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Adeia Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Adeia Inc.. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 4.2%, MDD -40.9%).

Data 2003-11-13 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 5,713 (22.7 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 5.4%, drawdown -81.0%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 4.2%, MDD -40.9%, Sharpe 0.36, 11% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR 4.4%, MDD -51.3%, exposure 22%.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 1.2%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 40.1%p (CAGR 4.2%, MDD -40.9%, exposure 11%).

The alternative must retain 75% of buy-and-hold CAGR, improve drawdown by at least 20% and 5 percentage points, and stay below 95% exposure; the ranking weights return retention 60% and drawdown improvement 40%.

Strategy · parametersCAGRMDDSharpeCalmarTotalTradesExposure
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=45, k=3.5
4.2%-40.9%0.360.102.6x2411%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=47, atrPeriod=27, mult=3.3
4.4%-51.3%0.320.092.7x5422%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=24, threshold=19
3.3%-51.9%0.260.062.1x10421%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=43, slow=187
2.5%-59.0%0.230.041.8x3147%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=53, exitN=18
2.3%-66.1%0.220.041.7x8634%
Supertrend
period=21, mult=4.9
1.6%-70.9%0.210.021.4x7249%
ROC 모멘텀
n=83, threshold=0.07
1.9%-75.1%0.210.031.5x22039%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=48, slow=126
-0.9%-76.4%0.13-0.010.8x4749%
MACD
fast=10, slow=33, signal=19
-3.5%-91.1%0.08-0.040.4x35052%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.38
-3.5%-89.7%0.05-0.040.5x40251%
Buy and hold5.4%-81.0%0.360.073.3x1100%
1x 2004 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 2025 Keltner 채널 돌파볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -20% -40% -61% -81% 2004 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 2025 Buy and holdKeltner 채널 돌파볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -40.9% (2022-11-02 → 2025-03-14), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

Breaking above the upper band (average plus a multiple of volatility) signals a strong move up.

Method and caveats

Past performance does not guarantee future returns. Parameters were carried forward from the latest full optimization and replayed on this monthly dataset. 0.5% trading costs are included; taxes, slippage and rejected orders are not.
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