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MVB Financial Corp. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of MVB Financial Corp.. 7 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 8.3%, MDD -13.7%).

Data 2012-08-03 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,517 (14.0 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

7 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 6.9%, drawdown -65.1%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 8.3%, MDD -13.7%, Sharpe 0.72, 10% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 11.3%, MDD -36.2%, exposure 50%.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 1.4%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 51.4%p (CAGR 8.3%, MDD -13.7%, 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
ADX / DI 방향성
period=27, threshold=33
8.3%-13.7%0.720.613.1x1010%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=56, k=2.1
11.2%-41.1%0.660.274.4x3732%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=95, exitN=52
9.6%-29.9%0.600.323.6x1732%
ROC 모멘텀
n=78, threshold=0.13
8.7%-45.9%0.600.193.2x8122%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=27, slow=32
11.3%-36.2%0.570.314.5x16750%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=73, atrPeriod=15, mult=3.2
6.6%-55.7%0.450.122.5x4432%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=27, slow=70
7.5%-59.0%0.430.132.7x4149%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.06
7.5%-46.8%0.420.162.8x9550%
Supertrend
period=20, mult=4.6
0.8%-66.2%0.150.011.1x8753%
MACD
fast=13, slow=35, signal=19
0.5%-61.4%0.140.011.1x16949%
Buy and hold6.9%-65.1%0.370.112.5x1100%
1x 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 SMA 크로스오버ADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성 (Sharpe leader), SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -16% -33% -49% -65% 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdSMA 크로스오버ADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -13.7% (2021-03-12 → 2021-03-23), recovered after 32 days.

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 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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