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Calumet, Inc backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Calumet, Inc. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 3.6%, MDD -40.0%).

Data 2006-01-26 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 5,160 (20.5 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 3.5%, drawdown -98.3%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 14.2%, MDD -73.4%, Sharpe 0.54, 69% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 10.7%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 24.9%p (CAGR 3.6%, MDD -40.0%, exposure 13%).

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
14.2%-73.4%0.540.1915.2x3969%
ROC 모멘텀
n=136, threshold=0.14
11.4%-53.5%0.520.219.1x15139%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=78, slow=197
10.8%-63.2%0.480.178.3x1952%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=25, slow=171
9.5%-75.6%0.440.136.5x4553%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.04, maxStep=0.18
9.9%-87.2%0.430.116.9x61453%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=9, threshold=13
7.6%-68.0%0.380.114.5x53550%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=56, atrPeriod=9, mult=0.6
7.2%-67.9%0.380.114.1x20150%
MACD
fast=14, slow=44, signal=10
7.3%-85.4%0.370.094.2x29550%
Supertrend
period=13, mult=4.5
4.3%-86.0%0.300.052.4x7356%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=50, k=3
3.6%-40.0%0.290.092.1x3013%
Buy and hold3.5%-98.3%0.350.042.0x1100%
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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