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Allstate Corporation (The) backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Allstate Corporation (The). 2 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 9.6%, MDD -40.6%).

Data 1993-06-03 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 8,368 (33.2 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

2 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 9.0%, drawdown -78.6%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 9.6%, MDD -40.6%, Sharpe 0.62, 59% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 10.2%, MDD -48.0%, exposure 65%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 0.6%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 38.0%p (CAGR 9.6%, MDD -40.6%, exposure 59%).

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=96, exitN=70
9.6%-40.6%0.620.2420.9x3959%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=57, slow=192
10.2%-48.0%0.610.2125.6x2965%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=48, slow=134
8.0%-49.6%0.510.1613.0x4365%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=133, atrPeriod=11, mult=2.6
5.6%-41.6%0.420.136.0x8752%
ROC 모멘텀
n=150, threshold=0.01
5.4%-68.0%0.380.085.8x22362%
Supertrend
period=8, mult=5
4.6%-57.8%0.340.084.5x9359%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=52, k=3.3
1.5%-17.8%0.290.081.6x2710%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=30, threshold=24
1.1%-20.2%0.190.051.4x4810%
MACD
fast=18, slow=53, signal=17
-3.7%-83.4%-0.08-0.040.3x41251%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.1
-3.6%-74.5%-0.08-0.050.3x59655%
Buy and hold9.0%-78.6%0.440.1117.5x1100%
1x 10x 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019 2024 SMA 크로스오버Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -20% -39% -59% -79% 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019 2024 Buy and holdSMA 크로스오버Donchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -40.6% (2001-05-30 → 2003-08-27), recovered after 1,478 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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