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SeSa S.p.A. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of SeSa S.p.A.. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ADX / DI 방향성 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

Data 2011-06-27 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 3,854 (15.2 years)Costs 0.5%Venue MILMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 16.1%, drawdown -70.0%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 9.9%, MDD -18.9%, Sharpe 0.84, 17% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: EMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 11.8%, MDD -47.1%, exposure 61%.

No strategy retained at least 75% of buy-and-hold CAGR while reducing drawdown by both 20% relatively and 5 percentage points absolutely.

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
ADX / DI 방향성
period=45, threshold=18
9.9%-18.9%0.840.534.2x1817%
Supertrend
period=11, mult=3.9
11.4%-51.2%0.650.225.1x5658%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=13, slow=37
11.8%-47.1%0.640.255.4x9461%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=60, exitN=39
10.3%-61.3%0.610.174.5x3060%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=59, atrPeriod=29, mult=2.2
9.0%-47.0%0.590.193.7x5840%
ROC 모멘텀
n=178, threshold=0.04
10.7%-51.5%0.580.214.7x10954%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=19, slow=150
10.3%-60.7%0.570.174.5x3364%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=44, k=1.5
8.5%-47.0%0.560.183.4x9243%
MACD
fast=15, slow=58, signal=19
8.6%-44.4%0.520.193.5x16451%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.045, maxStep=0.14
5.2%-56.1%0.350.092.2x44152%
Buy and hold16.1%-70.0%0.660.239.7x1100%
1x 10x 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 EMA 크로스오버ADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성 (Sharpe leader), EMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -18% -35% -53% -70% 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdEMA 크로스오버ADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -18.9% (2017-05-26 → 2019-08-26), recovered after 857 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Looks at both the direction and the strength of the trend; holds only in a strong uptrend.

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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