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Moody's Corporation backtest

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

Data 1994-10-31 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 7,990 (31.7 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 13.6%, drawdown -79.1%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 11.3%, MDD -71.1%, Sharpe 0.56, 78% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 11.4%, MDD -78.0%, exposure 95%.

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=38, exitN=74
11.3%-71.1%0.560.1630.2x5378%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=12, slow=111
10.1%-37.6%0.550.2721.2x8770%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=28, slow=81
9.9%-47.0%0.530.2119.7x6771%
ROC 모멘텀
n=24, threshold=-0.13
11.4%-78.0%0.520.1531.1x13195%
Supertrend
period=22, mult=5
7.4%-51.7%0.440.149.7x9365%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=72, atrPeriod=18, mult=2.3
3.9%-53.1%0.300.073.3x14153%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=53, k=3.2
2.1%-29.8%0.300.071.9x2913%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=38, threshold=24
0.9%-23.0%0.170.041.3x4010%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.34
1.2%-67.5%0.170.021.5x28160%
MACD
fast=23, slow=56, signal=24
1.2%-70.2%0.160.021.5x28554%
Buy and hold13.6%-79.1%0.560.1757.3x1100%
1x 10x 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 ROC 모멘텀Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), ROC 모멘텀 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -20% -40% -59% -79% 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀Donchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -71.1% (2007-02-08 → 2009-03-06), recovered after 2,294 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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