Tour v526
CAT
CATERPILLAR INC
$823.40 +1.49%
(8/25 18:01) ◀
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Option Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/26 3:05pm) 17,727
Calls: 5,793 (33%)
Puts: 11,934 (67%)
Prior (08/25) 19,862
Calls: 8,301 (42%)
Puts: 11,561 (58%)
Current vs Prior -10.75%
Calls: -30.21% (Calls)
Puts: +3.23% (Puts)
Prior 7-Day Total 192,764
Calls: 84,514 (44%)
Puts: 108,250 (56%)
Prior 7-Day Average 27,537
Calls: 12,073 (44%)
Puts: 15,464 (56%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -35.63%
Calls: -52.02%
Puts: -22.83%
Sentiment BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/26 3:05pm) $27.35M
Calls: $12.74M (47%)
Puts: $14.61M (53%)
Prior (08/25) $32.24M
Calls: $13.23M (41%)
Puts: $19.01M (59%)
Current vs Prior -15.17%
Calls: -3.71%
Puts: -23.15%
Prior 7-Day Total $321.48M
Calls: $125.64M (39%)
Puts: $195.84M (61%)
Prior 7-Day Average $45.93M
Calls: $17.95M (39%)
Puts: $27.98M (61%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -40.44%
Calls: -29.00%
Puts: -47.78%
Sentiment BEARISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/26 3:05pm) 2.06
Prior (08/25) 1.39
Current vs Prior +47.92%
Prior 7-Day Average 1.29
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +59.49%
Sentiment BEARISH

Open Interest

Detail
ℹ
Current (08/26 3:05pm) 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 2,191,480
Calls: 1,051,890 (48%)
Puts: 1,139,590 (52%)
Prior 7-Day Average 313,068
Calls: 150,270 (48%)
Puts: 162,798 (52%)
Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -9.91%
Sentiment BULLISH

Expected Move

Detail
ℹ
Expiry (08/28) | Next (09/04)Expiry (09/18) | Next (10/16)
Current 2.74% | 5.03%7.63% | 11.69%
Prior 3.84% | 5.69%8.08% | 12.05%
Current vs Prior -28.81% | -11.70%-5.52% | -2.98%
Prior 7-Day Avg 2.24% | 4.96%3.77% | 9.75%
Current vs 7-Day Avg +22.13% | +1.46%+102.21% | +19.84%
Prior 7-Day Eod 3.84% | 5.69%7.90% | 12.18%
Current vs 7-Day Eod -28.81% | -11.70%-3.36% | -4.08%
Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail
ℹ
Expiry | Next
Current 22.05% | 11.93%
Calls: 20.62% | 10.28%
Puts: 23.47% | 13.58%
Prior 12.54% | 14.93%
Calls: 13.06% | 15.90%
Puts: 12.01% | 13.95%
Current vs Prior +75.84% | -20.09%
Prior 7-Day Avg 43.67% | 16.07%
Calls: 43.48% | 15.43%
Puts: 43.86% | 16.71%
Current vs 7-Day Avg -49.51% | -25.76%
Liquidity Expensive
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Extreme bearish P/C ratio of 2.06 - heavy put buying. P/C ratio rising 48% - 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 114 of results (avg 7.6%, best 3.4%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$700.00Sep 18124.95130.20$127.574.1%20.96377
$670.00Aug 28149.10157.40$153.255.4%--1.0012
$805.00Sep 1840.4542.85$41.655.8%210.6225
$900.00Sep 187.057.50$7.286.2%560.18552
$850.00Sep 49.4010.00$9.706.2%280.3161
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$960.00Sep 18134.65139.35$137.003.4%60.92124
$890.00Sep 1872.7075.85$74.284.2%30.78179
$930.00Sep 18106.15110.80$108.484.3%20.8942
$920.00Sep 1897.15101.55$99.354.4%--0.86312
$950.00Sep 18123.95129.75$126.854.6%--0.9126

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. 170 found (avg delta 0.77, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$675.00Aug 28142.00152.15$147.076.9%--1.0015
$670.00Aug 28149.10157.40$153.255.4%--1.0012
$737.50Aug 2882.0090.15$86.089.5%30.991
$680.00Aug 28137.00148.05$142.537.8%--0.9913
$685.00Sep 4133.00144.80$138.908.5%--0.9911
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$885.00Aug 2858.3566.00$62.1812.3%--1.0016
$890.00Aug 2863.9071.00$67.4510.5%11.0020
$940.00Sep 4113.25124.00$118.639.1%--1.0011
$875.00Aug 2848.9556.00$52.4813.4%70.9628
$877.50Aug 2851.0558.00$54.5312.7%--0.9618

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 313 active (total vol 6.8K, top 628)

