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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 Moving Average (50/200)* strategy in a Investing context demonstrated its primary role in risk mitigation, experiencing a maximum drawdown of -54.5% (compared to the benchmark's drawdown of -62.3%). Over the evaluated period, this protective approach generated a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 7.0%, compared to a Buy-and-Hold benchmark return of 16.3%. The strategy executed 93 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.

LOW Quality Metrics & KPI Summary

Metric1Y5Y10YFull History
StrategyB&HStrategyB&HStrategyB&HStrategyB&H
CAGR-11.59%-6.06%-1.08%2.96%2.90%11.96%6.99%16.34%
Sharpe Ratio-0.72-0.23-0.050.110.130.380.270.43
Max Drawdown-15.81%-28.97%-33.16%-33.86%-33.16%-48.63%-54.50%-62.28%
% Time Invested51.2%100.0%64.5%100.0%67.9%100.0%60.0%100.0%
Trades / Year3.00.02.20.02.20.02.10.0

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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2026-04-01 2026-04-30 Completed 100% $234.18 $233.04 -0.54% Signal
2026-03-10 2026-04-01 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.23% Interest Income
2025-12-04 2026-03-10 Completed 100% $242.82 $246.21 1.34% Stop
2025-11-11 2025-12-04 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.24% Interest Income
2025-09-09 2025-11-11 Completed 100% $266.80 $230.17 -13.77% Stop
2025-03-21 2025-09-09 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.02 2.00% Interest Income
2025-03-18 2025-03-21 Completed 100% $218.03 $217.51 -0.29% Signal
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
2024-01-23 2024-05-23 Completed 100% $208.28 $212.14 1.80% Stop
2023-11-03 2024-01-23 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.01 1.13% Interest Income
2023-10-26 2023-11-03 Completed 100% $177.10 $184.62 4.19% Signal
2023-10-04 2023-10-26 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.35% Interest Income
2023-04-18 2023-10-04 Completed 100% $192.40 $188.67 -1.99% Stop
2023-03-24 2023-04-18 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.31% Interest Income
2022-12-07 2023-03-24 Completed 100% $188.15 $176.05 -6.48% Stop
2022-10-21 2022-12-07 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.01 0.53% Interest Income
2022-07-21 2022-10-21 Completed 100% $176.50 $165.30 -6.39% Stop
2022-04-05 2022-07-21 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.38% 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
2020-05-27 2020-11-19 Completed 100% $111.73 $133.45 19.38% Stop
2020-03-27 2020-05-27 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.02% Interest Income
2020-03-23 2020-03-27 Completed 100% $57.82 $74.53 28.85% Signal
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
2019-03-20 2019-05-23 Completed 100% $90.26 $84.89 -6.00% Stop
2018-12-20 2019-03-20 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.01 0.57% Interest Income
2018-11-13 2018-12-20 Completed 100% $82.16 $77.54 -5.67% Signal
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
2017-10-30 2018-03-01 Completed 100% $68.20 $76.39 11.96% Stop
2017-08-25 2017-10-30 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.19% Interest Income
2017-08-14 2017-08-25 Completed 100% $65.76 $61.39 -6.69% Signal
2017-07-21 2017-08-14 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.07% Interest Income
2017-03-14 2017-07-21 Completed 100% $68.37 $61.15 -10.60% Stop
2016-10-12 2017-03-14 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.21% Interest Income
2016-04-11 2016-10-12 Completed 100% $61.75 $58.25 -5.72% Stop
2016-03-03 2016-04-11 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.03% Interest Income
2016-02-29 2016-03-03 Completed 100% $56.61 $56.41 -0.41% Signal
2016-02-04 2016-02-29 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.02% Interest Income
2015-11-05 2016-02-04 Completed 100% $60.09 $55.79 -7.20% Stop
2015-08-13 2015-11-05 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.01% Interest Income
2014-06-30 2015-08-13 Completed 100% $37.84 $56.42 49.01% Signal
2014-05-20 2014-06-30 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2012-10-05 2014-05-20 Completed 100% $24.24 $36.80 51.72% Signal
