Akamai Technologies Inc (AKAM) Daily/Weekly Backtest Results

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Expectancy: 6.14%.   Win rate: 78.95%.   Sharpe Ratio: -2.922.   Maximum drawdown: -39.48% on 11 August 2025.
Mean CAGR: 82.36%. Time in market: 3322 days.   Hypothetical return: $1000 would be worth $2044.33 on 17 February 2026.
Key: change_history : profitable trade change_history : breakeven trade (minimal loss after 2 years) change_history : losing trade (not profitable in a 2 year timeframe)


*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 19 signal(s) occurring before 30 April 2024 for a 7.5% profit target: (78.95% * 8.14%) + (15.79% * 0.35%) - (5.26% * 6.38%) = 6.14%.
Wins: 15 Breakevens: 3 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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Large Gap Down Backtest Summary (Fixed Profits System)

This table summarises how profitable it would have been to have bought this stock at each large gap down 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:   disabled_by_default = profit point not achieved. select_check_box = profit point achieved with CAGR above 15%.
select_check_box = profit point achieved with CAGR of between 5% and 15%. select_check_box = profit point achieved but CAGR was less than 5%.

Signal Date and Score Buy Signal Price Performance (mouseover for details)
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07 May 2026   LOW     smart_toy0.918 Gap Down $ 116.41 schedule schedule schedule schedule schedule
20 January 2026   LOW     smart_toy0.651 Gap Down $ 90.84 select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt
08 August 2025   LOW     smart_toy0.698 Gap Down $ 73.08 select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt
09 May 2025   LOW     smart_toy0.891 Gap Down $ 79.62 select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box electric_bolt
10 March 2025   MEDIUM     smart_toy0.933 Gap Down $ 85.32 select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box
08 November 2024   MEDIUM     smart_toy0.539 Gap Down $ 93.64 select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box select_check_box
14 February 2024   LOW     smart_toy0.878 Gap Down $ 116.96 disabled_by_default disabled_by_default disabled_by_default disabled_by_default disabled_by_default
15 February 2023   LOW     smart_toy0.674 Gap Down $ 80.10 select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt
13 June 2022   MEDIUM   FIRE SALE   smart_toy0.885 Gap Down $ 93.03 select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box
16 February 2022   MEDIUM     smart_toy0.837 Gap Down $ 105.10 select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box
04 August 2021   LOW     smart_toy0.626 Gap Down $ 112.98 select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box disabled_by_default disabled_by_default
10 February 2021   LOW     smart_toy0.723 Gap Down $ 106.23 select_check_box select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box
03 September 2020   LOW     smart_toy0.773 Gap Down $ 115.58 select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box
29 April 2020   LOW     smart_toy0.932 Gap Down $ 97.96 select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt
27 March 2020   HIGH     smart_toy0.977 Gap Down $ 91.82 select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt
05 August 2019   LOW     smart_toy0.816 Gap Down $ 85.28 select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt
30 July 2018   MEDIUM     smart_toy0.5 Gap Down $ 77.40 select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box
06 April 2018   MEDIUM     smart_toy0.55 Gap Down $ 70.36 select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box
05 February 2018   LOW     smart_toy0.801 Gap Down $ 64.08 select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt
27 April 2017   LOW     smart_toy0.661 Gap Down $ 60.04 select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box electric_bolt
08 February 2017   LOW     smart_toy0.857 Gap Down $ 65.06 select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box
01 December 2016   LOW     smart_toy0.992 Gap Down $ 65.00 select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box select_check_box
27 July 2016   LOW     smart_toy0.849 Gap Down $ 50.87 select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt
10 June 2016   LOW     smart_toy0.904 Gap Down $ 53.69 select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt
05 April 2016   LOW     smart_toy0.376 Gap Down $ 53.66 select_check_box select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box select_check_box electric_bolt

 

The data for Akamai Technologies Inc (exchange: XNAS symbol: AKAM) was last updated 08 May 2026 01:35. Data for this stock is available from 01 Apr 2016 - 07 May 2026.