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CATERPILLAR INC
$885.19 +6.65%
(8/4 12:00) ◀
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Option Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04 1:00pm) 57,584
Calls: 23,828 (41%)
Puts: 33,756 (59%)
Prior --
Calls: 5,354 (22%)
Puts: 19,108 (78%)
Current vs Prior +0.00%
Calls: +345.05% (Calls)
Puts: +76.66% (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 +69.89%
Calls: +76.26%
Puts: +65.66%
Sentiment BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04 1:00pm) $88.97M
Calls: $49.18M (55%)
Puts: $39.78M (45%)
Prior --
Calls: $14.62M (53%)
Puts: $13.09M (47%)
Current vs Prior +0.00%
Calls: +236.40%
Puts: +203.90%
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 +35.45%
Calls: +52.71%
Puts: +18.84%
Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04 1:00pm) 1.42
Prior 1.00
Current vs Prior +41.67%
Prior 7-Day Average 1.88
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -24.74%
Sentiment BEARISH

Open Interest

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04 1:00pm) 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 4.51% | 6.81%8.34% | 13.33%
Prior 7.72% | 9.13%10.30% | 14.37%
Current vs Prior -41.64% | -25.44%-19.02% | -7.28%
Prior 7-Day Avg 4.33% | 8.41%11.63% | 15.60%
Current vs 7-Day Avg +4.16% | -19.04%-28.24% | -14.56%
Prior 7-Day Eod 7.72% | 9.13%10.44% | 14.43%
Current vs 7-Day Eod -41.64% | -25.44%-20.08% | -7.62%
Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail
ℹ
Expiry | Next
Current 16.86% | 13.46%
Calls: 15.06% | 14.21%
Puts: 18.66% | 12.70%
Prior 6.67% | 7.60%
Calls: 8.31% | 7.99%
Puts: 5.03% | 7.21%
Current vs Prior +152.77% | +77.11%
Prior 7-Day Avg 28.49% | 12.02%
Calls: 27.00% | 13.83%
Puts: 29.98% | 10.22%
Current vs 7-Day Avg -40.82% | +11.95%
Liquidity Expensive
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🤖 AI Insights

Bearish P/C ratio of 1.42 indicates protective positioning. P/C ratio rising 42% - 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
13:00BULLISHBEARISHBEARISH
12:00BULLISHBEARISHBEARISH
11:00BEARISHBEARISHBEARISH
10:35BEARISHBEARISHBEARISH
10:30BEARISHBEARISHBEARISH
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09:55BULLISHBEARISHBEARISH
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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 181 of results (avg 7.8%, best 2.9%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$900.00Sep 1850.6552.15$51.402.9%1280.49358
$910.00Sep 1846.3048.10$47.203.8%160.4645
$740.00Sep 18153.50161.20$157.354.9%30.88120
$890.00Sep 1854.7057.60$56.155.2%240.52183
$780.00Aug 28111.25117.20$114.235.2%20.866
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$1020.00Sep 18143.60150.50$147.054.7%--0.7950
$900.00Sep 1860.9063.95$62.434.9%280.511.8K
$1060.00Sep 18177.00186.70$181.855.3%--0.8521
$860.00Sep 1841.0543.30$42.185.3%2920.401.2K
$980.00Sep 18111.55117.95$114.755.6%10.7173

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. 250 found (avg delta 0.74, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$720.00Aug 7158.50170.65$164.587.4%21.003
$730.00Aug 7150.50161.00$155.756.7%131.0020
$742.50Aug 7137.60148.00$142.807.3%11.00--
$745.00Aug 7134.55146.00$140.288.2%--1.0015
$750.00Aug 7130.70140.85$135.777.5%11.0022
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$1000.00Aug 7112.15119.50$115.836.3%20.981
$1040.00Aug 14150.00162.35$156.187.9%--0.9715
$980.00Aug 793.00100.00$96.507.3%20.9640
$975.00Aug 788.0095.00$91.507.7%10.9620
$1060.00Aug 21170.00182.45$176.237.1%--0.9515

