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Post Holdings, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Post Holdings, Inc.. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ROC 모멘텀 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ROC 모멘텀 (CAGR 9.2%, MDD -36.1%).

Data 2012-01-27 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,648 (14.5 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 12.0%, drawdown -47.4%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 9.2%, MDD -36.1%, Sharpe 0.48, 90% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR is 2.8%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 11.2%p (CAGR 9.2%, MDD -36.1%, exposure 90%).

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
ROC 모멘텀
n=77, threshold=-0.11
9.2%-36.1%0.480.253.6x6190%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=32, slow=244
7.5%-34.6%0.460.222.9x2264%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=54, slow=170
7.4%-30.0%0.440.252.8x2269%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=70, exitN=78
3.5%-45.2%0.270.081.7x2661%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=55, atrPeriod=8, mult=3.4
1.6%-33.5%0.190.051.3x3625%
Supertrend
period=18, mult=3.1
1.3%-52.6%0.170.031.2x9556%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=53, k=3.2
0.9%-19.1%0.160.051.1x1411%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=33, threshold=32
0.3%-2.5%0.150.101.0x41%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.16
-2.8%-51.2%-0.05-0.050.7x20753%
MACD
fast=19, slow=35, signal=18
-3.3%-53.4%-0.10-0.060.6x17549%
Buy and hold12.0%-47.4%0.550.255.2x1100%
1x 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 ROC 모멘텀Buy and hold
ROC 모멘텀: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -12% -24% -36% -47% 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀
ROC 모멘텀 maximum drawdown -36.1% (2024-12-02 → 2026-07-17), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

Rides the trend when recent return (momentum) over a window is above a threshold.

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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