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Mechanics Bancorp backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Mechanics Bancorp. 9 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ADX / DI 방향성 (CAGR 8.3%, MDD -28.8%).

Data 2012-02-10 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,638 (14.5 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

9 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 2.3%, drawdown -92.1%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 16.9%, MDD -51.1%, Sharpe 0.63, 74% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 14.6%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 41.0%p (CAGR 8.3%, MDD -28.8%, exposure 10%).

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
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=12, exitN=35
16.9%-51.1%0.630.339.6x5374%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=22, threshold=27
8.3%-28.8%0.590.293.2x3010%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=44, atrPeriod=27, mult=2.3
9.1%-41.0%0.510.223.5x5530%
Supertrend
period=10, mult=4.3
10.8%-50.7%0.500.214.4x4151%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=6, slow=73
9.0%-37.5%0.460.243.5x8752%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=45, k=1.8
8.4%-39.1%0.460.213.2x8137%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=20, slow=32
8.7%-42.1%0.440.213.4x7954%
ROC 모멘텀
n=144, threshold=0.04
8.4%-47.7%0.440.183.2x8748%
MACD
fast=15, slow=40, signal=11
7.1%-69.9%0.370.102.7x19450%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.03, maxStep=0.16
-4.4%-81.4%-0.01-0.050.5x40150%
Buy and hold2.3%-92.1%0.270.031.4x1100%
1x 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -23% -46% -69% -92% 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -51.1% (2022-01-10 → 2023-05-31), recovered after 574 days.

Rules of the top strategy

A new high means a trend starting; a new low means it’s over (turtle-trading style).

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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