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DNOW Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of DNOW Inc.. 7 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 2.6%, MDD -5.7%).

Data 2014-05-20 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,068 (12.2 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

7 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -6.1%, drawdown -89.1%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 2.6%, MDD -5.7%, Sharpe 0.72, 2% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 8.7%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 83.4%p (CAGR 2.6%, MDD -5.7%, exposure 2%).

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=11, k=3
2.6%-5.7%0.720.451.4x62%
ROC 모멘텀
n=4, threshold=0.1
2.0%-24.6%0.240.081.3x1104%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=18, atrPeriod=24, mult=4
1.0%-13.2%0.210.071.1x83%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=14, threshold=38
0.9%-16.3%0.150.061.1x205%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=31, exitN=52
-3.8%-60.2%0.05-0.060.6x3952%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=54, slow=126
-3.9%-62.7%-0.00-0.060.6x2343%
MACD
fast=6, slow=50, signal=9
-5.4%-69.8%-0.01-0.080.5x26251%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=40, slow=85
-7.1%-75.1%-0.11-0.090.4x2944%
Supertrend
period=28, mult=3.1
-8.5%-78.0%-0.15-0.110.3x8545%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.02, maxStep=0.2
-9.4%-80.3%-0.15-0.120.3x25848%
Buy and hold-6.1%-89.1%0.10-0.070.5x1100%
1x 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -22% -45% -67% -89% 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and hold볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -5.7% (2018-05-21 → 2018-05-24), recovered after 2,101 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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