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OceanFirst Financial Corp. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of OceanFirst Financial Corp.. 1 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Keltner 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

Data 1996-07-03 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 7,567 (30.1 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

1 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 3.4%, drawdown -74.0%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR 1.5%, MDD -17.5%, Sharpe 0.31, 4% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 3.4%, MDD -75.0%, exposure 100%. It is hold-like at 95%+ exposure and is not used as the featured strategy.

No strategy retained at least 75% of buy-and-hold CAGR while reducing drawdown by both 20% relatively and 5 percentage points absolutely.

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
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=15, atrPeriod=20, mult=3.3
1.5%-17.5%0.310.091.6x244%
ROC 모멘텀
Hold-like · Exposure 100%
n=1, threshold=-0.15
3.4%-75.0%0.270.052.7x5100%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=17, threshold=36
1.5%-20.1%0.250.071.6x488%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=7, exitN=53
0.7%-82.9%0.170.011.2x11786%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=56, slow=86
0.1%-62.7%0.110.001.0x11755%
Supertrend
period=23, mult=3.6
-0.7%-70.2%0.09-0.010.8x13759%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=41, k=3.5
0.1%-41.0%0.050.001.0x245%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=61, slow=179
-1.4%-73.3%0.04-0.020.7x4759%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.34
-3.2%-92.9%-0.03-0.030.4x50253%
MACD
fast=21, slow=36, signal=18
-4.7%-84.8%-0.09-0.060.2x35550%
Buy and hold3.4%-74.0%0.270.052.7x1100%
1x 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025 ROC 모멘텀Keltner 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Keltner 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), ROC 모멘텀 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -19% -38% -56% -75% 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀Keltner 채널 돌파
Keltner 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -17.5% (2017-01-11 → 2024-11-20), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

Breaking above the channel top (average plus a multiple of volatility) signals an upside breakout.

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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