American Express Company (AXP) Daily/Weekly Backtest Results
Expectancy Calculations for American Express
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 12 signal(s) occurring before 07 January 2024 for a 5% profit target: (91.67% * 8.03%) + (8.33% * 0.32%) - (0% * 0%) = 7.38%.
Wins: 11 Breakevens: 1 Losses: 0
To even out CAGR calculations, large individual returns from particularly quick trades have been capped at 300%.
Large Gap Down Backtest Summary
This table summarises how profitable it would have been to have bought this stock at each 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:
= 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 | Price | Performance (mouseover for details) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5% | 7.5% | 10% | 20% | ||
| 12 January 2026 | $360.04 | ||||
| 03 April 2025 | $253.60 | ||||
| 24 February 2022 | $184.41 | ||||
| 11 June 2020 | $99.74 | ||||
| 15 April 2020 | $83.61 | ||||
| 01 April 2020 | $78.80 | ||||
| 27 March 2020 | $87.84 | ||||
| 18 March 2020 | $76.46 | ||||
| 12 March 2020 | $85.12 | ||||
| 09 March 2020 | $99.02 | ||||
| 06 March 2020 | $106.39 | ||||
| 24 February 2020 | $128.09 | ||||
| 24 June 2016 | $56.55 | ||||
| 22 January 2016 | $52.97 | ||||
The data for American Express Company (exchange: XNYS symbol: AXP) was last updated 14 Jan 2026 03:42. Data for this stock is available from 01 Dec 2015 - 13 Jan 2026.
