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CATERPILLAR INC

$847.50 +2.56%

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Option Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (10/02) 22,343

Calls: 11,079 (50%)

Puts: 11,264 (50%)

Prior (10/01) 18,253

Calls: 9,300 (51%)

Puts: 8,953 (49%)

Current vs Prior +22.41%

Calls: +19.13% (Calls)

Puts: +25.81% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 111,651

Calls: 53,760 (48%)

Puts: 57,891 (52%)

Prior 7-Day Average 15,950

Calls: 7,680 (48%)

Puts: 8,270 (52%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +40.08%

Calls: +44.26%

Puts: +36.20%

Sentiment BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (10/02) $36.48M

Calls: $25.54M (70%)

Puts: $10.94M (30%)

Prior (10/01) $30.33M

Calls: $18.35M (61%)

Puts: $11.97M (39%)

Current vs Prior +20.29%

Calls: +39.17%

Puts: -8.63%

Prior 7-Day Total $219.59M

Calls: $134.57M (61%)

Puts: $85.02M (39%)

Prior 7-Day Average $31.37M

Calls: $19.22M (61%)

Puts: $12.15M (39%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +16.30%

Calls: +32.86%

Puts: -9.92%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

ℹ

Current (10/02) 1.02

Prior (10/01) 0.96

Current vs Prior +5.61%

Prior 7-Day Average 1.08

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -5.70%

Sentiment BEARISH

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (10/02) 238,925

Calls: 118,372 (50%)

Puts: 120,553 (50%)

Prior (10/01) 233,713

Calls: 115,922 (50%)

Puts: 117,791 (50%)

Current vs Prior +2.23%

Prior 7-Day Total 1,342,691

Calls: 655,880 (49%)

Puts: 686,811 (51%)

Prior 7-Day Average 191,813

Calls: 93,697 (49%)

Puts: 98,115 (51%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +24.56%

Sentiment BULLISH

Expected Move

Detail

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WKMO Expiry (10/02) | Next (10/09)Expiry (10/16) | Next (11/20)

Current 0.80% | 4.11%5.67% | 12.96%

Prior 1.90% | 4.23%6.03% | 13.22%

Current vs Prior -57.96% | -2.83%-6.02% | -2.03%

Prior 7-Day Avg 2.87% | 4.92%6.62% | 13.27%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -72.12% | -16.53%-14.40% | -2.37%

Prior 7-Day Eod 1.90% | 4.23%6.03% | 13.22%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -57.96% | -2.83%-6.02% | -2.03%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 61.16% | 22.71%

Calls: 69.47% | 22.22%

Puts: 52.86% | 23.21%

Prior 55.37% | 15.42%

Calls: 60.74% | 18.52%

Puts: 50.00% | 12.32%

Current vs Prior +10.46% | +47.28%

Prior 7-Day Avg 55.31% | 20.22%

Calls: 41.83% | 18.01%

Puts: 68.79% | 22.42%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +10.57% | +12.32%

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Moderately bullish flow with 70% call dollar volume ($25.54M). Slightly bearish P/C ratio of 1.02.

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Covered Calls

Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 60 of results (avg 8.2%, best 4.5%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$800.00	Oct 16	54.15	56.65	$55.40	4.5%	7	0.81	219
$845.00	Oct 30	42.20	44.65	$43.43	5.6%	4	0.53	20
$815.00	Oct 30	58.40	61.85	$60.13	5.7%	--	0.65	80
$700.00	Oct 16	143.30	152.00	$147.65	5.9%	--	1.00	12
$840.00	Oct 30	44.60	47.40	$46.00	6.1%	14	0.55	31

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$820.00	Oct 16	10.50	11.15	$10.83	6.0%	46	0.30	434
$840.00	Oct 23	23.40	24.90	$24.15	6.2%	10	0.44	8
$845.00	Oct 16	20.40	21.80	$21.10	6.6%	21	0.47	9
$900.00	Oct 30	70.40	75.55	$72.97	7.1%	--	0.67	26
$1010.00	Oct 16	156.45	167.90	$162.18	7.1%	1	0.97	--

