Arthur J. Gallagher & Company (AJG) Daily/Weekly Backtest Results

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Expectancy: 28.86%.   Win rate: 71.43%.   Sharpe Ratio: 0.335.
Mean CAGR of winning trades: 22.5%. Time in market: 2692 days.   Average win: 43.84% Average loss: -8.61%.
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 Arthur J. Gallagher

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 7 signal(s): (71.43% * 43.84%) - (28.57% * 8.61%) = 28.86%.
Wins: 5 Losses: 2

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.

Arthur J. Gallagher Analysis

Market sector: Financials.

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Rate of Change Backtest Summary (Trailing Stops System)

This table summarises how profitable it would have been to have bought this stock at each Rate of Change entry signal and held until the initial 20% stop loss or the trailing stop loss was triggered.

Key:   electric_bolt : high CAGR trade schedule : open trade

Signal Date Price CAGR Profit / Loss Running Avg
25 March 2020 bubble_chart   HIGH   smart_toy0.982 $76.33 48.12%
electric_boltelectric_bolt
104.35% 104.35 %
24 January 2022   MEDIUM   $154.91 -2.14% -0.81% 51.77 %
13 May 2022   LOW   smart_toy0.984 $160.33 24.78% electric_bolt 76.98% 60.17 %
26 December 2023   LOW   $222.22 20.27% electric_bolt 34.16% 53.67 %
23 December 2024 bubble_chart   MEDIUM   $283.09 3.20% 1.91% 43.32 %
05 November 2025 bubble_chart   MEDIUM   $249.47 -48.72% -16.42% 33.36 %
17 February 2026 bubble_chart   MEDIUM   $213.13 16.14% electric_bolt schedule 1.82% 28.85 %

 

The data for Arthur J. Gallagher & Company (exchange: XNYS symbol: AJG) was last updated 10 Apr 2026 04:49. Data for this stock is available from 01 Mar 2016 - 09 Apr 2026.