Tour v492
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CATERPILLAR INC
$867.24 -0.44%
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Option Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/06 3:05pm) 26,469
Calls: 14,826 (56%)
Puts: 11,643 (44%)
Prior (08/05) 27,190
Calls: 13,018 (48%)
Puts: 14,172 (52%)
Current vs Prior -2.65%
Calls: +13.89% (Calls)
Puts: -17.85% (Puts)
Prior 7-Day Total 290,776
Calls: 122,850 (42%)
Puts: 167,926 (58%)
Prior 7-Day Average 41,539
Calls: 17,550 (42%)
Puts: 23,989 (58%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -36.28%
Calls: -15.52%
Puts: -51.47%
Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/06 3:05pm) $36.03M
Calls: $21.74M (60%)
Puts: $14.29M (40%)
Prior (08/05) $37.21M
Calls: $18.78M (50%)
Puts: $18.43M (50%)
Current vs Prior -3.16%
Calls: +15.81%
Puts: -22.48%
Prior 7-Day Total $554.71M
Calls: $277.57M (50%)
Puts: $277.14M (50%)
Prior 7-Day Average $79.24M
Calls: $39.65M (50%)
Puts: $39.59M (50%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -54.53%
Calls: -45.16%
Puts: -63.91%
Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/06 3:05pm) 0.79
Prior (08/05) 1.09
Current vs Prior -27.86%
Prior 7-Day Average 1.56
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -49.71%
Sentiment NEUTRAL

Open Interest

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/06 3:05pm) 316,653
Calls: 153,728 (49%)
Puts: 162,925 (51%)
Prior (08/05) 306,883
Calls: 148,558 (48%)
Puts: 158,325 (52%)
Current vs Prior +3.18%
Prior 7-Day Total 1,857,595
Calls: 905,817 (49%)
Puts: 951,778 (51%)
Prior 7-Day Average 265,370
Calls: 129,402 (49%)
Puts: 135,968 (51%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +19.32%
Sentiment BULLISH

Expected Move

Detail
ℹ
Expiry (08/07) | Next (08/14)Expiry (08/21) | Next (09/18)
Current 2.42% | 5.58%7.29% | 12.24%
Prior 4.45% | 6.89%8.54% | 13.35%
Current vs Prior -45.54% | -19.08%-14.72% | -8.30%
Prior 7-Day Avg 4.43% | 8.40%11.07% | 15.18%
Current vs 7-Day Avg -45.29% | -33.58%-34.19% | -19.33%
Prior 7-Day Eod 4.45% | 6.89%7.77% | 12.75%
Current vs 7-Day Eod -45.54% | -19.08%-6.24% | -4.01%
Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail
ℹ
Expiry | Next
Current 29.66% | 19.58%
Calls: 34.74% | 22.89%
Puts: 24.57% | 16.26%
Prior 29.78% | 21.89%
Calls: 34.04% | 20.77%
Puts: 25.52% | 23.02%
Current vs Prior -0.40% | -10.55%
Prior 7-Day Avg 29.95% | 13.04%
Calls: 28.87% | 13.97%
Puts: 31.03% | 12.12%
Current vs 7-Day Avg -0.97% | +50.12%
Liquidity Expensive
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Moderately bullish flow with 60% call dollar volume ($21.74M). P/C ratio dropping 28% - sentiment shifting bullish.

Smart Money BULLISH
Retail Flow BULLISH
Overall BULLISH
Dollar Volume
Option Volume
Put/Call Ratio
Open Interest
Expected Move
Current BULLISH
Prior BULLISH
7-Day Avg BULLISH
Current BULLISH
Prior NEUTRAL
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current NEUTRAL
Prior NEUTRAL
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current NEUTRAL
Prior NEUTRAL
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current BEARISH
Prior BULLISH
7-Day Avg BULLISH

📈 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 169 of results (avg 7.7%, best 2.1%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$700.00Aug 21164.55170.25$167.403.4%--0.9845
$750.00Sep 18129.00135.50$132.254.9%20.859
$760.00Sep 18120.20126.30$123.254.9%20.83879
$780.00Sep 18106.35111.75$109.055.0%60.79722
$700.00Sep 18173.05181.90$177.485.0%20.93372
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$780.00Sep 1816.5016.85$16.682.1%1850.21851
$920.00Sep 1877.7580.75$79.253.8%30.63355
$860.00Sep 1843.9045.70$44.804.0%50.451.2K
$800.00Sep 1821.4522.50$21.984.8%190.26941
$810.00Sep 1824.3525.55$24.954.8%20.29306

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. 245 found (avg delta 0.77, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$730.00Aug 7133.00143.00$138.007.2%--1.0014
$750.00Aug 7113.00123.00$118.008.5%41.0022
$770.00Aug 794.00101.70$97.857.9%--1.0013
$780.00Aug 784.0091.00$87.508.0%--1.0011
$745.00Aug 7118.00128.00$123.008.1%--1.0015
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$925.00Aug 754.7062.00$58.3512.5%--1.00121
$930.00Aug 759.6067.00$63.3011.7%--1.0024
$935.00Aug 764.8071.75$68.2810.2%--1.0027
$940.00Aug 769.6077.00$73.3010.1%--1.0021
$945.00Aug 775.0082.00$78.508.9%11.008

