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BWX Technologies, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of BWX Technologies, Inc.. 1 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR 17.7%, MDD -29.0%).

Data 2010-08-02 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 4,024 (16.0 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

1 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 15.6%, drawdown -48.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 17.7%, MDD -29.0%, Sharpe 0.79, 84% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 2.2%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 19.2%p (CAGR 17.7%, MDD -29.0%, exposure 84%).

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=19, exitN=64
17.7%-29.0%0.790.6113.6x2684%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=63, slow=120
14.4%-40.6%0.700.358.5x2673%
ROC 모멘텀
n=104, threshold=-0.08
12.6%-50.6%0.610.256.6x4681%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=55, slow=110
11.4%-54.2%0.580.215.6x2871%
Supertrend
period=27, mult=4.3
9.3%-35.3%0.520.264.1x6465%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=45, k=1.4
4.6%-50.3%0.340.092.1x11050%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=32, threshold=19
2.8%-37.2%0.270.071.5x5426%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=57, atrPeriod=26, mult=3.5
1.8%-41.2%0.200.041.3x5232%
MACD
fast=16, slow=39, signal=16
-1.2%-64.0%0.05-0.020.8x21651%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.02, maxStep=0.22
-2.8%-73.4%-0.03-0.040.6x33455%
Buy and hold15.6%-48.2%0.640.3210.1x1100%
1x 10x 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -12% -24% -36% -48% 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -29.0% (2021-04-06 → 2022-05-11), recovered after 763 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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