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Ladder Capital Corp backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Ladder Capital Corp. 5 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 1.7%, MDD -16.5%).

Data 2014-02-06 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,139 (12.5 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

5 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -4.5%, drawdown -83.4%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 1.7%, MDD -16.5%, Sharpe 0.25, 8% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 6.2%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 67.0%p (CAGR 1.7%, MDD -16.5%, exposure 8%).

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=59, k=3.4
1.7%-16.5%0.250.101.2x88%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=39, atrPeriod=43, mult=3.1
0.9%-23.6%0.150.041.1x2013%
MACD
fast=12, slow=22, signal=15
-3.1%-69.6%-0.00-0.050.7x21050%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=11, threshold=35
-1.3%-21.3%-0.08-0.060.8x427%
ROC 모멘텀
n=144, threshold=0.05
-2.5%-52.4%-0.10-0.050.7x13834%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=11, exitN=61
-6.1%-58.1%-0.13-0.100.5x4882%
Supertrend
period=21, mult=2.8
-9.1%-83.1%-0.20-0.110.3x10054%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=11, slow=190
-5.3%-52.2%-0.24-0.100.5x4448%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=49, slow=126
-5.4%-62.9%-0.24-0.090.5x2853%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.04
-7.3%-63.0%-0.25-0.120.4x12853%
Buy and hold-4.5%-83.4%0.10-0.050.6x1100%
1x 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -21% -42% -63% -83% 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and hold볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -16.5% (2014-12-17 → 2020-11-12), recovered after 2,169 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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