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Unicaja Banco S.A. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Unicaja Banco S.A.. 3 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Parabolic SAR ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 10.9%, MDD -30.6%).

Data 2017-06-30 ~ 2026-07-30daily bars 2,322 (9.1 years)Costs 0.5%Venue BMEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

3 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 11.9%, drawdown -74.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Parabolic SAR — CAGR 12.5%, MDD -49.8%, Sharpe 0.59, 55% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 12.7%, MDD -53.3%, exposure 65%.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 0.6%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 24.4%p (CAGR 10.9%, MDD -30.6%, exposure 45%).

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=0.025, maxStep=0.26
12.5%-49.8%0.590.252.9x22055%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=36, k=1.2
10.9%-30.6%0.590.362.6x6545%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=44, exitN=67
12.7%-53.3%0.570.243.0x1765%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=35, slow=78
12.1%-41.3%0.570.292.8x3155%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=60, atrPeriod=15, mult=2.5
10.1%-27.3%0.560.372.4x3140%
Supertrend
period=19, mult=4.7
11.2%-51.1%0.540.222.6x2760%
ROC 모멘텀
n=99, threshold=-0.07
11.3%-36.7%0.520.312.6x6571%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=55, threshold=5
6.8%-50.4%0.390.131.8x8754%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=58, slow=92
6.3%-52.4%0.360.121.7x1963%
MACD
fast=14, slow=27, signal=13
3.0%-59.3%0.240.051.3x14252%
Buy and hold11.9%-74.2%0.490.162.8x1100%
1x 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Donchian 채널 돌파Parabolic SARBuy and hold
Parabolic SAR (Sharpe leader), Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -19% -37% -56% -74% 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파Parabolic SAR
Parabolic SAR maximum drawdown -49.8% (2018-05-09 → 2020-04-21), recovered after 1,120 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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