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AMERISAFE, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of AMERISAFE, Inc.. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ROC 모멘텀 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. Its 100% market exposure makes it hold-like.

Data 2005-11-18 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 5,205 (20.7 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 5.8%, drawdown -61.9%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 5.7%, MDD -61.3%, Sharpe 0.33, 100% exposure. With at least 95% exposure, it should be treated as hold-like, not strong evidence of timing skill.

No strategy retained at least 75% of buy-and-hold CAGR while reducing drawdown by both 20% relatively and 5 percentage points absolutely.

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
ROC 모멘텀
Hold-like · Exposure 100%
n=1, threshold=-0.13
5.7%-61.3%0.330.093.2x3100%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=47, slow=248
3.0%-62.3%0.240.051.8x2858%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=48, threshold=19
1.0%-17.9%0.160.061.2x84%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=5, exitN=75
-0.2%-73.9%0.15-0.001.0x6891%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=11, atrPeriod=15, mult=3.6
0.1%-4.7%0.070.031.0x21%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=58, slow=148
-2.7%-70.0%0.02-0.040.6x3658%
Supertrend
period=17, mult=4.9
-2.1%-58.5%0.01-0.040.6x5051%
MACD
fast=11, slow=22, signal=16
-5.0%-74.9%-0.11-0.070.3x32249%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=52, k=3.1
-2.0%-46.9%-0.14-0.040.7x3412%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.24
-12.1%-94.2%-0.44-0.130.1x39051%
Buy and hold5.8%-61.9%0.340.093.2x1100%
1x 2006 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 ROC 모멘텀Buy and hold
ROC 모멘텀: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -15% -31% -46% -62% 2006 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀
ROC 모멘텀 maximum drawdown -61.3% (2020-02-20 → 2026-07-31), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

Rides the trend when recent return (momentum) over a window is above a threshold.

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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