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Sacyr SA backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Sacyr SA. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Donchian 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ADX / DI 방향성 (CAGR 1.6%, MDD -20.1%).

Data 2000-01-03 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 6,845 (26.7 years)Costs 0.5%Venue BMEMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -1.4%, drawdown -98.1%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Donchian 채널 돌파 — CAGR 8.4%, MDD -43.0%, Sharpe 0.47, 36% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 9.0%, MDD -61.8%, exposure 64%.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 9.8%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 55.0%p (CAGR 1.6%, MDD -20.1%, exposure 4%).

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=27, exitN=12
8.4%-43.0%0.470.198.5x15036%
ROC 모멘텀
n=128, threshold=-0.04
9.0%-61.8%0.450.159.9x15664%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=38, k=1.9
7.2%-55.6%0.430.136.5x15634%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=23, slow=26
7.8%-56.2%0.410.147.4x14254%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.26
6.7%-64.5%0.370.105.7x22249%
Supertrend
period=18, mult=3.2
6.4%-67.1%0.360.105.2x16649%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=13, slow=134
6.3%-63.3%0.360.105.1x7455%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=53, atrPeriod=16, mult=2.4
5.2%-49.8%0.350.113.9x11632%
MACD
fast=23, slow=34, signal=13
4.2%-64.7%0.280.063.0x30450%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=40, threshold=28
1.6%-20.1%0.240.081.5x84%
Buy and hold-1.4%-98.1%0.18-0.010.7x1100%
1x 10x 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025 ROC 모멘텀Donchian 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Donchian 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), ROC 모멘텀 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -25% -49% -74% -98% 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025 Buy and holdROC 모멘텀Donchian 채널 돌파
Donchian 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -43.0% (2014-04-04 → 2020-05-15), 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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