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Entergy Corporation backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Entergy Corporation. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

Data 1972-06-01 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 13,654 (54.2 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 4.4%, drawdown -72.6%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 1.4%, MDD -20.7%, Sharpe 0.28, 6% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 3.2%, MDD -58.0%, exposure 59%.

No strategy retained at least 75% of buy-and-hold CAGR while reducing drawdown by both 20% relatively and 5 percentage points absolutely.

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=69, k=3.5
1.4%-20.7%0.280.072.1x186%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=59, slow=230
3.2%-58.0%0.270.055.5x6759%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=48, exitN=82
3.0%-68.3%0.260.045.1x10167%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=53, slow=71
2.6%-72.7%0.230.043.9x11959%
ROC 모멘텀
n=117, threshold=-0.11
1.3%-78.9%0.160.022.0x24985%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=28, threshold=27
0.7%-24.4%0.150.031.5x446%
Supertrend
period=28, mult=5
1.1%-82.8%0.150.011.8x16057%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.22
-0.7%-63.0%0.04-0.010.7x45053%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=59, atrPeriod=18, mult=3.7
-0.4%-64.3%0.01-0.010.8x13824%
MACD
fast=19, slow=51, signal=18
-3.2%-90.0%-0.12-0.040.2x59452%
Buy and hold4.4%-72.6%0.300.0610.3x1100%
1x 10x 1973 1980 1987 1994 2001 2008 2015 2022 SMA 크로스오버볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -18% -36% -54% -73% 1973 1980 1987 1994 2001 2008 2015 2022 Buy and holdSMA 크로스오버볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -20.7% (2007-05-16 → 2024-08-05), recovered after 6,378 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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