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Redwire Corporation backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Redwire Corporation. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Supertrend ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Supertrend (CAGR 34.9%, MDD -53.0%).

Data 2021-01-14 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 1,392 (5.5 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -3.4%, drawdown -87.3%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR 34.9%, MDD -53.0%, Sharpe 0.76, 42% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Supertrend — CAGR is 38.3%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 34.3%p (CAGR 34.9%, MDD -53.0%, exposure 42%).

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
Supertrend
period=20, mult=3.3
34.9%-53.0%0.760.665.3x2842%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=5, slow=40
23.9%-53.5%0.640.453.3x5044%
MACD
fast=17, slow=54, signal=23
22.0%-67.5%0.620.333.0x5449%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=48, k=1
21.5%-66.1%0.610.332.9x3635%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=16, exitN=20
20.2%-67.6%0.600.302.8x3649%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.03, maxStep=0.12
19.1%-78.2%0.590.242.6x12844%
ROC 모멘텀
n=15, threshold=-0.04
14.3%-80.4%0.530.182.1x13060%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=15, threshold=11
14.0%-74.6%0.530.192.1x9058%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=18, atrPeriod=33, mult=0.6
14.6%-61.9%0.520.242.1x9036%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=39, slow=251
13.7%-76.4%0.500.182.0x430%
Buy and hold-3.4%-87.3%0.40-0.040.8x1100%
1x 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 SupertrendBuy and hold
Supertrend: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -22% -44% -65% -87% 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdSupertrend
Supertrend maximum drawdown -53.0% (2026-01-27 → 2026-04-29), recovered after 119 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Trades the direction of a volatility-based trend line that trails below/above price.

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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