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SCHW

Charles Schwab Corp
TREND FOLLOWING PERFORMANCE HISTORY
2026-07-26
Executive Summary
The quantitative backtest for SCHW (Charles Schwab Corp) using the Excess Return SMA* strategy in a Investing context demonstrated its primary role in risk mitigation, experiencing a maximum drawdown of -62.5% (compared to the benchmark's drawdown of -86.8%). Over the evaluated period, this protective approach generated a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 9.3%, compared to a Buy-and-Hold benchmark return of 18.8%. The strategy executed 89 total trades.

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

SCHW Quality Metrics & KPI Summary

Metric1Y5Y10YFull History
StrategyB&HStrategyB&HStrategyB&HStrategyB&H
CAGR-1.49%7.01%6.55%9.89%2.93%15.16%9.26%18.81%
Sharpe Ratio-0.060.270.290.290.140.430.300.40
Max Drawdown-22.66%-19.83%-36.08%-49.70%-46.67%-51.08%-62.54%-86.79%
% Time Invested87.3%100.0%57.3%100.0%56.0%100.0%58.9%100.0%
Trades / Year1.00.01.60.01.40.02.40.0

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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2026-03-13 2026-04-07 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.23% Interest Income
2025-05-01 2026-03-13 Completed 100% $79.86 $91.67 14.74% Stop
2025-04-08 2025-05-01 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.27% Interest Income
2025-04-02 2025-04-08 Completed 100% $76.66 $71.12 -7.28% Stop
2025-03-11 2025-04-02 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.27% Interest Income
2024-09-24 2025-03-11 Completed 100% $63.38 $69.63 9.80% Stop
2023-02-08 2024-09-24 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.09 8.84% Interest Income
2022-11-09 2023-02-08 Completed 100% $75.49 $76.14 0.81% Signal
2022-10-18 2022-11-09 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.26% Interest Income
2022-07-08 2022-10-18 Completed 100% $60.60 $66.02 8.90% Stop
2022-06-14 2022-07-08 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.11% Interest Income
2022-05-11 2022-06-14 Completed 100% $61.25 $57.59 -6.02% Stop
2022-04-19 2022-05-11 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.05% Interest Income
2022-03-21 2022-04-19 Completed 100% $84.84 $70.70 -16.71% Stop
2022-02-25 2022-03-21 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.02% Interest Income
2021-03-12 2022-02-25 Completed 100% $62.54 $77.65 24.11% Stop
2019-09-27 2021-03-12 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.01 0.79% Interest Income
2019-09-13 2019-09-27 Completed 100% $39.68 $37.56 -5.37% Stop
2019-05-29 2019-09-13 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.01 0.62% Interest Income
2019-01-15 2019-05-29 Completed 100% $39.15 $38.43 -1.90% Signal
2018-12-20 2019-01-15 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.15% Interest Income
2018-11-15 2018-12-20 Completed 100% $41.71 $35.40 -15.15% Stop
2018-10-24 2018-11-15 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.15% Interest Income
2018-07-26 2018-10-24 Completed 100% $47.47 $39.91 -15.97% Stop
2018-07-03 2018-07-26 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.13% Interest Income
2016-11-16 2018-07-03 Completed 100% $32.43 $46.06 41.97% Stop
2016-06-27 2016-11-16 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.13% Interest Income
2016-02-02 2016-06-27 Completed 100% $21.76 $22.36 2.68% Stop
2016-01-08 2016-02-02 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.02% Interest Income
2015-10-27 2016-01-08 Completed 100% $26.33 $25.85 -1.89% Stop
2015-10-05 2015-10-27 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2015-09-17 2015-10-05 Completed 100% $27.19 $24.40 -10.33% Stop
2015-08-25 2015-09-17 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2015-02-10 2015-08-25 Completed 100% $25.34 $26.73 5.45% Stop
2015-01-16 2015-02-10 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2014-11-05 2015-01-16 Completed 100% $24.95 $23.31 -6.63% Stop
2014-10-14 2014-11-05 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2013-02-04 2014-10-14 Completed 100% $14.10 $21.47 52.27% Stop
2012-01-27 2013-02-04 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.09% Interest Income
2012-01-12 2012-01-27 Completed 100% $10.43 $9.66 -7.49% Stop
2011-06-03 2012-01-12 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.01% Interest Income
2011-03-28 2011-06-03 Completed 100% $14.86 $13.88 -6.67% Stop
2011-01-05 2011-03-28 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.03% Interest Income
2010-09-23 2011-01-05 Completed 100% $11.06 $14.09 27.29% Signal
2010-08-31 2010-09-23 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.01% Interest Income
2010-07-27 2010-08-31 Completed 100% $12.50 $10.47 -16.35% Stop
2010-07-02 2010-07-27 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.01% Interest Income
2010-06-09 2010-07-02 Completed 100% $13.10 $11.43 -12.81% Stop
2010-05-17 2010-06-09 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.01% Interest Income
