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IQVIA Holdings, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of IQVIA Holdings, Inc.. 1 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ROC 모멘텀 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. Its 95% market exposure makes it hold-like.

Data 2013-05-09 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,327 (13.2 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

1 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 13.8%, drawdown -51.5%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 14.9%, MDD -46.3%, Sharpe 0.65, 95% 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 95%
n=18, threshold=-0.11
14.9%-46.3%0.650.326.3x4595%
Supertrend
period=16, mult=2.8
9.2%-37.5%0.540.243.2x8757%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=12, exitN=35
9.7%-38.7%0.520.253.4x5975%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=10, slow=137
6.2%-50.4%0.400.122.2x4366%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=26, slow=180
6.0%-54.2%0.380.112.2x2966%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=44, atrPeriod=11, mult=1.2
5.3%-26.1%0.380.202.0x10751%
MACD
fast=18, slow=50, signal=18
3.0%-33.9%0.250.091.5x13548%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.12
2.6%-43.4%0.230.061.4x23155%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=44, k=1.7
0.9%-46.4%0.140.021.1x8744%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=26, threshold=29
0.4%-6.8%0.130.061.1x104%
Buy and hold13.8%-51.5%0.580.275.6x1100%
1x 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 ROC 모멘텀Buy and hold
ROC 모멘텀: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -13% -26% -39% -52% 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀
ROC 모멘텀 maximum drawdown -46.3% (2021-12-30 → 2025-05-23), recovered after 1,671 days.

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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