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CarMax Inc backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of CarMax Inc. 7 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR 8.7%, MDD -57.1%).

Data 1997-02-04 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 7,418 (29.5 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

7 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 5.9%, drawdown -93.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 9.7%, MDD -60.4%, Sharpe 0.46, 46% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 3.8%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 32.8%p (CAGR 8.7%, MDD -57.1%, exposure 40%).

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
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=50, k=0.8
9.7%-60.4%0.460.1615.2x20746%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=46, atrPeriod=26, mult=1.9
8.7%-57.1%0.440.1511.7x16540%
Supertrend
period=10, mult=2.7
9.5%-60.2%0.440.1614.7x22952%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=28, slow=39
9.2%-59.8%0.440.1513.5x11753%
ROC 모멘텀
n=140, threshold=0.14
8.4%-69.7%0.440.1210.7x20336%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=8, slow=187
8.8%-66.7%0.430.1312.0x7954%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=11, exitN=27
9.5%-82.3%0.430.1214.6x16970%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=29, threshold=23
5.1%-40.4%0.390.134.3x5415%
MACD
fast=15, slow=62, signal=19
5.6%-80.9%0.330.074.9x30752%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.34
5.1%-78.6%0.310.064.3x24553%
Buy and hold5.9%-93.2%0.360.065.4x1100%
0.1 1x 10x 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -23% -47% -70% -93% 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 Buy and hold볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -60.4% (2021-03-30 → 2026-06-02), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

Breaking above the upper band (average plus a multiple of volatility) signals a strong move up.

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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