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Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Supertrend (CAGR 9.0%, MDD -52.8%).

Data 2003-08-13 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 5,778 (23.0 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 9.6%, drawdown -81.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 4.6%, MDD -15.7%, Sharpe 0.49, 10% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 9.0%, MDD -61.0%, exposure 57%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Supertrend — CAGR is 5.0%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 65.5%p (CAGR 9.0%, MDD -52.8%, exposure 54%).

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=19, k=2.9
4.6%-15.7%0.490.292.8x4610%
Supertrend
period=21, mult=3
9.0%-52.8%0.460.177.2x12754%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=32, slow=62
9.0%-61.0%0.450.157.3x10157%
MACD
fast=31, slow=48, signal=26
8.0%-45.6%0.420.185.9x16851%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=21, exitN=78
8.5%-60.8%0.420.146.5x4980%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=33, atrPeriod=14, mult=1.9
3.6%-45.9%0.280.082.3x13635%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=22, threshold=23
2.5%-31.7%0.260.081.8x7815%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=57, slow=181
3.2%-69.4%0.250.052.1x4163%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.18
1.4%-63.4%0.190.021.4x20453%
ROC 모멘텀
n=42, threshold=-0.04
-0.8%-74.2%0.12-0.010.8x35769%
Buy and hold9.6%-81.2%0.430.128.2x1100%
1x 10x 2004 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 2025 SMA 크로스오버볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -20% -41% -61% -81% 2004 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 2025 Buy and holdSMA 크로스오버볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -15.7% (2021-01-14 → 2024-07-05), recovered after 1,279 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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