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Saipem S.p.A. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Saipem S.p.A.. 9 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Keltner 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR 4.5%, MDD -42.7%).

Data 1987-02-02 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 10,159 (39.5 years)Costs 0.5%Venue MILMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

9 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -1.3%, drawdown -99.5%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR 4.5%, MDD -42.7%, Sharpe 0.39, 17% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 6.2%, MDD -74.6%, exposure 56%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 5.8%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 56.9%p (CAGR 4.5%, MDD -42.7%, exposure 17%).

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
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=37, atrPeriod=10, mult=4
4.5%-42.7%0.390.115.7x9017%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=42, k=2.5
5.1%-46.3%0.370.117.2x13426%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=41, slow=178
6.2%-74.6%0.360.0810.9x6156%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=39, slow=48
6.1%-82.5%0.360.0710.5x13154%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=108, exitN=36
5.1%-45.4%0.350.117.1x8034%
ROC 모멘텀
n=152, threshold=-0.05
5.9%-77.8%0.340.089.5x20565%
Supertrend
period=8, mult=4.6
5.6%-88.6%0.340.068.6x18254%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=19, threshold=25
1.0%-70.6%0.140.011.5x16215%
MACD
fast=18, slow=47, signal=19
-1.0%-94.3%0.13-0.010.7x41252%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.26
-2.0%-97.1%0.08-0.020.4x33852%
Buy and hold-1.3%-99.5%0.19-0.010.6x1100%
0.1 1x 10x 1988 1993 1998 2003 2008 2013 2018 2023 SMA 크로스오버Keltner 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Keltner 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -25% -50% -75% -100% 1988 1993 1998 2003 2008 2013 2018 2023 Buy and holdSMA 크로스오버Keltner 채널 돌파
Keltner 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -42.7% (2015-05-13 → 2022-11-04), recovered after 3,228 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Breaking above the channel top (average plus a multiple of volatility) signals an upside breakout.

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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