CATERPILLAR INC (CAT) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:CAT - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US1491231015 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Taking everything into account, CAT scores 0 out of 10 in our technical rating. CAT's overall performance in the market is below average. Also recent evolutions are not that positive. Both the medium and short term picture give negative signs.
The short term trend is negative, as is the long term trend. There should be more interesting stocks out there.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, CAT is a bad performer in the overall market: 71% of all stocks are doing better.
In the last month CAT has a been trading in the 337.60 - 409.40 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
CAT has an average volume of 2266370 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
CAT is an average performer in the Machinery industry, it outperforms 47% of 129 stocks in the same industry.
CAT is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is currently trading near new highs, so CAT is lagging the market.
The technical rating of CAT is bad and it also does not present a quality setup at the moment. Prices have been extended to the downside lately. For a nice entry it is better to wait for a consolidation.
More info and screens
313.62
421.05
We found 1 important support area.
- A support zone ranging from 316.79 to 320.86. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
4 important resistance areas can be observed.
- A resistance zone ranging from 354.01 to 354.46. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in the daily time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 366.25 to 370.78. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 406.11 to 407.83. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @416.88 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS29.8
Mansfield-1.22
10 Day High369.53
10 Day Low337.6
20 Day High409.4
20 Day Low337.6
52 Week High418.5
52 Week Low307.05
Performance
1 Week-3.86%
2 Weeks-6.95%
1 Month-16.33%
3 Month-14.45%
6 Month-2.4%
12 Month4.99%
2 Year41.95%
3 Year81.28%
5 Year173.7%
10 Year310.18%
15 Year496.04%
Daily CandleStick Patterns
Bullish Engulfing (D)
Bullish Hammer (D)
Bearish Inverted Hammer (D)
Hanging Man (D)
Bullish Harami (D)
Doji (D)
Gravestone Doji (D)
DragonFly Doji (D)
Bearish Engulfing (D)
Bearish Shooting Star (D)
Bearish Harami (D)
Inside Bar (D)
Red Dog Reversal Down (D)
Red Dog Reversal Up (D)
Dark Cloud Cover (D)
Weekly CandleStick Patterns
Bullish Engulfing (W)
Bullish Hammer (W)
Bearish Inverted Hammer (W)
Hanging Man (W)
Bullish Harami (W)
Doji (W)
Gravestone Doji (W)
DragonFly Doji (W)
Bearish Engulfing (W)
Bearish Shooting Star (W)
Bearish Harami (W)
Inside Bar (W)
Dark Cloud Cover (W)
Daily Chart Patterns
Bull Flag
Bear Flag
Ascending Triangle (D)
Descending Triangle (D)
Symmetrical Triangle (D)
Squeeze
Channel (D)
Channel Up (D)
Channel Down (D)
Rising Wedge (D)
Falling Wedge (D)
Double Bottom (D)
Multiple Bottom (D)
Double Top (D)
Multiple Top (D)
Weekly Chart Patterns
Weekly Bull Flag
Weekly Bear Flag
Squeeze Week
Channel (W)
Double Bottom (W)
Multiple Bottom (W)
Double Top (W)
Multiple Top (W)
Technical Indicators
MACD(12,26,9)-2.28
RSI(14)28.73
LBB342.92
UBB370.27
340.04
-9.11 (-2.61%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryMachinery
Performance
% Chg-2.61%
1 Week-3.86%
2 Weeks-6.95%
1 Month-16.33%
3 Month-14.45%
6 Month-2.4%
12 Month4.99%
2 Year41.95%
3 Year81.28%
5 Year173.7%
10 Year310.18%
15 Year496.04%
Volatility
ATR(14)7.83
ATR(20)%2.61%
ATR Inc47.93%
Range Today14.4
ADR(20)7.32
ADR(20)%2.15%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS29.8
Mansfield-1.22
10 Day High369.53
10 Day Low337.6
20 Day High409.4
20 Day Low337.6
52 Week High418.5
52 Week Low307.05
CS1 End320.86
CR1 Start354.01
Volume & EV
DER(3)-2.59%
DER(5)-1.36%
Volume3.23M
Volume Incr-0.47%
Vol(5)2.56M
Vol(50)2.27M