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Eastman Kodak Company backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Eastman Kodak Company. 8 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; MACD ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ROC 모멘텀 (CAGR 11.3%, MDD -72.3%).

Data 2013-09-23 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,233 (12.9 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

8 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -6.3%, drawdown -95.8%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): MACD — CAGR 20.5%, MDD -79.5%, Sharpe 0.47, 51% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR is 26.9%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 16.3%p (CAGR 11.3%, MDD -72.3%, exposure 11%).

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
MACD
fast=14, slow=28, signal=6
20.5%-79.5%0.470.2611.0x24351%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.26
9.9%-75.2%0.370.133.4x21345%
Supertrend
period=8, mult=2
8.6%-75.0%0.350.112.9x14941%
ROC 모멘텀
n=6, threshold=0.1
11.3%-72.3%0.340.163.9x21411%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=15, k=2.1
7.1%-76.6%0.330.092.4x12220%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=12, atrPeriod=26, mult=2
8.5%-88.0%0.310.102.9x5610%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=5, threshold=14
-5.6%-89.3%0.27-0.060.5x48347%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=52, slow=110
-0.5%-87.2%0.27-0.010.9x3839%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=27, exitN=69
-9.4%-91.5%0.24-0.100.3x3665%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=35, slow=170
-11.3%-92.2%0.12-0.120.2x2234%
Buy and hold-6.3%-95.8%0.32-0.070.4x1100%
0.1 1x 10x 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 MACDBuy and hold
MACD: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -24% -48% -72% -96% 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdMACD
MACD maximum drawdown -79.5% (2020-07-29 → 2025-06-30), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

Looks at the gap (MACD) between a short and long average crossing its own signal line.

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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