Tour v526
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CATERPILLAR INC
$797.47 -0.35%
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as of 08/31 06:01 PM
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Option Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/31) 32,811
Calls: 12,263 (37%)
Puts: 20,548 (63%)
Prior (08/28) 33,238
Calls: 13,348 (40%)
Puts: 19,890 (60%)
Current vs Prior -1.28%
Calls: -8.13% (Calls)
Puts: +3.31% (Puts)
Prior 7-Day Total 161,813
Calls: 64,395 (40%)
Puts: 97,418 (60%)
Prior 7-Day Average 26,968
Calls: 9,199 (40%)
Puts: 13,916 (60%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +21.66%
Calls: +33.30%
Puts: +47.65%
Sentiment BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/31) $62.28M
Calls: $40.87M (66%)
Puts: $21.40M (34%)
Prior (08/28) $49.09M
Calls: $23.47M (48%)
Puts: $25.62M (52%)
Current vs Prior +26.87%
Calls: +74.14%
Puts: -16.45%
Prior 7-Day Total $270.62M
Calls: $111.49M (41%)
Puts: $159.13M (59%)
Prior 7-Day Average $45.10M
Calls: $15.93M (41%)
Puts: $22.73M (59%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +38.08%
Calls: +156.62%
Puts: -5.84%
Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/31) 1.68
Prior (08/28) 1.49
Current vs Prior +12.45%
Prior 7-Day Average 1.56
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +7.22%
Sentiment BEARISH

Open Interest

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/31) 273,813
Calls: 128,041 (47%)
Puts: 145,772 (53%)
Prior (08/28) 297,232
Calls: 136,769 (46%)
Puts: 160,463 (54%)
Current vs Prior -7.88%
Prior 7-Day Total 1,799,348
Calls: 843,468 (47%)
Puts: 955,880 (53%)
Prior 7-Day Average 299,891
Calls: 140,578 (47%)
Puts: 159,313 (53%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -8.70%
Sentiment BULLISH

Expected Move

Detail
ℹ
Expiry (09/04) | Next (09/11)Expiry (09/18) | Next (10/16)
Current 3.28% | 4.98%6.47% | 10.80%
Prior 3.96% | 5.74%7.05% | 11.34%
Current vs Prior -17.22% | -13.12%-8.19% | -4.74%
Prior 7-Day Avg 3.05% | 5.24%5.40% | 10.73%
Current vs 7-Day Avg +7.54% | -4.84%+19.80% | +0.64%
Prior 7-Day Eod 3.96% | 5.74%7.05% | 11.34%
Current vs 7-Day Eod -17.22% | -13.12%-8.19% | -4.74%
Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail
ℹ
Expiry | Next
Current 17.19% | 20.17%
Calls: 17.84% | 13.27%
Puts: 16.54% | 27.08%
Prior 69.07% | 10.89%
Calls: 56.82% | 9.13%
Puts: 81.32% | 12.65%
Current vs Prior -75.11% | +85.22%
Prior 7-Day Avg 42.81% | 13.88%
Calls: 40.77% | 11.99%
Puts: 44.85% | 15.77%
Current vs 7-Day Avg -59.84% | +45.30%
Liquidity Expensive
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Moderately bullish flow with 66% call dollar volume ($40.87M). Extreme bearish P/C ratio of 1.68 - heavy put buying.

Smart Money BULLISH
Retail Flow BEARISH
Overall BEARISH
Dollar Volume
Option Volume
Put/Call Ratio
Open Interest
Expected Move
Current BULLISH
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 59 of results (avg 7.9%, best 3.8%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$640.00Sep 18155.25161.20$158.233.8%100.99176
$700.00Sep 1898.60103.85$101.235.2%--0.95378
$680.00Sep 18115.90122.10$119.005.2%--0.97189
$660.00Sep 18134.25141.90$138.075.5%10.99330
$650.00Sep 18144.10152.65$148.385.8%--0.9910
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$900.00Sep 18100.90107.00$103.955.9%60.921.8K
$885.00Sep 1184.8590.15$87.506.1%--0.9640
$900.00Sep 1199.65106.05$102.856.2%--1.0017
$940.00Sep 11139.75149.00$144.386.4%--1.0012
$880.00Sep 1882.4588.00$85.236.5%10.88195

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. 151 found (avg delta 0.78, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$685.00Sep 4106.00116.20$111.109.2%--1.0011
$665.00Sep 4126.00136.10$131.057.7%--0.9918
$640.00Sep 18155.25161.20$158.233.8%100.99176
$650.00Sep 18144.10152.65$148.385.8%--0.9910
$720.00Sep 474.0081.00$77.509.0%--0.9912
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$870.00Sep 469.2076.00$72.609.4%31.0033
$875.00Sep 474.8080.95$77.887.9%--1.0024
$880.00Sep 479.7585.90$82.837.4%--1.0026
$885.00Sep 483.7090.95$87.338.3%11.0018
$890.00Sep 489.2596.00$92.637.3%21.004

