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positive_eps_streak on COGNEX CORP (CGNX)
SIC 3823 — Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, and Control · CIK 851205 · default direction: long
Definition
Fires on companies with consecutive years of positive earnings — quality compounder candidates. Surfaces stable franchises with earnings durability, not speculative growth.
Every time the signal fired on CGNX
| FY | Filing date | Event date | 1d | 5d | 20d | 60d | 252d |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 2026-02-12 | 2026-02-12 | +0.20% | -4.50% | -18.10% | — | — |
| FY2024 | 2025-02-13 | 2025-02-13 | -2.12% | -3.36% | -6.88% | -6.56% | +69.82% |
| FY2023 | 2024-02-15 | 2024-02-15 | -0.99% | +2.73% | +5.94% | +21.89% | -12.00% |
| FY2022 | 2023-02-16 | 2023-02-16 | -12.96% | -14.95% | -11.91% | -7.33% | -28.24% |
| FY2021 | 2022-02-17 | 2022-02-17 | +6.60% | +8.19% | +16.33% | -21.37% | -23.03% |
| FY2020 | 2021-02-11 | 2021-02-11 | +4.62% | -2.68% | -9.62% | -14.94% | -27.35% |
| FY2019 | 2020-02-13 | 2020-02-13 | +0.56% | -5.63% | -16.42% | +9.50% | +81.24% |
| FY2018 | 2019-02-14 | 2019-02-14 | +3.81% | +6.06% | +11.32% | -9.86% | +10.47% |
| FY2017 | 2018-02-15 | 2018-02-15 | -5.15% | -7.82% | -5.87% | -16.24% | -12.09% |
| FY2016 | 2017-02-16 | 2017-02-16 | +8.50% | +10.46% | +14.73% | +30.22% | +58.86% |
| FY2015 | 2016-02-10 | 2016-02-10 | +5.84% | +17.23% | +28.92% | +31.28% | +128.25% |
| FY2014 | 2015-02-12 | 2015-02-12 | +2.32% | +4.28% | +18.91% | +13.97% | -17.74% |
| FY2013 | 2014-02-13 | 2014-02-13 | -8.24% | -5.51% | -9.70% | -12.73% | +4.79% |
| FY2012 | 2013-02-11 | 2013-02-11 | +2.50% | +1.13% | -1.06% | +2.24% | +87.72% |
Forward returns are stock returns from event date (next trading day after filing). Sign is raw stock direction; the trade direction is in the calibration table below.
Universe-wide calibration (this signal across all companies)
| Horizon | n events | Gross stock ret | Hit rate | Trade dir | Net PnL | Cost (bps) | r/σ net |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1d | 21,256 | +0.05% | +49.53% | long | -0.16% | 22 | -0.04 |
| 5d | 21,258 | +0.10% | +50.10% | long | -0.10% | 22 | -0.00 |
| 20d | 21,218 | -0.80% | +49.80% | long | -1.03% | 22 | -0.04 |
| 60d | 19,852 | +1.64% | +54.15% | long | +1.48% | 22 | +0.04 |
| 252d | 19,501 | +13.65% | +64.44% | long | +13.47% | 22 | +0.27 |
Net PnL is direction × stock return − round-trip execution cost (5 bps half-spread + ADV-tiered borrow). See positive_eps_streak methodology for the full audit.