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LOW

Lowe's Cos. Inc
TREND FOLLOWING PERFORMANCE HISTORY
2026-07-26
Executive Summary
The quantitative backtest for LOW (Lowe's Cos. Inc) using the Excess Return SMA* strategy in a Investing context demonstrated its primary role in risk mitigation, experiencing a maximum drawdown of -73.2% (compared to the benchmark's drawdown of -62.3%). Over the evaluated period, this protective approach generated a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 11.7%, compared to a Buy-and-Hold benchmark return of 16.3%. The strategy executed 86 total trades.

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

LOW Quality Metrics & KPI Summary

Metric1Y5Y10YFull History
StrategyB&HStrategyB&HStrategyB&HStrategyB&H
CAGR-3.15%-6.06%-0.29%2.96%12.56%11.96%11.68%16.34%
Sharpe Ratio-0.20-0.23-0.010.110.490.380.420.43
Max Drawdown-21.13%-28.97%-34.71%-33.86%-34.71%-48.63%-73.20%-62.28%
% Time Invested40.1%100.0%71.0%100.0%80.4%100.0%67.2%100.0%
Trades / Year2.00.02.00.01.80.01.90.0

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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2026-01-15 2026-03-03 Completed 100% $270.94 $250.72 -7.51% Stop
2025-11-24 2026-01-15 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.01 0.51% Interest Income
2025-11-04 2025-11-24 Completed 100% $231.91 $230.42 -0.70% Signal
2025-10-13 2025-11-04 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.25% Interest Income
2025-03-18 2025-10-13 Completed 100% $218.03 $228.31 4.66% Stop
2025-02-24 2025-03-18 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.27% Interest Income
2024-06-17 2025-02-24 Completed 100% $212.72 $231.57 8.81% Stop
2024-05-23 2024-06-17 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.34% Interest Income
2023-12-26 2024-05-23 Completed 100% $211.16 $212.14 0.42% Stop
2023-10-13 2023-12-26 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.01 1.07% Interest Income
2023-04-24 2023-10-13 Completed 100% $196.15 $185.55 -5.45% Stop
2023-01-17 2023-04-24 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.01 1.27% Interest Income
2022-11-11 2023-01-17 Completed 100% $190.31 $196.88 3.40% Signal
2022-10-20 2022-11-11 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.26% Interest Income
2022-07-13 2022-10-20 Completed 100% $164.05 $170.17 3.68% Stop
2022-06-17 2022-07-13 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.12% Interest Income
2022-04-28 2022-06-17 Completed 100% $185.02 $156.87 -15.26% Stop
2022-04-05 2022-04-28 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.05% Interest Income
2022-02-16 2022-04-05 Completed 100% $207.04 $185.73 -10.34% Stop
2022-01-25 2022-02-16 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.02% Interest Income
2021-03-29 2022-01-25 Completed 100% $173.04 $207.93 20.10% Stop
2021-03-05 2021-03-29 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2020-12-14 2021-03-05 Completed 100% $142.59 $139.65 -2.11% Stop
2020-11-19 2020-12-14 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.01% Interest Income
2020-03-23 2020-11-19 Completed 100% $57.82 $133.45 130.71% Stop
2020-02-28 2020-03-23 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.03% Interest Income
2019-06-17 2020-02-28 Completed 100% $87.14 $92.26 5.81% Stop
2019-05-23 2019-06-17 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.15% Interest Income
2018-11-13 2019-05-23 Completed 100% $82.16 $84.89 3.26% Stop
2018-10-22 2018-11-13 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.15% Interest Income
2018-03-23 2018-10-22 Completed 100% $73.30 $86.02 17.30% Stop
2018-03-01 2018-03-23 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.11% Interest Income
2017-08-14 2018-03-01 Completed 100% $65.76 $76.39 16.11% Stop
2017-07-21 2017-08-14 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.07% Interest Income
2016-11-03 2017-07-21 Completed 100% $55.86 $61.15 9.42% Stop
2016-10-12 2016-11-03 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.02% Interest Income
2016-02-29 2016-10-12 Completed 100% $56.61 $58.25 2.84% Stop
2016-02-04 2016-02-29 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.02% Interest Income
2012-06-14 2016-02-04 Completed 100% $20.74 $55.79 168.86% Stop
2012-05-22 2012-06-14 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.01% Interest Income
2011-08-26 2012-05-22 Completed 100% $15.30 $19.84 29.59% Stop
2011-08-04 2011-08-26 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2011-06-29 2011-08-04 Completed 100% $17.79 $15.29 -14.08% Stop
2011-06-07 2011-06-29 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2010-07-27 2011-06-07 Completed 100% $16.34 $17.38 6.27% Stop
2010-07-02 2010-07-27 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.01% Interest Income
2010-06-15 2010-07-02 Completed 100% $17.51 $15.20 -13.24% Stop
2010-05-21 2010-06-15 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.01% Interest Income
