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RLJ Lodging Trust backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of RLJ Lodging Trust. 8 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ADX / DI 방향성 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ADX / DI 방향성 (CAGR 1.4%, MDD -8.0%).

Data 2011-05-11 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,828 (15.2 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

8 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -2.4%, drawdown -88.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 1.4%, MDD -8.0%, Sharpe 0.52, 1% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 4.7%, MDD -67.0%, exposure 50%.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 3.8%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 80.2%p (CAGR 1.4%, MDD -8.0%, exposure 1%).

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
ADX / DI 방향성
period=28, threshold=29
1.4%-8.0%0.520.181.2x31%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=61, slow=82
4.7%-67.0%0.310.072.0x6150%
ROC 모멘텀
n=160, threshold=0.11
2.8%-36.1%0.250.081.5x8524%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=14, atrPeriod=22, mult=3.9
1.0%-8.6%0.230.121.2x21%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=109, exitN=43
2.0%-49.4%0.220.041.4x2129%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=71, slow=116
1.9%-64.1%0.200.031.3x1944%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=36, k=2.3
0.4%-49.2%0.100.011.1x5119%
Supertrend
period=27, mult=4.9
-1.1%-53.3%0.05-0.020.8x4344%
MACD
fast=16, slow=32, signal=19
-3.6%-70.3%-0.02-0.050.6x19450%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.045, maxStep=0.12
-9.6%-85.8%-0.30-0.110.2x43754%
Buy and hold-2.4%-88.2%0.12-0.030.7x1100%
1x 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 SMA 크로스오버ADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성 (Sharpe leader), SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -22% -44% -66% -88% 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdSMA 크로스오버ADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -8.0% (2026-06-26 → 2026-07-08), recovered after 25 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Looks at both the direction and the strength of the trend; holds only in a strong uptrend.

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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