On 2026-08-07, Caterpillar (CAT) closed at 842.19 USD, down 1.72% on the day. Its 20-day return of -11.57% is in the 5th percentile. Its RSI(14) of 42.89 is in the 25th percentile of its history since 1962. It trades at 65.4% of its 52-week range. Its 20/50/200-day moving averages are 868.05 / 916.88 / 746.2 USD, with price -2.98% / -8.15% / +12.86% against them. Its 52-week range is 405.46–1073.46 USD; it closed 21.54% below the high and 107.71% above the low. Its 20-day volatility is 2.803% daily, in the 93rd percentile of its history since 1962. Its 14-day average true range (ATR) is 42.26 USD, 5.02% of price. It has returned +3.36% over 5 days and -7.67% over 60 days. Against the S&P 500, its weekly-return beta +0.75 / correlation +0.28 (52-week); beta +0.58 / correlation +0.25 (26-week). Its weekly-return correlation to the change in the US 10-year TIPS real yield is -0.16 (52-week); -0.23 (26-week). Next earnings are scheduled for 2026-10-29.
=== CATERPILLAR (CAT) (USD) ===
price & change (as of 2026-08-07, prior 2026-08-06)
close 842.19
change -14.77 (-1.724%)
range (as of 2026-08-07)
range 31.99
close pos 19.3% of range
moving averages (as of 2026-08-07)
20d MA 868.05 price below by -2.98%
50d MA 916.88 price below by -8.15%
200d MA 746.20 price above by +12.86%
price mixed vs MAs
stack: 50d > 20d > 200d
volatility (as of 2026-08-07)
20d stdev 2.803% daily ≈ 44.5% annualized (×√252) (93rd pct of own history, since 1962 (16237 obs))
vs easing-2024 avg 1.35× (2.803% vs 2.082% era avg)
ATR (as of 2026-08-07)
ATR(14) 42.26
ATR% 5.02% (98th pct of own history, since 1962 (16243 obs))
range/ATR 75.7%
relative volume (as of 2026-08-07)
RVOL 0.78x (today vs 20-day average volume)
pctile 36th pct of own history, since 1962 (16237 obs)
52-week range (as of 2026-08-07)
high 1073.46 (-21.54% from high)
low 405.46 (+107.71% from low)
momentum (as of 2026-08-07)
RSI(14) 42.89 (25th pct of own history, since 1962 (16243 obs))
returns (as of 2026-08-07)
5d return +3.36%
20d return -11.57%
60d return -7.67%
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 2.0816%
real-yield sensitivity (weekly returns vs weekly Δ in 10Y TIPS real yield, DFII10) (as of 2026-08-06)
vs real yield (Δ) -0.23 (26w)
vs real yield (Δ) -0.16 (52w)
S&P 500 market factor (weekly returns) (as of 2026-08-07)
vs S&P 500 beta +0.58 corr +0.25 (26w)
vs S&P 500 beta +0.75 corr +0.28 (52w)
earnings horizon
next earnings 2026-10-29 (83 days)