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Corbion NV backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of Corbion NV. 8 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Supertrend ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is 볼린저 밴드 돌파 (CAGR 3.3%, MDD -29.3%).

Data 1995-03-27 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 8,079 (31.3 years)Costs 0.5%Venue EURONEXTMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

8 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 0.8%, drawdown -74.0%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR 5.4%, MDD -53.8%, Sharpe 0.37, 53% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: 볼린저 밴드 돌파 — CAGR is 4.6%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 20.2%p (CAGR 3.3%, MDD -29.3%, exposure 36%).

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=9, mult=2.8
5.4%-53.8%0.370.105.1x21053%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=44, exitN=24
4.5%-42.4%0.350.113.9x10241%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=56, slow=127
4.7%-46.7%0.330.104.2x6152%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=34, k=1.7
3.3%-29.3%0.280.112.8x20636%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=72, slow=122
2.4%-42.0%0.220.062.1x4955%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=37, threshold=32
0.6%-11.9%0.180.051.2x82%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.1
1.7%-64.9%0.180.031.7x25452%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=54, atrPeriod=17, mult=1.6
1.7%-45.7%0.180.041.7x18041%
MACD
fast=18, slow=43, signal=19
1.0%-52.7%0.150.021.4x31051%
ROC 모멘텀
n=48, threshold=-0.02
-0.2%-76.9%0.08-0.000.9x39059%
Buy and hold0.8%-74.0%0.170.011.3x1100%
1x 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 SupertrendBuy and hold
Supertrend: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -18% -37% -55% -74% 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 Buy and holdSupertrend
Supertrend maximum drawdown -53.8% (1999-01-06 → 2004-02-20), recovered after 3,905 days.

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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