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UBS Group AG backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of UBS Group AG. 2 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Parabolic SAR ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 2.2%, MDD -44.5%).

Data 1995-08-03 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 7,897 (31.0 years)Costs 0.5%Venue SIXMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

2 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 2.5%, drawdown -90.7%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Parabolic SAR — CAGR 4.8%, MDD -64.9%, Sharpe 0.32, 54% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 2.2%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 25.8%p (CAGR 2.2%, MDD -44.5%, exposure 22%).

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
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.32
4.8%-64.9%0.320.074.2x26954%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=22, k=2.3
2.2%-44.5%0.250.051.9x15922%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=53, slow=425
2.8%-71.8%0.240.042.4x3357%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=15, atrPeriod=14, mult=1.9
1.8%-53.1%0.210.031.8x19823%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=22, slow=217
1.9%-67.1%0.190.031.8x6357%
MACD
fast=17, slow=40, signal=18
1.2%-78.8%0.160.021.5x35649%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=86, exitN=8
0.9%-43.9%0.140.021.3x13119%
Supertrend
period=27, mult=4.3
0.8%-77.5%0.140.011.3x14557%
ROC 모멘텀
n=108, threshold=-0.04
0.2%-83.4%0.110.001.0x26765%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=26, threshold=36
0.1%-7.9%0.040.011.0x61%
Buy and hold2.5%-90.7%0.240.032.2x1100%
1x 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 Parabolic SARBuy and hold
Parabolic SAR: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -23% -45% -68% -91% 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 Buy and holdParabolic SAR
Parabolic SAR maximum drawdown -64.9% (2007-06-01 → 2009-03-30), recovered after 6,914 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Trades around the Parabolic SAR dots that accelerate toward 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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