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Invitation Homes Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Invitation Homes Inc.. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ADX / DI 방향성 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

Data 2017-02-01 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 2,387 (9.5 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 4.2%, drawdown -50.5%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 2.2%, MDD -9.7%, Sharpe 0.44, 11% 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
ADX / DI 방향성
period=33, threshold=21
2.2%-9.7%0.440.231.2x1211%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=39, atrPeriod=27, mult=4
1.8%-9.0%0.420.201.2x68%
ROC 모멘텀
n=134, threshold=0.14
2.0%-10.3%0.300.201.2x4218%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=74, k=2.4
2.0%-23.4%0.280.091.2x1524%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=25, exitN=73
1.3%-43.9%0.160.031.1x1970%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=24, slow=86
-0.0%-50.5%0.08-0.001.0x2961%
Supertrend
period=21, mult=2.6
-0.4%-46.5%0.06-0.011.0x7358%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=9, slow=180
-0.5%-45.3%0.04-0.011.0x3155%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.22
-3.8%-54.1%-0.15-0.070.7x9458%
MACD
fast=23, slow=55, signal=18
-8.3%-61.3%-0.48-0.140.4x10649%
Buy and hold4.2%-50.5%0.290.081.5x1100%
1x 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 ADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -13% -25% -38% -51% 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -9.7% (2021-09-02 → 2021-09-28), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

Looks at both the direction and the strength of the trend; holds only in a strong uptrend.

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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