Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

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ICL Group Ltd. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of ICL Group Ltd.. 1 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Supertrend ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Supertrend (CAGR 10.0%, MDD -52.1%).

Data 2002-08-12 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 5,243 (24.0 years)Costs 0.5%Venue TASEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

1 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 5.1%, drawdown -99.0%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR 10.0%, MDD -52.1%, Sharpe 0.57, 56% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Supertrend — CAGR is 4.9%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 46.9%p (CAGR 10.0%, MDD -52.1%, exposure 56%).

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=25, mult=4.3
10.0%-52.1%0.570.199.8x7656%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=20, threshold=61
3.7%-16.7%0.420.222.4x24%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=17, slow=106
-5.8%-99.1%0.41-0.060.2x4653%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=6, slow=122
-6.6%-99.1%0.38-0.070.2x6254%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=98, exitN=57
-8.2%-99.2%0.32-0.080.1x2443%
ROC 모멘텀
n=113, threshold=-0.04
-8.7%-99.1%0.30-0.090.1x12062%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=16, k=3.2
0.8%-11.9%0.250.071.2x102%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=49, atrPeriod=9, mult=1.2
-12.7%-99.4%0.13-0.130.0x15643%
MACD
fast=17, slow=55, signal=23
-2.0%-81.4%0.02-0.020.6x19950%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.36
-18.4%-99.7%-0.15-0.180.0x13541%
Buy and hold5.1%-99.0%0.220.053.3x1100%
0.1 1x 10x 2003 2006 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 SupertrendBuy and hold
Supertrend: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -25% -50% -74% -99% 2003 2006 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 Buy and holdSupertrend
Supertrend maximum drawdown -52.1% (2009-12-14 → 2018-04-04), recovered after 4,342 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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