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SAP SE backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of SAP SE. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Supertrend ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

Data 1998-04-09 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 7,265 (28.4 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XETRMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 5.5%, drawdown -85.4%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR 2.3%, MDD -62.1%, Sharpe 0.21, 52% exposure.

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
Supertrend
period=16, mult=4.1
2.3%-62.1%0.210.041.9x13152%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=13, slow=76
2.0%-61.7%0.200.031.7x12558%
ROC 모멘텀
n=73, threshold=0
1.7%-72.0%0.190.021.6x30158%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=18, exitN=47
1.1%-85.0%0.180.011.4x10572%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=34, slow=41
0.5%-73.3%0.140.011.2x12158%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=76, atrPeriod=8, mult=1.5
0.0%-73.7%0.100.001.0x16749%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=48, k=1.6
-0.4%-69.6%0.07-0.010.9x17140%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=38, threshold=29
0.0%-10.9%0.030.001.0x61%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.2
-2.2%-75.7%0.02-0.030.5x26955%
MACD
fast=15, slow=49, signal=24
-3.3%-74.3%-0.02-0.050.4x30751%
Buy and hold5.5%-85.4%0.330.064.6x1100%
1x 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 SupertrendBuy and hold
Supertrend: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -21% -43% -64% -85% 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 Buy and holdSupertrend
Supertrend maximum drawdown -62.1% (1999-07-06 → 2001-10-30), recovered after 1,520 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Trades the direction of a volatility-based trend line that trails below/above price.

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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