CATERPILLAR INC (CAT) Open Interest
CATERPILLAR INC (CAT) has 118,291 call contracts and 134,915 put contracts open across all listed expirations — a put/call open interest ratio of 1.14. Open interest counts the contracts currently outstanding at each strike. This page shows where CAT positioning concentrates, which strikes act as walls, and how the totals have trended over the past year.
Data as of Aug 24, 2026, 3:55 PM ET · OPRA data 15 minutes delayed · For information only — not investment advice.
CAT Open Interest by Strike
CAT open interest by strike, all expirations combined — calls in green, puts in red.
| Total call open interest | 118,291 |
| Total put open interest | 134,915 |
| Put/call OI ratio | 1.14 |
| Open interest rank (31 day) | 15 / 100 |
| Call wall (largest call OI) | $1,000 |
| Put wall (largest put OI) | $700 |
| Top volume strike | $810 |
| Volume / OI ratio | 0.20 |
CAT Open Interest Trend
CAT total call vs. put open interest, past year.
CAT put/call open interest ratio, past year.
A put/call open interest ratio of 1.14 means calls and puts are outstanding in roughly typical proportions. In total, 118,291 call contracts and 134,915 put contracts are open across all listed expirations. The put/call OI ratio is little changed from 1.12 in Feb '26 to 1.14 today.
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CAT Options FAQ
What is CAT's put/call ratio?
CAT's put/call open interest ratio is 1.14 as of Aug 24, 2026, with 134,915 put contracts and 118,291 call contracts outstanding.
Which CAT strikes have the highest open interest?
As of Aug 24, 2026, the largest call open interest sits at $1,000 (the call wall) and the largest put open interest sits at $700 (the put wall). Strikes with heavy open interest often act as reference levels because a lot of hedging activity is anchored to them.
Is CAT open interest unusually high right now?
CAT's total open interest ranks 15 out of 100 versus the past 31 trading days as of Aug 24, 2026 — toward the bottom of its recent range, so positioning is comparatively light.
Methodology. IV rank compares the current 30-day at-the-money implied volatility with its highest and lowest values over the past 52 weeks. Max pain is the strike that minimizes the total payout to option holders at expiration. The call and put walls are the strikes carrying the largest call and put open interest across all expirations. Net gamma exposure (GEX) is measured from the dealer perspective. All statistics are derived from delayed OPRA options data.
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