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Archer Aviation Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Archer Aviation Inc.. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ROC 모멘텀 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR 11.9%, MDD -43.2%).

Data 2020-12-18 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 1,409 (5.6 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -12.8%, drawdown -90.5%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 24.0%, MDD -46.1%, Sharpe 0.65, 33% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 36.8%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 44.4%p (CAGR 11.9%, MDD -43.2%, exposure 13%).

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=122, threshold=-0.01
24.0%-46.1%0.650.523.3x3233%
Supertrend
period=26, mult=2.6
21.0%-54.1%0.610.392.9x4229%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=8, slow=239
17.4%-46.1%0.560.382.5x632%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=24, atrPeriod=25, mult=1.6
17.1%-52.2%0.550.332.4x3219%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=18, k=2.5
15.9%-58.7%0.540.272.3x3420%
MACD
fast=13, slow=57, signal=18
15.3%-62.8%0.530.242.2x5149%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=54, slow=102
14.4%-46.1%0.510.312.1x430%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=86, exitN=19
11.9%-43.2%0.470.281.9x613%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=11, threshold=34
6.7%-46.2%0.360.151.4x2213%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.03, maxStep=0.38
-5.8%-65.7%0.19-0.090.7x15446%
Buy and hold-12.8%-90.5%0.23-0.140.5x1100%
1x 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 ROC 모멘텀Buy and hold
ROC 모멘텀: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -23% -45% -68% -90% 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀
ROC 모멘텀 maximum drawdown -46.1% (2025-01-03 → 2025-04-04), recovered after 131 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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