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Talanx AG backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Talanx AG. 0 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 13.7%, MDD -28.4%).

Data 2012-10-04 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 3,527 (13.9 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XETRMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 14.3%, drawdown -53.7%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 13.7%, MDD -28.4%, Sharpe 0.71, 93% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 0.6%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 25.3%p (CAGR 13.7%, MDD -28.4%, exposure 93%).

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=4, exitN=56
13.7%-28.4%0.710.486.0x3993%
ROC 모멘텀
n=118, threshold=-0.12
10.2%-41.2%0.580.253.9x4590%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=74, slow=102
6.6%-53.7%0.430.122.4x4665%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.24
5.5%-27.1%0.400.202.1x11556%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=36, slow=181
5.9%-41.9%0.400.142.2x1971%
Supertrend
period=17, mult=3.1
4.0%-38.8%0.320.101.7x10157%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=56, atrPeriod=20, mult=2.9
2.1%-29.4%0.230.071.3x5738%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=50, k=1.5
0.1%-33.2%0.070.001.0x9345%
MACD
fast=17, slow=42, signal=13
-0.2%-44.1%0.07-0.001.0x18551%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=35, threshold=11
-1.6%-47.2%-0.04-0.030.8x15145%
Buy and hold14.3%-53.7%0.670.276.4x1100%
1x 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -13% -27% -40% -54% 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -28.4% (2020-06-08 → 2020-10-27), recovered after 429 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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