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NexGen Energy Ltd. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of NexGen Energy Ltd.. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ADX / DI 방향성 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

Data 2014-07-02 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 3,053 (12.2 years)Costs 0.5%Venue TSXMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 36.4%, drawdown -81.0%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 24.0%, MDD -34.9%, Sharpe 0.76, 34% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Supertrend — CAGR 29.2%, MDD -75.2%, exposure 65%.

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
ADX / DI 방향성
period=61, threshold=13
24.0%-34.9%0.760.6913.7x2234%
Supertrend
period=9, mult=4.8
29.2%-75.2%0.760.3922.5x3165%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=37, slow=106
24.6%-56.5%0.710.4314.5x3455%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=43, exitN=30
23.3%-67.4%0.690.3412.7x3252%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=33, slow=89
20.7%-66.6%0.640.319.9x2657%
ROC 모멘텀
n=83, threshold=0.01
20.8%-66.6%0.630.3110.0x13056%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=52, atrPeriod=9, mult=3.2
15.7%-47.5%0.610.335.9x3026%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=54, k=1.3
15.0%-60.0%0.540.255.5x7140%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.24
10.4%-70.4%0.440.153.3x16150%
MACD
fast=16, slow=55, signal=7
4.3%-75.7%0.310.061.7x20348%
Buy and hold36.4%-81.0%0.810.4543.7x1100%
1x 10x 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 SupertrendADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성 (Sharpe leader), Supertrend (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -20% -40% -61% -81% 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdSupertrendADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -34.9% (2015-06-26 → 2015-09-28), recovered after 227 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 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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