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Grupo Cibest S.A. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Grupo Cibest S.A.. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ADX / DI 방향성 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR 14.6%, MDD -52.6%).

Data 2000-01-04 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 6,900 (26.6 years)Costs 0.5%Venue BVCMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 18.1%, drawdown -74.5%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 10.2%, MDD -37.3%, Sharpe 0.69, 26% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 14.6%, MDD -52.6%, exposure 67%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 7.9%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 37.1%p (CAGR 14.6%, MDD -52.6%, exposure 67%).

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=51, threshold=16
10.2%-37.3%0.690.2713.3x5626%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=49, exitN=62
14.6%-52.6%0.670.2837.1x5067%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=18, slow=110
13.2%-59.5%0.640.2227.0x7964%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=11, slow=114
13.1%-59.1%0.630.2226.4x8964%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=43, k=2.7
8.6%-41.6%0.600.218.9x7427%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=51, atrPeriod=26, mult=4
8.9%-46.5%0.590.199.6x7431%
ROC 모멘텀
n=25, threshold=-0.08
13.5%-58.6%0.590.2328.7x23988%
Supertrend
period=4, mult=4.3
11.1%-48.6%0.580.2316.3x16360%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.24
10.4%-58.5%0.550.1813.7x39755%
MACD
fast=19, slow=26, signal=22
8.1%-69.3%0.450.127.9x31551%
Buy and hold18.1%-74.5%0.540.2483.1x1100%
1x 10x 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025 Donchian 채널 돌파ADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성 (Sharpe leader), Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -19% -37% -56% -74% 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파ADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -37.3% (2014-04-04 → 2025-03-03), recovered after 4,304 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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