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Ebro Foods SA backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Ebro Foods SA. 6 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Keltner 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR 1.1%, MDD -4.6%).

Data 2000-01-03 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 6,824 (26.6 years)Costs 0.5%Venue BMEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

6 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 1.0%, drawdown -58.4%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR 1.1%, MDD -4.6%, Sharpe 0.45, 2% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 2.5%, MDD -51.0%, exposure 68%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 0.1%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 53.8%p (CAGR 1.1%, MDD -4.6%, exposure 2%).

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
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=20, atrPeriod=10, mult=3.9
1.1%-4.6%0.450.241.3x42%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=25, threshold=32
1.2%-7.2%0.380.161.4x143%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=44, exitN=74
2.5%-51.0%0.230.051.9x4568%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=29, slow=104
1.6%-45.7%0.180.041.5x7852%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=59, k=3.5
1.1%-24.8%0.180.041.3x2814%
Supertrend
period=22, mult=4.7
1.4%-54.6%0.170.031.4x5852%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=36, slow=102
0.9%-45.4%0.130.021.3x6254%
ROC 모멘텀
n=52, threshold=-0.11
-1.2%-76.8%0.03-0.020.7x11592%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.3
-5.7%-79.8%-0.32-0.070.2x22752%
MACD
fast=18, slow=36, signal=12
-5.8%-86.2%-0.34-0.070.2x36150%
Buy and hold1.0%-58.4%0.150.021.3x1100%
1x 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025 Donchian 채널 돌파Keltner 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Keltner 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), Donchian 채널 돌파 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -15% -29% -44% -58% 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파Keltner 채널 돌파
Keltner 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -4.6% (2005-03-07 → 2005-03-17), recovered after 3,684 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Breaking above the channel top (average plus a multiple of volatility) signals an upside breakout.

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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