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BHP Group Ltd backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of BHP Group Ltd. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ROC 모멘텀 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. Its 100% market exposure makes it hold-like.

Data 1988-01-28 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 9,873 (38.5 years)Costs 0.5%Venue ASXMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 9.2%, drawdown -69.3%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 9.1%, MDD -69.3%, Sharpe 0.45, 100% exposure. With at least 95% exposure, it should be treated as hold-like, not strong evidence of timing skill.

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
ROC 모멘텀
Hold-like · Exposure 100%
n=1, threshold=-0.13
9.1%-69.3%0.450.1328.4x5100%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=42, exitN=63
5.7%-53.5%0.370.118.5x10365%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=33, slow=259
5.5%-44.9%0.360.127.8x5367%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=25, slow=213
4.1%-44.8%0.300.094.7x7361%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=11, k=2.9
1.8%-38.4%0.250.052.0x6015%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=16, threshold=46
1.5%-38.7%0.220.041.8x6015%
Supertrend
period=42, mult=5
2.1%-66.7%0.200.032.2x18657%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=14, atrPeriod=30, mult=3
0.8%-63.4%0.120.011.3x12620%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.26
-1.1%-81.3%0.04-0.010.7x52553%
MACD
fast=10, slow=50, signal=11
-2.6%-81.9%-0.05-0.030.4x60149%
Buy and hold9.2%-69.3%0.450.1329.4x1100%
1x 10x 1989 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019 2024 ROC 모멘텀Buy and hold
ROC 모멘텀: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -17% -35% -52% -69% 1989 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019 2024 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀
ROC 모멘텀 maximum drawdown -69.3% (2011-04-11 → 2016-01-20), recovered after 3,606 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Rides the trend when recent return (momentum) over a window is above a threshold.

Method and caveats

Past performance does not guarantee future returns. Parameters were selected on the same full-history sample using sharpe over 40 trials per strategy, so results contain in-sample bias. 0.5% trading costs are included; taxes, slippage and rejected orders are not.
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