Tour v526
CAT
CATERPILLAR INC
$801.58 -1.89%
(8/28 15:05) ◀
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Option Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/28) 28,147
Calls: 12,196 (43%)
Puts: 15,951 (57%)
Prior (08/27) 27,729
Calls: 9,848 (36%)
Puts: 17,881 (64%)
Current vs Prior +1.51%
Calls: +23.84% (Calls)
Puts: -10.79% (Puts)
Prior 7-Day Total 202,899
Calls: 83,481 (41%)
Puts: 119,418 (59%)
Prior 7-Day Average 28,985
Calls: 11,925 (41%)
Puts: 17,059 (59%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -2.89%
Calls: +2.27%
Puts: -6.50%
Sentiment BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/28) $42.48M
Calls: $19.90M (47%)
Puts: $22.58M (53%)
Prior (08/27) $30.99M
Calls: $14.88M (48%)
Puts: $16.11M (52%)
Current vs Prior +37.06%
Calls: +33.72%
Puts: +40.14%
Prior 7-Day Total $355.99M
Calls: $148.48M (42%)
Puts: $207.50M (58%)
Prior 7-Day Average $50.86M
Calls: $21.21M (42%)
Puts: $29.64M (58%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -16.47%
Calls: -6.18%
Puts: -23.83%
Sentiment BEARISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/28) 1.31
Prior (08/27) 1.82
Current vs Prior -27.97%
Prior 7-Day Average 1.50
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -12.73%
Sentiment BEARISH

Open Interest

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/28) 297,232
Calls: 136,769 (46%)
Puts: 160,463 (54%)
Prior (08/27) 287,656
Calls: 133,146 (46%)
Puts: 154,510 (54%)
Current vs Prior +3.33%
Prior 7-Day Total 2,132,428
Calls: 1,008,664 (47%)
Puts: 1,123,764 (53%)
Prior 7-Day Average 304,632
Calls: 144,094 (47%)
Puts: 160,537 (53%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -2.43%
Sentiment BULLISH

Expected Move

Detail
ℹ
Expiry (08/28) | Next (09/04)Expiry (09/18) | Next (10/16)
Current 0.77% | 4.02%7.07% | 11.22%
Prior 1.81% | 4.33%7.24% | 11.45%
Current vs Prior -57.18% | -7.06%-2.30% | -2.01%
Prior 7-Day Avg 2.93% | 5.18%4.50% | 10.22%
Current vs 7-Day Avg -73.54% | -22.38%+57.02% | +9.81%
Prior 7-Day Eod 1.81% | 4.33%7.24% | 11.45%
Current vs 7-Day Eod -57.18% | -7.06%-2.30% | -2.01%
Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail
ℹ
Expiry | Next
Current 68.61% | 12.05%
Calls: 55.91% | 9.13%
Puts: 81.32% | 14.96%
Prior 34.67% | 20.53%
Calls: 32.24% | 16.27%
Puts: 37.09% | 24.79%
Current vs Prior +97.89% | -41.31%
Prior 7-Day Avg 35.63% | 15.01%
Calls: 34.55% | 12.89%
Puts: 36.70% | 17.12%
Current vs 7-Day Avg +92.59% | -19.71%
Liquidity Expensive
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🤖 AI Insights

Bearish P/C ratio of 1.31 indicates protective positioning. P/C ratio dropping 28% - sentiment shifting bullish.

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 NEUTRAL
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 121 of results (avg 7.7%, best 0.7%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$715.00Aug 2884.1587.00$85.583.3%21.001
$720.00Aug 2879.1582.45$80.804.1%21.00--
$722.50Aug 2876.7580.05$78.404.2%10.91--
$725.00Aug 2874.3577.65$76.004.3%21.001
$700.00Sep 18104.20109.00$106.604.5%10.95378
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$750.00Sep 41.501.51$1.510.7%1.7K0.08311
$920.00Sep 18116.20121.65$118.934.6%20.92306
$930.00Sep 18125.30131.40$128.354.8%--0.9341
$890.00Sep 1887.7592.05$89.904.8%130.88178
$960.00Sep 18153.00161.50$157.255.4%241.00125

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. 192 found (avg delta 0.80, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$670.00Aug 28127.45137.05$132.257.3%--1.0012
$675.00Aug 28122.45132.05$127.257.5%--1.0015
$700.00Aug 2899.10105.40$102.256.2%11.007
$715.00Aug 2884.1587.00$85.583.3%21.001
$720.00Aug 2879.1582.45$80.804.1%21.00--
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$950.00Sep 18141.40150.95$146.186.5%--1.0026
$960.00Sep 18153.00161.50$157.255.4%241.00125
$845.00Aug 2839.6046.00$42.8015.0%11.0040
$852.50Aug 2847.0054.00$50.5013.9%11.003
$875.00Aug 2869.8076.00$72.908.5%11.001

