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3M (MMM) trading signals: 75 trades since 2009.
75 closed trades in 3M since 2009, 50 of them profitable (66.7%). Every entry, exit and result is listed below, the losing trades included.
Closed trades
75
43 long · 32 short
Profitable trades
66.7%
50 of 75
Average per trade
+1.41%
Win +3.94% · loss −3.64%
Average holding
15 days
From 0 to 183 days
How DowPremium trades MMM
3M has been one of the 30 Dow Jones Industrial Average stocks since August 9, 1976. Like every stock in the strategy, MMM is bought at the opening price the day after the signal, with a preset limit price to take the profit and a stop loss, and the book never holds more than seven positions at a time.
The most recent MMM trade was a long position opened on August 6, 2025 at $150.27 and closed on August 13, 2025 at $160.21, a result of +6.61%. The best MMM trade made +11.81%, from March 13, 2009 to April 16, 2009; the worst lost 6.72%, from January 30, 2009 to February 2, 2009.
MMM results by year
Sum of closed MMM trades by exit year
| Year | Trades | Profitable | Sum of results |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 3 | +17.05% |
| 2022 | 5 | 2 | −5.58% |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | −11.75% |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | +8.45% |
| 2019 | 3 | 2 | +8.98% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | −5.82% |
| 2017 | 3 | 2 | +5.07% |
| 2016 | 4 | 3 | +4.25% |
| 2015 | 7 | 4 | +2.92% |
| 2014 | 4 | 4 | +12.98% |
| 2013 | 8 | 6 | +9.66% |
| 2012 | 8 | 6 | +11.27% |
| 2011 | 9 | 7 | +12.55% |
| 2010 | 6 | 5 | +18.74% |
| 2009 | 8 | 5 | +17.23% |
Every MMM trade
75 closed trades, newest first
| Stock | Position | Entry date | Entry | Exit date | Exit | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MMM | Long | Aug 6, 2025 | $150.27 | Aug 13, 2025 | $160.21 | +6.61% |
| MMM | Long | Apr 8, 2025 | $132.24 | May 2, 2025 | $142.50 | +7.76% |
| MMM | Short | Apr 4, 2025 | $134.19 | Apr 4, 2025 | $129.40 | −3.57% |
| MMM | Long | Mar 18, 2025 | $152.57 | Mar 27, 2025 | $148.81 | −2.46% |
| MMM | Long | Oct 24, 2024 | $129.01 | Jan 17, 2025 | $140.25 | +8.71% |
| MMM | Long | Oct 27, 2022 | $123.49 | Nov 11, 2022 | $130.63 | +5.78% |
| MMM | Short | Sep 23, 2022 | $113.73 | Oct 11, 2022 | $108.00 | +5.04% |
| MMM | Long | May 17, 2022 | $151.99 | May 20, 2022 | $143.09 | −5.86% |
| MMM | Short | Mar 14, 2022 | $141.45 | Mar 21, 2022 | $148.90 | −5.27% |
| MMM | Short | Mar 14, 2022 | $141.45 | Mar 21, 2022 | $148.90 | −5.27% |
| MMM | Long | Oct 7, 2021 | $180.00 | Nov 30, 2021 | $171.60 | −4.67% |
| MMM | Long | Mar 18, 2021 | $188.60 | Sep 17, 2021 | $181.09 | −3.98% |
| MMM | Long | Feb 9, 2021 | $181.22 | Feb 17, 2021 | $175.60 | −3.10% |
| MMM | Long | Apr 7, 2020 | $147.50 | Apr 28, 2020 | $159.96 | +8.45% |
| MMM | Long | Oct 16, 2019 | $163.10 | Dec 23, 2019 | $177.86 | +9.05% |
