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Adecoagro S.A. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Adecoagro S.A.. 7 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR 6.4%, MDD -28.8%).

Data 2011-01-28 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,899 (15.5 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

7 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -1.2%, drawdown -73.7%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 6.4%, MDD -28.8%, Sharpe 0.44, 20% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 7.6%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 44.9%p (CAGR 6.4%, MDD -28.8%, 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
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=92, exitN=23
6.4%-28.8%0.440.222.6x2420%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=39, k=2.7
3.4%-43.1%0.290.081.7x4418%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=36, atrPeriod=20, mult=3.3
2.9%-38.2%0.270.081.6x3614%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=38, slow=41
0.7%-50.9%0.150.011.1x5443%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=26, threshold=21
0.8%-40.0%0.130.021.1x5215%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=7, slow=96
-0.1%-59.0%0.12-0.001.0x7644%
ROC 모멘텀
n=50, threshold=0.14
0.5%-51.7%0.120.011.1x13218%
Supertrend
period=13, mult=5
-1.7%-64.1%0.05-0.030.8x4842%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.02, maxStep=0.3
-2.5%-68.8%0.04-0.040.7x32049%
MACD
fast=5, slow=48, signal=10
-3.3%-71.6%0.01-0.050.6x35250%
Buy and hold-1.2%-73.7%0.16-0.020.8x1100%
1x 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -18% -37% -55% -74% 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -28.8% (2023-09-14 → 2026-02-05), recovered after 915 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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