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Rocky Brands, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Rocky Brands, Inc.. 8 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ADX / DI 방향성 (CAGR 4.3%, MDD -20.3%).

Data 1993-02-03 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 8,430 (33.5 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

8 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 4.3%, drawdown -93.0%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 9.2%, MDD -46.0%, Sharpe 0.51, 17% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 10.4%, MDD -75.7%, exposure 48%.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 5.0%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 46.9%p (CAGR 4.3%, MDD -20.3%, exposure 3%).

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
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=50, k=3.2
9.2%-46.0%0.510.2019.2x4717%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=32, slow=157
10.4%-75.7%0.450.1427.4x5548%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=39, slow=102
10.0%-71.4%0.440.1424.3x6348%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=39, threshold=38
4.3%-20.3%0.430.214.1x43%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=40, atrPeriod=29, mult=3.4
7.3%-56.5%0.420.1310.7x7920%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=84, exitN=41
7.6%-56.9%0.390.1311.8x6137%
Supertrend
period=25, mult=4.4
6.1%-73.3%0.340.087.2x10748%
ROC 모멘텀
n=142, threshold=0.06
5.1%-73.3%0.310.075.2x23744%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.24
1.1%-83.3%0.230.011.4x51551%
MACD
fast=17, slow=53, signal=17
-7.8%-98.2%0.02-0.080.1x40552%
Buy and hold4.3%-93.0%0.360.054.0x1100%
1x 10x 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019 2024 SMA 크로스오버볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -23% -46% -70% -93% 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019 2024 Buy and holdSMA 크로스오버볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -46.0% (1997-03-11 → 2002-02-21), recovered after 2,344 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Breaking above the upper band (average plus a multiple of volatility) signals a strong move up.

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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