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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 8.1%, MDD -17.2%).

Data 2019-05-17 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 1,811 (7.2 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

9 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -0.8%, drawdown -83.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 8.1%, MDD -17.2%, Sharpe 0.63, 11% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Supertrend — CAGR 13.5%, MDD -46.8%, exposure 44%.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 8.9%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 66.0%p (CAGR 8.1%, MDD -17.2%, exposure 11%).

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
8.1%-17.2%0.630.471.8x511%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=31, threshold=16
11.4%-26.2%0.630.442.2x2924%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=25, slow=208
10.8%-32.5%0.610.332.1x1136%
Supertrend
period=16, mult=3.7
13.5%-46.8%0.600.292.5x2744%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=10, slow=217
10.7%-37.8%0.590.282.1x736%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=23, exitN=25
13.0%-57.4%0.580.232.4x2549%
ROC 모멘텀
n=113, threshold=0.15
7.4%-21.3%0.540.351.7x3522%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=50, atrPeriod=25, mult=1.8
7.9%-46.4%0.450.171.7x2733%
MACD
fast=21, slow=46, signal=21
0.9%-71.4%0.190.011.1x6351%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.22
-3.5%-79.3%0.03-0.040.8x6550%
Buy and hold-0.8%-83.2%0.20-0.010.9x1100%
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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