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 424 active (total vol 16.1K, top 1.7K)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$840.00Aug 280.000.06$0.03200.0%5280.01690
$830.00Sep 44.905.80$5.3516.8%4990.24653
$880.00Sep 40.260.60$0.4379.1%4300.03244
$825.00Sep 45.857.40$6.6323.4%2470.2882
$850.00Sep 41.512.22$1.8738.0%1800.11102
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$750.00Sep 41.501.51$1.510.7%1.7K0.08311
$800.00Aug 280.541.08$0.8166.7%9760.331.3K
$780.00Sep 45.556.45$6.0015.0%9500.27207
$800.00Sep 413.2014.40$13.808.7%6860.47277
$795.00Aug 280.070.34$0.21128.6%5480.091.0K

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 4 strikes (avg 27.7%, max 38.3%)

CALLS (2)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$805.00Aug 28Oct 947.2%34.1%38.3%9125
$800.00Aug 28Oct 941.9%34.2%22.2%12084
PUTS (2)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$805.00Aug 28Oct 247.2%36.8%28.2%153192
$800.00Aug 28Oct 941.9%34.2%22.2%9771.3K

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 298 found (best R:R 3.07, avg 6.38)

BULL CALL (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$785.00$790.00Oct 9$1.23$3.77$1.2360%3.07$786.23
$760.00$795.00Sep 25$21.98$13.02$21.9874%0.59$781.98
$860.00$870.00Oct 2$1.32$8.68$1.3228%6.58$861.32
$805.00$810.00Sep 18$1.33$3.67$1.3350%2.76$806.33
$900.00$945.00Oct 9$4.58$40.42$4.5819%8.83$904.58
BEAR PUT (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$815.00$810.00Oct 2$1.48$3.52$1.4854%2.38$813.52
$755.00$750.00Oct 9$0.36$4.64$0.3628%12.89$754.64
$795.00$790.00Sep 25$1.33$3.67$1.3344%2.76$793.67
$790.00$785.00Oct 2$1.28$3.72$1.2842%2.91$788.72
$785.00$780.00Sep 25$1.10$3.90$1.1039%3.55$783.90

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 252 found (best R:R 5.02, avg 0.47)

BEAR CALL (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$930.00$935.00Aug 28$2.12$2.12$2.8893%0.74$932.12
$877.50$880.00Aug 28$2.13$2.13$0.3791%5.76$879.63
$860.00$862.50Aug 28$2.00$2.00$0.5090%4.00$862.00
$872.50$875.00Sep 4$2.00$2.00$0.5090%4.00$874.50
$935.00$940.00Sep 11$1.61$1.61$3.3993%0.47$936.61
BULL PUT (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$790.00$785.00Sep 25$4.17$4.17$0.8358%5.02$785.83
$705.00$700.00Aug 28$2.10$2.10$2.9093%0.72$702.90
$722.50$720.00Aug 28$2.10$2.10$0.4092%5.25$720.40
$742.50$740.00Aug 28$2.12$2.12$0.3891%5.58$740.38
$720.00$665.00Oct 9$6.15$6.15$48.8583%0.13$713.85

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 5 found (avg debit $8.69, cheapest $12.99)

CALLS (3)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$800.00Aug 28Sep 4$13.5041.9%32.8%
$817.50Sep 4Sep 11$5.2037.3%35.1%
$812.50Sep 4Sep 11$6.2234.3%34.4%
PUTS (2)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$800.00Aug 28Sep 4$12.9941.9%32.8%
$812.50Sep 4Sep 11$5.5534.3%34.4%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 141 found (cheapest 0.40% of stock, avg 7.09%)

StrikeExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE HighCost%
$800.00Aug 28$2.38$0.81$3.19$796.81$803.190.40%
$805.00Aug 28$0.48$3.83$4.31$800.69$809.310.54%
$795.00Aug 28$7.55$0.21$7.76$787.24$802.760.97%
$810.00Aug 28$0.05$8.15$8.20$801.80$818.201.02%
$790.00Aug 28$12.38$0.13$12.51$777.49$802.511.56%
$815.00Aug 28$0.05$13.15$13.20$801.80$828.201.65%
$785.00Aug 28$17.13$0.06$17.19$767.81$802.192.14%
$820.00Aug 28$0.10$18.43$18.53$801.47$838.532.31%
$780.00Aug 28$21.15$0.03$21.18$758.82$801.182.64%
$825.00Aug 28$0.03$23.58$23.61$801.39$848.612.95%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 175 found (cheapest 0.09% of stock, avg 4.42%)

