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Triumph Financial, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Triumph Financial, 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 16.2%, MDD -31.6%).

Data 2014-11-07 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 2,969 (11.8 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

3 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 15.6%, drawdown -65.6%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 16.2%, MDD -31.6%, Sharpe 0.91, 29% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 0.6%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 34.0%p (CAGR 16.2%, MDD -31.6%, exposure 29%).

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=31, k=2.6
16.2%-31.6%0.910.515.9x4229%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=57, exitN=11
14.4%-37.9%0.790.384.9x5232%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=34, atrPeriod=19, mult=4
10.7%-29.3%0.780.373.3x2018%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=15, threshold=23
13.4%-32.8%0.720.414.4x7432%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=10, slow=180
16.2%-46.6%0.690.355.9x2359%
MACD
fast=17, slow=33, signal=14
16.1%-49.2%0.660.335.8x14251%
Supertrend
period=8, mult=3.4
15.6%-45.9%0.660.345.6x5959%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=38, slow=180
15.1%-54.9%0.620.285.3x1960%
ROC 모멘텀
n=141, threshold=-0.04
13.9%-47.8%0.580.294.6x6565%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.3
7.5%-55.4%0.400.142.4x10257%
Buy and hold15.6%-65.6%0.560.245.6x1100%
1x 10x 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -16% -33% -49% -66% 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and hold볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -31.6% (2018-03-19 → 2020-01-31), recovered after 948 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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