Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp (CTSH) 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 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 15 signal(s) occurring before 05 August 2024 for a 7.5% profit target: (86.67% * 8.44%) + (13.33% * 0.40%) - (0% * 0%) = 7.37%.
Wins: 13 Breakevens: 2 Losses: 0
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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| Most Recent Buy Signals | |||||||||||
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| Date | Signal Type | Scores | Performance | ||||||||
| Signal | Sector | WR | Speed | Risk | Overall | 5% | 6% | 7.5% | |||
| 04 August 2026 | Mega Dump Lite | 58 | 81 | 92 | 84 | 66 | 73 | ||||
| 04 August 2026 | Mega Dump | 95 | 81 | 92 | 84 | 66 | 96 | ||||
| 30 July 2026 | Gap Down | 76 | 80 | 92 | 84 | 66 | 84 | ||||
| 02 July 2026 | Simple Mean Reversion (RoC) | 58 | 91 | 92 | 81 | 70 | 75 | ||||
| 01 July 2026 | Rate of Change | 79 | 80 | 92 | 81 | 70 | 85 | ||||
| 01 July 2026 | Oversold Rebound | 61 | 80 | 92 | 81 | 70 | 74 | ||||
| 01 July 2026 | Mega Dump Lite | 63 | 80 | 92 | 81 | 70 | 76 | ||||
| 01 July 2026 | Mega Dump | 50 | 80 | 92 | 81 | 70 | 66 | ||||
| 30 June 2026 | Super Oversold (SMR) | 67 | 86 | 92 | 81 | 70 | 80 | ||||
| 24 June 2026 | Super Oversold (26) | 78 | 61 | 92 | 81 | 70 | 78 | ||||
Super Oversold Backtest Summary (Fixed Profits System)
This table summarises how profitable it would have been to have bought this stock at each Super Oversold 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%.
| Date | Buy Signal | Price | Scores | Performance (mouseover for details) | |||||||||
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| Signal | Sector | WR | Speed | Risk | Overall | 5% | 6% | 7.5% | 10% | 20% | |||
| 30 June 2026 | Super Oversold (SMR) | $ 38.55 | 67 | 86 | 92 | 81 | 70 | 80 | |||||
| 24 June 2026 | Super Oversold (26) | $ 41.20 | 78 | 61 | 92 | 81 | 70 | 78 | |||||
| 22 June 2026 | Super Oversold (52) | $ 42.42 | 67 | 71 | 92 | 81 | 70 | 76 | |||||
| 13 May 2026 | Super Oversold (52) | $ 46.70 | 49 | 93 | 92 | 80 | 67 | 69 | |||||
| 12 May 2026 | Super Oversold (GD) | $ 48.70 | 48 | 92 | 92 | 80 | 67 | 68 | |||||
| 12 May 2026 | Super Oversold (26) | $ 48.70 | 48 | 92 | 92 | 80 | 67 | 68 | |||||
| 06 May 2026 | Super Oversold (52) | $ 51.44 | 49 | 90 | 92 | 80 | 67 | 68 | |||||
| 01 May 2026 | Super Oversold (52) | $ 53.34 | 59 | 93 | 92 | 80 | 67 | 76 | |||||
| 24 April 2026 | Super Oversold (26) | $ 55.06 | 39 | 93 | 92 | 80 | 67 | 61 | |||||
| 10 April 2026 | Super Oversold (MD) | $ 58.50 | 62 | 90 | 92 | 80 | 67 | 77 | |||||
| 09 April 2026 | Super Oversold (26) | $ 59.60 | 61 | 90 | 92 | 80 | 67 | 77 | |||||
| 26 March 2026 | Super Oversold (RoC) | $ 60.14 | 75 | 93 | 92 | 80 | 67 | 87 | |||||
| 07 April 2025 | Super Oversold (26) | $ 67.19 | 99 | 94 | 85 | 67 | 63 | 100 | |||||
| 03 November 2022 | Super Oversold (52) | $ 52.04 | 83 | 86 | 65 | 62 | 50 | 88 | |||||
| 03 November 2022 | Super Oversold (26) | $ 52.04 | 83 | 86 | 65 | 62 | 50 | 88 | |||||
| 26 September 2022 | Super Oversold (26) | $ 58.74 | 91 | 91 | 67 | 61 | 50 | 94 | |||||
| 22 September 2022 | Super Oversold (26) | $ 59.88 | 83 | 95 | 67 | 61 | 50 | 91 | |||||
| 14 July 2022 | Super Oversold (26) | $ 64.24 | 96 | 93 | 65 | 58 | 47 | 98 | |||||
| 16 June 2022 | Super Oversold (RoC) | $ 66.44 | 92 | 89 | 64 | 57 | 46 | 94 | |||||
| 19 May 2022 | Super Oversold (26) | $ 70.22 | 98 | 92 | 64 | 58 | 52 | 98 | |||||
| 23 March 2020 | Super Oversold (52) | $ 42.76 | 99 | 95 | 100 | 41 | 84 | 95 | |||||
| 23 March 2020 | Super Oversold (MD) | $ 42.76 | 99 | 95 | 100 | 41 | 84 | 95 | |||||
| 16 March 2020 | Super Oversold (52) | $ 44.96 | 99 | 96 | 100 | 41 | 76 | 95 | |||||
| 11 March 2020 | Super Oversold (26) | $ 53.41 | 99 | 93 | 100 | 44 | 76 | 95 | |||||
| 09 March 2020 | Super Oversold (RoC) | $ 54.28 | 84 | 94 | 100 | 44 | 76 | 87 | |||||
| 24 December 2018 | Super Oversold (26) | $ 58.86 | 99 | 97 | 100 | 23 | 69 | 91 | |||||
| 31 October 2018 | Super Oversold (26) | $ 66.30 | 74 | 75 | 100 | 26 | 59 | 73 | |||||
| 30 October 2018 | Super Oversold (26) | $ 65.09 | 79 | 73 | 100 | 26 | 59 | 75 | |||||
The data for Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp (exchange: XNAS symbol: CTSH) was last updated 13 Aug 2026 08:56. Data for this stock is available from 01 Apr 2016 - 12 Aug 2026.
