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Caterpillar's Short Interest Surges 17% — Yet the Bull Case Holds
Version 20Sep 7, 2026Caterpillar Finds Its Footing, But Street Splits on the Path Ahead
Version 18Aug 24, 2026CAT Slips Again — but the Selloff Stays a Cyclical Story
Version 17Aug 17, 2026CAT Crawls Higher, but Evercore Cuts a Hole in the Bull Case
Version 16Aug 10, 2026CAT's Post-Earnings Footing: Relief Rally Meets an Unresolved Street
Version 15Aug 3, 2026CAT's Earnings Morning: $140 Below Target, Short Sellers Already Gone
Version 14Jul 27, 2026CAT Finds Its Footing — But August 4 Earnings Will Decide Everything
Version 13Jul 20, 2026CAT Breaks Below $880 Ahead of August Earnings
Version 12Jul 13, 2026CAT Shorts Cover as Stock Stabilizes Near $952
Version 11Jul 6, 2026CAT Pulls Back from $1,065 as Sector Sells Off
Version 10Jun 29, 2026CAT Crosses $1,000 — Then Retreats
Version 9Jun 22, 2026CAT Breaks $985 — Up 15% in a Month and Still Climbing
Version 8Jun 15, 2026CAT Trades Near All-Time Highs as the Post-Earnings Reset Settles
Version 7Jun 8, 2026CAT Heads Into June 10 Print With Calm That One Bad Day Couldn't Break
Version 6Jun 1, 2026CAT Enters June With Options Traders Abandoning Defensive Bets
Version 4May 18, 2026CAT Insiders Keep Selling — Now Into Weakness
Version 3May 11, 2026CAT Executives Cash Out Into the Re-Rating
Version 2May 4, 2026Caterpillar's Blowout Quarter Reshapes the Bull Case
Version 1Apr 27, 2026Caterpillar Enters Q1 Results With Bears Re-Building and Options Traders on Edge
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