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CDNS · Cadence Design Systems, Inc.

$376.80 latest stored close

Detected setup Trend Only

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Cadence Design Systems, Inc.

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. is a large-cap Packaged Software company in the Technology Services sector with a market cap of $104B.

Buy · 63 Technology Services Packaged Software stock Stage 2 · Advancing Base 1 Data 50m ago

$376.80 latest close

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Council read · 6 methods

Watch — evidence is building

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Earnings-risk mode

Post-earnings setup

Monday, July 27, 2026 Time not confirmed No sourced report session or clock time

Deterministic evidence

CDNS-0.30%

Sector proxy · XLK+1.29%

Same completed session window ending 2026-07-14. CDNS was -1.59 points vs XLK.

CatalystUnavailable Stock reactionNegative Sector reactionSupportive Opening surgeUnavailable Event riskEarnings-driven

Price bars, sourced event fields, and benchmark math only. This can adjust displayed short-term conviction; it does not change the stored scanner score or readiness.

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Price $376.80 Jul 14 close

52W High $416.69 -9.6%

52W Low $262.75

Wks Since High 5w

Base Depth -13.9%

Base B1

SMA 50 $374.45

SMA 200 $328.03

Avg Vol 2,316,074

RS Rank 63

RS vs High -14.3%

RS Slope -4.1% ▼

Grp Rank #14/66

ADR% 3.4%

ATR(14) $13.28 (3.5%)

Rel Vol (today) 0.54×

Vol Pace N/A

U/D Vol 0.64

A/D Days 19A / 10D

A/D Rating A+

VDU Bars 0/10 d

Earnings past

$262.75

$416.69 74%

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Setup Quality C 3/7 signals

Score trend

✓ Stage 2 · Advancing ✗ Power Trend ✗ RS New High ✓ Trend 6/8 ✗ No Pattern ✓ Gatekeeper Base #1 (A)

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$CDNS · $376.80 · as of 2026-07-14 · multi-factor read

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Buy

Trend · Daily / Weekly / Monthly

Daily ▼ Weak / rolling over

Weekly ▲ Uptrend

Monthly ▲ Uptrend

Moving Averages

50-day$374.45 ↑

100-day$335.64 ↑

200-day$328.03 ↑

Bullish (50 > 200)

RSI (14)

Reading49.7 · Neutral

Neutral — momentum is balanced between buyers and sellers.

MACD (12/26/9)

StateWeakening

Histogram-0.701

Weakening — MACD slipped below its signal line. Histogram contracting.

Bollinger Bands (20,2)

%B / Width41% · 7.8%

Squeeze — volatility compressing

Mid-band — no directional band edge in play. Bands are squeezing — volatility is compressing, often a precursor to a sharp move.

Volume · Buyer vs Seller

Up/Down vol0.64 · Distribution

Rel volume0.54×

Distribution — volume is concentrated on down days; sellers dominate. Recent volume is easing versus its baseline.

Support & Resistance

R · $403.38swing level

R · $416.6952-week high

Price · $376.80now

S · $365.63swing level

S · $358.76swing level

S · $331.55swing level

Fibonacci · Uptrend swing

23.6% ◄ price here$380.36

38.2%$357.88

50.0%$339.72

61.8%$321.56

78.6%$295.69

Retracement support zones measured from the recent swing low up to the high.

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Daily downtrendWeekly uptrendMonthly uptrendAbove 200-day MA50/200 bullishVolume distribution

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Legend Verdicts 6 methodology checks

Who would consider this setup, why it qualifies, and what blocks it — calculated from the same deterministic methodology rules used across Legend AI.

Council consensus: 🟡 4 of 6 legends are Watching — building, not yet a confirmed buy.

Minervini

Avoid

Minervini D

Trend-template read: fails 150-day MA > 200-day MA.

Passing evidence

1.1 Price > 150-day MA AND 200-day MAPrice $376.80, MA150 $327.51, MA200 $328.03

1.4 50-day MA > 150-day MA AND 200-day MAMA50 $374.45, MA150 $327.51, MA200 $328.03

Failing evidence

1.2 150-day MA > 200-day MAMA150 $327.51 vs MA200 $328.03

1.8 RS rank ≥ 70 (prefer ≥ 85)RS rank 62

5/10 checks

Method → Playbook → Ask →

O'Neil

Avoid

O'Neil D

CANSLIM read: fails C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%.

Passing evidence

N: Near 52-week high or RS line new high9.6% below high | RS line new high: False

S: Base tightness (ATR% ≤ 4.5%)ATR% 3.52%

Failing evidence

L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership)RS rank 62

C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%Data unavailable

2/8 checks

Method → Playbook → Ask →

Weinstein

Watch

Weinstein C

Stage-analysis read: Stage 2 is present; 2 supporting checks need improvement.

Passing evidence

Stage 2 (Advancing phase) confirmedStage 2 (Advancing)

Price above 30-week MA (200-day proxy)Price $376.80 vs MA200 $328.03

Failing evidence

Volume expansion above averageVolume ratio 0.54x

Weekly price coiling (Stage 2 consolidation)Tightening weekly range confirms base

5/7 checks

Method → Playbook → Ask →

Livermore

Watch

Livermore B

Pivotal-point read: constructive evidence is present, but relative strength is unresolved.

Passing evidence

Price$376.80

Distance from 52-week high9.6% below high

Failing evidence

Relative strengthRS 62

Volume vs average0.54x

3/6 checks

Method → Playbook → Ask →

Darvas

Watch

Darvas B

Box-theory read: constructive evidence is present, but relative strength is unresolved.

