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Signify NV backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Signify NV. 9 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 6.2%, MDD -23.6%).

Data 2016-05-27 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 2,606 (10.2 years)Costs 0.5%Venue EURONEXTMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

9 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -3.9%, drawdown -74.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 6.2%, MDD -23.6%, Sharpe 0.69, 12% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 10.1%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 50.6%p (CAGR 6.2%, MDD -23.6%, exposure 12%).

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=27, threshold=22
6.2%-23.6%0.690.261.8x2012%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=112, exitN=48
5.2%-36.2%0.390.141.7x1030%
ROC 모멘텀
n=84, threshold=0.11
2.3%-34.9%0.230.071.3x7224%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=34, atrPeriod=28, mult=3.1
1.9%-30.2%0.220.061.2x2418%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=6, slow=187
0.8%-59.9%0.140.011.1x2840%
Supertrend
period=13, mult=3.8
0.0%-58.2%0.120.001.0x4650%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=52, slow=55
-0.2%-54.4%0.10-0.001.0x2446%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=31, k=2.1
-1.4%-45.4%-0.00-0.030.9x6031%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.22
-2.8%-71.0%-0.00-0.040.7x8849%
MACD
fast=24, slow=58, signal=6
-11.0%-78.4%-0.39-0.140.3x17650%
Buy and hold-3.9%-74.2%0.06-0.050.7x1100%
1x 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 ADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -19% -37% -56% -74% 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -23.6% (2020-10-19 → 2021-04-29), 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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