On 2026-08-12, Caterpillar (CAT) closed at 855.6 USD, up 1.45% on the day. Its 20-day return of -6.42% is in the 16th percentile. It trades at 67.4% of its 52-week range. Its RSI(14) of 46.20 is in the 33rd percentile of its history since 1962. Its 20/50/200-day moving averages are 855.92 / 915.03 / 751.09 USD, with price -0.04% / -6.49% / +13.91% against them. Its 52-week range is 405.46–1073.46 USD; it closed 20.30% below the high and 111.02% above the low. Its 20-day volatility is 2.791% daily, in the 93rd percentile of its history since 1962. Its 14-day average true range (ATR) is 38.77 USD, 4.53% of price. It has returned -1.78% over 5 days and -3.68% over 60 days. Against the S&P 500, its weekly-return beta +0.76 / correlation +0.28 (52-week); beta +0.71 / correlation +0.31 (26-week). Its weekly-return correlation to the change in the US 10-year TIPS real yield is -0.14 (52-week); -0.15 (26-week). Next earnings are scheduled for 2026-10-29.
=== CATERPILLAR (CAT) (USD) ===
price & change (as of 2026-08-12, prior 2026-08-11)
close 855.60
change +12.23 (+1.450%)
range (as of 2026-08-12)
range 15.95
close pos 2.2% of range
moving averages (as of 2026-08-12)
20d MA 855.92 price below by -0.04%
50d MA 915.03 price below by -6.49%
200d MA 751.09 price above by +13.91%
price mixed vs MAs
stack: 50d > 20d > 200d
volatility (as of 2026-08-12)
20d stdev 2.791% daily ≈ 44.3% annualized (×√252) (93rd pct of own history, since 1962 (16240 obs))
vs easing-2024 avg 1.34× (2.791% vs 2.078% era avg)
ATR (as of 2026-08-12)
ATR(14) 38.77
ATR% 4.53% (97th pct of own history, since 1962 (16246 obs))
range/ATR 41.1%
relative volume (as of 2026-08-12)
RVOL 0.99x (today vs 20-day average volume)
pctile 59th pct of own history, since 1962 (16240 obs)
52-week range (as of 2026-08-12)
high 1073.46 (-20.30% from high)
low 405.46 (+111.02% from low)
momentum (as of 2026-08-12)
RSI(14) 46.20 (33rd pct of own history, since 1962 (16246 obs))
returns (as of 2026-08-12)
5d return -1.78%
20d return -6.42%
60d return -3.68%
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 2.0777%
real-yield sensitivity (weekly returns vs weekly Δ in 10Y TIPS real yield, DFII10) (as of 2026-08-11)
vs real yield (Δ) -0.15 (26w)
vs real yield (Δ) -0.14 (52w)
S&P 500 market factor (weekly returns) (as of 2026-08-12)
vs S&P 500 beta +0.71 corr +0.31 (26w)
vs S&P 500 beta +0.76 corr +0.28 (52w)
earnings horizon
next earnings 2026-10-29 (78 days)