.3%
$730.00Aug 7Aug 14$1.1777.2%55.5%
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$1040.00Aug 14Aug 21$0.3052.6%46.1%
$740.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.3279.5%50.8%
$720.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.4083.8%57.3%
$710.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.4483.7%60.9%
$730.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.5277.2%55.5%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 229 found (cheapest 4.40% of stock, avg 10.82%)

StrikeExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE HighCost%
$875.00Aug 7$21.63$17.05$38.68$836.32$913.684.40%
$880.00Aug 7$19.68$19.33$39.01$840.99$919.014.44%
$870.00Aug 7$24.48$14.78$39.26$830.74$909.264.47%
$887.50Aug 7$16.40$23.00$39.40$848.10$926.904.48%
$885.00Aug 7$17.25$22.28$39.53$845.47$924.534.50%
$890.00Aug 7$15.33$24.60$39.93$850.07$929.934.54%
$865.00Aug 7$27.90$12.60$40.50$824.50$905.504.61%
$892.50Aug 7$14.08$26.80$40.88$851.62$933.384.65%
$895.00Aug 7$13.08$28.15$41.23$853.77$936.234.69%
$897.50Aug 7$12.43$29.33$41.76$855.74$939.264.75%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 175 found (cheapest 2.82% of stock, avg 7.59%)

Call KPut KExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE High
$895.00$860.00Aug 7$13.08$11.73$24.81$835.19$919.81
$895.00$865.00Aug 7$13.08$12.60$25.68$839.32$920.68
$892.50$860.00Aug 7$14.08$11.73$25.81$834.19$918.31
$892.50$865.00Aug 7$14.08$12.60$26.68$838.32$919.18
$890.00$860.00Aug 7$15.33$11.73$27.06$832.94$917.06
$895.00$870.00Aug 7$13.08$14.78$27.86$842.14$922.86
$890.00$865.00Aug 7$15.33$12.60$27.93$837.07$917.93
$887.50$860.00Aug 7$16.40$11.73$28.13$831.87$915.63
$892.50$870.00Aug 7$14.08$14.78$28.86$841.14$921.36
$885.00$860.00Aug 7$17.25$11.73$28.98$831.02$913.98

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 375 found (best R:R 54.56, avg credit $7.17)

Put SpreadCall SpreadExpiryCreditMax LossR:RBE LowBE High
710/720730/740Aug 21$9.82$0.1854.56$710.18$739.82
710/720730/740Sep 18$9.73$0.2736.04$710.27$739.73
730/740790/800Sep 18$9.71$0.2933.48$730.29$799.71
770/775805/810Sep 11$4.85$0.1532.33$770.15$809.85
720/725740/760Aug 14$19.34$0.6629.30$705.66$759.34
730/735740/760Aug 14$19.33$0.6728.85$715.67$759.33
710/715785/800Aug 14$14.48$0.5227.85$700.52$799.48
750/760780/790Aug 21$9.65$0.3527.57$750.35$789.65
770/780790/800Aug 21$9.65$0.3527.57$770.35$799.65
730/740780/790Sep 18$9.65$0.3527.57$730.35$789.65

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 270 found (best R:R 141.86, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainR:R
$900.00$910.00$920.00Sep 18$0.07$9.93141.86
$1030.00$1040.00$1050.00Sep 18$0.09$9.91110.11
$910.00$915.00$920.00Aug 7$0.05$4.9599.00
$820.00$825.00$830.00Aug 14$0.05$4.9599.00
$980.00$990.00$1000.00Aug 21$0.11$9.8989.91
PUTS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainR:R
$805.00$810.00$815.00Aug 14$0.05$4.9599.00
$810.00$815.00$820.00Aug 7$0.06$4.9482.33
$980.00$990.00$1000.00Aug 28$0.12$9.8882.33
$750.00$755.00$760.00Aug 7$0.07$4.9370.43
$770.00$775.00$780.00Aug 14$0.07$4.9370.43

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 158 found (best net $-0.77, 156 credits)

CALLS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$1020.00$1040.001:2Aug 21-$0.77$19.23
$1000.00$1020.001:2Aug 21-$1.29$18.71
$965.00$990.001:2Sep 11-$9.87$15.13
$1025.00$1040.001:2Aug 14-$0.63$14.37
$1000.00$1020.001:2Sep 11-$7.74$12.26
PUTS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$965.00$915.001:2Sep 11-$34.42$15.58
$740.00$730.001:2Sep 4-$1.03$8.97
$730.00$720.001:2Aug 21-$1.05$8.95
$720.00$710.001:2Aug 21-$1.08$8.92
$740.00$730.001:2Aug 21-$1.13$8.87

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 179 found (best yield 6.54%, avg 1.88%)

StrikeExpiryBidDeltaOTM%Yield%If Called%VolOI
$880.00Sep 18$57.500.530.1%6.54%6.69%36316
$890.00Sep 18$50.900.501.3%5.79%7.07%21183
$885.00Sep 11$48.000.520.7%5.46%6.17%62
$900.00Sep 18$47.250.482.4%5.38%7.80%122358
$880.00Sep 4$45.500.530.1%5.18%5.32%52
$890.00Sep 11$44.750.501.3%5.09%6.37%2--
$885.00Sep 4$43.950.520.7%5.00%5.71%93
$910.00Sep 18$43.250.453.6%4.92%8.48%1345
$880.00Aug 28$41.000.530.1%4.67%4.81%2331
$890.00Sep 4$41.050.501.3%4.67%5.95%23

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 18,757
Total Puts 28,918
Put/Call Ratio 1.54
Net Difference -10,161

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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