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LendingTree, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of LendingTree, Inc.. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Keltner 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR 22.2%, MDD -33.0%).

Data 2008-08-12 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 4,520 (18.0 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 8.5%, drawdown -97.6%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR 22.2%, MDD -33.0%, Sharpe 0.83, 22% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Supertrend — CAGR 24.4%, MDD -77.3%, exposure 57%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 13.7%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 64.6%p (CAGR 22.2%, MDD -33.0%, exposure 22%).

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
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=41, atrPeriod=19, mult=3.9
22.2%-33.0%0.830.6836.9x3022%
Supertrend
period=11, mult=2.6
24.4%-77.3%0.720.3250.7x12657%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=57, exitN=16
20.6%-54.8%0.710.3829.2x5238%
ROC 모멘텀
n=74, threshold=0.15
19.1%-58.1%0.660.3323.1x15039%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=46, k=1.5
19.3%-67.1%0.650.2924.0x9443%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.06
21.3%-73.5%0.650.2932.3x24053%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=69, slow=117
17.9%-80.3%0.600.2219.4x3253%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=15, slow=25
17.9%-72.8%0.600.2519.3x11855%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=27, threshold=19
11.9%-47.6%0.560.257.6x7824%
MACD
fast=11, slow=51, signal=19
12.6%-86.9%0.480.148.4x21653%
Buy and hold8.5%-97.6%0.450.094.3x1100%
1x 10x 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 SupertrendKeltner 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Keltner 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), Supertrend (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -24% -49% -73% -98% 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 Buy and holdSupertrendKeltner 채널 돌파
Keltner 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -33.0% (2018-01-23 → 2023-01-19), recovered after 1,836 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Breaking above the channel top (average plus a multiple of volatility) signals an upside breakout.

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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