The compound annual growth rate of the account balance over the testing period. This is a time-normalized return metric (often calculated as (Ending Balance / Starting Balance)^(1/Years) – 1). It smooths out volatile returns to an average yearly rate. For example, a 50% gain over 2 years yields a CAGR of about 22.5%. This metric helps compare strategies over different time frames on an annual basis.

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