Zscaler Inc (ZS) Daily/Weekly Backtest Results

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Expectancy: 8.41%.   Win rate: 83.33%.   Sharpe Ratio: -0.462.   Maximum drawdown: -67.69% on 02 May 2023.
Mean CAGR: 184.31%. Time in market: 2262 days.   Hypothetical return: $1000 would be worth $2486.02 on 24 March 2025.
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 Zscaler

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 18 signal(s) occurring before 22 May 2024 for a 7.5% profit target: (83.33% * 11.22%) + (11.11% * 1.46%) - (5.56% * 19.72%) = 8.41%.
Wins: 15 Breakevens: 2 Losses: 1

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.

Zscaler 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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24 March 2026  bubble_chart   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.948  factory0.815   50 Day Low $ 144.69 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
29 January 2026  bubble_chart   LOW   smart_toy0.793  factory0.625   50 Day Low $ 205.07 schedule schedule schedule schedule schedule
24 December 2025  bubble_chart   LOW   smart_toy0.768  factory0.628   50 Day Low $ 229.43 schedule schedule schedule schedule schedule
21 November 2025  bubble_chart   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.761  factory0.66   50 Day Low $ 276.52 schedule schedule schedule schedule schedule
26 August 2025  bubble_chart   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.707  factory0.512   50 Day Low $ 268.39 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
04 April 2025   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.978  factory0.783   FIRE SALE 50 Day Low $ 179.62 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 September 2024  bubble_chart   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.802  factory0.722   50 Day Low $ 157.94 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
28 May 2024  bubble_chart   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.581  factory0.402   50 Day Low $ 167.31 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_bolt
05 April 2024  bubble_chart   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.855  factory0.648   50 Day Low $ 182.76 select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box
05 March 2024  bubble_chart   LOW   smart_toy0.597  factory0.813   50 Day Low $ 208.15 select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box
17 August 2023   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.794  factory0.542   50 Day Low $ 137.82 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
05 April 2023  bubble_chart   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.873  factory0.636   50 Day Low $ 104.90 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
10 January 2023  bubble_chart   LOW   smart_toy0.79  factory0.718   50 Day Low $ 103.72 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
07 December 2022  bubble_chart   LOW   smart_toy0.649  factory0.676   50 Day Low $ 115.10 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
13 October 2022  bubble_chart   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.974  factory0.803   50 Day Low $ 143.20 select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box select_check_box
06 September 2022  bubble_chart   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.88  factory0.756   50 Day Low $ 144.88 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
06 May 2022  bubble_chart   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.919  factory0.852   50 Day Low $ 179.87 select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box
25 February 2022  bubble_chart   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.975  factory0.638   50 Day Low $ 223.17 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
05 January 2022  bubble_chart   LOW   smart_toy0.843  factory0.6   50 Day Low $ 268.67 select_check_box electric_bolt disabled_by_default disabled_by_default disabled_by_default disabled_by_default
11 May 2021  bubble_chart   LOW   smart_toy0.714  factory0.476   50 Day Low $ 163.88 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
04 March 2021  bubble_chart   LOW   smart_toy0.572  factory0.63   50 Day Low $ 182.62 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 March 2020   HIGH   smart_toy0.983  factory0.665   FIRE SALE 50 Day Low $ 44.44 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 September 2019  bubble_chart   LOW   smart_toy0.412  factory0.773   50 Day Low $ 47.06 select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt
20 August 2019  bubble_chart   LOW   smart_toy0.916  factory0.829   50 Day Low $ 71.15 select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt
20 November 2018  bubble_chart   LOW   smart_toy0.928  factory0.842   50 Day Low $ 31.76 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  bubble_chart   LOW   smart_toy0.911  factory0.719   50 Day Low $ 34.36 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

 

The data for Zscaler Inc (exchange: XNAS symbol: ZS) was last updated 30 May 2026 15:00. Data for this stock is available from 16 Mar 2018 - 29 May 2026.