Tour v490
CAT
CATERPILLAR INC
$876.54 +5.60%
$878.47 (+0.22%)🌙
as of 08/04 04:00 PM
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Option Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04 4:00pm) 77,970
Calls: 33,572 (43%)
Puts: 44,398 (57%)
Prior --
Calls: 5,354 (22%)
Puts: 19,108 (78%)
Current vs Prior +0.00%
Calls: +527.05% (Calls)
Puts: +132.35% (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 +130.03%
Calls: +148.33%
Puts: +117.89%
Sentiment BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04 4:00pm) $122.64M
Calls: $66.74M (54%)
Puts: $55.90M (46%)
Prior --
Calls: $14.62M (53%)
Puts: $13.09M (47%)
Current vs Prior +0.00%
Calls: +356.52%
Puts: +326.97%
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 +86.72%
Calls: +107.24%
Puts: +66.97%
Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04 4:00pm) 1.32
Prior 1.00
Current vs Prior +32.25%
Prior 7-Day Average 1.88
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -29.74%
Sentiment BEARISH

Open Interest

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/04 4:00pm) 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 4.45% | 6.89%8.54% | 13.35%
Prior 7.72% | 9.13%10.30% | 14.37%
Current vs Prior -42.32% | -24.51%-17.08% | -7.13%
Prior 7-Day Avg 4.33% | 8.41%11.63% | 15.60%
Current vs 7-Day Avg +2.95% | -18.03%-26.53% | -14.43%
Prior 7-Day Eod 7.72% | 9.13%10.44% | 14.43%
Current vs 7-Day Eod -42.32% | -24.51%-18.17% | -7.47%
Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail
ℹ
Expiry | Next
Current 29.78% | 21.89%
Calls: 34.04% | 20.77%
Puts: 25.52% | 23.02%
Prior 6.67% | 7.60%
Calls: 8.31% | 7.99%
Puts: 5.03% | 7.21%
Current vs Prior +346.48% | +188.03%
Prior 7-Day Avg 28.49% | 12.02%
Calls: 27.00% | 13.83%
Puts: 29.98% | 10.22%
Current vs 7-Day Avg +4.52% | +82.07%
Liquidity Expensive
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🤖 AI Insights

Dollar volume significantly above 7-day average (87% higher). Volume explosion - 130% above 7-day average (77,970 vs avg 33,895). Bearish P/C ratio of 1.32 indicates protective positioning. P/C ratio rising 32% - 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 95 of results (avg 8.6%, best 6.5%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$710.00Sep 18173.30185.00$179.156.5%20.9212
$710.00Aug 21165.80177.00$171.406.5%--0.9878
$720.00Aug 21156.05167.00$161.536.8%10.9765
$720.00Sep 18164.15176.00$170.087.0%40.911.6K
$730.00Sep 18155.70167.00$161.357.0%--0.8914
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$1040.00Sep 18162.00173.85$167.937.1%10.8443
$1040.00Aug 14156.00167.45$161.737.1%131.0015
$1040.00Aug 21156.00168.05$162.037.4%20.9657
$980.00Aug 14101.00109.00$105.007.6%10.9110
$950.00Sep 1893.00100.50$96.757.8%10.667

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. 276 found (avg delta 0.73, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$730.00Aug 7143.05155.00$149.038.0%131.0020
$720.00Aug 7152.85165.00$158.937.6%21.003
$742.50Aug 7130.00142.00$136.008.8%11.00--
$750.00Aug 7122.85135.00$128.939.4%10.9922
$755.00Aug 7117.55130.00$123.7810.1%110.9911
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$970.00Aug 789.0097.00$93.008.6%21.008
$975.00Aug 794.00102.00$98.008.2%11.0020
$980.00Aug 799.00107.00$103.007.8%21.0040
$1000.00Aug 7116.00127.80$121.909.7%21.001
$1040.00Aug 14156.00167.45$161.737.1%131.0015

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 668 active (total vol 42.6K, top 1.8K)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$950.00Aug 70.901.84$1.3768.6%1.8K0.071.4K
$900.00Aug 77.4511.00$9.2338.5%1.4K0.331.1K
$900.00Aug 1417.5523.75$20.6530.0%7550.4168
$990.00Aug 70.260.55$0.4170.7%7090.02121
$1000.00Aug 70.180.23$0.2123.8%6880.01618
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$920.00Aug 742.0050.75$46.3818.9%9780.8222
$750.00Aug 70.030.25$0.14157.1%9620.01959
$800.00Aug 70.401.50$0.95115.8%8920.05659
$780.00Aug 70.050.50$0.28160.7%8430.02809
$770.00Sep 1813.7016.10$14.9016.1%8110.18795

