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CATERPILLAR INC

CAT technical analysis

CATERPILLAR INC

Weekly trend, momentum and volatility for CAT, computed from price data and explained in plain words. Updated October 2, 2026.

1 bullish, 2 neutral, 1 bearish of 4 indicators

Mar 27, 2026 High $1,064.90, low $667.43
137 trading days Oct 12, 2026, close $799.37
Weekly close
$845.42
RSI (14, weekly)
53.6
EMA 50 (weekly)
$757.67
EMA 200 (weekly)
$493.01
ATR, % of price
7.17%
52-week high
$1,073.46
52-week low
$495.45
EMA 20 (weekly)
$838.04

Trend: EMA 20 / 50 / 200

Bullish, high confidence Week of October 2, 2026

BULLISH — weekly close is above EMA20, EMA50, and EMA200, with a bullish 20 > 50 > 200 stack; confidence high.

Price vs each weekly EMA

  • – Weekly close is 845.42, which is above EMA20 at 838.04 by 0.88%.
  • – Weekly close is 845.42, which is above EMA50 at 757.67 by 11.58%.
  • – Weekly close is 845.42, which is above EMA200 at 493.01 by 71.48%.

Stack

  • – The EMA stack is bullish: 20 > 50 > 200.
  • – That stack describes trend direction, not entry timing.

Golden/death cross

  • – Last EMA50/EMA200 cross: none within the computable window.
  • – Nothing was found for a dated golden or death cross in the available weekly history.

What would change this read

  • – A weekly close back below EMA20 at 838.04 would weaken the current bullish short-term structure.
  • – A weekly close below EMA50 at 757.67 would break the bullish 20 > 50 > 200 alignment.
  • – A move that takes price below EMA200 at 493.01 would negate the current long-term bullish position relative to the 200-week EMA.

Momentum: MACD (12, 26, 9)

Bearish, high confidence Week of October 2, 2026

BEARISH — weekly MACD 12.9104 is below signal 26.3811, with a bearish crossover on 2026-07-13, and the histogram is negative; confidence high.

MACD versus signal line

  • – MACD: 12.91
  • – Signal: 26.38
  • – Relationship: MACD is below the signal line, which is a bearish posture.
  • – Last signal-line crossover: bearish on 2026-07-13, which was 12 weeks ago.

Histogram

  • – Histogram: -13.4708, so it is negative.
  • – Momentum state: still bearish, but the 4-bar change of 8.8007 shows the histogram has moved upward over the last 4 weeks, so downside momentum is decelerating.

Zero-line position

  • – MACD is above zero.
  • – Last zero-line cross: bullish on 2025-06-23, which was 67 weeks ago.
  • – This is distinct from the signal-line crossover: the MACD can stay above zero even while remaining below the signal line.

Divergence checks

  • – Bearish divergence check: none found. The last two price pivots were 2026-06-22 close 997.47 / macd 92.7753 and 2026-08-10 close 856.57 / macd 47.4529.
  • – Bullish divergence check: none found. The last two price pivots were 2026-08-24 close 800.25 / macd 31.5838 and 2026-09-14 close 808.99 / macd 16.5733.

What would change this read

  • – A move of MACD back above 26.3811 would remove the current bearish signal-line posture.
  • – A histogram move from -13.4708 to positive would show the weekly momentum has turned back upward.
  • – A move of MACD back below zero would negate the current above-zero condition.

Strength: RSI (14)

Neutral, medium confidence Week of October 2, 2026

NEUTRAL — weekly RSI(14) is 53.60 and neutral, with no bullish or bearish divergence found; confidence medium.

Current RSI and state: The current weekly RSI(14) is 53.60, which is neutral, not overbought and not oversold.

Direction over the last four weeks: RSI 4 bars ago was 49.43, so the weekly RSI has been rising.

Most recent 70/30 band event: The most recent band event was falling back below 70 on 2026-07-13, 12 bars ago.

Divergence checks: Nothing was found on the bearish divergence check. Nothing was found on the bullish divergence check.

What would change this read

  • – A move to "overbought >= 70" would change the state from neutral.
  • – A move to "oversold <= 30" would change the state from neutral.
  • – A new divergence result different from "none" on either the bearish divergence check or the bullish divergence check would change the divergence read.

Volatility: ATR (14)

Volatility contracting, high confidence Week of October 2, 2026

CONTRACTING — ATR(14) is 60.64, equal to 7.17% of the latest weekly close, and it is below the 74.37 reading from 8 weeks ago; confidence high.

  • – ATR value and meaning: The weekly ATR(14) is 60.64, which is 7.17% of price. That means CAT’s typical weekly movement is about 60.64 points, relative to a latest weekly close of 845.42.
  • – Expansion or contraction versus 8 weeks ago: Volatility is contracting. ATR(14) is now 60.64 versus 74.37 eight weeks ago, so the weekly range has narrowed.
  • – 1x and 2x ATR bands: The 1x ATR band from the close is 784.78 to 906.06, which frames a normal expected weekly range around the latest close. The 2x ATR band is 724.13 to 966.71, which describes a wider expected weekly range; these are range reference levels, not price forecasts.

What would change this read

  • – A move back above the prior ATR reading of 74.37 would weaken the contraction read.
  • – A weekly range that pushes beyond 906.06 or below 784.78 would exceed the 1x ATR expected range.
  • – A weekly range that pushes beyond 966.71 or below 724.13 would exceed the 2x ATR expected range.

52-week range

Neutral, high confidence Week of October 2, 2026

NEUTRAL — CAT is in the upper-middle of its 52-week weekly range at 60.5%, but it is still 21.24% below the 52-week high; confidence: high.

  • – 52-week high: 1073.46 set 2026-06-29.
  • – 52-week low: 495.45 set 2025-10-13.
  • – Latest weekly close is 21.24% below the 52-week high.
  • – Latest weekly close is 70.64% above the 52-week low.
  • – The midpoint of the 52-week range is 784.45, and the latest weekly close of 845.42 is above that midpoint.
  • – Position in the 52-week range is 60.5% (0% = at the low, 100% = at the high).
  • – That places CAT in the upper half of its weekly 52-week band, closer to the high than the low, but not near the top of the range.
  • – A move to 1073.46 would place the stock at the 52-week high and shift the read closer to the top of the range.
  • – A move to 495.45 would place the stock at the 52-week low and shift the read toward the bottom of the range.
  • – A move back to 784.45 would put price at the midpoint of the 52-week range and reduce the current upper-half positioning.

52-week high and low

How far price sits from each

What the position within the range says

What would change this read

Educational content, not investment advice. Every figure above is computed from weekly price bars; the text only explains them. Past behaviour of an indicator says nothing certain about the future.