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CATERPILLAR INC

$854.22 +1.04%

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Option Volume

Detail

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Current (10/05 3:05pm) 21,005

Calls: 9,773 (47%)

Puts: 11,232 (53%)

Prior (10/02) 22,169

Calls: 10,989 (50%)

Puts: 11,180 (50%)

Current vs Prior -5.25%

Calls: -11.07% (Calls)

Puts: +0.47% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 89,958

Calls: 43,115 (48%)

Puts: 46,843 (52%)

Prior 7-Day Average 12,851

Calls: 6,159 (48%)

Puts: 6,691 (52%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +63.45%

Calls: +58.67%

Puts: +67.85%

Sentiment BEARISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (10/05 3:05pm) $32.92M

Calls: $21.53M (65%)

Puts: $11.39M (35%)

Prior (10/02) $35.68M

Calls: $24.87M (70%)

Puts: $10.81M (30%)

Current vs Prior -7.74%

Calls: -13.44%

Puts: +5.37%

Prior 7-Day Total $181.57M

Calls: $111.72M (62%)

Puts: $69.85M (38%)

Prior 7-Day Average $25.94M

Calls: $15.96M (62%)

Puts: $9.98M (38%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +26.91%

Calls: +34.91%

Puts: +14.10%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

ℹ

Current (10/05 3:05pm) 1.15

Prior (10/02) 1.02

Current vs Prior +12.97%

Prior 7-Day Average 1.11

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +3.71%

Sentiment BEARISH

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (10/05 3:05pm) 225,729

Calls: 111,480 (49%)

Puts: 114,249 (51%)

Prior (10/02) 238,925

Calls: 118,372 (50%)

Puts: 120,553 (50%)

Current vs Prior -5.52%

Prior 7-Day Total 1,592,607

Calls: 788,361 (50%)

Puts: 804,246 (50%)

Prior 7-Day Average 227,515

Calls: 112,623 (50%)

Puts: 114,892 (50%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -0.79%

Sentiment BULLISH

Expected Move

Detail

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

Current 3.52% | 5.18%5.18% | 12.18%

Prior 2.13% | 4.51%5.98% | 12.99%

Current vs Prior +65.38% | +14.77%-13.47% | -6.24%

Prior 7-Day Avg 2.46% | 4.68%6.58% | 13.20%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +43.08% | +10.52%-21.27% | -7.71%

Prior 7-Day Eod 2.13% | 4.51%5.61% | 12.88%

Current vs 7-Day Eod +65.38% | +14.77%-7.75% | -5.40%

Sentiment BEARISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 13.51% | 9.28%

Calls: 10.33% | 7.59%

Puts: 16.69% | 10.96%

Prior 55.37% | 15.42%

Calls: 60.74% | 18.52%

Puts: 50.00% | 12.32%

Current vs Prior -75.60% | -39.82%

Prior 7-Day Avg 50.59% | 17.43%

Calls: 38.92% | 16.34%

Puts: 62.26% | 18.53%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -73.30% | -46.77%

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Moderately bullish flow with 65% call dollar volume ($21.53M). Slightly bearish P/C ratio of 1.15.

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Retail Flow BEARISH

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Current NEUTRAL

Prior NEUTRAL

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Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 81 of results (avg 8.5%, best 5.5%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$770.00	Oct 9	82.15	87.60	$84.88	6.4%	19	1.00	126
$780.00	Oct 16	74.65	79.90	$77.28	6.8%	3	0.93	96
$855.00	Nov 6	43.50	46.60	$45.05	6.9%	6	0.51	3
$800.00	Oct 16	57.45	61.55	$59.50	6.9%	6	0.86	212
$820.00	Oct 16	41.15	44.10	$42.63	6.9%	17	0.76	778

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$925.00	Nov 13	87.90	92.90	$90.40	5.5%	2	0.69	--
$840.00	Oct 30	31.95	33.95	$32.95	6.1%	1	0.43	16
$915.00	Nov 6	78.30	83.25	$80.78	6.1%	2	0.68	--
$910.00	Oct 30	72.00	76.65	$74.33	6.3%	13	0.69	4
$1000.00	Oct 9	139.70	150.75	$145.23	7.6%	1	0.94	--

