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Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc.. 8 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ROC 모멘텀 (CAGR 1.2%, MDD -7.0%).

Data 2015-03-18 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 2,860 (11.4 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

8 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -7.2%, drawdown -67.0%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 1.6%, MDD -9.8%, Sharpe 0.40, 3% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR is 8.8%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 57.3%p (CAGR 1.2%, MDD -7.0%, exposure 1%).

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
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=22, k=3.1
1.6%-9.8%0.400.161.2x83%
ROC 모멘텀
n=30, threshold=0.2
1.2%-7.0%0.320.171.1x181%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=23, threshold=27
0.1%-9.8%0.040.011.0x145%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=153, exitN=58
-0.7%-27.1%-0.05-0.030.9x1021%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=32, slow=163
-1.6%-44.5%-0.07-0.040.8x1436%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=30, atrPeriod=24, mult=3.9
-0.2%-8.8%-0.07-0.031.0x63%
Supertrend
period=28, mult=3.4
-3.1%-48.8%-0.07-0.060.7x5451%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=15, slow=273
-1.3%-32.2%-0.09-0.040.9x1831%
MACD
fast=17, slow=34, signal=19
-9.3%-67.5%-0.57-0.140.3x14050%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.22
-10.8%-73.4%-0.63-0.150.3x19749%
Buy and hold-7.2%-67.0%-0.10-0.110.4x1100%
1x 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -17% -34% -50% -67% 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and hold볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -9.8% (2016-09-08 → 2020-10-30), recovered after 1,524 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Breaking above the upper band (average plus a multiple of volatility) signals a strong move up.

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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