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Genius Sports Limited backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Genius Sports Limited. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Supertrend ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ADX / DI 방향성 (CAGR 11.5%, MDD -13.0%).

Data 2020-10-05 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 1,462 (5.8 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -6.2%, drawdown -91.0%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR 27.4%, MDD -39.0%, Sharpe 0.72, 52% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 33.6%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 52.0%p (CAGR 11.5%, MDD -13.0%, exposure 3%).

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=8, mult=3.8
27.4%-39.0%0.720.704.1x2352%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=14, threshold=47
11.5%-13.0%0.700.881.9x23%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=25, k=3.4
13.8%-18.6%0.680.742.1x89%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=29, exitN=76
22.7%-54.8%0.630.413.3x1167%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=12, slow=42
17.2%-44.3%0.570.392.5x4148%
ROC 모멘텀
n=28, threshold=0.04
14.7%-54.9%0.530.272.2x10541%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=24, atrPeriod=12, mult=1.6
13.5%-38.6%0.530.352.1x4128%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=7, slow=34
10.2%-62.9%0.440.161.8x4749%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.32
4.1%-70.8%0.310.061.3x5346%
MACD
fast=36, slow=49, signal=16
2.2%-81.0%0.290.031.1x3753%
Buy and hold-6.2%-91.0%0.26-0.070.7x1100%
1x 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 SupertrendBuy and hold
Supertrend: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -23% -45% -68% -91% 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdSupertrend
Supertrend maximum drawdown -39.0% (2024-11-29 → 2026-05-21), prior peak not yet recovered.

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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