Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bearish stance on Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT).
And retail traders should know.
We noticed this today when the big position showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.
U.S. indices fell Thursday to conclude the holiday-shortened week of trading amid continued concerns over Fed tapering in order to combat inflation. Investors also reacted to earnings from notable banks including Wells Fargo, Citigroup and Goldman Sachs.
Caterpillar Inc's (NYSE:CAT) short percent of float has fallen 16.67% since its last report. The company recently reported that it has 5.35 million shares sold short, which is 1.0% of all regular shares that are available for trading.
Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) shares are trading lower by 1.64% at $219.17 Friday afternoon on average volume. It was a quiet week for the industrial giant. JP Morgan analyst Tami Zakaria maintained Caterpillar on Monday with an Overweight and raised the price target from $241 to $257.
A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on Caterpillar.
Looking at options history for Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) we detected 12 strange trades.