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Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR 40.8%, MDD -68.8%).

Data 2013-09-26 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,230 (12.8 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 19.1%, drawdown -98.5%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 42.0%, MDD -70.5%, Sharpe 0.85, 33% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 22.9%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 28.0%p (CAGR 40.8%, MDD -68.8%, exposure 39%).

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=40, k=1.8
42.0%-70.5%0.850.6090.5x6033%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=31, threshold=12
41.7%-84.4%0.830.4988.3x8644%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=47, atrPeriod=11, mult=1.1
40.8%-68.8%0.820.5980.8x8839%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=16, slow=46
36.4%-72.1%0.770.5053.9x7246%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=46, exitN=60
33.7%-91.0%0.750.3741.9x2655%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=26, slow=36
29.7%-90.7%0.700.3328.4x5048%
Supertrend
period=23, mult=4.4
28.3%-74.1%0.690.3824.6x4644%
ROC 모멘텀
n=88, threshold=0.06
28.5%-89.6%0.690.3225.1x8444%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.22
22.8%-73.2%0.640.3114.0x16048%
MACD
fast=19, slow=53, signal=18
19.1%-94.8%0.590.209.5x12053%
Buy and hold19.1%-98.5%0.640.199.4x1100%
1x 10x 100x 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -25% -49% -74% -98% 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and hold볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -70.5% (2017-03-27 → 2021-11-08), recovered after 2,296 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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