DASHBOARDS: Portfolio Hub Market Pulse Performance
XLB The Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund
TREND FOLLOWING PERFORMANCE HISTORY
2026-05-31
Executive Summary
The quantitative backtest for XLB (The Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund) using the Excess Return MMA* strategy in a Investing context demonstrated its primary role in risk mitigation, experiencing a maximum drawdown of -34.9% (compared to the benchmark's drawdown of -59.8%). Over the evaluated period, this protective approach generated a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 4.1%, compared to a Buy-and-Hold benchmark return of 9.0%. The strategy executed 102 total trades.

* Excess Return MMA: Multi-Moving Average (Triple-Band) model utilizing sophisticated long/short cross durations optimized against volatility.

XLB Quality Metrics & KPI Summary

Metric1Y5Y10YFull History
StrategyB&HStrategyB&HStrategyB&HStrategyB&H
CAGR9.00%20.84%-1.34%5.03%6.34%10.30%4.13%8.96%
Sharpe Ratio0.801.13-0.110.260.450.480.270.37
Max Drawdown-8.29%-12.38%-19.27%-24.72%-21.59%-37.27%-34.88%-59.82%
% Time Invested100.0%100.0%93.1%100.0%94.8%100.0%91.2%100.0%
Trades / Year1.00.03.40.03.00.04.00.0

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 / Mark-to-Market exit denotes a position currently held active, valued at the latest price. Interest entries record cash yields accrued during out-of-market periods.

Entry DateExit DateTypeAllocationEntry PriceExit PriceNet Return %Exit Reason
2026-04-10 Open Open 33.33% $51.93 $51.15 -1.50% Mark-to-Market
2026-01-23 Open Open 33.33% $49.24 $51.15 3.88% Mark-to-Market
2025-10-13 Open Open 33.33% $43.60 $51.15 17.33% Mark-to-Market
2025-10-07 2026-04-10 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.02 1.88% Interest Income
2025-11-20 2026-01-23 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 0.61% Interest Income
2025-07-16 2025-11-20 Completed 33.33% $43.99 $42.75 -2.81% Signal
2025-02-24 2025-10-13 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.03 2.71% Interest Income
2025-04-30 2025-10-07 Completed 33.33% $40.45 $44.53 10.10% Signal
2024-12-20 2025-07-16 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.02 2.38% Interest Income
2025-04-07 2025-04-30 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.27% Interest Income
2023-11-24 2025-04-07 Completed 33.33% $38.45 $37.34 -2.89% Stop
2025-01-16 2025-02-24 Completed 33.33% $42.52 $43.09 1.35% Signal
2024-12-20 2025-01-16 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.27% Interest Income
2024-09-18 2024-12-20 Completed 33.33% $45.40 $40.97 -9.77% Stop
2023-11-24 2024-12-20 Completed 33.33% $38.45 $40.97 6.54% Stop
2024-08-14 2024-09-18 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.48% Interest Income
2023-11-24 2024-08-14 Completed 33.33% $38.45 $43.15 12.21% Signal
2023-10-27 2023-11-24 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.41% Interest Income
2023-10-04 2023-11-24 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 0.78% Interest Income
2023-05-25 2023-11-24 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.03 2.73% Interest Income
2023-08-04 2023-10-27 Completed 33.33% $39.88 $35.71 -10.46% Signal
2023-04-04 2023-10-04 Completed 33.33% $38.17 $37.18 -2.60% Signal
2023-05-04 2023-08-04 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 1.33% Interest Income
2023-04-04 2023-05-25 Completed 33.33% $38.17 $35.93 -5.87% Stop
2022-12-21 2023-05-04 Completed 33.33% $36.83 $37.25 1.14% Signal
2023-03-13 2023-04-04 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.30% Interest Income
2023-03-13 2023-04-04 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.30% Interest Income
2023-03-03 2023-03-13 Completed 33.33% $39.41 $36.33 -7.81% Stop
2023-03-03 2023-03-13 Completed 33.33% $39.41 $36.33 -7.81% Stop
2022-11-22 2023-03-03 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 1.22% Interest Income
2022-06-14 2023-03-03 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.03 2.58% Interest Income
2022-06-17 2022-12-21 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.02 1.67% Interest Income
2022-10-18 2022-11-22 Completed 33.33% $33.37 $37.71 13.00% Signal
2022-09-26 2022-10-18 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.22% Interest Income
2022-07-13 2022-09-26 Completed 33.33% $33.15 $31.69 -4.43% Stop
2022-06-17 2022-07-13 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.12% Interest Income
2022-06-07 2022-06-17 Completed 33.33% $39.95 $34.51 -13.61% Stop
2020-03-24 2022-06-17 Completed 33.33% $18.10 $34.51 90.72% Stop
