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Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) closed yesterday at $58.61. So far the stock has hit a 52-week low of $21.71 and 52-week high of $61.28. Caterpillar stock has been showing support around 57.18 and resistance in the 59.46 range. Technical indicators for the stock are Bullish and S&P gives CAT a positive 4 STAR (out ...(Click the story link or go to http://www.marketintelligencecenter.com for the full story)

You know it's coming.

CNBC's Fast Money Guy Adami thinks that Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) will struggle as machine sells are down 50% in October. He said that $54 was previously the resistance for this stock and it became support now. As market corrects Caterpillar will test the support, thinks Guy Adami. And if market corrects in the way he thinks it will, Caterpillar (CAT) will go further down.

Caterpillar (CAT) dropped 1.35% on Thursday and closed at $58.61. Its volume today was $8.24M.

Caterpillar (CAT), reported a decline of 50% in worldwide machinery sales for the three months ending in October.

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There have been very few newsworthy events in today’s session, and even the handful of scheduled speakers lined up had very little effect on FX markets. The only driver therefore has been the performance of global equity markets; and with both European and US indices in negative territory, the USD has been able to make gains across the board. The hardest hit has been GBP which has tumbled over…

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