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Applovin Corporation backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Applovin Corporation. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ROC 모멘텀 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR 58.6%, MDD -40.3%).

Data 2021-04-15 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 1,351 (5.4 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 33.7%, drawdown -91.9%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 80.4%, MDD -46.9%, Sharpe 1.41, 48% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Supertrend — CAGR 84.5%, MDD -43.6%, exposure 56%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 46.7%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 45.0%p (CAGR 58.6%, MDD -40.3%, exposure 31%).

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
n=65, threshold=0.12
80.4%-46.9%1.411.7123.8x3648%
Supertrend
period=19, mult=4.5
84.5%-43.6%1.401.9426.9x1656%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=24, slow=70
76.0%-53.3%1.311.4220.9x1059%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=45, slow=238
76.3%-57.0%1.301.3421.1x251%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=30, k=1.3
72.0%-41.0%1.291.7618.4x4043%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=72, exitN=18
58.6%-40.3%1.251.4512.0x1231%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=46, atrPeriod=9, mult=0.8
60.2%-50.6%1.131.1912.6x4251%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.025, maxStep=0.06
58.2%-73.0%1.080.8011.8x6654%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=37, threshold=11
51.5%-55.2%1.050.939.3x4049%
MACD
fast=19, slow=57, signal=18
37.0%-79.2%0.820.475.4x4251%
Buy and hold33.7%-91.9%0.750.374.8x1100%
1x 10x 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 SupertrendROC 모멘텀Buy and hold
ROC 모멘텀 (Sharpe leader), Supertrend (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -23% -46% -69% -92% 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdSupertrendROC 모멘텀
ROC 모멘텀 maximum drawdown -46.9% (2025-02-14 → 2025-06-20), recovered after 216 days.

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 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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