Caterpillar Stock Options Expiring on 21st of March
| CAT Stock | USD 371.44 3.54 0.94% |
Caterpillar's latest option contracts expiring on March 21st 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.5 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 1.52 over 80 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more puts than calls on contracts expiring on March 21st 2025. The total put volume is at 506, with calls trading at the volume of 700. This yields a 0.72 put-to-call volume ratio.
Open Interest Against March 21st 2025 Option Contracts
Caterpillar option prices can potentially be used to forecast stock returns because most option chains provide information not only about the current prices but also about the future conditions in Caterpillar's lending market. For example, when Caterpillar's puts are not actively trading or completely missing in the marketplace, investors can use it to internalize expected shorting costs. So if an investor is writing a put option on Caterpillar, he or she must hedge the risk by shorting Caterpillar stock over its option's life.
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The chart above shows Caterpillar's distribution of open interest by maturity on contracts that have not yet been settled. The area between the two highest points is the projection of the price at expiration. Caterpillar's open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Caterpillar's option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.
Caterpillar Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-03-21 Option Contracts
Max pain occurs when Caterpillar's market makers reach a net positive position across all Caterpillar's options at a strike price where option holders stand to lose the most money. By contrast, Caterpillar's option sellers may reap the most after selling more options than buying, causing them to expire worthless.
Caterpillar In The Money Call Balance
When Caterpillar's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Caterpillar stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying Caterpillar's options that are 'In the Money' or 'Out of the Money', the choice depends on your outlook for the underlying security, financial situation, and what you are trying to achieve.
While 'out-of-the-money' option contracts written on Caterpillar are typically viewed as the more aggressive, there are potential upsides to purchasing these types of options contracts. For one, the cost to buy an 'Out of the Money' option is lower than the cost to buy an 'In the Money' option. This cost-benefit is due to the fact that at the time of the purchase, 'Out of the Money' contracts have no intrinsic value. So, while the potential for a 100% loss is more significant, the cost and risk to enter the trade are lower.
Caterpillar Current Options Market Mood
Caterpillar's open interest and total value indicators provide investors with the necessary information to digest the overall options buildup for its expiring contracts. In addition, it helps Caterpillar Stock's traders understand whether a recent fall or rise in the market is unreasonable and if the time has come to take contrarian positions. These ratios are calculated based on options trading volumes and current open interest.
Put-to-Call Open Interest
Put-to-Call Volume
Unfortunately, most Caterpillar's options investors are not very successful. Caterpillar's option open interest and volume spread between outstanding puts and calls are regarded by many investors as reliable indicators of the overall future market direction.
Rule 16 of the current Caterpillar contract
Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Caterpillar will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0313% per day over the life of the 2025-03-21 option contract. With Caterpillar trading at USD 371.44, that is roughly USD 0.12. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Caterpillar's daily price movement you should consider buying Caterpillar options at the current volatility level of 0.5%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
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Caterpillar Option Chain
When Caterpillar's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Caterpillar stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying options that are ITM or OTM, the choice depends on your outlook for the underlying security, financial situation, and what you are trying to achieve.
