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Agree Realty Corporation backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Agree Realty Corporation. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ADX / DI 방향성 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

Data 1994-04-15 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 8,127 (32.3 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 4.4%, drawdown -74.3%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 0.8%, MDD -11.4%, Sharpe 0.23, 4% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 2.0%, MDD -29.5%, exposure 41%.

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
ADX / DI 방향성
period=22, threshold=34
0.8%-11.4%0.230.071.3x224%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=90, exitN=46
2.0%-29.5%0.210.071.9x5641%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=50, slow=171
1.3%-45.1%0.160.031.5x4959%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=18, atrPeriod=14, mult=4
0.4%-13.6%0.160.031.1x122%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=44, slow=218
1.1%-42.7%0.150.021.4x5358%
Supertrend
period=29, mult=5
1.0%-49.8%0.140.021.4x8557%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.08
-0.9%-63.0%0.06-0.010.8x40454%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=42, k=3.5
-0.0%-24.6%0.02-0.001.0x246%
ROC 모멘텀
n=13, threshold=0.14
-0.3%-30.5%0.01-0.010.9x501%
MACD
fast=23, slow=46, signal=29
-3.5%-81.8%-0.08-0.040.3x28952%
Buy and hold4.4%-74.3%0.290.064.0x1100%
1x 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 Donchian 채널 돌파ADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성 (Sharpe leader), Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -19% -37% -56% -74% 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파ADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -11.4% (2004-12-22 → 2012-09-18), recovered after 7,201 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Looks at both the direction and the strength of the trend; holds only in a strong uptrend.

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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