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DASHBOARDS: Portfolio Hub Market Pulse Performance

XLB

The Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund
TREND FOLLOWING PERFORMANCE HISTORY
2026-07-26
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 -35.2% (compared to the benchmark's drawdown of -59.8%). Over the evaluated period, this protective approach generated a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 4.0%, compared to a Buy-and-Hold benchmark return of 8.9%. 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
CAGR6.08%14.36%-0.03%6.56%5.87%9.93%3.99%8.92%
Sharpe Ratio0.450.76-0.000.340.420.460.260.37
Max Drawdown-8.29%-12.38%-19.54%-24.72%-21.80%-37.27%-35.18%-59.82%
% Time Invested100.0%100.0%93.1%100.0%94.8%100.0%91.3%100.0%
Trades / Year0.00.03.40.03.00.04.00.0

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 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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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% $43.83 $42.59 -2.86% 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% $40.30 $44.37 10.04% 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% $38.31 $37.20 -2.94% Stop
2025-01-16 2025-02-24 Completed 33.33% $42.36 $42.93 1.30% 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% $45.23 $40.82 -9.81% Stop
2023-11-24 2024-12-20 Completed 33.33% $38.31 $40.82 6.49% 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% $38.31 $42.99 12.16% 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% $39.73 $35.57 -10.51% Signal
2023-04-04 2023-10-04 Completed 33.33% $38.03 $37.04 -2.65% 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% $38.03 $35.80 -5.91% Stop
2022-12-21 2023-05-04 Completed 33.33% $36.70 $37.11 1.09% 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% $39.26 $36.20 -7.86% Stop
2023-03-03 2023-03-13 Completed 33.33% $39.26 $36.20 -7.86% 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% $33.25 $37.57 12.94% 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% $33.03 $31.57 -4.48% 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% $39.81 $34.39 -13.66% Stop
2020-03-24 2022-06-17 Completed 33.33% $18.03 $34.39 90.62% Stop
2020-09-11 2022-06-14 Completed 33.33% $28.80 $36.00 24.96% 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% $40.38 $40.94 1.35% 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% $25.76 $36.38 41.16% 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% $25.60 $24.70 -3.55% Stop
2020-06-04 2020-06-12 Completed 33.33% $25.60 $24.70 -3.55% 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% $17.76 $21.87 23.10% 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% $26.34 $23.38 -11.29% Stop
2019-07-01 2020-02-28 Completed 33.33% $25.62 $22.67 -11.54% Stop
2019-03-27 2020-02-28 Completed 33.33% $23.52 $22.67 -3.64% 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% $23.21 $23.65 1.84% 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% $18.91 $22.80 20.47% Stop
2018-08-01 2018-10-15 Completed 33.33% $25.36 $22.98 -9.43% Signal
2018-04-25 2018-08-09 Completed 33.33% $24.28 $25.28 4.04% 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% $20.83 $23.64 13.46% Stop
2016-04-19 2018-04-03 Completed 33.33% $18.91 $23.64 24.94% 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% $18.91 $20.36 7.58% 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% $16.29 $15.77 -3.26% 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% $17.48 $16.23 -7.24% Stop
2015-10-08 2016-01-08 Completed 33.33% $17.48 $16.59 -5.15% Stop
2015-09-16 2015-12-30 Completed 33.33% $17.09 $17.89 4.63% 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% $18.39 $16.85 -8.44% Stop
2012-12-13 2015-08-24 Completed 33.33% $13.76 $16.29 18.33% 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% $19.73 $17.88 -9.44% Stop
2014-11-07 2015-07-27 Completed 33.33% $19.14 $17.88 -6.64% 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% $19.14 $19.42 1.44% 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% $13.95 $17.68 26.64% Stop
