General Mills Inc (GIS) Daily/Weekly Backtest Results

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Expectancy: 7.82%.   Win rate: 100%.   Sharpe Ratio: 24.177.   Maximum drawdown: -16.20% on 18 December 2018.
Mean CAGR: 58.11%. Time in market: 607 days.   Hypothetical return: $1000 would be worth $1163.59 on 21 February 2019.
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 General Mills

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 4 signal(s) occurring before 30 April 2024 for a 7.5% profit target: (100% * 7.82%) + (0% * 0%) - (0% * 0%) = 7.82%.
Wins: 4 Breakevens: 0 Losses: 0

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.

General Mills Analysis

Market sector: Consumer Staples.

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Rate of Change Backtest Summary (Fixed Profits System)

This table summarises how profitable it would have been to have bought this stock at each Rate of Change 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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24 March 2026   MEDIUM   FIRE SALE   smart_toy0.918 Rate of Change $ 37.02 schedule schedule schedule schedule schedule
13 January 2026   LOW     smart_toy0.938 Rate of Change $ 43.88 select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt schedule
13 December 2018   MEDIUM     smart_toy0.792 Rate of Change $ 36.19 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
27 March 2018   MEDIUM     smart_toy0.919 Rate of Change $ 41.50 select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box
06 September 2017   MEDIUM     smart_toy0.783 Rate of Change $ 48.70 select_check_box select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box
10 July 2017   MEDIUM     smart_toy0.504 Rate of Change $ 48.05 select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box

 

The data for General Mills Inc (exchange: XNYS symbol: GIS) was last updated 08 May 2026 01:35. Data for this stock is available from 01 Feb 2016 - 07 May 2026.