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Retail-variety Stores · Nasdaq

Costco Wholesale Corp (COST) squeeze history.

Since 2005, COST has had 1,654 Slingshot setups across 11 timeframes in our own backtest, and 67% of them closed green. A squeeze is a state, not a signal: it tells you compression is building, not which way it resolves.

The history

What the squeeze has done on COST.

From our own historical backtest of the Slingshot entry, which buys the momentum turn inside a squeeze. History only: it describes the past sample, not the next trade.

67%
of Slingshot setups closed green (1,654 setups)
2005
First year in our record
23
Of those on the daily chart; the rest are on shorter timeframes
September 24, 2021
Last daily Slingshot setup more than 7 days ago

Historical backtest data, before costs. Not a prediction, not financial advice. How the backtester works.

For members

Today on COST.

Members see, for COST and every other symbol we cover:
  • Today's squeeze state on all 12 timeframes, updated through the session
  • The latest Slingshot and Squeeze Signal triggers, as they happen
  • The setup's grade and where it ranks on the board today
  • Every past trade on every timeframe, in the 22-year backtester
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The system record

The verdict comes from 6,557 trades, not one ticker.

Across every symbol we track, the daily Slingshot entry won 68.3% of 6,557 trades since 2004 in our own backtest. Single names produce small samples, so the system-level record, not any one ticker, is why the setup earns a place on the board.

Questions

Straight answers on COST.

Is COST in a squeeze right now?

Today's state is on the Squeeze Setups board, which tracks COST on all 12 timeframes through the session. On this page we only show history: the last daily Slingshot setup on COST in our record was on September 24, 2021.

How often has the squeeze followed through on COST?

In our own backtest since 2005, 67% of 1,654 Slingshot setups on COST closed green, across 11 timeframes. Across all symbols, the daily Slingshot won 68.3% of 6,557 trades. That is history, not a promise about the next trade.

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