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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; SMA 크로스오버 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR 13.3%, MDD -21.5%).

Data 2020-12-09 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 1,416 (5.6 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

9 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 0.5%, drawdown -82.5%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 21.1%, MDD -41.3%, Sharpe 0.79, 53% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Supertrend — CAGR 22.7%, MDD -36.9%, exposure 53%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 20.6%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 41.2%p (CAGR 13.3%, 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
SMA 크로스오버
fast=42, slow=148
21.1%-41.3%0.790.512.9x653%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=57, exitN=31
18.3%-42.1%0.790.442.6x1147%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=50, atrPeriod=10, mult=3.2
13.3%-21.5%0.780.622.0x1231%
Supertrend
period=8, mult=1.9
22.7%-36.9%0.770.623.2x5753%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=29, slow=121
18.9%-39.2%0.730.482.7x753%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=72, k=1.6
15.0%-33.9%0.720.442.2x1742%
ROC 모멘텀
n=126, threshold=0
16.8%-39.1%0.670.432.4x2654%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.26
10.6%-63.1%0.460.171.8x8153%
MACD
fast=19, slow=38, signal=14
6.6%-57.9%0.360.111.4x6351%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=38, threshold=14
-0.2%-29.5%0.08-0.011.0x2824%
Buy and hold0.5%-82.5%0.290.011.0x1100%
1x 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 SupertrendSMA 크로스오버Buy and hold
SMA 크로스오버 (Sharpe leader), Supertrend (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -21% -41% -62% -82% 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdSupertrendSMA 크로스오버
SMA 크로스오버 maximum drawdown -41.3% (2021-11-12 → 2021-12-16), recovered after 626 days.

Rules of the top strategy

When the short average rises above the long average, it reads that as an uptrend starting.

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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