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 140 strikes (avg 37.0%, max 127.4%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$720.00Aug 7Sep 1885.3%45.8%86.5%61.6K
$1045.00Aug 7Sep 480.0%46.6%71.7%4112
$1035.00Aug 7Sep 1177.1%45.6%69.2%784
$1050.00Aug 7Sep 1873.6%45.3%62.6%115264
$750.00Aug 7Sep 1872.2%45.0%60.5%1137
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$710.00Aug 7Sep 18104.0%45.7%127.4%243147
$715.00Aug 7Sep 1192.2%44.9%105.1%20163
$725.00Aug 7Sep 1185.9%44.7%92.2%156141
$720.00Aug 7Sep 1885.3%45.8%86.5%1601.0K
$705.00Aug 7Aug 2890.7%49.6%82.8%4361

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 458 found (best R:R 49.00, avg 5.33)

BULL CALL (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$965.00$970.00Aug 7$0.10$4.90$0.1049.00$965.10
$1035.00$1040.00Aug 7$0.12$4.88$0.1240.67$1035.12
$1045.00$1050.00Aug 7$0.12$4.88$0.1240.67$1045.12
$1005.00$1010.00Aug 28$0.14$4.86$0.1434.71$1005.14
$1015.00$1020.00Aug 7$0.15$4.85$0.1532.33$1015.15
BEAR PUT (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$760.00$755.00Aug 7$0.13$4.87$0.1337.46$759.87
$755.00$750.00Sep 4$0.13$4.87$0.1337.46$754.87
$730.00$720.00Aug 21$0.27$9.73$0.2736.04$729.73
$720.00$715.00Aug 28$0.15$4.85$0.1532.33$719.85
$710.00$705.00Aug 28$0.16$4.84$0.1630.25$709.84

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 611 found (best R:R 75.92, avg 2.42)

BEAR CALL (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$710.00$720.00Aug 21$9.87$9.87$0.1375.92$719.87
$770.00$780.00Aug 21$9.87$9.87$0.1375.92$779.87
$745.00$750.00Aug 7$4.89$4.89$0.1144.45$749.89
$785.00$790.00Aug 14$4.85$4.85$0.1532.33$789.85
$720.00$730.00Aug 21$9.68$9.68$0.3230.25$729.68
BULL PUT (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$1000.00$990.00Aug 14$9.78$9.78$0.2244.45$990.22
$950.00$940.00Aug 7$9.75$9.75$0.2539.00$940.25
$1040.00$1000.00Aug 14$38.85$38.85$1.1533.78$1001.15
$1040.00$1020.00Aug 21$19.25$19.25$0.7525.67$1020.75
$970.00$965.00Aug 21$4.80$4.80$0.2024.00$965.20

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 140 found (avg debit $5.93, cheapest $0.19)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$1040.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.6672.3%51.7%
$1050.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.7873.6%55.2%
$1025.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.9272.0%51.2%
$730.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.9772.8%57.2%
$1020.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.9769.3%50.2%
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$710.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.19104.0%61.0%
$1040.00Aug 14Aug 21$0.3051.7%47.8%
$705.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.3390.7%61.0%
$720.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.3485.3%56.5%
$702.50Aug 7Aug 14$0.5292.6%65.4%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 265 found (cheapest 4.10% of stock, avg 10.91%)

StrikeExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE HighCost%
$875.00Aug 7$19.83$16.15$35.98$839.02$910.984.10%
$885.00Aug 7$15.28$21.63$36.91$848.09$921.914.21%
$887.50Aug 7$14.38$22.88$37.26$850.24$924.764.25%
$865.00Aug 7$25.40$12.03$37.43$827.57$902.434.27%
$880.00Aug 7$18.27$19.20$37.47$842.53$917.474.27%
$890.00Aug 7$13.63$24.33$37.96$852.04$927.964.33%
$870.00Aug 7$23.78$14.48$38.26$831.74$908.264.36%
$892.50Aug 7$12.68$25.68$38.36$854.14$930.864.38%
$860.00Aug 7$28.63$10.30$38.93$821.07$898.934.44%
$895.00Aug 7$11.40$27.80$39.20$855.80$934.204.47%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 175 found (cheapest 2.44% of stock, avg 7.47%)

