Zscaler Inc (ZS) Daily/Weekly Backtest Results

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Expectancy: 4.05%.   Win rate: 76.47%.   Sharpe Ratio: -1.218.   Maximum drawdown: -71.82% on 02 May 2023.
Mean CAGR: 149.31%. Time in market: 3411 days.   Hypothetical return: $1000 would be worth $1588.21 on 20 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 17 signal(s) occurring before 20 March 2024 for a 7.5% profit target: (76.47% * 9.66%) + (5.88% * 0.43%) - (17.65% * 19.04%) = 4.05%.
Wins: 13 Breakevens: 1 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.

Zscaler Analysis

Market sector: Technology.

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Mega Dump Backtest Summary (Fixed Profits System)

This table summarises how profitable it would have been to have bought this stock at each Mega Dump 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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17 March 2026   60     Mega Dump $ 154.68 schedule schedule schedule schedule schedule
11 February 2026   50     Mega Dump $ 173.31 schedule schedule schedule schedule schedule
05 December 2025   35     Mega Dump $ 243.20 schedule schedule schedule schedule schedule
14 October 2024   35     Mega Dump $ 198.02 select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box select_check_box electric_bolt
10 September 2024   60     Mega Dump $ 157.95 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 August 2024   60     Mega Dump $ 170.07 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
12 March 2024   30     Mega Dump $ 202.22 select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box
21 March 2023   55     Mega Dump $ 109.48 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
22 November 2022   55     Mega Dump $ 135.72 select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box electric_bolt
18 October 2022   80     mode_heat Mega Dump $ 150.40 select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box
17 June 2022   80     mode_heat Mega Dump $ 141.21 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
16 May 2022   80     mode_heat Mega Dump $ 144.98 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 select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt
18 March 2022   95     mode_heat Mega Dump $ 218.26 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
14 February 2022   40     Mega Dump $ 273.98 disabled_by_default disabled_by_default disabled_by_default disabled_by_default disabled_by_default
11 January 2022   25     Mega Dump $ 273.99 disabled_by_default disabled_by_default disabled_by_default disabled_by_default disabled_by_default
09 December 2021   30     Mega Dump $ 308.02 select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt disabled_by_default disabled_by_default disabled_by_default
10 March 2021   25     Mega Dump $ 182.56 select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt
22 September 2020   30     Mega Dump $ 136.52 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
03 April 2020   30     Mega Dump $ 62.20 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
02 March 2020   85     mode_heat Mega Dump $ 52.80 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_boltelectric_bolt
22 October 2019   50     Mega Dump $ 41.68 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_boltelectric_bolt
18 September 2019   50     Mega Dump $ 51.35 select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt
26 November 2018       Mega Dump $ 34.57 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 Mar 2026 17:45. Data for this stock is available from 16 Mar 2018 - 27 Mar 2026.