Workday Inc (WDAY) Daily/Weekly Backtest Results

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Expectancy: 8.61%.   Win rate: 85.00%.   Sharpe Ratio: -1.806.   Maximum drawdown: -47.38% on 07 November 2022.
Mean CAGR: 131.23%. Time in market: 2763 days.   Hypothetical return: $1000 would be worth $2889.30 on 09 December 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 Workday

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 20 signal(s) occurring before 22 May 2024 for a 7.5% profit target: (85.00% * 9.86%) + (15.00% * 1.48%) - (0% * 0%) = 8.61%.
Wins: 17 Breakevens: 3 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.

Workday 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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27 March 2026   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.94  factory0.709   50 Day Low $ 125.70 select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt schedule
03 February 2026   LOW   smart_toy0.987  factory0.699   50 Day Low $ 165.62 schedule schedule schedule schedule schedule
02 January 2026   LOW   smart_toy0.883  factory0.439   50 Day Low $ 210.50 schedule schedule schedule schedule schedule
26 November 2025   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.46  factory0.603   50 Day Low $ 215.34 schedule schedule schedule schedule schedule
12 August 2025   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.641  factory0.397   50 Day Low $ 213.98 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 schedule
10 July 2025   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.673  factory0.326   50 Day Low $ 232.34 select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt schedule schedule schedule
11 March 2025   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.95  factory0.803   FIRE SALE 50 Day Low $ 243.36 select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt schedule
05 August 2024   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.747  factory0.731   50 Day Low $ 203.87 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
24 May 2024   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.669  factory0.373   50 Day Low $ 226.55 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
15 April 2024   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.738  factory0.467   50 Day Low $ 262.23 select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box
08 March 2024   LOW   smart_toy0.558  factory0.757   50 Day Low $ 264.32 select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box
28 September 2023   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.675  factory0.653   50 Day Low $ 207.10 select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt 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
08 May 2023   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.71  factory0.495   50 Day Low $ 177.66 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
11 October 2022  bubble_chart   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.98  factory0.796   FIRE SALE 50 Day Low $ 144.85 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 select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt
24 May 2022  bubble_chart   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.973  factory0.836   50 Day Low $ 160.88 select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt
22 April 2022  bubble_chart   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.699  factory0.506   50 Day Low $ 209.28 select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box
17 February 2022  bubble_chart   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.789  factory0.489   50 Day Low $ 221.67 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
04 January 2022  bubble_chart   LOW   smart_toy0.618  factory0.601   50 Day Low $ 258.39 select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box
11 May 2021  bubble_chart   LOW   smart_toy0.676  factory0.367   50 Day Low $ 231.72 select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt
06 March 2020   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.922  factory0.592   FIRE SALE 50 Day Low $ 160.02 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
16 October 2019   LOW   smart_toy0.753  factory0.711   50 Day Low $ 164.23 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
06 September 2019   LOW   smart_toy0.779  factory0.703   50 Day Low $ 174.19 select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box
05 August 2019   LOW   smart_toy0.723  factory0.79   50 Day Low $ 189.27 select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box
11 October 2018   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.72  factory0.76   50 Day Low $ 124.40 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 June 2018   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.744  factory0.558   50 Day Low $ 123.46 select_check_box electric_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
04 December 2017   LOW   smart_toy0.746  factory0.638   50 Day Low $ 98.98 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 electric_boltelectric_bolt
11 April 2017   LOW   smart_toy0.701  factory0.472   50 Day Low $ 81.52 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
14 December 2016   LOW   smart_toy0.478  factory0.682   50 Day Low $ 69.76 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
04 November 2016   LOW   smart_toy0.782  factory0.779   50 Day Low $ 82.92 select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box select_check_box electric_bolt

 

The data for Workday Inc (exchange: XNAS symbol: WDAY) was last updated 30 May 2026 15:00. Data for this stock is available from 01 Feb 2016 - 29 May 2026.