Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) Options History
Historical options analytics archive for CAT with monthly max pain, implied volatility, gamma exposure, and put/call data.
234 months of complete options data available.
CAT monthly aggregates
Month-by-month rollups derived from the daily snapshot archive for CAT. Volatility and put/call columns are averages across trading days within the month; max pain, net GEX, and net DEX are the end-of-month values (last trading day of the month).
| Month | Days | Avg ATM IV | Avg IV Rank | End Max Pain | End Net GEX | End Net DEX | Avg P/C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06 | 18 | 40.5% | 67.2% | $880.00 | $108.5M | -$7.89B | 1.33 |
| 2026-05 | 18 | 37.3% | 56.3% | $800.00 | -$23.6M | -$4.46B | 1.14 |
| 2026-04 | 21 | 43.2% | 68.2% | $740.00 | $112.4M | -$6.73B | 1.44 |
| 2026-03 | 22 | 42.5% | 51.5% | $700.00 | $19.1M | -$2.18B | 1.33 |
| 2026-02 | 19 | 37.0% | 38.4% | $660.00 | -$112.6M | -$2.88B | 1.17 |
| 2026-01 | 20 | 37.5% | 39.5% | $580.00 | $89.4M | -$3.13B | 0.93 |
This archive aggregates CAT's daily end-of-day options snapshots into monthly summaries, spanning 2007-01 through 2026-06. Each month rolls up the underlying snapshot archive, which provides continuous end-of-day coverage from 2007 to present: implied-volatility levels, IV rank, and the put/call ratio are time-averaged across the month; total call and put volume are summed; and dealer positioning (net gamma and delta exposure) and the max-pain strike are taken at the month's final trading day. The result is a long-horizon view of how CAT option pricing, volatility regime, and dealer hedging pressure evolved month over month, useful for backtesting strategy assumptions and for studying volatility-regime shifts around earnings and macro events. The most recent aggregated month (2026-06) shows an average ATM implied volatility near 40.5%, a month-end max-pain strike around $880.00, an average put/call ratio of 1.33.
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Frequently asked CAT history questions
- How much options history is available for CAT?
- This archive holds 234 months of CAT options analytics, spanning 2007-01 through 2026-06. Each entry is a monthly rollup of CAT's daily end-of-day options snapshot record, which provides continuous coverage from 2007 to present. Use the year-grouped links on this page to jump to any specific month within the CAT archive.
- What data does each monthly CAT aggregate contain?
- Every monthly row summarizes that month of CAT option activity: time-averaged ATM implied volatility and IV rank, the month-end max-pain strike, end-of-month net dealer gamma (GEX) and delta (DEX) exposure, the average put/call ratio, and total call and put volume. For example, 2026-06 recorded an average ATM implied volatility near 40.5%, an average IV rank of 67.2%, a month-end max-pain strike around $880.00, an average put/call ratio of 1.33.
- How is the CAT options-history archive built and how often does it update?
- The archive is derived from CAT's daily end-of-day options snapshots, which capture spot, the full listed chain, implied volatility, and dealer-positioning exposures each trading day. Those daily records are rolled up into the monthly summaries shown here and refreshed as new end-of-day data lands. Traders use the long-horizon view to backtest strategy assumptions, study how CAT's volatility regime shifts around earnings and macro events, and compare current dealer positioning against historical norms.