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Caledonia Mining Corporation Plc backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Caledonia Mining Corporation Plc. 4 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ADX / DI 방향성 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

Data 1984-11-19 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 10,504 (41.7 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XASEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

4 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -1.0%, drawdown -99.7%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR -2.8%, MDD -99.3%, Sharpe 0.41, 42% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 6.4%, MDD -90.6%, exposure 29%.

No strategy retained at least 75% of buy-and-hold CAGR while reducing drawdown by both 20% relatively and 5 percentage points absolutely.

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=28, threshold=13
-2.8%-99.3%0.41-0.030.3x37442%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=12, slow=41
0.3%-98.1%0.370.001.1x30444%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=97, exitN=35
6.4%-90.6%0.370.0713.5x8229%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=49, slow=98
2.5%-95.6%0.340.032.8x8242%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.32
-5.6%-99.5%0.33-0.060.1x38344%
MACD
fast=26, slow=35, signal=30
-14.5%-100.0%0.30-0.150.0x36351%
Supertrend
period=30, mult=5
-8.1%-99.9%0.29-0.080.0x17040%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=58, k=3.3
-0.8%-94.7%0.22-0.010.7x8219%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=59, atrPeriod=24, mult=3.8
-2.3%-98.8%0.18-0.020.4x10421%
ROC 모멘텀
n=105, threshold=-0.04
-33.2%-100.0%-0.10-0.330.0x59651%
Buy and hold-1.0%-99.7%0.60-0.010.7x1100%
0.1 1x 10x 1985 1991 1997 2003 2009 2015 2021 Donchian 채널 돌파ADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성 (Sharpe leader), Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -25% -50% -75% -100% 1985 1991 1997 2003 2009 2015 2021 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파ADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -99.3% (1992-03-10 → 2009-07-13), 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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