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Triumph Financial, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Triumph Financial, Inc.. 1 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 16.3%, MDD -31.6%).

Data 2014-11-07 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 2,948 (11.7 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

1 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 16.4%, drawdown -65.6%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 16.3%, MDD -31.6%, Sharpe 0.91, 29% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: EMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 16.9%, MDD -46.6%, exposure 59%.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 0.1%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 34.0%p (CAGR 16.3%, MDD -31.6%, exposure 29%).

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
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=31, k=2.6
16.3%-31.6%0.910.525.9x4229%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=57, exitN=11
14.5%-37.9%0.800.384.9x5232%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=34, atrPeriod=19, mult=4
10.8%-29.3%0.780.373.3x2018%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=15, threshold=23
13.5%-32.8%0.720.414.4x7432%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=10, slow=180
16.9%-46.6%0.720.366.3x2359%
Supertrend
period=8, mult=3.4
16.4%-45.9%0.680.365.9x5959%
MACD
fast=17, slow=33, signal=14
16.2%-49.2%0.660.335.8x14252%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=38, slow=180
15.8%-54.9%0.640.295.6x1959%
ROC 모멘텀
n=141, threshold=-0.04
14.6%-47.8%0.600.314.9x6565%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.3
7.6%-55.4%0.400.142.4x10258%
Buy and hold16.4%-65.6%0.570.255.9x1100%
1x 10x 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 EMA 크로스오버볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), EMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -16% -33% -49% -66% 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdEMA 크로스오버볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -31.6% (2018-03-19 → 2020-01-31), recovered after 948 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Breaking above the upper band (average plus a multiple of volatility) signals a strong move up.

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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