Releasing CAT: Sold Caterpillar on today’s earnings report bounce
By Paul Price of Market Shadows
I am satisfied with the move in Caterpillar because we bought our position during its out-of-favor periods. Here are the dates when we purchased and how much we paid for CAT when it went into our Virtual Value Portfolio .
Stock Ticker Date # Shares Price
We missed catching today’s peak (north of $107) but managed to lock in our gains by selling all 60 shares @ $106.60.
For now we’ll pocket the cash and wait for the next good opportunity. We are bidding to close out the short CAT Jan. 2015, $100 strike price put (from our Virtual Put Writing Portfolio ) nine months early, but we haven't been filled on our order yet.