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BFF Bank SpA backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of BFF Bank SpA. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR 4.9%, MDD -9.5%).

Data 2017-04-07 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 2,384 (9.4 years)Costs 0.5%Venue MILMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -2.9%, drawdown -88.9%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 10.0%, MDD -15.7%, Sharpe 0.94, 17% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Supertrend — CAGR 10.8%, MDD -34.5%, exposure 47%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 12.9%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 73.1%p (CAGR 4.9%, MDD -9.5%, exposure 6%).

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
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=25, k=2.9
10.0%-15.7%0.940.632.4x2017%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=18, atrPeriod=24, mult=3.9
4.9%-9.5%0.750.521.6x46%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=85, exitN=16
8.3%-18.1%0.720.462.1x2022%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=18, threshold=31
5.6%-13.4%0.700.421.7x1610%
Supertrend
period=10, mult=4.3
10.8%-34.5%0.630.312.6x2747%
ROC 모멘텀
n=78, threshold=0.1
4.8%-31.8%0.390.151.6x7530%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=51, slow=104
6.0%-47.9%0.380.131.7x2348%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.2
4.8%-37.4%0.320.131.6x11152%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=47, slow=76
3.7%-37.4%0.280.101.4x1846%
MACD
fast=16, slow=45, signal=24
0.8%-62.1%0.210.011.1x8651%
Buy and hold-2.9%-88.9%0.18-0.030.8x1100%
1x 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Supertrend볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), Supertrend (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -22% -44% -67% -89% 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdSupertrend볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -15.7% (2024-04-08 → 2025-07-16), recovered after 504 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Breaking above the upper band (average plus a multiple of volatility) signals a strong move up.

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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