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Charles Schwab Corporation (The) backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Charles Schwab Corporation (The). 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Supertrend ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR 12.4%, MDD -66.9%).

Data 1987-09-22 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 9,788 (38.9 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 15.7%, drawdown -86.9%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR 13.2%, MDD -70.3%, Sharpe 0.56, 57% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR is 2.5%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 16.6%p (CAGR 12.4%, MDD -66.9%, exposure 64%).

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=14, mult=3.1
13.2%-70.3%0.560.19124.1x26157%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=52, slow=121
12.4%-66.9%0.520.1892.6x9364%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=41, exitN=77
12.2%-71.0%0.500.1786.2x7773%
ROC 모멘텀
n=111, threshold=-0.03
11.0%-88.8%0.480.1257.2x34368%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=52, atrPeriod=18, mult=1.7
9.4%-53.5%0.480.1833.0x24345%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=31, slow=155
9.9%-82.8%0.460.1239.5x8364%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=57, k=1.1
8.4%-58.6%0.430.1423.2x22748%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=38, threshold=22
5.2%-48.5%0.400.117.2x5213%
MACD
fast=21, slow=59, signal=22
5.4%-80.9%0.330.077.8x38152%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.38
5.0%-72.3%0.310.076.6x34155%
Buy and hold15.7%-86.9%0.550.18289.2x1100%
1x 10x 100x 1988 1993 1998 2003 2008 2013 2018 2023 SupertrendBuy and hold
Supertrend: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -22% -43% -65% -87% 1988 1993 1998 2003 2008 2013 2018 2023 Buy and holdSupertrend
Supertrend maximum drawdown -70.3% (2000-03-24 → 2002-10-16), recovered after 4,833 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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