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Why this page exists: CDNS has no documented material pre-announcement habit — the edge here is the earnings-cycle statistics themselves (drift, gap, reaction, follow-through) and how they vary by regime. This page measures every earnings cycle — drift into the report, the gap, the reaction, the follow-through — alongside the NVDA / SPY / VIX regime it happened in, and uses the documented pre-announcement history to project when the next pre-announcement is most likely to land. All numbers are computed from real daily prices, real earnings dates, our own ATM-straddle expected moves and stored option chains, and a curated registry of real press releases. Nothing is simulated.

Next earnings & predicted pre-announcement window

Monday, July 27, 2026
Next confirmed CDNS earnings date (source: exchange calendar).

Current regime & edge read

As of 2026-07-24: NVDA Strong Down (nan% 20d), SPY Strong Down (nan%), SOX Mild Down, VIX 18.7 (Medium (15-25)).
EdgeScore +0.61 (Bullish)
ComponentCurrent bucketHist. mean reactionN
NVDA regimeStrong Down expl.+5.2%4
VIX levelMedium (15-25)+2.2%22
Earnings weekdayMonday+0.9%36
EdgeScore = mean of the matching buckets' historical mean earnings reactions, normalized by the average absolute reaction (±1 cap). Transparent and purely historical — not a prediction model.
Cycles
46
Avg reaction
+1.1%
Median reaction
+0.1%
Avg |move|
4.5%
Up rate
50%
Avg drift T-20
+3.9%
Event-window statistics (all cycles)
WindowNMeanMedianStdMin / MaxWin%
Drift T-20 → report46+3.9%+3.8%9.3-11.7% / +41.3%74%
Drift T-5 → report46+1.0%+0.5%4.4-9.1% / +13.6%57%
Overnight gap46+1.2%+1.4%4.6-7.8% / +11.1%57%
Reaction day (close→close)46+1.1%+0.1%5.7-8.8% / +15.4%50%
Follow-through +5d46+0.4%+0.3%4.2-9.2% / +11.2%59%
Follow-through +20d46+2.0%+3.7%8.1-28.1% / +17.4%63%
Max favorable excursion (20d)46+8.4%+7.8%6.7-5.1% / +24.7%91%
Max adverse excursion (20d)46-5.4%-4.6%7.3-26.3% / +7.6%26%
Reaction by regime & calendar

Reaction by report weekday

BucketNMeanMedianStdWin%
Wednesday n<105+2.0%+2.8%6.860%
Tuesday n<104+1.9%+4.4%6.375%
Monday36+0.9%-0.6%5.544%
Thursday n<101+0.8%+0.8%0.0100%

Reaction by NVDA 20-day regime

BucketNMeanMedianStdWin%
Strong Down n<104+5.2%+3.2%6.575%
Mild Down n<103+4.7%+9.1%6.667%
Sideways11+0.7%+0.8%4.555%
Strong Up16+0.7%+0.4%6.550%
Mild Up12-0.2%-0.9%3.233%

Reaction by VIX level

BucketNMeanMedianStdWin%
Medium (15-25)22+2.2%+0.9%6.550%
Low (<15)18+0.2%-0.1%4.750%
High (>25) n<106-0.1%-0.3%4.150%

