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Viridien backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Viridien. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ADX / DI 방향성 (CAGR 2.7%, MDD -61.4%).

Data 2000-01-03 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 6,829 (26.6 years)Costs 0.5%Venue EURONEXTMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -14.9%, drawdown -99.9%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 1.7%, MDD -93.9%, Sharpe 0.26, 74% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR 3.6%, MDD -85.0%, exposure 36%.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 16.6%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 6.0%p (CAGR 2.7%, MDD -61.4%, exposure 9%).

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=18, exitN=79
1.7%-93.9%0.260.021.6x6474%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=77, atrPeriod=27, mult=2.2
3.6%-85.0%0.260.042.6x9836%
Supertrend
period=12, mult=3.7
2.7%-94.8%0.260.032.0x12650%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=12, threshold=38
2.7%-61.4%0.220.042.0x1029%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=35, slow=68
0.6%-87.7%0.200.011.2x9650%
ROC 모멘텀
n=42, threshold=-0.01
0.2%-87.8%0.190.001.1x37252%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.26
-0.4%-95.2%0.18-0.000.9x20349%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=43, slow=156
0.3%-91.3%0.170.001.1x3642%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=34, k=2.9
0.2%-64.3%0.110.001.1x5614%
MACD
fast=7, slow=55, signal=6
-5.6%-96.5%0.07-0.060.2x64952%
Buy and hold-14.9%-99.9%0.03-0.150.0x1100%
0.01 0.1 1x 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025 Keltner 채널 돌파Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -25% -50% -75% -100% 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025 Buy and holdKeltner 채널 돌파Donchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -93.9% (2012-02-20 → 2024-11-05), 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 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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