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Genuine Parts Company backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Genuine Parts Company. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

Data 1980-03-17 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 11,688 (46.4 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 7.6%, drawdown -56.3%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 6.0%, MDD -62.2%, Sharpe 0.37, 93% 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
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=18, exitN=231
6.0%-62.2%0.370.1014.7x4193%
ROC 모멘텀
Hold-like · Exposure 98%
n=19, threshold=-0.12
5.8%-57.6%0.360.1013.6x11198%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=75, slow=212
3.8%-45.5%0.300.085.8x4871%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=56, slow=198
3.3%-41.0%0.270.084.4x6863%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=52, k=3.3
-0.1%-34.5%0.02-0.001.0x4910%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=34, threshold=36
-0.1%-4.0%-0.07-0.011.0x20%
Supertrend
period=23, mult=2.9
-3.3%-86.3%-0.10-0.040.2x36556%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.38
-3.2%-86.9%-0.10-0.040.2x62154%
MACD
fast=19, slow=33, signal=19
-3.6%-89.2%-0.14-0.040.2x56551%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=43, atrPeriod=24, mult=3.1
-2.7%-75.7%-0.20-0.040.3x16924%
Buy and hold7.6%-56.3%0.420.1329.5x1100%
1x 10x 1981 1987 1993 1999 2005 2011 2017 2023 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -16% -31% -47% -62% 1981 1987 1993 1999 2005 2011 2017 2023 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -62.2% (2022-12-02 → 2026-05-18), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

A new high means a trend starting; a new low means it’s over (turtle-trading style).

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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