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California Resources Corporation backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of California Resources Corporation. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ADX / DI 방향성 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

Data 2020-10-28 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 1,466 (5.8 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 24.0%, drawdown -45.6%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 15.1%, MDD -14.1%, Sharpe 0.90, 22% exposure.

No strategy retained at least 75% of buy-and-hold CAGR while reducing drawdown by both 20% relatively and 5 percentage points absolutely.

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
ADX / DI 방향성
period=18, threshold=24
15.1%-14.1%0.901.072.3x2022%
ROC 모멘텀
n=6, threshold=0.13
9.6%-17.8%0.810.541.7x343%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.02, maxStep=0.28
14.1%-46.0%0.590.312.2x12852%
Supertrend
period=13, mult=2
13.2%-47.2%0.560.282.1x6552%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=8, exitN=8
12.1%-44.4%0.530.271.9x6848%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=44, atrPeriod=27, mult=3.4
6.7%-22.0%0.500.311.5x1218%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=51, slow=70
6.6%-27.2%0.370.241.5x3454%
MACD
fast=15, slow=34, signal=8
4.6%-46.6%0.300.101.3x9350%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=59, slow=184
4.0%-35.5%0.280.111.3x1063%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=19, k=1.1
4.0%-47.8%0.280.081.3x9443%
Buy and hold24.0%-45.6%0.720.533.5x1100%
1x 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 ADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -11% -23% -34% -46% 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -14.1% (2026-03-31 → 2026-04-27), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

Looks at both the direction and the strength of the trend; holds only in a strong uptrend.

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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