Tour v526
CAT
CATERPILLAR INC
$821.93 +1.31%
$829.56 (+0.93%)🌙
as of 08/26 06:02 PM
(8/26 15:05) ◀
|
Wednesday, August 26, 2026 (6:02pm)
January 2026
|
▶ (8/27 15:05)
◀ 8/26 18:02 ▶

Option Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/26) 20,358
Calls: 6,656 (33%)
Puts: 13,702 (67%)
Prior (08/25) 22,498
Calls: 9,653 (43%)
Puts: 12,845 (57%)
Current vs Prior -9.51%
Calls: -31.05% (Calls)
Puts: +6.67% (Puts)
Prior 7-Day Total 244,905
Calls: 109,304 (45%)
Puts: 135,601 (55%)
Prior 7-Day Average 34,986
Calls: 15,614 (45%)
Puts: 19,371 (55%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -41.81%
Calls: -57.37%
Puts: -29.27%
Sentiment BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/26) $30.17M
Calls: $14.50M (48%)
Puts: $15.67M (52%)
Prior (08/25) $35.54M
Calls: $14.41M (41%)
Puts: $21.12M (59%)
Current vs Prior -15.11%
Calls: +0.57%
Puts: -25.81%
Prior 7-Day Total $394.91M
Calls: $183.52M (46%)
Puts: $211.40M (54%)
Prior 7-Day Average $56.42M
Calls: $26.22M (46%)
Puts: $30.20M (54%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -46.53%
Calls: -44.70%
Puts: -48.11%
Sentiment BEARISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/26) 2.06
Prior (08/25) 1.33
Current vs Prior +54.70%
Prior 7-Day Average 1.30
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +58.52%
Sentiment BEARISH

Open Interest

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/26) 282,048
Calls: 131,567 (47%)
Puts: 150,481 (53%)
Prior (08/25) 273,036
Calls: 127,319 (47%)
Puts: 145,717 (53%)
Current vs Prior +3.30%
Prior 7-Day Total 2,181,028
Calls: 1,045,805 (48%)
Puts: 1,135,223 (52%)
Prior 7-Day Average 311,575
Calls: 149,400 (48%)
Puts: 162,174 (52%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -9.48%
Sentiment BULLISH

Expected Move

Detail
ℹ
Expiry (08/28) | Next (09/04)Expiry (09/18) | Next (10/16)
Current 2.74% | 5.07%7.57% | 11.85%
Prior 3.49% | 5.54%7.90% | 12.18%
Current vs Prior -21.42% | -8.39%-4.19% | -2.74%
Prior 7-Day Avg 3.43% | 5.50%3.54% | 9.63%
Current vs 7-Day Avg -20.15% | -7.82%+113.50% | +23.09%
Prior 7-Day Eod 3.49% | 5.54%7.90% | 12.18%
Current vs 7-Day Eod -21.42% | -8.39%-4.19% | -2.74%
Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail
ℹ
Expiry | Next
Current 22.05% | 11.93%
Calls: 20.62% | 10.28%
Puts: 23.47% | 13.58%
Prior 18.01% | 14.95%
Calls: 14.81% | 10.45%
Puts: 21.21% | 19.45%
Current vs Prior +22.43% | -20.20%
Prior 7-Day Avg 47.44% | 15.59%
Calls: 46.16% | 13.81%
Puts: 48.72% | 17.36%
Current vs 7-Day Avg -53.52% | -23.46%
Liquidity Expensive
+
Add Card

🤖 AI Insights

Extreme bearish P/C ratio of 2.06 - heavy put buying. P/C ratio rising 55% - increased hedging/bearish positioning.

