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Rithm Capital Corp. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Rithm Capital Corp.. 5 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR 1.1%, MDD -4.3%).

Data 2013-05-02 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,332 (13.2 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

5 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -2.4%, drawdown -82.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 1.7%, MDD -4.9%, Sharpe 0.49, 3% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 4.0%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 77.3%p (CAGR 1.1%, MDD -4.3%, exposure 2%).

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=32, k=3.3
1.7%-4.9%0.490.341.2x53%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=17, atrPeriod=15, mult=4
1.1%-4.3%0.460.261.2x22%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=12, exitN=50
0.1%-46.7%0.130.001.0x4780%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=23, threshold=37
0.1%-4.3%0.040.011.0x21%
ROC 모멘텀
n=147, threshold=-0.04
-2.2%-42.0%-0.02-0.050.7x9664%
MACD
fast=16, slow=18, signal=16
-3.2%-67.0%-0.05-0.050.7x20550%
Supertrend
period=29, mult=4
-3.3%-51.7%-0.06-0.060.6x6155%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=18, slow=89
-4.2%-62.7%-0.12-0.070.6x5054%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.1
-6.1%-58.4%-0.19-0.100.4x17753%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=56, slow=143
-5.0%-62.7%-0.20-0.080.5x2249%
Buy and hold-2.4%-82.2%0.13-0.030.7x1100%
1x 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -21% -41% -62% -82% 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and hold볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -4.9% (2015-05-19 → 2015-06-03), recovered after 567 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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