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Desktop SA backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Desktop SA. 9 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 15.7%, MDD -26.4%).

Data 2021-07-22 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 1,255 (5.0 years)Costs 0.5%Venue BMFBOVESPAMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

9 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -5.4%, drawdown -76.3%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR 15.7%, MDD -26.4%, Sharpe 0.78, 12% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 18.5%, MDD -28.0%, exposure 42%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 21.1%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 49.8%p (CAGR 15.7%, MDD -26.4%, exposure 12%).

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=45, atrPeriod=15, mult=3.7
15.7%-26.4%0.780.592.1x412%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=38, threshold=15
14.7%-26.4%0.730.562.0x1213%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=8, slow=269
18.5%-28.0%0.670.662.3x542%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=44, k=3.5
10.3%-26.4%0.630.391.6x24%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=14, slow=141
16.0%-34.2%0.620.472.1x740%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=117, exitN=34
14.7%-28.0%0.610.532.0x627%
ROC 모멘텀
n=143, threshold=0.08
14.2%-33.0%0.580.431.9x1935%
MACD
fast=14, slow=26, signal=18
6.6%-60.4%0.360.111.4x5748%
Supertrend
period=9, mult=2.4
-5.1%-54.7%0.04-0.090.8x4550%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.12
-10.0%-62.2%-0.09-0.160.6x7149%
Buy and hold-5.4%-76.3%0.17-0.070.8x1100%
1x 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 SMA 크로스오버Keltner 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Keltner 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -19% -38% -57% -76% 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdSMA 크로스오버Keltner 채널 돌파
Keltner 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -26.4% (2025-10-20 → 2025-10-21), recovered after 10 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 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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