Workday Inc (WDAY) Daily/Weekly Backtest Results

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Expectancy: 5.64%.   Win rate: 93.33%.   Sharpe Ratio: -0.77.   Maximum drawdown: -56.99% on 25 February 2026.
Mean CAGR: 153.11%. Time in market: 2743 days.   Hypothetical return: $1000 would be worth $2116.87 on 27 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 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 30 signal(s) occurring before 30 April 2024 for a 7.5% profit target: (93.33% * 8.64%) + (0% * 0%) - (6.67% * 36.30%) = 5.64%.
Wins: 28 Breakevens: 0 Losses: 2

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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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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06 May 2026   MEDIUM     smart_toy0.581 Gap Down $ 124.74 schedule schedule schedule schedule schedule
23 February 2026   MEDIUM     smart_toy0.926 Gap Down $ 131.81 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
15 December 2025   MEDIUM     smart_toy0.711 Gap Down $ 219.92 schedule schedule schedule schedule schedule
10 July 2025   MEDIUM     smart_toy0.673 Gap Down $ 232.34 select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt schedule schedule schedule
23 May 2025   MEDIUM     smart_toy0.835 Gap Down $ 239.80 select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt schedule schedule schedule schedule
27 February 2025   MEDIUM     smart_toy0.804 Gap Down $ 265.28 schedule schedule schedule schedule schedule
15 November 2024   MEDIUM     smart_toy0.834 Gap Down $ 263.09 select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt schedule schedule
24 May 2024   MEDIUM     smart_toy0.669 Gap Down $ 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
27 February 2024   LOW     smart_toy0.52 Gap Down $ 293.82 disabled_by_default disabled_by_default disabled_by_default disabled_by_default disabled_by_default
20 July 2023   MEDIUM     smart_toy0.67 Gap Down $ 225.68 select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt
07 October 2022   MEDIUM     smart_toy0.989 Gap Down $ 154.34 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
22 August 2022   MEDIUM     smart_toy0.94 Gap Down $ 163.40 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 July 2022   MEDIUM   FIRE SALE   smart_toy0.989 Gap Down $ 141.19 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_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt
03 June 2022   MEDIUM   FIRE SALE   smart_toy0.985 Gap Down $ 164.34 select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box select_check_box electric_bolt
19 November 2021   LOW     smart_toy0.682 Gap Down $ 287.06 disabled_by_default disabled_by_default disabled_by_default disabled_by_default disabled_by_default
28 September 2021   LOW     smart_toy0.707 Gap Down $ 255.67 select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt disabled_by_default
03 March 2021   LOW     smart_toy0.623 Gap Down $ 241.26 select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box select_check_box electric_bolt
27 January 2021   LOW     smart_toy0.645 Gap Down $ 226.31 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
26 October 2020   LOW     smart_toy0.757 Gap Down $ 214.49 select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt
13 July 2020   LOW     smart_toy0.569 Gap Down $ 190.65 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_boltelectric_bolt
21 April 2020   LOW     smart_toy0.975 Gap Down $ 144.23 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_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt
11 March 2020   HIGH   FIRE SALE   smart_toy0.998 Gap Down $ 143.86 select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt
02 December 2019   LOW     smart_toy0.928 Gap Down $ 175.24 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
24 September 2019   LOW     smart_toy0.612 Gap Down $ 171.26 select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box
13 May 2019   LOW     smart_toy0.658 Gap Down $ 196.28 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
04 March 2019   LOW     smart_toy0.529 Gap Down $ 184.28 select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt
21 December 2018   MEDIUM     smart_toy0.933 Gap Down $ 149.24 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
19 November 2018   MEDIUM     smart_toy0.931 Gap Down $ 128.81 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
10 October 2018   MEDIUM   FIRE SALE   smart_toy0.708 Gap Down $ 127.78 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
05 September 2018   MEDIUM     smart_toy0.765 Gap Down $ 147.60 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
30 July 2018   MEDIUM     smart_toy0.527 Gap Down $ 127.18 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
27 March 2018   MEDIUM     smart_toy0.498 Gap Down $ 129.72 select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt
08 February 2018   LOW     smart_toy0.892 Gap Down $ 114.34 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
09 November 2017   LOW     smart_toy0.777 Gap Down $ 107.28 select_check_box electric_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
09 June 2017   LOW     smart_toy0.608 Gap Down $ 100.46 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
28 February 2017   LOW     smart_toy0.687 Gap Down $ 82.56 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
24 June 2016   LOW     smart_toy0.437 Gap Down $ 75.46 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
02 February 2016   LOW     smart_toy0.992 Gap Down $ 63.00 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

 

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