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Imerys SA backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Imerys SA. 7 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ADX / DI 방향성 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ROC 모멘텀 (CAGR 0.1%, MDD -4.7%).

Data 2000-01-03 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 6,829 (26.6 years)Costs 0.5%Venue EURONEXTMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

7 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -1.5%, drawdown -77.3%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR 0.6%, MDD -6.4%, Sharpe 0.30, 2% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 2.5%, MDD -47.2%, exposure 50%.

Return/drawdown alternative: ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR is 2.1%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 70.9%p (CAGR 0.1%, MDD -4.7%, 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
ADX / DI 방향성
period=34, threshold=35
0.6%-6.4%0.300.091.2x42%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=32, k=3.5
0.8%-9.1%0.230.091.2x84%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=49, slow=229
2.5%-47.2%0.220.051.9x4250%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=59, slow=188
0.7%-60.9%0.130.011.2x3650%
Supertrend
period=25, mult=4.2
-0.5%-62.5%0.07-0.010.9x10151%
ROC 모멘텀
n=6, threshold=0.21
0.1%-4.7%0.060.021.0x60%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=43, atrPeriod=28, mult=3.9
-0.1%-38.2%0.03-0.001.0x4415%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=46, exitN=56
-2.0%-67.2%0.00-0.030.6x6756%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.01, maxStep=0.22
-4.7%-86.4%-0.12-0.050.3x35552%
MACD
fast=17, slow=29, signal=15
-5.8%-82.4%-0.18-0.070.2x38349%
Buy and hold-1.5%-77.3%0.11-0.020.7x1100%
1x 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025 SMA 크로스오버ADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성 (Sharpe leader), SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -19% -39% -58% -77% 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025 Buy and holdSMA 크로스오버ADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -6.4% (2003-10-08 → 2003-10-29), recovered after 441 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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