CAT - Options Database

CAT

CATERPILLAR INC

$794.89 -0.67%

(8/31 13:00) ◀

Monday, August 31, 2026 (2:00pm)

▶ (8/31 15:00)

◀ 8/31 14:00 ▶

Option Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (08/31 2:00pm) 24,163

Calls: 8,930 (37%)

Puts: 15,233 (63%)

Prior (08/04) 66,940

Calls: 28,660 (43%)

Puts: 38,280 (57%)

Current vs Prior -63.90%

Calls: -68.84% (Calls)

Puts: -60.21% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 155,082

Calls: 63,905 (41%)

Puts: 91,177 (59%)

Prior 7-Day Average 22,154

Calls: 9,129 (41%)

Puts: 13,025 (59%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +9.07%

Calls: -2.18%

Puts: +16.95%

Sentiment BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

ℹ

Current (08/31 2:00pm) $53.76M

Calls: $34.73M (65%)

Puts: $19.03M (35%)

Prior (08/04) $104.78M

Calls: $61.54M (59%)

Puts: $43.24M (41%)

Current vs Prior -48.69%

Calls: -43.56%

Puts: -56.00%

Prior 7-Day Total $278.12M

Calls: $112.20M (40%)

Puts: $165.92M (60%)

Prior 7-Day Average $39.73M

Calls: $16.03M (40%)

Puts: $23.70M (60%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +35.31%

Calls: +116.70%

Puts: -19.73%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

ℹ

Current (08/31 2:00pm) 1.71

Prior (08/04) 1.34

Current vs Prior +27.71%

Prior 7-Day Average 1.48

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +15.48%

Sentiment BEARISH

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (08/31 2:00pm) 273,813

Calls: 128,041 (47%)

Puts: 145,772 (53%)

Prior (08/04) 282,032

Calls: 138,631 (49%)

Puts: 143,401 (51%)

Current vs Prior -2.91%

Prior 7-Day Total 2,066,603

Calls: 968,689 (47%)

Puts: 1,097,914 (53%)

Prior 7-Day Average 295,229

Calls: 138,384 (47%)

Puts: 156,844 (53%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -7.25%

Sentiment BULLISH

Expected Move

Detail

ℹ

WKMO Expiry (09/04) | Next (09/11)Expiry (09/18) | Next (10/16)

Current 3.43% | 5.12%6.61% | 10.67%

Prior 0.78% | 4.05%7.11% | 11.27%

Current vs Prior +342.76% | +26.17%-6.95% | -5.37%

Prior 7-Day Avg 2.24% | 4.84%5.90% | 10.92%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +53.05% | +5.67%+12.01% | -2.34%

Prior 7-Day Eod 0.78% | 4.05%7.05% | 11.34%

Current vs 7-Day Eod +342.76% | +26.17%-6.18% | -5.93%

Sentiment BEARISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

ℹ

Expiry | Next

Current 10.82% | 5.33%

Calls: 10.80% | 3.40%

Puts: 10.83% | 7.25%

Prior 69.07% | 10.89%

Calls: 56.82% | 9.13%

Puts: 81.32% | 12.65%

Current vs Prior -84.33% | -51.06%

Prior 7-Day Avg 38.48% | 14.03%

Calls: 36.81% | 12.55%

Puts: 40.16% | 15.51%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -71.88% | -62.01%

Liquidity Pricy

Add Card

🤖 AI Insights

Moderately bullish flow with 65% call dollar volume ($34.73M). Below-average activity with volume down 64% vs prior. Extreme bearish P/C ratio of 1.71 - 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 BULLISH

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

Sentiment Timeline (Today)

Time	Smart Money	Retail	Overall
14:00	BULLISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
13:00	BULLISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
12:00	BULLISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
11:00	BULLISH	BEARISH	BEARISH
10:00	BULLISH	BEARISH	BEARISH

📈 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

🎯

Tightest Spreads

💰

Best Value <$1

📊

High Delta

⚖️

Ratio Spreads

🛡️

Covered Calls

Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 94 of results (avg 7.8%, best 2.8%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$680.00	Sep 18	116.20	119.50	$117.85	2.8%	--	1.00	189
$790.00	Sep 11	21.65	22.40	$22.03	3.4%	30	0.55	60
$700.00	Sep 18	95.95	100.45	$98.20	4.6%	--	0.95	378
$650.00	Sep 18	140.60	148.30	$144.45	5.3%	--	1.00	10
$795.00	Sep 11	18.90	20.00	$19.45	5.7%	100	0.51	6

