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Voya Financial, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Voya Financial, Inc.. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR 10.8%, MDD -30.9%).

Data 2013-05-02 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 3,353 (13.3 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 12.6%, drawdown -52.3%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 3.2%, MDD -8.8%, Sharpe 0.60, 4% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 10.8%, MDD -30.9%, exposure 82%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 9.4%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 43.5%p (CAGR 10.8%, MDD -30.9%, exposure 82%).

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=22, k=3.3
3.2%-8.8%0.600.361.5x84%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=14, exitN=58
10.8%-30.9%0.550.353.9x3782%
MACD
fast=15, slow=20, signal=24
6.1%-32.3%0.410.192.2x16450%
ROC 모멘텀
n=120, threshold=-0.1
6.1%-39.1%0.370.162.2x5781%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=12, atrPeriod=26, mult=2.9
1.1%-8.7%0.360.131.2x42%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=65, slow=127
4.9%-52.3%0.330.091.9x3160%
Supertrend
period=10, mult=1.9
3.7%-36.9%0.280.101.6x16960%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.025, maxStep=0.3
3.1%-39.0%0.250.081.5x33156%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=53, slow=91
0.3%-66.1%0.120.001.0x3564%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=18, threshold=28
-0.3%-31.0%0.00-0.011.0x309%
Buy and hold12.6%-52.3%0.550.244.8x1100%
1x 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Donchian 채널 돌파볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -13% -26% -39% -52% 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -8.8% (2018-01-19 → 2020-01-08), recovered after 3,090 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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