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Byline Bancorp, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Byline Bancorp, Inc.. 2 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ROC 모멘텀 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ROC 모멘텀 (CAGR 10.3%, MDD -29.8%).

Data 2017-06-30 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 2,283 (9.1 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

2 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 7.6%, drawdown -64.9%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 10.3%, MDD -29.8%, Sharpe 0.60, 39% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 10.5%, MDD -44.9%, exposure 88%.

Return/drawdown alternative: ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR is 2.7%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 35.1%p (CAGR 10.3%, MDD -29.8%, exposure 39%).

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
ROC 모멘텀
n=154, threshold=0.07
10.3%-29.8%0.600.352.4x4739%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=14, exitN=133
10.5%-44.9%0.480.232.5x1588%
Supertrend
period=11, mult=4.8
5.8%-46.7%0.340.121.7x2568%
MACD
fast=14, slow=46, signal=17
5.3%-37.8%0.330.141.6x10945%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=23, slow=233
4.2%-40.1%0.310.101.5x1348%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=10, slow=155
4.3%-41.8%0.300.101.5x3553%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=48, k=3.1
0.2%-23.7%0.080.011.0x1918%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.18
-1.3%-53.0%0.07-0.020.9x16153%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=43, atrPeriod=23, mult=1.4
-1.5%-43.9%0.02-0.030.9x7539%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=31, threshold=8
-3.8%-55.3%-0.06-0.070.7x13154%
Buy and hold7.6%-64.9%0.390.121.9x1100%
1x 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Donchian 채널 돌파ROC 모멘텀Buy and hold
ROC 모멘텀 (Sharpe leader), Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -16% -32% -49% -65% 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파ROC 모멘텀
ROC 모멘텀 maximum drawdown -29.8% (2018-03-20 → 2020-10-29), recovered after 1,057 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Rides the trend when recent return (momentum) over a window is above a threshold.

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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