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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 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 7,244 (28.3 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XETRMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 4.8%, drawdown -85.4%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR 1.7%, MDD -62.1%, Sharpe 0.18, 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
1.7%-62.1%0.180.031.6x13152%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=13, slow=76
1.5%-61.7%0.180.021.5x12458%
ROC 모멘텀
n=73, threshold=0
1.0%-72.0%0.160.011.3x30058%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=18, exitN=47
0.4%-85.0%0.150.011.1x10572%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=34, slow=41
0.0%-73.3%0.120.001.0x12058%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=76, atrPeriod=8, mult=1.5
-0.6%-73.7%0.07-0.010.8x16749%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=48, k=1.6
-1.1%-69.6%0.04-0.020.7x17140%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=38, threshold=29
0.0%-10.9%0.030.001.0x61%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.2
-2.9%-75.7%-0.01-0.040.4x26955%
MACD
fast=15, slow=49, signal=24
-4.0%-74.3%-0.05-0.050.3x30751%
Buy and hold4.8%-85.4%0.310.063.8x1100%
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 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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