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IDEX Corporation backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of IDEX Corporation. 1 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ROC 모멘텀 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. Its 96% market exposure makes it hold-like.

Data 1989-06-02 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 9,359 (37.2 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

1 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 12.5%, drawdown -59.7%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 12.6%, MDD -50.6%, Sharpe 0.59, 96% exposure. With at least 95% exposure, it should be treated as hold-like, not strong evidence of timing skill.

No strategy retained at least 75% of buy-and-hold CAGR while reducing drawdown by both 20% relatively and 5 percentage points absolutely.

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
ROC 모멘텀
Hold-like · Exposure 96%
n=16, threshold=-0.12
12.6%-50.6%0.590.2581.4x12196%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=11, exitN=36
9.3%-51.0%0.500.1827.1x17379%
Supertrend
period=28, mult=3.3
7.1%-40.8%0.450.1712.6x24160%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=17, slow=97
7.0%-55.6%0.440.1312.3x12168%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=8, slow=167
6.1%-64.1%0.410.109.1x11568%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.04
5.3%-40.6%0.360.136.8x34159%
MACD
fast=19, slow=29, signal=20
4.2%-63.7%0.310.074.6x40451%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=57, atrPeriod=7, mult=1.8
2.6%-63.8%0.240.042.6x24351%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=57, k=1.6
2.2%-47.9%0.220.052.3x18947%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=24, threshold=9
1.4%-64.4%0.170.021.7x54358%
Buy and hold12.5%-59.7%0.560.2179.4x1100%
1x 10x 100x 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 ROC 모멘텀Buy and hold
ROC 모멘텀: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -15% -30% -45% -60% 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀
ROC 모멘텀 maximum drawdown -50.6% (2021-12-16 → 2025-09-25), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

Rides the trend when recent return (momentum) over a window is above a threshold.

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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