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United Parcel Service, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of United Parcel Service, Inc.. 0 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 1.3%, MDD -15.8%).

Data 1999-11-10 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 6,720 (26.7 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 1.6%, drawdown -64.4%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 1.0%, MDD -3.6%, Sharpe 0.43, 1% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 1.3%, MDD -64.1%, exposure 100%. It is hold-like at 95%+ exposure and is not used as the featured strategy.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 0.6%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 60.8%p (CAGR 1.3%, MDD -15.8%, exposure 3%).

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=11, k=3
1.0%-3.6%0.430.271.3x81%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=11, threshold=47
1.3%-15.8%0.280.081.4x343%
ROC 모멘텀
Hold-like · Exposure 100%
n=1, threshold=-0.1
1.3%-64.1%0.180.021.4x11100%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=13, atrPeriod=8, mult=3.3
0.2%-8.7%0.100.031.1x81%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=3, exitN=104
-0.4%-66.9%0.10-0.010.9x9393%
MACD
fast=21, slow=27, signal=21
0.1%-60.8%0.090.001.0x26850%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=43, slow=190
-0.2%-48.5%0.07-0.001.0x4154%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=74, slow=188
-0.3%-50.6%0.05-0.010.9x3352%
Supertrend
period=8, mult=3.3
-2.5%-67.5%-0.06-0.040.5x15853%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.32
-4.3%-70.5%-0.17-0.060.3x23053%
Buy and hold1.6%-64.4%0.190.021.5x1100%
1x 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 ROC 모멘텀볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), ROC 모멘텀 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -16% -32% -48% -64% 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -3.6% (2021-05-07 → 2021-05-13), prior peak not yet recovered.

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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