March 2, 2017
Categories: Caterpillar Stock (CAT), Profit And Income Strategies
Just a few days ago I was setting up trades in Caterpillar Stock. Today Caterpillar Stock is down big on news that Law Enforcement officials have a search warrant and are searching Caterpillar offices in Peoria, Illinois. The local newspaper, Peoria Journal Star reported that some officials were wearing IRS logo on their jackets. This creates a highly speculative trade opportunity for those investors willing to hold shares. It id definitely not for everyone and is high risk until further details of the Law Enforcement…
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February 22, 2017
Categories: Caterpillar Stock (CAT), Profit And Income Strategies
Another interesting trade today was in Caterpillar Stock. I used the new Put Options Selling Tool for this trade to compare it with the daily chart to determine if a trade could be found. The end result was a short-term trade that could return 4.5% for my portfolio. This Caterpillar Stock (CAT) trade article is for FullyInformed members. Caterpillar Stock (CAT) Trade Using Put Options Selling Tool – Feb 22 2017 Members can read this Caterpillar Stock article through this link Members can sign in…
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January 30, 2016
Categories: Caterpillar Stock (CAT), Profit And Income Strategies
One of the trades I entered on Tuesday was in Caterpillar Stock ahead of earnings. Caterpillar reported earnings on Thursday Jan 28 before the markets opened that continued to show a decline in revenue. However the forecast for 2016 was more rosy including cost cutting measures which management indicated will benefit the company in the future. What was interesting is that in October 2015 they had forecast a higher revenue amount for 2016 than they did this time around. Revenue is now projected to come…
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January 26, 2016
Categories: Caterpillar Stock (CAT), Profit And Income Strategies
One of the trades outlined this past weekend was in Caterpillar Stock. Today’s market action allowed me to set this trade up. The rest of this trade alert is for FullyInformed members. Caterpillar Stock – Trade Alert – Jan 26 2016 FullyInformed Members can read the latest trade alert in Caterpillar Stock directly through this link or Members can sign in to the full members site here. Non-members can join here. Internal Stock and Option Trades Links Portfolio Listing by Years My Principal Stocks Index…
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July 24, 2015
Categories: Caterpillar Stock (CAT), Profit And Income Strategies
The trades this year in Caterpillar stock were on track for high double-digit gains until the recent sell-off. Here are the trades done today as I continue to rescue my two trades. One is a naked put trades and the other is a Super Charge Buy-Write Strategy trade which I had set up on July 15. Unfortunately the shares were not exercised early and the collapse of the stock has left my covered calls far out of the money and in need of rescue. This…
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July 24, 2015
Categories: Caterpillar Stock (CAT), Profit And Income Strategies
The selling pressure from the recent earnings announcement is pounding Caterpillar Stock. The stock is under extreme selling pressure which is always the worst time to sell out but often among the best times to make some trades depending on your outlook for the stock and your comfort level. The stock chart to July 24 for Caterpillar Stock shows the results of poor earnings. Caterpillar Stock Chart to July 24 2015 You can see in the chart below that Caterpillar stock easily broke the prior…
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July 19, 2015
Categories: Caterpillar Stock (CAT), Profit And Income Strategies
Caterpillar stock in 2015 looks like it may return about 15%. This will be among the low side for the stock for the past 3 years. In 2013 the return was 27% against capital in use. The return in 2014 matched the gains made in 2013 at 28%. This year though Caterpillar Stock is trending sideways stuck in a trading range that cannot break out to the upside but refused to fall back below longer-term support on the downside. Caterpillar Stock Chart to July 17…
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March 21, 2015
Categories: Caterpillar Stock (CAT), Profit And Income Strategies
Caterpillar Stock has been in my portfolio on and off for many years. 2013 marked the first year however where I started trading CAT Stock regularly. In 2013 the return was 27% against capital in use. The return in 2014 matched the gains made in 2013 at 28%. But whereas a lot of trades were done in 2013, 2014 saw fewer trades and more periods where I indicated Caterpillar Stock was overvalued and I did not wish to risk my capital in the stock. In…
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January 6, 2015
Categories: Caterpillar Stock (CAT), Color Code System, Profit And Income Strategies
Caterpillar Stock has been in my portfolio on and off for many years. Last year I traded it fairly regularly until it become overvalued. Now back around the $85 to $87 level the stock is more attractive. Here is the trade I did today in Caterpillar Stock with a good level of protection on the trade. The rest of this article is for USA members. Caterpillar Stock – Trade Alert – Jan 6 2015 FullyInformed Members can read the latest trade alert in Caterpillar Stock…
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September 29, 2014
Categories: Caterpillar Stock (CAT), Color Code System, Profit And Income Strategies
I did a trade on Friday in Caterpillar stock and explained that it was the start of further positions in Caterpillar Stock. Earnings are released Oct 23 and will give a good indication as to how the global community is faring at the present time. Meanwhile the plunge at the open today, created more opportunities for profits using the color code system of investing to assist in protecting my capital at risk as well as set the trade up for profits and any possible need…
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September 26, 2014
Categories: Caterpillar Stock (CAT), Color Code System, Profit And Income Strategies
I should have been able to enter this trade yesterday with the market pullback but I too late to jump in and by the time I did, I was unable to get the price I wanted. Today however my offer was filled. Caterpillar Stock trades on New York under the symbol CAT. Caterpillar Stock is under pressure and pushing against the Lower Bollinger Band as it struggles to retain the $100 valuation level. At $100, the stock is reasonably valued with a PE of 16.6…
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January 27, 2014
Categories: Caterpillar Stock (CAT), Johnson and Johnson Stock (JNJ), Trade Alerts and Ideas
This is the sixth trade idea from a series of 10 trade article ideas for the end of January 2014. A trade I entered on Friday was selling the Feb 22 $82.50 put strike on Caterpillar Stock. Earnings were released this morning and beat analysts expectations. Forward guidance into 2014 was also strong. I think Caterpillar Stock will move higher, but then sell back. The stock is actually in a holding pattern. Let’s take a look at a couple of charts and you can see…
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December 29, 2013
Categories: Caterpillar Stock (CAT), Profit And Income Strategies
This is a FullyInformed Members trade ideas strategy article. As members know I have been Put Selling against Caterpillar Stock throughout 2013. With returns now up over 40% against capital invested, the recent rise in Caterpillar Stock has placed it back to levels not seen since May 2013. I have sold my shares on Friday along with a lot of other investors, but there are other trade opportunities that are present. This article looks at the past year of Caterpillar Stock, the trading pattern that…
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October 23, 2013
Categories: Caterpillar Stock (CAT), Stock Market Outlook
The market direction outlook for today was for stocks to begin to stall as the extreme overbought nature of the market at present makes a bigger impact. Indeed even with the market direction sliding slightly today, the number of new highs was an astounding 717 versus 117 new lows. Following the debt ceiling short-term resolution investors piled heavily into stocks and yesterday’s employment numbers rallied more investors confident that the Fed will not and cannot scale back the amount of stimulus presently being pumped into…
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July 25, 2013
Categories: Caterpillar Stock (CAT), Profit And Income Strategies
This is a FullyInformed Members strategy article. As members know I have been Put Selling against Caterpillar Stock throughout the year. With returns up over 30% against capital invested, the decline in Caterpillar’s revenue means there are even better profit and income opportunities developing for my stock and option trades within Cat Stock. This strategy article examines the technical tools I am using and the strategies I am now employing to apply against Call and Put Selling as well as credit spreads. While the decline…
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