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Dream Finders Homes, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Dream Finders Homes, Inc.. 9 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 9.8%, MDD -17.0%).

Data 2021-01-21 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 1,388 (5.5 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

9 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -8.6%, drawdown -75.4%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 9.8%, MDD -17.0%, Sharpe 0.58, 9% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 11.2%, MDD -37.9%, exposure 30%.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 18.4%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 58.4%p (CAGR 9.8%, MDD -17.0%, exposure 9%).

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=24, threshold=25
9.8%-17.0%0.580.581.7x89%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=57, k=2.3
11.2%-37.9%0.480.301.8x1630%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=13, slow=67
10.5%-44.8%0.450.241.7x2343%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=35, atrPeriod=17, mult=4
7.0%-24.7%0.430.281.5x69%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=42, slow=159
6.7%-50.9%0.360.131.4x833%
Supertrend
period=23, mult=4.6
6.0%-60.4%0.340.101.4x1543%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=13, exitN=30
1.1%-64.2%0.240.021.1x2460%
ROC 모멘텀
n=42, threshold=0.01
-2.3%-58.9%0.13-0.040.9x8845%
MACD
fast=16, slow=51, signal=11
-6.5%-71.5%0.04-0.090.7x7252%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.06
-12.3%-68.3%-0.14-0.180.5x6849%
Buy and hold-8.6%-75.4%0.13-0.110.6x1100%
1x 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 볼린저 밴드 돌파ADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성 (Sharpe leader), 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -19% -38% -57% -75% 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and hold볼린저 밴드 돌파ADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -17.0% (2023-08-07 → 2024-01-24), 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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