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. 173 found (avg delta 0.79, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$760.00	Oct 2	83.35	92.40	$87.88	10.3%	1	1.00	17
$765.00	Oct 2	77.20	87.20	$82.20	12.2%	--	1.00	11
$770.00	Oct 2	73.15	81.90	$77.53	11.3%	21	1.00	29
$775.00	Oct 2	67.80	77.25	$72.53	13.0%	2	1.00	8
$780.00	Oct 2	62.10	72.05	$67.08	14.8%	--	1.00	87

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$870.00	Oct 2	19.85	24.85	$22.35	22.4%	10	0.98	--
$865.00	Oct 2	14.70	19.80	$17.25	29.6%	1	0.97	--
$1010.00	Oct 16	156.45	167.90	$162.18	7.1%	1	0.97	--
$885.00	Oct 2	33.15	40.75	$36.95	20.6%	6	0.97	--
$970.00	Oct 16	117.25	128.35	$122.80	9.0%	4	0.96	--

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 453 active (total vol 16.2K, top 989)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$855.00	Oct 2	0.02	0.25	$0.14	164.3%	989	0.06	277
$900.00	Oct 9	1.70	2.10	$1.90	21.1%	620	0.10	797
$850.00	Oct 2	0.47	0.93	$0.70	65.7%	497	0.27	382
$830.00	Oct 2	16.30	19.15	$17.73	16.1%	449	1.00	540
$865.00	Oct 9	8.30	9.65	$8.98	15.0%	337	0.34	73

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$810.00	Oct 9	2.84	4.15	$3.50	37.4%	716	0.16	54
$785.00	Oct 2	0.00	0.05	$0.03	166.7%	625	0.00	684
$750.00	Oct 16	1.00	1.15	$1.08	13.9%	375	0.04	1.5K
$805.00	Oct 2	0.00	0.09	$0.05	180.0%	334	0.01	393
$835.00	Oct 9	9.55	11.50	$10.53	18.5%	295	0.37	5

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 6 strikes (avg 234.9%, max 700.8%)

CALLS (3)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$822.50	Oct 2	Oct 16	272.5%	34.0%	700.8%	9	82
$850.00	Oct 2	Nov 6	46.7%	45.3%	2.9%	506	394
$845.00	Oct 2	Nov 6	42.1%	41.7%	1.1%	136	318

PUTS (3)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$822.50	Oct 2	Oct 16	272.5%	34.0%	700.8%	4	26
$850.00	Oct 2	Nov 6	46.7%	45.3%	2.9%	41	29
$845.00	Oct 2	Nov 6	42.1%	41.7%	1.1%	46	22

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 297 found (best R:R 4.98, avg 6.91)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$925.00	$960.00	Nov 13	$5.85	$29.15	$5.85	29%	4.98	$930.85
$830.00	$835.00	Nov 6	$0.80	$4.20	$0.80	58%	5.25	$830.80
$790.00	$795.00	Oct 30	$1.69	$3.31	$1.69	73%	1.96	$791.69
$880.00	$890.00	Nov 6	$1.92	$8.08	$1.92	41%	4.21	$881.92
$825.00	$830.00	Oct 30	$1.10	$3.90	$1.10	61%	3.55	$826.10

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$900.00	$890.00	Oct 23	$5.33	$4.67	$5.33	74%	0.88	$894.67
$840.00	$830.00	Nov 13	$2.72	$7.28	$2.72	46%	2.68	$837.28
$875.00	$870.00	Oct 23	$1.78	$3.22	$1.78	62%	1.81	$873.22
$880.00	$875.00	Oct 23	$1.94	$3.06	$1.94	65%	1.58	$878.06
$880.00	$875.00	Oct 16	$2.35	$2.65	$2.35	70%	1.13	$877.65

