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Keppel DC REIT backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Keppel DC REIT. 2 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ADX / DI 방향성 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is EMA 크로스오버 (CAGR 7.8%, MDD -30.4%).

Data 2014-12-12 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 2,922 (11.6 years)Costs 0.5%Venue SGXMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

2 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 7.7%, drawdown -47.7%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 5.1%, MDD -9.3%, Sharpe 0.68, 14% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 8.2%, MDD -30.4%, exposure 53%.

Return/drawdown alternative: EMA 크로스오버 — CAGR is 2.6%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 38.4%p (CAGR 7.8%, MDD -30.4%, exposure 58%).

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=31, threshold=24
5.1%-9.3%0.680.551.8x1014%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=51, slow=126
8.2%-30.4%0.580.272.5x1853%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=35, slow=79
7.8%-30.4%0.540.252.4x2458%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=73, exitN=67
5.8%-30.9%0.460.191.9x1851%
Supertrend
period=18, mult=3.8
5.5%-44.0%0.440.121.9x3656%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=36, k=2.8
2.5%-12.3%0.340.201.3x2417%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=66, atrPeriod=20, mult=3.3
3.1%-24.7%0.330.131.4x2629%
ROC 모멘텀
n=133, threshold=0.06
3.2%-28.0%0.290.121.4x9041%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.38
-1.9%-45.7%-0.05-0.040.8x13256%
MACD
fast=24, slow=44, signal=22
-2.6%-48.3%-0.11-0.050.7x11150%
Buy and hold7.7%-47.7%0.460.162.4x1100%
1x 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 SMA 크로스오버ADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성 (Sharpe leader), SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -12% -24% -36% -48% 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdSMA 크로스오버ADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -9.3% (2019-09-20 → 2019-11-11), recovered after 102 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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