Call KPut KExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE High
$805.00$795.00Aug 28$0.48$0.21$0.69$794.31$805.69
$805.00$800.00Aug 28$0.48$0.81$1.29$798.71$806.29
$877.50$795.00Aug 28$2.15$0.21$2.36$792.64$879.86
$860.00$795.00Aug 28$2.15$0.21$2.36$792.64$862.36
$930.00$795.00Aug 28$2.15$0.21$2.36$792.64$932.36
$940.00$795.00Aug 28$2.15$0.21$2.36$792.64$942.36
$805.00$765.00Aug 28$0.48$2.05$2.53$762.47$807.53
$805.00$760.00Aug 28$0.48$2.15$2.63$757.37$807.63
$805.00$742.50Aug 28$0.48$2.15$2.63$739.87$807.63
$860.00$800.00Aug 28$2.15$0.81$2.96$797.04$862.96

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 328 found (best R:R 5.41, avg credit $2.44)

Put SpreadCall SpreadExpiryCreditMax LossPOPR:RBE LowBE High
700/705930/935Aug 28$4.22$0.7887%5.41$700.78$934.22
720/722930/935Aug 28$4.22$0.7886%5.41$718.28$934.22
700/705878/880Aug 28$4.23$0.7784%5.49$700.77$881.73
740/742930/935Aug 28$4.24$0.7684%5.58$738.26$934.24
755/760930/935Aug 28$4.18$0.8282%5.10$755.82$934.18
675/680930/935Aug 28$3.87$1.1388%3.42$676.13$933.87
700/705860/862Aug 28$4.10$0.9083%4.56$700.90$864.10
755/760878/880Aug 28$4.19$0.8179%5.17$755.81$881.69
675/680878/880Aug 28$3.88$1.1285%3.46$676.12$881.38
730/735930/935Aug 28$3.77$1.2385%3.07$731.23$933.77

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 244 found (best R:R 22.15, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainPOPR:R
$700.00$725.00$750.00Sep 11$1.08$23.9214%22.15
$800.00$805.00$810.00Aug 28$1.47$3.5364%2.40
$730.00$740.00$750.00Sep 18$0.15$9.858%65.67
$740.00$750.00$760.00Sep 18$0.27$9.739%36.04
$870.00$880.00$890.00Sep 18$0.25$9.756%39.00
PUTS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainPOPR:R
$800.00$805.00$810.00Aug 28$1.30$3.7064%2.85
$790.00$795.00$800.00Aug 28$0.52$4.4829%8.62
$795.00$800.00$805.00Aug 28$2.42$2.5870%1.07
$795.00$800.00$805.00Sep 4$0.13$4.8711%37.46
$780.00$785.00$790.00Sep 11$0.05$4.958%99.00

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 262 found (best net $-9.50, 221 credits)

CALLS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$805.00$855.001:2Oct 9-$0.46$49.54
$760.00$795.001:2Sep 25-$13.44$21.56
$900.00$945.001:2Oct 9-$0.97$44.03
$790.00$795.001:2Aug 28-$2.72$2.28
$810.00$815.001:2Aug 28-$0.05$4.95
PUTS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$940.00$865.001:2Oct 2-$9.50$65.50
$815.00$810.001:2Aug 28-$3.15$1.85
$795.00$790.001:2Aug 28-$0.05$4.95
$700.00$690.001:2Sep 18-$0.32$9.68
$785.00$780.001:2Aug 28$0.00$5.00

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 134 found (best yield 4.60%, avg 1.10%)

StrikeExpiryBidDeltaOTM%Yield%If Called%VolOI
$805.00Oct 9$36.900.510.4%4.60%5.03%1--
$855.00Oct 9$18.650.336.7%2.33%8.99%12--
$820.00Oct 2$26.950.442.3%3.36%5.66%31
$810.00Oct 2$30.550.481.1%3.81%4.86%25
$830.00Oct 2$23.150.403.5%2.89%6.43%1418
$825.00Oct 2$24.300.422.9%3.03%5.95%310
$835.00Oct 2$21.050.384.2%2.63%6.80%19
$865.00Oct 9$15.300.297.9%1.91%9.82%8--
$840.00Oct 2$19.500.364.8%2.43%7.23%16
$870.00Oct 9$13.950.278.5%1.74%10.28%21

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 12,196
Total Puts 15,951
Put/Call Ratio 1.31
Net Difference -3,755

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 9,848
Total Puts 17,881
Put/Call Ratio 1.82
Net Difference -8,033

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 83,481
Total Puts 119,418
Average Put/Call Ratio 1.50
Ratio Trend Falling

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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