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 447 active (total vol 13.5K, top 500)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$790.00Sep 489.9097.00$93.457.6%5000.791
$930.00Aug 70.150.29$0.2263.6%4990.02392
$925.00Aug 70.010.42$0.22186.4%3870.021.1K
$1010.00Aug 70.010.10$0.06150.0%3660.0062
$980.00Aug 70.010.10$0.06150.0%2310.00439
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$775.00Aug 70.040.13$0.09100.0%2990.01201
$740.00Aug 70.010.08$0.05140.0%2490.001.3K
$717.50Aug 70.000.06$0.03200.0%2210.0079
$730.00Sep 187.258.45$7.8515.3%2140.1196
$750.00Aug 70.020.13$0.08137.5%1980.001.0K

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 137 strikes (avg 71.5%, max 281.7%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$700.00Aug 7Sep 18172.3%45.1%281.7%3387
$1025.00Aug 7Sep 4139.7%43.7%219.3%639
$1030.00Aug 7Sep 18119.0%42.6%179.1%13383
$730.00Aug 7Sep 18118.4%44.6%165.3%--28
$1020.00Aug 7Sep 18111.2%42.5%161.4%62.2K
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$700.00Aug 7Sep 18172.3%45.1%281.7%1802.2K
$695.00Aug 7Sep 11155.0%44.1%251.3%--315
$725.00Aug 7Sep 4152.5%44.8%240.4%26143
$705.00Aug 7Sep 4144.8%44.9%222.5%263
$710.00Aug 7Sep 18129.4%45.2%186.0%151275

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 387 found (best R:R 75.92, avg 6.30)

BULL CALL (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$1020.00$1040.00Aug 21$0.40$19.60$0.4049.00$1020.40
$920.00$925.00Aug 7$0.13$4.87$0.1337.46$920.13
$995.00$1000.00Aug 7$0.13$4.87$0.1337.46$995.13
$975.00$980.00Aug 14$0.14$4.86$0.1434.71$975.14
$950.00$955.00Aug 14$0.15$4.85$0.1532.33$950.15
BEAR PUT (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$730.00$720.00Aug 28$0.13$9.87$0.1375.92$729.87
$720.00$710.00Aug 21$0.19$9.81$0.1951.63$719.81
$705.00$700.00Aug 28$0.10$4.90$0.1049.00$704.90
$820.00$815.00Aug 7$0.13$4.87$0.1337.46$819.87
$720.00$715.00Sep 4$0.18$4.82$0.1826.78$719.82

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 516 found (best R:R 99.00, avg 2.66)

BEAR CALL (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$700.00$730.00Aug 14$29.70$29.70$0.3099.00$729.70
$770.00$780.00Aug 21$9.82$9.82$0.1854.56$779.82
$800.00$805.00Aug 7$4.90$4.90$0.1049.00$804.90
$735.00$750.00Aug 14$14.50$14.50$0.5029.00$749.50
$730.00$735.00Aug 14$4.80$4.80$0.2024.00$734.80
BULL PUT (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossR:RBE
$1020.00$1000.00Aug 21$19.68$19.68$0.3261.50$1000.32
$915.00$910.00Aug 7$4.90$4.90$0.1049.00$910.10
$925.00$920.00Aug 7$4.85$4.85$0.1532.33$920.15
$965.00$960.00Aug 7$4.83$4.83$0.1728.41$960.17
$887.50$885.00Aug 7$2.40$2.40$0.1024.00$885.10

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 136 found (avg debit $5.10, cheapest $0.07)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$1025.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.07139.7%51.7%
$1020.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.25111.2%48.8%
$1000.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.3891.5%45.5%
$1030.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.41119.0%54.7%
$700.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.52172.3%67.2%
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$720.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.15118.9%52.7%
$700.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.19172.3%67.2%
$710.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.21129.4%58.3%
$965.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.2276.6%45.2%
$715.00Aug 7Aug 14$0.28123.0%58.4%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 238 found (cheapest 2.17% of stock, avg 9.98%)

StrikeExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE HighCost%
$865.00Aug 7$10.65$8.13$18.78$846.22$883.782.17%
$870.00Aug 7$8.40$10.38$18.78$851.22$888.782.17%
$860.00Aug 7$13.20$6.35$19.55$840.45$879.552.25%
$875.00Aug 7$5.83$13.88$19.71$855.29$894.712.27%
$855.00Aug 7$16.70$4.78$21.48$833.52$876.482.48%
$880.00Aug 7$4.70$17.48$22.18$857.82$902.182.56%
$885.00Aug 7$3.28$20.60$23.88$861.12$908.882.75%
$850.00Aug 7$20.45$3.46$23.91$826.09$873.912.76%
$887.50Aug 7$2.55$23.00$25.55$861.95$913.052.95%
$845.00Aug 7$24.55$2.49$27.04$817.96$872.043.12%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 175 found (cheapest 0.58% of stock, avg 5.96%)

