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Genie Energy Ltd. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Genie Energy Ltd.. 6 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Keltner 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR 7.4%, MDD -49.0%).

Data 2011-10-26 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,711 (14.8 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

6 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 3.3%, drawdown -77.9%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR 8.4%, MDD -51.2%, Sharpe 0.46, 16% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 5.1%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 26.8%p (CAGR 7.4%, MDD -49.0%, exposure 37%).

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
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=24, atrPeriod=8, mult=2.5
8.4%-51.2%0.460.163.3x5016%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=105, exitN=51
7.4%-49.0%0.390.152.9x1837%
Supertrend
period=26, mult=5
7.4%-58.2%0.380.132.9x3646%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=24, slow=200
6.9%-62.6%0.370.112.7x2142%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=30, slow=153
5.4%-68.6%0.330.082.2x2242%
ROC 모멘텀
n=142, threshold=-0.04
3.9%-67.5%0.290.061.8x9953%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=34, k=2.4
2.5%-64.8%0.230.041.4x6622%
MACD
fast=16, slow=26, signal=9
2.0%-80.1%0.230.021.3x25050%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=8, threshold=17
0.8%-77.3%0.190.011.1x39144%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.025, maxStep=0.28
-5.4%-91.2%0.01-0.060.4x37348%
Buy and hold3.3%-77.9%0.310.041.6x1100%
1x 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Keltner 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Keltner 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -19% -39% -58% -78% 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdKeltner 채널 돌파
Keltner 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -51.2% (2015-04-30 → 2022-03-01), recovered after 3,680 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Breaking above the channel top (average plus a multiple of volatility) signals an upside breakout.

Method and caveats

Past performance does not guarantee future returns. Parameters were selected on the same full-history sample using sharpe over 40 trials per strategy, so results contain in-sample bias. 0.5% trading costs are included; taxes, slippage and rejected orders are not.
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