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 387 active (total vol 15.8K, top 2.4K)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$800.00Sep 410.0011.95$10.9817.8%7710.4898
$880.00Sep 40.050.38$0.22150.0%4170.02311
$900.00Sep 110.000.95$0.48197.9%2920.0344
$850.00Sep 40.550.75$0.6530.8%2630.05201
$860.00Sep 40.300.52$0.4153.7%2530.03421
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$700.00Sep 181.131.46$1.3025.4%2.4K0.051.6K
$750.00Sep 40.230.90$0.57117.5%1.5K0.051.5K
$800.00Sep 411.6513.75$12.7016.5%4160.52931
$745.00Sep 40.091.08$0.59167.8%3230.0468
$742.50Sep 40.031.32$0.68189.7%2630.059

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 18 strikes (avg 5.3%, max 11.8%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$770.00Sep 4Sep 2536.2%32.5%11.2%136
$815.00Sep 4Oct 238.6%36.0%7.1%5087
$785.00Sep 4Oct 235.4%33.4%5.9%2613
$822.50Sep 4Sep 1135.0%33.3%5.1%2026
$780.00Sep 4Oct 235.6%34.0%4.8%1611
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$770.00Sep 4Oct 936.2%32.4%11.8%72159
$775.00Sep 4Oct 236.0%33.5%7.7%95190
$815.00Sep 4Oct 238.6%36.0%7.1%1182
$790.00Sep 4Oct 935.0%33.0%6.4%71785
$785.00Sep 4Oct 235.4%33.4%5.9%113120

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 269 found (best R:R 8.09, avg 8.09)

BULL CALL (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$790.00$795.00Sep 25$0.55$4.45$0.5556%8.09$790.55
$760.00$770.00Sep 18$5.40$4.60$5.4077%0.85$765.40
$780.00$785.00Oct 2$1.60$3.40$1.6061%2.12$781.60
$820.00$825.00Sep 25$0.65$4.35$0.6540%6.69$820.65
$790.00$795.00Oct 2$1.48$3.52$1.4856%2.38$791.48
BEAR PUT (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$820.00$815.00Sep 18$1.30$3.70$1.3063%2.85$818.70
$770.00$760.00Oct 9$1.80$8.20$1.8035%4.56$768.20
$775.00$770.00Sep 18$0.27$4.73$0.2733%17.52$774.73
$785.00$780.00Sep 11$0.50$4.50$0.5037%9.00$784.50
$800.00$795.00Oct 2$1.20$3.80$1.2049%3.17$798.80

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 230 found (best R:R 4.00, avg 0.36)

BEAR CALL (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$810.00$815.00Sep 18$4.00$4.00$1.0056%4.00$814.00
$840.00$845.00Sep 25$3.07$3.07$1.9369%1.59$843.07
$925.00$930.00Oct 2$1.66$1.66$3.3489%0.50$926.66
$935.00$940.00Sep 11$1.31$1.31$3.6995%0.36$936.31
$825.00$830.00Sep 25$3.05$3.05$1.9562%1.56$828.05
BULL PUT (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$770.00$760.00Sep 18$4.38$4.38$5.6269%0.78$765.62
$780.00$775.00Sep 18$3.45$3.45$1.5563%2.23$776.55
$790.00$770.00Oct 9$9.45$9.45$10.5555%0.90$780.55
$745.00$740.00Sep 25$2.10$2.10$2.9079%0.72$742.90
$720.00$715.00Oct 2$1.73$1.73$3.2785%0.53$718.27

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 14 found (avg debit $6.10, cheapest $4.87)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$815.00Sep 4Sep 11$5.1738.6%33.0%
$805.00Sep 4Sep 11$6.1836.3%32.8%
$785.00Sep 4Sep 11$5.7235.4%32.2%
$795.00Sep 4Sep 11$7.2834.8%32.7%
$800.00Sep 4Sep 11$7.0435.9%33.9%
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$815.00Sep 4Sep 11$4.8738.6%33.0%
$805.00Sep 4Sep 11$5.2136.3%32.8%
$785.00Sep 4Sep 11$5.4235.4%32.2%
$795.00Sep 4Sep 11$6.2734.8%32.7%
$800.00Sep 4Sep 11$6.3235.9%33.9%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 108 found (cheapest 2.93% of stock, avg 7.15%)

StrikeExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE HighCost%
$795.00Sep 4$13.45$9.93$23.38$771.62$818.382.93%
$800.00Sep 4$10.98$12.70$23.68$776.32$823.682.97%
$805.00Sep 4$8.95$15.27$24.22$780.78$829.223.04%
$790.00Sep 4$16.68$7.88$24.56$765.44$814.563.08%
$810.00Sep 4$6.70$18.75$25.45$784.55$835.453.19%
$785.00Sep 4$20.13$6.18$26.31$758.69$811.313.30%
$780.00Sep 4$23.28$4.72$28.00$752.00$808.003.51%
$815.00Sep 4$6.18$22.53$28.71$786.29$843.713.60%
$817.50Sep 4$4.83$24.20$29.03$788.47$846.533.64%
$820.00Sep 4$3.75$26.23$29.98$790.02$849.983.76%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 150 found (cheapest 1.23% of stock, avg 4.49%)

