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Scorpio Tankers Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Scorpio Tankers Inc.. 8 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ROC 모멘텀 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 2.3%, MDD -9.3%).

Data 2010-03-31 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 4,109 (16.3 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

8 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -2.9%, drawdown -93.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 12.9%, MDD -42.6%, Sharpe 0.61, 35% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 15.8%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 50.6%p (CAGR 2.3%, MDD -9.3%, exposure 2%).

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=0.13
12.9%-42.6%0.610.307.3x6735%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=23, slow=162
11.9%-45.3%0.550.266.3x2341%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=66, exitN=41
10.6%-36.8%0.520.295.2x2838%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=49, slow=169
10.6%-50.0%0.520.215.2x1739%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=15, k=3.2
2.3%-9.3%0.450.241.4x42%
Supertrend
period=10, mult=5
3.6%-82.2%0.270.041.8x4257%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=32, atrPeriod=28, mult=3.9
0.9%-38.0%0.130.021.2x187%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=32, threshold=21
0.6%-46.7%0.110.011.1x269%
MACD
fast=16, slow=52, signal=22
-3.9%-81.2%0.06-0.050.5x17552%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.12
-6.2%-92.7%-0.02-0.070.4x21752%
Buy and hold-2.9%-93.2%0.19-0.030.6x1100%
0.1 1x 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 ROC 모멘텀Buy and hold
ROC 모멘텀: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -23% -47% -70% -93% 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀
ROC 모멘텀 maximum drawdown -42.6% (2021-06-25 → 2021-08-05), recovered after 325 days.

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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