Hershey Company (HSY) 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 Hershey
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 16 signal(s) occurring before 08 May 2024 for a 7.5% profit target: (81.25% * 8.25%) + (0% * 0%) - (18.75% * 18.93%) = 3.15%.
Wins: 13 Breakevens: 0 Losses: 3
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.
Hershey Analysis
Market sector: Consumer Staples.
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Williams %R (Weekly) Backtest Summary (Fixed Profits System)
This table summarises how profitable it would have been to have bought this stock at each Williams %R (Weekly) 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% | |||
| 27 April 2026 LOW smart_toy0.776 | Williams %R (Weekly) | $ 189.02 | |||||
| 30 October 2025 LOW smart_toy0.618 | Williams %R (Weekly) | $ 171.64 | |||||
| 21 May 2025 LOW smart_toy0.835 | Williams %R (Weekly) | $ 153.64 | |||||
| 22 January 2025 LOW smart_toy0.929 | Williams %R (Weekly) | $ 152.36 | |||||
| 19 December 2024 LOW smart_toy0.828 | Williams %R (Weekly) | $ 170.26 | |||||
| 22 October 2024 LOW smart_toy0.553 | Williams %R (Weekly) | $ 183.74 | |||||
| 20 June 2024 LOW smart_toy0.667 | Williams %R (Weekly) | $ 182.37 | |||||
| 15 April 2024 LOW smart_toy0.563 | Williams %R (Weekly) | $ 183.88 | |||||
| 15 December 2023 LOW smart_toy0.906 | Williams %R (Weekly) | $ 182.82 | |||||
| 23 October 2023 MEDIUM smart_toy0.916 | Williams %R (Weekly) | $ 188.83 | |||||
| 12 September 2023 LOW smart_toy0.753 | Williams %R (Weekly) | $ 208.29 | |||||
| 08 August 2023 LOW smart_toy0.703 | Williams %R (Weekly) | $ 224.65 | |||||
| 06 July 2023 LOW smart_toy0.767 | Williams %R (Weekly) | $ 245.14 | |||||
| 16 June 2022 LOW smart_toy0.949 | Williams %R (Weekly) | $ 203.13 | |||||
| 28 September 2021 LOW smart_toy0.799 | Williams %R (Weekly) | $ 169.59 | |||||
| 12 March 2020 LOW smart_toy0.9 | Williams %R (Weekly) | $ 134.62 | |||||
| 04 November 2019 LOW smart_toy0.808 | Williams %R (Weekly) | $ 139.53 | |||||
| 24 April 2018 LOW smart_toy0.603 | Williams %R (Weekly) | $ 88.21 | |||||
| 23 March 2018 LOW smart_toy0.572 | Williams %R (Weekly) | $ 91.59 | |||||
| 05 February 2018 LOW smart_toy0.823 | Williams %R (Weekly) | $ 95.51 | |||||
| 26 October 2017 LOW smart_toy0.847 | Williams %R (Weekly) | $ 98.37 | |||||
| 07 July 2017 LOW smart_toy0.786 | Williams %R (Weekly) | $ 98.80 | |||||
| 23 September 2016 LOW smart_toy0.493 | Williams %R (Weekly) | $ 87.54 | |||||
The data for Hershey Company (exchange: XNYS symbol: HSY) was last updated 15 May 2026 23:40. Data for this stock is available from 01 Jun 2016 - 15 May 2026.