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Douglas Dynamics, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Douglas Dynamics, Inc.. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

Data 2010-05-05 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 4,106 (16.3 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 8.2%, drawdown -62.0%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 4.8%, MDD -60.9%, Sharpe 0.31, 85% 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
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=11, exitN=69
4.8%-60.9%0.310.082.1x4585%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=46, slow=58
2.2%-56.0%0.210.041.4x11455%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=59, slow=96
0.8%-65.3%0.150.011.1x3357%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.28
-1.0%-64.8%0.07-0.010.9x29353%
ROC 모멘텀
n=140, threshold=0.06
-0.8%-54.5%0.07-0.020.9x14246%
Supertrend
period=13, mult=1.6
-1.7%-58.2%0.04-0.030.8x26253%
MACD
fast=14, slow=18, signal=6
-2.5%-54.6%0.00-0.050.7x36150%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=40, atrPeriod=27, mult=3.5
-1.6%-41.6%-0.06-0.040.8x4416%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=29, k=1.3
-3.0%-64.3%-0.06-0.050.6x16639%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=48, threshold=23
-1.2%-24.3%-0.09-0.050.8x105%
Buy and hold8.2%-62.0%0.400.133.6x1100%
1x 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -15% -31% -46% -62% 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -60.9% (2021-03-12 → 2025-04-25), prior peak not yet recovered.

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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