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BigBear.ai, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of BigBear.ai, Inc.. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 45.6%, MDD -58.6%).

Data 2021-04-05 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 1,338 (5.3 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -21.2%, drawdown -95.0%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 73.6%, MDD -68.3%, Sharpe 0.81, 43% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 94.7%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 26.7%p (CAGR 45.6%, MDD -58.6%, exposure 31%).

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
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=14, exitN=14
73.6%-68.3%0.811.0818.8x2843%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.1
46.0%-68.2%0.690.687.5x7241%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=17, k=1.3
45.6%-58.6%0.670.787.4x6231%
MACD
fast=7, slow=13, signal=15
26.9%-91.2%0.600.293.5x11149%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=10, slow=36
15.8%-77.9%0.580.202.2x3645%
ROC 모멘텀
n=14, threshold=-0.01
22.2%-73.8%0.570.302.9x13649%
Supertrend
period=22, mult=1.4
22.1%-71.2%0.540.312.9x9441%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=20, threshold=15
6.1%-86.5%0.510.071.4x5041%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=38, slow=72
-1.5%-75.3%0.42-0.020.9x1242%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=55, atrPeriod=27, mult=2.1
1.7%-74.4%0.390.021.1x2427%
Buy and hold-21.2%-95.0%0.40-0.220.3x1100%
0.1 1x 10x 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -24% -48% -71% -95% 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -68.3% (2023-02-06 → 2024-09-06), recovered after 693 days.

Rules of the top strategy

A new high means a trend starting; a new low means it’s over (turtle-trading style).

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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