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Clarivate Plc backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Clarivate Plc. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Keltner 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 1.2%, MDD -5.2%).

Data 2018-10-29 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 1,948 (7.8 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -18.5%, drawdown -95.0%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR 4.8%, MDD -9.5%, Sharpe 0.82, 5% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 23.3%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 85.5%p (CAGR 1.2%, MDD -5.2%, exposure 1%).

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
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=10, atrPeriod=34, mult=3.4
4.8%-9.5%0.820.501.4x85%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=25, threshold=41
2.7%-9.2%0.640.301.2x44%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=14, k=3.5
1.2%-5.2%0.530.241.1x21%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=114, exitN=72
3.5%-45.3%0.270.081.3x422%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=46, slow=199
3.2%-39.4%0.250.081.3x424%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=56, slow=146
2.5%-53.1%0.230.051.2x627%
ROC 모멘텀
n=121, threshold=0.09
1.2%-47.3%0.170.031.1x3626%
MACD
fast=24, slow=41, signal=20
-7.1%-73.3%-0.06-0.100.6x7650%
Supertrend
period=23, mult=3.1
-10.5%-79.9%-0.17-0.130.4x4851%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.12
-14.3%-83.3%-0.31-0.170.3x13451%
Buy and hold-18.5%-95.0%-0.14-0.190.2x1100%
1x 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Keltner 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Keltner 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -24% -47% -71% -95% 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdKeltner 채널 돌파
Keltner 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -9.5% (2020-02-20 → 2020-07-31), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

Breaking above the channel top (average plus a multiple of volatility) signals an upside breakout.

Method and caveats

Past performance does not guarantee future returns. Parameters were selected on the same full-history sample using sharpe over 40 trials per strategy, so results contain in-sample bias. 0.5% trading costs are included; taxes, slippage and rejected orders are not.
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