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Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; SMA 크로스오버 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

Data 1997-11-14 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 7,220 (28.7 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 17.2%, drawdown -61.4%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 12.2%, MDD -39.8%, Sharpe 0.60, 69% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 12.8%, MDD -48.9%, exposure 85%.

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
SMA 크로스오버
fast=55, slow=135
12.2%-39.8%0.600.3127.2x4869%
ROC 모멘텀
n=190, threshold=-0.12
12.8%-48.9%0.580.2631.4x7985%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=27, exitN=71
11.3%-47.7%0.550.2421.7x6577%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=55, slow=112
9.3%-49.7%0.490.1912.8x4370%
Supertrend
period=17, mult=3.7
8.0%-47.3%0.460.179.1x13564%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=29, threshold=17
4.1%-36.9%0.360.113.2x13628%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.26
4.3%-50.3%0.300.083.3x25760%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=66, atrPeriod=15, mult=1
4.0%-71.3%0.290.063.1x23158%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=55, k=1.1
3.5%-72.8%0.270.052.7x18353%
MACD
fast=18, slow=58, signal=18
1.4%-68.8%0.170.021.5x31551%
Buy and hold17.2%-61.4%0.660.2894.7x1100%
1x 10x 100x 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 ROC 모멘텀SMA 크로스오버Buy and hold
SMA 크로스오버 (Sharpe leader), ROC 모멘텀 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -15% -31% -46% -61% 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀SMA 크로스오버
SMA 크로스오버 maximum drawdown -39.8% (2019-07-03 → 2020-03-23), recovered after 555 days.

Rules of the top strategy

When the short average rises above the long average, it reads that as an uptrend starting.

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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