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NASDAQ · Equity · United States
CDNS
Cadence Design Systems Inc
TechnologySoftware - Application
Cadence Design Systems, Inc., headquartered in San Jose, California, is an American multinational computational software company. The company produces software, hardware and silicon structures for designing integrated circuits, systems on chips (SoCs) and printed circuit boards.
Last updated
21 Aug 2026
Exchange
NASDAQ · NASDAQ
Sector
Technology
Industry
Software - Application
Currency
USD
Market capitalisation
87,002,160,258
Fair value reference
300.50
Next-week expectancy
Undecided · 51.22%
Executive chart read
Over the latest 12 completed weeks ending 2026-08-21, CDNS fell 15.20%, moving from 376.19 to 319.02. The latest weekly close is below the Trend Line and above Fair Value. Trend Signal is inactive on the latest week and was active in 11 of the last 12 weeks. Relative Strength is -13.27 and has softened across the 12-week window. Market Dynamics is -0.70 on the latest week. Next-week expectancy is undecided at 51.22% based on similar historical setup states.
Week Ending
21 Aug 2026
Latest Close
319.02
12-Week Change
-15.20%
Trend Signal
Inactive
Next-Week Expectancy
Undecided 51.22%
Signal Weeks
11 of 12
Weekly Price
Weekly Close
Trend Line
Fair Value
Activity Lines
Chart Panels
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Auction Intelligence
Sharemaestro market acceptance
Auction Intelligence
Where the market has accepted value, how that value is moving, and which price pathways remain structurally open.
Current auction stateAccepted value migrating higher
Price remains within the broader value area while the recent acceptance centre moves higher.
Price location
Within accepted value
Accepted value
Higher
Persistence
2 weeks
Auction runway
More open above
Accepted value254.08–331.32
Principal three-year auction range
Rolling market memory and the nearest established acceptance above and below the current price.
Is market memory moving?
Accepted-value migration
Each column is a rolling one-year auction. Brighter areas show stronger price acceptance.
Where is the next market memory?
Auction runway
The upside is in price discovery while established market memory remains below.
AboveOpen discoveryNo established acceptance shelf is visible in this direction inside the three-year range.
Below304.90Established market memory sits 4.4% below the latest close.
Decision map
What would confirm or challenge the current interpretation?
Sustained weekly closes above331.32
Higher-value acceptance
Holding above this boundary while the acceptance centre rises would strengthen the higher-value interpretation.
Primary market-memory magnet304.90
Rotation toward value
This is the centre of the three-year auction and the principal reference if price rotates back through value.
Sustained weekly closes below254.08
Lower-value acceptance
Holding below this boundary while the acceptance centre falls would strengthen the lower-value interpretation.
Decision context
Structural references and cross-signal agreement
The closest market-memory levels, the evidence that agrees or disagrees, and the limits of the current interpretation.
Market memory
Nearest structural nodes
These are historical acceptance references, not live resting orders.
Acceptance shelfRepeated historical activity makes this a market-memory shelf.
304.90
-4.4%
Acceptance shelfRepeated historical activity makes this a market-memory shelf.
272.38
-14.6%
Cross-signal agreement
Does the wider Sharemaestro picture agree?
Agreement strengthens context; disagreement identifies where the thesis is vulnerable.
Auction locationShows where the latest close sits relative to established accepted value.Within accepted value
Accepted-value migrationCompares the recent acceptance centre with the preceding one-year auction.Higher
30-week trendThe latest close is 3.0% below the trend line.Price below
Fair-value positionMarket price is 6.2% above the current fair-value reference.Above
Point & Figure structureConfirms whether reversal structure agrees with the current auction direction.Downside breakdown
Earnings repricingShows whether accepted market value is developing with or against the earnings relationship.Earnings ahead
Accepted value migrating higher
Price remains within the broader value area while the recent acceptance centre moves higher.
More open above
The upside is in price discovery while established market memory remains below.
Established market memory
The three-year acceptance centre at 304.90 remains the dominant rotational reference.
