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Science Applications International Corporation backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Science Applications International Corporation. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ADX / DI 방향성 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

Data 2013-09-16 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,238 (12.9 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 10.7%, drawdown -46.6%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 2.8%, MDD -8.9%, Sharpe 0.57, 5% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 7.2%, MDD -55.6%, exposure 96%. It is hold-like at 95%+ exposure and is not used as the featured strategy.

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
ADX / DI 방향성
period=37, threshold=25
2.8%-8.9%0.570.321.4x25%
Donchian 채널 돌파
Hold-like · Exposure 96%
entryN=3, exitN=131
7.2%-55.6%0.390.132.5x3596%
MACD
fast=14, slow=25, signal=15
4.9%-41.0%0.330.121.8x18350%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.16
3.2%-39.6%0.250.081.5x21751%
ROC 모멘텀
n=138, threshold=-0.02
1.9%-58.1%0.200.031.3x10764%
Supertrend
period=15, mult=1.6
1.7%-45.3%0.190.041.2x20154%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=57, slow=123
1.4%-59.9%0.180.021.2x3758%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=45, atrPeriod=8, mult=3.4
-0.6%-38.6%0.02-0.010.9x3222%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=43, slow=151
-2.3%-69.6%0.00-0.030.7x3159%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=50, k=1.8
-2.3%-64.0%-0.03-0.040.7x6739%
Buy and hold10.7%-46.6%0.480.233.7x1100%
1x 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Donchian 채널 돌파ADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성 (Sharpe leader), Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -14% -28% -42% -56% 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파ADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -8.9% (2016-12-09 → 2017-02-01), recovered after 77 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Looks at both the direction and the strength of the trend; holds only in a strong uptrend.

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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