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 256 found (best R:R 6.94, avg 0.51)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$870.00	$875.00	Oct 30	$4.37	$4.37	$0.63	56%	6.94	$874.37
$955.00	$960.00	Oct 9	$2.00	$2.00	$3.00	92%	0.67	$957.00
$895.00	$900.00	Oct 23	$2.75	$2.75	$2.25	71%	1.22	$897.75
$1000.00	$1010.00	Oct 30	$2.20	$2.20	$7.80	89%	0.28	$1002.20
$895.00	$900.00	Oct 2	$1.49	$1.49	$3.51	90%	0.42	$896.49

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$795.00	$780.00	Nov 13	$6.26	$6.26	$8.74	69%	0.72	$788.74
$835.00	$830.00	Oct 30	$4.21	$4.21	$0.79	57%	5.33	$830.79
$732.50	$730.00	Oct 2	$2.13	$2.13	$0.37	94%	5.76	$730.37
$785.00	$780.00	Nov 6	$3.27	$3.27	$1.73	73%	1.89	$781.73
$700.00	$695.00	Oct 9	$2.06	$2.06	$2.94	95%	0.70	$697.94

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

No setups found for this strategy

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 140 found (cheapest 0.47% of stock, avg 6.90%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$845.00	Oct 2	$3.29	$0.70	$3.99	$841.01	$848.99	0.47%
$850.00	Oct 2	$0.70	$3.48	$4.18	$845.82	$854.18	0.49%
$855.00	Oct 2	$0.14	$7.25	$7.39	$847.61	$862.39	0.87%
$840.00	Oct 2	$8.30	$0.28	$8.58	$831.42	$848.58	1.01%
$860.00	Oct 2	$0.15	$12.08	$12.23	$847.77	$872.23	1.44%
$835.00	Oct 2	$12.38	$0.08	$12.46	$822.54	$847.46	1.47%
$832.50	Oct 2	$14.65	$0.06	$14.71	$817.79	$847.21	1.74%
$865.00	Oct 2	$0.08	$17.25	$17.33	$847.67	$882.33	2.04%
$830.00	Oct 2	$17.73	$0.05	$17.78	$812.22	$847.78	2.10%
$827.50	Oct 2	$20.23	$0.25	$20.48	$807.02	$847.98	2.42%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 175 found (cheapest 0.05% of stock, avg 5.29%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$855.00	$840.00	Oct 2	$0.14	$0.28	$0.42	$839.58	$855.42
$880.00	$840.00	Oct 2	$0.66	$0.28	$0.94	$839.06	$880.94
$855.00	$845.00	Oct 2	$0.14	$0.70	$0.84	$844.16	$855.84
$850.00	$840.00	Oct 2	$0.70	$0.28	$0.98	$839.02	$850.98
$850.00	$845.00	Oct 2	$0.70	$0.70	$1.40	$843.60	$851.40
$880.00	$845.00	Oct 2	$0.66	$0.70	$1.36	$843.64	$881.36
$895.00	$840.00	Oct 2	$1.55	$0.28	$1.83	$838.17	$896.83
$890.00	$840.00	Oct 2	$1.80	$0.28	$2.08	$837.92	$892.08
$855.00	$747.50	Oct 2	$0.14	$2.15	$2.29	$745.21	$857.29
$855.00	$817.50	Oct 2	$0.14	$2.15	$2.29	$815.21	$857.29