Security-specific analogues
How comparable auction states resolved
Fewer than four non-overlapping comparable episodes exist in the visible history.
3 comparable non-overlapping episodes are visible; at least four are required before outcomes are summarised.
Price Action
Completed weekly market tape
Price Action
A deep view of how price is behaving against its own completed history, trend, structural levels and participation.
Current weekly interpretationFresh downside break with negative but contained
The latest close finished below the recent completed price structure. Price is below its completed-week trend reference, while the reference is rising.
Full context · Developing
Current structureFresh downside break
The latest close finished below the recent completed price structure.
Trend relationshipBelow trend
Price is below its completed-week trend reference, while the reference is rising.
Support and resistanceSupport 319.46 · Resistance 324.17
Nearest completed structural references around the latest close.
Participation qualityNormal participation
Participation was broadly consistent with the market's completed recent history.
Price, structure and participation
Where price advanced, failed, reclaimed or lost important ground
Candles preserve the completed weekly tape. Selected annotations identify meaningful finished events and point directly to the week concerned.
Up weekDown weekTrend referenceCompleted supportCompleted resistanceVolumeTypical volumePublished event
What happened this week?
The latest completed candle
The latest week is separated into price change, candle character, closing position and path quality.
Weekly move-1.79%
Latest close versus the preceding completed close.
Candle characterNegative but contained
Price declined, although selling did not fully control the completed weekly range.
Where the week closedLower part of the range
The close finished at 34% of the completed weekly range.
Path qualityDeveloping
The path is readable, but the completed evidence is not yet consistently aligned.
Current evaluation
What the weekly tape says now
The interpretation combines completed price structure, trend relationship, participation and path quality.
What supports it
The latest close finished below the recent completed price structure.
What would improve it
A sustained close above the nearest completed resistance, supported by firmer participation, would improve confirmation.
What could weaken it
A sustained loss of the nearest completed support would materially weaken the current price structure.
What to watch next
Trend relationship is below trend; participation is normal participation, and path quality is developing.
Statistical perspective
Where the latest close sits in its own completed history
These observations describe the available record. They are market context, not predictions of the next move.
Position in completed history79% of range
The latest close's location between the lowest and highest completed closes available for this market.
Distance from completed high-17.6%
How far the latest close sits below the highest completed close in the available history.
Recovery from completed low+479.2%
How far the latest close has advanced from the lowest completed close in the available history.
Latest move versus typical0.6× typical
The absolute latest weekly move compared with completed weekly moves available before it.
Completed event history
What changed, and when
Only selected completed events are shown. Each annotation is descriptive, not a standalone instruction.
Support structure lost
The weekly close moved below the preceding completed price structure.
Latest week
Trend lost
The weekly close moved below the completed trend reference.
4 weeks ago
Upside structure cleared
The weekly close moved above the preceding completed price structure.
13 weeks ago
Trend reclaimed
The weekly close moved back above the completed trend reference.
18 weeks ago
High-participation reversal
Price changed weekly direction with elevated participation.
27 weeks ago
Range
Sharemaestro Range
Where price is trading
The fitted range, accepted trading area and strongest price levels are calculated automatically from completed weekly market data.
Current stateInside accepted value
52-week position
36.6%
Low to high
Accepted price
321.56
Latest versus accepted: -0.79%
Fitted direction
Sideways
0.00% per week
Range pressure
39/100
Balanced pressure
Range condition
Normal
0.92× normal range
Range pressureCurrent range pressure · 50 is balanced
Weekly closeFitted rangeActivity ribbonEstimated activity at priceAutomatic level
Automatic structure
Strongest price levels
Support277.30
From price
-13.1%
Evidence
65/100
Touches
3
Support297.17
From price
-6.9%
Evidence
90/100
Touches
4
Current pivot319.05
From price
0.0%
Evidence
99/100
Touches
7
Resistance329.37
From price
3.2%
Evidence
89/100
Touches
6
Resistance358.76
From price
12.5%
Evidence
66/100
Touches
3
Current reading
What the range shows
Current positionInside accepted value
Price is at 36.6% of its latest 52-week range.
