PANW
Outperforming without a clear catalyst yet
- PANW +1.76% on the last session vs SPY +0.74%: +1.0 pts of stock-specific move.
- Aftermath, 52-week high (Sep 30): After its 12 new 52-week highs in the past 5 years, PANW typically gained 3.8% over the next week (median) and was higher 75% of the time; half the outcomes fell between +0.2% and +6.7%. An ordinary week: +0.8%. Among S&P 500 stocks after new 52-week highs, that ranks #66 of 482.
- 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.
After each kind of event
| Event | Events | 1 day | 1 week | 1 month | 1 quarter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any day | 1,255 | +0.2%#55 H | +0.8%#47 H | +2.7%#22 H | +5.9%#81 M |
| Big drop (-2.9% or worse) | 57 | +0.4%#117 H | +0.8%#205 H | +3.5%#138 H | +11.7%#38 M |
| Big gain (+2.9% or better) | 65 | +0.3%#86 H | +2.1%#35 H | +3.9%#64 H | +8.3%#57 M |
| Earnings beat | 20 | +1.3%#89 H | +1.9%#120 H | +3.3%#156 H | +5.1%#76 M |
| Earnings miss | — | — | — | — | — |
| 52-week high Sep 30 | 13 | -0.3%#310 M | +3.8%#66 M | +3.7%#178 M | -1.0%#252 L |
| 52-week low | 3 | -0.9%#229 L | -2.0%#145 L | +12.6%#4 L | +35.0%– |
| Crossed above 200-day avg | 13 | +0.8%#18 M | +2.3%#76 M | +3.4%#170 M | +5.3%#193 M |
| Crossed below 200-day avg | 11 | -0.1%#276 M | +3.0%#27 M | +4.4%#149 M | +1.3%#280 M |
| RSI oversold | 10 | +0.6%#133 M | +2.4%#160 M | +13.1%#13 M | +12.2%#18 M |
| RSI overbought | 18 | +0.3%#169 M | -0.3%#303 M | +1.6%#180 M | +4.7%#166 M |
| Reddit spike | 18 | +0.8%#15 M | -1.7%#74 M | +10.0%#13 M | +11.3%#4 M |
| Analyst upgrade | — | — | — | — | — |
| Analyst downgrade | — | — | — | — | — |
| Insider buy | — | — | — | — | — |
| Insider unplanned sale | — | — | — | — | — |
Median gain from the close of the session the event was known, over each holding period; #rank among the S&P 500 stocks after the same kind of event (#1 = best). "Big" is PANW's own: its worst / best 10% of days over the prior 2 years. Highlighted: happening in the latest session.
Reddit spike
Daily Reddit mentions at least 3x the prior week's average (20 or more); entry the next session.
| Holding | Events | Median (likely range) | Confidence | Rank | Up | vs SPY | Range of outcomes (worst · 25–75% · median · best) | vs S&P 500 stocks (their medians) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 day | 18 | +0.81% (-0.8 to +1.6) | Medium | #15 of 92 | 56% | +0.09% |
-3%
+4%
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| 1 week | 18 | -1.69% (-3.5 to +1.5) | Medium | #74 of 92 | 44% | -1.85% |
-7%
+21%
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| 1 month | 18 ≈17 indep. | +10.04% (-2.3 to +12.0) | Medium | #13 of 91 | 61% | +6.67% |
-12%
+27%
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| 1 quarter | 17 ≈14 indep. | +11.33% (+1.1 to +12.1) | Medium | #4 of 87 | 71% | +4.66% |
-23%
+58%
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Range of outcomes: all of PANW's Reddit spikes in the past 5 years, from the worst to the best result over each holding period; the box holds the middle half, the tick is the median. A wide box means the median alone says little. Hover the median for the average.