Call KPut KExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE High
$815.00$775.00Sep 4$6.18$3.60$9.78$765.22$824.78
$812.50$775.00Sep 4$6.18$3.60$9.78$765.22$822.28
$815.00$780.00Sep 4$6.18$4.72$10.90$769.10$825.90
$812.50$780.00Sep 4$6.18$4.72$10.90$769.10$823.40
$810.00$775.00Sep 4$6.70$3.60$10.30$764.70$820.30
$812.50$785.00Sep 4$6.18$6.18$12.36$772.64$824.86
$815.00$785.00Sep 4$6.18$6.18$12.36$772.64$827.36
$810.00$780.00Sep 4$6.70$4.72$11.42$768.58$821.42
$810.00$785.00Sep 4$6.70$6.18$12.88$772.12$822.88
$812.50$790.00Sep 4$6.18$7.88$14.06$775.94$826.56

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 340 found (best R:R 2.33, avg credit $2.08)

Put SpreadCall SpreadExpiryCreditMax LossPOPR:RBE LowBE High
665/670840/845Sep 25$3.50$1.5065%2.33$666.50$843.50
700/705840/845Sep 25$3.68$1.3260%2.79$701.32$843.68
660/665840/845Sep 25$3.34$1.6666%2.01$661.66$843.34
640/645840/845Sep 25$3.28$1.7267%1.91$641.72$843.28
715/720840/845Sep 25$3.70$1.3057%2.85$716.30$843.70
680/685840/845Sep 25$3.34$1.6664%2.01$681.66$843.34
675/680840/845Sep 25$3.28$1.7264%1.91$676.72$843.28
710/715840/845Sep 25$3.37$1.6359%2.07$711.63$843.37
705/710840/845Sep 25$3.23$1.7760%1.82$706.77$843.23
745/750900/905Oct 9$3.30$1.7055%1.94$746.70$903.30

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 204 found (best R:R 141.86, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainPOPR:R
$785.00$790.00$795.00Sep 4$0.22$4.7813%21.73
$870.00$880.00$890.00Sep 18$0.18$9.825%54.56
$795.00$800.00$805.00Sep 18$0.12$4.886%40.67
$822.50$825.00$827.50Sep 4$0.09$2.415%26.78
$840.00$845.00$850.00Sep 18$0.17$4.835%28.41
PUTS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainPOPR:R
$730.00$740.00$750.00Sep 18$0.07$9.938%141.86
$690.00$700.00$710.00Sep 18$0.07$9.933%141.86
$770.00$775.00$780.00Sep 4$0.17$4.8310%28.41
$780.00$785.00$790.00Sep 4$0.24$4.7612%19.83
$780.00$785.00$790.00Sep 25$0.10$4.906%49.00

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 234 found (best net $-8.12, 221 credits)

CALLS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$835.00$840.001:2Sep 4-$0.21$4.79
$910.00$920.001:2Sep 18-$0.25$9.75
$845.00$850.001:2Sep 4-$0.19$4.81
$940.00$950.001:2Sep 18-$0.10$9.90
$890.00$895.001:2Sep 4-$0.01$4.99
PUTS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$940.00$865.001:2Oct 2-$8.12$66.88
$870.00$825.001:2Oct 9-$19.16$25.84
$755.00$750.001:2Sep 4-$0.07$4.93
$680.00$670.001:2Sep 18-$0.23$9.77
$712.50$710.001:2Sep 4-$0.07$2.43

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 118 found (best yield 3.02%, avg 0.95%)

StrikeExpiryBidDeltaOTM%Yield%If Called%VolOI
$825.00Oct 9$24.050.413.5%3.02%6.47%1--
$800.00Oct 9$32.000.510.3%4.01%4.33%53
$845.00Oct 9$15.100.336.0%1.89%7.85%4--
$830.00Oct 2$18.500.374.1%2.32%6.40%530
$815.00Oct 2$22.300.442.2%2.80%4.99%17
$850.00Oct 9$13.700.316.6%1.72%8.31%33--
$805.00Oct 2$26.000.480.9%3.26%4.20%86
$800.00Oct 2$27.950.510.3%3.50%3.82%86
$825.00Oct 2$18.350.393.5%2.30%5.75%59
$845.00Oct 2$13.850.316.0%1.74%7.70%3510

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 12,263
Total Puts 20,548
Put/Call Ratio 1.68
Net Difference -8,285

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 13,348
Total Puts 19,890
Put/Call Ratio 1.49
Net Difference -6,542

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 64,395
Total Puts 97,418
Average Put/Call Ratio 1.56
Ratio Trend Rising

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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