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CTP N.V. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of CTP N.V.. 4 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ADX / DI 방향성 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ADX / DI 방향성 (CAGR 2.2%, MDD -13.1%).

Data 2021-03-25 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 1,371 (5.3 years)Costs 0.5%Venue EURONEXTMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

4 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 1.9%, drawdown -54.3%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 2.2%, MDD -13.1%, Sharpe 0.40, 6% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 5.8%, MDD -43.9%, exposure 87%.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 0.3%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 41.3%p (CAGR 2.2%, MDD -13.1%, 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
ADX / DI 방향성
period=29, threshold=26
2.2%-13.1%0.400.171.1x26%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=26, k=3.3
1.3%-4.5%0.390.301.1x23%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=8, exitN=78
5.8%-43.9%0.350.131.3x1187%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.14
3.5%-26.1%0.270.131.2x6852%
Supertrend
period=24, mult=4.9
2.8%-26.2%0.240.111.2x1557%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=21, slow=189
1.7%-26.6%0.180.061.1x855%
ROC 모멘텀
n=110, threshold=-0.07
1.3%-26.2%0.160.051.1x4665%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=46, slow=90
0.6%-28.1%0.130.021.0x1258%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=13, atrPeriod=25, mult=2.9
0.2%-5.7%0.090.041.0x21%
MACD
fast=17, slow=27, signal=13
-3.9%-38.9%-0.12-0.100.8x8251%
Buy and hold1.9%-54.3%0.200.041.1x1100%
1x 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Donchian 채널 돌파ADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성 (Sharpe leader), Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -14% -27% -41% -54% 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파ADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -13.1% (2021-09-14 → 2021-10-05), prior peak not yet recovered.

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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