2012-04-04 2014-10-16 Completed 33.33% $13.74 $17.68 28.61% 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% $12.57 $12.74 1.25% Signal
2012-06-13 2012-06-18 Completed 33.33% $12.84 $12.92 0.61% 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% $13.17 $12.25 -6.99% 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% $12.80 $10.73 -16.20% Stop
2011-08-29 2011-09-23 Completed 33.33% $12.61 $11.13 -11.82% 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% $10.74 $12.25 14.08% Stop
2010-11-18 2011-08-05 Completed 33.33% $12.62 $12.85 1.78% Stop
2010-09-28 2011-07-26 Completed 33.33% $11.97 $14.65 22.25% 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% $10.74 $11.74 9.26% Signal
2010-06-01 2010-06-28 Completed 33.33% $10.74 $10.65 -0.83% 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% $11.15 $11.12 -0.37% Stop
2010-02-24 2010-05-07 Completed 33.33% $11.15 $11.12 -0.37% Stop
2009-03-19 2010-05-07 Completed 33.33% $7.55 $11.12 47.23% 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% $9.79 $10.72 9.40% Stop
2009-03-19 2010-02-01 Completed 33.33% $7.55 $10.72 41.97% 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% $7.55 $8.69 15.03% 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% $7.48 $7.54 0.72% 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% $8.67 $7.63 -12.09% 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% $13.23 $11.06 -16.39% Stop
2008-07-28 2008-09-17 Completed 33.33% $13.21 $12.25 -7.35% Stop
2008-07-28 2008-08-19 Completed 33.33% $13.21 $13.06 -1.23% 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% $14.10 $13.60 -3.60% Stop
2008-04-22 2008-07-03 Completed 33.33% $14.98 $13.24 -11.67% Stop
2008-02-12 2008-07-03 Completed 33.33% $13.50 $13.24 -2.03% 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% $12.78 $11.88 -7.09% Stop
2007-12-20 2008-01-18 Completed 33.33% $13.81 $12.45 -9.85% Stop
2007-11-07 2008-01-18 Completed 33.33% $14.09 $12.45 -11.68% 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% $12.90 $13.17 2.01% 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% $12.90 $14.33 10.97% 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% $10.33 $12.48 20.78% Stop
2006-12-12 2007-08-16 Completed 33.33% $11.46 $11.99 4.57% Stop
2006-10-30 2007-08-16 Completed 33.33% $10.89 $11.99 10.04% 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% $10.44 $10.83 3.69% Signal
2006-07-03 2006-07-26 Completed 33.33% $10.44 $10.03 -3.93% 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% $8.91 $9.56 7.27% Stop
2006-02-01 2006-06-09 Completed 33.33% $10.19 $9.91 -2.87% Stop
2005-12-14 2006-06-09 Completed 33.33% $9.66 $9.91 2.53% 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% $8.96 $8.66 -3.33% 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% $8.96 $8.76 -2.29% Signal
2003-11-26 2005-05-16 Completed 33.33% $7.43 $8.40 13.11% 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% $8.04 $8.69 8.00% Stop
2004-06-03 2005-04-18 Completed 33.33% $7.89 $8.69 10.07% 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% $6.53 $7.41 13.51% Stop
2003-06-02 2004-05-11 Completed 33.33% $6.29 $7.41 17.83% 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% $5.68 $5.78 1.73% 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% $6.08 $5.51 -9.31% Stop
2002-10-23 2003-01-23 Completed 33.33% $5.73 $5.90 2.86% 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% $5.97 $5.34 -10.56% Stop
2002-08-07 2002-09-25 Completed 33.33% $5.97 $5.38 -9.91% 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% $6.79 $6.18 -9.03% Stop
2001-12-31 2002-07-16 Completed 33.33% $6.39 $6.18 -3.25% Stop
2001-11-23 2002-07-16 Completed 33.33% $6.37 $6.18 -3.00% 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% $5.69 $6.43 13.00% 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% $6.28 $5.53 -12.08% Stop
2001-08-16 2001-09-18 Completed 33.33% $6.28 $5.53 -12.08% 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% $6.17 $6.12 -0.88% Stop
2001-04-10 2001-07-25 Completed 33.33% $6.20 $6.12 -1.25% 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% $6.11 $5.68 -7.18% Stop
2000-12-12 2001-01-03 Interest (CASH) 33.33% $1.00 $1.00 0.29% Interest Income