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Weyerhaeuser Company backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Weyerhaeuser Company. 1 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 1.4%, MDD -24.6%).

Data 1973-05-03 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 13,424 (53.2 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

1 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 0.5%, drawdown -84.4%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 1.4%, MDD -24.6%, Sharpe 0.23, 6% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 0.9%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 59.7%p (CAGR 1.4%, MDD -24.6%, exposure 6%).

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=52, k=3.5
1.4%-24.6%0.230.062.1x326%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=15, exitN=51
0.3%-71.6%0.140.001.2x21176%
Supertrend
period=18, mult=4.6
-0.6%-76.2%0.10-0.010.7x19054%
MACD
fast=31, slow=70, signal=24
-0.7%-71.0%0.07-0.010.7x37751%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=17, slow=46
-0.8%-81.0%0.07-0.010.7x34854%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=22, threshold=32
0.1%-24.4%0.040.001.0x362%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=37, slow=198
-2.5%-80.3%-0.02-0.030.3x10654%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=24, atrPeriod=16, mult=3.8
-1.0%-47.7%-0.12-0.020.6x565%
ROC 모멘텀
n=137, threshold=-0.01
-4.8%-94.6%-0.14-0.050.1x52455%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.26
-7.5%-98.7%-0.21-0.080.0x47254%
Buy and hold0.5%-84.4%0.190.011.3x1100%
1x 1974 1981 1988 1995 2002 2009 2016 2023 볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -21% -42% -63% -84% 1974 1981 1988 1995 2002 2009 2016 2023 Buy and hold볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -24.6% (1987-04-06 → 2002-02-06), recovered after 8,677 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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