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Companhia Brasileira de Aluminio backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Companhia Brasileira de Aluminio. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ADX / DI 방향성 (CAGR 11.9%, MDD -14.0%).

Data 2021-07-16 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 1,280 (5.1 years)Costs 0.5%Venue BMFBOVESPAMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -1.2%, drawdown -87.9%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 18.7%, MDD -14.7%, Sharpe 1.34, 12% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: MACD — CAGR 26.3%, MDD -56.9%, exposure 49%.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 19.9%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 73.2%p (CAGR 11.9%, MDD -14.0%, exposure 17%).

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
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=33, k=3.1
18.7%-14.7%1.341.272.4x412%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=103, exitN=8
17.6%-18.8%1.100.942.3x1119%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=27, threshold=29
11.9%-14.0%1.080.851.8x317%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=23, atrPeriod=19, mult=2.8
19.2%-31.3%0.990.612.5x1522%
MACD
fast=10, slow=53, signal=18
26.3%-56.9%0.830.463.3x5049%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=29, slow=206
15.6%-50.7%0.770.312.1x729%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.32
22.6%-57.6%0.760.392.8x6755%
Supertrend
period=29, mult=4.3
15.9%-59.7%0.640.272.1x1742%
ROC 모멘텀
n=40, threshold=0.04
15.2%-53.9%0.610.282.1x7337%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=42, slow=118
8.9%-61.6%0.450.141.5x934%
Buy and hold-1.2%-87.9%0.24-0.010.9x1100%
1x 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 MACD볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), MACD (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -22% -44% -66% -88% 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Buy and holdMACD볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -14.7% (2024-05-29 → 2025-12-02), recovered after 576 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Breaking above the upper band (average plus a multiple of volatility) signals a strong move up.

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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