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GXO Logistics, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of GXO Logistics, Inc.. 7 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ADX / DI 방향성 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 2.0%, MDD -9.8%).

Data 2021-07-22 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 1,262 (5.0 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

7 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -1.7%, drawdown -69.6%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 3.9%, MDD -15.6%, Sharpe 0.40, 9% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 5.6%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 54.0%p (CAGR 2.0%, MDD -9.8%, exposure 6%).

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
ADX / DI 방향성
period=26, threshold=25
3.9%-15.6%0.400.251.2x109%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=33, slow=132
3.8%-48.6%0.280.081.2x1439%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=15, k=2.9
2.0%-9.8%0.270.211.1x106%
Supertrend
period=12, mult=3.8
2.0%-36.1%0.210.061.1x2044%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.025, maxStep=0.14
0.9%-52.9%0.170.021.0x12053%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=34, atrPeriod=23, mult=1.1
-1.0%-26.8%0.06-0.041.0x4438%
ROC 모멘텀
n=130, threshold=0.13
-1.0%-45.2%0.03-0.021.0x3627%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=33, slow=48
-3.0%-47.3%0.02-0.060.9x2145%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=40, exitN=49
-3.7%-39.2%-0.02-0.090.8x1346%
MACD
fast=28, slow=37, signal=15
-8.4%-60.6%-0.14-0.140.6x5949%
Buy and hold-1.7%-69.6%0.18-0.020.9x1100%
1x 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 ADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -17% -35% -52% -70% 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -15.6% (2021-11-18 → 2023-07-06), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

Looks at both the direction and the strength of the trend; holds only in a strong uptrend.

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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