Akamai Technologies Inc (AKAM) Daily/Weekly Backtest Results
*Transaction costs, taxes and dividends are excluded from these calculations. Past performance may not necessarily be a reliable guide to future performance.
Calculations for Akamai Technologies
Expectancy is the percentage profit or loss you would expect to make on the next purchase of this stock with an entry point at the specified signal and profit target as set above. Given a large enough sample size, a positive expectancy indicates the trading strategy is likely to be profitable.
Expectancy calculation for 23 signal(s) occurring before 22 May 2024 for a 7.5% profit target: (78.26% * 9.05%) + (17.39% * 3.11%) - (4.35% * 3.00%) = 7.49%.
Wins: 18 Breakevens: 4 Losses: 1
To even out CAGR calculations, large individual returns from particularly quick trades have been capped at 300%.
The Sharpe Ratio calculation assumes a risk free return rate of 2% per calendar year. Ideally the ratio should be a positive number. A higher positive number indicates the strategy has a more attractive risk adjusted rate of return for this particular buy signal and stock over the chart's timeframe.
Akamai Technologies Analysis
Market sector: Technology.
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50 day low Backtest Summary (Fixed Profits System)
This table summarises how profitable it would have been to have bought this stock at each 50 day low entry signal. Hover over the icons to see more details of the particular trade, including the maximum percentage drawdown and how long it took to reach the desired percentage profit.
Key:
= profit point not achieved.
= profit point achieved with CAGR above 15%.
= profit point achieved with CAGR of between 5% and 15%.
= profit point achieved but CAGR was less than 5%.
| Signal Date and Score | Buy Signal | Price | Performance (mouseover for details) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5% | 6% | 7.5% | 10% | 20% | |||
| 15 April 2026 LOW smart_toy0.607 factory0.34 | 50 Day Low | $ 90.09 | |||||
| 01 August 2025 LOW smart_toy0.637 factory0.493 | 50 Day Low | $ 75.22 | |||||
| 04 April 2025 LOW smart_toy0.991 factory0.819 FIRE SALE | 50 Day Low | $ 75.37 | |||||
| 21 February 2025 MEDIUM smart_toy0.844 factory0.621 | 50 Day Low | $ 82.86 | |||||
| 08 November 2024 MEDIUM smart_toy0.539 factory0.542 | 50 Day Low | $ 93.64 | |||||
| 12 June 2024 MEDIUM smart_toy0.726 factory0.551 | 50 Day Low | $ 89.16 | |||||
| 10 May 2024 MEDIUM smart_toy0.774 factory0.342 | 50 Day Low | $ 92.70 | |||||
| 03 April 2024 MEDIUM smart_toy0.733 factory0.372 | 50 Day Low | $ 107.14 | |||||
| 15 February 2024 LOW smart_toy0.886 factory0.767 | 50 Day Low | $ 112.88 | |||||
| 15 February 2023 LOW smart_toy0.674 factory0.668 | 50 Day Low | $ 80.10 | |||||
| 20 September 2022 MEDIUM smart_toy0.849 factory0.833 FIRE SALE | 50 Day Low | $ 86.94 | |||||
| 13 June 2022 MEDIUM smart_toy0.885 factory0.837 FIRE SALE | 50 Day Low | $ 93.03 | |||||
| 06 May 2022 MEDIUM smart_toy0.961 factory0.784 | 50 Day Low | $ 96.24 | |||||
| 16 February 2022 MEDIUM smart_toy0.837 factory0.614 | 50 Day Low | $ 105.10 | |||||
| 13 September 2021 LOW smart_toy0.671 factory0.555 | 50 Day Low | $ 112.16 | |||||
| 04 August 2021 LOW smart_toy0.626 factory0.461 | 50 Day Low | $ 112.98 | |||||
| 12 February 2021 LOW smart_toy0.896 factory0.482 | 50 Day Low | $ 101.99 | |||||
| 28 October 2020 LOW smart_toy0.713 factory0.642 | 50 Day Low | $ 99.29 | |||||
| 09 March 2020 HIGH smart_toy0.984 factory0.798 FIRE SALE | 50 Day Low | $ 83.21 | |||||
| 09 December 2019 LOW smart_toy0.745 factory0.675 | 50 Day Low | $ 84.53 | |||||
| 31 October 2019 LOW smart_toy0.846 factory0.644 | 50 Day Low | $ 86.68 | |||||
| 21 December 2018 MEDIUM smart_toy0.983 factory0.87 FIRE SALE | 50 Day Low | $ 61.12 | |||||
| 02 October 2018 MEDIUM smart_toy0.656 factory0.748 | 50 Day Low | $ 70.28 | |||||
| 01 August 2018 MEDIUM smart_toy0.498 factory0.811 | 50 Day Low | $ 70.94 | |||||
| 27 July 2017 LOW smart_toy0.688 factory0.423 | 50 Day Low | $ 45.84 | |||||
| 03 May 2017 LOW smart_toy0.644 factory0.558 | 50 Day Low | $ 53.35 | |||||
| 30 March 2017 LOW smart_toy0.663 factory0.442 | 50 Day Low | $ 61.85 | |||||
| 15 February 2017 LOW smart_toy0.678 factory0.533 | 50 Day Low | $ 63.60 | |||||
| 28 July 2016 LOW smart_toy0.899 factory0.313 | 50 Day Low | $ 50.57 | |||||
The data for Akamai Technologies Inc (exchange: XNAS symbol: AKAM) was last updated 30 May 2026 15:00. Data for this stock is available from 01 Apr 2016 - 29 May 2026.