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QXO, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of QXO, Inc.. 3 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; SMA 크로스오버 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR 1.4%, MDD -57.2%).

Data 2012-04-17 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,593 (14.3 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

3 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -4.1%, drawdown -95.4%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 7.9%, MDD -83.1%, Sharpe 0.52, 46% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 11.8%, MDD -69.5%, exposure 23%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 11.9%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 12.4%p (CAGR 1.4%, MDD -57.2%, exposure 9%).

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
SMA 크로스오버
fast=47, slow=58
7.9%-83.1%0.520.092.9x10246%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=11, exitN=73
-23.0%-98.1%0.48-0.230.0x5082%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=35, threshold=20
11.8%-69.5%0.450.174.9x2623%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.36
-8.7%-96.4%0.43-0.090.3x18641%
Supertrend
period=22, mult=4.8
-20.8%-99.6%0.41-0.210.0x5652%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=25, slow=141
-13.6%-93.7%0.29-0.140.1x4642%
MACD
fast=24, slow=36, signal=26
-23.6%-99.5%0.25-0.240.0x12449%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=34, atrPeriod=10, mult=3.7
1.4%-57.2%0.200.021.2x169%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=52, k=2.2
-9.3%-96.1%0.17-0.100.2x5822%
ROC 모멘텀
n=141, threshold=-0.03
-29.8%-99.8%0.07-0.300.0x18051%
Buy and hold-4.1%-95.4%0.69-0.040.6x1100%
1x 10x 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 ADX / DI 방향성SMA 크로스오버Buy and hold
SMA 크로스오버 (Sharpe leader), ADX / DI 방향성 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -24% -48% -72% -95% 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdADX / DI 방향성SMA 크로스오버
SMA 크로스오버 maximum drawdown -83.1% (2014-01-07 → 2019-08-15), recovered after 3,618 days.

Rules of the top strategy

When the short average rises above the long average, it reads that as an uptrend starting.

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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