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TKO Group Holdings, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of TKO Group Holdings, Inc.. 3 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ADX / DI 방향성 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR 8.5%, MDD -55.4%).

Data 1999-10-19 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 6,736 (26.8 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

3 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 7.6%, drawdown -73.0%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 5.3%, MDD -41.5%, Sharpe 0.56, 7% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 8.5%, MDD -61.5%, exposure 56%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 2.3%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 31.4%p (CAGR 8.5%, MDD -55.4%, exposure 41%).

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=37, threshold=25
5.3%-41.5%0.560.134.0x187%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=133, exitN=49
8.5%-55.4%0.470.158.9x3841%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=12, atrPeriod=11, mult=4
1.6%-6.8%0.450.241.5x21%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=6, slow=85
8.5%-61.5%0.440.149.0x12856%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=19, slow=127
8.3%-64.9%0.440.138.5x6654%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=47, k=2.1
6.2%-46.1%0.390.135.0x12036%
ROC 모멘텀
n=151, threshold=-0.02
6.5%-69.6%0.370.095.4x18660%
Supertrend
period=23, mult=4.9
5.4%-75.3%0.330.074.1x7554%
MACD
fast=12, slow=44, signal=18
-0.2%-88.1%0.13-0.000.9x35452%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.32
-4.6%-91.2%-0.03-0.050.3x36053%
Buy and hold7.6%-73.0%0.390.107.2x1100%
1x 10x 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 SMA 크로스오버ADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성 (Sharpe leader), SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -18% -36% -55% -73% 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 Buy and holdSMA 크로스오버ADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -41.5% (2014-03-20 → 2017-11-02), recovered after 1,519 days.

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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