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Omnicom Group Inc. backtest

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

Data 1980-03-17 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 11,709 (46.5 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 9.1%, drawdown -62.1%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 4.9%, MDD -55.4%, Sharpe 0.32, 79% 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=18, exitN=61
4.9%-55.4%0.320.099.4x14779%
ROC 모멘텀
n=99, threshold=-0.09
3.9%-71.6%0.280.055.8x26382%
Supertrend
period=21, mult=4.4
3.1%-74.8%0.250.044.1x19760%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=58, slow=146
3.0%-61.0%0.250.053.9x7765%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=41, slow=214
2.6%-63.4%0.230.043.4x7564%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.36
1.1%-80.5%0.150.011.6x39156%
MACD
fast=19, slow=50, signal=24
-0.1%-68.1%0.10-0.001.0x44751%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=32, threshold=30
0.1%-28.3%0.060.011.1x283%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=57, k=2.6
-0.1%-69.8%0.05-0.000.9x12124%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=51, atrPeriod=14, mult=4
-0.9%-56.2%-0.03-0.020.6x11823%
Buy and hold9.1%-62.1%0.450.1556.9x1100%
1x 10x 1981 1987 1993 1999 2005 2011 2017 2023 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -16% -31% -47% -62% 1981 1987 1993 1999 2005 2011 2017 2023 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -55.4% (2007-08-07 → 2009-04-07), recovered after 2,383 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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