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CAT

CATERPILLAR INC

$816.12 +0.28%

(10/8 10:10) ◀

Thursday, October 8, 2026 (10:15am)

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Option Volume

Detail

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Current (10/08 10:15am) 3,917

Calls: 2,275 (58%)

Puts: 1,642 (42%)

Prior (08/04) 20,521

Calls: 8,447 (41%)

Puts: 12,074 (59%)

Current vs Prior -80.91%

Calls: -73.07% (Calls)

Puts: -86.40% (Puts)

Prior 7-Day Total 135,724

Calls: 69,215 (51%)

Puts: 66,509 (49%)

Prior 7-Day Average 19,389

Calls: 9,887 (51%)

Puts: 9,501 (49%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -79.80%

Calls: -76.99%

Puts: -82.72%

Sentiment BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Detail

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Current (10/08 10:15am) $4.96M

Calls: $2.92M (59%)

Puts: $2.04M (41%)

Prior (08/04) $37.79M

Calls: $18.77M (50%)

Puts: $19.02M (50%)

Current vs Prior -86.87%

Calls: -84.42%

Puts: -89.29%

Prior 7-Day Total $284.19M

Calls: $196.62M (69%)

Puts: $87.56M (31%)

Prior 7-Day Average $40.60M

Calls: $28.09M (69%)

Puts: $12.51M (31%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -87.78%

Calls: -89.59%

Puts: -83.71%

Sentiment BULLISH

Put/Call Ratio

Detail

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Current (10/08 10:15am) 0.72

Prior (08/04) 1.43

Current vs Prior -49.51%

Prior 7-Day Average 1.03

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg -29.92%

Sentiment NEUTRAL

Open Interest

Detail

ℹ

Current (10/08 10:15am) 245,262

Calls: 120,303 (49%)

Puts: 124,959 (51%)

Prior (08/04) 282,032

Calls: 138,631 (49%)

Puts: 143,401 (51%)

Current vs Prior -13.04%

Prior 7-Day Total 1,618,637

Calls: 800,780 (49%)

Puts: 817,857 (51%)

Prior 7-Day Average 231,233

Calls: 114,397 (49%)

Puts: 116,836 (51%)

Current vs Prior 7-Day Avg +6.07%

Sentiment BULLISH

Expected Move

Detail

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

Current 2.11% | 4.51%4.51% | 12.21%

Prior 2.47% | 4.63%4.63% | 12.05%

Current vs Prior -14.58% | -2.56%-2.56% | +1.30%

Prior 7-Day Avg 2.56% | 4.79%5.57% | 12.63%

Current vs 7-Day Avg -17.59% | -5.72%-18.98% | -3.33%

Prior 7-Day Eod 2.47% | 4.63%4.63% | 12.05%

Current vs 7-Day Eod -14.58% | -2.56%-2.56% | +1.30%

Sentiment BULLISHBULLISH

Relative Spread

Detail

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Expiry | Next

Current 46.31% | 24.02%

Calls: 35.29% | 24.26%

Puts: 57.33% | 23.77%

Prior 29.18% | 23.64%

Calls: 26.03% | 20.77%

Puts: 32.32% | 26.51%

Current vs Prior +58.70% | +1.61%

Prior 7-Day Avg 34.78% | 17.72%

Calls: 34.19% | 17.41%

Puts: 35.38% | 18.02%

Current vs 7-Day Avg +33.13% | +35.59%

Liquidity Expensive

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Light premium activity with dollar volume down 87% vs prior. Below-average activity with volume down 81% vs prior. P/C ratio dropping 50% - sentiment shifting bullish.