Caterpillar's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Caterpillar. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Caterpillar. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Caterpillar against a given expiration period. The table below combines all the option information in the form of a chain but before you use it, remember that it entails significant risk and it is not for everyone. | Open Int | Strike Price | Current Spread | Last Price | |||
Call | CAT250321C00165000 | 3 | 165.0 | 206.1 - 209.8 | 184.2 | In |
Call | CAT250321C00175000 | 1 | 175.0 | 196.4 - 199.85 | 206.61 | In |
Call | CAT250321C00180000 | 1 | 180.0 | 190.95 - 194.9 | 230.9 | In |
Call | CAT250321C00190000 | 1 | 190.0 | 181.5 - 184.95 | 185.85 | In |
Call | CAT250321C00200000 | 2 | 200.0 | 171.4 - 175.0 | 185.94 | In |
Call | CAT250321C00220000 | 5 | 220.0 | 151.7 - 155.2 | 159.45 | In |
Call | CAT250321C00230000 | 5 | 230.0 | 141.65 - 145.3 | 104.4 | In |
Call | CAT250321C00240000 | 16 | 240.0 | 131.9 - 135.35 | 162.8 | In |
Call | CAT250321C00250000 | 15 | 250.0 | 121.8 - 125.3 | 137.24 | In |
Call | CAT250321C00260000 | 57 | 260.0 | 112.1 - 115.1 | 136.84 | In |
Call | CAT250321C00270000 | 19 | 270.0 | 102.2 - 105.65 | 117.57 | In |
Call | CAT250321C00280000 | 26 | 280.0 | 92.1 - 95.8 | 111.21 | In |
Call | CAT250321C00290000 | 20 | 290.0 | 82.75 - 85.95 | 97.82 | In |
Call | CAT250321C00300000 | 496 | 300.0 | 72.65 - 76.2 | 80.02 | In |
Call | CAT250321C00310000 | 130 | 310.0 | 63.45 - 66.05 | 67.75 | In |
Call | CAT250321C00320000 | 34 | 320.0 | 54.0 - 56.75 | 58.65 | In |
Call | CAT250321C00330000 | 92 | 330.0 | 44.8 - 46.4 | 48.33 | In |
Call | CAT250321C00340000 | 326 | 340.0 | 36.15 - 37.7 | 58.5 | In |
Call | CAT250321C00350000 | 271 | 350.0 | 27.65 - 30.15 | 31.0 | In |
Call | CAT250321C00360000 | 150 | 360.0 | 20.8 - 22.25 | 25.05 | In |
Call | CAT250321C00370000 | 608 | 370.0 | 14.9 - 16.45 | 16.33 | Out |
Call | CAT250321C00380000 | 372 | 380.0 | 10.45 - 10.95 | 11.2 | Out |
Call | CAT250321C00390000 | 670 | 390.0 | 6.5 - 7.05 | 7.16 | Out |
Call | CAT250321C00400000 | 676 | 400.0 | 4.05 - 4.35 | 4.35 | Out |
Call | CAT250321C00410000 | 1134 | 410.0 | 2.5 - 2.62 | 2.5 | Out |
Call | CAT250321C00420000 | 820 | 420.0 | 1.26 - 1.54 | 1.5 | Out |
Call | CAT250321C00430000 | 416 | 430.0 | 0.77 - 0.95 | 0.9 | Out |
Call | CAT250321C00440000 | 249 | 440.0 | 0.27 - 0.71 | 0.54 | Out |
Call | CAT250321C00450000 | 579 | 450.0 | 0.34 - 1.13 | 0.48 | Out |
Call | CAT250321C00460000 | 262 | 460.0 | 0.11 - 0.7 | 0.35 | Out |
Call | CAT250321C00470000 | 214 | 470.0 | 0.01 - 1.05 | 0.01 | Out |
Call | CAT250321C00480000 | 198 | 480.0 | 0.0 - 0.57 | 0.18 | Out |
Call | CAT250321C00490000 | 76 | 490.0 | 0.0 - 0.24 | 0.2 | Out |
Call | CAT250321C00500000 | 152 | 500.0 | 0.1 - 1.57 | 0.1 | Out |
Call | CAT250321C00510000 | 0 | 510.0 | 0.0 - 0.65 | 0.65 | |
Call | CAT250321C00520000 | 8 | 520.0 | 0.0 - 0.64 | 0.74 | Out |