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$890.00	Sep 4	94.70	100.00	$97.35	5.4%	2	1.00	4
$950.00	Sep 18	153.25	162.25	$157.75	5.7%	1	0.98	26
$780.00	Sep 25	20.25	21.45	$20.85	5.8%	4	0.40	48
$800.00	Sep 18	26.00	27.60	$26.80	6.0%	184	0.52	1.2K
$940.00	Sep 18	142.90	151.80	$147.35	6.0%	--	0.97	183

Affordable options under $1.00 per contract. Great for defined-risk strategies with minimal capital. 1 found (avg $0.60, cheapest $0.60)

CALLS (1)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$850.00	Sep 4	0.55	0.65	$0.60	16.7%	164	0.05	201

PUTS (0)

No puts meet the criteria

In-the-money options with delta >0.50. Higher probability of profit, lower leverage. 143 found (avg delta 0.77, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$640.00	Sep 18	149.95	158.80	$154.38	5.7%	10	1.00	176
$650.00	Sep 18	140.60	148.30	$144.45	5.3%	--	1.00	10
$660.00	Sep 18	129.85	139.10	$134.48	6.9%	--	1.00	330
$680.00	Sep 18	116.20	119.50	$117.85	2.8%	--	1.00	189
$685.00	Sep 4	103.00	113.15	$108.08	9.4%	--	1.00	11

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$865.00	Sep 4	68.05	75.00	$71.53	9.7%	--	1.00	27
$870.00	Sep 4	72.95	80.00	$76.47	9.2%	3	1.00	33
$875.00	Sep 4	77.95	85.00	$81.47	8.7%	--	1.00	24
$880.00	Sep 4	83.90	89.85	$86.88	6.8%	--	1.00	26
$885.00	Sep 4	88.90	95.00	$91.95	6.6%	1	1.00	18

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 349 active (total vol 12.3K, top 2.2K)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$880.00	Sep 4	0.05	0.19	$0.12	116.7%	321	0.01	311
$900.00	Sep 11	0.28	0.95	$0.62	108.1%	291	0.03	44
$860.00	Sep 4	0.30	0.47	$0.39	43.6%	240	0.03	421
$855.00	Sep 4	0.10	0.84	$0.47	157.4%	220	0.04	149
$870.00	Sep 4	0.14	0.40	$0.27	96.3%	214	0.02	372

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$700.00	Sep 18	1.30	1.67	$1.49	24.8%	2.2K	0.05	1.6K
$750.00	Sep 4	0.85	1.17	$1.01	31.7%	1.2K	0.07	1.5K
$800.00	Sep 4	13.55	15.30	$14.43	12.1%	396	0.56	931
$745.00	Sep 4	0.57	1.04	$0.81	58.0%	244	0.06	68
$737.50	Sep 4	0.38	0.73	$0.55	63.6%	210	0.04	60

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 23 strikes (avg 5.8%, max 12.4%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$780.00	Sep 4	Sep 18	37.0%	33.7%	9.8%	11	701
$785.00	Sep 4	Oct 2	36.2%	33.2%	9.2%	3	13
$770.00	Sep 4	Sep 25	36.4%	33.3%	9.1%	1	36
$790.00	Sep 4	Oct 2	36.6%	33.6%	8.7%	16	556
$795.00	Sep 4	Oct 9	36.1%	33.2%	8.5%	64	27

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$775.00	Sep 4	Oct 2	36.8%	32.7%	12.4%	48	190
$780.00	Sep 4	Oct 2	37.0%	33.4%	10.6%	74	1.1K
$785.00	Sep 4	Oct 2	36.2%	33.2%	9.2%	107	120
$790.00	Sep 4	Oct 9	36.6%	33.5%	9.2%	48	785
$765.00	Sep 4	Oct 2	37.0%	33.9%	8.9%	110	190

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 288 found (best R:R 0.59, avg 7.79)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$750.00	$760.00	Sep 18	$6.42	$3.58	$6.42	78%	0.56	$756.42
$795.00	$800.00	Sep 18	$1.20	$3.80	$1.20	51%	3.17	$796.20
$785.00	$790.00	Sep 4	$1.97	$3.03	$1.97	64%	1.54	$786.97
$795.00	$800.00	Sep 25	$1.67	$3.33	$1.67	51%	1.99	$796.67
$760.00	$770.00	Sep 25	$6.08	$3.92	$6.08	71%	0.64	$766.08

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$860.00	$850.00	Sep 25	$6.30	$3.70	$6.30	79%	0.59	$853.70
$775.00	$770.00	Oct 2	$1.00	$4.00	$1.00	39%	4.00	$774.00
$840.00	$835.00	Oct 2	$2.63	$2.37	$2.63	68%	0.90	$837.37
$795.00	$790.00	Sep 11	$1.73	$3.27	$1.73	49%	1.89	$793.27
$745.00	$740.00	Oct 2	$0.63	$4.37	$0.63	25%	6.94	$744.37

