Buy high and sell low?

VFINX¹ returns, from Jan 1978 to Aug 2023

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1. Vanguard’s 500 Index Investor Fund
2. 10-month moving average trend following
3. Sharpe ratio – a measure of risk-adjusted return; the higher the better

Source: Writer’s research

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