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EPR Properties backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of EPR Properties. 2 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Supertrend ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Supertrend (CAGR 5.0%, MDD -42.6%).

Data 1997-11-18 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 7,218 (28.7 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

2 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 4.1%, drawdown -83.5%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR 5.0%, MDD -42.6%, Sharpe 0.34, 56% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Supertrend — CAGR is 0.9%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 40.9%p (CAGR 5.0%, MDD -42.6%, exposure 56%).

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
Supertrend
period=25, mult=4.9
5.0%-42.6%0.340.124.1x7956%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=47, slow=158
4.0%-50.6%0.290.083.0x6157%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=10, exitN=56
4.3%-62.3%0.290.073.3x10983%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=52, k=2.6
2.9%-42.3%0.290.072.3x6123%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=57, slow=176
3.6%-52.8%0.280.072.7x4362%
ROC 모멘텀
n=139, threshold=0
2.3%-44.5%0.210.051.9x24359%
MACD
fast=19, slow=28, signal=17
1.9%-51.8%0.200.041.7x37551%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.16
1.7%-57.1%0.190.031.6x24756%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=28, atrPeriod=22, mult=2.1
0.4%-37.1%0.100.011.1x15530%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=19, threshold=15
-0.5%-55.3%0.07-0.010.9x32140%
Buy and hold4.1%-83.5%0.300.053.2x1100%
1x 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 SupertrendBuy and hold
Supertrend: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -21% -42% -63% -84% 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 Buy and holdSupertrend
Supertrend maximum drawdown -42.6% (2016-08-01 → 2020-11-12), recovered after 1,684 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Trades the direction of a volatility-based trend line that trails below/above price.

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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