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Criteo S.A. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Criteo S.A.. 9 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ADX / DI 방향성 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ADX / DI 방향성 (CAGR 8.3%, MDD -13.5%).

Data 2013-10-30 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,206 (12.8 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

9 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -3.8%, drawdown -89.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 8.3%, MDD -13.5%, Sharpe 0.67, 9% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Supertrend — CAGR 9.8%, MDD -50.5%, exposure 44%.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 12.1%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 75.7%p (CAGR 8.3%, MDD -13.5%, exposure 9%).

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=39, threshold=23
8.3%-13.5%0.670.622.8x89%
Supertrend
period=28, mult=5
9.8%-50.5%0.470.193.3x2544%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=50, slow=142
5.9%-62.2%0.340.092.1x2141%
ROC 모멘텀
n=119, threshold=0.14
4.4%-58.3%0.310.081.7x9928%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=20, k=2.4
2.3%-46.3%0.210.051.3x7018%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=40, atrPeriod=24, mult=4
1.9%-42.1%0.200.041.3x1711%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=11, slow=207
1.2%-57.7%0.180.021.2x2540%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=107, exitN=54
1.3%-62.3%0.170.021.2x1729%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.02, maxStep=0.02
-0.9%-77.9%0.14-0.010.9x7147%
MACD
fast=13, slow=27, signal=17
-12.3%-89.2%-0.20-0.140.2x20251%
Buy and hold-3.8%-89.2%0.17-0.040.6x1100%
1x 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 SupertrendADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성 (Sharpe leader), Supertrend (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -22% -45% -67% -89% 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdSupertrendADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -13.5% (2021-05-03 → 2021-05-12), recovered after 32 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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