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Service Properties Trust backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Service Properties Trust. 9 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ADX / DI 방향성 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ADX / DI 방향성 (CAGR 0.4%, MDD -9.3%).

Data 1995-08-17 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 7,789 (31.0 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

9 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -8.5%, drawdown -97.7%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 0.4%, MDD -9.3%, Sharpe 0.19, 2% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 0.8%, MDD -59.8%, exposure 46%.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 8.9%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 88.4%p (CAGR 0.4%, MDD -9.3%, exposure 2%).

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=28, threshold=35
0.4%-9.3%0.190.051.1x82%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=46, slow=207
0.8%-59.8%0.130.011.3x4446%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=41, slow=202
0.2%-55.9%0.100.001.1x4446%
ROC 모멘텀
n=9, threshold=0.23
0.0%-38.3%0.050.001.0x461%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=36, atrPeriod=23, mult=2.6
-0.3%-62.9%0.05-0.010.9x9421%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=38, k=2.1
-0.8%-64.3%0.04-0.010.8x12424%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=30, exitN=54
-3.4%-84.1%0.02-0.040.3x8962%
MACD
fast=16, slow=31, signal=9
-4.4%-87.9%-0.00-0.050.2x52451%
Supertrend
period=26, mult=2.7
-6.3%-90.2%-0.10-0.070.1x23953%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.08
-8.7%-95.3%-0.19-0.090.1x46853%
Buy and hold-8.5%-97.7%0.00-0.090.1x1100%
0.1 1x 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 SMA 크로스오버ADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성 (Sharpe leader), SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -24% -49% -73% -98% 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 Buy and holdSMA 크로스오버ADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -9.3% (2002-04-12 → 2002-04-23), recovered after 609 days.

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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