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Targa Resources, Inc. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Targa Resources, Inc.. 7 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR 17.1%, MDD -32.5%).

Data 2010-12-07 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,935 (15.6 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

7 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 16.5%, drawdown -96.9%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 24.1%, MDD -44.1%, Sharpe 1.02, 62% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 25.3%, MDD -44.5%, exposure 63%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 7.6%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 52.8%p (CAGR 17.1%, MDD -32.5%, exposure 38%).

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
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=75, exitN=70
24.1%-44.1%1.020.5529.3x1762%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=15, slow=169
25.3%-44.5%1.010.5733.9x3163%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=24, slow=213
24.2%-38.5%1.000.6329.8x1562%
Supertrend
period=21, mult=3.2
23.0%-43.0%0.910.5325.4x8263%
ROC 모멘텀
n=91, threshold=0.09
19.4%-38.8%0.900.5016.0x11751%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=37, k=2.6
13.4%-19.0%0.880.707.1x4628%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=35, atrPeriod=23, mult=2.2
17.1%-32.5%0.870.5311.9x6438%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.1
18.2%-60.6%0.740.3013.7x14657%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=34, threshold=20
9.7%-25.4%0.670.384.3x3623%
MACD
fast=11, slow=57, signal=16
8.9%-82.6%0.430.113.8x21051%
Buy and hold16.5%-96.9%0.580.1710.9x1100%
1x 10x 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 SMA 크로스오버Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -24% -48% -73% -97% 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdSMA 크로스오버Donchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -44.1% (2017-02-06 → 2020-02-27), recovered after 1,561 days.

Rules of the top strategy

A new high means a trend starting; a new low means it’s over (turtle-trading style).

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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