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Kontoor Brands, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Kontoor Brands, Inc.. 5 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ROC 모멘텀 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ROC 모멘텀 (CAGR 19.7%, MDD -33.7%).

Data 2019-05-28 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 1,805 (7.2 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

5 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 12.3%, drawdown -67.7%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 19.7%, MDD -33.7%, Sharpe 0.78, 51% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 20.9%, MDD -39.5%, exposure 71%.

Return/drawdown alternative: ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR is 7.5%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 34.1%p (CAGR 19.7%, MDD -33.7%, exposure 51%).

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
ROC 모멘텀
n=107, threshold=0.07
19.7%-33.7%0.780.593.6x4351%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=13, exitN=36
20.9%-39.5%0.690.533.9x3171%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=27, slow=39
17.2%-43.5%0.660.403.1x2758%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=55, slow=112
17.0%-48.7%0.640.353.1x1560%
Supertrend
period=18, mult=4.1
15.6%-49.5%0.600.322.8x2960%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=25, threshold=31
5.0%-15.1%0.590.331.4x44%
MACD
fast=13, slow=42, signal=12
10.5%-56.0%0.460.192.0x8851%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=15, k=2.1
5.2%-41.0%0.340.131.4x7027%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=60, atrPeriod=23, mult=1.3
4.9%-54.9%0.310.091.4x4946%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.24
-7.6%-73.4%-0.08-0.100.6x13850%
Buy and hold12.3%-67.7%0.480.182.3x1100%
1x 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Donchian 채널 돌파ROC 모멘텀Buy and hold
ROC 모멘텀 (Sharpe leader), Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -17% -34% -51% -68% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파ROC 모멘텀
ROC 모멘텀 maximum drawdown -33.7% (2025-01-30 → 2026-06-03), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

Rides the trend when recent return (momentum) over a window is above a threshold.

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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