Cardinal Health Inc (CAH) Daily/Weekly Backtest Results

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Expectancy: 8.82%.   Win rate: 100%.   Sharpe Ratio: -1.181.   Maximum drawdown: -21.57% on 23 March 2020.
Mean CAGR: 141.89%. Time in market: 1935 days.   Hypothetical return: $1000 would be worth $2336.95 on 16 October 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 Cardinal Health

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 08 May 2024 for a 7.5% profit target: (100% * 8.82%) + (0% * 0%) - (0% * 0%) = 8.82%.
Wins: 22 Breakevens: 0 Losses: 0

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.

Cardinal Health Analysis

Market sector: Healthcare.

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MegaDump Lite Backtest Summary (Fixed Profits System)

This table summarises how profitable it would have been to have bought this stock at each MegaDump Lite 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%.

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05 May 2026   LOW   smart_toy0.784   Mega Dump Lite $ 197.36 schedule schedule schedule schedule schedule
25 March 2026   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.796   Mega Dump Lite $ 209.66 schedule schedule schedule schedule schedule
15 August 2025   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.737   Mega Dump Lite $ 149.98 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
10 April 2025   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.967   Mega Dump Lite $ 128.85 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
12 August 2024   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.719   Mega Dump Lite $ 100.56 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_bolt
09 July 2024   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.72   Mega Dump Lite $ 96.64 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
13 May 2024   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.781   Mega Dump Lite $ 98.82 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
25 August 2023   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.712   Mega Dump Lite $ 86.62 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
20 April 2023   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.559   Mega Dump Lite $ 79.56 select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt
20 March 2023   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.923   Mega Dump Lite $ 70.60 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_bolt
11 July 2022   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.951   Mega Dump Lite $ 52.87 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
07 June 2022   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.957   Mega Dump Lite $ 53.84 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
04 May 2022   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.759   Mega Dump Lite $ 59.97 select_check_box select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt
03 December 2021   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.532   Mega Dump Lite $ 47.00 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
18 October 2021   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.753   Mega Dump Lite $ 47.96 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
14 September 2021   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.647   Mega Dump Lite $ 52.60 select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box electric_bolt
11 August 2021   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.807   Mega Dump Lite $ 51.44 select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box electric_bolt
14 June 2021   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.558   Mega Dump Lite $ 58.71 select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box
11 May 2021   MEDIUM   smart_toy0.734   Mega Dump Lite $ 57.08 select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box
29 December 2020   LOW   smart_toy0.697   Mega Dump Lite $ 48.48 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_bolt
24 November 2020   LOW   smart_toy0.586   Mega Dump Lite $ 48.26 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 select_check_box electric_bolt
19 October 2020   LOW   smart_toy0.81   Mega Dump Lite $ 43.65 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
15 September 2020   LOW   smart_toy0.686   Mega Dump Lite $ 42.00 select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt
14 August 2020   LOW   smart_toy0.734   Mega Dump Lite $ 47.33 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
13 July 2020   LOW   smart_toy0.801   Mega Dump Lite $ 44.46 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 June 2020   LOW   smart_toy0.983   Mega Dump Lite $ 51.49 select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box electric_bolt
07 May 2020   LOW   smart_toy0.745   Mega Dump Lite $ 42.76 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 April 2020   LOW   smart_toy0.985   Mega Dump Lite $ 40.92 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_boltelectric_bolt
03 March 2020   LOW   smart_toy0.721   Mega Dump Lite $ 46.87 select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box

 

The data for Cardinal Health Inc (exchange: XNYS symbol: CAH) was last updated 15 May 2026 23:40. Data for this stock is available from 02 Jan 2020 - 15 May 2026.