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GILD

Gilead Sciences Inc
TREND FOLLOWING PERFORMANCE HISTORY
2026-07-26
Executive Summary
The quantitative backtest for GILD (Gilead Sciences Inc) using the Excess Return SMA* strategy in a Investing context demonstrated its primary role in risk mitigation, experiencing a maximum drawdown of -75.7% (compared to the benchmark's drawdown of -60.4%). Over the evaluated period, this protective approach generated a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 5.1%, compared to a Buy-and-Hold benchmark return of 21.6%. The strategy executed 89 total trades.

* Excess Return SMA: Advanced Single Moving Average model utilizing custom duration weighting and dynamic Stop Loss limits.

GILD Quality Metrics & KPI Summary

Metric1Y5Y10YFull History
StrategyB&HStrategyB&HStrategyB&HStrategyB&H
CAGR18.93%17.22%14.79%17.71%3.70%7.61%5.06%21.64%
Sharpe Ratio0.660.590.620.670.190.290.160.44
Max Drawdown-20.44%-21.59%-24.31%-26.59%-42.69%-30.47%-75.74%-60.43%
% Time Invested93.7%100.0%82.1%100.0%57.7%100.0%60.6%100.0%
Trades / Year0.00.01.20.01.30.02.80.0

Cumulative Growth Performance

Return Distribution Analysis

Return Distribution

Trade History

This log shows every signal-driven transition. Completed trades reflect standard market cycles. An Open or Mark-to-Market exit denotes an active position (either in the primary asset or a cash/yield sleeve) valued at the current price for reporting purposes. Interest entries record yield accrued from cash or cash alternatives (like BIL) during out-of-market defensive periods.

