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The Pennant Group, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of The Pennant Group, Inc.. 7 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 20.6%, MDD -20.4%).

Data 2019-10-01 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 1,717 (6.8 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

7 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 15.4%, drawdown -86.3%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 20.6%, MDD -20.4%, Sharpe 1.00, 23% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: EMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 24.3%, MDD -43.5%, exposure 41%.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 5.2%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 65.9%p (CAGR 20.6%, MDD -20.4%, exposure 23%).

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=54, k=3.2
20.6%-20.4%1.001.013.6x623%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=113, exitN=37
23.2%-25.1%0.980.934.2x530%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=24, threshold=27
16.1%-24.8%0.890.652.8x1116%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=38, atrPeriod=28, mult=3.5
16.8%-28.0%0.870.602.9x920%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=30, slow=196
24.3%-43.5%0.830.564.4x741%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=58, slow=136
22.9%-45.4%0.770.504.1x943%
Supertrend
period=9, mult=4.9
22.1%-66.9%0.670.333.9x1566%
ROC 모멘텀
n=72, threshold=0.04
15.1%-54.5%0.560.282.6x5346%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.36
14.3%-70.2%0.520.202.5x9149%
MACD
fast=17, slow=29, signal=12
13.7%-70.9%0.510.192.4x9649%
Buy and hold15.4%-86.3%0.540.182.7x1100%
1x 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 EMA 크로스오버볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), EMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -22% -43% -65% -86% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdEMA 크로스오버볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -20.4% (2020-08-19 → 2020-09-11), recovered after 65 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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