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BASF SE backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of BASF SE. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

Data 1996-12-16 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 7,608 (29.7 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XETRMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 4.3%, drawdown -61.9%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 4.0%, MDD -57.9%, Sharpe 0.28, 79% exposure.

No strategy retained at least 75% of buy-and-hold CAGR while reducing drawdown by both 20% relatively and 5 percentage points absolutely.

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
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=18, exitN=64
4.0%-57.9%0.280.073.2x8379%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=19, k=3.4
0.6%-5.5%0.240.101.2x20%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=27, slow=115
1.8%-51.9%0.190.041.7x7956%
Supertrend
period=27, mult=4.6
1.4%-55.1%0.170.021.5x10353%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=51, slow=76
1.0%-64.1%0.150.021.4x7557%
ROC 모멘텀
n=117, threshold=0.01
-0.4%-61.9%0.07-0.010.9x28154%
MACD
fast=16, slow=59, signal=24
-1.9%-66.1%0.00-0.030.6x29152%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.28
-2.2%-75.7%-0.01-0.030.5x27753%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=56, atrPeriod=12, mult=1
-2.5%-60.3%-0.07-0.040.5x26146%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=25, threshold=38
-0.1%-4.8%-0.13-0.021.0x20%
Buy and hold4.3%-61.9%0.290.073.5x1100%
1x 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -15% -31% -46% -62% 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -57.9% (2021-03-08 → 2025-12-04), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

A new high means a trend starting; a new low means it’s over (turtle-trading style).

Method and caveats

Past performance does not guarantee future returns. Parameters were carried forward from the latest full optimization and replayed on this monthly dataset. 0.5% trading costs are included; taxes, slippage and rejected orders are not.
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