On 2026-07-22, Caterpillar (CAT) closed at 889.31 USD, down 0.07% on the day. Its 20-day return of -9.65% is in the 8th percentile. Its RSI(14) of 43.00 is in the 25th percentile of its history since 1962. It trades at 72.4% of its 52-week range. Its 20/50/200-day moving averages are 951.55 / 927.48 / 725.99 USD, with price -6.54% / -4.11% / +22.50% against them. Its 52-week range is 405.46–1073.46 USD; it closed 17.15% below the high and 119.33% above the low. Its 20-day volatility is 3.225% daily, in the 97th percentile of its history since 1962. Its 14-day average true range (ATR) is 40.52 USD, 4.56% of price. It has returned -2.73% over 5 days and +7.04% over 60 days. Against the S&P 500, its weekly-return beta +0.73 / correlation +0.28 (52-week); beta +0.59 / correlation +0.23 (26-week). Its weekly-return correlation to the change in the US 10-year TIPS real yield is -0.11 (52-week); -0.24 (26-week). Next earnings are scheduled for 2026-08-04.
=== CATERPILLAR (CAT) (USD) ===
price & change (as of 2026-07-22, prior 2026-07-21)
close 889.31
change -0.66 (-0.074%)
range (as of 2026-07-22)
range 29.63
close pos 55.2% of range
moving averages (as of 2026-07-22)
20d MA 951.55 price below by -6.54%
50d MA 927.48 price below by -4.11%
200d MA 725.99 price above by +22.50%
price mixed vs MAs
stack: 20d > 50d > 200d
volatility (as of 2026-07-22)
20d stdev 3.225% daily ≈ 51.2% annualized (×√252) (97th pct of own history, since 1962 (16225 obs))
vs easing-2024 avg 1.57× (3.225% vs 2.056% era avg)
ATR (as of 2026-07-22)
ATR(14) 40.52
ATR% 4.56% (97th pct of own history, since 1962 (16231 obs))
range/ATR 73.1%
52-week range (as of 2026-07-22)
high 1073.46 (-17.15% from high)
low 405.46 (+119.33% from low)
momentum (as of 2026-07-22)
RSI(14) 43.00 (25th pct of own history, since 1962 (16231 obs))
returns (as of 2026-07-22)
5d return -2.73%
20d return -9.65%
60d return +7.04%
volatility by rate-era
pre-crisis 1.8267% (from 1962-01-02)
ZIRP-2009 2.0221%
tightening-2015 1.7203%
ZIRP-2019 2.1140%
tightening-2022 1.9636%
easing-2024 2.0557%
real-yield sensitivity (weekly returns vs weekly Δ in 10Y TIPS real yield, DFII10) (as of 2026-07-21)
vs real yield (Δ) -0.24 (26w)
vs real yield (Δ) -0.11 (52w)
S&P 500 market factor (weekly returns) (as of 2026-07-22)
vs S&P 500 beta +0.59 corr +0.23 (26w)
vs S&P 500 beta +0.73 corr +0.28 (52w)
earnings horizon
next earnings 2026-08-04 (13 days)