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Mativ Holdings, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Mativ Holdings, Inc.. 7 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 2.2%, MDD -18.8%).

Data 1995-11-09 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 7,730 (30.7 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

7 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -1.2%, drawdown -92.7%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 2.2%, MDD -18.8%, Sharpe 0.32, 5% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR 2.8%, MDD -35.4%, exposure 16%.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 3.4%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 73.9%p (CAGR 2.2%, MDD -18.8%, exposure 5%).

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=35, k=3.4
2.2%-18.8%0.320.111.9x205%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=19, threshold=34
2.2%-24.4%0.290.092.0x466%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=34, atrPeriod=22, mult=3.6
2.8%-35.4%0.290.082.4x6616%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=14, exitN=30
2.1%-72.3%0.220.031.9x16364%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=73, slow=111
1.1%-85.3%0.180.011.4x8450%
Supertrend
period=16, mult=4
1.0%-70.2%0.170.011.3x14254%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=21, slow=52
0.0%-74.7%0.140.001.0x12851%
ROC 모멘텀
n=133, threshold=0.08
-1.3%-75.1%0.06-0.020.7x21636%
MACD
fast=21, slow=48, signal=19
-2.7%-87.6%0.04-0.030.4x31151%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.12
-2.6%-87.0%0.03-0.030.4x26550%
Buy and hold-1.2%-92.7%0.18-0.010.7x1100%
1x 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 Keltner 채널 돌파볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -23% -46% -70% -93% 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 Buy and holdKeltner 채널 돌파볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -18.8% (2013-09-26 → 2017-11-14), recovered after 4,340 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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