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Euronet Worldwide, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Euronet Worldwide, Inc.. 6 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; SMA 크로스오버 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR 5.1%, MDD -49.5%).

Data 1997-03-07 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 7,396 (29.4 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

6 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 5.4%, drawdown -88.0%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 9.0%, MDD -68.2%, Sharpe 0.42, 54% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Parabolic SAR — CAGR 9.1%, MDD -78.8%, exposure 53%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 3.6%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 19.8%p (CAGR 5.1%, MDD -49.5%, exposure 20%).

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
SMA 크로스오버
fast=31, slow=162
9.0%-68.2%0.420.1312.7x6154%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.18
9.1%-78.8%0.420.1213.1x23753%
ROC 모멘텀
n=146, threshold=0.11
8.4%-65.4%0.420.1310.8x19040%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=46, k=1
7.9%-72.5%0.400.119.4x21345%
Supertrend
period=23, mult=2
7.9%-74.5%0.390.119.3x32455%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=101, exitN=98
7.6%-76.4%0.390.108.5x3953%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=47, atrPeriod=21, mult=4
5.1%-49.5%0.360.104.3x5420%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=24, slow=146
4.9%-78.6%0.310.064.1x6356%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=19, threshold=25
2.8%-40.4%0.250.072.3x14019%
MACD
fast=6, slow=57, signal=10
-1.1%-84.8%0.15-0.010.7x64652%
Buy and hold5.4%-88.0%0.360.064.7x1100%
1x 10x 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 Parabolic SARSMA 크로스오버Buy and hold
SMA 크로스오버 (Sharpe leader), Parabolic SAR (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -22% -44% -66% -88% 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 Buy and holdParabolic SARSMA 크로스오버
SMA 크로스오버 maximum drawdown -68.2% (2019-07-10 → 2026-07-31), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

When the short average rises above the long average, it reads that as an uptrend starting.

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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