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Lindsay Corporation backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Lindsay Corporation. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

Data 1988-10-13 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 9,519 (37.8 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 12.4%, drawdown -82.9%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 5.9%, MDD -69.7%, Sharpe 0.34, 87% exposure.

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
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=10, exitN=72
5.9%-69.7%0.340.098.8x12587%
ROC 모멘텀
n=89, threshold=-0.15
5.7%-65.1%0.330.098.1x20388%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=34, threshold=38
1.9%-13.7%0.330.142.1x103%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=43, slow=51
4.0%-85.7%0.280.054.4x32757%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=59, slow=262
2.3%-75.6%0.220.032.3x5463%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.02, maxStep=0.16
1.1%-95.3%0.180.011.5x70452%
Supertrend
period=5, mult=4
0.7%-85.4%0.160.011.3x20856%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=67, atrPeriod=10, mult=4
-0.6%-71.1%0.06-0.010.8x8821%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=25, k=3.5
0.1%-38.1%0.050.001.0x324%
MACD
fast=8, slow=13, signal=15
-6.8%-96.6%-0.11-0.070.1x85051%
Buy and hold12.4%-82.9%0.490.1581.7x1100%
1x 10x 100x 1989 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019 2024 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -21% -41% -62% -83% 1989 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019 2024 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -69.7% (2008-06-16 → 2026-05-15), prior peak not yet recovered.

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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