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Amplify Energy Corp. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Amplify Energy Corp.. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ADX / DI 방향성 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ADX / DI 방향성 (CAGR 5.6%, MDD -33.6%).

Data 2012-04-20 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,590 (14.3 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -22.6%, drawdown -100.0%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 5.6%, MDD -33.6%, Sharpe 0.38, 4% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 28.7%, MDD -86.3%, exposure 41%.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 28.1%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 66.4%p (CAGR 5.6%, MDD -33.6%, exposure 4%).

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=36, threshold=24
5.6%-33.6%0.380.172.2x104%
MACD
fast=10, slow=39, signal=6
19.3%-98.4%0.270.2012.5x28452%
ROC 모멘텀
n=15, threshold=-0.02
23.5%-91.3%0.270.2620.3x36652%
Supertrend
period=13, mult=2.4
28.4%-80.7%0.270.3535.6x11645%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=52, slow=118
28.7%-86.3%0.270.3336.8x3841%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.03, maxStep=0.22
14.8%-96.3%0.260.157.2x35846%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=92, exitN=62
1.8%-73.7%0.250.021.3x1636%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=17, k=1.5
-3.8%-86.0%0.17-0.040.6x17833%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=37, slow=247
-6.3%-78.2%0.03-0.080.4x2034%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=37, atrPeriod=17, mult=3.9
-5.6%-69.0%-0.08-0.080.4x167%
Buy and hold-22.6%-100.0%0.26-0.230.0x1100%
0.001 0.01 0.1 1x 10x 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 SMA 크로스오버ADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성 (Sharpe leader), SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -25% -50% -75% -100% 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdSMA 크로스오버ADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -33.6% (2021-03-10 → 2021-04-09), prior peak not yet recovered.

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 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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