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Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.. 8 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ADX / DI 방향성 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ADX / DI 방향성 (CAGR 0.4%, MDD -0.5%).

Data 2013-01-18 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,403 (13.5 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

8 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -2.2%, drawdown -87.8%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 0.4%, MDD -0.5%, Sharpe 0.39, 0% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: MACD — CAGR 7.1%, MDD -73.6%, exposure 50%.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 2.6%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 87.3%p (CAGR 0.4%, MDD -0.5%, exposure 0%).

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
ADX / DI 방향성
period=33, threshold=30
0.4%-0.5%0.390.901.1x20%
MACD
fast=14, slow=60, signal=13
7.1%-73.6%0.370.102.5x16050%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=7, exitN=50
3.5%-70.6%0.310.051.6x5986%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=59, slow=79
3.9%-63.4%0.280.061.7x5655%
Supertrend
period=26, mult=3.3
0.3%-66.0%0.170.001.0x8354%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=26, atrPeriod=19, mult=2.2
1.3%-45.0%0.170.031.2x6824%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.34
-2.1%-81.1%0.13-0.030.7x11854%
ROC 모멘텀
n=73, threshold=0.12
-0.3%-58.4%0.11-0.001.0x15628%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=34, slow=44
-5.3%-77.7%-0.02-0.070.5x5954%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=49, k=3
-2.6%-52.4%-0.07-0.050.7x168%
Buy and hold-2.2%-87.8%0.24-0.020.7x1100%
1x 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 MACDADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성 (Sharpe leader), MACD (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -22% -44% -66% -88% 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdMACDADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -0.5% (2013-04-30 → 2013-05-01), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

Looks at both the direction and the strength of the trend; holds only in a strong uptrend.

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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