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Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.. 1 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; EMA 크로스오버 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is EMA 크로스오버 (CAGR 10.7%, MDD -65.9%).

Data 1981-11-05 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 11,273 (44.7 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

1 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 10.7%, drawdown -86.3%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): EMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 10.7%, MDD -65.9%, Sharpe 0.52, 58% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 11.6%, MDD -71.3%, exposure 73%.

Return/drawdown alternative: EMA 크로스오버 — CAGR is 0.1%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 20.5%p (CAGR 10.7%, MDD -65.9%, exposure 58%).

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
EMA 크로스오버
fast=30, slow=113
10.7%-65.9%0.520.1692.8x10558%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=32, exitN=78
11.6%-71.3%0.510.16133.5x9773%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=30, k=2.7
7.5%-60.2%0.500.1225.1x16323%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=35, slow=168
9.7%-67.6%0.490.1463.4x7757%
Supertrend
period=21, mult=5
8.4%-69.9%0.430.1237.5x13154%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=76, atrPeriod=21, mult=2.6
6.6%-78.6%0.410.0817.8x15939%
MACD
fast=19, slow=56, signal=19
7.4%-79.7%0.400.0924.1x44151%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.14
5.9%-77.6%0.350.0812.7x37753%
ROC 모멘텀
n=145, threshold=0.08
5.0%-70.3%0.320.078.7x32945%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=15, threshold=25
3.7%-69.4%0.290.055.2x36126%
Buy and hold10.7%-86.3%0.460.1295.9x1100%
1x 10x 100x 1982 1988 1994 2000 2006 2012 2018 2024 Donchian 채널 돌파EMA 크로스오버Buy and hold
EMA 크로스오버 (Sharpe leader), Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -22% -43% -65% -86% 1982 1988 1994 2000 2006 2012 2018 2024 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파EMA 크로스오버
EMA 크로스오버 maximum drawdown -65.9% (2016-06-23 → 2025-09-10), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

Uses two exponential averages (more weight on recent prices) and trades their crossover.

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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