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Gold.com, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Gold.com, Inc.. 5 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 16.1%, MDD -34.3%).

Data 2014-03-17 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,113 (12.4 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

5 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 15.9%, drawdown -64.3%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 16.1%, MDD -34.3%, Sharpe 0.71, 26% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Supertrend — CAGR 20.1%, MDD -48.4%, exposure 57%.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 0.2%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 30.0%p (CAGR 16.1%, MDD -34.3%, exposure 26%).

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=17, k=2.2
16.1%-34.3%0.710.476.3x10026%
Supertrend
period=8, mult=4.2
20.1%-48.4%0.700.429.6x4057%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.24
18.2%-42.5%0.660.437.9x15952%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=23, exitN=34
17.9%-50.1%0.660.367.7x4452%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=40, atrPeriod=26, mult=1.9
15.4%-34.9%0.650.445.9x5832%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=39, slow=58
16.5%-62.9%0.610.266.6x5452%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=27, threshold=21
10.8%-38.9%0.550.283.5x3020%
MACD
fast=21, slow=75, signal=9
13.7%-44.0%0.550.314.9x14951%
ROC 모멘텀
n=81, threshold=0.11
12.2%-55.7%0.540.224.2x8434%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=16, slow=179
11.5%-59.2%0.480.193.8x3550%
Buy and hold15.9%-64.3%0.550.256.2x1100%
1x 10x 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Supertrend볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), Supertrend (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -16% -32% -48% -64% 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdSupertrend볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -34.3% (2024-09-13 → 2025-10-23), recovered after 500 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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