Call KPut KExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE High
$887.50$845.00Aug 7$2.55$2.49$5.04$839.96$892.54
$885.00$845.00Aug 7$3.28$2.49$5.77$839.23$890.77
$887.50$850.00Aug 7$2.55$3.46$6.01$843.99$893.51
$885.00$850.00Aug 7$3.28$3.46$6.74$843.26$891.74
$880.00$845.00Aug 7$4.70$2.49$7.19$837.81$887.19
$887.50$855.00Aug 7$2.55$4.78$7.33$847.67$894.83
$885.00$855.00Aug 7$3.28$4.78$8.06$846.94$893.06
$880.00$850.00Aug 7$4.70$3.46$8.16$841.84$888.16
$875.00$845.00Aug 7$5.83$2.49$8.32$836.68$883.32
$887.50$860.00Aug 7$2.55$6.35$8.90$851.10$896.40

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 371 found (best R:R 95.15, avg credit $9.02)

Put SpreadCall SpreadExpiryCreditMax LossR:RBE LowBE High
765/770788/800Aug 14$12.37$0.1395.15$757.63$799.87
730/740750/760Aug 21$9.88$0.1282.33$730.12$759.88
720/730740/750Sep 18$9.85$0.1565.67$720.15$749.85
760/770790/800Aug 21$9.84$0.1661.50$760.16$799.84
770/780790/800Aug 21$9.83$0.1757.82$770.17$799.83
740/745788/800Aug 14$12.28$0.2255.82$732.72$799.78
778/780788/800Aug 14$12.27$0.2353.35$767.73$799.77
720/730780/790Sep 18$9.80$0.2049.00$720.20$789.80
782/785788/800Aug 14$12.23$0.2745.30$772.77$799.73
700/710720/730Sep 18$9.77$0.2342.48$700.23$729.77

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 277 found (best R:R 110.11, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainR:R
$720.00$730.00$740.00Sep 18$0.10$9.9099.00
$940.00$945.00$950.00Aug 7$0.06$4.9482.33
$965.00$970.00$975.00Aug 14$0.06$4.9482.33
$980.00$990.00$1000.00Sep 18$0.12$9.8882.33
$1000.00$1020.00$1040.00Aug 21$0.26$19.7475.92
PUTS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainR:R
$700.00$710.00$720.00Aug 21$0.09$9.91110.11
$740.00$750.00$760.00Aug 21$0.09$9.91110.11
$935.00$940.00$945.00Aug 21$0.05$4.9599.00
$750.00$755.00$760.00Sep 4$0.05$4.9599.00
$770.00$780.00$790.00Sep 18$0.10$9.9099.00

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 216 found (best net $-8.04, 198 credits)

CALLS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$890.00$930.001:2Sep 11-$8.04$31.96
$1020.00$1040.001:2Aug 21-$0.39$19.61
$1000.00$1020.001:2Aug 21-$0.53$19.47
$810.00$850.001:2Sep 11-$31.16$8.84
$990.00$1000.001:2Aug 21-$1.24$8.76
PUTS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$735.00$715.001:2Sep 11-$3.07$16.93
$710.00$695.001:2Sep 11-$0.41$14.59
$760.00$745.001:2Sep 11-$2.96$12.04
$930.00$890.001:2Sep 11-$30.32$9.68
$730.00$720.001:2Aug 21-$0.38$9.62

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 159 found (best yield 5.72%, avg 1.49%)

StrikeExpiryBidDeltaOTM%Yield%If Called%VolOI
$870.00Sep 18$49.600.520.3%5.72%6.04%13162
$880.00Sep 18$44.900.491.5%5.18%6.65%13346
$870.00Sep 11$44.050.520.3%5.08%5.40%21
$890.00Sep 18$40.450.462.6%4.66%7.29%5175
$870.00Sep 4$38.600.510.3%4.45%4.77%--137
$875.00Sep 4$37.550.500.9%4.33%5.22%84
$900.00Sep 18$36.750.433.8%4.24%8.02%5376
$880.00Sep 4$35.150.481.5%4.05%5.52%57
$890.00Sep 11$34.850.452.6%4.02%6.64%211
$870.00Aug 28$33.350.510.3%3.85%4.16%418

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

Time (HH:MM) Total Volume Call Volume Put Volume Volume Change
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Prior's 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 14,826
Total Puts 11,643
Put/Call Ratio 0.79
Net Difference 3,183

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 13,018
Total Puts 14,172
Put/Call Ratio 1.09
Net Difference -1,154

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 122,850
Total Puts 167,926
Average Put/Call Ratio 1.56
Ratio Trend Falling

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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