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Verra Mobility Corporation backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Verra Mobility Corporation. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ROC 모멘텀 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 2.1%, MDD -12.0%).

Data 2017-03-24 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 2,351 (9.4 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -6.6%, drawdown -87.5%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 6.9%, MDD -35.3%, Sharpe 0.39, 76% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 13.5%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 52.2%p (CAGR 2.1%, MDD -12.0%, exposure 6%).

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
ROC 모멘텀
n=145, threshold=-0.09
6.9%-35.3%0.390.191.9x3276%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=31, k=3.4
2.1%-12.0%0.320.171.2x86%
Supertrend
period=8, mult=3.9
2.8%-30.4%0.240.091.3x3762%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=40, exitN=30
2.1%-38.9%0.200.051.2x2651%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=22, slow=179
1.9%-53.3%0.200.041.2x1661%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=16, slow=215
1.8%-37.9%0.200.051.2x1662%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.28
0.1%-36.2%0.120.001.0x8149%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=16, threshold=19
-0.3%-36.9%0.07-0.011.0x8735%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=22, atrPeriod=11, mult=2
-0.2%-23.4%0.06-0.011.0x5021%
MACD
fast=19, slow=30, signal=11
-4.1%-62.0%-0.05-0.070.7x15950%
Buy and hold-6.6%-87.5%0.13-0.080.5x1100%
1x 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 ROC 모멘텀Buy and hold
ROC 모멘텀: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -22% -44% -66% -88% 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀
ROC 모멘텀 maximum drawdown -35.3% (2022-02-16 → 2023-01-18), recovered after 670 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Rides the trend when recent return (momentum) over a window is above a threshold.

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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