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Ubiquiti Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Ubiquiti Inc.. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR 24.4%, MDD -51.8%).

Data 2011-10-14 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 3,740 (14.9 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 26.6%, drawdown -77.5%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 24.4%, MDD -51.8%, Sharpe 0.76, 54% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: EMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 24.4%, MDD -63.1%, exposure 63%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 2.3%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 25.7%p (CAGR 24.4%, MDD -51.8%, 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
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=45, exitN=41
24.4%-51.8%0.760.4725.7x3654%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=39, atrPeriod=18, mult=1.2
22.4%-53.1%0.760.4220.2x11045%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=32, slow=163
24.4%-63.1%0.750.3925.9x2463%
Supertrend
period=22, mult=5
21.4%-65.5%0.720.3318.0x4655%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=30, slow=176
21.4%-60.2%0.700.3517.8x2662%
ROC 모멘텀
n=149, threshold=-0.03
18.7%-58.9%0.640.3212.8x10166%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=27, k=1.1
16.2%-57.9%0.600.289.3x15947%
MACD
fast=13, slow=51, signal=10
15.6%-66.5%0.580.238.6x22753%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=19, threshold=14
14.7%-62.9%0.570.237.7x19546%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.18
12.2%-64.8%0.500.195.5x24553%
Buy and hold26.6%-77.5%0.720.3433.6x1100%
1x 10x 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 EMA 크로스오버Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), EMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -19% -39% -58% -77% 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdEMA 크로스오버Donchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -51.8% (2014-03-20 → 2015-04-01), recovered after 1,849 days.

Rules of the top strategy

A new high means a trend starting; a new low means it’s over (turtle-trading style).

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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