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Aptiv PLC backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Aptiv PLC. 2 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 8.9%, MDD -37.7%).

Data 2011-11-17 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,695 (14.7 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

2 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 8.1%, drawdown -73.1%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 8.9%, MDD -37.7%, Sharpe 0.57, 46% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Supertrend — CAGR 9.7%, MDD -62.1%, exposure 59%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 0.8%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 35.4%p (CAGR 8.9%, MDD -37.7%, exposure 46%).

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=89, exitN=51
8.9%-37.7%0.570.243.5x2046%
Supertrend
period=22, mult=4.3
9.7%-62.1%0.510.163.9x5859%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=30, threshold=32
2.5%-15.3%0.460.161.4x64%
ROC 모멘텀
n=117, threshold=-0.03
8.0%-55.5%0.460.143.1x12463%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=55, slow=160
7.7%-41.1%0.450.193.0x2055%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=36, slow=163
7.1%-48.7%0.430.152.7x2257%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=57, k=2.7
4.2%-28.7%0.430.151.8x2018%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.2
3.3%-56.3%0.260.061.6x13655%
MACD
fast=15, slow=28, signal=13
0.2%-57.2%0.130.001.0x22349%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=50, atrPeriod=15, mult=1.1
0.2%-57.9%0.110.001.0x13650%
Buy and hold8.1%-73.1%0.400.113.1x1100%
1x 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 SupertrendDonchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), Supertrend (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -18% -37% -55% -73% 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdSupertrendDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -37.7% (2018-02-01 → 2019-10-08), recovered after 1,070 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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