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Bristow Group, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Bristow Group, Inc.. 2 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 5.8%, MDD -26.1%).

Data 2013-01-22 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,402 (13.5 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

2 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 1.7%, drawdown -89.4%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 5.8%, MDD -26.1%, Sharpe 0.40, 15% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 4.2%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 63.2%p (CAGR 5.8%, MDD -26.1%, exposure 15%).

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=55, k=3.3
5.8%-26.1%0.400.222.2x1815%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=18, exitN=41
4.5%-59.4%0.310.081.8x4172%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=47, atrPeriod=13, mult=3.4
1.6%-47.8%0.180.031.2x3219%
ROC 모멘텀
n=46, threshold=0.11
0.7%-50.5%0.160.011.1x15826%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=29, slow=59
-3.3%-66.7%0.09-0.050.6x7549%
MACD
fast=16, slow=28, signal=17
-5.4%-78.0%0.03-0.070.5x18350%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=22, threshold=25
-0.9%-37.0%0.03-0.020.9x3611%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=11, slow=26
-5.8%-72.6%0.01-0.080.4x13549%
Supertrend
period=21, mult=1.8
-8.5%-79.6%-0.13-0.110.3x18948%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.34
-11.3%-86.3%-0.15-0.130.2x24949%
Buy and hold1.7%-89.4%0.280.021.2x1100%
1x 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -22% -45% -67% -89% 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and hold볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -26.1% (2018-07-31 → 2020-07-09), recovered after 741 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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