Whales with a lot of money to spend have taken a noticeably bearish stance on Caterpillar.

Looking at options history for Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) we detected 67 trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 26% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 50% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 10 are puts, for a total amount of $369,229 and 57, calls, for a total amount of $3,715,607.

Expected Price Movements

Analyzing the Volume and Open Interest in these contracts, it seems that the big players have been eyeing a price window from $280.0 to $920.0 for Caterpillar during the past quarter.

Analyzing Volume & Open Interest

Looking at the volume and open interest is an insightful way to conduct due diligence on a stock.

This data can help you track the liquidity and interest for Caterpillar's options for a given strike price.

Below, we can observe the evolution of the volume and open interest of calls and puts, respectively, for all of Caterpillar's whale activity within a strike price range from $280.0 to $920.0 in the last 30 days.

Caterpillar Option Activity Analysis: Last 30 Days

Significant Options Trades Detected:

About Caterpillar

In light of the recent options history for Caterpillar, it's now appropriate to focus on the company itself. We aim to explore its current performance.

Caterpillar's Current Market Status

• With a trading volume of 763,665, the price of CAT is up by 1.72%, reaching $628.23.
• Current RSI values indicate that the stock is may be approaching overbought.
• Next earnings report is scheduled for 17 days from now.

Expert Opinions on Caterpillar

1 market experts have recently issued ratings for this stock, with a consensus target price of $630.0.

• Maintaining their stance, an analyst from Bernstein continues to hold a Market Perform rating for Caterpillar, targeting a price of $630.

Options are a riskier asset compared to just trading the stock, but they have higher profit potential. Serious options traders manage this risk by educating themselves daily, scaling in and out of trades, following more than one indicator, and following the markets closely.