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DoorDash, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of DoorDash, Inc.. 9 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR 15.2%, MDD -21.5%).

Data 2020-12-09 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 1,437 (5.7 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

9 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 3.5%, drawdown -82.5%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 21.5%, MDD -42.1%, Sharpe 0.89, 48% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Supertrend — CAGR 26.0%, MDD -36.9%, exposure 54%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 18.0%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 40.4%p (CAGR 15.2%, MDD -21.5%, 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
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=57, exitN=31
21.5%-42.1%0.890.513.1x1148%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=50, atrPeriod=10, mult=3.2
15.2%-21.5%0.860.712.2x1331%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=42, slow=148
23.8%-41.3%0.860.583.4x753%
Supertrend
period=8, mult=1.9
26.0%-36.9%0.850.703.8x5754%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=72, k=1.6
18.2%-33.9%0.830.542.6x1742%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=29, slow=121
22.1%-39.2%0.820.563.1x753%
ROC 모멘텀
n=126, threshold=0
18.8%-39.1%0.730.482.7x2755%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.26
13.7%-63.1%0.540.222.1x8154%
MACD
fast=19, slow=38, signal=14
9.6%-57.9%0.430.171.7x6351%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=38, threshold=14
0.4%-29.5%0.110.011.0x2924%
Buy and hold3.5%-82.5%0.340.041.2x1100%
1x 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 SupertrendDonchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), Supertrend (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -21% -41% -62% -82% 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdSupertrendDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -42.1% (2021-11-12 → 2023-03-10), recovered after 808 days.

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 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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