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RPM International Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of RPM International Inc.. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. Its 95% market exposure makes it hold-like.

Data 1980-03-17 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 11,688 (46.4 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 10.0%, drawdown -63.1%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 7.3%, MDD -58.5%, Sharpe 0.39, 95% exposure. With at least 95% exposure, it should be treated as hold-like, not strong evidence of timing skill.

No strategy retained at least 75% of buy-and-hold CAGR while reducing drawdown by both 20% relatively and 5 percentage points absolutely.

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
Donchian 채널 돌파
Hold-like · Exposure 95%
entryN=3, exitN=140
7.3%-58.5%0.390.1226.4x10795%
ROC 모멘텀
Hold-like · Exposure 95%
n=48, threshold=-0.15
5.2%-72.1%0.320.0710.6x18595%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=84, slow=97
3.8%-51.2%0.280.075.6x20562%
Supertrend
period=26, mult=5
1.9%-63.3%0.190.032.4x14361%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=58, slow=205
1.0%-66.0%0.150.011.6x7271%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.025, maxStep=0.06
0.1%-88.0%0.110.001.1x68756%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=30, k=3.5
0.3%-32.5%0.070.011.1x263%
MACD
fast=19, slow=33, signal=11
-1.4%-88.5%0.03-0.020.5x67950%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=17, atrPeriod=8, mult=3.6
-0.0%-14.6%0.01-0.001.0x101%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=21, threshold=12
-3.3%-87.8%-0.09-0.040.2x70651%
Buy and hold10.0%-63.1%0.470.1683.6x1100%
1x 10x 100x 1981 1987 1993 1999 2005 2011 2017 2023 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -16% -32% -47% -63% 1981 1987 1993 1999 2005 2011 2017 2023 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -58.5% (1998-10-30 → 2003-03-11), recovered after 3,973 days.

Rules of the top strategy

A new high means a trend starting; a new low means it’s over (turtle-trading style).

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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