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Deluxe Corporation backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Deluxe Corporation. 6 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 5.2%, MDD -34.9%).

Data 1980-03-17 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 11,709 (46.5 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

6 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 4.2%, drawdown -87.5%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 5.2%, MDD -34.9%, Sharpe 0.44, 23% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 8.3%, MDD -71.4%, exposure 78%.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 0.9%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 52.6%p (CAGR 5.2%, MDD -34.9%, exposure 23%).

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=69, k=2.8
5.2%-34.9%0.440.1510.3x7023%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=7, exitN=38
8.3%-71.4%0.420.1240.9x23378%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=97, atrPeriod=28, mult=2.9
5.0%-56.0%0.360.099.7x13241%
Supertrend
period=9, mult=3.7
5.7%-53.7%0.350.1113.1x22657%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=29, slow=31
5.1%-59.2%0.330.099.9x19656%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=34, threshold=23
2.9%-34.1%0.330.083.7x8812%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=27, slow=66
4.8%-64.9%0.320.079.0x16356%
MACD
fast=50, slow=53, signal=36
4.2%-66.3%0.290.066.8x25052%
ROC 모멘텀
n=40, threshold=-0.03
2.9%-78.9%0.240.043.8x63965%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.08
0.8%-70.3%0.150.011.4x39054%
Buy and hold4.2%-87.5%0.290.056.8x1100%
1x 10x 100x 1981 1987 1993 1999 2005 2011 2017 2023 Donchian 채널 돌파볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -22% -44% -66% -87% 1981 1987 1993 1999 2005 2011 2017 2023 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -34.9% (1986-07-02 → 2001-03-22), recovered after 5,567 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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