Call | CAT250321C00540000 | 12 | 540.0 | 0.02 - 0.62 | 0.04 | Out |
Call | CAT250321C00560000 | 9 | 560.0 | 0.0 - 0.6 | 0.25 | Out |
Call | CAT250321C00580000 | 8 | 580.0 | 0.01 - 0.15 | 0.1 | Out |
Put | CAT250321P00165000 | 49 | 165.0 | 0.0 - 0.78 | 0.35 | Out |
Put | CAT250321P00170000 | 1207 | 170.0 | 0.0 - 0.38 | 0.1 | Out |
Put | CAT250321P00175000 | 39 | 175.0 | 0.0 - 0.78 | 0.57 | Out |
Put | CAT250321P00180000 | 100 | 180.0 | 0.0 - 0.3 | 0.79 | Out |
Put | CAT250321P00185000 | 1 | 185.0 | 0.0 - 0.1 | 1.0 | Out |
Put | CAT250321P00190000 | 36 | 190.0 | 0.0 - 0.8 | 0.2 | Out |
Put | CAT250321P00195000 | 42 | 195.0 | 0.0 - 0.79 | 1.28 | Out |
Put | CAT250321P00200000 | 37 | 200.0 | 0.0 - 0.79 | 0.4 | Out |
Put | CAT250321P00210000 | 36 | 210.0 | 0.0 - 0.8 | 0.43 | Out |
Put | CAT250321P00220000 | 69 | 220.0 | 0.01 - 0.36 | 0.07 | Out |
Put | CAT250321P00230000 | 52 | 230.0 | 0.01 - 0.85 | 0.28 | Out |
Put | CAT250321P00240000 | 45 | 240.0 | 0.04 - 0.7 | 0.78 | Out |
Put | CAT250321P00250000 | 273 | 250.0 | 0.0 - 0.15 | 0.14 | Out |
Put | CAT250321P00260000 | 681 | 260.0 | 0.06 - 0.35 | 0.26 | Out |
Put | CAT250321P00270000 | 133 | 270.0 | 0.01 - 0.49 | 0.18 | Out |
Put | CAT250321P00280000 | 152 | 280.0 | 0.11 - 1.33 | 0.35 | Out |
Put | CAT250321P00290000 | 165 | 290.0 | 0.2 - 0.55 | 0.34 | Out |
Put | CAT250321P00300000 | 513 | 300.0 | 0.29 - 0.95 | 0.6 | Out |
Put | CAT250321P00310000 | 438 | 310.0 | 0.56 - 1.11 | 0.75 | Out |
Put | CAT250321P00320000 | 296 | 320.0 | 1.24 - 1.55 | 1.34 | Out |
Put | CAT250321P00330000 | 705 | 330.0 | 2.03 - 2.2 | 2.17 | Out |
Put | CAT250321P00340000 | 1338 | 340.0 | 3.3 - 3.5 | 3.25 | Out |
Put | CAT250321P00350000 | 834 | 350.0 | 5.2 - 5.45 | 5.3 | Out |
Put | CAT250321P00360000 | 698 | 360.0 | 8.0 - 8.4 | 7.95 | Out |
Put | CAT250321P00370000 | 461 | 370.0 | 11.65 - 12.25 | 11.67 | Out |
Put | CAT250321P00380000 | 503 | 380.0 | 16.8 - 17.3 | 16.9 | In |
Put | CAT250321P00390000 | 2769 | 390.0 | 22.4 - 24.2 | 22.6 | In |
Put | CAT250321P00400000 | 545 | 400.0 | 30.25 - 32.75 | 28.35 | In |
Put | CAT250321P00410000 | 86 | 410.0 | 37.1 - 41.25 | 36.24 | In |
Put | CAT250321P00420000 | 45 | 420.0 | 46.65 - 49.85 | 44.55 | In |
Put | CAT250321P00430000 | 7 | 430.0 | 56.4 - 59.8 | 28.5 | In |
Put | CAT250321P00460000 | 0 | 460.0 | 86.2 - 90.05 | 69.83 | In |
Put | CAT250321P00470000 | 0 | 470.0 | 96.2 - 99.65 | 96.2 | In |
Put | CAT250321P00480000 | 0 | 480.0 | 106.2 - 110.05 | 106.2 | In |
Put | CAT250321P00490000 | 0 | 490.0 | 116.2 - 120.05 | 116.2 | In |
Put | CAT250321P00500000 | 0 | 500.0 | 126.2 - 130.05 | 126.2 | In |
Put | CAT250321P00510000 | 0 | 510.0 | 136.2 - 139.85 | 136.2 | In |
Put | CAT250321P00520000 | 0 | 520.0 | 146.2 - 149.75 | 146.2 | In |
Put | CAT250321P00540000 | 0 | 540.0 | 166.2 - 169.95 | 166.2 | In |
Put | CAT250321P00560000 | 0 | 560.0 | 186.2 - 189.75 | 184.9 | In |
Put | CAT250321P00580000 | 1 | 580.0 | 206.2 - 209.75 | 206.0 | In |
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