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Eastern Bankshares, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Eastern Bankshares, Inc.. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ADX / DI 방향성 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ROC 모멘텀 (CAGR 11.1%, MDD -32.7%).

Data 2020-10-15 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 1,454 (5.8 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 11.5%, drawdown -54.1%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 4.7%, MDD -9.5%, Sharpe 0.81, 7% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 11.1%, MDD -32.7%, exposure 71%.

Return/drawdown alternative: ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR is 6.8%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 44.6%p (CAGR 11.1%, MDD -32.7%, exposure 71%).

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
ADX / DI 방향성
period=39, threshold=21
4.7%-9.5%0.810.491.3x47%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=11, k=2.7
5.5%-12.6%0.800.441.4x85%
ROC 모멘텀
n=53, threshold=-0.06
11.1%-32.7%0.550.341.8x4971%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=42, slow=74
8.8%-41.9%0.500.211.6x1957%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=18, atrPeriod=22, mult=2.7
4.0%-20.3%0.480.201.3x1311%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=109, exitN=47
6.4%-18.0%0.460.351.4x531%
Supertrend
period=12, mult=5
7.0%-50.2%0.410.141.5x1758%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.2
4.2%-46.2%0.300.091.3x9754%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=19, slow=183
1.9%-36.5%0.200.051.1x1352%
MACD
fast=18, slow=36, signal=19
-7.0%-58.6%-0.23-0.120.7x6549%
Buy and hold11.5%-54.1%0.510.211.9x1100%
1x 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 ROC 모멘텀ADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성 (Sharpe leader), ROC 모멘텀 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -14% -27% -41% -54% 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀ADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -9.5% (2021-05-24 → 2023-07-21), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

Looks at both the direction and the strength of the trend; holds only in a strong uptrend.

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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