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Qantas Airways Limited backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Qantas Airways Limited. 6 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 5.8%, MDD -14.3%).

Data 1995-07-31 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 7,916 (31.0 years)Costs 0.5%Venue ASXMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

6 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 4.9%, drawdown -84.0%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 5.8%, MDD -14.3%, Sharpe 0.58, 12% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 7.6%, MDD -46.4%, exposure 49%.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 0.9%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 69.8%p (CAGR 5.8%, MDD -14.3%, exposure 12%).

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
5.8%-14.3%0.580.415.7x3812%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=28, k=3.2
4.4%-17.1%0.480.263.8x5011%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=83, exitN=62
7.6%-46.4%0.460.169.6x5249%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=41, slow=148
6.9%-55.9%0.420.127.8x5952%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=10, slow=151
6.7%-51.9%0.410.137.4x9552%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=19, atrPeriod=17, mult=4
3.2%-23.7%0.400.142.7x369%
Supertrend
period=20, mult=3.5
5.9%-64.8%0.360.095.9x18153%
ROC 모멘텀
n=123, threshold=0
5.6%-62.8%0.360.095.4x22451%
MACD
fast=19, slow=71, signal=43
2.4%-61.4%0.220.042.1x21352%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.14
1.0%-85.6%0.160.011.4x24653%
Buy and hold4.9%-84.0%0.310.064.4x1100%
1x 10x 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 Donchian 채널 돌파ADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성 (Sharpe leader), Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -21% -42% -63% -84% 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파ADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -14.3% (1997-07-30 → 1998-10-01), recovered after 519 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 selected on the same full-history sample using sharpe over 40 trials per strategy, so results contain in-sample bias. 0.5% trading costs are included; taxes, slippage and rejected orders are not.
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