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DFDS A/S backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of DFDS A/S. 9 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Supertrend ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR 7.6%, MDD -37.8%).

Data 2000-01-03 ~ 2026-07-30daily bars 6,710 (26.6 years)Costs 0.5%Venue OMXCOPMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

9 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 3.1%, drawdown -81.3%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR 13.1%, MDD -41.4%, Sharpe 0.65, 52% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 10.0%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 39.9%p (CAGR 7.6%, MDD -37.8%, exposure 27%).

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=29, mult=2.6
13.1%-41.4%0.650.3226.5x17752%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=21, slow=52
10.0%-53.3%0.530.1912.5x9454%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=30, slow=218
9.7%-68.4%0.530.1411.8x2956%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=17, atrPeriod=19, mult=1.7
7.6%-37.8%0.530.206.9x19227%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.16
10.0%-56.2%0.520.1812.7x19851%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=31, exitN=19
8.8%-44.0%0.510.209.5x12445%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=39, threshold=31
2.5%-14.3%0.500.181.9x104%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=26, k=1.6
7.5%-39.4%0.470.196.7x22637%
ROC 모멘텀
n=67, threshold=-0.03
6.9%-71.9%0.400.105.8x24262%
MACD
fast=13, slow=27, signal=13
3.4%-70.5%0.280.052.4x41750%
Buy and hold3.1%-81.3%0.280.042.3x1100%
1x 10x 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025 SupertrendBuy and hold
Supertrend: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -20% -41% -61% -81% 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025 Buy and holdSupertrend
Supertrend maximum drawdown -41.4% (2023-02-08 → 2025-04-28), recovered after 1,163 days.

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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