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QUALCOMM Incorporated backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of QUALCOMM Incorporated. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; MACD ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

Data 1991-12-13 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 8,718 (34.6 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 17.4%, drawdown -86.8%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): MACD — CAGR 13.9%, MDD -74.4%, Sharpe 0.55, 53% exposure.

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
MACD
fast=52, slow=67, signal=54
13.9%-74.4%0.550.1991.5x14453%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=52, atrPeriod=12, mult=3.9
10.8%-56.6%0.550.1935.4x7022%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=37, threshold=15
11.1%-66.5%0.530.1738.3x13227%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=37, slow=77
12.4%-68.8%0.510.1858.1x10457%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=116, exitN=25
10.5%-59.2%0.510.1831.4x8031%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=45, k=2.5
10.0%-71.6%0.490.1427.2x11227%
Supertrend
period=23, mult=5
11.0%-72.6%0.480.1537.1x10653%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=12, slow=58
10.1%-76.8%0.450.1328.1x17056%
ROC 모멘텀
n=68, threshold=0
10.0%-69.4%0.440.1426.8x41356%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.28
9.4%-77.4%0.440.1222.4x28454%
Buy and hold17.4%-86.8%0.570.20261.1x1100%
1x 10x 100x 1992 1997 2002 2007 2012 2017 2022 MACDBuy and hold
MACD: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -22% -43% -65% -87% 1992 1997 2002 2007 2012 2017 2022 Buy and holdMACD
MACD maximum drawdown -74.4% (2000-12-07 → 2002-08-05), recovered after 6,706 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Looks at the gap (MACD) between a short and long average crossing its own signal line.

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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