Drift T-20 by NVDA regime

BucketNMeanMedianStdWin%
Strong Up16+9.7%+9.1%10.494%
Mild Up12+3.3%+3.7%3.683%
Sideways11+1.4%+3.8%8.264%
Mild Down n<103+0.5%+1.0%4.667%
Strong Down n<104-8.5%-8.6%2.90%
Documented pre-announcements
No documented pre-announcements in the registry.
Expected move vs actual (our nightly ATM data)
Report dateExpected moveActual reactionGapActual / EM
2026-04-279.0%-3.3%-2.0%0.37x
2026-02-178.3%+7.6%+6.9%0.92x
Only cycles inside our own options-database coverage window are shown — we do not fabricate historical implied volatility. Coverage grows each quarter.
Options strategy P&L — priced from our own chains
No earnings cycles inside our chain coverage window yet — this section fills in automatically as coverage grows.
Every earnings cycle
ReportPreDrift20GapReact+5d+20dMFEMAEHV20NVDA / VIXSurprise
2026-04-27
Monday
+23.8%-2.0%-3.3%+7.4%+17.4%+13.9%-6.2%50%Strong Up / Medium (15-25)+4%
2026-02-17
Tuesday
-10.7%+6.9%+7.6%-4.7%-3.7%+10.0%-2.2%52%Sideways / Medium (15-25)+4%
2025-10-27
Monday
+0.8%-3.5%-2.9%-1.7%-10.8%-0.9%-16.0%31%Mild Up / Medium (15-25)+8%
2025-07-28
Monday
+9.4%+6.4%+9.7%-0.4%-5.8%+12.8%+1.8%24%Strong Up / Medium (15-25)+6%
2025-04-28
Monday
1+11.3%+1.4%+5.8%+2.2%+6.9%+13.1%+1.4%68%Sideways / High (>25)+5%
2025-02-18
Tuesday
-1.7%-5.1%-8.8%-9.2%-7.4%-4.6%-23.4%46%Sideways / Medium (15-25)+3%
2024-10-28
Monday
-6.7%+8.8%+12.5%+1.7%+9.8%+24.7%+7.6%32%Strong Up / Medium (15-25)+14%
2024-07-22
Monday
-9.8%-0.4%-1.4%-8.5%-0.4%+1.6%-15.9%36%Sideways / Low (<15)+4%
2024-04-22
Monday
-11.7%-2.5%-1.1%+0.3%+3.8%+3.4%-5.1%22%Strong Down / Medium (15-25)+3%
2024-02-12
Monday
+14.2%-5.4%-4.0%-0.8%+5.8%+4.6%-7.1%27%Strong Up / Low (<15)+4%
2023-10-23
Monday
+3.8%-2.2%-1.1%-1.6%+13.8%+14.3%-4.7%26%Sideways / Medium (15-25)+4%
2023-07-24
Monday
+7.1%-3.9%-1.2%-1.8%-5.6%+0.4%-9.7%24%Mild Up / Low (<15)+2%
2023-04-24
Monday
+4.2%-5.8%-4.3%+3.3%+3.8%+2.9%-8.9%17%Sideways / Medium (15-25)+3%
2023-02-13
Monday
+9.7%+4.2%+7.2%-3.2%+2.2%+9.7%+1.9%26%Strong Up / Medium (15-25)+5%
2022-10-24
Monday
-1.3%-1.2%-5.5%+0.1%+7.0%+7.6%-13.4%40%Mild Up / High (>25)+10%
2022-07-25
Monday
+6.4%+1.7%+1.8%+8.4%+8.3%+16.3%+1.4%30%Sideways / Medium (15-25)+12%
2022-04-25
Monday
-4.9%+4.6%+0.3%-0.7%-2.6%+6.5%-12.4%34%Strong Down / High (>25)+17%
2022-02-22
Tuesday
-10.8%+11.1%+4.2%+6.8%+13.7%+19.1%+1.4%49%Sideways / High (>25)+5%
2021-10-25
Monday
+5.8%+2.1%+3.3%+0.5%+6.7%+13.6%-1.6%27%Mild Up / Medium (15-25)+7%
2021-07-26
Monday
+7.6%+0.4%-1.2%+2.8%+10.5%+9.4%-2.8%14%Sideways / Medium (15-25)+14%
2021-04-26
Monday
+8.8%-6.0%-8.0%-2.4%-4.8%-5.1%-18.1%30%Strong Up / Medium (15-25)+12%
2021-02-22
Monday
-3.1%+1.8%-0.4%+11.2%-3.5%+11.1%-10.2%37%Mild Up / Medium (15-25)+12%
2020-10-19
Monday
