Themes / Cluster
Inactive · established relationshipLatest completed snapshot · Aug 21 · 16:11 ET

MARKET-DISCOVERED GROUP

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THE TRADER READCDNS dominates an otherwise mixed group path

2 of 3 measured session-normalized paths align to the upside across 1.9 effective names. Capital-flow agreement is 46%, so the basket is not yet clean. No verified headline preceded the measured move.

Price breadth2 up · 0 down+1.0% session-normalized median path
Capital-flow alignment46%Price breadth is not yet confirmed by flow
Activity nowCalmActivity score 9/100 · lift 0.8×
Evidence depth6 episodesLow sample—context, not a validated playbook
EVIDENCE CLOCK

What happened, in timestamp order

3 timed events · 15:55–15:55 ET
TIMING READNo verified timestamped headline was found within 24 hours of the first measured price move in the available common-bar window. The move currently reads as market-led or unexplained.
  1. 5-minute inferenceCDNS registered the first material upside path

    +0.46% session path at the threshold · CDNS

  2. 5-minute inferenceSNPS registered a material upside path

    +0.47% session path at the threshold · SNPS

  3. 5-minute inferenceNTCT registered a material upside path

    +0.41% session path at the threshold · NTCT

2 earlier filing context receipts

WED, FEB 4NTCT filing documented shared operating contextproduct pipeline / R&D affecting expense · date precision only

TUE, JUL 28CDNS filing documented shared operating contextproduct pipeline / R&D affecting expense · date precision only

Headline times and retained activity confirmations are point-in-time evidence. Price order is inferred from aligned 5-minute bars. Filing evidence has date precision only and is context, not an intraday catalyst claim.
THEME CONSTRUCTION

Broad move or one-stock disguise?

Session-normalized 5m paths

Observed movement is concentrated across 1.9 effective names. CDNS represents 61.3% of absolute path energy; 2 of 3 members align with the up relative path.

ConstructionConcentrated61.3% from the largest path
Effective names1.9 / 3Movement diversity after concentration
Direction breadth2/3 alignedupside relative path · 0 counter-moving
Largest moverCDNS 61.3%99.3% from the top two paths
CDNS61.3%Dominant mover · path +1.67% · basket +0.56pp
NTCT38.0%Dominant mover · path +1.04% · basket +0.34pp
SNPS0.7%Flat / inactive path · path +0.02% · basket +0.01pp
Top six names by movement share are shown. Movement share measures absolute 5-minute path energy; signed basket contribution is equal-weight. Neither is a portfolio weight or causal attribution.

01 · WHAT IS HAPPENING

The move, the flow and who is driving it

Price breadth, unusual activity and signed capital flow are separate observations
HOW THE PRICE MOVE SPREAD

Observed session sequence

5-minute bars · inferred
  1. CDNS moved higher firstFirst member to clear the material path threshold · path +0.46%
  2. SNPS registered a material higher path0m after the first price move · path +0.47%
  3. NTCT registered a material higher path230m after the first price move · path +0.41%

Sequence inferred from aligned 5-minute price paths; it is not a causal ordering.

RELATIVE CO-MOVEMENT

How the members are behaving together

Session-normalized
Aug 20 · 15:55 ETMove visible 09:30 ETAug 21 · 15:55 ET
Group median +1.04%Strongest relative path CDNSWeakest relative path SNPS

Observed member paths normalized to the session. The dashed marker shows when the median move first cleared a material threshold; shading marks the latest 20% of the observed window.

02 · WHY IT MATTERS

Why now and where the move could travel

Context and lead/lag links are evidence, not proof of causation or a forecast
WHY NOW

Verified recent context

0 items

No verified recent catalyst is attached to this move. The relationship may be market-led rather than news-led.