2010-03-25 2010-05-17 Completed 100% $15.03 $13.83 -8.03% Stop
2009-01-20 2010-03-25 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.17% Interest Income
2008-12-15 2009-01-20 Completed 100% $13.40 $11.94 -10.95% Stop
2008-11-20 2008-12-15 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2008-11-14 2008-11-20 Completed 100% $13.90 $11.56 -16.88% Stop
2008-10-23 2008-11-14 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.03% Interest Income
2008-10-13 2008-10-23 Completed 100% $17.00 $14.33 -15.77% Stop
2008-09-19 2008-10-13 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.05% Interest Income
2008-08-04 2008-09-19 Completed 100% $17.89 $20.10 12.26% Stop
2008-07-11 2008-08-04 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.10% Interest Income
2008-03-14 2008-07-11 Completed 100% $15.66 $15.69 0.12% Stop
2008-02-21 2008-03-14 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.11% Interest Income
2008-02-04 2008-02-21 Completed 100% $17.46 $15.83 -9.41% Stop
2008-01-10 2008-02-04 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.16% Interest Income
2007-09-05 2008-01-10 Completed 100% $15.48 $17.79 14.91% Stop
2007-08-13 2007-09-05 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.25% Interest Income
2006-06-19 2007-08-13 Completed 100% $11.60 $14.89 28.27% Stop
2006-05-25 2006-06-19 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.30% Interest Income
2005-08-26 2006-05-25 Completed 100% $10.01 $11.96 19.44% Stop
2005-02-02 2005-08-26 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.02 1.69% Interest Income
2004-11-08 2005-02-02 Completed 100% $7.10 $8.16 14.83% Signal
2004-10-15 2004-11-08 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.12% Interest Income
2004-08-06 2004-10-15 Completed 100% $6.16 $6.41 4.11% Stop
2004-07-15 2004-08-06 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.09% Interest Income
2004-06-03 2004-07-15 Completed 100% $6.68 $6.25 -6.51% Stop
2004-05-11 2004-06-03 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.07% Interest Income
2004-04-07 2004-05-11 Completed 100% $8.25 $7.20 -12.78% Stop
2004-03-16 2004-04-07 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.06% Interest Income
2004-01-30 2004-03-16 Completed 100% $9.16 $8.14 -11.25% Stop
2001-06-01 2004-01-30 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.04 4.34% Interest Income
2001-04-04 2001-06-01 Completed 100% $10.06 $13.53 34.41% Signal
2001-03-13 2001-04-04 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.27% Interest Income
2001-03-05 2001-03-13 Completed 100% $14.98 $12.26 -18.23% Stop
2001-02-08 2001-03-05 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.31% Interest Income
2001-01-18 2001-02-08 Completed 100% $20.36 $17.48 -14.17% Stop
2000-12-22 2001-01-18 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.34% Interest Income
2000-12-07 2000-12-22 Completed 100% $20.85 $19.73 -5.45% Stop
2000-11-14 2000-12-07 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.39% Interest Income
2000-10-11 2000-11-14 Completed 100% $20.89 $22.66 8.38% Stop
2000-09-19 2000-10-11 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.38% Interest Income
2000-06-05 2000-09-19 Completed 100% $23.59 $23.41 -0.78% Stop
2000-05-11 2000-06-05 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.37% Interest Income
2000-04-28 2000-05-11 Completed 100% $22.23 $19.69 -11.49% Stop
2000-04-05 2000-04-28 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.36% Interest Income
2000-01-24 2000-04-05 Completed 100% $18.17 $22.92 26.05% Stop
1999-12-30 2000-01-24 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.34% Interest Income
1999-12-22 1999-12-30 Completed 100% $15.77 $19.64 24.46% Stop
1999-11-30 1999-12-22 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.33% Interest Income
1999-11-05 1999-11-30 Completed 100% $20.06 $18.11 -9.73% Stop
1999-10-14 1999-11-05 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.32% Interest Income
1999-09-23 1999-10-14 Completed 100% $17.18 $14.09 -18.02% Stop
1999-08-31 1999-09-23 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.30% Interest Income
1999-08-12 1999-08-31 Completed 100% $18.68 $18.71 0.11% Stop
1999-07-21 1999-08-12 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.30% Interest Income
1999-06-18 1999-07-21 Completed 100% $21.10 $22.54 6.76% Stop
1999-05-26 1999-06-18 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.29% Interest Income
1999-05-10 1999-05-26 Completed 100% $25.20 $23.16 -8.13% Stop
1999-04-16 1999-05-10 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.28% Interest Income
1999-01-28 1999-04-16 Completed 100% $16.46 $29.61 79.88% Stop
1999-01-05 1999-01-28 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.28% Interest Income
1998-12-08 1999-01-05 Completed 100% $8.97 $12.64 40.75% Stop
1998-11-13 1998-12-08 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.28% Interest Income
1998-10-28 1998-11-13 Completed 100% $6.73 $7.97 18.26% Stop
1998-10-06 1998-10-28 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.25% Interest Income