Reddit spike by trend
| When it happened | Events | 1 day | 1 week | 1 month | 1 quarter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long trendAbove its 200-day avg now | 12 | +0.8%M vs +0.3% | -2.8%M vs +0.6% | +3.8%M vs +2.4% | +5.1%M vs +6.1% |
| Below its 200-day avg | 6 | +0.3%L vs +0.1% | +1.9%L vs +1.7% | +11.7%L vs +5.0% | +11.9%L vs +13.3% |
| Medium trendAbove its 50-day avg now | 10 | +0.9%M vs +0.1% | -2.8%M vs +0.4% | -3.6%M vs +2.3% | +4.0%M vs +3.0% |
| Below its 50-day avg | 8 | +0.1%M vs +0.3% | +2.1%M vs +1.5% | +11.7%L vs +3.3% | +19.0%L vs +10.7% |
| Short trendAbove its 20-day avg now | 9 | +1.2%M vs +0.1% | -2.2%M vs +0.4% | -4.9%M vs +1.6% | +5.1%M vs +2.9% |
| Below its 20-day avg | 9 | +0.6%M vs +0.2% | +2.5%M vs +1.5% | +11.4%M vs +4.5% | +15.6%L vs +10.5% |
The same event split by where PANW stood against its 200-, 50- and 20-day averages when it happened (a dip in an uptrend vs a falling knife); "vs" is the plain any-day median in that trend; "now" marks where it stands today. Splitting halves the evidence, so watch the confidence letters: H / M / L.
Latest Reddit spikes
| Event | Entry | 1 day | 1 week | 1 month | 1 quarter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2026 | Sep 2 @ $328.48 | 26 mentions vs 1.4/day the week before | +1.1% | +3.0% | +22.8% | … |
| Jun 2, 2026 | Jun 3 @ $280.43 | 146 mentions vs 2.3/day the week before | -0.4% | -6.1% | +27.5% | +17.1% |
| Feb 17, 2026 | Feb 18 @ $152.35 | 37 mentions vs 1.0/day the week before | -0.9% | -4.9% | +11.4% | +57.6% |
| Nov 19, 2025 | Nov 20 @ $185.07 | 33 mentions vs 2.0/day the week before | -1.2% | +2.7% | +2.4% | -23.5% |
| Aug 18, 2025 | Aug 19 @ $181.56 | 148 mentions vs 3.0/day the week before | +1.6% | +1.5% | +13.3% | +11.8% |
| Aug 1, 2025 | Aug 4 @ $171.00 | 20 mentions vs 0.0/day the week before | -1.1% | -1.7% | +12.0% | +28.8% |
| May 20, 2025 | May 21 @ $181.26 | 27 mentions vs 1.6/day the week before | +2.7% | +2.5% | +12.2% | +1.1% |
| Feb 13, 2025 | Feb 14 @ $200.03 | 68 mentions vs 2.0/day the week before | +4.1% | -4.8% | -8.5% | -3.5% |
| Nov 19, 2024 | Nov 20 @ $196.44 | 21 mentions vs 1.9/day the week before | +1.2% | -2.2% | -4.9% | -4.3% |
| Aug 19, 2024 | Aug 20 @ $184.00 | 209 mentions vs 3.4/day the week before | -2.2% | -4.8% | -9.3% | +5.1% |
| Jul 19, 2024 | Jul 22 @ $166.85 | 57 mentions vs 2.4/day the week before | +0.6% | -3.5% | +10.3% | +12.3% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | Mar 1 @ $151.20 | 129 mentions vs 34.9/day the week before | -1.0% | -7.3% | -9.6% | -2.5% |
| Feb 20, 2024 | Feb 21 @ $130.99 | 273 mentions vs 2.3/day the week before | +2.2% | +20.7% | +9.8% | +19.0% |
| Nov 15, 2023 | Nov 16 @ $121.15 | 37 mentions vs 1.7/day the week before | +2.2% | +9.8% | +26.9% | +51.1% |
| Aug 18, 2023 | Aug 21 @ $120.41 | 44 mentions vs 1.6/day the week before | -2.6% | -3.5% | -2.3% | +2.8% |
Aftermath: entry is the close of the first session the event was fully known (the same session for price moves, the reaction session for earnings, the next session for Reddit, analyst and insider events, which are dated by day). Repeats within a few sessions count as one event. Past performance after an event says nothing certain about the next one. Not advice.