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Custom Truck One Source, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Custom Truck One Source, Inc.. 8 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ADX / DI 방향성 (CAGR 4.2%, MDD -9.4%).

Data 2017-10-09 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 2,214 (8.8 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

8 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 0.3%, drawdown -82.9%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 8.3%, MDD -17.8%, Sharpe 0.56, 17% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 10.1%, MDD -66.4%, exposure 47%.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 7.9%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 65.1%p (CAGR 4.2%, MDD -9.4%, exposure 4%).

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
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=32, k=2.7
8.3%-17.8%0.560.462.0x2217%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=33, threshold=30
4.2%-9.4%0.540.451.4x44%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=47, slow=216
10.1%-66.4%0.450.152.3x1547%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=42, atrPeriod=14, mult=2.8
6.5%-24.0%0.400.271.7x2825%
Supertrend
period=26, mult=1.4
6.1%-67.2%0.340.091.7x17054%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=21, exitN=19
4.6%-56.2%0.300.081.5x4850%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=56, slow=163
4.2%-71.3%0.280.061.4x1348%
ROC 모멘텀
n=103, threshold=0.11
3.6%-71.2%0.260.051.4x6326%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.02, maxStep=0.08
0.2%-69.6%0.180.001.0x14750%
MACD
fast=8, slow=46, signal=11
-4.1%-76.7%0.09-0.050.7x17250%
Buy and hold0.3%-82.9%0.280.001.0x1100%
1x 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 SMA 크로스오버볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -21% -41% -62% -83% 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdSMA 크로스오버볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -17.8% (2024-11-27 → 2025-07-21), recovered after 520 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Breaking above the upper band (average plus a multiple of volatility) signals a strong move up.

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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