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Super Retail Group Limited backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Super Retail Group Limited. 3 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Keltner 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR 9.2%, MDD -31.4%).

Data 2004-05-31 ~ 2026-09-30daily bars 5,655 (22.3 years)Costs 0.5%Venue ASXMonthly snapshot 2026-09-30

Results by strategy

3 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 9.1%, drawdown -74.4%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR 9.2%, MDD -31.4%, Sharpe 0.63, 25% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 12.4%, MDD -64.4%, exposure 79%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 0.1%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 43.1%p (CAGR 9.2%, MDD -31.4%, exposure 25%).

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
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=52, atrPeriod=19, mult=3.7
9.2%-31.4%0.630.297.1x4425%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=13, exitN=52
12.4%-64.4%0.550.1913.6x7779%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=54, k=3.1
5.8%-20.7%0.540.283.5x2213%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.035, maxStep=0.04
9.3%-49.0%0.490.197.3x23255%
MACD
fast=8, slow=27, signal=10
9.0%-42.8%0.480.216.8x41950%
Supertrend
period=23, mult=4.8
8.4%-53.3%0.460.166.1x7857%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=38, threshold=24
4.0%-32.6%0.440.122.4x269%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=41, slow=49
7.6%-57.3%0.430.135.1x15856%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=23, slow=166
5.3%-64.7%0.340.083.2x4656%
ROC 모멘텀
n=47, threshold=0.06
4.1%-60.5%0.300.072.5x31639%
Buy and hold9.1%-74.4%0.430.127.1x1100%
1x 10x 2005 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023 2026 Donchian 채널 돌파Keltner 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Keltner 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -19% -37% -56% -74% 2005 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023 2026 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파Keltner 채널 돌파
Keltner 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -31.4% (2015-12-29 → 2020-06-12), recovered after 1,744 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Breaking above the channel top (average plus a multiple of volatility) signals an upside breakout.

Method and caveats

Past performance does not guarantee future returns. Parameters were selected on the same full-history sample using sharpe over 120 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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