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 619 active (total vol 33.1K, top 1.6K)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$950.00Aug 72.002.30$2.1514.0%1.6K0.101.4K
$900.00Aug 711.2513.00$12.1314.4%9520.381.1K
$900.00Aug 1421.0024.05$22.5313.5%7350.4368
$960.00Aug 71.221.77$1.5036.7%6430.07516
$875.00Aug 1432.4036.85$34.6312.9%5800.57123
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$920.00Aug 739.1545.45$42.3014.9%9730.7622
$750.00Aug 70.120.29$0.2181.0%9310.01959
$800.00Aug 70.801.36$1.0851.9%6730.05659
$770.00Sep 1813.5014.45$13.986.8%5930.17795
$780.00Aug 70.300.50$0.4050.0%5790.02809

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 138 strikes (avg 36.6%, max 85.6%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$720.00Aug 7Sep 1886.2%46.4%85.6%61.6K
$750.00Aug 7Sep 1877.0%45.8%68.2%1137
$730.00Aug 7Sep 1875.3%46.3%62.9%1334
$1035.00Aug 7Sep 1172.5%44.9%61.5%784
$1055.00Aug 7Aug 2871.3%45.3%57.5%30107
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$720.00Aug 7Sep 1886.2%46.4%85.6%1481.0K
$710.00Aug 7Sep 1886.0%46.9%83.5%166147
$725.00Aug 7Sep 1183.1%47.6%74.7%127141
$715.00Aug 7Sep 1182.7%48.0%72.5%7163
$750.00Aug 7Sep 1877.0%45.8%68.2%1.2K1.3K

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 459 found (best R:R 57.82, avg 5.28)

BULL CALL (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$1030.00$1040.00Aug 14$0.17$9.83$0.1757.82$1030.17
$1040.00$1050.00Aug 14$0.24$9.76$0.2440.67$1040.24
$1040.00$1060.00Aug 21$0.48$19.52$0.4840.67$1040.48
$965.00$970.00Aug 7$0.13$4.87$0.1337.46$965.13
$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$0.18$9.82$0.1854.56$719.82
$745.00$740.00Aug 14$0.14$4.86$0.1434.71$744.86
$730.00$720.00Aug 21$0.31$9.69$0.3131.26$729.69
$760.00$755.00Aug 14$0.16$4.84$0.1630.25$759.84
$800.00$797.50Aug 7$0.10$2.40$0.1024.00$799.90

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 593 found (best R:R 65.67, avg 2.01)

BEAR CALL (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$730.00$740.00Sep 18$9.85$9.85$0.1565.67$739.85
$740.00$750.00Aug 21$9.77$9.77$0.2342.48$749.77
$820.00$825.00Aug 7$4.85$4.85$0.1532.33$824.85
$730.00$740.00Aug 21$9.68$9.68$0.3230.25$739.68
$800.00$805.00Aug 7$4.82$4.82$0.1826.78$804.82
BULL PUT (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$1040.00$1000.00Aug 14$38.73$38.73$1.2730.50$1001.27
$1000.00$980.00Aug 7$19.33$19.33$0.6728.85$980.67
$910.00$907.50Aug 7$2.40$2.40$0.1024.00$907.60
$980.00$965.00Aug 14$14.25$14.25$0.7519.00$965.75
$1040.00$1020.00Aug 21$19.00$19.00$1.0019.00$1021.00

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 138 found (avg debit $5.82, cheapest $0.26)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$1050.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.5868.0%50.8%
$1060.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.5970.7%53.2%
$1055.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.7171.3%53.6%
$1040.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.8066.1%51.0%
$1030.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.9067.4%50.0%
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$720.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.2686.2%55.9%
$710.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.4486.0%62.2%
$730.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.4575.3%55.3%
$740.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.6075.8%54.6%
$725.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.7183.1%61.4%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 241 found (cheapest 4.36% of stock, avg 10.90%)

StrikeExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE HighCost%
$890.00Aug 7$16.48$22.08$38.56$851.44$928.564.36%
$885.00Aug 7$19.25$19.43$38.68$846.32$923.684.37%
$887.50Aug 7$18.08$20.63$38.71$848.79$926.214.37%
$892.50Aug 7$15.27$23.40$38.67$853.83$931.174.37%
$895.00Aug 7$14.30$24.50$38.80$856.20$933.804.38%
$880.00Aug 7$22.10$16.77$38.87$841.13$918.874.39%
$875.00Aug 7$23.90$15.33$39.23$835.77$914.234.43%
$897.50Aug 7$13.15$26.18$39.33$858.17$936.834.44%
$870.00Aug 7$27.17$12.88$40.05$829.95$910.054.52%
$900.00Aug 7$12.13$28.00$40.13$859.87$940.134.53%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 175 found (cheapest 2.73% of stock, avg 7.65%)