Fitted directionSideways
The fitted centre line is moving +0.00% per week.
Range pressureBalanced pressure
The current pressure reading is 39/100; 50 is balanced.
Next structural level297.17
Support is 6.8% from the latest close with 90/100 evidence strength.
Point & Figure
Price structure · volume at price
Point & Figure market structure
Each X marks a rising price box and each O marks a falling price box. Time is removed from the horizontal scale so reversals, breakouts and areas of heavy trading stand out.
MethodAdaptive scale
Smart Money
Completed-week positioning evidence
Smart Money
See whether the support beneath price is strengthening, weakening, confirming the trend or warning of increased risk.
Current Smart Money readSmart Money support is weak
The current completed-week evidence is not providing dependable confirmation for price.
Momentum 0.75 · Weakening
Trend qualityWeak alignment
The current trend state has persisted for 1 completed week; visible confirmation is weak alignment.
Momentum pathStrong · Weakening
The latest completed-week level and direction.
Latest positive signalNo recent positive signal
The chart is carrying context rather than a fresh positive event marker.
Risk and warningsWatch
The latest reversal warning was 8 completed weeks ago; it is no longer immediate but remains relevant context.
Price, support and published events
Where confirmation strengthened or risk increased
Selected annotations highlight meaningful completed-week events; every existing chart series and marker remains visible.
Close Price
Trend Line
Demand Threshold Line
Reversal Risk Level
Current evaluation
What the Smart Money chart means now
The reading combines the finished chart state, its direction and the timing of published signals.
What supports it
There is limited positive confirmation; the chart should be read cautiously until support improves.
What would improve it
A turn higher in the momentum path, followed by steadier trend confirmation, would strengthen the reading.
What could weaken it
The latest reversal warning was 8 completed weeks ago; it is no longer immediate but remains relevant context.
Published signal history
What changed, and when
Event markers are observations, not standalone instructions to buy or sell.
Demand warning
Demand support weakened enough to merit attention.
8 weeks ago
Reversal danger
The chart registered its strongest reversal warning.
8 weeks ago
Demand warning
Demand support weakened enough to merit attention.
9 weeks ago
Demand warning
Demand support weakened enough to merit attention.
10 weeks ago
Demand warning
Demand support weakened enough to merit attention.
11 weeks ago
Market Dynamics
Price and underlying support
Market Dynamics
See whether the support beneath price is strengthening, weakening, confirming the move or beginning to diverge from it.
Control backgroundBuyer controlContestedSeller control
Seller control50 · contestedBuyer control
Current VWAP signals
Control, agreement and concentration
Seller control developing
Seller control developing
The current position, VWAP direction and completed acceptance evidence broadly agree.
Price and VWAP pressure broadly agree
No material six-week disagreement is present between price direction and VWAP control.
VWAP cluster present
6 references converge near 332.04: Year VWAP, High-activity anchor, 52-week VWAP, Latest earnings VWAP, 26-week VWAP, Swing high.
Confirmation and failure levels
Levels that change the current reading
Confirmation327.65
A completed close above Year VWAP with pressure holding above 60 would strengthen buyer control.
Decision area327.65
Year VWAP at 327.65, 2.7% above the latest close.
Weakening level335.70
A completed loss of the core VWAP with pressure below 40 would strengthen seller control.
Current VWAP stack
Volume-weighted price levels
Year VWAP327.66
+2.71% from close
High-activity anchor329.25
+3.21% from close
52-week VWAP329.53
+3.29% from close
Latest earnings VWAP334.14
+4.74% from close
26-week VWAP335.70
+5.23% from close
Swing high335.99
+5.32% from close
13-week VWAP361.37
+13.27% from close
Estimated activity position
Activity above and below price
Below price 41%Above price 59%
34%near price
A notable share of recent weighted activity remains above price and may act as overhead supply.
Estimated from completed weekly typical prices and reported activity; it is not holder-level cost-basis data.
