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Dynatrace, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Dynatrace, Inc.. 3 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Supertrend ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Supertrend (CAGR 13.0%, MDD -34.3%).

Data 2019-08-01 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 1,759 (7.0 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

3 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 9.2%, drawdown -61.8%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR 13.0%, MDD -34.3%, Sharpe 0.55, 51% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Supertrend — CAGR is 3.8%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 27.5%p (CAGR 13.0%, MDD -34.3%, exposure 51%).

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=29, mult=3.8
13.0%-34.3%0.550.382.4x2951%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=11, threshold=34
5.9%-16.0%0.550.371.5x2410%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=46, slow=158
11.0%-52.4%0.500.212.1x953%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=21, slow=186
10.3%-39.6%0.490.262.0x1351%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=23, exitN=48
5.0%-55.1%0.310.091.4x2563%
ROC 모멘텀
n=102, threshold=0
3.4%-47.4%0.270.071.3x5955%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=40, k=1.8
0.1%-48.8%0.130.001.0x4037%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=41, atrPeriod=28, mult=2.4
-1.3%-49.5%0.05-0.030.9x3232%
MACD
fast=19, slow=45, signal=18
-4.1%-72.3%0.02-0.060.7x8852%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.32
-5.1%-74.6%-0.02-0.070.7x7051%
Buy and hold9.2%-61.8%0.420.151.8x1100%
1x 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 SupertrendBuy and hold
Supertrend: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -15% -31% -46% -62% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdSupertrend
Supertrend maximum drawdown -34.3% (2021-10-22 → 2022-12-06), recovered after 1,084 days.

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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