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TriCo Bancshares backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of TriCo Bancshares. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

Data 1993-04-20 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 8,378 (33.3 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 7.9%, drawdown -67.3%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 5.6%, MDD -69.6%, Sharpe 0.33, 74% exposure.

No strategy retained at least 75% of buy-and-hold CAGR while reducing drawdown by both 20% relatively and 5 percentage points absolutely.

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
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=48, exitN=100
5.6%-69.6%0.330.086.2x4174%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=39, slow=147
4.7%-68.9%0.300.074.6x6161%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=58, slow=105
2.9%-74.2%0.240.042.6x6961%
ROC 모멘텀
n=88, threshold=-0.13
1.3%-77.0%0.210.021.5x23187%
Supertrend
period=10, mult=5
-0.8%-71.3%0.13-0.010.8x10555%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=27, threshold=39
0.1%-3.8%0.110.031.0x20%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.16
-3.5%-84.1%0.02-0.040.3x27553%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=59, k=2.5
-2.3%-70.4%-0.03-0.030.5x9324%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=42, atrPeriod=37, mult=3.6
-2.2%-68.9%-0.04-0.030.5x7515%
MACD
fast=28, slow=46, signal=16
-6.4%-92.3%-0.10-0.070.1x35350%
Buy and hold7.9%-67.3%0.390.1212.7x1100%
1x 10x 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019 2024 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -17% -35% -52% -70% 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019 2024 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -69.6% (2008-09-19 → 2011-11-25), recovered after 4,553 days.

Rules of the top strategy

A new high means a trend starting; a new low means it’s over (turtle-trading style).

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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