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Peloton Interactive, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Peloton Interactive, Inc.. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ADX / DI 방향성 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR 19.9%, MDD -36.0%).

Data 2019-09-26 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 1,720 (6.8 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -18.5%, drawdown -98.3%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 30.7%, MDD -44.2%, Sharpe 0.97, 22% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 49.2%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 54.1%p (CAGR 19.9%, MDD -36.0%, exposure 22%).

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=32, threshold=19
30.7%-44.2%0.970.706.3x1722%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=35, atrPeriod=18, mult=2.5
19.9%-36.0%0.680.553.5x2022%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=34, k=2.6
17.9%-59.2%0.630.303.1x2023%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=42, exitN=42
20.1%-60.6%0.620.333.5x1542%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=54, slow=117
16.9%-68.8%0.570.242.9x1538%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=47, slow=143
12.6%-63.8%0.490.202.2x931%
ROC 모멘텀
n=103, threshold=0.06
11.5%-61.1%0.460.192.1x4533%
Supertrend
period=23, mult=3.1
4.3%-89.6%0.340.051.3x3746%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.3
2.2%-88.0%0.320.021.2x6147%
MACD
fast=12, slow=43, signal=12
-2.3%-83.2%0.28-0.030.9x9351%
Buy and hold-18.5%-98.3%0.16-0.190.2x1100%
1x 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 ADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -25% -49% -74% -98% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -44.2% (2024-12-17 → 2025-03-05), prior peak not yet recovered.

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 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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