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Stevanato Group S.p.A. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Stevanato Group S.p.A.. 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 6.0%, MDD -8.1%).

Data 2021-07-16 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 1,266 (5.0 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

8 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 0.1%, drawdown -62.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 6.0%, MDD -8.1%, Sharpe 0.73, 6% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 6.4%, MDD -44.5%, exposure 44%.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 6.0%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 54.1%p (CAGR 6.0%, MDD -8.1%, exposure 6%).

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=28, threshold=28
6.0%-8.1%0.730.751.3x26%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=48, k=3.5
4.0%-12.3%0.390.331.2x29%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=52, atrPeriod=19, mult=3.1
4.3%-29.9%0.360.141.2x615%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=30, slow=177
6.4%-44.5%0.350.141.4x1344%
MACD
fast=31, slow=69, signal=47
4.7%-37.4%0.300.131.3x2351%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=56, slow=188
3.4%-35.9%0.260.091.2x438%
ROC 모멘텀
n=139, threshold=0.1
1.8%-38.1%0.190.051.1x5028%
Supertrend
period=11, mult=5
-2.0%-56.2%0.12-0.030.9x1153%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=79, exitN=14
0.1%-30.6%0.100.001.0x719%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.03, maxStep=0.2
-22.3%-83.0%-0.56-0.270.3x15550%
Buy and hold0.1%-62.2%0.250.001.0x1100%
1x 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 SMA 크로스오버ADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성 (Sharpe leader), SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -16% -31% -47% -62% 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdSMA 크로스오버ADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -8.1% (2023-04-17 → 2023-04-26), recovered after 21 days.

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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