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DraftKings Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of DraftKings Inc.. 9 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR 25.7%, MDD -31.9%).

Data 2019-07-25 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 1,764 (7.0 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

9 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 13.2%, drawdown -85.7%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 29.1%, MDD -39.6%, Sharpe 0.89, 40% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 31.5%, MDD -44.5%, exposure 44%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 15.9%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 46.1%p (CAGR 25.7%, MDD -31.9%, exposure 41%).

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=30, k=1.5
29.1%-39.6%0.890.736.0x5240%
ROC 모멘텀
n=147, threshold=0.05
31.5%-44.5%0.870.716.8x4444%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=32, threshold=22
18.7%-35.9%0.830.523.3x1214%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=39, atrPeriod=12, mult=1.6
25.7%-31.9%0.810.815.0x4641%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=104, exitN=63
27.2%-51.7%0.790.535.4x845%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=45, slow=101
26.9%-53.1%0.760.515.3x1051%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=48, slow=168
20.4%-63.6%0.650.323.7x1049%
Supertrend
period=17, mult=3.4
18.1%-57.6%0.620.313.2x4449%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.055, maxStep=0.22
15.2%-64.1%0.540.242.7x25552%
MACD
fast=15, slow=38, signal=14
8.9%-79.9%0.420.111.8x9651%
Buy and hold13.2%-85.7%0.510.152.4x1100%
1x 10x 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 ROC 모멘텀볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), ROC 모멘텀 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -21% -43% -64% -86% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -39.6% (2020-10-02 → 2022-07-26), recovered after 868 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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