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PENN Entertainment, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of PENN Entertainment, Inc.. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR 12.1%, MDD -59.5%).

Data 1994-05-26 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 8,120 (32.3 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 14.9%, drawdown -91.4%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 12.1%, MDD -59.5%, Sharpe 0.51, 48% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Supertrend — CAGR 12.4%, MDD -85.4%, exposure 57%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 2.8%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 31.9%p (CAGR 12.1%, MDD -59.5%, exposure 48%).

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=91, exitN=54
12.1%-59.5%0.510.2039.9x5448%
Supertrend
period=29, mult=5
12.4%-85.4%0.500.1543.9x8657%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=52, atrPeriod=27, mult=1.7
10.3%-73.3%0.470.1423.8x18843%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=47, threshold=19
7.7%-40.6%0.460.1910.9x3412%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=49, k=1.2
10.2%-74.8%0.460.1422.9x21045%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=8, slow=32
9.7%-81.0%0.440.1220.1x28056%
ROC 모멘텀
n=81, threshold=0.08
9.3%-84.6%0.440.1117.7x31444%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=42, slow=205
8.9%-88.2%0.420.1015.7x5156%
MACD
fast=27, slow=31, signal=23
8.2%-74.8%0.400.1112.7x32252%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.34
-1.0%-92.2%0.15-0.010.7x55454%
Buy and hold14.9%-91.4%0.530.1688.2x1100%
1x 10x 100x 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 SupertrendDonchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), Supertrend (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -23% -46% -69% -91% 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 Buy and holdSupertrendDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -59.5% (2021-03-15 → 2026-04-22), prior peak not yet recovered.

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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