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Marcus Corporation (The) backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Marcus Corporation (The). 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

Data 1980-03-17 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 11,709 (46.5 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 7.2%, drawdown -84.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 3.7%, MDD -25.8%, Sharpe 0.41, 11% exposure.

No strategy retained at least 75% of buy-and-hold CAGR while reducing drawdown by both 20% relatively and 5 percentage points absolutely.

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=106, k=3.5
3.7%-25.8%0.410.145.5x1911%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=27, threshold=30
3.3%-36.3%0.350.094.5x6512%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=15, exitN=78
3.7%-88.8%0.280.045.3x14780%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=48, atrPeriod=28, mult=3.8
1.9%-64.2%0.210.032.4x9518%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=23, slow=205
2.0%-85.0%0.210.022.6x9555%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.14
1.4%-94.8%0.190.011.9x35155%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=59, slow=87
1.6%-84.3%0.190.022.0x10356%
Supertrend
period=8, mult=4.8
0.4%-92.2%0.150.001.2x15358%
MACD
fast=17, slow=52, signal=22
-0.9%-95.8%0.11-0.010.7x51051%
ROC 모멘텀
n=137, threshold=-0.04
-4.1%-97.3%-0.01-0.040.1x47762%
Buy and hold7.2%-84.2%0.370.0925.5x1100%
1x 10x 1981 1987 1993 1999 2005 2011 2017 2023 볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -21% -42% -63% -84% 1981 1987 1993 1999 2005 2011 2017 2023 Buy and hold볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -25.8% (1996-01-02 → 2026-05-04), recovered after 11,124 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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