Caterpillar's Options: A Look at What the Big Money Is Thinking
Caterpillar's Options: A Look at What the Big Money Is Thinking
Investors with a lot of money to spend have taken a bullish stance on Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT).
有大量資金可以花的投資者對卡特彼勒（紐約證券交易所代碼：CAT）持看漲立場。
And retail traders should know.
零售交易者應該知道。
We noticed this today when the trades showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.
今天，當交易出現在我們在本辛加追蹤的公開期權歷史記錄上時，我們注意到了這一點。
Whether these are institutions or just wealthy individuals, we don't know. But when something this big happens with CAT, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.
這些是機構還是富人，我們都不知道。但是，當 CAT 發生如此大的事情時，通常意味着有人知道某件事即將發生。
So how do we know what these investors just did?
那麼我們怎麼知道這些投資者剛才做了什麼？
Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 40 uncommon options trades for Caterpillar.
今天，Benzinga的期權掃描儀發現了卡特彼勒40筆不常見的期權交易。
This isn't normal.
這不正常。
The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 72% bullish and 27%, bearish.
這些大資金交易者的整體情緒在72％的看漲和27％的看跌之間。
Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 5 are puts, for a total amount of $366,395, and 35 are calls, for a total amount of $1,278,400.
在我們發現的所有特殊期權中，有5個是看跌期權，總額爲366,395美元，35個是看漲期權，總額爲1,278,400美元。
Expected Price Movements
預期的價格走勢
Based on the trading activity, it appears that the significant investors are aiming for a price territory stretching from $290.0 to $440.0 for Caterpillar over the recent three months.
根據交易活動，看來主要投資者的目標是在最近三個月中將卡特彼勒的價格區間從290.0美元擴大到440.0美元。
Analyzing Volume & Open Interest
分析交易量和未平倉合約
Examining the volume and open interest provides crucial insights into stock research. This information is key in gauging liquidity and interest levels for Caterpillar's options at certain strike prices. Below, we present a snapshot of the trends in volume and open interest for calls and puts across Caterpillar's significant trades, within a strike price range of $290.0 to $440.0, over the past month.
檢查交易量和未平倉合約爲股票研究提供了至關重要的見解。這些信息是衡量卡特彼勒期權在特定行使價下的流動性和利息水平的關鍵。下面，我們簡要介紹了過去一個月卡特彼勒重大交易的看漲期權和未平倉合約的趨勢，行使價區間爲290.0美元至440.0美元。
Caterpillar Call and Put Volume: 30-Day Overview
Caterpillar 看漲和看跌交易量：30 天概述
Significant Options Trades Detected:
檢測到的重要期權交易：
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAT | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 06/21/24 | $17.45 | $17.05 | $17.05 | $360.00 | $197.7K | 564 | 0 |
| CAT | CALL | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 06/21/24 | $74.75 | $72.9 | $73.95 | $290.00 | $110.9K | 2.4K | 15 |
| CAT | CALL | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 05/17/24 | $34.0 | $33.85 | $33.85 | $330.00 | $81.5K | 698 | 685 |
| CAT | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 05/17/24 | $61.25 | $59.75 | $60.65 | $300.00 | $78.8K | 1.5K | 14 |
| CAT | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/17/25 | $27.7 | $27.4 | $27.4 | $350.00 | $65.7K | 279 | 0 |
| 符號 | 看跌/看漲 | 交易類型 | 情緒 | Exp。日期 | 問 | 出價 | 價格 | 行使價 | 總交易價格 | 未平倉合約 | 音量 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 貓 | 放 | 掃 | 看漲 | 06/21/24 | 17.45 美元 | 17.05 美元 | 17.05 美元 | 360.00 美元 | 197.7 萬美元 | 564 | 0 |
| 貓 | 打電話 | 掃 | 中立 | 06/21/24 | 74.75 美元 | 72.9 美元 | 73.95 美元 | 290.00 美元 | 110.9 萬美元 | 2.4K | 15 |
| 貓 | 打電話 | 掃 | 中立 | 05/17/24 | 34.0 美元 | 33.85 美元 | 33.85 美元 | 330.00 美元 | 81.5 萬美元 | 698 | 685 |
| 貓 | 打電話 | 貿易 | 看漲 | 05/17/24 | 61.25 美元 | 59.75 美元 | 60.65 美元 | 300.00 美元 | 78.8 萬美元 | 1.5K | 14 |
| 貓 | 放 | 貿易 | 看漲 | 01/17/25 | 27.7 美元 | 27.4 美元 | 27.4 美元 | 350.00 美元 | 65.7 萬美元 | 279 | 0 |
About Caterpillar
關於卡特彼勒
Caterpillar is the premier manufacturer of heavy equipment, power solutions, and locomotives. It is currently the world's largest manufacturer of heavy equipment with over 13% market share in 2021. The company is divided into four reportable segments: construction industries, resource industries, energy and transportation, and Caterpillar Financial Services. Its products are available through a dealer network that covers the globe with about 2,700 branches maintained by 160 dealers. Caterpillar Financial Services provides retail financing for machinery and engines to its customers, in addition to wholesale financing for dealers, which increases the likelihood of Caterpillar product sales.
卡特彼勒是重型設備、動力解決方案和機車的主要製造商。它目前是全球最大的重型設備製造商，2021年市場份額超過13％。該公司分爲四個應報告的部門：建築行業、資源行業、能源和運輸以及卡特彼勒金融服務。其產品可通過覆蓋全球的經銷商網絡獲得，約有2,700個分支機構，由160家經銷商維護。卡特彼勒金融服務爲其客戶提供機械和發動機的零售融資，此外還爲經銷商提供批發融資，這增加了卡特彼勒產品銷售的可能性。
Having examined the options trading patterns of Caterpillar, our attention now turns directly to the company. This shift allows us to delve into its present market position and performance
在研究了卡特彼勒的期權交易模式之後，我們的注意力現在直接轉向了該公司。這種轉變使我們能夠深入研究其目前的市場地位和表現
Caterpillar's Current Market Status
卡特彼勒目前的市場地位
- With a trading volume of 649,620, the price of CAT is up by 0.26%, reaching $357.54.
- Current RSI values indicate that the stock is is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
- Next earnings report is scheduled for 6 days from now.
- CAT的價格上漲了0.26％，達到357.54美元，交易量爲649,620美元。
- 當前的RSI值表明，該股目前在超買和超賣之間處於中立狀態。
- 下一份收益報告定於即日起6天后發佈。
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.
與僅交易股票相比，期權是一種風險更高的資產，但它們具有更高的獲利潛力。嚴肅的期權交易者通過每天自我教育、擴大交易規模、關注多個指標以及密切關注市場來管理這種風險。
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