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F.N.B. Corporation backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of F.N.B. Corporation. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ADX / DI 방향성 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

Data 1986-09-02 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 10,055 (39.9 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 1.4%, drawdown -84.8%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 0.6%, MDD -52.9%, Sharpe 0.13, 25% exposure.

No strategy retained at least 75% of buy-and-hold CAGR while reducing drawdown by both 20% relatively and 5 percentage points absolutely.

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
ADX / DI 방향성
period=37, threshold=25
0.6%-52.9%0.130.011.3x3025%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=13, k=3.4
0.3%-11.0%0.110.021.1x243%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=59, slow=170
-0.4%-77.1%0.11-0.010.8x5953%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=48, slow=219
-0.8%-79.1%0.09-0.010.7x5552%
Supertrend
period=16, mult=4.4
-2.0%-89.0%0.07-0.020.4x10553%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=42, exitN=73
-2.3%-93.2%0.06-0.020.4x7359%
ROC 모멘텀
n=125, threshold=-0.13
-6.8%-97.5%-0.06-0.070.1x24985%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.34
-5.0%-97.8%-0.07-0.050.1x30950%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=46, atrPeriod=17, mult=4
-1.1%-43.6%-0.10-0.030.6x346%
MACD
fast=18, slow=40, signal=19
-10.6%-99.4%-0.28-0.110.0x49651%
Buy and hold1.4%-84.8%0.230.021.7x1100%
1x 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007 2012 2017 2022 ADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -21% -42% -64% -85% 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007 2012 2017 2022 Buy and holdADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -52.9% (1987-10-19 → 1991-01-09), recovered after 2,460 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Looks at both the direction and the strength of the trend; holds only in a strong uptrend.

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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