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GCM Grosvenor Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of GCM Grosvenor Inc.. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ADX / DI 방향성 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ADX / DI 방향성 (CAGR 3.2%, MDD -18.5%).

Data 2019-02-06 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 1,881 (7.5 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 3.3%, drawdown -54.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 3.2%, MDD -18.5%, Sharpe 0.33, 20% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 3.2%, MDD -22.0%, exposure 26%.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 0.1%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 35.6%p (CAGR 3.2%, MDD -18.5%, exposure 20%).

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
ADX / DI 방향성
period=33, threshold=16
3.2%-18.5%0.330.171.3x2620%
ROC 모멘텀
n=144, threshold=0.12
3.2%-22.0%0.290.151.3x2626%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.36
3.1%-30.6%0.260.101.3x9456%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=55, slow=124
2.7%-32.4%0.240.081.2x1557%
MACD
fast=10, slow=25, signal=13
1.7%-28.5%0.180.061.1x12450%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=96, exitN=21
1.6%-34.4%0.180.051.1x1535%
Supertrend
period=23, mult=1.9
0.7%-33.0%0.120.021.1x8653%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=43, slow=80
0.3%-42.7%0.100.011.0x1556%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=57, k=2.4
-0.4%-26.9%0.04-0.011.0x2336%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=54, atrPeriod=31, mult=1.9
-1.4%-32.7%-0.03-0.040.9x3641%
Buy and hold3.3%-54.2%0.250.061.3x1100%
1x 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 ROC 모멘텀ADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성 (Sharpe leader), ROC 모멘텀 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -14% -27% -41% -54% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀ADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -18.5% (2020-07-24 → 2020-11-23), recovered after 138 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Looks at both the direction and the strength of the trend; holds only in a strong uptrend.

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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