Best Buy Co. Inc (BBY) 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 Best Buy
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 06 April 2024 for a 7.5% profit target: (84.62% * 8.93%) + (0% * 0%) - (15.38% * 21.82%) = 4.20%.
Wins: 11 Breakevens: 0 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.
Best Buy Analysis
Market sector: Consumer Discretionary.
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26 week low Backtest Summary (Fixed Profits System)
This table summarises how profitable it would have been to have bought this stock at each 26 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% | |||
| 13 April 2026 LOW | 26 Week Low | $ 60.45 | |||||
| 23 February 2026 MEDIUM | 26 Week Low | $ 63.36 | |||||
| 11 April 2025 MEDIUM smart_toy0.994 | 26 Week Low | $ 59.68 | |||||
| 04 March 2025 MEDIUM | 26 Week Low | $ 77.32 | |||||
| 26 October 2023 MEDIUM | 26 Week Low | $ 66.25 | |||||
| 16 May 2023 MEDIUM | 26 Week Low | $ 68.68 | |||||
| 30 September 2022 LOW smart_toy0.991 | 26 Week Low | $ 63.86 | |||||
| 16 June 2022 LOW smart_toy0.988 | 26 Week Low | $ 69.02 | |||||
| 11 May 2022 LOW smart_toy0.977 | 26 Week Low | $ 86.38 | |||||
| 23 February 2022 MEDIUM | 26 Week Low | $ 90.04 | |||||
| 21 January 2022 LOW | 26 Week Low | $ 95.59 | |||||
| 01 December 2021 LOW | 26 Week Low | $ 105.20 | |||||
| 20 September 2021 LOW | 26 Week Low | $ 107.38 | |||||
| 04 March 2021 LOW | 26 Week Low | $ 98.99 | |||||
| 12 March 2020 HIGH smart_toy0.996 | 26 Week Low | $ 56.73 | |||||
| 17 December 2018 MEDIUM | 26 Week Low | $ 50.00 | |||||
| 13 November 2018 MEDIUM | 26 Week Low | $ 62.62 | |||||
The data for Best Buy Co. Inc (exchange: XNYS symbol: BBY) was last updated 14 Apr 2026 13:12. Data for this stock is available from 01 Feb 2016 - 13 Apr 2026.
