MSA Safety Inc (MSA) 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 MSA Safety
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 21 signal(s) occurring before 19 March 2024 for a 7.5% profit target: (90.48% * 8.67%) + (4.76% * 0.66%) - (4.76% * 18.36%) = 7.00%.
Wins: 19 Breakevens: 1 Losses: 1
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.
MSA Safety Analysis
Market sector: Consumer Discretionary.
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Large Gap Down Backtest Summary (Fixed Profits System)
This table summarises how profitable it would have been to have bought this stock at each large gap down 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% | |||
| 26 March 2026 30 | Gap Down | $ 171.16 | |||||
| 30 October 2025 20 | Gap Down | $ 162.25 | |||||
| 03 April 2025 20 | Gap Down | $ 144.51 | |||||
| 30 April 2024 25 | Gap Down | $ 183.42 | |||||
| 05 September 2023 45 | Gap Down | $ 179.37 | |||||
| 04 May 2023 45 | Gap Down | $ 131.59 | |||||
| 21 February 2023 15 | Gap Down | $ 136.72 | |||||
| 09 January 2023 15 | Gap Down | $ 136.84 | |||||
| 28 July 2022 35 | Gap Down | $ 127.58 | |||||
| 07 March 2022 60 | Gap Down | $ 137.24 | |||||
| 25 February 2021 15 | Gap Down | $ 164.98 | |||||
| 03 September 2020 20 | Gap Down | $ 126.92 | |||||
| 11 June 2020 20 | Gap Down | $ 113.24 | |||||
| 01 May 2020 20 | Gap Down | $ 107.29 | |||||
| 27 March 2020 95 | Gap Down | $ 96.57 | |||||
| 20 February 2020 20 | Gap Down | $ 130.58 | |||||
| 25 July 2019 20 | Gap Down | $ 105.90 | |||||
| 04 December 2018 45 | Gap Down | $ 103.61 | |||||
| 11 October 2018 45 | Gap Down | $ 94.42 | |||||
| 12 March 2018 20 | Gap Down | $ 82.22 | |||||
| 03 October 2017 20 | Gap Down | $ 74.52 | |||||
| 04 August 2017 20 | Gap Down | $ 69.20 | |||||
| 09 September 2016 | Gap Down | $ 52.45 | |||||
| 24 June 2016 | Gap Down | $ 47.89 | |||||
| 28 September 2015 | Gap Down | $ 36.74 | |||||
The data for MSA Safety Inc (exchange: XNYS symbol: MSA) was last updated 27 Mar 2026 11:20. Data for this stock is available from 01 Sep 2015 - 26 Mar 2026.
