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LGI Homes, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of LGI Homes, Inc.. 1 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Supertrend ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Supertrend (CAGR 18.0%, MDD -45.6%).

Data 2013-11-07 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,200 (12.7 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

1 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 12.0%, drawdown -81.3%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR 18.0%, MDD -45.6%, Sharpe 0.66, 54% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Supertrend — CAGR is 6.1%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 35.8%p (CAGR 18.0%, MDD -45.6%, exposure 54%).

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
Supertrend
period=12, mult=3.8
18.0%-45.6%0.660.408.2x5154%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=9, slow=63
11.1%-70.1%0.480.163.8x7754%
MACD
fast=17, slow=62, signal=39
10.8%-66.6%0.470.163.7x9450%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=3, exitN=73
11.7%-76.5%0.470.154.1x6190%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=14, slow=67
10.1%-60.1%0.460.173.4x5153%
ROC 모멘텀
n=53, threshold=0
7.0%-63.1%0.370.112.4x14552%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=37, threshold=20
4.4%-25.7%0.340.171.7x2215%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=37, atrPeriod=15, mult=1.8
5.7%-57.3%0.340.102.0x7937%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=12, k=2.7
2.5%-22.8%0.260.111.4x347%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.26
-0.6%-76.6%0.16-0.010.9x18553%
Buy and hold12.0%-81.3%0.480.154.2x1100%
1x 10x 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 SupertrendBuy and hold
Supertrend: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -20% -41% -61% -81% 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdSupertrend
Supertrend maximum drawdown -45.6% (2023-12-27 → 2026-05-15), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

Trades the direction of a volatility-based trend line that trails below/above price.

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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