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Whitehaven Coal Limited backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Whitehaven Coal Limited. 9 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Keltner 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is EMA 크로스오버 (CAGR 21.0%, MDD -45.2%).

Data 2007-06-01 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 4,849 (19.2 years)Costs 0.5%Venue ASXMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

9 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 7.6%, drawdown -94.9%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR 20.1%, MDD -50.5%, Sharpe 0.77, 38% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: EMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 21.0%, MDD -45.2%, exposure 49%.

Return/drawdown alternative: EMA 크로스오버 — CAGR is 12.4%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 44.3%p (CAGR 21.0%, MDD -45.2%, exposure 49%).

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
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=31, atrPeriod=21, mult=1.3
20.1%-50.5%0.770.4033.2x14238%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=35, slow=119
21.0%-45.2%0.750.4638.4x2449%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=64, exitN=45
20.4%-49.6%0.740.4135.3x3044%
ROC 모멘텀
n=134, threshold=0.03
19.1%-49.7%0.700.3828.3x8447%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=38, slow=198
18.1%-60.3%0.680.3024.2x2248%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=17, threshold=21
15.8%-47.7%0.680.3316.6x14227%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=46, k=1.3
16.2%-56.7%0.650.2917.9x10439%
Supertrend
period=11, mult=4.6
15.5%-71.9%0.600.2216.0x6852%
MACD
fast=16, slow=34, signal=15
9.2%-79.4%0.420.125.4x25051%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.16
6.8%-72.1%0.360.093.5x25251%
Buy and hold7.6%-94.9%0.400.084.1x1100%
1x 10x 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023 2026 EMA 크로스오버Keltner 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Keltner 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), EMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -24% -47% -71% -95% 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023 2026 Buy and holdEMA 크로스오버Keltner 채널 돌파
Keltner 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -50.5% (2010-01-11 → 2016-02-25), recovered after 2,374 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Breaking above the channel top (average plus a multiple of volatility) signals an upside breakout.

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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