Quest Diagnostics Inc (DGX) 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 May 2024 Trade in progress 27.72%
02 January 2024 01 February 2024 -9.94% -72.03%
01 December 2022 01 March 2023 -9.40% -32.99%
03 May 2021 01 February 2022 2.14% 2.88%
01 June 2020 01 March 2021 -0.93% -1.24%
03 June 2019 01 April 2020 -18.02% -21.28%
01 June 2018 01 November 2018 -11.75% -25.93%
01 March 2018 02 April 2018 -2.60% -25.94%
01 April 2016 02 October 2017 34.55% 21.81%
Total Return 11.79%

 

The monthly data for Quest Diagnostics Inc (exchange: XNYS symbol: DGX) was last updated 27 Dec 2025 06:44. Data for this stock is available from 04 Jan 2016 - 26 Dec 2025.