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Karat Packaging Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Karat Packaging Inc.. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ADX / DI 방향성 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR 16.7%, MDD -35.0%).

Data 2021-04-15 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 1,351 (5.4 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 19.0%, drawdown -49.7%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 10.3%, MDD -21.3%, Sharpe 0.75, 8% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 17.4%, MDD -48.5%, exposure 73%.

Return/drawdown alternative: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR is 8.7%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 28.4%p (CAGR 16.7%, MDD -35.0%, exposure 40%).

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=30, threshold=21
10.3%-21.3%0.750.481.7x38%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=20, slow=214
16.7%-35.0%0.710.482.3x740%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=24, slow=209
15.0%-38.2%0.650.392.1x744%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=37, k=2
13.1%-33.0%0.630.401.9x2335%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=15, exitN=87
17.4%-48.5%0.620.362.4x1173%
ROC 모멘텀
n=108, threshold=0.07
12.7%-36.9%0.570.341.9x3740%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=49, atrPeriod=19, mult=2.2
10.2%-35.4%0.540.291.7x1929%
Supertrend
period=21, mult=4.7
10.2%-49.2%0.520.211.7x1535%
MACD
fast=16, slow=26, signal=18
8.3%-45.1%0.410.181.5x6654%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.22
3.8%-57.2%0.280.071.2x4048%
Buy and hold19.0%-49.7%0.610.382.6x1100%
1x 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Donchian 채널 돌파ADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성 (Sharpe leader), Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -12% -25% -37% -50% 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파ADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -21.3% (2023-09-01 → 2023-09-08), recovered after 1,061 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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