1998-09-24 1998-10-06 Completed 100% $6.74 $5.98 -11.29% Stop
1998-09-01 1998-09-24 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.30% Interest Income
1998-08-26 1998-09-01 Completed 100% $5.86 $4.77 -18.75% Stop
1998-08-04 1998-08-26 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.31% Interest Income
1998-07-10 1998-08-04 Completed 100% $5.72 $6.02 5.17% Stop
1998-06-17 1998-07-10 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.32% Interest Income
1998-05-11 1998-06-17 Completed 100% $5.54 $4.93 -11.02% Stop
1998-04-17 1998-05-11 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.32% Interest Income
1998-02-04 1998-04-17 Completed 100% $5.96 $5.57 -6.62% Stop
1998-01-12 1998-02-04 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.32% Interest Income
1997-11-19 1998-01-12 Completed 100% $5.84 $5.57 -4.65% Stop
1997-10-28 1997-11-19 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.33% Interest Income
1997-04-10 1997-10-28 Completed 100% $3.74 $4.83 29.05% Stop
1997-03-18 1997-04-10 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.33% Interest Income
1996-10-22 1997-03-18 Completed 100% $2.61 $3.72 42.84% Stop
1996-09-30 1996-10-22 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.32% Interest Income
1996-08-06 1996-09-30 Completed 100% $2.63 $2.44 -7.55% Stop
1996-07-15 1996-08-06 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.33% Interest Income
1996-05-06 1996-07-15 Completed 100% $2.48 $2.42 -2.69% Stop
1996-04-12 1996-05-06 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.31% Interest Income
1996-01-05 1996-04-12 Completed 100% $2.13 $2.44 14.25% Stop
1995-12-12 1996-01-05 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.32% Interest Income
1995-11-02 1995-12-12 Completed 100% $2.47 $2.21 -10.63% Stop
1995-10-11 1995-11-02 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.34% Interest Income
1995-09-08 1995-10-11 Completed 100% $2.57 $2.56 -0.56% Stop
1995-08-16 1995-09-08 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.34% Interest Income
1994-12-19 1995-08-16 Completed 100% $1.17 $2.33 98.84% Stop
1994-11-25 1994-12-19 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.36% Interest Income
1994-07-11 1994-11-25 Completed 100% $0.87 $1.09 24.78% Stop
1994-06-16 1994-07-11 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.27% Interest Income
1994-04-26 1994-06-16 Completed 100% $1.00 $0.96 -3.51% Stop
1994-04-04 1994-04-26 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.23% Interest Income
1994-02-07 1994-04-04 Completed 100% $0.93 $0.90 -3.73% Stop
1994-01-14 1994-02-07 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.19% Interest Income
1993-11-17 1994-01-14 Completed 100% $1.14 $1.02 -10.57% Stop
1993-10-26 1993-11-17 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.20% Interest Income
1993-05-12 1993-10-26 Completed 100% $0.74 $1.07 44.09% Stop
1993-04-20 1993-05-12 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.18% Interest Income
1993-03-11 1993-04-20 Completed 100% $0.82 $0.72 -11.54% Stop
1993-02-17 1993-03-11 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.19% Interest Income
1992-09-25 1993-02-17 Completed 100% $0.42 $0.68 62.88% Stop
1992-09-02 1992-09-25 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.19% Interest Income
1992-07-13 1992-09-02 Completed 100% $0.51 $0.49 -3.67% Stop
1992-06-18 1992-07-13 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.22% Interest Income
1992-06-10 1992-06-18 Completed 100% $0.58 $0.49 -15.65% Stop
1992-05-18 1992-06-10 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.23% Interest Income
1992-04-28 1992-05-18 Completed 100% $0.65 $0.61 -6.16% Stop
1992-04-03 1992-04-28 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.24% Interest Income
1992-02-13 1992-04-03 Completed 100% $0.70 $0.66 -5.65% Stop
1992-01-22 1992-02-13 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.24% Interest Income
1991-12-18 1992-01-22 Completed 100% $0.55 $0.69 24.30% Stop
1991-11-25 1991-12-18 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.27% Interest Income
1991-05-30 1991-11-25 Completed 100% $0.33 $0.47 43.30% Stop
1991-04-30 1991-05-30 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.46% Interest Income
1990-10-19 1991-04-30 Completed 100% $0.19 $0.27 41.84% Stop
1990-09-27 1990-10-19 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.45% Interest Income
1990-09-14 1990-09-27 Completed 100% $0.20 $0.17 -15.93% Stop
1990-08-22 1990-09-14 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.47% Interest Income
1990-08-02 1990-08-22 Completed 100% $0.21 $0.18 -13.44% Stop
1990-07-11 1990-08-02 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.48% Interest Income
1990-05-14 1990-07-11 Completed 100% $0.25 $0.20 -18.70% Stop
1990-04-20 1990-05-14 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.49% Interest Income
1989-12-01 1990-04-20 Completed 100% $0.18 $0.22 22.43% Stop
1989-11-29 1989-12-01 Interest (CASH) 100% $1.00 $1.00 0.03% Interest Income