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Molina Healthcare Inc backtest

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

Data 2003-07-02 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 5,807 (23.1 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 12.3%, drawdown -70.8%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 0.9%, MDD -3.9%, Sharpe 0.39, 1% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 7.4%, MDD -64.3%, exposure 61%.

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=15, k=3.5
0.9%-3.9%0.390.231.2x41%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=50, slow=97
7.4%-64.3%0.390.115.2x6561%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=11, atrPeriod=22, mult=4
1.2%-9.5%0.370.131.3x82%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=12, exitN=71
6.8%-67.6%0.370.104.5x6985%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=25, threshold=34
1.5%-20.8%0.260.071.4x184%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=54, slow=114
2.7%-77.2%0.250.031.8x4363%
Supertrend
period=26, mult=3.4
2.7%-74.3%0.250.041.9x14258%
ROC 모멘텀
n=106, threshold=0.01
-0.4%-68.7%0.14-0.010.9x21760%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.04, maxStep=0.16
-1.3%-82.6%0.10-0.020.7x67854%
MACD
fast=13, slow=29, signal=18
-5.5%-90.8%-0.03-0.060.3x33852%
Buy and hold12.3%-70.8%0.490.1714.6x1100%
1x 10x 2004 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 2025 SMA 크로스오버볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -18% -35% -53% -71% 2004 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 2025 Buy and holdSMA 크로스오버볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -3.9% (2018-08-02 → 2018-08-07), recovered after 8 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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