CALLS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$850.00Aug 281.902.60$2.2531.1%6280.171.6K
$830.00Aug 286.707.95$7.3317.1%5630.41329
$950.00Sep 40.200.59$0.4097.5%2830.0252
$862.50Aug 280.641.17$0.9158.2%1530.0839
$867.50Aug 280.550.89$0.7247.2%1360.0673
PUTS (5)
StrikeExpiryBidAskMarkSpreadVolDeltaOI
$770.00Aug 280.150.58$0.37116.2%2440.03234
$780.00Aug 280.400.70$0.5554.5%2170.05412
$790.00Aug 280.981.43$1.2137.2%1580.091.0K
$765.00Aug 280.000.36$0.18200.0%1560.02442
$820.00Sep 1826.1028.25$27.187.9%1140.46240

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 24 strikes (avg 13.1%, max 20.8%)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$820.00Aug 28Oct 241.4%34.3%20.8%32578
$825.00Aug 28Sep 2542.2%35.4%19.4%5188
$805.00Aug 28Sep 2542.4%35.7%18.8%--37
$800.00Aug 28Sep 1842.7%36.0%18.6%131.1K
$815.00Aug 28Sep 2542.0%35.6%18.1%32167
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNear IVFar IVBack%VolOI
$820.00Aug 28Oct 241.4%34.3%20.8%105142
$825.00Aug 28Oct 242.2%35.0%20.8%3170
$800.00Aug 28Oct 242.7%35.4%20.6%71465
$810.00Aug 28Oct 242.1%35.3%19.2%66687
$815.00Aug 28Oct 242.0%35.5%18.5%10610

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 325 found (best R:R 2.45, avg 7.19)

BULL CALL (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$765.00$770.00Oct 2$1.45$3.55$1.4576%2.45$766.45
$835.00$845.00Oct 2$2.58$7.42$2.5847%2.88$837.58
$770.00$795.00Oct 2$16.17$8.83$16.1774%0.55$786.17
$717.50$720.00Sep 4$1.05$1.45$1.0598%1.38$718.55
$845.00$850.00Sep 11$0.44$4.56$0.4438%10.36$845.44
BEAR PUT (5)
BuySellExpiryDebitMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$820.00$815.00Oct 2$1.25$3.75$1.2546%3.00$818.75
$845.00$840.00Sep 18$1.90$3.10$1.9059%1.63$843.10
$815.00$810.00Sep 4$1.00$4.00$1.0042%4.00$814.00
$795.00$790.00Sep 4$0.33$4.67$0.3326%14.15$794.67
$715.00$700.00Oct 2$0.58$14.42$0.5811%24.86$714.42

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 269 found (best R:R 0.60, avg 0.32)

BEAR CALL (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$960.00$965.00Aug 28$1.88$1.88$3.1294%0.60$961.88
$935.00$940.00Sep 11$1.70$1.70$3.3090%0.52$936.70
$905.00$910.00Sep 11$1.74$1.74$3.2686%0.53$906.74
$935.00$940.00Sep 25$1.70$1.70$3.3086%0.52$936.70
$830.00$835.00Oct 2$3.40$3.40$1.6050%2.12$833.40
BULL PUT (5)
SellBuyExpiryCreditMax GainMax LossPOPR:RBE
$810.00$805.00Sep 4$3.25$3.25$1.7562%1.86$806.75
$705.00$700.00Aug 28$1.35$1.35$3.6596%0.37$703.65
$790.00$780.00Oct 2$4.35$4.35$5.6566%0.77$785.65
$700.00$695.00Oct 2$1.51$1.51$3.4991%0.43$698.49
$800.00$795.00Sep 4$2.40$2.40$2.6070%0.92$797.60

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 10 found (avg debit $9.18, cheapest $8.28)

CALLS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$835.00Aug 28Sep 4$8.4040.9%36.2%
$820.00Aug 28Sep 4$10.0041.4%37.2%
$815.00Aug 28Sep 4$9.2042.0%38.1%
$825.00Aug 28Sep 4$10.0542.2%38.4%
$830.00Aug 28Sep 4$9.5540.4%37.9%
PUTS (5)
StrikeNear ExpFar ExpNet DebitNear IVFar IV
$835.00Aug 28Sep 4$8.2840.9%36.2%
$820.00Aug 28Sep 4$8.9541.4%37.2%
$815.00Aug 28Sep 4$9.0042.0%38.1%
$825.00Aug 28Sep 4$8.8742.2%38.4%
$830.00Aug 28Sep 4$9.4740.4%37.9%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 125 found (cheapest 2.44% of stock, avg 7.10%)

StrikeExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE HighCost%
$820.00Aug 28$11.88$8.23$20.11$799.89$840.112.44%
$825.00Aug 28$9.40$10.65$20.05$804.95$845.052.44%
$830.00Aug 28$7.33$13.53$20.86$809.14$850.862.53%
$815.00Aug 28$15.35$6.35$21.70$793.30$836.702.64%
$835.00Aug 28$5.63$16.75$22.38$812.62$857.382.72%
$810.00Aug 28$18.90$4.70$23.60$786.40$833.602.87%
$840.00Aug 28$3.98$20.80$24.78$815.22$864.783.01%
$805.00Aug 28$22.00$3.45$25.45$779.55$830.453.09%
$845.00Aug 28$2.97$24.73$27.70$817.30$872.703.36%
$800.00Aug 28$26.70$2.48$29.18$770.82$829.183.54%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 150 found (cheapest 0.66% of stock, avg 5.04%)

