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Shake Shack, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Shake Shack, Inc.. 10 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 10.7%, MDD -28.1%).

Data 2015-01-30 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 2,892 (11.5 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 2.7%, drawdown -70.9%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 13.6%, MDD -30.3%, Sharpe 0.67, 21% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 10.9%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 40.6%p (CAGR 10.7%, MDD -28.1%, exposure 23%).

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=54, k=2.8
13.6%-30.3%0.670.454.3x2021%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=106, exitN=24
13.1%-41.5%0.650.324.1x1823%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=54, atrPeriod=12, mult=4
10.7%-28.1%0.550.383.2x2223%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=20, slow=33
12.4%-77.3%0.510.163.9x8150%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.3
12.0%-56.2%0.490.213.7x9748%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=28, threshold=17
8.7%-44.5%0.450.202.6x6631%
Supertrend
period=25, mult=5
8.5%-66.6%0.410.132.6x3454%
MACD
fast=22, slow=37, signal=19
8.3%-73.5%0.400.112.5x11551%
ROC 모멘텀
n=39, threshold=0.06
7.8%-63.7%0.400.122.4x14940%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=51, slow=179
3.6%-53.4%0.270.071.5x1444%
Buy and hold2.7%-70.9%0.310.041.4x1100%
1x 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% -18% -35% -53% -71% 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and hold볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -30.3% (2015-05-22 → 2017-11-02), recovered after 1,082 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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