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TaskUs, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of TaskUs, Inc.. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 11.1%, MDD -18.6%).

Data 2021-06-11 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 1,290 (5.1 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -27.3%, drawdown -94.5%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 11.1%, MDD -18.6%, Sharpe 0.77, 2% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Supertrend — CAGR 11.2%, MDD -59.3%, exposure 42%.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 38.4%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 76.0%p (CAGR 11.1%, MDD -18.6%, 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
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=19, k=3.5
11.1%-18.6%0.770.601.7x22%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=12, atrPeriod=9, mult=2.7
7.5%-28.7%0.480.261.4x85%
Supertrend
period=26, mult=1.6
11.2%-59.3%0.460.191.7x6542%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=17, threshold=37
3.5%-30.4%0.310.111.2x86%
MACD
fast=6, slow=24, signal=7
-3.6%-70.4%0.16-0.050.8x12951%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.025, maxStep=0.2
-3.6%-71.8%0.16-0.050.8x11345%
ROC 모멘텀
n=53, threshold=0.11
-3.4%-53.5%0.09-0.060.8x3823%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=44, exitN=31
-10.4%-70.7%-0.03-0.150.6x1442%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=47, slow=383
-4.8%-47.8%-0.05-0.100.8x427%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=30, slow=42
-10.6%-73.3%-0.07-0.140.6x1637%
Buy and hold-27.3%-94.5%-0.12-0.290.2x1100%
1x 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Supertrend볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), Supertrend (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -24% -47% -71% -95% 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdSupertrend볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -18.6% (2021-09-23 → 2021-09-28), prior peak not yet recovered.

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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