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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 Moving Average (50/200)* strategy in a Investing context demonstrated its primary role in risk mitigation, experiencing a maximum drawdown of -65.5% (compared to the benchmark's drawdown of -60.4%). Over the evaluated period, this protective approach generated a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 5.6%, compared to a Buy-and-Hold benchmark return of 21.6%. The strategy executed 87 total trades.

* Moving Average (50/200): Classic Moving Average Crossover (e.g., 50-day crossing 200-day). The foundational basis of research-grade trend following.

GILD Quality Metrics & KPI Summary

Metric1Y5Y10YFull History
StrategyB&HStrategyB&HStrategyB&HStrategyB&H
CAGR23.53%17.22%15.47%17.71%5.17%7.61%5.64%21.64%
Sharpe Ratio0.810.590.700.670.260.290.190.44
Max Drawdown-20.44%-21.59%-20.44%-26.59%-41.50%-30.47%-65.52%-60.43%
% Time Invested91.7%100.0%66.2%100.0%53.6%100.0%55.8%100.0%
Trades / Year1.00.01.20.01.70.02.70.0

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
2024-08-27 2025-04-10 Completed 100% $72.90 $101.44 39.08% Stop
2024-03-22 2024-08-27 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.02 2.29% Interest Income
2024-03-04 2024-03-22 Completed 100% $66.84 $68.19 1.98% Signal
2024-02-08 2024-03-04 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.34% Interest Income
2023-12-14 2024-02-08 Completed 100% $76.08 $68.69 -9.75% Stop
2023-07-06 2023-12-14 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.02 2.45% Interest Income
2022-09-19 2023-07-06 Completed 100% $57.61 $69.68 20.89% Signal
2022-02-11 2022-09-19 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.01 0.89% Interest Income
2021-03-25 2022-02-11 Completed 100% $53.42 $52.74 -1.31% Stop
2020-09-11 2021-03-25 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.04% Interest Income
2020-08-25 2020-09-11 Completed 100% $52.58 $51.36 -2.39% Signal
2020-08-03 2020-08-25 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.01% Interest Income
2020-04-07 2020-08-03 Completed 100% $61.13 $55.62 -9.05% Stop
2020-03-16 2020-04-07 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2019-12-16 2020-03-16 Completed 100% $51.91 $53.17 2.39% Stop
2019-11-21 2019-12-16 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.10% Interest Income
2019-11-15 2019-11-21 Completed 100% $49.80 $50.53 1.41% Signal
2019-09-17 2019-11-15 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.29% Interest Income
2019-07-25 2019-09-17 Completed 100% $51.19 $51.15 -0.13% Signal
2019-04-18 2019-07-25 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.01 0.60% Interest Income
2019-04-08 2019-04-18 Completed 100% $51.34 $48.46 -5.66% Stop
2018-10-29 2019-04-08 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.01 1.04% Interest Income
2018-07-10 2018-10-29 Completed 100% $57.19 $52.97 -7.42% Stop
2018-05-02 2018-07-10 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.36% Interest Income
2018-04-18 2018-05-02 Completed 100% $55.71 $50.27 -9.80% Signal
2018-03-26 2018-04-18 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.11% Interest Income
2017-11-30 2018-03-26 Completed 100% $54.10 $54.62 0.91% Stop
2017-11-07 2017-11-30 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.08% Interest Income
2017-08-09 2017-11-07 Completed 100% $52.57 $52.59 -0.00% Stop
2016-05-02 2017-08-09 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.01 0.72% Interest Income
2016-04-25 2016-05-02 Completed 100% $71.07 $61.90 -12.95% Stop
2015-09-30 2016-04-25 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.12% 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
2015-05-27 2015-08-25 Completed 100% $75.73 $72.62 -4.15% Stop
2015-05-04 2015-05-27 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2015-01-16 2015-05-04 Completed 100% $66.86 $72.51 8.39% Signal
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
2012-01-05 2012-02-21 Completed 100% $14.43 $15.97 10.67% Stop
2011-09-20 2012-01-05 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2011-08-31 2011-09-20 Completed 100% $13.80 $13.83 0.17% Signal
2011-08-09 2011-08-31 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2010-12-17 2011-08-09 Completed 100% $12.96 $12.79 -1.37% Stop
2010-07-01 2010-12-17 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.07% Interest Income
2010-06-21 2010-07-01 Completed 100% $12.41 $11.75 -5.36% Stop
2010-04-22 2010-06-21 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.02% Interest Income
2010-02-25 2010-04-22 Completed 100% $16.13 $14.09 -12.70% Stop
2009-12-21 2010-02-25 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.01% Interest Income
