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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 24.5%, MDD -51.8%).

Data 2011-10-14 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,719 (14.8 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 26.3%, drawdown -77.5%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 24.5%, MDD -51.8%, Sharpe 0.77, 54% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: EMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 24.6%, MDD -63.1%, exposure 63%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 1.8%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 25.7%p (CAGR 24.5%, 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
24.5%-51.8%0.770.4725.7x3654%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=39, atrPeriod=18, mult=1.2
22.5%-53.1%0.770.4220.2x11046%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=32, slow=163
24.6%-63.1%0.750.3925.9x2463%
Supertrend
period=22, mult=5
21.6%-65.5%0.720.3318.0x4655%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=30, slow=176
21.5%-60.2%0.700.3617.8x2662%
ROC 모멘텀
n=149, threshold=-0.03
18.6%-58.9%0.630.3212.5x9866%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=27, k=1.1
16.5%-57.9%0.610.299.6x15647%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=19, threshold=14
15.0%-62.9%0.580.247.9x19246%
MACD
fast=13, slow=51, signal=10
15.2%-66.5%0.570.238.1x22753%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.18
12.4%-64.8%0.500.195.7x24253%
Buy and hold26.3%-77.5%0.710.3431.7x1100%
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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