Tour v490
CAT
CATERPILLAR INC
$884.43 +6.55%
(8/4 13:00) ◀
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Tuesday, August 4, 2026 (2:00pm)
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Option Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04 2:00pm) 66,940
Calls: 28,660 (43%)
Puts: 38,280 (57%)
Prior --
Calls: 5,354 (22%)
Puts: 19,108 (78%)
Current vs Prior +0.00%
Calls: +435.30% (Calls)
Puts: +100.33% (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 +97.49%
Calls: +112.00%
Puts: +87.86%
Sentiment BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04 2:00pm) $104.78M
Calls: $61.54M (59%)
Puts: $43.24M (41%)
Prior --
Calls: $14.62M (53%)
Puts: $13.09M (47%)
Current vs Prior +0.00%
Calls: +320.93%
Puts: +230.32%
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 +59.53%
Calls: +91.08%
Puts: +29.17%
Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04 2:00pm) 1.34
Prior 1.00
Current vs Prior +33.57%
Prior 7-Day Average 1.88
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -29.04%
Sentiment BEARISH

Open Interest

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04 2:00pm) 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 4.54% | 6.97%8.42% | 13.36%
Prior 7.72% | 9.13%10.30% | 14.37%
Current vs Prior -41.15% | -23.60%-18.26% | -7.04%
Prior 7-Day Avg 4.33% | 8.41%11.63% | 15.60%
Current vs 7-Day Avg +5.04% | -17.04%-27.57% | -14.34%
Prior 7-Day Eod 7.72% | 9.13%10.44% | 14.43%
Current vs 7-Day Eod -41.15% | -23.60%-19.33% | -7.38%
Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail
ℹ
Expiry | Next
Current 13.22% | 11.64%
Calls: 15.17% | 9.96%
Puts: 11.27% | 13.31%
Prior 6.67% | 7.60%
Calls: 8.31% | 7.99%
Puts: 5.03% | 7.21%
Current vs Prior +98.20% | +53.16%
Prior 7-Day Avg 28.49% | 12.02%
Calls: 27.00% | 13.83%
Puts: 29.98% | 10.22%
Current vs 7-Day Avg -53.60% | -3.18%
Liquidity Expensive
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🤖 AI Insights

Dollar volume significantly above 7-day average (60% higher). Volume explosion - 97% above 7-day average (66,940 vs avg 33,895). Bearish P/C ratio of 1.34 indicates protective positioning. P/C ratio rising 34% - 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
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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 198 of results (avg 7.7%, best 3.5%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$890.00Sep 1855.1057.05$56.083.5%340.52183
$780.00Aug 28111.85116.90$114.384.4%20.866
$760.00Aug 28128.40134.60$131.504.7%170.91--
$820.00Sep 1893.1097.70$95.404.8%20.71269
$900.00Sep 1850.0552.60$51.335.0%1370.49358
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$890.00Sep 1856.0558.05$57.053.5%240.48176
$900.00Sep 1860.9563.70$62.334.4%310.511.8K
$780.00Sep 1815.7016.45$16.084.7%350.19788
$850.00Sep 1837.4039.20$38.304.7%710.37531
$870.00Sep 1846.0048.25$47.134.8%770.43236

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. 256 found (avg delta 0.74, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$720.00Aug 7160.80171.00$165.906.1%21.003
$730.00Aug 7151.00161.00$156.006.4%131.0020
$742.50Aug 7138.15149.00$143.577.6%11.00--
$745.00Aug 7136.00146.00$141.007.1%--1.0015
$750.00Aug 7131.00141.00$136.007.4%11.0022
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$1040.00Aug 14151.20160.15$155.685.7%131.0015
$1000.00Aug 7109.25120.20$114.739.5%20.981
$980.00Aug 793.00100.00$96.507.3%20.9740
$975.00Aug 788.0095.45$91.738.1%10.9620
$970.00Aug 783.0091.00$87.009.2%20.958

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 633 active (total vol 36.0K, top 1.6K)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$950.00Aug 71.902.40$2.1523.3%1.6K0.101.4K
$900.00Aug 710.9012.50$11.7013.7%1.2K0.381.1K
$900.00Aug 1420.8523.95$22.4013.8%7470.4368
$960.00Aug 71.201.74$1.4736.7%6590.07516
$1000.00Aug 70.130.37$0.2596.0%5950.01618
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$920.00Aug 738.3044.70$41.5015.4%9730.7622
$750.00Aug 70.040.28$0.16150.0%9340.01959
$800.00Aug 70.701.22$0.9654.2%6950.04659
$770.00Sep 1813.7514.55$14.155.7%6950.17795
$790.00Aug 70.440.70$0.5745.6%6460.03105

