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Avantor, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Avantor, Inc.. 9 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 8.8%, MDD -17.2%).

Data 2019-05-17 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 1,832 (7.3 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

9 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -0.0%, drawdown -83.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 8.8%, MDD -17.2%, Sharpe 0.67, 12% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Supertrend — CAGR 14.1%, MDD -46.8%, exposure 45%.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 8.8%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 66.0%p (CAGR 8.8%, MDD -17.2%, exposure 12%).

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
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=54, k=3.2
8.8%-17.2%0.670.511.9x512%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=31, threshold=16
12.1%-26.2%0.660.462.3x2925%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=25, slow=208
11.5%-32.5%0.640.352.2x1137%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=10, slow=217
11.3%-37.8%0.620.302.2x737%
Supertrend
period=16, mult=3.7
14.1%-46.8%0.620.302.6x2745%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=23, exitN=25
13.7%-57.4%0.600.242.5x2549%
ROC 모멘텀
n=113, threshold=0.15
8.1%-21.3%0.580.381.8x3523%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=50, atrPeriod=25, mult=1.8
8.6%-46.4%0.480.191.8x2733%
MACD
fast=21, slow=46, signal=21
1.6%-71.4%0.210.021.1x6352%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.22
-4.0%-79.3%0.01-0.050.7x6750%
Buy and hold-0.0%-83.2%0.22-0.001.0x1100%
1x 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Supertrend볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), Supertrend (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -21% -42% -62% -83% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdSupertrend볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -17.2% (2021-01-25 → 2026-06-02), recovered after 1,996 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Breaking above the upper band (average plus a multiple of volatility) signals a strong move up.

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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