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Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.. 4 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ADX / DI 방향성 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR 0.6%, MDD -24.3%).

Data 1979-01-02 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 11,993 (47.6 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

4 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -1.8%, drawdown -99.3%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 1.8%, MDD -30.4%, Sharpe 0.24, 5% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 3.5%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 68.9%p (CAGR 0.6%, MDD -24.3%, 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
ADX / DI 방향성
period=46, threshold=29
1.8%-30.4%0.240.062.3x165%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=58, slow=222
1.4%-87.6%0.220.021.9x6350%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=9, exitN=78
-2.5%-99.5%0.20-0.020.3x19382%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=21, slow=151
-0.7%-91.8%0.16-0.010.7x11550%
MACD
fast=27, slow=44, signal=37
-2.3%-96.2%0.14-0.020.3x35148%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=11, atrPeriod=7, mult=4
0.6%-24.3%0.120.031.3x141%
Supertrend
period=9, mult=3.3
-3.9%-98.2%0.12-0.040.2x26953%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.02, maxStep=0.26
-7.6%-99.5%0.01-0.080.0x86948%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=49, k=2.1
-4.4%-96.2%-0.02-0.050.1x20928%
ROC 모멘텀
n=149, threshold=-0.04
-10.0%-99.9%-0.05-0.100.0x49557%
Buy and hold-1.8%-99.3%0.26-0.020.4x1100%
0.1 1x 1980 1986 1992 1998 2004 2010 2016 2022 ADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -25% -50% -74% -99% 1980 1986 1992 1998 2004 2010 2016 2022 Buy and holdADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -30.4% (1998-04-02 → 2003-04-09), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

Looks at both the direction and the strength of the trend; holds only in a strong uptrend.

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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