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Sphere Entertainment Co. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Sphere Entertainment Co.. 1 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ADX / DI 방향성 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is EMA 크로스오버 (CAGR 20.1%, MDD -44.2%).

Data 2020-04-09 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 1,585 (6.3 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

1 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 21.9%, drawdown -65.7%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 11.1%, MDD -16.7%, Sharpe 0.86, 9% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 22.0%, MDD -58.6%, exposure 68%.

Return/drawdown alternative: EMA 크로스오버 — CAGR is 10.8%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 49.0%p (CAGR 20.1%, MDD -44.2%, exposure 52%).

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=18, threshold=37
11.1%-16.7%0.860.661.9x89%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=20, k=1.3
19.8%-45.8%0.750.433.1x7442%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.035, maxStep=0.04
19.9%-44.5%0.690.453.1x6854%
ROC 모멘텀
n=143, threshold=-0.11
22.0%-58.6%0.680.383.5x2768%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=18, slow=97
20.1%-44.2%0.680.463.2x1752%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=97, exitN=73
17.3%-50.2%0.650.352.7x742%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=9, slow=157
19.1%-54.9%0.650.353.0x2356%
Supertrend
period=18, mult=2.7
17.2%-41.0%0.650.422.7x4650%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=16, atrPeriod=27, mult=1.2
11.7%-45.9%0.540.262.0x6635%
MACD
fast=12, slow=57, signal=13
13.0%-50.3%0.530.262.2x8449%
Buy and hold21.9%-65.7%0.640.333.5x1100%
1x 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 ROC 모멘텀ADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성 (Sharpe leader), ROC 모멘텀 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -16% -33% -49% -66% 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀ADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -16.7% (2023-07-28 → 2023-08-17), recovered after 776 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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