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NetScout Systems, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of NetScout Systems, Inc.. 1 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; MACD ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is MACD (CAGR 6.1%, MDD -70.4%).

Data 1999-08-12 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 6,783 (27.0 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

1 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 4.1%, drawdown -92.9%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): MACD — CAGR 6.1%, MDD -70.4%, Sharpe 0.35, 49% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: MACD — CAGR is 2.0%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 22.5%p (CAGR 6.1%, MDD -70.4%, exposure 49%).

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
MACD
fast=27, slow=41, signal=53
6.1%-70.4%0.350.094.9x16849%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=39, exitN=29
3.2%-65.5%0.260.052.3x8947%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=34, slow=64
1.7%-75.7%0.240.021.6x10155%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=15, atrPeriod=13, mult=2.7
0.9%-42.3%0.140.021.3x588%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=19, slow=56
-1.7%-79.8%0.14-0.020.6x11355%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=22, k=3.3
0.5%-44.5%0.100.011.2x325%
Supertrend
period=24, mult=3
-4.0%-84.5%0.10-0.050.3x16655%
ROC 모멘텀
n=60, threshold=0.02
-3.2%-86.3%0.09-0.040.4x34351%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=10, threshold=39
-0.3%-58.7%0.06-0.010.9x1089%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.22
-6.5%-96.2%0.04-0.070.2x47654%
Buy and hold4.1%-92.9%0.360.042.9x1100%
1x 10x 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 MACDBuy and hold
MACD: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -23% -46% -70% -93% 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 Buy and holdMACD
MACD maximum drawdown -70.4% (2014-07-01 → 2025-03-03), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

Looks at the gap (MACD) between a short and long average crossing its own signal line.

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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