Cognex Corporation (CGNX) — chart, structure and Closelook read

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Every Closelook reading that exists for CGNX, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

Peer group

Technology · US

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Compared against CGNX on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelook scores where it exists.

Versus its index

The name against its Closelook index and its own sleeve — equal-weight, nightly closes.

Rubin Build-Out 100 · as of 2026-09-16

DayWeekMonth3 months
CGNX+2.1%−2.4%−9.4%−7.7%
Machine Vision, Sensing & Edge+1.4%−6.1%−9.2%
Rubin Build-Out 100+1.9%−5.3%−7.4%

Against the index: 2.9 pts ahead on the week, 2.0 pts behind on the month; against its Machine Vision, Sensing & Edge sleeve 0.2 pts behind on the month.

Returns from the index workers’ nightly closes; equal-weight sleeves. A relative reading from the research diary, not advice.

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

About Cognex Corporation

Cognex Corporation (CGNX) trades on US exchanges, classified under Technology.

The Closelook company score reads 59/100 composite (momentum 61, quality 59, valuation 23) across 7 modules — the full three-layer breakdown, chart structure and analog history load live above.

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FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-17

Quick answers

What is Cognex Corporation (CGNX)?

Cognex Corporation trades as CGNX on the US exchange (US) and is classified under Technology in the Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-17.

Is CGNX in a Closelook index?

Not currently — Cognex Corporation is tracked in the Closelook research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelook functional index as of 2026-09-17.

What is Cognex Corporation's Closelook composite score?

59 out of 100, with momentum 61, quality 59 and valuation 23 sub-scores, as of 2026-09-17. Scores are Closelook's own research readings, not ratings or investment advice.

Where does CGNX trade against its moving averages?

In a correction — 17.2% off its high: 17.2% below its 52-week high and under its 50-day — a textbook 10-to-20% correction. As of 2026-09-16 — a technical state from the nightly Closelook bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

How is CGNX doing against its Closelook index?

Over the past month Cognex Corporation is −9.4% against −7.4% for the Rubin Build-Out 100 — 2.0 points behind its index, as of 2026-09-16. Its Machine Vision, Sensing & Edge sleeve is −9.2% over the same month. The “Versus its index” table on this page carries the day, the week and the month for the name, its sleeve and the index.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for CGNX, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

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