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Stitch Fix, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Stitch Fix, Inc.. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Supertrend ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Supertrend (CAGR 16.3%, MDD -54.3%).

Data 2017-11-17 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 2,185 (8.7 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -14.2%, drawdown -98.0%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR 16.3%, MDD -54.3%, Sharpe 0.54, 42% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Supertrend — CAGR is 30.5%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 43.7%p (CAGR 16.3%, MDD -54.3%, exposure 42%).

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
Supertrend
period=24, mult=1.7
16.3%-54.3%0.540.303.7x11342%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=6, threshold=25
11.2%-71.9%0.470.162.5x22742%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=14, k=1.6
10.5%-65.7%0.440.162.4x12933%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=15, atrPeriod=12, mult=0.5
8.9%-81.1%0.410.112.1x17737%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.14
2.8%-73.0%0.340.041.3x7644%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=8, slow=28
1.0%-72.0%0.310.011.1x7344%
MACD
fast=18, slow=23, signal=9
-2.8%-92.7%0.26-0.030.8x12554%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=3, slow=55
-1.8%-79.7%0.24-0.020.9x7744%
ROC 모멘텀
n=37, threshold=0.07
-2.3%-76.9%0.22-0.030.8x11739%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=22, exitN=25
-8.9%-86.4%0.15-0.100.4x4750%
Buy and hold-14.2%-98.0%0.23-0.140.3x1100%
1x 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 SupertrendBuy and hold
Supertrend: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -25% -49% -74% -98% 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdSupertrend
Supertrend maximum drawdown -54.3% (2022-08-16 → 2024-05-22), recovered after 848 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Trades the direction of a volatility-based trend line that trails below/above price.

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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