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SiriusXM Holdings Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of SiriusXM Holdings Inc.. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; MACD ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR 11.3%, MDD -72.5%).

Data 1994-09-13 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 8,024 (31.9 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -1.4%, drawdown -99.9%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): MACD — CAGR 14.2%, MDD -96.3%, Sharpe 0.50, 50% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 15.6%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 3.6%p (CAGR 11.3%, MDD -72.5%, exposure 35%).

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=19, slow=49, signal=14
14.2%-96.3%0.500.1569.4x31950%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=28, k=1.5
13.2%-78.8%0.490.1751.4x27736%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=40, atrPeriod=21, mult=1.6
11.3%-72.5%0.460.1630.4x20535%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=13, slow=83
10.5%-85.3%0.440.1224.4x12952%
Supertrend
period=13, mult=3.2
8.4%-88.0%0.400.1013.2x19347%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=29, slow=38
6.7%-85.7%0.360.087.9x13752%
ROC 모멘텀
n=52, threshold=0.01
6.3%-90.4%0.350.077.0x43751%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=28, exitN=53
3.8%-93.0%0.330.043.3x9366%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=14, threshold=30
4.3%-72.9%0.290.063.8x16614%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.03, maxStep=0.12
1.3%-94.6%0.280.011.5x70749%
Buy and hold-1.4%-99.9%0.35-0.010.6x1100%
0.1 1x 10x 100x 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 MACDBuy and hold
MACD: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -25% -50% -75% -100% 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 Buy and holdMACD
MACD maximum drawdown -96.3% (2004-12-07 → 2009-02-11), prior peak not yet recovered.

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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