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Evertec, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Evertec, Inc.. 1 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 3.2%, MDD -16.2%).

Data 2013-04-12 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,346 (13.3 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

1 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 3.0%, drawdown -56.7%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 3.2%, MDD -16.2%, Sharpe 0.43, 8% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 0.2%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 40.4%p (CAGR 3.2%, MDD -16.2%, exposure 8%).

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=53, k=3.5
3.2%-16.2%0.430.191.5x68%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=17, atrPeriod=15, mult=4
0.7%-2.4%0.360.281.1x21%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=14, exitN=25
0.5%-64.2%0.140.011.1x8362%
ROC 모멘텀
n=174, threshold=0.05
0.7%-41.6%0.130.021.1x7539%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=27, threshold=39
0.1%-2.4%0.090.051.0x21%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.34
-0.3%-52.8%0.09-0.011.0x11152%
Supertrend
period=8, mult=2.5
-0.6%-48.1%0.06-0.010.9x10952%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=57, slow=172
-1.5%-49.7%0.04-0.030.8x2252%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=5, slow=123
-1.2%-60.4%0.04-0.020.8x6550%
MACD
fast=15, slow=22, signal=15
-2.6%-63.0%-0.02-0.040.7x19749%
Buy and hold3.0%-56.7%0.250.051.5x1100%
1x 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -14% -28% -42% -57% 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and hold볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -16.2% (2018-08-24 → 2018-11-20), prior peak not yet recovered.

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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