ServiceNow Inc (NOW) Daily/Weekly Backtest Results

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Expectancy: 8.79%.   Win rate: 96.55%.   Sharpe Ratio: -0.907.   Maximum drawdown: -28.17% on 17 October 2022.
Mean CAGR: 150.2%. Time in market: 2061 days.   Hypothetical return: $1000 would be worth $5392.19 on 18 September 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 ServiceNow

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 29 signal(s) occurring before 13 August 2024 for a 7.5% profit target: (96.55% * 9.08%) + (3.45% * 0.53%) - (0% * 0%) = 8.79%.
Wins: 28 Breakevens: 1 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.

ServiceNow Analysis

Market sector: Technology.

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Most Recent Buy Signals
Date Signal Type Scores Performance
Signal Sector WR Speed Risk Overall 5% 6% 7.5%
17 August 2026 Gap Down 51 96 100 92 62 73 schedule schedule schedule
07 August 2026 Mega Dump Lite 59 82 100 92 62 75 schedule schedule schedule
24 July 2026 Gap Up 32 94 100 92 62 56 select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt
14 July 2026 Gap Down 44 86 100 92 66 64 schedule schedule schedule
06 July 2026 Mega Dump Lite 71 89 100 92 66 85 schedule schedule schedule
02 July 2026 Gap Up 77 90 100 92 66 89 select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt
29 June 2026 Mega Dump 78 86 100 92 66 88  info schedule schedule schedule
29 June 2026 Simple Mean Reversion (RoC) 83 86 100 92 66 91 select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt
23 June 2026 Simple Mean Reversion 93 87 100 92 66 98 select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt
16 June 2026 Collapsed Bubble 51 80 100 92 66 68 select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt

Gap Up Backtest Summary (Fixed Profits System)

This table summarises how profitable it would have been to have bought this stock at each Gap Up 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%.

Date Buy Signal Price Scores Performance (mouseover for details)
Signal Sector WR Speed Risk Overall 5% 6% 7.5% 10% 20%
24 July 2026 Gap Up $ 96.85 32 94 100 92 62 56 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 July 2026 Gap Up $ 106.27 77 90 100 92 66 89 select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt schedule
02 June 2026 Gap Up $ 128.78 41 87 100 92 66 62 schedule schedule schedule schedule schedule
01 June 2026 Gap Up $ 135.82 51 77 100 92 66 68 schedule schedule schedule schedule schedule
29 May 2026 Gap Up $ 121.42 50 85 100 92 66 69 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
20 May 2026 Gap Up $ 102.02 33 96 100 92 66 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
09 April 2026 Gap Up $ 93.16 77 90 100 88 66 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_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt
25 July 2025 Gap Up $ 196.89 44 75 100 85 71 61 schedule schedule schedule schedule schedule
25 April 2025 Gap Up $ 188.93 92 89 100 84 75 96 select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt schedule
24 April 2025 Gap Up $ 183.89 91 91 100 84 75 96 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
09 April 2025 Gap Up $ 155.10 59 91 100 83 76 76 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
25 October 2024 Gap Up $ 190.81 43 83 100 80 77 62 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
26 July 2024 Gap Up $ 165.35 47 76 100 85 80 64 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 October 2023 Gap Up $ 111.05 61 94 100 87 94 77 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 May 2023 Gap Up $ 107.21 71 90 100 89 95 83 select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt
13 January 2023  bubble_chart Gap Up $ 82.36 81 90 100 87 82 90 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_bolt
14 December 2022  bubble_chart Gap Up $ 83.49 83 95 100 86 82 93 select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt
11 November 2022  bubble_chart Gap Up $ 81.69 78 93 100 88 83 89 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 October 2022  bubble_chart Gap Up $ 83.66 88 90 100 88 83 94 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 July 2022  bubble_chart Gap Up $ 86.77 96 93 100 86 83 100 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_bolt
02 June 2022  bubble_chart Gap Up $ 97.45 47 89 100 84 83 66 select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box
29 April 2022  bubble_chart Gap Up $ 96.73 81 96 100 94 89 92 select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box
28 January 2022  bubble_chart Gap Up $ 108.98 66 92 100 88 85 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
11 June 2021  bubble_chart Gap Up $ 98.80 29 77 100 87 90 49 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 2021  bubble_chart Gap Up $ 97.82 56 81 100 82 89 71 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_bolt
29 January 2021  bubble_chart Gap Up $ 109.22 58 77 100 87 90 71 select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box select_check_box electric_bolt
05 November 2020  bubble_chart Gap Up $ 105.44 54 95 100 79 89 72 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 2020  bubble_chart Gap Up $ 59.31 92 92 100 80 87 96 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
25 March 2020  bubble_chart Gap Up $ 53.70 95 91 100 80 89 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_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt
16 March 2020  bubble_chart Gap Up $ 51.64 95 96 100 80 84 99 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
31 January 2020  bubble_chart Gap Up $ 67.77 80 83 100 82 81 87 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
20 November 2019  bubble_chart Gap Up $ 55.99 78 88 100 79 80 87 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
25 October 2019  bubble_chart Gap Up $ 47.90 73 83 100 79 83 82 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 select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt
26 April 2019  bubble_chart Gap Up $ 52.71 85 53 100 86 77 79 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
01 February 2019  bubble_chart Gap Up $ 44.01 82 86 100 75 77 89 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
15 October 2018  bubble_chart Gap Up $ 36.51 59 88 100 76 78 74 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_bolt
28 July 2017 Gap Up $ 22.14 69 37 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 April 2017 Gap Up $ 18.88 78 36 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_bolt
27 January 2017 Gap Up $ 17.91 85 89 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 October 2016 Gap Up $ 17.13 85 90 select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box select_check_box electric_bolt
22 April 2016 Gap Up $ 14.66 92 62 select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box electric_bolt

 

The data for ServiceNow Inc (exchange: XNYS symbol: NOW) was last updated 21 Aug 2026 07:24. Data for this stock is available from 01 Dec 2015 - 20 Aug 2026.