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AXA SA backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of AXA SA. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ADX / DI 방향성 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester.

Data 1990-08-24 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 9,270 (35.9 years)Costs 0.5%Venue EURONEXTMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 5.8%, drawdown -86.2%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 1.1%, MDD -7.8%, Sharpe 0.32, 2% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: EMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 3.8%, MDD -57.4%, exposure 63%.

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
ADX / DI 방향성
period=23, threshold=44
1.1%-7.8%0.320.141.5x82%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=50, slow=149
3.8%-57.4%0.280.073.8x5363%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=17, slow=213
3.8%-57.8%0.280.073.8x7361%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=23, k=3.1
1.0%-22.4%0.170.041.4x467%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.08
0.9%-67.6%0.160.011.4x41754%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=64, exitN=78
0.7%-77.7%0.150.011.3x7164%
MACD
fast=13, slow=57, signal=22
-2.5%-91.8%0.02-0.030.4x40950%
ROC 모멘텀
n=88, threshold=-0.04
-2.7%-94.2%0.01-0.030.4x33168%
Supertrend
period=12, mult=2.6
-2.7%-91.5%0.01-0.030.4x35555%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=29, atrPeriod=16, mult=3.6
-1.2%-58.0%-0.08-0.020.6x8614%
Buy and hold5.8%-86.2%0.330.077.5x1100%
1x 1991 1996 2001 2006 2011 2016 2021 2026 EMA 크로스오버ADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성 (Sharpe leader), EMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -22% -43% -65% -86% 1991 1996 2001 2006 2011 2016 2021 2026 Buy and holdEMA 크로스오버ADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -7.8% (1995-08-21 → 1995-09-12), recovered after 939 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Looks at both the direction and the strength of the trend; holds only in a strong uptrend.

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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