PPG Industries Inc (PPG) Monthly Backtest Results crown

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
02 January 2024 01 May 2024 -11.70% -31.52%
03 January 2023 02 October 2023 1.52% 2.04%
01 October 2020 01 October 2021 17.80% 17.8%
01 August 2019 02 March 2020 -8.65% -14.36%
01 April 2019 03 June 2019 -6.36% -31.67%
04 September 2018 01 October 2018 -0.44% -5.79%
03 April 2017 01 May 2018 2.29% 2.12%
02 May 2016 01 November 2016 -15.37% -28.44%
01 December 2015 04 January 2016 -8.41% -61.04%
Total Return -29.33%

 

The monthly data for PPG Industries Inc (exchange: XNYS symbol: PPG) was last updated 27 Dec 2025 05:48. Data for this stock is available from 01 Sep 2015 - 26 Dec 2025.