Passing evidence

Price$376.80

Distance from 52-week high9.6% below high

Failing evidence

Relative strengthRS 62

Volume vs average0.54x

3/6 checks

Method → Playbook → Ask →

Wyckoff

Watch

Wyckoff B

Supply-and-demand read: constructive evidence is present, but relative strength is unresolved.

Passing evidence

Price$376.80

Distance from 52-week high9.6% below high

Failing evidence

Relative strengthRS 62

Volume vs average0.54x

3/6 checks

Method → Playbook → Ask →

Breakout Health

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RS Line vs SPY 52-week relative strength · blue = RS line · dashed = MA50 · dot = NH ▼ Falling

Accumulation / Distribution last 65 sessions · green = acc on high vol · red = dist on high vol Net +6 A+

Minervini · Grade Card

Fundamentals & leadership quality — Minervini SEPA criteria · 2/7 met

C 2/7 SEPA

Separate score from the 8-point Trend Template (6/8): the Trend Template grades the price structure, this grades the company & leadership (earnings, sales, margins, RS rank). A stock can ride a clean trend while its fundamentals lag, so the two often differ by design — they are not the same checklist.

✗ EPS acceleration ≥25% QoQ —

✗ Revenue growth ≥20% YoY +14%

✗ Gross margin ≥30% —

✗ ROE ≥17% —

✗ RS rating ≥80 (leadership) 62

✓ Stage 2 uptrend (Weinstein) Stage 2

✓ Within 25% of 52W high -9.6%

Method Playbook

📋 Trade it like Minervini EXACT LEVELS · PRO

Minervini O'Neil Livermore Weinstein Darvas Wyckoff

Minervini D · Avoid — The deterministic methodology check is Avoid; wait until the blocking criteria are resolved.

Pivot

Pro level

Published-method rule: Use the tight base's structural pivot; the setup must retain Trend Template leadership into the trigger.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.

Entry trigger

Pro level

Published-method rule: Require a decisive move through the pivot with volume confirmation, and do not initiate more than 5% above it.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.

Initial stop

Pro level

Published-method rule: Start at the tighter structural invalidation; the initial loss limit must not exceed roughly 7–8% from entry.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.

Trail

Rule-based

Published-method rule: Hold the initial stop until the trade proves itself; near +1R move to breakeven, then trail a higher low or rising 10/21-day average once well extended.
Evidence: Planned management rule; no stored stop or broker order is changed automatically.

Exit / invalidation

Pro level

Published-method rule: Exit when the structural stop or a meaningful higher-low/short-term trend violation fires; never widen the stop.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.

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Forming Patterns (predictive — not confirmed)

Head & Shoulders bearish forming

75% built

Possible head & shoulders top — not confirmed. Watch for a daily close below ~331.55 (neckline) to confirm, with measured-move risk toward ~246.41. A push back above 403.38 weakens the pattern; reclaiming 416.69 invalidates it.

Confirms below 331.55

Invalidates at 416.69

Left Shoulder 365.01

Head 416.69

Right Shoulder 403.38

Neckline 331.55

Target 246.41

LS 365.01 / head 416.69 / RS 403.38, neckline ~331.55, vol_fading=yes

Predictive pattern recognition is educational — most forming structures never confirm. Wait for the confirmation level before treating this as a setup.

Pattern Analysis (historical · 13d ago)

Trend Only

69.1 score

RS Score 62

Trend 6/8 ✓

Why This Setup? D+W Confluence

Trend Only

Gatekeeper 6/8 | Moderate trend (6/8) | Good RS (62) | Volume drying up (bullish) | Stage 2

The Universal Edge Check

The panel is uneasy

Too many universals unmet — this leans closer to a guess than a trade.

1/7 universals met

In a confirmed uptrend Stage 2 · Trend 6/8
Risk is defined No stop — undefined risk
Asymmetric reward No target set
Not chasing (in range) Pivot distance unknown
Volume confirms 0.5× average — light
Clear of earnings in -1 days — event risk
A relative-strength leader RS 63 — middling

Why these seven? → The Universal Edge

Minervini Trend Template

6/8

Grades the price structure — moving-average stacking, distance from the 52-week high/low, and relative strength above the ≥70 uptrend bar. This is the technical trend check; the company's fundamentals and ≥80 RS leadership are scored separately in the Grade Card.

Price above SMA 150 & 200 $376.80 vs SMA150 $327.51 / SMA200 $328.03

SMA 150 above SMA 200 SMA150 $327.51 vs SMA200 $328.03

SMA 200 trending up Slope +2.53 over 20 days

SMA 50 above SMA 150 & 200 SMA50 $374.45

Price above SMA 50 $376.80 vs SMA50 $374.45

30%+ above 52W low +43.4% from $262.75

Within 25% of 52W high -9.6% from $416.69

RS score above 70 RS 62

Fundamentals

52W Range

74%

Mkt Cap SEC

103.9B

Rev YoY

+14%

EPS TTM

$4.06

P/E TTM

92.8x

Float

276M

Insider

No Buy

Company

Legend AI snapshot

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.

CDNS · NASDAQ · Technology Services · Packaged Software

$376.80latest close $103.9Bmarket cap 63RS rank 69setup score

Weekly Context

Multi-timeframe signals from weekly bars

W. Trend

8/8

W. RS

W. Support

$262.75

W. Resist

$416.69

W. Patterns

Cup & Handle

Weekly Structure

Trend Neutral

Tight Weeks 0

Confirmation Neutral

Scan History

Jul 15

Trend Only ✓ Gate

Jul 14

Trend Only ✓ Gate

70 0.0%

Jul 14

Trend Only ✓ Gate

70 0.0%

Jul 14

Trend Only ✓ Gate

68 0.0%

Jul 13

Cup & Handle ✓ Gate

55 -0.3%

Jul 10

Cup & Handle ✓ Gate

55 -1.9%

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