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Swiss Re AG backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Swiss Re AG. 5 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 4.7%, MDD -35.8%).

Data 1995-04-03 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 7,985 (31.3 years)Costs 0.5%Venue SIXMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

5 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 4.1%, drawdown -94.1%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 4.7%, MDD -35.8%, Sharpe 0.40, 34% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Supertrend — CAGR 4.9%, MDD -57.4%, exposure 57%.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 0.5%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 58.3%p (CAGR 4.7%, MDD -35.8%, exposure 34%).

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=39, k=2
4.7%-35.8%0.400.134.2x15334%
Supertrend
period=19, mult=5
4.9%-57.4%0.350.084.4x11357%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=28, exitN=17
4.3%-39.4%0.340.113.7x16348%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=51, slow=92
4.4%-61.5%0.340.073.9x6358%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=25, threshold=36
1.3%-12.9%0.340.101.5x144%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=21, atrPeriod=18, mult=2.9
3.0%-37.5%0.330.082.6x9916%
MACD
fast=22, slow=32, signal=19
4.3%-59.3%0.310.073.8x34351%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=23, slow=167
2.6%-65.4%0.230.042.2x6756%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.14
2.2%-74.6%0.210.032.0x26155%
ROC 모멘텀
n=118, threshold=0.07
0.8%-64.1%0.120.011.3x27239%
Buy and hold4.1%-94.1%0.290.043.6x1100%
1x 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 Supertrend볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파 (Sharpe leader), Supertrend (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -24% -47% -71% -94% 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 Buy and holdSupertrend볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -35.8% (2012-03-16 → 2020-11-12), recovered after 4,388 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 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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