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Tyson Foods, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Tyson Foods, Inc.. 3 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; MACD ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR 7.7%, MDD -61.3%).

Data 1980-03-17 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 11,688 (46.4 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

3 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 7.5%, drawdown -82.7%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): MACD — CAGR 9.3%, MDD -70.3%, Sharpe 0.50, 52% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR is 1.8%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 12.3%p (CAGR 7.7%, MDD -61.3%, exposure 54%).

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
MACD
fast=29, slow=44, signal=23
9.3%-70.3%0.500.1361.8x36752%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=30, k=2.6
6.1%-44.8%0.450.1415.4x19125%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=18, slow=27
7.7%-61.3%0.440.1331.4x48554%
Supertrend
period=6, mult=5
7.8%-61.9%0.430.1331.9x14456%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=9, exitN=74
6.0%-68.2%0.360.0915.2x16185%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.14
5.8%-61.9%0.360.0913.4x33352%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=27, atrPeriod=19, mult=1.9
4.3%-72.2%0.330.067.1x31234%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=21, threshold=28
3.0%-53.7%0.300.063.9x14815%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=8, slow=52
2.5%-76.0%0.240.033.2x30355%
ROC 모멘텀
n=93, threshold=-0.01
-0.6%-93.3%0.13-0.010.7x47658%
Buy and hold7.5%-82.7%0.390.0928.8x1100%
1x 10x 100x 1981 1987 1993 1999 2005 2011 2017 2023 MACDBuy and hold
MACD: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -21% -41% -62% -83% 1981 1987 1993 1999 2005 2011 2017 2023 Buy and holdMACD
MACD maximum drawdown -70.3% (1998-11-05 → 2003-01-27), recovered after 4,123 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Looks at the gap (MACD) between a short and long average crossing its own signal line.

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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