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First Interstate BancSystem, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of First Interstate BancSystem, Inc.. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR 5.2%, MDD -41.7%).

Data 2010-03-24 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 4,114 (16.4 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 5.5%, drawdown -57.3%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 1.2%, MDD -6.1%, Sharpe 0.41, 1% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 5.3%, MDD -45.6%, exposure 74%.

Return/drawdown alternative: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR is 4.3%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 51.2%p (CAGR 5.2%, MDD -41.7%, exposure 58%).

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=29, k=3.5
1.2%-6.1%0.410.191.2x21%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=14, atrPeriod=15, mult=4
0.9%-6.1%0.370.151.2x21%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=50, slow=108
5.2%-41.7%0.350.122.3x3958%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=22, exitN=61
5.3%-45.6%0.330.122.3x3774%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=49, slow=94
3.0%-45.6%0.250.061.6x3958%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=36, threshold=23
0.3%-10.0%0.090.031.0x42%
Supertrend
period=38, mult=4.8
-0.4%-44.7%0.09-0.010.9x4957%
ROC 모멘텀
n=98, threshold=-0.02
-1.2%-56.2%0.05-0.020.8x14763%
MACD
fast=19, slow=70, signal=11
-1.2%-57.9%0.04-0.020.8x19452%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.02, maxStep=0.06
-6.6%-75.4%-0.23-0.090.3x27655%
Buy and hold5.5%-57.3%0.330.102.4x1100%
1x 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Donchian 채널 돌파볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -14% -29% -43% -57% 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -6.1% (2016-11-17 → 2016-11-18), recovered after 14 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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