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OPENLANE, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of OPENLANE, Inc.. 0 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 13.8%, MDD -46.0%).

Data 2009-12-11 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 4,183 (16.6 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 13.9%, drawdown -65.5%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 13.8%, MDD -46.0%, Sharpe 0.57, 91% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 0.1%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 19.6%p (CAGR 13.8%, MDD -46.0%, exposure 91%).

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=6, exitN=69
13.8%-46.0%0.570.308.6x4591%
Supertrend
period=18, mult=2.5
9.3%-42.6%0.480.224.4x13859%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=69, slow=164
7.8%-53.7%0.440.143.5x2365%
MACD
fast=18, slow=37, signal=15
7.2%-50.9%0.400.143.2x19449%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=41, atrPeriod=29, mult=3.4
2.3%-37.4%0.250.061.5x4525%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=21, slow=219
3.0%-76.5%0.250.041.6x3368%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.025, maxStep=0.18
2.7%-54.8%0.230.051.5x40154%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=11, k=1.7
1.7%-47.1%0.180.041.3x28436%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=24, threshold=20
1.4%-41.4%0.170.031.3x8726%
ROC 모멘텀
n=84, threshold=0.03
1.3%-63.4%0.160.021.2x18756%
Buy and hold13.9%-65.5%0.540.218.7x1100%
1x 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 2025 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -16% -33% -49% -66% 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 2025 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -46.0% (2019-09-11 → 2020-05-13), recovered after 483 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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