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Hagerty, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Hagerty, Inc.. 7 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Supertrend ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Supertrend (CAGR 9.5%, MDD -26.0%).

Data 2021-06-01 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 1,298 (5.2 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

7 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 3.2%, drawdown -59.7%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR 9.5%, MDD -26.0%, Sharpe 0.43, 45% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Supertrend — CAGR is 6.3%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 33.7%p (CAGR 9.5%, MDD -26.0%, exposure 45%).

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
Supertrend
period=37, mult=1.5
9.5%-26.0%0.430.361.6x7545%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=20, threshold=39
7.2%-28.7%0.380.251.4x23%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=134, exitN=52
4.6%-27.2%0.340.171.3x424%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=10, slow=66
4.6%-46.0%0.290.101.3x2351%
ROC 모멘텀
n=74, threshold=-0.02
4.2%-51.4%0.280.081.2x4156%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=54, k=3.3
4.4%-35.1%0.280.131.2x813%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=21, slow=47
3.7%-48.1%0.260.081.2x2354%
MACD
fast=18, slow=25, signal=17
1.9%-42.9%0.210.041.1x6849%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.02, maxStep=0.12
1.2%-39.6%0.190.031.1x10351%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=7, atrPeriod=17, mult=4
0.3%-15.3%0.070.021.0x21%
Buy and hold3.2%-59.7%0.280.051.2x1100%
1x 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 SupertrendBuy and hold
Supertrend: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -15% -30% -45% -60% 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdSupertrend
Supertrend maximum drawdown -26.0% (2024-11-06 → 2025-08-08), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

Trades the direction of a volatility-based trend line that trails below/above price.

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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