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Steadfast Group Limited backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Steadfast Group Limited. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ROC 모멘텀 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. Its 96% market exposure makes it hold-like.

Data 2013-08-02 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 3,291 (13.0 years)Costs 0.5%Venue ASXMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 10.6%, drawdown -42.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 9.5%, MDD -48.9%, Sharpe 0.47, 96% exposure. With at least 95% exposure, it should be treated as hold-like, not strong evidence of timing skill.

No strategy retained at least 75% of buy-and-hold CAGR while reducing drawdown by both 20% relatively and 5 percentage points absolutely.

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
ROC 모멘텀
Hold-like · Exposure 96%
n=12, threshold=-0.09
9.5%-48.9%0.470.193.3x5396%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=37, exitN=86
4.2%-47.9%0.290.091.7x2180%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=44, slow=198
1.8%-39.8%0.190.041.3x2165%
Supertrend
period=27, mult=4.8
1.2%-34.1%0.160.041.2x3564%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=50, slow=165
0.4%-39.5%0.120.011.1x2568%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=58, k=3.2
-0.5%-35.5%-0.02-0.010.9x1312%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=45, atrPeriod=16, mult=4
-0.4%-23.2%-0.02-0.020.9x1512%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=30, threshold=24
-0.4%-19.1%-0.03-0.020.9x97%
MACD
fast=18, slow=28, signal=15
-4.4%-53.9%-0.17-0.080.6x17247%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.24
-5.4%-57.7%-0.22-0.090.5x11355%
Buy and hold10.6%-42.2%0.490.253.7x1100%
1x 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 ROC 모멘텀Buy and hold
ROC 모멘텀: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -12% -24% -37% -49% 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀
ROC 모멘텀 maximum drawdown -48.9% (2024-08-01 → 2026-05-14), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

Rides the trend when recent return (momentum) over a window is above a threshold.

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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