Veeco Instruments Inc (VECO) Daily/Weekly Backtest Results

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Expectancy: 3.96%.   Win rate: 84.38%.   Sharpe Ratio: -1.468.   Maximum drawdown: -79.07% on 24 December 2018.
Mean CAGR: 113.08%. Time in market: 5134 days.   Hypothetical return: $1000 would be worth $571.86 on 25 May 2023.
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 Veeco Instruments

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 32 signal(s) occurring before 02 June 2024 for a 7.5% profit target: (84.38% * 8.92%) + (9.38% * 1.33%) - (6.25% * 59.06%) = 3.96%.
Wins: 27 Breakevens: 3 Losses: 2

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.

Veeco Instruments Analysis

Market sector: Industrials.

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Large Gap Down Backtest Summary (Fixed Profits System)

This table summarises how profitable it would have been to have bought this stock at each large gap down 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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05 June 2026  bubble_chart   cards_starLOW    factoryLOW   Gap Down $ 60.11 schedule schedule schedule schedule schedule
27 April 2026  bubble_chart   cards_starLOW     Gap Down $ 51.00 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
03 October 2025  bubble_chart   cards_starLOW     Gap Down $ 32.13 select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt
31 July 2025  bubble_chart   cards_starLOW     Gap Down $ 20.96 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
13 June 2025  bubble_chart   cards_starLOW     Gap Down $ 20.68 select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt
03 April 2025  bubble_chart   cards_starLOW     Gap Down $ 19.06 select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt
10 January 2025  bubble_chart   cards_starLOW     Gap Down $ 27.16 select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box electric_bolt
15 October 2024  bubble_chart   cards_starLOW     Gap Down $ 32.56 select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box
03 September 2024  bubble_chart   cards_starLOW     Gap Down $ 33.36 select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box
24 July 2024  bubble_chart   cards_starLOW     Gap Down $ 41.18 select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box
27 October 2022  bubble_chart   cards_starHIGH     Gap Down $ 18.56 select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt
13 September 2022  bubble_chart   cards_starLOW     Gap Down $ 20.32 select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box electric_bolt
09 August 2022  bubble_chart   cards_starMEDIUM     Gap Down $ 21.52 select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box
13 June 2022  bubble_chart   cards_starLOW     sirenFIRE SALE Gap Down $ 19.70 select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box
30 March 2022  bubble_chart   cards_starLOW     Gap Down $ 28.67 select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box
17 February 2022  bubble_chart   cards_starLOW     Gap Down $ 28.64 select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box
04 January 2022  bubble_chart   cards_starLOW     Gap Down $ 30.33 select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box
26 November 2021  bubble_chart   cards_starLOW     Gap Down $ 26.42 select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box
30 April 2021  bubble_chart   cards_starLOW     Gap Down $ 23.38 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
29 March 2021  bubble_chart   cards_starLOW     Gap Down $ 20.66 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_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt
15 January 2021  bubble_chart   cards_starLOW     Gap Down $ 20.34 select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt
02 October 2020   cards_starMEDIUM     Gap Down $ 11.72 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
31 August 2020   cards_starLOW     Gap Down $ 12.13 select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt
24 July 2020   cards_starLOW     Gap Down $ 12.92 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
18 June 2020   cards_starLOW     Gap Down $ 13.28 select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt
12 May 2020   cards_starMEDIUM     Gap Down $ 13.32 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 February 2020   cards_starMEDIUM     sirenFIRE SALE Gap Down $ 12.94 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
09 August 2019   cards_starMEDIUM     Gap Down $ 11.28 select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt
31 May 2019   cards_starMEDIUM     Gap Down $ 11.66 select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt
26 February 2019   cards_starLOW     Gap Down $ 11.66 select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt
22 January 2019   cards_starHIGH     Gap Down $ 8.62 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 December 2018   cards_starHIGH     Gap Down $ 8.90 select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt
18 October 2018   cards_starMEDIUM     Gap Down $ 9.83 select_check_box select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt
10 September 2018   cards_starLOW     Gap Down $ 11.34 select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box electric_bolt
02 August 2018   cards_starLOW     Gap Down $ 11.56 select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt
14 March 2018  bubble_chart   cards_starLOW     Gap Down $ 19.30 disabled_by_default disabled_by_default disabled_by_default disabled_by_default disabled_by_default
05 February 2018  bubble_chart   cards_starLOW     Gap Down $ 15.58 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
08 December 2017  bubble_chart   cards_starLOW     Gap Down $ 11.95 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
25 September 2017  bubble_chart   cards_starLOW     Gap Down $ 20.20 select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt disabled_by_default disabled_by_default
09 June 2017  bubble_chart   cards_starLOW     Gap Down $ 31.62 disabled_by_default disabled_by_default disabled_by_default disabled_by_default disabled_by_default
11 January 2017  bubble_chart   LOW     Gap Down $ 28.45 select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt disabled_by_default
09 September 2016   LOW     Gap Down $ 20.03 select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt

 

The data for Veeco Instruments Inc (exchange: XNAS symbol: VECO) was last updated 14 Jun 2026 16:17. Data for this stock is available from 01 Apr 2016 - 09 Jun 2026.