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Ryerson Holding Corporation backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Ryerson Holding Corporation. 5 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 14.4%, MDD -39.0%).

Data 2014-08-08 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,012 (12.0 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

5 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 8.6%, drawdown -81.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 14.4%, MDD -39.0%, Sharpe 0.72, 12% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 16.1%, MDD -49.3%, exposure 35%.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 5.8%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 42.3%p (CAGR 14.4%, MDD -39.0%, exposure 12%).

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=20, k=2.9
14.4%-39.0%0.720.375.0x3012%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=15, threshold=48
5.4%-11.9%0.670.451.9x22%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=22, exitN=8
16.1%-49.3%0.590.336.0x9035%
Supertrend
period=10, mult=1.9
13.4%-76.2%0.510.184.5x15049%
MACD
fast=10, slow=29, signal=17
10.8%-74.5%0.450.153.4x18353%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=32, atrPeriod=8, mult=1.7
10.1%-55.8%0.450.183.2x8433%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=9, slow=18
7.3%-64.2%0.380.112.3x14350%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.3
7.0%-67.9%0.370.102.3x21649%
ROC 모멘텀
n=26, threshold=0.1
5.7%-72.4%0.330.081.9x19431%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=55, slow=257
0.8%-80.1%0.240.011.1x1949%
Buy and hold8.6%-81.2%0.450.112.7x1100%
1x 10x 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Donchian 채널 돌파볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -20% -41% -61% -81% 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -39.0% (2016-06-23 → 2019-10-30), recovered after 1,631 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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