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ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd.. 4 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Parabolic SAR ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ROC 모멘텀 (CAGR 24.9%, MDD -45.5%).

Data 2021-01-28 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 1,383 (5.5 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XNYSMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

4 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 15.2%, drawdown -92.6%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Parabolic SAR — CAGR 29.8%, MDD -58.8%, Sharpe 0.78, 48% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR is 14.6%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 33.7%p (CAGR 24.9%, MDD -45.5%, exposure 45%).

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
Parabolic SAR
step=0.035, maxStep=0.06
29.8%-58.8%0.780.514.2x8148%
ROC 모멘텀
n=138, threshold=0
24.9%-45.5%0.730.553.4x2145%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=29, threshold=44
7.1%-17.9%0.700.401.5x22%
Supertrend
period=27, mult=1.6
19.4%-47.7%0.610.412.6x9442%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=51, exitN=82
18.8%-69.0%0.590.272.6x754%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=25, atrPeriod=20, mult=2.9
13.8%-48.0%0.560.292.0x2019%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=49, slow=181
14.7%-57.0%0.530.262.1x541%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=25, k=2.3
12.3%-47.1%0.510.261.9x3023%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=54, slow=62
9.1%-69.3%0.420.131.6x1047%
MACD
fast=13, slow=29, signal=16
3.4%-60.4%0.310.061.2x8151%
Buy and hold15.2%-92.6%0.550.162.2x1100%
1x 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Parabolic SARBuy and hold
Parabolic SAR: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -23% -46% -69% -93% 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdParabolic SAR
Parabolic SAR maximum drawdown -58.8% (2024-06-05 → 2025-09-30), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

Trades around the Parabolic SAR dots that accelerate toward price.

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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