Unitedhealth Group Inc (UNH) Daily/Weekly Backtest Results

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Expectancy: 7.78%.   Win rate: 90.0%.   Sharpe Ratio: 1.138.   Maximum drawdown: -29.42% on 23 March 2020.
Mean CAGR: 169.56%. Time in market: 955 days.   Hypothetical return: $1000 would be worth $1496.60 on 15 May 2024.
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 Unitedhealth Group

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 10 signal(s) occurring before 05 August 2024 for a 7.5% profit target: (90.0% * 8.49%) + (10.0% * 1.37%) - (0% * 0%) = 7.78%.
Wins: 9 Breakevens: 1 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.

Unitedhealth Group Analysis

Market sector: Healthcare.

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Most Recent Buy Signals
Date Signal Type Scores Performance
Signal Sector WR Speed Risk Overall 5% 6% 7.5%
17 July 2026 Gap Up 37 65 100 91 81 53 schedule schedule schedule
23 June 2026 Double Seven 56 54 100 91 81 63 schedule schedule schedule
02 June 2026 Collapsed Bubble 68 82 100 91 81 80 select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt
26 May 2026 Gap Down 29 79 100 91 81 50 schedule schedule schedule
21 May 2026 Double Seven 43 81 100 91 81 62 schedule schedule schedule
19 May 2026 Collapsed Bubble 62 85 100 88 81 77 select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt
05 May 2026 Collapsed Bubble 65 76 100 88 81 76 select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt
22 April 2026 Gap Up 22 75 100 86 81 42 select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt
21 April 2026 Collapsed Bubble 46 68 100 86 81 60 select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt
08 April 2026 Gap Up 34 84 100 87 81 55 select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt

Gap Up Backtest Summary (Fixed Profits System)

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

Date Buy Signal Price Scores Performance (mouseover for details)
Signal Sector WR Speed Risk Overall 5% 6% 7.5% 10% 20%
17 July 2026 Gap Up $ 426.40 37 65 100 91 81 53 schedule schedule schedule schedule schedule
22 April 2026 Gap Up $ 352.20 22 75 100 86 81 42 select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt
08 April 2026 Gap Up $ 308.99 34 84 100 87 81 55 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
29 October 2025 Gap Up $ 359.77 85 70 100 89 88 86 select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box electric_bolt
18 August 2025 Gap Up $ 310.83 71 63 100 80 83 75 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
20 May 2025 Gap Up $ 321.25 79 62 100 82 85 79 select_check_box select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box
09 April 2025 Gap Up $ 569.32 76 94 100 80 86 87 schedule schedule schedule schedule schedule
07 November 2024 Gap Up $ 602.07 50 84 100 79 89 67 schedule schedule schedule schedule schedule
17 April 2024 Gap Up $ 478.80 47 80 100 78 90 64 select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt
18 July 2022 Gap Up $ 525.18 85 89 100 77 77 91 select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box
15 October 2021 Gap Up $ 425.06 49 93 100 77 86 68 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 select_check_box electric_bolt
10 November 2020 Gap Up $ 351.59 71 84 100 87 97 82 select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box electric_bolt select_check_box electric_bolt
05 November 2020 Gap Up $ 356.24 50 88 100 87 97 68 select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box select_check_box electric_bolt
08 April 2020 Gap Up $ 257.76 83 95 100 87 99 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
07 April 2020 Gap Up $ 253.92 84 96 100 87 99 93 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
16 March 2020 Gap Up $ 234.48 86 97 100 87 98 95 select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt select_check_box electric_boltelectric_boltelectric_bolt
05 March 2020 Gap Up $ 281.16 62 80 100 82 96 75 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
16 October 2019 Gap Up $ 234.80 60 91 100 81 96 75 select_check_box electric_boltelectric_bolt 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

 

The data for Unitedhealth Group Inc (exchange: XNYS symbol: UNH) was last updated 13 Aug 2026 07:30. Data for this stock is available from 01 Feb 2016 - 12 Aug 2026.