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DXP Enterprises, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of DXP Enterprises, Inc.. 2 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ROC 모멘텀 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ROC 모멘텀 (CAGR 19.3%, MDD -68.5%).

Data 1998-05-07 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 7,102 (28.2 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

2 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 13.6%, drawdown -95.5%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 19.3%, MDD -68.5%, Sharpe 0.60, 57% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR is 5.7%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 26.9%p (CAGR 19.3%, MDD -68.5%, exposure 57%).

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
ROC 모멘텀
n=170, threshold=0.03
19.3%-68.5%0.600.28145.7x15957%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=59, slow=191
15.2%-81.0%0.530.1954.7x3759%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=45, slow=202
13.3%-83.3%0.490.1634.4x3958%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=12, exitN=49
11.4%-86.3%0.480.1320.8x10982%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.12
8.1%-96.0%0.400.089.0x42451%
MACD
fast=22, slow=45, signal=18
7.1%-91.5%0.400.086.9x27252%
Supertrend
period=15, mult=5
-3.4%-98.6%0.24-0.030.4x12257%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=28, threshold=28
1.2%-49.3%0.160.031.4x488%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=60, k=2.5
-3.4%-95.6%0.10-0.040.4x8828%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=58, atrPeriod=11, mult=3.1
-3.7%-91.5%0.08-0.040.3x12030%
Buy and hold13.6%-95.5%0.550.1436.8x1100%
0.1 1x 10x 100x 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 ROC 모멘텀Buy and hold
ROC 모멘텀: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -24% -48% -72% -95% 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀
ROC 모멘텀 maximum drawdown -68.5% (2006-05-10 → 2009-11-06), recovered after 2,066 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Rides the trend when recent return (momentum) over a window is above a threshold.

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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