Smart Money BULLISH

Retail Flow BULLISH

Overall BULLISH

Dollar Volume

Option Volume

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Current BULLISH

Prior BEARISH

7-Day Avg BULLISH

Current BULLISH

Prior BEARISH

7-Day Avg NEUTRAL

Current NEUTRAL

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
10:15	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
10:10	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
10:05	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
10:00	BEARISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
09:55	BEARISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
09:50	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
09:45	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
09:40	BULLISH	BULLISH	BULLISH
09:35	BULLISH	NEUTRAL	MIXED

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Options with the tightest bid-ask spreads (<10%). Lower spreads = better fills and less slippage. Showing top 49 of results (avg 8.3%, best 3.9%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$670.00	Nov 20	150.85	160.35	$155.60	6.1%	--	0.91	49
$840.00	Nov 20	36.60	39.05	$37.83	6.5%	7	0.45	251
$820.00	Nov 20	45.00	48.05	$46.53	6.6%	22	0.51	160
$825.00	Oct 30	32.90	35.15	$34.03	6.6%	--	0.48	45
$790.00	Oct 30	51.15	54.80	$52.97	6.9%	--	0.63	11

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$820.00	Nov 20	46.65	48.50	$47.58	3.9%	1	0.48	189
$830.00	Nov 20	51.85	55.00	$53.43	5.9%	--	0.52	280
$800.00	Nov 20	35.95	38.70	$37.33	7.4%	11	0.42	684
$975.00	Oct 9	150.85	162.40	$156.63	7.4%	2	0.94	--
$950.00	Oct 30	129.90	140.45	$135.18	7.8%	6	0.89	1

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. 179 found (avg delta 0.74, highest 1.00)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$670.00	Oct 16	143.65	155.20	$149.43	7.7%	--	0.99	12
$700.00	Oct 16	113.75	125.30	$119.53	9.7%	--	0.99	14
$750.00	Oct 9	63.80	73.80	$68.80	14.5%	--	0.99	11
$710.00	Oct 16	103.85	115.60	$109.73	10.7%	--	0.99	14
$765.00	Oct 9	48.10	58.10	$53.10	18.8%	--	0.98	10

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$850.00	Oct 9	28.90	36.40	$32.65	23.0%	1	1.00	82
$855.00	Oct 9	31.95	41.90	$36.92	27.0%	--	1.00	19
$860.00	Oct 9	37.75	47.60	$42.68	23.1%	1	1.00	38
$870.00	Oct 9	47.45	57.45	$52.45	19.1%	--	1.00	12
$910.00	Oct 16	86.95	96.95	$91.95	10.9%	--	1.00	115

Most actively traded options today. High liquidity = easy entry/exit. 246 active (total vol 3.5K, top 294)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$865.00	Oct 9	0.10	0.33	$0.22	104.5%	294	0.03	395
$835.00	Oct 16	9.15	11.50	$10.33	22.7%	292	0.36	57
$835.00	Oct 9	1.28	3.25	$2.27	86.8%	166	0.20	75
$827.50	Oct 9	2.12	5.50	$3.81	88.7%	157	0.31	20
$825.00	Oct 16	12.75	16.00	$14.38	22.6%	108	0.45	122

PUTS (5)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Ask	Mark	Spread	Vol	Delta	OI
$810.00	Oct 9	2.78	5.30	$4.04	62.4%	285	0.34	735
$780.00	Oct 16	3.45	5.25	$4.35	41.4%	272	0.18	634
$760.00	Oct 16	1.47	2.00	$1.74	30.5%	91	0.08	734
$800.00	Oct 9	1.80	2.58	$2.19	35.6%	78	0.19	594
$785.00	Oct 9	0.35	0.90	$0.63	87.3%	54	0.06	222

Term structure inversion — near-term IV higher than far-term IV at the same strike. Signals expected near-term catalyst or volatility event. 10 strikes (avg 15.3%, max 24.0%)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$817.50	Oct 9	Oct 23	41.3%	33.3%	24.0%	4	97
$812.50	Oct 9	Oct 16	41.6%	35.4%	17.6%	24	77
$822.50	Oct 9	Oct 23	43.4%	36.9%	17.6%	7	86
$827.50	Oct 9	Oct 23	40.5%	36.3%	11.5%	157	32
$800.00	Oct 9	Nov 20	43.1%	40.1%	7.5%	1	518

