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OUTFRONT Media Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of OUTFRONT Media Inc.. 7 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ADX / DI 방향성 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR 1.7%, MDD -10.8%).

Data 2014-03-28 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,104 (12.3 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

7 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 0.4%, drawdown -77.3%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 2.3%, MDD -12.2%, Sharpe 0.42, 4% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 3.5%, MDD -42.1%, exposure 49%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 1.9%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 65.1%p (CAGR 1.7%, MDD -10.8%, exposure 4%).

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=27
2.3%-12.2%0.420.191.3x44%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=29, k=3.4
3.2%-12.7%0.410.251.5x1610%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=23, atrPeriod=12, mult=3.8
1.7%-10.8%0.300.161.2x64%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=9, slow=189
3.5%-42.1%0.260.081.5x2949%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=5, slow=191
3.4%-39.8%0.260.091.5x4547%
ROC 모멘텀
n=178, threshold=0.06
2.9%-47.2%0.250.061.4x7539%
Supertrend
period=28, mult=4.9
2.0%-60.3%0.210.031.3x3758%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=109, exitN=103
0.4%-55.2%0.120.011.0x1343%
MACD
fast=17, slow=57, signal=15
-4.0%-71.3%-0.04-0.060.6x15248%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.3
-8.0%-77.6%-0.17-0.100.4x17854%
Buy and hold0.4%-77.3%0.220.011.0x1100%
1x 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 SMA 크로스오버ADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성 (Sharpe leader), SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -19% -39% -58% -77% 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdSMA 크로스오버ADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -12.2% (2026-03-05 → 2026-03-27), recovered after 35 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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