Workday Inc (WDAY) Daily/Weekly Backtest Results

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Expectancy: 8.07%.   Win rate: 82.35%.   Sharpe Ratio: -1.206.   Maximum drawdown: -43.07% on 07 November 2022.
Mean CAGR: 129.22%. Time in market: 2245 days.   Hypothetical return: $1000 would be worth $2510.29 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 17 signal(s) occurring before 30 April 2024 for a 7.5% profit target: (82.35% * 9.49%) + (17.65% * 1.42%) - (0% * 0%) = 8.07%.
Wins: 14 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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Williams %R (Weekly) Backtest Summary (Fixed Profits System)

This table summarises how profitable it would have been to have bought this stock at each Williams %R (Weekly) 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%.

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08 April 2026   HIGH   FIRE SALE   smart_toy0.948 Williams %R (Weekly) $ 124.30 schedule schedule schedule schedule schedule
03 February 2026   LOW     smart_toy0.987 Williams %R (Weekly) $ 165.62 schedule schedule schedule schedule schedule
02 January 2026   LOW     smart_toy0.883 Williams %R (Weekly) $ 210.50 schedule schedule schedule schedule schedule
07 August 2025   MEDIUM     smart_toy0.767 Williams %R (Weekly) $ 226.20 select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt schedule schedule
13 March 2025   MEDIUM   FIRE SALE   smart_toy0.954 Williams %R (Weekly) $ 239.69 select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt schedule
24 May 2024   MEDIUM     smart_toy0.669 Williams %R (Weekly) $ 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
12 April 2024   MEDIUM     smart_toy0.703 Williams %R (Weekly) $ 264.54 select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box
28 September 2023   MEDIUM     smart_toy0.675 Williams %R (Weekly) $ 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
04 November 2022   MEDIUM   FIRE SALE   smart_toy0.7 Williams %R (Weekly) $ 136.67 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 electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt
30 June 2022   MEDIUM   FIRE SALE   smart_toy0.993 Williams %R (Weekly) $ 141.45 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
24 May 2022   MEDIUM     smart_toy0.973 Williams %R (Weekly) $ 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   MEDIUM   FIRE SALE   smart_toy0.699 Williams %R (Weekly) $ 209.28 select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box
25 January 2022   MEDIUM     smart_toy0.762 Williams %R (Weekly) $ 238.83 select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box
12 May 2021   LOW     smart_toy0.71 Williams %R (Weekly) $ 228.41 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
06 March 2020   MEDIUM   FIRE SALE   smart_toy0.922 Williams %R (Weekly) $ 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 Williams %R (Weekly) $ 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 Williams %R (Weekly) $ 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 Williams %R (Weekly) $ 189.27 select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box
24 October 2018   MEDIUM   FIRE SALE   smart_toy0.904 Williams %R (Weekly) $ 125.50 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
25 June 2018   MEDIUM   FIRE SALE   smart_toy0.912 Williams %R (Weekly) $ 121.71 select_check_box electric_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_bolt
04 December 2017   LOW     smart_toy0.746 Williams %R (Weekly) $ 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
02 December 2016   LOW     smart_toy0.877 Williams %R (Weekly) $ 70.16 select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt
27 June 2016   LOW     smart_toy0.884 Williams %R (Weekly) $ 71.22 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 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.