CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC (CDNS) Options Risk Score
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Data last updated: 2026-07-23
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Is it risky to sell options on CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC (CDNS) right now?
Over a 4-week expiry window, CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC (CDNS) scores 100 out of 100 for options catalyst risk (HIGH). What pushes it there: 18 recent news items and 4 active legal filings, all landing inside the 4-week window. Anything at 70 or above counts as HIGH, meaning the premium on CDNS is at least partly compensation for a scheduled event rather than pure time value. It says nothing about direction — only that something is on the calendar.
CDNS shows an IV Rank of 76 — implied volatility is near the top of its own one-year range, so CDNS options are historically expensive, which favours premium-selling strategies, with a current implied volatility of about 56%. Read IV Rank alongside the catalyst score: it says how expensive CDNS options are, while the score says whether that price is justified by a scheduled event.
CDNS's next earnings date is 2026-07-27, outside the near-term options window.
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