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Delek Logistics Partners, L.P. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Delek Logistics Partners, L.P.. 3 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Parabolic SAR (CAGR 8.2%, MDD -59.2%).

Data 2012-11-02 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,455 (13.7 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

3 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 7.5%, drawdown -88.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 4.6%, MDD -14.3%, Sharpe 0.59, 1% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 12.2%, MDD -69.3%, exposure 96%. It is hold-like at 95%+ exposure and is not used as the featured strategy.

Return/drawdown alternative: Parabolic SAR — CAGR is 2.8%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 74.0%p (CAGR 8.2%, MDD -59.2%, exposure 54%).

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
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=14, k=3.4
4.6%-14.3%0.590.331.9x21%
ROC 모멘텀
n=16, threshold=0.17
5.0%-19.0%0.510.272.0x464%
MACD
fast=19, slow=26, signal=23
10.9%-60.2%0.490.184.2x15153%
Donchian 채널 돌파
Hold-like · Exposure 96%
entryN=1, exitN=74
12.2%-69.3%0.480.184.9x4996%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=11, atrPeriod=15, mult=2
4.8%-30.3%0.440.161.9x387%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.22
8.2%-59.2%0.400.143.0x11354%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=13, threshold=30
3.1%-32.3%0.280.101.5x6014%
Supertrend
period=28, mult=4.7
2.8%-54.4%0.240.051.5x3743%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=20, slow=30
1.9%-66.8%0.200.031.3x13955%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=56, slow=110
-2.9%-66.7%0.01-0.040.7x3158%
Buy and hold7.5%-88.2%0.380.082.7x1100%
1x 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Donchian 채널 돌파볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -22% -44% -66% -88% 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -14.3% (2020-05-01 → 2020-05-06), recovered after 17 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Breaking above the upper band (average plus a multiple of volatility) signals a strong move up.

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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