Smart Money BEARISH
Retail Flow BEARISH
Overall BEARISH
Dollar Volume
Option Volume
Put/Call Ratio
Open Interest
Expected Move
Current BEARISH
Prior BEARISH
7-Day Avg BEARISH
Current BEARISH
Prior BEARISH
7-Day Avg NEUTRAL
Current BEARISH
Prior BEARISH
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 62 of results (avg 8.0%, best 4.6%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$700.00Sep 18123.55130.20$126.885.2%20.96377
$660.00Sep 18159.65169.70$164.686.1%--0.99330
$680.00Sep 18140.50149.75$145.136.4%--0.98188
$725.00Sep 496.00103.00$99.507.0%10.946
$730.00Sep 1895.05102.00$98.537.1%--0.9113
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$950.00Sep 18125.15131.00$128.074.6%--0.9226
$960.00Sep 18133.75141.15$137.455.4%60.93124
$980.00Sep 18153.75162.85$158.305.7%--0.9472
$920.00Sep 1897.00102.95$99.986.0%--0.87312
$955.00Sep 25130.85140.00$135.436.8%--0.8827

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

No options available for this category

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 174 found (avg delta 0.78, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$665.00Sep 4153.00165.00$159.007.5%--1.0018
$685.00Sep 4132.00145.00$138.509.4%--1.0011
$690.00Sep 4127.00140.00$133.509.7%--1.0016
$710.00Sep 4107.00119.75$113.3811.2%11.002
$717.50Sep 4101.00110.00$105.508.5%101.0011
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$867.50Aug 2842.0049.00$45.5015.4%--1.0028
$870.00Aug 2844.0052.00$48.0016.7%--1.0052
$875.00Aug 2849.0057.00$53.0015.1%71.0028
$885.00Aug 2859.0066.00$62.5011.2%--1.0016
$890.00Aug 2864.0071.00$67.5010.4%11.0020

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 338 active (total vol 8.1K, top 810)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$850.00Aug 281.232.22$1.7357.2%8100.141.6K
$830.00Aug 285.707.75$6.7330.5%6160.39329
$950.00Sep 40.110.59$0.35137.1%2840.0252
$862.50Aug 280.240.89$0.56116.1%1540.0639
$867.50Aug 280.090.55$0.32143.8%1490.0373
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$780.00Aug 280.410.87$0.6471.9%3070.05412
$770.00Aug 280.150.72$0.44129.5%2470.04234
$790.00Aug 281.001.55$1.2743.3%2460.101.0K
$800.00Aug 281.423.15$2.2975.5%2170.17434
$765.00Aug 280.000.55$0.28196.4%1560.02442

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 21 strikes (avg 10.9%, max 25.2%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$810.00Aug 28Sep 2543.3%34.6%25.2%14159
$805.00Aug 28Sep 2542.8%35.8%19.5%137
$800.00Aug 28Sep 2541.2%34.9%18.0%1382
$820.00Aug 28Oct 241.2%35.7%15.3%34578
$790.00Sep 4Sep 1838.0%34.8%9.1%10795
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$810.00Aug 28Oct 243.3%35.3%22.6%118687
$805.00Aug 28Oct 242.8%35.6%20.3%87165
$800.00Aug 28Oct 241.2%35.5%16.1%217465
$820.00Aug 28Oct 241.2%35.7%15.3%107142
$840.00Aug 28Oct 240.7%37.0%9.8%1269

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 305 found (best R:R 7.06, avg 7.63)

BULL CALL (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$810.00$815.00Sep 18$0.62$4.38$0.6259%7.06$810.62
$760.00$770.00Sep 18$6.10$3.90$6.1082%0.64$766.10
$835.00$840.00Sep 18$0.83$4.17$0.8346%5.02$835.83
$870.00$875.00Oct 2$0.32$4.68$0.3234%14.62$870.32
$717.50$720.00Sep 4$1.20$1.30$1.20100%1.08$718.70
BEAR PUT (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$805.00$800.00Sep 11$0.32$4.68$0.3237%14.62$804.68
$800.00$795.00Sep 18$0.42$4.58$0.4236%10.90$799.58
$850.00$845.00Oct 2$1.65$3.35$1.6558%2.03$848.35
$852.50$850.00Aug 28$1.18$1.32$1.1889%1.12$851.32
$715.00$700.00Oct 2$0.38$14.62$0.3811%38.47$714.62

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 252 found (best R:R 2.70, avg 0.41)

