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APi Group Corporation backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of APi Group Corporation. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ROC 모멘텀 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ROC 모멘텀 (CAGR 25.1%, MDD -30.7%).

Data 2020-04-29 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 1,572 (6.3 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 32.1%, drawdown -49.6%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 25.1%, MDD -30.7%, Sharpe 0.98, 75% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 26.8%, MDD -45.2%, exposure 89%.

Return/drawdown alternative: ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR is 6.9%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 19.0%p (CAGR 25.1%, MDD -30.7%, exposure 75%).

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=123, threshold=-0.02
25.1%-30.7%0.980.824.1x3075%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=7, exitN=52
26.8%-45.2%0.940.594.4x1889%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=22, slow=94
22.2%-21.7%0.931.023.5x1271%
Supertrend
period=13, mult=4.1
21.2%-35.3%0.910.603.3x2462%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=57, slow=156
22.5%-28.5%0.900.793.6x673%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=27, threshold=11
19.6%-26.2%0.900.753.1x5860%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=41, atrPeriod=23, mult=1.7
16.3%-22.4%0.860.732.6x3646%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=57, k=1.3
13.7%-28.4%0.710.482.2x3253%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.3
13.3%-48.2%0.650.282.2x5857%
MACD
fast=15, slow=52, signal=11
8.5%-33.3%0.490.251.7x8847%
Buy and hold32.1%-49.6%1.010.655.7x1100%
1x 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Donchian 채널 돌파ROC 모멘텀Buy and hold
ROC 모멘텀 (Sharpe leader), Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -12% -25% -37% -50% 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파ROC 모멘텀
ROC 모멘텀 maximum drawdown -30.7% (2024-04-08 → 2025-04-08), recovered after 414 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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