2010-03-04 2010-05-21 Completed 100% $17.37 $17.31 -0.39% Stop
2006-12-04 2010-03-04 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.06 6.46% Interest Income
2006-08-01 2006-12-04 Completed 100% $19.95 $21.71 8.77% Signal
2006-07-10 2006-08-01 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.32% Interest Income
2005-11-21 2006-07-10 Completed 100% $23.03 $20.47 -11.14% Stop
2005-10-28 2005-11-21 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.25% Interest Income
2005-05-24 2005-10-28 Completed 100% $19.95 $20.60 3.22% Stop
2005-05-02 2005-05-24 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.18% Interest Income
2004-08-27 2005-05-02 Completed 100% $17.56 $18.23 3.75% Stop
2004-08-05 2004-08-27 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.09% Interest Income
2004-06-02 2004-08-05 Completed 100% $18.82 $16.79 -10.80% Stop
2004-05-10 2004-06-02 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.07% Interest Income
2004-02-05 2004-05-10 Completed 100% $18.59 $17.09 -8.10% Stop
2004-01-13 2004-02-05 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.06% Interest Income
2003-08-01 2004-01-13 Completed 100% $16.56 $17.95 8.31% Stop
2003-05-21 2003-08-01 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.19% Interest Income
2003-01-23 2003-05-21 Completed 100% $12.30 $13.58 10.33% Stop
2002-12-30 2003-01-23 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.08% Interest Income
2002-10-29 2002-12-30 Completed 100% $14.78 $12.79 -13.48% Stop
2002-10-07 2002-10-29 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.10% Interest Income
2002-08-05 2002-10-07 Completed 100% $11.66 $13.76 17.94% Stop
2002-07-12 2002-08-05 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.11% Interest Income
2002-02-12 2002-07-12 Completed 100% $15.75 $14.24 -9.66% Stop
2002-01-18 2002-02-12 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.11% Interest Income
2001-10-08 2002-01-18 Completed 100% $11.06 $14.27 28.91% Stop
2001-09-10 2001-10-08 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.15% Interest Income
2001-06-29 2001-09-10 Completed 100% $13.07 $11.10 -15.13% Stop
2000-08-16 2001-06-29 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.04 4.46% Interest Income
2000-07-05 2000-08-16 Completed 100% $7.08 $7.98 12.53% Signal
2000-06-12 2000-07-05 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.36% Interest Income
2000-05-11 2000-06-12 Completed 100% $8.46 $7.34 -13.20% Stop
2000-04-18 2000-05-11 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.36% Interest Income
2000-02-14 2000-04-18 Completed 100% $7.95 $9.23 16.02% Stop
2000-01-21 2000-02-14 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.35% Interest Income
1999-12-27 2000-01-21 Completed 100% $10.10 $8.74 -13.45% Stop
1999-12-02 1999-12-27 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.33% Interest Income
1999-08-26 1999-12-02 Completed 100% $8.32 $8.77 5.32% Stop
1999-08-04 1999-08-26 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.30% Interest Income
1999-05-12 1999-08-04 Completed 100% $9.61 $8.67 -9.86% Stop
1999-04-20 1999-05-12 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.28% Interest Income
1998-10-26 1999-04-20 Completed 100% $5.79 $9.58 65.33% Stop
1998-10-02 1998-10-26 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.25% Interest Income
1998-09-24 1998-10-02 Completed 100% $6.06 $5.26 -13.34% Stop
1998-09-01 1998-09-24 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.30% Interest Income
1998-08-18 1998-09-01 Completed 100% $6.80 $5.93 -12.70% Stop
1998-07-27 1998-08-18 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.31% Interest Income
1997-08-04 1998-07-27 Completed 100% $3.14 $6.54 107.91% Stop
1997-07-11 1997-08-04 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.32% Interest Income
1997-01-10 1997-07-11 Completed 100% $2.82 $2.98 5.72% Stop
1996-12-17 1997-01-10 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.32% Interest Income
1996-10-21 1996-12-17 Completed 100% $3.52 $3.14 -10.89% Stop
1995-10-24 1996-10-21 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.05 5.18% Interest Income
1995-10-09 1995-10-24 Completed 100% $2.48 $2.30 -7.52% Signal
1995-09-15 1995-10-09 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.34% Interest Income
1995-05-17 1995-09-15 Completed 100% $2.44 $2.69 10.44% Stop
1995-04-25 1995-05-17 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.36% Interest Income
1995-03-27 1995-04-25 Completed 100% $2.81 $2.40 -14.63% Stop
1995-03-03 1995-03-27 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.37% Interest Income
1995-01-04 1995-03-03 Completed 100% $2.86 $2.70 -5.78% Stop
1994-12-09 1995-01-04 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.36% Interest Income
1994-08-30 1994-12-09 Completed 100% $3.02 $2.81 -6.88% Stop
1994-08-08 1994-08-30 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.29% Interest Income
