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Mosaic Company (The) backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Mosaic Company (The). 8 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ROC 모멘텀 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR 5.1%, MDD -61.7%).

Data 1988-01-26 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 9,701 (38.5 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

8 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 1.7%, drawdown -95.6%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 5.2%, MDD -80.2%, Sharpe 0.33, 33% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 3.5%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 15.4%p (CAGR 5.1%, MDD -61.7%, exposure 32%).

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
ROC 모멘텀
n=132, threshold=0.11
5.2%-80.2%0.330.077.1x27633%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=150, exitN=58
5.1%-61.7%0.330.086.8x4832%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=13, slow=176
4.6%-78.5%0.300.065.7x10247%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=32, slow=206
4.6%-69.1%0.300.075.6x6444%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=47, threshold=13
2.7%-65.2%0.240.042.8x17824%
MACD
fast=29, slow=30, signal=25
2.3%-81.4%0.220.032.4x34551%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=73, atrPeriod=22, mult=2.8
2.3%-71.7%0.220.032.4x13430%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=52, k=2.5
1.8%-65.9%0.190.032.0x11024%
Supertrend
period=10, mult=2.5
0.6%-82.6%0.160.011.2x39752%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.12
-4.9%-90.8%-0.04-0.050.1x67352%
Buy and hold1.7%-95.6%0.260.021.9x1100%
1x 10x 1989 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019 2024 ROC 모멘텀Buy and hold
ROC 모멘텀: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -24% -48% -72% -96% 1989 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019 2024 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀
ROC 모멘텀 maximum drawdown -80.2% (2008-06-17 → 2020-11-04), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

Rides the trend when recent return (momentum) over a window is above a threshold.

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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