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QCOM

Qualcomm Inc
TREND FOLLOWING PERFORMANCE HISTORY
2026-07-26
Executive Summary
The quantitative backtest for QCOM (Qualcomm Inc) using the Moving Average (50/200)* strategy in a Investing context demonstrated its primary role in risk mitigation, experiencing a maximum drawdown of -76.8% (compared to the benchmark's drawdown of -86.8%). Over the evaluated period, this protective approach generated a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 7.7%, compared to a Buy-and-Hold benchmark return of 17.9%. The strategy executed 85 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.

QCOM Quality Metrics & KPI Summary

Metric1Y5Y10YFull History
StrategyB&HStrategyB&HStrategyB&HStrategyB&H
CAGR18.51%7.34%4.12%5.33%7.94%13.71%7.68%17.93%
Sharpe Ratio0.380.140.150.120.270.330.260.35
Max Drawdown-26.35%-33.24%-43.54%-44.29%-53.56%-44.29%-76.84%-86.75%
% Time Invested60.7%100.0%41.6%100.0%50.6%100.0%48.6%100.0%
Trades / Year4.00.02.60.02.50.02.60.0

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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2026-02-26 2026-04-17 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.01 0.51% Interest Income
2026-02-12 2026-02-26 Completed 100% $139.45 $144.46 3.54% Signal
2026-01-21 2026-02-12 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.23% Interest Income
2025-12-16 2026-01-21 Completed 100% $177.39 $154.76 -12.80% Stop
2025-11-21 2025-12-16 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.24% Interest Income
2025-08-25 2025-11-21 Completed 100% $154.36 $158.33 2.52% Stop
2025-08-01 2025-08-25 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.27% Interest Income
2025-07-02 2025-08-01 Completed 100% $156.38 $143.44 -8.32% Stop
2024-09-27 2025-07-02 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.03 3.31% Interest Income
2024-08-09 2024-09-27 Completed 100% $157.23 $166.64 5.93% Signal
2024-07-18 2024-08-09 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.33% Interest Income
2023-11-06 2024-07-18 Completed 100% $113.23 $185.70 63.92% Stop
2023-08-17 2023-11-06 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.01 1.21% Interest Income
2023-08-02 2023-08-17 Completed 100% $121.99 $103.24 -15.41% Stop
2023-04-13 2023-08-02 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.02 1.59% Interest Income
2023-03-24 2023-04-13 Completed 100% $115.03 $111.70 -2.94% Signal
2022-04-25 2023-03-24 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.03 3.02% Interest Income
2022-04-06 2022-04-25 Completed 100% $129.90 $119.38 -8.15% Signal
2022-03-15 2022-04-06 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.03% Interest Income
2022-02-16 2022-03-15 Completed 100% $154.51 $129.54 -16.20% Stop
2022-01-25 2022-02-16 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.02% Interest Income
2021-11-10 2022-01-25 Completed 100% $148.89 $150.43 0.98% Stop
2021-10-12 2021-11-10 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2021-08-13 2021-10-12 Completed 100% $131.96 $113.08 -14.35% Stop
2021-05-17 2021-08-13 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.01% Interest Income
2021-03-17 2021-05-17 Completed 100% $117.28 $115.47 -1.59% Signal
2021-02-23 2021-03-17 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2020-06-24 2021-02-23 Completed 100% $78.50 $121.23 54.35% Stop
2020-04-03 2020-06-24 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.03% Interest Income
2020-03-19 2020-04-03 Completed 100% $53.39 $59.12 10.68% Signal
2020-02-26 2020-03-19 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.04% Interest Income
2019-12-27 2020-02-26 Completed 100% $77.05 $70.20 -8.93% Stop
2019-12-04 2019-12-27 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.10% Interest Income
2019-06-17 2019-12-04 Completed 100% $58.95 $70.13 18.91% 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% $48.22 $56.67 17.46% Stop
2018-12-20 2019-03-20 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.01 0.57% Interest Income
2018-12-10 2018-12-20 Completed 100% $48.28 $47.82 -1.00% Signal
2018-11-14 2018-12-10 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.15% Interest Income
2018-11-05 2018-11-14 Completed 100% $52.16 $45.34 -13.11% Stop
2018-10-12 2018-11-05 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.15% Interest Income
2018-08-16 2018-10-12 Completed 100% $53.96 $54.20 0.39% Stop
2018-05-01 2018-08-16 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.01 0.58% Interest Income
2018-04-16 2018-05-01 Completed 100% $45.36 $41.16 -9.31% Signal
2018-03-22 2018-04-16 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.11% Interest Income
2017-09-20 2018-03-22 Completed 100% $41.80 $45.60 9.05% Stop
2017-02-28 2017-09-20 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.01 0.53% Interest Income