Call KPut KExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE High
$897.50$865.00Aug 7$13.15$11.05$24.20$840.80$921.70
$895.00$865.00Aug 7$14.30$11.05$25.35$839.65$920.35
$897.50$870.00Aug 7$13.15$12.88$26.03$843.97$923.53
$892.50$865.00Aug 7$15.27$11.05$26.32$838.68$918.82
$895.00$870.00Aug 7$14.30$12.88$27.18$842.82$922.18
$890.00$865.00Aug 7$16.48$11.05$27.53$837.47$917.53
$892.50$870.00Aug 7$15.27$12.88$28.15$841.85$920.65
$897.50$875.00Aug 7$13.15$15.33$28.48$846.52$925.98
$887.50$865.00Aug 7$18.08$11.05$29.13$835.87$916.63
$890.00$870.00Aug 7$16.48$12.88$29.36$840.64$919.36

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 376 found (best R:R 89.91, avg credit $7.40)

Put SpreadCall SpreadExpiryCreditMax LossR:RBE LowBE High
710/715790/800Aug 14$9.89$0.1189.91$705.11$799.89
710/720730/740Aug 21$9.86$0.1470.43$710.14$739.86
760/770800/810Sep 18$9.81$0.1951.63$760.19$809.81
740/750760/770Aug 21$9.80$0.2049.00$740.20$769.80
730/740760/770Aug 21$9.76$0.2440.67$730.24$769.76
730/735845/850Aug 28$4.87$0.1337.46$730.13$849.87
775/780825/830Sep 4$4.86$0.1434.71$775.14$829.86
760/765825/830Sep 4$4.83$0.1728.41$760.17$829.83
780/785825/830Sep 4$4.82$0.1826.78$780.18$829.82
745/748785/790Aug 14$4.81$0.1925.32$742.69$789.81

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 285 found (best R:R 141.86, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainR:R
$1015.00$1020.00$1025.00Aug 14$0.05$4.9599.00
$965.00$970.00$975.00Aug 28$0.05$4.9599.00
$1010.00$1020.00$1030.00Sep 18$0.11$9.8989.91
$930.00$935.00$940.00Aug 21$0.06$4.9482.33
$910.00$920.00$930.00Sep 18$0.12$9.8882.33
PUTS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainR:R
$740.00$750.00$760.00Aug 21$0.07$9.93141.86
$970.00$980.00$990.00Aug 28$0.07$9.93141.86
$790.00$800.00$810.00Sep 11$0.08$9.92124.00
$740.00$750.00$760.00Sep 18$0.09$9.91110.11
$960.00$965.00$970.00Aug 21$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. 163 found (best net $-0.97, 158 credits)

CALLS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$1020.00$1040.001:2Aug 21-$0.97$19.03
$1040.00$1060.001:2Aug 21-$1.29$18.71
$1000.00$1020.001:2Aug 21-$1.83$18.17
$965.00$990.001:2Sep 11-$11.11$13.89
$1000.00$1020.001:2Sep 11-$8.28$11.72
PUTS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$965.00$915.001:2Sep 11-$33.42$16.58
$720.00$710.001:2Aug 21-$0.97$9.03
$730.00$720.001:2Aug 21-$1.02$8.98
$740.00$730.001:2Aug 21-$1.11$8.89
$750.00$740.001:2Aug 21-$1.60$8.40

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 177 found (best yield 6.18%, avg 1.88%)

StrikeExpiryBidDeltaOTM%Yield%If Called%VolOI
$890.00Sep 18$54.700.520.5%6.18%6.72%24183
$900.00Sep 18$50.650.491.7%5.72%7.40%128358
$890.00Sep 11$47.500.520.5%5.37%5.91%2--
$910.00Sep 18$46.300.462.8%5.23%8.03%1645
$890.00Sep 4$42.800.510.5%4.84%5.38%33
$900.00Sep 11$42.450.481.7%4.80%6.47%8--
$895.00Sep 4$41.150.491.1%4.65%5.76%14
$905.00Sep 11$41.050.472.2%4.64%6.88%1--
$920.00Sep 18$40.900.443.9%4.62%8.55%391.5K
$900.00Sep 4$39.550.481.7%4.47%6.14%1311

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 23,828
Total Puts 33,756
Put/Call Ratio 1.42
Net Difference -9,928

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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