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Near IV	Far IV	Back%	Vol	OI
$817.50	Oct 9	Oct 23	41.3%	33.3%	24.0%	3	115
$812.50	Oct 9	Oct 16	41.6%	35.4%	17.6%	3	121
$822.50	Oct 9	Oct 23	43.4%	36.9%	17.6%	1	211
$827.50	Oct 9	Oct 16	40.5%	37.4%	8.0%	--	56
$800.00	Oct 9	Nov 20	43.1%	40.1%	7.5%	89	1.3K

Bull call spreads & bear put spreads with the best risk/reward ratios. Pay a debit upfront, defined max loss. 338 found (best R:R 20.74, avg 5.90)

BULL CALL (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$835.00	$840.00	Nov 6	$0.23	$4.77	$0.23	44%	20.74	$835.23
$800.00	$805.00	Oct 23	$1.25	$3.75	$1.25	63%	3.00	$801.25
$780.00	$790.00	Nov 20	$4.53	$5.47	$4.53	65%	1.21	$784.53
$820.00	$830.00	Nov 20	$3.43	$6.57	$3.43	51%	1.92	$823.43
$795.00	$800.00	Oct 30	$1.53	$3.47	$1.53	60%	2.27	$796.53

BEAR PUT (5)

Buy	Sell	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$810.00	$805.00	Nov 13	$0.65	$4.35	$0.65	46%	6.69	$809.35
$860.00	$855.00	Oct 16	$2.70	$2.30	$2.70	84%	0.85	$857.30
$865.00	$850.00	Oct 30	$8.48	$6.52	$8.48	67%	0.77	$856.52
$822.50	$820.00	Oct 23	$0.15	$2.35	$0.15	52%	15.67	$822.35
$850.00	$840.00	Nov 20	$4.60	$5.40	$4.60	58%	1.17	$845.40

Bear call spreads & bull put spreads collecting premium. Receive credit upfront, profit if stock stays in range. 279 found (best R:R 1.42, avg 0.43)

BEAR CALL (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$955.00	$965.00	Oct 9	$2.04	$2.04	$7.96	94%	0.26	$957.04
$910.00	$915.00	Oct 9	$1.90	$1.90	$3.10	92%	0.61	$911.90
$830.00	$835.00	Oct 23	$3.58	$3.58	$1.42	56%	2.52	$833.58
$945.00	$950.00	Oct 23	$1.39	$1.39	$3.61	93%	0.39	$946.39
$925.00	$930.00	Oct 23	$1.33	$1.33	$3.67	92%	0.36	$926.33

BULL PUT (5)

Sell	Buy	Expiry	Credit	Max Gain	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE
$795.00	$785.00	Nov 13	$5.87	$5.87	$4.13	60%	1.42	$789.13
$800.00	$790.00	Nov 6	$6.02	$6.02	$3.98	58%	1.51	$793.98
$695.00	$685.00	Nov 6	$2.49	$2.49	$7.51	90%	0.33	$692.51
$705.00	$700.00	Oct 23	$1.82	$1.82	$3.18	94%	0.57	$703.18
$805.00	$800.00	Nov 13	$3.67	$3.67	$1.33	56%	2.76	$801.33

Same strike, different expirations. Sell near-term, buy far-term. Profits from time decay differential. 15 found (avg debit $9.78, cheapest $9.33)

CALLS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$825.00	Oct 9	Oct 16	$9.33	42.8%	36.3%
$812.50	Oct 9	Oct 16	$8.47	41.6%	35.4%
$817.50	Oct 9	Oct 16	$9.68	41.3%	35.1%
$822.50	Oct 9	Oct 16	$9.92	43.4%	37.5%
$815.00	Oct 9	Oct 16	$10.23	41.2%	35.9%

PUTS (5)

Strike	Near Exp	Far Exp	Net Debit	Near IV	Far IV
$825.00	Oct 9	Oct 16	$9.65	42.8%	36.3%
$812.50	Oct 9	Oct 16	$9.30	41.6%	35.4%
$817.50	Oct 9	Oct 16	$9.40	41.3%	35.1%
$822.50	Oct 9	Oct 16	$10.73	43.4%	37.5%
$815.00	Oct 9	Oct 16	$9.75	41.2%	35.9%

