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Levi Strauss & Co backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Levi Strauss & Co. 7 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR 9.0%, MDD -23.3%).

Data 2019-03-21 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 1,851 (7.4 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

7 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 1.2%, drawdown -60.3%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 9.0%, MDD -23.3%, Sharpe 0.58, 22% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 7.8%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 37.0%p (CAGR 9.0%, MDD -23.3%, exposure 22%).

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
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=150, exitN=31
9.0%-23.3%0.580.391.9x722%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=32, threshold=20
6.1%-26.9%0.480.231.6x614%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=50, k=2.7
6.4%-29.8%0.450.221.6x1220%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=65, slow=167
6.1%-42.0%0.370.151.5x741%
ROC 모멘텀
n=127, threshold=0
5.9%-43.7%0.360.141.5x5145%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=56, atrPeriod=17, mult=2.8
4.8%-30.3%0.340.161.4x1927%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=17, slow=123
4.3%-43.4%0.290.101.4x2343%
Supertrend
period=28, mult=5
-1.9%-52.8%0.06-0.040.9x2349%
MACD
fast=13, slow=57, signal=18
-2.4%-50.5%0.05-0.050.8x8851%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.02, maxStep=0.12
-9.7%-67.2%-0.19-0.140.5x15151%
Buy and hold1.2%-60.3%0.240.021.1x1100%
1x 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -15% -30% -45% -60% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -23.3% (2021-05-03 → 2023-12-08), recovered after 1,060 days.

Rules of the top strategy

A new high means a trend starting; a new low means it’s over (turtle-trading style).

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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