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HCA Healthcare, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of HCA Healthcare, Inc.. 1 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; SMA 크로스오버 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR 16.2%, MDD -31.3%).

Data 2011-03-10 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,871 (15.4 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

1 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 18.1%, drawdown -54.9%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 16.2%, MDD -31.3%, Sharpe 0.76, 71% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 18.2%, MDD -46.8%, exposure 86%.

Return/drawdown alternative: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR is 1.9%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 23.6%p (CAGR 16.2%, MDD -31.3%, exposure 71%).

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
SMA 크로스오버
fast=9, slow=178
16.2%-31.3%0.760.5210.1x2871%
ROC 모멘텀
n=57, threshold=-0.09
18.2%-46.8%0.750.3913.1x5586%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=17, slow=134
15.7%-32.6%0.730.489.4x2672%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=56, exitN=72
15.0%-48.4%0.680.318.6x2074%
MACD
fast=14, slow=50, signal=19
9.4%-37.3%0.510.254.0x17349%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=24, k=2.8
4.1%-19.9%0.440.211.9x5019%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=19, atrPeriod=21, mult=3.3
2.5%-16.2%0.380.151.5x2611%
Supertrend
period=19, mult=4.2
4.6%-43.7%0.310.102.0x6466%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.12
3.4%-55.2%0.260.061.7x25357%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=16, threshold=27
1.3%-23.3%0.180.061.2x7619%
Buy and hold18.1%-54.9%0.670.3312.9x1100%
1x 10x 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 ROC 모멘텀SMA 크로스오버Buy and hold
SMA 크로스오버 (Sharpe leader), ROC 모멘텀 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -14% -27% -41% -55% 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀SMA 크로스오버
SMA 크로스오버 maximum drawdown -31.3% (2018-12-03 → 2020-09-23), recovered after 765 days.

Rules of the top strategy

When the short average rises above the long average, it reads that as an uptrend starting.

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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