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JetBlue Airways Corporation backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of JetBlue Airways Corporation. 3 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ADX / DI 방향성 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ADX / DI 방향성 (CAGR 0.9%, MDD -23.2%).

Data 2002-04-12 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 6,115 (24.3 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

3 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -3.2%, drawdown -90.9%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 0.9%, MDD -23.2%, Sharpe 0.23, 1% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 4.2%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 67.7%p (CAGR 0.9%, MDD -23.2%, 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
ADX / DI 방향성
period=29, threshold=35
0.9%-23.2%0.230.041.3x41%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=49, exitN=27
-1.1%-69.9%0.10-0.020.8x7436%
Supertrend
period=9, mult=4.3
-3.8%-89.7%0.05-0.040.4x9748%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=34, atrPeriod=20, mult=2.8
-1.4%-67.9%0.03-0.020.7x7619%
MACD
fast=13, slow=28, signal=14
-5.2%-86.2%0.03-0.060.3x36353%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=40, k=2
-3.8%-86.6%-0.02-0.040.4x12630%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=31, slow=201
-6.3%-93.5%-0.04-0.070.2x5145%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=26, slow=217
-4.9%-89.8%-0.04-0.050.3x4940%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.2
-7.7%-91.4%-0.06-0.080.1x22250%
ROC 모멘텀
n=95, threshold=-0.01
-7.4%-95.0%-0.06-0.080.2x27550%
Buy and hold-3.2%-90.9%0.19-0.040.4x1100%
1x 2003 2006 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 ADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -23% -45% -68% -91% 2003 2006 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 Buy and holdADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -23.2% (2003-10-09 → 2003-11-03), 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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