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Mercialys SA backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Mercialys SA. 6 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; 볼린저 밴드 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ROC 모멘텀 (CAGR 1.0%, MDD -6.5%).

Data 2005-10-12 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 5,322 (20.8 years)Costs 0.5%Venue EURONEXTMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

6 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -2.7%, drawdown -88.5%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR 2.5%, MDD -26.1%, Sharpe 0.31, 11% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR is 5.2%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 62.4%p (CAGR 1.0%, MDD -6.5%, exposure 0%).

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
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=21, k=2.9
2.5%-26.1%0.310.091.7x4611%
ROC 모멘텀
n=9, threshold=0.23
1.0%-6.5%0.300.161.2x60%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=12, atrPeriod=20, mult=3.3
1.2%-24.5%0.210.051.3x143%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=29, threshold=25
1.4%-26.1%0.210.061.3x246%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=88, exitN=30
0.9%-37.9%0.130.021.2x4227%
MACD
fast=31, slow=36, signal=40
-2.0%-76.4%-0.01-0.030.7x15151%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=38, slow=131
-3.5%-74.8%-0.08-0.050.5x5346%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=46, slow=184
-2.9%-66.1%-0.09-0.040.5x3943%
Supertrend
period=29, mult=3.2
-3.4%-80.1%-0.09-0.040.5x15349%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.16
-8.3%-89.8%-0.36-0.090.2x38551%
Buy and hold-2.7%-88.5%0.06-0.030.6x1100%
1x 2006 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 볼린저 밴드 돌파Buy and hold
볼린저 밴드 돌파: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -22% -44% -66% -89% 2006 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 Buy and hold볼린저 밴드 돌파
볼린저 밴드 돌파 maximum drawdown -26.1% (2006-11-22 → 2009-04-07), recovered after 5,108 days.

Rules of the top strategy

Breaking above the upper band (average plus a multiple of volatility) signals a strong move up.

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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