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Shake Shack, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Shake Shack, Inc.. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR 10.6%, MDD -28.1%).

Data 2015-01-30 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 2,913 (11.6 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 3.5%, drawdown -70.9%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 13.0%, MDD -41.5%, Sharpe 0.65, 23% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 13.3%, MDD -77.3%, exposure 50%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 9.5%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 29.4%p (CAGR 10.6%, MDD -28.1%, exposure 23%).

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
entryN=106, exitN=24
13.0%-41.5%0.650.314.1x1823%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=54, k=2.8
12.7%-30.3%0.630.424.0x2121%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=54, atrPeriod=12, mult=4
10.6%-28.1%0.550.383.2x2223%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=20, slow=33
13.3%-77.3%0.530.174.2x8150%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.3
12.8%-56.2%0.510.234.0x9748%
MACD
fast=22, slow=37, signal=19
9.1%-73.5%0.420.122.7x11551%
ROC 모멘텀
n=39, threshold=0.06
8.6%-63.7%0.420.132.6x14940%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=28, threshold=17
7.8%-44.5%0.420.182.4x6731%
Supertrend
period=25, mult=5
7.7%-66.6%0.390.122.4x3554%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=51, slow=179
3.5%-53.4%0.260.071.5x1443%
Buy and hold3.5%-70.9%0.330.051.5x1100%
1x 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 SMA 크로스오버Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -19% -39% -58% -77% 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdSMA 크로스오버Donchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -41.5% (2021-02-11 → 2023-03-24), recovered after 1,099 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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