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Embraer S.A. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Embraer S.A.. 3 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR 11.2%, MDD -62.8%).

Data 2000-01-03 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 6,693 (26.7 years)Costs 0.5%Venue BMFBOVESPAMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

3 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 10.1%, drawdown -80.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 16.8%, MDD -64.5%, Sharpe 0.63, 78% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR is 6.7%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 15.6%p (CAGR 11.2%, MDD -62.8%, exposure 58%).

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
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=21, exitN=71
16.8%-64.5%0.630.2663.0x4778%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=64, slow=167
11.2%-62.8%0.510.1817.1x4258%
Supertrend
period=9, mult=2.7
10.8%-65.8%0.500.1615.2x17756%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=67, slow=100
9.0%-67.9%0.440.139.9x5560%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=38, k=2.7
5.0%-35.7%0.360.143.6x8321%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=69, atrPeriod=27, mult=2.5
5.9%-62.1%0.360.094.6x9539%
ROC 모멘텀
n=90, threshold=0
5.1%-86.1%0.320.063.8x25559%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=38, threshold=13
4.5%-72.8%0.300.063.2x16134%
MACD
fast=18, slow=22, signal=19
2.9%-80.9%0.240.042.1x37250%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.16
0.6%-78.1%0.160.011.2x49052%
Buy and hold10.1%-80.2%0.440.1313.0x1100%
1x 10x 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -20% -40% -60% -80% 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -64.5% (2004-01-05 → 2009-03-30), recovered after 3,908 days.

Rules of the top strategy

A new high means a trend starting; a new low means it’s over (turtle-trading style).

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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