2017-02-15 2017-02-28 Completed 100% $43.04 $44.11 2.44% Signal
2017-01-24 2017-02-15 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.03% Interest Income
2016-02-23 2017-01-24 Completed 100% $38.09 $42.56 11.68% Stop
2015-11-06 2016-02-23 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.07% Interest Income
2015-10-13 2015-11-06 Completed 100% $42.30 $38.19 -9.77% Stop
2015-01-29 2015-10-13 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.02% Interest Income
2014-12-29 2015-01-29 Completed 100% $54.31 $47.44 -12.70% Stop
2014-09-18 2014-12-29 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.01% Interest Income
2013-09-04 2014-09-18 Completed 100% $47.15 $54.65 15.86% Signal
2013-07-01 2013-09-04 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.01% Interest Income
2012-09-13 2013-07-01 Completed 100% $43.35 $43.16 -0.49% Signal
2012-07-12 2012-09-13 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.02% Interest Income
2012-06-12 2012-07-12 Completed 100% $39.98 $37.14 -7.14% Signal
2012-05-18 2012-06-12 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.01% Interest Income
2011-12-14 2012-05-18 Completed 100% $37.09 $39.47 6.37% Stop
2011-09-01 2011-12-14 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2011-08-30 2011-09-01 Completed 100% $34.47 $35.40 2.66% Signal
2011-08-08 2011-08-30 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2011-04-07 2011-08-08 Completed 100% $36.08 $33.44 -7.38% Stop
2011-03-16 2011-04-07 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.01% Interest Income
2010-09-28 2011-03-16 Completed 100% $30.00 $35.50 18.27% Stop
2010-04-23 2010-09-28 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.06% Interest Income
2010-04-21 2010-04-23 Completed 100% $28.79 $25.90 -10.08% Stop
2010-01-29 2010-04-21 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.03% Interest Income
2009-11-03 2010-01-29 Completed 100% $27.50 $27.01 -1.84% Stop
2009-10-12 2009-11-03 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2009-05-15 2009-10-12 Completed 100% $26.39 $27.50 4.15% Stop
2008-10-17 2009-05-15 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.13% Interest Income
2008-09-30 2008-10-17 Completed 100% $26.60 $24.41 -8.28% Stop
2008-09-08 2008-09-30 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.06% Interest Income
2008-08-14 2008-09-08 Completed 100% $35.56 $31.29 -12.04% Stop
2008-07-23 2008-08-14 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.11% Interest Income
2008-03-24 2008-07-23 Completed 100% $24.69 $28.05 13.54% Stop
2007-09-11 2008-03-24 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.02 1.57% Interest Income
2007-08-31 2007-09-11 Completed 100% $25.18 $23.67 -6.07% Signal
2007-08-09 2007-08-31 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.26% Interest Income
2007-02-26 2007-08-09 Completed 100% $27.39 $24.98 -8.85% Stop
2006-07-05 2007-02-26 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.03 3.20% Interest Income
2006-06-19 2006-07-05 Completed 100% $27.88 $24.78 -11.17% Signal
2006-05-25 2006-06-19 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.30% Interest Income
2005-09-06 2006-05-25 Completed 100% $25.12 $28.94 15.15% Stop
2005-03-11 2005-09-06 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.01 1.50% Interest Income
2005-02-14 2005-03-11 Completed 100% $22.45 $23.42 4.28% Signal
2005-01-21 2005-02-14 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.15% Interest Income
2003-08-06 2005-01-21 Completed 100% $11.10 $23.48 111.35% Stop
2003-05-21 2003-08-06 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.20% Interest Income
2003-05-02 2003-05-21 Completed 100% $9.89 $9.43 -4.71% Signal
2003-04-09 2003-05-02 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.07% Interest Income
2003-01-16 2003-04-09 Completed 100% $11.72 $9.98 -14.91% Stop
2002-12-23 2003-01-16 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.08% Interest Income
2002-11-20 2002-12-23 Completed 100% $11.39 $11.58 1.62% Stop
2001-03-20 2002-11-20 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.04 3.88% Interest Income
2001-03-16 2001-03-20 Completed 100% $15.45 $17.78 15.08% Signal
2001-02-22 2001-03-16 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.30% Interest Income
2001-01-08 2001-02-22 Completed 100% $22.38 $21.42 -4.33% Stop
2000-11-24 2001-01-08 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.01 0.67% Interest Income
2000-11-20 2000-11-24 Completed 100% $26.56 $24.97 -6.04% Stop
2000-06-15 2000-11-20 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.03 2.66% Interest Income
2000-06-06 2000-06-15 Completed 100% $20.77 $19.28 -7.24% Stop
2000-05-12 2000-06-06 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.37% Interest Income
2000-04-28 2000-05-12 Completed 100% $32.46 $31.20 -3.94% Stop
