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La-Z-Boy Incorporated backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of La-Z-Boy Incorporated. 2 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ADX / DI 방향성 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR 9.1%, MDD -65.3%).

Data 1973-02-21 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 13,474 (53.4 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

2 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 5.0%, drawdown -98.1%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 3.2%, MDD -25.7%, Sharpe 0.51, 6% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 9.1%, MDD -65.3%, exposure 72%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 1.8%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 72.3%p (CAGR 9.1%, MDD -65.3%, exposure 72%).

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
ADX / DI 방향성
period=36, threshold=37
3.2%-25.7%0.510.135.5x146%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=15, exitN=61
9.1%-65.3%0.420.14104.4x16972%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=21, slow=66
5.9%-80.5%0.340.0721.4x21354%
Supertrend
period=5, mult=5
4.6%-88.4%0.300.0511.0x19352%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=56, k=2.2
4.1%-72.3%0.290.068.5x19532%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=15, slow=29
2.9%-83.3%0.240.044.7x37354%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=21, atrPeriod=18, mult=2.5
2.2%-71.1%0.210.033.2x25821%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.38
1.9%-85.4%0.210.022.8x41250%
ROC 모멘텀
n=57, threshold=-0.03
0.5%-88.7%0.160.011.3x64962%
MACD
fast=17, slow=56, signal=17
-0.6%-95.8%0.13-0.010.7x58651%
Buy and hold5.0%-98.1%0.330.0513.6x1100%
1x 10x 100x 1974 1981 1988 1995 2002 2009 2016 2023 Donchian 채널 돌파ADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성 (Sharpe leader), Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -25% -49% -74% -98% 1974 1981 1988 1995 2002 2009 2016 2023 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파ADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -25.7% (1975-07-16 → 1982-09-27), recovered after 2,688 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Looks at both the direction and the strength of the trend; holds only in a strong uptrend.

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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