United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) Daily/Weekly Backtest Results

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Expectancy: -7.20%.   Win rate: 76.92%.   Sharpe Ratio: -0.658.   Maximum drawdown: -86.27% on 05 August 2024.
Mean CAGR: 170.8%. Time in market: 2530 days.   Hypothetical return: $1000 would be worth $56.33 on 20 May 2024.
Key: change_history : profitable trade change_history : breakeven trade (minimal loss after 2 years) change_history : losing trade (not profitable in a 2 year timeframe)


*Transaction costs, taxes and dividends are excluded from these calculations. Past performance may not necessarily be a reliable guide to future performance.

Calculations for US Natural Gas

Expectancy is the percentage profit or loss you would expect to make on the next purchase of this stock with an entry point at the specified signal and profit target as set above. Given a large enough sample size, a positive expectancy indicates the trading strategy is likely to be profitable.

Expectancy calculation for 13 signal(s) occurring before 22 April 2024 for a 7.5% profit target: (76.92% * 9.84%) + (0% * 0%) - (23.08% * 64.01%) = -7.20%.
Wins: 10 Breakevens: 0 Losses: 3

To even out CAGR calculations, large individual returns from particularly quick trades have been capped at 300%.

The Sharpe Ratio calculation assumes a risk free return rate of 2% per calendar year. Ideally the ratio should be a positive number. A higher positive number indicates the strategy has a more attractive risk adjusted rate of return for this particular buy signal and stock over the chart's timeframe.

 

50 day low Backtest Summary (Fixed Profits System)

This table summarises how profitable it would have been to have bought this stock at each 50 day low entry signal. Hover over the icons to see more details of the particular trade, including the maximum percentage drawdown and how long it took to reach the desired percentage profit.

Key:   disabled_by_default = profit point not achieved. select_check_box = profit point achieved with CAGR above 15%.
select_check_box = profit point achieved with CAGR of between 5% and 15%. select_check_box = profit point achieved but CAGR was less than 5%.

Signal Date and Score Buy Signal Price Performance (mouseover for details)
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08 April 2026   LOW     smart_toy0.252 50 Day Low $ 11.09 schedule schedule schedule schedule schedule
05 January 2026   LOW     smart_toy0.431 50 Day Low $ 11.44 select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt
16 October 2025   MEDIUM     smart_toy0.644 50 Day Low $ 11.70 select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt
04 August 2025   MEDIUM     smart_toy0.415 50 Day Low $ 13.10 select_check_box select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt
01 July 2025   MEDIUM     smart_toy0.208 50 Day Low $ 15.03 select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box select_check_box schedule schedule
17 April 2025   MEDIUM   FIRE SALE   smart_toy0.964 50 Day Low $ 17.02 select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt schedule
31 October 2024   MEDIUM     smart_toy0.243 50 Day Low $ 12.84 select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt
16 July 2024   MEDIUM     smart_toy0.741 50 Day Low $ 14.63 select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt
27 March 2024   MEDIUM     smart_toy0.736 50 Day Low $ 14.40 select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt
08 February 2024   MEDIUM     smart_toy0.594 50 Day Low $ 17.74 select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box
12 December 2023   LOW     smart_toy0.667 50 Day Low $ 18.34 select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt
09 November 2023   MEDIUM     smart_toy0.39 50 Day Low $ 25.52 select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt disabled_by_default disabled_by_default disabled_by_default
05 September 2023   MEDIUM     smart_toy0.359 50 Day Low $ 26.62 select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt disabled_by_default
03 May 2023   MEDIUM     smart_toy0.995 50 Day Low $ 25.20 select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt
23 March 2023   MEDIUM     smart_toy0.983 50 Day Low $ 29.04 select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt disabled_by_default
17 February 2023   LOW     smart_toy0.992 50 Day Low $ 31.24 select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt
06 January 2023   LOW     smart_toy0.989 50 Day Low $ 47.50 disabled_by_default disabled_by_default disabled_by_default disabled_by_default disabled_by_default
05 December 2022   LOW     smart_toy0.429 50 Day Low $ 69.68 select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt
27 September 2022  bubble_chart   MEDIUM     smart_toy0.939 50 Day Low $ 93.96 disabled_by_default disabled_by_default disabled_by_default disabled_by_default disabled_by_default
23 June 2022  bubble_chart   MEDIUM     smart_toy0.993 50 Day Low $ 88.54 select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt
22 November 2021  bubble_chart   LOW     smart_toy0.902 50 Day Low $ 63.10 select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt

 

The data for United States Natural Gas Fund (exchange: ARCX symbol: UNG) was last updated 30 Apr 2026 07:01. Data for this ETF is available from 04 Jan 2021 - 29 Apr 2026.