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Walker & Dunlop, Inc backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Walker & Dunlop, Inc. 4 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 13.9%, MDD -38.3%).

Data 2010-12-15 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,929 (15.6 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

4 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 10.8%, drawdown -72.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 13.9%, MDD -38.3%, Sharpe 0.70, 35% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 3.1%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 33.9%p (CAGR 13.9%, MDD -38.3%, exposure 35%).

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=24, k=1.7
13.9%-38.3%0.700.367.6x12035%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.28
13.5%-45.4%0.610.307.3x12851%
Supertrend
period=11, mult=2.5
13.8%-38.4%0.610.367.5x12452%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=155, exitN=7
7.8%-24.8%0.600.323.2x4014%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=19, atrPeriod=26, mult=1.7
9.8%-35.5%0.580.284.3x10627%
MACD
fast=18, slow=29, signal=18
11.6%-48.9%0.550.245.6x16848%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=11, threshold=28
7.8%-29.5%0.500.263.2x13225%
ROC 모멘텀
n=126, threshold=-0.02
9.4%-46.1%0.470.204.1x12260%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=7, slow=139
8.3%-39.7%0.440.213.5x5256%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=11, slow=120
7.0%-54.0%0.390.132.9x5460%
Buy and hold10.8%-72.2%0.460.155.0x1100%
1x 10x 2011 2013 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% -18% -36% -54% -72% 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and hold볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -38.3% (2023-12-27 → 2026-07-08), 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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