Buy call + put at the same strike and expiry. Profits from large moves in either direction. 144 found (cheapest 1.76% of stock, avg 7.66%)

Strike	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High	Cost%
$820.00	Oct 9	$5.98	$8.38	$14.36	$805.64	$834.36	1.76%
$810.00	Oct 9	$11.48	$4.04	$15.52	$794.48	$825.52	1.90%
$822.50	Oct 9	$6.10	$9.40	$15.50	$807.00	$838.00	1.90%
$817.50	Oct 9	$8.07	$7.85	$15.92	$801.58	$833.42	1.95%
$815.00	Oct 9	$9.35	$6.63	$15.98	$799.02	$830.98	1.96%
$825.00	Oct 9	$5.05	$11.40	$16.45	$808.55	$841.45	2.02%
$827.50	Oct 9	$3.81	$12.75	$16.56	$810.94	$844.06	2.03%
$812.50	Oct 9	$11.05	$5.63	$16.68	$795.82	$829.18	2.04%
$807.50	Oct 9	$14.73	$4.13	$18.86	$788.64	$826.36	2.31%
$830.00	Oct 9	$3.25	$15.70	$18.95	$811.05	$848.95	2.32%

Buy OTM call + OTM put at different strikes. Cheaper than straddles, needs bigger move to profit. 174 found (cheapest 0.90% of stock, avg 6.32%)

Call K	Put K	Expiry	Call$	Put$	Total	BE Low	BE High
$830.00	$807.50	Oct 9	$3.25	$4.13	$7.38	$800.12	$837.38
$830.00	$810.00	Oct 9	$3.25	$4.04	$7.29	$802.71	$837.29
$827.50	$807.50	Oct 9	$3.81	$4.13	$7.94	$799.56	$835.44
$827.50	$810.00	Oct 9	$3.81	$4.04	$7.85	$802.15	$835.35
$825.00	$810.00	Oct 9	$5.05	$4.04	$9.09	$800.91	$834.09
$825.00	$807.50	Oct 9	$5.05	$4.13	$9.18	$798.32	$834.18
$830.00	$812.50	Oct 9	$3.25	$5.63	$8.88	$803.62	$838.88
$827.50	$812.50	Oct 9	$3.81	$5.63	$9.44	$803.06	$836.94
$822.50	$810.00	Oct 9	$6.10	$4.04	$10.14	$799.86	$832.64
$825.00	$812.50	Oct 9	$5.05	$5.63	$10.68	$801.82	$835.68

Sell OTM put spread + OTM call spread. Collect premium, profit if stock stays between breakevens. 250 found (best R:R 1.73, avg credit $2.23)

Put Spread	Call Spread	Expiry	Credit	Max Loss	POP	R:R	BE Low	BE High
700/705	855/860	Oct 23	$3.17	$1.83	66%	1.73	$701.83	$858.17
700/705	850/855	Oct 23	$3.30	$1.70	63%	1.94	$701.70	$853.30
700/705	845/850	Oct 23	$3.24	$1.76	60%	1.84	$701.76	$848.24
655/660	860/865	Oct 30	$3.18	$1.82	60%	1.75	$656.82	$863.18
690/695	855/860	Oct 23	$2.75	$2.25	66%	1.22	$692.25	$857.75
655/660	865/870	Oct 30	$2.95	$2.05	62%	1.44	$657.05	$867.95
690/695	850/855	Oct 23	$2.88	$2.12	63%	1.36	$692.12	$852.88
660/665	855/860	Oct 23	$2.64	$2.36	68%	1.12	$662.36	$857.64
680/685	860/865	Oct 30	$3.16	$1.84	57%	1.72	$681.84	$863.16
660/665	850/855	Oct 23	$2.77	$2.23	64%	1.24	$662.23	$852.77