| MMM | Short | May 29, 2019 | $163.01 | Jun 20, 2019 | $173.83 | −6.64% |
| MMM | Long | Jan 30, 2019 | $198.22 | Feb 25, 2019 | $211.25 | +6.57% |
| MMM | Short | May 2, 2018 | $195.15 | Jun 8, 2018 | $206.50 | −5.82% |
| MMM | Long | Nov 22, 2017 | $233.06 | Dec 1, 2017 | $243.19 | +4.35% |
| MMM | Long | May 16, 2017 | $197.48 | May 18, 2017 | $194.33 | −1.60% |
| MMM | Long | Mar 20, 2017 | $192.52 | Apr 28, 2017 | $196.99 | +2.32% |
| MMM | Short | Oct 12, 2016 | $169.60 | Oct 25, 2016 | $166.60 | +1.77% |
| MMM | Long | May 25, 2016 | $169.00 | Jun 7, 2016 | $171.27 | +1.34% |
| MMM | Long | Jan 27, 2016 | $144.95 | Feb 3, 2016 | $152.06 | +4.91% |
| MMM | Long | Jan 11, 2016 | $140.97 | Jan 20, 2016 | $135.66 | −3.77% |
| MMM | Short | Aug 24, 2015 | $136.31 | Aug 24, 2015 | $135.62 | +0.51% |
| MMM | Short | Aug 10, 2015 | $147.66 | Aug 20, 2015 | $144.51 | +2.13% |
| MMM | Short | Jul 9, 2015 | $154.59 | Jul 27, 2015 | $148.01 | +4.26% |
| MMM | Long | May 5, 2015 | $158.86 | Jun 8, 2015 | $156.39 | −1.55% |
| MMM | Long | Mar 30, 2015 | $164.20 | Apr 17, 2015 | $161.73 | −1.50% |
| MMM | Long | Feb 12, 2015 | $164.93 | Feb 23, 2015 | $168.29 | +2.04% |
| MMM | Short | Jan 6, 2015 | $160.82 | Jan 23, 2015 | $165.75 | −2.97% |
| MMM | Long | Oct 22, 2014 | $140.15 | Oct 24, 2014 | $147.20 | +5.03% |
| MMM | Short | Sep 26, 2014 | $141.76 | Oct 1, 2014 | $138.54 | +2.32% |
| MMM | Short | Jul 30, 2014 | $142.64 | Jul 31, 2014 | $140.38 | +1.61% |
| MMM | Short | Jan 24, 2014 | $130.57 | Jan 30, 2014 | $125.52 | +4.02% |
| MMM | Long | Dec 17, 2013 | $127.33 | Dec 18, 2013 | $131.16 | +3.01% |
| MMM | Long | Sep 6, 2013 | $111.82 | Sep 11, 2013 | $115.23 | +3.05% |
| MMM | Short | Aug 16, 2013 | $111.77 | Aug 21, 2013 | $110.37 | +1.27% |
| MMM | Long | Jun 27, 2013 | $106.80 | Jul 9, 2013 | $109.42 | +2.45% |
| MMM | Short | Jun 21, 2013 | $105.80 | Jun 24, 2013 | $103.89 | +1.84% |
| MMM | Short | Jun 6, 2013 | $104.80 | Jun 10, 2013 | $107.65 | −2.65% |
| MMM | Long | May 3, 2013 | $102.76 | May 9, 2013 | $105.40 | +2.57% |
| MMM | Short | Apr 19, 2013 | $101.18 | Apr 23, 2013 | $103.12 | −1.88% |
| MMM | Long | Nov 26, 2012 | $85.49 | Dec 11, 2012 | $88.74 | +3.80% |
| MMM | Short | Oct 12, 2012 | $88.17 | Oct 17, 2012 | $90.05 | −2.09% |
| MMM | Short | Sep 11, 2012 | $86.06 | Sep 14, 2012 | $88.08 | −2.29% |
| MMM | Long | Jul 16, 2012 | $83.06 | Jul 18, 2012 | $85.30 | +2.70% |
| MMM | Long | Jun 11, 2012 | $81.57 | Jun 21, 2012 | $83.14 | +1.92% |
| MMM | Long | Apr 18, 2012 | $81.34 | Apr 24, 2012 | $83.80 | +3.02% |
| MMM | Short | Apr 5, 2012 | $81.77 | Apr 10, 2012 | $79.95 | +2.28% |
| MMM | Long | Mar 9, 2012 | $81.26 | Mar 13, 2012 | $82.83 | +1.93% |
| MMM | Short | Dec 14, 2011 | $73.62 | Dec 23, 2011 | $76.25 | −3.45% |
| MMM | Short | Nov 2, 2011 | $71.45 | Nov 8, 2011 | $74.42 | −3.99% |
| MMM | Short | Jul 21, 2011 | $87.13 | Jul 26, 2011 | $83.31 | +4.59% |
| MMM | Long | Jun 22, 2011 | $85.59 | Jul 1, 2011 | $87.42 | +2.14% |
