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UCB S.A. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of UCB S.A.. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ADX / DI 방향성 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR 5.7%, MDD -47.0%).

Data 2000-01-04 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 6,830 (26.6 years)Costs 0.5%Venue EURONEXTMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 6.6%, drawdown -68.0%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 1.5%, MDD -7.5%, Sharpe 0.50, 2% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 5.8%, MDD -59.9%, exposure 67%.

Return/drawdown alternative: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR is 5.0%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 60.6%p (CAGR 5.7%, MDD -47.0%, exposure 55%).

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
ADX / DI 방향성
period=44, threshold=32
1.5%-7.5%0.500.201.5x22%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=29, k=3.3
2.9%-28.8%0.410.102.1x4210%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=98, exitN=33
4.8%-53.8%0.390.093.5x5636%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=33, slow=51
5.7%-47.0%0.370.124.3x14455%
ROC 모멘텀
n=114, threshold=-0.04
5.8%-59.9%0.370.104.5x21667%
Supertrend
period=22, mult=3.6
5.3%-48.3%0.350.113.9x12858%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=59, slow=140
5.0%-44.9%0.340.113.6x3758%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=34, atrPeriod=29, mult=4
2.7%-23.3%0.340.122.0x5015%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.1
1.9%-62.7%0.190.031.6x22856%
MACD
fast=20, slow=47, signal=17
0.8%-55.2%0.130.011.2x28652%
Buy and hold6.6%-68.0%0.360.105.4x1100%
1x 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025 ROC 모멘텀ADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성 (Sharpe leader), ROC 모멘텀 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -17% -34% -51% -68% 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀ADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -7.5% (2024-07-30 → 2024-08-05), recovered after 22 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Looks at both the direction and the strength of the trend; holds only in a strong uptrend.

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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