Buy lower + upper strikes, sell 2x middle strike. Low cost, max profit at the middle strike at expiry. 230 found (best R:R 124.00, cheapest $0.05)

CALLS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$790.00	$800.00	$810.00	Nov 20	$0.08	$9.92	7%	124.00
$800.00	$810.00	$820.00	Nov 20	$0.12	$9.88	7%	82.33
$880.00	$890.00	$900.00	Nov 20	$0.19	$9.81	5%	51.63
$910.00	$920.00	$930.00	Nov 20	$0.18	$9.82	5%	54.56
$780.00	$785.00	$790.00	Oct 23	$0.07	$4.93	5%	70.43

PUTS (5)

Low	Mid	High	Expiry	Debit	Max Gain	POP	R:R
$740.00	$750.00	$760.00	Nov 20	$0.07	$9.93	6%	141.86
$830.00	$835.00	$840.00	Oct 9	$0.27	$4.73	16%	17.52
$690.00	$700.00	$710.00	Nov 20	$0.07	$9.93	4%	141.86
$830.00	$835.00	$840.00	Oct 23	$0.10	$4.90	7%	49.00
$780.00	$785.00	$790.00	Oct 23	$0.07	$4.93	5%	70.43

Buy 1 option, sell 2 at a different strike (1:2 ratio). Can be entered for a credit. Unlimited risk on naked leg. 184 found (best net $-26.87, 169 credits)

CALLS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$740.00	$795.00	1:2	Nov 13	-$18.83	$36.17
$835.00	$840.00	1:2	Oct 9	-$0.27	$4.73
$840.00	$845.00	1:2	Oct 9	-$0.11	$4.89
$895.00	$900.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$0.03	$4.97
$930.00	$940.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$0.10	$9.90

PUTS (5)

Buy K	Sell K	Ratio	Expiry	Net	Max Gain
$935.00	$875.00	1:2	Nov 6	-$26.87	$33.13
$695.00	$685.00	1:2	Nov 6	-$0.24	$9.76
$660.00	$655.00	1:2	Oct 30	-$0.05	$4.95
$700.00	$690.00	1:2	Oct 16	-$0.02	$9.98
$795.00	$790.00	1:2	Oct 9	-$0.43	$4.57

Sell OTM calls against 100 shares you own. Collect premium for income, capped upside at strike. Yield% = premium/stock price. 142 found (best yield 4.99%, avg 1.54%)

Strike	Expiry	Bid	Delta	OTM%	Yield%	If Called%	Vol	OI
$830.00	Nov 20	$40.75	0.48	1.7%	4.99%	6.69%	1	217
$840.00	Nov 20	$36.60	0.45	2.9%	4.48%	7.41%	7	251
$820.00	Nov 20	$45.00	0.51	0.5%	5.51%	5.99%	22	160
$850.00	Nov 20	$31.65	0.42	4.2%	3.88%	8.03%	7	446
$880.00	Nov 20	$22.90	0.33	7.8%	2.81%	10.63%	11	679
$860.00	Nov 20	$27.15	0.38	5.4%	3.33%	8.70%	4	116
$870.00	Nov 20	$24.25	0.35	6.6%	2.97%	9.57%	1	303
$890.00	Nov 20	$20.30	0.30	9.1%	2.49%	11.54%	--	277
$840.00	Nov 13	$31.60	0.44	2.9%	3.87%	6.80%	10	12
$860.00	Nov 13	$25.20	0.37	5.4%	3.09%	8.46%	--	18

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 2,275

Total Puts 1,642

Put/Call Ratio 0.72

Net Difference 633

Prior's Put/Call Breakdown

Total Calls 8,447

Total Puts 12,074

Put/Call Ratio 1.43

Net Difference -3,627

Prior 7-Day Put/Call Summary

Total Calls 69,215

Total Puts 66,509

Average Put/Call Ratio 1.03

Ratio Trend Falling

Daily Put/Call History (Last 7 Days)

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Earnings This Week

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Options Activity Around Earnings

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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

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