CAT BUE Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Caterpillar Inc. · Industrials · Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery

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Latest close 64,475 ARS
-9.3% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is active. Price is 6.0% above the Trend Line and sits at 66.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -9.3%, after a -18.1% four-week move. The latest news-sentiment score is 51/100.

Setup score 62 out of 100
Latest Close 64,475 ARS 31 Jul 2026
1W Return -9.3% latest completed week
4W Return -18.1% short-term follow-through
12W Return -3.3% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 100.0% 52 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 2.7x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 55-week active streak.
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
What could go wrong
  • 2 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
  • The share remains more than 20% below its 52-week high.
  • The latest week was a sharp negative move.
  • Latest weekly return ranks in the weaker part of its sector group.
What to watch next
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through -9.3% Latest completed week; four-week move -18.1%. Indicator stack 100/47 Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window. Trend backdrop Active The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime. Patient Capital Quiet Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing. Next-Week Expectancy Positive 62.82% Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed. News sentiment 51/100 36 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 6.0% above the Trend Line and sits at 66.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -9.3%, after a -18.1% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 2.7x the 13-week average. Participation is unusually strong and confirms that the move is attracting attention.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
6 Feb 13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul 31 Jul
Up week Down week
Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.9212-week average 0.94

12-week confirmation

Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure12/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.92Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers22 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 2 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is -18.1% over four weeks, -3.3% over 12 weeks, and 120.2% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 55 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-9.3%
4W-18.1%
12W-3.3%
26W30.2%
52W120.2%
Active trend streak55 weeks
Active weeks in one year52
Trend breadth100.0%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.22Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-85.9%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership5.71Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-84.9%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

A published fundamentals and factor snapshot is not available for this company.

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No published fundamental snapshot is available for this company.

05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Insider activity-

No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.

News sentiment51/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 36 relevant articles.

9 positive · 22 neutral · 5 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings-No event is currently stored.
Options expected move-Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-22.9%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility4.8%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher13 of 2613 weeks finished lower.
Best week+9.4%Week of 19 Jun.
Worst week-9.3%Week of 31 Jul.
Latest week-9.3%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains8
Modest gains5
Flat weeks0
Modest losses9
Sharp losses4
Recent vol4.8%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.2%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split29/23Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew5.4% / -3.0%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

Weekly tape71/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 71/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis86/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 12/12, activity pressure 12/12, relative leadership 12/12.

Activity pressure 0.92; 2 reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyPositive 62.82%

Next-week expectancy is positive with a 62.82% historical one-week setup read.

Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors50/100

No published factor snapshot is available yet.

 Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal Sentiment51/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 36 relevant articles.

Caterpillar Stock (CAT) Opinions on Baird Downgrade Amid Data Center Concerns Insiders50/100

No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.

 Earnings50/100

No stored earnings event is currently attached to this ticker.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 202664,475 ARS-9.3%60,832 ARS29,905 ARS0.225.7147.0KOn
24 Jul 202671,100 ARS2.4%60,221 ARS29,543 ARS0.9017.6623.3KOn
17 Jul 202669,454 ARS-6.8%59,343 ARS29,133 ARS1.2819.0619.4KOn
10 Jul 202674,545 ARS-5.4%58,513 ARS28,732 ARS1.6225.8310.9KOn
3 Jul 202678,763 ARS3.0%57,563 ARS28,298 ARS1.5937.8727.5KOn
26 Jun 202676,442 ARS2.4%56,458 ARS27,834 ARS1.2838.884.1KOn
19 Jun 202674,669 ARS9.4%55,373 ARS27,384 ARS1.0430.611.6KOn
12 Jun 202668,275 ARS-0.3%54,265 ARS26,944 ARS0.9918.913.4KOn
5 Jun 202668,500 ARS5.7%53,360 ARS26,547 ARS1.0131.214.6KOn
29 May 202664,825 ARS-1.1%52,462 ARS26,145 ARS1.0722.6913.3KOn
22 May 202665,525 ARS-0.7%51,749 ARS25,766 ARS1.2439.7839.7KOn
15 May 202666,000 ARS-1.0%50,927 ARS25,379 ARS1.2250.5518.7KOn
8 May 202666,650 ARS0.2%50,091 ARS24,990 ARS1.0651.4515.5KOn
1 May 202666,525 ARS7.0%49,092 ARS24,594 ARS0.9150.5316.5KOn
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.