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Amcor plc backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Amcor plc. 1 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 1.7%, MDD -11.9%).

Data 2012-05-15 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,573 (14.2 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

1 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 1.0%, drawdown -53.4%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 1.7%, MDD -11.9%, Sharpe 0.28, 12% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 0.7%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 41.5%p (CAGR 1.7%, MDD -11.9%, exposure 12%).

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=64, threshold=28
1.7%-11.9%0.280.141.3x812%
ROC 모멘텀
n=126, threshold=0.14
0.1%-17.0%0.050.001.0x4014%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=23, exitN=63
-1.8%-57.6%0.01-0.030.8x5371%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=59, k=3.3
-0.8%-30.8%-0.06-0.030.9x149%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=21, slow=65
-2.8%-54.3%-0.08-0.050.7x6552%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=35, slow=46
-3.3%-55.9%-0.12-0.060.6x4751%
MACD
fast=18, slow=32, signal=18
-3.5%-55.2%-0.12-0.060.6x15549%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=26, atrPeriod=17, mult=4
-2.5%-42.6%-0.27-0.060.7x4821%
Supertrend
period=29, mult=3.2
-7.3%-75.7%-0.34-0.100.3x13552%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.14
-8.6%-78.5%-0.43-0.110.3x18153%
Buy and hold1.0%-53.4%0.170.021.2x1100%
1x 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 ADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -13% -27% -40% -53% 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -11.9% (2016-06-08 → 2017-05-19), prior peak not yet recovered.

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 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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