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Independence Realty Trust, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Independence Realty Trust, Inc.. 5 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Supertrend ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Supertrend (CAGR 8.1%, MDD -25.7%).

Data 2013-08-13 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,261 (13.0 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

5 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 5.3%, drawdown -57.3%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR 8.1%, MDD -25.7%, Sharpe 0.52, 56% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Supertrend — CAGR is 2.8%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 31.6%p (CAGR 8.1%, MDD -25.7%, exposure 56%).

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=23, mult=4.1
8.1%-25.7%0.520.322.8x4156%
ROC 모멘텀
n=129, threshold=0.12
5.8%-49.6%0.470.122.1x7632%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=114, exitN=72
6.1%-31.0%0.460.202.2x1441%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=9, slow=189
6.4%-33.0%0.440.192.2x3353%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=21, k=3.5
1.8%-11.5%0.420.161.3x64%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=51, slow=104
6.0%-43.3%0.400.142.1x2156%
MACD
fast=54, slow=93, signal=24
5.0%-32.9%0.350.151.9x6356%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=56, atrPeriod=20, mult=2.3
1.9%-45.1%0.200.041.3x5037%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=36, threshold=27
0.2%-7.1%0.120.031.0x22%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.02, maxStep=0.12
-6.2%-64.5%-0.23-0.100.4x26056%
Buy and hold5.3%-57.3%0.330.092.0x1100%
1x 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 SupertrendBuy and hold
Supertrend: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -14% -29% -43% -57% 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdSupertrend
Supertrend maximum drawdown -25.7% (2024-09-23 → 2026-06-18), 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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