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Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV. 4 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Supertrend ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Supertrend (CAGR 6.0%, MDD -41.7%).

Data 2000-12-01 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 6,613 (25.7 years)Costs 0.5%Venue EURONEXTMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

4 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 4.5%, drawdown -75.4%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR 6.0%, MDD -41.7%, Sharpe 0.39, 61% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Supertrend — CAGR is 1.5%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 33.7%p (CAGR 6.0%, MDD -41.7%, exposure 61%).

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
Supertrend
period=24, mult=4.3
6.0%-41.7%0.390.144.4x8661%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=38, exitN=40
5.3%-51.9%0.360.103.7x7259%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=65, slow=115
4.8%-72.8%0.350.073.4x3559%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=48, threshold=19
2.1%-22.0%0.340.101.7x169%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=51, slow=136
4.7%-70.0%0.340.073.2x5760%
ROC 모멘텀
n=123, threshold=0
3.6%-55.0%0.290.072.5x17358%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=55, k=1.2
-0.3%-59.0%0.06-0.010.9x17848%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=58, atrPeriod=19, mult=3.3
-0.2%-52.1%0.04-0.001.0x7628%
MACD
fast=16, slow=55, signal=22
-3.1%-79.0%-0.07-0.040.4x29851%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.32
-3.7%-73.3%-0.09-0.050.4x22856%
Buy and hold4.5%-75.4%0.290.063.1x1100%
1x 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025 SupertrendBuy and hold
Supertrend: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -19% -38% -57% -75% 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025 Buy and holdSupertrend
Supertrend maximum drawdown -41.7% (2007-05-31 → 2009-01-15), recovered after 802 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Trades the direction of a volatility-based trend line that trails below/above price.

Method and caveats

Past performance does not guarantee future returns. Parameters were carried forward from the latest full optimization and replayed on this monthly dataset. 0.5% trading costs are included; taxes, slippage and rejected orders are not.
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