2012-08-07 2012-10-05 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.02% Interest Income
2012-06-14 2012-08-07 Completed 100% $20.74 $19.81 -4.52% Signal
2012-05-22 2012-06-14 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.01% Interest Income
2011-12-22 2012-05-22 Completed 100% $19.83 $19.84 0.03% Stop
2011-07-07 2011-12-22 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.01% Interest Income
2011-06-29 2011-07-07 Completed 100% $17.79 $17.74 -0.30% Signal
2011-06-07 2011-06-29 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2010-12-23 2011-06-07 Completed 100% $19.18 $17.38 -9.42% Stop
2010-07-02 2010-12-23 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.07% 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
2009-09-10 2010-05-21 Completed 100% $15.94 $17.31 8.49% Stop
2009-08-18 2009-09-10 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.01% Interest Income
2009-06-12 2009-08-18 Completed 100% $14.47 $15.10 4.30% Stop
2008-10-07 2009-06-12 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.15% Interest Income
2008-09-25 2008-10-07 Completed 100% $17.24 $15.13 -12.31% Stop
2007-07-12 2008-09-25 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.03 3.16% Interest Income
2006-12-14 2007-07-12 Completed 100% $21.57 $21.32 -1.18% Stop
2006-05-22 2006-12-14 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.03 2.83% Interest Income
2005-11-21 2006-05-22 Completed 100% $23.03 $21.79 -5.43% Signal
2005-10-28 2005-11-21 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.25% Interest Income
2005-07-11 2005-10-28 Completed 100% $20.90 $20.60 -1.48% Stop
2005-05-02 2005-07-11 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.01 0.56% Interest Income
2004-10-26 2005-05-02 Completed 100% $18.88 $18.23 -3.52% Stop
2004-05-04 2004-10-26 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.01 0.69% Interest Income
2004-02-05 2004-05-04 Completed 100% $18.59 $18.26 -1.81% Signal
2004-01-13 2004-02-05 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.06% Interest Income
2003-06-13 2004-01-13 Completed 100% $15.52 $17.95 15.56% Stop
2003-05-21 2003-06-13 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.07% Interest Income
2003-03-21 2003-05-21 Completed 100% $14.58 $13.58 -6.89% Stop
2002-07-12 2003-03-21 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.01 0.97% 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
2001-08-02 2001-09-10 Completed 100% $13.07 $11.10 -15.16% Stop
2001-07-11 2001-08-02 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.22% Interest Income
2001-05-08 2001-07-11 Completed 100% $11.00 $11.70 6.25% Stop
2001-04-16 2001-05-08 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.24% Interest Income
2001-02-07 2001-04-16 Completed 100% $9.01 $9.28 2.97% Stop
2000-05-25 2001-02-07 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.04 4.19% Interest Income
2000-04-28 2000-05-25 Completed 100% $9.11 $7.97 -12.60% Stop
2000-02-16 2000-04-28 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.01 1.13% Interest Income
2000-02-14 2000-02-16 Completed 100% $7.95 $7.86 -1.27% Signal
2000-01-21 2000-02-14 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.35% Interest Income
1999-10-05 2000-01-21 Completed 100% $8.61 $8.74 1.45% Stop
1999-08-04 1999-10-05 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.01 0.81% 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
1998-12-16 1999-04-20 Completed 100% $7.54 $9.58 26.89% Stop
1998-10-28 1998-12-16 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.01 0.59% Interest Income
1998-10-26 1998-10-28 Completed 100% $5.79 $5.76 -0.61% Signal
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
1997-09-15 1998-07-27 Completed 100% $3.37 $6.54 94.09% Stop
1997-08-21 1997-09-15 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.32% Interest Income
1997-08-04 1997-08-21 Completed 100% $3.14 $2.98 -5.30% Signal
1997-07-11 1997-08-04 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.32% Interest Income
1997-05-02 1997-07-11 Completed 100% $3.18 $2.98 -6.23% Stop
1997-01-31 1997-05-02 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.01 1.29% Interest Income
