United States Oil Fund (USO) Daily/Weekly Backtest Results
*Transaction costs, taxes and dividends are excluded from these calculations. Past performance may not necessarily be a reliable guide to future performance.
Calculations for Oil
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 22 signal(s) occurring before 27 April 2024 for a 7.5% profit target: (59.09% * 8.25%) + (4.55% * 4.04%) - (36.36% * 38.61%) = -8.98%.
Wins: 13 Breakevens: 1 Losses: 8
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.
52 Week Low Backtest Summary (Fixed Profits System)
This table summarises how profitable it would have been to have bought this stock at each 52 week 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:
= profit point not achieved.
= profit point achieved with CAGR above 15%.
= profit point achieved with CAGR of between 5% and 15%.
= profit point achieved but CAGR was less than 5%.
| Signal Date and Score | Buy Signal | Price | Performance (mouseover for details) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5% | 6% | 7.5% | 10% | 20% | |||
| 04 April 2025 MEDIUM smart_toy0.944 | 52 Week Low | $ 67.41 | |||||
| 15 March 2023 LOW smart_toy0.219 | 52 Week Low | $ 60.14 | |||||
| 17 April 2020 HIGH FIRE SALE smart_toy0.676 | 52 Week Low | $ 33.42 | |||||
| 06 March 2020 HIGH smart_toy0.909 | 52 Week Low | $ 71.88 | |||||
| 03 February 2020 LOW smart_toy0.6 | 52 Week Low | $ 84.94 | |||||
| 23 November 2018 HIGH smart_toy0.488 | 52 Week Low | $ 86.84 | |||||
| 08 June 2017 LOW smart_toy0.294 | 52 Week Low | $ 75.32 | |||||
| 10 February 2016 HIGH smart_toy0.611 | 52 Week Low | $ 63.72 | |||||
| 06 January 2016 HIGH smart_toy0.872 | 52 Week Low | $ 81.64 | |||||
| 04 December 2015 MEDIUM smart_toy0.374 | 52 Week Low | $ 99.64 | |||||
| 27 July 2015 MEDIUM smart_toy0.586 | 52 Week Low | $ 125.84 | |||||
| 16 March 2015 HIGH smart_toy0.556 | 52 Week Low | $ 131.28 | |||||
| 23 January 2015 HIGH smart_toy0.895 | 52 Week Low | $ 136.72 | |||||
| 16 December 2014 HIGH smart_toy0.651 | 52 Week Low | $ 167.80 | |||||
| 12 November 2014 LOW smart_toy0.134 | 52 Week Low | $ 233.52 | |||||
| 09 October 2014 LOW smart_toy0.534 | 52 Week Low | $ 259.04 | |||||
| 22 September 2011 LOW smart_toy0.789 | 52 Week Low | $ 250.12 | |||||
| 09 August 2011 LOW smart_toy0.762 | 52 Week Low | $ 254.36 | |||||
| 21 May 2010 LOW smart_toy0.606 | 52 Week Low | $ 256.40 | |||||
| 02 February 2009 HIGH smart_toy0.919 | 52 Week Low | $ 227.36 | |||||
| 22 December 2008 HIGH smart_toy0.851 | 52 Week Low | $ 253.88 | |||||
| 18 November 2008 HIGH smart_toy0.918 | 52 Week Low | $ 359.44 | |||||
| 15 October 2008 MEDIUM smart_toy0.515 | 52 Week Low | $ 492.48 | |||||
The data for United States Oil Fund (exchange: ARCX symbol: USO) was last updated 05 May 2026 07:31. Data for this ETF is available from 10 Apr 2006 - 04 May 2026.
