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Core Laboratories Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Core Laboratories Inc.. 6 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ROC 모멘텀 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 6.1%, MDD -45.7%).

Data 1995-09-21 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 7,765 (30.9 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

6 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 4.2%, drawdown -96.3%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 8.3%, MDD -79.1%, Sharpe 0.41, 61% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 4.1%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 17.2%p (CAGR 6.1%, MDD -45.7%, exposure 16%).

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=134, threshold=-0.02
8.3%-79.1%0.410.1011.6x25861%
Supertrend
period=28, mult=2
8.1%-78.4%0.400.1011.0x36654%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=19, k=2.6
6.1%-45.7%0.400.136.2x12816%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=35, slow=169
6.3%-80.8%0.350.086.6x5259%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=16, exitN=63
5.8%-88.4%0.340.075.7x9478%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.12
5.1%-85.7%0.320.064.7x52453%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=58, slow=140
3.8%-90.4%0.280.043.1x4457%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=37, threshold=33
2.0%-28.0%0.260.071.8x105%
MACD
fast=12, slow=35, signal=13
2.7%-78.1%0.250.042.3x48050%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=34, atrPeriod=24, mult=1.2
1.9%-76.3%0.210.031.8x28643%
Buy and hold4.2%-96.3%0.330.043.5x1100%
1x 10x 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 ROC 모멘텀Buy and hold
ROC 모멘텀: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -24% -48% -72% -96% 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀
ROC 모멘텀 maximum drawdown -79.1% (2014-04-21 → 2020-10-28), prior peak not yet recovered.

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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