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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 23.8%, MDD -30.7%).

Data 2020-04-29 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 1,593 (6.3 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 31.4%, drawdown -49.6%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 23.8%, MDD -30.7%, Sharpe 0.94, 74% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 25.2%, MDD -45.2%, exposure 89%.

Return/drawdown alternative: ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR is 7.5%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 19.0%p (CAGR 23.8%, MDD -30.7%, exposure 74%).

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
23.8%-30.7%0.940.783.9x3474%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=7, exitN=52
25.2%-45.2%0.900.564.1x1989%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=57, slow=156
22.1%-28.5%0.900.783.6x672%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=22, slow=94
20.7%-21.7%0.880.953.3x1471%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=27, threshold=11
17.9%-26.2%0.830.682.8x6060%
Supertrend
period=13, mult=4.1
18.7%-35.3%0.820.533.0x2562%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=41, atrPeriod=23, mult=1.7
14.8%-22.4%0.800.662.4x3846%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=57, k=1.3
12.6%-28.4%0.670.442.1x3452%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.3
12.1%-48.2%0.600.252.1x6057%
MACD
fast=15, slow=52, signal=11
7.7%-33.3%0.460.231.6x9047%
Buy and hold31.4%-49.6%0.990.635.6x1100%
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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