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Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft. 6 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR 6.2%, MDD -44.5%).

Data 1996-11-18 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 7,628 (29.8 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XETRMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

6 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 0.7%, drawdown -94.7%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 6.2%, MDD -44.5%, Sharpe 0.39, 37% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 5.5%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 50.2%p (CAGR 6.2%, MDD -44.5%, exposure 37%).

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=71, exitN=26
6.2%-44.5%0.390.145.9x6937%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=56, slow=85
2.8%-74.0%0.240.042.3x9754%
Supertrend
period=21, mult=2.9
2.7%-56.2%0.230.052.2x22752%
ROC 모멘텀
n=139, threshold=-0.04
1.6%-84.6%0.190.021.6x22958%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=38, slow=41
1.2%-85.9%0.170.011.4x11352%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=56, k=2.5
1.1%-61.7%0.150.021.4x7724%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=64, atrPeriod=39, mult=1.5
0.5%-73.9%0.130.011.1x17941%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=34, threshold=26
0.4%-19.5%0.110.021.1x102%
MACD
fast=14, slow=48, signal=17
-2.0%-84.4%0.06-0.020.6x38550%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.2
-5.0%-94.8%-0.06-0.050.2x55951%
Buy and hold0.7%-94.7%0.210.011.2x1100%
1x 1997 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% -24% -47% -71% -95% 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -44.5% (2000-03-07 → 2003-04-25), recovered after 2,086 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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