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Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.. 2 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

Data 1997-07-01 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 7,316 (29.1 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

2 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 2.2%, drawdown -97.9%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 7.1%, MDD -87.7%, Sharpe 0.38, 77% exposure.

No strategy retained at least 75% of buy-and-hold CAGR while reducing drawdown by both 20% relatively and 5 percentage points absolutely.

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=20, exitN=72
7.1%-87.7%0.380.087.3x7577%
MACD
fast=11, slow=53, signal=16
5.5%-81.0%0.340.074.7x37750%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=17, slow=55
1.5%-71.7%0.230.021.5x15955%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.12
1.2%-87.9%0.220.011.4x51651%
Supertrend
period=24, mult=3.6
1.1%-71.3%0.210.011.4x16950%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=9, slow=38
-0.9%-77.1%0.16-0.010.8x25155%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=24, k=1.7
0.1%-65.3%0.160.001.0x28836%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=15, threshold=8
-2.1%-86.7%0.14-0.020.5x63653%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=25, atrPeriod=31, mult=1.8
-1.4%-75.9%0.09-0.020.7x23030%
ROC 모멘텀
n=86, threshold=0.05
-3.8%-81.7%0.06-0.050.3x35850%
Buy and hold2.2%-97.9%0.340.021.9x1100%
1x 10x 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -24% -49% -73% -98% 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -87.7% (2006-01-19 → 2016-01-13), recovered after 6,444 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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