Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp (CTSH) Daily/Weekly Backtest Results

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Expectancy: 3.84%.   Win rate: 69.57%.   Sharpe Ratio: -2.999.   Maximum drawdown: -43.83% on 23 March 2020.
Mean CAGR: 58.37%. Time in market: 5791 days.   Hypothetical return: $1000 would be worth $1196.18 on 06 November 2024.
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 Cognizant

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: (69.57% * 8.67%) + (17.39% * 0.94%) - (13.04% * 18.06%) = 3.84%.
Wins: 16 Breakevens: 4 Losses: 3

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.

Cognizant 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:   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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23 April 2026   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.828  factory0.399   50 Day Low $ 55.82 schedule schedule schedule schedule schedule
16 March 2026   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.947  factory0.417   50 Day Low $ 60.92 schedule schedule schedule schedule schedule
10 February 2026   LOW   smart_toy0.841  factory0.496   50 Day Low $ 74.48 schedule schedule schedule schedule schedule
17 October 2025   LOW   smart_toy0.766  factory0.659   50 Day Low $ 65.83 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_bolt
15 September 2025   LOW   smart_toy0.645  factory0.523   50 Day Low $ 68.88 select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt
15 July 2025   LOW   smart_toy0.583  factory0.335   50 Day Low $ 74.86 select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box electric_bolt schedule
31 March 2025   LOW   smart_toy0.96  factory0.786   FIRE SALE 50 Day Low $ 75.88 select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box schedule
25 October 2024   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.819  factory0.676   50 Day Low $ 75.00 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_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt
30 May 2024   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.627  factory0.307   50 Day Low $ 65.36 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
25 April 2024   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.663  factory0.337   50 Day Low $ 66.96 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
21 March 2024   LOW   smart_toy0.799  factory0.588   50 Day Low $ 73.03 select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box
13 October 2023   LOW   smart_toy0.957  factory0.773   50 Day Low $ 65.59 select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt
11 October 2022   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.98  factory0.835   FIRE SALE 50 Day Low $ 57.54 select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt
31 August 2022   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.799  factory0.913   50 Day Low $ 63.92 select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box
12 July 2022   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.969  factory0.882   FIRE SALE 50 Day Low $ 65.54 select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box
10 June 2022   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.957  factory0.823   50 Day Low $ 69.74 select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box
25 April 2022   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.862  factory0.61   50 Day Low $ 83.81 disabled_by_default disabled_by_default disabled_by_default disabled_by_default disabled_by_default
17 June 2021   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.797  factory0.52   50 Day Low $ 69.43 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
12 May 2021   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.768  factory0.454   50 Day Low $ 71.34 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
04 February 2021   LOW   smart_toy0.928  factory0.424   50 Day Low $ 74.52 select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box select_check_box
03 March 2020   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.66  factory0.727   50 Day Low $ 60.01 select_check_box select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt
26 September 2019   LOW   smart_toy0.696  factory0.647   50 Day Low $ 59.20 select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box
14 August 2019   LOW   smart_toy0.753  factory0.794   50 Day Low $ 59.93 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
02 May 2019   LOW   smart_toy0.682  factory0.555   50 Day Low $ 68.22 select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box
17 December 2018   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.951  factory0.86   FIRE SALE 50 Day Low $ 64.75 select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box
09 October 2018   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.819  factory0.705   50 Day Low $ 72.32 select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box
13 August 2018   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.792  factory0.757   50 Day Low $ 73.69 disabled_by_default disabled_by_default disabled_by_default disabled_by_default disabled_by_default
07 May 2018   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.666  factory0.546   50 Day Low $ 76.13 select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt disabled_by_default disabled_by_default disabled_by_default
04 December 2017   LOW   smart_toy0.755  factory0.658   50 Day Low $ 68.85 select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box
02 February 2017   LOW   smart_toy0.847  factory0.585   50 Day Low $ 50.29 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_bolt
09 September 2016   LOW   smart_toy0.887  factory0.52   50 Day Low $ 53.77 select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box electric_bolt
27 June 2016   LOW   smart_toy0.884  factory0.686   50 Day Low $ 54.40 select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box

 

The data for Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp (exchange: XNAS symbol: CTSH) was last updated 30 May 2026 15:00. Data for this stock is available from 01 Apr 2016 - 29 May 2026.