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CVR Partners, LP backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of CVR Partners, LP. 10 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 13.8%, MDD -18.5%).

Data 2011-04-08 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,850 (15.3 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -2.0%, drawdown -98.1%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 13.8%, MDD -18.5%, Sharpe 0.86, 5% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 15.9%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 79.6%p (CAGR 13.8%, MDD -18.5%, exposure 5%).

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=25, threshold=35
13.8%-18.5%0.860.757.3x65%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=58, k=3.5
11.4%-46.8%0.620.245.3x1413%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=35, atrPeriod=13, mult=4
8.6%-31.4%0.530.273.5x189%
Supertrend
period=5, mult=3.7
11.5%-62.9%0.500.185.3x6745%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=76, slow=123
9.8%-67.7%0.470.154.2x2142%
ROC 모멘텀
n=29, threshold=0.21
7.8%-41.9%0.470.193.2x10211%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=30, slow=72
9.5%-59.1%0.440.164.0x5045%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=11, exitN=16
7.3%-64.9%0.370.112.9x11553%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.02, maxStep=0.28
3.8%-71.6%0.280.051.8x30747%
MACD
fast=17, slow=51, signal=9
1.3%-82.8%0.210.021.2x20750%
Buy and hold-2.0%-98.1%0.21-0.020.7x1100%
0.1 1x 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 ADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -25% -49% -74% -98% 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -18.5% (2021-01-06 → 2021-01-27), recovered after 27 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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