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Stellus Capital Investment Corporation backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Stellus Capital Investment Corporation. 8 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Keltner 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR 0.5%, MDD -5.4%).

Data 2012-11-08 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,451 (13.7 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

8 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -5.0%, drawdown -69.6%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR 0.5%, MDD -5.4%, Sharpe 0.24, 1% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 1.2%, MDD -25.2%, exposure 17%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 5.5%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 64.3%p (CAGR 0.5%, MDD -5.4%, exposure 1%).

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
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=7, atrPeriod=25, mult=2.8
0.5%-5.4%0.240.101.1x21%
ROC 모멘텀
n=136, threshold=0.12
1.2%-25.2%0.170.051.2x7017%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=40, k=3.5
0.1%-13.7%0.040.011.0x21%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=108, exitN=43
-0.4%-32.1%0.04-0.011.0x2032%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=60, slow=146
-1.9%-48.3%-0.03-0.040.8x2847%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=28, threshold=29
-0.1%-8.5%-0.05-0.011.0x41%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=25, slow=75
-3.0%-45.9%-0.13-0.070.7x4848%
Supertrend
period=20, mult=3.7
-4.2%-49.5%-0.22-0.080.6x6448%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.22
-5.4%-58.5%-0.24-0.090.5x11248%
MACD
fast=13, slow=45, signal=14
-5.8%-65.6%-0.25-0.090.4x19050%
Buy and hold-5.0%-69.6%0.02-0.070.5x1100%
1x 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 ROC 모멘텀Keltner 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Keltner 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), ROC 모멘텀 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -17% -35% -52% -70% 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀Keltner 채널 돌파
Keltner 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -5.4% (2020-12-11 → 2020-12-15), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

Breaking above the channel top (average plus a multiple of volatility) signals an upside breakout.

Method and caveats

Past performance does not guarantee future returns. Parameters were selected on the same full-history sample using sharpe over 40 trials per strategy, so results contain in-sample bias. 0.5% trading costs are included; taxes, slippage and rejected orders are not.
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