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Bluelinx Holdings Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Bluelinx Holdings Inc.. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Supertrend ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ADX / DI 방향성 (CAGR 4.3%, MDD -35.0%).

Data 2004-12-14 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 5,441 (21.6 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -3.4%, drawdown -97.8%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR 12.1%, MDD -69.8%, Sharpe 0.47, 49% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 15.5%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 28.0%p (CAGR 4.3%, MDD -35.0%, exposure 4%).

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
Supertrend
period=19, mult=3.4
12.1%-69.8%0.470.1711.8x10049%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=52, k=1.9
9.4%-59.0%0.420.167.0x8027%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=42, threshold=26
4.3%-35.0%0.400.122.5x84%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=7, slow=47
7.3%-83.2%0.380.094.6x14946%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=33, atrPeriod=21, mult=2.1
7.5%-66.0%0.370.114.8x10025%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=11, exitN=15
6.4%-92.2%0.360.073.8x16257%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=21, slow=29
5.8%-77.5%0.340.073.4x11346%
ROC 모멘텀
n=46, threshold=0.14
6.1%-81.5%0.330.073.6x22027%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.14
5.0%-89.0%0.330.062.8x27348%
MACD
fast=7, slow=45, signal=18
1.7%-95.4%0.270.021.4x33851%
Buy and hold-3.4%-97.8%0.30-0.040.5x1100%
0.1 1x 10x 2005 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023 2026 SupertrendBuy and hold
Supertrend: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -24% -49% -73% -98% 2005 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023 2026 Buy and holdSupertrend
Supertrend maximum drawdown -69.8% (2021-12-31 → 2026-05-19), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

Trades the direction of a volatility-based trend line that trails below/above price.

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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