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Viper Energy, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Viper Energy, Inc.. 8 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR 13.1%, MDD -28.2%).

Data 2014-06-18 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,048 (12.1 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

8 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 2.6%, drawdown -88.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 13.1%, MDD -28.2%, Sharpe 0.68, 34% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 13.7%, MDD -44.2%, exposure 54%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 10.4%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 60.0%p (CAGR 13.1%, MDD -28.2%, exposure 34%).

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
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=139, exitN=48
13.1%-28.2%0.680.464.4x1234%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=48, slow=135
13.5%-45.6%0.610.304.6x1352%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=52, slow=145
13.7%-44.2%0.610.314.7x1954%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=49, k=2.3
7.3%-29.7%0.450.252.3x4029%
ROC 모멘텀
n=133, threshold=0.08
7.8%-41.0%0.420.192.5x10546%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=35, threshold=13
6.8%-35.2%0.400.192.2x7433%
Supertrend
period=8, mult=3.5
6.2%-45.8%0.360.142.1x5454%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=54, atrPeriod=14, mult=2.2
5.3%-41.6%0.350.131.9x4833%
MACD
fast=7, slow=29, signal=8
-2.6%-62.7%0.07-0.040.7x30252%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.02, maxStep=0.42
-5.4%-62.2%-0.04-0.090.5x26453%
Buy and hold2.6%-88.2%0.290.031.4x1100%
1x 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 SMA 크로스오버Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -22% -44% -66% -88% 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdSMA 크로스오버Donchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -28.2% (2022-06-07 → 2023-11-16), recovered after 674 days.

Rules of the top strategy

A new high means a trend starting; a new low means it’s over (turtle-trading style).

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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