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Emerald Resources NL backtest

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

Data 1994-07-29 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 8,032 (32.0 years)Costs 0.5%Venue ASXMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 9.0%, drawdown -99.1%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 6.1%, MDD -96.8%, Sharpe 0.29, 73% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: EMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 7.6%, MDD -79.4%, exposure 49%.

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=21, exitN=58
6.1%-96.8%0.290.066.6x12773%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=7, slow=268
7.6%-79.4%0.280.1010.4x8449%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=20, slow=107
1.5%-86.8%0.280.021.6x8643%
MACD
fast=21, slow=50, signal=12
2.6%-99.3%0.260.032.3x30757%
ROC 모멘텀
n=140, threshold=-0.04
-0.3%-98.3%0.24-0.000.9x26862%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=34, threshold=10
-4.6%-90.1%0.17-0.050.2x24242%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=13, atrPeriod=13, mult=4
-0.2%-83.8%0.14-0.000.9x5614%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=35, k=3.3
-2.7%-78.6%0.09-0.030.4x6812%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.025, maxStep=0.16
-10.6%-99.1%0.06-0.110.0x42550%
Supertrend
period=13, mult=5
-13.6%-99.8%-0.03-0.140.0x13145%
Buy and hold9.0%-99.1%0.340.0916.0x1100%
1x 10x 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 EMA 크로스오버Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), EMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -25% -50% -74% -99% 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 Buy and holdEMA 크로스오버Donchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -96.8% (2000-01-20 → 2020-04-20), prior peak not yet recovered.

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 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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