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CTSH +7.6%: one of its biggest daily moves this year. COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP moved 6.3 points more than its sector, on 1.4× its usual volume.

2026-10-01 · CTSH

CTSH +7.6%: one of its biggest daily moves this year

COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP moved 6.3 points more than its sector, on 1.4× its usual volume.

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Every claim on the graphic, labelled: observed (straight from the data), calculated (worked out from it), or possible contributor (lines up in time, not a confirmed cause).

  • OBSERVED
    CTSH +7.6% todayOct 1, 2026, 3:05 PM ET
  • OBSERVED
    Its sector fund (XLK) +1.2% todayOct 1, 2026, 3:05 PM ET
  • CALCULATED
    6.3 points more than its sectorHow: stock return − sector fund return · Oct 1, 2026, 3:05 PM ET
  • OBSERVED
    S&P 500 (SPY) +0.2% todayOct 1, 2026, 3:05 PM ET
  • CALCULATED
    Volume 1.4× its 20-day averageHow: today’s volume ÷ average of the last 20 days · Oct 1, 2026, 3:05 PM ET
  • CALCULATED
    Bigger than 98% of its daily moves over the past 250 trading daysHow: share of past daily moves smaller in size · Oct 1, 2026, 3:05 PM ET
  • POSSIBLE CONTRIBUTOR
    News: “Which S&P500 stocks are moving on Thursday?”Published around the move. Timing only, not a confirmed cause. · Oct 1, 2026, 12:35 PM ET
  • POSSIBLE CONTRIBUTOR
    News: “Cognizant and EPAM Soar 7% on Accenture’s Good News: What You Need to Know”Published around the move. Timing only, not a confirmed cause. · Oct 1, 2026, 11:16 AM ET
  • POSSIBLE CONTRIBUTOR
    144 filedFiled around the move. Timing only. · Source: SEC EDGAR · Sep 30, 2026, 4:00 PM ET
  • CALCULATED
    After the 12 most similar CTSH days since Oct 13, 2021, the stock was higher 5 days later 7 of 12 timesHistory, not a forecast. · How: same-company days with a move of similar size and direction

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Statistics only, not investment advice. Past moves don’t predict future ones. Data as of Oct 1, 2026, 3:05 PM ET.