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Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Keltner 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR 9.1%, MDD -71.8%).

Data 1980-03-17 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 11,688 (46.4 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 9.4%, drawdown -96.4%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR 7.9%, MDD -55.1%, Sharpe 0.45, 33% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 9.1%, MDD -71.8%, exposure 53%.

Return/drawdown alternative: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR is 1.5%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 41.3%p (CAGR 9.1%, MDD -71.8%, exposure 53%).

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
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=60, atrPeriod=23, mult=3.2
7.9%-55.1%0.450.1434.6x15833%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=108, exitN=62
8.7%-71.1%0.440.1247.7x7145%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=52, slow=184
9.1%-71.8%0.440.1356.2x7153%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=32, slow=204
8.1%-77.4%0.410.1037.4x7353%
Supertrend
period=26, mult=4.7
7.8%-70.8%0.400.1132.8x18856%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=30, threshold=12
5.7%-72.6%0.340.0813.3x44441%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.12
5.9%-71.5%0.340.0814.3x59853%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=32, k=2.7
4.0%-54.3%0.310.076.2x14619%
ROC 모멘텀
n=72, threshold=0.08
4.9%-77.8%0.310.069.1x51141%
MACD
fast=13, slow=45, signal=24
0.5%-86.3%0.170.011.3x55051%
Buy and hold9.4%-96.4%0.420.1064.9x1100%
1x 10x 100x 1981 1987 1993 1999 2005 2011 2017 2023 SMA 크로스오버Keltner 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Keltner 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -24% -48% -72% -96% 1981 1987 1993 1999 2005 2011 2017 2023 Buy and holdSMA 크로스오버Keltner 채널 돌파
Keltner 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -55.1% (2000-05-18 → 2002-05-07), recovered after 3,268 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Breaking above the channel top (average plus a multiple of volatility) signals an upside breakout.

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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