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GLD ETFs Balance Long term
Trading Gold in a sideways market
Strategy #56 · GLD 1W 2011 · Market Wave · 1 Week chart
Backtested As of 8 Jul 2026 · 1 Aug 2011 – 11 Mar 2024 · $100,000 starting capital
Strategy return
+50.4%
Buy and hold GLD
+25.0%
CAGR
3.3%
The chart
Every trade from the backtest, straight from TradingView.
Blue arrows: buys, with order size Magenta marks: sells 1 Week bars
Against its benchmarks
GLD 1W 2011 +50.4%
Buy and hold GLD +25.0%
Total return over the test period, backtested.
Past and backtested performance does not guarantee future results.
Results at your account size
Your account size
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Net profit
+$50,398
Ending value
$150,398
Cash profit
+$50,398
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How it trades
Algorithm
Market Wave
Chart
1 Week
Horizon
Long term
Aim
Balance: aims for a mix of cash profit and more of the asset
Test period
1 Aug 2011 – 11 Mar 2024
Starting capital
$100,000
Fees and slippage
Not stated
Data source
TradingView backtest
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