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Parsons Corporation backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Parsons Corporation. 2 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 7.0%, MDD -7.6%).

Data 2019-05-08 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 1,818 (7.2 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

2 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 5.4%, drawdown -64.4%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 7.0%, MDD -7.6%, Sharpe 0.93, 8% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 10.6%, MDD -19.9%, exposure 37%.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 1.6%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 56.8%p (CAGR 7.0%, MDD -7.6%, exposure 8%).

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
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=13, k=2.8
7.0%-7.6%0.930.921.6x148%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=75, exitN=22
10.6%-19.9%0.720.532.1x1637%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=11, atrPeriod=27, mult=3.5
2.0%-7.6%0.510.261.2x85%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=36, threshold=21
3.0%-19.3%0.340.161.2x1416%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=50, slow=230
5.4%-51.5%0.340.101.5x1054%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=21, slow=117
5.3%-39.1%0.340.141.5x1658%
ROC 모멘텀
n=113, threshold=0.01
4.6%-42.2%0.310.111.4x5657%
Supertrend
period=29, mult=5
2.9%-62.2%0.250.051.2x1858%
MACD
fast=12, slow=29, signal=8
-4.4%-57.2%-0.03-0.080.7x12848%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.14
-7.4%-60.6%-0.13-0.120.6x13455%
Buy and hold5.4%-64.4%0.340.081.5x1100%
1x 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Donchian 채널 돌파볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -16% -32% -48% -64% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -7.6% (2024-03-06 → 2024-08-07), recovered after 674 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Breaking above the upper band (average plus a multiple of volatility) signals a strong move up.

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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