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Albany International Corporation backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Albany International Corporation. 2 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Supertrend ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Supertrend (CAGR 6.7%, MDD -55.8%).

Data 1987-09-30 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 9,782 (38.8 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

2 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 4.2%, drawdown -88.1%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR 6.7%, MDD -55.8%, Sharpe 0.38, 57% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Supertrend — CAGR is 2.5%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 32.3%p (CAGR 6.7%, MDD -55.8%, exposure 57%).

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
Supertrend
period=22, mult=5
6.7%-55.8%0.380.1212.2x11957%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=38, slow=86
5.1%-70.2%0.330.076.9x12356%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=49, exitN=79
3.3%-71.6%0.260.053.6x8167%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=27, threshold=50
0.2%-0.5%0.240.321.1x20%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=40, slow=47
3.0%-70.2%0.240.043.1x13158%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=49, k=3.4
1.6%-41.2%0.220.041.9x348%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=14, atrPeriod=34, mult=3.7
0.7%-30.9%0.130.021.3x424%
ROC 모멘텀
n=85, threshold=-0.03
0.1%-83.4%0.130.001.0x38564%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.1
-1.9%-87.1%0.04-0.020.5x32154%
MACD
fast=15, slow=69, signal=19
-2.3%-84.6%0.03-0.030.4x46050%
Buy and hold4.2%-88.1%0.290.054.9x1100%
1x 10x 1988 1993 1998 2003 2008 2013 2018 2023 SupertrendBuy and hold
Supertrend: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -22% -44% -66% -88% 1988 1993 1998 2003 2008 2013 2018 2023 Buy and holdSupertrend
Supertrend maximum drawdown -55.8% (2021-06-24 → 2025-12-16), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

Trades the direction of a volatility-based trend line that trails below/above price.

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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