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Aramark backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Aramark. 0 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 8.7%, MDD -36.4%).

Data 2013-12-12 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,176 (12.6 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 10.3%, drawdown -72.3%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 8.7%, MDD -36.4%, Sharpe 0.47, 74% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 1.6%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 35.9%p (CAGR 8.7%, MDD -36.4%, 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
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=30, exitN=55
8.7%-36.4%0.470.242.9x2774%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=27, slow=99
6.6%-33.6%0.420.202.2x3560%
Supertrend
period=19, mult=4.3
6.5%-38.7%0.400.172.2x4361%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=12, atrPeriod=28, mult=3.1
1.3%-8.9%0.320.151.2x83%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=30, slow=73
3.6%-46.7%0.280.081.6x4162%
ROC 모멘텀
n=87, threshold=-0.04
2.8%-58.0%0.240.051.4x10573%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.34
1.3%-46.1%0.170.031.2x17556%
MACD
fast=19, slow=72, signal=18
0.9%-48.5%0.150.021.1x13250%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=44, k=2.1
-0.2%-44.3%0.07-0.001.0x6534%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=20, threshold=17
-0.3%-36.6%0.05-0.011.0x11536%
Buy and hold10.3%-72.3%0.460.143.5x1100%
1x 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -18% -36% -54% -72% 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -36.4% (2020-01-22 → 2020-07-09), recovered after 292 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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