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AMC Global Media Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of AMC Global Media Inc.. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ADX / DI 방향성 (CAGR 1.0%, MDD -34.7%).

Data 2011-06-16 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,803 (15.1 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -7.4%, drawdown -93.6%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 4.5%, MDD -35.9%, Sharpe 0.34, 16% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR 4.6%, MDD -49.1%, exposure 14%.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 11.9%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 57.7%p (CAGR 1.0%, MDD -34.7%, exposure 1%).

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
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=117, exitN=14
4.5%-35.9%0.340.132.0x2916%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=23, atrPeriod=29, mult=2.6
4.6%-49.1%0.330.092.0x3814%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=29, k=2.4
4.2%-41.0%0.290.101.9x6220%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=40, slow=126
2.2%-59.1%0.210.041.4x3341%
ROC 모멘텀
n=107, threshold=0.19
1.8%-59.6%0.190.031.3x6719%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.1
0.4%-69.2%0.170.011.1x24448%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=39, threshold=33
1.0%-34.7%0.150.031.2x21%
MACD
fast=16, slow=35, signal=11
-2.7%-65.6%0.09-0.040.7x21453%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=39, slow=135
-1.6%-75.0%0.08-0.020.8x2741%
Supertrend
period=16, mult=3
-4.8%-72.1%-0.00-0.070.5x9544%
Buy and hold-7.4%-93.6%0.07-0.080.3x1100%
1x 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Keltner 채널 돌파Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -23% -47% -70% -94% 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdKeltner 채널 돌파Donchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -35.9% (2023-12-19 → 2026-07-30), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

A new high means a trend starting; a new low means it’s over (turtle-trading style).

Method and caveats

Past performance does not guarantee future returns. Parameters were selected on the same full-history sample using sharpe over 40 trials per strategy, so results contain in-sample bias. 0.5% trading costs are included; taxes, slippage and rejected orders are not.
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