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Trustmark Corporation backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Trustmark Corporation. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

Data 1980-03-17 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 11,688 (46.4 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 8.4%, drawdown -56.1%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 1.5%, MDD -9.5%, Sharpe 0.53, 4% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 4.6%, MDD -63.1%, exposure 62%.

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
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=14, k=3.5
1.5%-9.5%0.530.162.0x264%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=29, threshold=40
4.4%-34.7%0.520.137.3x1015%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=54, slow=176
4.6%-63.1%0.310.078.1x7962%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=59, slow=203
4.3%-80.9%0.300.057.1x5763%
Supertrend
period=28, mult=4.6
2.8%-78.9%0.230.043.6x10358%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=42, exitN=77
1.8%-78.8%0.200.022.3x8766%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=21, atrPeriod=10, mult=3.5
0.2%-20.6%0.060.011.1x141%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.14
-1.9%-97.9%0.05-0.020.4x75754%
MACD
fast=20, slow=56, signal=21
-6.5%-99.2%-0.14-0.070.0x48949%
ROC 모멘텀
n=129, threshold=0.05
-7.9%-99.4%-0.27-0.080.0x62548%
Buy and hold8.4%-56.1%0.400.1542.8x1100%
1x 10x 1981 1987 1993 1999 2005 2011 2017 2023 SMA 크로스오버볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -16% -32% -47% -63% 1981 1987 1993 1999 2005 2011 2017 2023 Buy and holdSMA 크로스오버볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -9.5% (1980-08-28 → 1981-06-09), recovered after 543 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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