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Sonic Automotive, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Sonic Automotive, Inc.. 3 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 8.1%, MDD -39.3%).

Data 1997-11-12 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 7,222 (28.7 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

3 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 10.1%, drawdown -97.5%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 8.1%, MDD -39.3%, Sharpe 0.51, 14% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 11.7%, MDD -71.4%, exposure 57%.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 1.9%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 58.3%p (CAGR 8.1%, MDD -39.3%, exposure 14%).

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=72, k=3
8.1%-39.3%0.510.219.5x2914%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=32, exitN=37
11.7%-71.4%0.490.1624.1x9157%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=17, atrPeriod=15, mult=3.9
4.8%-30.9%0.480.153.8x163%
Supertrend
period=16, mult=4.9
10.5%-77.6%0.470.1417.6x9352%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=11, slow=76
10.0%-77.3%0.460.1315.4x14552%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=16, slow=66
9.8%-74.3%0.450.1314.7x13153%
MACD
fast=19, slow=22, signal=15
10.3%-89.7%0.440.1116.6x38351%
ROC 모멘텀
n=48, threshold=0.16
6.5%-69.9%0.380.096.2x27922%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=10, threshold=38
4.2%-44.6%0.330.093.3x13610%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.28
5.0%-77.5%0.320.064.1x50853%
Buy and hold10.1%-97.5%0.450.1015.8x1100%
1x 10x 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 Donchian 채널 돌파볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -24% -49% -73% -98% 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -39.3% (2019-11-14 → 2026-04-06), recovered after 2,448 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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