+11.2%+1.6%-0.8%-2.4%+2.0%+12.3%-6.7%29%Mild Up / High (>25)+16%
2020-07-20
Monday
+12.8%+2.7%-0.1%+1.6%+5.7%+8.3%-3.0%24%Strong Up / Medium (15-25)+27%
2020-04-20
Monday
1+41.3%-1.8%-4.2%+9.0%+11.8%+8.0%-5.8%75%Strong Up / High (>25)+11%
2020-02-12
Wednesday
+6.2%-0.1%+2.8%-2.9%-28.1%+4.3%-26.3%21%Strong Up / Low (<15)+2%
2019-10-21
Monday
+1.2%+4.5%-5.7%+4.7%+6.8%+5.6%-6.5%24%Strong Up / Low (<15)+6%
2019-07-22
Monday
+1.8%-0.9%+2.2%+2.8%-6.3%+6.1%-7.8%20%Strong Up / Low (<15)+7%
2019-04-22
Monday
+4.0%+6.7%+3.9%+2.2%-3.1%+9.8%+0.3%16%Mild Up / Low (<15)+10%
2019-02-19
Tuesday
+12.9%+8.3%+4.6%+4.2%+11.2%+18.1%+3.0%18%Sideways / Low (<15)+10%
2018-10-22
Monday
-10.9%+8.1%+15.4%-5.7%-8.7%+15.8%+5.0%27%Strong Down / Medium (15-25)+19%
2018-07-23
Monday
+2.9%+1.4%+0.8%-3.5%-0.9%+4.1%-3.5%14%Sideways / Low (<15)+13%
2018-04-23
Monday
+1.0%+9.2%+9.1%-0.1%+4.8%+15.8%+5.0%27%Mild Down / Medium (15-25)+7%
2018-01-31
Wednesday
+6.7%-1.0%-5.9%-8.7%-9.5%+0.9%-19.2%22%Strong Up / Low (<15)--
2017-10-26
Thursday
+9.5%-2.0%+0.8%+1.6%+5.8%+6.8%-3.2%8%Strong Up / Low (<15)+3%
2017-07-24
Monday
+2.4%+1.2%+4.5%+0.7%+1.0%+7.5%+0.5%16%Mild Up / Low (<15)+5%
2017-04-24
Monday
+5.9%-5.0%-4.6%+2.4%+5.0%+0.2%-6.8%14%Mild Down / Low (<15)+1%
2017-02-01
Wednesday
+1.9%+2.6%+12.0%+1.1%+7.5%+22.1%+1.2%13%Strong Up / Low (<15)+2%
2016-10-24
Monday
+3.9%+1.9%-0.9%+0.3%+5.3%+4.8%-4.9%16%Mild Up / Low (<15)+6%
2016-07-25
Monday
+9.9%-2.4%-7.2%-0.5%+2.8%-1.4%-8.8%18%Strong Up / Low (<15)+2%
2016-04-25
Monday
+3.6%-1.3%-1.1%+0.0%+3.6%+3.5%-3.6%14%Mild Up / Low (<15)+2%
2016-02-03
Wednesday
-6.4%+8.7%+6.1%+0.2%+8.6%+15.9%-1.1%32%Strong Down / Medium (15-25)+7%
2015-10-26
Monday
+4.2%+3.0%+1.9%+2.3%-0.2%+9.1%-0.1%15%Strong Up / Medium (15-25)+8%
2015-07-27
Monday
-5.3%+3.6%+9.6%+0.9%-8.6%+15.2%-4.4%17%Mild Down / Medium (15-25)+12%
2015-04-27
Monday
+3.8%+3.6%+3.5%-2.8%+2.4%+6.5%-1.8%19%Mild Up / Low (<15)+9%
2015-02-04
Wednesday
+1.1%-7.8%-4.9%+2.3%+5.8%+3.7%-8.7%23%Mild Up / Medium (15-25)-1%
Methodology: reaction day = first trading day after the report (AMC assumed). Regimes are 20-trading-day returns (NVDA/SPY/SOX) and VIX close on the report date. Historical implied volatility before our options-DB coverage window (Nov 2025) is NOT reconstructed — realized volatility (HV20) is shown instead. Options strategy P&L and IV crush are priced from OUR OWN stored option chains (one row per contract per pull) for every cycle inside coverage; both sections grow automatically each quarter. Buckets with n<10 are exploratory. Correlation is not causation; small samples dominate the pre-announcement analysis. Pre-announcement registry: screeners/earnings_analysis/preannouncements_CDNS.json.
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