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Arkema SA backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Arkema SA. 3 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Supertrend ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Supertrend (CAGR 5.9%, MDD -52.4%).

Data 2006-05-18 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 5,190 (20.3 years)Costs 0.5%Venue EURONEXTMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

3 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 3.0%, drawdown -80.1%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR 5.9%, MDD -52.4%, Sharpe 0.37, 55% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Supertrend — CAGR is 2.9%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 27.7%p (CAGR 5.9%, MDD -52.4%, exposure 55%).

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=14, mult=4.5
5.9%-52.4%0.370.113.2x6955%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=18, k=3.2
2.1%-12.9%0.370.161.5x123%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=76, exitN=60
5.2%-66.2%0.350.082.8x4248%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=49, slow=87
4.8%-67.8%0.320.072.6x6656%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=34, slow=188
2.5%-59.7%0.220.041.6x3755%
ROC 모멘텀
n=117, threshold=-0.04
0.7%-76.3%0.140.011.1x15764%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=32, atrPeriod=14, mult=2.6
0.4%-51.4%0.100.011.1x9225%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=30, threshold=24
0.4%-22.0%0.090.021.1x267%
MACD
fast=18, slow=56, signal=18
-4.5%-77.2%-0.07-0.060.4x22650%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.04, maxStep=0.22
-10.9%-93.8%-0.36-0.120.1x66653%
Buy and hold3.0%-80.1%0.260.041.8x1100%
1x 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 2025 SupertrendBuy and hold
Supertrend: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -20% -40% -60% -80% 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 2025 Buy and holdSupertrend
Supertrend maximum drawdown -52.4% (2022-01-17 → 2026-08-27), prior peak not yet recovered.

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 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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