LEAN BULLISH
Net positive whale activity for CAT. Smart money shows interest, but signals are mixed. Insiders are net buyers (335,049 shares bought vs 212,042 sold) — bullish conviction from management. Strong institutional ownership at 72.6% with 2 of 10 top holders actively accumulating this quarter.
Action Plan
- Consider building a position on pullbacks
- Set stop-loss below key support level
- Re-evaluate if insider selling accelerates
📈 Options Flow 期权异动
Unusual options volume vs open interest. High volume/OI ratio signals whale positioning. Put/Call ratio indicates directional bias.
PUT / CALL RATIO
0 (Bullish)1.02.0+ (Bearish)
1.02
NEUTRAL
Unusual Strikes — Vol/OI > 3x (2C / 3P)
CALL$8302026-04-24616.0x
CALL$7852026-04-02310764.1x
PUT$5102026-03-27414.0x
PUT$5202026-03-273393.7x
PUT$5152026-03-271033.3x
High Volume Contracts — Vol > 500 (1 contracts)
- Put/Call volume ratio: 1.02 (bearish)
- Total options volume: 11,187 (calls 5,550 / puts 5,637)
- Top unusual: CALL $830.0 exp 2026-04-24 — vol/OI 6.0x
- 5 unusual strikes detected (2C / 3P)
👤 Insider Trading 内部交易
SEC Form 4 filings — officer and director buys/sells in the last 90 days. Net buying is a strong bullish signal.
SHARES BOUGHT (6m)
335,049
Recent Insider Transactions (0 buys / 1 sells / 9 grants)
SELLCREED JOSEPH E2,5002026-03-05
GRANTKAISER JASON1,6502026-03-02
GRANTOWENS DEREK1,3862026-03-02
GRANTSHURMAN RODNEY MICHAEL1,3202026-03-02
GRANTCREED JOSEPH E4,9502026-03-02
GRANTSCHAUPP WILLIAM E1022026-03-02
GRANTDE LANGE BOB1,6502026-03-02
GRANTPAMBIANCHI CHRISTINE MICHAEL1,1552026-03-02
GRANTJOHNSON DENISE C.1,6502026-03-02
GRANTBONFIELD ANDREW ROBERT JOHN1,7492026-03-02
- Insider buying: 335,049 shares
- Insider selling: 212,042 shares
- 55 Form 4 filings in last 90 days
- Net insider BUYING — bullish signal
🏦 Smart Money Flow 机构资金流向
Quarter-over-quarter position changes from 13F filings. Shows whether institutional investors are accumulating (buying more) or distributing (selling) — the strongest signal of whale conviction.
INSTITUTIONAL OWNERSHIP
72.6%
ACCUMULATION vs DISTRIBUTION
20% ACCUMULATING
80% DISTRIBUTING
NET SHARES FLOW
+2,720,041
Institutional Position Changes (QoQ)
▲ ADDINGBlackrock Inc.7.78%+5.6%+1,923,409
▲ ADDINGBank of America Corporation1.45%+15.2%+890,670
▬ HOLDVanguard Group Inc9.97%+1.0%+441,063
▬ HOLDState Street Corporation7.61%+1.1%+385,038
▬ HOLDGeode Capital Management, LLC2.28%+0.9%+94,639
▬ HOLDFisher Asset Management, LLC2.04%+0.6%+53,804
▬ HOLDGates Foundation Trust1.37%0.0%0
▬ HOLDState Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co3.75%-0.5%-87,593
▬ HOLDMorgan Stanley1.52%-2.2%-162,114
▼ TRIMMINGPrice (T.Rowe) Associates Inc1.29%-12.0%-818,875
ETF & Mutual Fund Flow (1 adding / 0 selling)
▬ HOLDVANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Total Stock Mar-0.3%-38,337
▬ HOLDVANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard 500 Index Fund+2.1%+242,743
▬ HOLDiShares Trust-iShares Core S&P 500 ETF-0.9%-57,144
▬ HOLDFidelity Concord Street Trust-Fidelity 500 In+0.5%+27,814
▬ HOLDSPDR S&P 500 ETF TRUST-State Street SPDR S&P -1.5%-85,530
▬ HOLDSPDR DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE ETF TRUST-4.8%-273,818
▬ HOLDVANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Value Index Fun+2.4%+99,705
▬ HOLDVANGUARD INSTITUTIONAL INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard I-1.6%-44,780
▬ HOLDVANGUARD SPECIALIZED FUNDS-Vanguard Dividend +0.5%+12,507
▲▲ HEAVY BUWASHINGTON MUTUAL INVESTORS FUND+20.1%+431,831
- Institutional ownership: 72.6%
- Smart money flow: 2 adding / 1 selling / 7 hold
- Net shares added by institutions: +2,720,041
- Biggest mover: Blackrock Inc. added 1,923,409 shares (+5.6%)
🕶 Short Interest & Dark Pool 做空 & 暗池
Short interest as % of float and days-to-cover. Rising SI = bearish pressure. High SI + decreasing = shorts covering (bullish). Squeeze risk rated by SI level.
SHORT INTEREST (% OF FLOAT)
0%10%20%30%+
- Short interest: 1.6% of float
- Days to cover: 2.6
- Short interest MoM: ↓ 23.4%
- Squeeze risk: MINIMAL