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Easterly Government Properties, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Easterly Government Properties, Inc.. 7 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ADX / DI 방향성 (CAGR 0.4%, MDD -3.1%).

Data 2015-02-06 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 2,887 (11.5 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

7 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -4.0%, drawdown -72.7%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 1.1%, MDD -8.7%, Sharpe 0.34, 4% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 1.2%, MDD -46.5%, exposure 38%.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 5.1%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 64.1%p (CAGR 0.4%, MDD -3.1%, exposure 1%).

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=20, k=3.1
1.1%-8.7%0.340.121.1x44%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=30, threshold=33
0.4%-3.1%0.260.121.0x21%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=58, slow=254
1.2%-46.5%0.150.031.1x938%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=44, atrPeriod=22, mult=4
0.4%-11.9%0.100.031.0x87%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=40, slow=208
-0.4%-46.3%0.05-0.011.0x1338%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=107, exitN=79
-0.6%-48.7%0.02-0.010.9x1139%
ROC 모멘텀
n=133, threshold=0.23
-0.6%-13.3%-0.11-0.040.9x224%
Supertrend
period=26, mult=3.6
-4.5%-58.6%-0.22-0.080.6x5353%
MACD
fast=14, slow=53, signal=19
-5.7%-55.6%-0.30-0.100.5x13451%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.28
-7.9%-63.9%-0.45-0.120.4x17251%
Buy and hold-4.0%-72.7%-0.05-0.060.6x1100%
1x 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 SMA 크로스오버볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -18% -36% -55% -73% 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdSMA 크로스오버볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -8.7% (2015-10-28 → 2019-08-05), recovered after 1,406 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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