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Hamilton Lane Incorporated backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Hamilton Lane Incorporated. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is EMA 크로스오버 (CAGR 17.6%, MDD -39.1%).

Data 2017-03-01 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 2,389 (9.5 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 20.8%, drawdown -63.4%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 15.6%, MDD -21.8%, Sharpe 0.95, 31% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: EMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 17.6%, MDD -39.1%, exposure 62%.

Return/drawdown alternative: EMA 크로스오버 — CAGR is 5.2%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 41.6%p (CAGR 17.6%, MDD -39.1%, exposure 62%).

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=18, k=2.2
15.6%-21.8%0.950.714.0x7131%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=24, atrPeriod=26, mult=1.4
14.9%-30.4%0.830.493.7x7539%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=116, exitN=18
13.6%-38.7%0.830.353.4x2033%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=14, slow=57
17.5%-39.0%0.800.454.6x4559%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=6, slow=67
17.6%-39.1%0.790.454.7x4762%
Supertrend
period=25, mult=4.1
16.6%-37.0%0.770.454.3x3559%
ROC 모멘텀
n=121, threshold=0.03
12.3%-37.0%0.610.333.0x7059%
MACD
fast=8, slow=41, signal=18
12.3%-44.0%0.600.283.0x13152%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.02, maxStep=0.18
9.5%-68.4%0.490.142.4x21156%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=22, threshold=36
3.0%-10.4%0.490.281.3x105%
Buy and hold20.8%-63.4%0.700.336.0x1100%
1x 10x 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 EMA 크로스오버볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), EMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -16% -32% -48% -63% 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdEMA 크로스오버볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -21.8% (2020-06-01 → 2021-10-01), recovered after 975 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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