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Phibro Animal Health Corporation backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Phibro Animal Health Corporation. 5 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Supertrend ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ROC 모멘텀 (CAGR 7.5%, MDD -27.9%).

Data 2014-04-11 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,094 (12.3 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNASMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

5 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 6.3%, drawdown -82.1%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR 16.1%, MDD -43.8%, Sharpe 0.63, 53% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR is 9.7%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 38.3%p (CAGR 7.5%, MDD -27.9%, exposure 31%).

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
Supertrend
period=5, mult=4.9
16.1%-43.8%0.630.376.3x2253%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=57, slow=125
9.3%-52.1%0.440.183.0x2050%
ROC 모멘텀
n=122, threshold=0.2
7.5%-27.9%0.430.272.4x4831%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=116, exitN=54
8.0%-38.9%0.420.202.6x1638%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=32, slow=106
7.8%-65.1%0.400.122.5x2250%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=52, k=3.4
4.0%-23.0%0.380.171.6x1413%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=50, atrPeriod=17, mult=3.2
4.1%-47.9%0.310.091.6x3026%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.08
-0.3%-82.1%0.15-0.001.0x10753%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=24, threshold=22
-0.3%-47.8%0.07-0.011.0x4520%
MACD
fast=13, slow=30, signal=10
-4.3%-86.9%0.01-0.050.6x20150%
Buy and hold6.3%-82.1%0.360.082.1x1100%
1x 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 SupertrendBuy and hold
Supertrend: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -21% -41% -62% -82% 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdSupertrend
Supertrend maximum drawdown -43.8% (2018-08-27 → 2020-12-03), recovered after 2,072 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Trades the direction of a volatility-based trend line that trails below/above price.

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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