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. 163 found (avg delta 0.75, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$720.00	Oct 9	129.70	142.10	$135.90	9.1%	--	1.00	11
$750.00	Oct 9	99.75	109.75	$104.75	9.5%	--	1.00	11
$760.00	Oct 9	89.85	99.80	$94.82	10.5%	--	1.00	21
$765.00	Oct 9	84.80	94.80	$89.80	11.1%	--	1.00	10
$770.00	Oct 9	82.15	87.60	$84.88	6.4%	19	1.00	126

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$1000.00	Oct 9	139.70	150.75	$145.23	7.6%	1	0.94	--
$950.00	Oct 16	91.40	101.40	$96.40	10.4%	--	0.93	10
$940.00	Oct 16	83.90	90.80	$87.35	7.9%	--	0.92	78
$930.00	Oct 16	72.45	82.45	$77.45	12.9%	--	0.90	25
$900.00	Oct 9	43.05	50.60	$46.83	16.1%	6	0.89	9

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 399 active (total vol 12.4K, top 546)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$930.00	Oct 16	2.10	2.70	$2.40	25.0%	546	0.10	1.1K
$880.00	Oct 9	4.40	5.00	$4.70	12.8%	286	0.24	105
$900.00	Oct 9	1.55	1.99	$1.77	24.9%	264	0.11	826
$885.00	Nov 13	33.60	37.10	$35.35	9.9%	246	0.43	--
$910.00	Oct 16	4.15	5.00	$4.58	18.6%	233	0.17	372

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$770.00	Oct 16	1.12	1.40	$1.26	22.2%	409	0.05	1.3K
$765.00	Oct 16	0.92	1.16	$1.04	23.1%	365	0.04	442
$800.00	Oct 9	0.78	1.01	$0.90	25.6%	349	0.06	123
$795.00	Oct 9	0.52	0.83	$0.68	45.6%	325	0.04	72
$800.00	Oct 30	16.70	18.40	$17.55	9.7%	314	0.27	448

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 8.4%, max 13.9%)

CALLS (1)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$822.50	Oct 9	Oct 23	37.6%	35.0%	7.3%	3	15

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$855.00	Oct 9	Oct 23	39.0%	34.2%	13.9%	26	34
$827.50	Oct 9	Oct 16	37.8%	34.7%	8.8%	41	27
$822.50	Oct 9	Oct 16	37.6%	34.9%	7.8%	39	125
$870.00	Oct 9	Oct 23	38.8%	36.0%	7.7%	14	26
$885.00	Oct 9	Oct 23	38.4%	36.5%	5.1%	--	33

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 323 found (best R:R 1.89, avg 7.53)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$770.00	$775.00	Oct 30	$1.73	$3.27	$1.73	83%	1.89	$771.73
$825.00	$830.00	Oct 30	$1.10	$3.90	$1.10	64%	3.55	$826.10
$890.00	$895.00	Nov 13	$0.18	$4.82	$0.18	41%	26.78	$890.18
$780.00	$795.00	Nov 13	$9.48	$5.52	$9.48	77%	0.58	$789.48
$870.00	$890.00	Nov 6	$6.55	$13.45	$6.55	46%	2.05	$876.55

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$930.00	$925.00	Nov 13	$2.23	$2.77	$2.23	71%	1.24	$927.77
$875.00	$865.00	Oct 30	$4.33	$5.67	$4.33	56%	1.31	$870.67
$905.00	$900.00	Oct 30	$2.36	$2.64	$2.36	67%	1.12	$902.64
$890.00	$885.00	Oct 23	$2.62	$2.38	$2.62	68%	0.91	$887.38
$845.00	$840.00	Nov 6	$1.48	$3.52	$1.48	45%	2.38	$843.52

