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Driven Brands Holdings Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Driven Brands Holdings Inc.. 7 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ADX / DI 방향성 (CAGR -0.4%, MDD -6.4%).

Data 2021-01-19 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 1,390 (5.5 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

7 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -11.9%, drawdown -70.1%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR -4.8%, MDD -46.4%, Sharpe 0.03, 69% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR -0.3%, MDD -6.7%, exposure 2%.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 7.1%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 23.7%p (CAGR -0.4%, MDD -6.4%, exposure 1%).

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
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=26, exitN=79
-4.8%-46.4%0.03-0.100.8x1369%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=40, slow=214
-2.5%-30.4%-0.03-0.080.9x633%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=31, k=3.5
-0.3%-6.7%-0.06-0.041.0x22%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=34, atrPeriod=23, mult=3.3
-0.3%-6.7%-0.06-0.041.0x22%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=18, threshold=31
-0.4%-6.4%-0.13-0.061.0x41%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=21, slow=149
-9.4%-50.3%-0.27-0.190.6x1339%
MACD
fast=10, slow=14, signal=17
-10.2%-62.0%-0.29-0.170.6x11052%
ROC 모멘텀
n=81, threshold=-0.04
-15.0%-65.8%-0.38-0.230.4x6754%
Supertrend
period=7, mult=3.4
-17.8%-75.6%-0.46-0.240.3x3561%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.26
-19.0%-73.2%-0.59-0.260.3x7648%
Buy and hold-11.9%-70.1%-0.05-0.170.5x1100%
1x 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 볼린저 밴드 돌파Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -18% -35% -53% -70% 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and hold볼린저 밴드 돌파Donchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -46.4% (2021-12-15 → 2026-06-22), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

A new high means a trend starting; a new low means it’s over (turtle-trading style).

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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