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EchoStar Corporation backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of EchoStar Corporation. 5 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Keltner 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 6.2%, MDD -16.5%).

Data 2008-01-02 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 4,674 (18.6 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

5 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 6.4%, drawdown -80.8%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR 7.5%, MDD -22.4%, Sharpe 0.65, 6% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 11.3%, MDD -71.6%, exposure 62%.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 1.1%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 58.4%p (CAGR 6.2%, MDD -16.5%, exposure 8%).

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
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=6, atrPeriod=11, mult=1.7
7.5%-22.4%0.650.333.8x506%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=23, k=3.3
6.2%-16.5%0.560.383.1x248%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=56, exitN=74
11.3%-71.6%0.470.167.3x2662%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=52, slow=185
8.0%-62.8%0.390.134.2x2955%
Supertrend
period=7, mult=4.5
7.0%-73.6%0.350.093.5x6657%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=20, slow=86
6.7%-63.6%0.350.113.3x5852%
ROC 모멘텀
n=81, threshold=-0.01
5.8%-78.1%0.320.072.9x19657%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=26, threshold=36
1.6%-18.4%0.260.091.3x83%
MACD
fast=18, slow=41, signal=18
-1.5%-79.6%0.10-0.020.8x21647%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.035, maxStep=0.12
-3.6%-85.0%0.04-0.040.5x48050%
Buy and hold6.4%-80.8%0.350.083.2x1100%
1x 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 Donchian 채널 돌파Keltner 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Keltner 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -20% -40% -61% -81% 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파Keltner 채널 돌파
Keltner 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -22.4% (2019-12-20 → 2024-09-10), recovered after 2,016 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Breaking above the channel top (average plus a multiple of volatility) signals an upside breakout.

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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