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Arteche Lantegi Elkartea SA backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Arteche Lantegi Elkartea SA. 4 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Supertrend (CAGR 43.1%, MDD -24.6%).

Data 2021-06-24 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 1,327 (5.2 years)Costs 0.5%Venue BMEMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

4 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 44.5%, drawdown -36.8%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 56.0%, MDD -26.7%, Sharpe 1.53, 75% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Supertrend — CAGR is 11.5%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 10.1%p (CAGR 43.1%, MDD -24.6%, exposure 63%).

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=64, exitN=34
56.0%-26.7%1.532.0910.0x275%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=52, slow=101
49.3%-36.8%1.401.348.0x670%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=25, slow=60
48.5%-31.3%1.381.557.8x870%
ROC 모멘텀
n=128, threshold=0.09
47.1%-36.8%1.361.287.4x1158%
Supertrend
period=18, mult=3.7
43.1%-24.6%1.301.756.4x2263%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.2
38.1%-18.5%1.252.065.3x3156%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=48, threshold=13
39.1%-34.5%1.251.135.5x1446%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=31, atrPeriod=8, mult=2.9
30.5%-26.9%1.161.134.0x2235%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=48, k=2
28.9%-22.1%1.051.313.7x2441%
MACD
fast=17, slow=20, signal=17
12.0%-50.3%0.550.241.8x7950%
Buy and hold44.5%-36.8%1.201.216.7x1100%
1x 10x 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -9% -18% -28% -37% 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -26.7% (2026-05-08 → 2026-06-26), 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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