2009-11-11 2009-12-21 Completed 100% $16.20 $14.77 -8.88% Signal
2009-09-10 2009-11-11 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.01% Interest Income
2009-08-13 2009-09-10 Completed 100% $15.78 $16.41 3.91% Signal
2008-10-10 2009-08-13 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.18% Interest Income
2008-09-30 2008-10-10 Completed 100% $15.55 $13.24 -14.88% Signal
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
2005-04-11 2006-05-03 Completed 100% $6.41 $9.43 47.04% Stop
2005-02-23 2005-04-11 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.35% Interest Income
2005-02-17 2005-02-23 Completed 100% $5.79 $5.74 -0.85% Signal
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
2004-06-04 2004-07-26 Completed 100% $5.57 $5.01 -10.12% Stop
2004-03-05 2004-06-04 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.25% Interest Income
2004-02-25 2004-03-05 Completed 100% $4.64 $4.74 2.21% Signal
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
2002-11-13 2002-12-31 Completed 100% $3.06 $2.93 -4.25% Stop
2002-07-03 2002-11-13 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.01 0.60% 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
2001-08-08 2001-09-18 Completed 100% $2.19 $2.28 4.05% Stop
2001-07-17 2001-08-08 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.22% Interest Income
2001-07-05 2001-07-17 Completed 100% $2.50 $2.16 -13.76% Stop
2001-06-12 2001-07-05 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.22% Interest Income
2001-05-25 2001-06-12 Completed 100% $2.32 $2.11 -9.08% Stop
2001-01-16 2001-05-25 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.02 1.58% Interest Income
2001-01-09 2001-01-16 Completed 100% $1.18 $1.30 10.40% Signal
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
2000-08-11 2000-09-07 Completed 100% $1.85 $1.94 5.17% Stop
2000-07-20 2000-08-11 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.38% Interest Income
2000-06-28 2000-07-20 Completed 100% $1.46 $1.61 9.94% Stop
2000-05-01 2000-06-28 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.01 0.94% Interest Income
2000-04-25 2000-05-01 Completed 100% $1.07 $1.16 7.94% Stop
2000-03-31 2000-04-25 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.36% Interest Income
2000-03-22 2000-03-31 Completed 100% $1.28 $1.32 3.41% Stop
2000-02-29 2000-03-22 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.36% Interest Income
2000-02-22 2000-02-29 Completed 100% $1.62 $1.53 -6.00% Stop
1999-12-10 2000-02-22 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.01 1.05% 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
1999-06-22 1999-08-11 Completed 100% $1.07 $1.46 36.18% Stop
1999-05-28 1999-06-22 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.29% Interest Income
1999-04-15 1999-05-28 Completed 100% $0.90 $0.90 -0.94% Stop
1999-03-23 1999-04-15 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.28% Interest Income
1999-02-18 1999-03-23 Completed 100% $0.82 $1.02 23.72% Stop
1999-01-26 1999-02-18 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.28% Interest Income
1998-12-23 1999-01-26 Completed 100% $0.77 $0.77 -0.40% Stop
1998-05-27 1998-12-23 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.03 2.74% 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
1997-11-10 1998-02-19 Completed 100% $0.80 $0.77 -3.40% Stop
1997-10-17 1997-11-10 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.32% Interest Income
1997-07-08 1997-10-17 Completed 100% $0.55 $0.84 51.38% Stop
1997-04-18 1997-07-08 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.01 1.11% 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
1996-07-15 1997-01-27 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.03 2.76% 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
1995-07-19 1995-08-25 Completed 100% $0.38 $0.48 25.29% Stop
1995-06-26 1995-07-19 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.35% Interest Income
1995-04-21 1995-06-26 Completed 100% $0.30 $0.35 14.99% Stop
1995-03-29 1995-04-21 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.36% Interest Income
1995-02-24 1995-03-29 Completed 100% $0.30 $0.27 -10.76% Stop
1995-02-01 1995-02-24 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.37% Interest Income
1995-01-19 1995-02-01 Completed 100% $0.24 $0.27 15.85% Stop
1994-12-08 1995-01-19 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.01 0.63% Interest Income
1994-11-10 1994-12-08 Completed 100% $0.19 $0.20 5.66% Stop
1994-10-19 1994-11-10 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.32% Interest Income
1994-10-03 1994-10-19 Completed 100% $0.26 $0.23 -12.54% Stop
1994-03-30 1994-10-03 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.02 2.17% Interest Income