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RHI Magnesita NV backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of RHI Magnesita NV. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Supertrend ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR 3.5%, MDD -24.8%).

Data 2017-10-27 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 2,212 (8.8 years)Costs 0.5%Venue LSEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -1.6%, drawdown -73.3%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR 6.6%, MDD -34.9%, Sharpe 0.39, 51% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 8.2%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 38.3%p (CAGR 3.5%, MDD -24.8%, exposure 25%).

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
Supertrend
period=23, mult=4.7
6.6%-34.9%0.390.191.8x2551%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=49, exitN=34
6.3%-33.9%0.380.191.7x2147%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=55, k=1.9
5.1%-28.6%0.360.181.5x3032%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=42, slow=190
4.4%-42.0%0.300.101.5x1146%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=44, atrPeriod=17, mult=2.7
3.5%-24.8%0.290.141.3x2625%
ROC 모멘텀
n=44, threshold=0.12
3.5%-27.7%0.290.121.3x10025%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=38, threshold=15
3.3%-33.2%0.290.101.3x3825%
MACD
fast=15, slow=26, signal=24
3.0%-57.7%0.240.051.3x9248%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=29, slow=36
2.4%-38.8%0.220.061.2x3750%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.015, maxStep=0.14
0.2%-51.3%0.130.001.0x16252%
Buy and hold-1.6%-73.3%0.14-0.020.9x1100%
1x 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 SupertrendBuy and hold
Supertrend: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -18% -37% -55% -73% 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Buy and holdSupertrend
Supertrend maximum drawdown -34.9% (2024-05-09 → 2025-03-28), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

Trades the direction of a volatility-based trend line that trails below/above price.

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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