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LiveRamp Holdings, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of LiveRamp Holdings, Inc.. 1 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Supertrend (CAGR 7.8%, MDD -60.1%).

Data 1983-12-14 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 10,740 (42.6 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

1 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 7.8%, drawdown -85.1%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 5.9%, MDD -35.8%, Sharpe 0.47, 13% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Supertrend — CAGR 7.8%, MDD -60.1%, exposure 54%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Supertrend — CAGR is 1.9%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 49.3%p (CAGR 7.8%, MDD -60.1%, exposure 54%).

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=64, k=3.5
5.9%-35.8%0.470.1711.6x3313%
Supertrend
period=12, mult=3.2
7.8%-60.1%0.400.1324.9x23754%
ROC 모멘텀
Hold-like · Exposure 100%
n=1, threshold=-0.15
6.8%-84.6%0.380.0816.8x37100%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=15, slow=25
6.5%-71.1%0.360.0914.8x44355%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=16, exitN=76
5.8%-87.9%0.340.0710.9x12378%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=41, atrPeriod=15, mult=2
3.5%-69.2%0.260.054.4x23136%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.28
3.1%-72.6%0.260.043.7x48554%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=10, slow=93
2.6%-83.6%0.240.033.0x21758%
MACD
fast=18, slow=36, signal=21
2.3%-77.5%0.230.032.6x46852%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=28, threshold=29
1.8%-35.5%0.210.052.1x6310%
Buy and hold7.8%-85.1%0.400.0924.6x1100%
1x 10x 1984 1990 1996 2002 2008 2014 2020 2026 Supertrend볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), Supertrend (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -21% -43% -64% -85% 1984 1990 1996 2002 2008 2014 2020 2026 Buy and holdSupertrend볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -35.8% (2020-11-09 → 2026-06-04), prior peak not yet recovered.

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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