General Mills Inc (GIS) Daily/Weekly Backtest Results

Buy indicator: 52 week low 50 day low Williams %R (Weekly) Large Gap Down (4-15%) Big Down Day
Rate of Change Mega Dump Super Oversold Super-Duper Oversold [ What are these indicators? | Switch to GIS's monthly backtests ]
Profit target: 5% 7.5% 10% 20% [ A higher % profit will take longer and is less likely to be achieved ]
Expectancy: 5.72%. See below chart for calculations and explanation. Win rate: 100%. Maximum drawdown: 6.96% on 21 May 2018.
Mean CAGR: 58.98%. Time in market: 440 days. Hypothetical return: $1000 would be worth $1249.38 on 08 January 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.

Expectancy 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 6 signal(s) occurring before 07 January 2024 for a 5% profit target: (100% * 5.72%) + (0% * 0%) - (0% * 0%) = 5.72%.
Wins: 6 Breakevens: 0 Losses: 0

Rate of Change Backtest Summary

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	Price	Performance (mouseover for details)
		5%	7.5%	10%	20%
13 January 2026	$43.88	schedule	schedule	schedule	schedule
13 December 2018	$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
05 April 2018	$41.52	select_check_box	select_check_box	select_check_box	select_check_box
27 March 2018	$41.50	select_check_box	select_check_box	select_check_box	select_check_box
04 October 2017	$46.35	select_check_box electric_bolt	select_check_box electric_bolt	select_check_box electric_bolt	select_check_box
06 September 2017	$48.70	select_check_box	select_check_box electric_bolt	select_check_box electric_bolt	select_check_box
10 July 2017	$48.05	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 14 Jan 2026 04:58. Data for this stock is available from 01 Feb 2016 - 13 Jan 2026.