WHY THIS GROUP EXISTS

Shared filing context

3/3 members covered

Moderate filing support: the strongest shared 10-Q/K outlook is operating setup (near-term outlook) across NTCT, SNPS.

product pipeline / R&D affecting expense

“31 The 5%, or $1.9 million, increase in research and development expenses for the three months ended December 31, 2025 compared to the same period last year was primarily due to an increase in employee-related variable incentive compensation, partially offset by $0.3 million decrease in depreciation expense.”

NTCT 10-Q · 2026-02-05
credit / rates affecting interest expense

“This decrease was partially offset by a $2.9 million decrease in interest expense and a $1.1 million increase in interest income during the six months ended September 30, 2025, when compared to the six months ended September 30, 2024.”

NTCT 10-Q · 2025-11-06
demand / volume affecting revenue

“Product revenue increased 18%, driven by increased enterprise demand for service assurance offerings, which included revenue related to U.S.”

NTCT 10-Q · 2026-08-06
CONFIRMATION NETWORK

Outsiders and cross-asset links

0 outsiders confirming

No qualified cross-asset lead/lag link is available for this group.

Filing-linked outsiders test whether the move is spreading beyond the established cohort.

PDFSNot confirming

CDNS · text peer

AIPNot confirming

CDNS · text peer

SVCONot confirming

CDNS · text peer

SLABNot confirming

CDNS · text peer

03 · WHO IS IN IT

Member participation

Unusual activity and daily price direction are shown separately
NTCTCDNSSNPS

3/3 active3 rising · 0 falling

MemberUnusual activityToday's moveRead now
NTCTNetScout Systems, Inc.
Most unusual · 100/100
+1.0%
Dominant path moverActive in 37.5% of observed group sessions
CDNSCadence Design Systems, Inc.
Elevated · 38/100
+1.7%
Dominant path moverActive in 100% of observed group sessions
SNPSSynopsys, Inc.
Elevated · 35/100
+0.0%
Flow divergenceActive in 100% of observed group sessions
View exact member values
TICKERCompanyRole nowTodayObserved historyTrader interpretation
NTCTNetScout Systems, Inc.Most unusual+1.0%37.5% of 8 sessionsMost unusual activity in this snapshot; performance direction may differ.
CDNSCadence Design Systems, Inc.Participating+1.7%100% of 8 sessionsPrice participation with distributing signed flow.
SNPSSynopsys, Inc.Participating+0.0%100% of 8 sessionsPrice participation with distributing signed flow.

04 · HAS THIS HAPPENED BEFORE

Identity history versus measured outcomes

Structural recurrence is not the same as a validated trading outcome
POINT-IN-TIME LIVE OUTCOMES

Early observed follow-through

2/2 events completed
30 minutes+0.06%100% continuation · n=1Median MFE +0.34% · MAE -1.02%
60 minutes-0.17%0% continuation · n=1Median MFE +0.34% · MAE -1.02%
Session close-0.92%0% continuation · n=1Median MFE +0.34% · MAE -1.02%
Next-session close-1.02%0% continuation · n=1Median MFE +0.34% · MAE -1.02%
Only point-in-time live watcher observations and conservative same-day EOD observations are included. Later backfills and replay runs are excluded.
Low structural sample

Only 6 completed episodes across 8 active sessions; treat history as context, not a validated playbook. These episode counts describe recurrence; the outcome ledger above is the only forward-performance evidence.

Structural support43 daysHow often the cohort identity was observed
Completed episodes6Separate periods of broad group activity
Active sessions8Completed session observations, not trades
2026-08-171 active session100% composition consistency through the episode
2026-08-03 → 2026-08-072 active sessions50% composition consistency through the episode
2026-07-281 active session100% composition consistency through the episode
2026-07-17 → 2026-07-212 active sessions40% composition consistency through the episode
2026-07-091 active session100% composition consistency through the episode
2026-06-261 active session100% composition consistency through the episode
MEMBER CONSISTENCY IN OBSERVED ACTIVE SESSIONS
CDNS100% · 6 episodes
SNPS100% · 6 episodes
NTCT37.5% · 3 episodes