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Autoliv, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Autoliv, Inc.. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ROC 모멘텀 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ROC 모멘텀 (CAGR 5.0%, MDD -49.5%).

Data 1997-04-28 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 7,361 (29.3 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 5.5%, drawdown -80.9%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 5.0%, MDD -49.5%, Sharpe 0.33, 64% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR is 0.5%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 31.4%p (CAGR 5.0%, MDD -49.5%, exposure 64%).

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=208, threshold=-0.05
5.0%-49.5%0.330.104.2x13764%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=16, slow=190
4.3%-43.4%0.310.103.4x7158%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=118, exitN=43
3.8%-38.3%0.300.103.0x5137%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=20, slow=180
4.0%-55.2%0.290.073.1x7157%
Supertrend
period=28, mult=4.4
1.0%-63.8%0.160.011.3x13857%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=32, threshold=31
0.3%-9.5%0.150.031.1x20%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=53, atrPeriod=24, mult=1.9
0.8%-60.7%0.130.011.3x17642%
MACD
fast=19, slow=54, signal=16
-1.1%-65.2%0.07-0.020.7x33551%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=57, k=1
-0.9%-62.8%0.05-0.010.8x18846%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.03, maxStep=0.12
-6.2%-87.5%-0.15-0.070.2x70553%
Buy and hold5.5%-80.9%0.330.074.8x1100%
1x 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 ROC 모멘텀Buy and hold
ROC 모멘텀: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -20% -40% -61% -81% 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀
ROC 모멘텀 maximum drawdown -49.5% (2015-05-20 → 2020-11-04), prior peak not yet recovered.

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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