2020-09-11 2022-06-14 Completed 33.33% $28.90 $36.14 25.02% Stop
2022-04-04 2022-06-07 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.16% Interest Income
2021-11-08 2022-04-04 Completed 33.33% $40.53 $41.10 1.40% Signal
2021-09-22 2021-11-08 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.01% Interest Income
2020-07-07 2021-09-22 Completed 33.33% $25.86 $36.52 41.24% Signal
2020-06-12 2020-09-11 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.03% Interest Income
2020-06-12 2020-07-07 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.01% Interest Income
2020-06-04 2020-06-12 Completed 33.33% $25.70 $24.80 -3.51% Stop
2020-06-04 2020-06-12 Completed 33.33% $25.70 $24.80 -3.51% Stop
2020-04-17 2020-06-04 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.02% Interest Income
2020-02-28 2020-06-04 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.05% Interest Income
2020-03-23 2020-04-17 Completed 33.33% $17.83 $21.95 23.16% Signal
2020-03-02 2020-03-24 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.02% Interest Income
2020-02-28 2020-03-23 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.03% Interest Income
2020-01-10 2020-03-02 Completed 33.33% $26.44 $23.47 -11.24% Stop
2019-07-01 2020-02-28 Completed 33.33% $25.71 $22.76 -11.50% Stop
2019-03-27 2020-02-28 Completed 33.33% $23.60 $22.76 -3.59% Stop
2019-03-11 2020-01-10 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.02 1.69% Interest Income
2018-08-09 2019-07-01 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.02 2.07% Interest Income
2018-10-15 2019-03-27 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 1.05% Interest Income
2018-11-13 2019-03-11 Completed 33.33% $23.29 $23.74 1.89% Signal
2018-10-22 2018-11-13 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.15% Interest Income
2016-04-19 2018-10-22 Completed 33.33% $18.98 $22.88 20.53% Stop
2018-08-01 2018-10-15 Completed 33.33% $25.45 $23.06 -9.39% Signal
2018-04-25 2018-08-09 Completed 33.33% $24.37 $25.37 4.09% Signal
2018-04-03 2018-08-01 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 0.63% Interest Income
2018-04-03 2018-04-25 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.11% Interest Income
2016-12-19 2018-04-03 Completed 33.33% $20.91 $23.73 13.52% Stop
2016-04-19 2018-04-03 Completed 33.33% $18.98 $23.73 25.01% Stop
2016-11-25 2016-12-19 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.03% Interest Income
2016-04-19 2016-11-25 Completed 33.33% $18.98 $20.43 7.63% Signal
2016-02-11 2016-04-19 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.05% Interest Income
2016-01-08 2016-04-19 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.08% Interest Income
2015-12-30 2016-04-19 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.08% Interest Income
2016-02-04 2016-02-11 Completed 33.33% $16.36 $15.83 -3.21% Signal
2016-01-12 2016-02-04 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.02% Interest Income
2015-10-08 2016-01-12 Completed 33.33% $17.55 $16.29 -7.19% Stop
2015-10-08 2016-01-08 Completed 33.33% $17.55 $16.65 -5.10% Stop
2015-09-16 2015-12-30 Completed 33.33% $17.16 $17.96 4.68% Signal
2015-08-25 2015-10-08 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2015-07-27 2015-10-08 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.01% Interest Income
2015-08-24 2015-09-16 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2015-08-18 2015-08-25 Completed 33.33% $18.46 $16.91 -8.39% Stop
2012-12-13 2015-08-24 Completed 33.33% $13.81 $16.35 18.39% Stop
2015-07-27 2015-08-18 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2015-02-09 2015-07-27 Completed 33.33% $19.81 $17.95 -9.40% Stop
2014-11-07 2015-07-27 Completed 33.33% $19.21 $17.95 -6.59% Stop
2014-11-13 2015-02-09 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.01% Interest Income
2014-11-07 2014-11-13 Completed 33.33% $19.21 $19.50 1.49% Signal
2014-10-16 2014-11-07 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2014-10-16 2014-11-07 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2012-09-12 2014-10-16 Completed 33.33% $14.01 $17.75 26.70% Stop
2012-04-04 2014-10-16 Completed 33.33% $13.79 $17.75 28.67% Stop
2012-06-28 2012-12-13 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.05% Interest Income
2012-06-18 2012-09-12 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.02% Interest Income
2011-10-25 2012-06-28 Completed 33.33% $12.62 $12.78 1.30% Signal
2012-06-13 2012-06-18 Completed 33.33% $12.89 $12.97 0.66% Signal
2012-05-21 2012-06-13 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.01% Interest Income
