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IMCD N.V. backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of IMCD N.V.. 0 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Supertrend ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Supertrend (CAGR 12.6%, MDD -31.7%).

Data 2014-06-27 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 3,116 (12.2 years)Costs 0.5%Venue EURONEXTMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

0 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 13.0%, drawdown -66.3%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Supertrend — CAGR 12.6%, MDD -31.7%, Sharpe 0.74, 56% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: Supertrend — CAGR is 0.5%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 34.6%p (CAGR 12.6%, MDD -31.7%, exposure 56%).

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=25, mult=3.6
12.6%-31.7%0.740.404.2x5356%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=51, atrPeriod=23, mult=1.6
9.8%-33.7%0.650.293.1x6148%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=47, k=1.7
8.3%-28.0%0.600.302.6x5342%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=14, slow=23
9.1%-41.2%0.550.222.9x8958%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=45, exitN=32
7.7%-47.3%0.500.162.5x3757%
ROC 모멘텀
n=99, threshold=-0.03
8.3%-44.0%0.490.192.6x7967%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=21, threshold=30
3.7%-15.5%0.490.241.6x2212%
MACD
fast=15, slow=59, signal=16
7.1%-49.4%0.460.142.3x12749%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.3
4.6%-42.3%0.330.111.7x10354%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=28, slow=93
4.2%-62.1%0.310.071.7x3360%
Buy and hold13.0%-66.3%0.580.204.5x1100%
1x 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 SupertrendBuy and hold
Supertrend: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -17% -33% -50% -66% 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdSupertrend
Supertrend maximum drawdown -31.7% (2015-04-15 → 2016-12-07), recovered after 1,413 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 carried forward from the latest full optimization and replayed on this monthly dataset. 0.5% trading costs are included; taxes, slippage and rejected orders are not.
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