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 240 found (best R:R 1.13, avg 0.30)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$855.00	$860.00	Sep 25	$2.65	$2.65	$2.35	75%	1.13	$857.65
$885.00	$890.00	Oct 2	$2.20	$2.20	$2.80	82%	0.79	$887.20
$925.00	$930.00	Oct 2	$1.81	$1.81	$3.19	89%	0.57	$926.81
$935.00	$940.00	Sep 11	$1.33	$1.33	$3.67	95%	0.36	$936.33
$930.00	$935.00	Sep 4	$0.75	$0.75	$4.25	97%	0.18	$930.75

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$725.00	$720.00	Sep 25	$1.88	$1.88	$3.12	85%	0.60	$723.12
$645.00	$640.00	Sep 4	$1.31	$1.31	$3.69	95%	0.36	$643.69
$780.00	$775.00	Oct 2	$2.83	$2.83	$2.17	59%	1.30	$777.17
$770.00	$765.00	Sep 11	$2.10	$2.10	$2.90	71%	0.72	$767.90
$650.00	$645.00	Sep 11	$0.65	$0.65	$4.35	98%	0.15	$649.35

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 14 found (avg debit $6.91, cheapest $6.67)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$800.00	Sep 4	Sep 11	$6.67	36.5%	33.6%
$795.00	Sep 4	Sep 11	$6.85	36.1%	33.6%
$780.00	Sep 4	Sep 11	$6.60	37.0%	35.1%
$790.00	Sep 4	Sep 11	$6.75	36.6%	34.9%
$805.00	Sep 4	Sep 11	$7.03	36.5%	35.4%

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$800.00	Sep 4	Sep 11	$7.82	36.5%	33.6%
$795.00	Sep 4	Sep 11	$6.63	36.1%	33.6%
$780.00	Sep 4	Sep 11	$6.50	37.0%	35.1%
$790.00	Sep 4	Sep 11	$7.08	36.6%	34.9%
$805.00	Sep 4	Sep 11	$6.73	36.5%	35.4%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 100 found (cheapest 3.09% of stock, avg 7.26%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$795.00	Sep 4	$12.60	$12.00	$24.60	$770.40	$819.60	3.09%
$800.00	Sep 4	$10.10	$14.43	$24.53	$775.47	$824.53	3.09%
$785.00	Sep 4	$17.25	$7.68	$24.93	$760.07	$809.93	3.14%
$790.00	Sep 4	$15.28	$9.82	$25.10	$764.90	$815.10	3.16%
$805.00	Sep 4	$8.05	$18.10	$26.15	$778.85	$831.15	3.29%
$780.00	Sep 4	$20.65	$6.18	$26.83	$753.17	$806.83	3.38%
$810.00	Sep 4	$6.18	$21.48	$27.66	$782.34	$837.66	3.48%
$815.00	Sep 4	$5.00	$25.48	$30.48	$784.52	$845.48	3.83%
$770.00	Sep 4	$27.88	$3.40	$31.28	$738.72	$801.28	3.94%
$817.50	Sep 4	$4.20	$27.80	$32.00	$785.50	$849.50	4.03%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 150 found (cheapest 1.22% of stock, avg 4.66%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$815.00	$775.00	Sep 4	$5.00	$4.68	$9.68	$765.32	$824.68
$812.50	$775.00	Sep 4	$5.63	$4.68	$10.31	$764.69	$822.81
$815.00	$780.00	Sep 4	$5.00	$6.18	$11.18	$768.82	$826.18
$810.00	$775.00	Sep 4	$6.18	$4.68	$10.86	$764.14	$820.86
$812.50	$780.00	Sep 4	$5.63	$6.18	$11.81	$768.19	$824.31
$810.00	$780.00	Sep 4	$6.18	$6.18	$12.36	$767.64	$822.36
$815.00	$785.00	Sep 4	$5.00	$7.68	$12.68	$772.32	$827.68
$812.50	$785.00	Sep 4	$5.63	$7.68	$13.31	$771.69	$825.81
$810.00	$785.00	Sep 4	$6.18	$7.68	$13.86	$771.14	$823.86
$805.00	$775.00	Sep 4	$8.05	$4.68	$12.73	$762.27	$817.73

