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GRENKE AG backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of GRENKE AG. 5 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR 2.5%, MDD -24.1%).

Data 2000-04-04 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 6,726 (26.3 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XETRMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

5 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 2.4%, drawdown -89.1%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 6.8%, MDD -51.2%, Sharpe 0.43, 43% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: EMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 6.9%, MDD -74.1%, exposure 54%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 4.4%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 37.9%p (CAGR 2.5%, MDD -24.1%, exposure 3%).

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=95, exitN=45
6.8%-51.2%0.430.135.6x3643%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=20, slow=194
6.9%-74.1%0.410.095.7x3454%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=15, atrPeriod=16, mult=4
2.5%-24.1%0.340.101.9x163%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=16, slow=141
3.3%-81.8%0.260.042.4x6456%
ROC 모멘텀
n=92, threshold=-0.03
2.9%-88.6%0.240.032.1x20061%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=15, threshold=39
2.0%-36.9%0.230.051.7x527%
Supertrend
period=11, mult=4.6
1.6%-84.8%0.190.021.5x9658%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=59, k=2.9
1.2%-59.3%0.160.021.4x5221%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.4
-2.4%-82.4%0.06-0.030.5x21154%
MACD
fast=11, slow=35, signal=9
-2.5%-80.7%0.04-0.030.5x51550%
Buy and hold2.4%-89.1%0.270.031.8x1100%
1x 10x 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025 EMA 크로스오버Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), EMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -22% -45% -67% -89% 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025 Buy and holdEMA 크로스오버Donchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -51.2% (2018-06-13 → 2025-09-17), prior peak not yet recovered.

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 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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