2000-04-05 2000-04-28 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.36% Interest Income
2000-04-03 2000-04-05 Completed 100% $45.59 $43.16 -5.39% Stop
2000-03-10 2000-04-03 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.36% Interest Income
2000-02-18 2000-03-10 Completed 100% $40.48 $38.38 -5.22% Stop
2000-01-27 2000-02-18 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.35% Interest Income
2000-01-24 2000-01-27 Completed 100% $47.76 $38.84 -18.70% Stop
1999-12-30 2000-01-24 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.34% Interest Income
1999-11-10 1999-12-30 Completed 100% $23.19 $56.42 143.18% Stop
1999-10-19 1999-11-10 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.32% Interest Income
1999-09-28 1999-10-19 Completed 100% $14.31 $15.40 7.58% Stop
1999-09-03 1999-09-28 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.30% Interest Income
1999-08-26 1999-09-03 Completed 100% $14.51 $13.25 -8.73% Stop
1999-08-04 1999-08-26 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.30% Interest Income
1999-06-14 1999-08-04 Completed 100% $8.45 $10.88 28.62% Stop
1999-05-20 1999-06-14 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.29% Interest Income
1999-05-10 1999-05-20 Completed 100% $8.38 $8.03 -4.28% Stop
1999-04-16 1999-05-10 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.28% Interest Income
1998-12-14 1999-04-16 Completed 100% $1.99 $6.22 213.11% Stop
1998-10-06 1998-12-14 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.01 0.81% Interest Income
1998-09-16 1998-10-06 Completed 100% $1.80 $1.73 -4.05% Stop
1998-08-24 1998-09-16 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.31% Interest Income
1998-08-04 1998-08-24 Completed 100% $2.29 $2.02 -11.61% Stop
1998-02-09 1998-08-04 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.02 2.45% Interest Income
1998-01-07 1998-02-09 Completed 100% $1.90 $1.76 -7.68% Stop
1997-12-12 1998-01-07 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.33% Interest Income
1997-11-18 1997-12-12 Completed 100% $2.59 $2.26 -12.72% Stop
1997-10-27 1997-11-18 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.33% Interest Income
1997-10-14 1997-10-27 Completed 100% $2.53 $2.20 -12.85% Stop
1997-07-24 1997-10-14 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.01 1.15% Interest Income
1997-06-24 1997-07-24 Completed 100% $1.86 $1.80 -3.32% Stop
1997-06-02 1997-06-24 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.31% Interest Income
1997-05-14 1997-06-02 Completed 100% $1.92 $1.80 -6.16% Stop
1997-04-22 1997-05-14 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.33% Interest Income
1997-04-15 1997-04-22 Completed 100% $2.07 $1.67 -19.31% Stop
1997-03-21 1997-04-15 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.33% Interest Income
1997-01-30 1997-03-21 Completed 100% $2.03 $2.13 4.80% Stop
1996-09-05 1997-01-30 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.02 2.05% Interest Income
1996-08-05 1996-09-05 Completed 100% $1.75 $1.53 -12.61% Stop
1996-07-12 1996-08-05 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.33% Interest Income
1996-06-11 1996-07-12 Completed 100% $1.95 $1.72 -12.06% Stop
1996-04-04 1996-06-11 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.01 0.92% Interest Income
1996-03-22 1996-04-04 Completed 100% $1.37 $1.53 11.21% Signal
1996-02-29 1996-03-22 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.31% Interest Income
1996-02-02 1996-02-29 Completed 100% $1.79 $1.50 -16.01% Stop
1996-01-11 1996-02-02 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.32% Interest Income
1995-12-27 1996-01-11 Completed 100% $1.63 $1.44 -11.54% Stop
1995-12-04 1995-12-27 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.33% Interest Income
1995-10-30 1995-12-04 Completed 100% $1.53 $1.56 1.79% Stop
1995-10-06 1995-10-30 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.34% Interest Income
1995-09-22 1995-10-06 Completed 100% $1.77 $1.52 -14.33% Stop
1995-08-30 1995-09-22 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.34% Interest Income
1995-06-22 1995-08-30 Completed 100% $1.26 $1.77 40.97% Stop
1995-05-31 1995-06-22 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.35% Interest Income
1995-05-02 1995-05-31 Completed 100% $0.95 $0.93 -2.51% Stop
1995-04-07 1995-05-02 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.36% Interest Income
1995-02-08 1995-04-07 Completed 100% $1.07 $1.08 0.83% Stop
1995-01-17 1995-02-08 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.37% Interest Income
1995-01-03 1995-01-17 Completed 100% $0.87 $0.85 -2.20% Stop
1994-12-08 1995-01-03 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.35% Interest Income
1994-10-03 1994-12-08 Completed 100% $0.96 $1.04 8.77% Stop
1994-02-22 1994-10-03 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.03 2.54% Interest Income