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Trend-Following Backtester · Guide · backtest 한국어

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Grifols, S.A. Class A backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Grifols, S.A. Class A. 1 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 8.1%, MDD -61.0%).

Data 2006-05-17 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 5,186 (20.3 years)Costs 0.5%Venue BMEMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

1 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 6.9%, drawdown -79.8%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 8.1%, MDD -61.0%, Sharpe 0.41, 91% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 1.2%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 18.9%p (CAGR 8.1%, MDD -61.0%, exposure 91%).

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=2, exitN=45
8.1%-61.0%0.410.134.9x12391%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=39, threshold=26
2.2%-15.4%0.390.141.6x84%
MACD
fast=19, slow=59, signal=18
4.5%-53.8%0.300.082.4x18652%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=67, atrPeriod=21, mult=2.8
3.8%-61.8%0.300.062.1x6734%
Supertrend
period=13, mult=4.1
3.8%-66.4%0.280.062.1x9555%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=76, slow=124
2.6%-74.8%0.230.041.7x3052%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=57, slow=210
2.2%-55.9%0.210.041.6x2850%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=40, k=1.2
2.2%-57.9%0.210.041.6x15143%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.28
1.1%-61.8%0.160.021.3x17152%
ROC 모멘텀
n=136, threshold=0.09
0.6%-63.1%0.130.011.1x17039%
Buy and hold6.9%-79.8%0.370.093.8x1100%
1x 10x 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 2025 Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -20% -40% -60% -80% 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 2025 Buy and holdDonchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -61.0% (2020-02-21 → 2025-04-17), 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 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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