2012-01-10 2012-05-21 Completed 33.33% $13.22 $12.30 -6.94% Stop
2011-09-23 2012-04-04 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.02% Interest Income
2011-07-26 2012-01-10 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.01% Interest Income
2011-10-03 2011-10-25 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2011-08-30 2011-10-03 Completed 33.33% $12.84 $10.77 -16.16% Stop
2011-08-29 2011-09-23 Completed 33.33% $12.66 $11.17 -11.77% Stop
2011-08-08 2011-08-30 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2011-08-05 2011-08-29 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2010-06-01 2011-08-08 Completed 33.33% $10.78 $12.30 14.14% Stop
2010-11-18 2011-08-05 Completed 33.33% $12.67 $12.90 1.83% Stop
2010-09-28 2011-07-26 Completed 33.33% $12.02 $14.70 22.31% Signal
2010-09-16 2010-11-18 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.03% Interest Income
2010-06-28 2010-09-28 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.04% Interest Income
2010-06-01 2010-09-16 Completed 33.33% $10.78 $11.78 9.32% Signal
2010-06-01 2010-06-28 Completed 33.33% $10.78 $10.69 -0.78% Signal
2010-05-07 2010-06-01 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.01% Interest Income
2010-05-07 2010-06-01 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.01% Interest Income
2010-05-07 2010-06-01 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.01% Interest Income
2010-02-24 2010-05-07 Completed 33.33% $11.19 $11.16 -0.32% Stop
2010-02-24 2010-05-07 Completed 33.33% $11.19 $11.16 -0.32% Stop
2009-03-19 2010-05-07 Completed 33.33% $7.57 $11.16 47.30% Stop
2010-02-01 2010-02-24 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.01% Interest Income
2010-02-01 2010-02-24 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.01% Interest Income
2009-07-29 2010-02-01 Completed 33.33% $9.83 $10.76 9.45% Stop
2009-03-19 2010-02-01 Completed 33.33% $7.57 $10.76 42.04% Stop
2009-07-07 2009-07-29 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.01% Interest Income
2009-03-19 2009-07-07 Completed 33.33% $7.57 $8.72 15.09% Stop
2008-11-26 2009-03-19 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.05% Interest Income
2008-09-17 2009-03-19 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.15% Interest Income
2008-08-19 2009-03-19 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.28% Interest Income
2008-11-19 2008-11-26 Completed 33.33% $7.51 $7.57 0.77% Signal
2008-10-28 2008-11-19 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.02% Interest Income
2008-10-22 2008-10-28 Completed 33.33% $8.71 $7.66 -12.05% Stop
2008-09-30 2008-10-22 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.04% Interest Income
2008-07-29 2008-09-30 Completed 33.33% $13.28 $11.11 -16.35% Stop
2008-07-28 2008-09-17 Completed 33.33% $13.26 $12.29 -7.30% Stop
2008-07-28 2008-08-19 Completed 33.33% $13.26 $13.11 -1.18% Signal
2008-07-07 2008-07-29 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.10% Interest Income
2008-07-03 2008-07-28 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.10% Interest Income
2008-07-03 2008-07-28 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.10% Interest Income
2008-02-13 2008-07-07 Completed 33.33% $14.15 $13.65 -3.55% Stop
2008-04-22 2008-07-03 Completed 33.33% $15.03 $13.29 -11.63% Stop
2008-02-12 2008-07-03 Completed 33.33% $13.55 $13.29 -1.99% Stop
2008-01-18 2008-04-22 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.43% Interest Income
2008-01-22 2008-02-13 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.14% Interest Income
2008-01-18 2008-02-12 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.14% Interest Income
2007-09-11 2008-01-22 Completed 33.33% $12.83 $11.93 -7.05% Stop
2007-12-20 2008-01-18 Completed 33.33% $13.86 $12.50 -9.80% Stop
2007-11-07 2008-01-18 Completed 33.33% $14.14 $12.50 -11.63% Stop
2007-11-28 2007-12-20 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.19% Interest Income
2007-09-10 2007-11-28 Completed 33.33% $12.95 $13.22 2.06% Stop
2007-10-12 2007-11-07 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.28% Interest Income
2007-09-10 2007-10-12 Completed 33.33% $12.95 $14.38 11.03% Signal
2007-08-17 2007-09-11 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.25% Interest Income
2007-08-16 2007-09-10 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.25% Interest Income
2007-08-16 2007-09-10 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.25% Interest Income
2006-07-07 2007-08-17 Completed 33.33% $10.37 $12.53 20.84% Stop
