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Beazer Homes USA, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Beazer Homes USA, Inc.. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Supertrend ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR 5.4%, MDD -67.9%).

Data 1994-02-23 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 8,163 (32.4 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 0.2%, drawdown -99.7%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR 10.3%, MDD -71.4%, Sharpe 0.44, 51% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 10.1%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 28.3%p (CAGR 5.4%, MDD -67.9%, exposure 28%).

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=9, mult=3.8
10.3%-71.4%0.440.1424.1x17951%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=27, k=1.3
9.5%-73.3%0.430.1319.1x31139%
MACD
fast=22, slow=67, signal=18
7.0%-92.2%0.370.089.1x28553%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=11, slow=27
5.9%-69.6%0.340.086.4x26151%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=18, slow=118
5.8%-74.4%0.340.086.3x9352%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=39, atrPeriod=15, mult=2.6
5.4%-67.9%0.330.085.6x14728%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=22, exitN=60
4.4%-90.6%0.310.054.0x10770%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.36
4.2%-82.1%0.300.053.8x26150%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=11, threshold=13
3.1%-83.2%0.270.042.7x74549%
ROC 모멘텀
n=101, threshold=0.04
3.3%-71.5%0.260.052.8x26948%
Buy and hold0.2%-99.7%0.300.001.1x1100%
0.1 1x 10x 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 SupertrendBuy and hold
Supertrend: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -25% -50% -75% -100% 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 Buy and holdSupertrend
Supertrend maximum drawdown -71.4% (2023-07-28 → 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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