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CAT

Caterpillar Inc.
740.21+14.80 (+2.04%)Close of Oct 21, 2026. Updated after each close.

Squeeze, trend and stretch for CAT, read from our ThinkOrSwim tools after the close.

CAT daily chart, Jul 29 to Oct 21, 2026Daily candles with the VMA line. CAT closed at 740.21 on Oct 21, 2026, below a VMA of 776.20. The strip under the chart shows the Market Pulse stage for each session: Deceleration on 3 of the last 12.700800850900Jul 29Sep 1Oct 1740.21CAT daily chart, Sep 10 to Oct 21, 2026Daily candles with the VMA line. CAT closed at 740.21 on Oct 21, 2026, below a VMA of 776.20. The strip under the chart shows the Market Pulse stage for each session: Deceleration on 3 of the last 12.700800850Sep 10Oct 1740.21
VMAAccelerationAccumulationDistributionDecelerationStrip: Market Pulse stage per daily session.
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CAT on Oct 21

CAT closed up 2.04%. It is in a squeeze on 5 of 12 timeframes, Market Pulse is in the Deceleration stage, and price is 1.4 ATR below its VMA.

Squeeze

In a squeeze on 5 of 12 timeframes.

No squeeze on the daily chart.

See it in MTF Squeeze
Slingshot triggers in Squeeze Setups
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In a squeeze Fired None. Join free for each timeframe's tier and bar count.

Trend

Market Pulse is red, in the Deceleration stage.

Deceleration since Oct 19, 3 sessions in a row, and on 3 of the last 12.

Market Pulse indicator
Stretch

1.4 ATR below its VMA.

740.21 against a VMA of 776.20, 4.64% below.

740.21Close
776.20VMA
26.39Daily ATR
Relative

Beat SPY by 1.51 points.

SPY rose on Oct 21.

+2.04%CAT
+0.53%SPY

Opening range, Oct 21

30-minute range: 733.00 to 745.00, $12.00 wide

Price broke below the low in the 10:05 AM ET bar, then closed back inside the range at 740.21.

CAT 5-minute chart, Oct 21, 2026, with the 30-minute opening rangeThe first 30 minutes ran from 733.00 to 745.00. Price broke below the low in the 10:05 AM ET bar, then closed back inside the range at 740.21.745.00733.009:30Breaks the low, 10:05 AM10:3011:3012:301:302:303:30CAT 5-minute chart, Oct 21, 2026, with the 30-minute opening rangeThe first 30 minutes ran from 733.00 to 745.00. Price broke below the low in the 10:05 AM ET bar, then closed back inside the range at 740.21.745.00733.009:30Breaks the low, 10:05 AM11:301:303:30

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CAT Volatility Box levels

Everything above is free. These rows are where CAT is statistically stretched, from the aggressive and conservative Volatility Box models on daily and hourly data.

LevelDaily, aggressiveDaily, conservativeHourly, aggressiveHourly, conservative
Upper 3
Upper 2
Upper 1
Last close740.21740.21740.21740.21
Lower 1
Lower 2
Lower 3

CAT's daily and hourly levels are in Stock Volatility Box ($169 a month) and the Bundle.

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CAT questions

Is CAT in a squeeze?

Yes. As of the Oct 21, 2026 close, CAT is in a squeeze on 5 of the 12 timeframes we track. No squeeze on the daily chart.

Is CAT in an uptrend?

No. Market Pulse has CAT in the Deceleration stage: price below its VMA with the 8, 21 and 34-bar VWMAs stacked down. Deceleration since Oct 19, 3 sessions in a row, and on 3 of the last 12.

What was CAT's opening range on Oct 21?

The first 30 minutes ran from 733.00 to 745.00, a range of $12.00. Price broke below the low in the 10:05 AM ET bar, then closed back inside the range at 740.21.

Where are CAT's Volatility Box levels?

Stock Volatility Box and Bundle members see CAT's daily and hourly levels on this page and in the Volatility Box platform.

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