2006-12-12 2007-08-16 Completed 33.33% $11.51 $12.04 4.63% Stop
2006-10-30 2007-08-16 Completed 33.33% $10.94 $12.04 10.10% Stop
2006-10-27 2006-12-12 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 0.61% Interest Income
2006-07-26 2006-10-30 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 1.31% Interest Income
2006-07-03 2006-10-27 Completed 33.33% $10.48 $10.87 3.74% Signal
2006-07-03 2006-07-26 Completed 33.33% $10.48 $10.07 -3.88% Signal
2006-06-14 2006-07-07 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.31% Interest Income
2006-06-09 2006-07-03 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.31% Interest Income
2006-06-09 2006-07-03 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.31% Interest Income
2005-06-08 2006-06-14 Completed 33.33% $8.94 $9.60 7.32% Stop
2006-02-01 2006-06-09 Completed 33.33% $10.23 $9.94 -2.82% Stop
2005-12-14 2006-06-09 Completed 33.33% $9.69 $9.94 2.58% Stop
2005-08-26 2006-02-01 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.02 1.65% Interest Income
2005-05-31 2005-12-14 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.02 1.92% Interest Income
2005-05-10 2005-08-26 Completed 33.33% $8.99 $8.70 -3.28% Signal
2005-05-16 2005-06-08 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.18% Interest Income
2005-05-10 2005-05-31 Completed 33.33% $8.99 $8.79 -2.25% Signal
2003-11-26 2005-05-16 Completed 33.33% $7.45 $8.44 13.16% Stop
2005-04-18 2005-05-10 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.18% Interest Income
2005-04-18 2005-05-10 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.18% Interest Income
2004-08-18 2005-04-18 Completed 33.33% $8.07 $8.72 8.05% Stop
2004-06-03 2005-04-18 Completed 33.33% $7.92 $8.72 10.13% Stop
2004-05-11 2004-08-18 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.35% Interest Income
2004-05-11 2004-06-03 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.07% Interest Income
2003-06-17 2004-05-11 Completed 33.33% $6.55 $7.44 13.57% Stop
2003-06-02 2004-05-11 Completed 33.33% $6.31 $7.44 17.89% Stop
2003-01-23 2003-11-26 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 0.87% Interest Income
2002-09-25 2003-06-17 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 0.89% Interest Income
2003-04-07 2003-06-02 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.17% Interest Income
2003-03-20 2003-04-07 Completed 33.33% $5.70 $5.80 1.78% Signal
2003-02-26 2003-03-20 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.07% Interest Income
2003-01-09 2003-02-26 Completed 33.33% $6.10 $5.53 -9.26% Stop
2002-10-23 2003-01-23 Completed 33.33% $5.76 $5.92 2.91% Signal
2002-07-16 2003-01-09 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 0.73% Interest Income
2002-10-01 2002-10-23 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.10% Interest Income
2002-08-07 2002-10-01 Completed 33.33% $5.99 $5.36 -10.51% Stop
2002-08-07 2002-09-25 Completed 33.33% $5.99 $5.40 -9.86% Stop
2002-07-16 2002-08-07 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.11% Interest Income
2002-07-16 2002-08-07 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.11% Interest Income
2002-03-26 2002-07-16 Completed 33.33% $6.82 $6.21 -8.98% Stop
2001-12-31 2002-07-16 Completed 33.33% $6.41 $6.21 -3.20% Stop
2001-11-23 2002-07-16 Completed 33.33% $6.40 $6.21 -2.95% Stop
2001-11-30 2002-03-26 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 0.54% Interest Income
2001-09-18 2001-12-31 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.01 0.57% Interest Income
2001-10-10 2001-11-30 Completed 33.33% $5.71 $6.46 13.06% Signal
2000-12-12 2001-11-23 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.04 3.50% Interest Income
2001-09-18 2001-10-10 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.14% Interest Income
2001-08-16 2001-09-18 Completed 33.33% $6.31 $5.55 -12.04% Stop
2001-08-16 2001-09-18 Completed 33.33% $6.31 $5.55 -12.04% Stop
2001-07-25 2001-08-16 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.22% Interest Income
2001-07-25 2001-08-16 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.22% Interest Income
2001-04-17 2001-07-25 Completed 33.33% $6.20 $6.15 -0.83% Stop
2001-04-10 2001-07-25 Completed 33.33% $6.22 $6.15 -1.20% Stop
2001-03-23 2001-04-17 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.26% Interest Income
2000-12-12 2001-04-10 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.02 1.56% Interest Income
2001-01-03 2001-03-23 Completed 33.33% $6.13 $5.70 -7.13% Stop
2000-12-12 2001-01-03 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.29% Interest Income