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Calumet, Inc backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Calumet, Inc. 9 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ROC 모멘텀 (CAGR 12.0%, MDD -53.5%).

Data 2006-01-26 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 5,181 (20.6 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

9 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 4.1%, drawdown -98.3%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 14.8%, MDD -73.4%, Sharpe 0.55, 69% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR is 10.7%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 24.9%p (CAGR 12.0%, MDD -53.5%, exposure 39%).

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=35, exitN=58
14.8%-73.4%0.550.2017.1x3969%
ROC 모멘텀
n=136, threshold=0.14
12.0%-53.5%0.530.2210.3x15139%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=78, slow=197
11.4%-63.2%0.490.189.3x1952%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=25, slow=171
10.1%-75.6%0.460.137.3x4553%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.04, maxStep=0.18
9.5%-87.2%0.420.116.5x61853%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=56, atrPeriod=9, mult=0.6
7.7%-67.9%0.390.114.6x20150%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=9, threshold=13
7.2%-68.0%0.370.114.2x53950%
MACD
fast=14, slow=44, signal=10
7.0%-85.4%0.370.084.1x29850%
Supertrend
period=13, mult=4.5
4.9%-86.0%0.310.062.7x7356%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=50, k=3
3.5%-40.0%0.290.092.1x3012%
Buy and hold4.1%-98.3%0.360.042.3x1100%
0.1 1x 10x 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 2025 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -25% -49% -74% -98% 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 2025 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -73.4% (2013-03-01 → 2020-07-02), recovered after 3,136 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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