Entry DateExit DateTypeAllocationEntry PriceExit PriceNet Return %Exit Reason
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2026-04-23 2026-05-15 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.23% Interest Income
2025-05-05 2026-04-23 Completed 100% $100.37 $133.14 32.58% Stop
2025-04-10 2025-05-05 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.27% Interest Income
2024-08-28 2025-04-10 Completed 100% $73.13 $101.44 38.63% Stop
2024-05-29 2024-08-28 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.01 1.33% Interest Income
2024-03-04 2024-05-29 Completed 100% $66.84 $59.23 -11.43% Stop
2024-02-08 2024-03-04 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.34% Interest Income
2023-09-29 2024-02-08 Completed 100% $69.09 $68.69 -0.62% Stop
2023-09-07 2023-09-29 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.34% Interest Income
2022-03-08 2023-09-07 Completed 100% $51.20 $67.61 31.97% Stop
2022-02-11 2022-03-08 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.02% Interest Income
2021-11-18 2022-02-11 Completed 100% $56.84 $52.74 -7.26% Stop
2021-06-08 2021-11-18 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.02% Interest Income
2020-09-14 2021-06-08 Completed 100% $51.95 $55.61 6.99% Signal
2020-08-20 2020-09-14 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.01% Interest Income
2020-05-15 2020-08-20 Completed 100% $60.47 $52.53 -13.18% Stop
2019-04-18 2020-05-15 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.02 1.67% Interest Income
2019-04-08 2019-04-18 Completed 100% $51.34 $48.46 -5.66% Stop
2019-02-15 2019-04-08 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.34% Interest Income
2019-01-18 2019-02-15 Completed 100% $52.24 $50.33 -3.70% Signal
2018-12-26 2019-01-18 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.15% Interest Income
2018-11-20 2018-12-26 Completed 100% $51.17 $45.76 -10.63% Stop
2018-10-29 2018-11-20 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.15% Interest Income
2018-05-29 2018-10-29 Completed 100% $49.34 $52.97 7.30% Stop
2018-05-04 2018-05-29 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.12% Interest Income
2018-04-18 2018-05-04 Completed 100% $55.71 $47.93 -14.00% Stop
2016-06-16 2018-04-18 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.02 1.61% Interest Income
2016-05-25 2016-06-16 Completed 100% $60.57 $58.09 -4.14% Signal
2016-05-03 2016-05-25 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.02% Interest Income
2016-02-08 2016-05-03 Completed 100% $58.47 $61.88 5.78% Stop
2016-01-14 2016-02-08 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.02% Interest Income
2015-10-22 2016-01-14 Completed 100% $70.53 $64.39 -8.75% Stop
2015-09-30 2015-10-22 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2015-09-17 2015-09-30 Completed 100% $76.68 $68.07 -11.26% Stop
2015-08-25 2015-09-17 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2015-01-16 2015-08-25 Completed 100% $66.86 $72.62 8.56% Stop
2014-12-23 2015-01-16 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2014-11-07 2014-12-23 Completed 100% $74.74 $64.11 -14.27% Stop
2014-10-16 2014-11-07 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2014-04-15 2014-10-16 Completed 100% $46.36 $64.78 39.66% Stop
2014-03-24 2014-04-15 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2013-07-18 2014-03-24 Completed 100% $39.70 $49.79 25.33% Stop
2013-06-25 2013-07-18 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2012-03-14 2013-06-25 Completed 100% $16.06 $33.91 111.00% Stop
2012-02-21 2012-03-14 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.01% Interest Income
2011-12-15 2012-02-21 Completed 100% $13.38 $15.97 19.30% Stop
2011-11-22 2011-12-15 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2011-11-08 2011-11-22 Completed 100% $14.14 $12.55 -11.26% Stop
2010-07-01 2011-11-08 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.13% Interest Income
2010-06-21 2010-07-01 Completed 100% $12.41 $11.75 -5.36% Stop
2009-12-17 2010-06-21 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.06% Interest Income
2009-11-11 2009-12-17 Completed 100% $16.20 $14.78 -8.82% Stop
2009-08-10 2009-11-11 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.03% Interest Income
2009-03-24 2009-08-10 Completed 100% $15.68 $15.76 0.45% Signal
2009-03-02 2009-03-24 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.01% Interest Income
2008-12-17 2009-03-02 Completed 100% $16.31 $15.11 -7.41% Stop
2008-11-24 2008-12-17 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2008-11-04 2008-11-24 Completed 100% $16.39 $14.51 -11.52% Stop
2008-10-13 2008-11-04 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.04% Interest Income
