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Ecovyst Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Ecovyst Inc.. 7 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ADX / DI 방향성 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 0.9%, MDD -16.9%).

Data 2017-09-29 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 2,220 (8.8 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

7 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -4.0%, drawdown -71.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 3.0%, MDD -33.1%, Sharpe 0.26, 22% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 7.0%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 38.1%p (CAGR 0.9%, MDD -16.9%, exposure 6%).

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=33, threshold=15
3.0%-33.1%0.260.091.3x3622%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=52, k=3.4
0.9%-16.9%0.160.051.1x66%
ROC 모멘텀
n=74, threshold=0.13
1.2%-28.7%0.150.041.1x7023%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=11, exitN=74
-2.8%-70.3%0.09-0.040.8x3180%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=21, slow=217
-0.8%-44.2%0.08-0.020.9x1337%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=33, slow=202
-2.5%-50.5%-0.01-0.050.8x1337%
MACD
fast=19, slow=48, signal=19
-5.8%-82.8%-0.04-0.070.6x8749%
Supertrend
period=23, mult=4.4
-5.8%-69.1%-0.08-0.080.6x3251%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=39, atrPeriod=16, mult=3.7
-1.4%-35.4%-0.09-0.040.9x1210%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.26
-8.0%-72.5%-0.13-0.110.5x11050%
Buy and hold-4.0%-71.2%0.10-0.060.7x1100%
1x 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 ADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -18% -36% -53% -71% 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -33.1% (2021-03-15 → 2024-12-19), recovered after 1,593 days.

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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