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USA Compression Partners, LP backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of USA Compression Partners, LP. 2 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR 3.7%, MDD -35.0%).

Data 2013-01-15 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,406 (13.5 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

2 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 2.9%, drawdown -86.8%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 6.0%, MDD -52.5%, Sharpe 0.35, 78% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR is 3.1%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 34.3%p (CAGR 3.7%, MDD -35.0%, exposure 56%).

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=28, exitN=78
6.0%-52.5%0.350.112.2x2478%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=48, slow=176
3.7%-35.0%0.270.111.6x2356%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=72, slow=98
2.7%-35.0%0.230.081.4x2158%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=44, k=3.3
0.9%-10.7%0.180.091.1x64%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=18, threshold=39
0.3%-6.1%0.170.041.0x21%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=30, atrPeriod=14, mult=1.6
0.1%-51.9%0.100.001.0x9031%
ROC 모멘텀
n=4, threshold=0.14
0.0%-39.0%0.060.001.0x381%
Supertrend
period=21, mult=2.4
-3.1%-65.2%0.01-0.050.6x11653%
MACD
fast=15, slow=47, signal=9
-3.9%-64.9%-0.01-0.060.6x22051%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.02, maxStep=0.36
-4.5%-61.7%-0.03-0.070.5x28854%
Buy and hold2.9%-86.8%0.290.031.5x1100%
1x 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -22% -43% -65% -87% 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -52.5% (2017-01-27 → 2020-05-13), recovered after 1,893 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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