Benchmark, sector and industry
VWAP control comparison
Sector and industry comparisons require at least ten constituents with aligned completed history.
Benchmark · QQQWeaker control than reference
Weaker control than reference; control-score gap -44.3 points.
Buyers firmly in control · 79/100
Sector · TechnologyWeaker control than reference
Weaker control than reference; control-score gap -24.7 points.
Control is contested · 59/100
Industry · Software - ApplicationWeaker control than reference
Weaker control than reference; control-score gap -28.0 points.
Buyer control developing · 63/100
Historical VWAP outcomes
Reclaims, losses and similar states
Descriptive outcomes from this ticker's visible history—not a forecast.
Weekly reclaim57% favourable
Events
7
Median 4w
+8.76%
Median 13w
+5.51%
Typical best
+11.18%
Typical worst
-8.88%
Completed occasions when price moved back above the core VWAP.
Weekly loss71% favourable
Events
7
Median 4w
+3.05%
Median 13w
-6.07%
Typical best
+12.15%
Typical worst
-11.58%
Completed occasions when price moved below the core VWAP.
Comparable control states18 matched weeks
Positive after 4w
50%
Median 4w
+0.10%
Positive after 13w
50%
Median 13w
+1.26%
Best / worst 13w
+22.1% / -14.8%
Outcomes after completed weeks with a similar control score and the same side of the core VWAP.
VWAP control history
Completed changes
Seller pressure established
The completed control reading moved into negative territory.
Core VWAP lost
Price completed the week below the core VWAP.
Core VWAP test held
Price traded through the core VWAP but recovered above it by the completed close.
Core VWAP reclaimed
Price completed the week back above the core VWAP.
Core VWAP lost
Price completed the week below the core VWAP.
Core VWAP test held
Price traded through the core VWAP but recovered above it by the completed close.
VWAP structure turned higher
The fast VWAP crossed above the core VWAP.
Buyer pressure established
The completed control reading moved into positive territory.
Next-State Map
Next-State Map
Historical one-week transition paths from similar completed-week states.
SMI
Proprietary completed-week evidence
SMI
See whether the underlying conditions beneath price are strengthening, weakening or holding firm.
Current SMI readUnderlying support is mixed and losing ground
Price and SMI are not presenting a decisive combined message. The latest reading is based on completed weekly evidence.
0.56 · Mixed
Current stateMixed · 0.56
Latest completed-week SMI reading
DirectionWeakening
How the completed SMI path is changing
PersistenceNew
1 completed week in the current state
Price relationshipMixed relationship
Price and SMI are not presenting a decisive combined message.
Price and SMI transitions
Where underlying support changed
Annotations identify selected completed SMI state changes.
Weekly CloseTrend LineFair ValueActivity Lines
SMI pathDirection, persistence and turning points
SMI 0.56 · Mixed
ImprovingHolding steadyWeakening
SMI in context
Comparable SMI states have carried a positive historical bias
Across 23 comparable completed observations, 60.9% closed higher after 13 weeks. The median move was +8.6%.
Comparable observations
23
Completed historical readings
Positive outcomes
60.9%
After 13 completed weeks
Median move
+8.6%
Over the following 13 weeks
Versus normal baseline
-6.4 pts
Difference in positive outcome rate
Chart Summary
Key Points
Week Ending
21 Aug 2026
Latest Close
319.02
12-Week Change
-15.20%
Trend Signal
Inactive
Next-Week Expectancy
Undecided 51.22%
Signal Weeks
11 of 12
Vs Trend Line
Below
Vs Fair Value
Above
Relative Strength
-13.27
Market Dynamics
-0.70
Over the latest 12 completed weeks ending 2026-08-21, CDNS fell 15.20%, moving from 376.19 to 319.02. The latest weekly close is below the Trend Line and above Fair Value. Trend Signal is inactive on the latest week and was active in 11 of the last 12 weeks. Relative Strength is -13.27 and has softened across the 12-week window. Market Dynamics is -0.70 on the latest week. Next-week expectancy is undecided at 51.22% based on similar historical setup states.
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