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The Baldwin Insurance Group, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of The Baldwin Insurance Group, Inc.. 6 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR 8.8%, MDD -33.3%).

Data 2019-10-24 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 1,700 (6.8 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

6 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 8.0%, drawdown -70.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 10.8%, MDD -33.6%, Sharpe 0.60, 15% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR 11.7%, MDD -36.9%, exposure 23%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 2.8%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 36.6%p (CAGR 8.8%, MDD -33.3%, exposure 19%).

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=42, k=3
10.8%-33.6%0.600.322.0x1015%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=47, atrPeriod=22, mult=3
11.7%-36.9%0.580.322.1x1523%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=95, exitN=17
8.8%-33.3%0.530.261.8x1319%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=49, slow=104
11.5%-50.4%0.500.232.1x2144%
Supertrend
period=4, mult=2.4
10.9%-52.3%0.480.212.0x5750%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=37, threshold=15
8.9%-33.8%0.470.261.8x2325%
MACD
fast=11, slow=22, signal=8
7.3%-65.5%0.370.111.6x13648%
ROC 모멘텀
n=127, threshold=-0.02
5.9%-52.9%0.340.111.5x5949%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=49, slow=190
4.2%-62.6%0.290.071.3x1247%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.02, maxStep=0.16
2.0%-70.7%0.230.031.1x15752%
Buy and hold8.0%-70.2%0.410.111.7x1100%
1x 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Keltner 채널 돌파볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -18% -35% -53% -70% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdKeltner 채널 돌파볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -33.6% (2024-10-17 → 2025-07-09), prior peak not yet recovered.

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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