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American International Group, Inc. New backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of American International Group, Inc. New. 5 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; EMA 크로스오버 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is EMA 크로스오버 (CAGR 6.3%, MDD -47.1%).

Data 1973-01-02 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 13,508 (53.6 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

5 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 2.2%, drawdown -99.7%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): EMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 6.3%, MDD -47.1%, Sharpe 0.40, 62% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 6.4%, MDD -79.8%, exposure 70%.

Return/drawdown alternative: EMA 크로스오버 — CAGR is 4.1%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 52.6%p (CAGR 6.3%, MDD -47.1%, exposure 62%).

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
EMA 크로스오버
fast=19, slow=109
6.3%-47.1%0.400.1326.5x14762%
ROC 모멘텀
n=147, threshold=-0.03
6.2%-61.4%0.380.1025.6x33267%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=17, exitN=36
6.4%-79.8%0.370.0828.2x24370%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=27, slow=218
4.9%-57.1%0.330.0913.2x9163%
Supertrend
period=23, mult=3.3
3.1%-63.3%0.250.055.1x46157%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=21, k=2.8
2.1%-54.0%0.210.043.0x13210%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.12
1.2%-66.3%0.170.021.9x47755%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=46, atrPeriod=27, mult=1.2
0.2%-71.7%0.120.001.1x51949%
MACD
fast=14, slow=40, signal=19
-0.9%-97.6%0.12-0.010.6x68351%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=16, threshold=30
0.4%-59.5%0.100.011.3x21812%
Buy and hold2.2%-99.7%0.260.023.2x1100%
1x 10x 1974 1981 1988 1995 2002 2009 2016 2023 Donchian 채널 돌파EMA 크로스오버Buy and hold
EMA 크로스오버 (Sharpe leader), Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -25% -50% -75% -100% 1974 1981 1988 1995 2002 2009 2016 2023 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파EMA 크로스오버
EMA 크로스오버 maximum drawdown -47.1% (2024-05-17 → 2026-07-15), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

Uses two exponential averages (more weight on recent prices) and trades their crossover.

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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