CATERPILLAR INC (CAT) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:CAT - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US1491231015 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Overall CAT gets a technical rating of 0 out of 10. 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.
Both the long and short term trends are negative. It is better to avoid buying stocks with negative trends.
76% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than CAT.
CAT is currently trading in the lower part of its 52 week range, which is not a good signal. Agreed, the S&P500 Index is also not doing fantastic, but it still sitting in the middle of its 52 week range.
CAT has an average volume of 3015770 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 48% of 128 stocks in the same industry.
In the last month CAT has a been trading in the 267.30 - 347.27 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range, so some resistance may be found above.
CAT has a poor technical rating and the quality of the setup is also not perfect at the moment. Price movement has been a little bit too volatile to find a nice entry and exit point. It is probably a good idea to wait for a consolidation first.
More info and screens
285.19
421.05
When analyzing the support we notice one important area.
- A support zone ranging from 288.07 to 290.16. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
When analyzing the resistance we notice 5 important areas.
- Resistance @301.02 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 311.63 to 315.67. 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 330.11 to 331.79. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- A resistance zone ranging from 402.02 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
CRS24.82
Mansfield-1.1
10 Day High302.48
10 Day Low267.3
20 Day High347.27
20 Day Low267.3
52 Week High418.5
52 Week Low267.3
Performance
1 Week1.76%
2 Weeks-3.76%
1 Month-12.49%
3 Month-23.77%
6 Month-25.29%
12 Month-17.03%
2 Year34.48%
3 Year39.76%
5 Year152.84%
10 Year238.69%
15 Year332.15%
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)-0.43
RSI(14)39.44
LBB263.87
UBB336.48
294.25
+4.11 (+1.42%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryMachinery
Performance
% Chg1.42%
1 Week1.76%
2 Weeks-3.76%
1 Month-12.49%
3 Month-23.77%
6 Month-25.29%
12 Month-17.03%
2 Year34.48%
3 Year39.76%
5 Year152.84%
10 Year238.69%
15 Year332.15%
Volatility
ATR(14)16.59
ATR(20)%4.69%
ATR Inc-52.95%
Range Today5.8
ADR(20)12.14
ADR(20)%4.12%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS24.82
Mansfield-1.1
10 Day High302.48
10 Day Low267.3
20 Day High347.27
20 Day Low267.3
52 Week High418.5
52 Week Low267.3
CS1 End290.16
CR1 Start301.02
Volume & EV
DER(3)1.41%
DER(5)0.94%
Volume2.72M
Volume Incr-12.28%
Vol(5)3.06M
Vol(50)3.02M