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 139 strikes (avg 35.9%, max 88.9%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$720.00Aug 7Sep 1888.0%46.6%88.9%61.6K
$1045.00Aug 7Sep 486.2%46.2%86.7%212
$730.00Aug 7Sep 1875.7%46.6%62.7%1334
$750.00Aug 7Sep 1875.0%46.2%62.5%1137
$1035.00Aug 7Sep 1173.3%45.3%62.0%784
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$720.00Aug 7Sep 1888.0%46.6%88.9%1541.0K
$710.00Aug 7Sep 1886.5%46.8%84.8%166147
$725.00Aug 7Sep 1184.5%46.7%80.9%128141
$740.00Aug 7Sep 1881.0%46.0%76.1%3081.8K
$715.00Aug 7Sep 1180.4%48.0%67.6%13663

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 468 found (best R:R 61.50, avg 5.49)

BULL CALL (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$1020.00$1025.00Aug 14$0.10$4.90$0.1049.00$1020.10
$995.00$1000.00Aug 7$0.11$4.89$0.1144.45$995.11
$1040.00$1060.00Aug 21$0.45$19.55$0.4543.44$1040.45
$1035.00$1040.00Sep 11$0.12$4.88$0.1240.67$1035.12
$970.00$975.00Aug 7$0.16$4.84$0.1630.25$970.16
BEAR PUT (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$755.00$745.00Sep 11$0.16$9.84$0.1661.50$754.84
$755.00$750.00Aug 14$0.10$4.90$0.1049.00$754.90
$715.00$710.00Sep 4$0.12$4.88$0.1240.67$714.88
$720.00$710.00Aug 21$0.29$9.71$0.2933.48$719.71
$725.00$720.00Sep 4$0.15$4.85$0.1532.33$724.85

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 607 found (best R:R 99.00, avg 2.34)

BEAR CALL (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$730.00$740.00Aug 21$9.75$9.75$0.2539.00$739.75
$740.00$760.00Aug 14$19.40$19.40$0.6032.33$759.40
$735.00$740.00Aug 14$4.80$4.80$0.2024.00$739.80
$740.00$750.00Aug 21$9.60$9.60$0.4024.00$749.60
$780.00$790.00Aug 21$9.60$9.60$0.4024.00$789.60
BULL PUT (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$1000.00$990.00Aug 14$9.90$9.90$0.1099.00$990.10
$1040.00$1000.00Aug 14$39.55$39.55$0.4587.89$1000.45
$1060.00$1040.00Aug 21$19.42$19.42$0.5833.48$1040.58
$980.00$975.00Aug 7$4.77$4.77$0.2320.74$975.23
$1000.00$990.00Aug 21$9.53$9.53$0.4720.28$990.47

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 138 found (avg debit $5.82, cheapest $0.24)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$1060.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.5371.3%52.5%
$1050.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.5568.6%50.5%
$1040.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.5664.0%48.2%
$1055.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.6972.9%53.7%
$1030.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.7868.0%49.0%
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$720.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.2488.0%56.0%
$710.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.4486.5%62.3%
$730.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.5175.7%56.3%
$740.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.5581.0%55.0%
$725.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.6884.5%61.3%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 247 found (cheapest 4.25% of stock, avg 10.95%)

StrikeExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE HighCost%
$890.00Aug 7$16.35$21.23$37.58$852.42$927.584.25%
$880.00Aug 7$21.10$16.58$37.68$842.32$917.684.26%
$885.00Aug 7$18.58$19.08$37.66$847.34$922.664.26%
$887.50Aug 7$17.43$20.23$37.66$849.84$925.164.26%
$875.00Aug 7$23.45$14.30$37.75$837.25$912.754.27%
$892.50Aug 7$15.10$22.67$37.77$854.73$930.274.27%
$895.00Aug 7$13.98$24.13$38.11$856.89$933.114.31%
$870.00Aug 7$26.63$12.15$38.78$831.22$908.784.38%
$897.50Aug 7$12.83$25.90$38.73$858.77$936.234.38%
$900.00Aug 7$11.70$27.28$38.98$861.02$938.984.41%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 175 found (cheapest 2.64% of stock, avg 7.63%)

