CTSH
Cognizant Technology Solutions · Technology · Information Technology Services
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R500#495 today
$58.51
-3.89% today · +2.06% 1W
Oct 2 close or latest
PreviewWhy it's moving
Underperforming without a clear catalyst yet
- CTSH −3.89% on the last session vs SPY +0.74%: −4.6 pts of stock-specific move.
- Aftermath, crossed below 200-day avg (Oct 2): After its 7 crosses below the 200-day average in the past 5 years, CTSH typically gained 1.7% over the next day (median) and was higher 71% of the time; half the outcomes fell between -0.1% and +2.3%. An ordinary day: +0.1%. Among S&P 500 stocks after crosses below the 200-day average, that ranks #71 of 497. (Low confidence: few independent periods.)
- Market backdrop (Fri): Average Hourly Earnings m/m 0.1% vs 0.3% expected (cooler); Non-Farm Employment Change 29K vs 89K expected (weaker); S&P futures +0.41%, 10-year yield -5bp in the 30 minutes after.
Assembled from Wallsti's own signals.
Best time to own CTSH in the past two years
Buying and selling at the close. Each colored stretch is the best window for that holding period; the grey line is the full two years.
Best window per holding period
| Hold for | Buy | Sell | Gain | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| one single day | Jul 28, 2026 | Jul 29, 2026 | +11.3% | #134 |
| one week | Jul 22, 2026 | Jul 29, 2026 | +29.6% | #35 |
| one month | Jun 29, 2026 | Jul 29, 2026 | +44.5% | #60 |
| 3 months | Jun 30, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | +49.2% | #114 |
| 6 months | Oct 2, 2024 | Feb 14, 2025 | +18.6% | #422 |
| one year | Oct 2, 2024 | Feb 14, 2025 | +18.6% | #393 |
Rank #35 for one week means 34 of the S&P 500 components had a better best-one week gain over the past year. Updated .
Today vs. the best starting days
| As of | 1d | 1w | 1m | 3m | 6m | 1y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today Oct 2, 2026 |
-3.9% | +2.1% | -7.7% | +40.2% | -5.2% | -10.7% |
| Best one single day Jul 28, 2026 |
+6.9% | +15.3% | +25.7% | -8.1% | -38.9% | -31.9% |
| Best one week Jul 22, 2026 |
-1.0% | 0.0% | +3.2% | -26.1% | -48.3% | -42.6% |
| Best one month Jun 29, 2026 |
-3.2% | -7.4% | -30.5% | -34.7% | -53.9% | -49.1% |
| Best 3 months Jun 30, 2026 |
0.0% | -5.4% | -30.5% | -36.1% | -53.4% | -49.3% |
| Best 6 months Oct 2, 2024 |
+0.9% | +1.6% | -1.3% | +12.3% | +8.0% | +15.9% |
| Best one year Oct 2, 2024 |
+0.9% | +1.6% | -1.3% | +12.3% | +8.0% | +15.9% |
Trailing gains over each window, today and on the day each best window started, to compare today's setup with the best entries.