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lululemon athletica inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of lululemon athletica inc.. 4 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR 10.7%, MDD -36.9%).

Data 2007-07-27 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 4,783 (19.0 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

4 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 11.9%, drawdown -92.3%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 11.4%, MDD -50.4%, Sharpe 0.64, 29% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Supertrend — CAGR 16.1%, MDD -57.4%, exposure 55%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 0.5%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 41.9%p (CAGR 10.7%, MDD -36.9%, exposure 25%).

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=113, exitN=18
11.4%-50.4%0.640.237.8x4829%
Supertrend
period=13, mult=4.3
16.1%-57.4%0.640.2817.1x7455%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=29, slow=79
15.6%-61.7%0.630.2515.6x5457%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=13, atrPeriod=21, mult=1.7
10.7%-36.9%0.600.296.9x14425%
ROC 모멘텀
n=56, threshold=-0.02
15.1%-62.6%0.590.2414.6x18061%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=9, slow=120
13.2%-54.9%0.560.2410.6x6459%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=54, k=1.5
10.6%-57.3%0.520.196.8x10043%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=22, threshold=10
9.6%-60.4%0.450.165.7x26452%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.03, maxStep=0.12
3.5%-74.5%0.280.051.9x42554%
MACD
fast=18, slow=30, signal=19
3.0%-64.4%0.260.051.7x21151%
Buy and hold11.9%-92.3%0.480.138.5x1100%
1x 10x 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023 2026 SupertrendDonchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), Supertrend (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -23% -46% -69% -92% 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023 2026 Buy and holdSupertrendDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -50.4% (2020-09-02 → 2023-10-27), 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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