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Newmark Group, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Newmark Group, Inc.. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Keltner 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR 10.4%, MDD -12.4%).

Data 2017-12-15 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 2,166 (8.6 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 0.8%, drawdown -85.0%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR 10.4%, MDD -12.4%, Sharpe 0.90, 8% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 21.2%, MDD -33.8%, exposure 39%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 9.6%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 72.6%p (CAGR 10.4%, MDD -12.4%, exposure 8%).

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
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=12, atrPeriod=20, mult=2.9
10.4%-12.4%0.900.832.3x148%
ROC 모멘텀
n=114, threshold=0.12
21.2%-33.8%0.860.635.2x3239%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=66, exitN=5
12.6%-25.6%0.830.492.8x3416%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=25, slow=119
18.1%-35.8%0.730.504.2x1746%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=30, k=2.8
12.6%-35.9%0.660.352.8x2016%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=43, slow=66
13.9%-39.1%0.610.363.1x2447%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=27, threshold=18
9.6%-42.3%0.530.232.2x3826%
MACD
fast=14, slow=52, signal=16
12.8%-54.4%0.510.232.8x8950%
Supertrend
period=9, mult=3.4
7.7%-47.1%0.390.161.9x4750%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.02, maxStep=0.3
2.5%-59.3%0.250.041.2x18851%
Buy and hold0.8%-85.0%0.290.011.1x1100%
1x 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 ROC 모멘텀Keltner 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Keltner 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), ROC 모멘텀 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -21% -42% -64% -85% 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀Keltner 채널 돌파
Keltner 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -12.4% (2020-12-04 → 2021-05-25), recovered after 1,064 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Breaking above the channel top (average plus a multiple of volatility) signals an upside breakout.

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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