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Invesco Ltd backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Invesco Ltd. 4 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 5.3%, MDD -31.8%).

Data 1995-08-25 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 7,783 (30.9 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

4 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 4.9%, drawdown -86.8%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 5.3%, MDD -31.8%, Sharpe 0.58, 10% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Supertrend — CAGR 8.3%, MDD -57.6%, exposure 53%.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 0.5%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 55.0%p (CAGR 5.3%, MDD -31.8%, exposure 10%).

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=101, k=3.3
5.3%-31.8%0.580.175.0x810%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=47, threshold=18
4.9%-37.0%0.460.134.3x3411%
Supertrend
period=24, mult=4.3
8.3%-57.6%0.430.1411.9x14953%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=13, slow=209
7.0%-59.9%0.390.128.0x6356%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=77, exitN=79
6.4%-59.4%0.370.116.7x4954%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=30, slow=191
4.7%-65.6%0.310.074.2x5755%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=57, atrPeriod=14, mult=3.7
2.5%-48.7%0.230.052.1x9826%
ROC 모멘텀
n=148, threshold=0
2.4%-70.2%0.220.032.1x24155%
MACD
fast=24, slow=37, signal=16
-0.5%-91.7%0.13-0.010.9x34150%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.06, maxStep=0.1
-1.1%-94.1%0.10-0.010.7x75253%
Buy and hold4.9%-86.8%0.330.064.3x1100%
1x 10x 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 Supertrend볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), Supertrend (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -22% -43% -65% -87% 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 Buy and holdSupertrend볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -31.8% (1998-04-22 → 2020-10-30), recovered after 8,301 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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