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StealthGas, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of StealthGas, Inc.. 8 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ADX / DI 방향성 (CAGR 1.4%, MDD -10.6%).

Data 2005-10-06 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 5,236 (20.8 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

8 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -2.1%, drawdown -91.1%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 7.5%, MDD -48.5%, Sharpe 0.44, 21% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 9.5%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 42.6%p (CAGR 1.4%, MDD -10.6%, exposure 1%).

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=56, k=2.5
7.5%-48.5%0.440.154.5x4021%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=21, threshold=43
1.4%-10.6%0.350.141.3x21%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=76, atrPeriod=8, mult=3.3
5.0%-50.6%0.340.102.8x3420%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=72, exitN=29
3.5%-72.5%0.260.052.1x4228%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=19, slow=54
1.3%-67.1%0.200.021.3x10850%
Supertrend
period=12, mult=3.6
-0.8%-76.2%0.14-0.010.8x9248%
ROC 모멘텀
n=127, threshold=0.08
-0.5%-81.8%0.12-0.010.9x17140%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=26, slow=91
-0.9%-84.2%0.12-0.010.8x6647%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.28
-2.2%-77.7%0.10-0.030.6x16048%
MACD
fast=23, slow=31, signal=12
-2.9%-88.7%0.09-0.030.5x27752%
Buy and hold-2.1%-91.1%0.20-0.020.6x1100%
1x 2006 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -23% -46% -68% -91% 2006 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 Buy and hold볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -48.5% (2013-03-28 → 2023-05-25), recovered after 3,934 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 selected on the same full-history sample using sharpe over 40 trials per strategy, so results contain in-sample bias. 0.5% trading costs are included; taxes, slippage and rejected orders are not.
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