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NXP Semiconductors N.V. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of NXP Semiconductors N.V.. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

Data 2010-08-06 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 4,020 (16.0 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 19.1%, drawdown -60.0%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 14.4%, MDD -62.7%, Sharpe 0.55, 87% exposure.

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
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=8, exitN=54
14.4%-62.7%0.550.238.6x6087%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=48, slow=66
12.0%-56.3%0.530.216.1x3567%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=18, slow=61
11.1%-60.3%0.500.185.4x7263%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=63, k=2.9
7.6%-38.9%0.500.193.2x2827%
Supertrend
period=11, mult=5
10.8%-60.9%0.500.185.2x5063%
ROC 모멘텀
n=53, threshold=-0.02
7.5%-58.4%0.390.133.2x19668%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=30, threshold=32
2.8%-19.2%0.380.151.5x65%
MACD
fast=17, slow=37, signal=21
5.6%-52.5%0.330.112.4x18449%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.32
5.0%-64.8%0.310.082.2x13858%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=59, atrPeriod=21, mult=2.7
3.2%-63.8%0.250.051.7x7444%
Buy and hold19.1%-60.0%0.620.3216.3x1100%
1x 10x 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -16% -31% -47% -63% 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -62.7% (2015-05-29 → 2018-12-26), recovered after 2,050 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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