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Yum China Holdings, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Yum China Holdings, Inc.. 1 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR 6.3%, MDD -26.8%).

Data 2016-10-17 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 2,460 (9.8 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

1 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 6.6%, drawdown -57.9%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 4.2%, MDD -15.0%, Sharpe 0.46, 8% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: EMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 6.6%, MDD -33.8%, exposure 51%.

Return/drawdown alternative: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR is 2.4%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 42.9%p (CAGR 6.3%, MDD -26.8%, exposure 54%).

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=33, k=3.4
4.2%-15.0%0.460.281.5x108%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=18, slow=84
6.6%-33.8%0.390.201.9x2651%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=39, slow=118
6.3%-26.8%0.380.231.8x2254%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=65, exitN=95
5.1%-37.0%0.330.141.6x1260%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=12, atrPeriod=17, mult=3.4
1.6%-17.7%0.260.091.2x62%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=33, threshold=26
0.5%-19.9%0.120.031.1x83%
Supertrend
period=19, mult=4.2
-0.3%-54.3%0.11-0.011.0x4155%
ROC 모멘텀
n=118, threshold=0.05
-2.3%-61.4%-0.00-0.040.8x9645%
MACD
fast=29, slow=39, signal=26
-3.9%-74.6%-0.04-0.050.7x8544%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.32
-7.2%-72.1%-0.20-0.100.5x7747%
Buy and hold6.6%-57.9%0.360.111.9x1100%
1x 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 EMA 크로스오버볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), EMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -14% -29% -43% -58% 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdEMA 크로스오버볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -15.0% (2024-10-02 → 2024-10-17), recovered after 36 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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