Comparing Bull/Bear ETF Returns: Reusable Spreadsheets for Excel & Google Sheets Google Sheets and Microsoft Excel both offer powerful built-in functions for retrieving historical ticker prices. These tools empower you to evaluate price trends and backtest trading strategies. This post provides ready-to-use spreadsheet templates designed to automate market data downloads and compute returns. Within this prior blog post , you can find an introductory comparison of the Google Sheets and Microsoft for downloading historical ticker prices. By analyzing pairs of Bull and Bear ETFs, you can verify data quality and confirm if performance aligns with your expectations. For example, Bull ETFs generally appreciate while Bear ETFs normally decline over time – especially longer-run timeframes. Even if market conditions cause Bull ETFs to decline, it is reasonable to expect Bear ETFs to decline more over an evaluation timeframe. Additionally, ticker pr...