Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

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South32 Ltd. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of South32 Ltd.. 5 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ROC 모멘텀 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Supertrend (CAGR 7.9%, MDD -33.1%).

Data 2015-05-18 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 2,839 (11.2 years)Costs 0.5%Venue ASXMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

5 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 7.4%, drawdown -62.4%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 14.0%, MDD -49.1%, Sharpe 0.61, 58% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Supertrend — CAGR is 6.6%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 13.3%p (CAGR 7.9%, MDD -33.1%, exposure 52%).

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
n=137, threshold=-0.03
14.0%-49.1%0.610.284.3x5358%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=20, exitN=76
11.5%-56.7%0.500.203.4x2975%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=17, slow=135
8.4%-46.6%0.430.182.5x2456%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=48, slow=176
8.0%-56.9%0.420.142.4x1355%
Supertrend
period=9, mult=3.9
7.9%-33.1%0.420.242.3x4952%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=41, threshold=11
5.4%-30.4%0.340.181.8x7438%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=75, atrPeriod=21, mult=3.7
3.3%-38.8%0.260.081.4x2832%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=40, k=1.9
3.1%-46.8%0.250.071.4x6633%
MACD
fast=12, slow=37, signal=15
-0.5%-61.1%0.11-0.010.9x16149%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.025, maxStep=0.12
-8.1%-76.8%-0.20-0.110.4x24952%
Buy and hold7.4%-62.4%0.380.122.2x1100%
1x 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 ROC 모멘텀Buy and hold
ROC 모멘텀: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -16% -31% -47% -62% 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀
ROC 모멘텀 maximum drawdown -49.1% (2022-03-06 → 2025-11-04), prior peak not yet recovered.

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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