Reading the market regime before prices move
Reading the market regime before prices move
Every number here is computed from the traded CAT options chain. The call wall is where dealer hedging accumulates above spot and caps upside, the put wall is its mirror below, and the gamma flip is the level where hedging stops damping moves and starts amplifying them.
Computed
Last completed session, from the Finviro engine close archive · today's session levels refresh every five minutes inside the platform.
Price moves between these levels whether you see them or not. The difference is knowing them before your decision, not after.
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Caterpillar Inc. is a company in the Industrials sector, listed on the New York Stock Exchange since 1929, with a market value of about $355.97B. It is led by Joseph E. Creed and has about 118,000 employees.
Caterpillar Inc., a global enterprise founded in 1925 and headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois (having previously operated as Caterpillar Tractor Co. until its rebranding in 1986), is a premier manufacturer and vendor of heavy construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas power units, and industrial gas turbines across the world. The company's extensive offerings are organized into several operational…
Its beta is 1.58: the stock usually moves more than the broad market, with wider swings up and down.
On the price was $738.60, below its 50-day simple average (DMA-50 at $808.18) by 8.6%, and below its 200-day average (DMA-200 at $807.14) by 8.5%. Price is below both averages: the medium- and long-term trend is down.
Revenue was $67.59B in fiscal year 2025, against $50.97B in 2021, a change of +33% over 4 years.
Out of every $100 of revenue, about $13 is left as net income after all costs and taxes, so the net margin is 13%.
The operating margin is 16%: what is left of revenue after operating costs, before interest and taxes.
Earnings per share were $18.90 in 2025, against $11.93 in 2021.
Free cash flow was $8.92B: the cash left after spending on operations and investment, which funds dividends and buybacks.
These numbers describe the company's size and profitability and change slowly, while gamma levels describe how the stock moves within the session.
