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Nexans SA backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Nexans SA. 4 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Supertrend ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Supertrend (CAGR 11.1%, MDD -45.1%).

Data 2001-06-13 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 6,452 (25.1 years)Costs 0.5%Venue EURONEXTMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

4 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 6.6%, drawdown -81.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR 11.1%, MDD -45.1%, Sharpe 0.54, 54% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Supertrend — CAGR is 4.5%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 36.1%p (CAGR 11.1%, MDD -45.1%, exposure 54%).

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=22, mult=4.3
11.1%-45.1%0.540.2514.0x9854%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=21, exitN=28
9.4%-55.1%0.460.179.6x10863%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=47, atrPeriod=13, mult=2.4
7.1%-45.4%0.440.165.6x12039%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=54, slow=240
8.3%-65.6%0.430.137.3x2160%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=32, threshold=21
4.2%-32.7%0.410.132.8x4613%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=6, slow=190
6.1%-60.0%0.350.104.4x8059%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=24, k=3.3
2.5%-23.3%0.350.111.9x225%
MACD
fast=26, slow=47, signal=36
5.8%-63.8%0.340.094.1x18654%
ROC 모멘텀
n=126, threshold=0.04
4.4%-72.4%0.290.062.9x24853%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.2
-2.8%-87.2%0.03-0.030.5x45455%
Buy and hold6.6%-81.2%0.360.084.9x1100%
1x 10x 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 SupertrendBuy and hold
Supertrend: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -20% -41% -61% -81% 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 Buy and holdSupertrend
Supertrend maximum drawdown -45.1% (2021-09-07 → 2023-12-13), recovered after 1,435 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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