Call KPut KExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE High
$892.50$855.00Aug 7$12.68$8.68$21.36$833.64$913.86
$890.00$855.00Aug 7$13.63$8.68$22.31$832.69$912.31
$892.50$860.00Aug 7$12.68$10.30$22.98$837.02$915.48
$887.50$855.00Aug 7$14.38$8.68$23.06$831.94$910.56
$885.00$855.00Aug 7$15.28$8.68$23.96$831.04$908.96
$890.00$860.00Aug 7$13.63$10.30$23.93$836.07$913.93
$887.50$860.00Aug 7$14.38$10.30$24.68$835.32$912.18
$892.50$865.00Aug 7$12.68$12.03$24.71$840.29$917.21
$885.00$860.00Aug 7$15.28$10.30$25.58$834.42$910.58
$890.00$865.00Aug 7$13.63$12.03$25.66$839.34$915.66

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 366 found (best R:R 82.33, avg credit $7.32)

Put SpreadCall SpreadExpiryCreditMax LossR:RBE LowBE High
710/720730/740Aug 21$9.88$0.1282.33$710.12$739.88
760/770780/790Aug 21$9.81$0.1951.63$760.19$789.81
790/800810/820Sep 18$9.79$0.2146.62$790.21$819.79
735/740835/840Aug 28$4.89$0.1144.45$735.11$839.89
770/775815/820Sep 4$4.89$0.1144.45$770.11$819.89
720/722755/770Aug 7$14.66$0.3443.12$707.84$769.66
730/732755/770Aug 7$14.66$0.3443.12$717.84$769.66
735/740820/825Aug 28$4.88$0.1240.67$735.12$824.88
775/780885/890Sep 11$4.87$0.1337.46$775.13$889.87
708/710755/770Aug 7$14.55$0.4532.33$695.45$769.55

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 307 found (best R:R 199.00, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainR:R
$970.00$980.00$990.00Aug 21$0.07$9.93141.86
$960.00$970.00$980.00Sep 18$0.11$9.8989.91
$1040.00$1045.00$1050.00Sep 4$0.07$4.9370.43
$710.00$720.00$730.00Aug 21$0.19$9.8151.63
$900.00$902.50$905.00Aug 7$0.05$2.4549.00
PUTS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainR:R
$910.00$920.00$930.00Sep 18$0.05$9.95199.00
$1000.00$1020.00$1040.00Aug 21$0.22$19.7889.91
$850.00$860.00$870.00Sep 18$0.11$9.8989.91
$1000.00$1020.00$1040.00Sep 18$0.24$19.7682.33
$750.00$755.00$760.00Aug 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 $-1.02, 149 credits)

CALLS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$1020.00$1040.001:2Aug 21-$1.02$18.98
$1000.00$1020.001:2Aug 21-$2.42$17.58
$1000.00$1020.001:2Sep 11-$9.01$10.99
$970.00$990.001:2Sep 11-$10.26$9.74
$1030.00$1040.001:2Aug 14-$0.40$9.60
PUTS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$720.00$710.001:2Aug 21-$0.47$9.53
$730.00$720.001:2Aug 21-$1.06$8.94
$740.00$730.001:2Aug 21-$1.13$8.87
$750.00$740.001:2Aug 21-$1.34$8.66
$770.00$760.001:2Aug 21-$2.17$7.83

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 188 found (best yield 6.00%, avg 1.83%)

StrikeExpiryBidDeltaOTM%Yield%If Called%VolOI
$880.00Sep 18$52.600.530.4%6.00%6.40%59316
$880.00Sep 11$47.600.530.4%5.43%5.83%22
$890.00Sep 18$47.600.501.5%5.43%6.97%39183
$885.00Sep 11$46.700.511.0%5.33%6.29%72
$900.00Sep 18$44.450.482.7%5.07%7.75%142358
$880.00Sep 4$44.100.530.4%5.03%5.43%72
$890.00Sep 11$43.400.501.5%4.95%6.49%12--
$885.00Sep 4$43.100.511.0%4.92%5.88%153
$910.00Sep 18$40.850.453.8%4.66%8.48%2045
$900.00Sep 11$40.250.472.7%4.59%7.27%10--

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 33,572
Total Puts 44,398
Put/Call Ratio 1.32
Net Difference -10,826

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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