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Bentley Systems, Incorporated backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Bentley Systems, Incorporated. 7 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 2.2%, MDD -5.2%).

Data 2020-09-23 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 1,470 (5.9 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

7 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 0.9%, drawdown -61.1%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 2.2%, MDD -5.2%, Sharpe 0.57, 4% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 7.2%, MDD -26.3%, exposure 43%.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 1.3%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 55.8%p (CAGR 2.2%, MDD -5.2%, exposure 4%).

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=31, k=3.4
2.2%-5.2%0.570.421.1x24%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=58, slow=123
7.2%-26.3%0.450.271.5x1643%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=57, slow=87
5.8%-28.8%0.370.201.4x1047%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=74, exitN=32
4.8%-26.3%0.340.181.3x929%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=22, threshold=31
1.1%-6.4%0.320.181.1x64%
ROC 모멘텀
n=85, threshold=0.07
3.8%-29.2%0.300.131.2x3830%
Supertrend
period=23, mult=2.8
2.1%-36.3%0.210.061.1x4151%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=30, atrPeriod=22, mult=2.8
0.9%-28.7%0.130.031.1x1314%
MACD
fast=14, slow=47, signal=17
-7.6%-62.7%-0.18-0.120.6x7350%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.035, maxStep=0.26
-8.2%-71.6%-0.19-0.110.6x18353%
Buy and hold0.9%-61.1%0.220.011.1x1100%
1x 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 SMA 크로스오버볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -15% -31% -46% -61% 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdSMA 크로스오버볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -5.2% (2023-06-30 → 2023-07-06), recovered after 17 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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