Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp (OCSL) Daily/Weekly Backtest Results

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Expectancy: 4.45%.   Win rate: 80.77%.   Sharpe Ratio: -1.65.   Maximum drawdown: -51.01% on 23 March 2020.
Mean CAGR: 90.39%. Time in market: 5005 days.   Hypothetical return: $1000 would be worth $1111.34 on 09 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 Oaktree Specialty Lending

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 26 signal(s) occurring before 15 May 2024 for a 7.5% profit target: (80.77% * 9.61%) + (7.69% * 1.61%) - (11.54% * 29.71%) = 4.45%.
Wins: 21 Breakevens: 2 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.

Oaktree Specialty Lending Analysis

Market sector: Financials.

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MegaDump Lite Backtest Summary (Fixed Profits System)

This table summarises how profitable it would have been to have bought this stock at each MegaDump Lite 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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22 May 2026       Mega Dump Lite $ 11.79 schedule schedule schedule schedule schedule
06 April 2026   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.614   Mega Dump Lite $ 11.51 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 schedule
03 March 2026   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.726   Mega Dump Lite $ 11.34 select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt schedule
30 January 2026   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.776   Mega Dump Lite $ 12.37 select_check_box electric_bolt schedule schedule schedule schedule
29 December 2025   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.719   Mega Dump Lite $ 12.76 schedule schedule schedule schedule schedule
26 September 2025   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.587   Mega Dump Lite $ 13.08 select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt schedule schedule
08 August 2025   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.68   Mega Dump Lite $ 13.35 select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt schedule schedule schedule
13 May 2025   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.805   Mega Dump Lite $ 14.16 schedule schedule schedule schedule schedule
10 April 2025   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.97   Mega Dump Lite $ 13.62 select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt schedule schedule
26 December 2024   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.76   Mega Dump Lite $ 15.18 select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt schedule schedule schedule
10 September 2024   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.568   Mega Dump Lite $ 16.48 schedule schedule schedule schedule schedule
08 August 2024   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.742   Mega Dump Lite $ 16.14 select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt schedule schedule schedule schedule
12 March 2024   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.716   Mega Dump Lite $ 19.94 disabled_by_default disabled_by_default disabled_by_default disabled_by_default disabled_by_default
07 February 2024   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.885   Mega Dump Lite $ 19.68 disabled_by_default disabled_by_default disabled_by_default disabled_by_default disabled_by_default
23 May 2023   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.848   Mega Dump Lite $ 17.23 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_bolt
21 April 2023   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.581   Mega Dump Lite $ 18.67 select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box
21 March 2023   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.845   Mega Dump Lite $ 18.44 select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box
01 November 2022   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.837   Mega Dump Lite $ 19.98 select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box select_check_box
30 September 2022   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.989   FIRE SALE Mega Dump Lite $ 18.06 select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box
26 July 2022   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.917   FIRE SALE Mega Dump Lite $ 20.30 select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box
22 June 2022   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.955   FIRE SALE Mega Dump Lite $ 19.04 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_bolt select_check_box
06 April 2020   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.991   Mega Dump Lite $ 9.25 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
04 March 2020   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.745   Mega Dump Lite $ 14.64 select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box
26 December 2018   HIGH   smart_toy0.919   FIRE SALE Mega Dump Lite $ 11.39 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_boltelectric_bolt
29 October 2018   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.833   Mega Dump Lite $ 11.70 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
02 April 2018   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.479   Mega Dump Lite $ 10.59 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 February 2018   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.806   Mega Dump Lite $ 10.70 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
09 January 2018   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.64   Mega Dump Lite $ 12.01 select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box
06 December 2017   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.571   Mega Dump Lite $ 11.61 select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box select_check_box
14 July 2017   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.568   Mega Dump Lite $ 12.82 select_check_box select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box select_check_box
23 May 2017   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.427   Mega Dump Lite $ 9.94 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_boltelectric_bolt
21 April 2017   LOW   smart_toy0.331   Mega Dump Lite $ 10.34 select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt
21 March 2017   LOW   smart_toy0.747   Mega Dump Lite $ 10.86 select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt
15 February 2017   LOW   smart_toy0.565   Mega Dump Lite $ 10.91 select_check_box select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt
30 December 2016   LOW   smart_toy0.943   Mega Dump Lite $ 12.22 select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box
28 November 2016   LOW   smart_toy0.996   Mega Dump Lite $ 13.18 select_check_box select_check_box disabled_by_default disabled_by_default disabled_by_default
24 October 2016   LOW   smart_toy0.915   Mega Dump Lite $ 12.58 select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box
20 September 2016   LOW   smart_toy0.807   Mega Dump Lite $ 12.41 select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box

 

The data for Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp (exchange: XNAS symbol: OCSL) was last updated 24 May 2026 14:50. Data for this stock is available from 01 Apr 2016 - 22 May 2026.