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EFG International AG backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of EFG International AG. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Supertrend ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 0.3%, MDD -18.0%).

Data 2005-10-07 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 5,241 (20.8 years)Costs 0.5%Venue SIXMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -4.3%, drawdown -94.5%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR 3.4%, MDD -53.6%, Sharpe 0.26, 53% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 7.6%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 40.9%p (CAGR 0.3%, MDD -18.0%, exposure 5%).

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=21, mult=3.4
3.4%-53.6%0.260.062.0x10053%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=34, atrPeriod=9, mult=2.8
1.9%-36.7%0.200.051.5x6220%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=18, exitN=39
1.1%-61.4%0.190.021.3x7968%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.36
1.3%-55.8%0.180.021.3x26652%
ROC 모멘텀
n=257, threshold=0.09
1.5%-58.9%0.180.031.4x9244%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=27, slow=45
1.1%-60.3%0.170.021.3x8054%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=49, slow=126
0.5%-66.4%0.140.011.1x4453%
MACD
fast=16, slow=56, signal=19
-1.1%-66.2%0.10-0.020.8x22053%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=41, k=3.5
0.3%-18.0%0.070.011.1x125%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=26, threshold=7
-2.9%-68.0%-0.01-0.040.5x32249%
Buy and hold-4.3%-94.5%0.10-0.050.4x1100%
0.1 1x 2006 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 SupertrendBuy and hold
Supertrend: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -24% -47% -71% -95% 2006 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 Buy and holdSupertrend
Supertrend maximum drawdown -53.6% (2018-01-22 → 2022-07-14), prior peak not yet recovered.

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 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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