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Lennox International, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Lennox International, Inc.. 2 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR 12.1%, MDD -46.7%).

Data 1999-07-29 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 6,793 (27.0 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

2 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 12.1%, drawdown -64.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 12.1%, MDD -46.7%, Sharpe 0.56, 75% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 12.4%, MDD -57.8%, exposure 89%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 0.0%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 17.4%p (CAGR 12.1%, MDD -46.7%, exposure 75%).

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
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=25, exitN=53
12.1%-46.7%0.560.2622.1x6275%
ROC 모멘텀
n=62, threshold=-0.15
12.4%-57.8%0.540.2123.3x10889%
Supertrend
period=12, mult=4.4
7.2%-55.0%0.410.136.6x9060%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=51, slow=77
7.2%-59.3%0.410.126.5x7964%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=23, threshold=28
3.6%-29.0%0.410.132.6x5612%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=21, slow=154
6.8%-50.7%0.390.135.9x5170%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=57, atrPeriod=24, mult=3.7
3.0%-44.1%0.260.072.2x7431%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=44, k=3.2
2.1%-29.4%0.250.071.7x249%
MACD
fast=30, slow=34, signal=30
1.8%-69.4%0.190.031.6x24051%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.26
-2.1%-67.9%0.03-0.030.6x25256%
Buy and hold12.1%-64.2%0.500.1922.1x1100%
1x 10x 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 ROC 모멘텀Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), ROC 모멘텀 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -16% -32% -48% -64% 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀Donchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -46.7% (2007-03-23 → 2009-03-30), recovered after 1,126 days.

Rules of the top strategy

A new high means a trend starting; a new low means it’s over (turtle-trading style).

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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