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DENSO CORPORATION backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of DENSO CORPORATION. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ADX / DI 방향성 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR 4.1%, MDD -46.6%).

Data 2000-01-04 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 6,632 (26.6 years)Costs 0.5%Venue TSEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 4.7%, drawdown -74.5%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 3.3%, MDD -21.7%, Sharpe 0.38, 10% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 4.1%, MDD -46.6%, exposure 37%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 1.4%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 52.8%p (CAGR 4.1%, MDD -46.6%, exposure 37%).

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=23, threshold=24
3.3%-21.7%0.380.152.4x4010%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=80, exitN=40
4.1%-46.6%0.320.092.9x5337%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=58, atrPeriod=29, mult=3.7
3.2%-31.0%0.290.102.3x6324%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=15, slow=56
3.9%-51.1%0.290.082.8x13554%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=59, k=2.6
2.9%-31.8%0.280.092.1x5121%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=52, slow=160
1.7%-62.2%0.180.031.6x4853%
ROC 모멘텀
n=65, threshold=0.09
1.4%-45.3%0.170.031.4x27931%
Supertrend
period=27, mult=4.8
-1.1%-57.3%0.06-0.020.7x10957%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.22
-3.6%-72.6%-0.05-0.050.4x34953%
MACD
fast=18, slow=25, signal=17
-8.0%-92.1%-0.24-0.090.1x38553%
Buy and hold4.7%-74.5%0.310.063.4x1100%
1x 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025 Donchian 채널 돌파ADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성 (Sharpe leader), Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -19% -37% -56% -75% 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파ADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -21.7% (2000-05-10 → 2003-07-17), recovered after 2,001 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 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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