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Truist Financial Corporation backtest

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

Data 1980-03-18 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 11,708 (46.5 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 7.3%, drawdown -70.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 2.2%, MDD -6.2%, Sharpe 0.78, 4% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 5.0%, MDD -79.0%, exposure 85%.

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
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=12, k=3.2
2.2%-6.2%0.780.362.8x264%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=34, threshold=35
2.3%-27.0%0.390.082.8x2614%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=11, exitN=102
5.0%-79.0%0.310.069.5x10785%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=30, slow=214
3.1%-73.8%0.250.044.2x7367%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=62, slow=178
2.7%-59.5%0.230.053.5x7162%
MACD
fast=24, slow=41, signal=11
2.5%-76.4%0.220.033.2x55051%
Supertrend
period=22, mult=4.3
1.0%-79.4%0.150.011.6x17358%
ROC 모멘텀
n=127, threshold=0.01
0.6%-83.6%0.130.011.3x38058%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.18
0.1%-93.0%0.110.001.0x75454%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=73, atrPeriod=16, mult=2.4
-0.2%-76.1%0.06-0.000.9x19039%
Buy and hold7.3%-70.2%0.380.1026.1x1100%
1x 10x 1981 1987 1993 1999 2005 2011 2017 2023 Donchian 채널 돌파볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -20% -39% -59% -79% 1981 1987 1993 1999 2005 2011 2017 2023 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -6.2% (1985-03-14 → 1997-12-19), prior peak not yet recovered.

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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