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Cousins Properties Incorporated backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Cousins Properties Incorporated. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

Data 1980-03-17 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 11,688 (46.4 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 4.8%, drawdown -86.7%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 2.1%, MDD -25.9%, Sharpe 0.27, 8% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 2.4%, MDD -68.8%, exposure 60%.

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
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=57, k=3.5
2.1%-25.9%0.270.082.6x328%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=33, threshold=37
1.6%-25.0%0.270.062.1x205%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=7, slow=265
2.4%-68.8%0.220.043.1x12160%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=9, slow=243
2.4%-61.1%0.220.043.0x11562%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=99, exitN=67
1.5%-56.0%0.170.032.0x7951%
ROC 모멘텀
n=26, threshold=-0.12
0.5%-96.3%0.170.011.3x24594%
Supertrend
period=29, mult=4.6
1.4%-87.7%0.170.021.9x15156%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=21, atrPeriod=25, mult=3.7
0.9%-26.6%0.150.031.5x566%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.12
-0.8%-92.2%0.09-0.010.7x37354%
MACD
fast=24, slow=33, signal=19
-2.8%-96.7%0.01-0.030.3x50749%
Buy and hold4.8%-86.7%0.310.068.9x1100%
1x 10x 1981 1987 1993 1999 2005 2011 2017 2023 SMA 크로스오버볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -22% -43% -65% -87% 1981 1987 1993 1999 2005 2011 2017 2023 Buy and holdSMA 크로스오버볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -25.9% (1986-04-17 → 1988-04-18), recovered after 1,091 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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