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Calix, Inc backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Calix, Inc. 6 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 10.0%, MDD -38.7%).

Data 2010-03-24 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 4,114 (16.4 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

6 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 5.4%, drawdown -80.9%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 10.0%, MDD -38.7%, Sharpe 0.56, 11% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 10.7%, MDD -61.6%, exposure 49%.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 4.6%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 42.3%p (CAGR 10.0%, MDD -38.7%, exposure 11%).

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=46, threshold=20
10.0%-38.7%0.560.264.8x1211%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=32, slow=165
10.7%-61.6%0.460.175.2x2849%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=47, exitN=47
7.7%-78.0%0.390.103.3x3450%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=46, slow=104
7.6%-62.8%0.390.123.3x2648%
ROC 모멘텀
n=95, threshold=0.06
7.0%-67.5%0.370.103.0x14244%
Supertrend
period=35, mult=5
6.0%-82.5%0.340.072.6x5254%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=55, atrPeriod=28, mult=2.7
4.1%-65.3%0.280.061.9x5631%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=43, k=2
1.5%-75.3%0.190.021.3x8434%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.26
-4.3%-87.3%0.07-0.050.5x21448%
MACD
fast=13, slow=22, signal=10
-6.3%-82.4%0.01-0.080.3x30451%
Buy and hold5.4%-80.9%0.370.072.4x1100%
1x 2011 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% -20% -40% -61% -81% 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdSMA 크로스오버ADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -38.7% (2021-03-17 → 2022-10-14), 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 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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