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RTX Corporation backtest

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

Data 1970-01-02 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 14,287 (56.7 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 10.3%, drawdown -55.1%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 9.1%, MDD -60.4%, Sharpe 0.47, 95% 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=6, exitN=137
9.1%-60.4%0.470.15142.3x11195%
ROC 모멘텀
n=115, threshold=-0.1
6.5%-63.6%0.400.1036.2x27782%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=9, slow=222
5.7%-47.0%0.380.1223.3x14767%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=34, slow=199
5.6%-49.0%0.370.1122.0x9169%
Supertrend
period=28, mult=5
4.9%-45.7%0.350.1115.2x19561%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.04
4.7%-51.7%0.340.0913.3x41258%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=47, k=1.5
2.4%-58.9%0.230.043.9x35346%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=33, atrPeriod=16, mult=1.3
0.7%-75.3%0.120.011.5x55846%
MACD
fast=21, slow=33, signal=18
0.2%-81.2%0.100.001.1x68251%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=38, threshold=26
0.1%-28.9%0.050.001.1x244%
Buy and hold10.3%-55.1%0.490.19261.1x1100%
1x 10x 100x 1971 1978 1985 1992 1999 2006 2013 2020 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -15% -30% -45% -60% 1971 1978 1985 1992 1999 2006 2013 2020 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -60.4% (2007-10-01 → 2009-03-20), recovered after 2,178 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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