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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 10.7%, MDD -30.9%).

Data 2013-05-02 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,332 (13.2 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 12.5%, drawdown -52.3%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 3.3%, MDD -8.8%, Sharpe 0.63, 4% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 10.7%, MDD -30.9%, exposure 82%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 9.2%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 43.5%p (CAGR 10.7%, 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
3.3%-8.8%0.630.381.5x74%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=14, exitN=58
10.7%-30.9%0.540.353.8x3782%
MACD
fast=15, slow=20, signal=24
6.1%-32.3%0.410.192.2x16450%
ROC 모멘텀
n=120, threshold=-0.1
6.0%-39.1%0.370.152.2x5781%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=12, atrPeriod=26, mult=2.9
1.1%-8.7%0.360.131.2x42%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=65, slow=127
4.8%-52.3%0.320.091.9x3160%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.025, maxStep=0.3
3.5%-39.0%0.270.091.6x32856%
Supertrend
period=10, mult=1.9
3.6%-36.9%0.270.101.6x16960%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=53, slow=91
0.2%-66.1%0.110.001.0x3564%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=18, threshold=28
-0.3%-31.0%-0.01-0.011.0x299%
Buy and hold12.5%-52.3%0.550.244.7x1100%
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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