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Warner Music Group Corp. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Warner Music Group Corp.. 9 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ROC 모멘텀 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ADX / DI 방향성 (CAGR 1.3%, MDD -15.6%).

Data 2020-06-03 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 1,548 (6.2 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

9 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -2.5%, drawdown -54.9%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 7.4%, MDD -17.8%, Sharpe 0.52, 17% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: MACD — CAGR 8.6%, MDD -28.9%, exposure 46%.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 9.9%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 37.1%p (CAGR 1.3%, MDD -15.6%, exposure 19%).

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
ROC 모멘텀
n=26, threshold=0.1
7.4%-17.8%0.520.411.6x5217%
MACD
fast=12, slow=34, signal=15
8.6%-28.9%0.460.301.7x7346%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=20, k=2
5.4%-24.7%0.370.221.4x4226%
Supertrend
period=11, mult=4.5
4.6%-28.9%0.310.161.3x1850%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=21, atrPeriod=20, mult=1.9
3.6%-27.5%0.290.131.2x3423%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=10, slow=57
3.4%-25.1%0.260.131.2x4044%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=14, slow=58
1.6%-26.9%0.180.061.1x2645%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=32, threshold=17
1.3%-15.6%0.170.081.1x2619%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=94, exitN=11
-0.3%-31.6%0.04-0.011.0x1614%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.025, maxStep=0.32
-6.4%-49.5%-0.14-0.130.7x14650%
Buy and hold-2.5%-54.9%0.10-0.040.9x1100%
1x 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 MACDROC 모멘텀Buy and hold
ROC 모멘텀 (Sharpe leader), MACD (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -14% -27% -41% -55% 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdMACDROC 모멘텀
ROC 모멘텀 maximum drawdown -17.8% (2022-08-08 → 2022-11-03), recovered after 109 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Rides the trend when recent return (momentum) over a window is above a threshold.

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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