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Employers Holdings Inc backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Employers Holdings Inc. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ROC 모멘텀 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR 3.7%, MDD -47.1%).

Data 2007-01-31 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 4,906 (19.5 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 4.9%, drawdown -65.0%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 0.9%, MDD -4.4%, Sharpe 0.40, 0% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 3.7%, MDD -47.1%, exposure 74%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 3.9%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 60.5%p (CAGR 3.7%, MDD -47.1%, exposure 74%).

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
ROC 모멘텀
n=17, threshold=0.27
0.9%-4.4%0.400.201.2x140%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=47, slow=212
3.6%-45.5%0.280.082.0x2759%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=38, exitN=92
3.7%-47.1%0.270.082.0x3174%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=104, slow=140
1.0%-53.0%0.150.021.2x2759%
Supertrend
period=9, mult=3.8
0.9%-47.6%0.140.021.2x8754%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=45, threshold=12
1.0%-47.4%0.140.021.2x8133%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=59, k=2.6
-0.0%-46.3%0.07-0.001.0x4726%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=11, atrPeriod=16, mult=1.6
-0.9%-45.3%-0.02-0.020.8x12015%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.12
-4.3%-72.1%-0.09-0.060.4x25953%
MACD
fast=12, slow=19, signal=15
-4.6%-77.1%-0.10-0.060.4x34050%
Buy and hold4.9%-65.0%0.310.072.5x1100%
1x 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023 2026 Donchian 채널 돌파ROC 모멘텀Buy and hold
ROC 모멘텀 (Sharpe leader), Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -16% -32% -49% -65% 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023 2026 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파ROC 모멘텀
ROC 모멘텀 maximum drawdown -4.4% (2009-05-26 → 2009-05-28), recovered after 6 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Rides the trend when recent return (momentum) over a window is above a threshold.

Method and caveats

Past performance does not guarantee future returns. Parameters were selected on the same full-history sample using sharpe over 40 trials per strategy, so results contain in-sample bias. 0.5% trading costs are included; taxes, slippage and rejected orders are not.
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