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Griffon Corporation backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Griffon Corporation. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Supertrend ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

Data 1973-05-03 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 13,445 (53.3 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 3.0%, drawdown -96.8%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR -0.1%, MDD -92.6%, Sharpe 0.23, 52% 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
Supertrend
period=23, mult=3.7
-0.1%-92.6%0.23-0.000.9x20952%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=47, slow=112
-0.9%-90.7%0.22-0.010.6x13554%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=35, threshold=18
-1.0%-96.0%0.22-0.010.6x18426%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=49, exitN=129
-5.8%-99.9%0.17-0.060.0x11173%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=57, slow=128
-2.3%-90.1%0.16-0.030.3x10753%
MACD
fast=48, slow=76, signal=31
-8.4%-99.7%0.10-0.080.0x31151%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=16, k=3.3
-0.3%-69.4%0.05-0.000.9x382%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.34
-9.9%-99.9%0.00-0.100.0x79048%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=32, atrPeriod=24, mult=3.6
-2.7%-83.3%-0.03-0.030.2x9511%
ROC 모멘텀
n=136, threshold=-0.03
-22.7%-100.0%-0.28-0.230.0x74159%
Buy and hold3.0%-96.8%0.410.034.7x1100%
0.1 1x 1974 1981 1988 1995 2002 2009 2016 2023 SupertrendBuy and hold
Supertrend: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -24% -48% -73% -97% 1974 1981 1988 1995 2002 2009 2016 2023 Buy and holdSupertrend
Supertrend maximum drawdown -92.6% (1976-02-23 → 1990-12-14), 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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