CDNS MEX Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. · Technology · Software - Application

Latest close 6,011 MXN
2.9% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is active. Price is 4.3% above the Trend Line and sits at 55.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 2.9%, after a -9.5% four-week move. The latest news-sentiment score is 55/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal.

Setup score 40 out of 100
Latest Close 6,011 MXN 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 2.9% latest completed week
4W Return -9.5% short-term follow-through
12W Return -3.8% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 46.2% 24 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.5x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 10-week active streak.
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Activity pressure is constructive, supporting the smart-money activity read.
What could go wrong
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
  • 2 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
What to watch next
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 4.3% above the Trend Line and sits at 55.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 2.9%, after a -9.5% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 0.5x the 13-week average. Participation is below its recent norm, so price strength is not receiving full volume confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
6 Feb 13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul 31 Jul
Up week Down week
Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.7412-week average 0.61

12-week confirmation

Trend active10/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure11/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership8/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.74Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers22 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 2 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is -9.5% over four weeks, -3.8% over 12 weeks, and -11.2% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 10 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W2.9%
4W-9.5%
12W-3.8%
26W16.5%
52W-11.2%
Active trend streak10 weeks
Active weeks in one year24
Trend breadth46.2%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.02Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-102.4%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-1.60Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-123.4%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

A published fundamentals and factor snapshot is not available for this company.

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No published fundamental snapshot is available for this company.

05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Insider activity-

No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.

News sentiment55/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 37 relevant articles.

10 positive · 27 neutral · 0 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings-No event is currently stored.
Options expected move-Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-15.7%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility6.4%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher15 of 2611 weeks finished lower.
Best week+16.5%Week of 17 Apr.
Worst week-14.4%Week of 17 Jul.
Latest week+2.9%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains6
Modest gains9
Flat weeks0
Modest losses5
Sharp losses6
Recent vol6.4%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.3%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split25/27Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.9% / -3.7%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 20266,011 MXN2.9%5,764 MXN5,478 MXN-0.02-1.60539On
24 Jul 20265,840 MXN1.3%5,754 MXN5,464 MXN0.33-4.191.0KOn
17 Jul 20265,763 MXN-14.4%5,747 MXN5,452 MXN0.64-6.212.5KOn
10 Jul 20266,730 MXN1.4%5,745 MXN5,441 MXN0.919.3367On
3 Jul 20266,639 MXN0.5%5,726 MXN5,423 MXN0.956.85850On
26 Jun 20266,603 MXN-3.2%5,710 MXN5,406 MXN1.075.880On
19 Jun 20266,821 MXN3.0%5,675 MXN5,389 MXN1.258.520On
12 Jun 20266,620 MXN-7.1%5,636 MXN5,370 MXN1.304.95101On
5 Jun 20267,127 MXN9.7%5,609 MXN5,354 MXN1.3416.020On
29 May 20266,497 MXN-0.7%5,570 MXN5,333 MXN1.332.236.9KOn
22 May 20266,545 MXN8.2%5,569 MXN5,318 MXN1.253.34404Off
15 May 20266,050 MXN-3.2%5,565 MXN5,299 MXN1.18-4.15154Off
8 May 20266,249 MXN8.7%5,566 MXN5,284 MXN1.00-4.011.0KOff
1 May 20265,750 MXN-0.9%5,560 MXN5,267 MXN0.38-9.405.5KOff
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.