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Gabelli Equity Trust, Inc. (The) backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Gabelli Equity Trust, Inc. (The). 5 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 0.0%, MDD -4.1%).

Data 1986-08-14 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 10,088 (40.0 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

5 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -0.9%, drawdown -83.0%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 0.1%, MDD -36.2%, Sharpe 0.07, 50% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 0.2%, MDD -20.0%, exposure 0%.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 1.1%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 46.9%p (CAGR 0.0%, MDD -4.1%, exposure 0%).

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
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=73, exitN=65
0.1%-36.2%0.070.001.1x7550%
ROC 모멘텀
n=9, threshold=0.18
0.2%-20.0%0.060.011.1x200%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=28, slow=133
-0.1%-56.4%0.06-0.001.0x9954%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=25, threshold=39
0.0%-9.7%0.020.001.0x61%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=35, k=3.5
0.0%-4.1%0.010.001.0x20%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=34, slow=76
-1.3%-62.3%-0.03-0.020.6x11755%
Supertrend
period=13, mult=4.8
-2.2%-69.9%-0.10-0.030.4x12051%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.22
-3.2%-84.1%-0.13-0.040.3x45356%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=50, atrPeriod=15, mult=2.3
-2.4%-69.5%-0.21-0.040.4x16426%
MACD
fast=15, slow=40, signal=19
-7.5%-97.0%-0.43-0.080.0x50851%
Buy and hold-0.9%-83.0%0.08-0.010.7x1100%
1x 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007 2012 2017 2022 ROC 모멘텀Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), ROC 모멘텀 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -21% -42% -62% -83% 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007 2012 2017 2022 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀Donchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -36.2% (2021-05-28 → 2025-06-13), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

A new high means a trend starting; a new low means it’s over (turtle-trading style).

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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