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DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc.. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Keltner 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR 1.7%, MDD -8.3%).

Data 2021-04-21 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 1,326 (5.3 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -19.9%, drawdown -81.7%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR 1.7%, MDD -8.3%, Sharpe 0.27, 5% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 1.7%, MDD -18.3%, exposure 8%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 21.6%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 73.4%p (CAGR 1.7%, MDD -8.3%, exposure 5%).

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
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=12, atrPeriod=22, mult=2.3
1.7%-8.3%0.270.201.1x85%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=38, k=3.1
1.7%-18.3%0.220.091.1x68%
Supertrend
period=21, mult=1.7
-0.3%-52.0%0.15-0.011.0x6952%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=37, threshold=14
-0.5%-43.4%0.10-0.011.0x1217%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=20, slow=86
-5.5%-59.5%-0.01-0.090.7x1538%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=56, slow=163
-4.1%-42.5%-0.08-0.100.8x623%
MACD
fast=7, slow=36, signal=7
-10.3%-59.8%-0.14-0.170.6x11052%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.16
-11.5%-67.6%-0.24-0.170.5x10750%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=92, exitN=21
-9.4%-50.2%-0.32-0.190.6x1115%
ROC 모멘텀
n=86, threshold=0.01
-14.2%-69.2%-0.34-0.200.4x5135%
Buy and hold-19.9%-81.7%-0.14-0.240.3x1100%
1x 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 볼린저 밴드 돌파Keltner 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Keltner 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -20% -41% -61% -82% 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and hold볼린저 밴드 돌파Keltner 채널 돌파
Keltner 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -8.3% (2024-02-08 → 2024-11-18), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

Breaking above the channel top (average plus a multiple of volatility) signals an upside breakout.

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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