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Valley National Bancorp backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Valley National Bancorp. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

Data 1990-03-23 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 9,155 (36.4 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 4.1%, drawdown -68.8%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 2.0%, MDD -25.3%, Sharpe 0.30, 6% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 3.4%, MDD -61.7%, exposure 53%.

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
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=58, k=3.5
2.0%-25.3%0.300.082.1x166%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=58, slow=115
3.4%-61.7%0.260.063.4x8953%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=58, threshold=27
1.0%-8.0%0.220.121.4x41%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=13, atrPeriod=16, mult=3.7
0.6%-15.3%0.190.041.2x162%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=59, slow=181
0.5%-77.2%0.130.011.2x5957%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=25, exitN=70
-0.5%-86.7%0.12-0.010.8x10177%
Supertrend
period=27, mult=3.3
-0.2%-86.2%0.11-0.000.9x20154%
ROC 모멘텀
n=192, threshold=0.13
-2.9%-88.2%-0.10-0.030.3x24929%
MACD
fast=25, slow=28, signal=24
-6.7%-94.5%-0.19-0.070.1x43050%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.36
-7.5%-98.2%-0.22-0.080.1x65251%
Buy and hold4.1%-68.8%0.290.064.3x1100%
1x 1991 1996 2001 2006 2011 2016 2021 2026 SMA 크로스오버볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -17% -34% -52% -69% 1991 1996 2001 2006 2011 2016 2021 2026 Buy and holdSMA 크로스오버볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -25.3% (1997-12-17 → 1998-08-20), recovered after 8,429 days.

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 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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