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Urban Edge Properties backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Urban Edge Properties. 7 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ADX / DI 방향성 (CAGR 2.0%, MDD -15.9%).

Data 2015-01-16 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 2,922 (11.6 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

7 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -1.1%, drawdown -75.9%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 3.6%, MDD -16.2%, Sharpe 0.43, 8% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR 3.9%, MDD -18.4%, exposure 21%.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 4.7%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 59.6%p (CAGR 2.0%, MDD -15.9%, exposure 9%).

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=53, k=3.4
3.6%-16.2%0.430.221.5x68%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=56, atrPeriod=20, mult=3.4
3.9%-18.4%0.390.211.6x1821%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=61, exitN=13
3.1%-21.6%0.300.141.4x3627%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=31, threshold=22
2.0%-15.9%0.300.121.3x189%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=43, slow=58
0.5%-41.2%0.120.011.1x5848%
ROC 모멘텀
n=171, threshold=0.14
0.5%-37.7%0.100.011.1x7423%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=44, slow=157
-0.1%-37.2%0.08-0.001.0x2349%
Supertrend
period=22, mult=4.2
-1.1%-47.1%0.05-0.020.9x4051%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.2
-6.2%-59.4%-0.18-0.100.5x10649%
MACD
fast=18, slow=51, signal=17
-6.5%-65.4%-0.22-0.100.5x12649%
Buy and hold-1.1%-75.9%0.13-0.010.9x1100%
1x 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Keltner 채널 돌파볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -19% -38% -57% -76% 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdKeltner 채널 돌파볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -16.2% (2019-11-04 → 2020-11-12), recovered after 386 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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