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 276 found (best R:R 2.62, avg credit $2.87)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
730/732	895/900	Oct 2	$3.62	$1.38	84%	2.62	$728.88	$898.62
815/818	895/900	Oct 2	$3.59	$1.41	76%	2.55	$813.91	$898.59
820/822	895/900	Oct 2	$3.63	$1.37	75%	2.65	$818.87	$898.63
705/710	895/900	Oct 23	$4.00	$1.00	65%	4.00	$706.00	$899.00
730/732	880/885	Oct 2	$2.54	$2.46	87%	1.03	$729.96	$882.54
780/795	910/925	Nov 13	$11.48	$3.52	36%	3.26	$783.52	$921.48
695/700	870/875	Oct 9	$3.53	$1.47	65%	2.40	$696.47	$873.53
695/700	885/890	Oct 9	$2.94	$2.06	77%	1.43	$697.06	$887.94
745/748	870/875	Oct 9	$3.52	$1.48	64%	2.38	$743.98	$873.52
695/700	880/885	Oct 9	$3.03	$1.97	73%	1.54	$696.97	$883.03

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 200 found (best R:R 4.05, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$845.00	$850.00	$855.00	Oct 2	$2.03	$2.97	70%	1.46
$840.00	$845.00	$850.00	Oct 2	$2.42	$2.58	70%	1.07
$860.00	$865.00	$870.00	Oct 9	$0.07	$4.93	9%	70.43
$865.00	$870.00	$875.00	Oct 9	$0.11	$4.89	9%	44.45
$890.00	$900.00	$910.00	Oct 16	$0.39	$9.61	9%	24.64

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$845.00	$850.00	$855.00	Oct 2	$0.99	$4.01	65%	4.05
$835.00	$840.00	$845.00	Oct 2	$0.22	$4.78	25%	21.73
$785.00	$790.00	$795.00	Oct 16	$0.06	$4.94	4%	82.33
$760.00	$765.00	$770.00	Oct 30	$0.05	$4.95	3%	99.00
$800.00	$805.00	$810.00	Oct 16	$0.14	$4.86	5%	34.71

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 230 found (best net $-7.75, 201 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$960.00	$995.00	1:2	Nov 13	-$2.38	$32.62
$835.00	$840.00	1:2	Oct 2	-$4.22	$0.78
$860.00	$865.00	1:2	Oct 2	-$0.01	$4.99
$855.00	$860.00	1:2	Oct 2	-$0.16	$4.84
$930.00	$935.00	1:2	Oct 9	-$0.02	$4.98

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$885.00	$870.00	1:2	Oct 2	-$7.75	$7.25
$860.00	$855.00	1:2	Oct 2	-$2.42	$2.58
$710.00	$705.00	1:2	Oct 23	-$0.09	$4.91
$700.00	$690.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$0.03	$9.97
$790.00	$785.00	1:2	Oct 2	$0.00	$5.00

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 106 found (best yield 4.68%, avg 1.56%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$860.00	Nov 13	$39.65	0.48	1.5%	4.68%	6.15%	5	--
$860.00	Nov 6	$38.15	0.48	1.5%	4.50%	5.98%	1	2
$865.00	Nov 6	$35.75	0.46	2.1%	4.22%	6.28%	1	--
$875.00	Nov 13	$31.95	0.43	3.2%	3.77%	7.01%	1	--
$900.00	Nov 13	$24.65	0.36	6.2%	2.91%	9.10%	1	--
$910.00	Nov 13	$22.70	0.33	7.4%	2.68%	10.05%	1	--
$850.00	Nov 6	$41.00	0.51	0.3%	4.84%	5.13%	9	12
$890.00	Nov 6	$26.10	0.38	5.0%	3.08%	8.09%	2	1
$870.00	Nov 6	$31.85	0.44	2.6%	3.76%	6.41%	1	7
$900.00	Nov 6	$23.20	0.35	6.2%	2.74%	8.93%	2	3

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

Time (HH:MM)	Total Volume	Call Volume	Put Volume	Volume Change
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Current Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 11,079

Total Puts 11,264

Put/Call Ratio 1.02

Net Difference -185

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 9,300

Total Puts 8,953

Put/Call Ratio 0.96

Net Difference 347

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 53,760

Total Puts 57,891

Average Put/Call Ratio 1.08

Ratio Trend Rising

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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