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Kimbell Royalty Partners backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Kimbell Royalty Partners. 9 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 3.5%, MDD -12.4%).

Data 2017-02-03 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 2,385 (9.5 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

9 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -3.4%, drawdown -83.9%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 3.5%, MDD -12.4%, Sharpe 0.41, 4% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 4.9%, MDD -47.3%, exposure 56%.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 6.8%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 71.5%p (CAGR 3.5%, MDD -12.4%, exposure 4%).

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=19, k=3.2
3.5%-12.4%0.410.281.4x104%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=11, slow=267
4.6%-30.7%0.320.151.5x1543%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=20, exitN=31
4.9%-47.3%0.310.101.6x3456%
ROC 모멘텀
n=24, threshold=0.1
3.3%-29.6%0.260.111.4x8415%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=47, slow=123
2.8%-38.4%0.240.071.3x1543%
Supertrend
period=28, mult=4.2
2.3%-46.4%0.220.051.2x2951%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=17, threshold=25
1.6%-23.8%0.180.071.2x3215%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=9, atrPeriod=16, mult=1.7
1.3%-29.8%0.170.041.1x288%
MACD
fast=14, slow=26, signal=11
-1.8%-66.6%0.07-0.030.8x14248%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.34
-9.4%-74.1%-0.19-0.130.4x17251%
Buy and hold-3.4%-83.9%0.12-0.040.7x1100%
1x 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Donchian 채널 돌파볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -21% -42% -63% -84% 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -12.4% (2020-12-04 → 2021-04-30), recovered after 154 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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