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Ares Capital Corporation backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Ares Capital Corporation. 4 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 1.1%, MDD -7.0%).

Data 2004-10-05 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 5,490 (21.8 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

4 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 1.1%, drawdown -84.1%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 1.1%, MDD -7.0%, Sharpe 0.34, 4% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 2.9%, MDD -38.4%, exposure 48%.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 0.0%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 77.1%p (CAGR 1.1%, MDD -7.0%, exposure 4%).

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=47, k=3.5
1.1%-7.0%0.340.151.3x44%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=8, atrPeriod=24, mult=2.5
0.6%-10.1%0.280.061.1x61%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=55, exitN=45
2.9%-38.4%0.270.081.9x4448%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=27, threshold=35
0.2%-2.1%0.220.071.0x40%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=44, slow=164
2.2%-30.1%0.220.071.6x3653%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=37, slow=130
1.4%-36.4%0.170.041.4x4253%
ROC 모멘텀
n=98, threshold=0.14
0.6%-36.6%0.110.021.1x10211%
Supertrend
period=26, mult=4.1
0.3%-61.2%0.100.001.1x9055%
MACD
fast=16, slow=41, signal=17
-5.1%-73.5%-0.15-0.070.3x27751%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.08
-6.9%-82.7%-0.25-0.080.2x34656%
Buy and hold1.1%-84.1%0.200.011.3x1100%
1x 2005 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023 2026 Donchian 채널 돌파볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -21% -42% -63% -84% 2005 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023 2026 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -7.0% (2016-12-12 → 2016-12-15), recovered after 23 days.

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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