| MMM | Short | May 18, 2011 | $85.95 | Jun 3, 2011 | $82.71 | +3.92% |
| MMM | Long | Apr 21, 2011 | $85.78 | Apr 26, 2011 | $87.58 | +2.10% |
| MMM | Long | Mar 22, 2011 | $82.93 | Apr 1, 2011 | $85.82 | +3.48% |
| MMM | Short | Mar 11, 2011 | $81.79 | Mar 16, 2011 | $80.26 | +1.91% |
| MMM | Long | Feb 8, 2011 | $80.63 | Feb 9, 2011 | $82.12 | +1.85% |
| MMM | Long | Sep 7, 2010 | $74.96 | Sep 30, 2010 | $79.05 | +5.46% |
| MMM | Short | Aug 12, 2010 | $74.55 | Aug 20, 2010 | $72.54 | +2.77% |
| MMM | Long | Jul 8, 2010 | $72.60 | Jul 23, 2010 | $76.70 | +5.65% |
| MMM | Long | Jun 17, 2010 | $72.80 | Jun 24, 2010 | $69.99 | −3.86% |
| MMM | Short | May 19, 2010 | $74.59 | May 21, 2010 | $70.18 | +6.28% |
| MMM | Short | Jan 25, 2010 | $72.74 | Jan 28, 2010 | $71.01 | +2.44% |
| MMM | Short | Oct 29, 2009 | $65.56 | Nov 9, 2009 | $66.95 | −2.08% |
| MMM | Short | Oct 2, 2009 | $63.03 | Oct 12, 2009 | $65.70 | −4.06% |
| MMM | Long | Sep 3, 2009 | $62.10 | Sep 9, 2009 | $64.26 | +3.48% |
| MMM | Long | Jun 26, 2009 | $51.26 | Jul 15, 2009 | $53.71 | +4.78% |
| MMM | Long | May 29, 2009 | $49.40 | Jun 2, 2009 | $52.02 | +5.30% |
| MMM | Long | Mar 13, 2009 | $41.75 | Apr 16, 2009 | $46.68 | +11.81% |
| MMM | Long | Jan 30, 2009 | $48.36 | Feb 2, 2009 | $45.11 | −6.72% |
| MMM | Short | Jan 12, 2009 | $49.26 | Jan 14, 2009 | $47.04 | +4.72% |
Results are the simple percentage change from entry to exit of each closed trade. All published results are hypothetical gross results, without adjustment for trading costs (commissions, fees and slippage). Past performance is not indicative of future results.
The next signal goes out tonight. Entry at the open, a preset limit to sell and a stop loss, by email before the market opens.
MMM questions
About the MMM signals.
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Does DowPremium Trading send signals for 3M (MMM)?
Yes. 3M has been one of the 30 Dow Jones Industrial Average stocks since August 9, 1976. Since 2009 the service has closed 75 trades in MMM: 43 long and 32 short. The most recent MMM trade was a long position opened on August 6, 2025 at $150.27 and closed on August 13, 2025 at $160.21, a result of +6.61%.
How often are the MMM trades profitable?
50 of 75 closed MMM trades (66.7%) ended with a gain. The average winning trade made +3.94% and the average losing trade −3.64%. The best trade made +11.81% (Mar 13, 2009 to Apr 16, 2009) and the worst −6.72% (Jan 30, 2009 to Feb 2, 2009).
How long does DowPremium hold a MMM position?
On average 15 days, from the entry at the opening price to the exit at the preset limit or the stop loss. The shortest MMM trade lasted 0 days and the longest 183 days.
How do I receive the signals?
By email, the evening before the market opens. Each signal names the stock, the entry at the open, the limit price to sell and the stop loss, so the three orders can be placed with any broker before the bell.