Royal Gold Inc (RGLD) Monthly Backtest Results

The data points on this monthly chart show the results of using the 10 Month SMA Double Cross strategy on this stock. Read about this strategy here. This is a long term investment strategy designed to catch major bull runs in stocks and indices then exit before the worst of a serious drawdown. It tends to work better with securites that are prone to forming valuation bubbles. To view shorter term swing trading entry signals for this stock then go here.

Key: change_history : trade entry change_history : profitable trade exit change_history : breakeven trade exit (5% loss to 5% profit) change_history : losing trade (greater than 5% loss) show_chart : 10 month simple moving average (SMA)
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*Transaction costs, taxes and dividends are excluded from these calculations. Past performance may not necessarily be a reliable guide to future performance.

 

Backtest Summary

This table summarises how profitable it would have been to have bought this stock at each monthly entry signal. The compound annual growth rate (CAGR) shows the profitability of the trade on an annualised basis.

Entry Date Exit Date Profit or Loss CAGR
01 October 2025 Trade in progress 12.56%
01 May 2024 01 August 2025 26.96% 21%
02 January 2024 01 February 2024 -3.72% -36.91%
03 January 2023 01 September 2023 -3.06% -4.61%
01 April 2022 01 July 2022 -24.58% -67.75%
01 June 2020 02 November 2020 -9.66% -21.52%
01 February 2019 02 March 2020 14.43% 13.26%
01 May 2018 01 August 2018 -4.67% -17.27%
03 July 2017 01 March 2018 5.80% 8.96%
01 April 2016 03 January 2017 27.20% 37.46%
Total Return 41.26%

 

The monthly data for Royal Gold Inc (exchange: XNAS symbol: RGLD) was last updated 27 Dec 2025 05:16. Data for this stock is available from 01 Dec 2015 - 26 Dec 2025.