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MP Materials Corp. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of MP Materials Corp.. 3 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Parabolic SAR ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 25.0%, MDD -35.6%).

Data 2020-06-22 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 1,535 (6.1 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

3 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 26.1%, drawdown -82.0%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Parabolic SAR — CAGR 38.7%, MDD -54.5%, Sharpe 0.89, 48% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: EMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 41.6%, MDD -57.1%, exposure 52%.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 12.6%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 27.5%p (CAGR 25.0%, MDD -35.6%, exposure 14%).

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
Parabolic SAR
step=0.02, maxStep=0.16
38.7%-54.5%0.890.717.4x13048%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=73, slow=95
41.6%-57.1%0.870.738.4x652%
Supertrend
period=16, mult=2.3
29.5%-46.8%0.750.634.8x6248%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=58, k=3.5
25.0%-35.6%0.730.703.9x614%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=37, threshold=23
20.3%-47.3%0.720.433.1x413%
MACD
fast=17, slow=57, signal=18
23.7%-52.9%0.660.453.7x6044%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=32, atrPeriod=10, mult=3.6
17.1%-40.5%0.630.422.6x810%
ROC 모멘텀
n=97, threshold=-0.03
20.7%-70.6%0.600.293.2x6248%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=57, slow=160
15.2%-57.4%0.520.272.4x1041%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=77, exitN=24
4.2%-77.5%0.310.051.3x1627%
Buy and hold26.1%-82.0%0.670.324.1x1100%
1x 10x 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 EMA 크로스오버Parabolic SARBuy and hold
Parabolic SAR (Sharpe leader), EMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -20% -41% -61% -82% 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdEMA 크로스오버Parabolic SAR
Parabolic SAR maximum drawdown -54.5% (2021-02-19 → 2024-03-28), recovered after 1,452 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Trades around the Parabolic SAR dots that accelerate toward price.

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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