Call KPut KExpiryCall$Put$TotalBE LowBE High
$845.00$800.00Aug 28$2.97$2.48$5.45$794.55$850.45
$845.00$805.00Aug 28$2.97$3.45$6.42$798.58$851.42
$840.00$800.00Aug 28$3.98$2.48$6.46$793.54$846.46
$840.00$805.00Aug 28$3.98$3.45$7.43$797.57$847.43
$845.00$810.00Aug 28$2.97$4.70$7.67$802.33$852.67
$840.00$810.00Aug 28$3.98$4.70$8.68$801.32$848.68
$835.00$800.00Aug 28$5.63$2.48$8.11$791.89$843.11
$835.00$805.00Aug 28$5.63$3.45$9.08$795.92$844.08
$845.00$815.00Aug 28$2.97$6.35$9.32$805.68$854.32
$835.00$810.00Aug 28$5.63$4.70$10.33$799.67$845.33

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 270 found (best R:R 2.47, avg credit $1.60)

Put SpreadCall SpreadExpiryCreditMax LossPOPR:RBE LowBE High
695/700880/885Oct 2$3.56$1.4459%2.47$696.44$883.56
695/700875/880Oct 2$3.56$1.4457%2.47$696.44$878.56
740/745880/885Oct 2$3.78$1.2250%3.10$741.22$883.78
730/735880/885Oct 2$3.53$1.4753%2.40$731.47$883.53
740/745875/880Oct 2$3.78$1.2248%3.10$741.22$878.78
730/735875/880Oct 2$3.53$1.4751%2.40$731.47$878.53
700/705835/840Aug 28$3.00$2.0062%1.50$702.00$838.00
720/725880/885Oct 2$3.30$1.7055%1.94$721.70$883.30
695/700890/895Oct 2$2.86$2.1463%1.34$697.14$892.86
700/705862/865Aug 28$1.58$3.4288%0.46$703.42$864.08

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 241 found (best R:R 146.06, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainPOPR:R
$770.00$795.00$820.00Oct 2$0.17$24.8320%146.06
$830.00$835.00$840.00Aug 28$0.05$4.9515%99.00
$810.00$815.00$820.00Aug 28$0.08$4.9214%61.50
$880.00$890.00$900.00Sep 18$0.16$9.847%61.50
$870.00$880.00$890.00Sep 18$0.19$9.818%51.63
PUTS (5)
LowMidHighExpiryDebitMax GainPOPR:R
$810.00$815.00$820.00Aug 28$0.23$4.7714%20.74
$750.00$760.00$770.00Sep 18$0.25$9.757%39.00
$795.00$800.00$805.00Aug 28$0.18$4.8210%26.78
$825.00$830.00$835.00Aug 28$0.34$4.6615%13.71
$800.00$805.00$810.00Sep 25$0.05$4.955%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. 215 found (best net $-0.96, 202 credits)

CALLS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$680.00$737.501:2Aug 28-$29.63$27.87
$695.00$750.001:2Sep 11-$27.28$27.72
$935.00$940.001:2Sep 11-$0.02$4.98
$925.00$930.001:2Sep 4-$0.08$4.92
$890.00$895.001:2Aug 28-$0.06$4.94
PUTS (5)
Buy KSell KRatioExpiryNetMax Gain
$940.00$865.001:2Oct 2-$0.96$74.04
$945.00$880.001:2Sep 25-$15.86$49.14
$690.00$660.001:2Oct 2-$0.01$29.99
$725.00$705.001:2Sep 25-$0.95$19.05
$785.00$780.001:2Aug 28-$0.15$4.85

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 146 found (best yield 4.28%, avg 1.15%)

StrikeExpiryBidDeltaOTM%Yield%If Called%VolOI
$830.00Oct 2$35.250.500.8%4.28%5.08%149
$845.00Oct 2$28.950.442.6%3.52%6.14%29
$855.00Oct 2$25.150.403.8%3.05%6.89%--11
$860.00Oct 2$23.300.384.4%2.83%7.27%--13
$850.00Oct 2$25.900.423.2%3.15%6.38%--13
$875.00Oct 2$18.850.346.3%2.29%8.56%89
$835.00Oct 2$30.850.471.4%3.75%5.16%69
$880.00Oct 2$17.850.326.9%2.17%9.04%111
$870.00Oct 2$20.050.345.7%2.44%8.09%--11
$825.00Sep 25$34.200.520.2%4.15%4.35%110

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 5,793
Total Puts 11,934
Put/Call Ratio 2.06
Net Difference -6,141

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 8,301
Total Puts 11,561
Put/Call Ratio 1.39
Net Difference -3,260

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 84,514
Total Puts 108,250
Average Put/Call Ratio 1.29
Ratio Trend Rising

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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