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 261 found (best R:R 0.74, avg 0.37)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$860.00	$865.00	Nov 13	$3.85	$3.85	$1.15	49%	3.35	$863.85
$855.00	$860.00	Nov 6	$3.75	$3.75	$1.25	49%	3.00	$858.75
$910.00	$915.00	Oct 23	$2.23	$2.23	$2.77	77%	0.81	$912.23
$945.00	$950.00	Oct 30	$2.17	$2.17	$2.83	78%	0.77	$947.17
$890.00	$895.00	Oct 23	$2.55	$2.55	$2.45	68%	1.04	$892.55

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$700.00	$695.00	Oct 9	$2.12	$2.12	$2.88	95%	0.74	$697.88
$765.00	$760.00	Nov 13	$2.45	$2.45	$2.55	80%	0.96	$762.55
$830.00	$825.00	Oct 30	$3.35	$3.35	$1.65	61%	2.03	$826.65
$730.00	$690.00	Nov 13	$3.89	$3.89	$36.11	88%	0.11	$726.11
$845.00	$840.00	Oct 23	$3.18	$3.18	$1.82	57%	1.75	$841.82

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 15 found (avg debit $7.97, cheapest $6.45)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$855.00	Oct 9	Oct 16	$7.53	39.0%	34.2%
$870.00	Oct 9	Oct 16	$6.90	38.8%	35.5%
$850.00	Oct 9	Oct 16	$7.72	37.7%	34.6%
$865.00	Oct 9	Oct 16	$7.20	38.5%	35.4%
$845.00	Oct 9	Oct 16	$7.45	37.6%	35.0%

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$855.00	Oct 9	Oct 16	$6.45	39.0%	34.2%
$870.00	Oct 9	Oct 16	$7.43	38.8%	35.5%
$850.00	Oct 9	Oct 16	$6.72	37.7%	34.6%
$845.00	Oct 9	Oct 16	$6.90	37.6%	35.0%
$860.00	Oct 9	Oct 16	$6.85	38.4%	36.2%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 121 found (cheapest 3.22% of stock, avg 7.84%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$850.00	Oct 9	$15.98	$11.55	$27.53	$822.47	$877.53	3.22%
$855.00	Oct 9	$13.52	$14.08	$27.60	$827.40	$882.60	3.23%
$860.00	Oct 9	$11.05	$16.73	$27.78	$832.22	$887.78	3.25%
$845.00	Oct 9	$18.85	$9.35	$28.20	$816.80	$873.20	3.30%
$865.00	Oct 9	$9.10	$19.30	$28.40	$836.60	$893.40	3.32%
$840.00	Oct 9	$21.83	$7.28	$29.11	$810.89	$869.11	3.41%
$870.00	Oct 9	$7.50	$22.00	$29.50	$840.50	$899.50	3.45%
$835.00	Oct 9	$25.23	$5.88	$31.11	$803.89	$866.11	3.64%
$830.00	Oct 9	$29.33	$4.93	$34.26	$795.74	$864.26	4.01%
$880.00	Oct 9	$4.70	$29.70	$34.40	$845.60	$914.40	4.03%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 150 found (cheapest 1.27% of stock, avg 5.62%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$875.00	$830.00	Oct 9	$5.88	$4.93	$10.81	$819.19	$885.81
$875.00	$835.00	Oct 9	$5.88	$5.88	$11.76	$823.24	$886.76
$875.00	$840.00	Oct 9	$5.88	$7.28	$13.16	$826.84	$888.16
$870.00	$830.00	Oct 9	$7.50	$4.93	$12.43	$817.57	$882.43
$870.00	$835.00	Oct 9	$7.50	$5.88	$13.38	$821.62	$883.38
$870.00	$840.00	Oct 9	$7.50	$7.28	$14.78	$825.22	$884.78
$865.00	$830.00	Oct 9	$9.10	$4.93	$14.03	$815.97	$879.03
$865.00	$835.00	Oct 9	$9.10	$5.88	$14.98	$820.02	$879.98
$875.00	$845.00	Oct 9	$5.88	$9.35	$15.23	$829.77	$890.23
$865.00	$840.00	Oct 9	$9.10	$7.28	$16.38	$823.62	$881.38