1994-05-16 1994-08-08 Completed 100% $2.75 $2.61 -5.25% Stop
1994-04-21 1994-05-16 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.26% Interest Income
1993-05-11 1994-04-21 Completed 100% $1.30 $2.53 94.74% Stop
1993-04-19 1993-05-11 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.18% Interest Income
1992-09-09 1993-04-19 Completed 100% $0.70 $1.26 80.91% Stop
1992-08-17 1992-09-09 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.20% Interest Income
1992-07-15 1992-08-17 Completed 100% $0.82 $0.79 -3.19% Stop
1992-06-22 1992-07-15 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.22% Interest Income
1992-04-29 1992-06-22 Completed 100% $0.75 $0.79 4.03% Stop
1992-04-06 1992-04-29 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.24% Interest Income
1991-11-20 1992-04-06 Completed 100% $0.58 $0.76 31.74% Stop
1991-06-10 1991-11-20 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.02 2.43% Interest Income
1991-06-05 1991-06-10 Completed 100% $0.74 $0.69 -6.85% Stop
1991-05-08 1991-06-05 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.41% Interest Income
1991-04-17 1991-05-08 Completed 100% $0.68 $0.64 -5.27% Signal
1991-03-25 1991-04-17 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.36% Interest Income
1990-12-18 1991-03-25 Completed 100% $0.46 $0.57 22.89% Stop
1990-11-26 1990-12-18 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.44% Interest Income
1990-10-16 1990-11-26 Completed 100% $0.41 $0.37 -8.02% Stop
1990-09-24 1990-10-16 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.46% Interest Income
1990-09-12 1990-09-24 Completed 100% $0.48 $0.41 -14.11% Stop
1990-08-20 1990-09-12 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.47% Interest Income
1990-08-09 1990-08-20 Completed 100% $0.56 $0.51 -9.78% Stop
1990-07-18 1990-08-09 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.47% Interest Income
1990-02-06 1990-07-18 Completed 100% $0.54 $0.83 54.90% Stop
1990-01-15 1990-02-06 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.49% Interest Income
1989-01-27 1990-01-15 Completed 100% $0.44 $0.53 20.34% Stop
1987-05-27 1989-01-27 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.14 13.52% Interest Income
1987-05-19 1987-05-27 Completed 100% $0.46 $0.47 0.95% Signal
1987-04-27 1987-05-19 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.48% Interest Income
1986-12-15 1987-04-27 Completed 100% $0.47 $0.50 6.05% Stop
1986-11-20 1986-12-15 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.48% Interest Income
1986-09-12 1986-11-20 Completed 100% $0.48 $0.48 -0.12% Stop
1986-08-20 1986-09-12 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.48% Interest Income
1986-07-14 1986-08-20 Completed 100% $0.57 $0.51 -11.33% Stop
1986-06-19 1986-07-14 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.48% Interest Income
1985-10-04 1986-06-19 Completed 100% $0.39 $0.63 63.07% Stop
1985-09-11 1985-10-04 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.48% Interest Income
1985-08-22 1985-09-11 Completed 100% $0.43 $0.38 -11.84% Stop
1985-07-31 1985-08-22 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.48% Interest Income
1985-07-16 1985-07-31 Completed 100% $0.50 $0.45 -10.76% Stop
1985-06-21 1985-07-16 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.48% Interest Income
1985-05-21 1985-06-21 Completed 100% $0.52 $0.46 -12.76% Stop
1984-07-16 1985-05-21 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.07 6.64% Interest Income
1984-06-12 1984-07-16 Completed 100% $0.36 $0.34 -6.84% Stop
1984-05-04 1984-06-12 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.01 0.78% Interest Income
1984-02-23 1984-05-04 Completed 100% $0.33 $0.38 14.13% Signal
1984-01-31 1984-02-23 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.48% Interest Income
1984-01-17 1984-01-31 Completed 100% $0.44 $0.37 -15.35% Stop
1983-12-22 1984-01-17 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.48% Interest Income
1983-11-11 1983-12-22 Completed 100% $0.40 $0.38 -6.64% Stop
1983-10-20 1983-11-11 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.48% Interest Income
1983-09-19 1983-10-20 Completed 100% $0.47 $0.39 -17.02% Stop
1983-08-25 1983-09-19 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.48% Interest Income
1983-08-02 1983-08-25 Completed 100% $0.48 $0.42 -13.41% Stop
1983-07-11 1983-08-02 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.48% Interest Income
1983-05-24 1983-07-11 Completed 100% $0.48 $0.49 1.33% Stop
1983-05-02 1983-05-24 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.48% Interest Income
1983-02-11 1983-05-02 Completed 100% $0.56 $0.42 -24.04% Stop
1983-01-20 1983-02-11 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.48% Interest Income
1982-10-12 1983-01-20 Completed 100% $0.44 $0.55 26.33% Stop
1982-05-26 1982-10-12 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.03 2.88% Interest Income