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Varex Imaging Corporation backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Varex Imaging Corporation. 8 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Keltner 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 0.9%, MDD -5.0%).

Data 2017-01-23 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 2,394 (9.5 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

8 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -8.9%, drawdown -84.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR 3.1%, MDD -10.5%, Sharpe 0.46, 6% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 5.9%, MDD -28.8%, exposure 20%.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 12.0%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 73.7%p (CAGR 0.9%, MDD -5.0%, 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
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=19, atrPeriod=16, mult=3.1
3.1%-10.5%0.460.301.3x86%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=62, exitN=7
5.9%-28.8%0.420.201.7x2620%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=14, threshold=30
4.9%-20.7%0.380.241.6x3013%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=33, k=3.5
0.9%-5.0%0.360.181.1x22%
ROC 모멘텀
n=54, threshold=0.14
2.4%-27.6%0.220.091.2x6620%
Supertrend
period=9, mult=3.8
0.2%-51.4%0.150.001.0x3044%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=28, slow=176
-4.4%-58.2%-0.07-0.070.7x1838%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=19, slow=129
-4.8%-58.6%-0.08-0.080.6x2039%
MACD
fast=19, slow=22, signal=19
-9.9%-78.5%-0.14-0.130.4x11550%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.12
-13.9%-81.7%-0.33-0.170.2x16349%
Buy and hold-8.9%-84.2%0.03-0.110.4x1100%
1x 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Donchian 채널 돌파Keltner 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Keltner 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -21% -42% -63% -84% 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파Keltner 채널 돌파
Keltner 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -10.5% (2023-07-03 → 2024-11-14), recovered after 506 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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