2008-09-30 2008-10-13 Completed 100% $15.55 $13.65 -12.25% Stop
2008-09-08 2008-09-30 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.06% Interest Income
2007-09-21 2008-09-08 Completed 100% $13.61 $16.56 21.60% Stop
2007-08-29 2007-09-21 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.25% Interest Income
2006-05-25 2007-08-29 Completed 100% $9.53 $12.30 28.96% Stop
2006-05-03 2006-05-25 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.30% Interest Income
2005-02-17 2006-05-03 Completed 100% $5.79 $9.43 62.76% Stop
2005-01-26 2005-02-17 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.16% Interest Income
2004-11-16 2005-01-26 Completed 100% $6.17 $5.52 -10.69% Stop
2004-10-25 2004-11-16 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.13% Interest Income
2004-08-17 2004-10-25 Completed 100% $5.56 $5.69 2.39% Stop
2004-07-26 2004-08-17 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.09% Interest Income
2004-02-25 2004-07-26 Completed 100% $4.64 $5.01 8.00% Stop
2004-02-02 2004-02-25 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.06% Interest Income
2003-11-21 2004-02-02 Completed 100% $4.77 $4.73 -0.95% Stop
2003-10-30 2003-11-21 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.06% Interest Income
2003-10-15 2003-10-30 Completed 100% $5.29 $4.66 -11.97% Stop
2003-09-23 2003-10-15 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.06% Interest Income
2003-01-24 2003-09-23 Completed 100% $3.10 $4.97 59.97% Stop
2002-12-31 2003-01-24 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.08% Interest Income
2002-09-26 2002-12-31 Completed 100% $2.94 $2.93 -0.23% Stop
2002-09-04 2002-09-26 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.11% Interest Income
2002-07-26 2002-09-04 Completed 100% $2.47 $2.61 6.00% Stop
2002-07-03 2002-07-26 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.11% Interest Income
2002-07-01 2002-07-03 Completed 100% $2.81 $2.41 -14.49% Stop
2002-06-07 2002-07-01 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.11% Interest Income
2002-05-20 2002-06-07 Completed 100% $3.16 $2.66 -15.80% Stop
2002-04-26 2002-05-20 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.11% Interest Income
2002-01-28 2002-04-26 Completed 100% $2.92 $2.75 -5.68% Stop
2002-01-03 2002-01-28 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.10% Interest Income
2001-10-10 2002-01-03 Completed 100% $2.54 $2.64 3.64% Stop
2001-09-18 2001-10-10 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.14% Interest Income
2001-08-03 2001-09-18 Completed 100% $2.15 $2.28 5.83% Stop
2001-07-12 2001-08-03 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.22% Interest Income
2001-06-19 2001-07-12 Completed 100% $2.23 $2.24 0.32% Stop
2001-05-25 2001-06-19 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.23% Interest Income
2001-04-04 2001-05-25 Completed 100% $1.26 $2.32 83.69% Stop
2001-03-13 2001-04-04 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.27% Interest Income
2001-01-09 2001-03-13 Completed 100% $1.18 $1.27 7.67% Stop
2000-12-14 2001-01-09 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.35% Interest Income
2000-12-07 2000-12-14 Completed 100% $1.87 $1.68 -10.37% Stop
2000-11-14 2000-12-07 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.39% Interest Income
2000-10-27 2000-11-14 Completed 100% $1.77 $1.71 -3.23% Stop
2000-10-05 2000-10-27 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.39% Interest Income
2000-09-29 2000-10-05 Completed 100% $2.46 $2.08 -15.35% Stop
2000-09-07 2000-09-29 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.38% Interest Income
2000-08-16 2000-09-07 Completed 100% $1.85 $1.94 5.17% Stop
2000-07-25 2000-08-16 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.39% Interest Income
2000-07-18 2000-07-25 Completed 100% $1.77 $1.52 -14.11% Stop
2000-06-23 2000-07-18 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.37% Interest Income
2000-06-15 2000-06-23 Completed 100% $1.32 $1.42 7.45% Stop
2000-05-23 2000-06-15 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.36% Interest Income
2000-05-09 2000-05-23 Completed 100% $1.45 $1.27 -12.42% Stop
2000-04-14 2000-05-09 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.36% Interest Income
2000-04-04 2000-04-14 Completed 100% $1.30 $1.31 0.26% Stop
2000-03-13 2000-04-04 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.36% Interest Income
2000-02-10 2000-03-13 Completed 100% $1.20 $1.48 22.48% Stop
2000-01-19 2000-02-10 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.35% Interest Income
2000-01-04 2000-01-19 Completed 100% $1.17 $1.46 24.48% Stop
1999-12-10 2000-01-04 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.34% Interest Income
