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Natural Resource Partners LP Limited Partnership backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Natural Resource Partners LP Limited Partnership. 8 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR 10.7%, MDD -34.1%).

Data 2002-10-11 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 5,988 (23.8 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

8 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 0.0%, drawdown -98.3%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 12.2%, MDD -37.9%, Sharpe 0.59, 35% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 12.8%, MDD -41.3%, exposure 53%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 12.2%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 60.4%p (CAGR 10.7%, MDD -34.1%, exposure 40%).

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=99, k=1.7
12.2%-37.9%0.590.3215.5x5035%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=26, slow=129
12.8%-41.3%0.570.3117.7x4653%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=43, slow=51
12.2%-66.9%0.550.1815.6x6054%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=80, exitN=52
11.2%-49.4%0.540.2312.6x3845%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=61, atrPeriod=33, mult=1.8
10.7%-34.1%0.540.3111.3x10040%
ROC 모멘텀
n=74, threshold=0.06
10.0%-41.0%0.500.249.7x23641%
Supertrend
period=19, mult=4.8
8.5%-80.3%0.430.117.0x6854%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=31, threshold=20
6.3%-50.3%0.420.134.3x6618%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.08
-0.7%-95.0%0.13-0.010.9x18652%
MACD
fast=17, slow=120, signal=15
-5.8%-98.0%-0.02-0.060.2x24352%
Buy and hold0.0%-98.3%0.220.001.0x1100%
0.1 1x 10x 2003 2006 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 SMA 크로스오버볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -25% -49% -74% -98% 2003 2006 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 Buy and holdSMA 크로스오버볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -37.9% (2016-08-05 → 2016-09-01), recovered after 45 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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