BEAR CALL (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$840.00$845.00Sep 18$4.12$4.12$0.8857%4.68$844.12
$975.00$980.00Sep 25$2.13$2.13$2.8791%0.74$977.13
$965.00$970.00Aug 28$1.65$1.65$3.3594%0.49$966.65
$935.00$940.00Sep 11$1.75$1.75$3.2590%0.54$936.75
$970.00$975.00Sep 4$1.23$1.23$3.7795%0.33$971.23
BULL PUT (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$795.00$790.00Sep 18$3.65$3.65$1.3566%2.70$791.35
$820.00$815.00Sep 4$4.10$4.10$0.9053%4.56$815.90
$810.00$805.00Sep 4$3.60$3.60$1.4060%2.57$806.40
$815.00$810.00Sep 25$3.75$3.75$1.2555%3.00$811.25
$705.00$700.00Aug 28$1.40$1.40$3.6096%0.39$703.60

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 11 found (avg debit $9.67, cheapest $9.08)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$810.00Aug 28Sep 4$9.0843.3%39.8%
$815.00Aug 28Sep 4$8.6338.4%35.2%
$820.00Aug 28Sep 4$10.0741.2%38.6%
$830.00Aug 28Sep 4$10.5041.6%40.8%
$835.00Aug 28Sep 4$9.9438.4%39.0%
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$810.00Aug 28Sep 4$9.7043.3%39.8%
$815.00Aug 28Sep 4$8.9238.4%35.2%
$820.00Aug 28Sep 4$10.2741.2%38.6%
$830.00Aug 28Sep 4$9.7241.6%40.8%
$825.00Aug 28Sep 4$9.1038.1%38.8%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 129 found (cheapest 2.33% of stock, avg 7.14%)

StrikeExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE HighCost%
$825.00Aug 28$7.98$11.15$19.13$805.87$844.132.33%
$820.00Aug 28$11.38$8.53$19.91$800.09$839.912.42%
$815.00Aug 28$14.27$5.78$20.05$794.95$835.052.44%
$830.00Aug 28$6.73$13.78$20.51$809.49$850.512.50%
$835.00Aug 28$4.34$17.55$21.89$813.11$856.892.66%
$810.00Aug 28$17.27$5.13$22.40$787.60$832.402.73%
$840.00Aug 28$3.47$21.78$25.25$814.75$865.253.07%
$805.00Aug 28$21.85$3.62$25.47$779.53$830.473.10%
$800.00Aug 28$24.55$2.29$26.84$773.16$826.843.27%
$845.00Aug 28$2.27$25.13$27.40$817.60$872.403.33%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 150 found (cheapest 0.55% of stock, avg 5.01%)

Call KPut KExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE High
$845.00$800.00Aug 28$2.27$2.29$4.56$795.44$849.56
$840.00$800.00Aug 28$3.47$2.29$5.76$794.24$845.76
$845.00$805.00Aug 28$2.27$3.62$5.89$799.11$850.89
$840.00$805.00Aug 28$3.47$3.62$7.09$797.91$847.09
$835.00$800.00Aug 28$4.34$2.29$6.63$793.37$841.63
$845.00$810.00Aug 28$2.27$5.13$7.40$802.60$852.40
$835.00$805.00Aug 28$4.34$3.62$7.96$797.04$842.96
$840.00$810.00Aug 28$3.47$5.13$8.60$801.40$848.60
$835.00$810.00Aug 28$4.34$5.13$9.47$800.53$844.47
$845.00$815.00Aug 28$2.27$5.78$8.05$806.95$853.05

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 290 found (best R:R 2.31, avg credit $1.65)

