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Strategy Inc backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Strategy Inc. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

Data 1998-06-11 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 7,078 (28.1 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 8.0%, drawdown -99.9%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 21.8%, MDD -89.3%, Sharpe 0.66, 43% exposure.

No strategy retained at least 75% of buy-and-hold CAGR while reducing drawdown by both 20% relatively and 5 percentage points absolutely.

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=28, k=1.2
21.8%-89.3%0.660.24257.6x27643%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=7, slow=169
21.6%-83.1%0.650.26247.3x9452%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=16, slow=158
21.1%-88.7%0.640.24219.2x6652%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=42, exitN=17
18.8%-84.1%0.630.22128.9x11239%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=44, atrPeriod=26, mult=3.4
17.6%-83.4%0.620.2196.6x7425%
ROC 모멘텀
n=89, threshold=0.03
19.2%-91.0%0.610.21138.5x24850%
MACD
fast=12, slow=28, signal=14
18.3%-85.9%0.580.21114.1x42152%
Supertrend
period=17, mult=3.2
17.0%-88.5%0.560.1982.7x16651%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=9, threshold=29
15.0%-87.1%0.550.1751.1x33628%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.02, maxStep=0.34
13.1%-95.3%0.490.1432.0x59352%
Buy and hold8.0%-99.9%0.480.088.8x1100%
0.1 1x 10x 100x 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -25% -50% -75% -100% 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 Buy and hold볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -89.3% (2000-03-10 → 2001-10-25), recovered after 2,436 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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