1999-11-22 1999-12-10 Completed 100% $1.00 $0.88 -11.71% Stop
1999-10-29 1999-11-22 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.32% Interest Income
1999-10-11 1999-10-29 Completed 100% $1.55 $1.36 -12.63% Stop
1999-09-17 1999-10-11 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.30% Interest Income
1999-09-02 1999-09-17 Completed 100% $1.68 $1.71 1.22% Stop
1999-08-11 1999-09-02 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.30% Interest Income
1999-07-20 1999-08-11 Completed 100% $1.25 $1.46 17.02% Stop
1999-01-22 1999-07-20 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.02 2.21% Interest Income
1998-10-21 1999-01-22 Completed 100% $0.61 $0.81 32.53% Signal
1998-09-29 1998-10-21 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.25% Interest Income
1998-09-18 1998-09-29 Completed 100% $0.54 $0.51 -4.53% Stop
1998-08-26 1998-09-18 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.30% Interest Income
1998-07-28 1998-08-26 Completed 100% $0.48 $0.45 -7.31% Stop
1998-07-06 1998-07-28 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.32% Interest Income
1998-06-18 1998-07-06 Completed 100% $0.71 $0.56 -21.84% Stop
1998-05-27 1998-06-18 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.32% Interest Income
1998-04-24 1998-05-27 Completed 100% $0.88 $0.72 -18.58% Stop
1998-04-01 1998-04-24 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.32% Interest Income
1998-03-13 1998-04-01 Completed 100% $0.84 $0.78 -7.05% Stop
1998-02-19 1998-03-13 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.32% Interest Income
1997-11-11 1998-02-19 Completed 100% $0.80 $0.77 -4.05% Stop
1997-10-20 1997-11-11 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.32% Interest Income
1997-10-06 1997-10-20 Completed 100% $0.96 $0.81 -15.64% Stop
1997-09-12 1997-10-06 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.31% Interest Income
1997-09-10 1997-09-12 Completed 100% $0.83 $0.79 -5.53% Stop
1997-05-20 1997-09-10 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.02 1.57% Interest Income
1997-05-12 1997-05-20 Completed 100% $0.51 $0.55 6.72% Signal
1997-04-18 1997-05-12 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.33% Interest Income
1997-03-27 1997-04-18 Completed 100% $0.54 $0.50 -6.55% Stop
1997-03-05 1997-03-27 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.33% Interest Income
1997-01-27 1997-03-05 Completed 100% $0.64 $0.61 -4.63% Stop
1997-01-03 1997-01-27 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.32% Interest Income
1996-11-20 1997-01-03 Completed 100% $0.50 $0.54 8.01% Stop
1996-10-29 1996-11-20 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.32% Interest Income
1996-10-10 1996-10-29 Completed 100% $0.55 $0.48 -13.64% Stop
1996-09-18 1996-10-10 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.32% Interest Income
1996-08-06 1996-09-18 Completed 100% $0.38 $0.57 48.18% Stop
1996-07-15 1996-08-06 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.33% Interest Income
1996-07-08 1996-07-15 Completed 100% $0.57 $0.45 -22.10% Stop
1996-06-13 1996-07-08 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.32% Interest Income
1996-05-31 1996-06-13 Completed 100% $0.75 $0.63 -16.47% Stop
1996-05-08 1996-05-31 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.32% Interest Income
1996-04-10 1996-05-08 Completed 100% $0.62 $0.63 2.56% Stop
1996-03-18 1996-04-10 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.32% Interest Income
1996-02-23 1996-03-18 Completed 100% $0.80 $0.75 -6.75% Stop
1996-01-31 1996-02-23 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.31% Interest Income
1996-01-04 1996-01-31 Completed 100% $0.73 $0.79 7.25% Stop
1995-12-11 1996-01-04 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.32% Interest Income
1995-11-16 1995-12-11 Completed 100% $0.47 $0.50 7.99% Stop
1995-10-25 1995-11-16 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.34% Interest Income
1995-09-19 1995-10-25 Completed 100% $0.49 $0.41 -16.53% Stop
1995-08-25 1995-09-19 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.34% Interest Income
1995-08-11 1995-08-25 Completed 100% $0.51 $0.48 -6.36% Stop
1995-07-20 1995-08-11 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.35% Interest Income
1995-06-23 1995-07-20 Completed 100% $0.35 $0.39 10.71% Stop
1994-06-01 1995-06-23 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.06 5.70% Interest Income
1994-05-16 1994-06-01 Completed 100% $0.20 $0.17 -16.26% Stop
1994-04-21 1994-05-16 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.26% Interest Income
1994-04-04 1994-04-21 Completed 100% $0.23 $0.19 -14.33% Stop
1994-03-30 1994-04-04 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.01% Interest Income