Put SpreadCall SpreadExpiryCreditMax LossPOPR:RBE LowBE High
660/665875/880Sep 25$3.49$1.5165%2.31$661.51$878.49
660/665870/875Sep 25$3.52$1.4862%2.38$661.48$873.52
680/685875/880Sep 25$3.14$1.8663%1.69$681.86$878.14
700/705860/862Aug 28$1.95$3.0586%0.64$703.05$861.95
680/685870/875Sep 25$3.17$1.8361%1.73$681.83$873.17
700/705840/845Aug 28$2.60$2.4071%1.08$702.40$842.60
700/705865/868Aug 28$1.64$3.3690%0.49$703.36$866.64
675/680875/880Sep 25$2.86$2.1465%1.34$677.14$877.86
700/705855/858Aug 28$1.80$3.2085%0.56$703.20$856.80
702/705860/862Sep 4$1.66$0.8474%1.98$703.34$861.66

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 222 found (best R:R 124.00, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainPOPR:R
$810.00$815.00$820.00Aug 28$0.11$4.8915%44.45
$710.00$720.00$730.00Sep 18$0.15$9.854%65.67
$940.00$950.00$960.00Sep 18$0.11$9.893%89.91
$940.00$945.00$950.00Oct 2$0.06$4.943%82.33
$915.00$920.00$925.00Sep 25$0.06$4.942%82.33
PUTS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainPOPR:R
$880.00$890.00$900.00Sep 18$0.08$9.927%124.00
$890.00$900.00$910.00Sep 18$0.10$9.906%99.00
$800.00$805.00$810.00Aug 28$0.18$4.8214%26.78
$730.00$740.00$750.00Sep 18$0.14$9.865%70.43
$780.00$785.00$790.00Sep 4$0.11$4.898%44.45

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 217 found (best net $-1.75, 204 credits)

CALLS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$680.00$737.501:2Aug 28-$28.37$29.13
$695.00$750.001:2Sep 11-$24.46$30.54
$785.00$800.001:2Aug 28-$10.60$4.40
$860.00$862.501:2Aug 28-$0.01$2.49
$880.00$885.001:2Aug 28-$0.02$4.98
PUTS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$940.00$865.001:2Oct 2-$1.75$73.25
$725.00$705.001:2Sep 25-$1.14$18.86
$665.00$660.001:2Sep 25-$0.06$4.94
$705.00$702.501:2Sep 4$0.00$2.50
$747.50$745.001:2Aug 28$0.00$2.50

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 143 found (best yield 3.95%, avg 1.01%)

StrikeExpiryBidDeltaOTM%Yield%If Called%VolOI
$830.00Oct 2$32.500.501.0%3.95%4.94%149
$835.00Oct 2$30.000.481.6%3.65%5.24%69
$845.00Oct 2$26.000.442.8%3.16%5.97%29
$850.00Oct 2$24.100.423.4%2.93%6.35%113
$855.00Oct 2$22.650.404.0%2.76%6.78%--11
$860.00Oct 2$20.800.384.6%2.53%7.16%--13
$825.00Sep 25$32.400.510.4%3.94%4.32%110
$870.00Oct 2$17.550.345.8%2.14%7.98%--11
$845.00Sep 25$24.000.422.8%2.92%5.73%112
$875.00Oct 2$16.050.336.5%1.95%8.41%89

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

Time (HH:MM) Total Volume Call Volume Put Volume Volume Change
Loading data...

Prior's 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

Time (HH:MM) Total Volume Call Volume Put Volume Volume Change
Loading data...

Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 6,656
Total Puts 13,702
Put/Call Ratio 2.06
Net Difference -7,046

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 9,653
Total Puts 12,845
Put/Call Ratio 1.33
Net Difference -3,192

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 109,304
Total Puts 135,601
Average Put/Call Ratio 1.30
Ratio Trend Rising

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

Date Calls Puts Ratio Net Diff
Loading data...

Upcoming Earnings - 2 Weeks Prior

Loading earnings data...

Upcoming Earnings - 1 Week Prior

Loading earnings data...

Earnings This Week

Loading earnings data...

Earnings - Day Before / Day After

Loading earnings data...

Options Activity Around Earnings

Ticker Earnings Date Days Away Call Volume Put Volume IV Rank
Loading data...

Chart Title

Price — Past 7 Days

Add Card

CI/CD Results
App Log
Loading...
Requests
New Request
View All