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EDP Renewables SA backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of EDP Renewables SA. 4 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Supertrend ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Supertrend (CAGR 8.1%, MDD -31.4%).

Data 2008-06-04 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 4,670 (18.2 years)Costs 0.5%Venue EURONEXTMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

4 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 3.4%, drawdown -73.3%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR 8.1%, MDD -31.4%, Sharpe 0.48, 56% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Supertrend — CAGR is 4.8%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 41.9%p (CAGR 8.1%, MDD -31.4%, exposure 56%).

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
Supertrend
period=23, mult=4.9
8.1%-31.4%0.480.264.2x4356%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=29, slow=92
8.1%-51.7%0.470.164.1x4657%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=72, slow=213
6.9%-40.8%0.420.173.4x1360%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=48, exitN=57
6.1%-51.0%0.380.122.9x3560%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=30, k=3.3
2.2%-19.9%0.310.111.5x207%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=33, atrPeriod=19, mult=4
2.1%-16.6%0.280.131.5x2210%
ROC 모멘텀
n=121, threshold=0.06
1.8%-52.2%0.190.031.4x15745%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.14
1.5%-68.7%0.180.021.3x15653%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=45, threshold=25
0.5%-26.5%0.120.021.1x21%
MACD
fast=18, slow=60, signal=32
-2.0%-66.1%0.01-0.030.7x15651%
Buy and hold3.4%-73.3%0.260.051.8x1100%
1x 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 SupertrendBuy and hold
Supertrend: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -18% -37% -55% -73% 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 Buy and holdSupertrend
Supertrend maximum drawdown -31.4% (2014-07-28 → 2017-03-10), recovered after 1,816 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Trades the direction of a volatility-based trend line that trails below/above price.

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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