Call KPut KExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE High
$897.50$865.00Aug 7$12.83$10.55$23.38$841.62$920.88
$895.00$865.00Aug 7$13.98$10.55$24.53$840.47$919.53
$897.50$870.00Aug 7$12.83$12.15$24.98$845.02$922.48
$892.50$865.00Aug 7$15.10$10.55$25.65$839.35$918.15
$895.00$870.00Aug 7$13.98$12.15$26.13$843.87$921.13
$890.00$865.00Aug 7$16.35$10.55$26.90$838.10$916.90
$897.50$875.00Aug 7$12.83$14.30$27.13$847.87$924.63
$892.50$870.00Aug 7$15.10$12.15$27.25$842.75$919.75
$887.50$865.00Aug 7$17.43$10.55$27.98$837.02$915.48
$895.00$875.00Aug 7$13.98$14.30$28.28$846.72$923.28

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 365 found (best R:R 116.65, avg credit $7.73)

Put SpreadCall SpreadExpiryCreditMax LossR:RBE LowBE High
720/725740/760Aug 14$19.83$0.17116.65$705.17$759.83
710/720740/750Aug 21$9.89$0.1189.91$710.11$749.89
710/720780/790Aug 21$9.89$0.1189.91$710.11$789.89
730/735740/760Aug 14$19.74$0.2675.92$715.26$759.74
710/715760/780Aug 14$19.59$0.4147.78$695.41$779.59
710/715790/800Aug 14$9.79$0.2146.62$705.21$799.79
775/778780/785Aug 7$4.87$0.1337.46$772.63$784.87
748/750785/790Aug 14$4.86$0.1434.71$745.14$789.86
755/760785/790Aug 14$4.86$0.1434.71$755.14$789.86
755/760825/830Aug 28$4.84$0.1630.25$755.16$829.84

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 296 found (best R:R 199.00, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainR:R
$1000.00$1010.00$1020.00Sep 18$0.05$9.95199.00
$800.00$810.00$820.00Sep 18$0.08$9.92124.00
$970.00$975.00$980.00Sep 4$0.05$4.9599.00
$990.00$995.00$1000.00Sep 4$0.05$4.9599.00
$940.00$945.00$950.00Aug 14$0.06$4.9482.33
PUTS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainR:R
$740.00$750.00$760.00Aug 21$0.06$9.94165.67
$720.00$730.00$740.00Aug 21$0.08$9.92124.00
$840.00$845.00$850.00Aug 21$0.05$4.9599.00
$750.00$755.00$760.00Aug 14$0.06$4.9482.33
$795.00$800.00$805.00Aug 28$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. 165 found (best net $-1.13, 159 credits)

CALLS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$1020.00$1040.001:2Aug 21-$1.13$18.87
$1040.00$1060.001:2Aug 21-$1.33$18.67
$1000.00$1020.001:2Aug 21-$1.61$18.39
$1040.00$1060.001:2Sep 11-$5.47$14.53
$1000.00$1020.001:2Sep 11-$8.25$11.75
PUTS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$965.00$915.001:2Sep 11-$32.56$17.44
$720.00$710.001:2Aug 21-$0.75$9.25
$730.00$720.001:2Aug 21-$0.99$9.01
$740.00$730.001:2Aug 21-$1.25$8.75
$750.00$740.001:2Aug 21-$1.50$8.50

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 184 found (best yield 6.23%, avg 1.98%)

StrikeExpiryBidDeltaOTM%Yield%If Called%VolOI
$890.00Sep 18$55.100.520.6%6.23%6.86%34183
$885.00Sep 11$50.300.530.1%5.69%5.75%62
$900.00Sep 18$50.050.491.8%5.66%7.42%137358
$890.00Sep 11$48.400.520.6%5.47%6.10%2--
$885.00Sep 4$46.850.530.1%5.30%5.36%133
$910.00Sep 18$45.050.472.9%5.09%7.98%1945
$890.00Sep 4$43.000.510.6%4.86%5.49%33
$900.00Sep 11$43.000.491.8%4.86%6.62%8--
$905.00Sep 11$41.800.472.3%4.73%7.05%1--
$895.00Sep 4$41.300.501.2%4.67%5.86%14

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 28,660
Total Puts 38,280
Put/Call Ratio 1.34
Net Difference -9,620

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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