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 230 found (best R:R 2.97, avg credit $2.13)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
695/700	870/875	Oct 9	$3.74	$1.26	62%	2.97	$696.26	$873.74
695/700	895/900	Oct 9	$2.72	$2.28	82%	1.19	$697.28	$897.72
695/700	880/885	Oct 9	$3.17	$1.83	72%	1.73	$696.83	$883.17
695/700	900/905	Oct 9	$2.47	$2.53	85%	0.98	$697.53	$902.47
695/700	875/880	Oct 9	$3.30	$1.70	67%	1.94	$696.70	$878.30
695/700	890/895	Oct 9	$2.68	$2.32	79%	1.16	$697.32	$892.68
695/700	885/890	Oct 9	$2.84	$2.16	76%	1.31	$697.16	$887.84
720/725	910/915	Nov 6	$3.34	$1.66	57%	2.01	$721.66	$913.34
705/710	910/915	Nov 6	$3.24	$1.76	58%	1.84	$706.76	$913.24
730/735	890/895	Oct 23	$2.87	$2.13	64%	1.35	$732.13	$892.87

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 193 found (best R:R 44.45, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$840.00	$845.00	$850.00	Oct 9	$0.11	$4.89	12%	44.45
$920.00	$930.00	$940.00	Oct 16	$0.08	$9.92	5%	124.00
$875.00	$880.00	$885.00	Oct 9	$0.13	$4.87	9%	37.46
$930.00	$940.00	$950.00	Oct 16	$0.15	$9.85	4%	65.67
$875.00	$880.00	$885.00	Oct 16	$0.12	$4.88	7%	40.67

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$850.00	$855.00	$860.00	Oct 9	$0.12	$4.88	12%	40.67
$840.00	$845.00	$850.00	Oct 9	$0.13	$4.87	12%	37.46
$860.00	$865.00	$870.00	Oct 9	$0.13	$4.87	11%	37.46
$920.00	$930.00	$940.00	Oct 16	$0.10	$9.90	4%	99.00
$815.00	$820.00	$825.00	Oct 23	$0.06	$4.94	5%	82.33

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 162 found (best net $-5.33, 154 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$915.00	$955.00	1:2	Nov 13	-$4.63	$35.37
$965.00	$1000.00	1:2	Nov 13	-$1.47	$33.53
$990.00	$1000.00	1:2	Oct 23	-$0.03	$9.97
$965.00	$990.00	1:2	Nov 6	-$3.50	$21.50
$1000.00	$1010.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$0.10	$9.90

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$900.00	$845.00	1:2	Nov 6	-$5.33	$49.67
$780.00	$775.00	1:2	Oct 9	-$0.07	$4.93
$760.00	$755.00	1:2	Oct 9	-$0.05	$4.95
$715.00	$710.00	1:2	Oct 9	-$0.03	$4.97
$720.00	$715.00	1:2	Oct 9	-$0.03	$4.97

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 113 found (best yield 4.41%, avg 1.64%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$875.00	Nov 13	$37.65	0.46	2.4%	4.41%	6.84%	66	1
$880.00	Nov 13	$35.60	0.44	3.0%	4.17%	7.19%	192	--
$885.00	Nov 13	$33.60	0.43	3.6%	3.93%	7.54%	246	--
$855.00	Nov 13	$45.60	0.52	0.1%	5.34%	5.43%	1	--
$860.00	Nov 13	$42.80	0.51	0.7%	5.01%	5.69%	6	5
$900.00	Nov 13	$28.35	0.38	5.4%	3.32%	8.68%	1	1
$865.00	Nov 13	$40.20	0.49	1.3%	4.71%	5.97%	1	--
$895.00	Nov 13	$28.65	0.40	4.8%	3.35%	8.13%	60	--
$890.00	Nov 13	$29.50	0.41	4.2%	3.45%	7.64%	180	--
$855.00	Nov 6	$43.50	0.51	0.1%	5.09%	5.18%	6	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 9,773

Total Puts 11,232

Put/Call Ratio 1.15

Net Difference -1,459

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 10,989

Total Puts 11,180

Put/Call Ratio 1.02

Net Difference -191

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 43,115

Total Puts 46,843

Average Put/Call Ratio 1.11

Ratio Trend Rising

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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Earnings This Week

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