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Williams-Sonoma, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Williams-Sonoma, Inc.. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

Data 1983-07-07 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 10,852 (43.1 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 15.2%, drawdown -89.5%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 13.9%, MDD -73.9%, Sharpe 0.52, 82% exposure.

No strategy retained at least 75% of buy-and-hold CAGR while reducing drawdown by both 20% relatively and 5 percentage points absolutely.

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=12, exitN=57
13.9%-73.9%0.520.19272.9x15982%
Supertrend
period=24, mult=4.8
9.4%-68.9%0.440.1447.9x15555%
MACD
fast=22, slow=59, signal=31
9.4%-76.7%0.440.1247.2x32151%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=47, threshold=27
3.8%-19.4%0.440.194.9x125%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=57, slow=215
8.8%-86.8%0.410.1037.2x5364%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=57, slow=216
8.4%-82.5%0.410.1032.8x4765%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=38, atrPeriod=25, mult=2.6
6.5%-47.7%0.380.1414.8x20934%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.26
6.9%-85.5%0.370.0818.0x36155%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=43, k=2.5
5.8%-53.2%0.370.1111.2x15028%
ROC 모멘텀
n=148, threshold=-0.04
6.0%-87.8%0.340.0712.5x31368%
Buy and hold15.2%-89.5%0.540.17438.8x1100%
1x 10x 100x 1984 1990 1996 2002 2008 2014 2020 2026 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -22% -45% -67% -90% 1984 1990 1996 2002 2008 2014 2020 2026 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -73.9% (2005-07-28 → 2009-01-20), recovered after 2,022 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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