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 310 found (best R:R 0.65, avg credit $1.99)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
640/645	820/822	Sep 4	$1.97	$3.03	73%	0.65	$643.03	$821.97
712/715	815/818	Sep 4	$1.35	$1.15	69%	1.17	$713.65	$816.35
712/715	820/822	Sep 4	$1.21	$1.29	74%	0.94	$713.79	$821.21
640/645	815/818	Sep 4	$2.11	$2.89	68%	0.73	$642.89	$817.11
640/645	825/828	Sep 4	$1.62	$3.38	78%	0.48	$643.38	$826.62
640/645	822/825	Sep 4	$1.70	$3.30	76%	0.52	$643.30	$824.20
725/728	822/825	Sep 11	$1.35	$1.15	63%	1.17	$726.15	$823.85
712/715	822/825	Sep 4	$0.94	$1.56	77%	0.60	$714.06	$823.44
725/728	820/822	Sep 11	$1.34	$1.16	61%	1.16	$726.16	$821.34
645/650	815/820	Sep 11	$2.22	$2.78	63%	0.80	$647.78	$817.22

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 200 found (best R:R 141.86, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$710.00	$720.00	$730.00	Sep 18	$0.08	$9.92	5%	124.00
$790.00	$795.00	$800.00	Sep 4	$0.18	$4.82	13%	26.78
$800.00	$805.00	$810.00	Sep 4	$0.18	$4.82	12%	26.78
$775.00	$780.00	$785.00	Sep 11	$0.10	$4.90	8%	49.00
$815.00	$820.00	$825.00	Sep 18	$0.07	$4.93	6%	70.43

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$730.00	$740.00	$750.00	Sep 18	$0.07	$9.93	9%	141.86
$780.00	$785.00	$790.00	Sep 25	$0.05	$4.95	6%	99.00
$790.00	$795.00	$800.00	Sep 4	$0.25	$4.75	13%	19.00
$775.00	$780.00	$785.00	Sep 11	$0.14	$4.86	8%	34.71
$770.00	$775.00	$780.00	Sep 4	$0.22	$4.78	11%	21.73

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 227 found (best net $-10.31, 214 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$730.00	$755.00	1:2	Sep 4	-$17.25	$7.75
$900.00	$945.00	1:2	Oct 9	-$0.17	$44.83
$875.00	$877.50	1:2	Sep 4	-$0.02	$2.48
$895.00	$900.00	1:2	Sep 4	-$0.02	$4.98
$885.00	$890.00	1:2	Sep 4	-$0.04	$4.96

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$940.00	$865.00	1:2	Oct 2	-$10.31	$64.69
$870.00	$825.00	1:2	Oct 9	-$19.97	$25.03
$825.00	$795.00	1:2	Oct 9	-$15.50	$14.50
$710.00	$700.00	1:2	Sep 18	-$0.55	$9.45
$705.00	$700.00	1:2	Sep 4	-$0.06	$4.94

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 121 found (best yield 4.53%, avg 1.13%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$795.00	Oct 9	$36.00	0.52	0.0%	4.53%	4.54%	4	1
$800.00	Oct 9	$33.40	0.50	0.6%	4.20%	4.84%	5	3
$825.00	Oct 9	$23.40	0.40	3.8%	2.94%	6.73%	1	--
$845.00	Oct 9	$17.15	0.32	6.3%	2.16%	8.46%	4	--
$850.00	Oct 9	$15.75	0.30	6.9%	1.98%	8.91%	33	--
$805.00	Oct 2	$27.30	0.47	1.3%	3.43%	4.71%	8	6
$800.00	Oct 2	$29.40	0.49	0.6%	3.70%	4.34%	8	6
$815.00	Oct 2	$23.20	0.42	2.5%	2.92%	5.45%	1	7
$795.00	Oct 2	$31.35	0.51	0.0%	3.94%	3.96%	2	3
$830.00	Oct 2	$18.50	0.36	4.4%	2.33%	6.74%	--	30

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 8,930

Total Puts 15,233

Put/Call Ratio 1.71

Net Difference -6,303

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 28,660

Total Puts 38,280

Put/Call Ratio 1.34

Net Difference -9,620

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 63,905

Total Puts 91,177

Average Put/Call Ratio 1.48

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...

Option Volume

Dollar Volume

Put/Call Ratio

Open Interest

Expected Move

Relative Spread

🤖 AI Insights

📈 Options Analysis

Current 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

Prior's 5-Minute Volume Snapshots

Current Put/Call Breakdown

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

Upcoming Earnings - 2 Weeks Prior

Upcoming Earnings - 1 Week Prior

Earnings This Week

Earnings - Day Before / Day After

Options Activity Around Earnings

Chart Title

Price — Past 7 Days

Add Card