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Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Sixth Street Specialty Lending, 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 0.6%, MDD -6.8%).

Data 2014-03-21 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,109 (12.4 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

3 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 0.5%, drawdown -52.7%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 0.6%, MDD -6.8%, Sharpe 0.23, 2% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 0.9%, MDD -38.8%, exposure 54%.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 0.1%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 45.9%p (CAGR 0.6%, MDD -6.8%, exposure 2%).

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=43, k=3.5
0.6%-6.8%0.230.091.1x42%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=32, threshold=34
0.9%-9.0%0.220.101.1x21%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=15, atrPeriod=15, mult=4
0.4%-4.0%0.220.091.0x21%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=52, slow=99
0.9%-38.8%0.140.021.1x3054%
ROC 모멘텀
n=133, threshold=-0.04
0.4%-29.8%0.090.011.0x7268%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=69, exitN=55
-0.1%-27.5%0.04-0.001.0x2043%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=9, slow=220
-0.8%-24.4%-0.01-0.030.9x2854%
Supertrend
period=9, mult=4.5
-2.0%-50.2%-0.11-0.040.8x4248%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.14
-4.6%-61.5%-0.25-0.070.6x21757%
MACD
fast=11, slow=34, signal=9
-5.2%-65.3%-0.30-0.080.5x22951%
Buy and hold0.5%-52.7%0.140.011.1x1100%
1x 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 SMA 크로스오버볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -13% -26% -40% -53% 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdSMA 크로스오버볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -6.8% (2020-02-20 → 2020-11-06), recovered after 270 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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