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KGI Financial Holding Co., Ltd. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of KGI Financial Holding Co., Ltd.. 4 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR 7.9%, MDD -38.1%).

Data 2001-12-31 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 6,110 (24.7 years)Costs 0.5%Venue TWSEMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

4 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 4.7%, drawdown -69.5%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 7.6%, MDD -43.9%, Sharpe 0.49, 44% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 7.9%, MDD -38.1%, exposure 53%.

Return/drawdown alternative: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR is 2.9%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 25.6%p (CAGR 7.9%, MDD -38.1%, exposure 53%).

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
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=111, exitN=58
7.6%-43.9%0.490.176.1x2944%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=47, slow=144
7.9%-38.1%0.480.216.5x4353%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=54, slow=107
7.2%-43.4%0.450.165.5x3352%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=87, atrPeriod=26, mult=2.4
4.9%-42.8%0.370.123.3x7738%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=76, k=1.1
4.3%-42.9%0.330.102.8x10543%
ROC 모멘텀
n=119, threshold=0.12
3.7%-52.3%0.310.072.4x15928%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=33, threshold=21
2.7%-38.9%0.270.071.9x6517%
Supertrend
period=27, mult=2.5
1.6%-65.2%0.180.021.5x22756%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.12
0.2%-71.4%0.110.001.0x34353%
MACD
fast=18, slow=47, signal=19
-1.5%-73.7%0.02-0.020.7x25851%
Buy and hold4.7%-69.5%0.300.073.1x1100%
1x 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 SMA 크로스오버Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -17% -35% -52% -69% 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 Buy and holdSMA 크로스오버Donchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -43.9% (2004-04-21 → 2006-06-08), recovered after 2,445 days.

Rules of the top strategy

A new high means a trend starting; a new low means it’s over (turtle-trading style).

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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