1997-01-10 1997-01-31 Completed 100% $2.82 $2.82 0.10% Signal
1996-12-17 1997-01-10 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.32% Interest Income
1996-08-05 1996-12-17 Completed 100% $2.93 $3.14 6.93% Stop
1996-07-12 1996-08-05 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.33% Interest Income
1996-05-06 1996-07-12 Completed 100% $2.72 $2.83 4.23% Stop
1996-04-12 1996-05-06 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.31% Interest Income
1996-01-09 1996-04-12 Completed 100% $2.51 $2.56 1.95% Stop
1995-10-18 1996-01-09 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.01 1.17% Interest Income
1995-10-09 1995-10-18 Completed 100% $2.48 $2.35 -5.39% Signal
1995-09-15 1995-10-09 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.34% Interest Income
1995-07-10 1995-09-15 Completed 100% $2.92 $2.69 -7.84% Stop
1995-02-16 1995-07-10 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.02 2.22% Interest Income
1995-01-04 1995-02-16 Completed 100% $2.86 $3.03 5.58% Signal
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
1992-12-08 1993-04-19 Completed 100% $0.97 $1.26 30.10% Stop
1992-10-02 1992-12-08 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.01 0.56% Interest Income
1992-09-09 1992-10-02 Completed 100% $0.70 $0.77 11.06% Signal
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
1992-01-02 1992-04-06 Completed 100% $0.68 $0.76 12.01% Stop
1991-10-16 1992-01-02 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.01 0.95% Interest Income
1991-09-13 1991-10-16 Completed 100% $0.67 $0.49 -26.60% Stop
1991-08-21 1991-09-13 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.34% Interest Income
1991-06-12 1991-08-21 Completed 100% $0.69 $0.62 -10.61% Stop
1991-05-20 1991-06-12 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.35% Interest Income
1991-03-19 1991-05-20 Completed 100% $0.63 $0.58 -6.89% Stop
1991-01-29 1991-03-19 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.01 0.81% Interest Income
1991-01-22 1991-01-29 Completed 100% $0.56 $0.52 -6.38% Stop
1990-08-20 1991-01-22 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.03 3.01% 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
1990-04-03 1990-07-18 Completed 100% $0.64 $0.83 28.78% Stop
1990-02-26 1990-04-03 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.01 0.81% Interest Income
1990-02-06 1990-02-26 Completed 100% $0.54 $0.51 -4.66% Signal
1990-01-15 1990-02-06 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.49% Interest Income
1988-12-30 1990-01-15 Completed 100% $0.41 $0.53 29.63% Stop
1988-12-07 1988-12-30 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.48% Interest Income
1988-09-14 1988-12-07 Completed 100% $0.40 $0.40 -0.70% Stop
1988-08-22 1988-09-14 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.48% Interest Income
1988-06-09 1988-08-22 Completed 100% $0.42 $0.36 -13.23% Stop
1987-06-16 1988-06-09 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.08 7.73% Interest Income
1987-05-19 1987-06-16 Completed 100% $0.46 $0.50 7.99% Signal
1987-04-27 1987-05-19 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.48% Interest Income
1987-03-10 1987-04-27 Completed 100% $0.59 $0.50 -14.80% Stop
1986-08-20 1987-03-10 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.04 4.25% 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
1986-02-03 1986-06-19 Completed 100% $0.51 $0.63 23.50% Stop
1985-07-31 1986-02-03 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.04 3.90% 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
1984-10-05 1985-06-21 Completed 100% $0.37 $0.46 24.79% Stop
1984-07-16 1984-10-05 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.02 1.75% Interest Income
1984-06-12 1984-07-16 Completed 100% $0.36 $0.34 -6.84% Stop
1983-06-16 1984-06-12 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.08 7.77% Interest Income
1983-05-24 1983-06-16 Completed 100% $0.48 $0.52 7.74% Signal
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
1982-06-24 1983-01-20 Completed 100% $0.26 $0.55 109.14% Stop
1982-05-26 1982-06-24 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.01 0.57% Interest Income